Texas BiteCast

Freeport

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

Loading current weather…

Today

Overnight: Low 68° · 2% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday: High 81° · 15% rain

A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:30 AM / 6:39 PM
Moonrise / moonset
7:45 PM / 9:09 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 98%
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 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 286 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 29clouds70% cloud cover77% cloud cover71% cloud cover84% cloud cover77% cloud cover71% cloud cover62% cloud cover67% cloud cover76% cloud cover67% cloud cover61% cloud cover70% cloud cover66% cloud cover73% cloud cover59% cloud cover58% cloud cover42% cloud cover41% cloud cover36% cloud cover46% cloud cover62% cloud cover76% cloud cover50% cloud cover58% cloud cover68% cloud cover61% cloud cover40% cloud cover61% cloud cover60% cloud cover65% cloud cover65% cloud cover63% cloud cover59% cloud cover58% cloud cover48% cloud cover33% cloud cover23% cloud cover17% cloud cover30% cloud cover3% cloud cover22% cloud cover41% cloud cover42% cloud cover42% cloud cover43% cloud cover46% cloud cover48% cloud cover51% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°70707879797472737171798080767371rain2% chance4% chance5% chance8% chance10% chance13% chance13% chance14% chance15% chance, 0.01 in15% chance, 0.01 in14% chance, 0.01 in14% chance, 0.01 in15% chance, 0.01 in15% chance, 0.01 in16% chance, 0.01 in14% chance, 0.01 in13% chance, 0.01 in11% chance, 0.01 in12% chance, 0.01 in13% chance, 0.01 in13% chance16% chance18% chance20% chance22% chance25% chance27% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in26% chance26% chance26% chance11% chance11% chance11% chancewind01020mphE 5 mph, gusts 13E 5 mph, gusts 13E 6 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 16E 8 mph, gusts 15E 7 mph, gusts 15E 7 mph, gusts 15E 5 mph, gusts 13E 3 mph, gusts 12ESE 5 mph, gusts 12E 5 mph, gusts 13ESE 7 mph, gusts 13ESE 10 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 16E 7 mph, gusts 14ESE 5 mph, gusts 14ESE 5 mph, gusts 12ESE 3 mph, gusts 10ESE 2 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 5 AM70°70°64°81%70%2%–E 51310+ mi
Tue 6 AM70°70°64°81%77%4%–E 51310+ mi
Tue 7 AM69°69°64°84%71%5%–E 51310+ mi
Tue 8 AM70°70°65°84%84%8%–E 61310+ mi
Tue 9 AM72°72°66°81%77%10%–E 61310+ mi
Tue 10 AM77°77°67°71%71%13%–E 81310+ mi
Tue 11 AM78°78°67°69%62%13%–E 91410+ mi
Tue 12 PM79°79°67°67%67%14%–E 101410+ mi
Tue 1 PM79°79°68°69%76%15%0.01"E 101510+ mi
Tue 2 PM79°79°68°69%67%15%0.01"E 121510+ mi
Tue 3 PM80°82°67°65%61%14%0.01"E 121510+ mi
Tue 4 PM79°79°68°69%70%14%0.01"E 121610+ mi
Tue 5 PM79°79°68°69%66%15%0.01"E 121610+ mi
Tue 6 PM78°78°68°71%73%15%0.01"E 101510+ mi
Tue 7 PM75°75°69°82%59%16%0.01"E 81510+ mi
Tue 8 PM74°74°69°84%58%14%0.01"E 81510+ mi
Tue 9 PM73°73°69°87%42%13%0.01"E 71510+ mi
Tue 10 PM73°73°69°87%41%11%0.01"E 71510+ mi
Tue 11 PM72°72°69°90%36%12%0.01"E 71510+ mi
Wed 12 AM72°72°69°90%46%13%0.01"E 51410+ mi
Wed 1 AM72°72°69°90%62%13%–E 51310+ mi
Wed 2 AM73°73°68°84%76%16%–E 31310+ mi⚡
Wed 3 AM72°72°68°87%50%18%–E 31210+ mi⚡
Wed 4 AM71°71°69°93%58%20%–ESE 31210+ mi⚡
Wed 5 AM71°71°69°93%68%22%–ESE 51210+ mi⚡
Wed 6 AM71°71°68°90%61%25%–ESE 51310+ mi⚡
Wed 7 AM69°69°68°97%40%27%0.01"E 51310+ mi⚡
Wed 8 AM71°71°69°93%61%27%0.01"E 61310+ mi⚡
Wed 9 AM73°73°69°87%60%27%0.01"ESE 71310+ mi⚡
Wed 10 AM77°77°69°76%65%27%0.01"ESE 91510+ mi⚡
Wed 11 AM79°79°69°72%65%27%0.01"ESE 1015–⚡
Wed 12 PM80°83°69°69%63%27%0.01"ESE 1216–⚡
Wed 1 PM80°83°68°67%59%26%–ESE 1216–⚡
Wed 2 PM80°83°68°67%58%26%–ESE 1316–⚡
Wed 3 PM80°83°68°67%48%26%–ESE 1316–⚡
Wed 4 PM81°83°67°63%33%11%–ESE 1216–
Wed 5 PM80°82°67°65%23%11%–E 1216–
Wed 6 PM80°82°67°65%17%11%–E 1015–
Wed 7 PM78°78°68°71%30%0%–E 714–
Wed 8 PM76°76°67°74%3%0%–E 614–
Wed 9 PM74°74°67°79%22%0%–ESE 514–
Wed 10 PM74°74°67°79%41%0%–ESE 513–
Wed 11 PM73°73°67°81%42%0%–ESE 512–
Thu 12 AM72°72°66°81%42%0%–ESE 312–
Thu 1 AM71°71°66°84%43%0%–ESE 310–
Thu 2 AM71°71°66°84%46%0%–ESE 39–
Thu 3 AM70°70°66°87%48%0%–ESE 29–
Thu 4 AM70°70°66°87%51%0%–ESE 29–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

81° / 68°

16% rain · 0.11"

E 5–12 mph · gusts 16

Wed, Oct 28

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 67°

27% rain · 0.07"

E 3–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Partly Sunny

80° / 66°

2% rain

E 2–12 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Oct 30

Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 68°

35% rain

E 3–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Slight Chance Rain Showers

82° / 67°

20% rain

SE 1–7 mph · gusts 12

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

82° / 69°

3% rain

E 1–8 mph · gusts 12

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

83° / 70°

8% rain

S 3–14 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind around 5 mph.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 68, with temperatures rising to around 71 overnight. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 0 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
  • Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers 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 69.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

Weather map

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

Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 1213 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.


GMZ350-355-271815-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1213 AM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT
EARLY THIS MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance
of showers in the afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Moon calendar · December 2009

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
99% lit
↑ 4:51 PM
↓ 6:16 AM
★★★★c97
best
2
100% lit
↑ 5:51 PM
↓ 7:22 AM
★★★★c101
Full Moon · Cold Moon
Moon farthest north (25.5°)
best
3
97% lit
↑ 6:57 PM
↓ 8:25 AM
★★★★c101
4
92% lit
↑ 8:07 PM
↓ 9:22 AM
★★★★c100
Perigee · 363,480 km
5
84% lit
↑ 9:17 PM
↓ 10:12 AM
★★★★c94
6
75% lit
↑ 10:24 PM
↓ 10:55 AM
★★★★c83
7
64% lit
↑ 11:28 PM
↓ 11:33 AM
★★★★c69
8
53% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:08 PM
★★☆☆c47
Last Quarter
9
42% lit
↑ 12:31 AM
↓ 12:41 PM
★★☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
10
31% lit
↑ 1:32 AM
↓ 1:14 PM
★★☆☆c51
11
22% lit
↑ 2:32 AM
↓ 1:49 PM
★★★★c68
12
14% lit
↑ 3:33 AM
↓ 2:27 PM
★★★★c79
13
8% lit
↑ 4:34 AM
↓ 3:08 PM
★★★★c85
14
3% lit
↑ 5:33 AM
↓ 3:54 PM
★★★★c86
15
1% lit
↑ 6:31 AM
↓ 4:44 PM
★★★★c86
Moon farthest south (-26.2°)
best
16
0% lit
↑ 7:23 AM
↓ 5:38 PM
★★★★c85
New Moon
best
17
1% lit
↑ 8:11 AM
↓ 6:34 PM
★★★★c82
18
5% lit
↑ 8:53 AM
↓ 7:30 PM
★★★★c79
19
9% lit
↑ 9:31 AM
↓ 8:25 PM
★★★★c74
20
16% lit
↑ 10:04 AM
↓ 9:18 PM
★★★★c69
Apogee · 405,729 km
21
23% lit
↑ 10:35 AM
↓ 10:11 PM
★★★★c62
22
31% lit
↑ 11:03 AM
↓ 11:04 PM
★★★☆c52
23
41% lit
↑ 11:32 AM
↓ 11:57 PM
★★☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
24
50% lit
↑ 12:01 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c40
First Quarter
25
60% lit
↑ 12:32 PM
↓ 12:51 AM
★★☆☆c46
26
70% lit
↑ 1:07 PM
↓ 1:48 AM
★★★☆c61
27
79% lit
↑ 1:47 PM
↓ 2:49 AM
★★★★c75
28
87% lit
↑ 2:34 PM
↓ 3:53 AM
★★★★c87
29
94% lit
↑ 3:29 PM
↓ 4:59 AM
★★★★c96
30
98% lit
↑ 4:33 PM
↓ 6:04 AM
★★★★c101
Moon farthest north (25.4°)
31
100% lit
↑ 5:43 PM
↓ 7:05 AM
★★★★c101
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 · Wed, Dec 2 · Tue, Dec 15 · Wed, Dec 16 · 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 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 1:21 AM.