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Galveston

29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel

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Today

Tonight: Low 69° · 5% rain

Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday: High 77° · 2% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:35 AM / 5:30 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:11 AM / 3:16 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 10%
Minor period
2:41 AM–3:41 AM
Major period
8:15 AM–10:15 AM
Minor period
2:46 PM–3:46 PM
Major period
8:40 PM–10:40 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Nov 5Fri, Nov 66 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 76 AM12 PM6 PMclouds3% cloud cover3% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover5% cloud cover10% cloud cover29% cloud cover31% cloud cover41% cloud cover33% cloud cover51% cloud cover54% cloud cover49% cloud cover52% cloud cover46% cloud cover39% cloud cover10% cloud cover3% cloud cover1% cloud cover0% cloud cover0% cloud cover3% cloud cover16% cloud cover16% cloud cover18% cloud cover38% cloud cover50% cloud cover49% cloud cover40% cloud cover68% cloud cover65% cloud cover64% cloud cover74% cloud cover79% cloud cover80% cloud cover72% cloud cover64% cloud cover65% cloud cover65% cloud cover66% cloud cover63% cloud cover60% cloud cover57% cloud cover66% cloud cover74% cloud cover83% cloud cover82% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°73747371717577757372696767727472rain5% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chancewind01020mphSE 5 mph, gusts 7SE 3 mph, gusts 5E 2 mph, gusts 3NNE 3 mph, gusts 6NNE 3 mph, gusts 7NE 7 mph, gusts 9NNE 9 mph, gusts 13NNE 10 mph, gusts 15ENE 9 mph, gusts 14E 8 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 10NE 8 mph, gusts 12NE 9 mph, gusts 14NE 12 mph, gusts 15ENE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 14 mph, gusts 20ENE 15 mph, gusts 21ENE 15 mph, gusts 21ENE 14 mph, gusts 20ENE 13 mph, gusts 18ENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 17
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 8 PM73°73°64°73%3%0%–SE 5710+ mi
Thu 9 PM73°73°65°76%3%0%–SE 5610+ mi
Thu 10 PM74°74°65°74%1%0%–SE 3510+ mi
Thu 11 PM74°74°65°74%2%5%–ESE 2510+ mi
Fri 12 AM73°73°65°76%2%1%–E 2310+ mi
Fri 1 AM73°73°65°76%5%1%–NE 3310+ mi
Fri 2 AM73°73°66°79%10%1%–NNE 3610+ mi
Fri 3 AM72°72°66°81%29%1%–NNE 3610+ mi
Fri 4 AM71°71°66°84%31%1%–NNE 3710+ mi
Fri 5 AM71°71°66°84%41%1%–NE 5710+ mi
Fri 6 AM69°69°66°90%33%1%–NE 7910+ mi
Fri 7 AM70°70°66°87%51%2%–NNE 81210+ mi
Fri 8 AM71°71°67°87%54%2%–NNE 91310+ mi
Fri 9 AM72°72°66°81%49%2%–NNE 101510+ mi
Fri 10 AM74°74°66°76%52%1%–NNE 101510+ mi
Fri 11 AM75°75°66°74%46%1%–NE 101410+ mi
Fri 12 PM76°76°65°69%39%1%–ENE 91410+ mi
Fri 1 PM76°76°64°66%10%1%–ENE 91310+ mi
Fri 2 PM77°77°64°64%3%1%–E 81210+ mi
Fri 3 PM77°77°64°64%1%1%–E 81010+ mi
Fri 4 PM77°77°63°62%0%1%–E 71010+ mi
Fri 5 PM75°75°63°66%0%1%–E 7910+ mi
Fri 6 PM75°75°63°66%3%0%–E 71010+ mi
Fri 7 PM74°74°63°69%16%0%–E 6910+ mi
Fri 8 PM73°73°63°71%16%0%–E 71010+ mi
Fri 9 PM73°73°63°71%18%0%–ENE 71010+ mi
Fri 10 PM72°72°63°73%38%0%–NE 81210+ mi
Fri 11 PM72°72°63°73%50%0%–NE 91310+ mi
Sat 12 AM71°71°63°76%49%0%–NE 91410+ mi
Sat 1 AM71°71°63°76%40%0%–NE 101510+ mi
Sat 2 AM69°69°63°81%68%0%–NE 121510+ mi
Sat 3 AM68°68°63°84%65%0%–NE 131610+ mi
Sat 4 AM68°68°63°84%64%0%–ENE 1417–
Sat 5 AM67°67°62°84%74%0%–ENE 1418–
Sat 6 AM67°67°62°84%79%0%–ENE 1420–
Sat 7 AM66°66°62°87%80%0%–ENE 1420–
Sat 8 AM67°67°62°84%72%0%–ENE 1521–
Sat 9 AM69°69°63°81%64%0%–ENE 1521–
Sat 10 AM71°71°63°76%65%0%–ENE 1521–
Sat 11 AM72°72°63°73%65%0%–ENE 1421–
Sat 12 PM73°73°62°68%66%0%–ENE 1420–
Sat 1 PM74°74°61°64%63%0%–ENE 1418–
Sat 2 PM74°74°61°64%60%0%–ENE 1318–
Sat 3 PM74°74°60°62%57%0%–ENE 1317–
Sat 4 PM73°73°59°62%66%0%–ENE 1317–
Sat 5 PM72°72°59°64%74%0%–ENE 1217–
Sat 6 PM71°71°58°64%83%2%–ENE 1317–
Sat 7 PM71°71°58°64%82%2%–ENE 1317–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Clear

74° / 69°

5% rain

SE 2–5 mph · gusts 7

Fri, Nov 6

Mostly Sunny

77° / 65°

2% rain

NE 2–10 mph · gusts 15

Sat, Nov 7

Partly Sunny

74° / 61°

5% rain

NE 9–15 mph · gusts 21

Sun, Nov 8

Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers

69° / 61°

28% rain · 0.06"

NE 10–15 mph · gusts 21

Mon, Nov 9

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

70° / 62°

15% rain

NE 3–9 mph · gusts 14

Tue, Nov 10

Sunny

72° / 63°

10% rain

NE 0–7 mph · gusts 10

Wed, Nov 11

Mostly Sunny

73° / 64°

9% rain

NE 1–6 mph · gusts 8

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
  • Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
  • Veterans Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

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Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 654 PM CST Thu Nov 5 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.


GMZ335-061330-
Galveston Bay-
654 PM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Bay
waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast 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. A chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. 
.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...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Bay waters smooth.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 654 PM CST Thu Nov 5 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.


GMZ355-061330-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
654 PM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
late this evening and early morning, then becoming northeast
around 5 knots late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East
1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds,
becoming east 2 feet at 3 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 20 knots, increasing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East
4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
around 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers
in the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.

Moon calendar · May 1995

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4% lit
↑ 7:59 AM
↓ 9:47 PM
★★★★c72
2
8% lit
↑ 8:43 AM
↓ 10:36 PM
★☆☆☆c71
Apogee · 405,929 km
Moon farthest north (19.4°)
3
14% lit
↑ 9:30 AM
↓ 11:23 PM
★★★★c70
4
21% lit
↑ 10:20 AM
↓ –
★★★★c66
5
29% lit
↑ 11:11 AM
↓ 12:07 AM
★★★☆c62
6
38% lit
↑ 12:04 PM
↓ 12:49 AM
★★☆☆c57
7
48% lit
↑ 12:58 PM
↓ 1:28 AM
★★☆☆c52
First Quarter
8
58% lit
↑ 1:54 PM
↓ 2:06 AM
★★☆☆c45
9
68% lit
↑ 2:51 PM
↓ 2:43 AM
★★☆☆c36
10
78% lit
↑ 3:50 PM
↓ 3:20 AM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
11
86% lit
↑ 4:52 PM
↓ 3:59 AM
★★★☆c59
12
93% lit
↑ 5:57 PM
↓ 4:40 AM
★★★★c77
13
98% lit
↑ 7:04 PM
↓ 5:25 AM
★★★★c91
best
14
100% lit
↑ 8:11 PM
↓ 6:14 AM
★★★★c100
Full Moon · Flower Moon (supermoon)
best
15
99% lit
↑ 9:18 PM
↓ 7:09 AM
★★★★c103
Perigee · 358,041 km
best
16
95% lit
↑ 10:21 PM
↓ 8:10 AM
★★☆☆c103
Moon farthest south (-19.5°)
17
88% lit
↑ 11:18 PM
↓ 9:13 AM
★★★★c99
18
79% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:18 AM
★★★★c91
19
69% lit
↑ 12:10 AM
↓ 11:22 AM
★★★★c79
20
59% lit
↑ 12:55 AM
↓ 12:24 PM
★★★☆c66
21
48% lit
↑ 1:36 AM
↓ 1:24 PM
★★☆☆c52
Last Quarter
22
37% lit
↑ 2:14 AM
↓ 2:22 PM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
23
28% lit
↑ 2:50 AM
↓ 3:17 PM
★★☆☆c44
24
19% lit
↑ 3:25 AM
↓ 4:12 PM
★★★☆c55
25
12% lit
↑ 4:01 AM
↓ 5:06 PM
★★★★c64
26
6% lit
↑ 4:37 AM
↓ 5:59 PM
★★★★c72
27
3% lit
↑ 5:16 AM
↓ 6:51 PM
★★★★c76
28
0% lit
↑ 5:57 AM
↓ 7:43 PM
★★★★c79
best
29
0% lit
↑ 6:40 AM
↓ 8:33 PM
★★★★c79
New Moon
best
30
2% lit
↑ 7:27 AM
↓ 9:20 PM
★★★★c79
Apogee · 406,515 km
Moon farthest north (19.3°)
31
5% lit
↑ 8:16 AM
↓ 10:05 PM
★☆☆☆c77

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, May 2 · 8:00 PM — Apogee · 405,929 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, May 2 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest north (19.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, May 7 · 4:43 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, May 10 · 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.
  • Sun, May 14 · 3:48 PM — Full Moon · Flower 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.
  • Mon, May 15 · 10:00 AM — Perigee · 358,041 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, May 16 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-19.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, May 21 · 6:35 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, May 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.
  • Mon, May 29 · 4:27 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, May 30 · 3:00 AM — Apogee · 406,515 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, May 30 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (19.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Sat, May 13 · Sun, May 14 · Mon, May 15 · Sun, May 28 · Mon, 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

358,046 km closest · 406,464 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 GALVESTON, Galveston ChannelSurf report: Galveston Seawall & PiersOffshore 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 Thu 6:20 PM.