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Freeport

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 84° · 65% rain

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny. High near 84, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 59° · 57% rain

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:35 AM / 5:34 PM
Moonrise / moonset
1:13 AM / 2:18 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 27%
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 PMclouds72% cloud cover75% cloud cover69% cloud cover62% 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 cover⚡50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°76726661596674767166646262727879rain57% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in7% chance, 0.01 in4% 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 inwind01020mphWNW 15 mph, gusts 15NNW 17 mph, gusts 17N 17 mph, gusts 18N 17 mph, gusts 18N 17 mph, gusts 18N 17 mph, gusts 18N 17 mph, gusts 18N 14 mph, gusts 16N 12 mph, gusts 14N 12 mph, gusts 13NNE 9 mph, gusts 8N 5 mph, gusts 6ENE 1 mph, gusts 3N 0 mph, gusts 6N 0 mph, gusts 6N 0 mph, gusts 5N 0 mph, gusts 5E 1 mph, gusts 7ENE 2 mph, gusts 8ENE 2 mph, gusts 8E 5 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 6 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 6 PM76°76°71°86%72%57%0.01"WNW 15156.0 mi⚡
Tue 7 PM75°75°69°84%75%22%0.01"NW 161610+ mi
Tue 8 PM73°73°67°81%69%7%0.01"NNW 171710+ mi
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

84° / 59°

65% rain · 0.06"

SW 15–17 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

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
  • This Afternoon: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny. High near 84, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. 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. 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.

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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 · July 1992

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2% lit
↑ 7:43 AM
↓ 9:33 PM
★★★★c102
Perigee · 360,619 km
2
7% lit
↑ 8:52 AM
↓ 10:17 PM
★★★★c95
3
15% lit
↑ 10:01 AM
↓ 10:57 PM
★★☆☆c82
4
24% lit
↑ 11:07 AM
↓ 11:34 PM
★★★★c65
5
34% lit
↑ 12:11 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
6
46% lit
↑ 1:14 PM
↓ 12:10 AM
★★☆☆c45
First Quarter
7
57% lit
↑ 2:15 PM
↓ 12:47 AM
★★★☆c61
8
67% lit
↑ 3:17 PM
↓ 1:25 AM
★★★★c74
9
77% lit
↑ 4:17 PM
↓ 2:06 AM
★★★★c83
10
85% lit
↑ 5:14 PM
↓ 2:51 AM
★★★★c86
11
91% lit
↑ 6:09 PM
↓ 3:40 AM
★★★★c87
Moon farthest south (-24.4°)
12
96% lit
↑ 6:58 PM
↓ 4:32 AM
★★★★c86
13
99% lit
↑ 7:43 PM
↓ 5:26 AM
★★★★c84
best
14
100% lit
↑ 8:23 PM
↓ 6:21 AM
★★★★c80
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
15
99% lit
↑ 8:59 PM
↓ 7:16 AM
★★★★c75
best
16
97% lit
↑ 9:32 PM
↓ 8:10 AM
★★★★c70
17
92% lit
↑ 10:03 PM
↓ 9:03 AM
★★★★c63
Apogee · 406,010 km
18
87% lit
↑ 10:32 PM
↓ 9:55 AM
★★☆☆c54
19
80% lit
↑ 11:02 PM
↓ 10:47 AM
★★★☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
20
71% lit
↑ 11:32 PM
↓ 11:40 AM
★★☆☆c31
21
62% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:33 PM
★★☆☆c35
22
52% lit
↑ 12:05 AM
↓ 1:29 PM
★★☆☆c49
Last Quarter
23
42% lit
↑ 12:42 AM
↓ 2:28 PM
★★★☆c63
24
32% lit
↑ 1:23 AM
↓ 3:28 PM
★★★★c75
25
22% lit
↑ 2:12 AM
↓ 4:30 PM
★★★★c85
26
13% lit
↑ 3:07 AM
↓ 5:31 PM
★★★★c93
Moon farthest north (23.4°)
27
7% lit
↑ 4:10 AM
↓ 6:28 PM
★★★★c97
28
2% lit
↑ 5:18 AM
↓ 7:20 PM
★★★★c97
29
0% lit
↑ 6:29 AM
↓ 8:08 PM
★★★★c95
New Moon (supermoon)
best
30
1% lit
↑ 7:40 AM
↓ 8:50 PM
★★★★c88
Perigee · 357,675 km
best
31
6% lit
↑ 8:49 AM
↓ 9:30 PM
★★★★c76

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Jul 1 · 8:00 PM — Perigee · 360,619 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Jul 5 · 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.
  • Mon, Jul 6 · 9:43 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Jul 11 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-24.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jul 14 · 2:06 PM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Jul 17 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 406,010 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Jul 19 · 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.
  • Wed, Jul 22 · 5:13 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jul 26 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (23.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jul 29 · 2:35 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.
  • Thu, Jul 30 · 3:00 AM — Perigee · 357,675 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Mon, Jul 13 · Tue, Jul 14 · Wed, Jul 15 · Wed, Jul 29 · Thu, Jul 30

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

Moon distance

357,817 km closest · 405,982 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.