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Freeport

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 59°

Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind 0 to 5 mph.

Thursday: High 74°

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

Sunrise / sunset
6:42 AM / 5:28 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:54 AM / 7:56 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 9%
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 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 136 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 14clouds50% cloud cover47% cloud cover42% cloud cover30% cloud cover26% cloud cover20% 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 cover45°50°55°60°65°70°75°80°62616270746962585553587074686360rainwind01020mphN 2 mph, gusts 9NNW 5 mph, gusts 13NNW 7 mph, gusts 15N 8 mph, gusts 16NNE 12 mph, gusts 17NNE 10 mph, gusts 16NNE 9 mph, gusts 14NNE 7 mph, gusts 12N 2 mph, gusts 8NNW 2 mph, gusts 8NW 2 mph, gusts 9NNW 2 mph, gusts 9NNW 2 mph, gusts 9NNW 3 mph, gusts 9N 3 mph, gusts 9N 3 mph, gusts 8NNE 5 mph, gusts 7NE 3 mph, gusts 7ESE 3 mph, gusts 6SE 5 mph, gusts 7SSE 2 mph, gusts 8SSE 1 mph, gusts 8SSE 2 mph, gusts 8SSE 1 mph, gusts 8
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 2 AM62°62°62°100%50%0%–N 299.2 mi
Thu 3 AM62°62°62°100%47%0%–N 3128.8 mi
Thu 4 AM61°61°61°100%42%0%–NNW 5139.6 mi
Thu 5 AM61°61°61°100%30%0%–NNW 61410+ mi
Thu 6 AM59°59°59°100%26%0%–NNW 71510+ mi
Thu 7 AM59°59°59°100%20%0%–NNW 81610+ 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 2910+ mi
Fri 12 AM57°57°52°83%8%0%–NNW 2910+ mi
Fri 1 AM57°57°51°80%6%0%–NNW 2910+ 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 2910+ mi
Fri 6 AM53°53°50°89%4%0%–N 3910+ mi
Fri 7 AM54°54°51°90%4%0%–NNE 3810+ 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 57–
Fri 11 AM70°70°54°57%1%0%–NNE 37–
Fri 12 PM73°73°54°51%2%0%–NE 37–
Fri 1 PM73°73°54°51%3%0%–ENE 36–
Fri 2 PM74°74°53°48%2%0%–ESE 36–
Fri 3 PM74°74°53°48%1%0%–SSE 37–
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

74° / 59°

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° / 60°

3% rain

E 6–13 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: 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, with a high near 72.
  • 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.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 1241 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.


GMZ350-355-121915-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1241 AM CST Thu Nov 12 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CST
EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...North winds around 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 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · October 1962

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8% lit
↑ 9:36 AM
↓ 9:05 PM
★★★★c51
2
13% lit
↑ 10:29 AM
↓ 9:42 PM
★★★★c61
3
21% lit
↑ 11:23 AM
↓ 10:22 PM
★★★★c66
4
29% lit
↑ 12:17 PM
↓ 11:06 PM
★★★★c70
5
39% lit
↑ 1:12 PM
↓ 11:55 PM
★★★☆c73
6
49% lit
↑ 2:07 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c76
Moon farthest south (-21.4°)
First Quarter
7
59% lit
↑ 2:59 PM
↓ 12:49 AM
★★★☆c77
8
70% lit
↑ 3:50 PM
↓ 1:48 AM
★☆☆☆c76
9
80% lit
↑ 4:37 PM
↓ 2:50 AM
★★★★c76
10
88% lit
↑ 5:23 PM
↓ 3:56 AM
★★★★c72
11
95% lit
↑ 6:06 PM
↓ 5:03 AM
★★★★c65
12
99% lit
↑ 6:48 PM
↓ 6:11 AM
★★★★c53
Moon crosses the equator
Perigee · 356,942 km
13
100% lit
↑ 7:31 PM
↓ 7:19 AM
★★★★c66
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon (supermoon)
best
14
98% lit
↑ 8:15 PM
↓ 8:27 AM
★★★★c83
best
15
93% lit
↑ 9:01 PM
↓ 9:35 AM
★★★★c96
16
86% lit
↑ 9:50 PM
↓ 10:41 AM
★★★★c101
17
77% lit
↑ 10:41 PM
↓ 11:45 AM
★★★★c101
18
67% lit
↑ 11:35 PM
↓ 12:44 PM
★★★★c96
19
57% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:38 PM
★★★☆c87
Moon farthest north (20.4°)
20
47% lit
↑ 12:30 AM
↓ 2:26 PM
★★★☆c76
Last Quarter
21
37% lit
↑ 1:25 AM
↓ 3:09 PM
★☆☆☆c64
22
28% lit
↑ 2:19 AM
↓ 3:49 PM
★★★☆c60
23
20% lit
↑ 3:12 AM
↓ 4:24 PM
★★★☆c50
24
13% lit
↑ 4:05 AM
↓ 4:58 PM
★★★☆c41
25
7% lit
↑ 4:57 AM
↓ 5:30 PM
★★☆☆c32
Apogee · 406,341 km
26
3% lit
↑ 5:48 AM
↓ 6:01 PM
★★★☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
27
1% lit
↑ 6:39 AM
↓ 6:33 PM
★★★★c51
28
0% lit
↑ 6:32 AM
↓ 6:07 PM
★★★★c62
New Moon
best
29
2% lit
↑ 7:25 AM
↓ 6:42 PM
★★★★c77
best
30
5% lit
↑ 8:19 AM
↓ 7:21 PM
★★★★c83
best
31
10% lit
↑ 9:13 AM
↓ 8:04 PM
★★★★c86

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Oct 6 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-21.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Oct 6 · 2:53 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Oct 12 · 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.
  • Fri, Oct 12 · 10:00 PM — Perigee · 356,942 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Oct 13 · 7:33 AM — Full Moon · Hunter's 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.
  • Fri, Oct 19 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest north (20.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Oct 20 · 3:47 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Oct 25 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 406,341 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Oct 26 · 9:00 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, Oct 28 · 7:04 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Oct 13 · Sun, Oct 14 · Sun, Oct 28 · Mon, Oct 29 · Tue, Oct 30

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

Moon distance

357,129 km closest · 406,265 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 1:16 AM.