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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, 71%
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 PMclouds85% cloud cover85% cloud cover84% cloud cover86% cloud cover85% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°70707069697376777472727170757878rain67% chance, 0.01 in65% chance, 0.01 in62% chance, 0.01 in50% chance, 0.01 in54% 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 12 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 13E 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 8
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 7 PM70°70°69°95%85%67%0.01"E 12159.9 mi⚡
Fri 8 PM70°70°70°98%85%65%0.01"E 10149.8 mi⚡
Fri 9 PM70°70°70°99%84%62%0.01"E 10139.8 mi⚡
Fri 10 PM70°70°70°100%86%50%0.01"E 9129.6 mi⚡
Fri 11 PM70°70°70°100%85%54%0.01"E 8129.5 mi⚡
Sat 12 AM70°70°70°100%83%77%0.01"E 9129.6 mi⚡
Sat 1 AM70°70°70°100%85%77%0.01"E 9129.4 mi⚡
Sat 2 AM69°69°69°100%82%63%0.01"E 9129.3 mi⚡
Sat 3 AM70°70°70°100%84%48%0.01"E 9129.6 mi⚡
Sat 4 AM69°69°69°100%79%45%0.01"E 9129.5 mi⚡
Sat 5 AM69°69°69°100%77%42%0.01"E 9129.2 mi⚡
Sat 6 AM69°69°69°100%85%35%0.01"E 9129.1 mi⚡
Sat 7 AM69°69°69°100%82%37%0.01"E 9128.3 mi⚡
Sat 8 AM69°69°69°100%79%37%0.01"E 9127.7 mi⚡
Sat 9 AM70°70°70°100%70%35%0.01"E 9137.3 mi⚡
Sat 10 AM73°73°72°97%65%33%0.01"E 10147.8 mi⚡
Sat 11 AM76°76°73°90%55%29%0.01"E 10148.5 mi⚡
Sat 12 PM76°76°73°90%53%30%0.01"E 10149.1 mi⚡
Sat 1 PM76°76°73°91%57%49%–E 9149.7 mi⚡
Sat 2 PM76°76°73°91%54%45%–E 9139.7 mi⚡
Sat 3 PM76°76°73°91%53%40%–E 8139.7 mi⚡
Sat 4 PM77°77°73°87%46%33%–E 8129.6 mi⚡
Sat 5 PM76°76°73°91%41%29%–E 8129.5 mi⚡
Sat 6 PM75°75°73°93%41%25%–E 7109.3 mi⚡
Sat 7 PM74°74°72°95%38%14%–E 689.1 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 6810+ mi
Sat 11 PM72°72°72°99%55%14%–E 67–
Sun 12 AM72°72°72°99%54%14%–E 66–
Sun 1 AM72°72°72°99%65%9%–E 56–
Sun 1 AM71°71°71°100%81%6%–E 56–
Sun 2 AM71°71°71°100%85%5%–E 56–
Sun 3 AM71°71°71°100%78%5%–ENE 67–
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms

70° / 69°

77% rain · 0.05"

E 8–12 mph · gusts 15

⚡ 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 · 1233 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.


GMZ335-310630-
Galveston Bay-
1233 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Lower Bay gusting 25 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
Waters choppy in lower bay. A slight chance of showers early, 
then a chance of better chance of showers later this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters
slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth after midnight. A chance
of showers with isolated thunderstorms. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance
of showers. 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 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. 
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy,
diminishing to smooth in the afternoon. A chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers
in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming
northwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth,
increasing to slightly choppy after midnight. A chance of showers
in the evening. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 1233 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.


GMZ350-355-310630-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1233 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 15 to 20 knots gusting 25 knots.
Gusts over 30 knots in heavier showers and thunderstorms. Seas 3 
to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. Showers and 
thunderstorms likely. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. Showers likely with
isolated thunderstorms. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance
of 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. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance
of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 15 knots, becoming northwest
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of
showers in the evening. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · March 2006

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4% lit
↑ 7:52 AM
↓ 8:26 PM
★★☆☆c51
Moon crosses the equator
2
11% lit
↑ 8:26 AM
↓ 9:33 PM
★★☆☆c51
3
19% lit
↑ 9:00 AM
↓ 10:40 PM
★★☆☆c66
4
29% lit
↑ 9:38 AM
↓ 11:47 PM
★★★☆c76
5
39% lit
↑ 10:19 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c83
6
49% lit
↑ 11:05 AM
↓ 12:51 AM
★★★☆c85
First Quarter
7
59% lit
↑ 11:57 AM
↓ 1:52 AM
★★★☆c86
Moon farthest north (28.5°)
8
69% lit
↑ 12:52 PM
↓ 2:48 AM
★★★☆c85
best
9
77% lit
↑ 1:49 PM
↓ 3:37 AM
★★★☆c83
10
85% lit
↑ 2:47 PM
↓ 4:19 AM
★☆☆☆c79
11
91% lit
↑ 3:44 PM
↓ 4:56 AM
★★★★c78
best
12
96% lit
↑ 4:39 PM
↓ 5:27 AM
★★★☆c69
Apogee · 406,277 km
13
99% lit
↑ 5:33 PM
↓ 5:56 AM
★★★☆c62
14
100% lit
↑ 6:26 PM
↓ 6:22 AM
★★★☆c52
Full Moon · Worm Moon
15
99% lit
↑ 7:19 PM
↓ 6:48 AM
★★☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
16
97% lit
↑ 8:13 PM
↓ 7:14 AM
★★☆☆c38
17
93% lit
↑ 9:08 PM
↓ 7:41 AM
★★☆☆c44
18
87% lit
↑ 10:07 PM
↓ 8:11 AM
★★☆☆c58
19
80% lit
↑ 11:08 PM
↓ 8:44 AM
★★★☆c69
20
71% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:24 AM
★★★☆c79
21
61% lit
↑ 12:10 AM
↓ 10:12 AM
★★★☆c87
22
51% lit
↑ 1:13 AM
↓ 11:07 AM
★★★☆c92
Moon farthest south (-28.6°)
Last Quarter
23
40% lit
↑ 2:12 AM
↓ 12:11 PM
★★★☆c94
24
29% lit
↑ 3:06 AM
↓ 1:20 PM
★★★★c94
best
25
19% lit
↑ 3:53 AM
↓ 2:31 PM
★☆☆☆c89
26
10% lit
↑ 4:35 AM
↓ 3:42 PM
★★★★c84
best
27
4% lit
↑ 5:12 AM
↓ 4:52 PM
★★★☆c67
28
1% lit
↑ 5:46 AM
↓ 6:01 PM
★★★☆c52
Perigee · 359,171 km
Moon crosses the equator
29
0% lit
↑ 6:19 AM
↓ 7:09 PM
★★★☆c62
New Moon (supermoon)
30
3% lit
↑ 6:54 AM
↓ 8:18 PM
★★☆☆c66
31
8% lit
↑ 7:30 AM
↓ 9:27 PM
★★★★c78
best

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Mar 1 · 6:00 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, Mar 6 · 2:15 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Mar 7 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Mar 12 · 8:00 PM — Apogee · 406,277 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Mar 14 · 5:35 PM — Full Moon · Worm MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Mar 15 · 6:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Mar 22 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Mar 22 · 1:10 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Mar 28 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 359,171 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Mar 28 · 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.
  • Wed, Mar 29 · 4:15 AM — 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.

Best fishing days

Wed, Mar 8 · Sat, Mar 11 · Fri, Mar 24 · Sun, Mar 26 · Fri, Mar 31

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

Moon distance

359,322 km closest · 406,228 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 4:21 PM.