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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 = clouds
Thu, Nov 56 PMFri, Nov 66 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 76 AM12 PMclouds0% cloud cover1% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% 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 cover55°60°65°70°75°80°76747473717074767774727168667174rain5% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphESE 6 mph, gusts 8SE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 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 18
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 4 PM76°76°64°66%0%0%–ESE 6810+ mi
Thu 5 PM75°75°64°69%1%0%–SE 6810+ mi
Thu 6 PM74°74°63°69%3%0%–SE 5810+ mi
Thu 7 PM74°74°64°71%4%0%–SE 6710+ mi
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 239.6 mi
Fri 1 AM73°73°65°76%5%1%–NE 338.6 mi
Fri 2 AM73°73°66°79%10%1%–NNE 367.6 mi
Fri 3 AM72°72°66°81%29%1%–NNE 367.7 mi
Fri 4 AM71°71°66°84%31%1%–NNE 377.7 mi
Fri 5 AM71°71°66°84%41%1%–NE 577.8 mi
Fri 6 AM69°69°66°90%33%1%–NE 798.8 mi
Fri 7 AM70°70°66°87%51%2%–NNE 8129.8 mi
Fri 8 AM71°71°67°87%54%2%–NNE 9139.9 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 812–
Fri 11 PM72°72°63°73%50%0%–NE 913–
Sat 12 AM71°71°63°76%49%0%–NE 914–
Sat 1 AM71°71°63°76%40%0%–NE 1015–
Sat 2 AM69°69°63°81%68%0%–NE 1215–
Sat 3 AM68°68°63°84%65%0%–NE 1316–
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–

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.

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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 · September 1995

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
43% lit
↑ 1:18 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c84
2
54% lit
↑ 2:19 PM
↓ 12:14 AM
★★★☆c97
First Quarter
3
65% lit
↑ 3:17 PM
↓ 1:10 AM
★★★★c103
Moon farthest south (-19.1°)
4
76% lit
↑ 4:12 PM
↓ 2:10 AM
★★★★c103
Perigee · 367,915 km
5
85% lit
↑ 5:03 PM
↓ 3:13 AM
★★★★c103
best
6
92% lit
↑ 5:50 PM
↓ 4:17 AM
★★★★c97
best
7
97% lit
↑ 6:33 PM
↓ 5:21 AM
★★★★c86
best
8
100% lit
↑ 7:14 PM
↓ 6:24 AM
★★★★c71
Full Moon · Corn Moon
best
9
100% lit
↑ 7:53 PM
↓ 7:25 AM
★★★☆c53
Moon crosses the equator
10
97% lit
↑ 8:31 PM
↓ 8:25 AM
★★★☆c41
11
93% lit
↑ 9:09 PM
↓ 9:23 AM
★★★☆c49
12
86% lit
↑ 9:49 PM
↓ 10:20 AM
★★★☆c53
13
79% lit
↑ 10:30 PM
↓ 11:15 AM
★★★☆c56
14
70% lit
↑ 11:12 PM
↓ 12:08 PM
★★★☆c59
15
61% lit
↑ 11:57 PM
↓ 12:59 PM
★★☆☆c63
16
52% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:48 PM
★★☆☆c65
Moon farthest north (19.1°)
Last Quarter
17
42% lit
↑ 12:45 AM
↓ 2:35 PM
★★☆☆c65
Apogee · 404,263 km
18
33% lit
↑ 1:34 AM
↓ 3:19 PM
★★★☆c64
19
24% lit
↑ 2:26 AM
↓ 4:00 PM
★★★☆c63
20
17% lit
↑ 3:19 AM
↓ 4:40 PM
★★★☆c60
21
10% lit
↑ 4:13 AM
↓ 5:18 PM
★★★☆c55
22
5% lit
↑ 5:09 AM
↓ 5:56 PM
★★★☆c49
23
1% lit
↑ 6:06 AM
↓ 6:33 PM
★★★☆c41
24
0% lit
↑ 7:04 AM
↓ 7:11 PM
★★★☆c33
Moon crosses the equator
New Moon
25
1% lit
↑ 8:04 AM
↓ 7:51 PM
★★★★c53
26
5% lit
↑ 9:06 AM
↓ 8:34 PM
★★★★c71
27
11% lit
↑ 10:08 AM
↓ 9:21 PM
★★★★c84
best
28
19% lit
↑ 11:11 AM
↓ 10:11 PM
★★★★c94
29
29% lit
↑ 12:13 PM
↓ 11:06 PM
★★★★c99
Perigee · 369,505 km
30
40% lit
↑ 1:12 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c100
Moon farthest south (-19.0°)

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Sep 2 · 4:03 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Sep 3 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Sep 4 · 8:00 PM — Perigee · 367,915 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Sep 8 · 10:37 PM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Sep 9 · 7:00 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, Sep 16 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest north (19.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Sep 16 · 4:10 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Sep 17 · 1:00 AM — Apogee · 404,263 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Sep 24 · 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.
  • Sun, Sep 24 · 11:55 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Sep 29 · 11:00 PM — Perigee · 369,505 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Sep 30 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Tue, Sep 5 · Wed, Sep 6 · Thu, Sep 7 · Fri, Sep 8 · Wed, Sep 27

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

Moon distance

367,964 km closest · 404,133 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 2:41 PM.