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Freeport

28.950°, -95.360° · tides: Old Brazos River, Freeport

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Today

Overnight: Low 70° · 1% rain

Areas of fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 0 mph.

Monday: High 82° · 9% rain

Patchy fog before 8am. Partly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:34 AM / 5:34 PM
Moonrise / moonset
12:09 AM / 1:44 PM
Moon
Last Quarter, 45%
Minor period
12:00 AM–12:39 AM
Major period
6:00 AM–8:00 AM
Minor period
1:14 PM–2:14 PM
Major period
6:30 PM–8:30 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Mon, Nov 26 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 36 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Nov 4clouds73% cloud cover73% cloud cover85% cloud cover88% cloud cover92% cloud cover89% cloud cover91% cloud cover76% cloud cover47% cloud cover50% cloud cover53% cloud cover52% cloud cover53% cloud cover35% cloud cover24% cloud cover59% cloud cover39% cloud cover66% cloud cover58% cloud cover73% cloud cover65% cloud cover74% cloud cover74% cloud cover76% cloud cover78% cloud cover92% cloud cover64% cloud cover74% cloud cover62% cloud cover48% cloud cover35% cloud cover38% cloud cover49% cloud cover50% cloud cover47% cloud cover33% cloud cover37% cloud cover44% cloud cover51% cloud cover58% cloud cover68% cloud cover72% cloud cover65% cloud cover66% cloud cover67% cloud cover59% cloud cover51% cloud cover43% cloud cover🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°73727380818077757675758182787369rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance9% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance5% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance3% chance4% chance5% chance4% chance5% chance11% chance8% chance20% chance, 0.01 in41% chance, 0.01 in52% chance, 0.01 in63% chance, 0.01 in65% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in25% chance, 0.01 in25% chance, 0.01 in25% chance, 0.01 in25% chance, 0.01 in25% chance, 0.01 in25% chance, 0.01 in4% chancewind01020mphN 0 mph, gusts 5N 0 mph, gusts 6ESE 1 mph, gusts 7ESE 2 mph, gusts 8SE 6 mph, gusts 12SSE 8 mph, gusts 13SE 9 mph, gusts 14SE 9 mph, gusts 14SE 7 mph, gusts 12SE 5 mph, gusts 13SSE 6 mph, gusts 15SSE 5 mph, gusts 15SSE 5 mph, gusts 15S 6 mph, gusts 15S 5 mph, gusts 13S 5 mph, gusts 13S 7 mph, gusts 13SSW 10 mph, gusts 15SSW 12 mph, gusts 16WSW 9 mph, gusts 15WNW 7 mph, gusts 12NW 3 mph, gusts 12NNW 3 mph, gusts 12NNW 5 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 1 AM73°73°71°93%73%1%–N 056.0 mi🌫
Mon 2 AM72°72°71°97%73%1%–N 055.9 mi🌫
Mon 3 AM72°72°71°97%85%1%–N 065.9 mi🌫
Mon 4 AM72°72°71°97%88%1%–SE 165.9 mi🌫
Mon 5 AM71°71°70°97%92%1%–ESE 174.9 mi🌫
Mon 6 AM72°72°70°93%89%1%–ESE 285.1 mi🌫
Mon 7 AM73°73°71°93%91%2%–ESE 285.4 mi🌫
Mon 8 AM75°75°73°94%76%3%–ESE 397.0 mi
Mon 9 AM79°79°73°82%47%3%–SE 6129.5 mi
Mon 10 AM80°84°73°79%50%4%–SE 8129.9 mi
Mon 11 AM81°86°73°77%53%4%–SSE 81310.0 mi
Mon 12 PM81°86°73°77%52%9%–SSE 9149.8 mi
Mon 1 PM81°86°73°77%53%6%–SE 9149.9 mi
Mon 2 PM81°86°73°77%35%6%–SSE 91410.0 mi
Mon 3 PM81°86°73°77%24%6%–SE 9149.9 mi
Mon 4 PM80°84°73°79%59%6%–SE 8139.9 mi
Mon 5 PM79°79°73°82%39%5%–SE 7129.7 mi
Mon 6 PM78°78°74°88%66%2%–SE 5129.6 mi
Mon 7 PM77°77°74°90%58%1%–SE 5139.6 mi
Mon 8 PM76°76°73°90%73%1%–SE 6159.5 mi
Mon 9 PM76°76°73°90%65%1%–SSE 6159.3 mi
Mon 10 PM75°75°73°94%74%1%–SSE 6159.1 mi
Mon 11 PM75°75°73°94%74%1%–SSE 5159.0 mi
Tue 12 AM75°75°73°94%76%2%–SSE 5148.9 mi
Tue 1 AM76°76°73°90%78%2%–SSE 5158.9 mi
Tue 2 AM76°76°73°90%92%2%–SSE 5158.9 mi
Tue 3 AM75°75°73°94%64%2%–S 6158.9 mi
Tue 4 AM75°75°73°94%74%1%–S 5147.0 mi
Tue 5 AM75°75°73°94%62%3%–S 5137.0 mi
Tue 6 AM74°74°73°97%48%4%–S 5137.0 mi
Tue 7 AM75°75°74°97%35%5%–S 5137.0 mi
Tue 8 AM77°77°74°90%38%4%–S 6137.0 mi
Tue 9 AM79°79°74°85%49%5%–S 71310+ mi
Tue 10 AM81°86°74°79%50%11%–SSW 914–
Tue 11 AM82°88°74°77%47%8%–SSW 1015–
Tue 12 PM81°86°73°77%33%20%0.01"SSW 1016–⚡
Tue 1 PM82°87°73°74%37%41%0.01"SSW 1216–⚡
Tue 2 PM81°86°73°77%44%52%0.01"SW 1015–⚡
Tue 3 PM80°84°72°77%51%63%0.01"WSW 915–⚡
Tue 4 PM78°78°71°79%58%65%0.01"W 814–⚡
Tue 5 PM76°76°71°85%68%30%0.01"WNW 712–⚡
Tue 6 PM74°74°70°87%72%25%0.01"NW 512–⚡
Tue 7 PM73°73°70°90%65%25%0.01"NW 312–⚡
Tue 8 PM72°72°69°90%66%25%0.01"NNW 312–⚡
Tue 9 PM70°70°68°93%67%25%0.01"NNW 312–
Tue 10 PM69°69°67°93%59%25%0.01"NNW 313–
Tue 11 PM67°67°66°97%51%25%0.01"NNW 513–
Wed 12 AM66°66°65°97%43%4%–NNW 514–

7-day forecast

Today

Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny

82° / 70°

9% rain

SE 0–9 mph · gusts 15

🌫 Fog

Tue, Nov 3

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

83° / 60°

65% rain · 0.12"

SW 3–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

76° / 60°

4% rain

NE 0–7 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Nov 5

Mostly Sunny

79° / 61°

26% rain

E 0–7 mph · gusts 9

Fri, Nov 6

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

77° / 59°

26% rain

NE 0–9 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Slight Chance Rain Showers

75° / 57°

26% rain · 0.18"

NE 2–9 mph · gusts 14

Sun, Nov 8

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

73° / 58°

24% rain · 0.12"

N 3–14 mph · gusts 21

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Areas of fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 0 mph.
  • Monday: Patchy fog before 8am. Partly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 1pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 1141 PM CST Sun Nov 1 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.


GMZ350-355-021815-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1141 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet
at 6 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at
6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20
knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds 
and east 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 3 seconds and southwest
2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 1996

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
92% lit
↑ 9:59 PM
↓ 9:07 AM
★★☆☆c85
2
85% lit
↑ 10:41 PM
↓ 10:12 AM
★★★★c67
Moon crosses the equator
3
76% lit
↑ 11:22 PM
↓ 11:15 AM
★★★☆c48
4
66% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:15 PM
★★☆☆c45
5
56% lit
↑ 12:02 AM
↓ 1:13 PM
★★★☆c55
6
45% lit
↑ 12:44 AM
↓ 2:10 PM
★★☆☆c64
Last Quarter
7
35% lit
↑ 1:27 AM
↓ 3:04 PM
★★★★c71
8
26% lit
↑ 2:11 AM
↓ 3:56 PM
★★★★c75
9
18% lit
↑ 2:57 AM
↓ 4:45 PM
★★★★c77
Moon farthest north (18.5°)
10
12% lit
↑ 3:46 AM
↓ 5:31 PM
★★★★c78
11
6% lit
↑ 4:35 AM
↓ 6:14 PM
★★★★c78
12
2% lit
↑ 5:26 AM
↓ 6:54 PM
★★★★c76
Apogee · 406,478 km
best
13
0% lit
↑ 6:17 AM
↓ 7:33 PM
★★★★c73
best
14
0% lit
↑ 7:09 AM
↓ 8:09 PM
★★★★c69
New Moon
best
15
2% lit
↑ 8:00 AM
↓ 8:44 PM
★★★★c62
16
5% lit
↑ 8:53 AM
↓ 9:18 PM
★★☆☆c53
17
10% lit
↑ 9:45 AM
↓ 9:53 PM
★★★☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
18
17% lit
↑ 10:39 AM
↓ 10:30 PM
★★☆☆c33
19
25% lit
↑ 11:34 AM
↓ 11:08 PM
★★☆☆c39
20
35% lit
↑ 12:30 PM
↓ 11:50 PM
★★☆☆c50
21
45% lit
↑ 1:28 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c68
First Quarter
22
56% lit
↑ 2:27 PM
↓ 12:35 AM
★☆☆☆c74
23
67% lit
↑ 3:27 PM
↓ 1:26 AM
★★★★c84
Moon farthest south (-18.4°)
24
78% lit
↑ 4:25 PM
↓ 2:23 AM
★★★★c91
25
87% lit
↑ 5:21 PM
↓ 3:24 AM
★★★★c95
26
94% lit
↑ 6:13 PM
↓ 4:29 AM
★★★★c95
27
98% lit
↑ 7:03 PM
↓ 5:37 AM
★★★★c92
Perigee · 358,780 km
best
28
100% lit
↑ 7:49 PM
↓ 6:44 AM
★★★★c83
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon (supermoon)
best
29
99% lit
↑ 8:32 PM
↓ 7:51 AM
★★★★c71
Moon crosses the equator
30
95% lit
↑ 9:15 PM
↓ 8:56 AM
★★★☆c56
31
88% lit
↑ 9:57 PM
↓ 9:59 AM
★★★☆c54

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Aug 2 · 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.
  • Tue, Aug 6 · 12:25 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Aug 9 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Aug 12 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 406,478 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Aug 14 · 2:34 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Aug 17 · 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.
  • Wed, Aug 21 · 10:36 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Aug 23 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Aug 27 · 12:00 PM — Perigee · 358,780 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Aug 28 · 12:52 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon 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.
  • Thu, Aug 29 · 11:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Mon, Aug 12 · Tue, Aug 13 · Wed, Aug 14 · Tue, Aug 27 · Wed, Aug 28

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

Moon distance

358,780 km closest · 406,477 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 Old Brazos River, FreeportSurf report: Quintana & Bryan BeachOffshore 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 Mon 12:21 AM.