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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. Mostly 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
6:37 AM / 5:26 PM
Moonrise / moonset
7:05 AM / 5:28 PM
Moon
New Moon, 0%
Minor period
6:35 AM–7:35 AM
Major period
11:15 AM–1:15 PM
Minor period
4:58 PM–5:58 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Mon, Nov 912 PM6 PMTue, Nov 106 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Nov 116 AMclouds82% cloud cover85% cloud cover85% cloud cover84% cloud cover86% cloud cover86% cloud cover91% cloud cover87% cloud cover86% cloud cover90% cloud cover86% cloud cover83% cloud cover75% cloud cover79% cloud cover73% cloud cover59% cloud cover54% cloud cover55% cloud cover54% cloud cover48% cloud cover50% cloud cover46% cloud cover46% cloud cover56% cloud cover49% cloud cover53% cloud cover48% cloud cover52% cloud cover54% cloud cover56% cloud cover51% cloud cover58% cloud cover71% cloud cover72% cloud cover70% cloud cover59% cloud cover63% cloud cover73% cloud cover77% cloud cover76% cloud cover75% cloud cover74% cloud cover76% cloud cover78% cloud cover79% cloud cover80% cloud cover80% cloud cover82% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°62666766646463616371727269696765rain17% chance24% chance24% chance24% chance41% chance, 0.01 in41% chance, 0.01 in41% chance, 0.01 in51% chance, 0.01 in51% chance, 0.01 in51% chance, 0.01 in39% chance39% chance39% chance25% chance25% chance25% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance23% chance23% chance23% chance23% chance23% chance23% chance25% chance25% chancewind01020mphNE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 10 mph, gusts 13NNE 9 mph, gusts 13NE 9 mph, gusts 13NNE 8 mph, gusts 10NE 7 mph, gusts 9NNE 7 mph, gusts 8NNE 6 mph, gusts 7NNE 6 mph, gusts 7NNE 7 mph, gusts 8NNE 8 mph, gusts 9NE 7 mph, gusts 9NE 7 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 8E 5 mph, gusts 7ESE 3 mph, gusts 6SE 3 mph, gusts 5SE 3 mph, gusts 5SE 3 mph, gusts 5SSE 3 mph, gusts 3S 3 mph, gusts 5SE 3 mph, gusts 5NNE 5 mph, gusts 6
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 8 AM62°62°52°70%82%17%–NE 101410+ mi
Mon 9 AM64°64°52°65%85%24%–NE 101410+ mi
Mon 10 AM65°65°53°65%85%24%–NE 101410+ mi
Mon 11 AM66°66°52°61%84%24%–ENE 101410+ mi
Mon 12 PM66°66°54°65%86%41%0.01"NE 101310+ mi
Mon 1 PM66°66°53°63%86%41%0.01"NE 91310+ mi
Mon 2 PM67°67°54°63%91%41%0.01"NNE 91310+ mi
Mon 3 PM67°67°54°63%87%51%0.01"NNE 91310+ mi
Mon 4 PM67°67°54°63%86%51%0.01"NE 91310+ mi
Mon 5 PM66°66°55°68%90%51%0.01"NE 91210+ mi
Mon 6 PM64°64°55°73%86%39%–NNE 81010+ mi
Mon 7 PM64°64°56°75%83%39%–NNE 81010+ mi
Mon 8 PM64°64°56°75%75%39%–NE 7910+ mi
Mon 9 PM64°64°57°78%79%25%–NE 7910+ mi
Mon 10 PM64°64°57°78%73%25%–NNE 7810+ mi
Mon 11 PM64°64°57°78%59%25%–N 678.0 mi
Tue 12 AM64°64°57°78%54%3%–NNE 677.0 mi
Tue 1 AM63°63°57°81%55%3%–NE 677.0 mi
Tue 2 AM63°63°57°81%54%3%–NNE 678.0 mi
Tue 3 AM62°62°57°84%48%2%–NNE 788.0 mi
Tue 4 AM62°62°57°84%50%2%–NNE 788.0 mi
Tue 5 AM61°61°57°87%46%2%–NNE 7910+ mi
Tue 6 AM61°61°56°84%46%9%–NNE 8910+ mi
Tue 7 AM61°61°56°84%56%9%–NNE 899.0 mi
Tue 8 AM63°63°56°78%49%9%–NE 7910+ mi
Tue 9 AM66°66°58°75%53%9%–NE 71010+ mi
Tue 10 AM70°70°58°66%48%9%–NE 7910+ mi
Tue 11 AM71°71°57°61%52%9%–ENE 6910+ mi
Tue 12 PM72°72°57°59%54%8%–E 6810+ mi
Tue 1 PM72°72°57°59%56%8%–E 5810+ mi
Tue 2 PM72°72°57°59%51%8%–E 5710+ mi
Tue 3 PM73°73°58°59%58%8%–ESE 5710+ mi
Tue 4 PM72°72°59°64%71%8%–ESE 36–
Tue 5 PM72°72°59°64%72%8%–ESE 56–
Tue 6 PM69°69°59°70%70%12%–SE 35–
Tue 7 PM69°69°60°73%59%12%–SE 35–
Tue 8 PM69°69°61°76%63%12%–SE 35–
Tue 9 PM69°69°61°76%73%12%–SE 35–
Tue 10 PM69°69°61°76%77%12%–SE 35–
Tue 11 PM69°69°62°78%76%12%–SSE 33–
Wed 12 AM69°69°62°78%75%23%–SSE 33–
Wed 1 AM68°68°62°81%74%23%–SSE 35–
Wed 2 AM67°67°63°87%76%23%–S 35–
Wed 3 AM66°66°63°90%78%23%–S 33–
Wed 4 AM66°66°63°90%79%23%–SE 35–
Wed 5 AM65°65°62°90%80%23%–ENE 55–
Wed 6 AM65°65°62°90%80%25%–NNE 56–
Wed 7 AM66°66°62°87%82%25%–NNE 56–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Rain Showers

67° / 61°

51% rain · 0.06"

NE 6–10 mph · gusts 14

Tue, Nov 10

Partly Sunny

73° / 65°

23% rain

E 3–8 mph · gusts 10

Wed, Nov 11

Chance Rain Showers

74° / 64°

25% rain

SE 3–7 mph · gusts 9

Thu, Nov 12

Mostly Sunny

74° / 56°

Dry

N 9–23 mph · gusts 24

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

69° / 55°

Dry

N 6–10 mph · gusts 14

Sat, Nov 14

Sunny

68° / 60°

2% rain

E 7–10 mph · gusts 14

Sun, Nov 15

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

71° / 62°

17% rain

E 9–16 mph · gusts 21

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: A chance of rain showers. Mostly 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 · 538 AM CST Mon Nov 9 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.


GMZ335-100015-
Galveston Bay-
538 AM CST Mon Nov 9 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots this afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of
showers early this morning, then a chance of showers late this
morning and afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
chance of showers in the evening. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast
in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northwest 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth,
increasing to choppy after midnight. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy, diminishing to
slightly choppy in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing
to smooth in the afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 538 AM CST Mon Nov 9 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.


GMZ355-100015-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
538 AM CST Mon Nov 9 2026

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

Moon calendar · December 1985

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
84% lit
↑ 8:54 PM
↓ 10:33 AM
★★★★c77
2
76% lit
↑ 9:55 PM
↓ 11:16 AM
★★★★c76
3
67% lit
↑ 10:56 PM
↓ 11:54 AM
★★★☆c72
4
57% lit
↑ 11:57 PM
↓ 12:29 PM
★★☆☆c65
5
46% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:02 PM
★★☆☆c54
Last Quarter
6
35% lit
↑ 12:59 AM
↓ 1:33 PM
★☆☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
7
25% lit
↑ 2:02 AM
↓ 2:05 PM
★★☆☆c38
8
15% lit
↑ 3:08 AM
↓ 2:40 PM
★★★☆c57
9
8% lit
↑ 4:17 AM
↓ 3:19 PM
★★★★c74
10
3% lit
↑ 5:29 AM
↓ 4:04 PM
★★★★c89
Perigee · 358,682 km
best
11
0% lit
↑ 6:44 AM
↓ 4:58 PM
★★★★c98
New Moon (supermoon)
best
12
1% lit
↑ 7:56 AM
↓ 6:00 PM
★★★★c101
Moon farthest south (-27.5°)
best
13
4% lit
↑ 9:02 AM
↓ 7:07 PM
★★★★c101
14
10% lit
↑ 9:58 AM
↓ 8:16 PM
★★★★c99
15
18% lit
↑ 10:45 AM
↓ 9:23 PM
★★★★c92
16
27% lit
↑ 11:23 AM
↓ 10:26 PM
★★★★c82
17
37% lit
↑ 11:57 AM
↓ 11:25 PM
★★★☆c70
18
47% lit
↑ 12:26 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c57
First Quarter
19
57% lit
↑ 12:53 PM
↓ 12:21 AM
★☆☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
20
66% lit
↑ 1:20 PM
↓ 1:15 AM
★☆☆☆c34
21
75% lit
↑ 1:47 PM
↓ 2:08 AM
★★☆☆c41
22
82% lit
↑ 2:16 PM
↓ 3:01 AM
★★☆☆c58
23
89% lit
↑ 2:49 PM
↓ 3:56 AM
★★★☆c67
Apogee · 405,601 km
24
94% lit
↑ 3:25 PM
↓ 4:52 AM
★★★★c73
25
98% lit
↑ 4:08 PM
↓ 5:49 AM
★★★★c77
26
100% lit
↑ 4:56 PM
↓ 6:46 AM
★★★★c79
best
27
100% lit
↑ 5:50 PM
↓ 7:40 AM
★★★★c80
Full Moon · Cold Moon
Moon farthest north (27.9°)
best
28
98% lit
↑ 6:48 PM
↓ 8:30 AM
★☆☆☆c80
29
94% lit
↑ 7:49 PM
↓ 9:15 AM
★★★★c80
30
88% lit
↑ 8:50 PM
↓ 9:55 AM
★★★★c78
31
81% lit
↑ 9:51 PM
↓ 10:31 AM
★★★★c73

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Dec 5 · 3:01 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Dec 6 · 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.
  • Tue, Dec 10 · 7:00 PM — Perigee · 358,682 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Dec 11 · 6:54 PM — New 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.
  • Thu, Dec 12 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Dec 18 · 7:57 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Dec 19 · 4:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Dec 23 · 1:00 AM — Apogee · 405,601 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Dec 27 · 1:30 AM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Dec 27 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Tue, Dec 10 · Wed, Dec 11 · Thu, Dec 12 · Thu, Dec 26 · Fri, Dec 27

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

Moon distance

358,777 km closest · 405,523 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 Mon 6:20 AM.