Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
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Today
This Afternoon: High 77°
Sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Low 69° · 5% rain
Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:35 AM / 5:30 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 3:11 AM / 3:16 PM
- Moon
- Waning Crescent, 11%
- 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 = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 6 PM | 74° | 74° | 63° | 69% | 3% | 0% | – | SE 5 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 7 PM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 71% | 4% | 0% | – | SE 6 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 8 PM | 73° | 73° | 64° | 73% | 3% | 0% | – | SE 5 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 9 PM | 73° | 73° | 65° | 76% | 3% | 0% | – | SE 5 | 6 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 10 PM | 74° | 74° | 65° | 74% | 1% | 0% | – | SE 3 | 5 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 11 PM | 74° | 74° | 65° | 74% | 2% | 5% | – | ESE 2 | 5 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 12 AM | 73° | 73° | 65° | 76% | 2% | 1% | – | E 2 | 3 | 9.6 mi | |
| Fri 1 AM | 73° | 73° | 65° | 76% | 5% | 1% | – | NE 3 | 3 | 8.6 mi | |
| Fri 2 AM | 73° | 73° | 66° | 79% | 10% | 1% | – | NNE 3 | 6 | 7.6 mi | |
| Fri 3 AM | 72° | 72° | 66° | 81% | 29% | 1% | – | NNE 3 | 6 | 7.7 mi | |
| Fri 4 AM | 71° | 71° | 66° | 84% | 31% | 1% | – | NNE 3 | 7 | 7.7 mi | |
| Fri 5 AM | 71° | 71° | 66° | 84% | 41% | 1% | – | NE 5 | 7 | 7.8 mi | |
| Fri 6 AM | 69° | 69° | 66° | 90% | 33% | 1% | – | NE 7 | 9 | 8.8 mi | |
| Fri 7 AM | 70° | 70° | 66° | 87% | 51% | 2% | – | NNE 8 | 12 | 9.8 mi | |
| Fri 8 AM | 71° | 71° | 67° | 87% | 54% | 2% | – | NNE 9 | 13 | 9.9 mi | |
| Fri 9 AM | 72° | 72° | 66° | 81% | 49% | 2% | – | NNE 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 10 AM | 74° | 74° | 66° | 76% | 52% | 1% | – | NNE 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 11 AM | 75° | 75° | 66° | 74% | 46% | 1% | – | NE 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 12 PM | 76° | 76° | 65° | 69% | 39% | 1% | – | ENE 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 1 PM | 76° | 76° | 64° | 66% | 10% | 1% | – | ENE 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 2 PM | 77° | 77° | 64° | 64% | 3% | 1% | – | E 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 3 PM | 77° | 77° | 64° | 64% | 1% | 1% | – | E 8 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 4 PM | 77° | 77° | 63° | 62% | 0% | 1% | – | E 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 5 PM | 75° | 75° | 63° | 66% | 0% | 1% | – | E 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 6 PM | 75° | 75° | 63° | 66% | 3% | 0% | – | E 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 7 PM | 74° | 74° | 63° | 69% | 16% | 0% | – | E 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 8 PM | 73° | 73° | 63° | 71% | 16% | 0% | – | E 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 9 PM | 73° | 73° | 63° | 71% | 18% | 0% | – | ENE 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 10 PM | 72° | 72° | 63° | 73% | 38% | 0% | – | NE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Fri 11 PM | 72° | 72° | 63° | 73% | 50% | 0% | – | NE 9 | 13 | – | |
| Sat 12 AM | 71° | 71° | 63° | 76% | 49% | 0% | – | NE 9 | 14 | – | |
| Sat 1 AM | 71° | 71° | 63° | 76% | 40% | 0% | – | NE 10 | 15 | – | |
| Sat 2 AM | 69° | 69° | 63° | 81% | 68% | 0% | – | NE 12 | 15 | – | |
| Sat 3 AM | 68° | 68° | 63° | 84% | 65% | 0% | – | NE 13 | 16 | – | |
| Sat 4 AM | 68° | 68° | 63° | 84% | 64% | 0% | – | ENE 14 | 17 | – | |
| Sat 5 AM | 67° | 67° | 62° | 84% | 74% | 0% | – | ENE 14 | 18 | – | |
| Sat 6 AM | 67° | 67° | 62° | 84% | 79% | 0% | – | ENE 14 | 20 | – | |
| Sat 7 AM | 66° | 66° | 62° | 87% | 80% | 0% | – | ENE 14 | 20 | – | |
| Sat 8 AM | 67° | 67° | 62° | 84% | 72% | 0% | – | ENE 15 | 21 | – | |
| Sat 9 AM | 69° | 69° | 63° | 81% | 64% | 0% | – | ENE 15 | 21 | – | |
| Sat 10 AM | 71° | 71° | 63° | 76% | 65% | 0% | – | ENE 15 | 21 | – | |
| Sat 11 AM | 72° | 72° | 63° | 73% | 65% | 0% | – | ENE 14 | 21 | – | |
| Sat 12 PM | 73° | 73° | 62° | 68% | 66% | 0% | – | ENE 14 | 20 | – | |
| Sat 1 PM | 74° | 74° | 61° | 64% | 63% | 0% | – | ENE 14 | 18 | – | |
| Sat 2 PM | 74° | 74° | 61° | 64% | 60% | 0% | – | ENE 13 | 18 | – | |
| Sat 3 PM | 74° | 74° | 60° | 62% | 57% | 0% | – | ENE 13 | 17 | – | |
| Sat 4 PM | 73° | 73° | 59° | 62% | 66% | 0% | – | ENE 13 | 17 | – | |
| Sat 5 PM | 72° | 72° | 59° | 64% | 74% | 0% | – | ENE 12 | 17 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Sunny
77° / 69°
5% rain
SE 2–6 mph · gusts 8
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
- This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
- 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.
- 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.
Weather map
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Marine forecast
Galveston Bay
GMZ335 · 202 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. GMZ335-060830- Galveston Bay- 202 PM CST Thu Nov 5 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. 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.
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM
GMZ355 · 202 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. GMZ355-060830- Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 202 PM CST Thu Nov 5 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. 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 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 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 4 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. 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 4 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Moon calendar · July 1995
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
12% lit
↑ 9:41 AM
↓ 10:44 PM
↓ 10:44 PM
★★★★c69
2
20% lit
↑ 10:36 AM
↓ 11:20 PM
↓ 11:20 PM
★★★☆c61
3
28% lit
↑ 11:31 AM
↓ 11:55 PM
↓ 11:55 PM
★★☆☆c49
4
38% lit
↑ 12:28 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★★☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
5
49% lit
↑ 1:26 PM
↓ 12:32 AM
↓ 12:32 AM
★★☆☆c44
First Quarter
6
60% lit
↑ 2:27 PM
↓ 1:11 AM
↓ 1:11 AM
★★★☆c56
7
70% lit
↑ 3:30 PM
↓ 1:53 AM
↓ 1:53 AM
★★★★c74
8
80% lit
↑ 4:35 PM
↓ 2:40 AM
↓ 2:40 AM
★★★★c91
9
89% lit
↑ 5:40 PM
↓ 3:33 AM
↓ 3:33 AM
★★★★c103
10
95% lit
↑ 6:43 PM
↓ 4:31 AM
↓ 4:31 AM
★★★★c108
Moon farthest south (-19.3°)
11
99% lit
↑ 7:42 PM
↓ 5:35 AM
↓ 5:35 AM
★★★★c108
Perigee · 358,770 km
best12
100% lit
↑ 8:36 PM
↓ 6:42 AM
↓ 6:42 AM
★★★★c107
Full Moon · Buck Moon (supermoon)
best13
97% lit
↑ 9:24 PM
↓ 7:49 AM
↓ 7:49 AM
★★★★c99
best14
93% lit
↑ 10:07 PM
↓ 8:55 AM
↓ 8:55 AM
★★☆☆c87
15
86% lit
↑ 10:47 PM
↓ 9:58 AM
↓ 9:58 AM
★★★★c72
16
77% lit
↑ 11:25 PM
↓ 10:59 AM
↓ 10:59 AM
★★★☆c55
Moon crosses the equator
17
68% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:57 AM
↓ 11:57 AM
★★☆☆c39
18
58% lit
↑ 12:02 AM
↓ 12:53 PM
↓ 12:53 PM
★★☆☆c44
19
48% lit
↑ 12:39 AM
↓ 1:48 PM
↓ 1:48 PM
★★☆☆c51
Last Quarter
20
38% lit
↑ 1:16 AM
↓ 2:41 PM
↓ 2:41 PM
★★★☆c59
21
29% lit
↑ 1:56 AM
↓ 3:34 PM
↓ 3:34 PM
★★★☆c67
22
21% lit
↑ 2:37 AM
↓ 4:25 PM
↓ 4:25 PM
★★★★c73
23
14% lit
↑ 3:21 AM
↓ 5:14 PM
↓ 5:14 PM
★★★★c75
Apogee · 405,719 km
Moon farthest north (19.2°)
24
8% lit
↑ 4:08 AM
↓ 6:01 PM
↓ 6:01 PM
★★★★c77
25
4% lit
↑ 4:58 AM
↓ 6:46 PM
↓ 6:46 PM
★★★★c77
26
1% lit
↑ 5:49 AM
↓ 7:28 PM
↓ 7:28 PM
★★★★c76
best27
0% lit
↑ 6:42 AM
↓ 8:08 PM
↓ 8:08 PM
★★★★c74
New Moon
best28
1% lit
↑ 7:36 AM
↓ 8:45 PM
↓ 8:45 PM
★★★★c71
29
4% lit
↑ 8:31 AM
↓ 9:22 PM
↓ 9:22 PM
★★★★c65
30
9% lit
↑ 9:27 AM
↓ 9:58 PM
↓ 9:58 PM
★★☆☆c57
31
16% lit
↑ 10:23 AM
↓ 10:34 PM
↓ 10:34 PM
★★★☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
Lunar events this month
- Tue, Jul 4 · 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.
- Wed, Jul 5 · 3:02 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Mon, Jul 10 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Tue, Jul 11 · 5:00 AM — Perigee · 358,770 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Wed, Jul 12 · 5:49 AM — Full Moon · Buck 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.
- Sun, Jul 16 · 2:00 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, Jul 19 · 6:09 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Sun, Jul 23 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 405,719 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Sun, Jul 23 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest north (19.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Thu, Jul 27 · 10:12 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Mon, Jul 31 · 10:00 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
Tue, Jul 11 · Wed, Jul 12 · Thu, Jul 13 · Wed, Jul 26 · Thu, Jul 27
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
358,848 km closest · 405,710 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.
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 2:41 PM.