Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
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Today
This Afternoon: High 80° · 1% rain
Mostly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. East wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Low 70°
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 10 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:30 AM / 6:35 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 9:42 PM / 11:27 AM
- Moon
- Waning Gibbous, 81%
- Major period
- 3:00 AM–5:00 AM
- Minor period
- 10:57 AM–11:57 AM
- Major period
- 3:35 PM–5:35 PM
- Minor period
- 9:12 PM–10:12 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 6 PM | 73° | 73° | 63° | 71% | 43% | 0% | – | E 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 7 PM | 72° | 72° | 63° | 73% | 53% | 0% | – | ESE 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 8 PM | 72° | 72° | 63° | 73% | 56% | 0% | – | ESE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 9 PM | 72° | 72° | 63° | 73% | 65% | 0% | – | ESE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 10 PM | 72° | 72° | 63° | 73% | 82% | 0% | – | ESE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 11 PM | 72° | 72° | 63° | 73% | 83% | 0% | – | ESE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 12 AM | 72° | 72° | 63° | 73% | 81% | 0% | – | ESE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 1 AM | 72° | 72° | 63° | 73% | 86% | 0% | – | ESE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 2 AM | 73° | 73° | 63° | 71% | 88% | 0% | – | E 8 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 3 AM | 72° | 72° | 63° | 73% | 84% | 0% | – | E 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 4 AM | 72° | 72° | 64° | 76% | 78% | 0% | – | E 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 5 AM | 72° | 72° | 64° | 76% | 79% | 0% | – | E 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 6 AM | 70° | 70° | 64° | 81% | 75% | 0% | – | E 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 7 AM | 70° | 70° | 65° | 84% | 68% | 1% | – | E 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 8 AM | 72° | 72° | 66° | 81% | 73% | 2% | – | E 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 9 AM | 73° | 73° | 67° | 81% | 76% | 2% | – | E 12 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 10 AM | 75° | 75° | 68° | 79% | 62% | 2% | – | E 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 11 AM | 76° | 76° | 68° | 76% | 60% | 3% | – | E 13 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 12 PM | 78° | 78° | 68° | 71% | 66% | 4% | – | E 14 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 1 PM | 78° | 78° | 69° | 74% | 70% | 5% | – | E 14 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 2 PM | 78° | 78° | 69° | 74% | 77% | 5% | – | E 13 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 3 PM | 78° | 78° | 69° | 74% | 78% | 7% | – | E 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 4 PM | 76° | 76° | 70° | 82% | 69% | 13% | – | E 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 5 PM | 76° | 76° | 70° | 82% | 73% | 19% | – | E 14 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 6 PM | 75° | 75° | 70° | 84% | 74% | 19% | – | E 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 7 PM | 71° | 71° | 71° | 100% | 80% | 16% | – | E 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 8 PM | 73° | 73° | 71° | 93% | 63% | 14% | – | E 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 9 PM | 71° | 71° | 71° | 100% | 56% | 19% | – | E 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 10 PM | 71° | 71° | 71° | 100% | 61% | 16% | – | E 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | ⚡ |
| Fri 11 PM | 71° | 71° | 71° | 100% | 60% | 15% | – | E 9 | 14 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 12 AM | 71° | 71° | 71° | 100% | 66% | 23% | – | E 9 | 13 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 1 AM | 71° | 71° | 71° | 100% | 70% | 39% | 0.01" | E 8 | 12 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 2 AM | 71° | 71° | 71° | 100% | 60% | 31% | 0.01" | E 7 | 12 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 3 AM | 71° | 71° | 71° | 100% | 63% | 14% | 0.01" | E 7 | 12 | – | |
| Sat 4 AM | 71° | 71° | 71° | 100% | 53% | 3% | 0.01" | E 7 | 10 | – | |
| Sat 5 AM | 71° | 71° | 71° | 100% | 45% | 4% | 0.01" | E 7 | 10 | – | |
| Sat 6 AM | 71° | 71° | 71° | 100% | 52% | 26% | 0.01" | E 7 | 10 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 7 AM | 71° | 71° | 71° | 100% | 57% | 47% | – | E 7 | 10 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 8 AM | 71° | 71° | 71° | 100% | 76% | 47% | – | E 7 | 10 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 9 AM | 73° | 73° | 72° | 97% | 66% | 47% | – | ESE 7 | 10 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 10 AM | 77° | 77° | 73° | 88% | 56% | 47% | – | ESE 8 | 12 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 11 AM | 79° | 79° | 73° | 82% | 52% | 47% | – | ESE 9 | 13 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 12 PM | 80° | 84° | 73° | 79% | 47% | 47% | – | ESE 9 | 13 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 1 PM | 80° | 84° | 73° | 79% | 43% | 42% | – | ESE 9 | 13 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 2 PM | 81° | 86° | 73° | 77% | 38% | 42% | – | ESE 8 | 12 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 3 PM | 81° | 86° | 73° | 77% | 32% | 42% | – | ESE 8 | 12 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 4 PM | 80° | 84° | 73° | 79% | 27% | 42% | – | ESE 7 | 10 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 5 PM | 79° | 79° | 72° | 79% | 26% | 42% | – | ESE 7 | 10 | – | ⚡ |
7-day forecast
Today
Mostly Sunny
80° / 70°
1% rain
E 8–10 mph · gusts 14
Fri, Oct 30
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
78° / 71°
39% rain
E 8–14 mph · gusts 18
⚡ Storms
Sat, Oct 31
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
81° / 71°
47% rain · 0.06"
E 6–9 mph · gusts 13
⚡ Storms
Sun, Nov 1
Mostly Sunny
78° / 72°
7% 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
- This Afternoon: Mostly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. East wind around 10 mph.
- Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 10 mph.
- Friday: A slight chance of rain showers after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Sunday: Mostly 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.
Weather map
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Marine forecast
Galveston Bay
GMZ335 · 1226 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. GMZ335-300615- Galveston Bay- 1226 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .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 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...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 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. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM
GMZ355 · 1226 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. GMZ350-355-300615- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 1226 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 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 3 to 4 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. Wave Detail: East 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. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Moon calendar · May 2009
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
48% lit
↑ 12:51 PM
↓ 1:48 AM
↓ 1:48 AM
★★★☆c73
First Quarter
2
60% lit
↑ 1:56 PM
↓ 2:28 AM
↓ 2:28 AM
★★★☆c61
3
70% lit
↑ 2:59 PM
↓ 3:03 AM
↓ 3:03 AM
★★☆☆c45
4
80% lit
↑ 3:59 PM
↓ 3:36 AM
↓ 3:36 AM
★★☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
5
87% lit
↑ 4:59 PM
↓ 4:07 AM
↓ 4:07 AM
★★★☆c58
6
94% lit
↑ 5:58 PM
↓ 4:39 AM
↓ 4:39 AM
★★★★c71
7
98% lit
↑ 6:58 PM
↓ 5:12 AM
↓ 5:12 AM
★★★★c79
best8
100% lit
↑ 7:57 PM
↓ 5:48 AM
↓ 5:48 AM
★★★★c83
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best9
100% lit
↑ 8:56 PM
↓ 6:28 AM
↓ 6:28 AM
★★★★c84
best10
98% lit
↑ 9:53 PM
↓ 7:12 AM
↓ 7:12 AM
★★★★c84
11
94% lit
↑ 10:45 PM
↓ 8:00 AM
↓ 8:00 AM
★☆☆☆c81
Moon farthest south (-26.8°)
12
88% lit
↑ 11:33 PM
↓ 8:53 AM
↓ 8:53 AM
★★★★c78
13
82% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:47 AM
↓ 9:47 AM
★★★★c73
Apogee · 404,918 km
14
74% lit
↑ 12:15 AM
↓ 10:43 AM
↓ 10:43 AM
★★★★c66
15
65% lit
↑ 12:52 AM
↓ 11:39 AM
↓ 11:39 AM
★★★☆c60
16
56% lit
↑ 1:26 AM
↓ 12:34 PM
↓ 12:34 PM
★★☆☆c53
17
46% lit
↑ 1:57 AM
↓ 1:29 PM
↓ 1:29 PM
★★☆☆c45
Last Quarter
18
36% lit
↑ 2:26 AM
↓ 2:24 PM
↓ 2:24 PM
★★☆☆c34
Moon crosses the equator
19
27% lit
↑ 2:56 AM
↓ 3:21 PM
↓ 3:21 PM
★★☆☆c41
20
18% lit
↑ 3:26 AM
↓ 4:20 PM
↓ 4:20 PM
★★★☆c58
21
11% lit
↑ 3:59 AM
↓ 5:22 PM
↓ 5:22 PM
★★★★c76
22
5% lit
↑ 4:36 AM
↓ 6:29 PM
↓ 6:29 PM
★★★★c90
23
1% lit
↑ 5:20 AM
↓ 7:38 PM
↓ 7:38 PM
★★★★c100
best24
0% lit
↑ 6:12 AM
↓ 8:48 PM
↓ 8:48 PM
★★★★c104
New Moon
best25
2% lit
↑ 7:12 AM
↓ 9:54 PM
↓ 9:54 PM
★★★★c105
Moon farthest north (26.4°)
Perigee · 361,151 km
26
7% lit
↑ 8:20 AM
↓ 10:53 PM
↓ 10:53 PM
★☆☆☆c103
27
14% lit
↑ 9:31 AM
↓ 11:44 PM
↓ 11:44 PM
★★★★c100
28
24% lit
↑ 10:41 AM
↓ –
↓ –
★★★★c90
29
34% lit
↑ 11:48 AM
↓ 12:27 AM
↓ 12:27 AM
★★★★c77
30
45% lit
↑ 12:52 PM
↓ 1:04 AM
↓ 1:04 AM
★★★☆c58
First Quarter
31
56% lit
↑ 1:54 PM
↓ 1:38 AM
↓ 1:38 AM
★★☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
Lunar events this month
- Fri, May 1 · 3:44 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Mon, May 4 · 1:00 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, May 8 · 11:01 PM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Mon, May 11 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-26.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Wed, May 13 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 404,918 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Sun, May 17 · 2:26 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Mon, May 18 · 11:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Sun, May 24 · 7:11 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Mon, May 25 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest north (26.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Mon, May 25 · 11:00 PM — Perigee · 361,151 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Sat, May 30 · 10:22 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Sun, May 31 · 8:00 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
Thu, May 7 · Fri, May 8 · Sat, May 9 · Sat, May 23 · Sun, May 24
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
361,314 km closest · 404,826 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 1:21 PM.