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Bolivar

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

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Today

Today: High 67° · 51% rain

A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 67. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 61° · 39% rain

A chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 5 to 10 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, 3%
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 PMclouds59% cloud cover56% cloud cover66% cloud cover76% cloud cover82% cloud cover84% cloud cover86% cloud cover84% cloud cover78% cloud cover69% cloud cover74% cloud cover73% cloud cover63% cloud cover60% cloud cover65% cloud cover67% cloud cover77% cloud cover73% cloud cover71% cloud cover76% cloud cover72% cloud cover78% cloud cover73% cloud cover80% cloud cover81% cloud cover76% cloud cover70% cloud cover69% cloud cover68% cloud cover67% cloud cover62% cloud cover57% cloud cover52% cloud cover50% cloud cover49% cloud cover47% cloud cover43% cloud cover40% cloud cover37% cloud cover35% cloud cover33% cloud cover31% cloud cover28% cloud cover25% cloud cover23% cloud cover24% cloud cover25% cloud cover26% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡50°55°60°65°70°75°80°70706967667273747171706765707474rain8% chance8% chance16% chance18% chance19% chance28% chance, 0.01 in26% chance, 0.01 in24% chance, 0.01 in26% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in24% chance, 0.01 in16% chance12% chance13% chance17% chance12% chance5% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphE 5 mph, gusts 6NE 5 mph, gusts 6ENE 5 mph, gusts 6NE 5 mph, gusts 6N 5 mph, gusts 6N 5 mph, gusts 6NNE 5 mph, gusts 7NE 6 mph, gusts 7NE 5 mph, gusts 7E 3 mph, gusts 7S 3 mph, gusts 6WSW 3 mph, gusts 5WSW 3 mph, gusts 5W 5 mph, gusts 6W 6 mph, gusts 7WNW 7 mph, gusts 9NW 8 mph, gusts 10NNW 10 mph, gusts 13N 12 mph, gusts 15N 12 mph, gusts 16N 10 mph, gusts 15N 10 mph, gusts 15N 9 mph, gusts 14N 8 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 7 PM70°70°61°73%59%8%–E 5610+ mi
Tue 8 PM70°70°61°73%56%8%–NE 5610+ mi
Tue 9 PM70°70°62°76%66%16%–NE 5610+ mi⚡
Tue 10 PM70°70°62°76%76%18%–E 5610+ mi⚡
Tue 11 PM69°69°62°78%82%19%–ENE 569.0 mi⚡
Wed 12 AM69°69°63°81%84%28%0.01"NE 569.0 mi⚡
Wed 1 AM69°69°63°81%86%26%0.01"NE 568.0 mi⚡
Wed 2 AM68°68°63°84%84%24%0.01"NE 557.0 mi
Wed 3 AM68°68°64°87%78%26%0.01"N 567.0 mi⚡
Wed 4 AM67°67°64°90%69%20%0.01"NE 567.0 mi⚡
Wed 5 AM67°67°64°90%74%24%0.01"N 567.0 mi⚡
Wed 6 AM67°67°64°90%73%16%–N 677.0 mi⚡
Wed 7 AM66°66°63°90%63%12%–NNE 577.0 mi
Wed 8 AM68°68°64°87%60%13%–NNE 577.0 mi
Wed 9 AM70°70°65°84%65%17%–NE 677.0 mi⚡
Wed 10 AM72°72°64°76%67%12%–NE 577.9 mi
Wed 11 AM73°73°64°73%77%5%–NE 5710+ mi
Wed 12 PM73°73°65°76%73%3%–ENE 3710+ mi
Wed 1 PM73°73°65°76%71%0%–E 3710+ mi
Wed 2 PM73°73°65°76%76%0%–S 3610+ mi
Wed 3 PM74°74°65°74%72%0%–S 3610+ mi
Wed 4 PM74°74°66°76%78%0%–SW 36–
Wed 5 PM73°73°65°76%73%0%–WSW 35–
Wed 6 PM71°71°65°81%80%1%–SW 35–
Wed 7 PM71°71°65°81%81%1%–WSW 35–
Wed 8 PM71°71°66°84%76%1%–WSW 35–
Wed 9 PM71°71°66°84%70%1%–W 56–
Wed 10 PM71°71°66°84%69%1%–W 67–
Wed 11 PM70°70°66°87%68%1%–W 67–
Thu 12 AM70°70°66°87%67%0%–WNW 78–
Thu 1 AM70°70°66°87%62%0%–WNW 79–
Thu 2 AM69°69°66°90%57%0%–NW 89–
Thu 3 AM68°68°66°93%52%0%–NW 810–
Thu 4 AM67°67°65°93%50%0%–NNW 912–
Thu 5 AM66°66°63°90%49%0%–NNW 1013–
Thu 6 AM65°65°61°87%47%0%–N 1214–
Thu 7 AM65°65°60°84%43%0%–N 1215–
Thu 8 AM66°66°60°81%40%0%–N 1216–
Thu 9 AM68°68°60°76%37%0%–N 1216–
Thu 10 AM70°70°59°68%35%0%–N 1216–
Thu 11 AM71°71°58°64%33%0%–N 1015–
Thu 12 PM73°73°57°57%31%0%–N 1015–
Thu 1 PM74°74°56°53%28%0%–N 1015–
Thu 2 PM75°75°55°50%25%0%–N 914–
Thu 3 PM75°75°55°50%23%0%–N 914–
Thu 4 PM74°74°54°50%24%0%–N 913–
Thu 5 PM73°73°54°51%25%0%–N 812–
Thu 6 PM71°71°53°53%26%0%–N 810–

7-day forecast

Mon, Nov 9

Chance Rain Showers

67° / 61°

51% rain

10 mph

Today

Partly Sunny

73° / 65°

23% rain

E 5–5 mph · gusts 6

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 11

Chance Rain Showers

74° / 64°

28% rain · 0.06"

SE 3–6 mph · gusts 7

⚡ Storms

Thu, Nov 12

Mostly Sunny

74° / 56°

Dry

N 6–12 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

69° / 55°

Dry

N 5–7 mph · gusts 9

Sat, Nov 14

Sunny

68° / 60°

9% rain

E 6–17 mph · gusts 22

Sun, Nov 15

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

71° / 62°

42% rain · 0.78"

E 15–21 mph · gusts 28

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 67. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: A chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Veterans Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 69.
  • Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 55.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 68.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

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 · February 1984

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
0% lit
↑ 7:13 AM
↓ 5:44 PM
★★★★c87
New Moon
best
2
1% lit
↑ 7:52 AM
↓ 6:40 PM
★★★★c84
best
3
3% lit
↑ 8:26 AM
↓ 7:34 PM
★★★★c78
4
7% lit
↑ 8:58 AM
↓ 8:27 PM
★★★☆c70
Apogee · 406,435 km
5
12% lit
↑ 9:27 AM
↓ 9:20 PM
★★☆☆c60
6
19% lit
↑ 9:55 AM
↓ 10:12 PM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
7
27% lit
↑ 10:24 AM
↓ 11:05 PM
★☆☆☆c32
8
36% lit
↑ 10:53 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c42
9
46% lit
↑ 11:25 AM
↓ 12:00 AM
★☆☆☆c55
First Quarter
10
56% lit
↑ 12:02 PM
↓ 12:58 AM
★★☆☆c69
11
66% lit
↑ 12:44 PM
↓ 1:58 AM
★★★☆c82
12
76% lit
↑ 1:34 PM
↓ 3:01 AM
★★★★c92
13
85% lit
↑ 2:32 PM
↓ 4:04 AM
★★★★c98
Moon farthest north (25.8°)
14
92% lit
↑ 3:37 PM
↓ 5:06 AM
★☆☆☆c99
15
97% lit
↑ 4:48 PM
↓ 6:03 AM
★★★★c100
best
16
100% lit
↑ 6:01 PM
↓ 6:54 AM
★★★★c100
Full Moon · Snow Moon (supermoon)
best
17
99% lit
↑ 7:13 PM
↓ 7:39 AM
★★★★c94
Perigee · 356,716 km
best
18
95% lit
↑ 8:22 PM
↓ 8:20 AM
★★★★c83
19
89% lit
↑ 9:29 PM
↓ 8:57 AM
★★☆☆c55
Moon crosses the equator
20
81% lit
↑ 10:35 PM
↓ 9:33 AM
★☆☆☆c44
21
71% lit
↑ 11:39 PM
↓ 10:09 AM
★★☆☆c56
22
60% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:47 AM
★★☆☆c67
23
50% lit
↑ 12:42 AM
↓ 11:27 AM
★★☆☆c74
Last Quarter
24
40% lit
↑ 1:43 AM
↓ 12:11 PM
★★★☆c78
25
30% lit
↑ 2:42 AM
↓ 12:58 PM
★★★☆c80
26
21% lit
↑ 3:37 AM
↓ 1:49 PM
★★★★c81
Moon farthest south (-25.1°)
27
14% lit
↑ 4:28 AM
↓ 2:43 PM
★★★★c80
28
8% lit
↑ 5:12 AM
↓ 3:39 PM
★★★★c77
29
4% lit
↑ 5:52 AM
↓ 4:34 PM
★★★★c75

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Feb 1 · 5:46 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Feb 4 · 3:00 AM — Apogee · 406,435 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Feb 6 · 1:00 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, Feb 9 · 9:58 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Feb 13 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest north (25.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Feb 16 · 6:40 PM — Full Moon · Snow 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.
  • Fri, Feb 17 · 3:00 AM — Perigee · 356,716 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Feb 19 · 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.
  • Thu, Feb 23 · 11:11 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Feb 26 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-25.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Wed, Feb 1 · Thu, Feb 2 · Wed, Feb 15 · Thu, Feb 16 · Fri, Feb 17

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

Moon distance

356,830 km closest · 406,390 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 10:31 AM.