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29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel

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Today

This Afternoon: High 79° · 70% rain

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 70° · 80% rain

Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:30 AM / 6:34 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:50 PM / 12:28 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 72%
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
10:20 PM–11:20 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Oct 306 PMSat, Oct 316 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 16 AM12 PMclouds87% cloud cover85% cloud cover84% cloud cover87% cloud cover85% cloud cover84% cloud cover84% cloud cover84% cloud cover77% cloud cover80% cloud cover83% cloud cover77% cloud cover80% cloud cover73% cloud cover81% cloud cover79% cloud cover79% cloud cover72% cloud cover55% cloud cover50% cloud cover58% cloud cover55% cloud cover51% cloud cover49% cloud cover41% cloud cover36% cloud cover43% cloud cover44% cloud cover48% cloud cover59% cloud cover66% cloud cover66% cloud cover61% cloud cover66% cloud cover78% cloud cover77% cloud cover70% cloud cover77% cloud cover75% cloud cover68% cloud cover73% cloud cover68% cloud cover63% cloud cover63% cloud cover63% cloud cover63% cloud cover58% cloud cover53% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°75727272727076797974737371717679rain54% chance70% chance70% chance73% chance, 0.02 in80% chance, 0.02 in80% chance, 0.02 in65% chance, 0.02 in65% chance, 0.02 in78% chance, 0.02 in64% chance, 0.02 in44% chance, 0.02 in34% chance, 0.02 in31% chance, 0.02 in32% chance, 0.02 in30% chance, 0.02 in32% chance, 0.01 in28% chance, 0.01 in29% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in25% chance, 0.01 in24% chance, 0.01 in45% chance39% chance33% chance29% chance24% chance18% chance12% chance11% chance10% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance9% chance6% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance3% chance3% chance3% chancewind01020mphE 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 16E 9 mph, gusts 14E 8 mph, gusts 13E 7 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 12E 6 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 7E 3 mph, gusts 6ENE 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 6 mph, gusts 8ENE 7 mph, gusts 10NE 7 mph, gusts 12ENE 8 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 10
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 4 PM75°75°69°82%87%54%–E 131710.0 mi⚡
Fri 5 PM74°74°69°84%85%70%–E 131810.0 mi⚡
Fri 6 PM73°73°69°87%84%70%–E 13179.8 mi⚡
Fri 7 PM72°72°70°92%87%73%0.02"E 12179.9 mi⚡
Fri 8 PM72°72°70°93%85%80%0.02"E 12169.8 mi⚡
Fri 9 PM72°72°70°95%84%80%0.02"E 10159.4 mi⚡
Fri 10 PM72°72°71°96%84%65%0.02"E 9149.5 mi⚡
Fri 11 PM72°72°71°96%84%65%0.02"E 8139.7 mi⚡
Sat 12 AM72°72°71°99%77%78%0.02"E 8139.5 mi⚡
Sat 1 AM72°72°72°99%80%64%0.02"E 8126.0 mi⚡
Sat 2 AM72°72°71°98%83%44%0.02"E 7129.6 mi⚡
Sat 3 AM72°72°72°99%77%34%0.02"E 7129.0 mi⚡
Sat 4 AM72°72°72°99%80%31%0.02"E 7128.5 mi⚡
Sat 5 AM72°72°71°99%73%32%0.02"E 7128.6 mi⚡
Sat 6 AM70°70°70°100%81%30%0.02"E 7108.1 mi⚡
Sat 7 AM70°70°70°100%79%32%0.01"E 7108.3 mi⚡
Sat 8 AM72°72°72°100%79%28%0.01"E 7108.0 mi⚡
Sat 9 AM73°73°72°98%72%29%0.01"E 7127.7 mi⚡
Sat 10 AM76°76°73°89%55%30%0.01"E 8138.2 mi⚡
Sat 11 AM78°78°73°86%50%25%0.01"E 8138.6 mi⚡
Sat 12 PM78°78°73°85%58%24%0.01"E 8129.1 mi⚡
Sat 1 PM79°79°73°81%55%45%–E 9129.6 mi⚡
Sat 2 PM79°79°73°81%51%39%–E 8129.5 mi⚡
Sat 3 PM79°79°73°81%49%33%–E 8129.5 mi⚡
Sat 4 PM79°79°73°82%41%29%–E 8129.4 mi⚡
Sat 5 PM79°79°73°81%36%24%–E 7109.3 mi⚡
Sat 6 PM76°76°73°90%43%18%–E 699.2 mi⚡
Sat 7 PM74°74°73°94%44%12%–E 689.1 mi
Sat 8 PM74°74°72°94%48%11%–E 5810+ mi
Sat 9 PM74°74°72°94%59%10%–E 6810+ mi
Sat 10 PM73°73°73°100%66%12%–E 6910+ mi
Sat 11 PM73°73°72°100%66%12%–E 58–
Sun 12 AM73°73°72°100%61%12%–E 57–
Sun 1 AM73°73°73°100%66%9%–E 36–
Sun 1 AM73°73°72°98%78%6%–E 36–
Sun 2 AM73°73°73°100%77%4%–E 36–
Sun 3 AM71°71°71°100%70%4%–ENE 57–
Sun 4 AM71°71°71°100%77%4%–ENE 58–
Sun 5 AM71°71°71°100%75%4%–ENE 68–
Sun 6 AM71°71°71°100%68%6%–ENE 69–
Sun 7 AM71°71°71°100%73%6%–ENE 710–
Sun 8 AM73°73°72°96%68%6%–ENE 712–
Sun 9 AM76°76°73°89%63%6%–NE 712–
Sun 10 AM78°78°73°85%63%6%–ENE 712–
Sun 11 AM79°79°73°83%63%6%–ENE 812–
Sun 12 PM79°83°73°81%63%3%–ENE 812–
Sun 1 PM80°84°73°78%58%3%–E 810–
Sun 2 PM80°84°72°77%53%3%–E 710–

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

79° / 70°

80% rain · 0.10"

E 8–13 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 71°

78% rain · 0.20"

E 5–9 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Partly Sunny

80° / 72°

12% rain

E 3–8 mph · gusts 12

Mon, Nov 2

Partly Sunny

81° / 72°

15% rain

SE 5–10 mph · gusts 15

Tue, Nov 3

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

78° / 65°

67% rain · 0.30"

SW 8–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

73° / 64°

17% rain · 0.06"

NW 7–12 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

74° / 64°

10% rain

NW 6–8 mph · gusts 13

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half 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 79. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

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 2007

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
95% lit
↑ 4:28 PM
↓ 5:32 AM
★★★★c74
best
2
99% lit
↑ 5:25 PM
↓ 6:04 AM
★★★★c66
3
100% lit
↑ 6:20 PM
↓ 6:33 AM
★★★★c55
Full Moon · Worm Moon
4
99% lit
↑ 7:13 PM
↓ 7:00 AM
★★★☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
5
97% lit
↑ 8:06 PM
↓ 7:26 AM
★★☆☆c29
6
93% lit
↑ 8:59 PM
↓ 7:52 AM
★★☆☆c37
Apogee · 405,851 km
7
88% lit
↑ 9:53 PM
↓ 8:19 AM
★☆☆☆c41
8
81% lit
↑ 10:49 PM
↓ 8:48 AM
★★★☆c50
9
73% lit
↑ 11:47 PM
↓ 9:22 AM
★★★☆c58
10
64% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:00 AM
★★★☆c67
11
54% lit
↑ 12:45 AM
↓ 11:46 AM
★★★☆c74
Last Quarter
12
45% lit
↑ 2:43 AM
↓ 12:38 PM
★★★☆c81
Moon farthest south (-28.3°)
13
34% lit
↑ 3:39 AM
↓ 1:38 PM
★★★★c85
14
25% lit
↑ 4:30 AM
↓ 2:43 PM
★★★★c85
15
16% lit
↑ 5:15 AM
↓ 3:51 PM
★★★★c85
16
8% lit
↑ 5:56 AM
↓ 5:00 PM
★★★★c78
17
3% lit
↑ 6:33 AM
↓ 6:08 PM
★★★★c73
best
18
0% lit
↑ 7:07 AM
↓ 7:17 PM
★★★★c65
Moon crosses the equator
New Moon (supermoon)
best
19
1% lit
↑ 7:41 AM
↓ 8:26 PM
★★★★c69
Perigee · 357,818 km
best
20
4% lit
↑ 8:16 AM
↓ 9:36 PM
★★★★c87
best
21
10% lit
↑ 8:54 AM
↓ 10:48 PM
★★☆☆c87
22
18% lit
↑ 9:37 AM
↓ 11:59 PM
★★★★c99
23
28% lit
↑ 10:25 AM
↓ –
★★★★c103
24
39% lit
↑ 11:19 AM
↓ 1:08 AM
★★★☆c103
25
50% lit
↑ 12:19 PM
↓ 2:12 AM
★★★☆c97
Moon farthest north (28.5°)
First Quarter
26
60% lit
↑ 1:21 PM
↓ 3:07 AM
★★★☆c88
27
70% lit
↑ 2:23 PM
↓ 3:54 AM
★★★★c79
28
79% lit
↑ 3:23 PM
↓ 4:33 AM
★★★☆c68
29
86% lit
↑ 4:20 PM
↓ 5:07 AM
★★★☆c52
30
92% lit
↑ 5:15 PM
↓ 5:37 AM
★★★☆c44
31
96% lit
↑ 6:08 PM
↓ 6:04 AM
★★★☆c35

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Mar 3 · 5:17 PM — Full Moon · Worm MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Mar 4 · 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.
  • Tue, Mar 6 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 405,851 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Mar 11 · 10:54 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Mar 12 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Mar 18 · 8:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Mar 18 · 9:42 PM — 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.
  • Mon, Mar 19 · 2:00 PM — Perigee · 357,818 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Mar 25 · 5:00 AM — 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 25 · 1:16 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Thu, Mar 1 · Sat, Mar 17 · Sun, Mar 18 · Mon, Mar 19 · Tue, Mar 20

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

Moon distance

357,823 km closest · 405,769 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 GALVESTON, Galveston ChannelSurf report: Galveston Seawall & PiersOffshore 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.