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

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Today

Today: High 69° · 15% rain

A slight chance of rain showers after 5pm. Partly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. East wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Low 63° · 45% rain

A chance of rain showers before 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 63, with temperatures rising to around 66 overnight. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:43 AM / 5:27 PM
Moonrise / moonset
11:24 AM / 9:47 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 25%
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 AMclouds62% cloud cover69% cloud cover69% cloud cover61% cloud cover47% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡50°55°60°65°70°75°68676567696967707169676563615858rain3% chance3% chance3% chance9% chance9% 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% chance0.120.120.120.210.210.210.180.180.18wind0102030mphE 20 mph, gusts 25E 21 mph, gusts 25E 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 29
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 12 PM68°68°58°70%62%3%–E 202510+ mi
Sat 1 PM68°68°58°71%69%3%–E 202510+ mi
Sat 2 PM68°68°58°71%69%3%–E 212510+ mi
Sat 3 PM67°67°58°73%61%9%–E 202510+ mi
Sat 4 PM67°67°58°73%47%9%–E 202610+ mi
Sat 5 PM66°66°59°76%49%9%–E 202510+ mi
Sat 6 PM65°65°58°78%59%5%–E 182510+ mi
Sat 7 PM66°66°59°77%47%5%–E 182610+ mi
Sat 8 PM67°67°59°75%49%5%–E 182610+ mi
Sat 9 PM67°67°58°75%53%20%–E 182610+ mi
Sat 10 PM67°67°59°75%73%20%–E 182610+ mi
Sat 11 PM68°68°60°75%82%20%–E 182610+ mi
Sun 12 AM69°69°61°76%81%19%0.02"ESE 182510+ mi
Sun 1 AM69°69°61°75%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°80%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°90%79%70%0.12"ESE 17286.0 mi⚡
Sun 7 AM68°68°65°93%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°92%77%78%0.12"SE 18256.0 mi⚡
Sun 10 AM71°71°68°92%73%78%0.12"SE 20255.9 mi⚡
Sun 11 AM71°71°68°92%80%78%0.12"SE 21264.0 mi⚡
Sun 12 PM71°71°68°92%83%98%0.21"SSE 20262.9 mi⚡
Sun 1 PM70°70°69°97%85%98%0.21"SSE 20262.9 mi⚡
Sun 2 PM70°70°69°98%86%98%0.21"SE 21252.5 mi⚡
Sun 3 PM69°69°69°99%79%85%0.21"SSE 17232.9 mi⚡
Sun 4 PM69°69°68°98%83%85%0.21"SSE 1623–⚡
Sun 5 PM68°68°68°99%88%85%0.21"ESE 1622–⚡
Sun 6 PM67°67°66°98%90%86%0.18"NE 1623–⚡
Sun 7 PM66°66°65°98%89%86%0.18"NE 1824–⚡
Sun 8 PM66°66°64°95%88%86%0.18"NE 2125–⚡
Sun 9 PM65°65°63°95%79%63%0.18"NE 2128–
Sun 10 PM64°64°63°95%71%63%0.18"NE 2129–
Sun 11 PM64°64°62°96%79%63%0.18"NE 2231–
Mon 12 AM63°63°62°96%76%36%0.02"NE 2231–
Mon 1 AM63°63°61°96%72%36%0.02"NE 2132–
Mon 2 AM62°62°60°96%77%36%0.02"NE 2232–
Mon 3 AM61°61°59°95%74%66%0.02"NE 2233–
Mon 4 AM60°60°58°96%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°97%80%33%–NE 2233–
Mon 8 AM57°57°57°98%81%33%–NNE 2231–
Mon 9 AM58°58°57°98%82%33%–NNE 2230–
Mon 10 AM59°59°58°96%82%33%–NNE 2229–
Mon 11 AM59°59°58°94%83%33%–NE 2129–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

69° / 63°

45% rain

E 18–21 mph · gusts 26

Sun, Nov 15

Showers And Thunderstorms

72° / 51°

98% rain · 3.18"

SE 16–22 mph · gusts 31

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

61° / 52°

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 then Slight Chance Rain Showers

72° / 65°

16% rain

E 8–15 mph · gusts 21

Thu, Nov 19

Slight Chance Rain Showers

74° / 65°

22% rain

E 6–13 mph · gusts 18

Fri, Nov 20

Chance Rain Showers

75° / 67°

26% rain

E 6–13 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: A slight chance of rain showers after 5pm. Partly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. East wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tonight: A chance of rain showers before 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 63, with temperatures rising to around 66 overnight. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter 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 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
  • Sunday Night: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly cloudy. High near 61, with temperatures falling to around 58 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Friday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

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Marine forecast

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 1950

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
100% lit
↑ 7:45 PM
↓ 6:01 AM
★★★★c85
best
2
100% lit
↑ 9:00 PM
↓ 6:42 AM
★★★★c95
Full Moon · Flower Moon (supermoon)
Perigee · 356,905 km
best
3
96% lit
↑ 10:15 PM
↓ 7:29 AM
★★★★c99
4
91% lit
↑ 11:26 PM
↓ 8:24 AM
★★★★c99
5
83% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:26 AM
★★★★c97
Moon farthest south (-28.5°)
6
73% lit
↑ 12:29 AM
↓ 10:32 AM
★☆☆☆c90
7
63% lit
↑ 1:22 AM
↓ 11:39 AM
★★★★c84
8
53% lit
↑ 2:06 AM
↓ 12:44 PM
★★★☆c71
Last Quarter
9
42% lit
↑ 2:42 AM
↓ 1:44 PM
★★★☆c59
10
33% lit
↑ 3:14 AM
↓ 2:42 PM
★★☆☆c46
11
24% lit
↑ 3:42 AM
↓ 3:36 PM
★★☆☆c32
12
16% lit
↑ 4:08 AM
↓ 4:29 PM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
13
10% lit
↑ 4:34 AM
↓ 5:22 PM
★★★★c51
14
5% lit
↑ 5:01 AM
↓ 6:15 PM
★★★★c61
15
2% lit
↑ 5:30 AM
↓ 7:10 PM
★★★★c68
Apogee · 406,515 km
16
0% lit
↑ 6:02 AM
↓ 8:06 PM
★★★★c74
New Moon
best
17
1% lit
↑ 6:38 AM
↓ 9:03 PM
★★★★c76
best
18
3% lit
↑ 7:20 AM
↓ 10:00 PM
★★★★c77
19
7% lit
↑ 8:08 AM
↓ 10:54 PM
★★★★c77
Moon farthest north (28.6°)
20
12% lit
↑ 9:01 AM
↓ 11:44 PM
★★★★c76
21
19% lit
↑ 9:59 AM
↓ –
★★★★c75
22
28% lit
↑ 11:00 AM
↓ 12:29 AM
★☆☆☆c71
23
38% lit
↑ 12:01 PM
↓ 1:09 AM
★★★★c68
24
48% lit
↑ 1:03 PM
↓ 1:45 AM
★★★☆c60
First Quarter
25
59% lit
↑ 2:05 PM
↓ 2:18 AM
★★★☆c51
26
70% lit
↑ 3:07 PM
↓ 2:49 AM
★★☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
27
80% lit
↑ 4:12 PM
↓ 3:21 AM
★★★☆c55
28
88% lit
↑ 5:20 PM
↓ 3:54 AM
★★★★c74
29
95% lit
↑ 6:32 PM
↓ 4:32 AM
★★★★c90
30
99% lit
↑ 7:47 PM
↓ 5:15 AM
★★★★c101
Perigee · 358,204 km
31
100% lit
↑ 9:01 PM
↓ 6:06 AM
★★★★c105
Full Moon · Blue Moon (supermoon)
best

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, May 2 · 12:19 AM — Full Moon · Flower 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.
  • Tue, May 2 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 356,905 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, May 5 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, May 8 · 5:31 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, May 12 · 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.
  • Mon, May 15 · 5:00 PM — Apogee · 406,515 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, May 16 · 7:54 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, May 19 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, May 24 · 4:28 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, May 26 · 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.
  • Tue, May 30 · 11:00 AM — Perigee · 358,204 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, May 31 · 7:42 AM — Full Moon · Blue 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.

Best fishing days

Mon, May 1 · Tue, May 2 · Tue, May 16 · Wed, May 17 · Wed, May 31

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

Moon distance

357,094 km closest · 406,501 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 11:01 AM.