Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
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Today
Tonight: Low 66°
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: High 76° · 14% rain
Sunny, with a high near 76. East wind around 5 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:35 AM / 5:30 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 3:11 AM / 3:16 PM
- Moon
- Waning Crescent, 16%
- 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 = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 AM | 69° | 69° | 59° | 70% | 4% | 0% | – | NE 5 | 5 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 2 AM | 68° | 68° | 59° | 73% | 3% | 0% | – | NE 5 | 5 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 3 AM | 68° | 68° | 60° | 76% | 13% | 0% | – | NNE 6 | 6 | 7.9 mi | |
| Thu 4 AM | 67° | 67° | 59° | 75% | 17% | 0% | – | NNE 5 | 6 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 5 AM | 67° | 67° | 59° | 75% | 14% | 0% | – | NE 6 | 6 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 6 AM | 65° | 65° | 60° | 84% | 10% | 0% | – | NE 6 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 7 AM | 67° | 67° | 61° | 81% | 9% | 0% | – | NE 6 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 8 AM | 69° | 69° | 62° | 78% | 5% | 0% | – | ENE 6 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 9 AM | 72° | 72° | 63° | 73% | 5% | 0% | – | E 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 10 AM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 71% | 6% | 0% | – | E 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 11 AM | 76° | 76° | 63° | 64% | 14% | 0% | – | E 7 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 12 PM | 77° | 77° | 63° | 62% | 15% | 0% | – | E 7 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 1 PM | 77° | 77° | 63° | 62% | 15% | 0% | – | E 7 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 2 PM | 77° | 77° | 63° | 62% | 14% | 0% | – | ESE 6 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 3 PM | 77° | 77° | 63° | 62% | 9% | 0% | – | ESE 7 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 4 PM | 77° | 77° | 63° | 62% | 9% | 0% | – | ESE 6 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 5 PM | 75° | 75° | 63° | 66% | 13% | 0% | – | SE 5 | 6 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 6 PM | 72° | 72° | 63° | 73% | 19% | 1% | – | SE 6 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 7 PM | 72° | 72° | 64° | 76% | 25% | 1% | – | SE 6 | 6 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 8 PM | 72° | 72° | 64° | 76% | 31% | 1% | – | SE 6 | 6 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 9 PM | 72° | 72° | 65° | 79% | 34% | 1% | – | SE 5 | 6 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 10 PM | 72° | 72° | 65° | 79% | 32% | 1% | – | SE 5 | 5 | 8.0 mi | |
| Thu 11 PM | 72° | 72° | 65° | 79% | 30% | 1% | – | SSE 3 | 3 | 8.0 mi | |
| Fri 12 AM | 72° | 72° | 65° | 79% | 32% | 0% | – | SSE 3 | 3 | 8.0 mi | |
| Fri 1 AM | 72° | 72° | 65° | 79% | 35% | 1% | – | SE 2 | 3 | 7.0 mi | |
| Fri 2 AM | 70° | 70° | 65° | 84% | 36% | 1% | – | E 2 | 3 | 7.0 mi | |
| Fri 3 AM | 70° | 70° | 65° | 84% | 35% | 1% | – | E 3 | 3 | 7.0 mi | |
| Fri 4 AM | 70° | 70° | 65° | 84% | 34% | 1% | – | E 6 | 6 | 9.0 mi | |
| Fri 5 AM | 68° | 68° | 65° | 90% | 35% | 1% | – | NNE 9 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 6 AM | 68° | 68° | 65° | 90% | 36% | 2% | – | N 12 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 7 AM | 68° | 68° | 65° | 90% | 35% | 1% | – | N 13 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 8 AM | 70° | 70° | 65° | 84% | 43% | 1% | – | N 13 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 9 AM | 71° | 71° | 65° | 81% | 40% | 0% | – | N 12 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 10 AM | 73° | 73° | 65° | 76% | 49% | 0% | – | N 12 | 13 | – | |
| Fri 11 AM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 71% | 30% | 0% | – | N 10 | 13 | – | |
| Fri 12 PM | 76° | 76° | 64° | 66% | 27% | 0% | – | NNE 9 | 12 | – | |
| Fri 1 PM | 77° | 77° | 63° | 62% | 24% | 0% | – | NNE 9 | 9 | – | |
| Fri 2 PM | 77° | 77° | 63° | 62% | 26% | 0% | – | NE 8 | 8 | – | |
| Fri 3 PM | 77° | 77° | 62° | 60% | 17% | 0% | – | ENE 7 | 8 | – | |
| Fri 4 PM | 77° | 77° | 62° | 60% | 17% | 0% | – | ENE 6 | 7 | – | |
| Fri 5 PM | 76° | 76° | 62° | 62% | 16% | 0% | – | ENE 6 | 6 | – | |
| Fri 6 PM | 73° | 73° | 62° | 68% | 19% | 0% | – | E 5 | 6 | – | |
| Fri 7 PM | 73° | 73° | 62° | 68% | 21% | 0% | – | ENE 5 | 6 | – | |
| Fri 8 PM | 73° | 73° | 63° | 71% | 27% | 0% | – | ENE 5 | 6 | – | |
| Fri 9 PM | 72° | 72° | 63° | 73% | 35% | 0% | – | ENE 6 | 6 | – | |
| Fri 10 PM | 71° | 71° | 63° | 76% | 37% | 0% | – | ENE 6 | 7 | – | |
| Fri 11 PM | 70° | 70° | 63° | 78% | 35% | 0% | – | ENE 7 | 8 | – | |
| Sat 12 AM | 70° | 70° | 63° | 78% | 34% | 1% | – | ENE 8 | 9 | – |
7-day forecast
Wed, Nov 4
Mostly Clear
–° / 66°
Dry
Today
Sunny
76° / 67°
18% rain
E 3–7 mph · gusts 9
Fri, Nov 6
Mostly Sunny
77° / 65°
6% rain
NE 2–13 mph · gusts 14
Sat, Nov 7
Partly Sunny
74° / 60°
14% rain
NE 8–16 mph · gusts 18
Sun, Nov 8
Chance Rain Showers
69° / 60°
26% rain
NE 10–18 mph · gusts 22
Mon, Nov 9
Mostly Sunny
70° / 61°
18% rain
NE 5–10 mph · gusts 15
Tue, Nov 10
Mostly Sunny
72° / 63°
15% rain
NE 3–7 mph · gusts 10
Detailed NWS forecast
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. 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 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. 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 65. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
- Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
- 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 60.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
- Veterans Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Weather map
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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 · December 1996
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
64% lit
↑ 11:18 PM
↓ 11:37 AM
↓ 11:37 AM
★★☆☆c54
Apogee · 404,656 km
2
55% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:13 PM
↓ 12:13 PM
★★☆☆c45
Last Quarter
3
45% lit
↑ 12:10 AM
↓ 12:47 PM
↓ 12:47 PM
★☆☆☆c34
4
36% lit
↑ 1:02 AM
↓ 1:21 PM
↓ 1:21 PM
★★☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
5
26% lit
↑ 1:55 AM
↓ 1:57 PM
↓ 1:57 PM
★★☆☆c51
6
18% lit
↑ 2:50 AM
↓ 2:34 PM
↓ 2:34 PM
★★★☆c62
7
11% lit
↑ 3:47 AM
↓ 3:15 PM
↓ 3:15 PM
★★★★c65
8
5% lit
↑ 4:46 AM
↓ 3:59 PM
↓ 3:59 PM
★★★★c79
9
1% lit
↑ 5:47 AM
↓ 4:49 PM
↓ 4:49 PM
★★★★c92
best10
0% lit
↑ 6:49 AM
↓ 5:45 PM
↓ 5:45 PM
★★★★c99
New Moon
best11
2% lit
↑ 7:49 AM
↓ 6:45 PM
↓ 6:45 PM
★★★★c102
Moon farthest south (-18.3°)
12
6% lit
↑ 8:47 AM
↓ 7:48 PM
↓ 7:48 PM
★★★★c100
Perigee · 364,236 km
13
13% lit
↑ 9:40 AM
↓ 8:53 PM
↓ 8:53 PM
★★★★c93
14
22% lit
↑ 10:29 AM
↓ 9:58 PM
↓ 9:58 PM
★★★★c81
15
32% lit
↑ 11:14 AM
↓ 11:02 PM
↓ 11:02 PM
★★★☆c67
16
43% lit
↑ 11:56 AM
↓ –
↓ –
★★☆☆c52
17
54% lit
↑ 12:36 PM
↓ 12:04 AM
↓ 12:04 AM
★★☆☆c45
First Quarter
Moon crosses the equator
18
65% lit
↑ 1:16 PM
↓ 1:05 AM
↓ 1:05 AM
★★☆☆c55
19
75% lit
↑ 1:56 PM
↓ 2:05 AM
↓ 2:05 AM
★★★☆c65
20
83% lit
↑ 2:37 PM
↓ 3:03 AM
↓ 3:03 AM
★★★★c72
21
90% lit
↑ 3:21 PM
↓ 4:01 AM
↓ 4:01 AM
★★★★c80
22
95% lit
↑ 4:06 PM
↓ 4:58 AM
↓ 4:58 AM
★★★★c86
23
99% lit
↑ 4:54 PM
↓ 5:52 AM
↓ 5:52 AM
★★★★c89
best24
100% lit
↑ 5:44 PM
↓ 6:44 AM
↓ 6:44 AM
★★★★c88
Moon farthest north (18.4°)
Full Moon · Cold Moon
best25
99% lit
↑ 6:35 PM
↓ 7:32 AM
↓ 7:32 AM
★★★★c84
best26
96% lit
↑ 7:27 PM
↓ 8:17 AM
↓ 8:17 AM
★★★★c79
27
92% lit
↑ 8:19 PM
↓ 8:58 AM
↓ 8:58 AM
★★★★c72
28
87% lit
↑ 9:10 PM
↓ 9:36 AM
↓ 9:36 AM
★★★★c65
Apogee · 405,524 km
29
80% lit
↑ 10:02 PM
↓ 10:12 AM
↓ 10:12 AM
★★★☆c58
30
72% lit
↑ 10:53 PM
↓ 10:47 AM
↓ 10:47 AM
★★☆☆c49
31
63% lit
↑ 11:45 PM
↓ 11:21 AM
↓ 11:21 AM
★★☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
Lunar events this month
- Sun, Dec 1 · 5:00 AM — Apogee · 404,656 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Mon, Dec 2 · 11:06 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Wed, Dec 4 · 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.
- Tue, Dec 10 · 10:56 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Wed, Dec 11 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Thu, Dec 12 · 10:00 PM — Perigee · 364,236 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Tue, Dec 17 · 3:30 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Tue, Dec 17 · 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.
- Tue, Dec 24 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Tue, Dec 24 · 2:41 PM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Sat, Dec 28 · 11:00 PM — Apogee · 405,524 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Tue, Dec 31 · 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.
Best fishing days
Mon, Dec 9 · Tue, Dec 10 · Mon, Dec 23 · Tue, Dec 24 · Wed, Dec 25
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
364,384 km closest · 405,402 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.
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 12:21 AM.