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Freeport

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 82° · 6% rain

Partly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. East wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 67° · 10% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:31 AM / 6:38 PM
Moonrise / moonset
8:41 PM / 10:20 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 89%
Major period
2:00 AM–4:00 AM
Minor period
9:50 AM–10:50 AM
Major period
2:30 PM–4:30 PM
Minor period
8:11 PM–9:11 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Oct 28Thu, Oct 296 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 306 AM12 PM6 PMclouds51% cloud cover51% cloud cover52% cloud cover45% cloud cover44% cloud cover42% cloud cover48% cloud cover41% cloud cover41% cloud cover43% cloud cover49% cloud cover57% cloud cover48% cloud cover51% cloud cover42% cloud cover41% cloud cover34% cloud cover27% cloud cover31% cloud cover30% cloud cover28% cloud cover33% cloud cover30% cloud cover40% cloud cover55% cloud cover62% cloud cover71% cloud cover68% cloud cover72% cloud cover71% cloud cover69% cloud cover64% cloud cover65% cloud cover67% cloud cover61% cloud cover61% cloud cover62% cloud cover49% cloud cover56% cloud cover72% cloud cover77% cloud cover70% cloud cover63% cloud cover61% cloud cover63% cloud cover68% cloud cover73% cloud cover77% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°76717068677981797469696767768080rain8% chance10% chance6% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance28% chance28% chance28% chance28% chance28% chance28% chancewind01020mphE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 13ESE 7 mph, gusts 8ESE 5 mph, gusts 7E 3 mph, gusts 7E 6 mph, gusts 8E 9 mph, gusts 12E 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 15E 14 mph, gusts 16E 15 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 15E 15 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 16
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 7 PM76°76°68°76%51%8%–E 121410+ mi
Wed 8 PM75°75°68°79%51%10%–E 121410+ mi
Wed 9 PM72°72°68°87%52%6%–ESE 121410+ mi
Wed 10 PM71°71°67°87%45%2%–ESE 121410+ mi
Wed 11 PM71°71°67°87%44%2%–ESE 101310+ mi
Thu 12 AM70°70°66°87%42%3%–ESE 81010+ mi
Thu 1 AM70°70°66°87%48%1%–ESE 7810+ mi
Thu 2 AM70°70°66°87%41%1%–ESE 6810+ mi
Thu 3 AM68°68°66°93%41%1%–ESE 5710+ mi
Thu 4 AM68°68°66°93%43%1%–ESE 3710+ mi
Thu 5 AM68°68°65°90%49%1%–E 3710+ mi
Thu 6 AM67°67°65°93%57%2%–E 5710.0 mi
Thu 7 AM67°67°65°93%48%2%–E 6810.0 mi
Thu 8 AM69°69°65°87%51%2%–E 8910.0 mi
Thu 9 AM73°73°66°79%42%2%–E 91210+ mi
Thu 10 AM79°79°66°64%41%2%–E 121410+ mi
Thu 11 AM81°83°65°58%34%2%–E 121410.0 mi
Thu 12 PM81°83°65°58%27%2%–E 121510+ mi
Thu 1 PM81°82°63°54%31%1%–E 121510+ mi
Thu 2 PM82°83°63°53%30%1%–E 131610+ mi
Thu 3 PM80°81°63°56%28%1%–E 141610+ mi
Thu 4 PM79°79°62°56%33%1%–E 151710+ mi
Thu 5 PM79°79°62°56%30%1%–E 151710+ mi
Thu 6 PM75°75°62°64%40%1%–E 141610+ mi
Thu 7 PM74°74°63°69%55%0%–E 121410+ mi
Thu 8 PM72°72°62°71%62%0%–E 101410+ mi
Thu 9 PM70°70°62°76%71%0%–E 101410+ mi
Thu 10 PM69°69°62°78%68%0%–E 101410+ mi
Thu 11 PM69°69°62°78%72%0%–E 1014–
Fri 12 AM67°67°62°84%71%0%–ESE 1214–
Fri 1 AM69°69°63°81%69%4%–ESE 1214–
Fri 2 AM69°69°63°81%64%4%–ESE 1214–
Fri 3 AM69°69°62°78%65%4%–E 1214–
Fri 4 AM67°67°63°87%67%4%–E 1214–
Fri 5 AM67°67°63°87%61%4%–E 1214–
Fri 6 AM67°67°63°87%61%4%–E 1214–
Fri 7 AM67°67°64°90%62%15%–E 1214–
Fri 8 AM69°69°65°87%49%15%–E 1213–
Fri 9 AM72°72°66°81%56%15%–E 1214–
Fri 10 AM76°76°67°74%72%15%–E 1215–
Fri 11 AM79°79°68°69%77%15%–E 1215–
Fri 12 PM79°79°69°72%70%15%–E 1215–
Fri 1 PM80°83°69°69%63%28%–E 1315–⚡
Fri 2 PM80°83°69°69%61%28%–E 1416–⚡
Fri 3 PM80°83°69°69%63%28%–E 1517–⚡
Fri 4 PM80°83°70°72%68%28%–E 1517–⚡
Fri 5 PM78°78°70°76%73%28%–E 1416–⚡
Fri 6 PM77°77°70°79%77%28%–E 1315–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

82° / 67°

10% rain

E 10–12 mph · gusts 14

Thu, Oct 29

Mostly Sunny

82° / 67°

4% rain

E 3–15 mph · gusts 17

Fri, Oct 30

Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 68°

36% rain

E 12–15 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 67°

53% rain · 0.12"

E 1–12 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

82° / 68°

3% rain

NE 0–8 mph · gusts 12

Mon, Nov 2

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

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Partly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. East wind around 10 mph.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers. 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.

Weather map

Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.

Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 1154 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 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.


GMZ350-355-290530-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1154 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated
thunderstorms. A chance of showers early, then a slight chance of
showers. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 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 with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 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 3 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. A chance
of showers. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · November 2006

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
81% lit
↑ 3:10 PM
↓ 2:08 AM
★★★☆c56
2
89% lit
↑ 3:43 PM
↓ 3:15 AM
★★★☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
3
95% lit
↑ 4:17 PM
↓ 4:22 AM
★★★★c61
Perigee · 360,595 km
4
99% lit
↑ 4:55 PM
↓ 5:31 AM
★★★★c77
best
5
100% lit
↑ 5:37 PM
↓ 6:42 AM
★★★★c96
Full Moon · Beaver Moon
best
6
98% lit
↑ 6:24 PM
↓ 7:53 AM
★★★★c99
7
93% lit
↑ 7:19 PM
↓ 9:04 AM
★★★★c99
8
87% lit
↑ 8:19 PM
↓ 10:09 AM
★★★★c97
Moon farthest north (28.6°)
9
78% lit
↑ 9:21 PM
↓ 11:06 AM
★★★★c90
10
69% lit
↑ 10:23 PM
↓ 11:54 AM
★★★★c81
11
60% lit
↑ 11:22 PM
↓ 12:34 PM
★★★☆c70
12
50% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:08 PM
★★★☆c60
Last Quarter
13
40% lit
↑ 12:19 AM
↓ 1:38 PM
★★☆☆c51
14
31% lit
↑ 1:13 AM
↓ 2:06 PM
★★☆☆c38
15
23% lit
↑ 2:06 AM
↓ 2:31 PM
★☆☆☆c34
Apogee · 405,194 km
Moon crosses the equator
16
16% lit
↑ 2:58 AM
↓ 2:57 PM
★★☆☆c39
17
9% lit
↑ 3:50 AM
↓ 3:24 PM
★★★★c51
18
5% lit
↑ 4:44 AM
↓ 3:53 PM
★★★★c69
19
1% lit
↑ 5:41 AM
↓ 4:26 PM
★★★★c78
best
20
0% lit
↑ 6:40 AM
↓ 5:04 PM
★★★★c84
New Moon
best
21
1% lit
↑ 7:40 AM
↓ 5:48 PM
★★★★c87
best
22
4% lit
↑ 8:41 AM
↓ 6:40 PM
★★★★c88
23
8% lit
↑ 9:39 AM
↓ 7:39 PM
★★★★c88
Moon farthest south (-28.4°)
24
15% lit
↑ 10:32 AM
↓ 8:43 PM
★★★★c87
25
24% lit
↑ 11:19 AM
↓ 9:48 PM
★★★★c84
26
33% lit
↑ 12:00 PM
↓ 10:54 PM
★★★★c78
27
44% lit
↑ 12:36 PM
↓ 11:59 PM
★★★☆c68
28
56% lit
↑ 1:09 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c56
First Quarter
29
67% lit
↑ 1:42 PM
↓ 1:03 AM
★★☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
30
77% lit
↑ 2:14 PM
↓ 2:07 AM
★★★☆c53

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Nov 2 · 4:00 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, Nov 3 · 6:00 PM — Perigee · 360,595 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Nov 5 · 6:58 AM — Full Moon · Beaver MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Nov 8 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Nov 12 · 11:45 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Nov 15 · 5:00 PM — Apogee · 405,194 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Nov 15 · 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.
  • Mon, Nov 20 · 4:18 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Nov 23 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Nov 28 · 12:28 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Nov 29 · 12:00 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, Nov 4 · Sun, Nov 5 · Sun, Nov 19 · Mon, Nov 20 · Tue, Nov 21

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

Moon distance

360,663 km closest · 405,155 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 3:36 PM.