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Freeport

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

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Today

Today: High 83°

Sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Low 67°

Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:28 AM / 6:42 PM
Moonrise / moonset
5:40 PM / 5:48 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 96%
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 2412 PM6 PMSun, Oct 256 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Oct 266 AMclouds15% cloud cover18% cloud cover15% cloud cover12% cloud cover11% cloud cover12% cloud cover11% cloud cover14% cloud cover15% cloud cover17% cloud cover24% cloud cover26% cloud cover22% cloud cover18% cloud cover24% cloud cover17% cloud cover20% cloud cover22% cloud cover26% cloud cover29% cloud cover43% cloud cover45% cloud cover44% cloud cover51% cloud cover51% cloud cover61% cloud cover50% cloud cover55% cloud cover57% cloud cover53% cloud cover54% cloud cover54% cloud cover62% cloud cover68% cloud cover60% cloud cover73% cloud cover87% cloud cover89% cloud cover83% cloud cover76% cloud cover76% cloud cover75% cloud cover74% cloud cover73% cloud cover73% cloud cover72% cloud cover71% cloud cover70% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°67798381777269696778808072686666rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphESE 5 mph, gusts 12E 6 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 9 mph, gusts 16E 9 mph, gusts 17E 9 mph, gusts 17ESE 7 mph, gusts 16E 7 mph, gusts 16E 8 mph, gusts 18E 9 mph, gusts 18E 12 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 9 mph, gusts 15E 7 mph, gusts 15E 5 mph, gusts 14E 3 mph, gusts 13ENE 5 mph, gusts 13ENE 7 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 7 AM67°67°64°90%15%0%–ESE 51210+ mi
Sat 8 AM70°70°65°84%18%0%–E 51210+ mi
Sat 9 AM74°74°65°74%15%0%–E 61310+ mi
Sat 10 AM79°79°65°62%12%0%–E 91410+ mi
Sat 11 AM82°84°65°56%11%0%–E 101510+ mi
Sat 12 PM82°83°64°55%12%0%–E 121610+ mi
Sat 1 PM83°84°64°53%11%0%–E 121610+ mi
Sat 2 PM83°84°63°51%14%0%–E 131710+ mi
Sat 3 PM83°84°63°51%15%0%–E 131710+ mi
Sat 4 PM81°83°64°56%17%0%–E 131710+ mi
Sat 5 PM80°82°64°58%24%0%–E 131710+ mi
Sat 6 PM78°78°64°62%26%0%–E 121610+ mi
Sat 7 PM77°77°65°67%22%0%–E 91610+ mi
Sat 8 PM75°75°65°71%18%0%–E 91610+ mi
Sat 9 PM73°73°65°76%24%0%–E 91710+ mi
Sat 10 PM72°72°65°79%17%0%–E 91710+ mi
Sat 11 PM70°70°64°81%20%0%–E 91710+ mi
Sun 12 AM70°70°63°78%22%0%–ESE 81710+ mi
Sun 1 AM69°69°63°81%26%0%–ESE 71610+ mi
Sun 2 AM70°70°62°76%29%0%–ESE 61610+ mi
Sun 3 AM69°69°62°78%43%0%–E 71610+ mi
Sun 4 AM69°69°61°76%45%0%–E 81710+ mi
Sun 5 AM69°69°61°76%44%0%–E 81810+ mi
Sun 6 AM67°67°60°78%51%0%–E 91810+ mi
Sun 7 AM67°67°60°78%51%0%–E 91810+ mi
Sun 8 AM69°69°60°73%61%0%–E 101810+ mi
Sun 9 AM74°74°59°59%50%0%–E 121810+ mi
Sun 10 AM78°78°59°52%55%0%–E 131810+ mi
Sun 11 AM80°81°58°47%57%0%–E 1418–
Sun 12 PM80°80°57°45%53%0%–E 1418–
Sun 1 PM80°80°57°45%54%0%–E 1317–
Sun 2 PM80°80°57°45%54%0%–E 1317–
Sun 3 PM80°80°57°45%62%0%–E 1317–
Sun 4 PM80°81°58°47%68%0%–E 1317–
Sun 5 PM78°78°58°50%60%0%–E 1317–
Sun 6 PM76°76°59°56%73%0%–E 1216–
Sun 7 PM72°72°59°64%87%1%–E 915–
Sun 8 PM70°70°59°68%89%1%–E 815–
Sun 9 PM69°69°60°73%83%1%–E 715–
Sun 10 PM68°68°60°76%76%1%–E 614–
Sun 11 PM67°67°61°81%76%1%–E 514–
Mon 12 AM66°66°62°87%75%1%–E 313–
Mon 1 AM66°66°62°87%74%1%–E 313–
Mon 2 AM66°66°63°90%73%1%–E 313–
Mon 3 AM66°66°63°90%73%1%–ENE 513–
Mon 4 AM66°66°63°90%72%1%–ENE 614–
Mon 5 AM65°65°63°93%71%1%–ENE 715–
Mon 6 AM65°65°63°93%70%1%–ENE 716–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

83° / 67°

Dry

E 5–13 mph · gusts 17

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

80° / 65°

1% rain

E 5–14 mph · gusts 18

Mon, Oct 26

Partly Sunny

80° / 66°

8% rain

E 3–15 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Oct 27

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

80° / 66°

21% rain

E 5–12 mph · gusts 16

Wed, Oct 28

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 65°

31% rain · 0.06"

E 3–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 66°

16% rain

E 2–14 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Fri, Oct 30

Chance Rain Showers

79° / 66°

32% rain · 0.18"

E 5–13 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. 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, 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 66.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 652 AM 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.


GMZ350-355-250015-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
652 AM CDT Sat Oct 24 2026

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 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 with gusts up to
20 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. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. 
.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 after midnight. 
.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. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Moon calendar · May 2016

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
33% lit
↑ 3:00 AM
↓ 2:36 PM
★★★☆c54
2
23% lit
↑ 3:43 AM
↓ 3:38 PM
★★★☆c48
3
14% lit
↑ 4:26 AM
↓ 4:43 PM
★★★☆c51
Moon crosses the equator
4
7% lit
↑ 5:09 AM
↓ 5:49 PM
★★★★c67
5
2% lit
↑ 5:54 AM
↓ 6:56 PM
★★★★c82
Perigee · 357,830 km
6
0% lit
↑ 6:41 AM
↓ 8:04 PM
★★★★c93
New Moon (supermoon)
best
7
1% lit
↑ 7:32 AM
↓ 9:11 PM
★★★★c98
best
8
6% lit
↑ 8:26 AM
↓ 10:15 PM
★★★★c99
9
12% lit
↑ 9:23 AM
↓ 11:15 PM
★☆☆☆c98
Moon farthest north (18.3°)
10
20% lit
↑ 10:21 AM
↓ –
★★★★c95
11
30% lit
↑ 11:19 AM
↓ 12:09 AM
★★★★c87
12
40% lit
↑ 12:17 PM
↓ 12:57 AM
★★★☆c75
13
50% lit
↑ 1:12 PM
↓ 1:41 AM
★★★☆c63
First Quarter
14
60% lit
↑ 2:06 PM
↓ 2:20 AM
★★☆☆c46
15
69% lit
↑ 2:59 PM
↓ 2:56 AM
★★☆☆c36
16
78% lit
↑ 3:50 PM
↓ 3:31 AM
★★☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
17
85% lit
↑ 4:41 PM
↓ 4:05 AM
★★★☆c49
18
91% lit
↑ 5:33 PM
↓ 4:38 AM
★★★★c58
Apogee · 405,931 km
19
96% lit
↑ 6:24 PM
↓ 5:13 AM
★★★★c67
20
99% lit
↑ 7:16 PM
↓ 5:49 AM
★★★★c73
best
21
100% lit
↑ 8:08 PM
↓ 6:28 AM
★★★★c78
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
22
99% lit
↑ 9:00 PM
↓ 7:10 AM
★★★★c81
best
23
97% lit
↑ 9:52 PM
↓ 7:55 AM
★★★★c81
24
92% lit
↑ 10:42 PM
↓ 8:44 AM
★★★★c81
Moon farthest south (-18.6°)
25
86% lit
↑ 11:30 PM
↓ 9:36 AM
★☆☆☆c80
26
78% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:31 AM
★★★★c79
27
69% lit
↑ 12:15 AM
↓ 11:28 AM
★★★★c74
28
59% lit
↑ 12:59 AM
↓ 12:27 PM
★★★☆c68
29
48% lit
↑ 1:41 AM
↓ 1:27 PM
★★★☆c59
Last Quarter
30
37% lit
↑ 2:22 AM
↓ 2:29 PM
★★☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
31
26% lit
↑ 3:03 AM
↓ 3:32 PM
★★★☆c51

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, May 3 · 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.
  • Thu, May 5 · 11:00 PM — Perigee · 357,830 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, May 6 · 2:29 PM — New 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.
  • Mon, May 9 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, May 13 · 12:02 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, May 16 · 5:00 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 18 · 5:00 PM — Apogee · 405,931 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, May 21 · 4:14 PM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, May 24 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, May 29 · 7:12 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, May 30 · 11:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Fri, May 6 · Sat, May 7 · Fri, May 20 · Sat, May 21 · Sun, May 22

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

Moon distance

358,037 km closest · 405,911 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 AM.