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Bolivar

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

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Today

Today: High 79° · 65% rain

A slight chance of rain showers between 9am and noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 62° · 41% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:33 AM / 5:30 PM
Moonrise / moonset
1:09 AM / 2:15 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 32%
Minor period
12:39 AM–1:39 AM
Major period
6:45 AM–8:45 AM
Minor period
1:45 PM–2:45 PM
Major period
7:10 PM–9:10 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Nov 312 PM6 PMWed, Nov 46 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Nov 56 AMclouds63% cloud cover45% cloud cover51% cloud cover61% cloud cover64% cloud cover53% cloud cover52% cloud cover59% cloud cover59% cloud cover72% cloud cover80% cloud cover84% cloud cover82% cloud cover73% cloud cover72% cloud cover62% cloud cover51% cloud cover46% cloud cover45% cloud cover37% cloud cover28% cloud cover21% cloud cover19% cloud cover14% cloud cover16% cloud cover8% cloud cover3% cloud cover0% cloud cover1% cloud cover0% cloud cover1% cloud cover0% cloud cover0% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover7% cloud cover9% cloud cover11% cloud cover16% cloud cover22% cloud cover29% cloud cover34% cloud cover39% cloud cover44% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°85°76787977737168656270727470686766rain13% chance13% chance19% chance19% chance19% chance31% chance, 0.02 in31% chance, 0.02 in31% chance, 0.02 in65% chance, 0.02 in65% chance, 0.02 in65% chance, 0.02 in41% chance, 0.03 in41% chance, 0.03 in41% chance, 0.03 in13% chance, 0.03 in13% chance, 0.03 in13% chance, 0.03 in1% chance1% chance1% chance7% chancewind01020mphS 9 mph, gusts 10S 9 mph, gusts 10S 10 mph, gusts 14SSW 12 mph, gusts 15SSW 12 mph, gusts 15WNW 14 mph, gusts 15NW 16 mph, gusts 16NNW 17 mph, gusts 17NNW 17 mph, gusts 17N 17 mph, gusts 17N 17 mph, gusts 18N 15 mph, gusts 16N 14 mph, gusts 15N 13 mph, gusts 15N 10 mph, gusts 12NNW 10 mph, gusts 10NNW 9 mph, gusts 10N 6 mph, gusts 6ENE 5 mph, gusts 5E 6 mph, gusts 6ESE 6 mph, gusts 6ESE 6 mph, gusts 6ESE 6 mph, gusts 6E 6 mph, gusts 7
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 7 AM76°76°74°94%63%13%–S 91010+ mi
Tue 8 AM77°77°74°90%45%13%–S 91010+ mi
Tue 9 AM78°78°74°88%51%19%–S 91010+ mi
Tue 10 AM78°78°74°88%61%19%–S 91310+ mi
Tue 11 AM78°78°74°88%64%19%–S 101410+ mi
Tue 12 PM79°79°74°85%53%31%0.02"SSW 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 1 PM79°79°74°85%52%31%0.02"SSW 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 2 PM79°79°74°85%59%31%0.02"SSW 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 3 PM78°78°73°85%59%65%0.02"SSW 12156.0 mi⚡
Tue 4 PM77°77°73°87%72%65%0.02"SW 13156.0 mi⚡
Tue 5 PM76°76°72°87%80%65%0.02"WNW 14156.0 mi⚡
Tue 6 PM75°75°70°84%84%41%0.03"NW 151510+ mi⚡
Tue 7 PM73°73°69°87%82%41%0.03"NW 161610+ mi⚡
Tue 8 PM73°73°68°84%73%41%0.03"NNW 171810+ mi⚡
Tue 9 PM72°72°68°87%72%13%0.03"NNW 17179.0 mi
Tue 10 PM71°71°66°84%62%13%0.03"NNW 171710+ mi
Tue 11 PM70°70°65°84%51%13%0.03"NNW 171710+ mi
Wed 12 AM70°70°64°81%46%1%–NNW 171710+ mi
Wed 1 AM68°68°63°84%45%1%–N 171710+ mi
Wed 2 AM67°67°62°84%37%1%–N 171710+ mi
Wed 3 AM66°66°61°84%28%0%–N 171810+ mi
Wed 4 AM65°65°60°84%21%0%–N 161710+ mi
Wed 5 AM64°64°59°84%19%0%–N 151610+ mi
Wed 6 AM63°63°59°87%14%0%–N 141610+ mi
Wed 7 AM62°62°58°87%16%0%–N 141510+ mi
Wed 8 AM64°64°58°81%8%0%–N 131410+ mi
Wed 9 AM67°67°58°73%3%0%–N 131510+ mi
Wed 10 AM70°70°58°66%0%0%–N 121410+ mi
Wed 11 AM71°71°58°64%1%0%–N 101210+ mi
Wed 12 PM72°72°58°61%0%0%–NNW 91010+ mi
Wed 1 PM72°72°57°59%1%0%–NNW 101010+ mi
Wed 2 PM73°73°57°57%0%0%–NNW 101010+ mi
Wed 3 PM74°74°57°55%0%0%–NNW 91010+ mi
Wed 4 PM74°74°57°55%1%0%–NNW 89–
Wed 5 PM73°73°58°59%2%0%–N 66–
Wed 6 PM71°71°58°64%1%0%–N 67–
Wed 7 PM70°70°59°68%1%0%–ENE 55–
Wed 8 PM69°69°59°70%2%0%–E 55–
Wed 9 PM69°69°61°76%4%0%–E 66–
Wed 10 PM68°68°61°78%7%0%–E 66–
Wed 11 PM68°68°61°78%9%0%–ESE 66–
Thu 12 AM68°68°61°78%11%0%–ESE 66–
Thu 1 AM67°67°61°81%16%0%–ESE 66–
Thu 2 AM67°67°62°84%22%0%–ESE 66–
Thu 3 AM67°67°62°84%29%0%–ESE 66–
Thu 4 AM66°66°62°87%34%0%–E 66–
Thu 5 AM65°65°62°90%39%0%–E 67–
Thu 6 AM66°66°62°87%44%7%–E 78–

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

79° / 62°

65% rain · 0.30"

SW 9–17 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

74° / 65°

1% rain

N 5–17 mph · gusts 18

Thu, Nov 5

Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 67°

58% rain · 0.18"

E 6–9 mph · gusts 10

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

75° / 61°

50% rain · 0.18"

N 6–14 mph · gusts 16

Sat, Nov 7

Slight Chance Rain Showers

71° / 58°

32% rain · 0.12"

NE 9–12 mph · gusts 16

Sun, Nov 8

Mostly Sunny

70° / 57°

24% rain

N 9–14 mph · gusts 18

Mon, Nov 9

Sunny

69° / 58°

4% rain

NE 6–10 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: A slight chance of rain showers between 9am and noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. 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 65. East wind around 5 mph.
  • Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Friday: A chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
  • Monday: Sunny, with a high near 69.
  • Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 444 AM CST Tue Nov 3 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.


GMZ335-032315-
Galveston Bay-
444 AM CST Tue Nov 3 2026

.TODAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming west 10 to
15 knots late. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy
late. A slight chance of showers this morning, then showers
likely with isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...North winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers with isolated
thunderstorms in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay
waters slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Bay waters smooth. Showers likely, mainly in the
evening. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
slightly choppy after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, increasing to
choppy after midnight. A chance of showers. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 444 AM CST Tue Nov 3 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.


GMZ350-355-032315-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
444 AM CST Tue Nov 3 2026

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest late.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A
slight chance of showers late this morning. A chance of showers
with isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: West 3 feet at 5 seconds and east 3 feet at 6 seconds. A
chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds and south 1 foot at
5 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at
6 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Showers.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance
of showers in the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers
in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 20 knots, increasing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of 
showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · September 1997

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
0% lit
↑ 6:37 AM
↓ 7:32 PM
★★★☆c77
New Moon
best
2
0% lit
↑ 7:29 AM
↓ 8:06 PM
★★★☆c65
Apogee · 406,478 km
3
3% lit
↑ 8:20 AM
↓ 8:40 PM
★★☆☆c52
Moon crosses the equator
4
6% lit
↑ 9:11 AM
↓ 9:13 PM
★★☆☆c38
5
12% lit
↑ 10:03 AM
↓ 9:48 PM
★☆☆☆c25
6
19% lit
↑ 10:55 AM
↓ 10:24 PM
★☆☆☆c32
7
27% lit
↑ 11:48 AM
↓ 11:03 PM
★☆☆☆c48
8
36% lit
↑ 12:42 PM
↓ 11:46 PM
★★☆☆c64
9
46% lit
↑ 1:37 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c78
First Quarter
10
57% lit
↑ 2:33 PM
↓ 12:34 AM
★★☆☆c88
11
67% lit
↑ 3:27 PM
↓ 1:26 AM
★★☆☆c93
Moon farthest south (-18.6°)
12
78% lit
↑ 4:21 PM
↓ 2:23 AM
★★★☆c96
best
13
86% lit
↑ 5:12 PM
↓ 3:25 AM
★★★☆c95
best
14
94% lit
↑ 6:01 PM
↓ 4:31 AM
★★★☆c89
best
15
98% lit
↑ 6:48 PM
↓ 5:38 AM
★★☆☆c77
16
100% lit
↑ 7:33 PM
↓ 6:46 AM
★★★☆c77
Perigee · 356,966 km
Full Moon · Corn Moon (supermoon)
best
17
99% lit
↑ 8:17 PM
↓ 7:54 AM
★★☆☆c59
Moon crosses the equator
18
94% lit
↑ 9:02 PM
↓ 9:01 AM
★★☆☆c61
19
88% lit
↑ 9:47 PM
↓ 10:07 AM
★★☆☆c71
20
79% lit
↑ 10:34 PM
↓ 11:11 AM
★★☆☆c81
21
69% lit
↑ 11:23 PM
↓ 12:12 PM
★★☆☆c91
22
59% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:10 PM
★★☆☆c94
23
49% lit
↑ 12:13 AM
↓ 2:03 PM
★★☆☆c94
Last Quarter
Moon farthest north (18.3°)
24
39% lit
↑ 1:05 AM
↓ 2:52 PM
★★☆☆c92
25
29% lit
↑ 1:57 AM
↓ 3:38 PM
★★☆☆c86
26
21% lit
↑ 2:49 AM
↓ 4:19 PM
★★☆☆c78
27
14% lit
↑ 3:41 AM
↓ 4:57 PM
★★☆☆c68
28
8% lit
↑ 4:33 AM
↓ 5:33 PM
★★☆☆c57
29
4% lit
↑ 5:24 AM
↓ 6:08 PM
★★☆☆c45
Apogee · 406,331 km
30
1% lit
↑ 6:16 AM
↓ 6:41 PM
★★☆☆c44

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Sep 1 · 6:52 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Sep 2 · 4:00 PM — Apogee · 406,478 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Sep 3 · 6:00 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, Sep 9 · 8:31 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Sep 11 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Sep 16 · 10:00 AM — Perigee · 356,966 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Sep 16 · 1:51 PM — Full Moon · Corn 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.
  • Wed, Sep 17 · 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, Sep 23 · 8:35 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Sep 23 · 1:00 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.
  • Mon, Sep 29 · 7:00 PM — Apogee · 406,331 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Mon, Sep 1 · Fri, Sep 12 · Sat, Sep 13 · Sun, Sep 14 · Tue, Sep 16

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

Moon distance

356,970 km closest · 406,467 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 Tue 6:20 AM.