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Freeport

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 79°

Sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. East wind around 5 mph.

Tonight: Low 64° · 5% rain

Patchy fog after 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:36 AM / 5:32 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:13 AM / 3:18 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 11%
Minor period
2:43 AM–3:43 AM
Major period
8:15 AM–10:15 AM
Minor period
2:48 PM–3:48 PM
Major period
8:45 PM–10:45 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Nov 5Fri, Nov 66 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 76 AM12 PMclouds3% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover8% cloud cover10% cloud cover11% cloud cover18% cloud cover37% cloud cover41% cloud cover45% cloud cover50% cloud cover58% cloud cover56% cloud cover42% cloud cover44% cloud cover41% cloud cover22% cloud cover7% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover5% cloud cover26% cloud cover25% cloud cover32% cloud cover36% cloud cover55% cloud cover59% cloud cover54% cloud cover50% cloud cover53% cloud cover58% cloud cover75% cloud cover76% cloud cover59% cloud cover76% cloud cover72% cloud cover68% cloud cover68% cloud cover67% cloud cover67% cloud cover65% cloud cover63% cloud cover61% cloud cover69% cloud cover76% cloud cover🌫🌫🌫55°60°65°70°75°80°85°74716967657278797371676563727574rain1% chance5% chance4% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chancewind01020mphESE 5 mph, gusts 9ESE 3 mph, gusts 8E 2 mph, gusts 7N 2 mph, gusts 5N 2 mph, gusts 6NNE 2 mph, gusts 8NNE 3 mph, gusts 10N 6 mph, gusts 13NNE 7 mph, gusts 12NE 6 mph, gusts 9ENE 9 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 12E 5 mph, gusts 12E 6 mph, gusts 13NNW 6 mph, gusts 9N 6 mph, gusts 18NE 8 mph, gusts 24NNE 8 mph, gusts 23NNE 8 mph, gusts 22ENE 10 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 20ENE 14 mph, gusts 20ENE 14 mph, gusts 20ENE 13 mph, gusts 17
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 6 PM74°74°65°74%3%1%–ESE 5910+ mi
Thu 7 PM72°72°65°79%2%0%–ESE 3910+ mi
Thu 8 PM71°71°65°81%2%0%–ESE 3810+ mi
Thu 9 PM71°71°66°84%2%0%–ESE 3810+ mi
Thu 10 PM70°70°66°87%3%0%–E 2710+ mi
Thu 11 PM69°69°65°87%8%5%–NNE 2510+ mi
Fri 12 AM69°69°65°87%10%4%–N 258.8 mi
Fri 1 AM70°70°66°87%11%1%–N 257.2 mi
Fri 2 AM69°69°66°90%18%1%–N 267.0 mi
Fri 3 AM67°67°66°97%37%1%–NNE 275.7 mi🌫
Fri 4 AM67°67°65°93%41%1%–NNE 285.5 mi🌫
Fri 5 AM66°66°65°97%45%1%–NNE 395.5 mi🌫
Fri 6 AM65°65°65°100%50%2%–NNE 3107.1 mi
Fri 7 AM67°67°66°97%58%2%–N 5108.0 mi
Fri 8 AM68°68°66°93%56%2%–N 6138.4 mi
Fri 9 AM72°72°65°79%42%2%–N 7139.8 mi
Fri 10 AM74°74°64°71%44%2%–NNE 71210.0 mi
Fri 11 AM77°77°64°64%41%2%–NNE 71010+ mi
Fri 12 PM78°78°64°62%22%2%–NE 6910+ mi
Fri 1 PM78°78°64°62%7%2%–ENE 91210+ mi
Fri 2 PM80°82°64°58%2%2%–ENE 91310+ mi
Fri 3 PM79°79°64°60%2%1%–E 81210+ mi
Fri 4 PM78°78°63°60%2%1%–E 81210+ mi
Fri 5 PM77°77°63°62%5%1%–E 61210+ mi
Fri 6 PM73°73°63°71%26%1%–E 51210+ mi
Fri 7 PM72°72°63°73%25%1%–E 51210+ mi
Fri 8 PM71°71°63°76%32%0%–E 61310+ mi
Fri 9 PM71°71°62°73%36%0%–NNW 5910+ mi
Fri 10 PM69°69°62°78%55%0%–NNW 69–
Fri 11 PM68°68°61°78%59%0%–N 617–
Sat 12 AM67°67°61°81%54%0%–N 618–
Sat 1 AM68°68°62°81%50%0%–NNE 722–
Sat 2 AM67°67°61°81%53%0%–NE 824–
Sat 3 AM65°65°61°87%58%0%–NNE 823–
Sat 4 AM65°65°61°87%75%0%–NNE 823–
Sat 5 AM65°65°61°87%76%1%–NNE 822–
Sat 6 AM63°63°61°93%59%1%–NNE 822–
Sat 7 AM66°66°62°87%76%1%–NE 916–
Sat 8 AM69°69°63°81%72%1%–ENE 1017–
Sat 9 AM72°72°63°73%68%1%–ENE 1218–
Sat 10 AM73°73°63°71%68%1%–ENE 1320–
Sat 11 AM74°74°63°69%67%1%–ENE 1420–
Sat 12 PM75°75°63°66%67%2%–ENE 1420–
Sat 1 PM75°75°63°66%65%2%–ENE 1420–
Sat 2 PM75°75°62°64%63%2%–ENE 1420–
Sat 3 PM74°74°62°66%61%2%–ENE 1418–
Sat 4 PM73°73°61°66%69%2%–ENE 1317–
Sat 5 PM72°72°61°68%76%2%–ENE 1016–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

79° / 64°

5% rain

E 2–5 mph · gusts 9

Fri, Nov 6

Mostly Sunny

80° / 62°

4% rain

NE 2–9 mph · gusts 17

🌫 Fog

Sat, Nov 7

Partly Sunny

76° / 58°

10% rain

NE 6–14 mph · gusts 24

Sun, Nov 8

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

68° / 55°

51% rain · 0.18"

NE 5–14 mph · gusts 24

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 9

Chance Rain Showers

69° / 55°

27% rain

NE 1–8 mph · gusts 15

Tue, Nov 10

Mostly Sunny

73° / 57°

11% rain

NE 0–6 mph · gusts 12

Wed, Nov 11

Partly Sunny

75° / 58°

11% rain

NE 0–5 mph · gusts 8

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. East wind around 5 mph.
  • Tonight: Patchy fog after 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 62, with temperatures rising to around 65 overnight. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
  • Veterans Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Weather map

Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.

Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 202 PM CST Thu Nov 5 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.


GMZ355-060830-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
202 PM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
6 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
East 2 feet at 4 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 20 knots, increasing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, building to 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East
4 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet. A chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
around 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers
in the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.

Moon calendar · February 1988

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
99% lit
↑ 5:05 PM
↓ 6:36 AM
★★★★c82
best
2
100% lit
↑ 6:02 PM
↓ 7:13 AM
★★★★c78
Full Moon · Snow Moon
best
3
99% lit
↑ 6:57 PM
↓ 7:46 AM
★★★★c71
Apogee · 406,392 km
best
4
97% lit
↑ 7:50 PM
↓ 8:15 AM
★★★★c63
5
93% lit
↑ 8:43 PM
↓ 8:42 AM
★★★★c53
6
87% lit
↑ 9:36 PM
↓ 9:08 AM
★★★☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
7
80% lit
↑ 10:30 PM
↓ 9:34 AM
★★☆☆c31
8
72% lit
↑ 11:26 PM
↓ 10:02 AM
★★☆☆c38
9
62% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:32 AM
★★☆☆c51
10
52% lit
↑ 12:25 AM
↓ 11:07 AM
★★★☆c64
Last Quarter
11
42% lit
↑ 1:28 AM
↓ 11:49 AM
★★★☆c77
12
31% lit
↑ 2:34 AM
↓ 12:39 PM
★★★★c89
13
21% lit
↑ 3:40 AM
↓ 1:39 PM
★★★★c98
Moon farthest south (-28.5°)
14
13% lit
↑ 4:42 AM
↓ 2:47 PM
★★★★c103
15
6% lit
↑ 5:38 AM
↓ 4:01 PM
★★★★c103
16
1% lit
↑ 6:27 AM
↓ 5:16 PM
★★★★c101
best
17
0% lit
↑ 7:09 AM
↓ 6:28 PM
★★★★c87
Perigee · 356,914 km
New Moon (supermoon)
best
18
2% lit
↑ 7:46 AM
↓ 7:38 PM
★★★★c72
19
6% lit
↑ 8:20 AM
↓ 8:45 PM
★★★★c60
Moon crosses the equator
20
13% lit
↑ 8:53 AM
↓ 9:51 PM
★★★★c52
21
22% lit
↑ 9:27 AM
↓ 10:56 PM
★★☆☆c52
22
32% lit
↑ 10:02 AM
↓ –
★★★★c66
23
42% lit
↑ 10:41 AM
↓ 12:00 AM
★★★☆c71
24
53% lit
↑ 11:25 AM
↓ 1:03 AM
★★★☆c74
First Quarter
25
62% lit
↑ 12:13 PM
↓ 2:04 AM
★★★★c76
26
72% lit
↑ 1:06 PM
↓ 3:00 AM
★★★★c75
Moon farthest north (28.6°)
27
80% lit
↑ 2:02 PM
↓ 3:51 AM
★★★★c75
28
87% lit
↑ 2:59 PM
↓ 4:36 AM
★★★★c74
29
93% lit
↑ 3:56 PM
↓ 5:14 AM
★★★★c71

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Feb 2 · 2:52 PM — Full Moon · Snow MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Feb 3 · 4:00 AM — Apogee · 406,392 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Feb 6 · 10:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Feb 10 · 5:01 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Feb 13 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Feb 17 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 356,914 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Feb 17 · 9:54 AM — 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.
  • Fri, Feb 19 · 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.
  • Wed, Feb 24 · 6:15 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Feb 26 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.6°)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

Mon, Feb 1 · Tue, Feb 2 · Wed, Feb 3 · Tue, Feb 16 · Wed, 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

357,008 km closest · 406,368 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 Thu 2:41 PM.