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 76°
Sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Low 65°
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. 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, 85%
- 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 = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 8 AM | 68° | 68° | 62° | 81% | 12% | 0% | – | NE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 9 AM | 69° | 69° | 62° | 78% | 4% | 0% | – | NE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 10 AM | 72° | 72° | 62° | 71% | 3% | 0% | – | NE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 11 AM | 73° | 73° | 61° | 66% | 2% | 0% | – | NE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 12 PM | 75° | 75° | 59° | 58% | 2% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 1 PM | 75° | 75° | 58° | 55% | 2% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 2 PM | 76° | 76° | 57° | 52% | 2% | 0% | – | E 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 3 PM | 76° | 76° | 57° | 52% | 2% | 0% | – | E 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 4 PM | 76° | 76° | 57° | 52% | 2% | 0% | – | E 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 5 PM | 76° | 76° | 57° | 52% | 1% | 0% | – | E 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 6 PM | 73° | 73° | 57° | 57% | 1% | 0% | – | ESE 5 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 7 PM | 71° | 71° | 57° | 61% | 5% | 0% | – | ESE 5 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 8 PM | 72° | 72° | 58° | 61% | 4% | 0% | – | ESE 5 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 9 PM | 71° | 71° | 58° | 64% | 4% | 0% | – | ESE 5 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 10 PM | 71° | 71° | 58° | 64% | 4% | 0% | – | SE 5 | 6 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 11 PM | 71° | 71° | 59° | 66% | 5% | 0% | – | SE 3 | 5 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 12 AM | 71° | 71° | 59° | 66% | 5% | 0% | – | ESE 2 | 5 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 1 AM | 71° | 71° | 60° | 68% | 6% | 0% | – | ESE 2 | 3 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 2 AM | 71° | 71° | 60° | 68% | 6% | 0% | – | ENE 1 | 3 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 3 AM | 69° | 69° | 60° | 73% | 7% | 0% | – | NE 1 | 3 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 4 AM | 68° | 68° | 60° | 76% | 10% | 0% | – | NNE 2 | 5 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 5 AM | 66° | 66° | 60° | 81% | 8% | 0% | – | NNE 3 | 6 | 9.9 mi | |
| Fri 6 AM | 66° | 66° | 61° | 84% | 7% | 0% | – | NNE 5 | 7 | 9.8 mi | |
| Fri 7 AM | 65° | 65° | 60° | 84% | 7% | 0% | – | NNE 6 | 9 | 9.6 mi | |
| Fri 8 AM | 66° | 66° | 60° | 81% | 3% | 0% | – | NNE 6 | 9 | 9.8 mi | |
| Fri 9 AM | 69° | 69° | 60° | 73% | 5% | 0% | – | NE 6 | 9 | 9.9 mi | |
| Fri 10 AM | 71° | 71° | 60° | 68% | 6% | 0% | – | NE 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 11 AM | 73° | 73° | 60° | 64% | 1% | 0% | – | NE 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 12 PM | 75° | 75° | 60° | 60% | 2% | 0% | – | ENE 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 1 PM | 76° | 76° | 60° | 58% | 1% | 0% | – | E 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 2 PM | 76° | 76° | 60° | 58% | 2% | 0% | – | E 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 3 PM | 76° | 76° | 60° | 58% | 4% | 0% | – | E 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 4 PM | 76° | 76° | 60° | 58% | 6% | 0% | – | E 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 5 PM | 76° | 76° | 61° | 60% | 8% | 0% | – | ESE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Fri 6 PM | 73° | 73° | 61° | 66% | 9% | 0% | – | ESE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Fri 7 PM | 69° | 69° | 61° | 76% | 10% | 0% | – | ESE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Fri 8 PM | 71° | 71° | 62° | 73% | 12% | 0% | – | ESE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Fri 9 PM | 71° | 71° | 62° | 73% | 7% | 0% | – | ESE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Fri 10 PM | 69° | 69° | 62° | 78% | 2% | 0% | – | ESE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Fri 11 PM | 69° | 69° | 63° | 81% | 3% | 0% | – | ESE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Sat 12 AM | 70° | 70° | 63° | 78% | 4% | 0% | – | SE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Sat 1 AM | 71° | 71° | 63° | 76% | 6% | 0% | – | SE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Sat 2 AM | 71° | 71° | 63° | 76% | 7% | 0% | – | SE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Sat 3 AM | 71° | 71° | 63° | 76% | 7% | 0% | – | SE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Sat 4 AM | 71° | 71° | 63° | 76% | 8% | 0% | – | SE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Sat 5 AM | 70° | 70° | 63° | 78% | 10% | 0% | – | SE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Sat 6 AM | 70° | 70° | 63° | 78% | 11% | 0% | – | ESE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Sat 7 AM | 71° | 71° | 63° | 76% | 12% | 0% | – | ESE 8 | 12 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Sunny
76° / 65°
Dry
E 3–8 mph · gusts 12
Fri, Oct 23
Sunny
76° / 69°
Dry
NE 1–8 mph · gusts 12
Sat, Oct 24
Sunny
78° / 69°
Dry
E 7–13 mph · gusts 18
Sun, Oct 25
Mostly Sunny
74° / 69°
1% rain
E 9–13 mph · gusts 17
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 6–12 mph · gusts 15
Wed, Oct 28
Mostly Sunny
73° / 68°
14% rain
E 6–10 mph · gusts 14
Detailed NWS forecast
- Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Saturday: Sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
- 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 · 450 AM 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. GMZ335-222215- Galveston Bay- 450 AM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast late. Bay waters smooth. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. 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...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 · 450 AM 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. GMZ350-355-222215- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 450 AM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 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: East 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 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Moon calendar · October 2017
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
82% lit
↑ 4:45 PM
↓ 3:04 AM
↓ 3:04 AM
★★★☆c60
2
89% lit
↑ 5:25 PM
↓ 4:00 AM
↓ 4:00 AM
★★★☆c57
3
95% lit
↑ 6:04 PM
↓ 4:58 AM
↓ 4:58 AM
★★★☆c53
4
99% lit
↑ 6:43 PM
↓ 5:57 AM
↓ 5:57 AM
★★★☆c47
5
100% lit
↑ 7:22 PM
↓ 6:58 AM
↓ 6:58 AM
★★★☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
6
99% lit
↑ 8:02 PM
↓ 8:00 AM
↓ 8:00 AM
★★★★c56
7
95% lit
↑ 8:46 PM
↓ 9:04 AM
↓ 9:04 AM
★★★★c71
best8
89% lit
↑ 9:32 PM
↓ 10:09 AM
↓ 10:09 AM
★★★★c82
best9
80% lit
↑ 10:23 PM
↓ 11:13 AM
↓ 11:13 AM
★★★★c89
Perigee · 366,859 km
10
70% lit
↑ 11:18 PM
↓ 12:17 PM
↓ 12:17 PM
★★★★c93
11
59% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:18 PM
↓ 1:18 PM
★☆☆☆c92
Moon farthest north (19.6°)
12
48% lit
↑ 12:16 AM
↓ 2:14 PM
↓ 2:14 PM
★★★☆c92
Last Quarter
13
37% lit
↑ 1:17 AM
↓ 3:05 PM
↓ 3:05 PM
★★★★c87
14
27% lit
↑ 2:18 AM
↓ 3:52 PM
↓ 3:52 PM
★★★★c79
15
18% lit
↑ 3:19 AM
↓ 4:34 PM
↓ 4:34 PM
★★★☆c68
16
10% lit
↑ 4:19 AM
↓ 5:13 PM
↓ 5:13 PM
★★★☆c56
17
5% lit
↑ 5:17 AM
↓ 5:51 PM
↓ 5:51 PM
★★☆☆c44
18
1% lit
↑ 6:15 AM
↓ 6:26 PM
↓ 6:26 PM
★★★☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
19
0% lit
↑ 7:11 AM
↓ 7:02 PM
↓ 7:02 PM
★★★★c55
New Moon
20
1% lit
↑ 8:06 AM
↓ 7:38 PM
↓ 7:38 PM
★★★★c64
best21
4% lit
↑ 9:00 AM
↓ 8:16 PM
↓ 8:16 PM
★★★★c70
best22
8% lit
↑ 9:54 AM
↓ 8:56 PM
↓ 8:56 PM
★★★★c72
best23
14% lit
↑ 10:47 AM
↓ 9:38 PM
↓ 9:38 PM
★★★★c72
24
21% lit
↑ 11:38 AM
↓ 10:23 PM
↓ 10:23 PM
★★★★c71
Apogee · 405,152 km
25
30% lit
↑ 12:27 PM
↓ 11:10 PM
↓ 11:10 PM
★★★☆c68
Moon farthest south (-19.8°)
26
39% lit
↑ 1:13 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★☆☆☆c65
27
48% lit
↑ 1:57 PM
↓ 12:00 AM
↓ 12:00 AM
★★☆☆c64
First Quarter
28
58% lit
↑ 2:39 PM
↓ 12:53 AM
↓ 12:53 AM
★★☆☆c60
29
67% lit
↑ 3:19 PM
↓ 1:47 AM
↓ 1:47 AM
★★☆☆c55
30
76% lit
↑ 3:58 PM
↓ 2:43 AM
↓ 2:43 AM
★★☆☆c49
31
85% lit
↑ 4:36 PM
↓ 3:40 AM
↓ 3:40 AM
★★☆☆c41
Lunar events this month
- Thu, Oct 5 · 10:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Thu, Oct 5 · 1:40 PM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Mon, Oct 9 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 366,859 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Wed, Oct 11 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest north (19.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Thu, Oct 12 · 7:25 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Wed, Oct 18 · 12:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Thu, Oct 19 · 2:12 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Tue, Oct 24 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 405,152 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Wed, Oct 25 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-19.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Fri, Oct 27 · 5:21 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Best fishing days
Sat, Oct 7 · Sun, Oct 8 · Fri, Oct 20 · Sat, Oct 21 · Sun, Oct 22
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
366,964 km closest · 405,064 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.
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 7:20 AM.