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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
2:11 AM / 2:45 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 17%
Minor period
1:41 AM–2:41 AM
Major period
7:30 AM–9:30 AM
Minor period
2:15 PM–3:15 PM
Major period
7:55 PM–9:55 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Nov 4Thu, Nov 56 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 66 AM12 PM6 PMclouds2% cloud cover2% cloud cover6% 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 cover55°60°65°70°75°80°68656363727476737270686672767673rain7% 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% chancewind01020mphNE 5 mph, gusts 5ENE 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 6
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 10 PM68°68°59°73%2%0%–NE 5510+ mi
Wed 11 PM67°67°59°75%2%0%–ENE 5310+ mi
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Clear

68° / 61°

Dry

ENE 5–5 mph · gusts 5

Thu, Nov 5

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 · 613 PM CST Wed Nov 4 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.


GMZ335-051315-
Galveston Bay-
613 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds around 5 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. A chance of showers
in the evening. 
.FRIDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy,
diminishing to smooth in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north around
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy, diminishing to
smooth in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 613 PM CST Wed Nov 4 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.


GMZ350-355-051315-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
613 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

.TONIGHT...East 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 around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot
at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at
5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.

Moon calendar · July 1996

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
99% lit
↑ 8:56 PM
↓ 6:56 AM
★★★★c104
Perigee · 357,947 km
best
2
96% lit
↑ 9:49 PM
↓ 8:04 AM
★★★★c102
best
3
90% lit
↑ 10:37 PM
↓ 9:12 AM
★★★★c93
4
82% lit
↑ 11:21 PM
↓ 10:18 AM
★★★☆c79
5
72% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:22 AM
★★☆☆c60
6
62% lit
↑ 12:02 AM
↓ 12:24 PM
★★☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
7
51% lit
↑ 12:41 AM
↓ 1:24 PM
★☆☆☆c46
Last Quarter
8
40% lit
↑ 1:20 AM
↓ 2:22 PM
★★☆☆c60
9
31% lit
↑ 2:00 AM
↓ 3:18 PM
★★☆☆c69
10
22% lit
↑ 2:41 AM
↓ 4:13 PM
★★★☆c76
11
14% lit
↑ 3:23 AM
↓ 5:06 PM
★★★★c80
12
8% lit
↑ 4:08 AM
↓ 5:57 PM
★★★★c82
13
4% lit
↑ 4:55 AM
↓ 6:45 PM
★☆☆☆c82
Moon farthest north (18.6°)
14
1% lit
↑ 5:44 AM
↓ 7:30 PM
★★★★c82
15
0% lit
↑ 6:35 AM
↓ 8:13 PM
★★★★c80
New Moon
best
16
1% lit
↑ 7:26 AM
↓ 8:52 PM
★★★★c77
Apogee · 406,595 km
17
4% lit
↑ 8:17 AM
↓ 9:29 PM
★★★★c71
18
8% lit
↑ 9:09 AM
↓ 10:04 PM
★★★☆c64
19
14% lit
↑ 10:01 AM
↓ 10:39 PM
★★☆☆c55
20
21% lit
↑ 10:53 AM
↓ 11:13 PM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
21
30% lit
↑ 11:46 AM
↓ 11:48 PM
★☆☆☆c33
22
40% lit
↑ 12:41 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c36
23
50% lit
↑ 1:37 PM
↓ 12:25 AM
★☆☆☆c50
First Quarter
24
60% lit
↑ 2:36 PM
↓ 1:05 AM
★★☆☆c64
25
71% lit
↑ 3:37 PM
↓ 1:49 AM
★★★☆c77
26
80% lit
↑ 4:38 PM
↓ 2:38 AM
★★★★c89
27
89% lit
↑ 5:39 PM
↓ 3:33 AM
★★★★c96
Moon farthest south (-18.4°)
28
95% lit
↑ 6:39 PM
↓ 4:34 AM
★★★★c99
best
29
99% lit
↑ 7:34 PM
↓ 5:40 AM
★☆☆☆c99
30
100% lit
↑ 8:25 PM
↓ 6:48 AM
★★★★c97
Perigee · 356,950 km
Full Moon · Blue Moon (supermoon)
best
31
97% lit
↑ 9:12 PM
↓ 7:57 AM
★★★★c89

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Jul 1 · 5:00 PM — Perigee · 357,947 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Jul 6 · 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.
  • Sun, Jul 7 · 1:55 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Jul 13 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Jul 15 · 11:15 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Jul 16 · 9:00 AM — Apogee · 406,595 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Jul 20 · 9:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Jul 23 · 12:49 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Jul 27 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jul 30 · 3:00 AM — Perigee · 356,950 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Jul 30 · 5:35 AM — Full Moon · Blue 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.

Best fishing days

Mon, Jul 1 · Tue, Jul 2 · Mon, Jul 15 · Sun, Jul 28 · Tue, Jul 30

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

Moon distance

357,101 km closest · 406,588 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.