Bolivar Fishing Conditions Today

NOAA marine forecast

Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship
Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda
Bays.

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the
average highest 10 percent of the waves.


GMZ335-171230-
Galveston Bay-
704 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...North winds increasing to 30 knots with gusts up to 40
knots. Bay waters very rough. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
40 knots, becoming north around 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters rough, diminishing to
choppy in the afternoon.

Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship
Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda
Bays.

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the
average highest 10 percent of the waves.


GMZ355-171230-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
704 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...North winds increasing to 30 knots with gusts up to 45
knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: 
Northeast 6 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots with gusts up to
45 knots, becoming north 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet,
subsiding to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at 6 seconds, becoming
northeast 7 feet at 7 seconds.

Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship
Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda
Bays.

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the
average highest 10 percent of the waves.


GMZ375-171230-
Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM-
704 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...North winds increasing to 30 knots with gusts up to 45
knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 10 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots. Gusts up to 45 knots
in the morning. Seas 9 to 12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 11 feet at 7 seconds.

Common questions

What is the tide doing in Bolivar today?

At Sievers Cove, Goat Island the tide is rising. Today's tides: high 1.7 ft at 3:20 AM, low 0.5 ft at 5:04 PM.

Is it a good day to fish Bolivar?

Extremely Rough seas: Over 4 feet. Not a day to run offshore. Moon and tide activity: Average. Stay in: seas are over 4 feet.

What are the best fishing times in Bolivar today?

Solunar periods: major 4:35 AM–6:35 AM, minor 12:30 PM–1:30 PM, major 5:00 PM–7:00 PM, minor 10:29 PM–11:29 PM. Sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 6:46 PM.

What's biting in Bolivar right now?

Oct 13: Lots of redfish in the bay. Oct 10: Red snapper biting offshore; federal-waters season for charters open until Oct 25. Oct 9: Lots of redfish, with a boatload of fish photographed.

More for Bolivar

• High Island / McFaddin Beach surf
• Bolivar Peninsula (Crystal Beach) surf
• Hourly & 7-day weather
• Live cams
• Fishing spots
• Bait camps
• Boat ramps
• Offshore SST & water color

Data: NOAA CO-OPS tides, National Weather Service observations and marine forecasts, NOAA NDBC buoys; moon and solunar times computed for Bolivar. Not for navigation. Machine-readable: JSON.