Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
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Today
Tonight: Low 73°
Clear, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: High 80°
Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:25 AM / 6:40 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 5:05 PM / 4:45 AM
- Moon
- Waxing Gibbous, 95%
- Minor period
- 4:15 AM–5:15 AM
- Major period
- 9:55 AM–11:55 AM
- Minor period
- 4:35 PM–5:35 PM
- Major period
- 10:25 PM–12:00 AM
- Solunar rating
- Low
Next 48 hours
TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 10 PM | 74° | 74° | 65° | 74% | 5% | 0% | – | SE 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 11 PM | 74° | 74° | 65° | 74% | 3% | 0% | – | SE 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 12 AM | 74° | 74° | 65° | 74% | 4% | 0% | – | SE 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 1 AM | 74° | 74° | 65° | 74% | 6% | 0% | – | SE 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 2 AM | 74° | 74° | 65° | 74% | 7% | 0% | – | SE 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 3 AM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 71% | 5% | 0% | – | SE 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 4 AM | 73° | 73° | 65° | 76% | 6% | 0% | – | SE 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 5 AM | 73° | 73° | 65° | 76% | 5% | 0% | – | ESE 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 6 AM | 73° | 73° | 65° | 76% | 6% | 0% | – | ESE 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 7 AM | 73° | 73° | 65° | 76% | 14% | 0% | – | ESE 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 8 AM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 71% | 5% | 0% | – | ESE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 9 AM | 76° | 76° | 65° | 69% | 4% | 0% | – | ESE 8 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 10 AM | 77° | 77° | 66° | 69% | 5% | 0% | – | E 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 11 AM | 79° | 79° | 66° | 64% | 5% | 0% | – | E 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 12 PM | 79° | 79° | 66° | 64% | 10% | 0% | – | E 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 1 PM | 80° | 82° | 66° | 62% | 4% | 0% | – | E 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 2 PM | 80° | 82° | 66° | 62% | 9% | 0% | – | E 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 3 PM | 79° | 79° | 67° | 67% | 7% | 0% | – | E 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 4 PM | 79° | 79° | 67° | 67% | 11% | 0% | – | E 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 5 PM | 78° | 78° | 67° | 69% | 9% | 0% | – | E 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 6 PM | 76° | 76° | 67° | 74% | 25% | 0% | – | E 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 7 PM | 75° | 75° | 66° | 74% | 28% | 0% | – | E 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 8 PM | 75° | 75° | 65° | 71% | 23% | 0% | – | ESE 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 9 PM | 74° | 74° | 65° | 74% | 20% | 0% | – | ESE 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 10 PM | 74° | 74° | 65° | 74% | 6% | 0% | – | ESE 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 11 PM | 73° | 73° | 64° | 73% | 18% | 0% | – | ESE 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 12 AM | 73° | 73° | 64° | 73% | 23% | 0% | – | ESE 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 1 AM | 73° | 73° | 64° | 73% | 12% | 0% | – | ESE 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 2 AM | 73° | 73° | 63° | 71% | 16% | 0% | – | ESE 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 3 AM | 73° | 73° | 63° | 71% | 17% | 0% | – | ESE 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 4 AM | 72° | 72° | 63° | 73% | 17% | 0% | – | ESE 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 5 AM | 72° | 72° | 62° | 71% | 30% | 0% | – | E 13 | 16 | – | |
| Sun 6 AM | 72° | 72° | 60° | 66% | 33% | 0% | – | E 13 | 17 | – | |
| Sun 7 AM | 71° | 71° | 60° | 68% | 42% | 0% | – | E 13 | 17 | – | |
| Sun 8 AM | 72° | 72° | 59° | 64% | 11% | 0% | – | E 13 | 17 | – | |
| Sun 9 AM | 73° | 73° | 60° | 64% | 26% | 0% | – | E 13 | 17 | – | |
| Sun 10 AM | 75° | 75° | 61° | 62% | 40% | 0% | – | E 13 | 18 | – | |
| Sun 11 AM | 76° | 76° | 61° | 60% | 42% | 0% | – | E 13 | 18 | – | |
| Sun 12 PM | 76° | 76° | 61° | 60% | 45% | 0% | – | E 13 | 17 | – | |
| Sun 1 PM | 77° | 77° | 61° | 58% | 47% | 0% | – | E 13 | 17 | – | |
| Sun 2 PM | 77° | 77° | 61° | 58% | 47% | 0% | – | E 13 | 17 | – | |
| Sun 3 PM | 77° | 77° | 61° | 58% | 47% | 0% | – | E 12 | 16 | – | |
| Sun 4 PM | 76° | 76° | 61° | 60% | 47% | 0% | – | E 12 | 16 | – | |
| Sun 5 PM | 75° | 75° | 60° | 60% | 53% | 0% | – | E 12 | 16 | – | |
| Sun 6 PM | 73° | 73° | 60° | 64% | 60% | 0% | – | E 10 | 15 | – | |
| Sun 7 PM | 71° | 71° | 61° | 71% | 66% | 0% | – | E 10 | 15 | – | |
| Sun 8 PM | 71° | 71° | 61° | 71% | 68% | 0% | – | E 10 | 15 | – | |
| Sun 9 PM | 72° | 72° | 62° | 71% | 70% | 0% | – | E 9 | 14 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Clear
74° / 73°
Dry
SE 7–7 mph · gusts 10
Sat, Oct 24
Sunny
80° / 71°
Dry
E 7–13 mph · gusts 17
Sun, Oct 25
Mostly Sunny
77° / 69°
Dry
E 9–13 mph · gusts 18
Mon, Oct 26
Partly Sunny
75° / 69°
2% rain
E 9–14 mph · gusts 18
Tue, Oct 27
Partly Sunny
75° / 69°
8% rain
E 7–13 mph · gusts 16
Wed, Oct 28
Mostly Sunny
75° / 68°
11% rain
E 6–12 mph · gusts 15
Thu, Oct 29
Slight Chance Rain Showers
75° / 69°
19% rain · 0.12"
E 6–12 mph · gusts 16
Detailed NWS forecast
- Tonight: Clear, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind around 10 mph.
- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
- Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
- Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Friday: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Weather map
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Marine forecast
Galveston Bay
GMZ335 · 808 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 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. GMZ335-241415- Galveston Bay- 808 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SATURDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM
GMZ355 · 808 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 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. GMZ350-355-241415- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 808 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Moon calendar · May 2014
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
7% lit
↑ 8:32 AM
↓ 10:23 PM
↓ 10:23 PM
★☆☆☆c85
2
12% lit
↑ 9:21 AM
↓ 11:13 PM
↓ 11:13 PM
★★★★c83
Moon farthest north (19.3°)
3
20% lit
↑ 10:11 AM
↓ 11:59 PM
↓ 11:59 PM
★★★★c76
4
28% lit
↑ 11:03 AM
↓ –
↓ –
★★★☆c69
5
37% lit
↑ 11:55 AM
↓ 12:42 AM
↓ 12:42 AM
★★★☆c61
6
46% lit
↑ 12:46 PM
↓ 1:21 AM
↓ 1:21 AM
★★☆☆c53
Apogee · 404,319 km
First Quarter
7
56% lit
↑ 1:38 PM
↓ 1:58 AM
↓ 1:58 AM
★★☆☆c45
8
65% lit
↑ 2:30 PM
↓ 2:33 AM
↓ 2:33 AM
★★☆☆c35
9
74% lit
↑ 3:23 PM
↓ 3:08 AM
↓ 3:08 AM
★★☆☆c34
10
82% lit
↑ 4:17 PM
↓ 3:42 AM
↓ 3:42 AM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
11
89% lit
↑ 5:14 PM
↓ 4:18 AM
↓ 4:18 AM
★★★☆c59
12
95% lit
↑ 6:12 PM
↓ 4:55 AM
↓ 4:55 AM
★★★★c74
13
99% lit
↑ 7:12 PM
↓ 5:36 AM
↓ 5:36 AM
★★★★c85
14
100% lit
↑ 8:13 PM
↓ 6:22 AM
↓ 6:22 AM
★★★★c94
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best15
99% lit
↑ 9:15 PM
↓ 7:12 AM
↓ 7:12 AM
★★★★c98
best16
95% lit
↑ 10:15 PM
↓ 8:07 AM
↓ 8:07 AM
★☆☆☆c98
Moon farthest south (-18.8°)
17
89% lit
↑ 11:11 PM
↓ 9:07 AM
↓ 9:07 AM
★★★★c98
18
81% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:10 AM
↓ 10:10 AM
★★★★c95
Perigee · 367,102 km
19
71% lit
↑ 12:03 AM
↓ 11:14 AM
↓ 11:14 AM
★★★★c87
20
60% lit
↑ 12:50 AM
↓ 12:18 PM
↓ 12:18 PM
★★★☆c75
21
48% lit
↑ 1:34 AM
↓ 1:21 PM
↓ 1:21 PM
★★☆☆c58
Last Quarter
22
37% lit
↑ 2:15 AM
↓ 2:23 PM
↓ 2:23 PM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
23
27% lit
↑ 2:55 AM
↓ 3:24 PM
↓ 3:24 PM
★★☆☆c48
24
17% lit
↑ 3:34 AM
↓ 4:24 PM
↓ 4:24 PM
★★★☆c64
25
10% lit
↑ 4:14 AM
↓ 5:23 PM
↓ 5:23 PM
★★★★c78
26
5% lit
↑ 4:55 AM
↓ 6:22 PM
↓ 6:22 PM
★★★★c87
27
1% lit
↑ 5:38 AM
↓ 7:19 PM
↓ 7:19 PM
★★★★c91
best28
0% lit
↑ 6:24 AM
↓ 8:13 PM
↓ 8:13 PM
★★★★c92
New Moon
best29
1% lit
↑ 7:13 AM
↓ 9:05 PM
↓ 9:05 PM
★★★★c91
Moon farthest north (19.2°)
best30
4% lit
↑ 8:03 AM
↓ 9:53 PM
↓ 9:53 PM
★★★★c87
31
8% lit
↑ 8:54 AM
↓ 10:38 PM
↓ 10:38 PM
★☆☆☆c81
Lunar events this month
- Fri, May 2 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (19.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Tue, May 6 · 5:00 AM — Apogee · 404,319 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Tue, May 6 · 10:15 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Sat, May 10 · 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.
- Wed, May 14 · 2:16 PM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Fri, May 16 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sun, May 18 · 7:00 AM — Perigee · 367,102 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Wed, May 21 · 7:59 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Thu, May 22 · 10:00 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, May 28 · 1:40 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Thu, May 29 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (19.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Best fishing days
Wed, May 14 · Thu, May 15 · Tue, May 27 · Wed, May 28 · Thu, May 29
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
367,123 km closest · 404,270 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.
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 Fri 7:20 PM.