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Freeport

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

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Today

Today: High 78°

Sunny, with a high near 78. East wind around 5 mph.

Tonight: Low 64° · 4% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:36 AM / 5:32 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:13 AM / 3:18 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 13%
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 512 PM6 PMFri, Nov 66 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 76 AMclouds7% cloud cover12% cloud cover19% cloud cover24% cloud cover27% cloud cover28% cloud cover28% cloud cover31% cloud cover34% cloud cover39% cloud cover43% cloud cover45% cloud cover43% cloud cover41% cloud cover47% cloud cover49% cloud cover49% cloud cover51% cloud cover54% cloud cover52% cloud cover52% cloud cover53% cloud cover50% cloud cover53% cloud cover49% cloud cover36% cloud cover26% cloud cover29% cloud cover27% cloud cover27% cloud cover28% cloud cover36% cloud cover43% cloud cover39% cloud cover42% cloud cover48% cloud cover50% cloud cover47% cloud cover46% cloud cover49% cloud cover55% cloud cover63% cloud cover65% cloud cover67% cloud cover69% cloud cover70% cloud cover71% cloud cover72% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°75787772686865647580777267656365rain3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chancewind01020mphE 6 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 8ESE 6 mph, gusts 8ESE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 5 mph, gusts 7SE 5 mph, gusts 6SSE 3 mph, gusts 5SSE 1 mph, gusts 2ESE 0 mph, gusts 2ENE 5 mph, gusts 5N 12 mph, gusts 13N 13 mph, gusts 13N 10 mph, gusts 13NNE 9 mph, gusts 9NE 8 mph, gusts 10ENE 8 mph, gusts 9ENE 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 3 mph, gusts 6ENE 3 mph, gusts 6NE 6 mph, gusts 8NE 10 mph, gusts 12NE 12 mph, gusts 14NE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 10 AM75°75°63°66%7%0%–E 6810+ mi
Thu 11 AM76°76°63°64%12%0%–E 6810+ mi
Thu 12 PM78°78°63°60%19%0%–E 6810+ mi
Thu 1 PM78°78°63°60%24%0%–ESE 6810+ mi
Thu 2 PM78°78°63°60%27%0%–ESE 6810+ mi
Thu 3 PM78°78°64°62%28%0%–ESE 7910+ mi
Thu 4 PM77°77°64°64%28%0%–ESE 7910+ mi
Thu 5 PM76°76°64°66%31%0%–ESE 5710+ mi
Thu 6 PM73°73°65°76%34%3%–ESE 5710+ mi
Thu 7 PM72°72°65°79%39%3%–ESE 5610+ mi
Thu 8 PM71°71°65°81%43%3%–SE 5610+ mi
Thu 9 PM69°69°65°87%45%2%–SE 5610+ mi
Thu 10 PM68°68°65°90%43%2%–SSE 359.0 mi
Thu 11 PM68°68°65°90%41%3%–SSE 237.0 mi
Fri 12 AM67°67°65°93%47%3%–SSE 127.0 mi
Fri 1 AM68°68°65°90%49%3%–SE 027.0 mi
Fri 2 AM67°67°65°93%49%4%–ESE 027.0 mi
Fri 3 AM67°67°65°93%51%4%–E 137.0 mi
Fri 4 AM65°65°65°100%54%4%–ENE 557.0 mi
Fri 5 AM64°64°64°100%52%4%–N 887.0 mi
Fri 6 AM64°64°64°100%52%3%–N 12137.0 mi
Fri 7 AM64°64°64°100%53%3%–N 13147.0 mi
Fri 8 AM67°67°65°93%50%3%–N 13137.0 mi
Fri 9 AM71°71°65°81%53%1%–N 121410+ mi
Fri 10 AM75°75°64°69%49%1%–N 101310+ mi
Fri 11 AM77°77°63°62%36%0%–N 101310+ mi
Fri 12 PM79°79°63°58%26%0%–NNE 9910+ mi
Fri 1 PM80°81°63°56%29%0%–NNE 8910+ mi
Fri 2 PM80°81°63°56%27%0%–NE 81010+ mi
Fri 3 PM79°79°63°58%27%0%–NE 81010+ mi
Fri 4 PM77°77°63°62%28%0%–ENE 89–
Fri 5 PM76°76°63°64%36%0%–ENE 78–
Fri 6 PM74°74°63°69%43%0%–ENE 57–
Fri 7 PM72°72°63°73%39%0%–ENE 36–
Fri 8 PM71°71°62°73%42%0%–ENE 36–
Fri 9 PM69°69°62°78%48%0%–ENE 36–
Fri 10 PM67°67°61°81%50%0%–ENE 36–
Fri 11 PM66°66°61°84%47%0%–NE 57–
Sat 12 AM65°65°61°87%46%2%–NE 68–
Sat 1 AM65°65°61°87%49%2%–NE 89–
Sat 2 AM64°64°61°90%55%2%–NE 1012–
Sat 3 AM64°64°61°90%63%2%–NE 1214–
Sat 4 AM63°63°61°93%65%2%–NE 1214–
Sat 5 AM62°62°61°97%67%2%–NE 1214–
Sat 6 AM63°63°61°93%69%5%–NE 1215–
Sat 7 AM65°65°61°87%70%5%–NE 1215–
Sat 8 AM69°69°62°78%71%5%–NE 1215–
Sat 9 AM72°72°62°71%72%5%–NE 1215–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

78° / 64°

4% rain

E 2–7 mph · gusts 9

Fri, Nov 6

Mostly Sunny

80° / 62°

4% rain

NE 0–13 mph · gusts 14

Sat, Nov 7

Partly Sunny

77° / 58°

19% rain

NE 6–15 mph · gusts 20

Sun, Nov 8

Chance Rain Showers

69° / 55°

39% rain · 0.12"

NE 5–18 mph · gusts 23

Mon, Nov 9

Chance Rain Showers

71° / 55°

29% rain · 0.06"

N 1–9 mph · gusts 16

Tue, Nov 10

Slight Chance Rain Showers

74° / 57°

17% rain

NE 0–6 mph · gusts 12

Wed, Nov 11

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny

75° / 58°

15% rain

NE 0–6 mph · gusts 9

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Sunny, with a high near 78. East wind around 5 mph.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • 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 sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Veterans Day: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • 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 · 435 AM 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.


GMZ355-052330-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
435 AM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots late.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 5 seconds and
south 1 foot at 5 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 feet. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally
to 8 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds,
becoming east 4 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. 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. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.

Moon calendar · September 1988

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
66% lit
↑ 11:16 PM
↓ 12:41 PM
★★★★c85
2
55% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:46 PM
★☆☆☆c88
Last Quarter
3
44% lit
↑ 12:04 AM
↓ 2:48 PM
★★★☆c89
4
34% lit
↑ 12:56 AM
↓ 3:44 PM
★★★★c89
Moon farthest north (28.5°)
5
25% lit
↑ 1:53 AM
↓ 4:33 PM
★★★★c85
6
17% lit
↑ 2:51 AM
↓ 5:16 PM
★★★★c79
7
11% lit
↑ 3:49 AM
↓ 5:53 PM
★★★★c73
8
6% lit
↑ 4:46 AM
↓ 6:24 PM
★★★★c67
best
9
2% lit
↑ 5:41 AM
↓ 6:53 PM
★★★★c59
best
10
0% lit
↑ 6:34 AM
↓ 7:20 PM
★★★★c49
Apogee · 406,474 km
New Moon
11
0% lit
↑ 7:26 AM
↓ 7:46 PM
★★★☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
12
2% lit
↑ 8:18 AM
↓ 8:11 PM
★★★☆c28
13
6% lit
↑ 9:11 AM
↓ 8:39 PM
★★★☆c39
14
11% lit
↑ 10:06 AM
↓ 9:08 PM
★★★★c56
15
18% lit
↑ 11:03 AM
↓ 9:42 PM
★★★★c64
16
26% lit
↑ 12:03 PM
↓ 10:22 PM
★★★★c72
17
35% lit
↑ 1:04 PM
↓ 11:09 PM
★★★★c78
18
46% lit
↑ 2:05 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c81
Moon farthest south (-28.2°)
First Quarter
19
56% lit
↑ 3:04 PM
↓ 12:04 AM
★★★☆c86
20
67% lit
↑ 3:57 PM
↓ 1:06 AM
★★★★c88
21
77% lit
↑ 4:45 PM
↓ 2:14 AM
★★★★c89
22
86% lit
↑ 5:27 PM
↓ 3:24 AM
★★★★c86
23
94% lit
↑ 6:04 PM
↓ 4:35 AM
★★★★c79
24
98% lit
↑ 6:39 PM
↓ 5:45 AM
★★★★c66
Perigee · 357,683 km
best
25
100% lit
↑ 7:14 PM
↓ 6:54 AM
★★★★c47
Moon crosses the equator
Full Moon · Corn Moon (supermoon)
26
99% lit
↑ 7:49 PM
↓ 8:03 AM
★★★★c65
best
27
95% lit
↑ 8:27 PM
↓ 9:12 AM
★★★★c83
best
28
88% lit
↑ 9:09 PM
↓ 10:22 AM
★★★★c99
29
80% lit
↑ 9:56 PM
↓ 11:30 AM
★★★★c99
30
70% lit
↑ 10:48 PM
↓ 12:36 PM
★★★★c98

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Sep 2 · 10:50 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Sep 4 · 10:00 AM — 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.
  • Sat, Sep 10 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 406,474 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Sep 10 · 11:49 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Sep 11 · 5:00 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, Sep 18 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Sep 18 · 10:18 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Sep 24 · 11:00 PM — Perigee · 357,683 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Sep 25 · 4:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Sep 25 · 2:07 PM — Full Moon · Corn 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.

Best fishing days

Thu, Sep 8 · Fri, Sep 9 · Sat, Sep 24 · Mon, Sep 26 · Tue, Sep 27

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

Moon distance

357,871 km closest · 406,472 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 6:20 AM.