Galveston Bay Winter Trout I - Kick Off Event
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Fishing Tournaments Near Galveston, Texas
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Location
Galveston
Texas
Tide Station
8771450
NOAA reference
Buoy
42035
Marine conditions reference
Coordinates
29.387225, -94.992736
Location center point
Tides & Solunar Times
View tide movement and solunar activity for this fishing location.
Tides For Fishing
Station: 8771450 | Location: 29.387225, -97.1681 | Date: 2026-10-16
Weather & Marine Conditions
Wind, forecast context, and marine references help turn raw tide timing into better on-the-water decisions.
Current Weather Models For:
lat: 29.387225 lon: -94.992736 tide_station: 8771450 buoy: 42035
Gulf Seas Forecast
- Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average
- from 30N93W to 26N97W. Fresh to strong N winds and building seas
- rough to very rough seas are expected in the wake of the front
- force. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. Scattered showers and isolated
- .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE swell.
- .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E
NWS Point Forecast
- Tonight: 55° | N 20 to 25 mph | Mostly Clear
- Saturday: 72° | N 15 to 20 mph | Sunny
- Saturday Night: 55° | NE 10 mph | Mostly Clear
- Sunday: 74° | NE 5 to 10 mph | Sunny
Fishing Plan Builder
Build a more focused plan around conditions, timing, and location-specific strategy.
1 Basics
2 Tide + Wind
3 Strategy
4 Timeline
5 Gear
Step 1 — Basics
Confirm tournament + date, then click Continue.
If you came from the tournaments list, this auto-fills.
Pre-filled from the tournament link (if provided).
Used for labels (your lat/lng is what matters).
Your link species_csv is still used for strategy.
Preview appears after Step 2
Go to Step 2 (Tide + Wind), choose tide + wind, then click Generate Game Plan.
- Primary / Secondary / Backup patterns
- “Avoid Today” warning (if conditions are risky)
- Gear checklist + share summary
📌 Your Game Plan
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🎣 Gear Checklist
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