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Bolivar

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 79° · 6% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 74° · 11% rain

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

Sunrise / sunset
6:32 AM / 5:31 PM
Moonrise / moonset
12:05 AM / 1:42 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 38%
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 26 PMTue, Nov 36 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Nov 46 AM12 PMclouds51% cloud cover52% cloud cover57% cloud cover49% cloud cover49% cloud cover55% cloud cover67% cloud cover71% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°85°78757676757579797772706764626972rain5% chance6% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance6% chance6% 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% chancewind01020mphSE 10 mph, gusts 15SE 9 mph, gusts 13SE 12 mph, gusts 15SSE 12 mph, gusts 15SSE 10 mph, gusts 14SSE 10 mph, gusts 14S 8 mph, gusts 12S 8 mph, gusts 10S 8 mph, gusts 12S 9 mph, gusts 13S 10 mph, gusts 15SSW 12 mph, gusts 15SSW 9 mph, gusts 14NW 8 mph, gusts 10NNW 8 mph, gusts 12NNW 9 mph, gusts 12NNW 10 mph, gusts 13N 10 mph, gusts 13N 10 mph, gusts 13N 10 mph, gusts 13N 10 mph, gusts 13N 9 mph, gusts 13N 7 mph, gusts 12NNW 5 mph, gusts 8
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 4 PM78°78°75°91%51%5%–SE 10159.4 mi
Mon 5 PM77°77°75°94%52%6%–SE 10149.3 mi
Mon 6 PM76°76°75°97%57%5%–SE 9139.2 mi
Mon 7 PM75°75°74°97%49%5%–SE 10149.2 mi
Mon 8 PM76°76°74°94%49%5%–SE 12159.1 mi
Mon 9 PM76°76°75°97%55%5%–SE 12169.1 mi
Mon 10 PM76°76°74°94%67%6%–SSE 12159.3 mi
Mon 11 PM76°76°74°94%71%6%–SSE 10149.3 mi
Tue 12 AM76°76°75°97%70%5%–SSE 10149.2 mi
Tue 1 AM76°76°75°97%72%4%–SSE 10148.8 mi
Tue 2 AM76°76°75°97%82%3%–SSE 10149.3 mi
Tue 3 AM76°76°75°97%76%6%–SSE 9139.2 mi
Tue 4 AM75°75°74°97%65%7%–S 8128.8 mi
Tue 5 AM75°75°74°97%64%11%–SSE 8108.4 mi
Tue 6 AM75°75°74°97%62%20%–S 8108.3 mi⚡
Tue 7 AM75°75°74°97%45%17%–S 8108.0 mi⚡
Tue 8 AM77°77°74°90%45%17%–S 8129.0 mi⚡
Tue 9 AM78°78°75°91%40%14%–S 81210.0 mi
Tue 10 AM79°79°75°88%38%17%–S 9139.9 mi⚡
Tue 11 AM79°79°75°88%37%21%–S 10149.8 mi⚡
Tue 12 PM79°79°75°88%28%29%0.02"S 10159.8 mi⚡
Tue 1 PM79°79°74°85%32%31%0.02"SSW 12159.8 mi⚡
Tue 2 PM79°79°74°85%36%36%0.02"SSW 12159.9 mi⚡
Tue 3 PM78°78°74°88%47%47%0.02"SSW 10159.9 mi⚡
Tue 4 PM77°77°73°88%65%52%0.02"SSW 9146.0 mi⚡
Tue 5 PM76°76°72°87%70%66%0.02"W 9136.0 mi⚡
Tue 6 PM73°73°72°97%76%53%0.04"NW 8107.7 mi⚡
Tue 7 PM72°72°70°93%85%46%0.04"NW 8107.8 mi⚡
Tue 8 PM72°72°69°90%82%32%0.04"NNW 8128.0 mi⚡
Tue 9 PM71°71°68°90%79%26%0.04"NNW 9128.2 mi⚡
Tue 10 PM70°70°67°90%82%38%0.04"NNW 912–⚡
Tue 11 PM69°69°65°87%65%9%0.04"N 1013–
Wed 12 AM68°68°64°87%63%3%–NNW 1013–
Wed 1 AM67°67°62°84%69%1%–N 1013–
Wed 2 AM66°66°62°87%64%0%–N 1013–
Wed 3 AM65°65°61°87%53%0%–N 1013–
Wed 4 AM64°64°59°84%24%0%–N 1013–
Wed 5 AM63°63°58°84%18%0%–N 1013–
Wed 6 AM62°62°58°87%20%0%–N 1013–
Wed 7 AM62°62°58°87%14%0%–N 1013–
Wed 8 AM64°64°58°81%9%0%–N 1013–
Wed 9 AM66°66°59°78%3%0%–N 1013–
Wed 10 AM69°69°59°70%3%0%–N 913–
Wed 11 AM70°70°59°68%2%0%–N 813–
Wed 12 PM71°71°59°66%2%0%–N 712–
Wed 1 PM72°72°58°61%2%0%–N 610–
Wed 2 PM73°73°58°59%1%0%–NNW 58–
Wed 3 PM73°73°58°59%1%0%–NNW 57–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

79° / 74°

11% rain

SE 9–12 mph · gusts 16

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 61°

66% rain · 0.36"

S 8–12 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

74° / 63°

3% rain

N 5–10 mph · gusts 13

Thu, Nov 5

Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

75° / 64°

35% rain · 0.12"

E 3–8 mph · gusts 10

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

74° / 60°

35% rain · 0.12"

N 3–9 mph · gusts 13

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
  • This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast 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. South wind around 10 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. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
  • 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.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 1236 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.


GMZ335-030745-
Galveston Bay-
1236 PM CST Mon Nov 2 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance
of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance
of showers in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 1236 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.


GMZ350-355-030745-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1236 PM CST Mon Nov 2 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at
6 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 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: West 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
southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or
less. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely
after midnight. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · March 1999

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
100% lit
↑ 5:59 PM
↓ 6:22 AM
★★★★c85
best
2
100% lit
↑ 6:56 PM
↓ 7:01 AM
★★★☆c73
Full Moon · Worm Moon
best
3
98% lit
↑ 7:51 PM
↓ 7:37 AM
★★★☆c59
4
94% lit
↑ 8:44 PM
↓ 8:11 AM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
5
88% lit
↑ 9:37 PM
↓ 8:45 AM
★☆☆☆c31
6
82% lit
↑ 10:29 PM
↓ 9:19 AM
★☆☆☆c35
7
74% lit
↑ 11:21 PM
↓ 9:54 AM
★☆☆☆c44
Apogee · 404,753 km
8
65% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:31 AM
★★☆☆c54
9
56% lit
↑ 12:13 AM
↓ 11:11 AM
★★☆☆c63
10
46% lit
↑ 1:05 AM
↓ 11:54 AM
★★☆☆c72
Last Quarter
11
37% lit
↑ 1:57 AM
↓ 12:42 PM
★★☆☆c78
Moon farthest south (-20.1°)
12
28% lit
↑ 2:47 AM
↓ 1:33 PM
★★☆☆c81
13
19% lit
↑ 3:36 AM
↓ 2:28 PM
★★★☆c81
14
11% lit
↑ 4:23 AM
↓ 3:27 PM
★★★☆c80
15
5% lit
↑ 5:08 AM
↓ 4:28 PM
★★★☆c79
best
16
1% lit
↑ 5:51 AM
↓ 5:31 PM
★★★☆c74
best
17
0% lit
↑ 6:33 AM
↓ 6:35 PM
★★★☆c63
New Moon
best
18
1% lit
↑ 7:14 AM
↓ 7:40 PM
★★☆☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
19
6% lit
↑ 7:56 AM
↓ 8:46 PM
★★☆☆c46
Perigee · 363,271 km
20
12% lit
↑ 8:39 AM
↓ 9:52 PM
★★☆☆c62
21
21% lit
↑ 9:24 AM
↓ 10:58 PM
★★☆☆c77
22
31% lit
↑ 10:13 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c88
23
42% lit
↑ 11:05 AM
↓ 12:02 AM
★★★☆c93
24
54% lit
↑ 12:00 PM
↓ 1:03 AM
★★★☆c95
First Quarter
Moon farthest north (19.5°)
25
65% lit
↑ 12:58 PM
↓ 2:00 AM
★★★☆c94
26
74% lit
↑ 1:56 PM
↓ 2:52 AM
★★★☆c91
27
83% lit
↑ 2:54 PM
↓ 3:39 AM
★★★☆c80
28
90% lit
↑ 3:52 PM
↓ 4:21 AM
★★★☆c72
29
95% lit
↑ 4:48 PM
↓ 5:00 AM
★★★☆c63
30
99% lit
↑ 5:42 PM
↓ 5:36 AM
★★☆☆c53
31
100% lit
↑ 6:36 PM
↓ 6:11 AM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
Full Moon · Blue Moon

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Mar 2 · 12:59 AM — Full Moon · Worm MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Mar 4 · 1:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Mar 7 · 11:00 PM — Apogee · 404,753 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Mar 10 · 2:41 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Mar 11 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-20.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Mar 17 · 12:48 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Mar 18 · 11:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Mar 19 · 6:00 PM — Perigee · 363,271 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Mar 24 · 4:18 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Mar 24 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (19.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Mar 31 · 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.
  • Wed, Mar 31 · 4:49 PM — Full Moon · Blue MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Mon, Mar 1 · Tue, Mar 2 · Mon, Mar 15 · Tue, Mar 16 · Wed, Mar 17

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

Moon distance

363,336 km closest · 404,602 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 12:21 PM.