Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
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Today
Today: High 78° · 13% rain
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind around 15 mph.
Tonight: Low 72° · 6% rain
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:29 AM / 6:36 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 8:38 PM / 10:19 AM
- Moon
- Waning Gibbous, 91%
- Major period
- 2:00 AM–4:00 AM
- Minor period
- 9:49 AM–10:49 AM
- Major period
- 2:30 PM–4:30 PM
- Minor period
- 8:08 PM–9:08 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12 PM | 78° | 78° | 65° | 65% | 49% | 10% | – | ESE 14 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 1 PM | 78° | 78° | 67° | 68% | 49% | 7% | – | ESE 14 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 2 PM | 78° | 78° | 68° | 71% | 49% | 7% | – | ESE 14 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 3 PM | 78° | 78° | 68° | 70% | 47% | 7% | – | ESE 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 4 PM | 78° | 78° | 67° | 68% | 55% | 8% | – | ESE 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 5 PM | 77° | 77° | 67° | 70% | 43% | 8% | – | ESE 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 6 PM | 75° | 75° | 67° | 75% | 44% | 6% | – | ESE 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 7 PM | 73° | 73° | 67° | 80% | 47% | 5% | – | ESE 12 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 8 PM | 73° | 73° | 67° | 80% | 37% | 3% | – | ESE 12 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 9 PM | 73° | 73° | 66° | 78% | 33% | 2% | – | ESE 12 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 10 PM | 73° | 73° | 67° | 80% | 34% | 1% | – | ESE 12 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 11 PM | 73° | 73° | 66° | 78% | 33% | 1% | – | ESE 10 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 12 AM | 72° | 72° | 66° | 81% | 36% | 1% | – | SE 9 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 1 AM | 72° | 72° | 66° | 81% | 44% | 1% | – | SE 9 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 2 AM | 72° | 72° | 66° | 79% | 41% | 1% | – | ESE 8 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 3 AM | 72° | 72° | 66° | 79% | 38% | 1% | – | ESE 8 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 4 AM | 72° | 72° | 66° | 79% | 35% | 1% | – | ESE 8 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 5 AM | 72° | 72° | 66° | 79% | 37% | 1% | – | ESE 8 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 6 AM | 72° | 72° | 65° | 79% | 45% | 1% | – | E 8 | 9 | 7.0 mi | |
| Thu 7 AM | 72° | 72° | 65° | 81% | 42% | 1% | – | E 9 | 9 | 7.0 mi | |
| Thu 8 AM | 73° | 73° | 65° | 78% | 39% | 1% | – | E 10 | 12 | 7.0 mi | |
| Thu 9 AM | 75° | 75° | 66° | 72% | 43% | 1% | – | E 10 | 13 | 7.0 mi | |
| Thu 10 AM | 77° | 77° | 66° | 69% | 35% | 1% | – | E 12 | 14 | 7.0 mi | |
| Thu 11 AM | 78° | 78° | 65° | 66% | 34% | 1% | – | E 12 | 15 | 7.0 mi | |
| Thu 12 PM | 79° | 79° | 65° | 63% | 26% | 1% | – | E 12 | 15 | 7.0 mi | |
| Thu 1 PM | 79° | 79° | 64° | 61% | 23% | 1% | – | E 12 | 15 | 7.0 mi | |
| Thu 2 PM | 79° | 79° | 64° | 59% | 19% | 1% | – | E 13 | 15 | 7.0 mi | |
| Thu 3 PM | 78° | 78° | 63° | 62% | 21% | 1% | – | E 14 | 16 | 7.0 mi | |
| Thu 4 PM | 78° | 78° | 63° | 60% | 20% | 1% | – | E 15 | 16 | 7.0 mi | |
| Thu 5 PM | 76° | 76° | 63° | 64% | 30% | 2% | – | E 15 | 16 | – | |
| Thu 6 PM | 75° | 75° | 62° | 66% | 36% | 1% | – | E 14 | 15 | – | |
| Thu 7 PM | 72° | 72° | 63° | 74% | 48% | 0% | – | ESE 12 | 14 | – | |
| Thu 8 PM | 72° | 72° | 63° | 73% | 68% | 0% | – | ESE 10 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 9 PM | 72° | 72° | 63° | 73% | 71% | 0% | – | ESE 10 | 12 | – | |
| Thu 10 PM | 72° | 72° | 63° | 74% | 74% | 0% | – | ESE 10 | 12 | – | |
| Thu 11 PM | 72° | 72° | 64° | 77% | 66% | 0% | – | ESE 10 | 13 | – | |
| Fri 12 AM | 72° | 72° | 64° | 76% | 70% | 0% | – | ESE 12 | 13 | – | |
| Fri 1 AM | 72° | 72° | 64° | 78% | 67% | 3% | – | ESE 12 | 13 | – | |
| Fri 2 AM | 73° | 73° | 64° | 74% | 74% | 3% | – | E 12 | 13 | – | |
| Fri 3 AM | 72° | 72° | 64° | 78% | 67% | 3% | – | E 12 | 13 | – | |
| Fri 4 AM | 72° | 72° | 64° | 78% | 68% | 3% | – | E 12 | 13 | – | |
| Fri 5 AM | 72° | 72° | 64° | 78% | 66% | 3% | – | E 12 | 13 | – | |
| Fri 6 AM | 72° | 72° | 65° | 80% | 74% | 3% | – | E 12 | 13 | – | |
| Fri 7 AM | 70° | 70° | 65° | 85% | 75% | 13% | – | E 12 | 14 | – | |
| Fri 8 AM | 71° | 71° | 65° | 81% | 57% | 13% | – | E 12 | 15 | – | |
| Fri 9 AM | 74° | 74° | 67° | 78% | 59% | 13% | – | E 12 | 15 | – | |
| Fri 10 AM | 76° | 76° | 67° | 75% | 71% | 13% | – | E 13 | 15 | – | |
| Fri 11 AM | 77° | 77° | 68° | 73% | 75% | 13% | – | E 13 | 16 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Mostly Sunny
78° / 72°
13% rain
E 10–14 mph · gusts 16
Thu, Oct 29
Mostly Sunny
79° / 70°
3% rain
E 8–15 mph · gusts 16
Fri, Oct 30
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
79° / 70°
33% rain
E 12–15 mph · gusts 17
⚡ Storms
Sat, Oct 31
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
77° / 70°
55% rain · 0.18"
E 7–12 mph · gusts 13
⚡ Storms
Sun, Nov 1
Mostly Sunny
77° / 70°
18% rain
E 5–7 mph · gusts 10
⚡ Storms
Mon, Nov 2
Partly Sunny
78° / 71°
19% rain
SE 6–12 mph · gusts 16
Tue, Nov 3
Chance Rain Showers
77° / 65°
43% rain · 1.08"
S 9–13 mph · gusts 18
Detailed NWS forecast
- Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind around 15 mph.
- Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
- Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
- Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
- Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers 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
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Marine forecast
Galveston Bay
GMZ335 · 643 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. GMZ335-290015- Galveston Bay- 643 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026 .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers early this morning. A slight chance of showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 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 in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 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 · November 2009
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
98% lit
↑ 4:40 PM
↓ 5:20 AM
↓ 5:20 AM
★★★★c69
2
100% lit
↑ 5:20 PM
↓ 6:22 AM
↓ 6:22 AM
★★★★c81
Full Moon · Beaver Moon
best3
99% lit
↑ 6:07 PM
↓ 7:27 AM
↓ 7:27 AM
★★★★c94
best4
95% lit
↑ 7:01 PM
↓ 8:33 AM
↓ 8:33 AM
★★★★c95
5
89% lit
↑ 8:03 PM
↓ 9:37 AM
↓ 9:37 AM
★★★★c95
Moon farthest north (25.7°)
6
81% lit
↑ 9:09 PM
↓ 10:36 AM
↓ 10:36 AM
★★★★c93
7
71% lit
↑ 10:17 PM
↓ 11:28 AM
↓ 11:28 AM
★★★★c87
Perigee · 368,912 km
8
60% lit
↑ 11:24 PM
↓ 12:14 PM
↓ 12:14 PM
★★★☆c78
9
49% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:54 PM
↓ 12:54 PM
★★★☆c67
Last Quarter
10
38% lit
↑ 12:29 AM
↓ 1:30 PM
↓ 1:30 PM
★★☆☆c50
11
27% lit
↑ 1:32 AM
↓ 2:03 PM
↓ 2:03 PM
★★☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
12
18% lit
↑ 2:34 AM
↓ 2:36 PM
↓ 2:36 PM
★★☆☆c41
13
11% lit
↑ 3:36 AM
↓ 3:10 PM
↓ 3:10 PM
★★★★c59
14
5% lit
↑ 4:37 AM
↓ 3:46 PM
↓ 3:46 PM
★★★★c75
15
1% lit
↑ 5:40 AM
↓ 4:25 PM
↓ 4:25 PM
★★★★c90
best16
0% lit
↑ 6:41 AM
↓ 5:09 PM
↓ 5:09 PM
★★★★c92
New Moon
best17
1% lit
↑ 7:41 AM
↓ 5:57 PM
↓ 5:57 PM
★★★★c92
best18
4% lit
↑ 8:38 AM
↓ 6:49 PM
↓ 6:49 PM
★★★★c89
Moon farthest south (-26.3°)
19
9% lit
↑ 9:29 AM
↓ 7:44 PM
↓ 7:44 PM
★★★★c84
20
15% lit
↑ 10:15 AM
↓ 8:40 PM
↓ 8:40 PM
★☆☆☆c78
21
22% lit
↑ 10:55 AM
↓ 9:35 PM
↓ 9:35 PM
★★★★c75
22
30% lit
↑ 11:30 AM
↓ 10:30 PM
↓ 10:30 PM
★★★☆c64
Apogee · 404,734 km
23
39% lit
↑ 12:02 PM
↓ 11:24 PM
↓ 11:24 PM
★★☆☆c56
24
49% lit
↑ 12:32 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★★☆☆c47
First Quarter
25
58% lit
↑ 1:01 PM
↓ 12:17 AM
↓ 12:17 AM
★☆☆☆c37
26
68% lit
↑ 1:30 PM
↓ 1:11 AM
↓ 1:11 AM
★☆☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
27
77% lit
↑ 2:00 PM
↓ 2:06 AM
↓ 2:06 AM
★★☆☆c53
28
85% lit
↑ 2:33 PM
↓ 3:03 AM
↓ 3:03 AM
★★★☆c64
29
92% lit
↑ 3:11 PM
↓ 4:04 AM
↓ 4:04 AM
★★★★c75
30
97% lit
↑ 3:55 PM
↓ 5:08 AM
↓ 5:08 AM
★★★★c94
Lunar events this month
- Mon, Nov 2 · 1:13 PM — Full Moon · Beaver MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Thu, Nov 5 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest north (25.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sat, Nov 7 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 368,912 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Mon, Nov 9 · 9:56 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Wed, Nov 11 · 6:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Mon, Nov 16 · 1:14 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Wed, Nov 18 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-26.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sun, Nov 22 · 2:00 PM — Apogee · 404,734 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Tue, Nov 24 · 3:39 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Thu, Nov 26 · 12:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
Best fishing days
Mon, Nov 2 · Tue, Nov 3 · Sun, Nov 15 · Mon, Nov 16 · Tue, Nov 17
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
368,968 km closest · 404,723 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 Wed 11:26 AM.