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Bolivar

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 78° · 4% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Tonight: Low 71° · 1% rain

Patchy fog after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:31 AM / 5:32 PM
Moonrise / moonset
– / 1:04 PM
Moon
Last Quarter, 51%
Major period
5:05 AM–7:05 AM
Minor period
12:34 PM–1:34 PM
Major period
5:35 PM–7:35 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Nov 16 PMMon, Nov 26 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 36 AM12 PMclouds36% cloud cover44% cloud cover49% cloud cover48% cloud cover49% cloud cover56% cloud cover54% cloud cover44% cloud cover45% cloud cover51% cloud cover50% cloud cover53% cloud cover53% cloud cover68% cloud cover79% cloud cover76% cloud cover79% cloud cover76% cloud cover68% cloud cover56% cloud cover53% cloud cover55% cloud cover68% cloud cover65% cloud cover65% cloud cover70% cloud cover61% cloud cover66% cloud cover63% cloud cover65% cloud cover64% cloud cover68% cloud cover65% cloud cover70% cloud cover74% cloud cover80% cloud cover83% cloud cover81% cloud cover81% cloud cover78% cloud cover71% cloud cover66% cloud cover58% cloud cover54% cloud cover51% cloud cover49% cloud cover48% cloud cover46% cloud cover🌫🌫🌫⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°78777373727272797977747676747480rain3% chance3% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance5% chance6% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance7% chance8% chance4% chance4% chance5% chance4% chance6% chance4% chance2% chance3% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance5% chance39% chance39% chance39% chance39% chance39% chance39% chance66% chance, 0.03 inwind01020mphENE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 5 mph, gusts 7SE 5 mph, gusts 7SE 5 mph, gusts 6SE 5 mph, gusts 6SE 5 mph, gusts 5SE 5 mph, gusts 6ESE 5 mph, gusts 6ESE 6 mph, gusts 8ESE 8 mph, gusts 10ESE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 10 mph, gusts 15SE 10 mph, gusts 14SE 9 mph, gusts 14SE 9 mph, gusts 13SE 10 mph, gusts 14SE 10 mph, gusts 13SSE 9 mph, gusts 12SSE 9 mph, gusts 12S 8 mph, gusts 12S 8 mph, gusts 10S 9 mph, gusts 13SSW 12 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 1 PM78°78°72°82%36%3%–ENE 5810+ mi
Sun 2 PM78°78°72°82%44%3%–ESE 5810+ mi
Sun 3 PM78°78°72°82%49%4%–SE 5710+ mi
Sun 4 PM77°77°72°85%48%3%–SE 5710+ mi
Sun 5 PM76°76°72°87%49%3%–SE 5710+ mi
Sun 6 PM75°75°73°94%56%0%–SE 5610+ mi
Sun 7 PM73°73°73°100%54%0%–SE 5610+ mi
Sun 8 PM73°73°73°100%44%0%–SE 5610+ mi
Sun 9 PM73°73°73°100%45%0%–SE 5610+ mi
Sun 10 PM73°73°72°97%51%0%–SE 5510+ mi
Sun 11 PM72°72°72°100%50%0%–SE 559.9 mi
Mon 12 AM72°72°72°100%53%1%–SE 359.2 mi
Mon 1 AM72°72°72°100%53%1%–SE 568.1 mi
Mon 2 AM72°72°72°100%68%1%–SE 567.3 mi
Mon 3 AM72°72°72°100%79%1%–ESE 567.2 mi
Mon 4 AM72°72°72°100%76%1%–ESE 677.0 mi
Mon 5 AM71°71°71°100%79%1%–ESE 686.0 mi🌫
Mon 6 AM71°71°71°100%76%3%–ESE 796.0 mi🌫
Mon 7 AM72°72°72°100%68%3%–ESE 8105.8 mi🌫
Mon 8 AM75°75°73°94%56%3%–ESE 9127.0 mi
Mon 9 AM78°78°74°88%53%4%–ESE 10149.2 mi
Mon 10 AM79°79°73°82%55%5%–ESE 10159.8 mi
Mon 11 AM79°79°73°82%68%6%–ESE 121510+ mi
Mon 12 PM79°79°74°85%65%9%–ESE 121510+ mi
Mon 1 PM79°79°74°85%65%9%–ESE 101510+ mi
Mon 2 PM79°79°74°85%70%9%–SE 101510+ mi
Mon 3 PM79°79°74°85%61%9%–SE 101410+ mi
Mon 4 PM77°77°74°90%66%7%–SE 101410+ mi
Mon 5 PM77°77°74°90%63%8%–SE 91410+ mi
Mon 6 PM76°76°74°94%65%4%–ESE 91310+ mi
Mon 7 PM74°74°74°100%64%4%–SE 91310+ mi
Mon 8 PM74°74°74°100%68%5%–SE 101410.0 mi
Mon 9 PM74°74°74°100%65%4%–SE 10148.7 mi
Mon 10 PM76°76°74°94%70%6%–SE 1014–
Mon 11 PM76°76°74°94%74%4%–SE 1013–
Tue 12 AM76°76°74°94%80%2%–SSE 913–
Tue 1 AM76°76°74°94%83%3%–SSE 912–
Tue 2 AM76°76°74°94%81%4%–SSE 1013–
Tue 3 AM76°76°75°97%81%3%–SSE 912–
Tue 4 AM74°74°74°100%78%3%–SSE 912–
Tue 5 AM74°74°74°100%71%5%–S 812–
Tue 6 AM74°74°74°100%66%39%–S 810–⚡
Tue 7 AM74°74°74°100%58%39%–S 810–⚡
Tue 8 AM76°76°74°94%54%39%–S 812–⚡
Tue 9 AM78°78°75°91%51%39%–S 913–⚡
Tue 10 AM80°85°75°85%49%39%–S 1014–⚡
Tue 11 AM80°85°75°85%48%39%–SSW 1215–⚡
Tue 12 PM80°85°75°85%46%66%0.03"SSW 1215–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

78° / 71°

4% rain

SE 5–5 mph · gusts 8

Mon, Nov 2

Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny

79° / 74°

9% rain

SE 3–12 mph · gusts 15

🌫 Fog

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

80° / 63°

66% rain · 0.24"

SW 8–12 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

74° / 63°

12% rain

NW 5–10 mph · gusts 14

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

75° / 62°

8% rain

E 3–6 mph · gusts 9

Fri, Nov 6

Sunny

74° / 60°

8% rain

N 3–8 mph · gusts 12

Sat, Nov 7

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

73° / 60°

22% rain · 0.06"

NE 7–10 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
  • Tonight: Patchy fog after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
  • Monday: Patchy fog before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 75.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Weather map

Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.

Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 1232 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.


GMZ335-020730-
Galveston Bay-
1232 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog after midnight. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog in the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy. 
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to smooth to slightly
choppy in the afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. A chance of showers in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North 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. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 1232 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.


GMZ350-355-020730-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1232 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast 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: 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 5 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at
5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds and east
2 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast 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. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · October 2001

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
99% lit
↑ 7:02 PM
↓ 6:15 AM
★★☆☆c49
2
100% lit
↑ 7:32 PM
↓ 7:08 AM
★★☆☆c40
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
Moon crosses the equator
3
99% lit
↑ 8:03 PM
↓ 8:02 AM
★★☆☆c39
4
96% lit
↑ 8:36 PM
↓ 8:57 AM
★★☆☆c47
5
91% lit
↑ 9:11 PM
↓ 9:53 AM
★★☆☆c57
6
84% lit
↑ 9:51 PM
↓ 10:51 AM
★★☆☆c70
7
76% lit
↑ 10:36 PM
↓ 11:51 AM
★★★☆c81
8
66% lit
↑ 11:27 PM
↓ 12:52 PM
★★★☆c89
9
55% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:51 PM
★★★☆c92
Moon farthest north (24.3°)
Last Quarter
10
44% lit
↑ 12:25 AM
↓ 2:47 PM
★★★☆c94
11
33% lit
↑ 1:28 AM
↓ 3:39 PM
★★★☆c91
12
23% lit
↑ 2:34 AM
↓ 4:26 PM
★★★☆c83
13
14% lit
↑ 3:42 AM
↓ 5:09 PM
★★★☆c71
14
7% lit
↑ 4:51 AM
↓ 5:49 PM
★★☆☆c57
Perigee · 361,863 km
15
2% lit
↑ 5:58 AM
↓ 6:27 PM
★★☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
16
0% lit
↑ 7:05 AM
↓ 7:05 PM
★★★☆c54
New Moon
17
1% lit
↑ 8:11 AM
↓ 7:43 PM
★★★☆c69
best
18
5% lit
↑ 9:17 AM
↓ 8:24 PM
★★★★c81
best
19
11% lit
↑ 10:21 AM
↓ 9:07 PM
★★★★c90
best
20
18% lit
↑ 11:23 AM
↓ 9:54 PM
★★★★c94
best
21
27% lit
↑ 12:22 PM
↓ 10:44 PM
★★★★c94
best
22
36% lit
↑ 1:16 PM
↓ 11:37 PM
★★★☆c93
Moon farthest south (-23.5°)
23
46% lit
↑ 2:05 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c88
First Quarter
24
56% lit
↑ 2:48 PM
↓ 12:32 AM
★★☆☆c81
25
65% lit
↑ 3:27 PM
↓ 1:26 AM
★★☆☆c72
26
74% lit
↑ 4:02 PM
↓ 2:21 AM
★★☆☆c62
Apogee · 404,938 km
27
81% lit
↑ 4:34 PM
↓ 3:14 AM
★★☆☆c51
28
88% lit
↑ 4:04 PM
↓ 3:08 AM
★★☆☆c41
29
94% lit
↑ 4:34 PM
↓ 4:01 AM
★★☆☆c30
Moon crosses the equator
30
98% lit
↑ 5:04 PM
↓ 4:54 AM
★★☆☆c42
31
100% lit
↑ 5:36 PM
↓ 5:49 AM
★★★☆c55
Full Moon · Blue Moon

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Oct 2 · 8:48 AM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Oct 2 · 3:00 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, Oct 9 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest north (24.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Oct 9 · 11:19 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Oct 14 · 6:00 PM — Perigee · 361,863 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Oct 15 · 5:00 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, Oct 16 · 2:23 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Oct 22 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-23.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Oct 23 · 9:58 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Oct 26 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 404,938 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Oct 29 · 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.
  • Wed, Oct 31 · 11:41 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

Wed, Oct 17 · Thu, Oct 18 · Fri, Oct 19 · Sat, Oct 20 · Sun, Oct 21

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

Moon distance

361,911 km closest · 404,928 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 Sun 12:21 PM.