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Freeport

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 70° · 26% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. 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.

Wednesday: High 81° · 26% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:31 AM / 6:38 PM
Moonrise / moonset
8:41 PM / 10:20 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 93%
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 286 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 296 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 30clouds88% cloud cover87% cloud cover86% cloud cover85% cloud cover83% cloud cover85% cloud cover72% cloud cover73% cloud cover71% cloud cover70% cloud cover74% cloud cover72% cloud cover73% cloud cover65% cloud cover63% cloud cover65% cloud cover61% cloud cover54% cloud cover45% cloud cover35% cloud cover35% cloud cover35% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover40% cloud cover37% cloud cover40% cloud cover41% cloud cover34% cloud cover39% cloud cover43% cloud cover42% cloud cover40% cloud cover40% cloud cover41% cloud cover36% cloud cover35% cloud cover36% cloud cover35% cloud cover39% cloud cover44% cloud cover38% cloud cover47% cloud cover63% cloud cover70% cloud cover69% cloud cover64% cloud cover62% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°85°72727479807874717068727979767270rain24% chance26% chance25% chance23% chance17% chance17% chance17% chance17% chance17% chance17% chance26% chance26% chance26% chance24% chance24% chance24% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphESE 3 mph, gusts 13ESE 5 mph, gusts 13ESE 5 mph, gusts 13ESE 7 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 16E 7 mph, gusts 14E 6 mph, gusts 13ESE 5 mph, gusts 13ESE 2 mph, gusts 10ESE 2 mph, gusts 9E 2 mph, gusts 9E 3 mph, gusts 10E 5 mph, gusts 10E 9 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 14E 6 mph, gusts 12E 5 mph, gusts 13E 5 mph, gusts 13ESE 3 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 3 AM72°72°71°97%88%24%–ESE 3139.6 mi⚡
Wed 4 AM72°72°70°93%87%26%–ESE 3139.7 mi⚡
Wed 5 AM72°72°70°93%86%25%–ESE 5139.7 mi⚡
Wed 6 AM72°72°69°90%85%23%–ESE 5139.9 mi⚡
Wed 7 AM71°71°69°93%83%17%–ESE 51310.0 mi
Wed 8 AM72°72°70°93%85%17%–ESE 61310.0 mi
Wed 9 AM74°74°70°87%72%17%–ESE 71410.0 mi
Wed 10 AM78°78°69°74%73%17%–ESE 91410+ mi
Wed 11 AM79°79°68°69%71%17%–ESE 101510+ mi
Wed 12 PM79°79°68°69%70%17%–ESE 121610+ mi
Wed 1 PM80°82°67°65%74%26%–E 121610+ mi
Wed 2 PM80°82°67°65%72%26%–E 131710+ mi
Wed 3 PM80°82°67°65%73%26%–E 131710+ mi
Wed 4 PM80°82°67°65%65%24%–E 131710+ mi
Wed 5 PM79°79°67°67%63%24%–E 121610+ mi
Wed 6 PM78°78°66°67%65%24%–E 91510+ mi
Wed 7 PM77°77°66°69%61%6%–E 71410+ mi
Wed 8 PM75°75°66°74%54%6%–E 61410+ mi
Wed 9 PM74°74°66°76%45%6%–E 61310+ mi
Wed 10 PM72°72°65°79%35%5%–E 51310+ mi
Wed 11 PM72°72°65°79%35%5%–ESE 51310+ mi
Thu 12 AM71°71°65°81%35%5%–ESE 31210+ mi
Thu 1 AM70°70°65°84%37%2%–ESE 21010+ mi
Thu 2 AM71°71°65°81%37%2%–ESE 2910+ mi
Thu 3 AM70°70°64°81%40%2%–ESE 2910+ mi
Thu 4 AM68°68°64°87%37%2%–E 2810+ mi
Thu 5 AM68°68°64°87%40%2%–E 2910.0 mi
Thu 6 AM68°68°64°87%41%2%–E 2910.0 mi
Thu 7 AM66°66°64°93%34%3%–E 31010.0 mi
Thu 8 AM69°69°65°87%39%3%–E 31010+ mi
Thu 9 AM72°72°66°81%43%3%–E 51010+ mi
Thu 10 AM77°77°66°69%42%3%–E 71310+ mi
Thu 11 AM78°78°65°64%40%3%–E 914–
Thu 12 PM79°79°64°60%40%3%–E 1015–
Thu 1 PM79°79°62°56%41%1%–E 1215–
Thu 2 PM79°79°62°56%36%1%–E 1215–
Thu 3 PM79°79°61°54%35%1%–E 1215–
Thu 4 PM79°79°61°54%36%1%–E 1015–
Thu 5 PM78°78°61°56%35%1%–E 1014–
Thu 6 PM76°76°61°60%39%1%–E 813–
Thu 7 PM75°75°61°62%44%0%–E 612–
Thu 8 PM73°73°61°66%38%0%–E 513–
Thu 9 PM72°72°61°68%47%0%–E 513–
Thu 10 PM71°71°61°71%63%0%–E 513–
Thu 11 PM70°70°61°73%70%0%–E 513–
Fri 12 AM70°70°61°73%69%0%–ESE 312–
Fri 1 AM70°70°62°76%64%0%–ESE 312–
Fri 2 AM70°70°63°78%62%0%–ESE 312–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 70°

26% rain

E 3–13 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Mostly Sunny

81° / 66°

5% rain

E 2–12 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Oct 30

Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

80° / 68°

22% rain · 0.05"

E 3–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 66°

38% rain · 0.01"

E 1–6 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Partly Sunny

82° / 67°

4% rain

E 0–7 mph · gusts 10

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

82° / 68°

26% rain · 0.06"

S 2–14 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 68°

42% rain · 0.72"

W 6–14 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. 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.
  • Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy. Low around 65, with temperatures rising to around 68 overnight. East wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. East wind 0 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 66, with temperatures rising to around 69 overnight. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly 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 66. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 1138 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 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.


GMZ350-355-281715-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1138 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms.  
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...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. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 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...East 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 · December 2007

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
48% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:45 PM
★★☆☆c48
Last Quarter
2
38% lit
↑ 12:48 AM
↓ 1:12 PM
★☆☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
3
29% lit
↑ 1:41 AM
↓ 1:39 PM
★★☆☆c41
4
21% lit
↑ 2:34 AM
↓ 2:06 PM
★★★☆c46
5
14% lit
↑ 3:28 AM
↓ 2:35 PM
★★★★c61
6
8% lit
↑ 4:22 AM
↓ 3:08 PM
★★★★c69
Apogee · 406,232 km
7
4% lit
↑ 5:18 AM
↓ 3:44 PM
★★★★c75
8
1% lit
↑ 6:15 AM
↓ 4:26 PM
★★★★c79
best
9
0% lit
↑ 7:11 AM
↓ 5:13 PM
★★★★c80
New Moon
best
10
1% lit
↑ 8:05 AM
↓ 6:06 PM
★★★★c80
Moon farthest south (-27.9°)
best
11
4% lit
↑ 8:55 AM
↓ 7:04 PM
★★★★c80
12
9% lit
↑ 9:40 AM
↓ 8:04 PM
★★★★c78
13
15% lit
↑ 10:20 AM
↓ 9:04 PM
★★★★c75
14
23% lit
↑ 10:55 AM
↓ 10:04 PM
★★★★c70
15
32% lit
↑ 11:28 AM
↓ 11:04 PM
★★★★c62
16
43% lit
↑ 11:59 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c51
17
54% lit
↑ 12:30 PM
↓ 12:05 AM
★★☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter
18
65% lit
↑ 1:02 PM
↓ 1:07 AM
★★☆☆c52
19
75% lit
↑ 1:38 PM
↓ 2:11 AM
★★★★c68
20
85% lit
↑ 2:19 PM
↓ 3:19 AM
★★★★c83
21
92% lit
↑ 3:08 PM
↓ 4:31 AM
★★★★c95
22
97% lit
↑ 4:05 PM
↓ 5:44 AM
★★★★c101
Perigee · 360,819 km
23
100% lit
↑ 5:11 PM
↓ 6:54 AM
★★★★c101
Moon farthest north (28.1°)
Full Moon · Cold Moon
best
24
99% lit
↑ 6:20 PM
↓ 7:56 AM
★★★★c101
best
25
96% lit
↑ 7:30 PM
↓ 8:49 AM
★★★★c96
26
90% lit
↑ 8:36 PM
↓ 9:34 AM
★★★★c87
27
83% lit
↑ 9:39 PM
↓ 10:11 AM
★★★★c75
28
75% lit
↑ 10:37 PM
↓ 10:43 AM
★★★★c62
29
65% lit
↑ 11:33 PM
↓ 11:12 AM
★★☆☆c45
30
56% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:40 AM
★☆☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
31
46% lit
↑ 12:27 AM
↓ 12:07 PM
★☆☆☆c41
Last Quarter

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Dec 1 · 6:44 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Dec 2 · 5:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Dec 6 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 406,232 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Dec 9 · 11:40 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Dec 10 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Dec 17 · 12:00 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, Dec 17 · 4:17 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Dec 22 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 360,819 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Dec 23 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Dec 23 · 7:15 PM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Dec 30 · 12:00 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, Dec 31 · 1:51 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Dec 8 · Sun, Dec 9 · Mon, Dec 10 · Sun, Dec 23 · Mon, Dec 24

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

Moon distance

360,885 km closest · 406,232 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 1:21 AM.