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Bolivar

29.470°, -94.620° · tides: Sievers Cove, Goat Island

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Today

Veterans Day: High 73° · 66% rain

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 64° · 1% rain

Mostly cloudy. Low around 64, with temperatures rising to around 67 overnight. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:39 AM / 5:25 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:00 AM / 6:59 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
6:29 PM–7:29 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Nov 1112 PM6 PMThu, Nov 126 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 136 AMclouds79% cloud cover76% cloud cover74% cloud cover72% cloud cover73% cloud cover72% cloud cover66% cloud cover64% cloud cover77% cloud cover78% cloud cover60% cloud cover60% cloud cover50% cloud cover47% cloud cover65% cloud cover58% cloud cover59% cloud cover64% cloud cover63% cloud cover68% cloud cover74% cloud cover63% cloud cover59% cloud cover50% cloud cover47% cloud cover53% cloud cover51% cloud cover47% cloud cover47% cloud cover32% cloud cover32% cloud cover36% cloud cover34% cloud cover37% cloud cover24% cloud cover11% cloud cover9% cloud cover7% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡45°50°55°60°65°70°75°80°72737373727068647074757168656161rain40% chance, 0.01 in38% chance, 0.01 in32% chance31% chance27% chance27% chance21% chance21% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphENE 7 mph, gusts 7E 7 mph, gusts 7E 5 mph, gusts 5NE 5 mph, gusts 5NE 3 mph, gusts 3N 5 mph, gusts 5NW 5 mph, gusts 5NW 6 mph, gusts 6NW 7 mph, gusts 7NNW 9 mph, gusts 9N 12 mph, gusts 14N 13 mph, gusts 15NNE 13 mph, gusts 15N 12 mph, gusts 14N 10 mph, gusts 13N 9 mph, gusts 9N 8 mph, gusts 10N 8 mph, gusts 10N 8 mph, gusts 9N 7 mph, gusts 8NNE 7 mph, gusts 8NNE 7 mph, gusts 9NNE 8 mph, gusts 10NE 9 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 10 AM72°72°65°79%79%40%0.01"ENE 777.7 mi⚡
Wed 11 AM73°73°65°76%76%38%0.01"E 669.0 mi⚡
Wed 12 PM73°73°66°79%74%32%–E 7710+ mi⚡
Wed 1 PM73°73°66°79%72%31%–E 6610+ mi⚡
Wed 2 PM73°73°66°79%73%27%–E 5510+ mi⚡
Wed 3 PM73°73°66°79%72%27%–E 3310+ mi⚡
Wed 4 PM73°73°65°76%66%21%–NE 5510+ mi⚡
Wed 5 PM73°73°65°76%64%21%–NE 559.5 mi⚡
Wed 6 PM73°73°66°79%77%0%–NE 339.6 mi
Wed 7 PM73°73°66°79%78%0%–NNE 559.4 mi
Wed 8 PM73°73°66°79%60%0%–N 559.4 mi
Wed 9 PM73°73°67°81%60%0%–NW 559.0 mi
Wed 10 PM72°72°66°81%50%0%–NW 557.9 mi
Wed 11 PM72°72°66°81%47%0%–NNW 557.6 mi
Thu 12 AM72°72°66°81%65%1%–NW 667.0 mi
Thu 1 AM70°70°66°87%58%1%–NNW 777.0 mi
Thu 2 AM69°69°66°90%59%1%–NW 777.0 mi
Thu 3 AM69°69°66°90%64%1%–NW 887.0 mi
Thu 4 AM68°68°65°90%63%1%–NNW 997.0 mi
Thu 5 AM67°67°64°90%68%1%–N 12147.5 mi
Thu 6 AM65°65°63°93%74%0%–N 12148.9 mi
Thu 7 AM64°64°62°93%63%0%–N 12149.3 mi
Thu 8 AM65°65°61°87%59%0%–N 13159.6 mi
Thu 9 AM68°68°60°76%50%0%–N 131510+ mi
Thu 10 AM70°70°59°68%47%0%–NNE 131510+ mi
Thu 11 AM73°73°58°59%53%0%–N 121410+ mi
Thu 12 PM74°74°58°57%51%0%–N 121410+ mi
Thu 1 PM74°74°57°55%47%0%–N 101310+ mi
Thu 2 PM75°75°56°52%47%0%–N 101310+ mi
Thu 3 PM75°75°56°52%32%0%–N 101310+ mi
Thu 4 PM75°75°56°52%32%0%–N 99–
Thu 5 PM74°74°56°53%36%0%–N 88–
Thu 6 PM73°73°57°57%34%0%–N 810–
Thu 7 PM71°71°57°61%37%0%–N 810–
Thu 8 PM70°70°57°63%24%0%–N 810–
Thu 9 PM69°69°57°66%11%0%–N 89–
Thu 10 PM68°68°56°65%9%0%–N 89–
Thu 11 PM68°68°56°65%7%0%–N 78–
Fri 12 AM67°67°55°65%5%0%–N 78–
Fri 1 AM65°65°54°68%5%0%–N 78–
Fri 2 AM64°64°54°70%5%0%–NNE 78–
Fri 3 AM62°62°53°72%5%0%–NNE 78–
Fri 4 AM61°61°53°75%4%0%–NNE 79–
Fri 5 AM60°60°52°75%4%0%–NNE 89–
Fri 6 AM60°60°52°75%4%0%–NNE 810–
Fri 7 AM61°61°52°72%3%0%–NE 912–
Fri 8 AM62°62°51°67%3%0%–NE 912–
Fri 9 AM65°65°52°63%2%0%–NE 912–

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

73° / 64°

66% rain · 0.02"

E 3–7 mph · gusts 7

⚡ Storms

Thu, Nov 12

Partly Sunny

75° / 60°

1% rain

N 6–13 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

72° / 61°

Dry

E 5–9 mph · gusts 12

Sat, Nov 14

Mostly Sunny

70° / 63°

44% rain · 0.72"

E 8–17 mph · gusts 22

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Rain Showers

72° / 61°

59% rain · 0.30"

E 16–21 mph · gusts 25

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Rain Showers

69° / 56°

59% rain · 0.84"

NE 15–16 mph · gusts 22

Tue, Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

67° / 59°

4% rain

NE 10–15 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Veterans Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 64, with temperatures rising to around 67 overnight. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 72. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 554 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.


GMZ335-120015-
Galveston Bay-
554 AM CST Wed Nov 11 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
A chance of showers this morning and afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Northwest 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 southeast 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. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 554 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.


GMZ355-120015-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
554 AM CST Wed Nov 11 2026

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots this afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East
1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers this morning and 
afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming north 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North
1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 3 seconds and
southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: 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. 
.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 5 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · October 1977

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
82% lit
↑ 10:06 PM
↓ 10:58 AM
★★☆☆c64
2
74% lit
↑ 10:50 PM
↓ 11:49 AM
★★☆☆c67
3
66% lit
↑ 11:37 PM
↓ 12:38 PM
★★☆☆c67
Apogee · 404,656 km
Moon farthest north (18.5°)
4
57% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:25 PM
★★☆☆c67
5
47% lit
↑ 12:26 AM
↓ 2:10 PM
★★☆☆c66
Last Quarter
6
38% lit
↑ 1:17 AM
↓ 2:52 PM
★★☆☆c63
7
28% lit
↑ 2:10 AM
↓ 3:33 PM
★★☆☆c58
8
20% lit
↑ 3:05 AM
↓ 4:13 PM
★★☆☆c51
9
12% lit
↑ 4:02 AM
↓ 4:51 PM
★★☆☆c44
10
6% lit
↑ 5:00 AM
↓ 5:30 PM
★★☆☆c35
11
2% lit
↑ 6:01 AM
↓ 6:10 PM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
12
0% lit
↑ 7:03 AM
↓ 6:53 PM
★★★☆c58
New Moon
13
1% lit
↑ 8:07 AM
↓ 7:38 PM
★★★☆c72
14
5% lit
↑ 9:12 AM
↓ 8:26 PM
★★★★c83
best
15
11% lit
↑ 10:18 AM
↓ 9:19 PM
★★★★c94
Perigee · 364,221 km
best
16
20% lit
↑ 11:21 AM
↓ 10:16 PM
★★★★c99
best
17
30% lit
↑ 12:21 PM
↓ 11:16 PM
★★★☆c99
Moon farthest south (-18.5°)
18
41% lit
↑ 1:17 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c97
19
52% lit
↑ 2:07 PM
↓ 12:17 AM
★★☆☆c90
First Quarter
20
63% lit
↑ 2:52 PM
↓ 1:19 AM
★★☆☆c79
21
73% lit
↑ 3:34 PM
↓ 2:19 AM
★★☆☆c66
22
82% lit
↑ 4:13 PM
↓ 3:18 AM
★★☆☆c53
23
89% lit
↑ 4:51 PM
↓ 4:16 AM
★★☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
24
95% lit
↑ 5:27 PM
↓ 5:13 AM
★★☆☆c47
25
98% lit
↑ 6:04 PM
↓ 6:08 AM
★★★☆c59
26
100% lit
↑ 6:41 PM
↓ 7:03 AM
★★★☆c68
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
27
99% lit
↑ 7:21 PM
↓ 7:57 AM
★★★★c77
best
28
97% lit
↑ 8:02 PM
↓ 8:50 AM
★★★★c79
best
29
93% lit
↑ 8:45 PM
↓ 9:42 AM
★☆☆☆c80
30
88% lit
↑ 8:31 PM
↓ 9:32 AM
★★★☆c80
31
80% lit
↑ 9:19 PM
↓ 10:20 AM
★★★☆c80
Moon farthest north (18.5°)
Apogee · 405,618 km

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Oct 3 · 9:00 AM — Apogee · 404,656 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Oct 3 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Oct 5 · 4:20 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Oct 11 · 3:00 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, Oct 12 · 3:30 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Oct 15 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 364,221 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Oct 17 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Oct 19 · 7:45 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Oct 23 · 4:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Oct 26 · 6:35 PM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Oct 31 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Oct 31 · 2:00 AM — Apogee · 405,618 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Fri, Oct 14 · Sat, Oct 15 · Sun, Oct 16 · Thu, Oct 27 · Fri, Oct 28

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

Moon distance

364,293 km closest · 405,548 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 Sievers Cove, Goat IslandSurf report: Bolivar Peninsula (Crystal Beach)Offshore 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 6:20 AM.