Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
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Today
Tonight: Low 64° · 5% rain
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday: High 72° · 20% rain
A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:37 AM / 5:28 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 6:06 AM / 4:51 PM
- Moon
- New Moon, 1%
- Minor period
- 5:36 AM–6:36 AM
- Major period
- 10:30 AM–12:30 PM
- Minor period
- 4:21 PM–5:21 PM
- Solunar rating
- Low
Next 48 hours
TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 4 AM | 67° | 67° | 60° | 78% | 83% | 2% | – | ENE 17 | 21 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 5 AM | 66° | 66° | 59° | 78% | 89% | 2% | – | ENE 17 | 21 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 6 AM | 65° | 65° | 58° | 78% | 89% | 4% | – | ENE 17 | 21 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 7 AM | 65° | 65° | 57° | 75% | 89% | 4% | – | ENE 17 | 21 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 8 AM | 65° | 65° | 57° | 75% | 90% | 4% | – | ENE 17 | 21 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 9 AM | 66° | 66° | 57° | 73% | 90% | 9% | – | ENE 17 | 21 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 10 AM | 68° | 68° | 56° | 65% | 88% | 9% | – | ENE 16 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 11 AM | 69° | 69° | 56° | 63% | 89% | 9% | – | ENE 16 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 12 PM | 69° | 69° | 56° | 63% | 89% | 14% | – | ENE 15 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 1 PM | 70° | 70° | 56° | 61% | 90% | 14% | – | ENE 15 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 2 PM | 70° | 70° | 55° | 59% | 87% | 14% | – | NE 14 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 3 PM | 71° | 71° | 56° | 59% | 86% | 10% | – | NE 14 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 4 PM | 71° | 71° | 55° | 57% | 91% | 10% | – | NE 14 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 5 PM | 70° | 70° | 56° | 61% | 84% | 10% | – | NE 14 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 6 PM | 67° | 67° | 56° | 68% | 91% | 10% | – | NE 14 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 7 PM | 67° | 67° | 56° | 68% | 91% | 10% | – | NE 14 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 8 PM | 67° | 67° | 56° | 68% | 92% | 10% | – | NE 14 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 9 PM | 67° | 67° | 57° | 70% | 91% | 10% | – | NE 15 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 10 PM | 66° | 66° | 56° | 70% | 81% | 10% | – | NE 15 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 11 PM | 66° | 66° | 56° | 70% | 80% | 10% | – | NE 15 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 12 AM | 66° | 66° | 56° | 70% | 76% | 10% | – | NE 15 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 1 AM | 65° | 65° | 56° | 73% | 77% | 10% | – | NE 15 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 2 AM | 64° | 64° | 56° | 75% | 77% | 10% | – | NE 14 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 3 AM | 64° | 64° | 56° | 75% | 81% | 10% | – | NE 14 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 4 AM | 63° | 63° | 55° | 75% | 85% | 10% | – | NE 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 5 AM | 63° | 63° | 55° | 75% | 87% | 10% | – | NE 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 6 AM | 63° | 63° | 55° | 75% | 85% | 12% | – | NE 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 7 AM | 63° | 63° | 54° | 72% | 88% | 12% | – | NE 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 8 AM | 64° | 64° | 55° | 73% | 87% | 12% | – | NE 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 9 AM | 66° | 66° | 55° | 68% | 85% | 12% | – | NE 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 10 AM | 67° | 67° | 54° | 63% | 83% | 12% | – | NE 12 | 15 | – | |
| Mon 11 AM | 68° | 68° | 54° | 61% | 86% | 12% | – | NE 12 | 15 | – | |
| Mon 12 PM | 68° | 68° | 54° | 61% | 85% | 21% | – | NE 12 | 15 | – | |
| Mon 1 PM | 70° | 70° | 54° | 57% | 86% | 21% | – | NE 12 | 14 | – | |
| Mon 2 PM | 70° | 70° | 54° | 57% | 84% | 21% | – | NE 12 | 14 | – | |
| Mon 3 PM | 70° | 70° | 54° | 57% | 82% | 21% | – | NE 12 | 14 | – | |
| Mon 4 PM | 70° | 70° | 54° | 57% | 80% | 21% | – | NE 12 | 14 | – | |
| Mon 5 PM | 69° | 69° | 54° | 59% | 80% | 21% | – | NE 12 | 14 | – | |
| Mon 6 PM | 67° | 67° | 54° | 63% | 84% | 12% | – | NE 12 | 13 | – | |
| Mon 7 PM | 67° | 67° | 55° | 65% | 77% | 12% | – | NE 10 | 12 | – | |
| Mon 8 PM | 67° | 67° | 55° | 65% | 76% | 12% | – | NE 9 | 10 | – | |
| Mon 9 PM | 67° | 67° | 55° | 65% | 80% | 12% | – | NE 8 | 8 | – | |
| Mon 10 PM | 67° | 67° | 55° | 65% | 80% | 12% | – | ENE 7 | 8 | – | |
| Mon 11 PM | 66° | 66° | 55° | 68% | 77% | 12% | – | ENE 6 | 7 | – | |
| Tue 12 AM | 66° | 66° | 55° | 68% | 73% | 6% | – | NE 5 | 6 | – | |
| Tue 1 AM | 66° | 66° | 55° | 68% | 72% | 6% | – | NE 5 | 6 | – | |
| Tue 2 AM | 65° | 65° | 56° | 73% | 71% | 6% | – | NE 6 | 7 | – | |
| Tue 3 AM | 65° | 65° | 56° | 73% | 72% | 6% | – | NE 6 | 7 | – |
7-day forecast
Sat, Nov 7
Mostly Cloudy
–° / 64°
5% rain
Today
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
72° / 64°
20% rain
NE 14–17 mph · gusts 21
Mon, Nov 9
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
72° / 65°
21% rain
NE 6–15 mph · gusts 16
Tue, Nov 10
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
74° / 68°
18% rain
E 3–7 mph · gusts 9
Wed, Nov 11
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
74° / 65°
41% rain
SE 0–6 mph · gusts 8
⚡ Storms
Thu, Nov 12
Mostly Sunny
75° / 61°
4% rain
N 6–12 mph · gusts 17
Fri, Nov 13
Sunny
70° / 61°
Dry
N 5–12 mph · gusts 16
Detailed NWS forecast
- Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
- Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Monday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Veterans Day: A 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 40%.
- Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Weather map
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Marine forecast
Galveston Bay
GMZ335 · 1200 AM 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. GMZ335-081830- Galveston Bay- 1200 AM CST Sun Nov 8 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest near 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY...North winds 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM
GMZ355 · 1200 AM 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. GMZ355-081830- Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 1200 AM CST Sun Nov 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, increasing to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
Moon calendar · April 1991
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
94% lit
↑ 9:17 PM
↓ 7:11 AM
↓ 7:11 AM
★★★★c74
2
88% lit
↑ 10:14 PM
↓ 7:50 AM
↓ 7:50 AM
★☆☆☆c74
3
81% lit
↑ 11:09 PM
↓ 8:33 AM
↓ 8:33 AM
★★★★c73
4
73% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:21 AM
↓ 9:21 AM
★★★★c70
Moon farthest south (-26.0°)
5
64% lit
↑ 12:01 AM
↓ 10:12 AM
↓ 10:12 AM
★★★☆c65
Apogee · 404,309 km
6
55% lit
↑ 12:49 AM
↓ 11:05 AM
↓ 11:05 AM
★★★☆c61
7
46% lit
↑ 1:31 AM
↓ 1:01 PM
↓ 1:01 PM
★★☆☆c58
Last Quarter
8
37% lit
↑ 3:10 AM
↓ 1:57 PM
↓ 1:57 PM
★★☆☆c53
9
27% lit
↑ 3:45 AM
↓ 2:54 PM
↓ 2:54 PM
★★☆☆c47
10
19% lit
↑ 4:18 AM
↓ 3:51 PM
↓ 3:51 PM
★★☆☆c39
11
12% lit
↑ 4:50 AM
↓ 4:49 PM
↓ 4:49 PM
★★☆☆c32
12
6% lit
↑ 5:21 AM
↓ 5:49 PM
↓ 5:49 PM
★★★☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
13
2% lit
↑ 5:54 AM
↓ 6:51 PM
↓ 6:51 PM
★★★★c69
14
0% lit
↑ 6:29 AM
↓ 7:56 PM
↓ 7:56 PM
★★★★c86
New Moon
best15
1% lit
↑ 7:09 AM
↓ 9:04 PM
↓ 9:04 PM
★★★★c97
best16
5% lit
↑ 7:55 AM
↓ 10:13 PM
↓ 10:13 PM
★★★★c103
17
11% lit
↑ 8:48 AM
↓ 11:21 PM
↓ 11:21 PM
★☆☆☆c104
Perigee · 365,439 km
18
20% lit
↑ 9:47 AM
↓ –
↓ –
★★★★c104
Moon farthest north (25.8°)
19
30% lit
↑ 10:52 AM
↓ 12:24 AM
↓ 12:24 AM
★★★★c99
20
41% lit
↑ 12:00 PM
↓ 1:19 AM
↓ 1:19 AM
★★★☆c91
21
52% lit
↑ 1:06 PM
↓ 2:08 AM
↓ 2:08 AM
★★★☆c79
First Quarter
22
63% lit
↑ 2:11 PM
↓ 2:49 AM
↓ 2:49 AM
★★★☆c65
23
73% lit
↑ 3:13 PM
↓ 3:26 AM
↓ 3:26 AM
★★☆☆c46
24
82% lit
↑ 4:13 PM
↓ 3:59 AM
↓ 3:59 AM
★★☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
25
90% lit
↑ 5:11 PM
↓ 4:31 AM
↓ 4:31 AM
★★★☆c53
26
95% lit
↑ 6:09 PM
↓ 5:02 AM
↓ 5:02 AM
★★★★c69
27
98% lit
↑ 7:08 PM
↓ 5:35 AM
↓ 5:35 AM
★★★★c80
best28
100% lit
↑ 8:06 PM
↓ 6:09 AM
↓ 6:09 AM
★★★★c86
Full Moon · Pink Moon
best29
99% lit
↑ 9:04 PM
↓ 6:47 AM
↓ 6:47 AM
★★★★c88
best30
97% lit
↑ 10:00 PM
↓ 7:29 AM
↓ 7:29 AM
★★★★c87
Lunar events this month
- Thu, Apr 4 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-26.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Fri, Apr 5 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 404,309 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Sun, Apr 7 · 12:46 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Fri, Apr 12 · 2:00 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, Apr 14 · 2:38 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Wed, Apr 17 · 12:00 PM — Perigee · 365,439 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Thu, Apr 18 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest north (25.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sun, Apr 21 · 7:38 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Wed, Apr 24 · 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.
- Sun, Apr 28 · 3:58 PM — Full Moon · Pink MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
Best fishing days
Sun, Apr 14 · Mon, Apr 15 · Sat, Apr 27 · Sun, Apr 28 · Mon, Apr 29
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
365,439 km closest · 404,291 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.
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 12:21 AM.