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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 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Low 67° · 3% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:29 AM / 6:40 PM
Moonrise / moonset
6:56 PM / 7:59 AM
Moon
Full Moon, 100%
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 AMclouds43% cloud cover36% cloud cover36% cloud cover36% cloud cover40% cloud cover41% cloud cover39% cloud cover36% cloud cover32% cloud cover46% cloud cover54% cloud cover63% cloud cover62% cloud cover69% cloud cover73% cloud cover67% cloud cover71% cloud cover69% cloud cover60% cloud cover58% cloud cover54% cloud cover52% cloud cover51% cloud cover64% cloud cover67% cloud cover74% cloud cover65% cloud cover63% cloud cover65% cloud cover46% cloud cover49% cloud cover54% cloud cover55% cloud cover71% cloud cover76% cloud cover66% cloud cover64% cloud cover60% cloud cover58% cloud cover57% cloud cover55% cloud cover54% cloud cover54% cloud cover53% cloud cover50% cloud cover47% cloud cover44% cloud cover42% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°72808077726967677279817873727069rain8% chance4% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance18% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in23% chance, 0.01 in25% chance, 0.01 in23% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.02 in27% chance, 0.02 in27% chance, 0.02 in27% chance, 0.02 in27% chance, 0.02 in27% chance, 0.02 in24% chance, 0.01 in24% chance, 0.01 in24% chance, 0.01 in24% chance, 0.01 in24% chance, 0.01 in24% chance, 0.01 in39% chance, 0.01 in39% chance, 0.01 inwind01020mphENE 8 mph, gusts 15ENE 13 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 18E 15 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18E 9 mph, gusts 16E 8 mph, gusts 16E 7 mph, gusts 15E 5 mph, gusts 14E 5 mph, gusts 13E 5 mph, gusts 13E 6 mph, gusts 14E 8 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 16E 8 mph, gusts 15E 8 mph, gusts 15E 6 mph, gusts 14ESE 3 mph, gusts 13ESE 3 mph, gusts 12ESE 3 mph, gusts 12E 5 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 9 AM72°72°64°76%43%8%–ENE 81510+ mi
Mon 10 AM76°76°64°66%36%4%–ENE 101610+ mi
Mon 11 AM79°79°64°60%36%0%–ENE 131710+ mi
Mon 12 PM80°82°64°58%36%0%–E 141810+ mi
Mon 1 PM80°82°64°58%40%0%–E 141810+ mi
Mon 2 PM80°82°65°60%41%0%–E 151810+ mi
Mon 3 PM80°82°65°60%39%1%–E 151810+ mi
Mon 4 PM80°82°65°60%36%0%–E 141810+ mi
Mon 5 PM78°78°65°64%32%0%–E 141810+ mi
Mon 6 PM77°77°65°67%46%1%–E 121710+ mi
Mon 7 PM75°75°65°71%54%2%–E 91610+ mi
Mon 8 PM74°74°64°71%63%3%–E 81610+ mi
Mon 9 PM72°72°64°76%62%3%–E 81610+ mi
Mon 10 PM70°70°64°81%69%2%–E 71610+ mi
Mon 11 PM69°69°64°84%73%1%–E 71510+ mi
Tue 12 AM69°69°63°81%67%2%–E 61510+ mi
Tue 1 AM67°67°63°87%71%1%–E 51410+ mi
Tue 2 AM69°69°63°81%69%1%–E 51410+ mi
Tue 3 AM67°67°63°87%60%1%–E 51310+ mi
Tue 4 AM67°67°63°87%58%1%–E 51310+ mi
Tue 5 AM67°67°63°87%54%2%–E 51310+ mi
Tue 6 AM67°67°65°93%52%2%–E 61410+ mi
Tue 7 AM67°67°66°97%51%2%–E 61410+ mi
Tue 8 AM69°69°66°90%64%3%–E 71410+ mi
Tue 9 AM72°72°67°84%67%0%–E 81410+ mi
Tue 10 AM76°76°68°76%74%0%–E 91510+ mi
Tue 11 AM79°79°68°69%65%1%–E 101510+ mi
Tue 12 PM79°79°68°69%63%1%–E 121510+ mi
Tue 1 PM79°79°68°69%65%18%0.01"E 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 2 PM81°84°68°65%46%30%0.01"E 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 3 PM81°84°68°65%49%27%0.01"E 121610+ mi⚡
Tue 4 PM80°83°69°69%54%23%0.01"E 121610+ mi
Tue 5 PM80°83°69°69%55%25%0.01"E 1216–
Tue 6 PM78°78°69°74%71%23%0.01"E 1015–
Tue 7 PM75°75°70°84%76%27%0.02"E 815–
Tue 8 PM74°74°70°87%66%27%0.02"E 815–
Tue 9 PM73°73°70°90%64%27%0.02"E 815–
Tue 10 PM73°73°70°90%60%27%0.02"E 715–
Tue 11 PM72°72°70°93%58%27%0.02"E 614–
Wed 12 AM72°72°70°93%57%27%0.02"ESE 514–
Wed 1 AM71°71°70°97%55%24%0.01"ESE 313–
Wed 2 AM71°71°69°93%54%24%0.01"ESE 312–
Wed 3 AM70°70°69°97%54%24%0.01"ESE 312–
Wed 4 AM70°70°69°97%53%24%0.01"ESE 312–
Wed 5 AM69°69°69°100%50%24%0.01"ESE 312–
Wed 6 AM69°69°69°100%47%24%0.01"E 313–
Wed 7 AM70°70°69°97%44%39%0.01"E 513–
Wed 8 AM72°72°69°90%42%39%0.01"E 613–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

80° / 67°

8% rain

NE 7–15 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Oct 27

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 69°

30% rain · 0.16"

E 5–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Chance Rain Showers

81° / 68°

39% rain · 0.14"

E 3–13 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Oct 29

Partly Sunny

80° / 68°

3% rain

E 3–13 mph · gusts 17

Fri, Oct 30

Slight Chance Rain Showers

80° / 68°

24% rain

E 5–12 mph · gusts 16

Sat, Oct 31

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 68°

33% rain · 0.24"

E 2–8 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

83° / 68°

11% rain

NE 1–7 mph · gusts 12

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 5 to 10 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 5 to 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 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 15 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: Partly 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 · October 2011

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24% lit
↑ 11:58 AM
↓ 10:32 PM
★★★★c95
2
35% lit
↑ 12:58 PM
↓ 11:31 PM
★★★★c91
Moon farthest south (-23.3°)
3
46% lit
↑ 1:52 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c84
First Quarter
4
56% lit
↑ 2:39 PM
↓ 12:31 AM
★☆☆☆c74
5
66% lit
↑ 3:20 PM
↓ 1:30 AM
★★★★c70
6
75% lit
↑ 3:57 PM
↓ 2:28 AM
★★★★c59
7
83% lit
↑ 4:30 PM
↓ 3:24 AM
★★★☆c50
8
90% lit
↑ 5:02 PM
↓ 4:18 AM
★★☆☆c41
9
95% lit
↑ 5:32 PM
↓ 5:10 AM
★★★☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
10
98% lit
↑ 6:03 PM
↓ 6:03 AM
★★★★c45
11
100% lit
↑ 6:35 PM
↓ 6:55 AM
★★★★c53
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
12
100% lit
↑ 7:09 PM
↓ 7:47 AM
★★★★c61
Apogee · 406,435 km
best
13
98% lit
↑ 7:46 PM
↓ 8:40 AM
★★★★c70
best
14
94% lit
↑ 8:26 PM
↓ 9:34 AM
★★★★c72
15
89% lit
↑ 9:10 PM
↓ 10:27 AM
★★★★c73
16
82% lit
↑ 9:59 PM
↓ 11:19 AM
★★★★c74
Moon farthest north (22.3°)
17
74% lit
↑ 10:52 PM
↓ 12:10 PM
★★★★c73
18
65% lit
↑ 11:48 PM
↓ 12:57 PM
★★★★c71
19
55% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:42 PM
★★★☆c67
Last Quarter
20
44% lit
↑ 12:47 AM
↓ 2:24 PM
★☆☆☆c62
21
34% lit
↑ 1:48 AM
↓ 3:04 PM
★★★☆c59
22
23% lit
↑ 2:50 AM
↓ 3:42 PM
★★★☆c51
23
14% lit
↑ 3:54 AM
↓ 4:21 PM
★★☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
24
7% lit
↑ 5:00 AM
↓ 5:00 PM
★★★★c55
25
2% lit
↑ 6:08 AM
↓ 5:43 PM
★★★★c76
best
26
0% lit
↑ 7:18 AM
↓ 6:29 PM
★★★★c93
Perigee · 357,055 km
New Moon (supermoon)
best
27
1% lit
↑ 8:28 AM
↓ 7:20 PM
★★★★c110
best
28
5% lit
↑ 9:38 AM
↓ 8:17 PM
★★★★c110
29
12% lit
↑ 10:43 AM
↓ 9:17 PM
★★★★c110
Moon farthest south (-23.2°)
30
20% lit
↑ 11:41 AM
↓ 10:19 PM
★★★★c103
31
30% lit
↑ 12:33 PM
↓ 11:21 PM
★★★★c92

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Oct 2 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-23.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Oct 3 · 10:15 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Oct 9 · 8:00 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, Oct 11 · 9:06 PM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Oct 12 · 7:00 AM — Apogee · 406,435 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Oct 16 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest north (22.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Oct 19 · 10:31 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Oct 23 · 1:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Oct 26 · 7:00 AM — Perigee · 357,055 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Oct 26 · 2:56 PM — New 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.
  • Sat, Oct 29 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-23.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Wed, Oct 12 · Thu, Oct 13 · Tue, Oct 25 · Wed, Oct 26 · Thu, Oct 27

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

Moon distance

357,090 km closest · 406,419 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 7:20 AM.