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Bolivar

29.470°, -94.620° · tides: Sievers Cove, Goat Island

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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 Friday, October 23, 2026. Atmospheric conditions are expected to be favorable for producing high levels of ozone pollution in the Houston, Galveston, and surrounding areas on Friday. 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 78°

Sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 70°

Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:25 AM / 6:39 PM
Moonrise / moonset
5:05 PM / 4:44 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 91%
Minor period
4:14 AM–5:14 AM
Major period
9:55 AM–11:55 AM
Minor period
4:35 PM–5:35 PM
Major period
10:25 PM–12:00 AM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Oct 2312 PM6 PMSat, Oct 246 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Oct 256 AMclouds6% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover13% cloud cover14% cloud cover10% cloud cover4% cloud cover7% cloud cover7% cloud cover3% cloud cover0% cloud cover1% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover7% cloud cover10% cloud cover13% cloud cover13% cloud cover18% cloud cover16% cloud cover12% cloud cover15% cloud cover20% cloud cover26% cloud cover25% cloud cover27% cloud cover26% cloud cover22% cloud cover28% cloud cover12% cloud cover9% cloud cover14% cloud cover6% cloud cover13% cloud cover18% cloud cover0% cloud cover7% cloud cover14% cloud cover18% cloud cover22% cloud cover26% cloud cover27% cloud cover27% cloud cover28% cloud cover31% cloud cover34% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°63707778737171707076797774737371rainwind01020mphNNE 7 mph, gusts 8NNE 7 mph, gusts 8NE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 10SE 7 mph, gusts 10SE 7 mph, gusts 9SE 8 mph, gusts 9SE 8 mph, gusts 10SE 7 mph, gusts 9SE 8 mph, gusts 9ESE 8 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 10E 9 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 7 AM63°63°58°84%6%0%–NNE 7810+ mi
Fri 8 AM63°63°58°84%4%0%–NNE 7810+ mi
Fri 9 AM66°66°58°75%4%0%–NNE 7810+ mi
Fri 10 AM70°70°57°63%13%0%–NE 7910+ mi
Fri 11 AM74°74°56°53%14%0%–NE 7910+ mi
Fri 12 PM76°76°56°50%10%0%–E 6910+ mi
Fri 1 PM77°77°56°48%4%0%–ESE 6910+ mi
Fri 2 PM77°77°57°50%7%0%–ESE 6910+ mi
Fri 3 PM78°78°58°50%7%0%–SE 71010+ mi
Fri 4 PM78°78°58°50%3%0%–SE 81010+ mi
Fri 5 PM77°77°59°54%0%0%–SE 71010+ mi
Fri 6 PM75°75°60°60%1%0%–SE 81010+ mi
Fri 7 PM73°73°61°66%4%0%–SE 7910+ mi
Fri 8 PM71°71°62°73%5%0%–SE 7910+ mi
Fri 9 PM71°71°63°76%4%0%–SE 8910+ mi
Fri 10 PM71°71°63°76%4%0%–SE 8910+ mi
Fri 11 PM71°71°63°76%7%0%–SE 81010+ mi
Sat 12 AM71°71°63°76%10%0%–SE 8910+ mi
Sat 1 AM71°71°63°76%13%0%–SE 7910+ mi
Sat 2 AM70°70°63°78%13%0%–SE 7910+ mi
Sat 3 AM70°70°64°81%18%0%–SE 8910+ mi
Sat 4 AM70°70°64°81%16%0%–ESE 81010+ mi
Sat 5 AM70°70°64°81%12%0%–ESE 81010+ mi
Sat 6 AM70°70°64°81%15%0%–ESE 81010+ mi
Sat 7 AM70°70°64°81%20%0%–E 81010+ mi
Sat 8 AM70°70°64°81%26%0%–E 91210+ mi
Sat 9 AM74°74°65°74%25%0%–E 91310+ mi
Sat 10 AM76°76°66°71%27%0%–E 101410+ mi
Sat 11 AM78°78°65°64%26%0%–E 1215–
Sat 12 PM79°79°65°62%22%0%–E 1316–
Sat 1 PM79°79°64°60%28%0%–E 1316–
Sat 2 PM78°78°64°62%12%0%–E 1417–
Sat 3 PM78°78°65°64%9%0%–E 1417–
Sat 4 PM77°77°65°67%14%0%–E 1417–
Sat 5 PM77°77°64°64%6%0%–E 1317–
Sat 6 PM75°75°64°69%13%0%–E 1317–
Sat 7 PM74°74°64°71%18%0%–E 1216–
Sat 8 PM73°73°64°73%0%0%–ESE 1215–
Sat 9 PM73°73°63°71%7%0%–ESE 1214–
Sat 10 PM73°73°63°71%14%0%–ESE 1013–
Sat 11 PM73°73°63°71%18%0%–ESE 1013–
Sun 12 AM73°73°63°71%22%0%–ESE 1213–
Sun 1 AM73°73°63°71%26%0%–ESE 1214–
Sun 2 AM73°73°63°71%27%0%–ESE 1214–
Sun 3 AM72°72°63°73%27%0%–ESE 1214–
Sun 4 AM71°71°62°73%28%0%–ESE 1214–
Sun 5 AM70°70°62°76%31%0%–ESE 1214–
Sun 6 AM69°69°61°76%34%0%–E 1315–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

78° / 70°

Dry

NE 6–8 mph · gusts 10

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

79° / 69°

Dry

E 7–14 mph · gusts 17

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Sunny

75° / 66°

Dry

E 8–14 mph · gusts 17

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny

76° / 65°

4% rain

E 7–14 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Oct 27

Slight Chance Rain Showers

75° / 65°

15% rain · 0.06"

E 7–12 mph · gusts 15

Wed, Oct 28

Sunny

75° / 65°

10% rain

E 6–10 mph · gusts 14

Thu, Oct 29

Slight Chance Rain Showers

76° / 66°

15% rain · 0.06"

E 6–12 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. 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 69. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 75.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Weather map

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

Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 1225 AM CDT Fri Oct 23 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.


GMZ335-231815-
Galveston Bay-
1225 AM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming north
late. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 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...Southeast 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. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 1225 AM CDT Fri Oct 23 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.


GMZ350-355-231815-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1225 AM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 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. Wave
Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 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. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.

Moon calendar · September 2017

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
80% lit
↑ 4:40 PM
↓ 2:37 AM
★★★☆c75
Moon farthest south (-19.7°)
2
87% lit
↑ 5:25 PM
↓ 3:27 AM
★★★☆c75
3
93% lit
↑ 6:09 PM
↓ 4:21 AM
★★★☆c75
best
4
97% lit
↑ 6:50 PM
↓ 5:16 AM
★☆☆☆c72
5
100% lit
↑ 7:30 PM
↓ 6:13 AM
★★★☆c72
best
6
100% lit
↑ 8:08 PM
↓ 7:11 AM
★★★☆c65
Full Moon · Corn Moon
7
98% lit
↑ 8:46 PM
↓ 8:11 AM
★★☆☆c55
8
93% lit
↑ 9:25 PM
↓ 9:11 AM
★★☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
9
86% lit
↑ 10:06 PM
↓ 10:12 AM
★★☆☆c40
10
78% lit
↑ 10:49 PM
↓ 11:14 AM
★★☆☆c57
11
68% lit
↑ 11:35 PM
↓ 12:17 PM
★★☆☆c72
12
57% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:20 PM
★★☆☆c84
13
45% lit
↑ 12:26 AM
↓ 2:22 PM
★★★☆c90
Last Quarter
Perigee · 369,859 km
14
34% lit
↑ 1:22 AM
↓ 3:21 PM
★★★☆c92
Moon farthest north (19.5°)
15
23% lit
↑ 2:21 AM
↓ 4:16 PM
★★★☆c92
best
16
15% lit
↑ 3:22 AM
↓ 5:07 PM
★★★☆c88
best
17
8% lit
↑ 4:25 AM
↓ 5:53 PM
★★★☆c80
best
18
3% lit
↑ 5:27 AM
↓ 6:35 PM
★★★☆c70
19
0% lit
↑ 6:28 AM
↓ 7:14 PM
★★☆☆c58
20
0% lit
↑ 7:27 AM
↓ 7:52 PM
★★★☆c57
New Moon
Moon crosses the equator
21
3% lit
↑ 8:24 AM
↓ 8:28 PM
★★☆☆c45
22
7% lit
↑ 9:20 AM
↓ 9:04 PM
★★☆☆c46
23
13% lit
↑ 10:15 AM
↓ 9:41 PM
★★☆☆c50
24
20% lit
↑ 11:09 AM
↓ 10:19 PM
★★☆☆c56
25
28% lit
↑ 12:02 PM
↓ 11:00 PM
★★☆☆c62
26
37% lit
↑ 12:54 PM
↓ 11:43 PM
★★☆☆c66
27
46% lit
↑ 1:44 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c68
Apogee · 404,345 km
First Quarter
28
56% lit
↑ 2:32 PM
↓ 12:29 AM
★★☆☆c68
Moon farthest south (-19.8°)
29
65% lit
↑ 3:19 PM
↓ 1:18 AM
★★☆☆c68
30
74% lit
↑ 4:02 PM
↓ 2:09 AM
★★☆☆c66

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Sep 1 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Sep 6 · 2:03 AM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Sep 8 · 2:00 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, Sep 13 · 1:25 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Sep 13 · 11:00 AM — Perigee · 369,859 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Sep 14 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (19.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Sep 20 · 12:30 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Sep 20 · 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.
  • Wed, Sep 27 · 2:00 AM — Apogee · 404,345 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Sep 27 · 9:53 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Sep 28 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Sun, Sep 3 · Tue, Sep 5 · Fri, Sep 15 · Sat, Sep 16 · Sun, Sep 17

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

Moon distance

369,859 km closest · 404,230 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 Sievers Cove, Goat IslandSurf report: Bolivar Peninsula (Crystal Beach)Offshore 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 Fri 1:21 AM.