Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
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Today
Veterans Day: High 73° · 68% rain
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Low 66° · 2% rain
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. 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, 5%
- 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 8 AM | 68° | 68° | 66° | 93% | 81% | 68% | 0.02" | ENE 9 | 9 | 6.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Wed 9 AM | 71° | 71° | 66° | 84% | 82% | 49% | 0.02" | ENE 9 | 9 | 7.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Wed 10 AM | 71° | 71° | 66° | 84% | 79% | 47% | 0.02" | E 9 | 9 | 7.7 mi | ⚡ |
| Wed 11 AM | 72° | 72° | 66° | 81% | 80% | 45% | 0.02" | E 8 | 8 | 8.7 mi | ⚡ |
| Wed 12 PM | 73° | 73° | 66° | 79% | 77% | 36% | – | E 8 | 8 | 10+ mi | ⚡ |
| Wed 1 PM | 73° | 73° | 66° | 79% | 79% | 34% | – | ENE 6 | 6 | 10+ mi | ⚡ |
| Wed 2 PM | 73° | 73° | 66° | 79% | 81% | 30% | – | ENE 7 | 7 | 9.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Wed 3 PM | 73° | 73° | 66° | 79% | 78% | 30% | – | ENE 7 | 7 | 9.7 mi | ⚡ |
| Wed 4 PM | 72° | 72° | 65° | 79% | 72% | 23% | – | ENE 7 | 7 | 9.7 mi | ⚡ |
| Wed 5 PM | 71° | 71° | 66° | 84% | 70% | 23% | – | ENE 7 | 7 | 9.3 mi | ⚡ |
| Wed 6 PM | 71° | 71° | 66° | 84% | 83% | 2% | – | NE 6 | 6 | 9.4 mi | |
| Wed 7 PM | 71° | 71° | 66° | 84% | 80% | 0% | – | NE 6 | 6 | 9.6 mi | |
| Wed 8 PM | 71° | 71° | 66° | 84% | 65% | 0% | – | NE 5 | 5 | 9.6 mi | |
| Wed 9 PM | 71° | 71° | 67° | 87% | 72% | 0% | – | NNE 6 | 6 | 9.5 mi | |
| Wed 10 PM | 71° | 71° | 66° | 84% | 57% | 1% | – | NNE 6 | 6 | 8.6 mi | |
| Wed 11 PM | 70° | 70° | 66° | 87% | 59% | 1% | – | N 5 | 5 | 8.2 mi | |
| Thu 12 AM | 70° | 70° | 66° | 87% | 66% | 1% | – | NNW 5 | 5 | 7.7 mi | |
| Thu 1 AM | 68° | 68° | 66° | 93% | 60% | 1% | – | NNW 6 | 6 | 7.0 mi | |
| Thu 2 AM | 68° | 68° | 66° | 93% | 57% | 1% | – | NW 6 | 6 | 7.0 mi | |
| Thu 3 AM | 67° | 67° | 66° | 97% | 72% | 2% | – | NNW 7 | 7 | 7.0 mi | |
| Thu 4 AM | 67° | 67° | 65° | 93% | 70% | 1% | – | NNW 8 | 8 | 7.3 mi | |
| Thu 5 AM | 66° | 66° | 65° | 97% | 72% | 1% | – | N 10 | 13 | 8.3 mi | |
| Thu 6 AM | 66° | 66° | 64° | 93% | 77% | 0% | – | N 12 | 14 | 9.3 mi | |
| Thu 7 AM | 66° | 66° | 63° | 90% | 70% | 0% | – | N 13 | 15 | 9.6 mi | |
| Thu 8 AM | 67° | 67° | 62° | 84% | 64% | 0% | – | N 13 | 15 | 9.8 mi | |
| Thu 9 AM | 70° | 70° | 61° | 73% | 59% | 0% | – | NNE 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 10 AM | 70° | 70° | 60° | 71% | 53% | 0% | – | NNE 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 11 AM | 72° | 72° | 58° | 61% | 59% | 0% | – | NNE 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 12 PM | 74° | 74° | 57° | 55% | 55% | 0% | – | NNE 12 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 1 PM | 74° | 74° | 57° | 55% | 57% | 0% | – | N 10 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 2 PM | 75° | 75° | 56° | 52% | 53% | 0% | – | N 10 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 3 PM | 75° | 75° | 56° | 52% | 42% | 0% | – | N 9 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 4 PM | 75° | 75° | 55° | 50% | 38% | 0% | – | N 9 | 9 | – | |
| Thu 5 PM | 74° | 74° | 55° | 51% | 47% | 0% | – | N 9 | 9 | – | |
| Thu 6 PM | 74° | 74° | 56° | 53% | 40% | 0% | – | N 9 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 7 PM | 72° | 72° | 56° | 57% | 42% | 0% | – | N 8 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 8 PM | 72° | 72° | 56° | 57% | 29% | 0% | – | N 8 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 9 PM | 71° | 71° | 57° | 61% | 16% | 0% | – | N 8 | 12 | – | |
| Thu 10 PM | 70° | 70° | 57° | 63% | 12% | 0% | – | N 8 | 12 | – | |
| Thu 11 PM | 69° | 69° | 57° | 66% | 9% | 0% | – | N 7 | 10 | – | |
| Fri 12 AM | 69° | 69° | 57° | 66% | 5% | 0% | – | N 7 | 10 | – | |
| Fri 1 AM | 68° | 68° | 56° | 65% | 5% | 0% | – | N 7 | 10 | – | |
| Fri 2 AM | 67° | 67° | 56° | 68% | 5% | 0% | – | NNE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Fri 3 AM | 66° | 66° | 56° | 70% | 5% | 0% | – | NNE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Fri 4 AM | 65° | 65° | 55° | 70% | 4% | 0% | – | NNE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Fri 5 AM | 64° | 64° | 55° | 73% | 4% | 0% | – | NNE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Fri 6 AM | 63° | 63° | 55° | 75% | 4% | 0% | – | NNE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Fri 7 AM | 64° | 64° | 54° | 70% | 3% | 0% | – | NE 8 | 12 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
73° / 66°
68% rain · 0.08"
E 5–9 mph · gusts 9
⚡ Storms
Thu, Nov 12
Partly Sunny
75° / 63°
2% rain
N 5–13 mph · gusts 15
Fri, Nov 13
Sunny
72° / 64°
Dry
E 5–9 mph · gusts 13
Sat, Nov 14
Mostly Sunny
72° / 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: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. 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 63. 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 64.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
- 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 · 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 · August 1978
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
5% lit
↑ 4:42 AM
↓ 6:28 PM
↓ 6:28 PM
★★★★c80
Apogee · 406,424 km
best2
2% lit
↑ 5:32 AM
↓ 7:10 PM
↓ 7:10 PM
★★★★c79
best3
0% lit
↑ 6:23 AM
↓ 7:51 PM
↓ 7:51 PM
★★★★c77
New Moon
best4
0% lit
↑ 7:15 AM
↓ 8:29 PM
↓ 8:29 PM
★★★★c73
5
3% lit
↑ 8:07 AM
↓ 9:05 PM
↓ 9:05 PM
★★★★c67
6
7% lit
↑ 9:00 AM
↓ 9:40 PM
↓ 9:40 PM
★★☆☆c60
7
12% lit
↑ 9:53 AM
↓ 10:16 PM
↓ 10:16 PM
★★★☆c50
8
19% lit
↑ 10:48 AM
↓ 10:52 PM
↓ 10:52 PM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
9
28% lit
↑ 11:43 AM
↓ 11:29 PM
↓ 11:29 PM
★★☆☆c36
10
38% lit
↑ 12:40 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★★☆☆c46
11
49% lit
↑ 1:39 PM
↓ 12:10 AM
↓ 12:10 AM
★★☆☆c57
First Quarter
12
60% lit
↑ 2:40 PM
↓ 12:54 AM
↓ 12:54 AM
★★★☆c73
13
71% lit
↑ 3:41 PM
↓ 1:43 AM
↓ 1:43 AM
★★★★c87
14
81% lit
↑ 4:42 PM
↓ 2:38 AM
↓ 2:38 AM
★★★★c97
Moon farthest south (-18.3°)
15
89% lit
↑ 5:41 PM
↓ 3:38 AM
↓ 3:38 AM
★★★★c101
16
95% lit
↑ 6:36 PM
↓ 4:43 AM
↓ 4:43 AM
★★★★c101
17
99% lit
↑ 7:27 PM
↓ 5:50 AM
↓ 5:50 AM
★★★★c99
Perigee · 359,198 km
best18
100% lit
↑ 8:14 PM
↓ 6:57 AM
↓ 6:57 AM
★★★★c91
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon (supermoon)
best19
98% lit
↑ 8:58 PM
↓ 8:04 AM
↓ 8:04 AM
★★★★c79
20
93% lit
↑ 9:39 PM
↓ 9:08 AM
↓ 9:08 AM
★★☆☆c64
Moon crosses the equator
21
86% lit
↑ 10:20 PM
↓ 10:10 AM
↓ 10:10 AM
★★★☆c49
22
77% lit
↑ 11:00 PM
↓ 11:10 AM
↓ 11:10 AM
★★☆☆c45
23
68% lit
↑ 11:40 PM
↓ 12:08 PM
↓ 12:08 PM
★★☆☆c50
24
58% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:04 PM
↓ 1:04 PM
★★☆☆c57
25
48% lit
↑ 12:22 AM
↓ 1:58 PM
↓ 1:58 PM
★★☆☆c63
Last Quarter
26
39% lit
↑ 1:06 AM
↓ 2:49 PM
↓ 2:49 PM
★★★☆c67
27
29% lit
↑ 1:51 AM
↓ 3:38 PM
↓ 3:38 PM
★★★☆c69
Moon farthest north (18.3°)
28
21% lit
↑ 2:38 AM
↓ 4:24 PM
↓ 4:24 PM
★★★★c69
29
14% lit
↑ 3:27 AM
↓ 5:08 PM
↓ 5:08 PM
★★★★c68
Apogee · 405,624 km
30
8% lit
↑ 4:18 AM
↓ 5:49 PM
↓ 5:49 PM
★★★★c67
31
4% lit
↑ 5:10 AM
↓ 6:28 PM
↓ 6:28 PM
★★★★c65
Lunar events this month
- Tue, Aug 1 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 406,424 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Thu, Aug 3 · 8:00 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Tue, Aug 8 · 12:00 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 11 · 3:06 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Mon, Aug 14 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Thu, Aug 17 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 359,198 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Fri, Aug 18 · 5:14 AM — Full Moon · Sturgeon 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.
- Sun, Aug 20 · 2:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Fri, Aug 25 · 7:17 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Sun, Aug 27 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Tue, Aug 29 · 8:00 AM — Apogee · 405,624 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
Best fishing days
Tue, Aug 1 · Wed, Aug 2 · Thu, Aug 3 · Thu, Aug 17 · Fri, Aug 18
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
359,377 km closest · 406,357 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 6:20 AM.