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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...From 9 AM Sunday to 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. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...East winds will become northeast behind a cold front late Sunday.

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 70° · 9% rain

Mostly sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. East wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight: Low 66° · 40% rain

A chance of rain showers after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:43 AM / 5:27 PM
Moonrise / moonset
11:24 AM / 9:47 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 27%
Major period
3:10 AM–5:10 AM
Minor period
10:54 AM–11:54 AM
Major period
3:35 PM–5:35 PM
Minor period
9:17 PM–10:17 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sat, Nov 146 PMSun, Nov 156 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 166 AM12 PMclouds47% cloud cover49% cloud cover59% cloud cover47% cloud cover49% cloud cover53% cloud cover73% cloud cover82% cloud cover81% cloud cover75% cloud cover86% cloud cover85% cloud cover87% cloud cover85% cloud cover79% cloud cover79% cloud cover74% cloud cover77% cloud cover73% cloud cover80% cloud cover83% cloud cover85% cloud cover86% cloud cover79% cloud cover83% cloud cover88% cloud cover90% cloud cover89% cloud cover88% cloud cover79% cloud cover71% cloud cover79% cloud cover76% cloud cover72% cloud cover77% cloud cover74% cloud cover81% cloud cover88% cloud cover85% cloud cover80% cloud cover81% cloud cover82% cloud cover82% cloud cover83% cloud cover83% cloud cover82% cloud cover80% cloud cover79% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡50°55°60°65°70°75°67666769696871706966646360575960rain9% chance9% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance19% chance, 0.02 in19% chance, 0.02 in19% chance, 0.02 in40% chance, 0.02 in40% chance, 0.02 in40% chance, 0.02 in70% chance, 0.12 in70% chance, 0.12 in70% chance, 0.12 in78% chance, 0.12 in78% chance, 0.12 in78% chance, 0.12 in98% chance, 0.21 in98% chance, 0.21 in98% chance, 0.21 in85% chance, 0.21 in85% chance, 0.21 in85% chance, 0.21 in86% chance, 0.18 in86% chance, 0.18 in86% chance, 0.18 in63% chance, 0.18 in63% chance, 0.18 in63% chance, 0.18 in36% chance, 0.02 in36% chance, 0.02 in36% chance, 0.02 in66% chance, 0.02 in66% chance, 0.02 in66% chance, 0.02 in33% chance33% chance33% chance33% chance33% chance33% chance45% chance45% chance45% chance45% chance0.120.120.120.210.210.210.180.180.18wind0102030mphE 20 mph, gusts 26E 18 mph, gusts 25E 18 mph, gusts 26E 18 mph, gusts 26ESE 18 mph, gusts 25ESE 17 mph, gusts 26ESE 17 mph, gusts 28ESE 17 mph, gusts 28SE 18 mph, gusts 25SE 20 mph, gusts 25SSE 20 mph, gusts 26SE 21 mph, gusts 25SSE 16 mph, gusts 23NE 16 mph, gusts 23NE 21 mph, gusts 25NE 21 mph, gusts 29NE 22 mph, gusts 31NE 22 mph, gusts 32NE 22 mph, gusts 35NE 22 mph, gusts 33NNE 22 mph, gusts 31NNE 22 mph, gusts 29NE 21 mph, gusts 29NNE 20 mph, gusts 26
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 4 PM67°67°58°73%47%9%–E 202610+ mi
Sat 5 PM66°66°59°78%49%9%–E 202510+ mi
Sat 6 PM65°65°58°78%59%5%–E 182510+ mi
Sat 7 PM66°66°59°78%47%5%–E 182610+ mi
Sat 8 PM67°67°59°75%49%5%–E 182610+ mi
Sat 9 PM67°67°58°73%53%20%–E 182610+ mi
Sat 10 PM67°67°59°75%73%20%–E 182610+ mi
Sat 11 PM68°68°60°76%82%20%–E 182610+ mi
Sun 12 AM69°69°61°76%81%19%0.02"ESE 182510+ mi
Sun 1 AM69°69°61°76%75%19%0.02"ESE 182510+ mi
Sun 2 AM69°69°61°76%86%19%0.02"ESE 172610+ mi
Sun 3 AM69°69°62°78%85%40%0.02"ESE 172610+ mi
Sun 4 AM69°69°63°81%87%40%0.02"ESE 172810+ mi
Sun 5 AM68°68°63°84%85%40%0.02"SE 172810+ mi
Sun 6 AM67°67°65°93%79%70%0.12"ESE 17286.0 mi⚡
Sun 7 AM68°68°65°90%79%70%0.12"ESE 18266.0 mi⚡
Sun 8 AM68°68°66°93%74%70%0.12"SE 18256.0 mi⚡
Sun 9 AM70°70°67°90%77%78%0.12"SE 18256.0 mi⚡
Sun 10 AM71°71°68°90%73%78%0.12"SE 20256.0 mi⚡
Sun 11 AM71°71°68°90%80%78%0.12"SE 21264.0 mi⚡
Sun 12 PM71°71°68°90%83%98%0.21"SSE 20262.5 mi⚡
Sun 1 PM70°70°69°97%85%98%0.21"SSE 20262.5 mi⚡
Sun 2 PM70°70°69°97%86%98%0.21"SE 21252.5 mi⚡
Sun 3 PM69°69°69°100%79%85%0.21"SSE 17232.5 mi⚡
Sun 4 PM69°69°68°97%83%85%0.21"SSE 16232.9 mi⚡
Sun 5 PM68°68°68°100%88%85%0.21"ESE 16222.9 mi⚡
Sun 6 PM67°67°66°97%90%86%0.18"NE 16234.9 mi⚡
Sun 7 PM66°66°65°97%89%86%0.18"NE 18244.9 mi⚡
Sun 8 PM66°66°64°93%88%86%0.18"NE 21255.9 mi⚡
Sun 9 PM65°65°63°93%79%63%0.18"NE 21286.0 mi
Sun 10 PM64°64°63°97%71%63%0.18"NE 2129–
Sun 11 PM64°64°62°93%79%63%0.18"NE 2231–
Mon 12 AM63°63°62°97%76%36%0.02"NE 2231–
Mon 1 AM63°63°61°93%72%36%0.02"NE 2132–
Mon 2 AM62°62°60°93%77%36%0.02"NE 2232–
Mon 3 AM61°61°59°93%74%66%0.02"NE 2233–
Mon 4 AM60°60°58°93%81%66%0.02"NE 2235–
Mon 5 AM59°59°58°96%88%66%0.02"NE 2135–
Mon 6 AM58°58°57°96%85%33%–NE 2233–
Mon 7 AM57°57°56°96%80%33%–NE 2233–
Mon 8 AM57°57°57°100%81%33%–NNE 2231–
Mon 9 AM58°58°57°96%82%33%–NNE 2230–
Mon 10 AM59°59°58°96%82%33%–NNE 2229–
Mon 11 AM59°59°58°96%83%33%–NE 2129–
Mon 12 PM60°60°58°93%83%45%–NE 2129–
Mon 1 PM60°60°58°93%82%45%–NE 2028–
Mon 2 PM60°60°58°93%80%45%–NNE 2026–
Mon 3 PM60°60°58°93%79%45%–NNE 2025–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

70° / 66°

40% rain

E 18–20 mph · gusts 26

Sun, Nov 15

Showers And Thunderstorms

72° / 55°

98% rain · 3.18"

SE 16–22 mph · gusts 31

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Rain Showers

62° / 53°

66% rain · 0.12"

NE 13–22 mph · gusts 35

Tue, Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

67° / 60°

4% rain

NE 9–16 mph · gusts 24

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny

73° / 66°

10% rain

E 8–15 mph · gusts 20

Thu, Nov 19

Partly Sunny

74° / 65°

13% rain

E 7–13 mph · gusts 18

Fri, Nov 20

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

74° / 67°

23% rain

E 7–14 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Mostly sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. East wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
  • Tonight: A chance of rain showers after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 55, with temperatures rising to around 59 overnight. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 62, with temperatures falling to around 59 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
  • 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 66.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 118 PM 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.


GMZ355-150815-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
118 PM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
East 6 feet at 5 seconds. 
.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 slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 30 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 9 feet at
7 seconds. Showers likely in the morning, then showers with a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 25 to 30 knots, becoming northeast
30 to 35 knots after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to
13 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 7 seconds. Showers,
mainly in the evening. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots with gusts up to
40 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave
Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds. Showers likely. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 30 knots, diminishing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to
11 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around
20 knots after midnight. 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 · August 1948

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
17% lit
↑ 2:41 AM
↓ 5:18 PM
★★★★c96
2
9% lit
↑ 3:38 AM
↓ 6:23 PM
★★★★c104
Moon farthest north (27.8°)
3
3% lit
↑ 4:43 AM
↓ 7:23 PM
★★★★c107
4
1% lit
↑ 5:54 AM
↓ 8:16 PM
★★★★c107
New Moon (supermoon)
best
5
1% lit
↑ 7:08 AM
↓ 9:02 PM
★★★★c103
Perigee · 357,920 km
best
6
4% lit
↑ 8:21 AM
↓ 9:42 PM
★★★★c93
7
10% lit
↑ 9:30 AM
↓ 10:18 PM
★★★★c77
8
18% lit
↑ 10:37 AM
↓ 10:52 PM
★★☆☆c58
Moon crosses the equator
9
28% lit
↑ 11:42 AM
↓ 11:25 PM
★★☆☆c40
10
38% lit
↑ 12:45 PM
↓ 11:59 PM
★★★☆c58
11
49% lit
↑ 1:48 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c70
First Quarter
12
59% lit
↑ 2:51 PM
↓ 12:37 AM
★☆☆☆c77
13
69% lit
↑ 3:52 PM
↓ 1:18 AM
★★★★c82
14
78% lit
↑ 4:50 PM
↓ 2:03 AM
★★★★c84
15
86% lit
↑ 5:44 PM
↓ 2:54 AM
★★★★c84
Moon farthest south (-27.3°)
16
92% lit
↑ 6:32 PM
↓ 3:48 AM
★★★★c82
17
96% lit
↑ 7:14 PM
↓ 4:44 AM
★★★★c78
18
99% lit
↑ 7:50 PM
↓ 5:41 AM
★★★★c74
best
19
100% lit
↑ 8:23 PM
↓ 6:37 AM
★★★★c69
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
20
99% lit
↑ 8:52 PM
↓ 7:32 AM
★★★★c63
Apogee · 406,396 km
best
21
96% lit
↑ 9:20 PM
↓ 8:25 AM
★★★★c55
22
92% lit
↑ 9:46 PM
↓ 9:18 AM
★★★☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
23
86% lit
↑ 10:13 PM
↓ 10:10 AM
★★☆☆c33
24
79% lit
↑ 10:42 PM
↓ 11:04 AM
★★☆☆c31
25
71% lit
↑ 11:13 PM
↓ 11:59 AM
★★★☆c49
26
61% lit
↑ 11:50 PM
↓ 12:58 PM
★★★☆c61
27
51% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:59 PM
★☆☆☆c67
Last Quarter
28
40% lit
↑ 12:32 AM
↓ 3:02 PM
★★★☆c78
29
30% lit
↑ 1:23 AM
↓ 4:06 PM
★★★★c87
Moon farthest north (27.9°)
30
20% lit
↑ 2:22 AM
↓ 5:07 PM
★★★★c92
31
11% lit
↑ 3:29 AM
↓ 6:02 PM
★★★★c95

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Aug 2 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Aug 4 · 11:13 PM — New Moon (supermoon)Moon is near perigee at the same time: perigean spring tides. Expect extra-high highs, extra-low lows, and strong current at the passes.
  • Thu, Aug 5 · 3:00 PM — Perigee · 357,920 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Aug 8 · 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.
  • Wed, Aug 11 · 2:40 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Aug 15 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Aug 19 · 12:32 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 20 · 4:00 AM — Apogee · 406,396 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Aug 22 · 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.
  • Fri, Aug 27 · 1:46 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Aug 29 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Wed, Aug 4 · Thu, Aug 5 · Wed, Aug 18 · Thu, Aug 19 · Fri, Aug 20

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

Moon distance

357,939 km closest · 406,360 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 Sat 1:36 PM.