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Freeport

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

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Today

Today: High 72° · 25% rain

A slight chance of rain showers after 9am. Cloudy. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight: Low 58° · 17% rain

A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunrise / sunset
6:39 AM / 5:30 PM
Moonrise / moonset
6:07 AM / 4:54 PM
Moon
New Moon, 1%
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 812 PM6 PMMon, Nov 96 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 106 AMclouds90% cloud cover91% cloud cover87% cloud cover90% cloud cover92% cloud cover90% cloud cover88% cloud cover86% cloud cover85% cloud cover90% cloud cover92% cloud cover92% cloud cover92% cloud cover88% cloud cover86% cloud cover82% cloud cover80% cloud cover78% cloud cover79% cloud cover80% cloud cover90% cloud cover89% cloud cover88% cloud cover88% cloud cover90% cloud cover87% cloud cover83% cloud cover82% cloud cover81% cloud cover82% cloud cover80% cloud cover81% cloud cover79% cloud cover79% cloud cover81% cloud cover81% cloud cover77% cloud cover78% cloud cover83% cloud cover82% cloud cover80% cloud cover77% cloud cover77% cloud cover79% cloud cover80% cloud cover80% cloud cover78% cloud cover75% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°65717271646060585868706965646160rain12% chance12% chance17% chance17% chance17% chance25% chance25% chance25% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance17% chance17% chance17% chance25% chance25% chance25% chance25% chance25% chance25% chance27% chance27% chance27% chance27% chance27% chance27% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance7% chancewind01020mphNE 17 mph, gusts 22NE 17 mph, gusts 21ENE 16 mph, gusts 20ENE 15 mph, gusts 18ENE 14 mph, gusts 17NE 14 mph, gusts 16NE 14 mph, gusts 16NE 15 mph, gusts 16NNE 15 mph, gusts 16NNE 15 mph, gusts 16NNE 14 mph, gusts 16NNE 12 mph, gusts 16NNE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 14NE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 13 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 14NE 10 mph, gusts 12NE 8 mph, gusts 9NE 5 mph, gusts 7NNE 3 mph, gusts 7NNE 3 mph, gusts 7NNE 5 mph, gusts 8
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 7 AM65°65°60°84%90%12%–NE 172210+ mi
Sun 8 AM65°65°60°84%91%12%–NE 172110+ mi
Sun 9 AM68°68°60°76%87%17%–NE 172110+ mi
Sun 10 AM71°71°59°66%90%17%–NE 162110+ mi
Sun 11 AM71°71°59°66%92%17%–ENE 162010+ mi
Sun 12 PM71°71°58°64%90%25%–ENE 151810+ mi
Sun 1 PM72°72°57°59%88%25%–ENE 151810+ mi
Sun 2 PM72°72°57°59%86%25%–ENE 141810+ mi
Sun 3 PM71°71°58°64%85%20%–ENE 141710+ mi
Sun 4 PM71°71°57°61%90%20%–ENE 141710+ mi
Sun 5 PM69°69°57°66%92%20%–NE 141610+ mi
Sun 6 PM66°66°57°73%92%16%–NE 141610+ mi
Sun 7 PM64°64°57°78%92%16%–NE 141610+ mi
Sun 8 PM63°63°57°81%88%16%–NE 141610+ mi
Sun 9 PM61°61°56°84%86%16%–NE 151610+ mi
Sun 10 PM60°60°56°87%82%16%–NNE 151610+ mi
Sun 11 PM60°60°56°87%80%16%–NNE 151610+ mi
Mon 12 AM60°60°57°90%78%14%–NNE 151610+ mi
Mon 1 AM60°60°57°90%79%14%–NNE 151610+ mi
Mon 2 AM58°58°57°96%80%14%–NNE 141610+ mi
Mon 3 AM58°58°57°96%90%17%–NNE 141610+ mi
Mon 4 AM58°58°56°93%89%17%–NNE 131610+ mi
Mon 5 AM58°58°56°93%88%17%–NNE 121610+ mi
Mon 6 AM58°58°56°93%88%25%–NNE 121610+ mi
Mon 7 AM58°58°56°93%90%25%–NNE 12159.0 mi
Mon 8 AM60°60°56°87%87%25%–NE 12157.0 mi
Mon 9 AM65°65°57°75%83%25%–NE 12147.0 mi
Mon 10 AM68°68°56°65%82%25%–NE 1214–
Mon 11 AM68°68°56°65%81%25%–NE 1215–
Mon 12 PM68°68°56°65%82%27%–NE 1215–
Mon 1 PM70°70°56°61%80%27%–NE 1215–
Mon 2 PM70°70°56°61%81%27%–NE 1215–
Mon 3 PM69°69°56°63%79%27%–NE 1315–
Mon 4 PM69°69°56°63%79%27%–NE 1314–
Mon 5 PM69°69°57°66%81%27%–NE 1214–
Mon 6 PM67°67°57°70%81%14%–NE 1213–
Mon 7 PM65°65°57°75%77%14%–NE 1012–
Mon 8 PM64°64°57°78%78%14%–NE 910–
Mon 9 PM64°64°56°75%83%14%–NE 89–
Mon 10 PM64°64°55°73%82%14%–NE 68–
Mon 11 PM63°63°55°75%80%14%–NE 57–
Tue 12 AM62°62°55°78%77%8%–NE 37–
Tue 1 AM61°61°55°81%77%8%–NNE 37–
Tue 2 AM61°61°55°81%79%8%–NNE 37–
Tue 3 AM60°60°55°84%80%8%–NNE 37–
Tue 4 AM60°60°55°84%80%8%–NNE 58–
Tue 5 AM59°59°56°90%78%8%–NNE 58–
Tue 6 AM60°60°56°87%75%7%–NNE 58–

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Rain Showers

72° / 58°

25% rain

NE 14–17 mph · gusts 22

Mon, Nov 9

Chance Rain Showers

70° / 59°

27% rain

NE 5–15 mph · gusts 16

Tue, Nov 10

Mostly Cloudy

75° / 61°

17% rain

NE 2–6 mph · gusts 8

Wed, Nov 11

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

76° / 59°

33% rain · 0.06"

NE 0–3 mph · gusts 7

⚡ Storms

Thu, Nov 12

Partly Sunny

76° / 54°

3% rain

N 1–10 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

72° / 53°

Dry

N 1–8 mph · gusts 14

Sat, Nov 14

Sunny

72° / 58°

6% rain

NE 1–10 mph · gusts 13

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: A slight chance of rain showers after 9am. Cloudy. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Veterans Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 59.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 538 AM 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.


GMZ355-090015-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
538 AM CST Sun Nov 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots late. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at
5 seconds. A slight chance of showers this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 5 seconds. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
5 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 5 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds around 15 knots, increasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · May 1983

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
81% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:55 AM
★☆☆☆c73
2
73% lit
↑ 12:24 AM
↓ 10:45 AM
★★★★c71
Moon farthest south (-23.9°)
3
64% lit
↑ 1:13 AM
↓ 11:37 AM
★★★★c67
4
54% lit
↑ 1:58 AM
↓ 12:31 PM
★★★☆c61
Apogee · 404,164 km
Last Quarter
5
45% lit
↑ 2:38 AM
↓ 1:25 PM
★★★☆c56
6
36% lit
↑ 3:15 AM
↓ 2:20 PM
★★★☆c50
7
27% lit
↑ 3:49 AM
↓ 3:15 PM
★★☆☆c40
8
18% lit
↑ 4:21 AM
↓ 4:10 PM
★★☆☆c33
9
11% lit
↑ 4:52 AM
↓ 5:06 PM
★★★☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
10
5% lit
↑ 5:25 AM
↓ 6:04 PM
★★★★c57
11
2% lit
↑ 5:59 AM
↓ 7:05 PM
★★★★c71
12
0% lit
↑ 6:36 AM
↓ 8:08 PM
★★★★c84
New Moon
best
13
1% lit
↑ 7:17 AM
↓ 9:14 PM
★★★★c92
best
14
5% lit
↑ 8:05 AM
↓ 10:20 PM
★★★★c97
15
11% lit
↑ 8:59 AM
↓ 11:24 PM
★★★★c98
16
19% lit
↑ 10:00 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c97
Moon farthest north (24.5°)
Perigee · 367,518 km
17
29% lit
↑ 11:05 AM
↓ 12:24 AM
★★★★c95
18
40% lit
↑ 12:11 PM
↓ 1:18 AM
★★★☆c88
19
51% lit
↑ 1:17 PM
↓ 2:05 AM
★★★☆c77
First Quarter
20
63% lit
↑ 2:22 PM
↓ 2:46 AM
★★★★c63
21
73% lit
↑ 3:24 PM
↓ 3:24 AM
★★★☆c42
22
82% lit
↑ 4:24 PM
↓ 3:59 AM
★★★☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
23
90% lit
↑ 5:24 PM
↓ 4:33 AM
★★★★c60
24
95% lit
↑ 6:24 PM
↓ 5:07 AM
★★★★c72
25
99% lit
↑ 7:23 PM
↓ 5:42 AM
★★★★c79
best
26
100% lit
↑ 8:22 PM
↓ 6:21 AM
★★★★c83
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
27
99% lit
↑ 9:20 PM
↓ 7:02 AM
★★★★c83
best
28
96% lit
↑ 10:15 PM
↓ 7:47 AM
★★★★c82
29
92% lit
↑ 11:06 PM
↓ 8:36 AM
★★★★c80
Moon farthest south (-24.0°)
30
86% lit
↑ 11:53 PM
↓ 9:28 AM
★☆☆☆c77
31
79% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:21 AM
★★★★c74

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, May 2 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-23.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, May 4 · 8:00 AM — Apogee · 404,164 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, May 4 · 10:43 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, May 9 · 3:00 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, May 12 · 2:25 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, May 16 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest north (24.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, May 16 · 11:00 AM — Perigee · 367,518 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, May 19 · 9:16 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, May 22 · 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.
  • Thu, May 26 · 1:47 PM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, May 29 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-24.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Thu, May 12 · Fri, May 13 · Wed, May 25 · Thu, May 26 · Fri, May 27

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

Moon distance

367,519 km closest · 404,506 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 12:21 AM.