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Bolivar

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 66° · 66% rain

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Veterans Day: High 73° · 41% rain

A chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:38 AM / 5:25 PM
Moonrise / moonset
8:03 AM / 6:11 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 4%
Major period
12:00 AM–1:45 AM
Minor period
7:33 AM–8:33 AM
Major period
12:05 PM–2:05 PM
Minor period
5:41 PM–6:41 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 116 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Nov 126 AM12 PM6 PMclouds80% cloud cover83% cloud cover87% cloud cover86% cloud cover82% cloud cover77% cloud cover81% cloud cover68% cloud cover81% cloud cover79% cloud cover64% cloud cover67% cloud cover74% cloud cover70% cloud cover78% cloud cover76% cloud cover77% cloud cover78% cloud cover77% cloud cover77% cloud cover81% cloud cover79% cloud cover81% cloud cover75% cloud cover69% cloud cover71% cloud cover66% cloud cover81% cloud cover72% cloud cover80% cloud cover82% cloud cover78% cloud cover73% cloud cover54% cloud cover34% cloud cover31% cloud cover29% cloud cover26% cloud cover22% cloud cover17% cloud cover13% cloud cover12% cloud cover11% cloud cover10% cloud cover9% cloud cover8% cloud cover7% cloud cover6% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡50°55°60°65°70°75°80°70696767727272727169676672747270rain37% chance, 0.01 in59% chance, 0.02 in59% chance, 0.02 in59% chance, 0.02 in66% chance, 0.02 in66% chance, 0.02 in66% chance, 0.02 in41% chance41% chance41% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chancewind01020mphENE 3 mph, gusts 5NE 3 mph, gusts 5NE 5 mph, gusts 6NE 6 mph, gusts 7ENE 6 mph, gusts 8NE 6 mph, gusts 8NE 3 mph, gusts 7NE 3 mph, gusts 6NNW 3 mph, gusts 6NNW 3 mph, gusts 5NNW 3 mph, gusts 3WNW 5 mph, gusts 5WNW 6 mph, gusts 7NW 7 mph, gusts 8NW 8 mph, gusts 10NNW 12 mph, gusts 14N 12 mph, gusts 15N 12 mph, gusts 16N 10 mph, gusts 15N 10 mph, gusts 14N 10 mph, gusts 14N 9 mph, gusts 12N 8 mph, gusts 10N 8 mph, gusts 10
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 11 PM70°70°63°78%80%37%0.01"ENE 3510+ mi⚡
Wed 12 AM70°70°63°78%83%59%0.02"ENE 356.0 mi⚡
Wed 1 AM69°69°63°81%87%59%0.02"NE 356.0 mi⚡
Wed 2 AM69°69°64°84%86%59%0.02"NE 356.0 mi⚡
Wed 3 AM68°68°64°87%82%66%0.02"NE 566.0 mi⚡
Wed 4 AM67°67°64°90%77%66%0.02"NE 565.9 mi⚡
Wed 5 AM67°67°64°90%81%66%0.02"NE 676.0 mi⚡
Wed 6 AM66°66°64°93%68%41%–NE 677.0 mi
Wed 7 AM66°66°64°93%81%41%–ENE 687.0 mi
Wed 8 AM67°67°65°93%79%41%–NE 687.0 mi
Wed 9 AM69°69°65°87%64%15%–NE 689.0 mi
Wed 10 AM71°71°66°84%67%15%–NE 5810+ mi
Wed 11 AM72°72°66°81%74%15%–NE 3710+ mi
Wed 12 PM71°71°66°84%70%6%–NE 3610+ mi
Wed 1 PM72°72°66°81%78%6%–NE 3610+ mi
Wed 2 PM72°72°66°81%76%6%–N 3610+ mi
Wed 3 PM72°72°66°81%77%5%–NNW 3610+ mi
Wed 4 PM72°72°67°84%78%5%–NNW 3510+ mi
Wed 5 PM72°72°66°81%77%5%–NNW 3510+ mi
Wed 6 PM72°72°66°81%77%2%–NW 2310+ mi
Wed 7 PM72°72°66°81%81%2%–NNW 3310+ mi
Wed 8 PM72°72°67°84%79%2%–WNW 3310+ mi
Wed 9 PM72°72°67°84%81%2%–WNW 559.0 mi
Wed 10 PM72°72°67°84%75%2%–WNW 567.0 mi
Wed 11 PM71°71°66°84%69%2%–WNW 677.0 mi
Thu 12 AM71°71°66°84%71%2%–WNW 677.0 mi
Thu 1 AM70°70°66°87%66%2%–NW 787.0 mi
Thu 2 AM69°69°66°90%81%2%–NW 797.0 mi
Thu 3 AM69°69°65°87%72%2%–NW 8107.0 mi
Thu 4 AM68°68°64°87%80%2%–NNW 912–
Thu 5 AM67°67°62°84%82%2%–NNW 1214–
Thu 6 AM66°66°60°81%78%0%–N 1215–
Thu 7 AM65°65°61°87%73%0%–N 1215–
Thu 8 AM66°66°61°84%54%0%–N 1216–
Thu 9 AM68°68°61°78%34%0%–N 1216–
Thu 10 AM70°70°60°71%31%0%–N 1216–
Thu 11 AM72°72°59°64%29%0%–N 1015–
Thu 12 PM73°73°59°62%26%0%–N 1014–
Thu 1 PM74°74°58°57%22%0%–N 1014–
Thu 2 PM74°74°57°55%17%0%–N 1014–
Thu 3 PM73°73°57°57%13%0%–N 1014–
Thu 4 PM73°73°56°55%12%0%–N 913–
Thu 5 PM72°72°56°57%11%0%–N 912–
Thu 6 PM71°71°56°59%10%0%–N 810–
Thu 7 PM70°70°55°59%9%0%–N 810–
Thu 8 PM70°70°55°59%8%0%–N 810–
Thu 9 PM69°69°55°61%7%0%–N 810–
Thu 10 PM68°68°55°63%6%0%–N 89–

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

70° / 66°

66% rain · 0.01"

ENE 3–3 mph · gusts 5

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 11

Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

73° / 65°

66% rain · 0.12"

N 2–6 mph · gusts 8

⚡ Storms

Thu, Nov 12

Mostly Sunny

75° / 60°

2% rain

N 6–12 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

72° / 63°

Dry

E 3–8 mph · gusts 10

Sat, Nov 14

Sunny

71° / 64°

25% rain · 0.18"

E 6–17 mph · gusts 22

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Rain Showers

72° / 62°

41% rain · 0.84"

E 15–20 mph · gusts 25

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Slight Chance Rain Showers

71° / 59°

25% rain · 0.06"

NE 13–16 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Veterans Day: A chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. North wind around 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 71.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
  • Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 70.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 639 PM CST Tue Nov 10 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.


GMZ335-111330-
Galveston Bay-
639 PM CST Tue Nov 10 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Isolated thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
chance of showers in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...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. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.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 5 knots, becoming east
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
slightly choppy after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...East winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, increasing
to choppy in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A
chance of showers after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance
of showers. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A
chance of showers in the evening. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 639 PM CST Tue Nov 10 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.


GMZ355-111330-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
639 PM CST Tue Nov 10 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East
1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in
the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
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. 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 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet after midnight. 
.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 after midnight. 
.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. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · September 1982

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
97% lit
↑ 6:58 PM
↓ 5:01 AM
★☆☆☆c77
2
99% lit
↑ 7:36 PM
↓ 5:58 AM
★★★★c77
best
3
100% lit
↑ 8:11 PM
↓ 6:55 AM
★★★★c72
Full Moon · Corn Moon
4
98% lit
↑ 8:46 PM
↓ 7:52 AM
★★★☆c63
5
95% lit
↑ 9:19 PM
↓ 8:50 AM
★★☆☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
6
89% lit
↑ 9:54 PM
↓ 9:49 AM
★★☆☆c36
7
81% lit
↑ 10:31 PM
↓ 10:49 AM
★★☆☆c38
8
72% lit
↑ 11:11 PM
↓ 11:51 AM
★★☆☆c59
9
62% lit
↑ 11:56 PM
↓ 12:55 PM
★★☆☆c76
10
50% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:59 PM
★★☆☆c89
Last Quarter
11
39% lit
↑ 12:47 AM
↓ 3:03 PM
★★★☆c97
12
28% lit
↑ 1:44 AM
↓ 4:04 PM
★★★★c100
Moon farthest north (23.1°)
best
13
18% lit
↑ 2:46 AM
↓ 5:00 PM
★★★★c98
Perigee · 367,511 km
best
14
10% lit
↑ 3:52 AM
↓ 5:51 PM
★★★★c98
best
15
4% lit
↑ 4:59 AM
↓ 6:35 PM
★★★★c85
best
16
1% lit
↑ 6:04 AM
↓ 7:16 PM
★★☆☆c72
17
0% lit
↑ 7:08 AM
↓ 7:52 PM
★★★★c72
New Moon
18
2% lit
↑ 8:09 AM
↓ 8:27 PM
★★★☆c57
Moon crosses the equator
19
6% lit
↑ 9:09 AM
↓ 9:02 PM
★★☆☆c41
20
12% lit
↑ 10:07 AM
↓ 9:36 PM
★★☆☆c47
21
19% lit
↑ 11:04 AM
↓ 10:12 PM
★★☆☆c54
22
27% lit
↑ 12:00 PM
↓ 10:51 PM
★★☆☆c63
23
36% lit
↑ 12:56 PM
↓ 11:32 PM
★★☆☆c68
24
46% lit
↑ 1:49 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c71
First Quarter
25
55% lit
↑ 2:40 PM
↓ 12:17 AM
★★☆☆c71
Apogee · 404,128 km
Moon farthest south (-23.2°)
26
64% lit
↑ 3:28 PM
↓ 1:05 AM
★★☆☆c72
27
73% lit
↑ 4:13 PM
↓ 1:56 AM
★★☆☆c71
28
81% lit
↑ 4:55 PM
↓ 2:50 AM
★★☆☆c68
29
88% lit
↑ 5:33 PM
↓ 3:46 AM
★★☆☆c63
30
94% lit
↑ 6:10 PM
↓ 4:43 AM
★★☆☆c56

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Sep 3 · 7:28 AM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Sep 5 · 7:00 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, Sep 10 · 12:19 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Sep 12 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (23.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Sep 13 · 1:00 PM — Perigee · 367,511 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Sep 17 · 7:09 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Sep 18 · 12:00 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, Sep 24 · 11:06 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Sep 25 · 2:00 PM — Apogee · 404,128 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Sep 25 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-23.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Thu, Sep 2 · Sun, Sep 12 · Mon, Sep 13 · Tue, Sep 14 · Wed, Sep 15

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

Moon distance

367,512 km closest · 404,123 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 Tue 7:06 PM.