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Bolivar

29.470°, -94.620° · tides: Sievers Cove, Goat Island

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Today

Tonight: Low 61° · 9% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

Monday: High 69° · 30% rain

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:37 AM / 5:27 PM
Moonrise / moonset
6:05 AM / 4:50 PM
Moon
New Moon, 0%
Minor period
5:35 AM–6:35 AM
Major period
10:30 AM–12:30 PM
Minor period
4:20 PM–5:20 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 96 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 106 AM12 PM6 PMclouds75% cloud cover71% cloud cover74% cloud cover72% cloud cover74% cloud cover76% cloud cover86% cloud cover84% cloud cover84% cloud cover87% cloud cover87% cloud cover88% cloud cover86% cloud cover83% cloud cover81% cloud cover86% cloud cover79% cloud cover74% cloud cover79% cloud cover70% cloud cover71% cloud cover64% cloud cover64% cloud cover64% cloud cover57% cloud cover58% cloud cover57% cloud cover55% cloud cover56% cloud cover60% cloud cover56% cloud cover55% cloud cover52% cloud cover52% cloud cover53% cloud cover54% cloud cover54% cloud cover53% cloud cover55% cloud cover58% cloud cover63% cloud cover66% cloud cover65% cloud cover64% cloud cover61% cloud cover59% cloud cover59% cloud cover59% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°66656261676869666664626170737270rain8% chance8% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance25% chance25% chance25% chance23% chance23% chance23% chance25% chance25% chance25% chance30% chance30% chance30% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance14% chancewind01020mphNE 12 mph, gusts 13NE 12 mph, gusts 13NE 12 mph, gusts 13NE 12 mph, gusts 14NE 12 mph, gusts 14NE 12 mph, gusts 14NE 12 mph, gusts 14NE 12 mph, gusts 14NE 12 mph, gusts 14NNE 12 mph, gusts 13NNE 12 mph, gusts 13NNE 9 mph, gusts 10NE 7 mph, gusts 7NE 6 mph, gusts 6NE 6 mph, gusts 6NNE 7 mph, gusts 7NNE 8 mph, gusts 8NE 6 mph, gusts 8ENE 5 mph, gusts 7E 3 mph, gusts 6SE 5 mph, gusts 7SE 6 mph, gusts 6SE 6 mph, gusts 6SSE 6 mph, gusts 6
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 10 PM66°66°55°68%75%8%–NE 121310+ mi
Sun 11 PM66°66°55°68%71%8%–NE 121310+ mi
Mon 12 AM65°65°55°70%74%9%–NE 121310+ mi
Mon 1 AM65°65°54°68%72%9%–NE 121310+ mi
Mon 2 AM64°64°54°70%74%9%–NE 121310+ mi
Mon 3 AM63°63°54°72%76%9%–NE 121410+ mi
Mon 4 AM62°62°53°72%86%9%–NE 121410+ mi
Mon 5 AM62°62°53°72%84%9%–NE 121410+ mi
Mon 6 AM62°62°52°70%84%25%–NE 121410+ mi
Mon 7 AM61°61°52°72%87%25%–NE 121410+ mi
Mon 8 AM62°62°52°70%87%25%–NE 121410+ mi
Mon 9 AM66°66°52°61%88%23%–NE 121410+ mi
Mon 10 AM67°67°53°61%86%23%–NE 121410+ mi
Mon 11 AM68°68°52°57%83%23%–NE 121410+ mi
Mon 12 PM68°68°54°61%81%25%–NE 121410+ mi
Mon 1 PM68°68°53°59%86%25%–NE 121410+ mi
Mon 2 PM68°68°54°61%79%25%–NE 121410+ mi
Mon 3 PM68°68°54°61%74%30%–NNE 121410+ mi
Mon 4 PM69°69°54°59%79%30%–NNE 121310+ mi
Mon 5 PM68°68°55°63%70%30%–NNE 121310+ mi
Mon 6 PM66°66°55°68%71%15%–NNE 12139.0 mi
Mon 7 PM66°66°56°70%64%15%–NNE 10129.0 mi
Mon 8 PM66°66°56°70%64%15%–NNE 91010+ mi
Mon 9 PM66°66°57°73%64%14%–NE 8810+ mi
Mon 10 PM66°66°57°73%57%14%–NE 779.0 mi
Mon 11 PM65°65°57°75%58%14%–NE 679.0 mi
Tue 12 AM65°65°57°75%57%5%–NE 669.0 mi
Tue 1 AM64°64°57°78%55%5%–NE 667.9 mi
Tue 2 AM64°64°57°78%56%5%–NE 667.9 mi
Tue 3 AM63°63°57°81%60%0%–NE 677.0 mi
Tue 4 AM62°62°57°84%56%0%–NNE 77–
Tue 5 AM62°62°57°84%55%0%–NNE 78–
Tue 6 AM62°62°57°84%52%7%–NNE 88–
Tue 7 AM61°61°57°87%52%7%–NNE 78–
Tue 8 AM64°64°58°81%53%7%–NE 68–
Tue 9 AM68°68°59°73%54%7%–ENE 67–
Tue 10 AM70°70°59°68%54%7%–ENE 57–
Tue 11 AM72°72°58°61%53%7%–E 57–
Tue 12 PM73°73°58°59%55%6%–E 36–
Tue 1 PM73°73°58°59%58%6%–E 56–
Tue 2 PM73°73°58°59%63%6%–SE 57–
Tue 3 PM73°73°58°59%66%6%–SSE 67–
Tue 4 PM72°72°59°64%65%6%–SE 66–
Tue 5 PM71°71°59°66%64%6%–SE 66–
Tue 6 PM71°71°59°66%61%14%–SE 66–
Tue 7 PM70°70°59°68%59%14%–SE 65–
Tue 8 PM71°71°60°68%59%14%–SSE 66–
Tue 9 PM71°71°60°68%59%14%–SSE 66–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy

66° / 61°

9% rain

NE 12–12 mph · gusts 13

Mon, Nov 9

Chance Rain Showers

69° / 61°

30% rain

NE 6–12 mph · gusts 14

Tue, Nov 10

Partly Sunny

73° / 66°

18% rain

E 3–8 mph · gusts 8

Wed, Nov 11

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

74° / 65°

26% rain

N 1–8 mph · gusts 8

⚡ Storms

Thu, Nov 12

Mostly Sunny

74° / 57°

3% rain

N 9–18 mph · gusts 21

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

69° / 56°

Dry

N 6–12 mph · gusts 15

Sat, Nov 14

Sunny

68° / 61°

1% rain

E 8–10 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Veterans Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 69.
  • Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 56.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 68.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
  • Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 71.

Weather map

Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.

Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 555 PM CST Sun Nov 8 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.


GMZ335-091215-
Galveston Bay-
555 PM CST Sun Nov 8 2026

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly 
choppy. A slight chance of showers early this evening. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west
after midnight. Bay waters smooth. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in
the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northwest 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing 
to slightly choppy after midnight. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy,
diminishing to smooth in the afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 555 PM CST Sun Nov 8 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.


GMZ355-091215-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
555 PM CST Sun Nov 8 2026

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave 
Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers early
this evening. A slight chance of showers late. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers in the
evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East
1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 feet after midnight. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds around 15 knots, increasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · December 1989

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11% lit
↑ 9:53 AM
↓ 8:10 PM
★★★★c80
2
18% lit
↑ 10:35 AM
↓ 9:11 PM
★★★★c79
3
26% lit
↑ 11:13 AM
↓ 10:13 PM
★★★★c75
4
36% lit
↑ 11:47 AM
↓ 11:15 PM
★★★☆c66
5
47% lit
↑ 12:20 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c54
First Quarter
6
58% lit
↑ 12:51 PM
↓ 12:16 AM
★☆☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
7
69% lit
↑ 1:24 PM
↓ 1:19 AM
★★☆☆c53
8
79% lit
↑ 1:59 PM
↓ 2:25 AM
★★★☆c71
9
88% lit
↑ 2:39 PM
↓ 3:33 AM
★★★★c86
10
94% lit
↑ 3:26 PM
↓ 4:44 AM
★★★★c97
Perigee · 361,313 km
11
99% lit
↑ 4:21 PM
↓ 5:57 AM
★☆☆☆c99
12
100% lit
↑ 5:24 PM
↓ 7:07 AM
★★★★c103
Full Moon · Cold Moon
Moon farthest north (27.7°)
best
13
98% lit
↑ 6:31 PM
↓ 8:11 AM
★★★★c103
best
14
94% lit
↑ 7:39 PM
↓ 9:05 AM
★★★★c100
15
88% lit
↑ 8:45 PM
↓ 9:51 AM
★★★★c93
16
80% lit
↑ 9:46 PM
↓ 10:29 AM
★★★★c83
17
72% lit
↑ 10:44 PM
↓ 11:01 AM
★★★☆c71
18
62% lit
↑ 11:40 PM
↓ 11:31 AM
★★☆☆c57
19
53% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:58 AM
★☆☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
Last Quarter
20
43% lit
↑ 12:33 AM
↓ 12:25 PM
★☆☆☆c37
21
34% lit
↑ 1:27 AM
↓ 12:53 PM
★★☆☆c47
22
25% lit
↑ 2:20 AM
↓ 1:23 PM
★★☆☆c56
Apogee · 405,217 km
23
18% lit
↑ 3:15 AM
↓ 1:56 PM
★★★☆c65
24
11% lit
↑ 4:12 AM
↓ 2:33 PM
★★★★c73
25
6% lit
↑ 5:09 AM
↓ 3:17 PM
★★★★c77
26
2% lit
↑ 6:06 AM
↓ 4:07 PM
★★★★c81
Moon farthest south (-27.2°)
best
27
0% lit
↑ 7:00 AM
↓ 5:02 PM
★★★★c82
New Moon
best
28
0% lit
↑ 7:49 AM
↓ 6:02 PM
★☆☆☆c82
29
3% lit
↑ 8:34 AM
↓ 7:04 PM
★★★★c82
best
30
7% lit
↑ 9:14 AM
↓ 8:07 PM
★★★★c80
31
14% lit
↑ 9:49 AM
↓ 9:09 PM
★★★★c74

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Dec 5 · 7:25 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Dec 6 · 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.
  • Sun, Dec 10 · 5:00 PM — Perigee · 361,313 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Dec 12 · 10:30 AM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Dec 12 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Dec 19 · 10:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Dec 19 · 5:55 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Dec 22 · 1:00 PM — Apogee · 405,217 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Dec 26 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Dec 27 · 9:19 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Tue, Dec 12 · Wed, Dec 13 · Tue, Dec 26 · Wed, Dec 27 · Fri, Dec 29

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

Moon distance

361,357 km closest · 405,211 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 Sievers Cove, Goat IslandSurf report: Bolivar Peninsula (Crystal Beach)Offshore 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 Sun 6:20 PM.