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Freeport

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

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Today

Today: High 77°

Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 58°

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

Sunrise / sunset
6:36 AM / 5:33 PM
Moonrise / moonset
2:14 AM / 2:48 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 21%
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 412 PM6 PMThu, Nov 56 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 66 AMclouds6% cloud cover8% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover8% cloud cover14% cloud cover21% cloud cover21% cloud cover21% cloud cover18% cloud cover20% cloud cover25% cloud cover28% cloud cover31% cloud cover33% cloud cover28% cloud cover33% cloud cover39% cloud cover41% cloud cover37% cloud cover43% cloud cover55% cloud cover62% cloud cover66% cloud cover70% cloud cover71% cloud cover72% cloud cover72% cloud cover73% cloud cover74% cloud cover74% cloud cover72% cloud cover69% cloud cover66% cloud cover63% cloud cover60% cloud cover55% cloud cover47% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°71747367636159657678767170686568rain2% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance6% chance6% chance9% chance10% chance11% chance12% chance35% chance, 0.01 in35% chance, 0.01 in35% chance, 0.01 in35% chance, 0.01 in35% chance, 0.01 in35% chance, 0.01 in33% chance, 0.01 in33% chance, 0.01 in33% chance, 0.01 in33% chance, 0.01 in33% chance, 0.01 in33% chance, 0.01 in8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chancewind01020mphN 8 mph, gusts 10N 7 mph, gusts 9NE 5 mph, gusts 7ESE 7 mph, gusts 7ESE 7 mph, gusts 8ENE 6 mph, gusts 6NNE 3 mph, gusts 3NNE 2 mph, gusts 3NNE 2 mph, gusts 3NNE 2 mph, gusts 6NNE 3 mph, gusts 7ENE 5 mph, gusts 6E 6 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 8E 3 mph, gusts 6E 2 mph, gusts 5E 1 mph, gusts 3NE 1 mph, gusts 3N 2 mph, gusts 5N 12 mph, gusts 12N 12 mph, gusts 14N 12 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 11 AM71°71°57°61%6%0%–N 81010+ mi
Wed 12 PM73°73°57°57%8%0%–N 81010+ mi
Wed 1 PM74°74°57°55%3%0%–N 7910+ mi
Wed 2 PM74°74°57°55%2%0%–N 6810+ mi
Wed 3 PM76°76°57°52%2%0%–NE 5710+ mi
Wed 4 PM74°74°57°55%1%0%–ENE 6710+ mi
Wed 5 PM73°73°58°59%3%0%–ESE 7710+ mi
Wed 6 PM71°71°59°66%3%0%–SE 7710+ mi
Wed 7 PM68°68°59°73%3%0%–ESE 7810+ mi
Wed 8 PM67°67°59°75%4%0%–E 7810+ mi
Wed 9 PM65°65°59°81%4%0%–ENE 6610+ mi
Wed 10 PM64°64°59°84%4%0%–NE 5510+ mi
Wed 11 PM63°63°58°84%5%0%–NNE 3310+ mi
Thu 12 AM63°63°58°84%6%0%–N 2310+ mi
Thu 1 AM63°63°59°87%8%0%–NNE 238.0 mi
Thu 2 AM61°61°59°93%14%0%–NNE 238.0 mi
Thu 3 AM60°60°59°96%21%0%–NNE 237.0 mi
Thu 4 AM60°60°59°96%21%0%–NNE 258.0 mi
Thu 5 AM59°59°59°100%21%0%–NNE 2610+ mi
Thu 6 AM60°60°60°100%18%2%–NNE 3610+ mi
Thu 7 AM61°61°61°100%20%2%–NNE 3710+ mi
Thu 8 AM65°65°63°93%25%3%–NE 3710+ mi
Thu 9 AM70°70°64°81%28%3%–ENE 5610+ mi
Thu 10 AM73°73°64°73%31%3%–E 6710+ mi
Thu 11 AM76°76°65°69%33%4%–E 6810+ mi
Thu 12 PM77°77°66°69%28%6%–E 7910+ mi
Thu 1 PM77°77°66°69%33%6%–E 7910+ mi
Thu 2 PM78°78°67°69%39%9%–E 7910+ mi
Thu 3 PM77°77°67°71%41%10%–E 7910+ mi
Thu 4 PM77°77°67°71%37%11%–ESE 78–
Thu 5 PM76°76°68°76%43%12%–E 68–
Thu 6 PM73°73°68°84%55%35%0.01"E 57–⚡
Thu 7 PM72°72°68°87%62%35%0.01"E 36–⚡
Thu 8 PM71°71°68°90%66%35%0.01"E 25–⚡
Thu 9 PM71°71°68°90%70%35%0.01"E 25–⚡
Thu 10 PM70°70°68°93%71%35%0.01"E 15–⚡
Thu 11 PM70°70°68°93%72%35%0.01"E 13–⚡
Fri 12 AM69°69°68°97%72%33%0.01"ENE 25–⚡
Fri 1 AM68°68°68°100%73%33%0.01"NE 13–⚡
Fri 2 AM68°68°68°100%74%33%0.01"NNE 13–⚡
Fri 3 AM67°67°67°100%74%33%0.01"N 25–⚡
Fri 4 AM66°66°66°100%72%33%0.01"N 88–⚡
Fri 5 AM65°65°65°100%69%33%0.01"N 1212–⚡
Fri 6 AM65°65°65°100%66%8%–N 1213–
Fri 7 AM66°66°66°100%63%8%–N 1214–
Fri 8 AM68°68°66°93%60%8%–N 1214–
Fri 9 AM70°70°66°87%55%8%–N 1214–
Fri 10 AM72°72°65°79%47%8%–N 1214–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

77° / 58°

Dry

NE 3–8 mph · gusts 10

Thu, Nov 5

Mostly Sunny

79° / 64°

35% rain · 0.06"

E 1–7 mph · gusts 9

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Mostly Sunny

79° / 59°

33% rain · 0.06"

NE 1–12 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Partly Sunny

75° / 56°

13% rain

NE 7–17 mph · gusts 20

Sun, Nov 8

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny

70° / 53°

16% rain

N 3–12 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Nov 9

Mostly Sunny

71° / 54°

9% rain

NE 0–8 mph · gusts 14

Tue, Nov 10

Mostly Sunny

73° / 57°

6% rain

NE 0–6 mph · gusts 13

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. East wind around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 509 AM 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.


GMZ350-355-050015-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
509 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
EARLY THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
becoming northeast around 10 knots this afternoon. 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 · October 1990

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
90% lit
↑ 5:22 PM
↓ 4:12 AM
★★★★c54
2
96% lit
↑ 5:55 PM
↓ 5:13 AM
★★★☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
3
99% lit
↑ 6:28 PM
↓ 6:16 AM
★★★★c48
4
100% lit
↑ 7:04 PM
↓ 7:21 AM
★★★★c63
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
best
5
98% lit
↑ 7:44 PM
↓ 8:28 AM
★★★★c77
best
6
93% lit
↑ 8:30 PM
↓ 9:38 AM
★★★★c92
Perigee · 363,247 km
7
86% lit
↑ 9:22 PM
↓ 10:49 AM
★★★★c95
8
77% lit
↑ 10:22 PM
↓ 11:57 AM
★★★★c96
9
66% lit
↑ 11:26 PM
↓ 1:01 PM
★★★★c94
Moon farthest north (26.7°)
10
55% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:57 PM
★★★☆c88
Last Quarter
11
44% lit
↑ 12:32 AM
↓ 2:45 PM
★☆☆☆c80
12
33% lit
↑ 1:37 AM
↓ 3:26 PM
★★★★c76
13
24% lit
↑ 2:40 AM
↓ 4:01 PM
★★★★c65
14
15% lit
↑ 3:41 AM
↓ 4:34 PM
★★★☆c53
15
9% lit
↑ 4:38 AM
↓ 5:04 PM
★★☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
16
4% lit
↑ 5:35 AM
↓ 5:33 PM
★★★★c47
17
1% lit
↑ 6:31 AM
↓ 6:03 PM
★★★★c56
best
18
0% lit
↑ 7:27 AM
↓ 6:35 PM
★★★★c64
New Moon
best
19
1% lit
↑ 8:23 AM
↓ 7:10 PM
★★★★c71
best
20
4% lit
↑ 9:19 AM
↓ 7:48 PM
★★★★c73
21
9% lit
↑ 10:15 AM
↓ 8:31 PM
★★★★c73
22
15% lit
↑ 11:09 AM
↓ 9:18 PM
★★★★c73
Apogee · 405,822 km
23
22% lit
↑ 12:00 PM
↓ 10:10 PM
★★★★c73
Moon farthest south (-26.5°)
24
30% lit
↑ 12:47 PM
↓ 11:04 PM
★★★★c71
25
39% lit
↑ 1:30 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c67
26
49% lit
↑ 2:09 PM
↓ 12:01 AM
★☆☆☆c63
First Quarter
27
59% lit
↑ 2:44 PM
↓ 12:58 AM
★★★☆c60
28
68% lit
↑ 2:17 PM
↓ 1:36 AM
★★★☆c54
29
78% lit
↑ 2:49 PM
↓ 1:56 AM
★★☆☆c37
30
87% lit
↑ 3:22 PM
↓ 2:56 AM
★★☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
31
93% lit
↑ 3:57 PM
↓ 3:59 AM
★★★★c55

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Oct 2 · 9:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Oct 4 · 7:01 AM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Oct 6 · 1:00 PM — Perigee · 363,247 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Oct 9 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest north (26.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Oct 10 · 10:31 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Oct 15 · 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.
  • Thu, Oct 18 · 10:36 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Oct 22 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 405,822 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Oct 23 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-26.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Oct 26 · 3:26 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Oct 30 · 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.

Best fishing days

Thu, Oct 4 · Fri, Oct 5 · Wed, Oct 17 · Thu, Oct 18 · Fri, Oct 19

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

Moon distance

363,250 km closest · 405,821 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 6:20 AM.