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 0 to 5 mph.
Thursday: High 76° · 14% rain
Sunny, with a high near 76. East wind around 5 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:34 AM / 5:30 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 2:11 AM / 2:46 PM
- Moon
- Waning Crescent, 18%
- Minor period
- 1:41 AM–2:41 AM
- Major period
- 7:30 AM–9:30 AM
- Minor period
- 2:16 PM–3:16 PM
- Major period
- 7:55 PM–9:55 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 6 PM | 72° | 72° | 58° | 61% | 3% | 0% | – | NNE 3 | 6 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 7 PM | 71° | 71° | 59° | 66% | 4% | 0% | – | NE 3 | 5 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 8 PM | 71° | 71° | 60° | 68% | 3% | 0% | – | NE 3 | 5 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 9 PM | 71° | 71° | 60° | 68% | 4% | 0% | – | ENE 3 | 5 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 10 PM | 70° | 70° | 60° | 71% | 2% | 0% | – | ENE 3 | 5 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 11 PM | 70° | 70° | 59° | 68% | 2% | 0% | – | E 2 | 5 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 12 AM | 69° | 69° | 59° | 70% | 3% | 0% | – | E 2 | 3 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 1 AM | 69° | 69° | 60° | 73% | 11% | 0% | – | E 2 | 3 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 2 AM | 68° | 68° | 60° | 76% | 9% | 0% | – | ENE 2 | 5 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 3 AM | 68° | 68° | 61° | 78% | 4% | 0% | – | ENE 3 | 5 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 4 AM | 67° | 67° | 61° | 81% | 5% | 0% | – | ENE 3 | 6 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 5 AM | 66° | 66° | 61° | 84% | 8% | 0% | – | ENE 5 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 6 AM | 67° | 67° | 62° | 84% | 4% | 0% | – | NE 5 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 7 AM | 68° | 68° | 62° | 81% | 5% | 0% | – | ENE 6 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 8 AM | 68° | 68° | 63° | 84% | 2% | 0% | – | ENE 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 9 AM | 72° | 72° | 63° | 73% | 2% | 0% | – | ENE 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 10 AM | 73° | 73° | 64° | 73% | 2% | 0% | – | E 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 11 AM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 71% | 2% | 0% | – | E 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 12 PM | 75° | 75° | 64° | 69% | 2% | 7% | – | ESE 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 1 PM | 75° | 75° | 64° | 69% | 4% | 1% | – | ESE 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 2 PM | 75° | 75° | 64° | 69% | 8% | 1% | – | ESE 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 3 PM | 76° | 76° | 64° | 66% | 4% | 6% | – | ESE 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 4 PM | 75° | 75° | 64° | 69% | 0% | 10% | – | SE 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 5 PM | 74° | 74° | 65° | 74% | 4% | 14% | – | SE 6 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 6 PM | 73° | 73° | 65° | 76% | 20% | 18% | – | SE 5 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 7 PM | 72° | 72° | 66° | 81% | 35% | 18% | – | SE 5 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 8 PM | 72° | 72° | 67° | 84% | 34% | 18% | – | SE 5 | 6 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 9 PM | 72° | 72° | 66° | 81% | 44% | 17% | – | SE 3 | 6 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 10 PM | 72° | 72° | 66° | 81% | 49% | 15% | – | SE 3 | 6 | 8.0 mi | |
| Thu 11 PM | 72° | 72° | 67° | 84% | 49% | 13% | – | SE 3 | 5 | 7.0 mi | |
| Fri 12 AM | 71° | 71° | 67° | 87% | 56% | 11% | – | SE 2 | 5 | 7.0 mi | |
| Fri 1 AM | 71° | 71° | 67° | 87% | 41% | 13% | – | SE 2 | 5 | 7.0 mi | |
| Fri 2 AM | 71° | 71° | 67° | 87% | 43% | 15% | – | ESE 3 | 5 | 7.0 mi | |
| Fri 3 AM | 70° | 70° | 67° | 90% | 44% | 16% | – | E 3 | 6 | 7.0 mi | |
| Fri 4 AM | 69° | 69° | 66° | 90% | 28% | 14% | – | ENE 3 | 6 | – | |
| Fri 5 AM | 69° | 69° | 66° | 90% | 43% | 9% | – | N 5 | 7 | – | |
| Fri 6 AM | 69° | 69° | 65° | 87% | 48% | 6% | – | N 7 | 9 | – | |
| Fri 7 AM | 68° | 68° | 65° | 90% | 37% | 6% | – | N 7 | 10 | – | |
| Fri 8 AM | 69° | 69° | 65° | 87% | 41% | 6% | – | N 8 | 13 | – | |
| Fri 9 AM | 71° | 71° | 65° | 81% | 44% | 6% | – | N 9 | 14 | – | |
| Fri 10 AM | 73° | 73° | 65° | 76% | 38% | 6% | – | N 10 | 15 | – | |
| Fri 11 AM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 71% | 31% | 6% | – | N 9 | 15 | – | |
| Fri 12 PM | 75° | 75° | 64° | 69% | 25% | 2% | – | N 9 | 14 | – | |
| Fri 1 PM | 76° | 76° | 63° | 64% | 24% | 2% | – | N 8 | 13 | – | |
| Fri 2 PM | 77° | 77° | 62° | 60% | 23% | 2% | – | NNE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Fri 3 PM | 77° | 77° | 62° | 60% | 22% | 2% | – | NNE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Fri 4 PM | 76° | 76° | 62° | 62% | 25% | 2% | – | NNE 6 | 9 | – | |
| Fri 5 PM | 75° | 75° | 62° | 64% | 28% | 2% | – | NE 6 | 9 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Mostly Clear
72° / 66°
Dry
ENE 2–3 mph · gusts 6
Thu, Nov 5
Sunny
76° / 67°
18% rain
E 2–7 mph · gusts 10
Fri, Nov 6
Mostly Sunny
77° / 65°
16% rain
N 2–10 mph · gusts 15
Sat, Nov 7
Partly Sunny
74° / 60°
14% rain
NE 10–15 mph · gusts 20
Sun, Nov 8
Chance Rain Showers
69° / 60°
25% rain
NE 10–15 mph · gusts 21
Mon, Nov 9
Mostly Sunny
70° / 61°
13% rain
N 6–10 mph · gusts 15
Tue, Nov 10
Mostly Sunny
72° / 63°
8% rain
NE 5–8 mph · gusts 12
Detailed NWS forecast
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Northeast wind 0 to 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 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 5 to 15 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 · 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 · July 1997
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
10% lit
↑ 3:58 AM
↓ 5:36 PM
↓ 5:36 PM
★★★★c89
2
5% lit
↑ 4:45 AM
↓ 6:32 PM
↓ 6:32 PM
★★★★c93
3
1% lit
↑ 5:35 AM
↓ 7:25 PM
↓ 7:25 PM
★★★★c93
Moon farthest north (18.3°)
best4
0% lit
↑ 6:26 AM
↓ 8:15 PM
↓ 8:15 PM
★★★★c91
New Moon
best5
1% lit
↑ 7:19 AM
↓ 9:00 PM
↓ 9:00 PM
★★★★c87
best6
4% lit
↑ 8:12 AM
↓ 9:42 PM
↓ 9:42 PM
★★★★c80
7
8% lit
↑ 9:05 AM
↓ 10:21 PM
↓ 10:21 PM
★☆☆☆c72
8
14% lit
↑ 9:58 AM
↓ 10:57 PM
↓ 10:57 PM
★★★★c66
9
22% lit
↑ 10:49 AM
↓ 11:31 PM
↓ 11:31 PM
★★★☆c56
Apogee · 404,946 km
10
30% lit
↑ 11:40 AM
↓ –
↓ –
★★☆☆c44
11
39% lit
↑ 12:32 PM
↓ 12:04 AM
↓ 12:04 AM
★★☆☆c34
Moon crosses the equator
12
48% lit
↑ 1:23 PM
↓ 12:38 AM
↓ 12:38 AM
★★☆☆c41
First Quarter
13
58% lit
↑ 2:17 PM
↓ 1:13 AM
↓ 1:13 AM
★★☆☆c50
14
68% lit
↑ 3:12 PM
↓ 1:50 AM
↓ 1:50 AM
★★★☆c58
15
77% lit
↑ 4:08 PM
↓ 2:30 AM
↓ 2:30 AM
★★★★c71
16
85% lit
↑ 5:06 PM
↓ 3:14 AM
↓ 3:14 AM
★★★★c83
17
92% lit
↑ 6:05 PM
↓ 4:04 AM
↓ 4:04 AM
★★★★c92
18
97% lit
↑ 7:03 PM
↓ 4:59 AM
↓ 4:59 AM
★★★★c97
Moon farthest south (-18.5°)
19
100% lit
↑ 7:58 PM
↓ 5:59 AM
↓ 5:59 AM
★★★★c97
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best20
99% lit
↑ 8:50 PM
↓ 7:04 AM
↓ 7:04 AM
★★★★c97
best21
96% lit
↑ 9:39 PM
↓ 8:10 AM
↓ 8:10 AM
★★★★c92
Perigee · 361,574 km
22
91% lit
↑ 10:25 PM
↓ 9:16 AM
↓ 9:16 AM
★★☆☆c83
23
83% lit
↑ 11:08 PM
↓ 10:22 AM
↓ 10:22 AM
★★★★c70
24
73% lit
↑ 11:49 PM
↓ 11:27 AM
↓ 11:27 AM
★★★☆c54
Moon crosses the equator
25
62% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:30 PM
↓ 12:30 PM
★★☆☆c46
26
51% lit
↑ 12:31 AM
↓ 1:32 PM
↓ 1:32 PM
★★☆☆c55
Last Quarter
27
40% lit
↑ 1:13 AM
↓ 2:32 PM
↓ 2:32 PM
★★★☆c65
28
30% lit
↑ 1:57 AM
↓ 3:30 PM
↓ 3:30 PM
★★★★c76
29
20% lit
↑ 2:43 AM
↓ 4:27 PM
↓ 4:27 PM
★★★★c82
30
13% lit
↑ 3:31 AM
↓ 5:20 PM
↓ 5:20 PM
★★★★c84
Moon farthest north (18.3°)
31
7% lit
↑ 4:22 AM
↓ 6:11 PM
↓ 6:11 PM
★★★★c84
Lunar events this month
- Thu, Jul 3 · 12:00 PM — 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.
- Fri, Jul 4 · 1:40 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Wed, Jul 9 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 404,946 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Fri, Jul 11 · 3:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Sat, Jul 12 · 4:44 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Fri, Jul 18 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sat, Jul 19 · 10:21 PM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Mon, Jul 21 · 6:00 PM — Perigee · 361,574 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Thu, Jul 24 · 10:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Sat, Jul 26 · 1:28 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Wed, Jul 30 · 8:00 PM — 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.
Best fishing days
Thu, Jul 3 · Fri, Jul 4 · Sat, Jul 5 · Sat, Jul 19 · Sun, Jul 20
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
361,623 km closest · 404,913 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 Wed 6:20 PM.