Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
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Today
Overnight: Low 65°
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: High 74°
Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:40 AM / 5:25 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 9:53 AM / 7:53 PM
- Moon
- Waxing Crescent, 9%
- Major period
- 1:25 AM–3:25 AM
- Minor period
- 9:23 AM–10:23 AM
- Major period
- 1:55 PM–3:55 PM
- Minor period
- 7:23 PM–8:23 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 2 AM | 66° | 66° | 66° | 100% | 38% | 0% | – | N 6 | 8 | 9.7 mi | |
| Thu 3 AM | 66° | 66° | 66° | 100% | 37% | 0% | – | N 7 | 10 | 9.5 mi | |
| Thu 4 AM | 66° | 66° | 65° | 97% | 35% | 0% | – | N 8 | 12 | 9.9 mi | |
| Thu 5 AM | 65° | 65° | 64° | 97% | 21% | 0% | – | N 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 6 AM | 65° | 65° | 64° | 97% | 10% | 0% | – | N 10 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 7 AM | 65° | 65° | 62° | 90% | 8% | 0% | – | N 12 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 8 AM | 66° | 66° | 61° | 84% | 3% | 0% | – | N 13 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 9 AM | 68° | 68° | 60° | 76% | 2% | 0% | – | NNE 13 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 10 AM | 70° | 70° | 59° | 68% | 1% | 0% | – | NNE 13 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 11 AM | 71° | 71° | 57° | 61% | 2% | 0% | – | NNE 12 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 12 PM | 72° | 72° | 56° | 57% | 1% | 0% | – | NNE 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 1 PM | 73° | 73° | 54° | 51% | 1% | 0% | – | NNE 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 2 PM | 73° | 73° | 53° | 49% | 1% | 0% | – | N 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 3 PM | 74° | 74° | 53° | 48% | 3% | 0% | – | N 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 4 PM | 74° | 74° | 52° | 46% | 2% | 0% | – | N 8 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 5 PM | 74° | 74° | 52° | 46% | 6% | 0% | – | N 8 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 6 PM | 72° | 72° | 53° | 51% | 6% | 0% | – | N 7 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 7 PM | 71° | 71° | 54° | 55% | 7% | 0% | – | NNW 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 8 PM | 70° | 70° | 55° | 59% | 6% | 0% | – | NNW 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 9 PM | 69° | 69° | 56° | 63% | 7% | 0% | – | NNW 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 10 PM | 67° | 67° | 55° | 65% | 5% | 0% | – | NNW 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 11 PM | 66° | 66° | 55° | 68% | 5% | 0% | – | NNW 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 12 AM | 65° | 65° | 55° | 70% | 4% | 0% | – | NNW 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 1 AM | 65° | 65° | 54° | 68% | 5% | 0% | – | NNW 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 2 AM | 64° | 64° | 54° | 70% | 4% | 0% | – | NNW 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 3 AM | 64° | 64° | 55° | 73% | 5% | 0% | – | N 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 4 AM | 63° | 63° | 54° | 72% | 5% | 0% | – | N 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 5 AM | 63° | 63° | 54° | 72% | 4% | 0% | – | NNE 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 6 AM | 62° | 62° | 54° | 75% | 5% | 0% | – | NNE 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 7 AM | 63° | 63° | 54° | 72% | 3% | 0% | – | NNE 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 8 AM | 65° | 65° | 55° | 70% | 2% | 0% | – | N 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 9 AM | 67° | 67° | 55° | 65% | 1% | 0% | – | NNE 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 10 AM | 68° | 68° | 54° | 61% | 1% | 0% | – | NNE 7 | 9 | – | |
| Fri 11 AM | 70° | 70° | 54° | 57% | 2% | 0% | – | NE 6 | 9 | – | |
| Fri 12 PM | 71° | 71° | 53° | 53% | 0% | 0% | – | ENE 6 | 8 | – | |
| Fri 1 PM | 70° | 70° | 54° | 57% | 0% | 0% | – | E 5 | 7 | – | |
| Fri 2 PM | 71° | 71° | 53° | 53% | 1% | 0% | – | SE 5 | 6 | – | |
| Fri 3 PM | 71° | 71° | 54° | 55% | 1% | 0% | – | S 5 | 6 | – | |
| Fri 4 PM | 71° | 71° | 54° | 55% | 0% | 0% | – | S 3 | 6 | – | |
| Fri 5 PM | 70° | 70° | 54° | 57% | 1% | 0% | – | SSE 3 | 6 | – | |
| Fri 6 PM | 68° | 68° | 55° | 63% | 3% | 0% | – | SSE 3 | 6 | – | |
| Fri 7 PM | 68° | 68° | 56° | 65% | 2% | 0% | – | S 5 | 6 | – | |
| Fri 8 PM | 68° | 68° | 57° | 68% | 12% | 0% | – | S 5 | 6 | – | |
| Fri 9 PM | 67° | 67° | 58° | 73% | 22% | 0% | – | S 5 | 7 | – | |
| Fri 10 PM | 67° | 67° | 58° | 73% | 22% | 0% | – | SSE 5 | 8 | – | |
| Fri 11 PM | 67° | 67° | 58° | 73% | 21% | 0% | – | SE 5 | 8 | – | |
| Sat 12 AM | 67° | 67° | 58° | 73% | 21% | 0% | – | SE 6 | 9 | – | |
| Sat 1 AM | 67° | 67° | 58° | 73% | 20% | 0% | – | ESE 7 | 9 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Sunny
74° / 65°
Dry
N 6–13 mph · gusts 18
Fri, Nov 13
Sunny
71° / 63°
Dry
NE 3–7 mph · gusts 10
Sat, Nov 14
Mostly Sunny
69° / 64°
10% rain
E 6–18 mph · gusts 24
Sun, Nov 15
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
72° / 62°
66% rain · 0.54"
E 16–20 mph · gusts 25
⚡ Storms
Mon, Nov 16
Chance Rain Showers
67° / 57°
64% rain · 0.66"
NE 17–20 mph · gusts 26
⚡ Storms
Tue, Nov 17
Mostly Sunny
66° / 61°
6% rain
NE 13–16 mph · gusts 22
Wed, Nov 18
Mostly Sunny
68° / 61°
3% rain
E 10–13 mph · gusts 17
Detailed NWS forecast
- Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. North wind around 5 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
- Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
- Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
- Monday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Weather map
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Marine forecast
Galveston Bay
GMZ335 · 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. GMZ335-121915- Galveston Bay- 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, diminishing to around 10 knots late. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth late. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to choppy after midnight. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay waters choppy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy, increasing to rough after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds around 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. Showers likely. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
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 · June 1970
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6% lit
↑ 4:16 AM
↓ 6:11 PM
↓ 6:11 PM
★★★★c88
2
2% lit
↑ 4:55 AM
↓ 7:15 PM
↓ 7:15 PM
★★★★c92
3
0% lit
↑ 5:39 AM
↓ 8:17 PM
↓ 8:17 PM
★★★★c93
New Moon
best4
1% lit
↑ 6:28 AM
↓ 9:15 PM
↓ 9:15 PM
★★★★c92
Moon farthest north (28.4°)
best5
3% lit
↑ 7:23 AM
↓ 10:07 PM
↓ 10:07 PM
★★★★c87
6
7% lit
↑ 8:20 AM
↓ 10:52 PM
↓ 10:52 PM
★☆☆☆c81
7
13% lit
↑ 9:18 AM
↓ 11:31 PM
↓ 11:31 PM
★★★★c76
8
20% lit
↑ 10:15 AM
↓ –
↓ –
★★★★c68
9
28% lit
↑ 11:11 AM
↓ 12:05 AM
↓ 12:05 AM
★★★☆c60
Apogee · 404,646 km
10
36% lit
↑ 12:05 PM
↓ 12:35 AM
↓ 12:35 AM
★★☆☆c51
11
46% lit
↑ 12:58 PM
↓ 1:03 AM
↓ 1:03 AM
★★☆☆c41
First Quarter
12
55% lit
↑ 1:51 PM
↓ 1:29 AM
↓ 1:29 AM
★★☆☆c34
Moon crosses the equator
13
65% lit
↑ 2:46 PM
↓ 1:56 AM
↓ 1:56 AM
★★☆☆c43
14
74% lit
↑ 3:43 PM
↓ 2:23 AM
↓ 2:23 AM
★★★☆c58
15
83% lit
↑ 4:43 PM
↓ 2:54 AM
↓ 2:54 AM
★★★★c73
16
90% lit
↑ 5:48 PM
↓ 3:30 AM
↓ 3:30 AM
★★★★c86
17
95% lit
↑ 6:55 PM
↓ 4:12 AM
↓ 4:12 AM
★★★★c95
18
99% lit
↑ 8:03 PM
↓ 5:03 AM
↓ 5:03 AM
★★★★c100
best19
100% lit
↑ 9:06 PM
↓ 6:04 AM
↓ 6:04 AM
★★★★c102
Moon farthest south (-28.0°)
Full Moon · Strawberry Moon
best20
98% lit
↑ 10:03 PM
↓ 7:12 AM
↓ 7:12 AM
★★★★c100
best21
93% lit
↑ 10:51 PM
↓ 8:24 AM
↓ 8:24 AM
★☆☆☆c95
Perigee · 363,050 km
22
86% lit
↑ 11:31 PM
↓ 9:37 AM
↓ 9:37 AM
★★★★c90
23
77% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:46 AM
↓ 10:46 AM
★★★★c78
24
66% lit
↑ 12:07 AM
↓ 11:52 AM
↓ 11:52 AM
★★★☆c59
25
55% lit
↑ 12:40 AM
↓ 12:56 PM
↓ 12:56 PM
★★☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
Last Quarter
26
44% lit
↑ 1:11 AM
↓ 1:59 PM
↓ 1:59 PM
★★☆☆c45
27
33% lit
↑ 1:43 AM
↓ 3:01 PM
↓ 3:01 PM
★★★☆c63
28
24% lit
↑ 2:17 AM
↓ 4:04 PM
↓ 4:04 PM
★★★★c78
29
15% lit
↑ 2:54 AM
↓ 5:07 PM
↓ 5:07 PM
★★★★c87
30
9% lit
↑ 3:36 AM
↓ 6:08 PM
↓ 6:08 PM
★★★★c90
Lunar events this month
- Wed, Jun 3 · 9:21 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Thu, Jun 4 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Tue, Jun 9 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 404,646 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Thu, Jun 11 · 11:06 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Fri, Jun 12 · 7:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Fri, Jun 19 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Fri, Jun 19 · 7:27 AM — Full Moon · Strawberry MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Sun, Jun 21 · 1:00 PM — Perigee · 363,050 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Thu, Jun 25 · 12:00 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, Jun 25 · 11:01 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Best fishing days
Wed, Jun 3 · Thu, Jun 4 · Thu, Jun 18 · Fri, Jun 19 · Sat, Jun 20
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
363,051 km closest · 404,636 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 Thu 1:16 AM.