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Bolivar

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 72° · 2% rain

Patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Monday: High 79° · 9% rain

Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:32 AM / 5:31 PM
Moonrise / moonset
12:05 AM / 1:42 PM
Moon
Last Quarter, 44%
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 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 36 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Nov 4clouds82% cloud cover86% cloud cover63% cloud cover58% cloud cover65% cloud cover59% cloud cover41% cloud cover49% cloud cover62% cloud cover43% cloud cover56% cloud cover55% cloud cover48% cloud cover64% cloud cover65% cloud cover57% cloud cover54% cloud cover73% cloud cover71% cloud cover64% cloud cover67% cloud cover65% cloud cover82% cloud cover81% cloud cover67% cloud cover53% cloud cover55% cloud cover58% cloud cover54% cloud cover64% cloud cover70% cloud cover53% cloud cover35% cloud cover25% cloud cover29% cloud cover37% cloud cover76% cloud cover75% cloud cover69% cloud cover82% cloud cover76% cloud cover70% cloud cover69% cloud cover67% cloud cover66% cloud cover57% cloud cover49% cloud cover40% cloud cover🌫🌫⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°73737978797676767575797978737168rain2% chance2% chance3% chance4% chance5% chance6% chance5% chance5% chance7% chance9% chance8% chance7% chance6% chance5% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance5% chance5% chance8% chance8% chance9% chance11% chance12% chance12% chance11% chance9% chance14% chance11% chance19% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in46% chance, 0.01 in58% chance, 0.01 in79% chance, 0.01 in61% chance, 0.01 in29% chance29% chance29% chance29% chance29% chance29% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chancewind01020mphSE 5 mph, gusts 7ESE 7 mph, gusts 8ESE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 10 mph, gusts 14SE 10 mph, gusts 15SE 10 mph, gusts 15SE 10 mph, gusts 14SE 9 mph, gusts 13SE 10 mph, gusts 14SE 12 mph, gusts 15SSE 10 mph, gusts 13SSE 10 mph, gusts 13SSE 9 mph, gusts 12S 8 mph, gusts 10S 8 mph, gusts 12SSW 9 mph, gusts 14SSW 12 mph, gusts 15SSW 12 mph, gusts 16SW 10 mph, gusts 15NW 9 mph, gusts 12NW 8 mph, gusts 12NNW 9 mph, gusts 12NNW 12 mph, gusts 14NNW 12 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 4 AM73°73°72°97%82%2%–SE 576.0 mi🌫
Mon 5 AM73°73°72°97%86%2%–ESE 675.9 mi🌫
Mon 6 AM73°73°72°97%63%3%–ESE 787.0 mi
Mon 7 AM73°73°73°100%58%4%–ESE 7107.0 mi
Mon 8 AM75°75°73°94%65%5%–ESE 8127.7 mi
Mon 9 AM78°78°74°88%59%6%–ESE 9139.7 mi
Mon 10 AM79°79°74°85%41%5%–ESE 10149.8 mi
Mon 11 AM78°78°74°88%49%5%–SE 10149.9 mi
Mon 12 PM78°78°74°88%62%7%–SE 10159.9 mi
Mon 1 PM78°78°74°88%43%9%–SE 10159.9 mi
Mon 2 PM78°78°74°88%56%8%–SE 10159.9 mi
Mon 3 PM78°78°74°88%55%7%–SE 10159.9 mi
Mon 4 PM79°79°74°85%48%6%–SE 10149.8 mi
Mon 5 PM77°77°74°90%64%5%–SE 9149.9 mi
Mon 6 PM77°77°74°90%65%3%–SE 9139.9 mi
Mon 7 PM76°76°74°94%57%2%–SE 10149.4 mi
Mon 8 PM75°75°74°97%54%2%–SE 10149.4 mi
Mon 9 PM76°76°74°94%73%3%–SE 12159.2 mi
Mon 10 PM76°76°74°94%71%3%–SE 12159.0 mi
Mon 11 PM76°76°74°94%64%3%–SE 10148.8 mi
Tue 12 AM76°76°74°94%67%5%–SSE 10138.7 mi
Tue 1 AM76°76°74°94%65%5%–SSE 9138.4 mi
Tue 2 AM76°76°74°94%82%8%–SSE 10138.2 mi
Tue 3 AM76°76°74°94%81%8%–SSE 10138.0 mi
Tue 4 AM75°75°73°94%67%9%–SSE 9127.0 mi
Tue 5 AM75°75°74°97%53%11%–SSE 8107.0 mi
Tue 6 AM75°75°74°97%55%12%–S 8107.0 mi
Tue 7 AM75°75°74°97%58%12%–S 8107.0 mi
Tue 8 AM77°77°74°90%54%11%–S 8127.0 mi
Tue 9 AM78°78°74°88%64%9%–S 91310+ mi
Tue 10 AM79°79°75°88%70%14%–SSW 914–
Tue 11 AM79°79°74°85%53%11%–S 1015–
Tue 12 PM79°79°74°85%35%19%0.01"SSW 1215–⚡
Tue 1 PM79°79°74°85%25%27%0.01"SSW 1216–⚡
Tue 2 PM78°78°73°85%29%46%0.01"SSW 1216–⚡
Tue 3 PM78°78°73°85%37%58%0.01"SW 1216–⚡
Tue 4 PM78°78°72°82%76%79%0.01"SW 1015–⚡
Tue 5 PM75°75°72°90%75%61%0.01"W 1014–⚡
Tue 6 PM73°73°71°93%69%29%–NW 912–⚡
Tue 7 PM73°73°70°90%82%29%–NW 812–⚡
Tue 8 PM73°73°70°90%76%29%–NW 812–⚡
Tue 9 PM72°72°69°90%70%29%–NNW 912–
Tue 10 PM71°71°68°90%69%29%–NNW 912–
Tue 11 PM70°70°67°90%67%29%–NNW 1012–
Wed 12 AM69°69°67°93%66%5%–NNW 1214–
Wed 1 AM68°68°66°93%57%5%–NNW 1214–
Wed 2 AM66°66°65°97%49%5%–NNW 1215–
Wed 3 AM65°65°64°97%40%5%–N 1315–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

79° / 72°

9% rain

SE 5–12 mph · gusts 15

🌫 Fog

Tue, Nov 3

Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 63°

79% rain · 0.06"

SW 8–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

74° / 64°

5% rain

N 3–13 mph · gusts 15

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

76° / 64°

13% rain

E 3–7 mph · gusts 9

Fri, Nov 6

Mostly Sunny

74° / 62°

13% rain

NE 3–9 mph · gusts 13

Sat, Nov 7

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

72° / 61°

25% rain · 0.06"

NE 7–10 mph · gusts 14

Sun, Nov 8

Slight Chance Rain Showers

71° / 61°

23% rain · 0.12"

N 9–15 mph · gusts 23

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 1141 PM CST Sun Nov 1 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.


GMZ335-021815-
Galveston Bay-
1141 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog in the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to smooth to slightly
choppy in the afternoon. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds becoming north 10 to 15 knots 
gusting 20 knots. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly 
choppy after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth. 
.THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast around
5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY...North 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 · 1141 PM CST Sun Nov 1 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.


GMZ350-355-021815-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1141 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...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...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. 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 with gusts up to 20
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 in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 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. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · May 2000

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8% lit
↑ 5:14 AM
↓ 5:29 PM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
2
3% lit
↑ 5:50 AM
↓ 6:31 PM
★★★☆c54
3
0% lit
↑ 6:29 AM
↓ 7:35 PM
★★☆☆c60
New Moon
4
1% lit
↑ 7:11 AM
↓ 8:42 PM
★★★★c73
5
3% lit
↑ 7:58 AM
↓ 9:49 PM
★★★★c87
best
6
9% lit
↑ 8:50 AM
↓ 10:56 PM
★★★★c94
Perigee · 363,166 km
best
7
17% lit
↑ 9:47 AM
↓ 11:59 PM
★★★★c97
Moon farthest north (21.4°)
8
27% lit
↑ 10:48 AM
↓ –
★★★★c97
9
37% lit
↑ 11:52 AM
↓ 12:57 AM
★★★★c93
10
49% lit
↑ 12:55 PM
↓ 1:48 AM
★★★☆c84
First Quarter
11
60% lit
↑ 1:58 PM
↓ 2:34 AM
★★☆☆c72
12
70% lit
↑ 2:58 PM
↓ 3:15 AM
★★☆☆c58
13
79% lit
↑ 3:57 PM
↓ 3:52 AM
★★☆☆c42
14
87% lit
↑ 4:54 PM
↓ 4:27 AM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
15
93% lit
↑ 5:51 PM
↓ 5:01 AM
★★☆☆c54
16
97% lit
↑ 6:46 PM
↓ 5:35 AM
★☆☆☆c60
17
99% lit
↑ 7:42 PM
↓ 6:10 AM
★★★★c66
18
100% lit
↑ 8:37 PM
↓ 6:48 AM
★★★★c75
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
19
98% lit
↑ 9:30 PM
↓ 7:27 AM
★★★★c78
best
20
95% lit
↑ 10:22 PM
↓ 8:10 AM
★★★★c79
best
21
90% lit
↑ 11:12 PM
↓ 8:56 AM
★★★★c80
Moon farthest south (-21.6°)
Apogee · 405,428 km
22
83% lit
↑ 11:58 PM
↓ 9:45 AM
★★★★c79
23
76% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:36 AM
★★★☆c77
24
67% lit
↑ 12:42 AM
↓ 11:29 AM
★★★☆c72
25
58% lit
↑ 1:22 AM
↓ 12:23 PM
★★☆☆c66
26
48% lit
↑ 1:59 AM
↓ 1:19 PM
★★☆☆c58
Last Quarter
27
38% lit
↑ 2:35 AM
↓ 2:15 PM
★★☆☆c47
28
28% lit
↑ 3:10 AM
↓ 3:13 PM
★☆☆☆c33
29
19% lit
↑ 3:45 AM
↓ 4:12 PM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
30
11% lit
↑ 4:22 AM
↓ 5:15 PM
★★★☆c61
31
5% lit
↑ 5:02 AM
↓ 6:20 PM
★★★★c79

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, May 1 · 4:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, May 3 · 11:12 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, May 6 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 363,166 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, May 7 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest north (21.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, May 10 · 3:00 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, May 14 · 8:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, May 18 · 2:34 AM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, May 21 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-21.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, May 21 · 11:00 PM — Apogee · 405,428 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, May 26 · 6:55 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, May 29 · 12:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Fri, May 5 · Sat, May 6 · Thu, May 18 · Fri, May 19 · Sat, May 20

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

Moon distance

363,242 km closest · 405,331 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 2:16 AM.