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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

Overnight: Low 59°

Mostly clear. Low around 59, with temperatures rising to around 62 overnight. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday: 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.

Sunrise / sunset
6:42 AM / 5:24 PM
Moonrise / moonset
11:22 AM / 9:44 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 23%
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 1412 PM6 PMSun, Nov 156 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 16clouds6% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover12% cloud cover22% cloud cover27% cloud cover28% cloud cover37% cloud cover49% cloud cover48% cloud cover40% cloud cover35% cloud cover40% cloud cover26% cloud cover18% cloud cover24% cloud cover36% cloud cover32% cloud cover55% cloud cover52% cloud cover53% cloud cover62% cloud cover76% cloud cover80% cloud cover79% cloud cover81% cloud cover77% cloud cover83% cloud cover79% cloud cover82% cloud cover76% cloud cover86% cloud cover87% cloud cover89% cloud cover85% cloud cover87% cloud cover93% cloud cover89% cloud cover87% cloud cover84% cloud cover86% cloud cover87% cloud cover89% cloud cover89% cloud cover88% cloud cover88% cloud cover89% cloud cover89% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡50°55°60°65°70°75°61646666636364656670717064626057rain2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance8% chance8% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance11% chance, 0.01 in11% chance, 0.01 in12% chance, 0.01 in16% chance, 0.01 in17% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in55% chance, 0.05 in59% chance, 0.05 in62% chance, 0.05 in60% chance, 0.05 in62% chance, 0.05 in63% chance, 0.05 in82% chance, 0.18 in82% chance, 0.18 in87% chance, 0.18 in84% chance, 0.18 in87% chance, 0.18 in87% chance, 0.18 in88% chance, 0.15 in88% chance, 0.15 in88% chance, 0.15 in88% chance, 0.15 in88% chance, 0.15 in88% chance, 0.15 in77% chance, 0.06 in77% chance, 0.06 in77% chance, 0.06 in77% chance, 0.06 in77% chance, 0.06 in77% chance, 0.06 in0.050.050.050.180.180.180.150.150.150.060.060.06wind0102030mphE 17 mph, gusts 23E 21 mph, gusts 25E 22 mph, gusts 26E 22 mph, gusts 26E 22 mph, gusts 26E 23 mph, gusts 28E 23 mph, gusts 26E 20 mph, gusts 26E 20 mph, gusts 25ESE 18 mph, gusts 24ESE 18 mph, gusts 25ESE 20 mph, gusts 26ESE 18 mph, gusts 25ESE 20 mph, gusts 26ESE 21 mph, gusts 29ESE 21 mph, gusts 29SE 21 mph, gusts 29E 23 mph, gusts 31ENE 25 mph, gusts 35ENE 26 mph, gusts 36ENE 28 mph, gusts 37ENE 25 mph, gusts 35NE 24 mph, gusts 33NE 24 mph, gusts 32
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 6 AM61°61°58°89%6%0%–E 172310+ mi
Sat 7 AM60°60°57°90%4%2%–E 202510+ mi
Sat 8 AM63°63°57°81%4%3%–E 212510+ mi
Sat 9 AM64°64°58°81%12%3%–E 222610+ mi
Sat 10 AM64°64°58°81%22%3%–E 222610+ mi
Sat 11 AM66°66°58°75%27%3%–E 222610+ mi
Sat 12 PM66°66°58°75%28%4%–E 222610+ mi
Sat 1 PM66°66°58°75%37%3%–E 222610+ mi
Sat 2 PM67°67°58°73%49%3%–E 222610+ mi
Sat 3 PM66°66°58°75%48%3%–E 232810+ mi
Sat 4 PM67°67°58°73%40%3%–E 232810+ mi
Sat 5 PM66°66°58°75%35%4%–E 232910+ mi
Sat 6 PM63°63°57°81%40%8%–E 232610+ mi
Sat 7 PM63°63°58°84%26%8%–E 202610+ mi
Sat 8 PM63°63°58°84%18%7%–E 202610+ mi
Sat 9 PM63°63°58°84%24%7%–E 202510+ mi
Sat 10 PM63°63°59°87%36%7%–E 202510+ mi
Sat 11 PM63°63°59°87%32%7%–ESE 182510+ mi
Sun 12 AM64°64°59°84%55%11%0.01"ESE 182410+ mi
Sun 1 AM65°65°60°84%52%11%0.01"ESE 182410+ mi
Sun 2 AM65°65°61°87%53%12%0.01"ESE 182510+ mi
Sun 3 AM65°65°61°87%62%16%0.01"ESE 182510+ mi
Sun 4 AM64°64°62°93%76%17%0.01"ESE 202610+ mi
Sun 5 AM65°65°62°90%80%22%0.01"ESE 202610+ mi
Sun 6 AM66°66°63°90%79%55%0.05"ESE 182510+ mi⚡
Sun 7 AM67°67°64°90%81%59%0.05"ESE 20266.0 mi⚡
Sun 8 AM69°69°65°87%77%62%0.05"ESE 20266.0 mi⚡
Sun 9 AM70°70°66°87%83%60%0.05"ESE 20286.0 mi⚡
Sun 10 AM71°71°66°84%79%62%0.05"ESE 21296.0 mi⚡
Sun 11 AM71°71°67°87%82%63%0.05"ESE 22296.0 mi⚡
Sun 12 PM71°71°67°87%76%82%0.18"ESE 21294.9 mi⚡
Sun 1 PM70°70°67°90%86%82%0.18"SE 21294.0 mi⚡
Sun 2 PM71°71°67°87%87%87%0.18"SE 21292.9 mi⚡
Sun 3 PM70°70°67°90%89%84%0.18"ESE 21282.9 mi⚡
Sun 4 PM69°69°67°93%85%87%0.18"E 2331–⚡
Sun 5 PM68°68°66°93%87%87%0.18"ENE 2332–⚡
Sun 6 PM64°64°64°100%93%88%0.15"ENE 2535–
Sun 7 PM63°63°63°100%89%88%0.15"ENE 2535–
Sun 8 PM63°63°63°100%87%88%0.15"ENE 2636–
Sun 9 PM62°62°62°100%84%88%0.15"ENE 2836–
Sun 10 PM61°61°61°100%86%88%0.15"ENE 2837–
Sun 11 PM61°61°61°100%87%88%0.15"ENE 2636–
Mon 12 AM60°60°60°100%89%77%0.06"ENE 2535–
Mon 1 AM59°59°59°100%89%77%0.06"ENE 2433–
Mon 2 AM58°58°58°100%88%77%0.06"NE 2433–
Mon 3 AM57°57°57°100%88%77%0.06"NE 2433–
Mon 4 AM56°56°56°100%89%77%0.06"NE 2432–
Mon 5 AM56°56°56°100%89%77%0.06"NE 2332–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

69° / 59°

8% rain

E 17–23 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° / 67°

19% rain · 0.06"

E 12–14 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly clear. Low around 59, with temperatures rising to around 62 overnight. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Saturday: 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.
  • Saturday Night: 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%.
  • 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, with a high near 63. 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.

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 · May 1958

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
95% lit
↑ 6:13 PM
↓ 5:06 AM
★★★★c79
2
99% lit
↑ 7:21 PM
↓ 5:51 AM
★★★★c93
Perigee · 359,559 km
best
3
100% lit
↑ 8:28 PM
↓ 6:40 AM
★★★★c99
Full Moon · Flower Moon (supermoon)
best
4
98% lit
↑ 9:33 PM
↓ 7:32 AM
★★★★c99
5
93% lit
↑ 10:34 PM
↓ 8:27 AM
★★★★c99
6
87% lit
↑ 11:29 PM
↓ 9:24 AM
★☆☆☆c94
Moon farthest south (-19.6°)
7
78% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:23 AM
★★★★c84
8
69% lit
↑ 12:18 AM
↓ 11:20 AM
★★★★c77
9
59% lit
↑ 1:02 AM
↓ 12:17 PM
★★★☆c65
10
49% lit
↑ 1:42 AM
↓ 1:11 PM
★★☆☆c54
Last Quarter
11
40% lit
↑ 2:18 AM
↓ 2:04 PM
★★☆☆c40
12
30% lit
↑ 2:52 AM
↓ 2:56 PM
★★☆☆c33
13
22% lit
↑ 3:25 AM
↓ 3:47 PM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
14
15% lit
↑ 3:58 AM
↓ 4:38 PM
★★☆☆c51
Apogee · 405,503 km
15
9% lit
↑ 4:32 AM
↓ 5:30 PM
★★★☆c61
16
4% lit
↑ 5:07 AM
↓ 6:23 PM
★★★★c70
17
1% lit
↑ 5:45 AM
↓ 7:16 PM
★★★★c77
best
18
0% lit
↑ 6:26 AM
↓ 8:09 PM
★★★★c81
New Moon
best
19
1% lit
↑ 7:11 AM
↓ 9:02 PM
★★★★c83
best
20
4% lit
↑ 8:00 AM
↓ 9:54 PM
★★★★c83
Moon farthest north (18.9°)
21
9% lit
↑ 8:53 AM
↓ 10:44 PM
★★★★c82
22
16% lit
↑ 9:49 AM
↓ 11:31 PM
★☆☆☆c80
23
24% lit
↑ 10:47 AM
↓ –
★★★★c77
24
34% lit
↑ 11:47 AM
↓ 12:16 AM
★★★☆c71
25
45% lit
↑ 12:48 PM
↓ 12:58 AM
★★☆☆c62
First Quarter
26
56% lit
↑ 1:49 PM
↓ 1:39 AM
★★☆☆c48
27
67% lit
↑ 2:52 PM
↓ 2:20 AM
★★☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
28
78% lit
↑ 3:57 PM
↓ 3:01 AM
★★★☆c61
29
87% lit
↑ 5:02 PM
↓ 3:43 AM
★★★★c80
30
94% lit
↑ 6:08 PM
↓ 4:29 AM
★★★★c94
Perigee · 364,161 km
31
98% lit
↑ 7:13 PM
↓ 5:18 AM
★★★★c102

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, May 2 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 359,559 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, May 3 · 7:23 AM — Full Moon · Flower 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.
  • Tue, May 6 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, May 10 · 9:38 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, May 13 · 4:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, May 14 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 405,503 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, May 18 · 2:00 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, May 20 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, May 25 · 11:37 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, May 27 · 4:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, May 30 · 3:00 AM — Perigee · 364,161 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Fri, May 2 · Sat, May 3 · Sat, May 17 · Sun, May 18 · Mon, May 19

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

Moon distance

359,746 km closest · 405,474 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 5:06 AM.