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Freeport

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 77°

Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Tonight: Low 58°

Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Northeast wind around 0 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:36 AM / 5:33 PM
Moonrise / moonset
2:14 AM / 2:48 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 19%
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 46 PMThu, Nov 56 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 66 AM12 PMclouds1% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°75696464606174777773707066647377rain1% 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% chancewind01020mphNE 3 mph, gusts 7E 1 mph, gusts 6N 0 mph, gusts 6N 0 mph, gusts 5N 0 mph, gusts 3N 0 mph, gusts 3NNE 1 mph, gusts 6NNE 2 mph, gusts 9NE 3 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 3 mph, gusts 8ESE 1 mph, gusts 8E 1 mph, gusts 7N 0 mph, gusts 6E 1 mph, gusts 7N 1 mph, gusts 8N 5 mph, gusts 12N 7 mph, gusts 14N 9 mph, gusts 14N 9 mph, gusts 14NNE 9 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 4 PM75°75°57°54%1%0%–NE 3710+ mi
Wed 5 PM74°74°58°57%2%0%–ENE 3610+ mi
Wed 6 PM72°72°59°64%3%0%–E 1610+ mi
Wed 7 PM69°69°59°70%2%0%–N 0610+ mi
Wed 8 PM68°68°59°73%2%0%–N 0610+ mi
Wed 9 PM66°66°59°78%2%0%–N 0610+ mi
Wed 10 PM64°64°59°84%2%0%–N 0510+ mi
Wed 11 PM64°64°58°81%4%0%–N 0510+ mi
Thu 12 AM63°63°58°84%4%0%–N 0310+ mi
Thu 1 AM64°64°59°84%4%0%–N 0310+ mi
Thu 2 AM61°61°59°93%5%0%–N 0310+ mi
Thu 3 AM60°60°59°96%11%0%–N 0510+ mi
Thu 4 AM60°60°59°96%17%0%–NNE 1610+ mi
Thu 5 AM59°59°59°100%21%0%–NNE 2810+ mi
Thu 6 AM60°60°60°100%20%0%–NNE 2910+ mi
Thu 7 AM61°61°61°100%21%0%–NNE 2810+ mi
Thu 8 AM65°65°63°93%5%0%–NE 3810+ mi
Thu 9 AM71°71°64°79%4%1%–ENE 3810+ mi
Thu 10 AM74°74°63°69%5%1%–E 6910+ mi
Thu 11 AM75°75°64°69%6%1%–ESE 6910+ mi
Thu 12 PM77°77°64°64%10%6%–ESE 7910+ mi
Thu 1 PM77°77°65°67%5%1%–ESE 71010+ mi
Thu 2 PM77°77°65°67%5%3%–ESE 71010+ mi
Thu 3 PM78°78°66°67%5%7%–ESE 71010+ mi
Thu 4 PM77°77°66°69%7%11%–ESE 71010+ mi
Thu 5 PM76°76°67°74%16%16%–ESE 5910+ mi
Thu 6 PM74°74°68°82%33%21%–ESE 3810+ mi⚡
Thu 7 PM73°73°68°84%39%21%–E 2810+ mi⚡
Thu 8 PM72°72°68°87%51%22%–ESE 1810+ mi⚡
Thu 9 PM71°71°68°90%63%22%–ESE 1810+ mi⚡
Thu 10 PM70°70°68°93%63%23%–E 17–⚡
Thu 11 PM69°69°68°97%58%23%–E 07–⚡
Fri 12 AM69°69°68°97%62%24%–N 06–⚡
Fri 1 AM70°70°68°93%66%23%–E 06–⚡
Fri 2 AM68°68°68°100%68%22%–E 17–⚡
Fri 3 AM68°68°67°97%62%20%–NE 17–
Fri 4 AM66°66°66°100%42%17%–N 18–
Fri 5 AM65°65°65°100%62%10%–N 39–
Fri 6 AM65°65°65°100%54%6%–N 512–
Fri 7 AM64°64°64°100%31%6%–N 613–
Fri 8 AM66°66°66°100%39%6%–N 714–
Fri 9 AM70°70°66°87%47%6%–N 814–
Fri 10 AM73°73°65°76%40%6%–N 914–
Fri 11 AM75°75°64°69%34%6%–N 914–
Fri 12 PM76°76°64°66%27%3%–N 914–
Fri 1 PM77°77°63°62%29%3%–N 914–
Fri 2 PM78°78°63°60%32%3%–NNE 913–
Fri 3 PM78°78°63°60%34%3%–NNE 813–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

77° / 58°

Dry

NE 0–3 mph · gusts 7

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

79° / 63°

24% rain

E 0–7 mph · gusts 10

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Mostly Sunny

79° / 59°

24% rain

N 0–9 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Partly Sunny

76° / 56°

21% rain · 0.06"

NE 5–14 mph · gusts 20

Sun, Nov 8

Chance Rain Showers

68° / 54°

44% rain · 0.12"

NE 5–14 mph · gusts 23

Mon, Nov 9

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

69° / 54°

16% rain

N 1–9 mph · gusts 16

Tue, Nov 10

Mostly Sunny

73° / 56°

11% rain

NE 0–7 mph · gusts 12

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Northeast wind around 0 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 0 to 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. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
  • 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.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 146 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.


GMZ350-355-050830-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
146 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 5 to 10 knots with higher gusts. 
Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds and 
southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.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 · April 1990

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
43% lit
↑ 11:50 AM
↓ 12:31 AM
★★★☆c90
2
53% lit
↑ 12:55 PM
↓ 2:27 AM
★★★☆c83
First Quarter
3
64% lit
↑ 1:59 PM
↓ 3:15 AM
★★★★c74
4
74% lit
↑ 3:01 PM
↓ 3:56 AM
★★★★c64
5
82% lit
↑ 4:00 PM
↓ 4:31 AM
★★★★c49
6
89% lit
↑ 4:56 PM
↓ 5:03 AM
★★★☆c39
7
94% lit
↑ 5:51 PM
↓ 5:32 AM
★★★☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
8
98% lit
↑ 6:45 PM
↓ 6:00 AM
★★★★c47
9
100% lit
↑ 7:39 PM
↓ 6:28 AM
★★★★c55
Full Moon · Pink Moon
best
10
100% lit
↑ 8:34 PM
↓ 6:57 AM
★★★★c62
best
11
98% lit
↑ 9:29 PM
↓ 7:29 AM
★★★★c67
best
12
94% lit
↑ 10:25 PM
↓ 8:04 AM
★★★★c69
Apogee · 406,043 km
13
89% lit
↑ 11:21 PM
↓ 8:44 AM
★★★★c70
14
82% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:29 AM
★☆☆☆c70
15
74% lit
↑ 12:15 AM
↓ 10:19 AM
★★★★c70
Moon farthest south (-26.9°)
16
66% lit
↑ 1:05 AM
↓ 11:14 AM
★★★★c68
17
56% lit
↑ 1:51 AM
↓ 12:12 PM
★★★☆c65
18
46% lit
↑ 2:33 AM
↓ 1:12 PM
★★★☆c61
Last Quarter
19
36% lit
↑ 3:11 AM
↓ 2:13 PM
★★★☆c56
20
26% lit
↑ 3:46 AM
↓ 3:14 PM
★★★☆c46
21
17% lit
↑ 4:19 AM
↓ 4:17 PM
★★☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
22
9% lit
↑ 4:53 AM
↓ 5:22 PM
★★★☆c53
23
3% lit
↑ 5:27 AM
↓ 6:29 PM
★★★★c73
24
1% lit
↑ 6:05 AM
↓ 7:40 PM
★★★★c91
New Moon (supermoon)
best
25
1% lit
↑ 6:48 AM
↓ 8:53 PM
★★★★c104
Perigee · 357,506 km
best
26
4% lit
↑ 7:37 AM
↓ 10:06 PM
★★★★c108
27
10% lit
↑ 8:34 AM
↓ 11:16 PM
★★★★c108
28
18% lit
↑ 9:37 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c106
Moon farthest north (27.3°)
29
27% lit
↑ 10:44 AM
↓ 12:18 AM
★★★★c102
30
38% lit
↑ 11:50 AM
↓ 1:11 AM
★★★★c91

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Apr 2 · 5:24 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Apr 7 · 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.
  • Mon, Apr 9 · 10:19 PM — Full Moon · Pink MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Apr 12 · 4:00 PM — Apogee · 406,043 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Apr 15 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-26.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Apr 18 · 2:03 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Apr 21 · 11:00 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, Apr 24 · 11:27 PM — New 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.
  • Wed, Apr 25 · 12:00 PM — Perigee · 357,506 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Apr 28 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Mon, Apr 9 · Tue, Apr 10 · Wed, Apr 11 · Tue, Apr 24 · Wed, Apr 25

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

Moon distance

357,506 km closest · 406,034 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 12:21 PM.