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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 / 5:33 PM
Moonrise / moonset
2:14 AM / 2:48 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 17%
Minor period
1:44 AM–2:44 AM
Major period
7:35 AM–9:35 AM
Minor period
2:18 PM–3:18 PM
Major period
8:00 PM–10:00 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Nov 4Thu, Nov 56 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 66 AM12 PM6 PMclouds4% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover11% cloud cover17% cloud cover21% cloud cover20% cloud cover21% cloud cover5% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover10% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover7% cloud cover16% cloud cover33% cloud cover39% cloud cover51% cloud cover63% cloud cover63% cloud cover58% cloud cover62% cloud cover66% cloud cover68% cloud cover62% cloud cover42% cloud cover62% cloud cover54% cloud cover31% cloud cover39% cloud cover47% cloud cover40% cloud cover34% cloud cover27% cloud cover29% cloud cover32% cloud cover34% cloud cover34% cloud cover35% cloud cover35% cloud cover38% cloud cover42% cloud cover45% cloud cover45% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°64615965757776726968656675787670rain1% chance1% chance1% chance6% chance1% chance3% chance7% chance11% chance16% chance21% chance21% chance22% chance22% chance23% chance23% chance24% chance23% chance22% chance20% chance17% chance10% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chancewind01020mphW 3 mph, gusts 3NNE 2 mph, gusts 2N 2 mph, gusts 5NNE 3 mph, gusts 6NNE 5 mph, gusts 6ENE 5 mph, gusts 6E 6 mph, gusts 8ESE 6 mph, gusts 8ESE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 5 mph, gusts 7ESE 5 mph, gusts 6SE 5 mph, gusts 6SSE 2 mph, gusts 3SE 0 mph, gusts 2E 1 mph, gusts 3N 8 mph, gusts 8N 13 mph, gusts 14N 12 mph, gusts 14N 10 mph, gusts 13NNE 8 mph, gusts 9NE 8 mph, gusts 10ENE 7 mph, gusts 8ENE 3 mph, gusts 6ENE 3 mph, gusts 6
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 11 PM64°64°58°81%4%0%–W 3310+ mi
Thu 12 AM63°63°58°84%4%0%–WNW 2310+ mi
Thu 1 AM64°64°59°84%4%0%–NNE 2210+ mi
Thu 2 AM61°61°59°93%5%0%–N 2310+ mi
Thu 3 AM60°60°59°96%11%0%–N 2510+ mi
Thu 4 AM60°60°59°96%17%0%–NNE 3610+ mi
Thu 5 AM59°59°59°100%21%0%–NNE 3610+ mi
Thu 6 AM60°60°60°100%20%0%–NNE 3610+ mi
Thu 7 AM61°61°61°100%21%0%–NNE 5610+ mi
Thu 8 AM65°65°63°93%5%0%–NE 5610+ mi
Thu 9 AM71°71°64°79%4%1%–ENE 5610+ mi
Thu 10 AM74°74°63°69%5%1%–E 6810+ mi
Thu 11 AM75°75°64°69%6%1%–E 6810+ mi
Thu 12 PM77°77°64°64%10%6%–E 6810+ mi
Thu 1 PM77°77°65°67%5%1%–ESE 6810+ mi
Thu 2 PM77°77°65°67%5%3%–ESE 6810+ mi
Thu 3 PM78°78°66°67%5%7%–ESE 7910+ mi
Thu 4 PM77°77°66°69%7%11%–ESE 7910+ mi
Thu 5 PM76°76°67°74%16%16%–ESE 5710+ mi
Thu 6 PM74°74°68°82%33%21%–ESE 5710+ mi⚡
Thu 7 PM73°73°68°84%39%21%–ESE 5610+ mi⚡
Thu 8 PM72°72°68°87%51%22%–SE 5610+ mi⚡
Thu 9 PM71°71°68°90%63%22%–SE 5610+ mi⚡
Thu 10 PM70°70°68°93%63%23%–SSE 359.0 mi⚡
Thu 11 PM69°69°68°97%58%23%–SSE 237.0 mi⚡
Fri 12 AM69°69°68°97%62%24%–SSE 127.0 mi⚡
Fri 1 AM70°70°68°93%66%23%–SE 027.0 mi⚡
Fri 2 AM68°68°68°100%68%22%–ESE 027.0 mi⚡
Fri 3 AM68°68°67°97%62%20%–E 137.0 mi
Fri 4 AM66°66°66°100%42%17%–ENE 55–
Fri 5 AM65°65°65°100%62%10%–N 88–
Fri 6 AM65°65°65°100%54%6%–N 1213–
Fri 7 AM64°64°64°100%31%6%–N 1314–
Fri 8 AM66°66°66°100%39%6%–N 1313–
Fri 9 AM70°70°66°87%47%6%–N 1214–
Fri 10 AM73°73°65°76%40%6%–N 1013–
Fri 11 AM75°75°64°69%34%6%–N 1013–
Fri 12 PM76°76°64°66%27%3%–NNE 99–
Fri 1 PM77°77°63°62%29%3%–NNE 89–
Fri 2 PM78°78°63°60%32%3%–NE 810–
Fri 3 PM78°78°63°60%34%3%–NE 810–
Fri 4 PM77°77°63°62%34%3%–ENE 89–
Fri 5 PM76°76°62°62%35%3%–ENE 78–
Fri 6 PM74°74°62°66%35%0%–ENE 57–
Fri 7 PM72°72°62°71%38%0%–ENE 36–
Fri 8 PM70°70°61°73%42%0%–ENE 36–
Fri 9 PM69°69°61°76%45%0%–ENE 36–
Fri 10 PM67°67°60°78%45%0%–ENE 36–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Clear

64° / 58°

Dry

W 3–3 mph · gusts 3

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

79° / 63°

24% rain

E 2–7 mph · gusts 9

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Mostly Sunny

79° / 59°

24% rain

NE 0–13 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Partly Sunny

76° / 56°

21% rain · 0.06"

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°

16% rain

NE 6–12 mph · gusts 15

Tue, Nov 10

Mostly Sunny

73° / 56°

11% 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 · September 1989

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2% lit
↑ 8:13 AM
↓ 8:23 PM
★★★☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
2
6% lit
↑ 9:06 AM
↓ 8:50 PM
★★☆☆c29
3
11% lit
↑ 9:59 AM
↓ 9:18 PM
★★★☆c37
4
17% lit
↑ 10:53 AM
↓ 9:49 PM
★★★☆c50
Apogee · 405,731 km
5
25% lit
↑ 11:48 AM
↓ 10:23 PM
★★★★c57
6
34% lit
↑ 12:45 PM
↓ 11:02 PM
★★★★c64
7
43% lit
↑ 1:42 PM
↓ 11:48 PM
★☆☆☆c68
8
53% lit
↑ 2:39 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c73
First Quarter
Moon farthest south (-27.5°)
9
63% lit
↑ 3:33 PM
↓ 12:40 AM
★★★★c78
10
73% lit
↑ 4:23 PM
↓ 1:38 AM
★★★★c81
11
82% lit
↑ 5:08 PM
↓ 2:42 AM
★★★★c83
12
90% lit
↑ 5:48 PM
↓ 3:48 AM
★★★★c81
13
95% lit
↑ 6:25 PM
↓ 4:55 AM
★★★★c76
best
14
99% lit
↑ 7:00 PM
↓ 6:02 AM
★★★★c66
best
15
100% lit
↑ 7:35 PM
↓ 7:10 AM
★★★★c51
Full Moon · Corn Moon (supermoon)
Moon crosses the equator
best
16
98% lit
↑ 8:11 PM
↓ 8:18 AM
★★★★c58
Perigee · 359,046 km
best
17
93% lit
↑ 8:49 PM
↓ 9:27 AM
★★★★c76
best
18
85% lit
↑ 9:32 PM
↓ 10:38 AM
★★★★c97
19
76% lit
↑ 10:21 PM
↓ 11:49 AM
★★★★c101
20
65% lit
↑ 11:16 PM
↓ 12:58 PM
★★★★c102
21
54% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:02 PM
★☆☆☆c99
Moon farthest north (27.9°)
Last Quarter
22
43% lit
↑ 12:16 AM
↓ 2:58 PM
★★★☆c98
23
33% lit
↑ 1:18 AM
↓ 3:46 PM
★★★★c91
24
24% lit
↑ 2:21 AM
↓ 4:26 PM
★★★★c82
25
16% lit
↑ 3:21 AM
↓ 5:01 PM
★★★★c71
26
9% lit
↑ 4:19 AM
↓ 5:32 PM
★★★★c60
27
4% lit
↑ 5:14 AM
↓ 6:00 PM
★★★☆c48
28
1% lit
↑ 6:08 AM
↓ 6:27 PM
★★★☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
29
0% lit
↑ 7:00 AM
↓ 6:54 PM
★★★★c38
New Moon
30
1% lit
↑ 7:53 AM
↓ 7:21 PM
★★★★c48

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Sep 1 · 8:00 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, Sep 4 · 3:00 AM — Apogee · 405,731 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Sep 8 · 4:49 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Sep 8 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Sep 15 · 6:50 AM — 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.
  • Fri, Sep 15 · 9:00 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, Sep 16 · 10:00 AM — Perigee · 359,046 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Sep 21 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Sep 21 · 9:10 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Sep 28 · 3:00 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, Sep 29 · 4:47 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Wed, Sep 13 · Thu, Sep 14 · Fri, Sep 15 · Sat, Sep 16 · Sun, Sep 17

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

Moon distance

359,051 km closest · 406,068 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 9:46 PM.