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Freeport

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 80° · 35% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tonight: Low 70° · 19% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunrise / sunset
7:30 AM / 6:39 PM
Moonrise / moonset
7:45 PM / 9:09 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 96%
Major period
1:00 AM–3:00 AM
Minor period
8:39 AM–9:39 AM
Major period
1:25 PM–3:25 PM
Minor period
7:15 PM–8:15 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Oct 276 PMWed, Oct 286 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 296 AMclouds81% cloud cover81% cloud cover83% cloud cover73% cloud cover80% cloud cover82% cloud cover74% cloud cover71% cloud cover61% cloud cover55% cloud cover68% cloud cover71% cloud cover77% cloud cover76% cloud cover78% cloud cover78% cloud cover75% cloud cover76% cloud cover76% cloud cover74% cloud cover83% cloud cover63% cloud cover66% cloud cover63% cloud cover61% cloud cover67% cloud cover62% cloud cover64% cloud cover47% cloud cover41% cloud cover43% cloud cover41% cloud cover43% cloud cover46% cloud cover41% cloud cover46% cloud cover45% cloud cover43% cloud cover37% cloud cover38% cloud cover30% cloud cover37% cloud cover39% cloud cover36% cloud cover44% cloud cover45% cloud cover39% cloud cover37% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°78807773727070738082797570696975rain35% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance1% chance6% chance3% chance6% chance5% chance6% chance6% chance9% chance8% chance19% chance16% chance15% chance22% chance22% chance22% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chancewind01020mphE 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 12E 12 mph, gusts 10E 12 mph, gusts 12E 12 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 12 PM78°78°68°72%81%35%–E 121410+ mi⚡
Tue 1 PM79°79°68°69%81%18%–E 121410+ mi⚡
Tue 2 PM79°79°68°69%83%18%–E 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 3 PM80°83°69°69%73%18%–E 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 4 PM78°78°69°74%80%15%–E 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 5 PM78°78°70°76%82%15%–E 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 6 PM77°77°70°79%74%15%–E 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 7 PM75°75°70°84%71%1%–E 121410+ mi
Tue 8 PM75°75°70°84%61%6%–E 121510+ mi
Tue 9 PM73°73°70°90%55%3%–E 121510+ mi
Tue 10 PM72°72°70°93%68%6%–E 121510+ mi
Tue 11 PM72°72°70°93%71%5%–E 121510+ mi
Wed 12 AM72°72°70°93%77%6%–ESE 121410+ mi
Wed 1 AM72°72°70°93%76%6%–ESE 121410+ mi
Wed 2 AM72°72°70°93%78%9%–ESE 121310+ mi
Wed 3 AM70°70°70°100%78%8%–ESE 121310+ mi
Wed 4 AM70°70°69°97%75%19%–ESE 121310+ mi⚡
Wed 5 AM70°70°69°97%76%16%–ESE 121310+ mi⚡
Wed 6 AM70°70°69°97%76%15%–E 121310+ mi⚡
Wed 7 AM70°70°69°97%74%22%–E 121310+ mi⚡
Wed 8 AM70°70°70°100%83%22%–E 121410+ mi⚡
Wed 9 AM73°73°70°90%63%22%–ESE 121410+ mi⚡
Wed 10 AM79°79°69°72%66%14%–ESE 121410+ mi
Wed 11 AM80°83°68°67%63%14%–ESE 121510+ mi
Wed 12 PM80°83°68°67%61%14%–ESE 121510+ mi
Wed 1 PM80°82°67°65%67%18%–ESE 121510+ mi⚡
Wed 2 PM82°85°67°61%62%18%–ESE 121610+ mi⚡
Wed 3 PM82°85°67°61%64%18%–ESE 121610+ mi⚡
Wed 4 PM82°85°67°61%47%18%–E 121510+ mi⚡
Wed 5 PM81°83°67°63%41%18%–E 1215–⚡
Wed 6 PM79°79°66°64%43%18%–E 1215–⚡
Wed 7 PM78°78°66°67%41%5%–E 1214–
Wed 8 PM76°76°66°71%43%5%–E 1213–
Wed 9 PM75°75°66°74%46%5%–E 1213–
Wed 10 PM73°73°65°76%41%5%–ESE 1213–
Wed 11 PM72°72°65°79%46%5%–ESE 1213–
Thu 12 AM70°70°65°84%45%5%–ESE 1213–
Thu 1 AM70°70°65°84%43%4%–ESE 1213–
Thu 2 AM70°70°65°84%37%4%–ESE 1212–
Thu 3 AM69°69°64°84%38%4%–E 1212–
Thu 4 AM69°69°64°84%30%4%–E 1210–
Thu 5 AM67°67°64°90%37%4%–E 1212–
Thu 6 AM69°69°64°84%39%4%–E 1212–
Thu 7 AM67°67°64°90%36%4%–E 1213–
Thu 8 AM69°69°65°87%44%4%–E 1213–
Thu 9 AM75°75°66°74%45%4%–E 1213–
Thu 10 AM80°82°66°62%39%4%–E 1214–
Thu 11 AM83°85°65°55%37%4%–E 1214–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 70°

35% rain

E 12–12 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 67°

22% rain

E 12–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Mostly Sunny

83° / 67°

5% rain

E 12–12 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Oct 30

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 68°

28% rain · 0.05"

E 6–13 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

83° / 67°

28% rain · 0.01"

SE 1–6 mph · gusts 9

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

82° / 68°

5% rain

E 0–7 mph · gusts 10

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

82° / 68°

21% rain

S 2–12 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. East wind around 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
  • Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 1138 AM 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.


GMZ350-355-280545-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1138 AM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms. A
chance of showers early, then a slight chance of showers late. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers with
isolated thunderstorms after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...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
morning. 
.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 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance
of showers in the afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
around 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of
showers after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · April 2009

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
40% lit
↑ 11:40 AM
↓ 1:18 AM
★★★☆c90
Perigee · 370,016 km
2
51% lit
↑ 12:46 PM
↓ 2:16 AM
★★★☆c87
First Quarter
3
63% lit
↑ 1:54 PM
↓ 3:06 AM
★★★★c81
4
73% lit
↑ 3:01 PM
↓ 3:51 AM
★★★★c72
5
83% lit
↑ 4:05 PM
↓ 4:29 AM
★★★★c55
6
90% lit
↑ 5:08 PM
↓ 5:04 AM
★★★☆c42
7
96% lit
↑ 6:09 PM
↓ 5:37 AM
★★★★c48
Moon crosses the equator
8
99% lit
↑ 7:10 PM
↓ 6:09 AM
★★★★c61
best
9
100% lit
↑ 8:10 PM
↓ 6:41 AM
★★★★c70
Full Moon · Pink Moon
best
10
99% lit
↑ 9:10 PM
↓ 7:16 AM
★★★★c75
best
11
95% lit
↑ 10:10 PM
↓ 7:54 AM
★★★★c77
12
90% lit
↑ 11:09 PM
↓ 8:35 AM
★★★★c76
13
84% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:21 AM
★☆☆☆c75
14
76% lit
↑ 12:04 AM
↓ 10:11 AM
★★★★c73
Moon farthest south (-26.9°)
15
67% lit
↑ 12:54 AM
↓ 11:04 AM
★★★★c69
16
58% lit
↑ 1:40 AM
↓ 12:00 PM
★★★☆c64
Apogee · 404,235 km
17
49% lit
↑ 2:20 AM
↓ 12:56 PM
★★★☆c58
Last Quarter
18
39% lit
↑ 2:56 AM
↓ 1:51 PM
★★★☆c52
19
30% lit
↑ 3:29 AM
↓ 2:47 PM
★★★☆c45
20
21% lit
↑ 4:00 AM
↓ 3:43 PM
★★☆☆c33
21
14% lit
↑ 4:30 AM
↓ 4:40 PM
★★☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
22
7% lit
↑ 5:00 AM
↓ 5:38 PM
★★★★c54
23
3% lit
↑ 5:32 AM
↓ 6:40 PM
★★★★c72
24
0% lit
↑ 6:08 AM
↓ 7:44 PM
★★★★c88
New Moon
best
25
1% lit
↑ 6:48 AM
↓ 8:52 PM
★★★★c100
best
26
3% lit
↑ 7:35 AM
↓ 10:01 PM
★★★★c106
27
9% lit
↑ 8:30 AM
↓ 11:08 PM
★★★★c108
28
17% lit
↑ 9:32 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c107
Perigee · 366,039 km
Moon farthest north (26.5°)
29
26% lit
↑ 10:38 AM
↓ 12:09 AM
★★★★c105
30
37% lit
↑ 11:47 AM
↓ 1:03 AM
★★★★c97

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Apr 1 · 9:00 PM — Perigee · 370,016 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Apr 2 · 9:33 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Apr 7 · 5:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Apr 9 · 9:55 AM — Full Moon · Pink MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Apr 14 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-26.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Apr 16 · 4:00 AM — Apogee · 404,235 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Apr 17 · 8:36 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Apr 21 · 4:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Apr 24 · 10:22 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Apr 28 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 366,039 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Apr 28 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest north (26.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Wed, Apr 8 · Thu, Apr 9 · Fri, Apr 10 · Fri, Apr 24 · Sat, Apr 25

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

Moon distance

366,144 km closest · 404,168 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 Tue 10:51 AM.