Caplen/Crystal Beach

Bolivar Peninsula, Texas · Gulf coast

Water temperature, waves, wind and tides at Caplen/Crystal Beach in Bolivar Peninsula, Texas, with where every number comes from and how old it is.

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Right now at Caplen/Crystal Beach

Water
72°F (22°C)
Waves
0.5 ft (0.2 m) every 2 seconds
Wind
7 mph (11 km/h) from the north, gusts to 8 mph
Air
66°F (19°C)

As of 8:45 AM local time, from NOAA forecast models and nearby stations. The full day, hour by hour, is on the conditions page.

Low tides in daylight at Caplen/Crystal Beach

  • Today: 3:44 PM, 0.0 ft (lowest)
  • Saturday, Nov 14: 4:33 PM, 0.1 ft
  • Sunday, Nov 15: 5:24 PM, 0.2 ft
  • Monday, Nov 16: no low tide between sunrise and sunset
  • Tuesday, Nov 17: no low tide between sunrise and sunset

Predicted by NOAA for Rollover Pass, 2.9 miles (4.6 km) away. Heights are above mean lower low water, so a minus tide is below 0 ft. Sunrise and sunset are calculated for the beach; times are local.

Highest tides ahead at Caplen/Crystal Beach

  • Nov 14–17: up to 1.7 ft (Sat, Nov 14, 3:40 AM); lowest daylight low ahead 0.1 ft (Sat, Nov 14, 4:33 PM)
  • Nov 22–23: up to 1.6 ft (Mon, Nov 23, 10:14 PM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.3 ft (Mon, Nov 23, 11:40 AM)
  • Nov 25–29: up to 1.7 ft (Thu, Nov 26, 1:10 AM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.5 ft (Thu, Nov 26, 2:24 PM)
  • Dec 7–8: up to 1.4 ft (Tue, Dec 8, 11:59 PM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.4 ft (Tue, Dec 8, 12:32 PM)

The days NOAA predicts the highest tides at Rollover Pass between now and March 2, often called king tides, with the lowest low tide still ahead in daylight on those days. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water; times are local.

What Ebbward shows here

Water temperature
From NOAA models and satellite sea surface temperature, or a measured reading when a station or buoy nearby reports one.
Waves and wind
Modeled at this beach's own forecast point offshore, hour by hour for seven days. Waves breaking at the shore can be bigger or smaller.
Tides
NOAA tide predictions from Rollover Pass, 2.9 miles (4.6 km) away.
Nearest NOAA buoy
GALVESTON,TX - 22 NM East of Galveston, TX, 19 miles (31 km) away.
Facing
Southeast (155°), which decides whether the wind is onshore or offshore here.
Underwater visibility
Unreported until someone who was in the water today shares a report.

Before you go in

Ebbward describes ocean conditions; it is not a safety rating and can't tell you whether to swim. Check posted flags, ask a lifeguard, and read the National Weather Service forecast.

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