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Freeport

28.950°, -95.360° · tides: Old Brazos River, Freeport

⚠ Wind Advisory · until Mon 3:00 PM

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...Coastal Jackson, Inland Jackson, Chambers, Coastal Brazoria, Coastal Galveston, Coastal Harris, Coastal Matagorda, Inland Brazoria, Inland Galveston, and Inland Matagorda Counties. * WHEN...Until 3 PM CST Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

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Today

Today: High 70° · 82% rain

Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Tonight: Low 54° · 85% rain

Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 57 overnight. Northeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:44 AM / 5:27 PM
Moonrise / moonset
12:01 PM / 10:43 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 33%
Major period
3:55 AM–5:55 AM
Minor period
11:31 AM–12:31 PM
Major period
4:25 PM–6:25 PM
Minor period
10:13 PM–11:13 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Nov 1512 PM6 PMMon, Nov 166 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 176 AMclouds78% cloud cover79% cloud cover74% cloud cover76% cloud cover82% cloud cover85% cloud cover84% cloud cover90% cloud cover81% cloud cover84% cloud cover72% cloud cover75% cloud cover76% cloud cover84% cloud cover82% cloud cover90% cloud cover88% cloud cover91% cloud cover90% cloud cover89% cloud cover89% cloud cover90% cloud cover84% cloud cover78% cloud cover75% cloud cover75% cloud cover78% cloud cover79% cloud cover79% cloud cover72% cloud cover74% cloud cover79% cloud cover71% cloud cover45% cloud cover49% cloud cover52% cloud cover50% cloud cover47% cloud cover45% cloud cover43% cloud cover40% cloud cover38% cloud cover36% cloud cover33% cloud cover31% cloud cover28% cloud cover24% cloud cover21% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡50°55°60°65°70°75°69686763635958565961615857565556rain66% chance, 0.14 in32% chance, 0.14 in35% chance, 0.12 in37% chance, 0.12 in38% chance, 0.12 in52% chance, 0.12 in65% chance, 0.12 in82% chance, 0.12 in85% chance, 0.11 in70% chance, 0.11 in54% chance, 0.11 in38% chance, 0.11 in31% chance, 0.11 in31% chance, 0.11 in31% chance, 0.02 in32% chance, 0.02 in36% chance, 0.02 in38% chance, 0.02 in39% chance, 0.02 in34% chance, 0.02 in16% chance, 0.01 in15% chance, 0.01 in28% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in14% chance, 0.01 in2% chance, 0.01 in17% chance13% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance0.140.120.120.120.110.110.11wind0102030mphE 17 mph, gusts 23E 18 mph, gusts 25E 21 mph, gusts 25E 18 mph, gusts 25NE 21 mph, gusts 28NE 23 mph, gusts 33NE 22 mph, gusts 35NE 21 mph, gusts 33NE 20 mph, gusts 33NE 21 mph, gusts 35NNE 20 mph, gusts 32NNE 21 mph, gusts 29NNE 21 mph, gusts 28NE 20 mph, gusts 25NNE 20 mph, gusts 24NNE 17 mph, gusts 23NNE 15 mph, gusts 22NNE 13 mph, gusts 22NE 12 mph, gusts 22NE 9 mph, gusts 21NE 9 mph, gusts 21NNE 10 mph, gusts 22NE 12 mph, gusts 22NE 12 mph, gusts 20
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 10 AM69°69°66°90%78%66%0.14"E 17236.0 mi⚡
Sun 11 AM69°69°67°93%79%32%0.14"E 18255.9 mi
Sun 12 PM69°69°67°93%74%35%0.12"E 18253.9 mi
Sun 1 PM68°68°67°97%76%37%0.12"E 20253.9 mi
Sun 2 PM68°68°65°90%82%38%0.12"E 21252.9 mi
Sun 3 PM68°68°66°93%85%52%0.12"ESE 18252.9 mi
Sun 4 PM67°67°65°93%84%65%0.12"E 18253.9 mi⚡
Sun 5 PM65°65°64°97%90%82%0.12"E 20263.9 mi⚡
Sun 6 PM64°64°62°93%81%85%0.11"NE 21283.9 mi⚡
Sun 7 PM63°63°62°97%84%70%0.11"NE 22324.9 mi⚡
Sun 8 PM63°63°61°93%72%54%0.11"NE 23337.0 mi
Sun 9 PM63°63°60°90%75%38%0.11"NE 23357.0 mi
Sun 10 PM63°63°61°93%76%31%0.11"NE 22357.0 mi
Sun 11 PM62°62°60°93%84%31%0.11"NE 21337.0 mi
Mon 12 AM60°60°59°96%82%31%0.02"NE 21337.0 mi
Mon 1 AM59°59°58°96%90%32%0.02"NE 20337.0 mi
Mon 2 AM59°59°57°93%88%36%0.02"NE 20337.0 mi
Mon 3 AM58°58°56°93%91%38%0.02"NE 20337.0 mi
Mon 4 AM58°58°56°93%90%39%0.02"NE 21357.0 mi
Mon 5 AM57°57°55°93%89%34%0.02"NNE 21357.0 mi
Mon 6 AM56°56°55°96%89%16%0.01"NNE 20327.0 mi
Mon 7 AM56°56°55°96%90%15%0.01"NNE 21327.0 mi
Mon 8 AM56°56°56°100%84%28%0.01"NNE 21297.0 mi
Mon 9 AM58°58°58°100%78%30%0.01"NNE 20287.0 mi
Mon 10 AM59°59°56°90%75%14%0.01"NNE 21287.0 mi
Mon 11 AM60°60°55°84%75%2%0.01"NE 202810+ mi
Mon 12 PM60°60°55°84%78%0%–NE 202510+ mi
Mon 1 PM61°61°53°75%79%0%–NE 202510+ mi
Mon 2 PM61°61°53°75%79%0%–NNE 202410+ mi
Mon 3 PM62°62°53°72%72%0%–NNE 172310+ mi
Mon 4 PM61°61°53°75%74%17%–NNE 1723–
Mon 5 PM61°61°53°75%79%13%–NNE 1622–
Mon 6 PM59°59°56°90%71%3%–NNE 1522–
Mon 7 PM58°58°55°90%45%3%–NNE 1422–
Mon 8 PM57°57°54°90%49%3%–NNE 1322–
Mon 9 PM57°57°54°90%52%3%–NE 1322–
Mon 10 PM57°57°54°90%50%3%–NE 1222–
Mon 11 PM56°56°54°93%47%3%–NE 1021–
Tue 12 AM56°56°54°93%45%2%–NE 921–
Tue 1 AM56°56°54°93%43%2%–NE 821–
Tue 2 AM56°56°54°93%40%2%–NE 921–
Tue 3 AM55°55°54°96%38%2%–NE 921–
Tue 4 AM55°55°54°96%36%2%–NNE 1022–
Tue 5 AM54°54°54°100%33%2%–NNE 1022–
Tue 6 AM55°55°54°96%31%2%–NE 1222–
Tue 7 AM56°56°55°96%28%2%–NE 1221–
Tue 8 AM58°58°56°93%24%2%–NE 1220–
Tue 9 AM60°60°57°90%21%2%–NE 1320–

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms

70° / 54°

85% rain · 1.66"

E 17–23 mph · gusts 35

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Rain Showers

62° / 54°

39% rain · 0.18"

NE 10–21 mph · gusts 35

Tue, Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

67° / 60°

4% rain

NE 8–13 mph · gusts 22

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny

73° / 65°

9% rain

NE 7–15 mph · gusts 22

Thu, Nov 19

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

74° / 64°

15% rain

E 8–15 mph · gusts 21

Fri, Nov 20

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

74° / 66°

15% rain

E 6–13 mph · gusts 18

Sat, Nov 21

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

76° / 65°

26% rain

E 2–10 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
  • Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 57 overnight. Northeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers before 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 533 AM CST Sun Nov 15 2026

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.


GMZ355-160030-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
533 AM CST Sun Nov 15 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...East winds around 30 knots with gusts to around 40 knots.
Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: 
Southeast 8 feet at 7 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 30 to 35 knots with gusts to 40 knots.
Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, building to 8 to 11 
feet, occasionally to 14 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: 
Southeast 8 feet at 7 seconds. Showers likely with isolated 
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after 
midnight. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet,
occasionally to 14 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. 
.THURSDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 1942

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
72% lit
↑ 11:50 PM
↓ 11:36 AM
★★☆☆c44
2
62% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:31 PM
★★☆☆c37
3
53% lit
↑ 12:26 AM
↓ 1:26 PM
★★☆☆c47
Last Quarter
4
43% lit
↑ 1:03 AM
↓ 2:19 PM
★☆☆☆c53
5
34% lit
↑ 1:41 AM
↓ 3:11 PM
★★★☆c61
6
25% lit
↑ 2:22 AM
↓ 4:02 PM
★★★★c69
7
17% lit
↑ 3:05 AM
↓ 4:52 PM
★★★★c74
Apogee · 405,393 km
8
11% lit
↑ 3:50 AM
↓ 5:40 PM
★★★★c78
Moon farthest north (19.0°)
9
6% lit
↑ 4:39 AM
↓ 6:26 PM
★★★★c79
10
2% lit
↑ 5:30 AM
↓ 7:10 PM
★★★★c79
best
11
0% lit
↑ 6:23 AM
↓ 7:51 PM
★★★★c78
New Moon
best
12
0% lit
↑ 7:17 AM
↓ 8:31 PM
★★★★c74
best
13
3% lit
↑ 8:12 AM
↓ 9:09 PM
★★★★c68
14
7% lit
↑ 9:08 AM
↓ 9:46 PM
★★★★c60
15
13% lit
↑ 10:05 AM
↓ 10:24 PM
★★☆☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
16
21% lit
↑ 11:03 AM
↓ 11:02 PM
★★☆☆c39
17
31% lit
↑ 12:02 PM
↓ 11:43 PM
★★☆☆c43
18
41% lit
↑ 1:03 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c56
19
53% lit
↑ 2:05 PM
↓ 12:26 AM
★★☆☆c69
First Quarter
20
64% lit
↑ 3:08 PM
↓ 1:14 AM
★★★★c81
21
75% lit
↑ 4:10 PM
↓ 2:07 AM
★★★★c90
Moon farthest south (-18.9°)
22
84% lit
↑ 5:10 PM
↓ 3:04 AM
★★★★c95
23
92% lit
↑ 6:05 PM
↓ 4:06 AM
★★★★c95
Perigee · 364,857 km
24
97% lit
↑ 6:57 PM
↓ 5:10 AM
★★★★c94
25
100% lit
↑ 7:44 PM
↓ 6:15 AM
★★★★c88
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
26
100% lit
↑ 8:27 PM
↓ 7:19 AM
★★★★c78
best
27
97% lit
↑ 9:07 PM
↓ 8:21 AM
★★★★c66
28
92% lit
↑ 9:45 PM
↓ 9:21 AM
★★☆☆c53
Moon crosses the equator
29
85% lit
↑ 10:22 PM
↓ 10:18 AM
★★☆☆c44
30
77% lit
↑ 11:00 PM
↓ 11:14 AM
★★☆☆c42
31
69% lit
↑ 11:38 PM
↓ 12:09 PM
★★☆☆c48

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Aug 3 · 6:03 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Aug 7 · 8:00 AM — Apogee · 405,393 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Aug 8 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (19.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Aug 11 · 9:27 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Aug 15 · 6:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Aug 19 · 6:29 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Aug 21 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Aug 23 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 364,857 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Aug 25 · 10:45 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Aug 28 · 6:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Mon, Aug 10 · Tue, Aug 11 · Wed, Aug 12 · Tue, Aug 25 · Wed, Aug 26

Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.

Moon distance

364,928 km closest · 405,376 km farthest

Reading the calendar: ↑ moonrise and ↓ moonset are local times. Stars are the solunar rating; “c” is the tide coefficient (20–120). Moon overhead and underfoot times are the major feeding periods, and moonrise and moonset are the minor ones; see each day on the tide pages.
Tide chart for Old Brazos River, FreeportSurf report: Quintana & Bryan BeachOffshore conditionsLive cams

Forecasts, alerts and marine forecasts: National Weather Service. Current conditions: NWS observations and NOAA tide-station sensors. Map stations: Iowa Environmental Mesonet (airports), NOAA CO-OPS, NOAA NDBC. Radar: NEXRAD via IEM. Satellite: GOES-East via NASA GIBS. Tropical: National Hurricane Center. Moon and sun times are calculated for this location. Forecast grid updated Sun 10:06 AM.