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Texas · Galveston Bay

Redfish should be the day — fish the wind-blown shoreline — the table is not the tide here.

Largest Texas estuary. Trinity, East, West, and Christmas bays. Wind often moves more water than the tide table. Home water for drum, sheep, trout, and reds.

  • ⚠ This brief is for 2026-12-10, not this morning. Wind is a forecast. Observed water versus the table is a today-only instrument.
  • ⚠ Texas flounder season is closed Nov 1–Dec 14. Catch-and-release only if you hook one.
8.2OF 10

Forecast

low confidence

Forecast brief for Thursday, December 10. Back to this morning

Morning line

Galveston 8.2 on Thursday, December 10. 4 mph NW. Clear. YOLO day is Wednesday, August 26. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.

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-0.9-0.5-0.00.40.9HLHLHLHLThu 6 AMFri 6 AMSat 6 AMSun 6 AM
outgoing · -0.22 ftModeled M2 · not a gauge

Wind

OPEN-METEO

NESW4MPH

From NW · gust 6

Sky

OPEN-METEO

Clear

Clear

A 20% shower chance is not a cancel. A soaker is.

Moon

1% lit

Waxing crescent

spring range · 1%

Water

No gauge

Water

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48°92°

Today’s range 0.8 ft

outgoing

-0.22 ft modeled

River

USGS 08066500

1,450 cfs

Trinity Rv at Romayor, TX

Discharge into this bay. High water stains the flat.

Wind vs table

No live gauge

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No live gauge this hour — the printed tide is the forecast.

Clock

NOAA 8771450

  • HighThu 4:00 AM · 0.36
  • LowThu 10:00 AM · -0.38
  • HighThu 4:00 PM · 0.39
  • LowThu 11:00 PM · -0.40
  • HighFri 5:00 AM · 0.42

Bahamas tides are modeled from lunar M2. Use them for windows, not a bar crossing.

Monthly YOLO day

Wednesday, August 26 · 8.7

Best remaining dry day this month with a real wind forecast. waxing gibbous · spring · tide range ~0.9 ft · wind to 21 mph · Clouds · 4%

Stay or drive · Galveston vs MatagordaOpen the calendarMorning dispatch

Next two weeks

Pulling the 14-day strip…

Where

  • Galveston North Jetty

    pass jetty · public structure · deep

    9.0

    Winter sheep on granite. Fall bulls. Midday tide on the rocks.

    • — pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
    • — In-play: Sheepshead, Redfish, Speckled trout.
    structurespinfly

  • Trinity Bay shoreline

    marsh drain · field manual · mid

    9.0

    River stain after rain. Drains and mud. Winter drum mix with reds.

    • — marsh drain on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
    • — In-play: Redfish, Black drum, Speckled trout.
    skiffspinfly

  • Bolivar Roads Channel

    pass jetty · public structure · deep

    9.0

    USGS GNIS 1384775. The ship-channel throat between Galveston and Bolivar. Current over granite. Not a wade.

    USGS GNIS 1384775

    • — pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
    • — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout, Sheepshead.
    structureskiffspinfly

  • TX - Bolivar Peninsula west end / North Jetty

    pass jetty · saved map · mid

    9.0

    $10 annual sticker, camp anywhere. Wide sand near Rettilon Rd; walk to North Jetty. · camp-surf · GULF ATLAS! - FISH

    • — pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
    • — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout, Black drum, Sheepshead.
    structureskiffspinfly

  • TX - Follets Island CR 257 (free camping)

    pass jetty · saved map · mid

    9.0

    Free, no permit, 14-day max. Fish San Luis Pass gulf-side at dawn. · camp-surf · GULF ATLAS! - FISH

    • — pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
    • — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout, Black drum, Sheepshead.
    structurespinwade

  • Bolivar Peninsula beach - drivable/campable

    pass jetty · saved map · mid

    9.0

    $10 annual sticker, camp anywhere along ~27 mi. West end near Rettilon Rd is widest and house-free. NOTE: Rollover Pass was filled in - gone. · 1 - BEACH CORRIDORS (yellow=2WD, orange=4WD, red=Big Shell) · Texas coast — corridors, jetties, flats

    • — pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
    • — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout, Black drum, Sheepshead.
    structurespinwade

When

  • Outgoing water

    8.6

    Thu 8:00 AM → Thu 12:00 PM

    Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.

  • Incoming water

    9.5

    Thu 11:00 AM → Thu 6:00 PM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Outgoing water

    7.5

    Thu 6:00 PM → Fri 12:00 AM

    Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.

  • Incoming water

    7.5

    Fri 12:00 AM → Fri 7:00 AM

    Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.

  • Outgoing water

    9.5

    Fri 6:00 AM → Fri 1:00 PM

    Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.

Launch and beach access

Cited to TPWD, Texas GLO beach-access plans, and NPS. 2WD/4WD is the county plan, not a guess.

  • Seawolf Park

    TPWD / Galveston Parks — public ramp & pier

    Pelican Island. Ramp, pier, jetty-adjacent. County park fees.

    Official source

  • San Luis Pass County Park

    Brazoria County / GLO beach-access system

    Follets Island. Ramp and beach. Current at the pass — wade with respect.

    Official source

  • Galveston East Beach

    City of Galveston / Texas GLO beach access

    Drive-on beach. 2WD when packed; 4WD after rain. GLO + city plan, not a TPWD ramp.

    Official source

  • Galveston 61st Street / Offatts Bayou

    City of Galveston / TPWD-listed launch

    West Bay and Offatts. Trailer traffic. The bay side of the island.

    Official source

Legal water

No-take and closed water cited to the agency that owns it. Only the Keys box is FKNMS.

No FKNMS polygon in this box. Mainland Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Mexico, and the Bahamas are not Keys sanctuary closures.

Why — and who

  • — Tide is outgoing (modeled — the NOAA gauge did not answer).
  • — Clear. Sky is workable.
  • — Wind 4 mph NW. Castable. Sight-fishing is on if the sun is out.
  • — Waxing crescent moon — spring tide range. Marsh and passes usually want the extra current of a spring.

Black drum

Pogonias cromis

8.4

Thermal window

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46°88°

In peak season for this water. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.

Texas: 5/day, 14–30 in. One over 52 in allowed as part of the bag.

Sheepshead

Archosargus probatocephalus

8.4

Thermal window

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48°84°

In peak season for this water. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.

Texas: 5/day, 15 in minimum.

Redfish

Sciaenops ocellatus

6.6

Thermal window

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48°92°

Present, not peak. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.

Texas (Sep 1 2025–Aug 31 2026): 3/day, 20–28 in slot. One over 28 in per license year with a Red Drum Tag.

Speckled trout

Cynoscion nebulosus

6.6

Thermal window

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44°90°

Present, not peak. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.

Texas: 3/day, 15–20 in slot. One over 28 in per license year with a Spotted Seatrout Tag (plus bonus). Soft mouth + slot = measure every fish.

Jack crevalle

Caranx hippos

4.8

Thermal window

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64°94°

Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. Off-season here. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.

Generally unregulated. Still, do not leave a pile.

Regs citedTPWD Outdoor Annual · Sep 1, 2025–Aug 31, 2026 · rolls in 7 days. Texas bag and season roll every September 1. The stamp is the book we cited, not a license.