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Galveston

29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel

⚠ 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

This Afternoon: High 68° · 2% rain

Partly sunny. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. East wind 20 to 25 mph.

Tonight: Low 65° · 7% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind 20 to 25 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:42 AM / 5:24 PM
Moonrise / moonset
11:22 AM / 9:44 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 26%
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
9:14 PM–10:14 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 PMclouds56% cloud cover61% cloud cover61% cloud cover44% cloud cover59% cloud cover56% cloud cover31% cloud cover24% cloud cover42% cloud cover48% cloud cover51% cloud cover65% cloud cover79% cloud cover70% cloud cover74% cloud cover81% cloud cover82% cloud cover82% cloud cover83% cloud cover81% cloud cover80% cloud cover74% cloud cover83% cloud cover87% cloud cover81% cloud cover87% cloud cover86% cloud cover76% cloud cover85% cloud cover88% cloud cover90% cloud cover84% cloud cover86% cloud cover74% cloud cover75% cloud cover74% cloud cover78% cloud cover71% cloud cover78% cloud cover82% cloud cover86% cloud cover91% cloud cover89% cloud cover87% cloud cover84% cloud cover83% cloud cover82% cloud cover81% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡50°55°60°65°70°75°65656565676768717169646361595859rain1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance52% chance, 0.03 in52% chance, 0.03 in52% chance, 0.03 in71% chance, 0.03 in71% chance, 0.03 in71% chance, 0.03 in93% chance, 0.21 in93% chance, 0.21 in93% chance, 0.21 in93% chance, 0.21 in93% chance, 0.21 in93% chance, 0.21 in79% chance, 0.20 in79% chance, 0.20 in79% chance, 0.20 in81% chance, 0.20 in81% chance, 0.20 in81% chance, 0.20 in47% chance, 0.04 in47% chance, 0.04 in47% chance, 0.04 in70% chance, 0.04 in70% chance, 0.04 in70% chance, 0.04 in53% chance53% chance53% chance53% chance53% chance53% chance52% chance, 0.01 in0.210.210.210.200.200.20wind0102030mphE 22 mph, gusts 24E 23 mph, gusts 24E 23 mph, gusts 26E 23 mph, gusts 26E 23 mph, gusts 25ESE 23 mph, gusts 25ESE 22 mph, gusts 25ESE 22 mph, gusts 25ESE 23 mph, gusts 28ESE 24 mph, gusts 28ESE 25 mph, gusts 29ESE 23 mph, gusts 29SE 24 mph, gusts 30ESE 24 mph, gusts 29E 28 mph, gusts 32ENE 29 mph, gusts 33ENE 32 mph, gusts 37ENE 31 mph, gusts 36ENE 32 mph, gusts 36ENE 32 mph, gusts 35NE 30 mph, gusts 35NE 29 mph, gusts 35NE 28 mph, gusts 32NE 23 mph, gusts 30
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 1 PM65°65°54°68%56%1%–E 222410+ mi
Sat 2 PM66°66°53°63%61%1%–E 232510+ mi
Sat 3 PM65°65°53°65%61%2%–E 232410+ mi
Sat 4 PM65°65°54°68%44%2%–E 232510+ mi
Sat 5 PM65°65°55°70%59%2%–E 232610+ mi
Sat 6 PM63°63°55°75%56%1%–E 222610+ mi
Sat 7 PM65°65°55°70%31%1%–E 232610+ mi
Sat 8 PM65°65°55°70%24%1%–E 232610+ mi
Sat 9 PM65°65°55°70%42%2%–E 232510+ mi
Sat 10 PM65°65°56°73%48%2%–ESE 242510+ mi
Sat 11 PM66°66°56°70%51%2%–ESE 232510+ mi
Sun 12 AM66°66°57°73%65%4%–ESE 232410+ mi
Sun 1 AM67°67°58°73%79%4%–ESE 222510+ mi
Sun 2 AM67°67°59°75%70%4%–ESE 222510+ mi
Sun 3 AM67°67°60°78%74%7%–ESE 222510+ mi
Sun 4 AM67°67°61°81%81%7%–ESE 232810+ mi
Sun 5 AM67°67°61°81%82%7%–ESE 232810+ mi
Sun 6 AM67°67°62°84%82%52%0.03"ESE 242810+ mi
Sun 7 AM68°68°62°81%83%52%0.03"ESE 242810+ mi
Sun 8 AM69°69°64°84%81%52%0.03"ESE 242910+ mi
Sun 9 AM70°70°65°84%80%71%0.03"ESE 25296.0 mi⚡
Sun 10 AM71°71°66°84%74%71%0.03"ESE 26316.0 mi⚡
Sun 11 AM71°71°66°84%83%71%0.03"ESE 23296.0 mi⚡
Sun 12 PM71°71°66°84%87%93%0.21"ESE 23304.9 mi⚡
Sun 1 PM71°71°67°87%81%93%0.21"SE 24302.9 mi⚡
Sun 2 PM71°71°67°87%87%93%0.21"ESE 24302.5 mi⚡
Sun 3 PM70°70°67°90%86%93%0.21"ESE 24292.5 mi⚡
Sun 4 PM69°69°67°93%76%93%0.21"E 26302.9 mi⚡
Sun 5 PM67°67°66°97%85%93%0.21"E 28322.9 mi⚡
Sun 6 PM66°66°65°97%88%79%0.20"ENE 26324.9 mi⚡
Sun 7 PM64°64°64°100%90%79%0.20"ENE 29335.9 mi⚡
Sun 8 PM64°64°63°97%84%79%0.20"ENE 31356.0 mi⚡
Sun 9 PM63°63°62°97%86%81%0.20"ENE 32376.0 mi
Sun 10 PM63°63°62°97%74%81%0.20"ENE 3237–
Sun 11 PM62°62°61°97%75%81%0.20"ENE 3136–
Mon 12 AM61°61°60°97%74%47%0.04"ENE 3235–
Mon 1 AM61°61°60°97%78%47%0.04"ENE 3236–
Mon 2 AM61°61°60°97%71%47%0.04"ENE 3235–
Mon 3 AM60°60°59°96%78%70%0.04"ENE 3235–
Mon 4 AM59°59°58°96%82%70%0.04"NE 3136–
Mon 5 AM59°59°58°96%86%70%0.04"NE 3035–
Mon 6 AM58°58°57°96%91%53%–NE 2933–
Mon 7 AM58°58°57°96%89%53%–NE 2935–
Mon 8 AM58°58°57°96%87%53%–NE 2833–
Mon 9 AM58°58°57°96%84%53%–NE 2832–
Mon 10 AM59°59°57°93%83%53%–NE 2331–
Mon 11 AM59°59°57°93%82%53%–NE 2330–
Mon 12 PM60°60°58°93%81%52%0.01"NE 2330–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

68° / 65°

7% rain

E 22–24 mph · gusts 26

Sun, Nov 15

Showers And Thunderstorms

71° / 57°

93% rain · 2.64"

E 22–32 mph · gusts 37

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Rain Showers

63° / 56°

70% rain · 0.30"

NE 17–32 mph · gusts 36

Tue, Nov 17

Sunny

66° / 62°

3% rain

NE 14–17 mph · gusts 22

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny

71° / 67°

7% rain

E 14–15 mph · gusts 21

Thu, Nov 19

Partly Sunny

72° / 67°

9% rain

E 10–14 mph · gusts 18

Fri, Nov 20

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

72° / 68°

17% rain

E 10–14 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Partly sunny. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. East wind 20 to 25 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind 20 to 25 mph.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers before 9am, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. East wind 25 to 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northeast wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 63, with temperatures falling to around 60 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
  • 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 67.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
  • Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.

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 · January 1955

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
49% lit
↑ 11:45 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c50
First Quarter
2
60% lit
↑ 12:23 PM
↓ 12:52 AM
★★☆☆c65
3
71% lit
↑ 1:05 PM
↓ 1:57 AM
★★★★c79
4
81% lit
↑ 1:54 PM
↓ 3:04 AM
★★★★c96
5
89% lit
↑ 2:50 PM
↓ 4:13 AM
★★★★c106
6
96% lit
↑ 3:53 PM
↓ 5:19 AM
★★★★c106
Perigee · 363,010 km
Moon farthest north (24.6°)
7
99% lit
↑ 5:00 PM
↓ 6:20 AM
★★★★c106
best
8
100% lit
↑ 6:08 PM
↓ 7:14 AM
★★★★c102
Full Moon · Wolf Moon
best
9
98% lit
↑ 7:15 PM
↓ 8:01 AM
★★★★c95
best
10
94% lit
↑ 8:18 PM
↓ 8:41 AM
★★★★c82
11
87% lit
↑ 9:18 PM
↓ 9:17 AM
★★★★c65
12
80% lit
↑ 10:15 PM
↓ 9:50 AM
★★☆☆c48
Moon crosses the equator
13
71% lit
↑ 11:11 PM
↓ 10:21 AM
★★☆☆c35
14
61% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:53 AM
★★☆☆c42
15
52% lit
↑ 12:06 AM
↓ 11:25 AM
★★☆☆c49
Last Quarter
16
42% lit
↑ 1:00 AM
↓ 11:59 AM
★★☆☆c58
17
33% lit
↑ 1:55 AM
↓ 12:36 PM
★★★☆c67
Apogee · 404,875 km
18
25% lit
↑ 2:49 AM
↓ 1:17 PM
★★★★c74
19
17% lit
↑ 3:43 AM
↓ 2:03 PM
★★★★c79
20
10% lit
↑ 4:35 AM
↓ 2:53 PM
★★★★c81
Moon farthest south (-24.1°)
21
5% lit
↑ 5:24 AM
↓ 3:47 PM
★★★★c81
22
2% lit
↑ 6:09 AM
↓ 4:45 PM
★★★★c81
23
0% lit
↑ 6:51 AM
↓ 5:44 PM
★★★★c80
New Moon
best
24
1% lit
↑ 7:30 AM
↓ 6:43 PM
★★★★c76
best
25
3% lit
↑ 8:05 AM
↓ 7:43 PM
★★★★c69
26
8% lit
↑ 8:39 AM
↓ 8:43 PM
★★★★c59
27
15% lit
↑ 9:13 AM
↓ 9:43 PM
★★☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
28
24% lit
↑ 9:47 AM
↓ 10:45 PM
★★☆☆c42
29
34% lit
↑ 10:24 AM
↓ 11:49 PM
★★☆☆c53
30
45% lit
↑ 11:04 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c65
First Quarter
31
56% lit
↑ 11:49 AM
↓ 12:54 AM
★★★☆c76

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Jan 1 · 2:28 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Jan 6 · 3:00 AM — Perigee · 363,010 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Jan 6 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (24.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jan 8 · 6:44 AM — Full Moon · Wolf MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Jan 12 · 6:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Jan 15 · 4:14 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Jan 17 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 404,875 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Jan 20 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-24.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Jan 23 · 7:06 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Jan 27 · 6:00 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, Jan 30 · 11:05 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Fri, Jan 7 · Sat, Jan 8 · Sun, Jan 9 · Sun, Jan 23 · Mon, Jan 24

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

Moon distance

363,093 km closest · 404,766 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 GALVESTON, Galveston ChannelSurf report: Galveston Seawall & PiersOffshore 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 12:21 PM.