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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 56 PMFri, Nov 66 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 76 AM12 PMclouds2% cloud cover3% 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 cover🌫🌫🌫55°60°65°70°75°80°85°75716969666877807771686765697475rain1% 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% chancewind01020mphESE 5 mph, gusts 9ESE 3 mph, gusts 9ESE 3 mph, gusts 8NNE 2 mph, gusts 5N 2 mph, gusts 5NNE 2 mph, gusts 7NNE 3 mph, gusts 9N 5 mph, gusts 10N 7 mph, gusts 13NNE 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 9 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 12E 6 mph, gusts 12E 5 mph, gusts 12NNW 5 mph, gusts 9N 6 mph, gusts 17NNE 7 mph, gusts 22NNE 8 mph, gusts 23NNE 8 mph, gusts 22NE 9 mph, gusts 16ENE 12 mph, gusts 18ENE 14 mph, gusts 20ENE 14 mph, gusts 20ENE 14 mph, gusts 18
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 5 PM75°75°65°71%2%0%–ESE 5910+ mi
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–

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 · March 1988

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
97% lit
↑ 4:51 PM
↓ 5:48 AM
★★★★c66
Apogee · 406,251 km
best
2
99% lit
↑ 5:45 PM
↓ 6:18 AM
★★★★c57
best
3
100% lit
↑ 6:39 PM
↓ 6:46 AM
★★★★c46
Full Moon · Worm Moon
4
99% lit
↑ 7:32 PM
↓ 7:12 AM
★★★★c37
Moon crosses the equator
5
96% lit
↑ 8:25 PM
↓ 7:38 AM
★★★☆c32
6
91% lit
↑ 9:21 PM
↓ 8:05 AM
★★★☆c44
7
85% lit
↑ 10:19 PM
↓ 8:34 AM
★★★★c57
8
77% lit
↑ 11:20 PM
↓ 9:08 AM
★★★★c69
9
68% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:46 AM
★☆☆☆c74
10
58% lit
↑ 12:23 AM
↓ 10:32 AM
★★★☆c83
11
47% lit
↑ 1:27 AM
↓ 11:26 AM
★★★☆c92
Last Quarter
Moon farthest south (-28.5°)
12
36% lit
↑ 2:29 AM
↓ 12:29 PM
★★★★c98
13
25% lit
↑ 3:26 AM
↓ 1:38 PM
★★★★c100
14
16% lit
↑ 4:16 AM
↓ 2:50 PM
★★★★c100
15
8% lit
↑ 5:00 AM
↓ 4:02 PM
★★★★c95
16
3% lit
↑ 5:38 AM
↓ 5:12 PM
★★★★c73
Perigee · 359,519 km
best
17
0% lit
↑ 6:14 AM
↓ 6:21 PM
★★★★c61
New Moon (supermoon)
Moon crosses the equator
best
18
1% lit
↑ 6:47 AM
↓ 7:28 PM
★★★★c57
19
4% lit
↑ 7:21 AM
↓ 8:35 PM
★★★★c75
best
20
10% lit
↑ 7:56 AM
↓ 9:41 PM
★★★★c86
21
17% lit
↑ 8:35 AM
↓ 10:48 PM
★★★★c90
22
26% lit
↑ 9:18 AM
↓ 11:52 PM
★☆☆☆c90
23
36% lit
↑ 10:05 AM
↓ –
★★★★c88
24
46% lit
↑ 10:58 AM
↓ 12:51 AM
★★★☆c82
Moon farthest north (28.6°)
First Quarter
25
56% lit
↑ 11:54 AM
↓ 1:45 AM
★★★☆c74
26
65% lit
↑ 12:51 PM
↓ 2:33 AM
★★★★c68
27
74% lit
↑ 1:48 PM
↓ 3:14 AM
★★★★c63
28
82% lit
↑ 2:44 PM
↓ 3:49 AM
★★★★c58
Apogee · 405,473 km
29
88% lit
↑ 3:39 PM
↓ 4:20 AM
★★★★c47
30
94% lit
↑ 4:32 PM
↓ 4:48 AM
★★★☆c36
31
97% lit
↑ 5:26 PM
↓ 5:15 AM
★★★☆c33
Moon crosses the equator

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Mar 1 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 406,251 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Mar 3 · 10:01 AM — Full Moon · Worm MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Mar 4 · 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.
  • Fri, Mar 11 · 4:56 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Mar 11 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Mar 16 · 2:00 PM — Perigee · 359,519 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Mar 17 · 8:02 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, Mar 17 · 9:00 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, Mar 24 · 2:00 PM — 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.
  • Thu, Mar 24 · 10:41 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Mar 28 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 405,473 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Mar 31 · 11:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Tue, Mar 1 · Wed, Mar 2 · Wed, Mar 16 · Thu, Mar 17 · Sat, Mar 19

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

Moon distance

359,537 km closest · 406,233 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.