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Freeport

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

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Today

Today: High 80° · 8% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Low 67° · 3% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:29 AM / 6:40 PM
Moonrise / moonset
6:56 PM / 7:59 AM
Moon
Full Moon, 99%
Major period
12:05 AM–2:05 AM
Minor period
7:29 AM–8:29 AM
Major period
12:25 PM–2:25 PM
Minor period
6:26 PM–7:26 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Mon, Oct 2612 PM6 PMTue, Oct 276 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 286 AMclouds33% cloud cover37% cloud cover38% cloud cover39% cloud cover43% cloud cover37% cloud cover34% cloud cover33% cloud cover36% cloud cover44% cloud cover49% cloud cover46% cloud cover51% cloud cover52% cloud cover51% cloud cover60% cloud cover66% cloud cover74% cloud cover70% cloud cover67% cloud cover73% cloud cover73% cloud cover70% cloud cover75% cloud cover64% cloud cover60% cloud cover57% cloud cover63% cloud cover61% cloud cover59% cloud cover67% cloud cover69% cloud cover65% cloud cover64% cloud cover61% cloud cover56% cloud cover55% cloud cover56% cloud cover60% cloud cover62% cloud cover67% cloud cover73% cloud cover74% cloud cover72% cloud cover67% cloud cover58% cloud cover50% cloud cover46% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°78817872696968708181797471726971rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance5% chance6% chance9% chance, 0.01 in12% chance, 0.01 in16% chance, 0.01 in17% chance, 0.01 in17% chance, 0.01 in14% chance, 0.01 in19% chance17% chance9% chance12% chance13% chance18% chance21% chance, 0.01 in18% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in18% chance, 0.01 in34% chance, 0.01 in34% chance, 0.01 in34% chance, 0.01 in34% chance, 0.01 inwind01020mphENE 14 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 17E 15 mph, gusts 17E 15 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 11 AM78°78°64°63%33%0%–ENE 141610+ mi
Mon 12 PM79°81°65°62%37%0%–E 141710+ mi
Mon 1 PM81°83°66°60%38%0%–E 141710+ mi
Mon 2 PM81°83°65°59%39%0%–E 141810+ mi
Mon 3 PM81°83°65°57%43%0%–E 141810+ mi
Mon 4 PM80°81°65°61%37%0%–E 141710+ mi
Mon 5 PM78°78°65°63%34%0%–E 141710+ mi
Mon 6 PM77°77°65°68%33%0%–E 151710+ mi
Mon 7 PM74°74°65°75%36%0%–E 151710+ mi
Mon 8 PM72°72°65°79%44%1%–E 151710+ mi
Mon 9 PM71°71°65°82%49%1%–E 151710+ mi
Mon 10 PM71°71°64°80%46%1%–E 151710+ mi
Mon 11 PM69°69°64°83%51%1%–E 141610+ mi
Tue 12 AM69°69°63°81%52%0%–E 131510+ mi
Tue 1 AM68°68°63°85%51%0%–E 121410+ mi
Tue 2 AM69°69°64°82%60%0%–E 121410+ mi
Tue 3 AM68°68°64°87%66%0%–E 101410+ mi
Tue 4 AM68°68°64°87%74%0%–E 101310+ mi
Tue 5 AM68°68°64°87%70%1%–E 121310+ mi
Tue 6 AM68°68°64°88%67%2%–E 121410+ mi
Tue 7 AM68°68°64°88%73%1%–E 121410+ mi
Tue 8 AM70°70°65°84%73%2%–E 121410+ mi
Tue 9 AM73°73°66°80%70%2%–E 121410+ mi
Tue 10 AM79°82°67°65%75%3%–E 121510+ mi
Tue 11 AM81°83°67°62%64%5%–E 121510+ mi
Tue 12 PM81°83°67°62%60%6%–E 121510+ mi
Tue 1 PM81°84°68°64%57%9%0.01"E 121510+ mi
Tue 2 PM81°84°68°65%63%12%0.01"E 121510+ mi
Tue 3 PM81°84°67°63%61%16%0.01"E 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 4 PM81°84°68°64%59%17%0.01"E 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 5 PM79°82°68°69%67%17%0.01"E 1215–⚡
Tue 6 PM79°82°68°69%69%14%0.01"E 1215–
Tue 7 PM76°76°69°79%65%19%–E 1215–⚡
Tue 8 PM74°74°69°84%64%17%–E 1215–⚡
Tue 9 PM72°72°69°90%61%9%–E 1215–
Tue 10 PM72°72°69°90%56%12%–E 1215–
Tue 11 PM71°71°69°94%55%13%–E 1215–
Wed 12 AM71°71°69°94%56%18%–E 1214–⚡
Wed 1 AM71°71°69°94%60%21%0.01"ESE 1214–⚡
Wed 2 AM72°72°68°87%62%18%0.01"ESE 1214–⚡
Wed 3 AM71°71°68°93%67%21%0.01"ESE 1213–⚡
Wed 4 AM69°69°69°99%73%21%0.01"ESE 1213–⚡
Wed 5 AM69°69°69°99%74%20%0.01"ESE 1213–⚡
Wed 6 AM69°69°68°98%72%18%0.01"ESE 1213–⚡
Wed 7 AM69°69°68°98%67%34%0.01"ESE 1214–⚡
Wed 8 AM71°71°69°95%58%34%0.01"ESE 1214–⚡
Wed 9 AM74°74°69°84%50%34%0.01"ESE 1214–⚡
Wed 10 AM78°78°69°74%46%34%0.01"ESE 1214–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

80° / 67°

8% rain

NE 14–15 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Oct 27

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 69°

30% rain · 0.06"

E 10–13 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Chance Rain Showers

81° / 68°

39% rain · 0.12"

E 12–12 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Mostly Sunny

80° / 68°

3% rain

E 12–13 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Oct 30

Slight Chance Rain Showers

80° / 68°

24% rain

E 5–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 68°

33% rain

E 0–7 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

83° / 68°

6% rain

NE 0–8 mph · gusts 13

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 708 AM CDT Mon Oct 26 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.


GMZ350-355-270115-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
708 AM CDT Mon Oct 26 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TODAY...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
increasing to 15 to 20 knots late. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers late. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East
4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers after
midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.

Moon calendar · August 2011

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
5% lit
↑ 8:44 AM
↓ 9:25 PM
★★★★c79
2
12% lit
↑ 9:50 AM
↓ 10:03 PM
★★☆☆c64
Moon crosses the equator
Perigee · 365,758 km
3
20% lit
↑ 10:55 AM
↓ 10:42 PM
★★★☆c47
4
30% lit
↑ 12:00 PM
↓ 11:22 PM
★★★☆c56
5
42% lit
↑ 1:06 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c79
6
53% lit
↑ 2:11 PM
↓ 12:06 AM
★☆☆☆c85
First Quarter
7
64% lit
↑ 3:14 PM
↓ 12:54 AM
★★★★c95
8
74% lit
↑ 4:14 PM
↓ 1:47 AM
★★★★c99
Moon farthest south (-23.6°)
9
83% lit
↑ 5:09 PM
↓ 2:43 AM
★★★★c100
10
90% lit
↑ 5:58 PM
↓ 3:42 AM
★★★★c98
11
95% lit
↑ 6:41 PM
↓ 4:42 AM
★★★★c94
best
12
99% lit
↑ 7:20 PM
↓ 5:41 AM
★★★★c86
best
13
100% lit
↑ 7:54 PM
↓ 6:39 AM
★★★★c76
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
14
99% lit
↑ 8:27 PM
↓ 7:34 AM
★★★★c66
15
96% lit
↑ 8:58 PM
↓ 8:28 AM
★★★☆c56
Moon crosses the equator
16
92% lit
↑ 9:28 PM
↓ 9:21 AM
★★☆☆c45
17
86% lit
↑ 9:59 PM
↓ 10:14 AM
★★☆☆c34
18
79% lit
↑ 10:32 PM
↓ 11:06 AM
★★☆☆c39
Apogee · 405,162 km
19
71% lit
↑ 11:08 PM
↓ 11:59 AM
★★☆☆c51
20
62% lit
↑ 11:47 PM
↓ 12:53 PM
★★★☆c60
21
52% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:47 PM
★☆☆☆c65
Last Quarter
22
42% lit
↑ 12:30 AM
↓ 2:41 PM
★★★☆c73
23
33% lit
↑ 1:19 AM
↓ 3:34 PM
★★★★c79
Moon farthest north (22.6°)
24
23% lit
↑ 2:14 AM
↓ 4:25 PM
★★★★c84
25
15% lit
↑ 3:12 AM
↓ 5:13 PM
★★★★c86
26
8% lit
↑ 4:15 AM
↓ 5:58 PM
★★★★c86
27
3% lit
↑ 5:20 AM
↓ 6:40 PM
★★★★c83
best
28
0% lit
↑ 6:25 AM
↓ 7:20 PM
★★★★c77
New Moon
best
29
1% lit
↑ 7:32 AM
↓ 7:59 PM
★★★★c66
Moon crosses the equator
30
4% lit
↑ 8:39 AM
↓ 8:38 PM
★★★★c52
Perigee · 360,856 km
31
10% lit
↑ 9:46 AM
↓ 9:19 PM
★★★★c65

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Aug 2 · 12:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Aug 2 · 4:00 PM — Perigee · 365,758 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Aug 6 · 6:08 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Aug 8 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-23.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Aug 13 · 1:57 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Aug 15 · 5:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Aug 18 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 405,162 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Aug 21 · 4:54 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Aug 23 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest north (22.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Aug 28 · 10:04 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Aug 29 · 8:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Aug 30 · 1:00 PM — Perigee · 360,856 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Thu, Aug 11 · Fri, Aug 12 · Sat, Aug 13 · Sat, Aug 27 · Sun, Aug 28

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

Moon distance

360,857 km closest · 405,162 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 11:06 AM.