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Freeport

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

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Today

Today: High 79° · 64% rain

A chance of rain showers before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 68° · 58% rain

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:32 AM / 6:37 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:53 PM / 12:29 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 74%
Major period
4:10 AM–6:10 AM
Minor period
11:59 AM–12:59 PM
Major period
4:40 PM–6:40 PM
Minor period
10:23 PM–11:23 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Oct 3012 PM6 PMSat, Oct 316 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 16 AMclouds81% cloud cover75% cloud cover78% cloud cover77% cloud cover81% cloud cover87% cloud cover82% cloud cover72% cloud cover81% cloud cover79% cloud cover68% cloud cover58% cloud cover49% cloud cover51% cloud cover50% cloud cover53% cloud cover63% cloud cover38% cloud cover48% cloud cover60% cloud cover63% cloud cover57% cloud cover51% cloud cover58% cloud cover50% cloud cover54% cloud cover60% cloud cover54% cloud cover53% cloud cover45% cloud cover59% cloud cover55% cloud cover65% cloud cover39% cloud cover38% cloud cover37% cloud cover40% cloud cover44% cloud cover47% cloud cover49% cloud cover51% cloud cover53% cloud cover59% cloud cover65% cloud cover71% cloud cover69% cloud cover68% cloud cover66% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°77777673727270707779797572727071rain23% chance35% chance41% chance, 0.03 in46% chance, 0.03 in52% chance, 0.03 in62% chance, 0.03 in64% chance, 0.03 in58% chance, 0.03 in53% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in38% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in38% chance, 0.01 in38% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in42% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in36% chance, 0.01 in32% chance30% chance28% chance26% chance35% chance43% chance51% chance43% chance35% chance27% chance21% chance10% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chancewind01020mphE 13 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 18E 10 mph, gusts 16E 7 mph, gusts 16E 6 mph, gusts 15E 3 mph, gusts 12E 3 mph, gusts 12E 3 mph, gusts 12ENE 3 mph, gusts 12E 5 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 12E 5 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 9E 2 mph, gusts 9E 1 mph, gusts 8ENE 2 mph, gusts 9ENE 0 mph, gusts 7ENE 0 mph, gusts 7NE 2 mph, gusts 8NE 3 mph, gusts 10NE 5 mph, gusts 10
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 11 AM77°77°68°74%81%23%–E 131710+ mi
Fri 12 PM77°77°68°74%75%35%–E 141810+ mi
Fri 1 PM77°77°69°76%78%41%0.03"E 141810+ mi
Fri 2 PM77°77°70°79%77%46%0.03"E 141810.0 mi⚡
Fri 3 PM77°77°70°79%81%52%0.03"E 141810+ mi⚡
Fri 4 PM77°77°70°79%87%62%0.03"E 131810.0 mi⚡
Fri 5 PM76°76°70°82%82%64%0.03"E 131810.0 mi⚡
Fri 6 PM76°76°70°82%72%58%0.03"E 121710.0 mi⚡
Fri 7 PM75°75°71°87%81%53%0.01"E 10169.6 mi⚡
Fri 8 PM73°73°71°93%79%40%0.01"E 8169.8 mi⚡
Fri 9 PM73°73°71°93%68%38%0.01"E 7169.7 mi⚡
Fri 10 PM72°72°72°100%58%37%0.01"E 7159.7 mi⚡
Fri 11 PM72°72°70°93%49%37%0.01"E 6159.6 mi⚡
Sat 12 AM71°71°70°97%51%38%0.01"E 5139.9 mi⚡
Sat 1 AM72°72°70°93%50%38%0.01"E 3129.9 mi⚡
Sat 2 AM72°72°70°93%53%40%0.01"E 3129.9 mi⚡
Sat 3 AM71°71°70°97%63%42%0.01"E 3129.7 mi⚡
Sat 4 AM70°70°70°100%38%44%0.01"E 3128.5 mi⚡
Sat 5 AM70°70°70°100%48%40%0.01"E 3128.7 mi⚡
Sat 6 AM70°70°68°93%60%36%0.01"ENE 3108.9 mi⚡
Sat 7 AM69°69°68°97%63%32%–ENE 3129.1 mi
Sat 8 AM70°70°70°100%57%30%–ENE 3109.4 mi
Sat 9 AM72°72°72°100%51%28%–E 5109.7 mi
Sat 10 AM75°75°73°94%58%26%–E 6109.9 mi⚡
Sat 11 AM77°77°73°88%50%35%–E 7109.9 mi⚡
Sat 12 PM78°78°72°82%54%43%–E 7109.9 mi⚡
Sat 1 PM79°79°72°79%60%51%–E 8129.9 mi⚡
Sat 2 PM79°79°72°79%54%43%–E 6910+ mi⚡
Sat 3 PM80°84°72°77%53%35%–E 5910+ mi⚡
Sat 4 PM79°79°72°79%45%27%–E 5910+ mi⚡
Sat 5 PM79°79°72°79%59%21%–E 59–⚡
Sat 6 PM78°78°73°85%55%10%–E 58–
Sat 7 PM76°76°73°90%65%4%–E 29–
Sat 8 PM75°75°73°94%39%4%–E 18–
Sat 9 PM74°74°73°97%38%4%–E 18–
Sat 10 PM73°73°72°97%37%4%–ENE 29–
Sat 11 PM72°72°72°100%40%4%–ENE 29–
Sun 12 AM72°72°72°100%44%4%–ENE 18–
Sun 1 AM72°72°72°100%47%2%–ENE 07–
Sun 1 AM72°72°72°100%49%2%–ENE 07–
Sun 2 AM72°72°72°100%51%2%–ENE 07–
Sun 3 AM71°71°71°100%53%2%–NE 17–
Sun 4 AM70°70°70°100%59%2%–NE 28–
Sun 5 AM69°69°69°100%65%2%–NE 29–
Sun 6 AM69°69°69°100%71%5%–NE 310–
Sun 7 AM71°71°71°100%69%5%–NE 510–
Sun 8 AM73°73°71°93%68%5%–NE 510–
Sun 9 AM76°76°71°85%66%5%–NE 610–

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

79° / 68°

64% rain · 0.23"

E 6–14 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 68°

51% rain · 0.07"

E 1–8 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Partly Sunny

82° / 69°

7% rain

NE 0–8 mph · gusts 12

Mon, Nov 2

Partly Sunny

82° / 71°

11% rain

SE 2–12 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Nov 3

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

82° / 59°

73% rain · 0.36"

SW 3–10 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

76° / 58°

11% rain

NW 2–10 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

77° / 59°

7% rain

N 1–8 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: A chance of rain showers before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  • Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 554 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 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.


GMZ350-355-302315-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
554 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers
early this morning. A chance of showers late this morning and
afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms late. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance
of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 15 knots, becoming northwest
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of
showers in the evening. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · January 2003

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2% lit
↑ 6:10 AM
↓ 4:30 PM
★★★★c103
2
0% lit
↑ 7:14 AM
↓ 5:30 PM
★★★★c103
Moon farthest south (-25.4°)
New Moon
best
3
1% lit
↑ 8:12 AM
↓ 6:32 PM
★★★★c100
best
4
4% lit
↑ 9:02 AM
↓ 7:35 PM
★★★★c93
5
10% lit
↑ 9:45 AM
↓ 8:36 PM
★★★★c84
6
17% lit
↑ 10:22 AM
↓ 9:34 PM
★★★★c74
7
25% lit
↑ 10:55 AM
↓ 10:29 PM
★★★★c63
8
33% lit
↑ 11:24 AM
↓ 11:23 PM
★★☆☆c52
9
43% lit
↑ 11:53 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
10
52% lit
↑ 12:21 PM
↓ 12:15 AM
★☆☆☆c38
First Quarter
Apogee · 404,341 km
11
61% lit
↑ 12:49 PM
↓ 1:07 AM
★★☆☆c43
12
70% lit
↑ 1:21 PM
↓ 2:00 AM
★★★☆c59
13
79% lit
↑ 1:55 PM
↓ 2:55 AM
★★★★c71
14
86% lit
↑ 2:35 PM
↓ 3:51 AM
★★★★c81
15
92% lit
↑ 3:20 PM
↓ 4:49 AM
★★★★c88
16
97% lit
↑ 4:12 PM
↓ 5:47 AM
★★★★c92
Moon farthest north (26.4°)
17
99% lit
↑ 5:11 PM
↓ 6:44 AM
★★★★c93
best
18
100% lit
↑ 6:14 PM
↓ 7:37 AM
★★★★c93
Full Moon · Wolf Moon
best
19
98% lit
↑ 7:19 PM
↓ 8:24 AM
★★★★c91
20
93% lit
↑ 8:24 PM
↓ 9:07 AM
★★★★c86
21
87% lit
↑ 9:29 PM
↓ 9:46 AM
★★★★c73
22
78% lit
↑ 10:33 PM
↓ 10:22 AM
★★★★c60
23
68% lit
↑ 11:36 PM
↓ 10:56 AM
★★☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
Perigee · 369,902 km
24
57% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:31 AM
★★☆☆c49
25
46% lit
↑ 12:40 AM
↓ 12:07 PM
★★☆☆c55
Last Quarter
26
35% lit
↑ 1:45 AM
↓ 12:47 PM
★★★★c75
27
24% lit
↑ 2:51 AM
↓ 1:31 PM
★★★★c87
28
15% lit
↑ 3:57 AM
↓ 2:21 PM
★★★★c93
29
8% lit
↑ 5:01 AM
↓ 3:17 PM
★★★★c94
Moon farthest south (-25.5°)
30
3% lit
↑ 6:00 AM
↓ 4:17 PM
★★★★c94
31
1% lit
↑ 6:53 AM
↓ 5:19 PM
★★★★c91
best

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Jan 2 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-25.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jan 2 · 2:23 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Jan 9 · 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, Jan 10 · 7:14 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Jan 10 · 7:00 PM — Apogee · 404,341 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Jan 16 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest north (26.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jan 18 · 4:47 AM — Full Moon · Wolf MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Jan 23 · 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.
  • Thu, Jan 23 · 5:00 PM — Perigee · 369,902 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Jan 25 · 2:33 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Jan 29 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-25.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Thu, Jan 2 · Fri, Jan 3 · Fri, Jan 17 · Sat, Jan 18 · Fri, Jan 31

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

Moon distance

369,917 km closest · 404,272 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 Fri 8:46 AM.