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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 AMclouds3% cloud cover3% 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 cover45°50°55°60°65°70°75°80°73756659565453607073666260595862rainwind01020mphNNE 10 mph, gusts 15NNE 9 mph, gusts 14NNE 7 mph, gusts 12N 2 mph, gusts 8NNW 1 mph, gusts 8NW 2 mph, gusts 9NW 2 mph, gusts 9NW 2 mph, gusts 9NNW 3 mph, gusts 10NNW 3 mph, gusts 10N 5 mph, gusts 9N 5 mph, gusts 8NE 6 mph, gusts 7ENE 5 mph, gusts 7E 6 mph, gusts 8E 3 mph, gusts 8ESE 2 mph, gusts 8E 2 mph, gusts 8E 3 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 10E 6 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 15E 15 mph, gusts 21E 17 mph, gusts 23
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 12 PM73°73°56°55%3%0%–NNE 101510+ mi
Thu 1 PM74°74°54°49%3%0%–NNE 101510+ mi
Thu 2 PM75°75°53°47%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°73%2%0%–N 1710+ mi
Thu 8 PM61°61°53°75%2%0%–NNW 1810+ mi
Thu 9 PM59°59°53°81%2%0%–NW 2810+ mi
Thu 10 PM58°58°53°82%3%0%–NW 2910+ mi
Thu 11 PM57°57°52°83%4%0%–NW 299.8 mi
Fri 12 AM56°56°52°85%4%0%–NW 299.8 mi
Fri 1 AM56°56°52°85%3%0%–NW 299.9 mi
Fri 2 AM55°55°51°87%5%0%–NW 299.9 mi
Fri 3 AM54°54°51°89%4%0%–NNW 3109.6 mi
Fri 4 AM54°54°51°90%3%0%–NNW 3109.6 mi
Fri 5 AM54°54°51°89%4%0%–NNW 3109.9 mi
Fri 6 AM53°53°51°91%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°79%2%0%–N 5910+ mi
Fri 10 AM65°65°54°69%1%0%–N 5810+ mi
Fri 11 AM68°68°55°62%2%0%–NNE 5810+ mi
Fri 12 PM70°70°55°59%1%0%–NE 6710+ mi
Fri 1 PM72°72°55°56%2%0%–NE 6710+ mi
Fri 2 PM73°73°55°53%2%0%–ENE 5710+ mi
Fri 3 PM73°73°55°54%1%0%–E 6710+ mi
Fri 4 PM72°72°56°58%1%0%–E 6810+ mi
Fri 5 PM70°70°56°63%4%0%–E 5810+ mi
Fri 6 PM66°66°58°74%13%0%–E 3810+ mi
Fri 7 PM64°64°58°79%23%0%–E 2810+ mi
Fri 8 PM63°63°57°80%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°89%41%0%–E 39–
Sat 1 AM60°60°57°92%23%0%–E 39–
Sat 2 AM59°59°56°90%29%0%–E 510–
Sat 3 AM59°59°56°91%28%0%–E 512–
Sat 4 AM58°58°56°92%20%0%–E 613–
Sat 5 AM58°58°56°93%31%0%–E 714–
Sat 6 AM58°58°56°94%20%0%–E 815–
Sat 7 AM58°58°57°97%24%0%–E 1318–
Sat 8 AM60°60°58°95%26%0%–E 1521–
Sat 9 AM62°62°59°89%27%0%–E 1622–
Sat 10 AM64°64°59°83%35%0%–E 1723–
Sat 11 AM66°66°59°77%44%0%–E 1823–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

75° / 53°

Dry

N 1–10 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

73° / 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°

72% rain · 1.20"

SE 12–18 mph · gusts 25

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Rain Showers

68° / 55°

63% rain · 0.36"

NE 12–18 mph · gusts 26

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

66° / 58°

6% rain

NE 7–14 mph · gusts 22

Wed, Nov 18

Mostly Sunny

70° / 62°

3% rain

E 7–13 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 73, with temperatures falling to around 70 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. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.

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 · December 1958

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
74% lit
↑ 10:25 PM
↓ 10:52 AM
★★★★c73
2
64% lit
↑ 11:23 PM
↓ 11:34 AM
★★★★c65
3
54% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:14 PM
★★☆☆c50
Last Quarter
4
42% lit
↑ 12:23 AM
↓ 12:54 PM
★★☆☆c48
Moon crosses the equator
5
31% lit
↑ 1:25 AM
↓ 1:34 PM
★★☆☆c55
6
21% lit
↑ 2:28 AM
↓ 2:17 PM
★★★★c63
7
12% lit
↑ 3:33 AM
↓ 3:03 PM
★★★★c76
8
6% lit
↑ 4:39 AM
↓ 3:53 PM
★★★★c91
Perigee · 361,448 km
9
1% lit
↑ 5:46 AM
↓ 4:47 PM
★★★★c105
best
10
0% lit
↑ 6:50 AM
↓ 5:45 PM
★★★★c106
New Moon
Moon farthest south (-18.9°)
best
11
2% lit
↑ 7:51 AM
↓ 6:46 PM
★★★★c106
best
12
6% lit
↑ 8:46 AM
↓ 7:48 PM
★★★★c101
13
12% lit
↑ 9:36 AM
↓ 8:48 PM
★★★★c92
14
20% lit
↑ 10:20 AM
↓ 9:47 PM
★★★★c80
15
29% lit
↑ 11:00 AM
↓ 10:43 PM
★★★★c66
16
38% lit
↑ 11:36 AM
↓ 11:37 PM
★★☆☆c47
17
48% lit
↑ 12:11 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter
18
57% lit
↑ 12:45 PM
↓ 12:30 AM
★★☆☆c40
19
66% lit
↑ 1:19 PM
↓ 1:21 AM
★★☆☆c43
20
75% lit
↑ 1:54 PM
↓ 2:13 AM
★★★☆c48
Apogee · 404,988 km
21
83% lit
↑ 2:31 PM
↓ 3:04 AM
★★★★c65
22
89% lit
↑ 3:11 PM
↓ 3:56 AM
★★★★c74
23
94% lit
↑ 3:54 PM
↓ 4:48 AM
★★★★c81
24
98% lit
↑ 4:41 PM
↓ 5:40 AM
★★★★c85
25
100% lit
↑ 5:31 PM
↓ 6:31 AM
★★★★c86
Moon farthest north (18.5°)
Full Moon · Cold Moon
best
26
99% lit
↑ 6:25 PM
↓ 7:20 AM
★★★★c86
best
27
97% lit
↑ 7:21 PM
↓ 8:08 AM
★★★★c85
28
93% lit
↑ 8:19 PM
↓ 8:52 AM
★★★★c82
29
86% lit
↑ 9:18 PM
↓ 9:35 AM
★★★★c75
30
78% lit
↑ 10:18 PM
↓ 10:16 AM
★★★★c63
31
69% lit
↑ 11:18 PM
↓ 10:55 AM
★★★☆c52

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Dec 3 · 7:24 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Dec 4 · 5:00 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, Dec 8 · 6:00 PM — Perigee · 361,448 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Dec 10 · 11:23 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Dec 10 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Dec 17 · 4:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Dec 17 · 5:52 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Dec 20 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 404,988 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Dec 25 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Dec 25 · 9:53 PM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Tue, Dec 9 · Wed, Dec 10 · Thu, Dec 11 · Thu, Dec 25 · Fri, Dec 26

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

Moon distance

361,514 km closest · 404,975 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 11:01 AM.