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Galveston

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

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Today

Today: High 77°

Sunny, with a high near 77. East wind around 5 mph.

Tonight: Low 68° · 1% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 0 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:35 AM / 5:30 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:11 AM / 3:16 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 13%
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 512 PM6 PMFri, Nov 66 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 76 AMclouds14% cloud cover15% cloud cover15% cloud cover14% cloud cover9% cloud cover9% cloud cover13% cloud cover19% cloud cover25% cloud cover31% cloud cover34% cloud cover32% cloud cover30% cloud cover32% cloud cover35% cloud cover36% cloud cover35% cloud cover34% cloud cover35% cloud cover36% cloud cover35% cloud cover43% cloud cover40% cloud cover49% cloud cover30% cloud cover27% cloud cover24% cloud cover26% cloud cover17% cloud cover17% cloud cover16% cloud cover19% cloud cover21% cloud cover27% cloud cover35% cloud cover37% cloud cover35% cloud cover34% cloud cover37% cloud cover42% cloud cover48% cloud cover54% cloud cover57% cloud cover59% cloud cover60% cloud cover59% cloud cover58% cloud cover57% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°76777572727068707477767370696668rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphE 7 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 8ESE 7 mph, gusts 7SE 5 mph, gusts 6SE 6 mph, gusts 6SE 5 mph, gusts 6SSE 3 mph, gusts 3SE 2 mph, gusts 3E 3 mph, gusts 3NNE 9 mph, gusts 9N 13 mph, gusts 13N 12 mph, gusts 14N 10 mph, gusts 13NNE 9 mph, gusts 9ENE 7 mph, gusts 8ENE 6 mph, gusts 6ENE 5 mph, gusts 6ENE 6 mph, gusts 6ENE 7 mph, gusts 8ENE 9 mph, gusts 12NE 12 mph, gusts 14NE 12 mph, gusts 15ENE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 14 mph, gusts 17
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 11 AM76°76°63°64%14%0%–E 7810+ mi
Thu 12 PM77°77°63°62%15%0%–E 7810+ mi
Thu 1 PM77°77°63°62%15%0%–E 7810+ mi
Thu 2 PM77°77°63°62%14%0%–ESE 6810+ mi
Thu 3 PM77°77°63°62%9%0%–ESE 7710+ mi
Thu 4 PM77°77°63°62%9%0%–ESE 6710+ mi
Thu 5 PM75°75°63°66%13%0%–SE 5610+ mi
Thu 6 PM72°72°63°73%19%1%–SE 6710+ mi
Thu 7 PM72°72°64°76%25%1%–SE 6610+ mi
Thu 8 PM72°72°64°76%31%1%–SE 6610+ mi
Thu 9 PM72°72°65°79%34%1%–SE 5610+ mi
Thu 10 PM72°72°65°79%32%1%–SE 558.0 mi
Thu 11 PM72°72°65°79%30%1%–SSE 338.0 mi
Fri 12 AM72°72°65°79%32%0%–SSE 338.0 mi
Fri 1 AM72°72°65°79%35%1%–SE 237.0 mi
Fri 2 AM70°70°65°84%36%1%–E 237.0 mi
Fri 3 AM70°70°65°84%35%1%–E 337.0 mi
Fri 4 AM70°70°65°84%34%1%–E 669.0 mi
Fri 5 AM68°68°65°90%35%1%–NNE 9910+ mi
Fri 6 AM68°68°65°90%36%2%–N 121210+ mi
Fri 7 AM68°68°65°90%35%1%–N 131310+ mi
Fri 8 AM70°70°65°84%43%1%–N 131310+ mi
Fri 9 AM71°71°65°81%40%0%–N 121410+ mi
Fri 10 AM73°73°65°76%49%0%–N 121310+ mi
Fri 11 AM74°74°64°71%30%0%–N 101310+ mi
Fri 12 PM76°76°64°66%27%0%–NNE 91210+ mi
Fri 1 PM77°77°63°62%24%0%–NNE 9910+ mi
Fri 2 PM77°77°63°62%26%0%–NE 8810+ mi
Fri 3 PM77°77°62°60%17%0%–ENE 7810+ mi
Fri 4 PM77°77°62°60%17%0%–ENE 67–
Fri 5 PM76°76°62°62%16%0%–ENE 66–
Fri 6 PM73°73°62°68%19%0%–E 56–
Fri 7 PM73°73°62°68%21%0%–ENE 56–
Fri 8 PM73°73°63°71%27%0%–ENE 56–
Fri 9 PM72°72°63°73%35%0%–ENE 66–
Fri 10 PM71°71°63°76%37%0%–ENE 67–
Fri 11 PM70°70°63°78%35%0%–ENE 78–
Sat 12 AM70°70°63°78%34%1%–ENE 89–
Sat 1 AM69°69°63°81%37%1%–ENE 912–
Sat 2 AM69°69°63°81%42%1%–ENE 1013–
Sat 3 AM68°68°62°81%48%1%–NE 1214–
Sat 4 AM67°67°62°84%54%1%–NE 1215–
Sat 5 AM66°66°61°84%57%1%–NE 1215–
Sat 6 AM66°66°61°84%59%0%–NE 1315–
Sat 7 AM67°67°61°81%60%0%–ENE 1316–
Sat 8 AM68°68°61°78%59%0%–ENE 1417–
Sat 9 AM70°70°61°73%58%0%–ENE 1417–
Sat 10 AM71°71°62°73%57%0%–ENE 1417–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

77° / 68°

1% rain

E 3–7 mph · gusts 8

Fri, Nov 6

Mostly Sunny

77° / 66°

2% rain

NE 2–13 mph · gusts 14

Sat, Nov 7

Partly Sunny

75° / 61°

16% rain

NE 8–16 mph · gusts 18

Sun, Nov 8

Chance Rain Showers

69° / 61°

26% rain

NE 10–18 mph · gusts 22

Mon, Nov 9

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

70° / 62°

18% rain

NE 5–10 mph · gusts 15

Tue, Nov 10

Slight Chance Rain Showers

72° / 64°

15% rain

NE 3–7 mph · gusts 10

Wed, Nov 11

Mostly Sunny

73° / 64°

15% rain

NE 3–7 mph · gusts 9

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Sunny, with a high near 77. East wind around 5 mph.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 0 to 10 mph.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 15 mph.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers. 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. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • 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 · 435 AM 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.


GMZ335-052330-
Galveston Bay-
435 AM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast this
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10
to 15 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. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. 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 · 435 AM 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.


GMZ355-052330-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
435 AM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots late.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 5 seconds and
south 1 foot at 5 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 feet. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally
to 8 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds,
becoming east 4 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. 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. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.

Moon calendar · February 1996

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
92% lit
↑ 3:45 PM
↓ 4:44 AM
★★★★c78
Apogee · 406,166 km
2
97% lit
↑ 4:36 PM
↓ 5:28 AM
★★★★c78
3
99% lit
↑ 5:28 PM
↓ 6:09 AM
★★★★c77
best
4
100% lit
↑ 6:20 PM
↓ 6:48 AM
★★★★c73
Full Moon · Snow Moon
best
5
99% lit
↑ 7:13 PM
↓ 7:25 AM
★★★★c68
6
96% lit
↑ 8:07 PM
↓ 8:01 AM
★★★★c60
7
91% lit
↑ 9:01 PM
↓ 8:36 AM
★★★☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
8
85% lit
↑ 9:57 PM
↓ 9:12 AM
★★☆☆c38
9
77% lit
↑ 10:54 PM
↓ 9:48 AM
★★☆☆c37
10
67% lit
↑ 11:52 PM
↓ 10:28 AM
★★☆☆c48
11
57% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:10 AM
★★☆☆c60
12
46% lit
↑ 12:52 AM
↓ 11:57 AM
★★☆☆c72
Last Quarter
13
35% lit
↑ 1:53 AM
↓ 12:49 PM
★★★☆c83
14
24% lit
↑ 2:53 AM
↓ 1:47 PM
★★★★c92
Moon farthest south (-18.6°)
15
15% lit
↑ 3:52 AM
↓ 2:49 PM
★★★★c97
16
7% lit
↑ 4:48 AM
↓ 3:55 PM
★★★★c98
17
2% lit
↑ 5:40 AM
↓ 5:02 PM
★★★★c99
Perigee · 360,882 km
best
18
0% lit
↑ 6:28 AM
↓ 6:09 PM
★★★★c94
New Moon
best
19
1% lit
↑ 7:13 AM
↓ 7:14 PM
★★★★c84
best
20
4% lit
↑ 7:55 AM
↓ 8:17 PM
★★★★c69
Moon crosses the equator
21
10% lit
↑ 8:35 AM
↓ 9:18 PM
★★★☆c50
22
18% lit
↑ 9:15 AM
↓ 10:17 PM
★★☆☆c45
23
26% lit
↑ 9:55 AM
↓ 11:15 PM
★★☆☆c49
24
36% lit
↑ 10:37 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c51
25
45% lit
↑ 11:19 AM
↓ 12:09 AM
★★☆☆c53
First Quarter
26
55% lit
↑ 12:04 PM
↓ 1:02 AM
★★☆☆c58
27
64% lit
↑ 12:51 PM
↓ 1:52 AM
★★★☆c61
Moon farthest north (18.8°)
28
73% lit
↑ 1:39 PM
↓ 2:40 AM
★★★☆c62
29
81% lit
↑ 2:29 PM
↓ 3:24 AM
★★★☆c62
Apogee · 405,278 km

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Feb 1 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 406,166 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Feb 4 · 9:57 AM — Full Moon · Snow MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Feb 7 · 7:00 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, Feb 12 · 2:37 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Feb 14 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Feb 17 · 3:00 AM — Perigee · 360,882 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Feb 18 · 5:29 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Feb 20 · 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, Feb 25 · 11:51 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Feb 27 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Feb 29 · 1:00 AM — Apogee · 405,278 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Sat, Feb 3 · Sun, Feb 4 · Sat, Feb 17 · Sun, Feb 18 · Mon, Feb 19

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

Moon distance

360,982 km closest · 406,165 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 AM.