Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
⚠ Wind Advisory · until Mon 6:00 PM
* WHAT...East winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * WHERE...Bolivar Peninsula, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island, and Matagorda Islands Counties. * WHEN...Until 6 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. Secure outdoor objects.
⚠ 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
Overnight: Low 63° · 22% rain
A slight chance of rain showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 63, with temperatures rising to around 67 overnight. East wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday: High 69° · 100% rain
Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. East wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:43 AM / 5:24 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 12:00 PM / 10:40 PM
- Moon
- Waxing Crescent, 31%
- Major period
- 3:55 AM–5:55 AM
- Minor period
- 11:30 AM–12:30 PM
- Major period
- 4:20 PM–6:20 PM
- Minor period
- 10:10 PM–11:10 PM
- Solunar rating
- Low
Next 48 hours
TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 3 AM | 67° | 67° | 60° | 78% | 86% | 11% | – | ESE 21 | 28 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 4 AM | 67° | 67° | 61° | 81% | 82% | 16% | – | ESE 21 | 29 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 5 AM | 67° | 67° | 62° | 84% | 87% | 22% | – | ESE 21 | 30 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 6 AM | 67° | 67° | 62° | 84% | 85% | 42% | 0.05" | ESE 18 | 25 | 10+ mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 7 AM | 68° | 68° | 62° | 81% | 80% | 52% | 0.05" | ESE 20 | 28 | 10+ mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 8 AM | 68° | 68° | 63° | 84% | 81% | 54% | 0.05" | E 20 | 28 | 10+ mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 9 AM | 68° | 68° | 63° | 84% | 80% | 57% | 0.05" | ESE 20 | 28 | 4.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 10 AM | 68° | 68° | 63° | 84% | 82% | 66% | 0.05" | ESE 21 | 29 | 6.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 11 AM | 68° | 68° | 64° | 87% | 77% | 67% | 0.05" | ESE 21 | 29 | 5.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 12 PM | 68° | 68° | 64° | 87% | 77% | 64% | 0.18" | ESE 21 | 29 | 4.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 1 PM | 68° | 68° | 64° | 87% | 74% | 87% | 0.18" | ESE 21 | 30 | 3.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 2 PM | 67° | 67° | 64° | 90% | 81% | 90% | 0.18" | E 22 | 30 | 2.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 3 PM | 67° | 67° | 65° | 93% | 82% | 100% | 0.18" | E 22 | 30 | 2.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 4 PM | 67° | 67° | 64° | 90% | 82% | 100% | 0.18" | E 22 | 30 | 2.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 5 PM | 65° | 65° | 62° | 90% | 87% | 86% | 0.18" | E 22 | 30 | 2.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 6 PM | 64° | 64° | 62° | 93% | 90% | 92% | 0.16" | ENE 26 | 36 | 3.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 7 PM | 63° | 63° | 61° | 93% | 90% | 82% | 0.16" | NE 26 | 36 | 4.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 8 PM | 62° | 62° | 60° | 93% | 83% | 66% | 0.16" | NE 28 | 37 | 4.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 9 PM | 62° | 62° | 59° | 90% | 78% | 47% | 0.16" | ENE 30 | 38 | 7.0 mi | |
| Sun 10 PM | 61° | 61° | 59° | 93% | 74% | 36% | 0.16" | ENE 29 | 39 | 7.0 mi | |
| Sun 11 PM | 60° | 60° | 58° | 93% | 87% | 28% | 0.16" | ENE 28 | 39 | 8.0 mi | |
| Mon 12 AM | 59° | 59° | 57° | 93% | 87% | 33% | 0.01" | ENE 28 | 38 | 8.0 mi | |
| Mon 1 AM | 59° | 59° | 57° | 93% | 87% | 31% | 0.01" | ENE 28 | 37 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 2 AM | 58° | 58° | 56° | 93% | 82% | 32% | 0.01" | ENE 28 | 37 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 3 AM | 57° | 57° | 56° | 96% | 81% | 33% | 0.01" | ENE 26 | 37 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 4 AM | 57° | 57° | 56° | 96% | 90% | 39% | 0.01" | NE 26 | 37 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 5 AM | 56° | 56° | 55° | 96% | 82% | 42% | 0.01" | NE 25 | 37 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 6 AM | 56° | 56° | 54° | 93% | 86% | 32% | – | NE 22 | 31 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 7 AM | 56° | 56° | 54° | 93% | 82% | 20% | – | NE 22 | 31 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 8 AM | 58° | 58° | 57° | 96% | 82% | 13% | – | NE 22 | 30 | 7.0 mi | |
| Mon 9 AM | 59° | 59° | 57° | 93% | 75% | 4% | – | NE 21 | 29 | 7.0 mi | |
| Mon 10 AM | 60° | 60° | 57° | 90% | 72% | 1% | – | NE 21 | 29 | – | |
| Mon 11 AM | 61° | 61° | 57° | 87% | 70% | 1% | – | NE 21 | 26 | – | |
| Mon 12 PM | 61° | 61° | 56° | 84% | 69% | 0% | – | NE 18 | 25 | – | |
| Mon 1 PM | 62° | 62° | 55° | 78% | 71% | 1% | – | NE 18 | 25 | – | |
| Mon 2 PM | 62° | 62° | 54° | 75% | 69% | 0% | – | NE 18 | 24 | – | |
| Mon 3 PM | 64° | 64° | 54° | 70% | 71% | 3% | – | NE 18 | 23 | – | |
| Mon 4 PM | 62° | 62° | 54° | 75% | 61% | 14% | – | NE 18 | 24 | – | |
| Mon 5 PM | 62° | 62° | 54° | 75% | 64% | 14% | – | NE 18 | 24 | – | |
| Mon 6 PM | 61° | 61° | 56° | 84% | 57% | 2% | – | NE 18 | 24 | – | |
| Mon 7 PM | 59° | 59° | 55° | 87% | 38% | 2% | – | NE 18 | 24 | – | |
| Mon 8 PM | 59° | 59° | 55° | 87% | 40% | 2% | – | NE 18 | 24 | – | |
| Mon 9 PM | 59° | 59° | 55° | 87% | 42% | 2% | – | NE 17 | 23 | – | |
| Mon 10 PM | 59° | 59° | 55° | 87% | 38% | 2% | – | NE 16 | 22 | – | |
| Mon 11 PM | 59° | 59° | 55° | 87% | 33% | 2% | – | NE 16 | 22 | – | |
| Tue 12 AM | 59° | 59° | 55° | 87% | 29% | 1% | – | NE 15 | 21 | – | |
| Tue 1 AM | 59° | 59° | 55° | 87% | 27% | 1% | – | NE 15 | 21 | – | |
| Tue 2 AM | 58° | 58° | 55° | 90% | 25% | 1% | – | NE 15 | 21 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Showers And Thunderstorms
69° / 63°
100% rain · 2.34"
E 18–30 mph · gusts 39
⚡ Storms
Mon, Nov 16
Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
64° / 57°
42% rain · 0.06"
NE 16–28 mph · gusts 38
Tue, Nov 17
Sunny
66° / 62°
2% rain
NE 13–15 mph · gusts 21
Wed, Nov 18
Partly Sunny
71° / 65°
3% rain
E 13–15 mph · gusts 21
Thu, Nov 19
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
72° / 65°
15% rain
E 10–14 mph · gusts 18
Fri, Nov 20
Mostly Sunny
73° / 67°
4% rain
E 10–14 mph · gusts 18
Sat, Nov 21
Mostly Sunny
74° / 68°
14% rain
E 7–10 mph · gusts 15
Detailed NWS forecast
- Overnight: A slight chance of rain showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 63, with temperatures rising to around 67 overnight. East wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 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 69, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. East wind around 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. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
- Monday: A chance of rain showers before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Northeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 66.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
- Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
- Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
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Marine forecast
Galveston Bay
GMZ335 · 1211 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. GMZ335-151915- Galveston Bay- 1211 AM CST Sun Nov 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Bay waters rough. A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers late. .SUNDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Bay waters rough. Showers and thunderstorms expected. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 25 to 30 knots gusting 35 knots. Gusts to around 40 knots in the lower bay. Bay waters very rough. Showers, mainly in the evening. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots gusting 35 knots, diminishing to around 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters very rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. .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 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy, diminishing to slightly choppy after midnight. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM
GMZ355 · 1211 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. GMZ355-151915- Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 1211 AM CST Sun Nov 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. .SUNDAY...East winds around 30 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 25 to 35 knots, becoming northeast 30 to 35 knots gusting 30 knots after midnight. 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, mainly in the evening. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots gusting 40 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 · October 1948
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Lunar events this month
- Fri, Oct 1 · 10:00 AM — Perigee · 359,322 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Sat, Oct 2 · 8:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Sat, Oct 2 · 1:42 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.
- Fri, Oct 8 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sat, Oct 9 · 4:10 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Wed, Oct 13 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 405,470 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Sat, Oct 16 · 8:00 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, Oct 17 · 8:24 PM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Sat, Oct 23 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Mon, Oct 25 · 7:41 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Fri, Oct 29 · 2:00 PM — Perigee · 363,954 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Fri, Oct 29 · 3:00 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
Sun, Oct 3 · Mon, Oct 4 · Tue, Oct 19 · Wed, Oct 20 · Sun, Oct 31
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
359,323 km closest · 405,453 km farthest
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 12:21 AM.