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Freeport

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 67° · 2% rain

Partly cloudy. Low around 67, with temperatures rising to around 70 overnight. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

Thursday: High 82° · 5% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. 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, 86%
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 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 306 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 31clouds47% cloud cover51% cloud cover66% cloud cover67% cloud cover72% cloud cover60% cloud cover35% cloud cover36% cloud cover33% cloud cover36% cloud cover40% cloud cover27% cloud cover36% cloud cover46% cloud cover50% cloud cover86% cloud cover78% cloud cover67% cloud cover89% cloud cover92% cloud cover64% cloud cover73% cloud cover76% cloud cover80% cloud cover75% cloud cover70% cloud cover66% cloud cover64% cloud cover79% cloud cover59% cloud cover69% cloud cover79% cloud cover63% cloud cover67% cloud cover71% cloud cover62% cloud cover70% cloud cover53% cloud cover43% cloud cover70% cloud cover69% cloud cover68% cloud cover67% cloud cover65% cloud cover64% cloud cover62% cloud cover62% cloud cover62% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°70687880817672717069767879767372rain2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance5% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance28% chance28% chance28% chance27% chance27% chance27% chance28% chance28% chance28% chance28% chance28% chance28% chance31% chance31% chance31% chancewind01020mphE 2 mph, gusts 9E 3 mph, gusts 10E 5 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 16E 9 mph, gusts 15E 6 mph, gusts 14E 6 mph, gusts 15E 5 mph, gusts 14E 5 mph, gusts 14E 5 mph, gusts 14E 5 mph, gusts 13E 7 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 10 mph, gusts 15E 7 mph, gusts 15E 6 mph, gusts 14E 5 mph, gusts 13E 3 mph, gusts 10
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 4 AM70°70°66°87%47%2%–E 298.4 mi
Thu 5 AM70°70°65°84%51%2%–E 2910.0 mi
Thu 6 AM70°70°65°84%66%2%–E 3109.9 mi
Thu 7 AM68°68°65°90%67%3%–E 3109.9 mi
Thu 8 AM70°70°65°84%72%4%–E 5109.9 mi
Thu 9 AM73°73°66°79%60%4%–E 61210+ mi
Thu 10 AM78°78°66°67%35%5%–E 81310+ mi
Thu 11 AM79°79°65°62%36%4%–E 101410+ mi
Thu 12 PM80°82°65°60%33%3%–E 101510+ mi
Thu 1 PM80°81°63°56%36%3%–E 121610+ mi
Thu 2 PM80°81°63°56%40%2%–E 121610+ mi
Thu 3 PM80°81°63°56%27%2%–E 121610+ mi
Thu 4 PM81°82°62°53%36%2%–E 121610+ mi
Thu 5 PM80°81°62°54%46%2%–E 121610+ mi
Thu 6 PM79°79°62°56%50%1%–E 91510+ mi
Thu 7 PM76°76°63°64%86%1%–E 71410+ mi
Thu 8 PM74°74°62°66%78%1%–E 61410+ mi
Thu 9 PM73°73°62°68%67%1%–E 61410+ mi
Thu 10 PM72°72°62°71%89%1%–E 61510+ mi
Thu 11 PM72°72°62°71%92%1%–E 61510+ mi
Fri 12 AM71°71°62°73%64%1%–E 51410+ mi
Fri 1 AM71°71°63°76%73%3%–E 51410+ mi
Fri 2 AM72°72°63°73%76%1%–E 51410+ mi
Fri 3 AM71°71°62°73%80%1%–E 51410+ mi
Fri 4 AM70°70°63°78%75%1%–E 51410+ mi
Fri 5 AM69°69°63°81%70%0%–E 51310+ mi
Fri 6 AM68°68°63°84%66%1%–E 51310+ mi
Fri 7 AM69°69°64°84%64%15%–E 61310+ mi
Fri 8 AM70°70°65°84%79%15%–E 71410+ mi
Fri 9 AM72°72°66°81%59%15%–E 81410+ mi
Fri 10 AM76°76°67°74%69%16%–E 101510+ mi
Fri 11 AM78°78°68°71%79%16%–E 1216–
Fri 12 PM78°78°69°74%63%16%–E 1217–
Fri 1 PM78°78°69°74%67%28%–E 1217–
Fri 2 PM78°78°69°74%71%28%–E 1317–
Fri 3 PM78°78°69°74%62%28%–E 1317–
Fri 4 PM79°79°70°74%70%27%–E 1317–
Fri 5 PM78°78°70°76%53%27%–E 1216–
Fri 6 PM77°77°70°79%43%27%–E 1015–
Fri 7 PM76°76°71°85%70%28%–E 815–⚡
Fri 8 PM74°74°71°90%69%28%–E 715–⚡
Fri 9 PM73°73°71°93%68%28%–E 615–⚡
Fri 10 PM73°73°71°93%67%28%–E 614–⚡
Fri 11 PM73°73°71°93%65%28%–E 513–⚡
Sat 12 AM72°72°71°97%64%28%–E 513–⚡
Sat 1 AM72°72°70°93%62%31%–E 312–
Sat 2 AM71°71°70°97%62%31%–E 310–
Sat 3 AM71°71°69°93%62%31%–E 210–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

82° / 67°

5% rain

E 2–12 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Oct 30

Chance Rain Showers

80° / 68°

31% rain

E 5–13 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 68°

41% rain · 0.06"

E 1–7 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

82° / 69°

4% rain

E 0–7 mph · gusts 12

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

82° / 70°

16% rain

SE 1–12 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 61°

52% rain · 0.72"

S 6–14 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

77° / 62°

25% rain · 0.06"

NW 3–10 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Partly cloudy. Low around 67, with temperatures rising to around 70 overnight. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Sunny, with a high near 77.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 1201 AM 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.


GMZ350-355-291815-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1201 AM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 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 2 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. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 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 around 15 knots, becoming south
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet.

Moon calendar · December 2005

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
0% lit
↑ 7:08 AM
↓ 5:20 PM
★★★★c96
New Moon
best
2
2% lit
↑ 8:16 AM
↓ 6:18 PM
★★★★c98
3
6% lit
↑ 9:20 AM
↓ 7:23 PM
★★★★c98
Moon farthest south (-28.5°)
4
13% lit
↑ 10:17 AM
↓ 8:33 PM
★★★★c97
Perigee · 367,367 km
5
21% lit
↑ 11:06 AM
↓ 9:44 PM
★★★★c92
6
32% lit
↑ 11:48 AM
↓ 10:52 PM
★★★★c82
7
43% lit
↑ 12:24 PM
↓ 11:58 PM
★★★☆c68
8
54% lit
↑ 12:57 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c47
First Quarter
9
65% lit
↑ 1:28 PM
↓ 1:01 AM
★★☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
10
75% lit
↑ 1:59 PM
↓ 2:03 AM
★★★☆c52
11
84% lit
↑ 2:32 PM
↓ 3:05 AM
★★★★c71
12
91% lit
↑ 3:07 PM
↓ 4:07 AM
★★★★c82
13
96% lit
↑ 3:48 PM
↓ 5:11 AM
★★★★c88
14
99% lit
↑ 4:33 PM
↓ 6:14 AM
★★★★c89
best
15
100% lit
↑ 5:25 PM
↓ 7:15 AM
★★★★c89
Full Moon · Cold Moon
best
16
99% lit
↑ 6:20 PM
↓ 8:11 AM
★★★★c87
Moon farthest north (28.4°)
17
96% lit
↑ 7:18 PM
↓ 9:01 AM
★★★★c83
18
91% lit
↑ 8:16 PM
↓ 9:45 AM
★★★★c79
19
85% lit
↑ 9:13 PM
↓ 10:22 AM
★★★★c74
20
77% lit
↑ 10:08 PM
↓ 10:54 AM
★★★★c68
Apogee · 405,015 km
21
69% lit
↑ 11:01 PM
↓ 11:23 AM
★★★★c60
22
60% lit
↑ 11:54 PM
↓ 11:50 AM
★★☆☆c50
23
51% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:17 PM
★☆☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
Last Quarter
24
41% lit
↑ 12:47 AM
↓ 12:43 PM
★☆☆☆c40
25
32% lit
↑ 1:42 AM
↓ 1:12 PM
★★☆☆c47
26
23% lit
↑ 2:39 AM
↓ 1:43 PM
★★★★c65
27
14% lit
↑ 3:41 AM
↓ 2:21 PM
★★★★c79
28
8% lit
↑ 4:46 AM
↓ 3:05 PM
★★★★c90
29
3% lit
↑ 5:54 AM
↓ 4:00 PM
★★★★c97
30
0% lit
↑ 7:02 AM
↓ 5:03 PM
★★★★c101
Moon farthest south (-28.6°)
New Moon
best
31
1% lit
↑ 8:04 AM
↓ 6:14 PM
★★★★c101
best

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Dec 1 · 9:00 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Dec 3 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Dec 4 · 11:00 PM — Perigee · 367,367 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Dec 8 · 3:36 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Dec 9 · 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.
  • Thu, Dec 15 · 10:15 AM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Dec 16 · 1:00 AM — 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.
  • Tue, Dec 20 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 405,015 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Dec 23 · 10:00 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, Dec 23 · 1:36 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Dec 30 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Dec 30 · 9:11 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Thu, Dec 1 · Wed, Dec 14 · Thu, Dec 15 · Fri, Dec 30 · Sat, Dec 31

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

Moon distance

362,990 km closest · 404,919 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 AM.