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Bolivar

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 72° · 10% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday: High 78° · 13% rain

Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:28 AM / 6:35 PM
Moonrise / moonset
8:36 PM / 10:18 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 94%
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 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 296 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 30clouds72% cloud cover74% cloud cover69% cloud cover70% cloud cover71% cloud cover66% cloud cover72% cloud cover70% cloud cover69% cloud cover61% cloud cover59% 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 cover60°65°70°75°80°73737378777673737270697676757273rain9% chance9% chance9% chance10% chance11% chance13% chance13% chance13% chance12% chance12% chance12% 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% chancewind01020mphESE 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 10 mph, gusts 13ESE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 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 6
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 2 AM73°73°70°90%72%9%–ESE 91210.0 mi
Wed 3 AM74°74°70°87%74%9%–ESE 9129.9 mi
Wed 4 AM73°73°70°90%69%9%–ESE 9129.9 mi
Wed 5 AM73°73°69°87%70%10%–ESE 9129.8 mi
Wed 6 AM73°73°69°87%71%11%–ESE 10139.9 mi
Wed 7 AM73°73°68°84%66%13%–ESE 10139.8 mi
Wed 8 AM73°73°69°87%72%13%–ESE 10149.9 mi
Wed 9 AM75°75°69°82%70%13%–ESE 12149.9 mi
Wed 10 AM78°78°69°74%69%12%–ESE 121510+ mi
Wed 11 AM78°78°69°74%61%12%–ESE 131610+ mi
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 7810+ mi
Thu 7 AM70°70°65°84%29%2%–ENE 7910+ mi
Thu 8 AM69°69°65°87%27%2%–E 7910+ mi
Thu 9 AM71°71°64°79%30%2%–ENE 81010+ mi
Thu 10 AM75°75°64°69%27%2%–ENE 91210+ mi
Thu 11 AM76°76°64°66%27%2%–E 913–
Thu 12 PM77°77°63°62%25%2%–E 1014–
Thu 1 PM77°77°63°62%25%1%–E 1014–
Thu 2 PM76°76°63°64%24%1%–E 1014–
Thu 3 PM76°76°62°62%25%1%–ESE 1013–
Thu 4 PM77°77°62°60%27%1%–ESE 913–
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

78° / 72°

13% rain

E 7–13 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Oct 29

Mostly Sunny

77° / 68°

3% rain

E 6–10 mph · gusts 14

Fri, Oct 30

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

77° / 70°

35% 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

Partly Sunny

79° / 69°

15% rain

E 3–7 mph · gusts 10

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

79° / 69°

26% rain · 0.06"

S 6–13 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 70°

40% rain · 0.78"

SW 10–15 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then 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 before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.

Weather map

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

Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 1138 PM 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.


GMZ335-281715-
Galveston Bay-
1138 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
slight chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...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 southeast 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 · 1138 PM 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.


GMZ350-355-281715-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1138 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms.  
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.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 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 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...East 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 · December 2009

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
99% lit
↑ 4:46 PM
↓ 6:14 AM
★★★★c95
best
2
100% lit
↑ 5:46 PM
↓ 7:20 AM
★☆☆☆c97
Full Moon · Cold Moon
Moon farthest north (25.5°)
3
97% lit
↑ 6:53 PM
↓ 8:23 AM
★★★★c100
4
92% lit
↑ 8:03 PM
↓ 9:20 AM
★★★★c99
Perigee · 363,480 km
5
84% lit
↑ 9:13 PM
↓ 10:10 AM
★★★★c95
6
75% lit
↑ 10:20 PM
↓ 10:52 AM
★★★★c86
7
64% lit
↑ 11:25 PM
↓ 11:30 AM
★★★☆c71
8
53% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:05 PM
★★☆☆c56
Last Quarter
9
42% lit
↑ 12:28 AM
↓ 12:38 PM
★☆☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
10
31% lit
↑ 1:29 AM
↓ 1:11 PM
★★☆☆c58
11
22% lit
↑ 2:30 AM
↓ 1:45 PM
★★★☆c70
12
14% lit
↑ 3:31 AM
↓ 2:23 PM
★★★★c79
13
8% lit
↑ 4:32 AM
↓ 3:04 PM
★★★★c84
14
3% lit
↑ 5:32 AM
↓ 3:50 PM
★★★★c87
15
1% lit
↑ 6:29 AM
↓ 4:40 PM
★★★★c87
Moon farthest south (-26.2°)
best
16
0% lit
↑ 7:22 AM
↓ 5:34 PM
★★★★c86
New Moon
best
17
1% lit
↑ 8:09 AM
↓ 6:29 PM
★★★★c84
best
18
5% lit
↑ 8:52 AM
↓ 7:25 PM
★☆☆☆c80
19
9% lit
↑ 9:29 AM
↓ 8:21 PM
★★★★c78
20
16% lit
↑ 10:02 AM
↓ 9:15 PM
★★★★c71
Apogee · 405,729 km
21
23% lit
↑ 10:32 AM
↓ 10:08 PM
★★★☆c63
22
31% lit
↑ 11:01 AM
↓ 11:01 PM
★★☆☆c52
23
41% lit
↑ 11:29 AM
↓ 11:54 PM
★☆☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
24
50% lit
↑ 11:57 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c37
First Quarter
25
60% lit
↑ 12:28 PM
↓ 12:49 AM
★☆☆☆c49
26
70% lit
↑ 1:03 PM
↓ 1:46 AM
★★☆☆c63
27
79% lit
↑ 1:42 PM
↓ 2:47 AM
★★★☆c77
28
87% lit
↑ 2:29 PM
↓ 3:51 AM
★★★★c89
29
94% lit
↑ 3:25 PM
↓ 4:57 AM
★★★★c98
30
98% lit
↑ 4:29 PM
↓ 6:03 AM
★☆☆☆c100
Moon farthest north (25.4°)
31
100% lit
↑ 5:39 PM
↓ 7:04 AM
★★★★c102
Full Moon · Blue Moon (supermoon)
best

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Dec 2 · 1:30 AM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Dec 2 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest north (25.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Dec 4 · 8:00 AM — Perigee · 363,480 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Dec 8 · 6:14 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Dec 9 · 2:00 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, Dec 15 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-26.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Dec 16 · 6:02 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Dec 20 · 9:00 AM — Apogee · 405,729 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Dec 23 · 7:00 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, Dec 24 · 11:36 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Dec 30 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest north (25.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Dec 31 · 1:13 PM — Full Moon · Blue 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.

Best fishing days

Tue, Dec 1 · Tue, Dec 15 · Wed, Dec 16 · Thu, Dec 17 · Thu, Dec 31

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

Moon distance

359,910 km closest · 405,725 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 1:21 AM.