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Bolivar

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 80° · 64% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 62° · 52% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:34 AM / 5:29 PM
Moonrise / moonset
2:11 AM / 2:45 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 20%
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 46 PMThu, Nov 56 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 66 AM12 PMclouds4% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover5% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover8% cloud cover8% cloud cover8% cloud cover9% cloud cover9% cloud cover12% cloud cover12% cloud cover13% cloud cover16% cloud cover20% cloud cover23% cloud cover28% cloud cover35% cloud cover34% cloud cover31% cloud cover39% cloud cover48% cloud cover57% cloud cover62% cloud cover65% cloud cover67% cloud cover69% cloud cover71% cloud cover71% cloud cover70% cloud cover68% cloud cover66% cloud cover63% cloud cover59% cloud cover54% cloud cover49% cloud cover43% cloud cover36% cloud cover30% cloud cover25% cloud cover22% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡50°55°60°65°70°75°80°74736967646265737573717270676873rain2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance7% chance8% chance9% chance9% chance10% chance11% chance27% chance, 0.02 in27% chance, 0.02 in27% chance, 0.02 in27% chance, 0.02 in27% chance, 0.02 in27% chance, 0.02 in20% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance3% chance3% chancewind01020mphNNW 6 mph, gusts 8NNE 7 mph, gusts 7SE 7 mph, gusts 7ESE 7 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 7ENE 5 mph, gusts 5ENE 5 mph, gusts 6NE 6 mph, gusts 7NE 7 mph, gusts 8ENE 8 mph, gusts 9E 8 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 8SE 7 mph, gusts 7SE 6 mph, gusts 6SE 5 mph, gusts 5E 3 mph, gusts 3E 3 mph, gusts 3NE 3 mph, gusts 3NNE 9 mph, gusts 10N 12 mph, gusts 12N 12 mph, gusts 13NNE 12 mph, gusts 14NNE 12 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 2 PM74°74°56°53%4%0%–NNW 6810+ mi
Wed 3 PM75°75°56°52%2%0%–NNW 7810+ mi
Wed 4 PM74°74°56°53%2%0%–NNE 7710+ mi
Wed 5 PM73°73°57°57%2%0%–E 7710+ mi
Wed 6 PM71°71°58°64%2%0%–SE 7710+ mi
Wed 7 PM70°70°59°68%5%0%–SE 7810+ mi
Wed 8 PM69°69°59°70%3%0%–ESE 7810+ mi
Wed 9 PM69°69°59°70%4%0%–E 6610+ mi
Wed 10 PM68°68°59°73%3%0%–E 679.0 mi
Wed 11 PM67°67°59°75%3%0%–ENE 5510+ mi
Thu 12 AM66°66°59°78%6%0%–ENE 5510+ mi
Thu 1 AM64°64°59°84%6%0%–ENE 5510+ mi
Thu 2 AM64°64°60°87%8%0%–ENE 569.0 mi
Thu 3 AM63°63°60°90%8%0%–NE 668.0 mi
Thu 4 AM63°63°60°90%8%0%–NE 679.0 mi
Thu 5 AM62°62°60°93%9%0%–NE 778.0 mi
Thu 6 AM62°62°60°93%9%2%–NE 7810+ mi
Thu 7 AM62°62°61°97%12%2%–NE 788.0 mi
Thu 8 AM65°65°61°87%12%2%–ENE 899.0 mi
Thu 9 AM69°69°62°78%13%3%–ENE 8910+ mi
Thu 10 AM72°72°62°71%16%3%–E 8910+ mi
Thu 11 AM73°73°63°71%20%4%–E 7910+ mi
Thu 12 PM74°74°63°69%23%7%–E 7910+ mi
Thu 1 PM74°74°63°69%28%8%–ESE 7810+ mi
Thu 2 PM75°75°63°66%35%9%–ESE 7810+ mi
Thu 3 PM75°75°63°66%34%9%–SE 7810+ mi
Thu 4 PM74°74°63°69%31%10%–SE 77–
Thu 5 PM73°73°63°71%39%11%–SE 67–
Thu 6 PM72°72°64°76%48%27%0.02"SE 66–⚡
Thu 7 PM71°71°66°84%57%27%0.02"SE 56–⚡
Thu 8 PM71°71°66°84%62%27%0.02"SE 55–⚡
Thu 9 PM72°72°66°81%65%27%0.02"ESE 55–⚡
Thu 10 PM72°72°66°81%67%27%0.02"E 33–⚡
Thu 11 PM72°72°66°81%69%27%0.02"E 33–⚡
Fri 12 AM71°71°66°84%71%20%0.01"E 33–
Fri 1 AM70°70°66°87%71%20%0.01"ENE 33–
Fri 2 AM70°70°66°87%70%20%0.01"NE 33–
Fri 3 AM69°69°66°90%68%20%0.01"NNE 55–
Fri 4 AM68°68°65°90%66%20%0.01"NNE 910–
Fri 5 AM67°67°65°93%63%20%0.01"N 1213–
Fri 6 AM66°66°65°97%59%6%–N 1212–
Fri 7 AM67°67°64°90%54%6%–N 1213–
Fri 8 AM68°68°64°87%49%6%–N 1213–
Fri 9 AM70°70°63°78%43%6%–NNE 1214–
Fri 10 AM72°72°63°73%36%6%–NNE 1214–
Fri 11 AM73°73°62°68%30%6%–NNE 1214–
Fri 12 PM75°75°62°64%25%3%–NNE 1214–
Fri 1 PM76°76°61°60%22%3%–NNE 1213–

7-day forecast

Tue, Nov 3

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 62°

64% rain

10 mph

Today

Sunny

74° / 64°

1% rain

N 5–7 mph · gusts 8

Thu, Nov 5

Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers

77° / 66°

48% rain · 0.12"

E 3–8 mph · gusts 9

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Mostly Sunny

76° / 60°

20% rain · 0.06"

N 3–12 mph · gusts 14

Sat, Nov 7

Mostly Sunny

73° / 58°

30% rain

NE 9–17 mph · gusts 18

Sun, Nov 8

Mostly Sunny

70° / 57°

15% rain

N 9–14 mph · gusts 17

Mon, Nov 9

Sunny

70° / 58°

8% rain

NE 5–10 mph · gusts 13

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of rain showers before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
  • Monday: Sunny, with a high near 70.
  • Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 146 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.


GMZ335-050830-
Galveston Bay-
146 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds around 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters 
smooth.
.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 · 146 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.


GMZ350-355-050830-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
146 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 5 to 10 knots with higher gusts. 
Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds and 
southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.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 · April 1997

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
40% lit
↑ 1:38 AM
↓ 12:39 PM
★★☆☆c86
2
29% lit
↑ 2:29 AM
↓ 1:42 PM
★★☆☆c82
3
19% lit
↑ 3:18 AM
↓ 2:46 PM
★★☆☆c71
4
10% lit
↑ 4:04 AM
↓ 3:52 PM
★★☆☆c63
5
4% lit
↑ 4:49 AM
↓ 4:58 PM
★★☆☆c53
Perigee · 361,500 km
Moon crosses the equator
6
1% lit
↑ 6:32 AM
↓ 7:04 PM
★★☆☆c48
7
0% lit
↑ 7:16 AM
↓ 8:10 PM
★★★☆c62
New Moon
8
2% lit
↑ 8:00 AM
↓ 9:14 PM
★★★☆c73
9
7% lit
↑ 8:46 AM
↓ 10:16 PM
★★★☆c80
best
10
14% lit
↑ 9:33 AM
↓ 11:15 PM
★★★☆c85
11
22% lit
↑ 10:22 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c88
12
31% lit
↑ 11:12 AM
↓ 12:10 AM
★★★☆c87
Moon farthest north (18.3°)
13
40% lit
↑ 12:04 PM
↓ 1:02 AM
★★☆☆c83
14
50% lit
↑ 12:56 PM
↓ 1:49 AM
★★☆☆c78
First Quarter
15
60% lit
↑ 1:47 PM
↓ 2:32 AM
★★☆☆c70
16
69% lit
↑ 2:39 PM
↓ 3:11 AM
★★☆☆c61
17
77% lit
↑ 3:30 PM
↓ 3:48 AM
★★☆☆c47
Apogee · 405,003 km
18
85% lit
↑ 4:22 PM
↓ 4:24 AM
★★☆☆c38
19
91% lit
↑ 5:14 PM
↓ 4:58 AM
★★☆☆c36
20
96% lit
↑ 6:06 PM
↓ 5:32 AM
★★☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
21
99% lit
↑ 7:00 PM
↓ 6:07 AM
★★☆☆c47
22
100% lit
↑ 7:55 PM
↓ 6:43 AM
★★★☆c58
Full Moon · Pink Moon
23
99% lit
↑ 8:51 PM
↓ 7:22 AM
★★★☆c74
24
96% lit
↑ 9:48 PM
↓ 8:04 AM
★★★☆c82
best
25
91% lit
↑ 10:45 PM
↓ 8:50 AM
★★★☆c90
best
26
84% lit
↑ 11:41 PM
↓ 9:40 AM
★★★☆c95
best
27
76% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:34 AM
★★★☆c97
Moon farthest south (-18.4°)
best
28
66% lit
↑ 12:35 AM
↓ 11:33 AM
★★★☆c96
29
55% lit
↑ 1:26 AM
↓ 12:33 PM
★★☆☆c92
Last Quarter
30
43% lit
↑ 2:15 AM
↓ 1:36 PM
★★☆☆c81

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Apr 5 · 11:00 AM — Perigee · 361,500 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Apr 5 · 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.
  • Mon, Apr 7 · 6:02 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Apr 12 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Apr 14 · 11:59 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Apr 17 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 405,003 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Apr 20 · 4:00 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, Apr 22 · 3:33 PM — Full Moon · Pink MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Apr 27 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Apr 29 · 9:37 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Wed, Apr 9 · Thu, Apr 24 · Fri, Apr 25 · Sat, Apr 26 · Sun, Apr 27

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

Moon distance

361,500 km closest · 405,001 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 6:20 AM.