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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 cover13% 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 cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°81797471716972777776706968677179rain1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance3% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance6% chance6% chancewind01020mphE 13 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 16E 8 mph, gusts 15E 8 mph, gusts 16E 8 mph, gusts 17ESE 7 mph, gusts 16ESE 6 mph, gusts 15E 7 mph, gusts 16E 9 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 8 mph, gusts 15E 7 mph, gusts 15E 5 mph, gusts 14E 3 mph, gusts 12E 3 mph, gusts 13ENE 6 mph, gusts 14ENE 7 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 20
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 3 PM81°82°63°54%13%0%–E 131710+ mi
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

83° / 67°

Dry

E 8–13 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 · September 2015

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
88% lit
↑ 10:03 PM
↓ 10:03 AM
★★★★c61
2
79% lit
↑ 10:49 PM
↓ 11:08 AM
★★★★c71
3
69% lit
↑ 11:36 PM
↓ 12:11 PM
★★★★c80
4
58% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:12 PM
★★★☆c87
5
47% lit
↑ 12:25 AM
↓ 2:10 PM
★☆☆☆c89
Last Quarter
6
37% lit
↑ 1:16 AM
↓ 3:04 PM
★★★★c89
Moon farthest north (18.4°)
7
27% lit
↑ 2:08 AM
↓ 3:54 PM
★★★★c88
8
19% lit
↑ 3:02 AM
↓ 4:40 PM
★★★★c85
9
11% lit
↑ 3:55 AM
↓ 5:22 PM
★★★★c79
10
6% lit
↑ 4:48 AM
↓ 6:00 PM
★★★★c72
11
2% lit
↑ 5:40 AM
↓ 6:37 PM
★★★★c63
12
0% lit
↑ 6:32 AM
↓ 7:12 PM
★★★★c53
13
0% lit
↑ 7:23 AM
↓ 7:46 PM
★★★☆c43
New Moon
Moon crosses the equator
14
2% lit
↑ 8:14 AM
↓ 8:19 PM
★★★☆c36
Apogee · 406,463 km
15
5% lit
↑ 9:05 AM
↓ 8:54 PM
★★★☆c43
16
10% lit
↑ 9:56 AM
↓ 9:29 PM
★★★☆c49
17
17% lit
↑ 10:48 AM
↓ 10:07 PM
★★★☆c55
18
25% lit
↑ 11:41 AM
↓ 10:48 PM
★★★☆c64
19
33% lit
↑ 12:34 PM
↓ 11:33 PM
★★★☆c69
20
43% lit
↑ 1:27 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c74
21
54% lit
↑ 2:19 PM
↓ 12:22 AM
★☆☆☆c77
First Quarter
Moon farthest south (-18.3°)
22
64% lit
↑ 3:11 PM
↓ 1:16 AM
★★★★c81
23
74% lit
↑ 4:01 PM
↓ 2:13 AM
★★★★c82
24
84% lit
↑ 4:50 PM
↓ 3:15 AM
★★★★c82
25
91% lit
↑ 5:36 PM
↓ 4:19 AM
★★★★c81
best
26
97% lit
↑ 6:22 PM
↓ 5:25 AM
★★★★c74
best
27
100% lit
↑ 7:07 PM
↓ 6:33 AM
★★★★c61
Moon crosses the equator
Perigee · 356,876 km
Full Moon · Corn Moon (supermoon)
best
28
99% lit
↑ 7:52 PM
↓ 7:40 AM
★★★★c73
best
29
96% lit
↑ 8:39 PM
↓ 8:48 AM
★★★★c89
best
30
90% lit
↑ 9:27 PM
↓ 9:54 AM
★★★★c100

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Sep 5 · 4:54 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Sep 6 · 11:00 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.
  • Sun, Sep 13 · 1:41 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Sep 13 · 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.
  • Mon, Sep 14 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 406,463 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Sep 21 · 3:59 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Sep 21 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Sep 27 · 2:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Sep 27 · 9:00 PM — Perigee · 356,876 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Sep 27 · 9:50 PM — Full Moon · Corn 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.

Best fishing days

Fri, Sep 25 · Sat, Sep 26 · Sun, Sep 27 · Mon, Sep 28 · Tue, Sep 29

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

Moon distance

357,011 km closest · 406,444 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.