Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tides July 2023 | Tide Charts & Tables | Copano Bay, TX

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tide Chart for (Sat) July 1, 2023

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Saturday, July 1, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tides for Jul 1st, the sunrise is 6:34am-8:29pm and the tide times are L 12:20am -0'0" H 2:16pm 0'4" .

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tide Chart for (Sun) July 2, 2023

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Sunday, July 2, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tides for Jul 2nd, the sunrise is 6:35am-8:29pm and the tide times are L 1:22am -0'1" H 3:20pm 0'4" .

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tide Chart for (Mon) July 3, 2023

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Monday, July 3, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tides for Jul 3rd, the sunrise is 6:35am-8:28pm and the tide times are L 2:24am -0'1" H 4:27pm 0'4" .

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tide Chart for (Tue) July 4, 2023

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tides for Jul 4th, the sunrise is 6:36am-8:28pm and the tide times are L 3:24am -0'1" H 5:31pm 0'4" .

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tide Chart for (Wed) July 5, 2023

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tides for Jul 5th, the sunrise is 6:36am-8:28pm and the tide times are L 4:19am -0'1" H 6:32pm 0'4" .

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tide Chart for (Thu) July 6, 2023

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Thursday, July 6, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tides for Jul 6th, the sunrise is 6:37am-8:28pm and the tide times are L 5:07am -0'0" H 7:36pm 0'3" .

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tide Chart for (Fri) July 7, 2023

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Friday, July 7, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tides for Jul 7th, the sunrise is 6:37am-8:28pm and the tide times are L 5:50am -0'0" H 8:51pm 0'3" .

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tide Chart for (Sat) July 8, 2023

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Saturday, July 8, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tides for Jul 8th, the sunrise is 6:37am-8:28pm and the tide times are L 6:28am 0'0" H 3:51pm 0'1" L 6:10pm 0'1" H 10:39pm 0'2" .

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tide Chart for (Sun) July 9, 2023

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Sunday, July 9, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tides for Jul 9th, the sunrise is 6:38am-8:28pm and the tide times are L 6:59am 0'0" H 12:49pm 0'1" L 7:44pm 0'0" .

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tide Chart for (Mon) July 10, 2023

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Monday, July 10, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tides for Jul 10th, the sunrise is 6:38am-8:27pm and the tide times are H 3:25am 0'1" L 6:59am 0'1" H 11:43am 0'2" L 8:48pm -0'0" .

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tide Chart for (Tue) July 11, 2023

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tides for Jul 11th, the sunrise is 6:39am-8:27pm and the tide times are H 11:38am 0'3" L 9:46pm -0'0" .

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tide Chart for (Wed) July 12, 2023

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tides for Jul 12th, the sunrise is 6:39am-8:27pm and the tide times are H 11:54am 0'3" L 10:44pm -0'1" .

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tide Chart for (Thu) July 13, 2023

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Thursday, July 13, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tides for Jul 13th, the sunrise is 6:40am-8:27pm and the tide times are H 12:29pm 0'3" L 11:43pm -0'1" .

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tide Chart for (Fri) July 14, 2023

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Friday, July 14, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tides for Jul 14th, the sunrise is 6:40am-8:26pm and the tide times are H 1:20pm 0'3" .

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tide Chart for (Sat) July 15, 2023

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Saturday, July 15, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tides for Jul 15th, the sunrise is 6:41am-8:26pm and the tide times are L 12:44am -0'1" H 2:23pm 0'3" .

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tide Chart for (Sun) July 16, 2023

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Sunday, July 16, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tides for Jul 16th, the sunrise is 6:41am-8:26pm and the tide times are L 1:46am -0'1" H 3:27pm 0'3" .

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tide Chart for (Mon) July 17, 2023

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Monday, July 17, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tides for Jul 17th, the sunrise is 6:42am-8:25pm and the tide times are L 2:41am -0'1" H 4:25pm 0'3" .

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tide Chart for (Tue) July 18, 2023

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tides for Jul 18th, the sunrise is 6:42am-8:25pm and the tide times are L 3:27am -0'1" H 5:13pm 0'3" .

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tide Chart for (Wed) July 19, 2023

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tides for Jul 19th, the sunrise is 6:43am-8:25pm and the tide times are L 4:01am -0'1" H 5:52pm 0'2" .

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tide Chart for (Thu) July 20, 2023

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Thursday, July 20, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tides for Jul 20th, the sunrise is 6:43am-8:24pm and the tide times are L 4:28am -0'0" H 6:31pm 0'2" .

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tide Chart for (Fri) July 21, 2023

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Friday, July 21, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tides for Jul 21st, the sunrise is 6:44am-8:24pm and the tide times are L 4:52am -0'0" H 7:23pm 0'2" .

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tide Chart for (Sat) July 22, 2023

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Saturday, July 22, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tides for Jul 22nd, the sunrise is 6:44am-8:23pm and the tide times are L 5:17am -0'0" H 8:41pm 0'1" .

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tide Chart for (Sun) July 23, 2023

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Sunday, July 23, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tides for Jul 23rd, the sunrise is 6:45am-8:23pm and the tide times are L 5:39am -0'0" H 1:08pm 0'1" L 6:20pm 0'1" H 10:29pm 0'1" .

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tide Chart for (Mon) July 24, 2023

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Monday, July 24, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tides for Jul 24th, the sunrise is 6:46am-8:22pm and the tide times are L 5:43am 0'0" H 11:25am 0'1" L 7:12pm 0'0" .

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tide Chart for (Tue) July 25, 2023

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tides for Jul 25th, the sunrise is 6:46am-8:22pm and the tide times are H 11:06am 0'1" L 8:04pm -0'0" .

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tide Chart for (Wed) July 26, 2023

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tides for Jul 26th, the sunrise is 6:47am-8:21pm and the tide times are H 11:06am 0'2" L 9:01pm -0'1" .

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tide Chart for (Thu) July 27, 2023

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Thursday, July 27, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tides for Jul 27th, the sunrise is 6:47am-8:21pm and the tide times are H 11:21am 0'3" L 10:03pm -0'1" .

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tide Chart for (Fri) July 28, 2023

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Friday, July 28, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tides for Jul 28th, the sunrise is 6:48am-8:20pm and the tide times are H 12:02pm 0'3" L 11:10pm -0'1" .

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tide Chart for (Sat) July 29, 2023

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Saturday, July 29, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tides for Jul 29th, the sunrise is 6:48am-8:20pm and the tide times are H 1:04pm 0'3" .

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tide Chart for (Sun) July 30, 2023

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Sunday, July 30, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tides for Jul 30th, the sunrise is 6:49am-8:19pm and the tide times are L 12:18am -0'1" H 2:15pm 0'3" .

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tide Chart for (Mon) July 31, 2023

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Monday, July 31, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tides for Jul 31st, the sunrise is 6:49am-8:18pm and the tide times are L 1:23am -0'2" H 3:27pm 0'3" .

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tide Calendar | July 2023

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Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Saturday, July 1, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Sunday, July 2, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Monday, July 3, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Thursday, July 6, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Friday, July 7, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Saturday, July 8, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Sunday, July 9, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Monday, July 10, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Thursday, July 13, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Friday, July 14, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Saturday, July 15, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Sunday, July 16, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Monday, July 17, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Thursday, July 20, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Friday, July 21, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Saturday, July 22, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Sunday, July 23, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Monday, July 24, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Thursday, July 27, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Friday, July 28, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Saturday, July 29, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Sunday, July 30, 2023
Copano Bay State Fishing Pier tide chart for Monday, July 31, 2023
 

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Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Tide Table for July 2023

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
7/1 N/A L -0'0" 12:20AM 0'5" H 0'4" 2:16PM 0'5" - - - - - - - - 06:34-20:29 19:05-04:27
7/2 0'5" L -0'1" 1:22AM 0'5" H 0'4" 3:20PM 0'5" - - - - - - - - 06:35-20:29 20:13-05:22
7/3 0'5" L -0'1" 2:24AM 0'5" H 0'4" 4:27PM 0'6" - - - - - - - - 06:35-20:28 21:15-06:27
7/4 0'6" L -0'1" 3:24AM 0'5" H 0'4" 5:31PM 0'5" - - - - - - - - 06:36-20:28 22:10-07:38
7/5 0'5" L -0'1" 4:19AM 0'5" H 0'4" 6:32PM 0'5" - - - - - - - - 06:36-20:28 22:57-08:51
7/6 0'5" L -0'0" 5:07AM 0'4" H 0'3" 7:36PM 0'4" - - - - - - - - 06:37-20:28 23:37-10:03
7/7 0'4" L -0'0" 5:50AM 0'3" H 0'3" 8:51PM 0'2" - - - - - - - - 06:37-20:28 00:00-11:10
7/8 0'2" L 0'0" 6:28AM 0'1" H 0'1" 3:51PM 0'0" L 0'1" 6:10PM 0'0" H 0'2" 10:39PM 0'1" 06:37-20:28 00:13-12:15
7/9 0'1" L 0'0" 6:59AM 0'0" H 0'1" 12:49PM 0'0" L 0'0" 7:44PM 0'1" - - - - 06:38-20:28 00:45-13:17
7/10 0'1" H 0'1" 3:25AM 0'0" L 0'1" 6:59AM 0'0" H 0'2" 11:43AM 0'2" L -0'0" 8:48PM 0'3" 06:38-20:27 01:17-14:18
7/11 0'3" H 0'3" 11:38AM 0'3" L -0'0" 9:46PM 0'4" - - - - - - - - 06:39-20:27 01:50-15:18
7/12 0'4" H 0'3" 11:54AM 0'5" L -0'1" 10:44PM 0'5" - - - - - - - - 06:39-20:27 02:25-16:19
7/13 0'5" H 0'3" 12:29PM 0'5" L -0'1" 11:43PM 0'5" - - - - - - - - 06:40-20:27 03:03-17:20
7/14 0'5" H 0'3" 1:20PM 0'5" - - - - - - - - - - - - 06:40-20:26 03:46-18:19
7/15 0'5" L -0'1" 12:44AM 0'5" H 0'3" 2:23PM 0'5" - - - - - - - - 06:41-20:26 04:34-19:15
7/16 0'5" L -0'1" 1:46AM 0'5" H 0'3" 3:27PM 0'4" - - - - - - - - 06:41-20:26 05:26-20:05
7/17 0'4" L -0'1" 2:41AM 0'4" H 0'3" 4:25PM 0'4" - - - - - - - - 06:42-20:25 06:21-20:51
7/18 0'4" L -0'1" 3:27AM 0'4" H 0'3" 5:13PM 0'4" - - - - - - - - 06:42-20:25 07:18-21:30
7/19 0'4" L -0'1" 4:01AM 0'3" H 0'2" 5:52PM 0'3" - - - - - - - - 06:43-20:25 08:14-22:05
7/20 0'3" L -0'0" 4:28AM 0'3" H 0'2" 6:31PM 0'3" - - - - - - - - 06:43-20:24 09:09-22:36
7/21 0'3" L -0'0" 4:52AM 0'3" H 0'2" 7:23PM 0'2" - - - - - - - - 06:44-20:24 10:02-23:04
7/22 0'2" L -0'0" 5:17AM 0'2" H 0'1" 8:41PM 0'1" - - - - - - - - 06:44-20:23 10:55-23:32
7/23 0'1" L -0'0" 5:39AM 0'1" H 0'1" 1:08PM 0'0" L 0'1" 6:20PM 0'0" H 0'1" 10:29PM 0'0" 06:45-20:23 11:47-23:59
7/24 0'0" L 0'0" 5:43AM 0'0" H 0'1" 11:25AM 0'1" L 0'0" 7:12PM 0'1" - - - - 06:46-20:22 12:40-00:00
7/25 0'1" H 0'1" 11:06AM 0'2" L -0'0" 8:04PM 0'2" - - - - - - - - 06:46-20:22 13:36-00:27
7/26 0'2" H 0'2" 11:06AM 0'3" L -0'1" 9:01PM 0'4" - - - - - - - - 06:47-20:21 14:35-00:58
7/27 0'4" H 0'3" 11:21AM 0'4" L -0'1" 10:03PM 0'4" - - - - - - - - 06:47-20:21 15:37-01:33
7/28 0'4" H 0'3" 12:02PM 0'5" L -0'1" 11:10PM 0'5" - - - - - - - - 06:48-20:20 16:44-02:15
7/29 0'5" H 0'3" 1:04PM 0'5" - - - - - - - - - - - - 06:48-20:20 17:51-03:05
7/30 0'5" L -0'1" 12:18AM 0'5" H 0'3" 2:15PM 0'5" - - - - - - - - 06:49-20:19 18:56-04:05
7/31 0'5" L -0'2" 1:23AM 0'5" H 0'3" 3:27PM N/A - - - - - - - - 06:49-20:18 19:55-05:13

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Textual Tide Table for July 2023


Jul 1st (Sat)
the sunrise is 6:34am-8:29pm and the tide times are L 12:20am -0'0" H 2:16pm 0'4" .
Jul 2nd (Sun)
the sunrise is 6:35am-8:29pm and the tide times are L 1:22am -0'1" H 3:20pm 0'4" .
Jul 3rd (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:35am-8:28pm and the tide times are L 2:24am -0'1" H 4:27pm 0'4" .
Jul 4th (Tue)
the sunrise is 6:36am-8:28pm and the tide times are L 3:24am -0'1" H 5:31pm 0'4" .
Jul 5th (Wed)
the sunrise is 6:36am-8:28pm and the tide times are L 4:19am -0'1" H 6:32pm 0'4" .
Jul 6th (Thu)
the sunrise is 6:37am-8:28pm and the tide times are L 5:07am -0'0" H 7:36pm 0'3" .
Jul 7th (Fri)
the sunrise is 6:37am-8:28pm and the tide times are L 5:50am -0'0" H 8:51pm 0'3" .
Jul 8th (Sat)
the sunrise is 6:37am-8:28pm and the tide times are L 6:28am 0'0" H 3:51pm 0'1" L 6:10pm 0'1" H 10:39pm 0'2" .
Jul 9th (Sun)
the sunrise is 6:38am-8:28pm and the tide times are L 6:59am 0'0" H 12:49pm 0'1" L 7:44pm 0'0" .
Jul 10th (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:38am-8:27pm and the tide times are H 3:25am 0'1" L 6:59am 0'1" H 11:43am 0'2" L 8:48pm -0'0" .
Jul 11th (Tue)
the sunrise is 6:39am-8:27pm and the tide times are H 11:38am 0'3" L 9:46pm -0'0" .
Jul 12th (Wed)
the sunrise is 6:39am-8:27pm and the tide times are H 11:54am 0'3" L 10:44pm -0'1" .
Jul 13th (Thu)
the sunrise is 6:40am-8:27pm and the tide times are H 12:29pm 0'3" L 11:43pm -0'1" .
Jul 14th (Fri)
the sunrise is 6:40am-8:26pm and the tide times are H 1:20pm 0'3" .
Jul 15th (Sat)
the sunrise is 6:41am-8:26pm and the tide times are L 12:44am -0'1" H 2:23pm 0'3" .
Jul 16th (Sun)
the sunrise is 6:41am-8:26pm and the tide times are L 1:46am -0'1" H 3:27pm 0'3" .
Jul 17th (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:42am-8:25pm and the tide times are L 2:41am -0'1" H 4:25pm 0'3" .
Jul 18th (Tue)
the sunrise is 6:42am-8:25pm and the tide times are L 3:27am -0'1" H 5:13pm 0'3" .
Jul 19th (Wed)
the sunrise is 6:43am-8:25pm and the tide times are L 4:01am -0'1" H 5:52pm 0'2" .
Jul 20th (Thu)
the sunrise is 6:43am-8:24pm and the tide times are L 4:28am -0'0" H 6:31pm 0'2" .
Jul 21st (Fri)
the sunrise is 6:44am-8:24pm and the tide times are L 4:52am -0'0" H 7:23pm 0'2" .
Jul 22nd (Sat)
the sunrise is 6:44am-8:23pm and the tide times are L 5:17am -0'0" H 8:41pm 0'1" .
Jul 23rd (Sun)
the sunrise is 6:45am-8:23pm and the tide times are L 5:39am -0'0" H 1:08pm 0'1" L 6:20pm 0'1" H 10:29pm 0'1" .
Jul 24th (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:46am-8:22pm and the tide times are L 5:43am 0'0" H 11:25am 0'1" L 7:12pm 0'0" .
Jul 25th (Tue)
the sunrise is 6:46am-8:22pm and the tide times are H 11:06am 0'1" L 8:04pm -0'0" .
Jul 26th (Wed)
the sunrise is 6:47am-8:21pm and the tide times are H 11:06am 0'2" L 9:01pm -0'1" .
Jul 27th (Thu)
the sunrise is 6:47am-8:21pm and the tide times are H 11:21am 0'3" L 10:03pm -0'1" .
Jul 28th (Fri)
the sunrise is 6:48am-8:20pm and the tide times are H 12:02pm 0'3" L 11:10pm -0'1" .
Jul 29th (Sat)
the sunrise is 6:48am-8:20pm and the tide times are H 1:04pm 0'3" .
Jul 30th (Sun)
the sunrise is 6:49am-8:19pm and the tide times are L 12:18am -0'1" H 2:15pm 0'3" .
Jul 31st (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:49am-8:18pm and the tide times are L 1:23am -0'2" H 3:27pm 0'3" .

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Copano Bay State Fishing Pier (Guide)

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier features reliable fishing for redfish speckled trout and black drum from the pier or small boats with tidal flows aiding near the pier and channels for stronger bites. Public boat ramps at Copano Bay State Park provide convenient launches slips and fuel for bay trips targeting flounder and sheepshead. Beaches at Copano Bay State Park and nearby Rockport area deliver pristine sand for family outings picnics swimming and surf fishing with calm waters. The state park location makes it ideal for tide timed family adventures.

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