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Freeport

28.950°, -95.360° · tides: Old Brazos River, Freeport

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Today

Tonight: Low 59° · 24% rain

A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday: High 71° · 52% rain

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:39 AM / 5:30 PM
Moonrise / moonset
6:07 AM / 4:54 PM
Moon
New Moon, 0%
Minor period
5:37 AM–6:37 AM
Major period
10:30 AM–12:30 PM
Minor period
4:24 PM–5:24 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 96 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 106 AM12 PM6 PMclouds73% cloud cover79% cloud cover77% cloud cover77% cloud cover76% cloud cover88% cloud cover90% cloud cover91% cloud cover89% cloud cover91% cloud cover88% cloud cover85% cloud cover81% cloud cover85% cloud cover78% cloud cover79% cloud cover80% cloud cover74% cloud cover75% cloud cover73% cloud cover68% cloud cover66% cloud cover66% cloud cover66% cloud cover64% cloud cover61% cloud cover58% cloud cover55% cloud cover56% cloud cover59% cloud cover58% cloud cover60% cloud cover59% cloud cover55% cloud cover58% cloud cover65% cloud cover68% cloud cover68% cloud cover67% cloud cover65% cloud cover63% cloud cover64% cloud cover64% cloud cover66% cloud cover68% cloud cover68% cloud cover67% cloud cover67% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°62626059697171666362606070757268rain11% chance11% chance17% chance17% chance17% chance24% chance24% chance24% chance43% chance, 0.01 in43% chance, 0.01 in43% chance, 0.01 in38% chance, 0.01 in38% chance, 0.01 in38% chance, 0.01 in52% chance, 0.01 in52% chance, 0.01 in52% chance, 0.01 in46% chance, 0.01 in46% chance, 0.01 in46% chance, 0.01 in28% chance, 0.01 in28% chance, 0.01 in28% chance, 0.01 in19% chance, 0.01 in19% chance, 0.01 in19% chance, 0.01 in9% chance9% chance9% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance17% chance17% chance17% chance17% chance17% chance17% chance29% chance29% chance29% chance29% chancewind01020mphNE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 14NE 12 mph, gusts 14NE 12 mph, gusts 15NNE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 13 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 14NE 9 mph, gusts 10NE 6 mph, gusts 9NE 3 mph, gusts 7NE 5 mph, gusts 7NNE 6 mph, gusts 8NNE 7 mph, gusts 9NE 7 mph, gusts 9ENE 7 mph, gusts 9ENE 7 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 7E 6 mph, gusts 7E 6 mph, gusts 6
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 10 PM62°62°57°84%73%11%–NE 121510+ mi
Sun 11 PM60°60°57°90%79%11%–NE 121510+ mi
Mon 12 AM60°60°57°90%77%17%–NE 121410+ mi
Mon 1 AM62°62°58°87%77%17%–NE 121410+ mi
Mon 2 AM60°60°57°90%76%17%–NE 121410+ mi
Mon 3 AM60°60°57°90%88%24%–NE 121510+ mi
Mon 4 AM60°60°57°90%90%24%–NE 121510+ mi
Mon 5 AM59°59°56°90%91%24%–NE 121510+ mi
Mon 6 AM59°59°56°90%89%43%0.01"NNE 121610+ mi
Mon 7 AM59°59°56°90%91%43%0.01"NNE 121610+ mi
Mon 8 AM61°61°57°87%88%43%0.01"NE 121510+ mi
Mon 9 AM65°65°57°75%85%38%0.01"NE 121510+ mi
Mon 10 AM69°69°56°63%81%38%0.01"NE 121510+ mi
Mon 11 AM69°69°56°63%85%38%0.01"NE 121510+ mi
Mon 12 PM69°69°56°63%78%52%0.01"NE 121510+ mi
Mon 1 PM71°71°55°57%79%52%0.01"NE 121510+ mi
Mon 2 PM71°71°56°59%80%52%0.01"NE 121510+ mi
Mon 3 PM71°71°56°59%74%46%0.01"NE 131510+ mi
Mon 4 PM71°71°56°59%75%46%0.01"NE 131510+ mi
Mon 5 PM70°70°56°61%73%46%0.01"NE 121410+ mi
Mon 6 PM67°67°56°68%68%28%0.01"NE 12147.0 mi
Mon 7 PM66°66°56°70%66%28%0.01"NE 10137.0 mi
Mon 8 PM64°64°56°75%66%28%0.01"NE 9107.0 mi
Mon 9 PM64°64°56°75%66%19%0.01"NE 797.0 mi
Mon 10 PM63°63°56°78%64%19%0.01"NE 697.0 mi
Mon 11 PM62°62°56°81%61%19%0.01"NE 587.0 mi
Tue 12 AM62°62°56°81%58%9%–NE 377.9 mi
Tue 1 AM62°62°57°84%55%9%–NE 377.9 mi
Tue 2 AM60°60°57°90%56%9%–NE 577.9 mi
Tue 3 AM60°60°58°93%59%6%–NE 587.0 mi
Tue 4 AM60°60°57°90%58%6%–NNE 68–
Tue 5 AM60°60°57°90%60%6%–NNE 69–
Tue 6 AM59°59°57°93%59%8%–NNE 79–
Tue 7 AM60°60°58°93%55%8%–NE 79–
Tue 8 AM62°62°59°90%58%8%–NE 79–
Tue 9 AM67°67°60°78%65%8%–NE 79–
Tue 10 AM70°70°60°71%68%8%–ENE 79–
Tue 11 AM73°73°60°64%68%8%–ENE 79–
Tue 12 PM74°74°59°59%67%17%–ENE 78–
Tue 1 PM75°75°60°60%65%17%–ENE 78–
Tue 2 PM75°75°60°60%63%17%–E 68–
Tue 3 PM74°74°60°62%64%17%–E 68–
Tue 4 PM72°72°61°68%64%17%–E 67–
Tue 5 PM71°71°61°71%66%17%–E 67–
Tue 6 PM70°70°61°73%68%29%–E 67–
Tue 7 PM68°68°61°78%68%29%–E 66–
Tue 8 PM67°67°62°84%67%29%–E 66–
Tue 9 PM66°66°62°87%67%29%–E 66–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

62° / 59°

24% rain

NE 12–12 mph · gusts 15

Mon, Nov 9

Chance Rain Showers

71° / 59°

52% rain · 0.18"

NE 5–13 mph · gusts 16

Tue, Nov 10

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

75° / 62°

29% rain

NE 3–7 mph · gusts 9

Wed, Nov 11

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

76° / 60°

37% rain · 0.06"

E 1–6 mph · gusts 7

⚡ Storms

Thu, Nov 12

Mostly Sunny

75° / 55°

3% rain

N 5–18 mph · gusts 21

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

71° / 53°

Dry

N 1–8 mph · gusts 15

Sat, Nov 14

Sunny

71° / 58°

3% rain

NE 1–12 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Monday Night: A chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Veterans Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 71.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 71.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

Weather map

Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.

Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 555 PM CST Sun Nov 8 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.


GMZ355-091215-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
555 PM CST Sun Nov 8 2026

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave 
Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers early
this evening. A slight chance of showers late. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers in the
evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East
1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 feet after midnight. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds around 15 knots, increasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 1981

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3% lit
↑ 8:09 AM
↓ 9:34 PM
★★★★c90
2
8% lit
↑ 9:09 AM
↓ 10:12 PM
★★☆☆c77
3
14% lit
↑ 10:06 AM
↓ 10:47 PM
★★★★c64
4
22% lit
↑ 11:01 AM
↓ 11:21 PM
★★★☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
5
30% lit
↑ 11:55 AM
↓ 11:53 PM
★★☆☆c36
6
40% lit
↑ 12:47 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c32
7
49% lit
↑ 1:40 PM
↓ 12:26 AM
★☆☆☆c42
First Quarter
8
59% lit
↑ 2:32 PM
↓ 1:01 AM
★★☆☆c54
Apogee · 404,229 km
9
68% lit
↑ 3:25 PM
↓ 1:37 AM
★★★☆c65
10
76% lit
↑ 4:18 PM
↓ 2:17 AM
★★★★c74
11
84% lit
↑ 5:11 PM
↓ 3:01 AM
★★★★c80
12
91% lit
↑ 6:02 PM
↓ 3:50 AM
★★★★c84
Moon farthest south (-21.7°)
13
96% lit
↑ 6:51 PM
↓ 4:43 AM
★★★★c86
14
99% lit
↑ 7:38 PM
↓ 5:39 AM
★★★★c85
best
15
100% lit
↑ 8:22 PM
↓ 6:38 AM
★★★★c83
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
16
99% lit
↑ 9:03 PM
↓ 7:39 AM
★★★★c79
best
17
95% lit
↑ 9:42 PM
↓ 8:41 AM
★★★★c71
18
89% lit
↑ 10:20 PM
↓ 9:43 AM
★★☆☆c61
19
81% lit
↑ 10:59 PM
↓ 10:45 AM
★★★☆c48
Moon crosses the equator
20
71% lit
↑ 11:39 PM
↓ 11:48 AM
★★☆☆c46
21
60% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:52 PM
★★★☆c60
Perigee · 369,657 km
22
49% lit
↑ 12:22 AM
↓ 1:56 PM
★★☆☆c73
Last Quarter
23
37% lit
↑ 1:08 AM
↓ 3:00 PM
★★★★c85
24
27% lit
↑ 1:59 AM
↓ 4:02 PM
★★★★c92
25
17% lit
↑ 2:55 AM
↓ 5:01 PM
★★★★c95
Moon farthest north (21.0°)
26
10% lit
↑ 3:54 AM
↓ 5:55 PM
★★★★c95
27
4% lit
↑ 4:54 AM
↓ 6:44 PM
★★★★c92
28
1% lit
↑ 5:55 AM
↓ 7:28 PM
★★★★c86
best
29
0% lit
↑ 6:55 AM
↓ 8:08 PM
★★★★c76
New Moon
best
30
1% lit
↑ 7:53 AM
↓ 8:44 PM
★★★★c65
31
5% lit
↑ 8:50 AM
↓ 9:18 PM
★★☆☆c54

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Aug 4 · 5:00 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 7 · 2:26 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Aug 8 · 7:00 AM — Apogee · 404,229 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Aug 12 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-21.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Aug 15 · 11:37 AM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Aug 19 · 2:00 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 21 · 4:00 PM — Perigee · 369,657 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Aug 22 · 9:16 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Aug 25 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (21.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Aug 29 · 9:44 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Fri, Aug 14 · Sat, Aug 15 · Sun, Aug 16 · Fri, Aug 28 · Sat, Aug 29

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

Moon distance

369,663 km closest · 404,196 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 Old Brazos River, FreeportSurf report: Quintana & Bryan BeachOffshore 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 Sun 6:20 PM.