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Freeport

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 80°

Partly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Low 68°

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:29 AM / 6:41 PM
Moonrise / moonset
6:15 PM / 6:51 AM
Moon
Full Moon, 100%
Major period
12:00 AM–1:15 AM
Minor period
6:21 AM–7:21 AM
Major period
11:35 AM–1:35 PM
Minor period
5:45 PM–6:45 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Oct 256 PMMon, Oct 266 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 276 AM12 PMclouds54% cloud cover58% cloud cover72% cloud cover65% cloud cover63% cloud cover67% cloud cover77% cloud cover74% cloud cover76% cloud cover80% cloud cover82% cloud cover83% cloud cover87% cloud cover83% cloud cover84% cloud cover82% cloud cover78% cloud cover79% cloud cover77% cloud cover66% cloud cover53% cloud cover46% cloud cover43% cloud cover40% cloud cover36% cloud cover31% cloud cover44% cloud cover32% cloud cover52% cloud cover60% cloud cover64% cloud cover68% cloud cover68% cloud cover68% cloud cover68% cloud cover69% cloud cover70% cloud cover73% cloud cover77% cloud cover81% cloud cover79% cloud cover78% cloud cover76% cloud cover73% cloud cover70% cloud cover67% cloud cover65% cloud cover64% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°78797369696968778080767271707079rain2% chance3% chance5% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chancewind01020mphE 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 16E 8 mph, gusts 14E 7 mph, gusts 14E 6 mph, gusts 14E 5 mph, gusts 13ENE 5 mph, gusts 14ENE 6 mph, gusts 15ENE 8 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18E 15 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18E 10 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 9 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 1 PM78°78°53°42%54%0%–E 131710+ mi
Sun 2 PM80°80°54°41%58%0%–E 131710+ mi
Sun 3 PM79°79°56°45%72%0%–E 131710+ mi
Sun 4 PM79°79°55°44%65%0%–E 131710+ mi
Sun 5 PM77°77°58°52%63%0%–E 121610+ mi
Sun 6 PM76°76°58°54%67%0%–E 101510+ mi
Sun 7 PM73°73°58°59%77%0%–E 81410+ mi
Sun 8 PM72°72°57°59%74%0%–ENE 71410+ mi
Sun 9 PM71°71°58°64%76%0%–E 71410+ mi
Sun 10 PM69°69°59°70%80%0%–E 61410+ mi
Sun 11 PM69°69°60°73%82%0%–E 61410+ mi
Mon 12 AM69°69°60°73%83%0%–E 51410+ mi
Mon 1 AM69°69°61°76%87%0%–E 51310+ mi
Mon 2 AM71°71°61°71%83%0%–E 51310+ mi
Mon 3 AM69°69°62°78%84%0%–ENE 51410+ mi
Mon 4 AM69°69°62°78%82%0%–ENE 51410+ mi
Mon 5 AM69°69°61°76%78%0%–ENE 61510+ mi
Mon 6 AM69°69°61°76%79%0%–ENE 71610+ mi
Mon 7 AM68°68°61°78%77%0%–ENE 81610+ mi
Mon 8 AM69°69°62°78%66%0%–ENE 91610+ mi
Mon 9 AM73°73°63°71%53%0%–E 101710+ mi
Mon 10 AM77°77°64°64%46%0%–E 131810+ mi
Mon 11 AM80°81°63°56%43%0%–E 141810+ mi
Mon 12 PM80°81°63°56%40%0%–E 141810+ mi
Mon 1 PM80°82°64°58%36%2%–E 141810+ mi
Mon 2 PM80°82°64°58%31%3%–E 141810+ mi
Mon 3 PM80°82°64°58%44%5%–E 151810+ mi
Mon 4 PM80°82°65°60%32%1%–E 141810+ mi
Mon 5 PM79°79°64°60%52%0%–E 1418–
Mon 6 PM77°77°64°64%60%0%–E 1217–
Mon 7 PM76°76°65°69%64%2%–E 1016–
Mon 8 PM75°75°65°71%68%2%–E 916–
Mon 9 PM74°74°65°74%68%2%–E 816–
Mon 10 PM72°72°65°79%68%2%–E 816–
Mon 11 PM72°72°65°79%68%2%–E 715–
Tue 12 AM71°71°65°81%69%2%–E 615–
Tue 1 AM71°71°64°79%70%0%–E 514–
Tue 2 AM71°71°64°79%73%0%–E 513–
Tue 3 AM71°71°64°79%77%0%–E 513–
Tue 4 AM70°70°64°81%81%0%–E 513–
Tue 5 AM69°69°64°84%79%0%–E 513–
Tue 6 AM69°69°65°87%78%0%–E 514–
Tue 7 AM70°70°65°84%76%2%–E 614–
Tue 8 AM72°72°65°79%73%2%–E 714–
Tue 9 AM76°76°66°71%70%2%–E 915–
Tue 10 AM79°79°66°64%67%2%–E 1015–
Tue 11 AM80°82°66°62%65%2%–E 1215–
Tue 12 PM81°83°66°60%64%2%–E 1216–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

80° / 68°

Dry

E 6–13 mph · gusts 17

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny

80° / 69°

5% rain

E 5–15 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Oct 27

Partly Sunny

81° / 69°

23% rain

E 5–12 mph · gusts 16

Wed, Oct 28

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 68°

23% rain · 0.06"

E 3–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Mostly Sunny

80° / 67°

4% rain

E 3–13 mph · gusts 17

Fri, Oct 30

Slight Chance Rain Showers

79° / 69°

27% rain

E 3–12 mph · gusts 16

Sat, Oct 31

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 71°

27% rain

SE 3–9 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Partly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 71.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 640 AM CDT Sun Oct 25 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.


GMZ350-355-260015-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
640 AM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East
5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.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 2 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots.

Moon calendar · June 2013

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
40% lit
↑ 1:51 AM
↓ 2:11 PM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
2
30% lit
↑ 2:27 AM
↓ 3:08 PM
★★☆☆c47
3
21% lit
↑ 3:03 AM
↓ 4:03 PM
★★★★c59
4
14% lit
↑ 3:40 AM
↓ 4:58 PM
★★★★c67
5
8% lit
↑ 4:18 AM
↓ 5:52 PM
★★★★c73
6
3% lit
↑ 4:59 AM
↓ 6:45 PM
★★★★c76
7
1% lit
↑ 5:42 AM
↓ 7:36 PM
★★★★c77
best
8
0% lit
↑ 6:28 AM
↓ 8:25 PM
★★★★c77
New Moon
Moon farthest north (20.2°)
best
9
1% lit
↑ 7:17 AM
↓ 9:11 PM
★★★★c77
Apogee · 406,485 km
best
10
4% lit
↑ 8:07 AM
↓ 9:54 PM
★★★★c76
11
8% lit
↑ 8:59 AM
↓ 10:34 PM
★★★★c73
12
14% lit
↑ 9:51 AM
↓ 11:11 PM
★☆☆☆c68
13
22% lit
↑ 10:44 AM
↓ 11:47 PM
★★★★c64
14
30% lit
↑ 11:38 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c56
15
40% lit
↑ 12:32 PM
↓ 12:21 AM
★★☆☆c44
16
50% lit
↑ 1:28 PM
↓ 12:56 AM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter
17
60% lit
↑ 2:26 PM
↓ 1:32 AM
★★☆☆c44
18
71% lit
↑ 3:26 PM
↓ 2:10 AM
★★★☆c59
19
81% lit
↑ 4:30 PM
↓ 2:51 AM
★★★★c75
20
89% lit
↑ 5:35 PM
↓ 3:38 AM
★★★★c88
21
95% lit
↑ 6:41 PM
↓ 4:31 AM
★★★★c98
22
99% lit
↑ 7:45 PM
↓ 5:30 AM
★★★★c102
Moon farthest south (-20.0°)
best
23
100% lit
↑ 8:45 PM
↓ 6:35 AM
★★★★c102
Perigee · 356,991 km
Full Moon · Strawberry Moon (supermoon)
best
24
98% lit
↑ 9:39 PM
↓ 7:43 AM
★★★★c100
25
92% lit
↑ 10:27 PM
↓ 8:51 AM
★★★★c93
26
85% lit
↑ 11:11 PM
↓ 9:58 AM
★★☆☆c82
27
76% lit
↑ 11:50 PM
↓ 11:02 AM
★★★★c67
28
66% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:03 PM
★★★☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
29
55% lit
↑ 12:28 AM
↓ 1:01 PM
★★☆☆c40
Last Quarter
30
45% lit
↑ 1:04 AM
↓ 1:58 PM
★★☆☆c43

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Jun 1 · 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.
  • Sat, Jun 8 · 10:57 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Jun 8 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest north (20.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Jun 9 · 5:00 PM — Apogee · 406,485 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Jun 16 · 1:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Jun 16 · 12:24 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Jun 22 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-20.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Jun 23 · 6:00 AM — Perigee · 356,991 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Jun 23 · 6:32 AM — Full Moon · Strawberry 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.
  • Fri, Jun 28 · 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.
  • Sat, Jun 29 · 11:54 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Fri, Jun 7 · Sat, Jun 8 · Sun, Jun 9 · Sat, Jun 22 · Sun, Jun 23

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

Moon distance

357,049 km closest · 406,472 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 Sun 7:20 AM.