Follets Island

Alvin, Texas · Gulf coast

Water temperature, waves, wind and tides at Follets Island in Alvin, Texas, with where every number comes from and how old it is.

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Right now at Follets Island

Water
74°F (23°C)
Waves
0.4 ft (0.1 m) every 3 seconds
Wind
7 mph (11 km/h) from the north
Air
69°F (20°C)

As of 9:45 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 Follets Island

  • Today: 2:46 PM, 0.0 ft (lowest)
  • Saturday, Nov 14: 3:35 PM, 0.0 ft
  • Sunday, Nov 15: 4:25 PM, 0.1 ft
  • Monday, Nov 16: 5:14 PM, 0.1 ft
  • Tuesday, Nov 17: no low tide between sunrise and sunset

Predicted by NOAA for Christmas Bay, 1.5 miles (2.4 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 Follets Island

  • Nov 14–30: up to 1.1 ft (Tue, Nov 24, 10:24 PM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.1 ft (Thu, Nov 26, 1:18 PM)
  • Dec 5–9: up to 0.9 ft (Mon, Dec 7, 10:15 PM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.1 ft (Wed, Dec 9, 12:27 PM)
  • Dec 21–23: up to 0.8 ft (Tue, Dec 22, 9:39 PM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.2 ft (Wed, Dec 23, 11:31 AM)

The days NOAA predicts the highest tides at Christmas Bay 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 Christmas Bay, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away.
Nearest NOAA buoy
GALVESTON,TX - 22 NM East of Galveston, TX, 49 miles (79 km) away.
Facing
Southeast (141°), 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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