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Bolivar

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 74° · 11% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday: High 80° · 66% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:32 AM / 5:31 PM
Moonrise / moonset
12:05 AM / 1:42 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 35%
Minor period
12:00 AM–12:35 AM
Major period
5:55 AM–7:55 AM
Minor period
1:12 PM–2:12 PM
Major period
6:25 PM–8:25 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Mon, Nov 2Tue, Nov 36 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Nov 46 AM12 PM6 PMclouds71% cloud cover70% cloud cover72% cloud cover82% cloud cover76% cloud cover65% cloud cover64% cloud cover62% cloud cover45% cloud cover45% cloud cover40% cloud cover38% cloud cover37% cloud cover28% cloud cover32% cloud cover36% cloud cover47% cloud cover65% cloud cover70% cloud cover76% cloud cover85% cloud cover82% cloud cover79% cloud cover82% cloud cover65% cloud cover63% cloud cover69% cloud cover64% cloud cover53% cloud cover24% cloud cover18% cloud cover20% cloud cover14% cloud cover9% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover8% cloud cover9% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°85°76767577797976726966636470737169rain6% chance5% chance4% chance3% chance6% chance7% chance11% chance20% chance17% chance17% chance14% chance17% chance21% chance29% chance, 0.02 in31% chance, 0.02 in36% chance, 0.02 in47% chance, 0.02 in52% chance, 0.02 in66% chance, 0.02 in53% chance, 0.04 in46% chance, 0.04 in32% chance, 0.04 in26% chance, 0.04 in38% chance, 0.04 in9% chance, 0.04 in3% chance1% chancewind01020mphSSE 12 mph, gusts 14SSE 12 mph, gusts 14SSE 12 mph, gusts 14S 9 mph, gusts 12S 8 mph, gusts 9S 8 mph, gusts 10SSW 10 mph, gusts 14SSW 12 mph, gusts 15SSW 12 mph, gusts 15NW 15 mph, gusts 15NNW 15 mph, gusts 15NNW 15 mph, gusts 16NNW 17 mph, gusts 17NNW 17 mph, gusts 17N 17 mph, gusts 17N 14 mph, gusts 16N 13 mph, gusts 15N 13 mph, gusts 15N 10 mph, gusts 13N 8 mph, gusts 9NNW 6 mph, gusts 6NE 5 mph, gusts 5ENE 5 mph, gusts 5E 6 mph, gusts 6
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 11 PM76°76°74°94%71%6%–SSE 12149.0 mi
Tue 12 AM76°76°75°97%70%5%–SSE 12149.0 mi
Tue 1 AM76°76°75°97%72%4%–SSE 12149.0 mi
Tue 2 AM76°76°75°97%82%3%–SSE 12149.0 mi
Tue 3 AM76°76°75°97%76%6%–SSE 12149.0 mi
Tue 4 AM75°75°74°97%65%7%–SSE 10127.0 mi
Tue 5 AM75°75°74°97%64%11%–S 9127.0 mi
Tue 6 AM75°75°74°97%62%20%–S 897.0 mi⚡
Tue 7 AM75°75°74°97%45%17%–S 897.0 mi⚡
Tue 8 AM77°77°74°90%45%17%–S 898.0 mi⚡
Tue 9 AM78°78°75°91%40%14%–S 81010+ mi
Tue 10 AM79°79°75°88%38%17%–S 91310+ mi⚡
Tue 11 AM79°79°75°88%37%21%–SSW 101410+ mi⚡
Tue 12 PM79°79°75°88%28%29%0.02"SSW 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 1 PM79°79°74°85%32%31%0.02"SSW 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 2 PM79°79°74°85%36%36%0.02"SSW 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 3 PM78°78°74°88%47%47%0.02"SSW 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 4 PM77°77°73°88%65%52%0.02"W 141610+ mi⚡
Tue 5 PM76°76°72°87%70%66%0.02"NW 15156.0 mi⚡
Tue 6 PM73°73°72°97%76%53%0.04"NW 151510+ mi⚡
Tue 7 PM72°72°70°93%85%46%0.04"NNW 151510+ mi⚡
Tue 8 PM72°72°69°90%82%32%0.04"NNW 151510+ mi⚡
Tue 9 PM71°71°68°90%79%26%0.04"NNW 151610+ mi⚡
Tue 10 PM70°70°67°90%82%38%0.04"NNW 161610+ mi⚡
Tue 11 PM69°69°65°87%65%9%0.04"NNW 171710+ mi
Wed 12 AM68°68°64°87%63%3%–NNW 171710+ mi
Wed 1 AM67°67°62°84%69%1%–NNW 171710+ mi
Wed 2 AM66°66°62°87%64%0%–N 171810+ mi
Wed 3 AM65°65°61°87%53%0%–N 171710+ mi
Wed 4 AM64°64°59°84%24%0%–N 1616–
Wed 5 AM63°63°58°84%18%0%–N 1416–
Wed 6 AM62°62°58°87%20%0%–N 1315–
Wed 7 AM62°62°58°87%14%0%–N 1315–
Wed 8 AM64°64°58°81%9%0%–N 1315–
Wed 9 AM66°66°59°78%3%0%–N 1315–
Wed 10 AM69°69°59°70%3%0%–N 1214–
Wed 11 AM70°70°59°68%2%0%–N 1013–
Wed 12 PM71°71°59°66%2%0%–N 912–
Wed 1 PM72°72°58°61%2%0%–N 89–
Wed 2 PM73°73°58°59%1%0%–NNW 78–
Wed 3 PM73°73°58°59%1%0%–NNW 66–
Wed 4 PM72°72°58°61%2%0%–N 56–
Wed 5 PM71°71°58°64%4%0%–NE 55–
Wed 6 PM70°70°59°68%6%0%–ENE 55–
Wed 7 PM69°69°59°70%6%0%–ENE 55–
Wed 8 PM69°69°60°73%7%0%–E 55–
Wed 9 PM68°68°61°78%8%0%–E 66–
Wed 10 PM68°68°60°76%9%0%–E 66–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy

76° / 74°

11% rain

SSE 12–12 mph · gusts 14

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 61°

66% rain · 0.36"

SW 8–17 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

74° / 63°

3% rain

N 5–17 mph · gusts 18

Thu, Nov 5

Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

75° / 64°

35% rain · 0.12"

E 6–9 mph · gusts 9

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

74° / 60°

35% rain · 0.12"

N 6–14 mph · gusts 15

Sat, Nov 7

Slight Chance Rain Showers

71° / 58°

20% rain · 0.06"

NE 8–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 8

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

70° / 57°

15% rain

N 10–14 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 10 mph.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday: Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. East wind around 5 mph.
  • Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
  • Monday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 611 PM CST Mon Nov 2 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.


GMZ335-031315-
Galveston Bay-
611 PM CST Mon Nov 2 2026

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy. 
.TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to 
15 knots late in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to 
slightly choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 knots. Bay waters slightly 
choppy to choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the 
evening.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy,
diminishing to smooth in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 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. A chance of showers. 
.FRIDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
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...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...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 611 PM CST Mon Nov 2 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.


GMZ350-355-031315-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
611 PM CST Mon Nov 2 2026

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. 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 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 feet. Wave 
Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds and east 2 feet at 6 
seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming northeast around 10 knots in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 3 seconds and east
2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds and northeast
1 foot at 3 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
6 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
chance of showers in the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · June 1998

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
47% lit
↑ 12:57 PM
↓ 1:16 AM
★★☆☆c60
First Quarter
2
56% lit
↑ 1:49 PM
↓ 1:52 AM
★☆☆☆c48
3
66% lit
↑ 2:41 PM
↓ 2:26 AM
★☆☆☆c33
Moon crosses the equator
4
74% lit
↑ 3:32 PM
↓ 2:59 AM
★★☆☆c39
Apogee · 404,926 km
5
82% lit
↑ 4:24 PM
↓ 3:32 AM
★★☆☆c47
6
89% lit
↑ 5:16 PM
↓ 4:06 AM
★★☆☆c58
7
94% lit
↑ 6:09 PM
↓ 4:42 AM
★★★☆c68
8
98% lit
↑ 7:03 PM
↓ 5:21 AM
★☆☆☆c73
9
100% lit
↑ 7:57 PM
↓ 6:03 AM
★★★★c80
Full Moon · Strawberry Moon
10
100% lit
↑ 8:51 PM
↓ 6:49 AM
★★★★c85
best
11
97% lit
↑ 9:43 PM
↓ 7:39 AM
★★★★c87
Moon farthest south (-19.2°)
best
12
93% lit
↑ 10:33 PM
↓ 8:34 AM
★★★★c88
13
87% lit
↑ 11:21 PM
↓ 9:31 AM
★★★★c87
14
79% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:30 AM
★★★☆c83
15
69% lit
↑ 12:05 AM
↓ 11:31 AM
★★★☆c74
16
58% lit
↑ 12:47 AM
↓ 12:33 PM
★★☆☆c61
17
47% lit
↑ 1:28 AM
↓ 1:35 PM
★☆☆☆c46
Last Quarter
Moon crosses the equator
18
36% lit
↑ 2:08 AM
↓ 2:38 PM
★★☆☆c48
19
25% lit
↑ 2:50 AM
↓ 3:42 PM
★★☆☆c66
20
16% lit
↑ 3:32 AM
↓ 4:46 PM
★★★★c82
Perigee · 366,590 km
21
8% lit
↑ 4:18 AM
↓ 5:51 PM
★★★★c94
22
3% lit
↑ 5:07 AM
↓ 6:55 PM
★★★★c100
best
23
0% lit
↑ 6:00 AM
↓ 7:56 PM
★☆☆☆c102
New Moon
24
1% lit
↑ 6:57 AM
↓ 8:53 PM
★★★★c102
Moon farthest north (18.7°)
best
25
3% lit
↑ 7:54 AM
↓ 9:44 PM
★★★★c100
best
26
8% lit
↑ 8:53 AM
↓ 10:31 PM
★★★★c93
27
14% lit
↑ 9:50 AM
↓ 11:12 PM
★★★★c85
28
22% lit
↑ 10:46 AM
↓ 11:50 PM
★★★☆c74
29
31% lit
↑ 11:40 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c62
30
40% lit
↑ 12:33 PM
↓ 12:26 AM
★★☆☆c49

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Jun 1 · 8:44 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Jun 3 · 10:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Jun 4 · 7:00 PM — Apogee · 404,926 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Jun 9 · 11:18 PM — Full Moon · Strawberry MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Jun 11 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-19.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jun 17 · 5:38 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Jun 17 · 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.
  • Sat, Jun 20 · 12:00 PM — Perigee · 366,590 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Jun 23 · 10:50 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Jun 24 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.7°)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

Wed, Jun 10 · Thu, Jun 11 · Mon, Jun 22 · Wed, Jun 24 · Thu, Jun 25

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

Moon distance

366,590 km closest · 404,882 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 Mon 6:20 PM.