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Freeport

28.950°, -95.360° · tides: Old Brazos River, Freeport

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Today

This Afternoon: High 75°

Sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 53°

Clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:42 AM / 5:28 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:54 AM / 7:56 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 11%
Major period
1:30 AM–3:30 AM
Minor period
9:24 AM–10:24 AM
Major period
1:55 PM–3:55 PM
Minor period
7:26 PM–8:26 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Nov 126 PMFri, Nov 136 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 146 AM12 PMclouds3% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover5% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover4% cloud cover13% cloud cover23% cloud cover35% cloud cover42% cloud cover47% cloud cover48% cloud cover41% cloud cover23% cloud cover29% cloud cover28% cloud cover20% cloud cover31% cloud cover20% cloud cover24% cloud cover26% cloud cover27% cloud cover35% cloud cover44% cloud cover52% cloud cover45°50°55°60°65°70°75°80°74736358565454647171646160585864rain8% chancewind01020mphNNE 10 mph, gusts 15NNE 8 mph, gusts 13N 5 mph, gusts 9N 1 mph, gusts 7NW 2 mph, gusts 8NW 2 mph, gusts 9NW 2 mph, gusts 9NNW 3 mph, gusts 10NNW 3 mph, gusts 10N 3 mph, gusts 9N 5 mph, gusts 9NNE 5 mph, gusts 8NE 6 mph, gusts 7E 6 mph, gusts 7E 5 mph, gusts 8E 2 mph, gusts 8ESE 2 mph, gusts 8E 2 mph, gusts 9E 3 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 14E 13 mph, gusts 18E 16 mph, gusts 22E 18 mph, gusts 23
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 1 PM74°74°54°50%3%0%–NNE 101510+ mi
Thu 2 PM75°75°53°46%3%0%–NNE 91410+ mi
Thu 3 PM75°75°52°45%2%0%–NNE 81310+ mi
Thu 4 PM73°73°53°49%1%0%–NNE 71210+ mi
Thu 5 PM70°70°53°55%2%0%–N 5910+ mi
Thu 6 PM66°66°55°68%3%0%–N 2810+ mi
Thu 7 PM63°63°54°72%2%0%–N 1710+ mi
Thu 8 PM61°61°53°75%2%0%–NNW 1810+ mi
Thu 9 PM59°59°53°80%2%0%–NW 2810+ mi
Thu 10 PM58°58°53°83%3%0%–NW 2910+ mi
Thu 11 PM57°57°52°83%4%0%–NW 299.8 mi
Fri 12 AM56°56°52°86%4%0%–NW 299.8 mi
Fri 1 AM56°56°52°86%3%0%–NW 299.9 mi
Fri 2 AM55°55°51°86%5%0%–NW 299.9 mi
Fri 3 AM54°54°51°90%4%0%–NNW 3109.6 mi
Fri 4 AM54°54°51°90%3%0%–NNW 3109.6 mi
Fri 5 AM54°54°51°90%4%0%–NNW 3109.9 mi
Fri 6 AM53°53°51°93%2%0%–NNW 31010.0 mi
Fri 7 AM54°54°52°93%2%0%–N 3910.0 mi
Fri 8 AM56°56°52°86%2%0%–N 5910.0 mi
Fri 9 AM60°60°54°81%2%0%–N 5910+ mi
Fri 10 AM64°64°54°70%1%0%–N 5810+ mi
Fri 11 AM67°67°55°65%2%0%–NNE 5810+ mi
Fri 12 PM70°70°55°59%1%0%–NE 6710+ mi
Fri 1 PM71°71°55°57%2%0%–NE 6710+ mi
Fri 2 PM72°72°55°55%2%0%–ENE 5710+ mi
Fri 3 PM72°72°55°55%1%0%–E 6710+ mi
Fri 4 PM71°71°56°59%1%0%–E 6810+ mi
Fri 5 PM69°69°56°63%4%0%–E 5810+ mi
Fri 6 PM66°66°58°75%13%0%–E 3810+ mi
Fri 7 PM64°64°58°81%23%0%–E 2810+ mi
Fri 8 PM63°63°57°81%35%0%–ESE 2810+ mi
Fri 9 PM62°62°57°84%42%0%–ESE 2810+ mi
Fri 10 PM61°61°57°87%47%0%–E 28–
Fri 11 PM61°61°57°87%48%0%–E 29–
Sat 12 AM60°60°57°90%41%0%–E 39–
Sat 1 AM60°60°57°90%23%0%–E 39–
Sat 2 AM59°59°56°90%29%0%–E 510–
Sat 3 AM59°59°56°90%28%0%–E 512–
Sat 4 AM58°58°56°93%20%0%–E 613–
Sat 5 AM58°58°56°93%31%0%–E 714–
Sat 6 AM58°58°56°93%20%0%–E 815–
Sat 7 AM58°58°57°96%24%0%–E 1318–
Sat 8 AM60°60°58°93%26%0%–E 1521–
Sat 9 AM62°62°59°90%27%0%–E 1622–
Sat 10 AM64°64°59°84%35%0%–E 1723–
Sat 11 AM66°66°59°78%44%0%–E 1823–
Sat 12 PM68°68°59°73%52%8%–E 1824–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

75° / 53°

Dry

N 1–10 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

72° / 58°

Dry

NE 2–6 mph · gusts 10

Sat, Nov 14

Mostly Sunny

69° / 62°

30% rain

E 3–18 mph · gusts 25

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

73° / 58°

71% rain · 1.26"

SE 12–18 mph · gusts 25

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Rain Showers

65° / 55°

54% rain · 0.36"

NE 13–18 mph · gusts 26

Tue, Nov 17

Partly Sunny

65° / 59°

4% rain

NE 8–14 mph · gusts 21

Wed, Nov 18

Mostly Sunny

69° / 64°

9% rain

E 7–14 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Tonight: Clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. East wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.

Weather map

Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.

Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 1200 PM CST Thu Nov 12 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.


GMZ350-355-130615-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1200 PM CST Thu Nov 12 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: North 2 feet at 3 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming northeast
1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 1 foot
at 4 seconds, becoming east 2 feet at 3 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds, becoming
east 6 feet at 6 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail:
East 6 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northeast
around 30 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. Showers.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 30 knots, diminishing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to
10 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · July 1958

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
100% lit
↑ 8:48 PM
↓ 6:53 AM
★★★★c100
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
2
97% lit
↑ 9:33 PM
↓ 7:51 AM
★★★★c93
3
93% lit
↑ 10:14 PM
↓ 8:49 AM
★★★★c83
4
87% lit
↑ 10:52 PM
↓ 9:45 AM
★★★★c73
5
80% lit
↑ 11:27 PM
↓ 10:40 AM
★★★☆c61
6
71% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:33 AM
★★☆☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
7
62% lit
↑ 12:01 AM
↓ 12:25 PM
★★☆☆c37
8
53% lit
↑ 12:34 AM
↓ 1:16 PM
★★☆☆c36
Apogee · 404,058 km
Last Quarter
9
44% lit
↑ 1:08 AM
↓ 2:08 PM
★★☆☆c43
10
34% lit
↑ 1:43 AM
↓ 3:00 PM
★★☆☆c56
11
25% lit
↑ 2:22 AM
↓ 3:53 PM
★★★★c68
12
17% lit
↑ 3:03 AM
↓ 4:46 PM
★★★★c78
13
11% lit
↑ 3:49 AM
↓ 5:39 PM
★★★★c86
14
5% lit
↑ 4:39 AM
↓ 6:32 PM
★★★★c90
Moon farthest north (18.7°)
15
2% lit
↑ 5:33 AM
↓ 7:23 PM
★★★★c91
best
16
0% lit
↑ 6:32 AM
↓ 8:12 PM
★★★★c91
New Moon
best
17
1% lit
↑ 7:33 AM
↓ 8:58 PM
★★★★c89
best
18
5% lit
↑ 8:35 AM
↓ 9:41 PM
★★★★c84
19
11% lit
↑ 9:38 AM
↓ 10:23 PM
★★★★c75
20
19% lit
↑ 10:41 AM
↓ 11:04 PM
★★★☆c63
Moon crosses the equator
21
29% lit
↑ 11:44 AM
↓ 11:45 PM
★★☆☆c48
Perigee · 368,673 km
22
40% lit
↑ 12:47 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c49
23
51% lit
↑ 1:50 PM
↓ 12:28 AM
★★★☆c61
First Quarter
24
63% lit
↑ 2:53 PM
↓ 1:12 AM
★★★☆c75
25
73% lit
↑ 3:54 PM
↓ 2:00 AM
★★★★c86
26
82% lit
↑ 4:54 PM
↓ 2:51 AM
★★★★c92
27
90% lit
↑ 5:49 PM
↓ 3:45 AM
★★★★c94
Moon farthest south (-19.3°)
28
95% lit
↑ 6:41 PM
↓ 4:42 AM
★★★★c93
29
99% lit
↑ 7:27 PM
↓ 5:40 AM
★★★★c90
30
100% lit
↑ 8:10 PM
↓ 6:38 AM
★★★★c84
Full Moon · Blue Moon
best
31
99% lit
↑ 8:49 PM
↓ 7:34 AM
★★★★c76

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Jul 1 · 1:04 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 6 · 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.
  • Tue, Jul 8 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 404,058 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Jul 8 · 7:21 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Jul 14 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jul 16 · 1:33 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Jul 20 · 10:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Jul 21 · 6:00 AM — Perigee · 368,673 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Jul 23 · 9:19 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jul 27 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jul 30 · 11:46 AM — Full Moon · Blue MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Tue, Jul 1 · Tue, Jul 15 · Wed, Jul 16 · Thu, Jul 17 · Wed, Jul 30

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

Moon distance

368,696 km closest · 404,016 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 Old Brazos River, FreeportSurf report: Quintana & Bryan BeachOffshore 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 Thu 12:21 PM.