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
Today: High 68° · 2% rain
Mostly 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, 25%
- 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 = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11 AM | 66° | 66° | 58° | 75% | 27% | 3% | – | E 18 | 24 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 12 PM | 66° | 66° | 58° | 75% | 28% | 4% | – | E 17 | 24 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 1 PM | 66° | 66° | 58° | 75% | 37% | 3% | – | E 18 | 24 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 2 PM | 67° | 67° | 58° | 73% | 49% | 3% | – | E 20 | 25 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 3 PM | 66° | 66° | 58° | 75% | 48% | 3% | – | E 20 | 24 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 4 PM | 67° | 67° | 58° | 73% | 40% | 3% | – | E 21 | 25 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 5 PM | 66° | 66° | 58° | 75% | 35% | 4% | – | E 21 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 6 PM | 63° | 63° | 57° | 81% | 40% | 8% | – | E 20 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 7 PM | 63° | 63° | 58° | 84% | 26% | 8% | – | E 20 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 8 PM | 63° | 63° | 58° | 84% | 18% | 7% | – | E 21 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 9 PM | 63° | 63° | 58° | 84% | 24% | 7% | – | E 21 | 25 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 10 PM | 63° | 63° | 59° | 87% | 36% | 7% | – | ESE 20 | 25 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 11 PM | 63° | 63° | 59° | 87% | 32% | 7% | – | ESE 20 | 25 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 12 AM | 64° | 64° | 59° | 84% | 55% | 11% | 0.01" | ESE 18 | 24 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 1 AM | 65° | 65° | 60° | 84% | 52% | 11% | 0.01" | ESE 20 | 25 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 2 AM | 65° | 65° | 61° | 87% | 53% | 12% | 0.01" | ESE 20 | 25 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 3 AM | 65° | 65° | 61° | 87% | 62% | 16% | 0.01" | ESE 20 | 25 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 4 AM | 64° | 64° | 62° | 93% | 76% | 17% | 0.01" | ESE 20 | 28 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 5 AM | 65° | 65° | 62° | 90% | 80% | 22% | 0.01" | ESE 21 | 28 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 6 AM | 66° | 66° | 63° | 90% | 79% | 55% | 0.05" | ESE 20 | 28 | 10+ mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 7 AM | 67° | 67° | 64° | 90% | 81% | 59% | 0.05" | ESE 21 | 28 | 6.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 8 AM | 69° | 69° | 65° | 87% | 77% | 62% | 0.05" | ESE 21 | 29 | 6.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 9 AM | 70° | 70° | 66° | 87% | 83% | 60% | 0.05" | ESE 21 | 29 | 6.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 10 AM | 71° | 71° | 66° | 84% | 79% | 62% | 0.05" | ESE 22 | 31 | 6.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 11 AM | 71° | 71° | 67° | 87% | 82% | 63% | 0.05" | ESE 22 | 29 | 6.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 12 PM | 71° | 71° | 67° | 87% | 76% | 82% | 0.18" | ESE 22 | 30 | 4.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 1 PM | 70° | 70° | 67° | 90% | 86% | 82% | 0.18" | SE 22 | 30 | 4.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 2 PM | 71° | 71° | 67° | 87% | 87% | 87% | 0.18" | ESE 22 | 30 | 2.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 3 PM | 70° | 70° | 67° | 90% | 89% | 84% | 0.18" | ESE 21 | 29 | 2.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 4 PM | 69° | 69° | 67° | 93% | 85% | 87% | 0.18" | E 23 | 30 | – | ⚡ |
| Sun 5 PM | 68° | 68° | 66° | 93% | 87% | 87% | 0.18" | E 24 | 32 | – | ⚡ |
| Sun 6 PM | 64° | 64° | 64° | 100% | 93% | 88% | 0.15" | E 24 | 32 | – | |
| Sun 7 PM | 63° | 63° | 63° | 100% | 89% | 88% | 0.15" | E 25 | 33 | – | |
| Sun 8 PM | 63° | 63° | 63° | 100% | 87% | 88% | 0.15" | ENE 26 | 35 | – | |
| Sun 9 PM | 62° | 62° | 62° | 100% | 84% | 88% | 0.15" | ENE 28 | 37 | – | |
| Sun 10 PM | 61° | 61° | 61° | 100% | 86% | 88% | 0.15" | ENE 28 | 37 | – | |
| Sun 11 PM | 61° | 61° | 61° | 100% | 87% | 88% | 0.15" | ENE 28 | 36 | – | |
| Mon 12 AM | 60° | 60° | 60° | 100% | 89% | 77% | 0.06" | ENE 26 | 35 | – | |
| Mon 1 AM | 59° | 59° | 59° | 100% | 89% | 77% | 0.06" | ENE 26 | 36 | – | |
| Mon 2 AM | 58° | 58° | 58° | 100% | 88% | 77% | 0.06" | ENE 26 | 35 | – | |
| Mon 3 AM | 57° | 57° | 57° | 100% | 88% | 77% | 0.06" | ENE 25 | 35 | – | |
| Mon 4 AM | 56° | 56° | 56° | 100% | 89% | 77% | 0.06" | NE 26 | 36 | – | |
| Mon 5 AM | 56° | 56° | 56° | 100% | 89% | 77% | 0.06" | NE 25 | 35 | – | |
| Mon 6 AM | 55° | 55° | 55° | 100% | 90% | 31% | – | NE 24 | 33 | – | |
| Mon 7 AM | 56° | 56° | 56° | 100% | 86% | 31% | – | NE 24 | 35 | – | |
| Mon 8 AM | 56° | 56° | 56° | 100% | 82% | 31% | – | NE 23 | 33 | – | |
| Mon 9 AM | 57° | 57° | 56° | 96% | 78% | 31% | – | NE 23 | 32 | – | |
| Mon 10 AM | 58° | 58° | 56° | 93% | 76% | 31% | – | NE 22 | 31 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Mostly Sunny
68° / 65°
8% rain
E 17–21 mph · gusts 26
Sun, Nov 15
Showers And Thunderstorms
71° / 57°
93% rain · 2.34"
E 18–28 mph · gusts 37
⚡ Storms
Mon, Nov 16
Chance Rain Showers
63° / 56°
77% rain · 0.36"
NE 17–26 mph · gusts 36
Tue, Nov 17
Sunny
66° / 62°
3% rain
NE 14–17 mph · gusts 22
Wed, Nov 18
Partly Sunny
71° / 67°
8% rain
E 14–15 mph · gusts 21
Thu, Nov 19
Partly Sunny
72° / 67°
16% rain
E 10–14 mph · gusts 18
Fri, Nov 20
Mostly Sunny
72° / 68°
19% rain · 0.06"
E 10–13 mph · gusts 17
Detailed NWS forecast
- Today: Mostly 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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
- 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 · July 1955
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
89% lit
↑ 5:44 PM
↓ 3:24 AM
↓ 3:24 AM
★★★★c78
2
94% lit
↑ 6:35 PM
↓ 4:09 AM
↓ 4:09 AM
★★★★c79
Apogee · 405,829 km
Moon farthest south (-23.5°)
3
98% lit
↑ 7:23 PM
↓ 4:58 AM
↓ 4:58 AM
★★★★c79
best4
100% lit
↑ 8:08 PM
↓ 5:49 AM
↓ 5:49 AM
★★★★c79
best5
100% lit
↑ 8:50 PM
↓ 6:44 AM
↓ 6:44 AM
★★★★c77
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best6
98% lit
↑ 9:27 PM
↓ 7:39 AM
↓ 7:39 AM
★★★★c74
7
94% lit
↑ 10:03 PM
↓ 8:35 AM
↓ 8:35 AM
★★★★c70
8
89% lit
↑ 10:36 PM
↓ 9:32 AM
↓ 9:32 AM
★★★★c63
9
81% lit
↑ 11:08 PM
↓ 10:28 AM
↓ 10:28 AM
★★☆☆c54
10
73% lit
↑ 11:41 PM
↓ 11:25 AM
↓ 11:25 AM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
11
63% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:24 PM
↓ 12:24 PM
★★☆☆c39
12
52% lit
↑ 12:16 AM
↓ 1:25 PM
↓ 1:25 PM
★★☆☆c50
Last Quarter
13
41% lit
↑ 12:54 AM
↓ 2:28 PM
↓ 2:28 PM
★★★☆c64
14
30% lit
↑ 1:37 AM
↓ 3:34 PM
↓ 3:34 PM
★★★★c81
15
19% lit
↑ 2:26 AM
↓ 4:41 PM
↓ 4:41 PM
★★★★c92
16
11% lit
↑ 3:23 AM
↓ 5:47 PM
↓ 5:47 PM
★★★★c98
Moon farthest north (23.6°)
17
5% lit
↑ 4:26 AM
↓ 6:48 PM
↓ 6:48 PM
★★★★c99
Perigee · 361,090 km
18
1% lit
↑ 5:34 AM
↓ 7:42 PM
↓ 7:42 PM
★★★★c99
best19
0% lit
↑ 6:43 AM
↓ 8:30 PM
↓ 8:30 PM
★★★★c94
New Moon
best20
2% lit
↑ 7:51 AM
↓ 9:12 PM
↓ 9:12 PM
★★★★c85
21
7% lit
↑ 8:56 AM
↓ 9:49 PM
↓ 9:49 PM
★★★★c73
22
14% lit
↑ 9:59 AM
↓ 10:24 PM
↓ 10:24 PM
★★☆☆c59
23
22% lit
↑ 10:58 AM
↓ 10:58 PM
↓ 10:58 PM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
24
31% lit
↑ 11:56 AM
↓ 11:31 PM
↓ 11:31 PM
★★☆☆c39
25
41% lit
↑ 12:52 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★★☆☆c46
26
51% lit
↑ 1:48 PM
↓ 12:06 AM
↓ 12:06 AM
★★☆☆c55
First Quarter
27
60% lit
↑ 2:43 PM
↓ 12:42 AM
↓ 12:42 AM
★★★☆c64
28
69% lit
↑ 3:37 PM
↓ 1:22 AM
↓ 1:22 AM
★★★★c69
29
78% lit
↑ 4:29 PM
↓ 2:05 AM
↓ 2:05 AM
★★★★c72
Apogee · 404,939 km
30
85% lit
↑ 5:19 PM
↓ 2:52 AM
↓ 2:52 AM
★★★★c73
Moon farthest south (-23.4°)
31
91% lit
↑ 6:05 PM
↓ 3:43 AM
↓ 3:43 AM
★★★★c73
Lunar events this month
- Sat, Jul 2 · 4:00 AM — Apogee · 405,829 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Sat, Jul 2 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-23.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Tue, Jul 5 · 12:28 AM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Sun, Jul 10 · 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.
- Tue, Jul 12 · 3:30 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Sat, Jul 16 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest north (23.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sun, Jul 17 · 3:00 PM — Perigee · 361,090 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Tue, Jul 19 · 6:34 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Sat, Jul 23 · 12:00 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, Jul 26 · 10:59 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Fri, Jul 29 · 5:00 PM — Apogee · 404,939 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Sat, Jul 30 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-23.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Best fishing days
Sun, Jul 3 · Mon, Jul 4 · Tue, Jul 5 · Mon, Jul 18 · Tue, Jul 19
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
361,107 km closest · 405,777 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.
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 10:16 AM.