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Galveston

29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel

⚠ Air Quality Alert · until Thu 8:00 PM

AQAHGX The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued an Ozone Action Day for the Houston, Galveston, and Brazoria area for Thursday, October 22, 2026. Atmospheric conditions are expected to be favorable for producing high levels of ozone pollution in the Houston, Galveston, and surrounding areas on Thursday. You can help prevent ozone pollution by sharing a ride, walking, riding a bicycle, taking your lunch to work, avoiding drive through lanes, conserving energy and keeping your vehicle properly tuned. For more information on ozone: Ozone: The Facts www.tceq.texas.gov/airquality/monops/ozonefacts.html EPA AirNow: www.airnow.gov/?city=Houston&state=TX&country=USA Take Care of Texas: www.takecareoftexas.org/conservation-tips/keep-our-air-clean

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Today

Today: High 82°

Sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 68°

Mostly clear, with a low around 68. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:25 AM / 6:41 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:35 PM / 3:46 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 87%
Minor period
3:16 AM–4:16 AM
Major period
9:15 AM–11:15 AM
Minor period
4:05 PM–5:05 PM
Major period
9:40 PM–11:40 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Oct 226 PMFri, Oct 236 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 246 AM12 PMclouds3% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover5% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover7% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover13% cloud cover15% cloud cover14% cloud cover13% cloud cover7% cloud cover13% cloud cover5% cloud cover8% cloud cover6% cloud cover10% cloud cover10% cloud cover10% cloud cover8% cloud cover9% cloud cover16% cloud cover7% cloud cover13% cloud cover9% cloud cover9% cloud cover10% cloud cover16% cloud cover18% cloud cover17% cloud cover13% cloud cover9% cloud cover24% cloud cover19% cloud cover36% cloud cover24% cloud cover11% cloud cover10% cloud cover9% cloud cover8% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°80827775747069758081777574737478rainwind01020mphENE 7 mph, gusts 10E 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 5 mph, gusts 7SE 3 mph, gusts 6SE 3 mph, gusts 5SE 2 mph, gusts 3N 0 mph, gusts 2NNE 0 mph, gusts 3NNE 5 mph, gusts 6NE 6 mph, gusts 9NE 7 mph, gusts 9ENE 7 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 12SE 8 mph, gusts 12SE 8 mph, gusts 12SE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 10 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 16
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 2 PM80°81°59°49%3%0%–ENE 71010+ mi
Thu 3 PM81°81°58°46%6%0%–E 71010+ mi
Thu 4 PM82°82°58°44%7%0%–E 6910+ mi
Thu 5 PM82°82°57°43%4%0%–ESE 6810+ mi
Thu 6 PM80°80°57°45%3%0%–ESE 5710+ mi
Thu 7 PM78°78°58°50%5%0%–ESE 3610+ mi
Thu 8 PM77°77°59°54%3%0%–SE 3610+ mi
Thu 9 PM77°77°59°54%4%0%–SE 3510+ mi
Thu 10 PM76°76°59°56%4%0%–SE 3510+ mi
Thu 11 PM75°75°58°56%3%0%–SE 2510+ mi
Fri 12 AM75°75°59°58%4%0%–SE 2310+ mi
Fri 1 AM74°74°60°62%5%0%–SE 1310+ mi
Fri 2 AM74°74°59°59%7%0%–N 0210+ mi
Fri 3 AM72°72°59°64%6%0%–N 0210+ mi
Fri 4 AM71°71°60°68%7%0%–NNE 0310+ mi
Fri 5 AM70°70°60°71%13%0%–NNE 2510+ mi
Fri 6 AM68°68°61°78%15%0%–NNE 5610+ mi
Fri 7 AM68°68°61°78%14%0%–NNE 5810+ mi
Fri 8 AM69°69°62°78%13%0%–NE 6910+ mi
Fri 9 AM71°71°62°73%7%0%–NE 6910+ mi
Fri 10 AM74°74°62°66%13%0%–NE 7910+ mi
Fri 11 AM75°75°62°64%5%0%–NE 7910+ mi
Fri 12 PM78°78°60°54%8%0%–ENE 7910+ mi
Fri 1 PM80°81°60°51%6%0%–ENE 7910+ mi
Fri 2 PM80°81°59°49%10%0%–E 7910+ mi
Fri 3 PM81°82°60°49%10%0%–E 6910+ mi
Fri 4 PM82°82°60°47%10%0%–ESE 7910+ mi
Fri 5 PM81°82°60°49%8%0%–ESE 7910+ mi
Fri 6 PM80°81°60°51%9%0%–ESE 7910+ mi
Fri 7 PM78°78°60°54%16%0%–ESE 7910+ mi
Fri 8 PM77°77°61°58%7%0%–SE 71010+ mi
Fri 9 PM76°76°62°62%13%0%–ESE 71010+ mi
Fri 10 PM76°76°62°62%9%0%–ESE 81210+ mi
Fri 11 PM75°75°63°66%9%0%–SE 812–
Sat 12 AM75°75°63°66%10%0%–SE 812–
Sat 1 AM75°75°63°66%16%0%–SE 812–
Sat 2 AM74°74°63°69%18%0%–SE 812–
Sat 3 AM74°74°64°71%17%0%–SE 812–
Sat 4 AM74°74°63°69%13%0%–SE 812–
Sat 5 AM73°73°63°71%9%0%–SE 812–
Sat 6 AM73°73°63°71%24%0%–ESE 812–
Sat 7 AM73°73°64°73%19%0%–ESE 812–
Sat 8 AM74°74°65°74%36%0%–ESE 913–
Sat 9 AM76°76°65°69%24%0%–ESE 1014–
Sat 10 AM77°77°65°67%11%0%–ESE 1015–
Sat 11 AM78°78°65°64%10%0%–ESE 1216–
Sat 12 PM79°79°65°62%9%0%–E 1216–
Sat 1 PM79°79°66°64%8%0%–E 1316–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

82° / 68°

Dry

E 2–7 mph · gusts 10

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

82° / 73°

Dry

E 0–8 mph · gusts 12

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

79° / 70°

Dry

E 8–13 mph · gusts 17

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Sunny

74° / 69°

1% rain

E 9–14 mph · gusts 18

Mon, Oct 26

Partly Sunny

74° / 68°

9% rain

E 8–14 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Oct 27

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

73° / 67°

17% rain

E 6–13 mph · gusts 16

Wed, Oct 28

Mostly Sunny

73° / 68°

15% rain

E 6–10 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 5 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.

Weather map

Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.

Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 135 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 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.


GMZ335-230715-
Galveston Bay-
135 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
late. Bay waters smooth. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 10 knots, increasing to 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.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 135 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 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.


GMZ350-355-230715-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
135 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east
around 10 knots late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet
at 7 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 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. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.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.

Moon calendar · April 2017

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27% lit
↑ 10:54 AM
↓ –
★★★★c87
2
38% lit
↑ 11:49 AM
↓ 12:45 AM
★★★★c88
3
49% lit
↑ 12:46 PM
↓ 1:45 AM
★★★☆c86
Moon farthest north (18.9°)
First Quarter
4
60% lit
↑ 1:45 PM
↓ 2:40 AM
★★★☆c81
5
71% lit
↑ 2:45 PM
↓ 3:30 AM
★★★☆c73
6
80% lit
↑ 3:44 PM
↓ 4:16 AM
★★★☆c60
7
88% lit
↑ 4:41 PM
↓ 4:57 AM
★★★☆c50
8
94% lit
↑ 5:37 PM
↓ 5:36 AM
★★★☆c43
9
98% lit
↑ 6:32 PM
↓ 6:12 AM
★★★☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
10
100% lit
↑ 7:27 PM
↓ 6:47 AM
★★★★c49
11
100% lit
↑ 8:20 PM
↓ 7:22 AM
★★★★c57
Full Moon · Pink Moon
12
98% lit
↑ 9:13 PM
↓ 7:57 AM
★★★★c62
best
13
94% lit
↑ 10:05 PM
↓ 8:34 AM
★★☆☆c62
14
89% lit
↑ 10:57 PM
↓ 9:13 AM
★★★★c65
15
83% lit
↑ 11:48 PM
↓ 9:54 AM
★★★☆c65
Apogee · 405,479 km
16
75% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:38 AM
★★★☆c65
17
66% lit
↑ 12:38 AM
↓ 11:25 AM
★★★☆c63
Moon farthest south (-19.3°)
18
57% lit
↑ 1:25 AM
↓ 12:15 PM
★★☆☆c60
19
47% lit
↑ 2:11 AM
↓ 1:07 PM
★★☆☆c57
Last Quarter
20
37% lit
↑ 2:55 AM
↓ 2:02 PM
★★☆☆c54
21
28% lit
↑ 3:37 AM
↓ 3:00 PM
★★☆☆c49
22
19% lit
↑ 4:17 AM
↓ 3:59 PM
★★☆☆c42
23
11% lit
↑ 4:58 AM
↓ 5:00 PM
★★☆☆c34
24
5% lit
↑ 5:38 AM
↓ 6:04 PM
★★★☆c58
Moon crosses the equator
25
1% lit
↑ 6:20 AM
↓ 7:09 PM
★★★★c81
best
26
0% lit
↑ 7:04 AM
↓ 8:17 PM
★★★★c100
New Moon (supermoon)
best
27
2% lit
↑ 7:52 AM
↓ 9:25 PM
★★★★c111
Perigee · 359,329 km
best
28
7% lit
↑ 8:43 AM
↓ 10:31 PM
★★☆☆c111
29
15% lit
↑ 9:38 AM
↓ 11:35 PM
★★★★c113
best
30
24% lit
↑ 10:37 AM
↓ –
★★★★c109
Moon farthest north (19.0°)

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Apr 3 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Apr 3 · 1:39 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Apr 9 · 4:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Apr 11 · 1:08 AM — Full Moon · Pink MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Apr 15 · 5:00 AM — Apogee · 405,479 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Apr 17 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Apr 19 · 4:57 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Apr 24 · 8:00 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, Apr 26 · 7:16 AM — 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.
  • Thu, Apr 27 · 11:00 AM — Perigee · 359,329 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Apr 30 · 10:00 AM — 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.

Best fishing days

Wed, Apr 12 · Tue, Apr 25 · Wed, Apr 26 · Thu, Apr 27 · Sat, Apr 29

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

Moon distance

359,330 km closest · 405,437 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 GALVESTON, Galveston ChannelSurf report: Galveston Seawall & PiersOffshore 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 Thu 1:21 PM.