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Freeport

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 59°

Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday: High 77°

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

Sunrise / sunset
6:36 AM / 5:33 PM
Moonrise / moonset
2:14 AM / 2:48 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 23%
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 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Nov 56 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 6clouds6% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover5% cloud cover3% cloud cover6% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°63627174736763615965767876717068rain2% 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 inwind01020mphN 6 mph, gusts 15N 7 mph, gusts 12N 8 mph, gusts 12N 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 5
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 5 AM63°63°60°89%6%0%–N 61510+ mi
Wed 6 AM59°59°59°100%4%0%–N 71410+ mi
Wed 7 AM60°60°59°95%3%0%–N 71210+ mi
Wed 8 AM62°62°58°87%2%0%–N 71010+ mi
Wed 9 AM66°66°58°75%5%0%–N 81210+ mi
Wed 10 AM69°69°57°66%3%0%–N 91210+ mi
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–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

77° / 59°

Dry

NE 3–9 mph · gusts 15

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° / 54°

4% rain

NE 0–6 mph · gusts 13

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North wind around 5 mph.
  • Wednesday: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: 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.
  • 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, with a high near 79.
  • 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.

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 · May 1991

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
92% lit
↑ 10:54 PM
↓ 8:18 AM
★★★★c72
2
87% lit
↑ 11:44 PM
↓ 9:07 AM
★☆☆☆c70
Moon farthest south (-25.9°)
3
80% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:00 AM
★★★★c69
Apogee · 405,037 km
4
72% lit
↑ 12:28 AM
↓ 10:55 AM
★★★★c66
5
63% lit
↑ 1:08 AM
↓ 11:50 AM
★★★★c61
6
53% lit
↑ 1:44 AM
↓ 12:46 PM
★★★☆c55
Last Quarter
7
44% lit
↑ 2:18 AM
↓ 1:41 PM
★★☆☆c48
8
34% lit
↑ 2:49 AM
↓ 2:37 PM
★★☆☆c36
9
24% lit
↑ 3:20 AM
↓ 3:35 PM
★★☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
10
16% lit
↑ 3:52 AM
↓ 4:34 PM
★★★☆c53
11
9% lit
↑ 4:26 AM
↓ 5:37 PM
★★★★c69
12
3% lit
↑ 5:03 AM
↓ 6:44 PM
★★★★c83
13
1% lit
↑ 5:47 AM
↓ 7:53 PM
★★★★c94
New Moon
best
14
1% lit
↑ 6:37 AM
↓ 9:04 PM
★★★★c99
best
15
3% lit
↑ 7:36 AM
↓ 10:11 PM
★★★★c100
Perigee · 360,625 km
Moon farthest north (25.7°)
16
9% lit
↑ 8:41 AM
↓ 11:12 PM
★★★★c99
17
17% lit
↑ 9:51 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c95
18
27% lit
↑ 11:00 AM
↓ 12:04 AM
★★★★c90
19
38% lit
↑ 12:06 PM
↓ 12:50 AM
★★★★c78
20
49% lit
↑ 1:10 PM
↓ 1:29 AM
★★★☆c63
First Quarter
21
60% lit
↑ 2:10 PM
↓ 2:03 AM
★★☆☆c42
22
70% lit
↑ 3:09 PM
↓ 2:36 AM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
23
79% lit
↑ 4:06 PM
↓ 3:07 AM
★★★☆c55
24
87% lit
↑ 5:03 PM
↓ 3:39 AM
★★★★c65
25
93% lit
↑ 6:01 PM
↓ 4:13 AM
★★★★c73
26
97% lit
↑ 6:58 PM
↓ 4:49 AM
★★★★c77
27
99% lit
↑ 7:54 PM
↓ 5:29 AM
★★★★c78
best
28
100% lit
↑ 8:48 PM
↓ 6:14 AM
★★★★c78
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
29
99% lit
↑ 9:39 PM
↓ 7:02 AM
★★★★c77
Moon farthest south (-25.8°)
best
30
96% lit
↑ 10:25 PM
↓ 7:54 AM
★★★★c76
Apogee · 405,870 km
31
91% lit
↑ 11:06 PM
↓ 8:48 AM
★★★★c73

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, May 2 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-25.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, May 3 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 405,037 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, May 6 · 7:46 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, May 9 · 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.
  • Mon, May 13 · 11:36 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, May 15 · 12:00 PM — Perigee · 360,625 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, May 15 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest north (25.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, May 20 · 2:46 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, May 22 · 5:00 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, May 28 · 6:36 AM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, May 29 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-25.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, May 30 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 405,870 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Mon, May 13 · Tue, May 14 · Mon, May 27 · Tue, May 28 · Wed, May 29

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

Moon distance

360,625 km closest · 405,802 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 5:21 AM.