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Freeport

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

⚠ 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

Overnight: Low 64°

Mostly clear, with a low around 64. North wind around 5 mph.

Thursday: High 81° · 1% rain

Sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:27 AM / 6:44 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:38 PM / 3:49 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 85%
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 2212 PM6 PMFri, Oct 236 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 246 AMclouds17% cloud cover22% cloud cover12% cloud cover3% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover6% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover9% cloud cover8% cloud cover7% cloud cover10% cloud cover12% cloud cover8% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover6% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover12% cloud cover9% cloud cover0% cloud cover3% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover8% cloud cover10% cloud cover11% cloud cover13% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°64768181746967656175818174696767rain1% chancewind01020mphNNE 3 mph, gusts 12NE 5 mph, gusts 12ENE 8 mph, gusts 12ENE 9 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 13E 3 mph, gusts 9E 2 mph, gusts 9E 2 mph, gusts 9E 1 mph, gusts 7N 0 mph, gusts 6NNE 2 mph, gusts 8NNE 3 mph, gusts 10NE 5 mph, gusts 10ENE 7 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 13E 5 mph, gusts 12ESE 5 mph, gusts 12ESE 5 mph, gusts 13ESE 3 mph, gusts 12ESE 3 mph, gusts 12ESE 3 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 7 AM64°64°61°90%17%1%–NNE 31210+ mi
Thu 8 AM65°65°62°90%22%0%–NNE 51210+ mi
Thu 9 AM69°69°63°81%12%0%–NE 51210+ mi
Thu 10 AM76°76°62°62%3%0%–NE 71210+ mi
Thu 11 AM79°79°61°54%1%0%–ENE 81210+ mi
Thu 12 PM80°81°59°49%1%0%–ENE 91310+ mi
Thu 1 PM81°81°58°46%1%0%–ENE 91310+ mi
Thu 2 PM81°81°56°42%2%0%–E 91310+ mi
Thu 3 PM81°81°56°42%3%0%–E 91310+ mi
Thu 4 PM81°81°56°42%2%0%–E 91310+ mi
Thu 5 PM79°79°56°45%3%0%–E 81310+ mi
Thu 6 PM77°77°56°48%3%0%–E 61010+ mi
Thu 7 PM74°74°57°55%6%0%–E 3910+ mi
Thu 8 PM73°73°57°57%5%0%–E 2910+ mi
Thu 9 PM70°70°57°63%5%0%–E 2910+ mi
Thu 10 PM69°69°57°66%5%0%–E 2910+ mi
Thu 11 PM68°68°57°68%9%0%–E 2910+ mi
Fri 12 AM67°67°57°70%8%0%–ESE 1810+ mi
Fri 1 AM67°67°57°70%7%0%–E 1710+ mi
Fri 2 AM67°67°57°70%10%0%–N 0710+ mi
Fri 3 AM66°66°57°73%12%0%–N 0610+ mi
Fri 4 AM65°65°57°75%8%0%–NNE 1710+ mi
Fri 5 AM63°63°57°81%6%0%–NNE 2810+ mi
Fri 6 AM62°62°57°84%7%0%–NNE 2910+ mi
Fri 7 AM61°61°57°87%6%0%–NNE 31010+ mi
Fri 8 AM62°62°58°87%3%0%–NNE 31010+ mi
Fri 9 AM68°68°59°73%2%0%–NE 51010+ mi
Fri 10 AM75°75°59°58%1%0%–NE 61010+ mi
Fri 11 AM79°79°59°50%1%0%–ENE 710–
Fri 12 PM81°81°58°46%1%0%–E 812–
Fri 1 PM81°81°58°46%2%0%–E 812–
Fri 2 PM82°82°58°44%2%0%–E 812–
Fri 3 PM82°82°58°44%3%0%–E 813–
Fri 4 PM81°81°59°47%2%0%–E 913–
Fri 5 PM79°79°60°52%4%0%–E 813–
Fri 6 PM78°78°61°56%12%0%–E 712–
Fri 7 PM74°74°62°66%9%0%–E 512–
Fri 8 PM73°73°62°68%0%0%–E 512–
Fri 9 PM71°71°63°76%3%0%–ESE 512–
Fri 10 PM69°69°63°81%5%0%–ESE 513–
Fri 11 PM67°67°63°87%5%0%–ESE 513–
Sat 12 AM67°67°63°87%5%0%–ESE 312–
Sat 1 AM67°67°63°87%5%0%–ESE 312–
Sat 2 AM68°68°63°84%6%0%–ESE 312–
Sat 3 AM68°68°63°84%8%0%–ESE 312–
Sat 4 AM67°67°63°87%10%0%–ESE 312–
Sat 5 AM66°66°63°90%11%0%–ESE 312–
Sat 6 AM66°66°64°93%13%0%–ESE 312–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

81° / 64°

1% rain

NE 2–9 mph · gusts 13

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

82° / 66°

Dry

NE 0–9 mph · gusts 13

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

82° / 67°

Dry

E 3–13 mph · gusts 17

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

79° / 67°

2% rain

E 6–14 mph · gusts 18

Mon, Oct 26

Partly Sunny

78° / 66°

13% rain

E 5–14 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Oct 27

Chance Rain Showers

78° / 64°

25% rain

E 2–10 mph · gusts 15

Wed, Oct 28

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

79° / 64°

15% rain

NE 2–10 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. North wind around 5 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: 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 66. East wind around 5 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
  • Tuesday: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.

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 · 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 · May 2018

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
97% lit
↑ 9:42 PM
↓ 7:57 AM
★★★★c73
2
93% lit
↑ 10:36 PM
↓ 8:39 AM
★★★★c73
3
87% lit
↑ 11:28 PM
↓ 9:23 AM
★★★★c73
4
80% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:09 AM
★☆☆☆c71
Moon farthest south (-20.4°)
5
72% lit
↑ 12:17 AM
↓ 10:58 AM
★★★★c69
Apogee · 404,460 km
6
63% lit
↑ 1:03 AM
↓ 11:49 AM
★★★★c66
7
54% lit
↑ 1:46 AM
↓ 12:41 PM
★★★☆c60
Last Quarter
8
44% lit
↑ 2:26 AM
↓ 1:34 PM
★★★☆c54
9
35% lit
↑ 3:04 AM
↓ 2:29 PM
★★☆☆c46
10
26% lit
↑ 3:40 AM
↓ 3:24 PM
★★☆☆c36
11
17% lit
↑ 4:16 AM
↓ 4:20 PM
★★☆☆c36
12
10% lit
↑ 4:52 AM
↓ 5:19 PM
★★★☆c52
Moon crosses the equator
13
4% lit
↑ 5:29 AM
↓ 6:20 PM
★★★★c67
14
1% lit
↑ 6:09 AM
↓ 7:23 PM
★★★★c82
best
15
0% lit
↑ 6:53 AM
↓ 8:28 PM
★★★★c94
New Moon
best
16
2% lit
↑ 7:42 AM
↓ 9:34 PM
★★★★c102
17
7% lit
↑ 8:36 AM
↓ 10:39 PM
★★★★c104
Perigee · 363,773 km
18
14% lit
↑ 9:35 AM
↓ 11:40 PM
★☆☆☆c103
Moon farthest north (20.6°)
19
23% lit
↑ 10:38 AM
↓ –
★★★★c102
20
34% lit
↑ 11:42 AM
↓ 12:35 AM
★★★★c95
21
45% lit
↑ 12:46 PM
↓ 1:25 AM
★★★☆c83
First Quarter
22
56% lit
↑ 1:48 PM
↓ 2:10 AM
★★★☆c68
23
67% lit
↑ 2:48 PM
↓ 2:51 AM
★★★☆c46
24
77% lit
↑ 3:47 PM
↓ 3:29 AM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
25
85% lit
↑ 4:45 PM
↓ 4:05 AM
★★★☆c54
26
92% lit
↑ 5:42 PM
↓ 4:41 AM
★★★★c66
27
96% lit
↑ 6:38 PM
↓ 5:17 AM
★★★★c74
28
99% lit
↑ 7:33 PM
↓ 5:55 AM
★★★★c79
best
29
100% lit
↑ 8:28 PM
↓ 6:35 AM
★★★★c81
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
30
99% lit
↑ 9:21 PM
↓ 7:18 AM
★★★★c81
best
31
96% lit
↑ 10:11 PM
↓ 8:03 AM
★★★★c81

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, May 4 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-20.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, May 5 · 8:00 PM — Apogee · 404,460 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, May 7 · 9:09 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, May 12 · 3:00 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, May 15 · 6:48 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, May 17 · 4:00 PM — Perigee · 363,773 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, May 18 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest north (20.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, May 21 · 10:49 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, May 24 · 6:00 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, May 29 · 9:20 AM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Mon, May 14 · Tue, May 15 · Mon, May 28 · Tue, May 29 · Wed, May 30

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

Moon distance

363,792 km closest · 404,401 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 4:16 AM.