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Freeport

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

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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

This Afternoon: High 81°

Sunny, with a high near 81. East wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 61°

Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:27 AM / 6:44 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:38 PM / 3:49 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 87%
Minor period
3:19 AM–4:19 AM
Major period
9:15 AM–11:15 AM
Minor period
4:08 PM–5:08 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 PMclouds6% cloud cover7% cloud cover14% cloud cover7% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover8% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover10% cloud cover11% cloud cover16% cloud cover15% cloud cover14% cloud cover12% cloud cover10% cloud cover9% cloud cover8% cloud cover2% cloud cover9% cloud cover10% cloud cover10% cloud cover11% cloud cover10% cloud cover16% cloud cover11% cloud cover20% cloud cover18% cloud cover20% cloud cover17% cloud cover21% cloud cover12% cloud cover6% cloud cover4% cloud cover9% cloud cover14% cloud cover18% cloud cover44% cloud cover31% cloud cover17% cloud cover17% cloud cover17% cloud cover17% cloud cover17% cloud cover16% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°80756967646173808075717069707982rainwind01020mphE 9 mph, gusts 13E 6 mph, gusts 10E 2 mph, gusts 9ESE 2 mph, gusts 9ESE 1 mph, gusts 8N 0 mph, gusts 6N 0 mph, gusts 6NNE 2 mph, gusts 8NNE 3 mph, gusts 9NE 5 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 13E 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 3 mph, gusts 12ESE 5 mph, gusts 13ESE 5 mph, gusts 13ESE 3 mph, gusts 12SE 3 mph, gusts 12ESE 5 mph, gusts 13ESE 6 mph, gusts 13ESE 9 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 13 mph, gusts 16
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 4 PM80°80°54°41%6%0%–E 91310+ mi
Thu 5 PM79°79°54°42%7%0%–E 81310+ mi
Thu 6 PM77°77°56°48%14%0%–E 61010+ mi
Thu 7 PM75°75°57°54%7%0%–E 3910+ mi
Thu 8 PM72°72°57°59%3%0%–E 2910+ mi
Thu 9 PM70°70°58°66%3%0%–ESE 2910+ mi
Thu 10 PM69°69°57°66%3%0%–ESE 2910+ mi
Thu 11 PM68°68°57°68%6%0%–ESE 1810+ mi
Fri 12 AM67°67°57°70%7%0%–ESE 1810+ mi
Fri 1 AM67°67°57°70%8%0%–N 0710+ mi
Fri 2 AM67°67°57°70%6%0%–N 0610+ mi
Fri 3 AM65°65°56°73%7%0%–N 0610+ mi
Fri 4 AM64°64°56°75%10%0%–N 0610+ mi
Fri 5 AM63°63°56°78%11%0%–NNE 1710+ mi
Fri 6 AM61°61°56°84%16%0%–NNE 2810+ mi
Fri 7 AM61°61°56°84%15%0%–NNE 2910+ mi
Fri 8 AM63°63°57°81%14%0%–NNE 3910+ mi
Fri 9 AM66°66°59°78%12%0%–NNE 3910+ mi
Fri 10 AM73°73°60°64%10%0%–NE 51010+ mi
Fri 11 AM77°77°59°54%9%0%–ENE 71010+ mi
Fri 12 PM79°79°58°49%8%0%–E 71210+ mi
Fri 1 PM80°80°56°44%2%0%–E 81210+ mi
Fri 2 PM80°80°56°44%9%0%–E 81210+ mi
Fri 3 PM81°81°57°44%10%0%–E 81310+ mi
Fri 4 PM80°81°58°47%10%0%–E 81310+ mi
Fri 5 PM79°79°59°50%11%0%–E 81310+ mi
Fri 6 PM78°78°60°54%10%0%–E 71210+ mi
Fri 7 PM75°75°61°62%16%0%–E 51010+ mi
Fri 8 PM73°73°61°66%11%0%–ESE 31210+ mi
Fri 9 PM72°72°62°71%20%0%–E 51210+ mi
Fri 10 PM71°71°61°71%18%0%–ESE 51310+ mi
Fri 11 PM70°70°61°73%20%0%–ESE 513–
Sat 12 AM70°70°61°73%17%0%–ESE 513–
Sat 1 AM70°70°61°73%21%0%–ESE 313–
Sat 2 AM70°70°61°73%12%0%–ESE 312–
Sat 3 AM70°70°62°76%6%0%–SE 312–
Sat 4 AM69°69°62°78%4%0%–SE 312–
Sat 5 AM70°70°62°76%9%0%–ESE 513–
Sat 6 AM69°69°62°78%14%0%–ESE 513–
Sat 7 AM70°70°63°78%18%0%–ESE 513–
Sat 8 AM71°71°65°81%44%0%–ESE 613–
Sat 9 AM74°74°65°74%31%0%–ESE 714–
Sat 10 AM79°79°65°62%17%0%–ESE 915–
Sat 11 AM81°83°65°58%17%0%–ESE 1016–
Sat 12 PM82°84°65°56%17%0%–ESE 1216–
Sat 1 PM82°83°64°55%17%0%–ESE 1216–
Sat 2 PM82°83°64°55%17%0%–ESE 1316–
Sat 3 PM82°83°64°55%16%0%–E 1317–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

81° / 61°

Dry

E 1–9 mph · gusts 13

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

82° / 69°

Dry

NE 0–8 mph · gusts 13

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

83° / 69°

Dry

E 3–13 mph · gusts 17

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

80° / 67°

4% rain

E 6–14 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 26

Partly Sunny

79° / 67°

9% rain

E 5–14 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Oct 27

Slight Chance Rain Showers

79° / 64°

17% rain · 0.06"

E 3–12 mph · gusts 16

Wed, Oct 28

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

79° / 64°

15% rain

E 2–10 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 81. East wind around 10 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

Weather map

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

Marine forecast

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 · August 2017

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
69% lit
↑ 3:30 PM
↓ 1:52 AM
★★★☆c62
2
78% lit
↑ 4:21 PM
↓ 2:32 AM
★★★★c70
Apogee · 405,027 km
3
85% lit
↑ 5:12 PM
↓ 3:14 AM
★★★★c76
4
91% lit
↑ 6:01 PM
↓ 4:00 AM
★★★★c79
Moon farthest south (-19.6°)
5
96% lit
↑ 6:48 PM
↓ 4:49 AM
★★★★c80
6
99% lit
↑ 7:33 PM
↓ 5:40 AM
★★★★c80
best
7
100% lit
↑ 8:15 PM
↓ 6:34 AM
★★★★c79
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
8
99% lit
↑ 8:56 PM
↓ 7:30 AM
★★★★c75
best
9
96% lit
↑ 9:34 PM
↓ 8:26 AM
★★★★c69
10
91% lit
↑ 10:12 PM
↓ 9:24 AM
★★☆☆c61
11
84% lit
↑ 10:50 PM
↓ 10:22 AM
★★★☆c51
Moon crosses the equator
12
75% lit
↑ 11:28 PM
↓ 11:21 AM
★★☆☆c40
13
65% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:21 PM
★★☆☆c44
14
54% lit
↑ 12:09 AM
↓ 1:23 PM
★★★☆c58
Last Quarter
15
43% lit
↑ 12:53 AM
↓ 2:26 PM
★★★☆c72
16
31% lit
↑ 1:42 AM
↓ 3:29 PM
★★★★c84
17
21% lit
↑ 2:35 AM
↓ 4:31 PM
★★★★c92
Moon farthest north (19.4°)
18
12% lit
↑ 3:33 AM
↓ 5:31 PM
★★★★c95
Perigee · 366,125 km
19
6% lit
↑ 4:35 AM
↓ 6:26 PM
★★★★c95
20
2% lit
↑ 5:39 AM
↓ 7:16 PM
★★★★c93
21
0% lit
↑ 6:43 AM
↓ 8:02 PM
★★★★c86
New Moon
best
22
1% lit
↑ 7:45 AM
↓ 8:44 PM
★★★★c76
best
23
5% lit
↑ 8:46 AM
↓ 9:22 PM
★★★★c64
24
10% lit
↑ 9:44 AM
↓ 9:59 PM
★★☆☆c51
Moon crosses the equator
25
17% lit
↑ 10:40 AM
↓ 10:35 PM
★★☆☆c41
26
26% lit
↑ 11:35 AM
↓ 11:12 PM
★★☆☆c39
27
35% lit
↑ 12:29 PM
↓ 11:49 PM
★★☆☆c46
28
44% lit
↑ 1:22 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c52
29
54% lit
↑ 2:14 PM
↓ 12:28 AM
★☆☆☆c55
First Quarter
30
63% lit
↑ 3:04 PM
↓ 1:09 AM
★★★☆c61
Apogee · 404,308 km
31
72% lit
↑ 3:54 PM
↓ 1:54 AM
★★★★c66

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Aug 2 · 1:00 PM — Apogee · 405,027 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Aug 4 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-19.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Aug 7 · 1:11 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Aug 11 · 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.
  • Mon, Aug 14 · 8:15 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Aug 17 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest north (19.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Aug 18 · 8:00 AM — Perigee · 366,125 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Aug 21 · 1:30 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Aug 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.
  • Tue, Aug 29 · 3:13 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Aug 30 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 404,308 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Sun, Aug 6 · Mon, Aug 7 · Tue, Aug 8 · Mon, Aug 21 · Tue, Aug 22

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

Moon distance

366,138 km closest · 405,026 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 Thu 1:21 PM.