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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, 82%
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 296 PMFri, Oct 306 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 316 AM12 PMclouds32% cloud cover34% cloud cover44% cloud cover60% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°85°79747067696973808078727070687381rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% 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% chancewind01020mphE 12 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 16E 7 mph, gusts 14E 6 mph, gusts 15E 6 mph, gusts 15E 5 mph, gusts 14E 5 mph, gusts 15E 6 mph, gusts 15E 6 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 18E 12 mph, gusts 17E 9 mph, gusts 16E 7 mph, gusts 15E 5 mph, gusts 14E 3 mph, gusts 12ESE 2 mph, gusts 10E 2 mph, gusts 9E 3 mph, gusts 9E 3 mph, gusts 9ESE 6 mph, gusts 10ESE 7 mph, gusts 10
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 3 PM79°79°63°58%32%1%–E 121610+ mi
Thu 4 PM77°77°63°62%34%1%–E 121610+ mi
Thu 5 PM77°77°63°62%44%1%–E 121610+ mi
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–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

80° / 67°

1% rain

E 6–12 mph · gusts 16

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 · December 2004

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
80% lit
↑ 9:32 PM
↓ 11:01 AM
★★★★c72
2
72% lit
↑ 10:29 PM
↓ 11:38 AM
★★★★c68
3
63% lit
↑ 11:25 PM
↓ 12:12 PM
★★★★c62
4
53% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:42 PM
★★★☆c53
Last Quarter
5
43% lit
↑ 12:21 AM
↓ 1:11 PM
★★☆☆c40
6
33% lit
↑ 1:17 AM
↓ 1:40 PM
★★☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
7
23% lit
↑ 2:15 AM
↓ 2:10 PM
★★☆☆c48
8
15% lit
↑ 3:17 AM
↓ 2:43 PM
★★★★c57
9
8% lit
↑ 4:22 AM
↓ 3:21 PM
★★★★c81
10
3% lit
↑ 5:32 AM
↓ 4:06 PM
★★★★c93
11
0% lit
↑ 6:45 AM
↓ 5:00 PM
★★★★c100
New Moon (supermoon)
best
12
1% lit
↑ 7:58 AM
↓ 6:03 PM
★★★★c103
Perigee · 357,986 km
Moon farthest south (-28.1°)
best
13
5% lit
↑ 9:05 AM
↓ 7:14 PM
★★★★c103
14
11% lit
↑ 10:03 AM
↓ 8:27 PM
★★★★c99
15
19% lit
↑ 10:51 AM
↓ 9:38 PM
★★★★c91
16
29% lit
↑ 11:32 AM
↓ 10:45 PM
★★★★c79
17
40% lit
↑ 12:07 PM
↓ 11:48 PM
★★★☆c64
18
51% lit
↑ 12:38 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c43
First Quarter
19
61% lit
↑ 1:07 PM
↓ 12:48 AM
★☆☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
20
71% lit
↑ 1:36 PM
↓ 1:46 AM
★★☆☆c47
21
80% lit
↑ 2:07 PM
↓ 2:43 AM
★★★★c61
22
87% lit
↑ 2:40 PM
↓ 3:40 AM
★★★★c70
23
93% lit
↑ 3:17 PM
↓ 4:38 AM
★★★★c75
24
97% lit
↑ 3:58 PM
↓ 5:35 AM
★★★★c77
25
99% lit
↑ 4:44 PM
↓ 6:32 AM
★★★★c78
best
26
100% lit
↑ 5:35 PM
↓ 7:25 AM
★★★★c78
Moon farthest north (28.0°)
Full Moon · Cold Moon
best
27
99% lit
↑ 6:29 PM
↓ 8:15 AM
★★★★c78
Apogee · 406,487 km
best
28
96% lit
↑ 7:26 PM
↓ 8:59 AM
★★★★c76
29
91% lit
↑ 8:22 PM
↓ 9:38 AM
★★★★c74
30
85% lit
↑ 9:18 PM
↓ 10:12 AM
★★★★c69
31
78% lit
↑ 10:13 PM
↓ 10:43 AM
★★★★c63

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Dec 4 · 6:52 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Dec 6 · 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.
  • Sat, Dec 11 · 7:29 PM — New Moon (supermoon)Moon is near perigee at the same time: perigean spring tides. Expect extra-high highs, extra-low lows, and strong current at the passes.
  • Sun, Dec 12 · 3:00 PM — Perigee · 357,986 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Dec 12 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Dec 18 · 10:39 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Dec 19 · 4:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Dec 26 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Dec 26 · 9:06 AM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Dec 27 · 1:00 PM — Apogee · 406,487 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Sat, Dec 11 · Sun, Dec 12 · Sat, Dec 25 · Sun, Dec 26 · Mon, Dec 27

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

Moon distance

358,019 km closest · 406,484 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.