Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
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Today
Tonight: Low 63° · 10% rain
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind around 15 mph.
Monday: High 70° · 43% rain
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:37 AM / 5:28 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 6:06 AM / 4:51 PM
- Moon
- New Moon, 0%
- Minor period
- 5:36 AM–6:36 AM
- Major period
- 10:30 AM–12:30 PM
- Minor period
- 4:21 PM–5:21 PM
- Solunar rating
- Low
Next 48 hours
TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 9 PM | 67° | 67° | 57° | 70% | 83% | 8% | – | NE 14 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 10 PM | 67° | 67° | 57° | 70% | 75% | 8% | – | NE 14 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 11 PM | 67° | 67° | 56° | 68% | 73% | 8% | – | ENE 14 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 12 AM | 66° | 66° | 56° | 70% | 74% | 10% | – | ENE 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 1 AM | 66° | 66° | 56° | 70% | 75% | 10% | – | ENE 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 2 AM | 65° | 65° | 56° | 73% | 73% | 10% | – | ENE 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 3 AM | 64° | 64° | 56° | 75% | 80% | 10% | – | NE 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 4 AM | 64° | 64° | 56° | 75% | 85% | 10% | – | NE 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 5 AM | 64° | 64° | 55° | 73% | 85% | 10% | – | NE 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 6 AM | 63° | 63° | 54° | 72% | 87% | 28% | – | NE 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 7 AM | 64° | 64° | 54° | 70% | 89% | 28% | – | NE 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 8 AM | 65° | 65° | 54° | 68% | 88% | 28% | – | NE 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 9 AM | 68° | 68° | 55° | 63% | 86% | 17% | – | NE 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 10 AM | 68° | 68° | 55° | 63% | 86% | 17% | – | NE 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 11 AM | 69° | 69° | 55° | 61% | 84% | 17% | – | NE 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 12 PM | 70° | 70° | 55° | 59% | 84% | 43% | – | NE 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 1 PM | 70° | 70° | 55° | 59% | 83% | 43% | – | NE 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 2 PM | 70° | 70° | 54° | 57% | 79% | 43% | – | NE 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 3 PM | 70° | 70° | 55° | 59% | 75% | 40% | – | NE 13 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 4 PM | 70° | 70° | 55° | 59% | 74% | 40% | – | NE 13 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 5 PM | 69° | 69° | 55° | 61% | 69% | 40% | – | NE 12 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 6 PM | 66° | 66° | 56° | 70% | 72% | 23% | – | NE 12 | 14 | 9.0 mi | |
| Mon 7 PM | 66° | 66° | 56° | 70% | 65% | 23% | – | NE 10 | 13 | 9.0 mi | |
| Mon 8 PM | 66° | 66° | 56° | 70% | 65% | 23% | – | NE 10 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 9 PM | 66° | 66° | 57° | 73% | 67% | 17% | – | NE 9 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 10 PM | 66° | 66° | 56° | 70% | 58% | 17% | – | NE 9 | 9 | 9.0 mi | |
| Mon 11 PM | 66° | 66° | 57° | 73% | 55% | 17% | – | NE 8 | 8 | 9.0 mi | |
| Tue 12 AM | 65° | 65° | 57° | 75% | 55% | 6% | – | NE 8 | 8 | 9.0 mi | |
| Tue 1 AM | 65° | 65° | 57° | 75% | 51% | 6% | – | NE 8 | 8 | 7.9 mi | |
| Tue 2 AM | 64° | 64° | 57° | 78% | 55% | 6% | – | NE 8 | 8 | 9.0 mi | |
| Tue 3 AM | 64° | 64° | 58° | 81% | 55% | 0% | – | NE 8 | 8 | 7.9 mi | |
| Tue 4 AM | 64° | 64° | 58° | 81% | 56% | 0% | – | NE 8 | 9 | – | |
| Tue 5 AM | 64° | 64° | 57° | 78% | 61% | 0% | – | NE 9 | 9 | – | |
| Tue 6 AM | 64° | 64° | 58° | 81% | 54% | 7% | – | NE 9 | 9 | – | |
| Tue 7 AM | 64° | 64° | 58° | 81% | 53% | 7% | – | NE 8 | 9 | – | |
| Tue 8 AM | 66° | 66° | 59° | 78% | 56% | 7% | – | NE 8 | 9 | – | |
| Tue 9 AM | 68° | 68° | 59° | 73% | 58% | 7% | – | NE 7 | 9 | – | |
| Tue 10 AM | 69° | 69° | 59° | 70% | 59% | 7% | – | ENE 7 | 8 | – | |
| Tue 11 AM | 70° | 70° | 59° | 68% | 59% | 7% | – | ENE 6 | 8 | – | |
| Tue 12 PM | 71° | 71° | 59° | 66% | 60% | 7% | – | ENE 6 | 8 | – | |
| Tue 1 PM | 73° | 73° | 58° | 59% | 61% | 7% | – | E 6 | 7 | – | |
| Tue 2 PM | 73° | 73° | 58° | 59% | 62% | 7% | – | E 6 | 7 | – | |
| Tue 3 PM | 73° | 73° | 58° | 59% | 64% | 7% | – | E 6 | 7 | – | |
| Tue 4 PM | 71° | 71° | 58° | 63% | 65% | 7% | – | E 6 | 6 | – | |
| Tue 5 PM | 70° | 70° | 59° | 68% | 65% | 7% | – | ESE 6 | 6 | – | |
| Tue 6 PM | 69° | 69° | 59° | 70% | 65% | 12% | – | ESE 6 | 6 | – | |
| Tue 7 PM | 69° | 69° | 59° | 70% | 62% | 12% | – | ESE 6 | 5 | – | |
| Tue 8 PM | 69° | 69° | 60° | 73% | 61% | 12% | – | ESE 6 | 6 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Mostly Cloudy
67° / 63°
10% rain
NE 14–14 mph · gusts 15
Mon, Nov 9
Chance Rain Showers
70° / 64°
43% rain
NE 8–13 mph · gusts 16
Tue, Nov 10
Partly Sunny
73° / 67°
20% rain
E 6–9 mph · gusts 9
Wed, Nov 11
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
74° / 66°
29% rain
N 1–7 mph · gusts 7
⚡ Storms
Thu, Nov 12
Mostly Sunny
75° / 61°
3% rain
N 8–18 mph · gusts 21
Fri, Nov 13
Sunny
69° / 60°
Dry
N 5–12 mph · gusts 16
Sat, Nov 14
Sunny
69° / 63°
2% rain
E 7–10 mph · gusts 14
Detailed NWS forecast
- Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind around 15 mph.
- Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- Tuesday: Partly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Veterans Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 69.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 69.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Weather map
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Marine forecast
Galveston Bay
GMZ335 · 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. GMZ335-091215- Galveston Bay- 555 PM CST Sun Nov 8 2026 .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers early this evening. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of showers. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west after midnight. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy after midnight. .THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around 10 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 · 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 · September 1987
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
56% lit
↑ 2:53 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★★★☆c96
2
67% lit
↑ 3:58 PM
↓ 12:52 AM
↓ 12:52 AM
★★★★c103
Moon farthest south (-28.6°)
3
78% lit
↑ 4:58 PM
↓ 1:56 AM
↓ 1:56 AM
★★★★c105
4
87% lit
↑ 5:50 PM
↓ 3:07 AM
↓ 3:07 AM
★★★★c104
best5
94% lit
↑ 6:35 PM
↓ 4:20 AM
↓ 4:20 AM
★★★★c99
Perigee · 360,930 km
best6
98% lit
↑ 7:14 PM
↓ 5:33 AM
↓ 5:33 AM
★★★★c89
best7
100% lit
↑ 7:48 PM
↓ 6:43 AM
↓ 6:43 AM
★★★★c75
Full Moon · Corn Moon
best8
99% lit
↑ 8:21 PM
↓ 7:50 AM
↓ 7:50 AM
★★★★c57
Moon crosses the equator
9
95% lit
↑ 8:52 PM
↓ 8:55 AM
↓ 8:55 AM
★★★☆c44
10
89% lit
↑ 9:25 PM
↓ 9:59 AM
↓ 9:59 AM
★★★★c56
11
81% lit
↑ 10:00 PM
↓ 11:02 AM
↓ 11:02 AM
★★★★c66
12
72% lit
↑ 10:39 PM
↓ 12:05 PM
↓ 12:05 PM
★★★★c76
13
63% lit
↑ 11:22 PM
↓ 1:06 PM
↓ 1:06 PM
★☆☆☆c80
14
53% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:05 PM
↓ 2:05 PM
★★★☆c81
Last Quarter
15
43% lit
↑ 12:10 AM
↓ 3:00 PM
↓ 3:00 PM
★★★☆c81
Moon farthest north (28.5°)
16
34% lit
↑ 1:03 AM
↓ 3:49 PM
↓ 3:49 PM
★★★★c78
17
25% lit
↑ 1:58 AM
↓ 4:32 PM
↓ 4:32 PM
★★★★c74
Apogee · 405,189 km
18
18% lit
↑ 2:55 AM
↓ 5:10 PM
↓ 5:10 PM
★★★★c69
19
11% lit
↑ 3:52 AM
↓ 5:43 PM
↓ 5:43 PM
★★★★c64
20
6% lit
↑ 4:48 AM
↓ 6:13 PM
↓ 6:13 PM
★★★★c58
21
2% lit
↑ 5:44 AM
↓ 6:41 PM
↓ 6:41 PM
★★★☆c51
22
0% lit
↑ 6:39 AM
↓ 7:08 PM
↓ 7:08 PM
★★★☆c42
New Moon
23
0% lit
↑ 7:35 AM
↓ 7:35 PM
↓ 7:35 PM
★★★☆c31
Moon crosses the equator
24
3% lit
↑ 8:32 AM
↓ 8:04 PM
↓ 8:04 PM
★★★☆c41
25
7% lit
↑ 9:31 AM
↓ 8:36 PM
↓ 8:36 PM
★★★★c55
26
13% lit
↑ 10:33 AM
↓ 9:12 PM
↓ 9:12 PM
★★★★c69
best27
21% lit
↑ 11:38 AM
↓ 9:55 PM
↓ 9:55 PM
★★★★c85
28
31% lit
↑ 12:45 PM
↓ 10:47 PM
↓ 10:47 PM
★☆☆☆c90
29
42% lit
↑ 1:50 PM
↓ 11:46 PM
↓ 11:46 PM
★★★☆c96
Moon farthest south (-28.6°)
30
53% lit
↑ 2:51 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★★★☆c96
First Quarter
Lunar events this month
- Wed, Sep 2 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sat, Sep 5 · 10:00 PM — Perigee · 360,930 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Mon, Sep 7 · 1:13 PM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Tue, Sep 8 · 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, Sep 14 · 6:44 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Tue, Sep 15 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Thu, Sep 17 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 405,189 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Tue, Sep 22 · 10:08 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Wed, Sep 23 · 12:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Tue, Sep 29 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Wed, Sep 30 · 5:39 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Best fishing days
Fri, Sep 4 · Sat, Sep 5 · Sun, Sep 6 · Mon, Sep 7 · Sat, Sep 26
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
361,062 km closest · 405,090 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.
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.