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Freeport

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

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Today

Today: High 82° · 54% rain

A slight chance of rain showers between 9am and noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 60° · 39% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:35 AM / 5:34 PM
Moonrise / moonset
1:13 AM / 2:18 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 31%
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 312 PM6 PMWed, Nov 46 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Nov 56 AMclouds70% cloud cover62% cloud cover64% cloud cover58% cloud cover65% cloud cover66% cloud cover71% cloud cover78% cloud cover81% cloud cover87% cloud cover81% cloud cover83% cloud cover83% cloud cover74% cloud cover63% cloud cover51% cloud cover43% cloud cover36% cloud cover31% cloud cover25% cloud cover20% cloud cover15% cloud cover6% cloud cover3% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover7% cloud cover11% cloud cover15% cloud cover12% cloud cover12% cloud cover7% cloud cover14% cloud cover14% cloud cover12% cloud cover13% cloud cover18% cloud cover24% cloud cover31% cloud cover37% cloud cover42% cloud cover47% cloud cover50% cloud cover54% cloud cover57% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°78807977716865616374777466626362rain9% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance46% chance, 0.02 in46% chance, 0.02 in46% chance, 0.02 in54% chance, 0.02 in54% chance, 0.02 in54% chance, 0.02 in39% chance, 0.02 in39% chance, 0.02 in39% chance, 0.02 in12% chance, 0.02 in12% chance, 0.02 in12% chance, 0.02 in1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance19% chance19% chancewind01020mphS 8 mph, gusts 10SSW 10 mph, gusts 14SSW 12 mph, gusts 15SSW 10 mph, gusts 14WSW 12 mph, gusts 14NNW 15 mph, gusts 15NNW 17 mph, gusts 18NNW 17 mph, gusts 17NNW 17 mph, gusts 17N 17 mph, gusts 18N 16 mph, gusts 17N 13 mph, gusts 16N 13 mph, gusts 14N 12 mph, gusts 13N 9 mph, gusts 10N 7 mph, gusts 8NNE 5 mph, gusts 7NE 5 mph, gusts 6ESE 5 mph, gusts 6ESE 5 mph, gusts 6SE 5 mph, gusts 6SE 6 mph, gusts 6ESE 6 mph, gusts 7E 5 mph, gusts 7
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 8 AM78°78°74°88%70%9%–S 8109.0 mi
Tue 9 AM79°79°74°85%62%20%–SSW 91210+ mi
Tue 10 AM80°84°74°82%64%20%–SSW 101410+ mi
Tue 11 AM80°84°73°79%58%20%–SSW 101510+ mi
Tue 12 PM80°84°73°79%65%46%0.02"SSW 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 1 PM80°84°73°79%66%46%0.02"SSW 101410+ mi⚡
Tue 2 PM79°79°72°79%71%46%0.02"SSW 101410+ mi⚡
Tue 3 PM80°84°72°77%78%54%0.02"SW 101410+ mi⚡
Tue 4 PM78°78°71°79%81%54%0.02"WSW 121410+ mi⚡
Tue 5 PM77°77°70°79%87%54%0.02"WNW 131410+ mi⚡
Tue 6 PM74°74°68°82%81%39%0.02"NNW 151510+ mi⚡
Tue 7 PM73°73°67°81%83%39%0.02"NNW 161610+ mi⚡
Tue 8 PM71°71°66°84%83%39%0.02"NNW 171810+ mi⚡
Tue 9 PM71°71°65°81%74%12%0.02"NNW 171710+ mi
Tue 10 PM70°70°64°81%63%12%0.02"NNW 171710+ mi
Tue 11 PM68°68°63°84%51%12%0.02"NNW 171710+ mi
Wed 12 AM68°68°62°81%43%1%–NNW 171710+ mi
Wed 1 AM67°67°61°81%36%1%–N 171710+ mi
Wed 2 AM65°65°59°81%31%1%–N 171810+ mi
Wed 3 AM63°63°58°84%25%0%–N 171810+ mi
Wed 4 AM62°62°57°84%20%0%–N 161710+ mi
Wed 5 AM61°61°57°87%15%0%–N 141610+ mi
Wed 6 AM60°60°56°87%6%0%–N 131610+ mi
Wed 7 AM61°61°56°84%3%0%–N 131510+ mi
Wed 8 AM63°63°56°78%1%0%–N 131410+ mi
Wed 9 AM68°68°56°65%1%0%–N 131410+ mi
Wed 10 AM72°72°56°57%1%0%–N 121310+ mi
Wed 11 AM74°74°56°53%2%0%–N 101310+ mi
Wed 12 PM75°75°56°52%3%0%–N 91010+ mi
Wed 1 PM77°77°55°47%7%0%–N 8910+ mi
Wed 2 PM77°77°55°47%11%0%–N 7810+ mi
Wed 3 PM77°77°56°48%15%0%–N 6710+ mi
Wed 4 PM75°75°56°52%12%0%–NNE 57–
Wed 5 PM74°74°57°55%12%0%–NE 56–
Wed 6 PM70°70°57°63%7%0%–NE 56–
Wed 7 PM68°68°58°70%14%0%–E 57–
Wed 8 PM66°66°59°78%14%0%–ESE 56–
Wed 9 PM64°64°60°87%12%0%–ESE 36–
Wed 10 PM63°63°60°90%13%0%–ESE 56–
Wed 11 PM62°62°60°93%18%0%–SE 56–
Thu 12 AM63°63°60°90%24%2%–SE 56–
Thu 1 AM63°63°61°93%31%2%–SE 56–
Thu 2 AM63°63°61°93%37%2%–SE 66–
Thu 3 AM63°63°62°97%42%2%–SE 67–
Thu 4 AM62°62°62°100%47%2%–ESE 67–
Thu 5 AM62°62°62°100%50%2%–E 57–
Thu 6 AM62°62°62°100%54%19%–E 57–⚡
Thu 7 AM65°65°64°97%57%19%–E 68–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 60°

54% rain · 0.24"

SW 8–17 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

77° / 62°

2% rain

N 3–17 mph · gusts 18

Thu, Nov 5

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 64°

69% rain · 0.30"

SE 5–10 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny

77° / 59°

69% rain · 0.36"

N 5–14 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Chance Rain Showers

74° / 56°

40% rain · 0.36"

N 5–12 mph · gusts 17

Sun, Nov 8

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

71° / 53°

33% rain · 0.06"

N 6–14 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Nov 9

Sunny

71° / 54°

5% rain

NE 1–9 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: A slight chance of rain showers between 9am and noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind around 5 mph.
  • Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
  • Monday: Sunny, with a high near 71.
  • Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 444 AM 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.


GMZ350-355-032315-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
444 AM CST Tue Nov 3 2026

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest late.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A
slight chance of showers late this morning. A chance of showers
with isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: West 3 feet at 5 seconds and east 3 feet at 6 seconds. A
chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds and south 1 foot at
5 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at
6 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Showers.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance
of showers in the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers
in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 20 knots, increasing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of 
showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · July 1993

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
94% lit
↑ 6:33 PM
↓ 4:11 AM
★★★★c100
Moon farthest south (-22.8°)
2
98% lit
↑ 7:28 PM
↓ 5:07 AM
★★★★c100
best
3
100% lit
↑ 8:17 PM
↓ 6:05 AM
★★★★c97
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
4
99% lit
↑ 9:01 PM
↓ 7:04 AM
★★★★c91
best
5
97% lit
↑ 9:40 PM
↓ 8:02 AM
★★★★c83
6
92% lit
↑ 10:15 PM
↓ 8:59 AM
★★★★c74
7
86% lit
↑ 10:48 PM
↓ 9:53 AM
★★☆☆c64
8
79% lit
↑ 11:19 PM
↓ 10:46 AM
★★★☆c54
9
71% lit
↑ 11:50 PM
↓ 11:38 AM
★★☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
10
62% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:30 PM
★★☆☆c33
Apogee · 404,417 km
11
52% lit
↑ 12:21 AM
↓ 1:23 PM
★★☆☆c38
Last Quarter
12
43% lit
↑ 12:54 AM
↓ 2:16 PM
★★☆☆c52
13
33% lit
↑ 1:30 AM
↓ 3:10 PM
★★★☆c65
14
24% lit
↑ 2:10 AM
↓ 4:06 PM
★★★★c75
15
16% lit
↑ 2:56 AM
↓ 5:03 PM
★★★★c84
16
9% lit
↑ 3:47 AM
↓ 5:58 PM
★★★★c90
Moon farthest north (21.6°)
17
4% lit
↑ 4:43 AM
↓ 6:51 PM
★★★★c93
18
1% lit
↑ 5:44 AM
↓ 7:41 PM
★★★★c93
best
19
0% lit
↑ 6:49 AM
↓ 8:28 PM
★★★★c92
New Moon
best
20
2% lit
↑ 7:55 AM
↓ 9:10 PM
★★★★c88
21
7% lit
↑ 9:00 AM
↓ 9:51 PM
★★★★c79
22
14% lit
↑ 10:06 AM
↓ 10:30 PM
★★☆☆c66
Perigee · 365,141 km
Moon crosses the equator
23
23% lit
↑ 11:11 AM
↓ 11:09 PM
★★★☆c50
24
34% lit
↑ 12:15 PM
↓ 11:49 PM
★★☆☆c47
25
45% lit
↑ 1:20 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c68
First Quarter
26
57% lit
↑ 2:24 PM
↓ 12:31 AM
★☆☆☆c75
27
67% lit
↑ 3:26 PM
↓ 1:17 AM
★★★★c85
28
77% lit
↑ 4:26 PM
↓ 2:07 AM
★★★★c90
29
85% lit
↑ 5:22 PM
↓ 3:01 AM
★★★★c91
Moon farthest south (-22.7°)
30
92% lit
↑ 6:12 PM
↓ 3:57 AM
★★★★c90
31
97% lit
↑ 6:57 PM
↓ 4:55 AM
★★★★c87

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Jul 1 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-22.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jul 3 · 6:45 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 9 · 1:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Jul 10 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 404,417 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Jul 11 · 5:49 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Jul 16 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest north (21.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Jul 19 · 6:24 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Jul 22 · 3:00 AM — Perigee · 365,141 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Jul 22 · 10:00 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, Jul 25 · 10:25 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Jul 29 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-22.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Fri, Jul 2 · Sat, Jul 3 · Sun, Jul 4 · Sun, Jul 18 · Mon, Jul 19

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

Moon distance

365,215 km closest · 404,376 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 AM.