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Freeport

28.950°, -95.360° · tides: Old Brazos River, Freeport

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Today

This Afternoon: High 81° · 18% rain

A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Low 68° · 18% rain

A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then patchy fog. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunrise / sunset
7:33 AM / 6:36 PM
Moonrise / moonset
– / 1:22 PM
Moon
Last Quarter, 60%
Major period
5:10 AM–7:10 AM
Minor period
12:52 PM–1:52 PM
Major period
5:40 PM–7:40 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sat, Oct 31Sun, Nov 16 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 26 AM12 PMclouds33% cloud cover25% cloud cover18% cloud cover24% cloud cover39% cloud cover33% cloud cover32% cloud cover61% cloud cover61% cloud cover64% cloud cover77% cloud cover77% cloud cover75% cloud cover74% cloud cover89% cloud cover71% cloud cover74% cloud cover65% cloud cover76% cloud cover67% cloud cover57% cloud cover44% cloud cover34% cloud cover36% cloud cover40% cloud cover45% cloud cover53% cloud cover50% cloud cover40% cloud cover41% cloud cover50% cloud cover50% cloud cover45% cloud cover57% cloud cover76% cloud cover86% cloud cover92% cloud cover91% cloud cover79% cloud cover75% cloud cover70% cloud cover66% cloud cover61% cloud cover57% cloud cover55% cloud cover53% cloud cover51% cloud cover55% cloud cover🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫65°70°75°80°85°78747373707278807873727271748081rain18% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chancewind01020mphE 6 mph, gusts 7E 5 mph, gusts 6E 5 mph, gusts 5ENE 3 mph, gusts 5NE 3 mph, gusts 8NNE 3 mph, gusts 8NNE 3 mph, gusts 8NNE 2 mph, gusts 7NE 3 mph, gusts 8ENE 6 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 10E 5 mph, gusts 9E 2 mph, gusts 8ESE 2 mph, gusts 9ESE 1 mph, gusts 8SE 1 mph, gusts 7SE 1 mph, gusts 7SE 1 mph, gusts 8SE 2 mph, gusts 8SE 6 mph, gusts 12SE 8 mph, gusts 14SE 9 mph, gusts 14SE 8 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 6 PM78°78°73°85%33%18%–E 6710+ mi
Sat 7 PM77°77°73°88%25%3%–E 5710+ mi
Sat 8 PM75°75°73°94%18%3%–E 5610+ mi
Sat 9 PM74°74°73°97%24%2%–E 5610+ mi
Sat 10 PM73°73°72°97%39%2%–E 559.5 mi
Sat 11 PM73°73°72°97%33%2%–E 338.8 mi
Sun 12 AM73°73°71°93%32%3%–ENE 358.1 mi
Sun 1 AM73°73°71°93%61%3%–NE 367.0 mi
Sun 1 AM73°73°71°93%61%2%–NE 385.7 mi🌫
Sun 2 AM73°73°71°93%64%2%–NNE 375.4 mi🌫
Sun 3 AM71°71°71°100%77%3%–NNE 384.8 mi🌫
Sun 4 AM71°71°71°100%77%3%–NNE 374.5 mi🌫
Sun 5 AM70°70°70°100%75%3%–NNE 384.3 mi🌫
Sun 6 AM69°69°69°100%74%3%–NNE 274.4 mi🌫
Sun 7 AM71°71°70°97%89%3%–NNE 273.7 mi🌫
Sun 8 AM72°72°71°97%71%3%–NE 274.5 mi🌫
Sun 9 AM76°76°72°87%74%4%–NE 388.2 mi
Sun 10 AM78°78°72°82%65%4%–ENE 589.5 mi
Sun 11 AM78°78°72°82%76%4%–ENE 689.7 mi
Sun 12 PM80°84°72°77%67%4%–ENE 699.8 mi
Sun 1 PM80°84°72°77%57%4%–E 699.8 mi
Sun 2 PM80°84°72°77%44%3%–E 6109.8 mi
Sun 3 PM80°84°72°77%34%3%–E 7109.9 mi
Sun 4 PM79°79°72°79%36%3%–E 61010+ mi
Sun 5 PM78°78°72°82%40%3%–E 5910+ mi
Sun 6 PM76°76°72°87%45%0%–E 2810+ mi
Sun 7 PM75°75°72°90%53%0%–E 2810+ mi
Sun 8 PM73°73°72°97%50%0%–ESE 2910+ mi
Sun 9 PM73°73°72°97%40%0%–ESE 2910+ mi
Sun 10 PM72°72°71°97%41%0%–ESE 19–
Sun 11 PM72°72°71°97%50%0%–ESE 18–
Mon 12 AM72°72°71°97%50%0%–SE 18–
Mon 1 AM72°72°71°97%45%0%–SE 17–
Mon 2 AM72°72°71°97%57%0%–SE 17–
Mon 3 AM71°71°71°100%76%0%–SE 17–
Mon 4 AM71°71°71°100%86%0%–SE 17–
Mon 5 AM71°71°71°100%92%1%–SE 18–
Mon 6 AM69°69°69°100%91%1%–ESE 28–
Mon 7 AM71°71°71°100%79%1%–SE 28–
Mon 8 AM74°74°73°97%75%1%–SE 39–
Mon 9 AM77°77°74°90%70%1%–SE 612–
Mon 10 AM79°79°74°85%66%1%–SE 713–
Mon 11 AM80°84°73°79%61%1%–SE 814–
Mon 12 PM80°84°73°79%57%2%–SE 914–
Mon 1 PM81°86°73°77%55%2%–SE 914–
Mon 2 PM81°86°73°77%53%2%–SE 913–
Mon 3 PM81°86°73°77%51%2%–SE 813–
Mon 4 PM80°84°73°79%55%2%–SE 712–

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Rain Showers

81° / 68°

18% rain

E 3–6 mph · gusts 7

Sun, Nov 1

Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny

81° / 68°

4% rain

NE 1–7 mph · gusts 10

🌫 Fog

Mon, Nov 2

Partly Sunny

82° / 71°

2% rain

SE 1–9 mph · gusts 15

Tue, Nov 3

Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 60°

77% rain · 0.60"

SW 2–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

75° / 59°

7% rain

NW 1–9 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

77° / 58°

12% rain

NW 1–8 mph · gusts 12

Fri, Nov 6

Sunny

76° / 57°

12% rain

NE 2–9 mph · gusts 13

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then patchy fog. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: Patchy fog before 9am. Partly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 68, with temperatures rising to around 71 overnight. East wind around 0 mph.
  • Monday: Partly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon, then showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 75.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 1219 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 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.


GMZ350-355-010615-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1219 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms early. A slight chance of showers. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A 
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a 
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots gusting 25 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots gusting 20 knots. 
Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · January 2000

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
21% lit
↑ 2:49 AM
↓ 2:15 PM
★★★★c61
2
14% lit
↑ 3:42 AM
↓ 2:51 PM
★★★★c69
3
8% lit
↑ 4:34 AM
↓ 3:30 PM
★★★★c75
4
4% lit
↑ 5:27 AM
↓ 4:12 PM
★★★★c79
Apogee · 406,414 km
5
1% lit
↑ 6:18 AM
↓ 4:58 PM
★★★★c81
best
6
0% lit
↑ 7:07 AM
↓ 5:47 PM
★★★★c82
Moon farthest south (-21.1°)
New Moon
best
7
1% lit
↑ 7:54 AM
↓ 6:38 PM
★★★★c82
best
8
4% lit
↑ 8:39 AM
↓ 7:32 PM
★★★★c80
9
8% lit
↑ 9:20 AM
↓ 8:26 PM
★★★★c77
10
14% lit
↑ 9:58 AM
↓ 9:22 PM
★★★★c71
11
22% lit
↑ 10:35 AM
↓ 10:18 PM
★★★★c64
12
31% lit
↑ 11:11 AM
↓ 11:15 PM
★★★☆c51
13
41% lit
↑ 11:47 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
14
52% lit
↑ 12:23 PM
↓ 12:13 AM
★★☆☆c48
First Quarter
15
63% lit
↑ 1:03 PM
↓ 1:14 AM
★★☆☆c55
16
74% lit
↑ 1:46 PM
↓ 2:17 AM
★★★★c64
17
83% lit
↑ 2:35 PM
↓ 3:22 AM
★★★★c87
18
91% lit
↑ 3:30 PM
↓ 4:29 AM
★★★★c96
19
97% lit
↑ 4:30 PM
↓ 5:35 AM
★★★★c101
Moon farthest north (20.9°)
Perigee · 359,362 km
20
100% lit
↑ 5:36 PM
↓ 6:38 AM
★★★★c101
Full Moon · Wolf Moon (supermoon)
best
21
100% lit
↑ 6:42 PM
↓ 7:35 AM
★★★★c100
best
22
97% lit
↑ 7:49 PM
↓ 8:27 AM
★★★★c90
23
91% lit
↑ 8:52 PM
↓ 9:12 AM
★★★★c78
24
84% lit
↑ 9:53 PM
↓ 9:53 AM
★★★★c65
25
75% lit
↑ 10:51 PM
↓ 10:30 AM
★★★☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
26
66% lit
↑ 11:47 PM
↓ 11:05 AM
★★☆☆c38
27
56% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:40 AM
★☆☆☆c40
28
46% lit
↑ 12:42 AM
↓ 12:14 PM
★★☆☆c43
Last Quarter
29
37% lit
↑ 1:35 AM
↓ 12:50 PM
★★☆☆c53
30
28% lit
↑ 2:28 AM
↓ 1:28 PM
★★★★c62
31
20% lit
↑ 3:21 AM
↓ 2:09 PM
★★★★c68
Apogee · 405,606 km

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Jan 4 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 406,414 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Jan 6 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-21.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jan 6 · 12:13 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Jan 13 · 7:00 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, Jan 14 · 7:34 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Jan 19 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest north (20.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jan 19 · 5:00 PM — Perigee · 359,362 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Jan 20 · 10:40 PM — Full Moon · Wolf 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.
  • Tue, Jan 25 · 11:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Jan 28 · 1:57 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Jan 31 · 7:00 PM — Apogee · 405,606 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Wed, Jan 5 · Thu, Jan 6 · Fri, Jan 7 · Thu, Jan 20 · Fri, Jan 21

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

Moon distance

359,414 km closest · 406,400 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 Old Brazos River, FreeportSurf report: Quintana & Bryan BeachOffshore 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 Sat 1:21 PM.