Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
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Today
Tonight: Low 70° · 12% rain
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 10 mph.
Friday: High 76° · 33% rain
A chance of rain showers after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. 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, 78%
- 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 = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 AM | 73° | 73° | 63° | 69% | 86% | 12% | – | ESE 8 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 2 AM | 74° | 74° | 63° | 67% | 92% | 8% | – | E 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 3 AM | 72° | 72° | 63° | 73% | 85% | 5% | – | E 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 4 AM | 72° | 72° | 64° | 76% | 86% | 1% | – | E 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 5 AM | 72° | 72° | 64° | 77% | 88% | 4% | – | E 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 6 AM | 70° | 70° | 64° | 80% | 91% | 8% | – | E 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 7 AM | 71° | 71° | 65° | 82% | 89% | 11% | – | E 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 8 AM | 72° | 72° | 66° | 83% | 86% | 11% | – | E 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 9 AM | 72° | 72° | 67° | 83% | 84% | 11% | – | E 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 10 AM | 74° | 74° | 68° | 82% | 79% | 11% | – | E 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 11 AM | 75° | 75° | 68° | 79% | 67% | 18% | – | E 13 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 12 PM | 75° | 75° | 68° | 79% | 75% | 26% | – | E 14 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 1 PM | 75° | 75° | 69° | 81% | 72% | 33% | – | E 14 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 2 PM | 75° | 75° | 69° | 81% | 79% | 33% | – | E 13 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 3 PM | 75° | 75° | 69° | 81% | 78% | 32% | – | E 13 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 4 PM | 76° | 76° | 70° | 83% | 82% | 32% | – | E 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 5 PM | 75° | 75° | 70° | 84% | 89% | 29% | – | E 13 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 6 PM | 74° | 74° | 70° | 86% | 76% | 27% | – | E 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 7 PM | 73° | 73° | 71° | 94% | 76% | 24% | – | E 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 8 PM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 97% | 66% | 27% | – | E 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 9 PM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 97% | 59% | 30% | – | E 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 10 PM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 97% | 63% | 33% | – | E 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 11 PM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 97% | 52% | 29% | – | E 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 12 AM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 97% | 61% | 26% | – | E 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 1 AM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 97% | 51% | 22% | 0.01" | E 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 2 AM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 97% | 75% | 28% | 0.01" | E 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 3 AM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 97% | 56% | 33% | 0.01" | E 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 4 AM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 98% | 66% | 38% | 0.01" | E 7 | 12 | 10+ mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 5 AM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 98% | 65% | 40% | 0.01" | E 7 | 12 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 6 AM | 71° | 71° | 71° | 100% | 71% | 41% | 0.01" | E 7 | 12 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 7 AM | 70° | 70° | 70° | 100% | 63% | 43% | 0.01" | E 7 | 10 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 8 AM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 98% | 79% | 42% | 0.01" | ENE 8 | 12 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 9 AM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 99% | 56% | 41% | 0.01" | E 8 | 12 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 10 AM | 75° | 75° | 73° | 94% | 61% | 40% | 0.01" | E 8 | 13 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 11 AM | 76° | 76° | 73° | 90% | 56% | 43% | 0.01" | E 9 | 13 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 12 PM | 76° | 76° | 73° | 90% | 67% | 47% | 0.01" | E 9 | 13 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 1 PM | 76° | 76° | 73° | 90% | 45% | 50% | – | E 9 | 13 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 2 PM | 77° | 77° | 73° | 88% | 53% | 45% | – | E 9 | 13 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 3 PM | 77° | 77° | 73° | 88% | 65% | 39% | – | E 8 | 12 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 4 PM | 77° | 77° | 73° | 88% | 70% | 34% | – | E 8 | 12 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 5 PM | 77° | 77° | 72° | 85% | 78% | 29% | – | E 7 | 10 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 6 PM | 75° | 75° | 72° | 89% | 69% | 19% | – | E 6 | 10 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 7 PM | 75° | 75° | 73° | 95% | 61% | 14% | – | E 6 | 9 | – | |
| Sat 8 PM | 75° | 75° | 73° | 95% | 76% | 14% | – | E 6 | 8 | – | |
| Sat 9 PM | 74° | 74° | 73° | 97% | 63% | 14% | – | E 6 | 8 | – | |
| Sat 10 PM | 73° | 73° | 73° | 100% | 50% | 14% | – | E 6 | 8 | – | |
| Sat 11 PM | 73° | 73° | 72° | 97% | 50% | 14% | – | E 6 | 8 | – | |
| Sun 12 AM | 73° | 73° | 72° | 97% | 51% | 14% | – | E 5 | 7 | – |
7-day forecast
Thu, Oct 29
Mostly Cloudy
–° / 70°
12% rain
Today
Chance Rain Showers
76° / 70°
40% rain
E 8–14 mph · gusts 18
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° / 73°
19% rain
SE 5–12 mph · gusts 17
Tue, Nov 3
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
79° / 65°
60% rain · 0.72"
S 9–14 mph · gusts 18
⚡ Storms
Wed, Nov 4
Mostly Sunny
74° / 64°
24% rain · 0.06"
NW 9–12 mph · gusts 16
⚡ Storms
Detailed NWS forecast
- Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 10 mph.
- Friday: A chance of rain showers after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- Friday Night: A chance of rain showers 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%.
- 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.
- 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 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Weather map
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Marine forecast
Galveston Bay
GMZ335 · 1156 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 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. GMZ335-301715- Galveston Bay- 1156 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026 .OVERNIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots with gusts around 15 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth after midnight. A chance of showers 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. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming west after midnight. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy, increasing to slightly choppy after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM
GMZ355 · 1156 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 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. GMZ350-355-301715- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 1156 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026 .OVERNIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 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. .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. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
Moon calendar · October 2008
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6% lit
↑ 9:25 AM
↓ 8:12 PM
↓ 8:12 PM
★★★★c66
2
11% lit
↑ 10:23 AM
↓ 8:50 PM
↓ 8:50 PM
★★★★c69
3
18% lit
↑ 11:21 AM
↓ 9:32 PM
↓ 9:32 PM
★☆☆☆c69
4
26% lit
↑ 12:16 PM
↓ 10:19 PM
↓ 10:19 PM
★★★★c70
5
35% lit
↑ 1:08 PM
↓ 11:10 PM
↓ 11:10 PM
★★★★c70
Apogee · 404,718 km
Moon farthest south (-27.3°)
6
44% lit
↑ 1:57 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★★★☆c69
7
53% lit
↑ 2:40 PM
↓ 12:05 AM
↓ 12:05 AM
★★★☆c67
First Quarter
8
63% lit
↑ 3:19 PM
↓ 1:02 AM
↓ 1:02 AM
★★★☆c63
9
72% lit
↑ 3:54 PM
↓ 2:00 AM
↓ 2:00 AM
★★★☆c59
10
81% lit
↑ 4:26 PM
↓ 2:59 AM
↓ 2:59 AM
★★★☆c54
11
88% lit
↑ 4:58 PM
↓ 3:58 AM
↓ 3:58 AM
★★☆☆c47
12
94% lit
↑ 5:29 PM
↓ 4:58 AM
↓ 4:58 AM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
13
98% lit
↑ 6:01 PM
↓ 5:59 AM
↓ 5:59 AM
★★★☆c46
14
100% lit
↑ 6:37 PM
↓ 7:04 AM
↓ 7:04 AM
★★★★c66
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
best15
99% lit
↑ 7:17 PM
↓ 8:11 AM
↓ 8:11 AM
★★★★c84
best16
95% lit
↑ 8:03 PM
↓ 9:22 AM
↓ 9:22 AM
★★★★c96
17
89% lit
↑ 8:58 PM
↓ 10:33 AM
↓ 10:33 AM
★★★★c103
Perigee · 363,825 km
18
80% lit
↑ 9:59 PM
↓ 11:42 AM
↓ 11:42 AM
★★★★c103
19
70% lit
↑ 11:06 PM
↓ 12:44 PM
↓ 12:44 PM
★☆☆☆c98
Moon farthest north (27.3°)
20
59% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:38 PM
↓ 1:38 PM
★★★☆c96
21
48% lit
↑ 12:14 AM
↓ 2:24 PM
↓ 2:24 PM
★★★☆c87
Last Quarter
22
37% lit
↑ 1:20 AM
↓ 3:04 PM
↓ 3:04 PM
★★★★c76
23
27% lit
↑ 2:24 AM
↓ 3:38 PM
↓ 3:38 PM
★★★☆c62
24
18% lit
↑ 3:25 AM
↓ 4:09 PM
↓ 4:09 PM
★★☆☆c49
25
11% lit
↑ 4:23 AM
↓ 4:39 PM
↓ 4:39 PM
★★☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
26
5% lit
↑ 5:21 AM
↓ 5:08 PM
↓ 5:08 PM
★★★☆c47
27
2% lit
↑ 6:18 AM
↓ 5:39 PM
↓ 5:39 PM
★★★★c62
28
0% lit
↑ 7:15 AM
↓ 6:11 PM
↓ 6:11 PM
★★★★c73
New Moon
best29
1% lit
↑ 8:13 AM
↓ 6:48 PM
↓ 6:48 PM
★★★★c82
best30
3% lit
↑ 9:11 AM
↓ 7:28 PM
↓ 7:28 PM
★★★★c82
best31
7% lit
↑ 10:07 AM
↓ 8:13 PM
↓ 8:13 PM
★★★★c82
Lunar events this month
- Sun, Oct 5 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 404,718 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Sun, Oct 5 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Tue, Oct 7 · 4:04 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Sun, Oct 12 · 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.
- Tue, Oct 14 · 3:03 PM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Fri, Oct 17 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 363,825 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Sun, Oct 19 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Tue, Oct 21 · 6:55 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Sat, Oct 25 · 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, Oct 28 · 6:14 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
Best fishing days
Tue, Oct 14 · Wed, Oct 15 · Tue, Oct 28 · Wed, Oct 29 · Thu, Oct 30
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
363,961 km closest · 404,674 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.
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 Thu 11:26 PM.