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Freeport

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 59° · 7% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: High 77°

Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. North wind 0 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:35 AM / 5:34 PM
Moonrise / moonset
1:13 AM / 2:18 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 26%
Minor period
12:43 AM–1:43 AM
Major period
6:50 AM–8:50 AM
Minor period
1:48 PM–2:48 PM
Major period
7:15 PM–9:15 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Nov 3Wed, Nov 46 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Nov 56 AM12 PM6 PMclouds62% cloud cover56% cloud cover50% cloud cover43% cloud cover37% cloud cover31% cloud cover27% cloud cover22% cloud cover18% cloud cover14% cloud cover11% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% 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 cover9% cloud cover15% cloud cover24% cloud cover26% cloud cover30% cloud cover30% cloud cover38% cloud cover38% cloud cover38% cloud cover39% cloud cover41% cloud cover40% cloud cover48% cloud cover59% cloud cover68% cloud cover74% cloud cover77% cloud cover77% cloud cover75% cloud cover73% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°72666159667476716664626272787975rain4% chance, 0.01 in3% chance, 0.01 in1% chance, 0.01 in3% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance30% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in56% chance, 0.02 in56% chance, 0.02 in56% chance, 0.02 inwind01020mphNNW 17 mph, gusts 18N 17 mph, gusts 18N 17 mph, gusts 18N 17 mph, gusts 18N 17 mph, gusts 18N 15 mph, gusts 17N 12 mph, gusts 15N 12 mph, gusts 14N 10 mph, gusts 12NNE 7 mph, gusts 8N 2 mph, gusts 5N 0 mph, gusts 6N 0 mph, gusts 6N 0 mph, gusts 5N 0 mph, gusts 5N 0 mph, gusts 6ENE 1 mph, gusts 7ENE 2 mph, gusts 8ENE 3 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 3 mph, gusts 9E 1 mph, gusts 8
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 9 PM72°72°65°79%62%4%0.01"NNW 171810+ mi
Tue 10 PM70°70°64°80%56%3%0.01"N 171810+ mi
Tue 11 PM68°68°62°82%50%1%0.01"N 171810+ mi
Wed 12 AM66°66°61°84%43%0%–N 171810+ mi
Wed 1 AM66°66°60°80%37%0%–N 171810+ mi
Wed 2 AM64°64°58°81%31%0%–N 171810+ mi
Wed 3 AM61°61°57°87%27%0%–N 171810+ mi
Wed 4 AM61°61°56°85%22%0%–N 171810+ mi
Wed 5 AM60°60°56°87%18%0%–N 171810+ mi
Wed 6 AM59°59°56°90%14%0%–N 171810+ mi
Wed 7 AM61°61°56°83%11%0%–N 151710+ mi
Wed 8 AM62°62°56°81%5%0%–N 141610+ mi
Wed 9 AM66°66°56°70%6%0%–N 121510+ mi
Wed 10 AM69°69°56°63%3%0%–N 121410+ mi
Wed 11 AM71°71°56°59%6%0%–N 121410+ mi
Wed 12 PM74°74°56°53%8%0%–N 121310+ mi
Wed 1 PM75°75°56°51%3%0%–N 101210+ mi
Wed 2 PM75°75°55°50%2%0%–NNE 9810+ mi
Wed 3 PM76°76°55°48%2%0%–NNE 7810+ mi
Wed 4 PM75°75°55°50%1%0%–N 5610+ mi
Wed 5 PM73°73°56°55%3%0%–N 2510+ mi
Wed 6 PM71°71°57°61%3%0%–ENE 1310+ mi
Wed 7 PM69°69°59°70%3%0%–N 0610+ mi
Wed 8 PM67°67°59°75%4%0%–N 0610+ mi
Wed 9 PM66°66°59°78%4%0%–N 0610+ mi
Wed 10 PM65°65°59°81%4%0%–N 0610+ mi
Wed 11 PM64°64°59°84%5%0%–N 0510+ mi
Thu 12 AM64°64°59°84%6%0%–N 0510+ mi
Thu 1 AM64°64°60°87%9%0%–N 0510+ mi
Thu 2 AM63°63°61°93%15%0%–N 0510+ mi
Thu 3 AM62°62°61°97%24%0%–N 069.0 mi
Thu 4 AM60°60°60°100%26%0%–E 17–
Thu 5 AM62°62°61°97%30%3%–ENE 17–
Thu 6 AM62°62°62°100%30%6%–ENE 28–
Thu 7 AM63°63°63°100%38%6%–ENE 28–
Thu 8 AM67°67°64°90%38%6%–ENE 28–
Thu 9 AM72°72°66°81%38%6%–ENE 38–
Thu 10 AM75°75°67°76%39%6%–E 59–
Thu 11 AM77°77°68°74%41%6%–E 69–
Thu 12 PM78°78°68°71%40%30%0.01"ESE 710–
Thu 1 PM79°79°69°72%48%30%0.01"ESE 710–
Thu 2 PM79°79°69°72%59%30%0.01"ESE 710–
Thu 3 PM79°79°70°74%68%30%0.01"ESE 710–
Thu 4 PM78°78°70°76%74%30%0.01"ESE 69–
Thu 5 PM77°77°70°79%77%30%0.01"ESE 39–
Thu 6 PM75°75°71°87%77%56%0.02"E 28–
Thu 7 PM74°74°71°90%75%56%0.02"E 18–
Thu 8 PM73°73°71°93%73%56%0.02"ESE 18–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Cloudy

72° / 59°

7% rain · 0.03"

N 17–17 mph · gusts 18

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

77° / 59°

3% rain

N 0–17 mph · gusts 18

Thu, Nov 5

Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers

80° / 64°

60% rain · 0.18"

E 0–7 mph · gusts 10

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny

78° / 58°

60% rain · 0.18"

N 0–14 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Mostly Sunny

75° / 56°

34% rain · 0.06"

N 5–10 mph · gusts 16

Sun, Nov 8

Mostly Sunny

72° / 54°

24% rain

N 5–12 mph · gusts 18

Mon, Nov 9

Sunny

72° / 55°

15% rain

NE 1–9 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. North wind 0 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Low around 59, with temperatures rising to around 62 overnight. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday Night: Rain showers likely before 9pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 0 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Friday: A chance of rain showers before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
  • Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 546 PM CST Tue Nov 3 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.


GMZ350-355-041230-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
546 PM CST Tue Nov 3 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Winds becoming north 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 
seconds. A chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms early 
this evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast
2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...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: East 1 foot at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds. A
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming north
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds.
A chance of showers in the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet. 
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · April 1992

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2% lit
↑ 5:02 AM
↓ 5:31 PM
★★★☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
2
0% lit
↑ 5:33 AM
↓ 6:27 PM
★★★★c58
New Moon
3
0% lit
↑ 6:07 AM
↓ 7:24 PM
★★★★c70
best
4
3% lit
↑ 6:43 AM
↓ 8:24 PM
★★★★c79
best
5
7% lit
↑ 8:24 AM
↓ 10:26 PM
★★★★c85
6
13% lit
↑ 9:11 AM
↓ 11:27 PM
★☆☆☆c88
7
22% lit
↑ 10:04 AM
↓ –
★★★★c89
Moon farthest north (24.0°)
8
31% lit
↑ 11:02 AM
↓ 12:27 AM
★★★★c89
9
42% lit
↑ 12:06 PM
↓ 1:23 AM
★★★☆c87
10
53% lit
↑ 1:11 PM
↓ 2:14 AM
★★★☆c82
First Quarter
11
65% lit
↑ 2:17 PM
↓ 3:00 AM
★★★★c73
12
75% lit
↑ 3:23 PM
↓ 3:41 AM
★★★★c58
13
84% lit
↑ 4:28 PM
↓ 4:20 AM
★★★☆c46
Perigee · 367,735 km
14
92% lit
↑ 5:32 PM
↓ 4:56 AM
★★★☆c55
Moon crosses the equator
15
97% lit
↑ 6:36 PM
↓ 5:33 AM
★★★★c72
16
100% lit
↑ 7:40 PM
↓ 6:10 AM
★★★★c84
Full Moon · Pink Moon
best
17
100% lit
↑ 8:44 PM
↓ 6:50 AM
★★★★c91
best
18
97% lit
↑ 9:46 PM
↓ 7:33 AM
★★★★c92
best
19
93% lit
↑ 10:45 PM
↓ 8:20 AM
★★★★c92
20
86% lit
↑ 11:40 PM
↓ 9:10 AM
★☆☆☆c88
Moon farthest south (-24.7°)
21
79% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:03 AM
★★★★c84
22
70% lit
↑ 12:30 AM
↓ 10:58 AM
★★★★c76
23
61% lit
↑ 1:14 AM
↓ 11:53 AM
★★★☆c68
24
52% lit
↑ 1:53 AM
↓ 12:47 PM
★★★☆c59
Last Quarter
25
43% lit
↑ 2:28 AM
↓ 1:41 PM
★★☆☆c50
Apogee · 404,203 km
26
33% lit
↑ 3:01 AM
↓ 2:34 PM
★★☆☆c41
27
25% lit
↑ 3:31 AM
↓ 3:27 PM
★★☆☆c28
28
17% lit
↑ 4:02 AM
↓ 4:21 PM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
29
10% lit
↑ 4:32 AM
↓ 5:16 PM
★★★★c56
30
5% lit
↑ 5:05 AM
↓ 6:13 PM
★★★★c72

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Apr 1 · 12:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Apr 2 · 11:01 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Apr 7 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest north (24.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Apr 10 · 5:05 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Apr 13 · 2:00 AM — Perigee · 367,735 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Apr 14 · 3:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Apr 16 · 11:42 PM — Full Moon · Pink MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Apr 20 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-24.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Apr 24 · 4:40 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Apr 25 · 5:00 AM — Apogee · 404,203 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Apr 28 · 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.

Best fishing days

Fri, Apr 3 · Sat, Apr 4 · Thu, Apr 16 · Fri, Apr 17 · Sat, Apr 18

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

Moon distance

367,814 km closest · 404,144 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 Tue 6:20 PM.