Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
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Today
Today: High 70°
Sunny, with a high near 70. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Low 62°
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:41 AM / 5:25 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 10:40 AM / 8:48 PM
- Moon
- Waxing Crescent, 18%
- Major period
- 2:20 AM–4:20 AM
- Minor period
- 10:10 AM–11:10 AM
- Major period
- 2:45 PM–4:45 PM
- Minor period
- 8:18 PM–9:18 PM
- Solunar rating
- Low
Next 48 hours
TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12 PM | 69° | 69° | 56° | 62% | 1% | 0% | – | NE 6 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 1 PM | 69° | 69° | 56° | 62% | 2% | 0% | – | ENE 6 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 2 PM | 70° | 70° | 56° | 60% | 2% | 0% | – | E 6 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 3 PM | 70° | 70° | 56° | 60% | 2% | 0% | – | E 6 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 4 PM | 70° | 70° | 57° | 63% | 10% | 0% | – | ESE 5 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 5 PM | 69° | 69° | 57° | 66% | 17% | 0% | – | ESE 6 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 6 PM | 67° | 67° | 57° | 70% | 24% | 0% | – | SE 6 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 7 PM | 66° | 66° | 57° | 73% | 14% | 0% | – | ESE 6 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 8 PM | 65° | 65° | 58° | 79% | 27% | 0% | – | ESE 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 9 PM | 64° | 64° | 58° | 81% | 27% | 0% | – | ESE 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 10 PM | 64° | 64° | 58° | 82% | 26% | 0% | – | ESE 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 11 PM | 63° | 63° | 58° | 82% | 24% | 0% | – | ESE 8 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 12 AM | 63° | 63° | 58° | 83% | 20% | 0% | – | E 9 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 1 AM | 63° | 63° | 58° | 83% | 8% | 0% | – | E 9 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 2 AM | 62° | 62° | 57° | 83% | 6% | 0% | – | E 9 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 3 AM | 62° | 62° | 57° | 84% | 3% | 0% | – | E 12 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 4 AM | 62° | 62° | 56° | 81% | 13% | 0% | – | E 14 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 5 AM | 62° | 62° | 57° | 83% | 41% | 0% | – | E 15 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 6 AM | 62° | 62° | 56° | 81% | 26% | 0% | – | E 16 | 22 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 7 AM | 63° | 63° | 56° | 77% | 23% | 1% | – | E 16 | 23 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 8 AM | 64° | 64° | 56° | 76% | 12% | 1% | – | E 17 | 23 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 9 AM | 65° | 65° | 56° | 74% | 20% | 1% | – | E 17 | 24 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 10 AM | 65° | 65° | 57° | 75% | 16% | 1% | – | E 18 | 25 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 11 AM | 66° | 66° | 56° | 71% | 16% | 1% | – | E 18 | 24 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 12 PM | 66° | 66° | 56° | 71% | 23% | 2% | – | E 18 | 24 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 1 PM | 66° | 66° | 56° | 71% | 31% | 2% | – | E 18 | 24 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 2 PM | 66° | 66° | 56° | 70% | 28% | 2% | – | E 18 | 24 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 3 PM | 66° | 66° | 56° | 70% | 19% | 2% | – | E 18 | 24 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 4 PM | 66° | 66° | 57° | 71% | 19% | 2% | – | E 20 | 25 | – | |
| Sat 5 PM | 65° | 65° | 57° | 74% | 32% | 2% | – | E 20 | 26 | – | |
| Sat 6 PM | 64° | 64° | 56° | 76% | 41% | 3% | – | E 20 | 26 | – | |
| Sat 7 PM | 65° | 65° | 57° | 76% | 34% | 3% | – | E 20 | 26 | – | |
| Sat 8 PM | 65° | 65° | 57° | 76% | 36% | 0% | – | E 20 | 26 | – | |
| Sat 9 PM | 65° | 65° | 58° | 79% | 32% | 0% | – | E 20 | 25 | – | |
| Sat 10 PM | 65° | 65° | 58° | 80% | 21% | 0% | – | ESE 20 | 25 | – | |
| Sat 11 PM | 65° | 65° | 59° | 83% | 22% | 0% | – | ESE 20 | 25 | – | |
| Sun 12 AM | 65° | 65° | 60° | 81% | 43% | 0% | – | ESE 18 | 24 | – | |
| Sun 1 AM | 66° | 66° | 60° | 81% | 42% | 0% | – | ESE 18 | 24 | – | |
| Sun 2 AM | 67° | 67° | 61° | 80% | 46% | 1% | – | ESE 18 | 25 | – | |
| Sun 3 AM | 67° | 67° | 61° | 79% | 53% | 9% | – | ESE 18 | 25 | – | |
| Sun 4 AM | 67° | 67° | 61° | 82% | 64% | 9% | – | ESE 20 | 26 | – | |
| Sun 5 AM | 68° | 68° | 61° | 81% | 51% | 24% | – | ESE 20 | 26 | – | |
| Sun 6 AM | 68° | 68° | 62° | 83% | 65% | 39% | 0.02" | ESE 18 | 25 | – | |
| Sun 7 AM | 69° | 69° | 62° | 80% | 73% | 39% | 0.02" | ESE 20 | 26 | – | |
| Sun 8 AM | 69° | 69° | 63° | 81% | 72% | 39% | 0.02" | ESE 20 | 26 | – | |
| Sun 9 AM | 70° | 70° | 64° | 81% | 71% | 39% | 0.02" | ESE 20 | 26 | – | ⚡ |
| Sun 10 AM | 71° | 71° | 65° | 81% | 73% | 39% | 0.02" | ESE 20 | 26 | – | ⚡ |
| Sun 11 AM | 71° | 71° | 66° | 82% | 76% | 39% | 0.02" | ESE 20 | 28 | – | ⚡ |
7-day forecast
Today
Sunny
70° / 62°
Dry
E 5–8 mph · gusts 10
Sat, Nov 14
Sunny
69° / 65°
24% rain
E 9–20 mph · gusts 26
Sun, Nov 15
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
73° / 59°
93% rain · 2.04"
SE 18–24 mph · gusts 31
⚡ Storms
Mon, Nov 16
Chance Rain Showers
64° / 57°
84% rain · 0.48"
NE 18–23 mph · gusts 29
⚡ Storms
Tue, Nov 17
Mostly Sunny
67° / 61°
3% rain
NE 14–17 mph · gusts 23
Wed, Nov 18
Partly Sunny
70° / 66°
7% rain
E 13–14 mph · gusts 20
Thu, Nov 19
Partly Sunny
72° / 67°
11% rain
E 10–13 mph · gusts 17
Detailed NWS forecast
- Today: Sunny, with a high near 70. East wind around 5 mph.
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Saturday: Sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
- Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Partly cloudy. Low around 65, with temperatures rising to around 68 overnight. East wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Sunday: A chance of rain showers before 9am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
- Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
- Monday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
- Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Weather map
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Marine forecast
Galveston Bay
GMZ335 · 1141 AM CST Fri Nov 13 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. GMZ335-140615- Galveston Bay- 1141 AM CST Fri Nov 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast late. Bay waters smooth. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to choppy after midnight. .SATURDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Bay waters rough. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Bay waters rough. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 30 knots. Bay waters very rough. Showers, mainly in the evening. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. A chance of showers. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy, diminishing to slightly choppy in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM
GMZ355 · 1141 AM CST Fri Nov 13 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. GMZ355-140615- Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 1141 AM CST Fri Nov 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming east 2 feet at 3 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. 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 5 feet at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 7 seconds. Showers. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. A chance of showers. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming east around 20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
Moon calendar · August 1966
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
100% lit
↑ 8:54 PM
↓ 6:40 AM
↓ 6:40 AM
★★★★c82
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best2
98% lit
↑ 9:28 PM
↓ 7:37 AM
↓ 7:37 AM
★★★★c75
best3
95% lit
↑ 9:58 PM
↓ 8:32 AM
↓ 8:32 AM
★★★★c67
4
90% lit
↑ 10:26 PM
↓ 9:26 AM
↓ 9:26 AM
★★★☆c58
Apogee · 405,859 km
5
84% lit
↑ 10:53 PM
↓ 10:18 AM
↓ 10:18 AM
★☆☆☆c48
6
76% lit
↑ 11:20 PM
↓ 11:11 AM
↓ 11:11 AM
★★☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
7
68% lit
↑ 11:49 PM
↓ 12:03 PM
↓ 12:03 PM
★★☆☆c36
8
58% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:58 PM
↓ 12:58 PM
★★☆☆c47
9
48% lit
↑ 12:19 AM
↓ 1:55 PM
↓ 1:55 PM
★★☆☆c60
Last Quarter
10
38% lit
↑ 12:54 AM
↓ 2:55 PM
↓ 2:55 PM
★★★☆c74
11
28% lit
↑ 1:35 AM
↓ 3:58 PM
↓ 3:58 PM
★★★★c86
12
19% lit
↑ 2:24 AM
↓ 5:02 PM
↓ 5:02 PM
★★★★c94
13
11% lit
↑ 3:21 AM
↓ 6:04 PM
↓ 6:04 PM
★★★★c100
Moon farthest north (27.3°)
14
5% lit
↑ 4:26 AM
↓ 7:00 PM
↓ 7:00 PM
★★★★c101
15
1% lit
↑ 5:37 AM
↓ 7:51 PM
↓ 7:51 PM
★★★★c100
best16
0% lit
↑ 6:50 AM
↓ 8:35 PM
↓ 8:35 PM
★★★★c95
New Moon (supermoon)
best17
2% lit
↑ 8:02 AM
↓ 9:14 PM
↓ 9:14 PM
★★★★c85
Perigee · 358,166 km
best18
8% lit
↑ 9:11 AM
↓ 9:50 PM
↓ 9:50 PM
★★★★c71
19
15% lit
↑ 10:19 AM
↓ 10:25 PM
↓ 10:25 PM
★★☆☆c53
Moon crosses the equator
20
24% lit
↑ 11:24 AM
↓ 11:00 PM
↓ 11:00 PM
★★☆☆c46
21
35% lit
↑ 12:30 PM
↓ 11:36 PM
↓ 11:36 PM
★★★☆c59
22
46% lit
↑ 1:34 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★★★☆c78
First Quarter
23
56% lit
↑ 2:38 PM
↓ 12:16 AM
↓ 12:16 AM
★☆☆☆c83
24
66% lit
↑ 3:39 PM
↓ 1:00 AM
↓ 1:00 AM
★★★★c87
25
76% lit
↑ 4:36 PM
↓ 1:48 AM
↓ 1:48 AM
★★★★c87
26
84% lit
↑ 5:28 PM
↓ 2:41 AM
↓ 2:41 AM
★★★★c87
Moon farthest south (-26.6°)
27
90% lit
↑ 6:14 PM
↓ 3:37 AM
↓ 3:37 AM
★★★★c83
28
95% lit
↑ 6:54 PM
↓ 4:34 AM
↓ 4:34 AM
★★★★c78
29
98% lit
↑ 7:29 PM
↓ 5:31 AM
↓ 5:31 AM
★★★★c72
30
100% lit
↑ 8:00 PM
↓ 6:27 AM
↓ 6:27 AM
★★★★c65
Full Moon · Blue Moon
31
99% lit
↑ 8:29 PM
↓ 7:21 AM
↓ 7:21 AM
★★★★c58
Apogee · 406,388 km
Lunar events this month
- Mon, Aug 1 · 4:05 AM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Thu, Aug 4 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 405,859 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Sat, Aug 6 · 2:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Tue, Aug 9 · 7:55 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Sat, Aug 13 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Tue, Aug 16 · 6:47 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.
- Wed, Aug 17 · 2:00 AM — Perigee · 358,166 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Fri, Aug 19 · 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.
- Mon, Aug 22 · 10:01 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Fri, Aug 26 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-26.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Tue, Aug 30 · 7:13 PM — Full Moon · Blue MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Wed, Aug 31 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 406,388 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
Best fishing days
Mon, Aug 1 · Tue, Aug 2 · Mon, Aug 15 · Tue, Aug 16 · Wed, Aug 17
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
358,341 km closest · 406,364 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.
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 Fri 10:46 AM.