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Freeport

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

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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 PMclouds42% cloud cover55% cloud cover55% cloud cover72% cloud cover61% cloud cover70% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°70707072798078737272717380808074rain1% chance2% 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 14E 3 mph, gusts 13E 5 mph, gusts 12E 5 mph, gusts 13E 6 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 15E 8 mph, gusts 15E 7 mph, gusts 15E 5 mph, gusts 14E 3 mph, gusts 13ESE 3 mph, gusts 12ESE 5 mph, gusts 13E 6 mph, gusts 13ESE 9 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 12 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 15E 6 mph, gusts 14ESE 5 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 12 AM70°70°63°78%42%0%–E 51410+ mi
Tue 1 AM70°70°63°80%55%0%–E 51310+ mi
Tue 2 AM71°71°64°81%55%0%–E 31310+ mi
Tue 3 AM70°70°64°86%72%0%–E 31310+ mi
Tue 4 AM70°70°64°82%61%1%–E 51210+ mi
Tue 5 AM70°70°64°82%70%2%–E 51310+ mi
Tue 6 AM70°70°64°82%77%4%–E 51310+ mi
Tue 7 AM69°69°64°85%71%5%–E 51310+ mi
Tue 8 AM70°70°65°83%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°82°67°66%67%14%–E 101410+ mi
Tue 1 PM79°82°68°68%76%15%0.01"E 101510+ mi
Tue 2 PM79°82°68°68%67%15%0.01"E 121510+ mi
Tue 3 PM80°83°67°64%61%14%0.01"E 121510+ mi
Tue 4 PM79°79°68°70%70%14%0.01"E 121610+ mi
Tue 5 PM79°79°68°70%66%15%0.01"E 121610+ mi
Tue 6 PM78°78°68°72%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 5139.0 mi
Wed 2 AM73°73°68°84%76%16%–E 313–⚡
Wed 3 AM72°72°68°87%50%18%–E 312–⚡
Wed 4 AM71°71°69°93%58%20%–ESE 312–⚡
Wed 5 AM71°71°69°93%68%22%–ESE 512–⚡
Wed 6 AM71°71°68°90%61%25%–ESE 513–⚡
Wed 7 AM69°69°68°96%40%27%0.01"E 513–⚡
Wed 8 AM71°71°69°93%61%27%0.01"E 613–⚡
Wed 9 AM73°73°69°87%60%27%0.01"ESE 713–⚡
Wed 10 AM77°77°69°76%65%27%0.01"ESE 915–⚡
Wed 11 AM79°82°69°70%65%27%0.01"ESE 1015–⚡
Wed 12 PM80°82°69°70%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°66%48%26%–ESE 1316–⚡
Wed 4 PM81°84°67°62%33%11%–ESE 1216–
Wed 5 PM80°83°67°64%23%11%–E 1216–
Wed 6 PM80°82°67°66%17%11%–E 1015–
Wed 7 PM78°78°68°72%30%0%–E 714–
Wed 8 PM76°76°67°74%3%0%–E 614–
Wed 9 PM74°74°67°78%22%0%–ESE 514–
Wed 10 PM74°74°67°80%41%0%–ESE 513–
Wed 11 PM73°73°67°82%42%0%–ESE 512–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

81° / 68°

16% rain · 0.11"

E 3–12 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° / 69°

35% rain

E 5–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 70°

15% rain

E 0–7 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

83° / 70°

2% rain

E 0–8 mph · gusts 13

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

83° / 70°

7% rain

S 2–12 mph · gusts 21

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. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

Weather map

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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 · June 2010

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
79% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:28 AM
★★★★c71
2
71% lit
↑ 12:09 AM
↓ 11:23 AM
★★★★c63
3
62% lit
↑ 12:41 AM
↓ 12:16 PM
★★★☆c54
Apogee · 404,267 km
4
52% lit
↑ 1:11 AM
↓ 1:08 PM
★★☆☆c43
Last Quarter
5
43% lit
↑ 1:39 AM
↓ 2:01 PM
★★☆☆c32
Moon crosses the equator
6
33% lit
↑ 2:08 AM
↓ 2:54 PM
★★☆☆c43
7
24% lit
↑ 2:39 AM
↓ 3:49 PM
★★★☆c58
8
16% lit
↑ 3:13 AM
↓ 4:47 PM
★★★★c72
9
9% lit
↑ 3:51 AM
↓ 5:48 PM
★★★★c84
10
4% lit
↑ 4:34 AM
↓ 6:50 PM
★★★★c92
11
1% lit
↑ 5:26 AM
↓ 7:53 PM
★★★★c98
best
12
0% lit
↑ 6:24 AM
↓ 8:52 PM
★★★★c99
Moon farthest north (24.6°)
New Moon
best
13
2% lit
↑ 7:28 AM
↓ 9:47 PM
★★★★c99
best
14
7% lit
↑ 8:36 AM
↓ 10:35 PM
★★★★c96
15
14% lit
↑ 9:45 AM
↓ 11:18 PM
★☆☆☆c89
Perigee · 365,933 km
16
23% lit
↑ 10:52 AM
↓ 11:57 PM
★★★★c83
17
33% lit
↑ 11:57 AM
↓ –
★★★★c63
18
45% lit
↑ 1:01 PM
↓ 12:33 AM
★★☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter
19
56% lit
↑ 2:03 PM
↓ 1:08 AM
★★☆☆c45
20
67% lit
↑ 3:06 PM
↓ 1:43 AM
★★★☆c63
21
77% lit
↑ 4:09 PM
↓ 2:20 AM
★★★★c78
22
85% lit
↑ 5:12 PM
↓ 3:01 AM
★★★★c87
23
92% lit
↑ 6:13 PM
↓ 3:46 AM
★★★★c91
24
97% lit
↑ 7:10 PM
↓ 4:35 AM
★★★★c91
Moon farthest south (-25.5°)
25
99% lit
↑ 8:03 PM
↓ 5:29 AM
★★★★c90
best
26
100% lit
↑ 8:50 PM
↓ 6:25 AM
★★★★c86
Full Moon · Strawberry Moon
best
27
99% lit
↑ 9:32 PM
↓ 7:22 AM
★★★★c81
28
95% lit
↑ 10:08 PM
↓ 8:19 AM
★★★★c76
29
90% lit
↑ 10:41 PM
↓ 9:14 AM
★☆☆☆c69
30
84% lit
↑ 11:11 PM
↓ 10:08 AM
★★★★c65

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Jun 3 · 12:00 PM — Apogee · 404,267 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Jun 4 · 5:13 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Jun 5 · 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.
  • Sat, Jun 12 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest north (24.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jun 12 · 6:14 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Jun 15 · 10:00 AM — Perigee · 365,933 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Jun 18 · 10:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Jun 18 · 11:29 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Jun 24 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-25.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jun 26 · 6:30 AM — Full Moon · Strawberry MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Fri, Jun 11 · Sat, Jun 12 · Sun, Jun 13 · Fri, Jun 25 · Sat, Jun 26

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

Moon distance

365,937 km closest · 404,762 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 Mon 11:31 PM.