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Freeport

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 67°

Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: 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.

Sunrise / sunset
7:29 AM / 6:41 PM
Moonrise / moonset
6:15 PM / 6:51 AM
Moon
Full Moon, 99%
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 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Oct 266 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 27clouds30% cloud cover46% cloud cover65% cloud cover69% cloud cover64% cloud cover58% cloud cover61% cloud cover49% cloud cover35% cloud cover45% cloud cover49% cloud cover54% 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 cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°69676780807772697169698080797572rain2% chance3% chance5% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chancewind01020mphESE 6 mph, gusts 15E 6 mph, gusts 15E 8 mph, gusts 17E 10 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 10 mph, gusts 15ENE 7 mph, gusts 14E 6 mph, gusts 14E 5 mph, gusts 14E 5 mph, gusts 13ENE 5 mph, gusts 14ENE 7 mph, gusts 16ENE 9 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18E 12 mph, gusts 17E 9 mph, gusts 16E 8 mph, gusts 16E 6 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 2 AM69°69°61°78%30%0%–ESE 61510+ mi
Sun 3 AM67°67°61°82%46%0%–ESE 61510+ mi
Sun 4 AM67°67°61°81%65%0%–E 61510+ mi
Sun 5 AM67°67°61°80%69%0%–E 71610+ mi
Sun 6 AM67°67°60°79%64%0%–E 81710+ mi
Sun 7 AM67°67°60°78%58%0%–E 91810+ mi
Sun 8 AM67°67°59°77%61%0%–E 101810+ mi
Sun 9 AM73°73°59°62%49%0%–E 121810+ mi
Sun 10 AM78°78°58°50%35%0%–E 131810+ mi
Sun 11 AM80°80°54°41%45%0%–E 141810+ mi
Sun 12 PM80°80°55°42%49%0%–E 141810+ mi
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°51%63%0%–E 121610+ mi
Sun 6 PM76°76°58°53%67%0%–E 101510+ mi
Sun 7 PM73°73°58°58%77%0%–E 81410+ mi
Sun 8 PM72°72°57°59%74%0%–ENE 71410+ mi
Sun 9 PM71°71°58°63%76%0%–E 71410+ mi
Sun 10 PM69°69°59°70%80%0%–E 61410+ mi
Sun 11 PM69°69°60°72%82%0%–E 61410+ mi
Mon 12 AM69°69°60°73%83%0%–E 51410+ mi
Mon 1 AM69°69°61°75%87%0%–E 51310+ mi
Mon 2 AM71°71°61°72%83%0%–E 51310+ mi
Mon 3 AM69°69°62°77%84%0%–ENE 51410+ mi
Mon 4 AM69°69°62°76%82%0%–ENE 51410+ mi
Mon 5 AM69°69°61°75%78%0%–ENE 615–
Mon 6 AM69°69°61°75%79%0%–ENE 716–
Mon 7 AM68°68°61°78%77%0%–ENE 816–
Mon 8 AM69°69°62°78%66%0%–ENE 916–
Mon 9 AM73°73°63°71%53%0%–E 1017–
Mon 10 AM77°77°64°62%46%0%–E 1318–
Mon 11 AM80°81°63°56%43%0%–E 1418–
Mon 12 PM80°81°63°55%40%0%–E 1418–
Mon 1 PM80°82°64°58%36%2%–E 1418–
Mon 2 PM80°82°64°58%31%3%–E 1418–
Mon 3 PM80°82°64°59%44%5%–E 1518–
Mon 4 PM80°82°65°59%32%1%–E 1418–
Mon 5 PM79°79°64°61%52%0%–E 1418–
Mon 6 PM77°77°64°64%60%0%–E 1217–
Mon 7 PM76°76°65°67%64%2%–E 1016–
Mon 8 PM75°75°65°72%68%2%–E 916–
Mon 9 PM74°74°65°75%68%2%–E 816–
Mon 10 PM72°72°65°77%68%2%–E 816–
Mon 11 PM72°72°65°79%68%2%–E 715–
Tue 12 AM71°71°65°79%69%2%–E 615–
Tue 1 AM71°71°64°79%70%0%–E 514–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

80° / 67°

Dry

E 6–14 mph · gusts 18

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 then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 69°

35% rain · 0.12"

E 3–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Slight Chance Rain Showers

80° / 68°

16% rain

E 3–14 mph · gusts 18

Fri, Oct 30

Chance Rain Showers

80° / 69°

32% rain · 0.12"

E 5–13 mph · gusts 17

Sat, Oct 31

Chance Rain Showers

81° / 69°

37% rain · 0.06"

SE 5–10 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 5 mph.
  • Sunday: 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.
  • Sunday Night: 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.
  • 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 before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 1228 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.


GMZ350-355-251815-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1228 AM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 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: Southeast 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 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. A
chance of showers after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.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. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 2014

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
28% lit
↑ 11:39 AM
↓ 11:27 PM
★★☆☆c29
2
37% lit
↑ 12:33 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c34
3
47% lit
↑ 1:29 PM
↓ 12:05 AM
★★☆☆c49
First Quarter
4
57% lit
↑ 2:26 PM
↓ 12:46 AM
★★★☆c66
5
68% lit
↑ 3:25 PM
↓ 1:31 AM
★★★★c82
6
78% lit
↑ 4:25 PM
↓ 2:22 AM
★★★★c96
Moon farthest south (-18.6°)
7
86% lit
↑ 5:24 PM
↓ 3:19 AM
★★★★c105
8
93% lit
↑ 6:20 PM
↓ 4:21 AM
★★★★c108
9
98% lit
↑ 7:13 PM
↓ 5:27 AM
★★★★c108
best
10
100% lit
↑ 8:02 PM
↓ 6:36 AM
★★★★c104
Perigee · 356,898 km
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon (supermoon)
best
11
98% lit
↑ 8:48 PM
↓ 7:44 AM
★★★★c93
best
12
94% lit
↑ 9:32 PM
↓ 8:52 AM
★★☆☆c77
13
87% lit
↑ 10:14 PM
↓ 9:57 AM
★★★★c59
Moon crosses the equator
14
79% lit
↑ 10:56 PM
↓ 11:01 AM
★★★☆c45
15
69% lit
↑ 11:39 PM
↓ 12:03 PM
★★★☆c54
16
59% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:02 PM
★★★☆c66
17
48% lit
↑ 12:22 AM
↓ 1:59 PM
★☆☆☆c70
Last Quarter
18
38% lit
↑ 1:08 AM
↓ 2:53 PM
★★★★c75
19
29% lit
↑ 1:55 AM
↓ 3:44 PM
★★★★c76
Moon farthest north (19.0°)
20
20% lit
↑ 2:44 AM
↓ 4:32 PM
★★★★c77
21
13% lit
↑ 3:34 AM
↓ 5:16 PM
★★★★c76
22
8% lit
↑ 4:25 AM
↓ 5:57 PM
★★★★c75
23
3% lit
↑ 5:17 AM
↓ 6:36 PM
★★★★c71
best
24
1% lit
↑ 6:08 AM
↓ 7:12 PM
★★★★c66
Apogee · 406,524 km
best
25
0% lit
↑ 7:00 AM
↓ 7:47 PM
★★★★c60
New Moon
26
1% lit
↑ 7:51 AM
↓ 8:21 PM
★★★★c51
27
4% lit
↑ 8:43 AM
↓ 8:54 PM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
28
9% lit
↑ 9:35 AM
↓ 9:29 PM
★★☆☆c33
29
15% lit
↑ 10:28 AM
↓ 10:06 PM
★★☆☆c38
30
23% lit
↑ 11:23 AM
↓ 10:45 PM
★★★☆c45
31
32% lit
↑ 12:19 PM
↓ 11:28 PM
★★★☆c60

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Aug 3 · 7:49 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Aug 6 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Aug 10 · 1:00 PM — Perigee · 356,898 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Aug 10 · 1:09 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon 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, Aug 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.
  • Sun, Aug 17 · 7:26 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Aug 19 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (19.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Aug 24 · 1:00 AM — Apogee · 406,524 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Aug 25 · 9:12 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Aug 27 · 9:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Sat, Aug 9 · Sun, Aug 10 · Mon, Aug 11 · Sat, Aug 23 · Sun, Aug 24

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

Moon distance

356,899 km closest · 406,452 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 Sat 11:01 PM.