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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 PMclouds24% cloud cover28% cloud cover36% 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 cover60°65°70°75°80°85°80797574737170777876717373717179rain1% 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% chancewind01020mphE 14 mph, gusts 17E 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 17
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 2 PM80°82°64°58%24%0%–E 141710+ mi
Mon 3 PM80°82°64°58%28%0%–E 141710+ mi
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–

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 · December 2012

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
91% lit
↑ 8:08 PM
↓ 9:11 AM
★★★★c76
2
85% lit
↑ 9:02 PM
↓ 9:52 AM
★★★★c73
3
78% lit
↑ 9:57 PM
↓ 10:30 AM
★★★☆c69
4
69% lit
↑ 10:52 PM
↓ 11:07 AM
★★☆☆c61
5
59% lit
↑ 11:49 PM
↓ 11:42 AM
★★☆☆c52
6
49% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:17 PM
★☆☆☆c41
Last Quarter
Moon crosses the equator
7
38% lit
↑ 12:47 AM
↓ 12:53 PM
★☆☆☆c47
8
28% lit
↑ 1:47 AM
↓ 1:31 PM
★★☆☆c63
9
18% lit
↑ 2:51 AM
↓ 2:14 PM
★★★☆c78
10
10% lit
↑ 3:57 AM
↓ 3:01 PM
★☆☆☆c83
11
4% lit
↑ 5:05 AM
↓ 3:55 PM
★★★★c96
12
1% lit
↑ 6:13 AM
↓ 4:56 PM
★★★★c103
Perigee · 357,073 km
Moon farthest south (-20.9°)
best
13
0% lit
↑ 7:18 AM
↓ 6:01 PM
★★★★c105
New Moon (supermoon)
best
14
3% lit
↑ 8:17 AM
↓ 7:09 PM
★★★★c104
best
15
8% lit
↑ 9:09 AM
↓ 8:16 PM
★★★★c99
16
16% lit
↑ 9:55 AM
↓ 9:21 PM
★★★★c88
17
25% lit
↑ 10:36 AM
↓ 10:23 PM
★★★☆c74
18
35% lit
↑ 11:13 AM
↓ 11:22 PM
★★☆☆c48
19
45% lit
↑ 11:48 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter
20
55% lit
↑ 12:22 PM
↓ 12:18 AM
★☆☆☆c46
21
65% lit
↑ 12:57 PM
↓ 1:13 AM
★★☆☆c55
22
74% lit
↑ 1:32 PM
↓ 2:07 AM
★★☆☆c62
23
82% lit
↑ 2:10 PM
↓ 3:01 AM
★★★☆c69
24
88% lit
↑ 2:51 PM
↓ 3:53 AM
★★★★c70
25
94% lit
↑ 3:34 PM
↓ 4:45 AM
★★★★c77
Apogee · 406,097 km
26
97% lit
↑ 4:21 PM
↓ 5:36 AM
★★★★c78
Moon farthest north (20.7°)
27
100% lit
↑ 5:11 PM
↓ 6:24 AM
★★★★c78
best
28
100% lit
↑ 6:04 PM
↓ 7:09 AM
★★★★c78
Full Moon · Cold Moon
best
29
98% lit
↑ 6:57 PM
↓ 7:52 AM
★★★★c76
30
95% lit
↑ 7:52 PM
↓ 8:31 AM
★☆☆☆c71
31
90% lit
↑ 8:47 PM
↓ 9:08 AM
★★★☆c69

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Dec 6 · 9:31 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Dec 6 · 3:00 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, Dec 12 · 5:00 PM — Perigee · 357,073 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Dec 12 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-20.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Dec 13 · 2:41 AM — 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.
  • Wed, Dec 19 · 7:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Dec 19 · 11:18 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Dec 25 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 406,097 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Dec 26 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (20.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Dec 28 · 4:21 AM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Wed, Dec 12 · Thu, Dec 13 · Fri, Dec 14 · Thu, Dec 27 · Fri, Dec 28

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

Moon distance

357,140 km closest · 406,085 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.