Galveston
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, 6%
- 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 = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 PM | 71° | 71° | 67° | 86% | 70% | 6% | – | ENE 9 | 12 | 9.9 mi | |
| Wed 2 PM | 71° | 71° | 67° | 87% | 78% | 4% | – | ENE 8 | 10 | 9.7 mi | |
| Wed 3 PM | 71° | 71° | 67° | 86% | 83% | 3% | – | ENE 8 | 10 | 9.9 mi | |
| Wed 4 PM | 70° | 70° | 67° | 88% | 71% | 1% | – | NE 7 | 8 | 10.0 mi | |
| Wed 5 PM | 69° | 69° | 67° | 90% | 75% | 1% | – | NE 6 | 7 | 9.8 mi | |
| Wed 6 PM | 69° | 69° | 67° | 92% | 74% | 2% | – | NE 6 | 7 | 9.9 mi | |
| Wed 7 PM | 69° | 69° | 67° | 93% | 69% | 2% | – | NE 5 | 6 | 9.9 mi | |
| Wed 8 PM | 68° | 68° | 67° | 97% | 74% | 2% | – | NNE 5 | 6 | 10.0 mi | |
| Wed 9 PM | 67° | 67° | 67° | 100% | 76% | 1% | – | NNE 3 | 6 | 9.9 mi | |
| Wed 10 PM | 67° | 67° | 66° | 99% | 66% | 0% | – | NNE 3 | 6 | 9.9 mi | |
| Wed 11 PM | 66° | 66° | 66° | 100% | 55% | 0% | – | N 5 | 6 | 9.9 mi | |
| Thu 12 AM | 66° | 66° | 66° | 100% | 53% | 0% | – | NNW 5 | 6 | 9.8 mi | |
| Thu 1 AM | 66° | 66° | 66° | 100% | 44% | 1% | – | NNW 5 | 7 | 8.6 mi | |
| Thu 2 AM | 66° | 66° | 66° | 100% | 52% | 1% | – | NNW 6 | 9 | 8.2 mi | |
| Thu 3 AM | 65° | 65° | 65° | 100% | 63% | 1% | – | N 7 | 12 | 8.0 mi | |
| Thu 4 AM | 65° | 65° | 65° | 100% | 66% | 0% | – | NNW 8 | 13 | 9.0 mi | |
| Thu 5 AM | 65° | 65° | 65° | 99% | 50% | 0% | – | N 10 | 14 | 9.4 mi | |
| Thu 6 AM | 65° | 65° | 64° | 97% | 64% | 0% | – | N 12 | 17 | 9.6 mi | |
| Thu 7 AM | 65° | 65° | 63° | 94% | 59% | 0% | – | N 13 | 17 | 9.7 mi | |
| Thu 8 AM | 66° | 66° | 63° | 88% | 57% | 0% | – | N 13 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 9 AM | 68° | 68° | 62° | 80% | 49% | 0% | – | NNE 13 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 10 AM | 70° | 70° | 60° | 73% | 41% | 0% | – | NNE 13 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 11 AM | 71° | 71° | 58° | 64% | 43% | 0% | – | NNE 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 12 PM | 72° | 72° | 57° | 59% | 41% | 0% | – | NNE 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 1 PM | 73° | 73° | 56° | 56% | 39% | 0% | – | N 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 2 PM | 73° | 73° | 55° | 54% | 38% | 0% | – | N 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 3 PM | 73° | 73° | 55° | 53% | 36% | 0% | – | N 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 4 PM | 72° | 72° | 55° | 54% | 28% | 0% | – | N 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 5 PM | 71° | 71° | 55° | 56% | 25% | 0% | – | N 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 6 PM | 69° | 69° | 55° | 62% | 27% | 0% | – | N 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 7 PM | 67° | 67° | 56° | 66% | 20% | 0% | – | NNW 8 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 8 PM | 67° | 67° | 56° | 69% | 12% | 0% | – | N 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 9 PM | 66° | 66° | 57° | 73% | 14% | 0% | – | N 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 10 PM | 65° | 65° | 57° | 74% | 6% | 0% | – | N 7 | 9 | – | |
| Thu 11 PM | 65° | 65° | 56° | 74% | 7% | 0% | – | N 7 | 9 | – | |
| Fri 12 AM | 64° | 64° | 56° | 74% | 8% | 0% | – | N 7 | 9 | – | |
| Fri 1 AM | 64° | 64° | 56° | 74% | 4% | 0% | – | N 7 | 9 | – | |
| Fri 2 AM | 64° | 64° | 56° | 74% | 2% | 0% | – | N 7 | 9 | – | |
| Fri 3 AM | 64° | 64° | 56° | 75% | 4% | 0% | – | N 7 | 9 | – | |
| Fri 4 AM | 63° | 63° | 55° | 74% | 5% | 0% | – | N 8 | 10 | – | |
| Fri 5 AM | 63° | 63° | 55° | 75% | 3% | 0% | – | N 8 | 10 | – | |
| Fri 6 AM | 63° | 63° | 55° | 74% | 5% | 0% | – | N 9 | 12 | – | |
| Fri 7 AM | 63° | 63° | 54° | 73% | 4% | 0% | – | NNE 9 | 12 | – | |
| Fri 8 AM | 64° | 64° | 54° | 71% | 3% | 0% | – | NNE 9 | 12 | – | |
| Fri 9 AM | 66° | 66° | 55° | 67% | 2% | 0% | – | NE 9 | 12 | – | |
| Fri 10 AM | 67° | 67° | 55° | 64% | 2% | 0% | – | NE 9 | 12 | – | |
| Fri 11 AM | 68° | 68° | 55° | 62% | 1% | 0% | – | NE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Fri 12 PM | 69° | 69° | 55° | 60% | 1% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 10 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Mostly Cloudy
72° / 65°
6% rain
NE 3–9 mph · gusts 12
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°
43% rain · 0.48"
E 7–18 mph · gusts 23
Sun, Nov 15
Chance Rain Showers
73° / 63°
61% rain · 0.30"
E 17–20 mph · gusts 25
Mon, Nov 16
Chance Rain Showers
70° / 59°
61% rain · 0.78"
NE 15–17 mph · gusts 23
Tue, Nov 17
Mostly Sunny
68° / 62°
4% rain
NE 10–15 mph · gusts 21
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: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Sunday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Sunday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Monday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
- 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 · October 1976
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
63% lit
↑ 3:02 PM
↓ 1:12 AM
↓ 1:12 AM
★★★☆c81
2
73% lit
↑ 3:45 PM
↓ 2:10 AM
↓ 2:10 AM
★★★☆c71
3
82% lit
↑ 4:24 PM
↓ 3:07 AM
↓ 3:07 AM
★★★☆c61
4
89% lit
↑ 5:00 PM
↓ 4:03 AM
↓ 4:03 AM
★★☆☆c50
5
94% lit
↑ 5:34 PM
↓ 4:57 AM
↓ 4:57 AM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
6
98% lit
↑ 6:08 PM
↓ 5:50 AM
↓ 5:50 AM
★★★☆c34
7
100% lit
↑ 6:42 PM
↓ 6:43 AM
↓ 6:43 AM
★★★☆c45
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
8
100% lit
↑ 7:17 PM
↓ 7:35 AM
↓ 7:35 AM
★★★★c54
9
98% lit
↑ 7:53 PM
↓ 8:27 AM
↓ 8:27 AM
★★★★c61
10
95% lit
↑ 8:32 PM
↓ 9:19 AM
↓ 9:19 AM
★★★★c65
Apogee · 406,142 km
11
89% lit
↑ 9:14 PM
↓ 10:11 AM
↓ 10:11 AM
★★★★c67
12
83% lit
↑ 9:58 PM
↓ 11:02 AM
↓ 11:02 AM
★★★★c67
13
75% lit
↑ 10:47 PM
↓ 11:51 AM
↓ 11:51 AM
★★★☆c67
Moon farthest north (19.1°)
14
66% lit
↑ 11:38 PM
↓ 12:39 PM
↓ 12:39 PM
★☆☆☆c67
15
57% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:25 PM
↓ 1:25 PM
★★★☆c67
16
47% lit
↑ 12:32 AM
↓ 2:09 PM
↓ 2:09 PM
★★☆☆c65
Last Quarter
17
36% lit
↑ 1:29 AM
↓ 2:51 PM
↓ 2:51 PM
★★☆☆c61
18
26% lit
↑ 2:28 AM
↓ 3:32 PM
↓ 3:32 PM
★★☆☆c55
19
17% lit
↑ 3:29 AM
↓ 4:13 PM
↓ 4:13 PM
★★☆☆c47
20
9% lit
↑ 4:32 AM
↓ 4:54 PM
↓ 4:54 PM
★★☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
21
3% lit
↑ 5:38 AM
↓ 5:37 PM
↓ 5:37 PM
★★★★c60
22
0% lit
↑ 6:45 AM
↓ 6:23 PM
↓ 6:23 PM
★★★★c85
best23
0% lit
↑ 7:54 AM
↓ 7:12 PM
↓ 7:12 PM
★★★★c103
New Moon (supermoon)
Perigee · 357,154 km
best24
3% lit
↑ 9:02 AM
↓ 8:05 PM
↓ 8:05 PM
★★★★c114
best25
9% lit
↑ 10:09 AM
↓ 9:02 PM
↓ 9:02 PM
★★★★c115
best26
17% lit
↑ 11:12 AM
↓ 10:02 PM
↓ 10:02 PM
★★★★c109
Moon farthest south (-19.6°)
best27
27% lit
↑ 12:08 PM
↓ 11:03 PM
↓ 11:03 PM
★★★★c97
28
37% lit
↑ 12:59 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★★★★c88
29
48% lit
↑ 1:44 PM
↓ 12:03 AM
↓ 12:03 AM
★☆☆☆c73
First Quarter
30
58% lit
↑ 2:24 PM
↓ 1:02 AM
↓ 1:02 AM
★★☆☆c69
31
68% lit
↑ 2:01 PM
↓ 1:21 AM
↓ 1:21 AM
★★☆☆c54
Lunar events this month
- Tue, Oct 5 · 11:00 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, Oct 7 · 11:55 PM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Sun, Oct 10 · 7:00 AM — Apogee · 406,142 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Wed, Oct 13 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest north (19.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sat, Oct 16 · 3:59 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Wed, Oct 20 · 11:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Sat, Oct 23 · 12:10 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.
- Sat, Oct 23 · 8:00 AM — Perigee · 357,154 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Tue, Oct 26 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-19.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Fri, Oct 29 · 5:05 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Best fishing days
Fri, Oct 22 · Sat, Oct 23 · Sun, Oct 24 · Mon, Oct 25 · Tue, Oct 26
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
357,181 km closest · 406,126 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 11:01 AM.