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Bolivar

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 61°

Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Thursday: High 76° · 13% rain

Sunny, with a high near 76. East wind around 5 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:34 AM / 5:29 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:10 AM / 3:15 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 16%
Minor period
2:40 AM–3:40 AM
Major period
8:15 AM–10:15 AM
Minor period
2:45 PM–3:45 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 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 66 AM12 PM6 PMclouds6% cloud cover14% cloud cover18% cloud cover6% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover0% cloud cover1% cloud cover0% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover14% cloud cover30% cloud cover29% cloud cover34% cloud cover33% cloud cover23% cloud cover44% cloud cover45% cloud cover40% cloud cover37% cloud cover18% cloud cover25% cloud cover34% cloud cover36% cloud cover36% cloud cover36% cloud cover31% cloud cover27% cloud cover22% cloud cover24% cloud cover25% cloud cover27% cloud cover28% cloud cover30% cloud cover31% cloud cover35% cloud cover40% cloud cover44% cloud cover45% cloud cover47% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°66636369747573727170687075777470rain7% chance6% chance9% chance13% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance12% chance8% chance4% chance6% chance8% chance10% chance8% chance5% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphENE 5 mph, gusts 3NE 6 mph, gusts 5NE 7 mph, gusts 7NE 7 mph, gusts 8ENE 7 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 8ESE 6 mph, gusts 7SE 6 mph, gusts 7SE 7 mph, gusts 7SSE 6 mph, gusts 6SSE 5 mph, gusts 5SSE 5 mph, gusts 5SE 3 mph, gusts 2ENE 2 mph, gusts 3NE 5 mph, gusts 5N 12 mph, gusts 12N 13 mph, gusts 13N 10 mph, gusts 13NNE 8 mph, gusts 9NE 7 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 7E 5 mph, gusts 6ENE 5 mph, gusts 6NE 6 mph, gusts 6
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 12 AM66°66°59°78%6%0%–ENE 5310+ mi
Thu 1 AM65°65°59°81%14%0%–NE 6510+ mi
Thu 2 AM64°64°60°87%18%0%–NE 6510+ mi
Thu 3 AM63°63°60°90%6%0%–NE 679.0 mi
Thu 4 AM63°63°60°90%5%0%–NE 779.0 mi
Thu 5 AM62°62°60°93%6%0%–NE 7810+ mi
Thu 6 AM63°63°60°90%4%0%–NE 7810+ mi
Thu 7 AM63°63°61°93%5%0%–ENE 7810+ mi
Thu 8 AM65°65°61°87%2%0%–ENE 7810+ mi
Thu 9 AM69°69°63°81%3%0%–E 7810+ mi
Thu 10 AM72°72°64°76%1%0%–E 7810+ mi
Thu 11 AM73°73°65°76%2%0%–ESE 6810+ mi
Thu 12 PM74°74°65°74%0%7%–ESE 6710+ mi
Thu 1 PM74°74°65°74%1%0%–SE 6710+ mi
Thu 2 PM75°75°65°71%0%0%–SE 6710+ mi
Thu 3 PM75°75°65°71%2%6%–SE 7710+ mi
Thu 4 PM76°76°66°71%4%9%–SE 7710+ mi
Thu 5 PM74°74°65°74%4%13%–SSE 6710+ mi
Thu 6 PM73°73°65°76%14%16%–SSE 6610+ mi
Thu 7 PM73°73°66°79%30%16%–SSE 6510+ mi
Thu 8 PM72°72°67°84%29%16%–SSE 5510+ mi
Thu 9 PM72°72°67°84%34%16%–SSE 5510+ mi
Thu 10 PM72°72°67°84%33%12%–SSE 558.0 mi
Thu 11 PM71°71°67°87%23%8%–SSE 537.0 mi
Fri 12 AM71°71°67°87%44%4%–SE 327.0 mi
Fri 1 AM70°70°67°90%45%6%–E 227.0 mi
Fri 2 AM70°70°67°90%40%8%–ENE 237.0 mi
Fri 3 AM70°70°67°90%37%10%–ENE 237.0 mi
Fri 4 AM68°68°66°93%18%8%–NE 55–
Fri 5 AM68°68°65°90%25%5%–NNE 97–
Fri 6 AM68°68°65°90%34%4%–N 1212–
Fri 7 AM66°66°65°97%36%4%–N 1312–
Fri 8 AM68°68°64°87%36%4%–N 1313–
Fri 9 AM70°70°64°81%36%4%–N 1213–
Fri 10 AM72°72°64°76%31%4%–N 1013–
Fri 11 AM74°74°64°71%27%4%–N 912–
Fri 12 PM75°75°64°69%22%2%–NNE 89–
Fri 1 PM76°76°63°64%24%2%–NNE 88–
Fri 2 PM77°77°63°62%25%2%–NE 78–
Fri 3 PM77°77°63°62%27%2%–ENE 77–
Fri 4 PM76°76°62°62%28%2%–E 77–
Fri 5 PM75°75°62°64%30%2%–E 67–
Fri 6 PM74°74°62°66%31%1%–E 56–
Fri 7 PM73°73°61°66%35%1%–ENE 56–
Fri 8 PM71°71°61°71%40%1%–ENE 56–
Fri 9 PM70°70°61°73%44%1%–NE 56–
Fri 10 PM69°69°61°76%45%1%–NE 66–
Fri 11 PM68°68°60°76%47%1%–NE 77–

7-day forecast

Wed, Nov 4

Mostly Clear

–° / 61°

Dry

Today

Sunny

76° / 66°

16% rain

E 5–7 mph · gusts 8

Fri, Nov 6

Mostly Sunny

77° / 63°

10% rain

NE 2–13 mph · gusts 13

Sat, Nov 7

Partly Sunny

73° / 58°

12% rain

NE 8–15 mph · gusts 18

Sun, Nov 8

Slight Chance Rain Showers

67° / 57°

21% rain

NE 12–18 mph · gusts 21

Mon, Nov 9

Mostly Sunny

68° / 58°

11% rain

NE 7–12 mph · gusts 14

Tue, Nov 10

Mostly Sunny

71° / 60°

8% rain

NE 3–9 mph · gusts 9

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 76. East wind around 5 mph.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
  • Veterans Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

Weather map

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

Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 1215 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.


GMZ335-051915-
Galveston Bay-
1215 AM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters 
smooth.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters 
slightly choppy. 
.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 around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy. 
.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 · 1215 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.


GMZ355-051915-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1215 AM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 
feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds and southeast 1 
foot at 6 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 5 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...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. 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 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, 
building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after midnight. 
.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 around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.

Moon calendar · May 1996

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
96% lit
↑ 6:23 PM
↓ 5:19 AM
★★★☆c60
2
99% lit
↑ 7:24 PM
↓ 6:00 AM
★☆☆☆c65
3
100% lit
↑ 8:26 PM
↓ 6:44 AM
★★★★c77
Full Moon · Flower Moon
4
98% lit
↑ 9:29 PM
↓ 7:33 AM
★★★★c88
best
5
93% lit
↑ 10:31 PM
↓ 8:26 AM
★★★★c94
best
6
86% lit
↑ 11:29 PM
↓ 9:25 AM
★★★★c96
Moon farthest south (-18.5°)
Perigee · 366,533 km
best
7
78% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:26 AM
★★★★c95
8
67% lit
↑ 12:24 AM
↓ 11:29 AM
★★★☆c90
9
56% lit
↑ 1:14 AM
↓ 12:33 PM
★★☆☆c80
10
44% lit
↑ 1:59 AM
↓ 1:35 PM
★★☆☆c67
Last Quarter
11
34% lit
↑ 2:41 AM
↓ 2:37 PM
★★☆☆c49
12
24% lit
↑ 3:21 AM
↓ 3:37 PM
★★☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
13
15% lit
↑ 4:00 AM
↓ 4:36 PM
★★☆☆c55
14
8% lit
↑ 4:39 AM
↓ 5:35 PM
★★★☆c66
15
3% lit
↑ 5:18 AM
↓ 6:32 PM
★★★★c76
16
1% lit
↑ 5:59 AM
↓ 7:29 PM
★☆☆☆c79
17
0% lit
↑ 6:42 AM
↓ 8:23 PM
★★★★c83
New Moon
best
18
2% lit
↑ 7:28 AM
↓ 9:16 PM
★★★★c86
best
19
5% lit
↑ 8:15 AM
↓ 10:05 PM
★★★★c86
Moon farthest north (18.7°)
20
10% lit
↑ 9:04 AM
↓ 10:52 PM
★★★★c84
21
16% lit
↑ 9:55 AM
↓ 11:34 PM
★★★☆c81
22
24% lit
↑ 10:46 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c76
Apogee · 405,076 km
23
32% lit
↑ 11:37 AM
↓ 12:14 AM
★★☆☆c68
24
42% lit
↑ 12:29 PM
↓ 12:52 AM
★★☆☆c59
25
51% lit
↑ 1:21 PM
↓ 1:28 AM
★☆☆☆c48
First Quarter
26
61% lit
↑ 2:15 PM
↓ 2:03 AM
★☆☆☆c37
27
71% lit
↑ 3:10 PM
↓ 2:38 AM
★☆☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
28
79% lit
↑ 4:07 PM
↓ 3:14 AM
★★☆☆c51
29
87% lit
↑ 5:06 PM
↓ 3:53 AM
★★★☆c67
30
94% lit
↑ 6:08 PM
↓ 4:34 AM
★★★★c83
31
98% lit
↑ 7:11 PM
↓ 5:21 AM
★☆☆☆c92

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, May 3 · 6:48 AM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, May 6 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, May 6 · 5:00 PM — Perigee · 366,533 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, May 10 · 12:03 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, May 12 · 12:00 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, May 17 · 6:46 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, May 19 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, May 22 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 405,076 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, May 25 · 9:12 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, May 27 · 5:00 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

Sat, May 4 · Sun, May 5 · Mon, May 6 · Fri, May 17 · Sat, May 18

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

Moon distance

366,553 km closest · 405,075 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 Wed 9:46 PM.