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Bolivar

29.470°, -94.620° · tides: Sievers Cove, Goat Island

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Today

Today: High 78° · 12% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Low 70° · 6% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:28 AM / 6:35 PM
Moonrise / moonset
8:36 PM / 10:18 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 91%
Major period
1:55 AM–3:55 AM
Minor period
9:48 AM–10:48 AM
Major period
2:25 PM–4:25 PM
Minor period
8:06 PM–9:06 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Oct 286 PMThu, Oct 296 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 306 AMclouds59% cloud cover52% cloud cover44% cloud cover44% cloud cover39% cloud cover43% cloud cover41% cloud cover45% cloud cover45% cloud cover39% cloud cover33% cloud cover28% cloud cover26% cloud cover25% cloud cover22% cloud cover23% cloud cover20% cloud cover15% cloud cover25% cloud cover29% cloud cover27% cloud cover30% cloud cover27% cloud cover27% cloud cover25% cloud cover25% cloud cover24% cloud cover25% cloud cover27% cloud cover31% cloud cover37% cloud cover46% cloud cover38% cloud cover39% cloud cover49% cloud cover57% cloud cover62% cloud cover63% cloud cover61% cloud cover58% cloud cover56% cloud cover57% cloud cover60% cloud cover64% cloud cover68% cloud cover72% cloud cover73% cloud cover70% cloud cover60°65°70°75°80°78777673727270717776757273716972rain12% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chancewind01020mphESE 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 10 mph, gusts 14SE 8 mph, gusts 12SE 8 mph, gusts 10ESE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 6 mph, gusts 7ESE 6 mph, gusts 7ENE 7 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 9ENE 9 mph, gusts 12E 10 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 8 mph, gusts 10SE 6 mph, gusts 7SE 6 mph, gusts 7ESE 5 mph, gusts 6E 5 mph, gusts 6E 7 mph, gusts 8E 8 mph, gusts 9E 10 mph, gusts 12E 12 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 12 PM78°78°68°71%59%12%–ESE 131610+ mi
Wed 1 PM78°78°67°69%52%8%–E 131710+ mi
Wed 2 PM77°77°67°71%44%8%–ESE 131610+ mi
Wed 3 PM77°77°67°71%44%8%–ESE 131610+ mi
Wed 4 PM78°78°66°67%39%11%–ESE 131610+ mi
Wed 5 PM76°76°66°71%43%11%–ESE 121510+ mi
Wed 6 PM76°76°65°69%41%11%–ESE 101410+ mi
Wed 7 PM75°75°65°71%45%3%–SE 91210+ mi
Wed 8 PM73°73°65°76%45%3%–SE 81210+ mi
Wed 9 PM73°73°66°79%39%3%–SE 81010+ mi
Wed 10 PM73°73°66°79%33%3%–SE 81010+ mi
Wed 11 PM73°73°66°79%28%3%–SE 7910+ mi
Thu 12 AM72°72°66°81%26%3%–ESE 7910+ mi
Thu 1 AM72°72°66°81%25%2%–ESE 7810+ mi
Thu 2 AM72°72°65°79%22%2%–ESE 6710+ mi
Thu 3 AM72°72°65°79%23%2%–ESE 6710+ mi
Thu 4 AM72°72°65°79%20%2%–ESE 6710+ mi
Thu 5 AM70°70°65°84%15%2%–E 6710+ mi
Thu 6 AM70°70°65°84%25%2%–ENE 787.0 mi
Thu 7 AM70°70°65°84%29%2%–ENE 797.0 mi
Thu 8 AM69°69°65°87%27%2%–E 797.0 mi
Thu 9 AM71°71°64°79%30%2%–ENE 8107.0 mi
Thu 10 AM75°75°64°69%27%2%–ENE 9127.0 mi
Thu 11 AM76°76°64°66%27%2%–E 9137.0 mi
Thu 12 PM77°77°63°62%25%2%–E 10147.0 mi
Thu 1 PM77°77°63°62%25%1%–E 10147.0 mi
Thu 2 PM76°76°63°64%24%1%–E 10147.0 mi
Thu 3 PM76°76°62°62%25%1%–ESE 10137.0 mi
Thu 4 PM77°77°62°60%27%1%–ESE 9137.0 mi
Thu 5 PM75°75°62°64%31%1%–ESE 912–
Thu 6 PM75°75°62°64%37%1%–ESE 810–
Thu 7 PM74°74°62°66%46%0%–SE 68–
Thu 8 PM72°72°62°71%38%0%–SE 67–
Thu 9 PM72°72°62°71%39%0%–SE 67–
Thu 10 PM73°73°63°71%49%0%–SE 67–
Thu 11 PM73°73°63°71%57%0%–ESE 67–
Fri 12 AM73°73°63°71%62%0%–ESE 56–
Fri 1 AM72°72°63°73%63%0%–E 56–
Fri 2 AM71°71°64°79%61%0%–E 56–
Fri 3 AM71°71°64°79%58%0%–E 67–
Fri 4 AM70°70°64°81%56%0%–E 78–
Fri 5 AM70°70°64°81%57%0%–E 89–
Fri 6 AM69°69°64°84%60%0%–E 89–
Fri 7 AM70°70°64°81%64%11%–E 910–
Fri 8 AM71°71°65°81%68%11%–E 1012–
Fri 9 AM72°72°66°81%72%11%–E 1014–
Fri 10 AM74°74°67°79%73%11%–E 1215–
Fri 11 AM75°75°68°79%70%11%–E 1316–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

78° / 70°

12% rain

SE 7–13 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Oct 29

Mostly Sunny

79° / 69°

3% rain

E 6–10 mph · gusts 14

Fri, Oct 30

Partly Sunny

79° / 70°

31% rain · 0.05"

E 5–13 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 69°

54% rain · 0.07"

E 5–8 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

78° / 70°

15% rain

E 3–7 mph · gusts 10

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

78° / 71°

20% rain · 0.06"

SE 6–13 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Rain Showers

77° / 65°

44% rain · 0.78"

S 10–15 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Friday: Partly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Weather map

Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.

Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 1154 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 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.


GMZ335-290530-
Galveston Bay-
1154 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. 
Bay waters slightly choppy. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 
knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
slightly choppy in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth
to slightly choppy. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. 
.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. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 1154 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 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.


GMZ350-355-290530-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1154 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated
thunderstorms. A chance of showers early, then a slight chance of
showers. 
.TONIGHT...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 with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 7 seconds. 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...Northeast 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 2009

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23% lit
↑ 10:24 AM
↓ 10:19 PM
★★☆☆c59
2
32% lit
↑ 10:53 AM
↓ 11:15 PM
★☆☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
3
42% lit
↑ 11:22 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c41
4
53% lit
↑ 11:54 AM
↓ 12:14 AM
★☆☆☆c55
First Quarter
5
64% lit
↑ 12:30 PM
↓ 1:15 AM
★★☆☆c71
6
74% lit
↑ 1:11 PM
↓ 2:20 AM
★★★★c85
7
84% lit
↑ 2:01 PM
↓ 3:29 AM
★★★★c96
8
91% lit
↑ 3:01 PM
↓ 4:40 AM
★★★★c103
Moon farthest north (27.0°)
9
97% lit
↑ 4:08 PM
↓ 5:48 AM
★☆☆☆c104
10
100% lit
↑ 5:22 PM
↓ 6:49 AM
★★★★c104
Perigee · 357,499 km
Full Moon · Wolf Moon (supermoon)
best
11
99% lit
↑ 6:35 PM
↓ 7:42 AM
★★★★c103
best
12
96% lit
↑ 7:46 PM
↓ 8:27 AM
★★★★c96
best
13
90% lit
↑ 8:53 PM
↓ 9:06 AM
★★★★c83
14
83% lit
↑ 9:56 PM
↓ 9:40 AM
★★☆☆c57
15
74% lit
↑ 10:56 PM
↓ 10:11 AM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
16
64% lit
↑ 11:55 PM
↓ 10:42 AM
★☆☆☆c46
17
54% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:13 AM
★★☆☆c55
Last Quarter
18
44% lit
↑ 12:53 AM
↓ 11:47 AM
★★☆☆c63
19
34% lit
↑ 1:51 AM
↓ 12:23 PM
★★★☆c69
20
26% lit
↑ 2:48 AM
↓ 1:04 PM
★★★☆c73
21
18% lit
↑ 3:44 AM
↓ 1:49 PM
★★★★c76
22
11% lit
↑ 4:37 AM
↓ 2:39 PM
★★★★c78
Moon farthest south (-27.1°)
Apogee · 406,115 km
23
6% lit
↑ 5:26 AM
↓ 3:32 PM
★☆☆☆c79
24
2% lit
↑ 6:11 AM
↓ 4:28 PM
★★★★c79
best
25
0% lit
↑ 6:50 AM
↓ 5:25 PM
★★★★c78
best
26
0% lit
↑ 7:26 AM
↓ 6:22 PM
★★★★c76
New Moon
27
2% lit
↑ 7:58 AM
↓ 7:18 PM
★★★★c71
28
6% lit
↑ 8:28 AM
↓ 8:14 PM
★★★☆c63
29
11% lit
↑ 8:57 AM
↓ 9:10 PM
★★☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
30
18% lit
↑ 9:26 AM
↓ 10:08 PM
★☆☆☆c32
31
27% lit
↑ 9:56 AM
↓ 11:07 PM
★☆☆☆c42

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Jan 2 · 9:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Jan 4 · 5:56 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Jan 8 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jan 10 · 5:00 AM — Perigee · 357,499 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Jan 10 · 9:27 PM — Full Moon · Wolf 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, Jan 15 · 6:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Jan 17 · 8:46 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Jan 22 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jan 22 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 406,115 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Jan 26 · 1:55 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Jan 29 · 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.

Best fishing days

Sat, Jan 10 · Sun, Jan 11 · Mon, Jan 12 · Sat, Jan 24 · Sun, Jan 25

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

Moon distance

357,563 km closest · 406,075 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 Sievers Cove, Goat IslandSurf report: Bolivar Peninsula (Crystal Beach)Offshore 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 8:01 AM.