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 69° · 4% rain
Mostly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. East wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight: Low 63° · 22% rain
A slight chance of rain showers after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind 20 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- 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 10 AM | 64° | 64° | 58° | 81% | 22% | 3% | – | E 22 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 11 AM | 66° | 66° | 58° | 75% | 27% | 3% | – | E 22 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 12 PM | 66° | 66° | 58° | 75% | 28% | 4% | – | E 22 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 1 PM | 66° | 66° | 58° | 75% | 37% | 3% | – | E 22 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 2 PM | 67° | 67° | 58° | 73% | 49% | 3% | – | E 22 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 3 PM | 66° | 66° | 58° | 75% | 48% | 3% | – | E 23 | 28 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 4 PM | 67° | 67° | 58° | 73% | 40% | 3% | – | E 23 | 28 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 5 PM | 66° | 66° | 58° | 75% | 35% | 4% | – | E 23 | 29 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 6 PM | 63° | 63° | 57° | 81% | 40% | 8% | – | E 23 | 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 20 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 9 PM | 63° | 63° | 58° | 84% | 24% | 7% | – | E 20 | 25 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 10 PM | 63° | 63° | 59° | 87% | 36% | 7% | – | E 20 | 25 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 11 PM | 63° | 63° | 59° | 87% | 32% | 7% | – | ESE 18 | 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 18 | 24 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 2 AM | 65° | 65° | 61° | 87% | 53% | 12% | 0.01" | ESE 18 | 25 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 3 AM | 65° | 65° | 61° | 87% | 62% | 16% | 0.01" | ESE 18 | 25 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 4 AM | 64° | 64° | 62° | 93% | 76% | 17% | 0.01" | ESE 20 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 5 AM | 65° | 65° | 62° | 90% | 80% | 22% | 0.01" | ESE 20 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 6 AM | 66° | 66° | 63° | 90% | 79% | 55% | 0.05" | ESE 18 | 25 | 10+ mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 7 AM | 67° | 67° | 64° | 90% | 81% | 59% | 0.05" | ESE 20 | 26 | 6.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 8 AM | 69° | 69° | 65° | 87% | 77% | 62% | 0.05" | ESE 20 | 26 | 6.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 9 AM | 70° | 70° | 66° | 87% | 83% | 60% | 0.05" | ESE 20 | 28 | 6.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 10 AM | 71° | 71° | 66° | 84% | 79% | 62% | 0.05" | ESE 21 | 29 | 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 21 | 29 | 4.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 1 PM | 70° | 70° | 67° | 90% | 86% | 82% | 0.18" | SE 21 | 29 | 4.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 2 PM | 71° | 71° | 67° | 87% | 87% | 87% | 0.18" | SE 21 | 29 | 2.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 3 PM | 70° | 70° | 67° | 90% | 89% | 84% | 0.18" | ESE 21 | 28 | 2.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 4 PM | 69° | 69° | 67° | 93% | 85% | 87% | 0.18" | E 23 | 31 | – | ⚡ |
| Sun 5 PM | 68° | 68° | 66° | 93% | 87% | 87% | 0.18" | ENE 23 | 32 | – | ⚡ |
| Sun 6 PM | 64° | 64° | 64° | 100% | 93% | 88% | 0.15" | ENE 25 | 35 | – | |
| Sun 7 PM | 63° | 63° | 63° | 100% | 89% | 88% | 0.15" | ENE 25 | 35 | – | |
| Sun 8 PM | 63° | 63° | 63° | 100% | 87% | 88% | 0.15" | ENE 26 | 36 | – | |
| Sun 9 PM | 62° | 62° | 62° | 100% | 84% | 88% | 0.15" | ENE 28 | 36 | – | |
| 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 26 | 36 | – | |
| Mon 12 AM | 60° | 60° | 60° | 100% | 89% | 77% | 0.06" | ENE 25 | 35 | – | |
| Mon 1 AM | 59° | 59° | 59° | 100% | 89% | 77% | 0.06" | ENE 24 | 33 | – | |
| Mon 2 AM | 58° | 58° | 58° | 100% | 88% | 77% | 0.06" | NE 24 | 33 | – | |
| Mon 3 AM | 57° | 57° | 57° | 100% | 88% | 77% | 0.06" | NE 24 | 33 | – | |
| Mon 4 AM | 56° | 56° | 56° | 100% | 89% | 77% | 0.06" | NE 24 | 32 | – | |
| Mon 5 AM | 56° | 56° | 56° | 100% | 89% | 77% | 0.06" | NE 23 | 32 | – | |
| Mon 6 AM | 55° | 55° | 55° | 100% | 90% | 31% | – | NE 23 | 32 | – | |
| Mon 7 AM | 56° | 56° | 56° | 100% | 86% | 31% | – | NE 22 | 32 | – | |
| Mon 8 AM | 56° | 56° | 56° | 100% | 82% | 31% | – | NE 22 | 31 | – | |
| Mon 9 AM | 57° | 57° | 56° | 96% | 78% | 31% | – | NE 22 | 31 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Mostly Sunny
69° / 63°
22% rain
E 18–23 mph · gusts 29
Sun, Nov 15
Showers And Thunderstorms
72° / 55°
88% rain · 2.34"
E 18–28 mph · gusts 37
⚡ Storms
Mon, Nov 16
Chance Rain Showers
63° / 57°
77% rain · 0.36"
NE 17–25 mph · gusts 35
Tue, Nov 17
Sunny
67° / 62°
1% rain
NE 13–17 mph · gusts 23
Wed, Nov 18
Partly Sunny
71° / 66°
8% rain
E 14–16 mph · gusts 21
Thu, Nov 19
Slight Chance Rain Showers
72° / 67°
16% rain
E 12–14 mph · gusts 20
Fri, Nov 20
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
73° / 68°
19% rain · 0.06"
E 12–14 mph · gusts 18
Detailed NWS forecast
- Today: Mostly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. East wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
- Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind 20 to 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 72, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. East wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
- Sunday Night: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 55. 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. High near 63, with temperatures falling to around 59 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 67.
- 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 66.
- Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
- Friday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
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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 · May 1956
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
63% lit
↑ 12:54 AM
↓ 11:47 AM
↓ 11:47 AM
★★★☆c58
Apogee · 404,468 km
2
54% lit
↑ 1:32 AM
↓ 12:40 PM
↓ 12:40 PM
★★☆☆c52
Last Quarter
3
45% lit
↑ 2:07 AM
↓ 1:33 PM
↓ 1:33 PM
★★☆☆c45
4
35% lit
↑ 2:40 AM
↓ 2:27 PM
↓ 2:27 PM
★★☆☆c36
5
26% lit
↑ 3:13 AM
↓ 3:22 PM
↓ 3:22 PM
★★☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
6
17% lit
↑ 3:46 AM
↓ 4:19 PM
↓ 4:19 PM
★★☆☆c48
7
10% lit
↑ 4:21 AM
↓ 5:18 PM
↓ 5:18 PM
★★★☆c63
8
4% lit
↑ 4:58 AM
↓ 6:19 PM
↓ 6:19 PM
★★★★c77
9
1% lit
↑ 5:40 AM
↓ 7:23 PM
↓ 7:23 PM
★★★★c89
best10
0% lit
↑ 6:28 AM
↓ 8:29 PM
↓ 8:29 PM
★★★★c96
New Moon
best11
2% lit
↑ 7:21 AM
↓ 9:33 PM
↓ 9:33 PM
★★★★c98
12
6% lit
↑ 8:21 AM
↓ 10:35 PM
↓ 10:35 PM
★★★★c97
Moon farthest north (21.9°)
Perigee · 364,115 km
13
14% lit
↑ 9:25 AM
↓ 11:30 PM
↓ 11:30 PM
★☆☆☆c94
14
23% lit
↑ 10:32 AM
↓ –
↓ –
★★★★c90
15
33% lit
↑ 11:38 AM
↓ 12:20 AM
↓ 12:20 AM
★★★★c81
16
44% lit
↑ 12:42 PM
↓ 1:04 AM
↓ 1:04 AM
★★★☆c64
17
56% lit
↑ 1:45 PM
↓ 1:45 AM
↓ 1:45 AM
★★☆☆c51
First Quarter
18
66% lit
↑ 2:45 PM
↓ 2:22 AM
↓ 2:22 AM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
19
76% lit
↑ 3:45 PM
↓ 2:58 AM
↓ 2:58 AM
★★☆☆c52
20
85% lit
↑ 4:43 PM
↓ 3:33 AM
↓ 3:33 AM
★★★★c66
21
91% lit
↑ 5:42 PM
↓ 4:10 AM
↓ 4:10 AM
★★★★c76
22
96% lit
↑ 6:39 PM
↓ 4:49 AM
↓ 4:49 AM
★★★★c82
23
99% lit
↑ 7:36 PM
↓ 5:30 AM
↓ 5:30 AM
★★★★c85
best24
100% lit
↑ 8:30 PM
↓ 6:15 AM
↓ 6:15 AM
★★★★c85
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best25
99% lit
↑ 9:21 PM
↓ 7:03 AM
↓ 7:03 AM
★★★★c84
Moon farthest south (-22.4°)
best26
96% lit
↑ 10:08 PM
↓ 7:53 AM
↓ 7:53 AM
★★★★c80
27
91% lit
↑ 10:51 PM
↓ 8:46 AM
↓ 8:46 AM
★★★★c76
28
85% lit
↑ 11:30 PM
↓ 9:39 AM
↓ 9:39 AM
★☆☆☆c70
Apogee · 405,334 km
29
78% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:32 AM
↓ 10:32 AM
★★★★c65
30
70% lit
↑ 12:05 AM
↓ 11:25 AM
↓ 11:25 AM
★★★☆c58
31
61% lit
↑ 12:39 AM
↓ 12:18 PM
↓ 12:18 PM
★★☆☆c50
Lunar events this month
- Tue, May 1 · 12:00 AM — Apogee · 404,468 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Wed, May 2 · 9:55 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Sat, May 5 · 7:00 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, May 10 · 8:04 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Sat, May 12 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest north (21.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sat, May 12 · 8:00 PM — Perigee · 364,115 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Thu, May 17 · 12:15 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Fri, May 18 · 2:00 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, May 24 · 10:25 AM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Fri, May 25 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-22.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Mon, May 28 · 4:00 PM — Apogee · 405,334 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
Best fishing days
Wed, May 9 · Thu, May 10 · Wed, May 23 · Thu, May 24 · Fri, May 25
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
364,188 km closest · 405,319 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 6:20 AM.