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Freeport

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

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Today

Today: High 74°

Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 53°

Mostly 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 AMclouds8% cloud cover10% cloud cover6% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover13% cloud cover13% cloud cover13% cloud cover9% cloud cover10% cloud cover11% cloud cover11% cloud cover8% cloud cover6% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover1% cloud cover12% cloud cover22% cloud cover22% cloud cover22% cloud cover22% cloud cover21% cloud cover21% cloud cover20% cloud cover19% cloud cover18% cloud cover17% cloud cover18% cloud cover18% cloud cover19% cloud cover24% cloud cover30% cloud cover45°50°55°60°65°70°75°80°71746761575553647374676160606071rainwind01020mphNNE 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 PM71°71°56°59%8%0%–NNE 101510+ mi
Thu 1 PM73°73°54°51%10%0%–NNE 101510+ mi
Thu 2 PM74°74°52°46%6%0%–NNE 91410+ mi
Thu 3 PM74°74°52°46%5%0%–NNE 81310+ mi
Thu 4 PM73°73°52°48%6%0%–NNE 71210+ mi
Thu 5 PM69°69°53°57%13%0%–N 5910+ mi
Thu 6 PM67°67°54°63%13%0%–N 2810+ mi
Thu 7 PM65°65°53°65%13%0%–N 1710+ mi
Thu 8 PM62°62°52°70%9%0%–NNW 1810+ mi
Thu 9 PM61°61°52°72%10%0%–NW 2810+ mi
Thu 10 PM59°59°51°75%11%0%–NW 2910+ mi
Thu 11 PM58°58°51°77%11%0%–NW 299.0 mi
Fri 12 AM57°57°52°83%8%0%–NW 299.0 mi
Fri 1 AM57°57°51°80%6%0%–NW 297.0 mi
Fri 2 AM55°55°51°86%5%0%–NW 2910+ mi
Fri 3 AM55°55°50°83%6%0%–NNW 31010+ mi
Fri 4 AM54°54°50°86%5%0%–NNW 31010+ mi
Fri 5 AM53°53°50°89%5%0%–NNW 3107.0 mi
Fri 6 AM53°53°50°89%4%0%–NNW 3107.0 mi
Fri 7 AM54°54°51°90%4%0%–N 397.0 mi
Fri 8 AM58°58°53°83%3%0%–N 5910+ mi
Fri 9 AM64°64°54°70%2%0%–N 5910+ mi
Fri 10 AM68°68°54°61%2%0%–N 5810+ mi
Fri 11 AM70°70°54°57%1%0%–NNE 5810+ mi
Fri 12 PM73°73°54°51%2%0%–NE 6710+ mi
Fri 1 PM73°73°54°51%3%0%–NE 6710+ mi
Fri 2 PM74°74°53°48%2%0%–ENE 5710+ mi
Fri 3 PM74°74°53°48%1%0%–E 6710+ mi
Fri 4 PM73°73°54°51%1%0%–E 68–
Fri 5 PM68°68°54°61%2%0%–E 58–
Fri 6 PM67°67°56°68%3%0%–E 38–
Fri 7 PM66°66°56°70%1%0%–E 28–
Fri 8 PM63°63°56°78%12%0%–ESE 28–
Fri 9 PM61°61°56°84%22%0%–ESE 28–
Fri 10 PM60°60°56°87%22%0%–E 28–
Fri 11 PM60°60°56°87%22%0%–E 29–
Sat 12 AM60°60°56°87%22%0%–E 39–
Sat 1 AM60°60°55°84%21%0%–E 39–
Sat 2 AM60°60°56°87%21%0%–E 510–
Sat 3 AM60°60°56°87%20%0%–E 512–
Sat 4 AM59°59°55°87%19%0%–E 613–
Sat 5 AM59°59°55°87%18%0%–E 714–
Sat 6 AM60°60°56°87%17%0%–E 815–
Sat 7 AM63°63°57°81%18%0%–E 1318–
Sat 8 AM67°67°58°73%18%0%–E 1521–
Sat 9 AM71°71°60°68%19%0%–E 1622–
Sat 10 AM72°72°60°66%24%0%–E 1723–
Sat 11 AM72°72°59°64%30%0%–E 1823–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

74° / 53°

Dry

N 1–10 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

74° / 59°

Dry

NE 2–6 mph · gusts 10

Sat, Nov 14

Mostly Sunny

72° / 63°

34% rain · 0.06"

E 3–18 mph · gusts 25

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

74° / 60°

68% rain · 1.02"

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
  • Today: Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. East wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. 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

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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 · February 1959

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
39% lit
↑ 1:21 AM
↓ 12:32 PM
★★★☆c72
2
29% lit
↑ 2:23 AM
↓ 1:23 PM
★★★★c93
3
19% lit
↑ 3:23 AM
↓ 2:18 PM
★★★★c102
Moon farthest south (-18.7°)
4
11% lit
↑ 4:21 AM
↓ 3:16 PM
★★★★c103
5
5% lit
↑ 5:14 AM
↓ 4:16 PM
★★★★c102
6
1% lit
↑ 6:02 AM
↓ 5:15 PM
★★★★c96
best
7
0% lit
↑ 6:47 AM
↓ 6:14 PM
★★★★c87
New Moon
best
8
1% lit
↑ 7:27 AM
↓ 7:11 PM
★★★★c77
best
9
4% lit
↑ 8:05 AM
↓ 8:07 PM
★★★★c65
10
9% lit
↑ 8:41 AM
↓ 9:01 PM
★★★☆c52
Moon crosses the equator
11
15% lit
↑ 9:16 AM
↓ 9:54 PM
★★☆☆c39
12
23% lit
↑ 9:51 AM
↓ 10:46 PM
★★☆☆c32
13
31% lit
↑ 10:27 AM
↓ 11:37 PM
★★☆☆c34
14
40% lit
↑ 11:04 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c38
Apogee · 404,421 km
15
50% lit
↑ 11:44 AM
↓ 12:29 AM
★★☆☆c50
First Quarter
16
59% lit
↑ 12:27 PM
↓ 1:20 AM
★★★☆c61
17
68% lit
↑ 1:13 PM
↓ 2:11 AM
★★★★c71
18
77% lit
↑ 2:03 PM
↓ 3:01 AM
★★★★c79
Moon farthest north (18.4°)
19
85% lit
↑ 2:57 PM
↓ 3:50 AM
★★★★c83
20
92% lit
↑ 3:54 PM
↓ 4:38 AM
★★★★c83
21
97% lit
↑ 4:53 PM
↓ 5:23 AM
★★★★c83
22
99% lit
↑ 5:55 PM
↓ 6:07 AM
★★★★c79
best
23
100% lit
↑ 6:57 PM
↓ 6:50 AM
★★★★c71
Full Moon · Snow Moon
best
24
97% lit
↑ 8:01 PM
↓ 7:32 AM
★★★★c61
Moon crosses the equator
25
93% lit
↑ 9:05 PM
↓ 8:14 AM
★★★☆c54
26
85% lit
↑ 10:09 PM
↓ 8:57 AM
★★★★c60
Perigee · 365,865 km
27
76% lit
↑ 11:14 PM
↓ 9:42 AM
★★☆☆c60
28
66% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:30 AM
★★★★c69

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Feb 3 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Feb 7 · 1:22 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Feb 10 · 8:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Feb 14 · 8:00 AM — Apogee · 404,421 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Feb 15 · 1:19 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Feb 18 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Feb 23 · 2:54 AM — Full Moon · Snow MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Feb 24 · 8:00 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, Feb 26 · 3:00 AM — Perigee · 365,865 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Fri, Feb 6 · Sat, Feb 7 · Sun, Feb 8 · Sun, Feb 22 · Mon, Feb 23

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

Moon distance

365,921 km closest · 404,413 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 10:01 AM.