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Bolivar

29.470°, -94.620° · tides: Sievers Cove, Goat Island

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Today

This Afternoon: High 80°

Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind around 15 mph.

Tonight: Low 70°

Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:27 AM / 6:37 PM
Moonrise / moonset
6:52 PM / 7:56 AM
Moon
Full Moon, 99%
Major period
12:00 AM–2:00 AM
Minor period
7:26 AM–8:26 AM
Major period
12:25 PM–2:25 PM
Minor period
6:22 PM–7:22 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Mon, Oct 266 PMTue, Oct 276 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 286 AM12 PMclouds36% cloud cover37% cloud cover23% cloud cover32% cloud cover32% cloud cover26% cloud cover35% cloud cover44% cloud cover43% cloud cover53% cloud cover46% cloud cover51% cloud cover60% cloud cover50% cloud cover52% cloud cover56% cloud cover65% cloud cover73% cloud cover69% cloud cover73% cloud cover64% cloud cover52% cloud cover45% cloud cover49% cloud cover50% cloud cover51% cloud cover65% cloud cover67% cloud cover66% cloud cover61% cloud cover67% cloud cover76% cloud cover64% cloud cover63% cloud cover69% cloud cover69% cloud cover65% cloud cover61% cloud cover59% cloud cover55% cloud cover48% cloud cover41% cloud cover37% cloud cover36% cloud cover38% cloud cover40% cloud cover38% cloud cover37% cloud cover60°65°70°75°80°85°80757574737076787873737373717879rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance8% chance6% chance5% chance8% chance8% chance12% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance2% chance2% chance2% chancewind01020mphE 14 mph, gusts 17ESE 15 mph, gusts 17ESE 15 mph, gusts 15ESE 15 mph, gusts 15ESE 13 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 14E 13 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 12ESE 12 mph, gusts 12E 12 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 14E 13 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 17
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 4 PM80°82°64°57%36%0%–E 141710+ mi
Mon 5 PM79°79°63°59%37%0%–E 141710+ mi
Mon 6 PM78°78°63°60%23%0%–ESE 151710+ mi
Mon 7 PM75°75°62°65%32%0%–ESE 151610+ mi
Mon 8 PM75°75°63°67%32%0%–ESE 151510+ mi
Mon 9 PM75°75°63°67%26%0%–ESE 151510+ mi
Mon 10 PM75°75°64°68%35%0%–ESE 151510+ mi
Mon 11 PM74°74°64°71%44%0%–ESE 141410+ mi
Tue 12 AM74°74°63°70%43%0%–ESE 131410+ mi
Tue 1 AM74°74°64°70%53%0%–ESE 121310+ mi
Tue 2 AM73°73°64°74%46%0%–ESE 121310+ mi
Tue 3 AM73°73°64°75%51%0%–E 101310+ mi
Tue 4 AM73°73°64°75%60%0%–E 101310+ mi
Tue 5 AM71°71°65°80%50%0%–E 101310+ mi
Tue 6 AM71°71°65°82%52%0%–E 121310+ mi
Tue 7 AM70°70°65°85%56%0%–E 121410+ mi
Tue 8 AM70°70°65°86%65%0%–E 121410+ mi
Tue 9 AM73°73°66°79%73%1%–E 121410+ mi
Tue 10 AM76°76°66°72%69%1%–E 131510+ mi
Tue 11 AM77°77°66°70%73%1%–E 131510+ mi
Tue 12 PM78°78°66°68%64%1%–E 131610+ mi
Tue 1 PM78°78°66°68%52%1%–E 131610+ mi
Tue 2 PM78°78°66°68%45%2%–E 131610+ mi
Tue 3 PM78°78°67°68%49%2%–E 131510+ mi
Tue 4 PM78°78°67°69%50%2%–E 131510+ mi
Tue 5 PM76°76°67°74%51%3%–E 1215–
Tue 6 PM75°75°67°78%65%2%–E 1215–
Tue 7 PM73°73°68°85%67%2%–E 1215–
Tue 8 PM71°71°68°90%66%2%–E 1214–
Tue 9 PM71°71°68°91%61%1%–E 1213–
Tue 10 PM73°73°69°87%67%1%–E 1213–
Tue 11 PM73°73°69°87%76%2%–ESE 1213–
Wed 12 AM73°73°69°87%64%1%–ESE 1213–
Wed 1 AM73°73°69°87%63%8%–ESE 1213–
Wed 2 AM73°73°69°87%69%6%–ESE 1212–
Wed 3 AM73°73°69°87%69%5%–ESE 1212–
Wed 4 AM73°73°69°87%65%8%–ESE 1212–
Wed 5 AM71°71°69°92%61%8%–ESE 1212–
Wed 6 AM71°71°69°92%59%12%–E 1213–
Wed 7 AM71°71°69°92%55%11%–E 1213–
Wed 8 AM71°71°69°93%48%11%–E 1214–
Wed 9 AM74°74°69°85%41%11%–E 1315–
Wed 10 AM78°78°70°76%37%11%–E 1316–
Wed 11 AM79°82°70°72%36%11%–E 1416–
Wed 12 PM80°82°69°71%38%11%–E 1417–
Wed 1 PM79°82°69°71%40%2%–E 1417–
Wed 2 PM80°82°69°69%38%2%–E 1417–
Wed 3 PM80°83°68°68%37%2%–ESE 1417–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

80° / 70°

Dry

E 14–15 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Oct 27

Partly Sunny

78° / 71°

8% rain

E 10–13 mph · gusts 16

Wed, Oct 28

Mostly Sunny

80° / 70°

12% rain

E 12–14 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Oct 29

Mostly Sunny

81° / 69°

1% rain

E 12–12 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Oct 30

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 70°

17% rain

E 10–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 71°

19% rain

E 6–9 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

79° / 72°

3% rain

E 5–9 mph · gusts 12

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind around 15 mph.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind around 10 mph.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
  • Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.

Weather map

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

Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 1155 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.


GMZ335-270600-
Galveston Bay-
1155 AM CDT Mon Oct 26 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 
knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy. 
.THURSDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth
to slightly choppy. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 1155 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.


GMZ350-355-270600-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1155 AM CDT Mon Oct 26 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3
to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave 
Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers with 
isolated thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 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 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. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · October 2012

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
98% lit
↑ 7:55 PM
↓ 8:30 AM
★★★☆c58
2
94% lit
↑ 8:33 PM
↓ 9:24 AM
★★★☆c64
3
88% lit
↑ 9:14 PM
↓ 10:18 AM
★☆☆☆c66
4
82% lit
↑ 9:58 PM
↓ 11:10 AM
★★★☆c69
Apogee · 405,162 km
5
74% lit
↑ 10:45 PM
↓ 12:00 PM
★★☆☆c71
Moon farthest north (21.0°)
6
65% lit
↑ 11:35 PM
↓ 12:48 PM
★★☆☆c71
7
56% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:33 PM
★★☆☆c70
8
46% lit
↑ 12:28 AM
↓ 2:16 PM
★★☆☆c68
Last Quarter
9
37% lit
↑ 1:23 AM
↓ 2:56 PM
★★☆☆c63
10
27% lit
↑ 2:19 AM
↓ 3:35 PM
★★☆☆c55
11
18% lit
↑ 3:17 AM
↓ 4:12 PM
★★☆☆c46
12
11% lit
↑ 4:17 AM
↓ 4:49 PM
★★☆☆c37
13
5% lit
↑ 5:19 AM
↓ 5:28 PM
★★☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
14
1% lit
↑ 6:23 AM
↓ 6:08 PM
★★★☆c60
15
0% lit
↑ 7:30 AM
↓ 6:53 PM
★★★★c76
New Moon
best
16
2% lit
↑ 8:38 AM
↓ 7:41 PM
★★★★c89
Perigee · 360,671 km
best
17
7% lit
↑ 9:46 AM
↓ 8:35 PM
★★★★c100
best
18
14% lit
↑ 10:52 AM
↓ 9:34 PM
★★★★c105
best
19
24% lit
↑ 11:54 AM
↓ 10:36 PM
★★★★c105
Moon farthest south (-21.2°)
20
34% lit
↑ 12:49 PM
↓ 11:39 PM
★★★★c103
21
45% lit
↑ 1:39 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c95
First Quarter
22
56% lit
↑ 2:22 PM
↓ 12:42 AM
★★☆☆c83
23
67% lit
↑ 3:01 PM
↓ 1:43 AM
★★☆☆c68
24
76% lit
↑ 3:37 PM
↓ 2:42 AM
★★☆☆c54
25
84% lit
↑ 4:12 PM
↓ 3:39 AM
★★☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
26
91% lit
↑ 4:45 PM
↓ 4:34 AM
★★☆☆c43
27
96% lit
↑ 5:19 PM
↓ 5:29 AM
★★☆☆c55
28
99% lit
↑ 5:54 PM
↓ 6:23 AM
★★★☆c66
29
100% lit
↑ 6:32 PM
↓ 7:17 AM
★★★★c77
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
30
99% lit
↑ 7:12 PM
↓ 8:11 AM
★★★★c80
best
31
97% lit
↑ 7:55 PM
↓ 9:03 AM
★☆☆☆c81

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Oct 4 · 8:00 PM — Apogee · 405,162 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Oct 5 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest north (21.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Oct 8 · 2:33 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Oct 13 · 12:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Oct 15 · 7:02 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Oct 16 · 8:00 PM — Perigee · 360,671 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Oct 19 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-21.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Oct 21 · 10:32 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Oct 25 · 4:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Oct 29 · 2:49 PM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Mon, Oct 15 · Tue, Oct 16 · Wed, Oct 17 · Thu, Oct 18 · Tue, Oct 30

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

Moon distance

360,765 km closest · 405,707 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 Sievers Cove, Goat IslandSurf report: Bolivar Peninsula (Crystal Beach)Offshore 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.