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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. North wind 0 to 5 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:42 AM / 5:28 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:54 AM / 7:56 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 10%
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 1212 PM6 PMFri, Nov 136 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 146 AMclouds20% cloud cover7% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover7% cloud cover8% 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 cover45°50°55°60°65°70°75°80°59677373655957545468737366606059rainwind01020mphNNW 8 mph, gusts 16N 10 mph, gusts 16NNE 12 mph, gusts 17NNE 10 mph, gusts 15NNE 8 mph, gusts 13NNE 5 mph, gusts 9NNW 2 mph, gusts 8NW 2 mph, gusts 9NW 2 mph, gusts 9NNW 2 mph, gusts 9N 3 mph, gusts 9N 2 mph, gusts 9NNE 3 mph, gusts 8N 3 mph, gusts 8NNE 3 mph, gusts 7ENE 3 mph, gusts 6SSE 3 mph, gusts 7SSE 3 mph, gusts 7S 1 mph, gusts 8SSE 2 mph, gusts 8SSE 1 mph, gusts 8SE 1 mph, gusts 8E 2 mph, gusts 9ENE 5 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 7 AM59°59°59°100%20%0%–NNW 8167.0 mi
Thu 8 AM62°62°62°100%7%0%–N 81610+ mi
Thu 9 AM64°64°62°93%5%0%–N 101610+ mi
Thu 10 AM67°67°60°78%5%0%–NNE 121710+ mi
Thu 11 AM70°70°58°66%7%0%–NNE 121710+ mi
Thu 12 PM71°71°56°59%8%0%–NNE 101610+ 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%–NNE 5910+ mi
Thu 6 PM67°67°54°63%13%0%–N 2810+ mi
Thu 7 PM65°65°53°65%13%0%–NNW 2810+ mi
Thu 8 PM62°62°52°70%9%0%–NNW 2810+ mi
Thu 9 PM61°61°52°72%10%0%–NW 2910+ 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%–NNW 299.0 mi
Fri 1 AM57°57°51°80%6%0%–NNW 297.0 mi
Fri 2 AM55°55°51°86%5%0%–NNW 2910+ mi
Fri 3 AM55°55°50°83%6%0%–N 3910+ mi
Fri 4 AM54°54°50°86%5%0%–NNW 3910+ mi
Fri 5 AM53°53°50°89%5%0%–N 297.0 mi
Fri 6 AM53°53°50°89%4%0%–N 397.0 mi
Fri 7 AM54°54°51°90%4%0%–NNE 387.0 mi
Fri 8 AM58°58°53°83%3%0%–N 3810+ mi
Fri 9 AM64°64°54°70%2%0%–N 3810+ mi
Fri 10 AM68°68°54°61%2%0%–NNE 5710+ mi
Fri 11 AM70°70°54°57%1%0%–NNE 3710+ mi
Fri 12 PM73°73°54°51%2%0%–NE 3710+ mi
Fri 1 PM73°73°54°51%3%0%–ENE 3610+ mi
Fri 2 PM74°74°53°48%2%0%–ESE 3610+ mi
Fri 3 PM74°74°53°48%1%0%–SSE 3710+ mi
Fri 4 PM73°73°54°51%1%0%–SE 57–
Fri 5 PM68°68°54°61%2%0%–SSE 37–
Fri 6 PM67°67°56°68%3%0%–SSE 28–
Fri 7 PM66°66°56°70%1%0%–S 18–
Fri 8 PM63°63°56°78%12%0%–SSE 18–
Fri 9 PM61°61°56°84%22%0%–SSE 28–
Fri 10 PM60°60°56°87%22%0%–SSE 28–
Fri 11 PM60°60°56°87%22%0%–SSE 18–
Sat 12 AM60°60°56°87%22%0%–SSE 18–
Sat 1 AM60°60°55°84%21%0%–SE 18–
Sat 2 AM60°60°56°87%21%0%–E 18–
Sat 3 AM60°60°56°87%20%0%–E 29–
Sat 4 AM59°59°55°87%19%0%–E 310–
Sat 5 AM59°59°55°87%18%0%–ENE 512–
Sat 6 AM60°60°56°87%17%0%–ENE 614–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

74° / 53°

Dry

N 2–12 mph · gusts 17

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

74° / 59°

Dry

NE 1–5 mph · gusts 9

Sat, Nov 14

Mostly Sunny

72° / 63°

34% rain · 0.06"

E 1–20 mph · gusts 25

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

74° / 60°

68% rain · 1.02"

SE 12–20 mph · gusts 25

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Rain Showers

68° / 55°

63% rain · 0.36"

NE 10–18 mph · gusts 25

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

66° / 58°

6% rain

NE 7–15 mph · gusts 22

Wed, Nov 18

Mostly Sunny

70° / 62°

3% rain

E 6–13 mph · gusts 17

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. North 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. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. East wind 5 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

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 · 454 AM 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.


GMZ350-355-122315-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
454 AM CST Thu Nov 12 2026

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

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · December 1960

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
98% lit
↑ 4:46 PM
↓ 5:22 AM
★★★★c77
2
100% lit
↑ 5:28 PM
↓ 6:17 AM
★★★★c80
Full Moon · Cold Moon
best
3
100% lit
↑ 6:13 PM
↓ 7:10 AM
★★★★c80
best
4
98% lit
↑ 7:00 PM
↓ 8:01 AM
★★★★c80
Moon farthest north (18.6°)
5
94% lit
↑ 7:49 PM
↓ 8:49 AM
★★★★c79
6
89% lit
↑ 8:39 PM
↓ 9:34 AM
★★★★c76
Apogee · 405,735 km
7
82% lit
↑ 9:30 PM
↓ 10:17 AM
★★★★c72
8
74% lit
↑ 10:21 PM
↓ 10:56 AM
★★★★c67
9
66% lit
↑ 11:14 PM
↓ 11:34 AM
★★★☆c59
10
56% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:10 PM
★★☆☆c49
11
47% lit
↑ 12:07 AM
↓ 12:45 PM
★★☆☆c38
Last Quarter
12
37% lit
↑ 1:01 AM
↓ 1:21 PM
★★☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
13
27% lit
↑ 1:57 AM
↓ 1:58 PM
★★☆☆c50
14
18% lit
↑ 2:55 AM
↓ 2:38 PM
★★★★c58
15
10% lit
↑ 3:56 AM
↓ 3:22 PM
★★★★c71
16
4% lit
↑ 5:00 AM
↓ 4:11 PM
★★★★c86
17
1% lit
↑ 6:05 AM
↓ 5:06 PM
★★★★c101
best
18
0% lit
↑ 7:10 AM
↓ 6:06 PM
★★★★c105
New Moon (supermoon)
Moon farthest south (-18.8°)
best
19
3% lit
↑ 8:13 AM
↓ 7:10 PM
★★★★c105
Perigee · 358,513 km
20
8% lit
↑ 9:11 AM
↓ 8:17 PM
★★★★c103
21
16% lit
↑ 10:03 AM
↓ 9:23 PM
★★★★c95
22
25% lit
↑ 10:50 AM
↓ 10:27 PM
★★★★c76
23
35% lit
↑ 11:33 AM
↓ 11:29 PM
★★★★c59
24
46% lit
↑ 12:13 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c43
First Quarter
Moon crosses the equator
25
57% lit
↑ 12:51 PM
↓ 12:28 AM
★★☆☆c45
26
67% lit
↑ 1:29 PM
↓ 1:26 AM
★★☆☆c50
27
76% lit
↑ 2:07 PM
↓ 2:22 AM
★★★★c55
28
84% lit
↑ 2:46 PM
↓ 3:17 AM
★★★★c70
29
91% lit
↑ 3:27 PM
↓ 4:12 AM
★★★★c76
30
95% lit
↑ 4:10 PM
↓ 5:05 AM
★★★★c78
31
99% lit
↑ 4:56 PM
↓ 5:56 AM
★★★★c80
best

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Dec 2 · 10:24 PM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Dec 4 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Dec 6 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 405,735 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Dec 11 · 3:38 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Dec 12 · 10:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Dec 18 · 4:47 AM — New 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.
  • Sun, Dec 18 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Dec 19 · 5:00 AM — Perigee · 358,513 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Dec 24 · 8:29 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Dec 24 · 11:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Fri, Dec 2 · Sat, Dec 3 · Sat, Dec 17 · Sun, Dec 18 · Sat, Dec 31

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

Moon distance

358,579 km closest · 405,644 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 6:20 AM.