Sabine Bank Lighthouse Tides February 2021 | Tide Charts & Tables | TX

Sabine Bank Lighthouse Tide Chart for (Mon) February 1, 2021

Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Monday, February 1, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tides for Feb 1st, the sunrise is 7:04am-5:53pm and the tide times are H 3:29am 1'6" L 10:51am -0'6" H 5:58pm 1'6" L 11:42pm 0'6" .

Sabine Bank Lighthouse Tide Chart for (Tue) February 2, 2021

Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tides for Feb 2nd, the sunrise is 7:03am-5:54pm and the tide times are H 5:23am 1'3" L 11:38am 0'1" H 6:12pm 1'5" .

Sabine Bank Lighthouse Tide Chart for (Wed) February 3, 2021

Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tides for Feb 3rd, the sunrise is 7:02am-5:54pm and the tide times are L 12:50am 0'0" H 7:32am 1'3" L 12:33pm 0'8" H 6:23pm 1'5" .

Sabine Bank Lighthouse Tide Chart for (Thu) February 4, 2021

Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Thursday, February 4, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tides for Feb 4th, the sunrise is 7:02am-5:55pm and the tide times are L 1:56am -0'6" H 9:42am 1'6" L 1:56pm 1'3" H 6:27pm 1'6" .

Sabine Bank Lighthouse Tide Chart for (Fri) February 5, 2021

Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Friday, February 5, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tides for Feb 5th, the sunrise is 7:01am-5:56pm and the tide times are L 3:00am -1'0" H 11:31am 1'11" .

Sabine Bank Lighthouse Tide Chart for (Sat) February 6, 2021

Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Saturday, February 6, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tides for Feb 6th, the sunrise is 7:00am-5:57pm and the tide times are L 4:01am -1'4" H 12:46pm 2'2" .

Sabine Bank Lighthouse Tide Chart for (Sun) February 7, 2021

Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Sunday, February 7, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tides for Feb 7th, the sunrise is 7:00am-5:58pm and the tide times are L 4:59am -1'7" H 1:41pm 2'4" .

Sabine Bank Lighthouse Tide Chart for (Mon) February 8, 2021

Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Monday, February 8, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tides for Feb 8th, the sunrise is 6:59am-5:58pm and the tide times are L 5:56am -1'9" H 2:27pm 2'4" L 8:21pm 1'11" H 9:33pm 1'11" .

Sabine Bank Lighthouse Tide Chart for (Tue) February 9, 2021

Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tides for Feb 9th, the sunrise is 6:58am-5:59pm and the tide times are L 6:49am -1'9" H 3:07pm 2'3" L 8:16pm 1'10" H 10:54pm 2'0" .

Sabine Bank Lighthouse Tide Chart for (Wed) February 10, 2021

Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tides for Feb 10th, the sunrise is 6:57am-6:00pm and the tide times are L 7:39am -1'7" H 3:42pm 2'1" L 8:26pm 1'9" H 11:59pm 2'0" .

Sabine Bank Lighthouse Tide Chart for (Thu) February 11, 2021

Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Thursday, February 11, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tides for Feb 11th, the sunrise is 6:57am-6:01pm and the tide times are L 8:25am -1'5" H 4:13pm 1'11" L 8:47pm 1'7" .

Sabine Bank Lighthouse Tide Chart for (Fri) February 12, 2021

Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Friday, February 12, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tides for Feb 12th, the sunrise is 6:56am-6:02pm and the tide times are H 12:58am 1'11" L 9:07am -1'1" H 4:37pm 1'9" L 9:20pm 1'4" .

Sabine Bank Lighthouse Tide Chart for (Sat) February 13, 2021

Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Saturday, February 13, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tides for Feb 13th, the sunrise is 6:55am-6:02pm and the tide times are H 1:58am 1'9" L 9:45am -0'9" H 4:58pm 1'7" L 10:02pm 1'1" .

Sabine Bank Lighthouse Tide Chart for (Sun) February 14, 2021

Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Sunday, February 14, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tides for Feb 14th, the sunrise is 6:54am-6:03pm and the tide times are H 3:01am 1'7" L 10:20am -0'3" H 5:16pm 1'6" L 10:49pm 0'9" .

Sabine Bank Lighthouse Tide Chart for (Mon) February 15, 2021

Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Monday, February 15, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tides for Feb 15th, the sunrise is 6:53am-6:04pm and the tide times are H 4:15am 1'5" L 10:52am 0'1" H 5:30pm 1'5" L 11:40pm 0'6" .

Sabine Bank Lighthouse Tide Chart for (Tue) February 16, 2021

Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tides for Feb 16th, the sunrise is 6:52am-6:05pm and the tide times are H 5:43am 1'4" L 11:24am 0'7" H 5:41pm 1'5" .

Sabine Bank Lighthouse Tide Chart for (Wed) February 17, 2021

Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tides for Feb 17th, the sunrise is 6:51am-6:05pm and the tide times are L 12:32am 0'2" H 7:26am 1'4" L 11:57am 1'0" H 5:44pm 1'5" .

Sabine Bank Lighthouse Tide Chart for (Thu) February 18, 2021

Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Thursday, February 18, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tides for Feb 18th, the sunrise is 6:51am-6:06pm and the tide times are L 1:24am -0'0" H 9:23am 1'6" L 12:43pm 1'5" H 5:09pm 1'6" .

Sabine Bank Lighthouse Tide Chart for (Fri) February 19, 2021

Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Friday, February 19, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tides for Feb 19th, the sunrise is 6:50am-6:07pm and the tide times are L 2:17am -0'3" H 11:23am 1'9" .

Sabine Bank Lighthouse Tide Chart for (Sat) February 20, 2021

Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Saturday, February 20, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tides for Feb 20th, the sunrise is 6:49am-6:08pm and the tide times are L 3:10am -0'5" H 12:31pm 1'11" .

Sabine Bank Lighthouse Tide Chart for (Sun) February 21, 2021

Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Sunday, February 21, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tides for Feb 21st, the sunrise is 6:48am-6:08pm and the tide times are L 4:02am -0'7" H 1:12pm 2'1" .

Sabine Bank Lighthouse Tide Chart for (Mon) February 22, 2021

Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Monday, February 22, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tides for Feb 22nd, the sunrise is 6:47am-6:09pm and the tide times are L 4:53am -0'9" H 1:47pm 2'2" .

Sabine Bank Lighthouse Tide Chart for (Tue) February 23, 2021

Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tides for Feb 23rd, the sunrise is 6:46am-6:10pm and the tide times are L 5:41am -0'11" H 2:17pm 2'2" .

Sabine Bank Lighthouse Tide Chart for (Wed) February 24, 2021

Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tides for Feb 24th, the sunrise is 6:45am-6:11pm and the tide times are L 6:26am -1'0" H 2:45pm 2'2" L 7:01pm 2'0" H 10:21pm 2'1" .

Sabine Bank Lighthouse Tide Chart for (Thu) February 25, 2021

Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Thursday, February 25, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tides for Feb 25th, the sunrise is 6:44am-6:11pm and the tide times are L 7:09am -1'1" H 3:08pm 2'1" L 7:12pm 1'10" H 11:34pm 2'2" .

Sabine Bank Lighthouse Tide Chart for (Fri) February 26, 2021

Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Friday, February 26, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tides for Feb 26th, the sunrise is 6:43am-6:12pm and the tide times are L 7:52am -1'0" H 3:28pm 2'0" L 7:46pm 1'7" .

Sabine Bank Lighthouse Tide Chart for (Sat) February 27, 2021

Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Saturday, February 27, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tides for Feb 27th, the sunrise is 6:42am-6:13pm and the tide times are H 12:44am 2'3" L 8:34am -0'9" H 3:46pm 1'11" L 8:30pm 1'3" .

Sabine Bank Lighthouse Tide Chart for (Sun) February 28, 2021

Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Sunday, February 28, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tides for Feb 28th, the sunrise is 6:41am-6:13pm and the tide times are H 1:57am 2'2" L 9:17am -0'4" H 4:02pm 1'10" L 9:19pm 0'10" .

Sabine Bank Lighthouse Tide Calendar | February 2021

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Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Monday, February 1, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Thursday, February 4, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Friday, February 5, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Saturday, February 6, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Sunday, February 7, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Monday, February 8, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Thursday, February 11, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Friday, February 12, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Saturday, February 13, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Sunday, February 14, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Monday, February 15, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Thursday, February 18, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Friday, February 19, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Saturday, February 20, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Sunday, February 21, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Monday, February 22, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Thursday, February 25, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Friday, February 26, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Saturday, February 27, 2021
Sabine Bank Lighthouse tide chart for Sunday, February 28, 2021
 

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Sabine Bank Lighthouse Tide Table for February 2021

View tide tables in a column-row format below, with a "diff" column to spot large tide height swings—great for anglers. Scroll down for a textual format, ideal for reading or sharing.

- diff Tides diff Tides diff Tides diff Tides diff Sun Moon
2/1 N/A H 1'6" 3:29AM 2'0" L -0'6" 10:51AM 2'0" H 1'6" 5:58PM 0'11" L 0'6" 11:42PM 0'9" 07:04-17:53 22:07-09:51
2/2 0'9" H 1'3" 5:23AM 1'2" L 0'1" 11:38AM 1'4" H 1'5" 6:12PM 1'5" - - - - 07:03-17:54 23:11-10:25
2/3 1'5" L 0'0" 12:50AM 1'3" H 1'3" 7:32AM 0'6" L 0'8" 12:33PM 0'8" H 1'5" 6:23PM 1'11" 07:02-17:54 00:00-11:01
2/4 1'11" L -0'6" 1:56AM 2'0" H 1'6" 9:42AM 0'2" L 1'3" 1:56PM 0'2" H 1'6" 6:27PM 2'6" 07:02-17:55 00:16-11:39
2/5 2'6" L -1'0" 3:00AM 2'11" H 1'11" 11:31AM 3'3" - - - - - - - - 07:01-17:56 01:21-12:20
2/6 3'3" L -1'4" 4:01AM 3'7" H 2'2" 12:46PM 3'10" - - - - - - - - 07:00-17:57 02:27-13:07
2/7 3'10" L -1'7" 4:59AM 4'0" H 2'4" 1:41PM 4'1" - - - - - - - - 07:00-17:58 03:33-13:59
2/8 4'1" L -1'9" 5:56AM 4'1" H 2'4" 2:27PM 0'5" L 1'11" 8:21PM 0'0" H 1'11" 9:33PM 3'8" 06:59-17:58 04:36-14:57
2/9 3'8" L -1'9" 6:49AM 4'0" H 2'3" 3:07PM 0'4" L 1'10" 8:16PM 0'1" H 2'0" 10:54PM 3'7" 06:58-17:59 05:33-15:59
2/10 3'7" L -1'7" 7:39AM 3'9" H 2'1" 3:42PM 0'4" L 1'9" 8:26PM 0'2" H 2'0" 11:59PM 3'5" 06:57-18:00 06:24-17:02
2/11 3'5" L -1'5" 8:25AM 3'4" H 1'11" 4:13PM 0'4" L 1'7" 8:47PM 0'4" - - - - 06:57-18:01 07:08-18:04
2/12 0'4" H 1'11" 12:58AM 3'0" L -1'1" 9:07AM 2'11" H 1'9" 4:37PM 0'5" L 1'4" 9:20PM 0'5" 06:56-18:02 07:47-19:04
2/13 0'5" H 1'9" 1:58AM 2'6" L -0'9" 9:45AM 2'4" H 1'7" 4:58PM 0'6" L 1'1" 10:02PM 0'6" 06:55-18:02 08:21-20:01
2/14 0'6" H 1'7" 3:01AM 1'11" L -0'3" 10:20AM 1'10" H 1'6" 5:16PM 0'8" L 0'9" 10:49PM 0'7" 06:54-18:03 08:52-20:56
2/15 0'7" H 1'5" 4:15AM 1'3" L 0'1" 10:52AM 1'4" H 1'5" 5:30PM 0'11" L 0'6" 11:40PM 0'9" 06:53-18:04 09:21-21:50
2/16 0'9" H 1'4" 5:43AM 0'8" L 0'7" 11:24AM 0'9" H 1'5" 5:41PM 1'2" - - - - 06:52-18:05 09:50-22:43
2/17 1'2" L 0'2" 12:32AM 1'1" H 1'4" 7:26AM 0'3" L 1'0" 11:57AM 0'4" H 1'5" 5:44PM 1'5" 06:51-18:05 10:20-23:36
2/18 1'5" L -0'0" 1:24AM 1'6" H 1'6" 9:23AM 0'0" L 1'5" 12:43PM 0'0" H 1'6" 5:09PM 1'9" 06:51-18:06 10:51-00:00
2/19 1'9" L -0'3" 2:17AM 2'0" H 1'9" 11:23AM 2'2" - - - - - - - - 06:50-18:07 11:26-00:30
2/20 2'2" L -0'5" 3:10AM 2'5" H 1'11" 12:31PM 2'7" - - - - - - - - 06:49-18:08 12:04-01:25
2/21 2'7" L -0'7" 4:02AM 2'9" H 2'1" 1:12PM 2'11" - - - - - - - - 06:48-18:08 12:48-02:21
2/22 2'11" L -0'9" 4:53AM 3'0" H 2'2" 1:47PM 3'2" - - - - - - - - 06:47-18:09 13:38-03:17
2/23 3'2" L -0'11" 5:41AM 3'2" H 2'2" 2:17PM 3'3" - - - - - - - - 06:46-18:10 14:34-04:11
2/24 3'3" L -1'0" 6:26AM 3'3" H 2'2" 2:45PM 0'2" L 2'0" 7:01PM 0'1" H 2'1" 10:21PM 3'2" 06:45-18:11 15:34-05:02
2/25 3'2" L -1'1" 7:09AM 3'3" H 2'1" 3:08PM 0'3" L 1'10" 7:12PM 0'4" H 2'2" 11:34PM 3'3" 06:44-18:11 16:38-05:49
2/26 3'3" L -1'0" 7:52AM 3'1" H 2'0" 3:28PM 0'5" L 1'7" 7:46PM 0'7" - - - - 06:43-18:12 17:43-06:31
2/27 0'7" H 2'3" 12:44AM 3'0" L -0'9" 8:34AM 2'9" H 1'11" 3:46PM 0'8" L 1'3" 8:30PM 0'11" 06:42-18:13 18:49-07:11
2/28 0'11" H 2'2" 1:57AM 2'7" L -0'4" 9:17AM 2'3" H 1'10" 4:02PM 1'0" L 0'10" 9:19PM N/A 06:41-18:13 19:55-07:48

Sabine Bank Lighthouse Textual Tide Table for February 2021


Feb 1st (Mon)
the sunrise is 7:04am-5:53pm and the tide times are H 3:29am 1'6" L 10:51am -0'6" H 5:58pm 1'6" L 11:42pm 0'6" .
Feb 2nd (Tue)
the sunrise is 7:03am-5:54pm and the tide times are H 5:23am 1'3" L 11:38am 0'1" H 6:12pm 1'5" .
Feb 3rd (Wed)
the sunrise is 7:02am-5:54pm and the tide times are L 12:50am 0'0" H 7:32am 1'3" L 12:33pm 0'8" H 6:23pm 1'5" .
Feb 4th (Thu)
the sunrise is 7:02am-5:55pm and the tide times are L 1:56am -0'6" H 9:42am 1'6" L 1:56pm 1'3" H 6:27pm 1'6" .
Feb 5th (Fri)
the sunrise is 7:01am-5:56pm and the tide times are L 3:00am -1'0" H 11:31am 1'11" .
Feb 6th (Sat)
the sunrise is 7:00am-5:57pm and the tide times are L 4:01am -1'4" H 12:46pm 2'2" .
Feb 7th (Sun)
the sunrise is 7:00am-5:58pm and the tide times are L 4:59am -1'7" H 1:41pm 2'4" .
Feb 8th (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:59am-5:58pm and the tide times are L 5:56am -1'9" H 2:27pm 2'4" L 8:21pm 1'11" H 9:33pm 1'11" .
Feb 9th (Tue)
the sunrise is 6:58am-5:59pm and the tide times are L 6:49am -1'9" H 3:07pm 2'3" L 8:16pm 1'10" H 10:54pm 2'0" .
Feb 10th (Wed)
the sunrise is 6:57am-6:00pm and the tide times are L 7:39am -1'7" H 3:42pm 2'1" L 8:26pm 1'9" H 11:59pm 2'0" .
Feb 11th (Thu)
the sunrise is 6:57am-6:01pm and the tide times are L 8:25am -1'5" H 4:13pm 1'11" L 8:47pm 1'7" .
Feb 12th (Fri)
the sunrise is 6:56am-6:02pm and the tide times are H 12:58am 1'11" L 9:07am -1'1" H 4:37pm 1'9" L 9:20pm 1'4" .
Feb 13th (Sat)
the sunrise is 6:55am-6:02pm and the tide times are H 1:58am 1'9" L 9:45am -0'9" H 4:58pm 1'7" L 10:02pm 1'1" .
Feb 14th (Sun)
the sunrise is 6:54am-6:03pm and the tide times are H 3:01am 1'7" L 10:20am -0'3" H 5:16pm 1'6" L 10:49pm 0'9" .
Feb 15th (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:53am-6:04pm and the tide times are H 4:15am 1'5" L 10:52am 0'1" H 5:30pm 1'5" L 11:40pm 0'6" .
Feb 16th (Tue)
the sunrise is 6:52am-6:05pm and the tide times are H 5:43am 1'4" L 11:24am 0'7" H 5:41pm 1'5" .
Feb 17th (Wed)
the sunrise is 6:51am-6:05pm and the tide times are L 12:32am 0'2" H 7:26am 1'4" L 11:57am 1'0" H 5:44pm 1'5" .
Feb 18th (Thu)
the sunrise is 6:51am-6:06pm and the tide times are L 1:24am -0'0" H 9:23am 1'6" L 12:43pm 1'5" H 5:09pm 1'6" .
Feb 19th (Fri)
the sunrise is 6:50am-6:07pm and the tide times are L 2:17am -0'3" H 11:23am 1'9" .
Feb 20th (Sat)
the sunrise is 6:49am-6:08pm and the tide times are L 3:10am -0'5" H 12:31pm 1'11" .
Feb 21st (Sun)
the sunrise is 6:48am-6:08pm and the tide times are L 4:02am -0'7" H 1:12pm 2'1" .
Feb 22nd (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:47am-6:09pm and the tide times are L 4:53am -0'9" H 1:47pm 2'2" .
Feb 23rd (Tue)
the sunrise is 6:46am-6:10pm and the tide times are L 5:41am -0'11" H 2:17pm 2'2" .
Feb 24th (Wed)
the sunrise is 6:45am-6:11pm and the tide times are L 6:26am -1'0" H 2:45pm 2'2" L 7:01pm 2'0" H 10:21pm 2'1" .
Feb 25th (Thu)
the sunrise is 6:44am-6:11pm and the tide times are L 7:09am -1'1" H 3:08pm 2'1" L 7:12pm 1'10" H 11:34pm 2'2" .
Feb 26th (Fri)
the sunrise is 6:43am-6:12pm and the tide times are L 7:52am -1'0" H 3:28pm 2'0" L 7:46pm 1'7" .
Feb 27th (Sat)
the sunrise is 6:42am-6:13pm and the tide times are H 12:44am 2'3" L 8:34am -0'9" H 3:46pm 1'11" L 8:30pm 1'3" .
Feb 28th (Sun)
the sunrise is 6:41am-6:13pm and the tide times are H 1:57am 2'2" L 9:17am -0'4" H 4:02pm 1'10" L 9:19pm 0'10" .

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