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Freeport

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 83°

Sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Low 67°

Mostly clear, with a low around 67. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:28 AM / 6:42 PM
Moonrise / moonset
5:40 PM / 5:48 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 98%
Minor period
5:18 AM–6:18 AM
Major period
10:45 AM–12:45 PM
Minor period
5:10 PM–6:10 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sat, Oct 246 PMSun, Oct 256 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Oct 266 AM12 PMclouds13% cloud cover6% cloud cover10% cloud cover13% cloud cover13% cloud cover8% cloud cover14% cloud cover17% cloud cover19% cloud cover23% cloud cover30% cloud cover42% cloud cover37% cloud cover33% cloud cover55% cloud cover51% cloud cover54% cloud cover43% cloud cover39% cloud cover39% cloud cover61% cloud cover47% cloud cover69% cloud cover73% cloud cover72% cloud cover70% cloud cover86% cloud cover90% cloud cover85% cloud cover84% cloud cover90% cloud cover90% cloud cover90% cloud cover91% cloud cover81% cloud cover80% cloud cover70% cloud cover84% cloud cover83% cloud cover70% cloud cover52% cloud cover51% cloud cover50% cloud cover47% cloud cover44% cloud cover41% cloud cover41% cloud cover42% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°82787371696876777874696967667579rain1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance3% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance6% chance6% chance6% chancewind01020mphE 12 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 16E 8 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 17ESE 7 mph, gusts 16ESE 6 mph, gusts 15ESE 7 mph, gusts 15E 8 mph, gusts 17E 10 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 17E 10 mph, gusts 16ENE 7 mph, gusts 15E 6 mph, gusts 14E 5 mph, gusts 13E 3 mph, gusts 13ENE 5 mph, gusts 13ENE 7 mph, gusts 15ENE 9 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 20
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 4 PM82°83°64°55%13%0%–E 121610+ mi
Sat 5 PM81°83°64°56%6%0%–E 121610+ mi
Sat 6 PM79°79°64°60%10%0%–E 101610+ mi
Sat 7 PM78°78°65°64%13%0%–E 81510+ mi
Sat 8 PM75°75°65°71%13%0%–E 81510+ mi
Sat 9 PM74°74°65°74%8%0%–E 81610+ mi
Sat 10 PM73°73°65°76%14%0%–E 91710+ mi
Sat 11 PM72°72°64°76%17%0%–E 81710+ mi
Sun 12 AM71°71°63°76%19%0%–ESE 71610+ mi
Sun 1 AM71°71°63°76%23%0%–ESE 71610+ mi
Sun 2 AM71°71°64°79%30%0%–ESE 61510+ mi
Sun 3 AM71°71°63°76%42%0%–ESE 61510+ mi
Sun 4 AM69°69°63°81%37%0%–ESE 71510+ mi
Sun 5 AM69°69°62°78%33%0%–E 71610+ mi
Sun 6 AM69°69°62°78%55%0%–E 81710+ mi
Sun 7 AM68°68°61°78%51%0%–E 91710+ mi
Sun 8 AM70°70°60°71%54%0%–E 101810+ mi
Sun 9 AM72°72°60°66%43%0%–E 121810+ mi
Sun 10 AM76°76°60°58%39%0%–E 131810+ mi
Sun 11 AM76°76°58°54%39%0%–E 141810+ mi
Sun 12 PM77°77°58°52%61%0%–E 141810+ mi
Sun 1 PM77°77°58°52%47%0%–E 141810+ mi
Sun 2 PM77°77°58°52%69%0%–E 141810+ mi
Sun 3 PM77°77°58°52%73%0%–E 141710+ mi
Sun 4 PM78°78°59°52%72%0%–E 131710+ mi
Sun 5 PM77°77°59°54%70%0%–E 121610+ mi
Sun 6 PM76°76°59°56%86%0%–E 101610+ mi
Sun 7 PM74°74°59°59%90%0%–ENE 81510+ mi
Sun 8 PM71°71°60°68%85%0%–ENE 71510+ mi
Sun 9 PM70°70°61°73%84%1%–E 71510+ mi
Sun 10 PM69°69°61°76%90%2%–E 61410+ mi
Sun 11 PM69°69°62°78%90%2%–E 514–
Mon 12 AM69°69°63°81%90%2%–E 513–
Mon 1 AM69°69°64°84%91%0%–E 312–
Mon 2 AM69°69°65°87%81%0%–E 313–
Mon 3 AM68°68°65°90%80%1%–E 313–
Mon 4 AM67°67°65°93%70%1%–ENE 513–
Mon 5 AM67°67°65°93%84%1%–ENE 614–
Mon 6 AM67°67°65°93%83%3%–ENE 715–
Mon 7 AM66°66°63°90%70%5%–ENE 716–
Mon 8 AM68°68°64°87%52%5%–ENE 916–
Mon 9 AM71°71°64°79%51%5%–E 1217–
Mon 10 AM75°75°65°71%50%5%–E 1318–
Mon 11 AM78°78°65°64%47%5%–E 1420–
Mon 12 PM79°79°65°62%44%5%–E 1420–
Mon 1 PM79°79°65°62%41%6%–E 1420–
Mon 2 PM79°79°64°60%41%6%–E 1420–
Mon 3 PM79°79°64°60%42%6%–E 1420–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

83° / 67°

Dry

E 8–12 mph · gusts 17

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

79° / 65°

2% rain

E 5–14 mph · gusts 18

Mon, Oct 26

Partly Sunny

80° / 68°

6% rain

E 3–14 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Oct 27

Slight Chance Rain Showers

80° / 69°

27% rain

E 5–12 mph · gusts 16

Wed, Oct 28

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

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Monday: Partly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: 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.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 132 PM CDT Sat Oct 24 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.


GMZ350-355-250730-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
132 PM CDT Sat Oct 24 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 2015

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
98% lit
↑ 9:14 PM
↓ 7:57 AM
★★★★c98
best
2
93% lit
↑ 9:59 PM
↓ 9:03 AM
★★☆☆c87
Perigee · 362,132 km
3
85% lit
↑ 10:42 PM
↓ 10:09 AM
★★★★c71
Moon crosses the equator
4
76% lit
↑ 11:24 PM
↓ 11:13 AM
★★★☆c52
5
66% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:17 PM
★★☆☆c50
6
54% lit
↑ 12:08 AM
↓ 1:19 PM
★★★☆c65
Last Quarter
7
43% lit
↑ 12:52 AM
↓ 2:20 PM
★★★☆c78
8
33% lit
↑ 1:39 AM
↓ 3:19 PM
★★★★c88
9
23% lit
↑ 2:28 AM
↓ 4:15 PM
★★★★c93
10
15% lit
↑ 3:19 AM
↓ 5:07 PM
★★★★c94
Moon farthest north (18.4°)
11
8% lit
↑ 4:12 AM
↓ 5:56 PM
★★★★c93
12
4% lit
↑ 5:05 AM
↓ 6:41 PM
★★★★c89
13
1% lit
↑ 5:59 AM
↓ 7:22 PM
★★★★c83
best
14
0% lit
↑ 6:52 AM
↓ 8:00 PM
★★★★c76
New Moon
best
15
1% lit
↑ 7:45 AM
↓ 8:36 PM
★★★★c68
16
4% lit
↑ 8:37 AM
↓ 9:11 PM
★★★★c59
17
9% lit
↑ 9:28 AM
↓ 9:44 PM
★★☆☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
Apogee · 405,846 km
18
15% lit
↑ 10:19 AM
↓ 10:18 PM
★★☆☆c38
19
22% lit
↑ 11:10 AM
↓ 10:53 PM
★★☆☆c30
20
30% lit
↑ 12:01 PM
↓ 11:29 PM
★★☆☆c38
21
39% lit
↑ 12:54 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c53
22
49% lit
↑ 1:47 PM
↓ 12:09 AM
★☆☆☆c59
First Quarter
23
59% lit
↑ 2:42 PM
↓ 12:52 AM
★★★☆c70
24
69% lit
↑ 3:36 PM
↓ 1:39 AM
★★★★c79
Moon farthest south (-18.3°)
25
79% lit
↑ 4:30 PM
↓ 2:32 AM
★★★★c87
26
87% lit
↑ 5:23 PM
↓ 3:29 AM
★★★★c91
27
94% lit
↑ 6:14 PM
↓ 4:31 AM
★★★★c91
28
98% lit
↑ 7:03 PM
↓ 5:35 AM
★★★★c91
best
29
100% lit
↑ 7:49 PM
↓ 6:42 AM
★★★★c85
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon (supermoon)
best
30
99% lit
↑ 8:34 PM
↓ 7:49 AM
★★★★c74
Perigee · 358,288 km
31
94% lit
↑ 9:19 PM
↓ 8:57 AM
★★★☆c60
Moon crosses the equator

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Aug 2 · 5:00 AM — Perigee · 362,132 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Aug 3 · 8:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Aug 6 · 9:03 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Aug 10 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Aug 14 · 9:53 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Aug 17 · 12:00 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, Aug 17 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 405,846 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Aug 22 · 2:31 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Aug 24 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Aug 29 · 1:35 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.
  • Sun, Aug 30 · 10:00 AM — Perigee · 358,288 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Aug 31 · 5:00 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 1 · Thu, Aug 13 · Fri, Aug 14 · Fri, Aug 28 · Sat, Aug 29

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

Moon distance

358,292 km closest · 405,775 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 1:21 PM.