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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, 87%
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 31clouds40% cloud cover42% cloud cover47% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°72707079808074727269707878787473rain1% chance2% chance2% 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% chancewind01020mphESE 2 mph, gusts 10E 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 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 2 AM72°72°66°84%40%1%–ESE 21010+ mi
Thu 3 AM71°71°66°87%42%2%–ESE 2910+ mi
Thu 4 AM70°70°66°87%47%2%–E 2910+ mi
Thu 5 AM70°70°65°84%51%2%–E 2910+ mi
Thu 6 AM70°70°65°84%66%2%–E 31010+ mi
Thu 7 AM68°68°65°90%67%3%–E 31010+ mi
Thu 8 AM70°70°65°83%72%4%–E 51010+ mi
Thu 9 AM73°73°66°79%60%4%–E 61210+ mi
Thu 10 AM78°78°66°66%35%5%–E 81310+ mi
Thu 11 AM79°81°65°61%36%4%–E 101410+ mi
Thu 12 PM80°81°65°61%33%3%–E 101510+ mi
Thu 1 PM80°81°63°56%36%3%–E 121610+ mi
Thu 2 PM80°82°63°56%40%2%–E 121610+ mi
Thu 3 PM80°82°63°56%27%2%–E 121610+ mi
Thu 4 PM81°82°62°53%36%2%–E 121610+ mi
Thu 5 PM80°81°62°55%46%2%–E 121610+ mi
Thu 6 PM79°79°62°57%50%1%–E 91510+ mi
Thu 7 PM76°76°63°64%86%1%–E 71410+ mi
Thu 8 PM74°74°62°65%78%1%–E 61410+ mi
Thu 9 PM73°73°62°68%67%1%–E 61410+ mi
Thu 10 PM72°72°62°70%89%1%–E 61510+ mi
Thu 11 PM72°72°62°71%92%1%–E 61510+ mi
Fri 12 AM71°71°62°74%64%1%–E 51410+ mi
Fri 1 AM71°71°63°77%73%3%–E 51410+ mi
Fri 2 AM72°72°63°74%76%1%–E 51410+ mi
Fri 3 AM71°71°62°74%80%1%–E 51410+ mi
Fri 4 AM70°70°63°79%75%1%–E 51410+ mi
Fri 5 AM69°69°63°80%70%0%–E 513–
Fri 6 AM68°68°63°84%66%1%–E 513–
Fri 7 AM69°69°64°83%64%15%–E 613–
Fri 8 AM70°70°65°84%79%15%–E 714–
Fri 9 AM72°72°66°81%59%15%–E 814–
Fri 10 AM76°76°67°74%69%16%–E 1015–
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°73%67%28%–E 1217–
Fri 2 PM78°78°69°73%71%28%–E 1317–
Fri 3 PM78°78°69°73%62%28%–E 1317–
Fri 4 PM79°79°70°74%70%27%–E 1317–
Fri 5 PM78°78°70°77%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°95%65%28%–E 513–⚡
Sat 12 AM72°72°71°96%64%28%–E 513–⚡
Sat 1 AM72°72°70°93%62%31%–E 312–

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° / 68°

4% rain

E 0–7 mph · gusts 12

Mon, Nov 2

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

82° / 70°

20% rain

SE 2–12 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Rain Showers

81° / 62°

43% rain · 0.72"

S 5–15 mph · gusts 21

Wed, Nov 4

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Sunny

76° / 63°

31% rain · 0.18"

NW 3–10 mph · gusts 15

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 68.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Sunny, with a high near 76.

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 · March 2006

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4% lit
↑ 7:56 AM
↓ 8:29 PM
★★★★c60
Moon crosses the equator
best
2
11% lit
↑ 8:29 AM
↓ 9:36 PM
★★★★c63
3
19% lit
↑ 9:04 AM
↓ 10:43 PM
★★★★c74
4
29% lit
↑ 9:42 AM
↓ 11:49 PM
★☆☆☆c78
5
39% lit
↑ 10:23 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c82
6
49% lit
↑ 11:10 AM
↓ 12:53 AM
★★★☆c83
First Quarter
7
59% lit
↑ 12:01 PM
↓ 1:54 AM
★★★☆c83
Moon farthest north (28.5°)
8
69% lit
↑ 12:57 PM
↓ 2:49 AM
★★★★c81
9
77% lit
↑ 1:54 PM
↓ 3:38 AM
★★★★c78
10
85% lit
↑ 2:52 PM
↓ 4:21 AM
★★★★c74
11
91% lit
↑ 3:48 PM
↓ 4:58 AM
★★★★c69
12
96% lit
↑ 4:43 PM
↓ 5:30 AM
★★★★c60
Apogee · 406,277 km
best
13
99% lit
↑ 5:36 PM
↓ 5:58 AM
★★★★c52
14
100% lit
↑ 6:29 PM
↓ 6:25 AM
★★★★c46
Full Moon · Worm Moon
15
99% lit
↑ 7:22 PM
↓ 6:51 AM
★★★☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
16
97% lit
↑ 8:15 PM
↓ 7:17 AM
★★★★c47
17
93% lit
↑ 9:11 PM
↓ 7:44 AM
★★★★c57
18
87% lit
↑ 10:09 PM
↓ 8:14 AM
★★★★c67
19
80% lit
↑ 11:09 PM
↓ 8:49 AM
★★★★c75
20
71% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:29 AM
★☆☆☆c78
21
61% lit
↑ 12:12 AM
↓ 10:16 AM
★★★☆c83
22
51% lit
↑ 1:14 AM
↓ 11:12 AM
★★★☆c87
Moon farthest south (-28.6°)
Last Quarter
23
40% lit
↑ 2:14 AM
↓ 12:16 PM
★★★☆c89
24
29% lit
↑ 3:08 AM
↓ 1:24 PM
★★★★c89
25
19% lit
↑ 3:55 AM
↓ 2:35 PM
★★★★c89
26
10% lit
↑ 4:37 AM
↓ 3:46 PM
★★★★c78
27
4% lit
↑ 5:14 AM
↓ 4:56 PM
★★★★c65
28
1% lit
↑ 5:49 AM
↓ 6:04 PM
★★★★c58
Perigee · 359,171 km
Moon crosses the equator
best
29
0% lit
↑ 6:23 AM
↓ 7:12 PM
★★★★c70
New Moon (supermoon)
best
30
3% lit
↑ 6:57 AM
↓ 8:20 PM
★★★★c85
best
31
8% lit
↑ 7:34 AM
↓ 9:29 PM
★★★★c94

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 1 · Sun, Mar 12 · Tue, Mar 28 · Wed, Mar 29 · Thu, Mar 30

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 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 Wed 11:31 PM.