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Bolivar

29.470°, -94.620° · tides: Sievers Cove, Goat Island

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Today

This Afternoon: High 75° · 1% rain

Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Low 61° · 5% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:36 AM / 5:27 PM
Moonrise / moonset
5:07 AM / 4:16 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 2%
Minor period
4:37 AM–5:37 AM
Major period
9:40 AM–11:40 AM
Minor period
3:46 PM–4:46 PM
Major period
10:10 PM–12:00 AM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sat, Nov 76 PMSun, Nov 86 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 96 AM12 PMclouds40% cloud cover58% cloud cover55% cloud cover65% cloud cover61% cloud cover69% cloud cover70% cloud cover64% cloud cover60% cloud cover50% cloud cover37% cloud cover48% cloud cover59% cloud cover64% cloud cover65% cloud cover64% cloud cover70% cloud cover72% cloud cover68% cloud cover70% cloud cover80% cloud cover75% cloud cover75% cloud cover73% cloud cover73% cloud cover84% cloud cover84% cloud cover82% cloud cover74% cloud cover76% cloud cover80% cloud cover80% cloud cover78% cloud cover63% cloud cover68% cloud cover56% cloud cover63% cloud cover72% cloud cover64% cloud cover64% cloud cover74% cloud cover77% cloud cover80% cloud cover79% cloud cover76% cloud cover72% cloud cover70% cloud cover69% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°73747270676361677071696765636167rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance4% chance5% chance6% chance5% chance5% chance4% chance6% chance7% chance18% chance17% chance17% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance13% chancewind01020mphE 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 13ENE 12 mph, gusts 14ENE 17 mph, gusts 17ENE 17 mph, gusts 17ENE 16 mph, gusts 20ENE 15 mph, gusts 20NE 14 mph, gusts 18ENE 15 mph, gusts 16ENE 15 mph, gusts 15NE 14 mph, gusts 14NNE 13 mph, gusts 13N 9 mph, gusts 12NE 10 mph, gusts 12NE 9 mph, gusts 12NE 9 mph, gusts 12NE 10 mph, gusts 13NE 12 mph, gusts 14NE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 12 mph, gusts 14NE 10 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 1 PM73°73°64°73%40%1%–E 131610+ mi
Sat 2 PM74°74°63°69%58%1%–E 121610+ mi
Sat 3 PM75°75°63°66%55%1%–E 121510+ mi
Sat 4 PM74°74°64°71%65%1%–E 121510+ mi
Sat 5 PM73°73°63°71%61%1%–E 101410+ mi
Sat 6 PM73°73°62°68%69%1%–E 101310+ mi
Sat 7 PM72°72°62°71%70%1%–E 101310+ mi
Sat 8 PM71°71°63°76%64%1%–E 101310+ mi
Sat 9 PM71°71°62°73%60%1%–E 101310+ mi
Sat 10 PM70°70°61°73%50%1%–E 121410+ mi
Sat 11 PM69°69°61°76%37%1%–ENE 121410+ mi
Sun 12 AM68°68°60°76%48%4%–E 171710+ mi
Sun 1 AM67°67°59°75%59%3%–ENE 171710+ mi
Sun 2 AM66°66°59°78%64%3%–ENE 171710+ mi
Sun 3 AM65°65°58°78%65%2%–ENE 171710+ mi
Sun 4 AM63°63°56°78%64%4%–ENE 161810+ mi
Sun 5 AM63°63°55°75%70%5%–ENE 162010+ mi
Sun 6 AM62°62°54°75%72%6%–ENE 152010+ mi
Sun 7 AM61°61°54°78%68%5%–ENE 152010+ mi
Sun 8 AM63°63°53°70%70%5%–NE 141810+ mi
Sun 9 AM65°65°53°65%80%4%–NE 141810+ mi
Sun 10 AM67°67°54°63%75%6%–NE 141810+ mi
Sun 11 AM69°69°54°59%75%7%–ENE 151610+ mi
Sun 12 PM70°70°53°55%73%18%–ENE 151510+ mi
Sun 1 PM70°70°54°57%73%17%–ENE 151510+ mi
Sun 2 PM72°72°53°51%84%17%–NE 151510+ mi
Sun 3 PM71°71°53°53%84%16%–NE 141410+ mi
Sun 4 PM71°71°54°55%82%16%–NE 131310+ mi
Sun 5 PM71°71°54°55%74%16%–NNE 131310+ mi
Sun 6 PM69°69°55°61%76%16%–NNE 121210+ mi
Sun 7 PM69°69°56°63%80%16%–N 91210+ mi
Sun 8 PM68°68°56°65%80%16%–NNE 91210+ mi
Sun 9 PM68°68°57°68%78%4%–NE 101210+ mi
Sun 10 PM67°67°56°68%63%4%–NE 912–
Sun 11 PM67°67°56°68%68%4%–NE 912–
Mon 12 AM66°66°55°68%56%0%–NE 1012–
Mon 1 AM65°65°55°70%63%0%–NE 912–
Mon 2 AM65°65°54°68%72%0%–NE 1012–
Mon 3 AM63°63°54°72%64%7%–NE 1013–
Mon 4 AM63°63°54°72%64%7%–NE 1013–
Mon 5 AM62°62°53°72%74%7%–NE 1214–
Mon 6 AM61°61°53°75%77%1%–NE 1214–
Mon 7 AM61°61°52°72%80%1%–NE 1014–
Mon 8 AM63°63°52°67%79%1%–NE 1014–
Mon 9 AM66°66°53°63%76%1%–NE 1214–
Mon 10 AM67°67°53°61%72%1%–NE 1214–
Mon 11 AM68°68°53°59%70%1%–NE 1013–
Mon 12 PM69°69°53°57%69%13%–NE 913–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

75° / 61°

5% rain

E 10–13 mph · gusts 16

Sun, Nov 8

Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

72° / 61°

18% rain

NE 9–17 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Nov 9

Mostly Cloudy

71° / 62°

13% rain

NE 5–12 mph · gusts 14

Tue, Nov 10

Partly Sunny

74° / 66°

18% rain

E 3–8 mph · gusts 9

Wed, Nov 11

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

75° / 63°

37% rain · 0.06"

SE 3–6 mph · gusts 9

⚡ Storms

Thu, Nov 12

Mostly Sunny

75° / 57°

15% rain

N 6–12 mph · gusts 18

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

70° / 57°

Dry

N 6–12 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 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 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. 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 75. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.

Weather map

Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.

Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 138 PM CST Sat Nov 7 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.


GMZ335-080815-
Galveston Bay-
138 PM CST Sat Nov 7 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth
to slightly choppy. 
.TONIGHT...East winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, increasing
to choppy after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy, diminishing to
slightly choppy in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy,
diminishing to smooth in the afternoon. 
.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...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
slightly choppy after midnight. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 138 PM CST Sat Nov 7 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.


GMZ355-080815-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
138 PM CST Sat Nov 7 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...East to northeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2
to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at
5 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...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...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
around 10 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
East 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · September 1993

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
99% lit
↑ 7:50 PM
↓ 7:22 AM
★★★☆c57
Moon crosses the equator
2
98% lit
↑ 8:20 PM
↓ 8:14 AM
★★☆☆c45
3
94% lit
↑ 8:52 PM
↓ 9:06 AM
★★☆☆c34
Apogee · 406,126 km
4
89% lit
↑ 9:26 PM
↓ 9:58 AM
★★☆☆c39
5
82% lit
↑ 10:02 PM
↓ 10:51 AM
★★☆☆c48
6
74% lit
↑ 10:41 PM
↓ 11:44 AM
★★☆☆c59
7
65% lit
↑ 11:26 PM
↓ 12:38 PM
★★☆☆c69
8
56% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:32 PM
★★☆☆c77
9
46% lit
↑ 12:15 AM
↓ 2:25 PM
★★☆☆c83
Last Quarter
Moon farthest north (21.4°)
10
35% lit
↑ 1:09 AM
↓ 3:16 PM
★★★☆c85
11
25% lit
↑ 2:08 AM
↓ 4:04 PM
★★★☆c86
12
16% lit
↑ 3:10 AM
↓ 4:49 PM
★★★☆c84
best
13
9% lit
↑ 4:15 AM
↓ 5:32 PM
★★★☆c74
14
3% lit
↑ 5:22 AM
↓ 6:13 PM
★★★☆c62
15
0% lit
↑ 6:30 AM
↓ 6:54 PM
★★☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
New Moon (supermoon)
16
1% lit
↑ 7:38 AM
↓ 7:35 PM
★★★☆c53
Perigee · 357,409 km
17
4% lit
↑ 8:47 AM
↓ 8:19 PM
★★★☆c67
18
10% lit
↑ 9:56 AM
↓ 9:05 PM
★★★☆c78
best
19
18% lit
↑ 11:04 AM
↓ 9:54 PM
★★★☆c94
best
20
28% lit
↑ 12:09 PM
↓ 10:48 PM
★★★☆c100
best
21
38% lit
↑ 1:09 PM
↓ 11:44 PM
★★★☆c100
Moon farthest south (-22.4°)
best
22
49% lit
↑ 2:03 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c99
First Quarter
23
59% lit
↑ 2:52 PM
↓ 12:41 AM
★★★☆c94
24
69% lit
↑ 3:35 PM
↓ 1:39 AM
★★★☆c85
25
78% lit
↑ 4:13 PM
↓ 2:35 AM
★★☆☆c75
26
85% lit
↑ 4:48 PM
↓ 3:30 AM
★★☆☆c64
27
91% lit
↑ 5:21 PM
↓ 4:24 AM
★★☆☆c52
28
96% lit
↑ 5:52 PM
↓ 5:17 AM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
29
99% lit
↑ 6:23 PM
↓ 6:09 AM
★★☆☆c38
30
100% lit
↑ 6:54 PM
↓ 7:01 AM
★★☆☆c46
Full Moon · Corn Moon
Apogee · 406,428 km

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Sep 1 · 3:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Sep 3 · 12:00 PM — Apogee · 406,126 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Sep 9 · 1:26 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Sep 9 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest north (21.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Sep 15 · 3:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Sep 15 · 10:10 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, Sep 16 · 10:00 AM — Perigee · 357,409 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Sep 21 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-22.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Sep 22 · 2:31 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Sep 28 · 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.
  • Thu, Sep 30 · 1:53 PM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Sep 30 · 4:00 PM — Apogee · 406,428 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Sun, Sep 12 · Sat, Sep 18 · Sun, Sep 19 · Mon, Sep 20 · Tue, Sep 21

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

Moon distance

357,418 km closest · 406,418 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 Sievers Cove, Goat IslandSurf report: Bolivar Peninsula (Crystal Beach)Offshore 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 Sat 12:51 PM.