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Galveston

29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel

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Today

Overnight: Low 72° · 14% rain

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

Wednesday: High 78° · 14% rain

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

Sunrise / sunset
7:29 AM / 6:36 PM
Moonrise / moonset
8:38 PM / 10:19 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 93%
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 = clouds
Wed, Oct 286 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 296 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 30clouds75% cloud cover76% cloud cover74% cloud cover72% cloud cover64% cloud cover63% cloud cover61% cloud cover59% cloud cover60% cloud cover59% cloud cover60% cloud cover54% cloud cover48% cloud cover39% cloud cover34% cloud cover35% cloud cover36% cloud cover34% cloud cover31% cloud cover25% cloud cover23% cloud cover20% cloud cover22% cloud cover20% cloud cover16% cloud cover23% cloud cover29% cloud cover31% cloud cover31% cloud cover33% cloud cover31% cloud cover31% cloud cover25% cloud cover25% cloud cover26% cloud cover29% cloud cover33% cloud cover39% cloud cover49% cloud cover34% cloud cover35% cloud cover51% cloud cover61% cloud cover65% cloud cover64% cloud cover62% cloud cover60% cloud cover59% cloud cover60°65°70°75°80°73747878777473737271767775737272rain14% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance13% chance13% chance13% chance10% chance10% chance10% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance4% chance4% chance4% 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 13ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 6 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 9E 8 mph, gusts 12E 10 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 6 mph, gusts 8ESE 6 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 5 AM73°73°69°87%75%14%–ESE 91310.0 mi
Wed 6 AM73°73°69°87%76%14%–ESE 91410.0 mi
Wed 7 AM73°73°69°87%74%14%–ESE 91410.0 mi
Wed 8 AM74°74°69°84%72%14%–ESE 101410.0 mi
Wed 9 AM76°76°69°79%64%14%–ESE 101510+ mi
Wed 10 AM78°78°69°74%63%13%–ESE 121610+ mi
Wed 11 AM78°78°69°74%61%13%–ESE 121610+ mi
Wed 12 PM78°78°68°71%59%13%–E 131610+ mi
Wed 1 PM78°78°68°71%60%10%–E 131710+ mi
Wed 2 PM78°78°67°69%59%10%–E 131610+ mi
Wed 3 PM78°78°67°69%60%10%–E 131610+ mi
Wed 4 PM78°78°66°67%54%12%–E 121610+ mi
Wed 5 PM77°77°66°69%48%12%–E 121510+ mi
Wed 6 PM76°76°66°71%39%12%–E 101410+ mi
Wed 7 PM75°75°65°71%34%4%–ESE 91410+ mi
Wed 8 PM74°74°66°76%35%4%–ESE 91310+ mi
Wed 9 PM73°73°66°79%36%4%–ESE 81210+ mi
Wed 10 PM73°73°66°79%34%3%–ESE 81210+ mi
Wed 11 PM73°73°66°79%31%3%–ESE 81210+ mi
Thu 12 AM72°72°66°81%25%3%–ESE 71010+ mi
Thu 1 AM72°72°66°81%23%2%–ESE 6910+ mi
Thu 2 AM73°73°65°76%20%2%–ESE 6910+ mi
Thu 3 AM72°72°65°79%22%2%–ESE 6910+ mi
Thu 4 AM72°72°65°79%20%2%–ESE 6810+ mi
Thu 5 AM72°72°64°76%16%2%–ESE 6910+ mi
Thu 6 AM72°72°64°76%23%2%–E 6910+ mi
Thu 7 AM72°72°64°76%29%2%–E 7910+ mi
Thu 8 AM71°71°65°81%31%2%–E 71010+ mi
Thu 9 AM73°73°65°76%31%2%–E 81210+ mi
Thu 10 AM75°75°65°71%33%2%–E 91310+ mi
Thu 11 AM76°76°65°69%31%2%–E 1014–
Thu 12 PM77°77°65°67%31%2%–E 1014–
Thu 1 PM77°77°64°64%25%1%–E 1014–
Thu 2 PM77°77°63°62%25%1%–E 1014–
Thu 3 PM76°76°63°64%26%1%–E 1014–
Thu 4 PM77°77°63°62%29%1%–E 913–
Thu 5 PM75°75°62°64%33%1%–ESE 913–
Thu 6 PM75°75°62°64%39%1%–ESE 812–
Thu 7 PM73°73°62°68%49%0%–ESE 710–
Thu 8 PM73°73°62°68%34%0%–ESE 710–
Thu 9 PM73°73°62°68%35%0%–ESE 710–
Thu 10 PM72°72°62°71%51%0%–ESE 69–
Thu 11 PM72°72°63°73%61%0%–ESE 68–
Fri 12 AM72°72°63°73%65%0%–ESE 68–
Fri 1 AM72°72°63°73%64%0%–ESE 68–
Fri 2 AM72°72°64°76%62%0%–ESE 68–
Fri 3 AM72°72°65°79%60%0%–E 79–
Fri 4 AM72°72°65°79%59%0%–E 710–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

78° / 72°

14% rain

E 8–13 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Oct 29

Mostly Sunny

77° / 70°

3% rain

E 6–10 mph · gusts 14

Fri, Oct 30

Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers

77° / 70°

36% rain · 0.05"

E 6–13 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 69°

41% rain · 0.01"

E 5–8 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Partly Sunny

78° / 70°

15% rain

E 3–7 mph · gusts 10

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

78° / 70°

23% rain · 0.12"

S 5–12 mph · gusts 15

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 70°

39% rain · 0.78"

W 10–13 mph · gusts 18

⚡ 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 70. East 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 70. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 10pm, 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 77. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.

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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 · June 2010

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
79% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:26 AM
★★★★c68
2
71% lit
↑ 12:08 AM
↓ 11:20 AM
★★★☆c58
3
62% lit
↑ 12:39 AM
↓ 12:13 PM
★★☆☆c48
Apogee · 404,267 km
4
52% lit
↑ 1:08 AM
↓ 1:06 PM
★★☆☆c38
Last Quarter
5
43% lit
↑ 1:37 AM
↓ 1:58 PM
★★☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
6
33% lit
↑ 2:06 AM
↓ 2:52 PM
★★☆☆c44
7
24% lit
↑ 2:36 AM
↓ 3:47 PM
★★★☆c58
8
16% lit
↑ 3:10 AM
↓ 4:45 PM
★★★★c72
9
9% lit
↑ 3:48 AM
↓ 5:46 PM
★★★★c84
10
4% lit
↑ 4:31 AM
↓ 6:49 PM
★★★★c92
11
1% lit
↑ 5:22 AM
↓ 7:51 PM
★★★★c97
best
12
0% lit
↑ 6:21 AM
↓ 8:51 PM
★★★★c99
Moon farthest north (24.6°)
New Moon
best
13
2% lit
↑ 7:25 AM
↓ 9:45 PM
★★★★c98
best
14
7% lit
↑ 8:33 AM
↓ 10:33 PM
★☆☆☆c94
15
14% lit
↑ 9:42 AM
↓ 11:16 PM
★★★★c89
Perigee · 365,933 km
16
23% lit
↑ 10:49 AM
↓ 11:55 PM
★★★★c78
17
33% lit
↑ 11:54 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c60
18
45% lit
↑ 12:58 PM
↓ 12:30 AM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter
19
56% lit
↑ 2:01 PM
↓ 1:05 AM
★★☆☆c47
20
67% lit
↑ 3:04 PM
↓ 1:40 AM
★★★☆c63
21
77% lit
↑ 4:07 PM
↓ 2:18 AM
★★★★c78
22
85% lit
↑ 5:10 PM
↓ 2:58 AM
★★★★c88
23
92% lit
↑ 6:11 PM
↓ 3:43 AM
★★★★c92
24
97% lit
↑ 7:09 PM
↓ 4:32 AM
★★★★c92
Moon farthest south (-25.5°)
25
99% lit
↑ 8:02 PM
↓ 5:25 AM
★★★★c91
best
26
100% lit
↑ 8:49 PM
↓ 6:22 AM
★★★★c87
Full Moon · Strawberry Moon
best
27
99% lit
↑ 9:30 PM
↓ 7:19 AM
★★★★c81
28
95% lit
↑ 10:07 PM
↓ 8:16 AM
★☆☆☆c74
29
90% lit
↑ 10:39 PM
↓ 9:11 AM
★★★★c69
30
84% lit
↑ 11:09 PM
↓ 10:05 AM
★★★★c60

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 GALVESTON, Galveston ChannelSurf report: Galveston Seawall & PiersOffshore 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.