Thursday, November 5 · NOAA station 8772479 (Freeport Entrance Jetty)
Tides live · forecast as of 2:11 AM CT
Tide now
1.2 ft
▼ Falling · 0.2 ft/hr
Next high
12:59 PM
1.5 ft · in 10h 47m
Next low
6:46 AM
0.6 ft · in 4h 34m
Wind
5 mph N
Light breeze
Fishing score
46 /100
Fair
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| Day | Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Nov 5 | Low | 6:46 AM | 0.6 ft |
| Thu, Nov 5 | High | 12:59 PM | 1.5 ft |
| Thu, Nov 5 | Low | 7:46 PM | 1.0 ft |
| Fri, Nov 6 | High | 12:01 AM | 1.3 ft |
| Fri, Nov 6 | Low | 7:05 AM | 0.3 ft |
| Fri, Nov 6 | High | 2:20 PM | 1.7 ft |
| Fri, Nov 6 | Low | 9:02 PM | 1.1 ft |
Today in Freeport Entrance Jetty, high tide arrives at 12:59 PM (1.5 ft), and low tide bottoms out at 6:46 AM (0.6 ft) and again at 7:46 PM (1.0 ft). That's a 0.9-foot swing — a gentle neap-cycle swing, so focus on dawn and dusk rather than mid-tide current.
The sun rises at 6:36 AM and sets at 5:32 PM, under a waning crescent (22% illuminated). Tidal range is in the middle of its two-week cycle.
Tomorrow starts with a high tide at 12:01 AM (1.3 ft) — see the 7-day outlook below to plan the week.
Best windows today
dusk bite window · light wind
Waning Crescent
22% illuminated
Neap tides — gentler water movement. Fish the dawn and dusk windows.
60°F
Clear
Light breeze — Great fishing conditions
Today
77° / 59°
Best: 5:30 AM–7:30 AM
Fri, Nov 6
77° / 62°
Best: 5:30 AM–7:30 AM
Sat, Nov 7
76° / 72°
Best: 4:30 AM–6:30 AM
Sun, Nov 8
72° / 57°
Best: 4:30 AM–6:30 AM
Mon, Nov 9
69° / 57°
Best: 5:30 AM–7:30 AM
Tue, Nov 10
74° / 58°
Best: 5:30 AM–7:30 AM
Wed, Nov 11
73° / 61°
Best: 5:30 AM–7:30 AM
High and low tide times and heights for the next seven days, with sunrise (↑) and sunset (↓). Heights are relative to MLLW. NOAA predictions for station 8772479; local time.
| Day | Tides | Sun |
|---|---|---|
| TodayThu, Nov 5 |
| ↑ 6:36 AM↓ 5:32 PM |
| TomorrowFri, Nov 6 |
| ↑ 6:37 AM↓ 5:31 PM |
| Sat, Nov 7 |
| ↑ 6:38 AM↓ 5:31 PM |
| Sun, Nov 8 |
| ↑ 6:39 AM↓ 5:30 PM |
| Mon, Nov 9 |
| ↑ 6:39 AM↓ 5:30 PM |
| Tue, Nov 10 |
| ↑ 6:40 AM↓ 5:29 PM |
| Wed, Nov 11 |
| ↑ 6:41 AM↓ 5:28 PM |
Activity ratings reflect typical feeding seasons — not legal seasons. Regulations, closures, and size/bag limits change; always check current TPWD regulations before keeping any fish.

Redfish
Sciaenops ocellatus
Season: Year-round, best in fall
Baits: Cut mullet, Live shrimp, Gold spoons
Sight-fish tailing reds on shallow flats on a flooding tide. Fall schools push bait against oyster bars and grass edges.

Spotted Seatrout
Cynoscion nebulosus
Season: Year-round, best in cooler months
Baits: Live shrimp under a popping cork, Soft plastics, Topwaters
Drift grass flats in 2–6 feet with a popping cork ahead of the drift. Gator trout hunt alone in skinny water at dawn.
Black Drum
Pogonias cromis
Season: Fall through spring; big drum run the passes in late winter
Baits: Blue crab halves, Dead shrimp, Clams
A bottom fish that feeds by feel, so scent beats action: crab or shrimp on a fish-finder rig, left still on a channel edge, jetty or bridge. The late-winter run of 30-plus pound drum through Gulf and Atlantic passes is a shore-fishable event; keep the small ones, release the big breeders.
Southern Flounder
Paralichthys lethostigma
Season: Spring and fall; the fall run to the passes is the event
Baits: Live mud minnows, Finger mullet, Gulp! shrimp on a jig head
Drag a bait slowly along the bottom at channel edges, jetty rocks and the down-current side of structure on an outgoing tide. In the fall, flounder stack in passes and inlets on their way to the Gulf or ocean; fish the drop-offs then.

Sheepshead
Archosargus probatocephalus
Season: Winter – early spring
Baits: Fiddler crabs, Shrimp, Barnacles
Fish tight to pilings and rocks — the bite is a subtle tick. Set the hook the instant you feel weight; they steal baits for a living.
Matched to the species feeding at Freeport Entrance Jetty right now.

Surf Rods
Okuma Tundra Surf Spinning Rod — 7 ft, 2-Piece
Okuma build the Tundra as a surf series and say so themselves, they describe it as favoured by catfish anglers and cost-conscious surf anglers.

Soft Baits
Zoom Fluke 4" — Smokin' Shad, 10-Pack
Same darting soft-jerkbait profile in the standard body, in a translucent shad pattern that covers most clear-water situations.

Terminal Tackle
Eagle Claw Lazer Sharp Offset Circle Sea Hook — 4/0, 50-Pack
The circle hook does the work for you: no strike, just let the rod load and the hook finds the corner of the jaw on its own.

Tools
Rapala 8" Super Stainless Steel Pliers
Eight inches of stainless with an internal spring that holds the jaws open, so you can work one-handed while the other hand is busy holding a fish.
High tide in Freeport Entrance Jetty today is at 12:59 PM (1.5 ft), measured at NOAA station 8772479 (Freeport Entrance Jetty).
Low tide in Freeport Entrance Jetty today is at 6:46 AM (0.6 ft) and again at 7:46 PM (1.0 ft).
Today's best fishing window at Freeport Entrance Jetty is 4:30 PM–6:30 PM (rated Good, 61/100), driven by dusk bite window, light wind. The score blends tide movement, dawn/dusk light, moon phase, wind, and water temperature.
In November, the most active species at Freeport Entrance Jetty are Redfish, Spotted Seatrout, Black Drum, Southern Flounder, Sheepshead. See the species section above for baits, techniques, and seasons.
Yes — Freeport Entrance Jetty (NOAA station 8772479) is the closest official tide prediction station to Quintana, Texas, so these are the tide times anglers and boaters in Quintana plan around.
Predictions come directly from NOAA CO-OPS harmonic predictions for station 8772479 (Freeport Entrance Jetty) and are the same data used in official tide tables. Actual water levels can vary with storms and barometric pressure, so treat predictions as planning guidance, not navigation data.
Freeport Entrance Jetty is one of the upper-coast tide stations in NOAA's official prediction network. The chart above shows the live prediction for station 8772479 (Freeport Entrance Jetty) — the same harmonic data printed in official tide tables — paired with local weather, water conditions, and our fishing score so you can time a session here without cross-referencing three sites. Freeport Entrance Jetty is the closest NOAA tide station to Quintana, Texas — if you fish, paddle, or boat out of Quintana, these are the tide predictions to plan around.