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Galveston

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

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Today

Today: High 76° · 43% rain

A slight chance of rain showers between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 70° · 42% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:30 AM / 6:34 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:50 PM / 12:28 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 74%
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 3012 PM6 PMSat, Oct 316 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 16 AMclouds67% cloud cover75% cloud cover72% cloud cover79% cloud cover78% cloud cover82% cloud cover89% cloud cover76% cloud cover76% cloud cover66% cloud cover59% cloud cover63% cloud cover52% cloud cover61% cloud cover51% cloud cover75% cloud cover56% cloud cover66% cloud cover65% cloud cover71% cloud cover63% cloud cover79% cloud cover56% cloud cover61% cloud cover56% cloud cover67% cloud cover45% cloud cover53% cloud cover65% cloud cover70% cloud cover78% cloud cover69% cloud cover61% cloud cover76% cloud cover63% cloud cover50% cloud cover50% cloud cover51% cloud cover51% cloud cover54% cloud cover56% cloud cover59% cloud cover62% cloud cover64% cloud cover67% cloud cover69% cloud cover72% cloud cover74% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°75757572727272727677777573737172rain10% chance14% chance22% chance25% chance28% chance37% chance43% chance36% chance42% chance27% chance30% chance33% chance29% chance26% chance22% chance, 0.01 in28% chance, 0.01 in33% chance, 0.01 in38% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in41% chance, 0.01 in43% chance, 0.01 in42% chance, 0.01 in41% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in43% chance, 0.01 in47% chance, 0.01 in50% chance45% chance39% chance34% chance29% chance19% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chancewind01020mphE 13 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 14E 8 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 10E 6 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 8E 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 5 mph, gusts 8NE 6 mph, gusts 9NE 7 mph, gusts 10
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 11 AM75°75°68°79%67%10%–E 131810+ mi
Fri 12 PM75°75°68°79%75%14%–E 141810+ mi
Fri 1 PM75°75°69°82%72%22%–E 141810+ mi
Fri 2 PM75°75°69°82%79%25%–E 131810+ mi⚡
Fri 3 PM75°75°69°82%78%28%–E 131810+ mi⚡
Fri 4 PM76°76°70°82%82%37%–E 131710+ mi⚡
Fri 5 PM75°75°70°84%89%43%–E 131810+ mi⚡
Fri 6 PM74°74°70°87%76%36%–E 131710+ mi⚡
Fri 7 PM73°73°71°93%76%42%–E 131710.0 mi⚡
Fri 8 PM72°72°71°97%66%27%–E 121610+ mi
Fri 9 PM72°72°71°97%59%30%–E 121510+ mi
Fri 10 PM72°72°71°97%63%33%–E 101510.0 mi
Fri 11 PM72°72°71°97%52%29%–E 9149.8 mi
Sat 12 AM72°72°71°97%61%26%–E 91410.0 mi
Sat 1 AM72°72°71°97%51%22%0.01"E 8129.9 mi⚡
Sat 2 AM72°72°71°97%75%28%0.01"E 8129.9 mi⚡
Sat 3 AM72°72°71°97%56%33%0.01"E 8129.8 mi⚡
Sat 4 AM72°72°71°97%66%38%0.01"E 7129.9 mi⚡
Sat 5 AM72°72°71°97%65%40%0.01"E 7129.2 mi⚡
Sat 6 AM71°71°71°100%71%41%0.01"E 7128.4 mi⚡
Sat 7 AM70°70°70°100%63%43%0.01"E 7107.7 mi⚡
Sat 8 AM72°72°71°97%79%42%0.01"ENE 8128.3 mi⚡
Sat 9 AM72°72°72°100%56%41%0.01"E 8128.9 mi⚡
Sat 10 AM75°75°73°94%61%40%0.01"E 8139.6 mi⚡
Sat 11 AM76°76°73°90%56%43%0.01"E 9139.5 mi⚡
Sat 12 PM76°76°73°90%67%47%0.01"E 9139.5 mi⚡
Sat 1 PM76°76°73°90%45%50%–E 9139.4 mi⚡
Sat 2 PM77°77°73°88%53%45%–E 91310+ mi⚡
Sat 3 PM77°77°73°88%65%39%–E 81210+ mi⚡
Sat 4 PM77°77°73°88%70%34%–E 81210+ mi⚡
Sat 5 PM77°77°72°85%78%29%–E 710–⚡
Sat 6 PM75°75°72°90%69%19%–E 610–⚡
Sat 7 PM75°75°73°94%61%14%–E 69–
Sat 8 PM75°75°73°94%76%14%–E 68–
Sat 9 PM74°74°73°97%63%14%–E 68–
Sat 10 PM73°73°73°100%50%14%–E 68–
Sat 11 PM73°73°72°97%50%14%–E 68–
Sun 12 AM73°73°72°97%51%14%–E 57–
Sun 1 AM73°73°73°100%51%5%–E 57–
Sun 1 AM73°73°73°100%54%5%–E 57–
Sun 2 AM72°72°72°100%56%5%–ENE 57–
Sun 3 AM72°72°72°100%59%5%–ENE 57–
Sun 4 AM71°71°71°100%62%5%–ENE 58–
Sun 5 AM71°71°71°100%64%5%–NE 68–
Sun 6 AM71°71°71°100%67%6%–NE 69–
Sun 7 AM72°72°71°97%69%6%–NE 610–
Sun 8 AM74°74°71°90%72%6%–NE 710–
Sun 9 AM75°75°72°90%74%6%–NE 712–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

76° / 70°

43% rain

E 9–14 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 71°

50% rain · 0.12"

E 6–9 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Partly Sunny

78° / 72°

14% rain

E 5–8 mph · gusts 12

Mon, Nov 2

Partly Sunny

79° / 72°

17% rain

SE 5–12 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Nov 3

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

79° / 65°

72% rain · 0.42"

S 7–10 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

73° / 64°

13% rain · 0.06"

NW 7–10 mph · gusts 15

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

73° / 65°

6% rain

NW 6–9 mph · gusts 20

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: A slight chance of rain showers between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth 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, with a high near 78. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. 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 before midnight. 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 73.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

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Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 554 AM 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.


GMZ335-302315-
Galveston Bay-
554 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A
slight chance of showers this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing
to smooth after midnight. A slight chance of showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance
of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
slightly choppy in the afternoon. 
.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 · 554 AM 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.


GMZ350-355-302315-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
554 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers
early this morning. A chance of showers late this morning and
afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms late. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and
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. 
.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 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 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 · September 2007

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
76% lit
↑ 10:27 PM
↓ 11:28 AM
★★★★c71
2
66% lit
↑ 11:12 PM
↓ 12:38 PM
★★★★c90
3
55% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:47 PM
★☆☆☆c95
Last Quarter
4
43% lit
↑ 12:04 AM
↓ 2:53 PM
★★★☆c99
5
33% lit
↑ 1:02 AM
↓ 3:53 PM
★★★★c99
Moon farthest north (28.3°)
6
23% lit
↑ 2:05 AM
↓ 4:44 PM
★★★★c96
7
15% lit
↑ 3:09 AM
↓ 5:28 PM
★★★★c89
8
8% lit
↑ 4:13 AM
↓ 6:05 PM
★★★★c80
best
9
3% lit
↑ 5:13 AM
↓ 6:37 PM
★★★★c70
10
1% lit
↑ 6:11 AM
↓ 7:06 PM
★★★★c58
11
0% lit
↑ 7:07 AM
↓ 7:33 PM
★★★☆c46
New Moon
Moon crosses the equator
12
1% lit
↑ 8:01 AM
↓ 8:00 PM
★★☆☆c33
13
5% lit
↑ 8:55 AM
↓ 8:27 PM
★★★☆c35
14
9% lit
↑ 9:49 AM
↓ 8:56 PM
★★★☆c44
15
16% lit
↑ 10:44 AM
↓ 9:27 PM
★★★☆c52
Apogee · 405,639 km
16
23% lit
↑ 11:40 AM
↓ 10:03 PM
★★★☆c60
17
31% lit
↑ 12:37 PM
↓ 10:44 PM
★★★☆c67
18
41% lit
↑ 1:34 PM
↓ 11:31 PM
★★★☆c72
19
50% lit
↑ 2:29 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c75
Moon farthest south (-28.0°)
First Quarter
20
60% lit
↑ 3:20 PM
↓ 12:25 AM
★★★☆c76
21
70% lit
↑ 4:06 PM
↓ 1:24 AM
★★★★c77
22
79% lit
↑ 4:48 PM
↓ 2:27 AM
★★★★c76
23
87% lit
↑ 5:26 PM
↓ 3:32 AM
★★★★c73
best
24
94% lit
↑ 6:01 PM
↓ 4:38 AM
★★★★c67
25
98% lit
↑ 6:34 PM
↓ 5:44 AM
★★★★c57
26
100% lit
↑ 7:08 PM
↓ 6:51 AM
★★★☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
Full Moon · Corn Moon (supermoon)
27
99% lit
↑ 7:43 PM
↓ 7:59 AM
★★★★c64
Perigee · 359,420 km
best
28
95% lit
↑ 8:22 PM
↓ 9:09 AM
★★★★c83
best
29
88% lit
↑ 9:07 PM
↓ 10:22 AM
★★★★c96
best
30
79% lit
↑ 9:58 PM
↓ 11:34 AM
★★★★c103

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Sep 3 · 9:32 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Sep 5 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Sep 11 · 7:44 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Sep 11 · 10:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Sep 15 · 4:00 PM — Apogee · 405,639 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Sep 19 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Sep 19 · 11:48 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Sep 26 · 2:00 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, Sep 26 · 2:45 PM — Full Moon · Corn 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.
  • Thu, Sep 27 · 9:00 PM — Perigee · 359,420 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Sat, Sep 8 · Sun, Sep 23 · Thu, Sep 27 · Fri, Sep 28 · Sat, Sep 29

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

Moon distance

359,543 km closest · 405,624 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 8:46 AM.