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29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel

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Today

Veterans Day: High 72° · 6% rain

Mostly cloudy. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 65° · 2% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:39 AM / 5:26 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:00 AM / 7:00 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 7%
Major period
12:35 AM–2:35 AM
Minor period
8:30 AM–9:30 AM
Major period
1:00 PM–3:00 PM
Minor period
6:30 PM–7:30 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Nov 116 PMThu, Nov 126 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 136 AM12 PMclouds75% cloud cover74% cloud cover69% cloud cover74% cloud cover76% cloud cover66% cloud cover55% cloud cover53% cloud cover44% cloud cover52% cloud cover63% cloud cover66% cloud cover50% cloud cover64% cloud cover59% cloud cover57% cloud cover49% cloud cover41% cloud cover43% cloud cover41% cloud cover39% cloud cover38% cloud cover36% cloud cover28% cloud cover25% cloud cover27% cloud cover20% cloud cover12% cloud cover14% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover8% cloud cover4% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover3% cloud cover5% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover0% cloud cover0% cloud cover5% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°69686666656671737167656463646870rain1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphNE 6 mph, gusts 7NE 5 mph, gusts 6NNE 3 mph, gusts 6N 5 mph, gusts 6NNW 5 mph, gusts 7N 7 mph, gusts 12N 10 mph, gusts 14N 13 mph, gusts 17NNE 13 mph, gusts 18NNE 13 mph, gusts 17N 10 mph, gusts 15N 9 mph, gusts 13N 9 mph, gusts 13NNW 8 mph, gusts 10N 7 mph, gusts 9N 7 mph, gusts 9N 7 mph, gusts 9N 7 mph, gusts 9N 8 mph, gusts 10NNE 9 mph, gusts 12NE 9 mph, gusts 12NE 8 mph, gusts 12ENE 7 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 7
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 5 PM69°69°67°93%75%1%–NE 679.8 mi
Wed 6 PM69°69°67°93%74%2%–NE 679.9 mi
Wed 7 PM69°69°67°93%69%2%–NE 569.9 mi
Wed 8 PM68°68°67°97%74%2%–NNE 5610.0 mi
Wed 9 PM67°67°67°100%76%1%–NNE 369.9 mi
Wed 10 PM67°67°66°97%66%0%–NNE 369.9 mi
Wed 11 PM66°66°66°100%55%0%–N 569.9 mi
Thu 12 AM66°66°66°100%53%0%–NNW 569.8 mi
Thu 1 AM66°66°66°100%44%1%–NNW 578.6 mi
Thu 2 AM66°66°66°100%52%1%–NNW 698.2 mi
Thu 3 AM65°65°65°100%63%1%–N 7128.0 mi
Thu 4 AM65°65°65°100%66%0%–NNW 8139.0 mi
Thu 5 AM65°65°65°100%50%0%–N 10149.4 mi
Thu 6 AM65°65°64°97%64%0%–N 12179.6 mi
Thu 7 AM65°65°63°93%59%0%–N 13179.7 mi
Thu 8 AM66°66°63°90%57%0%–N 131810+ mi
Thu 9 AM68°68°62°81%49%0%–NNE 131810+ mi
Thu 10 AM70°70°60°71%41%0%–NNE 131810+ mi
Thu 11 AM71°71°58°64%43%0%–NNE 131710+ mi
Thu 12 PM72°72°57°59%41%0%–NNE 121610+ mi
Thu 1 PM73°73°56°55%39%0%–N 101510+ mi
Thu 2 PM73°73°55°53%38%0%–N 101410+ mi
Thu 3 PM73°73°55°53%36%0%–N 91310+ mi
Thu 4 PM72°72°55°55%28%0%–N 91310+ mi
Thu 5 PM71°71°55°57%25%0%–N 91310+ mi
Thu 6 PM69°69°55°61%27%0%–N 81210+ mi
Thu 7 PM67°67°56°68%20%0%–NNW 81010+ mi
Thu 8 PM67°67°56°68%12%0%–N 7910+ mi
Thu 9 PM66°66°57°73%14%0%–N 7910+ mi
Thu 10 PM65°65°57°75%6%0%–N 79–
Thu 11 PM65°65°56°73%7%0%–N 79–
Fri 12 AM64°64°56°75%8%0%–N 79–
Fri 1 AM64°64°56°75%4%0%–N 79–
Fri 2 AM64°64°56°75%2%0%–N 79–
Fri 3 AM64°64°56°75%4%0%–N 79–
Fri 4 AM63°63°55°75%5%0%–N 810–
Fri 5 AM63°63°55°75%3%0%–N 810–
Fri 6 AM63°63°55°75%5%0%–N 912–
Fri 7 AM63°63°54°72%4%0%–NNE 912–
Fri 8 AM64°64°54°70%3%0%–NNE 912–
Fri 9 AM66°66°55°68%2%0%–NE 912–
Fri 10 AM67°67°55°65%2%0%–NE 912–
Fri 11 AM68°68°55°63%1%0%–NE 812–
Fri 12 PM69°69°55°61%1%0%–ENE 810–
Fri 1 PM70°70°54°57%1%0%–ENE 79–
Fri 2 PM70°70°53°55%0%0%–E 68–
Fri 3 PM70°70°53°55%0%0%–E 67–
Fri 4 PM70°70°54°57%5%0%–E 56–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy

72° / 65°

6% rain

NE 3–6 mph · gusts 7

Thu, Nov 12

Mostly Sunny

73° / 63°

1% rain

N 5–13 mph · gusts 18

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

70° / 64°

Dry

NE 5–9 mph · gusts 12

Sat, Nov 14

Mostly Sunny

70° / 66°

11% rain

E 7–18 mph · gusts 24

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Rain Showers

74° / 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

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Veterans Day: Mostly cloudy. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • 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.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 1148 AM 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.


GMZ335-120630-
Galveston Bay-
1148 AM CST Wed Nov 11 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to
around 5 knots late. Bay waters smooth. 
.TONIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
slightly choppy after midnight. 
.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. Bay waters choppy. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. A
chance of showers in the evening. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters rough, diminishing to
choppy in the afternoon. 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. Showers likely.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 1148 AM 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.


GMZ350-355-120630-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1148 AM CST Wed Nov 11 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers early. 
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. 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. A chance of
showers in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers in the evening. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming east
around 20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. Showers likely.

Moon calendar · November 1974

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
97% lit
↑ 6:53 PM
↓ 8:04 AM
★☆☆☆
2
92% lit
↑ 7:48 PM
↓ 9:04 AM
★☆☆☆
3
85% lit
↑ 8:48 PM
↓ 10:02 AM
★☆☆☆
Moon farthest north (21.9°)
4
76% lit
↑ 9:51 PM
↓ 10:55 AM
★☆☆☆
5
65% lit
↑ 10:56 PM
↓ 11:44 AM
★☆☆☆
6
54% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:28 PM
★☆☆☆
Last Quarter
7
43% lit
↑ 12:00 AM
↓ 1:09 PM
★☆☆☆
Perigee · 369,957 km
8
32% lit
↑ 1:04 AM
↓ 1:47 PM
★☆☆☆
9
22% lit
↑ 2:07 AM
↓ 2:25 PM
★☆☆☆
Moon crosses the equator
10
13% lit
↑ 3:11 AM
↓ 3:03 PM
★☆☆☆
11
6% lit
↑ 4:14 AM
↓ 3:42 PM
★☆☆☆
12
2% lit
↑ 5:17 AM
↓ 4:24 PM
★☆☆☆
best
13
0% lit
↑ 6:20 AM
↓ 5:10 PM
★☆☆☆
New Moon
best
14
1% lit
↑ 7:21 AM
↓ 5:59 PM
★☆☆☆
best
15
3% lit
↑ 8:18 AM
↓ 6:51 PM
★☆☆☆
Moon farthest south (-22.8°)
16
8% lit
↑ 9:11 AM
↓ 7:45 PM
★☆☆☆
17
14% lit
↑ 9:59 AM
↓ 8:40 PM
★☆☆☆
18
22% lit
↑ 10:42 AM
↓ 9:35 PM
★☆☆☆
19
30% lit
↑ 11:20 AM
↓ 10:29 PM
★☆☆☆
20
39% lit
↑ 11:55 AM
↓ 11:21 PM
★☆☆☆
21
48% lit
↑ 12:27 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆
Apogee · 404,425 km
First Quarter
22
58% lit
↑ 12:58 PM
↓ 12:14 AM
★☆☆☆
23
67% lit
↑ 1:29 PM
↓ 1:06 AM
★☆☆☆
Moon crosses the equator
24
76% lit
↑ 2:01 PM
↓ 1:59 AM
★☆☆☆
25
84% lit
↑ 2:35 PM
↓ 2:53 AM
★☆☆☆
26
91% lit
↑ 3:13 PM
↓ 3:50 AM
★☆☆☆
27
96% lit
↑ 3:55 PM
↓ 4:48 AM
★☆☆☆
28
99% lit
↑ 4:43 PM
↓ 5:49 AM
★☆☆☆
best
29
100% lit
↑ 5:37 PM
↓ 6:51 AM
★☆☆☆
Full Moon · Beaver Moon
best
30
98% lit
↑ 6:37 PM
↓ 7:51 AM
★☆☆☆
Moon farthest north (21.7°)

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Nov 3 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest north (21.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Nov 6 · 8:47 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Nov 7 · 10:00 PM — Perigee · 369,957 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Nov 9 · 4:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Nov 13 · 6:53 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Nov 15 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-22.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Nov 21 · 2:00 AM — Apogee · 404,425 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Nov 21 · 4:39 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Nov 23 · 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, Nov 29 · 9:10 AM — Full Moon · Beaver MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Nov 30 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest north (21.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Tue, Nov 12 · Wed, Nov 13 · Thu, Nov 14 · Thu, Nov 28 · Fri, Nov 29

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

Moon distance

370,007 km closest · 404,327 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 GALVESTON, Galveston ChannelSurf report: Galveston Seawall & PiersOffshore 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 Wed 12:21 PM.