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 · September 1955
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
99% lit
↑ 7:11 PM
↓ 6:13 AM
↓ 6:13 AM
★★★★c63
best2
100% lit
↑ 7:45 PM
↓ 7:11 AM
↓ 7:11 AM
★★★☆c54
Full Moon · Corn Moon
Moon crosses the equator
3
98% lit
↑ 8:20 PM
↓ 8:11 AM
↓ 8:11 AM
★★☆☆c41
4
93% lit
↑ 8:57 PM
↓ 9:11 AM
↓ 9:11 AM
★★★☆c42
5
87% lit
↑ 9:37 PM
↓ 10:14 AM
↓ 10:14 AM
★★★☆c57
6
78% lit
↑ 10:21 PM
↓ 11:18 AM
↓ 11:18 AM
★★★★c72
7
68% lit
↑ 11:11 PM
↓ 12:23 PM
↓ 12:23 PM
★★★★c85
8
57% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:27 PM
↓ 1:27 PM
★★★☆c95
9
46% lit
↑ 12:07 AM
↓ 2:28 PM
↓ 2:28 PM
★★★☆c99
Last Quarter
Moon farthest north (23.2°)
Perigee · 369,845 km
10
35% lit
↑ 1:08 AM
↓ 3:24 PM
↓ 3:24 PM
★★★★c99
11
24% lit
↑ 2:13 AM
↓ 4:14 PM
↓ 4:14 PM
★★★★c97
best12
15% lit
↑ 3:18 AM
↓ 4:59 PM
↓ 4:59 PM
★★★★c91
best13
8% lit
↑ 4:23 AM
↓ 5:39 PM
↓ 5:39 PM
★★★★c81
best14
3% lit
↑ 5:26 AM
↓ 6:16 PM
↓ 6:16 PM
★★★★c68
best15
1% lit
↑ 6:27 AM
↓ 6:52 PM
↓ 6:52 PM
★★★★c53
Moon crosses the equator
16
0% lit
↑ 7:27 AM
↓ 7:26 PM
↓ 7:26 PM
★★★☆c43
New Moon
17
3% lit
↑ 8:26 AM
↓ 8:00 PM
↓ 8:00 PM
★★★★c54
18
7% lit
↑ 9:24 AM
↓ 8:36 PM
↓ 8:36 PM
★★★★c61
19
12% lit
↑ 10:21 AM
↓ 9:15 PM
↓ 9:15 PM
★★★★c65
20
20% lit
↑ 11:17 AM
↓ 9:56 PM
↓ 9:56 PM
★★★☆c67
21
28% lit
↑ 12:11 PM
↓ 10:40 PM
↓ 10:40 PM
★★★☆c70
22
37% lit
↑ 1:03 PM
↓ 11:28 PM
↓ 11:28 PM
★★★☆c71
Moon farthest south (-23.2°)
23
46% lit
↑ 1:52 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★★★☆c71
Apogee · 404,194 km
First Quarter
24
55% lit
↑ 2:37 PM
↓ 12:19 AM
↓ 12:19 AM
★★★☆c70
25
65% lit
↑ 3:19 PM
↓ 1:12 AM
↓ 1:12 AM
★★★☆c67
26
74% lit
↑ 3:57 PM
↓ 2:07 AM
↓ 2:07 AM
★★★☆c63
27
82% lit
↑ 4:33 PM
↓ 3:03 AM
↓ 3:03 AM
★★★☆c59
28
89% lit
↑ 5:08 PM
↓ 4:00 AM
↓ 4:00 AM
★★★☆c53
29
95% lit
↑ 5:42 PM
↓ 4:58 AM
↓ 4:58 AM
★★★☆c45
30
98% lit
↑ 6:17 PM
↓ 5:57 AM
↓ 5:57 AM
★★★☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
Lunar events this month
- Fri, Sep 2 · 2:59 AM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Fri, Sep 2 · 9:00 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, Sep 9 · 2:59 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Fri, Sep 9 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest north (23.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Fri, Sep 9 · 8:00 PM — Perigee · 369,845 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Thu, Sep 15 · 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.
- Fri, Sep 16 · 1:19 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Thu, Sep 22 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-23.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Fri, Sep 23 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 404,194 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Fri, Sep 23 · 10:40 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Fri, Sep 30 · 5:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
Best fishing days
Thu, Sep 1 · Sun, Sep 11 · Mon, Sep 12 · Tue, Sep 13 · Wed, Sep 14
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
369,875 km closest · 404,149 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.