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Bolivar

29.470°, -94.620° · tides: Sievers Cove, Goat Island

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Today

Tonight: Low 69° · 77% rain

Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday: High 77° · 49% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:30 AM / 6:33 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:49 PM / 12:28 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 69%
Major period
4:05 AM–6:05 AM
Minor period
11:58 AM–12:58 PM
Major period
4:40 PM–6:40 PM
Minor period
10:19 PM–11:19 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Oct 30Sat, Oct 316 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 16 AM12 PM6 PMclouds85% cloud cover83% cloud cover85% cloud cover82% cloud cover84% cloud cover79% cloud cover77% cloud cover85% cloud cover82% cloud cover79% cloud cover70% cloud cover65% cloud cover55% cloud cover53% cloud cover57% cloud cover54% cloud cover53% cloud cover46% cloud cover41% cloud cover41% cloud cover38% cloud cover45% cloud cover47% cloud cover53% cloud cover55% cloud cover54% cloud cover65% cloud cover81% cloud cover85% cloud cover78% cloud cover85% cloud cover80% cloud cover67% cloud cover66% cloud cover67% cloud cover67% cloud cover66% cloud cover65% cloud cover64% cloud cover59% cloud cover53% cloud cover48% cloud cover50% cloud cover52% cloud cover54% cloud cover52% cloud cover50% cloud cover47% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°70696969767676727271717077787673rain54% chance, 0.01 in77% chance, 0.01 in77% chance, 0.01 in63% chance, 0.01 in48% chance, 0.01 in45% chance, 0.01 in42% chance, 0.01 in35% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in35% chance, 0.01 in33% chance, 0.01 in29% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in49% chance45% chance40% chance33% chance29% chance25% chance14% chance13% chance13% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance9% chance6% chance5% chance5% chance6% chance5% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chancewind01020mphE 8 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 14E 8 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 12E 6 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 7E 5 mph, gusts 6E 5 mph, gusts 6ENE 6 mph, gusts 7ENE 7 mph, gusts 9ENE 7 mph, gusts 9ENE 8 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 6 mph, gusts 10ESE 6 mph, gusts 8ESE 5 mph, gusts 6ESE 6 mph, gusts 7
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 11 PM70°70°70°100%85%54%0.01"E 8127.0 mi⚡
Sat 12 AM70°70°70°100%83%77%0.01"E 9126.0 mi⚡
Sat 1 AM70°70°70°100%85%77%0.01"E 9126.0 mi⚡
Sat 2 AM69°69°69°100%82%63%0.01"E 9126.0 mi⚡
Sat 3 AM70°70°70°100%84%48%0.01"E 91210+ mi⚡
Sat 4 AM69°69°69°100%79%45%0.01"E 91210+ mi⚡
Sat 5 AM69°69°69°100%77%42%0.01"E 91210+ mi⚡
Sat 6 AM69°69°69°100%85%35%0.01"E 9127.0 mi⚡
Sat 7 AM69°69°69°100%82%37%0.01"E 9127.0 mi⚡
Sat 8 AM69°69°69°100%79%37%0.01"E 9127.0 mi⚡
Sat 9 AM70°70°70°100%70%35%0.01"E 9137.0 mi⚡
Sat 10 AM73°73°72°97%65%33%0.01"E 10147.0 mi⚡
Sat 11 AM76°76°73°90%55%29%0.01"E 10147.9 mi⚡
Sat 12 PM76°76°73°90%53%30%0.01"E 101410+ mi⚡
Sat 1 PM76°76°73°91%57%49%–E 91410+ mi⚡
Sat 2 PM76°76°73°91%54%45%–E 91310+ mi⚡
Sat 3 PM76°76°73°91%53%40%–E 81310+ mi⚡
Sat 4 PM77°77°73°87%46%33%–E 81210+ mi⚡
Sat 5 PM76°76°73°91%41%29%–E 81210+ mi⚡
Sat 6 PM75°75°73°93%41%25%–E 71010+ mi⚡
Sat 7 PM74°74°72°95%38%14%–E 6810+ mi
Sat 8 PM72°72°72°99%45%13%–E 6810+ mi
Sat 9 PM72°72°72°99%47%13%–E 7810+ mi
Sat 10 PM72°72°72°99%53%14%–E 689.0 mi
Sat 11 PM72°72°72°99%55%14%–E 677.0 mi
Sun 12 AM72°72°72°99%54%14%–E 667.0 mi
Sun 1 AM72°72°72°99%65%9%–E 567.0 mi
Sun 1 AM71°71°71°100%81%6%–E 567.0 mi
Sun 2 AM71°71°71°100%85%5%–E 567.0 mi
Sun 3 AM71°71°71°100%78%5%–ENE 677.0 mi
Sun 4 AM71°71°71°100%85%6%–ENE 67–
Sun 5 AM71°71°71°100%80%5%–ENE 78–
Sun 6 AM70°70°70°100%67%7%–ENE 79–
Sun 7 AM70°70°70°100%66%7%–ENE 79–
Sun 8 AM72°72°71°96%67%7%–ENE 79–
Sun 9 AM75°75°72°90%67%7%–NE 810–
Sun 10 AM77°77°73°87%66%7%–ENE 810–
Sun 11 AM77°77°73°86%65%7%–E 710–
Sun 12 PM78°78°73°86%64%4%–E 710–
Sun 1 PM78°78°73°84%59%4%–E 710–
Sun 2 PM78°78°72°83%53%4%–ESE 610–
Sun 3 PM78°78°72°83%48%4%–ESE 69–
Sun 4 PM76°76°72°86%50%4%–ESE 68–
Sun 5 PM75°75°72°91%52%4%–ESE 57–
Sun 6 PM74°74°72°95%54%0%–ESE 56–
Sun 7 PM73°73°72°96%52%0%–ESE 56–
Sun 8 PM74°74°72°95%50%0%–ESE 67–
Sun 9 PM74°74°72°95%47%0%–ESE 67–

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms

70° / 69°

77% rain · 0.01"

E 8–8 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 70°

77% rain · 0.13"

E 6–10 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Partly Sunny

78° / 71°

14% rain

E 5–8 mph · gusts 10

Mon, Nov 2

Partly Sunny

78° / 71°

15% rain

E 5–12 mph · gusts 16

Tue, Nov 3

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

79° / 62°

68% rain · 0.42"

SW 7–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

74° / 62°

18% rain · 0.06"

NW 7–12 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

74° / 61°

10% rain

NW 6–9 mph · gusts 13

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. East 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 78.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • 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. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 811 PM 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.


GMZ335-311415-
Galveston Bay-
811 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots,
diminishing to around 10 knots. Bay waters choppy, diminishing to
smooth. Isolated thunderstorms. Showers until early morning, then
a chance of showers late. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance
of showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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 likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. A chance of showers in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth
to slightly choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest 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 · 811 PM 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.


GMZ350-355-311415-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
811 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots,
diminishing to around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms. Showers likely,
mainly this evening. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers with
isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.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 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.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. 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. Seas 2 to
3 feet. A chance of showers in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · October 2005

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3% lit
↑ 5:34 AM
↓ 6:19 PM
★★☆☆c42
2
1% lit
↑ 6:28 AM
↓ 6:46 PM
★★☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
3
0% lit
↑ 7:23 AM
↓ 7:13 PM
★★☆☆c40
New Moon
4
2% lit
↑ 8:20 AM
↓ 7:42 PM
★★★☆c57
5
5% lit
↑ 9:19 AM
↓ 8:14 PM
★★★☆c67
6
11% lit
↑ 10:21 AM
↓ 8:52 PM
★☆☆☆c74
7
19% lit
↑ 11:26 AM
↓ 9:37 PM
★★★★c84
8
28% lit
↑ 12:31 PM
↓ 10:29 PM
★★★★c91
best
9
38% lit
↑ 1:34 PM
↓ 11:30 PM
★★★★c94
Moon farthest south (-28.5°)
10
49% lit
↑ 2:32 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c95
First Quarter
11
61% lit
↑ 3:23 PM
↓ 12:38 AM
★★★☆c92
12
71% lit
↑ 4:07 PM
↓ 1:48 AM
★★★☆c85
13
81% lit
↑ 4:45 PM
↓ 2:58 AM
★★★☆c73
14
90% lit
↑ 5:19 PM
↓ 4:06 AM
★★☆☆c57
Perigee · 365,452 km
15
96% lit
↑ 5:52 PM
↓ 5:13 AM
★★☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
16
99% lit
↑ 6:24 PM
↓ 6:19 AM
★★★☆c49
17
100% lit
↑ 6:57 PM
↓ 7:24 AM
★★★★c64
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
best
18
98% lit
↑ 7:33 PM
↓ 8:30 AM
★★★★c82
best
19
94% lit
↑ 8:13 PM
↓ 9:35 AM
★☆☆☆c86
20
88% lit
↑ 8:58 PM
↓ 10:40 AM
★★★★c91
best
21
81% lit
↑ 9:49 PM
↓ 11:42 AM
★★★★c91
best
22
72% lit
↑ 10:43 PM
↓ 12:39 PM
★★★★c90
Moon farthest north (28.4°)
23
63% lit
↑ 11:40 PM
↓ 1:30 PM
★★★☆c86
24
53% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:13 PM
★★★☆c80
Last Quarter
25
44% lit
↑ 12:37 AM
↓ 2:51 PM
★★☆☆c73
26
35% lit
↑ 1:34 AM
↓ 3:24 PM
★★☆☆c65
Apogee · 404,493 km
27
26% lit
↑ 2:30 AM
↓ 3:53 PM
★★☆☆c55
28
18% lit
↑ 3:24 AM
↓ 4:21 PM
★★☆☆c44
29
11% lit
↑ 4:18 AM
↓ 4:47 PM
★☆☆☆c34
Moon crosses the equator
30
6% lit
↑ 4:13 AM
↓ 4:14 PM
★★☆☆c38
31
2% lit
↑ 5:09 AM
↓ 4:42 PM
★★★☆c53

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Oct 2 · 2:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Oct 3 · 5:28 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Oct 9 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Oct 10 · 2:00 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Oct 14 · 9:00 AM — Perigee · 365,452 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Oct 15 · 5:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Oct 17 · 7:13 AM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Oct 22 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Oct 24 · 8:17 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Oct 26 · 5:00 AM — Apogee · 404,493 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Oct 29 · 9:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Sat, Oct 8 · Mon, Oct 17 · Tue, Oct 18 · Thu, Oct 20 · Fri, Oct 21

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

Moon distance

365,462 km closest · 404,432 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 Sievers Cove, Goat IslandSurf report: Bolivar Peninsula (Crystal Beach)Offshore 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 8:11 PM.