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 0 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, 8%
- 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 12 AM | 68° | 68° | 66° | 94% | 43% | 0% | – | N 2 | 5 | 9.9 mi | |
| Thu 1 AM | 68° | 68° | 66° | 94% | 33% | 0% | – | N 3 | 6 | 9.6 mi | |
| Thu 2 AM | 66° | 66° | 66° | 98% | 38% | 0% | – | N 6 | 8 | 9.7 mi | |
| Thu 3 AM | 66° | 66° | 66° | 97% | 37% | 0% | – | N 7 | 10 | 9.5 mi | |
| Thu 4 AM | 66° | 66° | 65° | 96% | 35% | 0% | – | N 8 | 12 | 9.9 mi | |
| Thu 5 AM | 65° | 65° | 64° | 98% | 21% | 0% | – | N 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 6 AM | 65° | 65° | 64° | 95% | 10% | 0% | – | N 10 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 7 AM | 65° | 65° | 62° | 91% | 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° | 75% | 2% | 0% | – | NNE 13 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 10 AM | 70° | 70° | 59° | 69% | 1% | 0% | – | NNE 13 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 11 AM | 71° | 71° | 57° | 62% | 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° | 52% | 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° | 47% | 3% | 0% | – | N 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 4 PM | 74° | 74° | 52° | 47% | 2% | 0% | – | N 8 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 5 PM | 74° | 74° | 52° | 47% | 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° | 67% | 5% | 0% | – | NNW 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 12 AM | 65° | 65° | 55° | 68% | 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° | 71% | 4% | 0% | – | NNW 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 3 AM | 64° | 64° | 55° | 71% | 5% | 0% | – | N 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 4 AM | 63° | 63° | 54° | 73% | 5% | 0% | – | N 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 5 AM | 63° | 63° | 54° | 73% | 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° | 64% | 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° | 56% | 0% | 0% | – | E 5 | 7 | – | |
| Fri 2 PM | 71° | 71° | 53° | 52% | 1% | 0% | – | SE 5 | 6 | – | |
| Fri 3 PM | 71° | 71° | 54° | 54% | 1% | 0% | – | S 5 | 6 | – | |
| Fri 4 PM | 71° | 71° | 54° | 54% | 0% | 0% | – | S 3 | 6 | – | |
| Fri 5 PM | 70° | 70° | 54° | 58% | 1% | 0% | – | SSE 3 | 6 | – | |
| Fri 6 PM | 68° | 68° | 55° | 62% | 3% | 0% | – | SSE 3 | 6 | – | |
| Fri 7 PM | 68° | 68° | 56° | 64% | 2% | 0% | – | S 5 | 6 | – | |
| Fri 8 PM | 68° | 68° | 57° | 67% | 12% | 0% | – | S 5 | 6 | – | |
| Fri 9 PM | 67° | 67° | 58° | 72% | 22% | 0% | – | S 5 | 7 | – | |
| Fri 10 PM | 67° | 67° | 58° | 73% | 22% | 0% | – | SSE 5 | 8 | – | |
| Fri 11 PM | 67° | 67° | 58° | 72% | 21% | 0% | – | SE 5 | 8 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Sunny
74° / 65°
Dry
N 2–13 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° / 64°
70% rain · 0.48"
E 16–20 mph · gusts 26
⚡ Storms
Mon, Nov 16
Chance Rain Showers
68° / 57°
58% rain · 0.42"
N 15–17 mph · gusts 24
⚡ Storms
Tue, Nov 17
Mostly Sunny
66° / 62°
3% rain
NE 12–15 mph · gusts 20
Wed, Nov 18
Mostly Sunny
70° / 62°
4% rain
E 10–12 mph · gusts 16
Detailed NWS forecast
- Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind 0 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 64. 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: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Weather map
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Marine forecast
Galveston Bay
GMZ335 · 711 PM CST Wed Nov 11 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. GMZ335-121415- Galveston Bay- 711 PM CST Wed Nov 11 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy after midnight. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay waters choppy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay waters choppy. .SUNDAY...East winds around 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northeast around 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM
GMZ355 · 711 PM CST Wed Nov 11 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. GMZ350-355-121415- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 711 PM CST Wed Nov 11 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north around 10 knots, then increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds, becoming northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East 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. .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 3 feet at 4 seconds, becoming east 5 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 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY...North 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 · August 1971
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
72% lit
↑ 4:01 PM
↓ 1:21 AM
↓ 1:21 AM
★★★★c83
2
80% lit
↑ 5:00 PM
↓ 2:08 AM
↓ 2:08 AM
★★★★c90
Moon farthest south (-26.9°)
3
88% lit
↑ 5:56 PM
↓ 3:03 AM
↓ 3:03 AM
★★★★c94
4
94% lit
↑ 6:48 PM
↓ 4:05 AM
↓ 4:05 AM
★★★★c96
best5
98% lit
↑ 7:34 PM
↓ 5:12 AM
↓ 5:12 AM
★★★★c95
best6
100% lit
↑ 8:16 PM
↓ 6:21 AM
↓ 6:21 AM
★★★★c92
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best7
99% lit
↑ 8:53 PM
↓ 7:30 AM
↓ 7:30 AM
★★★★c84
best8
95% lit
↑ 9:28 PM
↓ 8:37 AM
↓ 8:37 AM
★★☆☆c72
Perigee · 362,978 km
9
89% lit
↑ 10:02 PM
↓ 9:44 AM
↓ 9:44 AM
★★★☆c57
Moon crosses the equator
10
80% lit
↑ 10:37 PM
↓ 10:51 AM
↓ 10:51 AM
★★☆☆c40
11
70% lit
↑ 11:14 PM
↓ 11:58 AM
↓ 11:58 AM
★★★☆c56
12
59% lit
↑ 11:56 PM
↓ 1:05 PM
↓ 1:05 PM
★★★☆c73
13
47% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:13 PM
↓ 2:13 PM
★★★☆c87
Last Quarter
14
36% lit
↑ 12:43 AM
↓ 3:18 PM
↓ 3:18 PM
★★★★c94
15
26% lit
↑ 1:35 AM
↓ 4:19 PM
↓ 4:19 PM
★★★★c95
Moon farthest north (27.5°)
16
18% lit
↑ 2:33 AM
↓ 5:13 PM
↓ 5:13 PM
★★★★c95
17
10% lit
↑ 3:33 AM
↓ 6:00 PM
↓ 6:00 PM
★★★★c91
18
5% lit
↑ 4:34 AM
↓ 6:41 PM
↓ 6:41 PM
★★★★c85
19
2% lit
↑ 5:34 AM
↓ 7:16 PM
↓ 7:16 PM
★★★★c77
best20
0% lit
↑ 6:32 AM
↓ 7:47 PM
↓ 7:47 PM
★★★★c68
New Moon
21
1% lit
↑ 7:27 AM
↓ 8:15 PM
↓ 8:15 PM
★★★★c58
22
3% lit
↑ 8:21 AM
↓ 8:42 PM
↓ 8:42 PM
★★★☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
23
7% lit
↑ 9:13 AM
↓ 9:09 PM
↓ 9:09 PM
★★☆☆c36
24
13% lit
↑ 10:06 AM
↓ 9:36 PM
↓ 9:36 PM
★★☆☆c32
Apogee · 405,820 km
25
20% lit
↑ 10:59 AM
↓ 10:06 PM
↓ 10:06 PM
★★☆☆c40
26
28% lit
↑ 11:54 AM
↓ 10:39 PM
↓ 10:39 PM
★★☆☆c51
27
36% lit
↑ 12:50 PM
↓ 11:16 PM
↓ 11:16 PM
★★★☆c61
28
46% lit
↑ 1:48 PM
↓ 11:59 PM
↓ 11:59 PM
★★★☆c69
First Quarter
29
56% lit
↑ 2:46 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★★★☆c76
30
66% lit
↑ 3:43 PM
↓ 12:50 AM
↓ 12:50 AM
★★★★c81
Moon farthest south (-26.8°)
31
76% lit
↑ 4:36 PM
↓ 1:47 AM
↓ 1:47 AM
★★★★c84
Lunar events this month
- Mon, Aug 2 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-26.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Fri, Aug 6 · 2:42 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Sun, Aug 8 · 8:00 PM — Perigee · 362,978 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Mon, Aug 9 · 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.
- Fri, Aug 13 · 5:55 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Sun, Aug 15 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Fri, Aug 20 · 5:53 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Sun, Aug 22 · 7:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Tue, Aug 24 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 405,820 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Sat, Aug 28 · 9:56 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Mon, Aug 30 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-26.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Best fishing days
Wed, Aug 4 · Thu, Aug 5 · Fri, Aug 6 · Sat, Aug 7 · Thu, Aug 19
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
363,058 km closest · 405,814 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 Wed 11:26 PM.