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Freeport

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 80° · 1% rain

Mostly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. East wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 67° · 1% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:31 AM / 6:38 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:45 PM / 11:28 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 81%
Major period
3:05 AM–5:05 AM
Minor period
10:58 AM–11:58 AM
Major period
3:35 PM–5:35 PM
Minor period
9:15 PM–10:15 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Oct 29Fri, Oct 306 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 316 AM12 PMclouds60% cloud cover61% cloud cover70% cloud cover78% cloud cover82% cloud cover83% cloud cover84% cloud cover85% cloud cover84% cloud cover83% cloud cover87% cloud cover81% cloud cover80% cloud cover74% cloud cover81% cloud cover58% cloud cover55% cloud cover67% cloud cover67% cloud cover76% cloud cover73% cloud cover69% cloud cover75% cloud cover78% cloud cover81% cloud cover79% cloud cover63% cloud cover51% cloud cover41% cloud cover40% cloud cover35% cloud cover40% cloud cover52% cloud cover60% cloud cover50% cloud cover58% cloud cover72% cloud cover73% cloud cover74% cloud cover62% cloud cover49% cloud cover46% cloud cover43% cloud cover39% cloud cover35% cloud cover31% cloud cover26% cloud cover28% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°85°74706769697380807872707068738182rain1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance5% chance15% chance, 0.02 in23% chance, 0.02 in37% chance, 0.02 in44% chance, 0.02 in44% chance, 0.02 in41% chance, 0.02 in30% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in25% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in26% chance, 0.01 in41% chance, 0.01 in38% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in36% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in33% chance, 0.01 in29% chance29% chance29% chance29% chance29% chance29% chance45% chance45% chance45% chance45% chance45% chancewind01020mphE 9 mph, gusts 15E 7 mph, gusts 14E 6 mph, gusts 15E 5 mph, gusts 14E 5 mph, gusts 15E 6 mph, gusts 14E 6 mph, gusts 15E 7 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 16E 7 mph, gusts 15E 6 mph, gusts 15E 3 mph, gusts 13E 2 mph, gusts 10E 2 mph, gusts 10E 2 mph, gusts 9E 3 mph, gusts 9ESE 5 mph, gusts 10ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 6 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 6 PM74°74°63°69%60%1%–E 91510+ mi
Thu 7 PM73°73°63°71%61%0%–E 71410+ mi
Thu 8 PM71°71°63°76%70%0%–E 71410+ mi
Thu 9 PM70°70°63°78%78%0%–E 61510+ mi
Thu 10 PM68°68°62°81%82%0%–E 61510+ mi
Thu 11 PM68°68°61°78%83%0%–E 61510+ mi
Fri 12 AM67°67°61°81%84%0%–E 51410+ mi
Fri 1 AM69°69°61°76%85%0%–E 51410+ mi
Fri 2 AM71°71°61°71%84%0%–E 51510+ mi
Fri 3 AM69°69°62°78%83%0%–E 51510+ mi
Fri 4 AM69°69°63°81%87%0%–E 61410+ mi
Fri 5 AM69°69°64°84%81%0%–E 61510+ mi
Fri 6 AM69°69°64°84%80%1%–E 61510+ mi
Fri 7 AM69°69°65°87%74%2%–E 61510+ mi
Fri 8 AM71°71°66°84%81%2%–E 71510+ mi
Fri 9 AM73°73°67°81%58%3%–E 91610+ mi
Fri 10 AM76°76°68°76%55%3%–E 121710+ mi
Fri 11 AM80°83°68°67%67%4%–E 131710+ mi
Fri 12 PM80°83°68°67%67%5%–E 131710+ mi
Fri 1 PM80°83°69°69%76%15%0.02"E 131710+ mi
Fri 2 PM80°83°70°72%73%23%0.02"E 131710+ mi
Fri 3 PM80°83°70°72%69%37%0.02"E 131810+ mi
Fri 4 PM78°78°70°76%75%44%0.02"E 131710+ mi⚡
Fri 5 PM78°78°70°76%78%44%0.02"E 121710+ mi⚡
Fri 6 PM78°78°70°76%81%41%0.02"E 121610+ mi⚡
Fri 7 PM76°76°71°85%79%30%0.01"E 91610+ mi⚡
Fri 8 PM74°74°71°90%63%22%0.01"E 71510+ mi⚡
Fri 9 PM72°72°71°97%51%30%0.01"E 71510+ mi⚡
Fri 10 PM72°72°72°100%41%25%0.01"E 61510.0 mi⚡
Fri 11 PM70°70°70°100%40%22%0.01"E 514–⚡
Sat 12 AM70°70°70°100%35%26%0.01"E 313–⚡
Sat 1 AM70°70°70°100%40%41%0.01"E 312–⚡
Sat 2 AM70°70°70°100%52%38%0.01"E 210–⚡
Sat 3 AM70°70°70°100%60%37%0.01"ESE 210–⚡
Sat 4 AM70°70°70°100%50%36%0.01"E 210–⚡
Sat 5 AM70°70°70°100%58%37%0.01"E 29–⚡
Sat 6 AM68°68°68°100%72%33%0.01"E 29–⚡
Sat 7 AM68°68°68°100%73%29%–E 39–⚡
Sat 8 AM70°70°70°100%74%29%–E 39–⚡
Sat 9 AM73°73°72°97%62%29%–E 39–⚡
Sat 10 AM76°76°73°90%49%29%–ESE 510–⚡
Sat 11 AM79°79°73°82%46%29%–ESE 610–⚡
Sat 12 PM81°85°72°74%43%29%–ESE 710–⚡
Sat 1 PM81°85°72°74%39%45%–ESE 710–⚡
Sat 2 PM82°87°72°72%35%45%–ESE 710–⚡
Sat 3 PM82°87°72°72%31%45%–ESE 79–⚡
Sat 4 PM81°85°72°74%26%45%–ESE 69–⚡
Sat 5 PM80°84°72°77%28%45%–ESE 59–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

80° / 67°

1% rain

E 6–9 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Oct 30

Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 68°

44% rain · 0.17"

E 5–13 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 69°

45% rain · 0.07"

E 2–7 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

82° / 70°

3% rain

NE 1–8 mph · gusts 13

Mon, Nov 2

Partly Sunny

83° / 72°

19% rain

SE 2–12 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Nov 3

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

81° / 61°

57% rain · 0.48"

S 5–15 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

76° / 58°

15% rain

NW 3–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Mostly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. East wind around 10 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday: A chance of rain showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 11pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 1226 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 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.


GMZ350-355-300615-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1226 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 3 feet at
7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.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: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.

Moon calendar · September 2004

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
92% lit
↑ 9:34 PM
↓ 9:27 AM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
2
85% lit
↑ 10:04 PM
↓ 10:26 AM
★★★☆c40
3
77% lit
↑ 10:36 PM
↓ 11:24 AM
★★★☆c51
4
68% lit
↑ 11:11 PM
↓ 12:22 PM
★★★☆c57
5
59% lit
↑ 11:50 PM
↓ 1:20 PM
★★★☆c61
6
49% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:17 PM
★☆☆☆c65
Last Quarter
7
40% lit
↑ 12:33 AM
↓ 3:12 PM
★★★☆c69
Apogee · 404,465 km
8
31% lit
↑ 1:22 AM
↓ 4:03 PM
★★★★c71
Moon farthest north (27.8°)
9
23% lit
↑ 2:15 AM
↓ 4:50 PM
★★★★c73
10
15% lit
↑ 3:11 AM
↓ 5:33 PM
★★★★c75
11
9% lit
↑ 4:09 AM
↓ 6:11 PM
★★★★c73
best
12
4% lit
↑ 5:08 AM
↓ 6:45 PM
★★★★c69
best
13
1% lit
↑ 6:06 AM
↓ 7:16 PM
★★★★c62
best
14
0% lit
↑ 7:05 AM
↓ 7:46 PM
★★★★c52
New Moon
15
1% lit
↑ 8:04 AM
↓ 8:16 PM
★★★☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
16
5% lit
↑ 9:04 AM
↓ 8:48 PM
★★★★c46
17
11% lit
↑ 10:06 AM
↓ 9:21 PM
★★★★c59
18
19% lit
↑ 11:11 AM
↓ 10:00 PM
★★★★c79
19
28% lit
↑ 12:18 PM
↓ 10:44 PM
★★★★c88
20
39% lit
↑ 1:27 PM
↓ 11:37 PM
★★★☆c93
21
51% lit
↑ 2:33 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c95
First Quarter
Moon farthest south (-27.8°)
22
62% lit
↑ 3:35 PM
↓ 12:37 AM
★★★★c96
Perigee · 369,591 km
23
73% lit
↑ 4:29 PM
↓ 1:43 AM
★★★★c95
24
82% lit
↑ 5:15 PM
↓ 2:52 AM
★★★★c91
25
90% lit
↑ 5:55 PM
↓ 4:01 AM
★★★★c84
26
96% lit
↑ 6:29 PM
↓ 5:07 AM
★★★★c72
best
27
99% lit
↑ 7:01 PM
↓ 6:10 AM
★★★★c57
28
100% lit
↑ 7:32 PM
↓ 7:11 AM
★★★★c41
Moon crosses the equator
Full Moon · Corn Moon
29
98% lit
↑ 8:02 PM
↓ 8:11 AM
★★★★c50
30
95% lit
↑ 8:33 PM
↓ 9:10 AM
★★★★c59
best

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Sep 1 · 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.
  • Mon, Sep 6 · 10:11 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Sep 7 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 404,465 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Sep 8 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Sep 14 · 9:29 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Sep 15 · 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.
  • Tue, Sep 21 · 10:53 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Sep 21 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Sep 22 · 4:00 PM — Perigee · 369,591 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Sep 28 · 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.
  • Tue, Sep 28 · 8:09 AM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Sep 11 · Sun, Sep 12 · Mon, Sep 13 · Sun, Sep 26 · Thu, Sep 30

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

Moon distance

369,599 km closest · 404,361 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 Thu 1:21 PM.