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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, 12%
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 PMclouds1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% 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 cover🌫🌫🌫55°60°65°70°75°80°85°78747169676572787973716765637275rain1% 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% chancewind01020mphE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 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 20
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 3 PM78°78°64°62%1%0%–E 7910+ mi
Thu 4 PM77°77°64°64%1%0%–ESE 7910+ mi
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

79° / 64°

5% rain

E 2–7 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

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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 · May 1988

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
100% lit
↑ 8:03 PM
↓ 6:09 AM
★★★★c79
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
2
99% lit
↑ 9:07 PM
↓ 6:45 AM
★★★★c86
best
3
97% lit
↑ 10:12 PM
↓ 7:27 AM
★★★★c90
4
92% lit
↑ 11:16 PM
↓ 8:17 AM
★★★★c91
5
84% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:15 AM
★☆☆☆c91
Moon farthest south (-28.4°)
6
76% lit
↑ 12:15 AM
↓ 10:20 AM
★★★★c90
7
65% lit
↑ 1:08 AM
↓ 11:28 AM
★★★★c87
8
54% lit
↑ 1:54 AM
↓ 12:36 PM
★★★☆c79
Last Quarter
9
43% lit
↑ 2:34 AM
↓ 1:44 PM
★★★☆c69
10
32% lit
↑ 3:09 AM
↓ 2:49 PM
★★★☆c50
Perigee · 369,069 km
11
21% lit
↑ 3:42 AM
↓ 3:53 PM
★★☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
12
13% lit
↑ 4:14 AM
↓ 4:57 PM
★★★★c61
13
6% lit
↑ 4:47 AM
↓ 6:02 PM
★★★★c77
14
2% lit
↑ 5:22 AM
↓ 7:08 PM
★★★★c89
15
0% lit
↑ 6:01 AM
↓ 8:14 PM
★★★★c94
New Moon
best
16
1% lit
↑ 6:45 AM
↓ 9:19 PM
★★★★c94
best
17
4% lit
↑ 7:35 AM
↓ 10:21 PM
★★★★c93
18
9% lit
↑ 8:29 AM
↓ 11:16 PM
★★★★c88
Moon farthest north (28.6°)
19
15% lit
↑ 9:28 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c82
20
23% lit
↑ 10:27 AM
↓ 12:03 AM
★★★★c78
21
32% lit
↑ 11:24 AM
↓ 12:44 AM
★★★★c70
22
41% lit
↑ 12:21 PM
↓ 1:19 AM
★★★☆c62
23
50% lit
↑ 1:15 PM
↓ 1:50 AM
★★★☆c52
Apogee · 404,097 km
First Quarter
24
60% lit
↑ 2:08 PM
↓ 2:18 AM
★★☆☆c42
25
69% lit
↑ 3:01 PM
↓ 2:44 AM
★★☆☆c30
Moon crosses the equator
26
77% lit
↑ 3:54 PM
↓ 3:10 AM
★★☆☆c46
27
85% lit
↑ 4:50 PM
↓ 3:38 AM
★★★★c61
28
91% lit
↑ 5:49 PM
↓ 4:07 AM
★★★★c75
29
96% lit
↑ 6:52 PM
↓ 4:41 AM
★★★★c87
30
99% lit
↑ 7:57 PM
↓ 5:21 AM
★★★★c95
31
100% lit
↑ 9:03 PM
↓ 6:09 AM
★★★★c99
Full Moon · Blue Moon
best

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, May 1 · 6:40 PM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, May 5 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, May 8 · 8:22 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, May 10 · 6:00 PM — Perigee · 369,069 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, May 11 · 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.
  • Sun, May 15 · 5:10 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, May 18 · 5:00 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.
  • Mon, May 23 · 9:00 AM — Apogee · 404,097 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, May 23 · 11:48 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, May 25 · 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, May 31 · 5:53 AM — Full Moon · Blue MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Sun, May 1 · Mon, May 2 · Sun, May 15 · Mon, May 16 · Tue, May 31

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

Moon distance

369,086 km closest · 404,085 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 12:21 PM.