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Galveston

29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel

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Today

Today: High 77° · 2% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Tonight: Low 72° · 1% rain

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

Sunrise / sunset
6:32 AM / 5:32 PM
Moonrise / moonset
– / 1:05 PM
Moon
Last Quarter, 51%
Major period
5:05 AM–7:05 AM
Minor period
12:35 PM–1:35 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 AMclouds66% cloud cover53% cloud cover47% cloud cover43% cloud cover45% cloud cover40% cloud cover62% cloud cover44% cloud cover35% cloud cover33% cloud cover27% cloud cover28% cloud cover35% cloud cover47% cloud cover51% cloud cover65% cloud cover74% cloud cover74% cloud cover83% cloud cover72% cloud cover71% cloud cover73% cloud cover84% cloud cover62% cloud cover64% cloud cover58% cloud cover61% cloud cover72% cloud cover70% cloud cover52% cloud cover53% cloud cover77% cloud cover69% cloud cover60% cloud cover60% cloud cover60% cloud cover60% cloud cover62% cloud cover65% cloud cover67% cloud cover67% cloud cover68% cloud cover68% cloud cover63% cloud cover57% cloud cover52% cloud cover51% cloud cover51% cloud cover🌫🌫🌫⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡70°75°80°85°76777573737372777979767575757378rain3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance7% chance7% chance8% chance7% chance8% chance4% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance39% chance39% chance39% chance39% chance39% chance39% chancewind01020mphNE 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 6 mph, gusts 8E 5 mph, gusts 7ESE 3 mph, gusts 6ESE 5 mph, gusts 7ESE 5 mph, gusts 7SE 3 mph, gusts 6ESE 3 mph, gusts 6ESE 5 mph, gusts 8ESE 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 9 mph, gusts 13SE 9 mph, gusts 13SE 9 mph, gusts 13SE 9 mph, gusts 13SE 8 mph, gusts 13SE 8 mph, gusts 13SE 9 mph, gusts 13SSE 8 mph, gusts 13SSE 8 mph, gusts 12SSE 8 mph, gusts 12S 7 mph, gusts 10S 7 mph, gusts 10S 9 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 12 PM76°76°73°90%66%3%–NE 71010+ mi
Sun 1 PM77°77°73°87%53%3%–NE 7910+ mi
Sun 2 PM77°77°73°87%47%3%–ENE 6810+ mi
Sun 3 PM77°77°72°85%43%3%–E 5810+ mi
Sun 4 PM77°77°72°85%45%3%–E 5710+ mi
Sun 5 PM75°75°72°90%40%3%–E 5710+ mi
Sun 6 PM75°75°72°90%62%4%–ESE 3610+ mi
Sun 7 PM75°75°73°94%44%3%–ESE 3610+ mi
Sun 8 PM74°74°73°97%35%4%–ESE 5710+ mi
Sun 9 PM73°73°73°100%33%4%–ESE 5710+ mi
Sun 10 PM73°73°73°100%27%3%–ESE 5710+ mi
Sun 11 PM73°73°73°100%28%3%–SE 5710+ mi
Mon 12 AM73°73°73°100%35%7%–SE 367.9 mi
Mon 1 AM73°73°73°100%47%7%–SE 367.0 mi
Mon 2 AM73°73°73°100%51%8%–ESE 367.9 mi
Mon 3 AM73°73°73°100%65%7%–ESE 577.0 mi
Mon 4 AM73°73°73°100%74%8%–ESE 587.0 mi
Mon 5 AM73°73°73°100%74%4%–ESE 586.0 mi🌫
Mon 6 AM72°72°72°100%83%7%–ESE 696.0 mi🌫
Mon 7 AM74°74°73°97%72%7%–ESE 7105.9 mi🌫
Mon 8 AM75°75°74°97%71%7%–ESE 7127.0 mi
Mon 9 AM77°77°74°90%73%7%–ESE 8127.9 mi
Mon 10 AM78°78°74°88%84%7%–ESE 91310+ mi
Mon 11 AM79°79°74°85%62%7%–SE 91310+ mi
Mon 12 PM79°79°74°85%64%14%–SE 91310+ mi
Mon 1 PM79°79°74°85%58%14%–SE 91310+ mi
Mon 2 PM79°79°74°85%61%14%–SE 91310+ mi
Mon 3 PM79°79°74°85%72%15%–SE 91310+ mi
Mon 4 PM78°78°74°88%70%15%–SE 913–
Mon 5 PM77°77°74°90%52%15%–SE 913–
Mon 6 PM76°76°74°94%53%4%–SE 813–
Mon 7 PM75°75°74°97%77%4%–SE 813–
Mon 8 PM75°75°74°97%69%4%–SE 813–
Mon 9 PM75°75°74°97%60%4%–SE 913–
Mon 10 PM75°75°74°97%60%4%–SE 913–
Mon 11 PM75°75°74°97%60%4%–SSE 813–
Tue 12 AM75°75°74°97%60%2%–SSE 813–
Tue 1 AM75°75°74°97%62%2%–SSE 813–
Tue 2 AM75°75°74°97%65%2%–SSE 812–
Tue 3 AM75°75°74°97%67%2%–SSE 812–
Tue 4 AM74°74°74°100%67%2%–SSE 812–
Tue 5 AM73°73°73°100%68%2%–S 710–
Tue 6 AM73°73°73°100%68%39%–S 710–⚡
Tue 7 AM75°75°74°97%63%39%–S 710–⚡
Tue 8 AM76°76°75°97%57%39%–S 710–⚡
Tue 9 AM78°78°75°91%52%39%–S 812–⚡
Tue 10 AM79°79°75°88%51%39%–S 913–⚡
Tue 11 AM79°79°75°88%51%39%–S 1014–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

77° / 72°

4% rain

NE 3–7 mph · gusts 10

Mon, Nov 2

Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny

79° / 74°

15% rain

SE 3–9 mph · gusts 13

🌫 Fog

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

80° / 65°

80% rain · 0.36"

SW 7–10 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

75° / 66°

11% rain

N 5–10 mph · gusts 15

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

74° / 65°

15% rain

E 5–7 mph · gusts 10

Fri, Nov 6

Mostly Sunny

74° / 64°

15% rain

N 5–9 mph · gusts 12

Sat, Nov 7

Slight Chance Rain Showers

73° / 64°

27% rain · 0.12"

E 6–8 mph · gusts 12

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
  • Tonight: Patchy fog after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
  • Monday: Patchy fog before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast wind 5 to 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 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 75.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

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Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 502 AM 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.


GMZ335-012330-
Galveston Bay-
502 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east around
5 knots late. Bay waters smooth. Areas of fog early this morning,
then patchy dense fog late this morning. 
.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 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers in the morning,
then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
slightly choppy after midnight. A chance of showers in the
evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest
around 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy,
diminishing to smooth in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
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 · 502 AM 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.


GMZ350-355-012330-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
502 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late. Seas
around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. Areas of
dense fog early this morning. Patchy dense fog late this morning.
.TONIGHT...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: 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. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North 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. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 2002

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
47% lit
↑ 12:40 AM
↓ 1:53 PM
★★☆☆c51
Last Quarter
2
38% lit
↑ 1:12 AM
↓ 2:49 PM
★★★☆c64
3
28% lit
↑ 1:49 AM
↓ 3:47 PM
★★★★c76
4
20% lit
↑ 2:30 AM
↓ 4:47 PM
★★★★c86
5
12% lit
↑ 3:19 AM
↓ 5:47 PM
★★★★c93
6
6% lit
↑ 4:14 AM
↓ 6:44 PM
★★★★c97
Moon farthest north (25.7°)
7
2% lit
↑ 5:17 AM
↓ 7:38 PM
★★★★c97
best
8
0% lit
↑ 6:24 AM
↓ 8:27 PM
★★★★c96
New Moon
best
9
1% lit
↑ 7:33 AM
↓ 9:11 PM
★★★★c92
best
10
5% lit
↑ 8:42 AM
↓ 9:51 PM
★☆☆☆c82
Perigee · 362,927 km
11
12% lit
↑ 9:49 AM
↓ 10:28 PM
★★★★c70
12
21% lit
↑ 10:55 AM
↓ 11:03 PM
★★★☆c52
Moon crosses the equator
13
31% lit
↑ 12:01 PM
↓ 11:40 PM
★★☆☆c42
14
42% lit
↑ 1:06 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c58
15
53% lit
↑ 2:11 PM
↓ 12:18 AM
★★★☆c74
First Quarter
16
64% lit
↑ 3:15 PM
↓ 1:00 AM
★★★★c86
17
74% lit
↑ 4:17 PM
↓ 1:46 AM
★★★★c91
18
83% lit
↑ 5:15 PM
↓ 2:36 AM
★★★★c91
Moon farthest south (-24.8°)
19
90% lit
↑ 6:08 PM
↓ 3:31 AM
★★★★c91
20
95% lit
↑ 6:55 PM
↓ 4:28 AM
★★★★c88
21
98% lit
↑ 7:36 PM
↓ 5:27 AM
★★★★c82
best
22
100% lit
↑ 8:12 PM
↓ 6:24 AM
★★★★c74
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
23
99% lit
↑ 8:45 PM
↓ 7:21 AM
★★★★c66
24
97% lit
↑ 9:15 PM
↓ 8:15 AM
★★★☆c57
25
93% lit
↑ 9:43 PM
↓ 9:08 AM
★★☆☆c47
26
87% lit
↑ 10:11 PM
↓ 10:00 AM
★★☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
Apogee · 405,694 km
27
80% lit
↑ 10:40 PM
↓ 10:52 AM
★★☆☆c32
28
72% lit
↑ 11:11 PM
↓ 11:45 AM
★★☆☆c39
29
64% lit
↑ 11:45 PM
↓ 12:39 PM
★★☆☆c50
30
54% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:35 PM
★★☆☆c61
Last Quarter
31
44% lit
↑ 12:23 AM
↓ 2:33 PM
★★★☆c71

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Aug 1 · 5:22 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Aug 6 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest north (25.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Aug 8 · 2:15 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Aug 10 · 7:00 PM — Perigee · 362,927 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Aug 12 · 10:00 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, Aug 15 · 5:12 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Aug 18 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-24.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Aug 22 · 5:29 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Aug 26 · 2:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Aug 26 · 1:00 PM — Apogee · 405,694 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Aug 30 · 9:31 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Wed, Aug 7 · Thu, Aug 8 · Fri, Aug 9 · Wed, Aug 21 · Thu, Aug 22

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

Moon distance

362,979 km closest · 405,693 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 GALVESTON, Galveston ChannelSurf report: Galveston Seawall & PiersOffshore 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 6:20 AM.