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Bolivar

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 58°

Mostly clear, with a low around 58. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday: 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 30 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:41 AM / 5:24 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:40 AM / 8:46 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 21%
Major period
2:15 AM–4:15 AM
Minor period
10:10 AM–11:10 AM
Major period
2:45 PM–4:45 PM
Minor period
8:16 PM–9:16 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Nov 13Sat, Nov 146 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 156 AM12 PM6 PMclouds55% cloud cover33% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover11% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡45°50°55°60°65°70°75°64615858646664626364656769696661rain1% chance2% chance2% chance2% 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 in0.210.210.210.150.15wind0102030mphE 10 mph, gusts 12E 13 mph, gusts 15E 15 mph, gusts 18E 17 mph, gusts 22E 18 mph, gusts 23E 20 mph, gusts 24E 21 mph, gusts 24E 21 mph, gusts 24E 20 mph, gusts 25E 20 mph, gusts 25E 20 mph, gusts 24E 20 mph, gusts 24E 20 mph, gusts 23ESE 20 mph, gusts 23ESE 20 mph, gusts 23ESE 21 mph, gusts 25ESE 21 mph, gusts 26ESE 22 mph, gusts 28ESE 25 mph, gusts 30ESE 25 mph, gusts 31E 24 mph, gusts 33ENE 24 mph, gusts 33ENE 26 mph, gusts 35ENE 28 mph, gusts 35
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 11 PM64°64°56°75%55%0%–E 101210+ mi
Sat 12 AM62°62°55°78%33%0%–E 121310+ mi
Sat 1 AM62°62°55°78%4%0%–E 131510+ mi
Sat 2 AM61°61°54°78%4%0%–E 141610+ mi
Sat 3 AM59°59°53°81%3%0%–E 151810+ mi
Sat 4 AM59°59°52°78%3%0%–E 172110+ mi
Sat 5 AM58°58°52°80%2%0%–E 172210+ mi
Sat 6 AM58°58°51°77%2%0%–E 182210+ mi
Sat 7 AM58°58°51°77%2%1%–E 182310+ mi
Sat 8 AM58°58°52°80%1%2%–E 202410+ mi
Sat 9 AM60°60°53°78%1%2%–E 202410+ mi
Sat 10 AM62°62°54°75%11%2%–E 212410+ mi
Sat 11 AM64°64°55°73%17%2%–E 212410+ mi
Sat 12 PM65°65°55°71%23%2%–E 202310+ mi
Sat 1 PM65°65°56°74%38%2%–E 212410+ mi
Sat 2 PM66°66°55°68%38%2%–E 212510+ mi
Sat 3 PM65°65°56°74%41%2%–E 202510+ mi
Sat 4 PM65°65°56°74%49%2%–E 202610+ mi
Sat 5 PM64°64°56°74%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°80%25%6%–E 202510+ mi
Sat 9 PM62°62°55°77%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°85%45%10%–ESE 202310+ mi
Sun 2 AM64°64°59°83%62%10%–ESE 202310+ mi
Sun 3 AM64°64°59°85%58%12%–ESE 202310+ mi
Sun 4 AM63°63°60°90%75%13%–ESE 2125–
Sun 5 AM65°65°60°83%80%18%–ESE 2125–
Sun 6 AM65°65°61°86%83%50%0.03"ESE 2125–⚡
Sun 7 AM65°65°62°89%76%54%0.03"ESE 2126–⚡
Sun 8 AM67°67°63°87%69%56%0.03"ESE 2228–⚡
Sun 9 AM68°68°64°87%75%54%0.03"ESE 2228–⚡
Sun 10 AM69°69°66°90%71%57%0.03"ESE 2329–⚡
Sun 11 AM69°69°66°90%85%58%0.03"ESE 2530–⚡
Sun 12 PM69°69°67°93%74%77%0.21"ESE 2430–⚡
Sun 1 PM68°68°67°95%81%75%0.21"ESE 2531–⚡
Sun 2 PM69°69°67°94%85%81%0.21"ESE 2532–⚡
Sun 3 PM68°68°67°98%89%83%0.21"E 2433–⚡
Sun 4 PM67°67°66°98%90%85%0.21"E 2433–⚡
Sun 5 PM66°66°65°98%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–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Clear

64° / 58°

Dry

E 10–10 mph · gusts 12

Sat, Nov 14

Mostly Sunny

67° / 62°

18% rain

E 12–21 mph · gusts 26

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

59° / 54°

74% rain · 0.18"

NE 17–25 mph · gusts 32

Tue, Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

66° / 60°

3% rain

NE 13–17 mph · gusts 21

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny

70° / 65°

4% rain

E 13–15 mph · gusts 20

Thu, Nov 19

Mostly Sunny

72° / 66°

15% rain

E 10–14 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. East wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
  • Saturday Night: 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%.
  • 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, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 723 PM CST Fri Nov 13 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.


GMZ335-141430-
Galveston Bay-
723 PM CST Fri Nov 13 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST SATURDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east
15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Bay waters smooth,
increasing to choppy. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 20 knots gusting up to 30 knots. Bay 
waters rough. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Bay waters rough. A chance of showers after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Bay waters rough. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 30 knots gusting 35 knots. Bay 
waters very rough. Showers, mainly in the evening. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
35 knots. Bay waters rough. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to
around 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters rough, diminishing to
choppy after midnight. 
.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. Bay waters
slightly choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 723 PM CST Fri Nov 13 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.


GMZ355-141430-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
723 PM CST Fri Nov 13 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST SATURDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east
15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming
east 2 feet at 3 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 4 seconds, becoming
east 5 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
East 7 feet at 6 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 25 knots with gusts up to
35 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 8 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 30 knots with gusts up to
40 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 8 feet at 7 seconds. Showers.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots with gusts up to
40 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 7 feet at 7 seconds. 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 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming east
around 20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · December 1951

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11% lit
↑ 9:56 AM
↓ 8:10 PM
★★★★c99
2
19% lit
↑ 10:47 AM
↓ 9:22 PM
★★★★c95
3
29% lit
↑ 11:30 AM
↓ 10:31 PM
★★★★c87
4
40% lit
↑ 12:06 PM
↓ 11:36 PM
★★★☆c74
5
51% lit
↑ 12:38 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c59
First Quarter
6
62% lit
↑ 1:08 PM
↓ 12:38 AM
★☆☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
7
72% lit
↑ 1:37 PM
↓ 1:37 AM
★★☆☆c40
8
80% lit
↑ 2:08 PM
↓ 2:36 AM
★★☆☆c53
9
88% lit
↑ 2:40 PM
↓ 3:35 AM
★★★★c63
10
93% lit
↑ 3:16 PM
↓ 4:34 AM
★★★★c76
11
97% lit
↑ 3:56 PM
↓ 5:33 AM
★★★★c79
best
12
99% lit
↑ 4:42 PM
↓ 6:31 AM
★★★★c80
best
13
100% lit
↑ 5:33 PM
↓ 7:27 AM
★★★★c80
Full Moon · Cold Moon
Moon farthest north (28.2°)
best
14
98% lit
↑ 6:27 PM
↓ 8:17 AM
★★★★c79
best
15
95% lit
↑ 7:23 PM
↓ 9:03 AM
★☆☆☆c77
Apogee · 406,149 km
16
90% lit
↑ 8:20 PM
↓ 9:43 AM
★★★★c76
17
84% lit
↑ 9:16 PM
↓ 10:17 AM
★★★★c72
18
77% lit
↑ 10:11 PM
↓ 10:48 AM
★★★☆c66
19
68% lit
↑ 11:05 PM
↓ 11:17 AM
★★☆☆c58
20
59% lit
↑ 12:00 AM
↓ 11:44 AM
★☆☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
21
49% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:12 PM
★☆☆☆c37
Last Quarter
22
39% lit
↑ 12:57 AM
↓ 12:41 PM
★☆☆☆c47
23
28% lit
↑ 1:56 AM
↓ 1:12 PM
★★☆☆c61
24
19% lit
↑ 3:00 AM
↓ 1:49 PM
★★★★c76
25
11% lit
↑ 4:08 AM
↓ 2:34 PM
★★★★c89
26
5% lit
↑ 5:19 AM
↓ 3:28 PM
★★★★c98
27
1% lit
↑ 6:31 AM
↓ 4:32 PM
★☆☆☆c99
Moon farthest south (-28.0°)
28
0% lit
↑ 7:37 AM
↓ 5:44 PM
★★★★c102
New Moon (supermoon)
Perigee · 357,092 km
best
29
3% lit
↑ 8:34 AM
↓ 6:59 PM
★★★★c101
30
8% lit
↑ 9:22 AM
↓ 8:13 PM
★★★★c97
31
15% lit
↑ 10:03 AM
↓ 9:22 PM
★★★★c87

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Dec 5 · 10:20 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Dec 6 · 1:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Dec 13 · 3:30 AM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Dec 13 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Dec 15 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 406,149 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Dec 20 · 10:00 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, Dec 21 · 8:37 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Dec 27 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Dec 28 · 5:43 AM — 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, Dec 28 · 5:00 PM — Perigee · 357,092 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Tue, Dec 11 · Wed, Dec 12 · Thu, Dec 13 · Fri, Dec 14 · Fri, Dec 28

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

Moon distance

357,154 km closest · 406,079 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 Fri 10:31 PM.