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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° · 89% 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 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. 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 40 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 AMclouds82% cloud cover78% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡50°55°60°65°70°75°68696864636058565860625957565555rain73% chance, 0.14 in66% 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% chance0.140.140.120.120.120.110.110.11wind010203040mphENE 17 mph, gusts 28E 21 mph, gusts 32E 21 mph, gusts 36ESE 20 mph, gusts 37E 18 mph, gusts 32NNE 23 mph, gusts 36NE 23 mph, gusts 40ENE 23 mph, gusts 35NE 21 mph, gusts 36NE 21 mph, gusts 36NNE 22 mph, gusts 36NNE 21 mph, gusts 31NE 20 mph, gusts 28NE 20 mph, gusts 28NE 20 mph, gusts 26NE 17 mph, gusts 24NNE 16 mph, gusts 22NNE 15 mph, gusts 22NE 14 mph, gusts 23NE 12 mph, gusts 22NE 10 mph, gusts 21NE 10 mph, gusts 21NE 12 mph, gusts 22NE 12 mph, gusts 21
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 9 AM68°68°67°97%82%73%0.14"ENE 17283.9 mi⚡
Sun 10 AM69°69°66°90%78%66%0.14"E 18296.0 mi⚡
Sun 11 AM69°69°67°93%79%32%0.14"E 21325.9 mi
Sun 12 PM69°69°67°93%74%35%0.12"E 20333.9 mi
Sun 1 PM68°68°67°97%76%37%0.12"E 21363.9 mi
Sun 2 PM68°68°65°90%82%38%0.12"ESE 21372.9 mi
Sun 3 PM68°68°66°93%85%52%0.12"ESE 20372.9 mi
Sun 4 PM67°67°65°93%84%65%0.12"ESE 18303.9 mi⚡
Sun 5 PM65°65°64°97%90%82%0.12"E 18323.9 mi⚡
Sun 6 PM64°64°62°93%81%85%0.11"NE 21363.9 mi⚡
Sun 7 PM63°63°62°97%84%70%0.11"NNE 23364.9 mi⚡
Sun 8 PM63°63°61°93%72%54%0.11"NE 23387.0 mi
Sun 9 PM63°63°60°90%75%38%0.11"NE 23407.0 mi
Sun 10 PM63°63°61°93%76%31%0.11"NE 23357.0 mi
Sun 11 PM62°62°60°93%84%31%0.11"ENE 23357.0 mi
Mon 12 AM60°60°59°96%82%31%0.02"ENE 22357.0 mi
Mon 1 AM59°59°58°96%90%32%0.02"NE 21367.0 mi
Mon 2 AM59°59°57°93%88%36%0.02"NE 21367.0 mi
Mon 3 AM58°58°56°93%91%38%0.02"NE 21367.0 mi
Mon 4 AM58°58°56°93%90%39%0.02"NE 22377.0 mi
Mon 5 AM57°57°55°93%89%34%0.02"NNE 22367.0 mi
Mon 6 AM56°56°55°96%89%16%0.01"NE 20317.0 mi
Mon 7 AM56°56°55°96%90%15%0.01"NNE 21317.0 mi
Mon 8 AM56°56°56°100%84%28%0.01"NE 21297.0 mi
Mon 9 AM58°58°58°100%78%30%0.01"NE 20287.0 mi
Mon 10 AM59°59°56°90%75%14%0.01"NE 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 202610+ mi
Mon 1 PM61°61°53°75%79%0%–NE 202610+ mi
Mon 2 PM61°61°53°75%79%0%–NE 202510+ mi
Mon 3 PM62°62°53°72%72%0%–NE 172410+ mi
Mon 4 PM61°61°53°75%74%17%–NE 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 1522–
Mon 8 PM57°57°54°90%49%3%–NE 1523–
Mon 9 PM57°57°54°90%52%3%–NE 1423–
Mon 10 PM57°57°54°90%50%3%–NE 1323–
Mon 11 PM56°56°54°93%47%3%–NE 1222–
Tue 12 AM56°56°54°93%45%2%–NE 1021–
Tue 1 AM56°56°54°93%43%2%–NE 1021–
Tue 2 AM56°56°54°93%40%2%–NE 1021–
Tue 3 AM55°55°54°96%38%2%–NE 1021–
Tue 4 AM55°55°54°96%36%2%–NE 1021–
Tue 5 AM54°54°54°100%33%2%–NE 1222–
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 1321–

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms

70° / 54°

89% rain · 1.80"

E 17–23 mph · gusts 40

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Rain Showers

62° / 54°

39% rain · 0.18"

NE 12–22 mph · gusts 37

Tue, Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

67° / 60°

4% rain

NE 9–15 mph · gusts 22

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny

73° / 65°

9% rain

E 8–15 mph · gusts 21

Thu, Nov 19

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

74° / 64°

15% rain

E 8–14 mph · gusts 20

Fri, Nov 20

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

74° / 66°

15% rain

E 7–14 mph · gusts 18

Sat, Nov 21

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

76° / 65°

26% rain

SE 3–10 mph · gusts 16

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 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. 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 40 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.

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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 · March 1943

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
29% lit
↑ 3:38 AM
↓ 2:30 PM
★★★★c104
Moon farthest south (-19.6°)
2
19% lit
↑ 4:38 AM
↓ 3:31 PM
★★★★c111
3
10% lit
↑ 5:35 AM
↓ 4:36 PM
★★★★c111
best
4
4% lit
↑ 6:27 AM
↓ 5:43 PM
★★★★c106
Perigee · 363,025 km
best
5
1% lit
↑ 7:15 AM
↓ 6:49 PM
★★★★c94
best
6
0% lit
↑ 7:59 AM
↓ 7:53 PM
★★★★c77
New Moon
best
7
2% lit
↑ 8:41 AM
↓ 8:56 PM
★★★★c63
Moon crosses the equator
best
8
7% lit
↑ 9:20 AM
↓ 9:57 PM
★★★★c49
9
13% lit
↑ 9:59 AM
↓ 10:55 PM
★★★☆c43
10
21% lit
↑ 10:38 AM
↓ 11:53 PM
★★★☆c48
11
30% lit
↑ 11:18 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c51
12
40% lit
↑ 12:00 PM
↓ 12:48 AM
★★★☆c55
13
49% lit
↑ 12:43 PM
↓ 1:41 AM
★★★☆c57
First Quarter
14
59% lit
↑ 1:29 PM
↓ 2:32 AM
★★★☆c60
15
68% lit
↑ 2:17 PM
↓ 3:21 AM
★★★☆c64
Moon farthest north (19.4°)
Apogee · 404,782 km
16
76% lit
↑ 3:07 PM
↓ 4:07 AM
★★★★c67
17
84% lit
↑ 3:58 PM
↓ 4:50 AM
★★★★c67
18
90% lit
↑ 4:51 PM
↓ 5:31 AM
★★★★c65
19
95% lit
↑ 5:45 PM
↓ 6:10 AM
★★★★c60
20
98% lit
↑ 6:40 PM
↓ 6:47 AM
★★★★c51
21
100% lit
↑ 7:35 PM
↓ 7:23 AM
★★★★c46
Full Moon · Worm Moon
22
99% lit
↑ 8:32 PM
↓ 7:59 AM
★★★★c41
Moon crosses the equator
23
96% lit
↑ 9:30 PM
↓ 8:36 AM
★★★★c53
24
91% lit
↑ 10:30 PM
↓ 9:14 AM
★★☆☆c53
25
84% lit
↑ 11:30 PM
↓ 9:56 AM
★★★★c65
26
76% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:40 AM
★★★★c76
27
65% lit
↑ 12:32 AM
↓ 11:30 AM
★★★★c88
28
54% lit
↑ 1:32 AM
↓ 12:24 PM
★★★☆c92
Last Quarter
Moon farthest south (-19.7°)
29
43% lit
↑ 2:32 AM
↓ 1:22 PM
★★★☆c94
30
32% lit
↑ 3:28 AM
↓ 2:24 PM
★★★★c93
31
22% lit
↑ 4:20 AM
↓ 3:28 PM
★★★★c91
Perigee · 368,331 km

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Mar 1 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-19.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Mar 4 · 2:00 AM — Perigee · 363,025 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Mar 6 · 5:34 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Mar 7 · 5:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Mar 13 · 2:30 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Mar 15 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (19.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Mar 15 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 404,782 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Mar 21 · 5:08 PM — Full Moon · Worm MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Mar 22 · 11:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Mar 28 · 8:52 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Mar 28 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-19.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Mar 31 · 12:00 PM — Perigee · 368,331 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Wed, Mar 3 · Thu, Mar 4 · Fri, Mar 5 · Sat, Mar 6 · Sun, Mar 7

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

Moon distance

363,156 km closest · 404,697 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 6:20 AM.