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Freeport

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 58°

Mostly clear, with a low around 58. North wind 0 to 5 mph.

Thursday: High 79° · 16% rain

A slight chance of rain showers after 5pm. Sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunrise / sunset
6:36 AM / 5:32 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:13 AM / 3:18 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 16%
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 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 66 AM12 PM6 PMclouds5% cloud cover4% cloud cover12% cloud cover21% cloud cover29% cloud cover23% cloud cover16% cloud cover13% cloud cover8% cloud cover5% cloud cover7% 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 cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°63605872787873696767647179797469rain3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphWNW 2 mph, gusts 3N 2 mph, gusts 3NNE 3 mph, gusts 6NNE 3 mph, gusts 6NE 5 mph, gusts 6E 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 6
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 12 AM63°63°58°83%5%0%–WNW 2310+ mi
Thu 1 AM63°63°58°85%4%0%–NNE 2210+ mi
Thu 2 AM62°62°58°87%12%0%–N 2310+ mi
Thu 3 AM60°60°58°93%21%0%–N 259.0 mi
Thu 4 AM60°60°58°93%29%0%–NNE 3610+ mi
Thu 5 AM60°60°58°93%23%0%–NNE 3610+ mi
Thu 6 AM58°58°58°100%16%0%–NNE 3610+ mi
Thu 7 AM61°61°59°93%13%0%–NNE 5610+ mi
Thu 8 AM66°66°61°84%8%0%–NE 5610+ mi
Thu 9 AM72°72°63°73%5%0%–ENE 5610+ mi
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°62°58%19%0%–E 6810+ mi
Thu 1 PM78°78°61°56%24%0%–ESE 6810+ mi
Thu 2 PM78°78°61°56%27%0%–ESE 6810+ mi
Thu 3 PM78°78°62°58%28%0%–ESE 7910+ mi
Thu 4 PM77°77°62°60%28%0%–ESE 7910+ mi
Thu 5 PM76°76°63°64%31%0%–ESE 5710+ mi
Thu 6 PM73°73°64°73%34%3%–ESE 5710+ mi
Thu 7 PM72°72°64°76%39%3%–ESE 5610+ mi
Thu 8 PM71°71°64°79%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°64°90%51%4%–E 137.0 mi
Fri 4 AM65°65°64°97%54%4%–ENE 557.0 mi
Fri 5 AM64°64°64°100%52%4%–N 887.0 mi
Fri 6 AM64°64°63°97%52%3%–N 12138.0 mi
Fri 7 AM64°64°63°97%53%3%–N 13147.0 mi
Fri 8 AM67°67°63°87%50%3%–N 13139.0 mi
Fri 9 AM71°71°64°79%53%1%–N 121410+ mi
Fri 10 AM75°75°63°66%49%1%–N 1013–
Fri 11 AM77°77°62°60%36%0%–N 1013–
Fri 12 PM79°79°62°56%26%0%–NNE 99–
Fri 1 PM80°81°61°52%29%0%–NNE 89–
Fri 2 PM80°81°61°52%27%0%–NE 810–
Fri 3 PM79°79°60°52%27%0%–NE 810–
Fri 4 PM77°77°61°58%28%0%–ENE 89–
Fri 5 PM76°76°62°62%36%0%–ENE 78–
Fri 6 PM74°74°62°66%43%0%–ENE 57–
Fri 7 PM72°72°63°73%39%0%–ENE 36–
Fri 8 PM71°71°63°76%42%0%–ENE 36–
Fri 9 PM69°69°63°81%48%0%–ENE 36–
Fri 10 PM67°67°63°87%50%0%–ENE 36–
Fri 11 PM66°66°63°90%47%0%–NE 57–

7-day forecast

Wed, Nov 4

Mostly Clear

–° / 58°

Dry

Today

Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

79° / 63°

24% rain

E 2–7 mph · gusts 9

Fri, Nov 6

Mostly Sunny

79° / 59°

6% rain

NE 0–13 mph · gusts 14

Sat, Nov 7

Partly Sunny

76° / 56°

21% rain

NE 6–15 mph · gusts 20

Sun, Nov 8

Chance Rain Showers

68° / 54°

44% rain · 0.12"

NE 12–18 mph · gusts 23

Mon, Nov 9

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

69° / 54°

15% rain

NE 6–12 mph · gusts 15

Tue, Nov 10

Mostly Sunny

73° / 56°

12% rain

NE 2–7 mph · gusts 12

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers after 5pm. Sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
  • Veterans Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 613 PM CST Wed Nov 4 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.


GMZ350-355-051315-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
613 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
6 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot
at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at
5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.

Moon calendar · August 1989

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
0% lit
↑ 6:36 AM
↓ 8:26 PM
★★★★c88
New Moon
best
2
1% lit
↑ 7:36 AM
↓ 8:58 PM
★★★★c78
best
3
4% lit
↑ 8:33 AM
↓ 9:27 PM
★★★★c67
4
9% lit
↑ 9:28 AM
↓ 9:55 PM
★★☆☆c55
5
15% lit
↑ 10:21 AM
↓ 10:21 PM
★★★☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
6
23% lit
↑ 11:14 AM
↓ 10:48 PM
★★☆☆c29
7
31% lit
↑ 12:07 PM
↓ 11:17 PM
★★☆☆c35
Apogee · 404,696 km
8
40% lit
↑ 1:02 PM
↓ 11:49 PM
★★☆☆c52
9
50% lit
↑ 1:58 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c59
First Quarter
10
60% lit
↑ 2:56 PM
↓ 12:25 AM
★★★☆c69
11
69% lit
↑ 3:54 PM
↓ 1:08 AM
★★★★c78
12
78% lit
↑ 4:51 PM
↓ 1:57 AM
★★★★c84
Moon farthest south (-27.6°)
13
86% lit
↑ 5:45 PM
↓ 2:53 AM
★★★★c89
14
93% lit
↑ 6:33 PM
↓ 3:56 AM
★★★★c91
15
97% lit
↑ 7:17 PM
↓ 5:02 AM
★★★★c90
16
100% lit
↑ 7:56 PM
↓ 6:10 AM
★★★★c87
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
17
100% lit
↑ 8:31 PM
↓ 7:17 AM
★★★★c79
best
18
97% lit
↑ 9:05 PM
↓ 8:24 AM
★★★★c67
19
91% lit
↑ 9:39 PM
↓ 9:30 AM
★★★☆c51
Moon crosses the equator
Perigee · 363,571 km
20
83% lit
↑ 10:14 PM
↓ 10:37 AM
★★★☆c51
21
73% lit
↑ 10:53 PM
↓ 11:45 AM
★★★★c73
22
62% lit
↑ 11:37 PM
↓ 12:53 PM
★★★★c83
23
51% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:02 PM
★☆☆☆c89
Last Quarter
24
40% lit
↑ 12:26 AM
↓ 3:07 PM
★★★☆c94
25
29% lit
↑ 1:22 AM
↓ 4:08 PM
★★★★c94
Moon farthest north (28.0°)
26
20% lit
↑ 2:22 AM
↓ 5:01 PM
★★★★c93
27
12% lit
↑ 3:25 AM
↓ 5:46 PM
★★★★c89
28
6% lit
↑ 4:27 AM
↓ 6:25 PM
★★★★c83
29
2% lit
↑ 5:27 AM
↓ 6:59 PM
★★★★c74
30
0% lit
↑ 6:24 AM
↓ 7:29 PM
★★★★c64
best
31
0% lit
↑ 7:20 AM
↓ 7:57 PM
★★★★c54
New Moon

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Aug 1 · 11:05 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Aug 5 · 1:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Aug 7 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 404,696 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Aug 9 · 12:28 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Aug 12 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Aug 16 · 10:06 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Aug 19 · 1:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Aug 19 · 8:00 AM — Perigee · 363,571 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Aug 23 · 1:40 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Aug 25 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Aug 31 · 12:44 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Tue, Aug 1 · Wed, Aug 2 · Wed, Aug 16 · Thu, Aug 17 · Wed, Aug 30

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

Moon distance

363,594 km closest · 404,693 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 Wed 11:56 PM.