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Galveston

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 78° · 29% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 70° · 17% rain

A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:31 AM / 6:33 PM
Moonrise / moonset
11:59 PM / 1:20 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 62%
Major period
5:10 AM–7:10 AM
Minor period
12:50 PM–1:50 PM
Major period
5:40 PM–7:40 PM
Minor period
11:29 PM–12:00 AM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sat, Oct 316 PMSun, Nov 16 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 26 AM12 PMclouds51% cloud cover34% cloud cover29% cloud cover27% cloud cover29% cloud cover36% cloud cover35% cloud cover27% cloud cover18% cloud cover18% cloud cover26% cloud cover25% cloud cover37% cloud cover34% cloud cover46% cloud cover41% cloud cover53% cloud cover64% cloud cover62% cloud cover54% cloud cover69% cloud cover80% cloud cover88% cloud cover78% cloud cover77% cloud cover57% cloud cover55% cloud cover45% cloud cover47% cloud cover59% cloud cover90% cloud cover73% cloud cover55% cloud cover53% cloud cover52% cloud cover50% cloud cover56% cloud cover63% cloud cover69% cloud cover72% cloud cover74% cloud cover77% cloud cover72% cloud cover67% cloud cover62% cloud cover64% cloud cover66% cloud cover68% cloud cover⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°78787574737272767879767474727378rain29% chance29% chance17% chance17% chance17% chance4% chance3% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance5% chance9% chance8% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance5% chance5% chance4% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance5% chancewind01020mphE 6 mph, gusts 8E 5 mph, gusts 8E 5 mph, gusts 7E 3 mph, gusts 7E 5 mph, gusts 7E 3 mph, gusts 6ENE 3 mph, gusts 5NE 3 mph, gusts 6NNE 5 mph, gusts 7NE 6 mph, gusts 9NE 7 mph, gusts 10NE 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 6 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 7E 3 mph, gusts 6ESE 5 mph, gusts 7E 5 mph, gusts 8E 5 mph, gusts 8E 5 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 13ESE 9 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 2 PM78°78°73°85%51%29%–E 6810+ mi⚡
Sat 3 PM78°78°73°85%34%29%–E 5810+ mi⚡
Sat 4 PM78°78°73°85%29%17%–E 5810+ mi
Sat 5 PM78°78°73°85%27%17%–E 5710+ mi
Sat 6 PM77°77°73°87%29%17%–E 5710+ mi
Sat 7 PM75°75°73°94%36%4%–E 5710+ mi
Sat 8 PM75°75°72°90%35%3%–E 3710+ mi
Sat 9 PM75°75°72°90%27%2%–E 5710+ mi
Sat 10 PM74°74°73°97%18%3%–E 579.7 mi
Sat 11 PM74°74°72°93%18%3%–E 579.4 mi
Sun 12 AM73°73°72°97%26%5%–E 368.8 mi
Sun 1 AM73°73°73°100%25%9%–ENE 367.7 mi
Sun 1 AM73°73°72°97%37%8%–ENE 357.0 mi
Sun 2 AM72°72°72°100%34%7%–ENE 357.0 mi
Sun 3 AM72°72°71°97%46%7%–NE 365.8 mi
Sun 4 AM72°72°71°97%41%7%–NE 365.6 mi
Sun 5 AM72°72°71°97%53%5%–NNE 575.6 mi
Sun 6 AM70°70°70°100%64%5%–NNE 685.9 mi
Sun 7 AM72°72°71°97%62%4%–NE 695.2 mi
Sun 8 AM73°73°72°97%54%0%–NE 695.8 mi
Sun 9 AM75°75°73°94%69%0%–NE 7108.2 mi
Sun 10 AM76°76°73°90%80%0%–NE 7109.1 mi
Sun 11 AM77°77°73°88%88%0%–NE 7109.5 mi
Sun 12 PM77°77°73°88%78%0%–ENE 8109.7 mi
Sun 1 PM78°78°73°85%77%0%–ENE 7109.8 mi
Sun 2 PM79°79°72°79%57%2%–ENE 799.9 mi
Sun 3 PM79°79°72°79%55%2%–ENE 699.9 mi
Sun 4 PM79°79°71°77%45%0%–E 5810+ mi
Sun 5 PM77°77°71°82%47%0%–E 5710+ mi
Sun 6 PM76°76°72°87%59%0%–E 3610+ mi
Sun 7 PM76°76°72°87%90%0%–E 3610+ mi
Sun 8 PM75°75°71°87%73%0%–E 3610+ mi
Sun 9 PM74°74°72°93%55%0%–ESE 5710+ mi
Sun 10 PM74°74°72°93%53%0%–ESE 57–
Sun 11 PM74°74°72°93%52%0%–E 58–
Mon 12 AM74°74°72°93%50%0%–E 58–
Mon 1 AM74°74°72°93%56%0%–E 58–
Mon 2 AM73°73°72°97%63%0%–E 58–
Mon 3 AM73°73°72°97%69%0%–E 58–
Mon 4 AM72°72°72°100%72%0%–E 59–
Mon 5 AM71°71°71°100%74%0%–E 69–
Mon 6 AM71°71°71°100%77%2%–E 610–
Mon 7 AM73°73°73°100%72%2%–E 712–
Mon 8 AM75°75°73°94%67%2%–ESE 712–
Mon 9 AM77°77°73°88%62%2%–ESE 813–
Mon 10 AM78°78°73°85%64%2%–ESE 914–
Mon 11 AM79°79°73°82%66%2%–ESE 914–
Mon 12 PM79°79°73°82%68%5%–ESE 1015–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 70°

29% rain

E 3–6 mph · gusts 8

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Partly Sunny

79° / 71°

9% rain

NE 3–8 mph · gusts 10

Mon, Nov 2

Partly Sunny

80° / 72°

5% rain

E 5–10 mph · gusts 15

Tue, Nov 3

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

79° / 64°

72% rain · 0.36"

SW 7–10 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

72° / 65°

11% rain · 0.06"

NW 6–10 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

74° / 64°

12% rain

E 6–9 mph · gusts 13

Fri, Nov 6

Sunny

73° / 65°

4% rain

NE 3–9 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind around 5 mph.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

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Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 1219 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 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.


GMZ335-010615-
Galveston Bay-
1219 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy. 
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. 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 gusting 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters 
smooth, increasing to slightly choppy after midnight. A chance of 
showers in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots gusting 20 knots, 
diminishing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters 
slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 1219 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 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.


GMZ350-355-010615-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1219 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms early. A slight chance of showers. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...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: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A 
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a 
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots gusting 25 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots gusting 20 knots. 
Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · February 2005

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
56% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:08 AM
★★☆☆c54
2
45% lit
↑ 12:53 AM
↓ 11:44 AM
★★★☆c70
Last Quarter
3
34% lit
↑ 1:58 AM
↓ 12:26 PM
★★★★c86
4
24% lit
↑ 3:07 AM
↓ 1:17 PM
★★★★c99
5
15% lit
↑ 4:17 AM
↓ 2:18 PM
★★★★c106
Moon farthest south (-28.2°)
6
7% lit
↑ 5:22 AM
↓ 3:28 PM
★★★★c106
7
2% lit
↑ 6:21 AM
↓ 4:42 PM
★★★★c105
Perigee · 358,565 km
best
8
0% lit
↑ 7:10 AM
↓ 5:56 PM
★★★★c103
New Moon (supermoon)
best
9
1% lit
↑ 7:52 AM
↓ 7:08 PM
★★★★c94
best
10
5% lit
↑ 8:29 AM
↓ 8:15 PM
★★★★c79
11
11% lit
↑ 9:02 AM
↓ 9:19 PM
★★★★c60
Moon crosses the equator
12
19% lit
↑ 9:33 AM
↓ 10:21 PM
★★☆☆c39
13
28% lit
↑ 10:04 AM
↓ 11:21 PM
★★☆☆c45
14
38% lit
↑ 10:36 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c53
15
48% lit
↑ 11:11 AM
↓ 12:21 AM
★★★☆c63
First Quarter
16
57% lit
↑ 11:50 AM
↓ 1:20 AM
★★★☆c70
17
67% lit
↑ 12:33 PM
↓ 2:19 AM
★★★★c74
18
75% lit
↑ 1:21 PM
↓ 3:14 AM
★★★★c76
Moon farthest north (28.1°)
19
83% lit
↑ 2:14 PM
↓ 4:06 AM
★★★★c76
Apogee · 405,807 km
20
89% lit
↑ 3:09 PM
↓ 4:54 AM
★★★★c75
21
94% lit
↑ 4:06 PM
↓ 5:36 AM
★★★★c72
22
98% lit
↑ 5:03 PM
↓ 6:13 AM
★★★★c68
best
23
100% lit
↑ 6:00 PM
↓ 6:46 AM
★★★★c64
Full Moon · Snow Moon
best
24
100% lit
↑ 6:55 PM
↓ 7:16 AM
★★★★c57
25
98% lit
↑ 7:51 PM
↓ 7:44 AM
★★★☆c47
26
94% lit
↑ 8:47 PM
↓ 8:12 AM
★★☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
27
88% lit
↑ 9:46 PM
↓ 8:40 AM
★★☆☆c37
28
80% lit
↑ 10:46 PM
↓ 9:10 AM
★★☆☆c46

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Feb 2 · 1:27 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Feb 5 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Feb 7 · 4:00 PM — Perigee · 358,565 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Feb 8 · 4:27 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.
  • Fri, Feb 11 · 7:00 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, Feb 15 · 6:15 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Feb 18 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Feb 19 · 11:00 PM — Apogee · 405,807 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Feb 23 · 10:53 PM — Full Moon · Snow MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Feb 26 · 5:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Mon, Feb 7 · Tue, Feb 8 · Wed, Feb 9 · Tue, Feb 22 · Wed, Feb 23

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

Moon distance

358,608 km closest · 405,686 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 Sat 12:11 PM.