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Bolivar

29.470°, -94.620° · tides: Sievers Cove, Goat Island

⚠ Beach Hazards Statement · until Mon 12:00 PM

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents. Minor coastal flooding possible around high tide times late Sunday into Monday morning. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Strong winds and elevated seas will drive wave runup further up the beach than is typically normal. There is a risk of minor coastal flooding along the low lying areas from the Bolivar Peninsula to Surfside around high tide times late Sunday into Monday.

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

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Today

Today: High 67° · 2% rain

Mostly sunny. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. East wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight: Low 62° · 18% rain

A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Partly cloudy. Low around 62, with temperatures rising to around 65 overnight. East wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:41 AM / 5:23 PM
Moonrise / moonset
11:22 AM / 9:43 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 24%
Major period
3:05 AM–5:05 AM
Minor period
10:52 AM–11:52 AM
Major period
3:35 PM–5:35 PM
Minor period
9:13 PM–10:13 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sat, Nov 1412 PM6 PMSun, Nov 156 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 166 AMclouds11% cloud cover17% cloud cover23% cloud cover38% cloud cover38% cloud cover41% cloud cover49% cloud cover47% cloud cover33% cloud cover32% cloud cover25% cloud cover24% cloud cover23% cloud cover34% cloud cover50% cloud cover45% cloud cover62% cloud cover58% cloud cover75% cloud cover80% cloud cover83% cloud cover76% cloud cover69% cloud cover75% cloud cover71% cloud cover85% cloud cover74% cloud cover81% cloud cover85% cloud cover89% cloud cover90% cloud cover89% cloud cover89% cloud cover88% cloud cover85% cloud cover81% cloud cover82% cloud cover84% cloud cover85% cloud cover87% cloud cover89% cloud cover91% cloud cover89% cloud cover88% cloud cover86% cloud cover84% cloud cover81% cloud cover79% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡50°55°60°65°70°75°62656562636463656968676259575452rain2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance7% chance7% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance10% chance10% chance10% chance12% chance13% chance18% chance50% chance, 0.03 in54% chance, 0.03 in56% chance, 0.03 in54% chance, 0.03 in57% chance, 0.03 in58% chance, 0.03 in77% chance, 0.21 in75% chance, 0.21 in81% chance, 0.21 in83% chance, 0.21 in85% chance, 0.21 in85% chance, 0.21 in89% chance, 0.15 in89% chance, 0.15 in89% chance, 0.15 in89% chance, 0.15 in89% chance, 0.15 in89% chance, 0.15 in74% chance, 0.03 in74% chance, 0.03 in74% chance, 0.03 in74% chance, 0.03 in74% chance, 0.03 in74% chance, 0.03 in36% chance36% chance36% chance36% chance0.210.210.210.150.150.15wind0102030mphE 21 mph, gusts 25E 20 mph, gusts 24E 21 mph, gusts 25E 20 mph, gusts 25E 20 mph, gusts 24E 20 mph, gusts 25E 20 mph, gusts 24ESE 18 mph, gusts 22ESE 20 mph, gusts 23ESE 21 mph, gusts 25ESE 21 mph, gusts 25ESE 22 mph, gusts 28ESE 23 mph, gusts 29ESE 24 mph, gusts 30ESE 25 mph, gusts 32E 24 mph, gusts 33ENE 25 mph, gusts 33ENE 28 mph, gusts 36ENE 28 mph, gusts 35ENE 25 mph, gusts 32NE 25 mph, gusts 31NE 24 mph, gusts 31NE 23 mph, gusts 30NE 22 mph, gusts 29
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 10 AM62°62°54°75%11%2%–E 212510+ mi
Sat 11 AM64°64°55°73%17%2%–E 212510+ mi
Sat 12 PM65°65°55°70%23%2%–E 202410+ mi
Sat 1 PM65°65°56°73%38%2%–E 212510+ mi
Sat 2 PM66°66°55°68%38%2%–E 212510+ mi
Sat 3 PM65°65°56°73%41%2%–E 202510+ mi
Sat 4 PM65°65°56°73%49%2%–E 202510+ mi
Sat 5 PM64°64°56°75%47%2%–E 202510+ mi
Sat 6 PM62°62°55°78%33%7%–E 202410+ mi
Sat 7 PM62°62°56°81%32%7%–E 202410+ mi
Sat 8 PM62°62°56°81%25%6%–E 202510+ mi
Sat 9 PM62°62°55°78%24%6%–E 202410+ mi
Sat 10 PM63°63°56°78%23%6%–E 202410+ mi
Sat 11 PM63°63°57°81%34%6%–E 202310+ mi
Sun 12 AM63°63°57°81%50%10%–ESE 182210+ mi
Sun 1 AM64°64°59°84%45%10%–ESE 202310+ mi
Sun 2 AM64°64°59°84%62%10%–ESE 202310+ mi
Sun 3 AM64°64°59°84%58%12%–ESE 202310+ mi
Sun 4 AM63°63°60°90%75%13%–ESE 212510+ mi
Sun 5 AM65°65°60°84%80%18%–ESE 212510+ mi
Sun 6 AM65°65°61°87%83%50%0.03"ESE 212510+ mi⚡
Sun 7 AM65°65°62°90%76%54%0.03"ESE 212610+ mi⚡
Sun 8 AM67°67°63°87%69%56%0.03"ESE 22286.0 mi⚡
Sun 9 AM68°68°64°87%75%54%0.03"ESE 222810+ mi⚡
Sun 10 AM69°69°66°90%71%57%0.03"ESE 23296.0 mi⚡
Sun 11 AM69°69°66°90%85%58%0.03"ESE 25306.0 mi⚡
Sun 12 PM69°69°67°93%74%77%0.21"ESE 24306.0 mi⚡
Sun 1 PM68°68°67°97%81%75%0.21"ESE 25314.0 mi⚡
Sun 2 PM69°69°67°93%85%81%0.21"ESE 25322.9 mi⚡
Sun 3 PM68°68°67°97%89%83%0.21"E 24333.0 mi⚡
Sun 4 PM67°67°66°97%90%85%0.21"E 2433–⚡
Sun 5 PM66°66°65°97%89%85%0.21"ENE 2433–⚡
Sun 6 PM63°63°63°100%89%89%0.15"ENE 2533–
Sun 7 PM62°62°62°100%88%89%0.15"ENE 2635–
Sun 8 PM61°61°61°100%85%89%0.15"ENE 2836–
Sun 9 PM60°60°60°100%81%89%0.15"ENE 2835–
Sun 10 PM59°59°59°100%82%89%0.15"ENE 2835–
Sun 11 PM59°59°59°100%84%89%0.15"ENE 2633–
Mon 12 AM58°58°58°100%85%74%0.03"ENE 2532–
Mon 1 AM57°57°57°100%87%74%0.03"ENE 2531–
Mon 2 AM56°56°56°100%89%74%0.03"NE 2531–
Mon 3 AM55°55°55°100%91%74%0.03"NE 2531–
Mon 4 AM54°54°54°100%89%74%0.03"NE 2431–
Mon 5 AM53°53°53°100%88%74%0.03"NE 2330–
Mon 6 AM52°52°52°100%86%36%–NE 2330–
Mon 7 AM52°52°52°100%84%36%–NE 2229–
Mon 8 AM53°53°53°100%81%36%–NE 2229–
Mon 9 AM55°55°53°93%79%36%–NE 2228–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

67° / 62°

18% rain

E 20–21 mph · gusts 25

Sun, Nov 15

Showers And Thunderstorms

70° / 52°

89% rain · 2.34"

E 18–28 mph · gusts 36

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Rain Showers

60° / 54°

74% rain · 0.18"

NE 17–25 mph · gusts 32

Tue, Nov 17

Sunny

66° / 60°

1% rain

NE 12–17 mph · gusts 21

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny

70° / 65°

6% rain

E 13–17 mph · gusts 22

Thu, Nov 19

Slight Chance Rain Showers

72° / 66°

16% rain

E 13–15 mph · gusts 20

Fri, Nov 20

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

72° / 67°

17% rain

E 12–15 mph · gusts 21

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Mostly sunny. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. East wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Partly cloudy. Low around 62, with temperatures rising to around 65 overnight. East wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. East wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
  • Sunday Night: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northeast wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 60, with temperatures falling to around 57 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
  • Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 66.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 527 AM CST Sat Nov 14 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.


GMZ335-150015-
Galveston Bay-
527 AM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Bay waters rough. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Bay waters rough. Showers likely in the morning, then showers
with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 30 knots gusting to 35
knots. Bay waters very rough. Showers.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots gusting 35 knots, 
diminishing to around 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters rough,
diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers in 
the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay waters choppy. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy, diminishing to
slightly choppy in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots, becoming east
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy,
increasing to choppy after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.  

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 527 AM CST Sat Nov 14 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.


GMZ355-150015-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
527 AM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...East winds increasing to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A 
chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming southeast
around 30 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to
10 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of
showers after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 30 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at
7 seconds. Showers likely in the morning, then showers with a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 30 knots gusting 40 knots.
Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: 
Southeast 8 feet at 7 seconds. Showers.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots gusting 40 knots. Seas 
7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 30 knots, diminishing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to
11 feet. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to
10 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 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. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · May 1947

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
87% lit
↑ 4:49 PM
↓ 4:45 AM
★★☆☆c40
2
93% lit
↑ 5:47 PM
↓ 5:17 AM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
3
98% lit
↑ 6:45 PM
↓ 5:47 AM
★★★☆c57
4
100% lit
↑ 7:43 PM
↓ 6:18 AM
★★★★c66
Full Moon · Flower Moon
5
100% lit
↑ 8:41 PM
↓ 6:51 AM
★☆☆☆c70
6
98% lit
↑ 9:39 PM
↓ 7:27 AM
★★★★c75
best
7
94% lit
↑ 10:36 PM
↓ 8:06 AM
★★★★c77
best
8
89% lit
↑ 11:30 PM
↓ 8:50 AM
★★★★c79
9
82% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:38 AM
★★★★c78
Moon farthest south (-26.1°)
10
74% lit
↑ 12:21 AM
↓ 10:29 AM
★★★☆c77
Apogee · 404,920 km
11
66% lit
↑ 1:08 AM
↓ 11:24 AM
★★★☆c74
12
56% lit
↑ 1:50 AM
↓ 12:20 PM
★★☆☆c69
13
47% lit
↑ 2:27 AM
↓ 1:17 PM
★★☆☆c63
Last Quarter
14
37% lit
↑ 3:02 AM
↓ 2:14 PM
★★☆☆c54
15
27% lit
↑ 3:34 AM
↓ 3:11 PM
★★☆☆c43
16
18% lit
↑ 4:05 AM
↓ 4:10 PM
★☆☆☆c33
Moon crosses the equator
17
11% lit
↑ 4:37 AM
↓ 5:11 PM
★★☆☆c50
18
5% lit
↑ 5:10 AM
↓ 6:14 PM
★★★☆c68
19
1% lit
↑ 5:46 AM
↓ 7:22 PM
★★★★c84
best
20
0% lit
↑ 6:27 AM
↓ 8:32 PM
★★★★c97
New Moon
best
21
2% lit
↑ 7:16 AM
↓ 9:43 PM
★☆☆☆c102
22
7% lit
↑ 8:12 AM
↓ 10:52 PM
★★★★c106
Perigee · 361,431 km
best
23
14% lit
↑ 9:15 AM
↓ 11:55 PM
★★★★c106
Moon farthest north (26.2°)
24
23% lit
↑ 10:23 AM
↓ –
★★★★c105
25
34% lit
↑ 11:32 AM
↓ 12:49 AM
★★★★c97
26
45% lit
↑ 12:39 PM
↓ 1:35 AM
★★★☆c85
First Quarter
27
56% lit
↑ 1:43 PM
↓ 2:14 AM
★★☆☆c69
28
66% lit
↑ 2:43 PM
↓ 2:48 AM
★★☆☆c53
29
76% lit
↑ 3:42 PM
↓ 3:20 AM
★★☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
30
84% lit
↑ 4:39 PM
↓ 3:50 AM
★★☆☆c53
31
91% lit
↑ 5:36 PM
↓ 4:21 AM
★★★☆c65

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, May 2 · 7:00 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, May 4 · 11:52 PM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, May 9 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-26.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, May 10 · 2:00 AM — Apogee · 404,920 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, May 13 · 3:07 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, May 16 · 7:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, May 20 · 8:43 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, May 22 · 2:00 AM — Perigee · 361,431 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, May 23 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest north (26.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, May 26 · 11:35 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, May 29 · 2:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Tue, May 6 · Wed, May 7 · Mon, May 19 · Tue, May 20 · Thu, May 22

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

Moon distance

361,562 km closest · 404,829 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 Sievers Cove, Goat IslandSurf report: Bolivar Peninsula (Crystal Beach)Offshore 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 Sat 6:20 AM.