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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, 94%
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 30clouds89% cloud cover88% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°85°73727279807975727168697879787370rain22% chance24% 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 5 mph, gusts 14ESE 3 mph, gusts 13ESE 5 mph, gusts 13ESE 6 mph, gusts 13ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 9 mph, gusts 15E 6 mph, gusts 14E 5 mph, gusts 13ESE 3 mph, gusts 12ESE 2 mph, gusts 9E 2 mph, gusts 8E 2 mph, gusts 9E 3 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 15E 8 mph, gusts 13E 5 mph, gusts 13E 5 mph, gusts 13ESE 3 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 2 AM73°73°71°93%89%22%–ESE 5149.6 mi⚡
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–

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 · January 2008

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
37% lit
↑ 1:20 AM
↓ 12:36 PM
★★☆☆c51
2
28% lit
↑ 2:15 AM
↓ 1:07 PM
★★★★c61
3
20% lit
↑ 3:10 AM
↓ 1:42 PM
★★★★c70
Apogee · 405,328 km
4
13% lit
↑ 4:07 AM
↓ 2:22 PM
★★★★c77
5
7% lit
↑ 5:03 AM
↓ 3:07 PM
★★★★c81
6
3% lit
↑ 5:59 AM
↓ 3:59 PM
★★★★c84
Moon farthest south (-27.8°)
7
1% lit
↑ 6:50 AM
↓ 4:56 PM
★★★★c84
best
8
0% lit
↑ 7:37 AM
↓ 5:56 PM
★★★★c84
New Moon
best
9
2% lit
↑ 8:19 AM
↓ 6:57 PM
★★★★c82
best
10
5% lit
↑ 8:57 AM
↓ 7:59 PM
★★★★c77
11
11% lit
↑ 9:30 AM
↓ 8:59 PM
★★★★c70
12
19% lit
↑ 10:02 AM
↓ 9:59 PM
★★★★c57
13
28% lit
↑ 10:32 AM
↓ 11:00 PM
★★☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
14
38% lit
↑ 11:04 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c46
15
49% lit
↑ 11:37 AM
↓ 12:03 AM
★★☆☆c53
First Quarter
16
61% lit
↑ 12:15 PM
↓ 1:08 AM
★★★☆c69
17
72% lit
↑ 12:59 PM
↓ 2:16 AM
★★★★c82
18
81% lit
↑ 1:51 PM
↓ 3:26 AM
★★★★c91
19
90% lit
↑ 2:51 PM
↓ 4:35 AM
★★★★c96
Perigee · 366,432 km
Moon farthest north (28.1°)
20
96% lit
↑ 3:57 PM
↓ 5:39 AM
★★★★c96
21
99% lit
↑ 5:07 PM
↓ 6:36 AM
★★★★c95
best
22
100% lit
↑ 6:15 PM
↓ 7:24 AM
★★★★c90
Full Moon · Wolf Moon
best
23
98% lit
↑ 7:20 PM
↓ 8:04 AM
★★★★c82
24
94% lit
↑ 8:21 PM
↓ 8:39 AM
★★★★c67
25
88% lit
↑ 9:19 PM
↓ 9:10 AM
★★★★c55
26
81% lit
↑ 10:15 PM
↓ 9:39 AM
★★☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
27
73% lit
↑ 11:10 PM
↓ 10:07 AM
★☆☆☆c37
28
64% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:35 AM
★★☆☆c40
29
54% lit
↑ 12:05 AM
↓ 11:06 AM
★★☆☆c46
Last Quarter
30
45% lit
↑ 1:00 AM
↓ 11:39 AM
★★★☆c55
Apogee · 404,529 km
31
36% lit
↑ 1:56 AM
↓ 12:17 PM
★★★★c63

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Jan 3 · 2:00 AM — Apogee · 405,328 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Jan 6 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jan 8 · 5:36 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Jan 13 · 8:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Jan 15 · 1:45 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Jan 19 · 3:00 AM — Perigee · 366,432 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Jan 19 · 4:00 PM — 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.
  • Tue, Jan 22 · 7:34 AM — Full Moon · Wolf MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Jan 26 · 7:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Jan 29 · 11:02 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Jan 30 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 404,529 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Mon, Jan 7 · Tue, Jan 8 · Wed, Jan 9 · Mon, Jan 21 · Tue, Jan 22

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

Moon distance

366,500 km closest · 405,250 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.