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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

Tonight: Low 64°

Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

Thursday: High 81° · 1% rain

Sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:26 AM / 6:45 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:08 PM / 2:51 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 82%
Minor period
2:21 AM–3:21 AM
Major period
8:30 AM–10:30 AM
Minor period
3:38 PM–4:38 PM
Major period
9:00 PM–11:00 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Oct 21Thu, Oct 226 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 236 AM12 PM6 PMclouds3% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover5% cloud cover7% cloud cover15% cloud cover9% cloud cover8% cloud cover5% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover6% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover4% cloud cover0% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover6% cloud cover8% cloud cover11% cloud cover9% cloud cover6% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°72696564758079736866646276828075rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphE 5 mph, gusts 12E 2 mph, gusts 9ENE 2 mph, gusts 7NNE 3 mph, gusts 8NNE 5 mph, gusts 10NNE 5 mph, gusts 12NE 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 8 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 13E 7 mph, gusts 10E 3 mph, gusts 10ESE 3 mph, gusts 9SE 3 mph, gusts 8SE 2 mph, gusts 8E 1 mph, gusts 7NNE 3 mph, gusts 8NNE 3 mph, gusts 9NE 5 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 10E 9 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 13E 6 mph, gusts 12E 5 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 10 PM72°72°64°76%3%0%–E 51210+ mi
Wed 11 PM71°71°63°76%4%0%–E 31010+ mi
Thu 12 AM70°70°62°76%4%0%–E 2910+ mi
Thu 1 AM69°69°62°78%5%0%–E 2810+ mi
Thu 2 AM69°69°62°78%5%0%–ENE 2710+ mi
Thu 3 AM67°67°61°81%6%0%–NE 3810+ mi
Thu 4 AM65°65°61°87%5%0%–NNE 3810+ mi
Thu 5 AM65°65°61°87%7%0%–NNE 399.0 mi
Thu 6 AM64°64°61°90%15%0%–NNE 51010+ mi
Thu 7 AM64°64°60°87%9%1%–NNE 51210+ mi
Thu 8 AM65°65°61°87%8%1%–NNE 51210+ mi
Thu 9 AM69°69°62°78%5%1%–NNE 5107.9 mi
Thu 10 AM75°75°62°64%2%1%–NE 71010+ mi
Thu 11 AM77°77°59°54%1%1%–ENE 81210+ mi
Thu 12 PM79°79°58°49%1%0%–ENE 81210+ mi
Thu 1 PM80°80°57°45%1%0%–ENE 91310+ mi
Thu 2 PM80°80°55°42%2%0%–E 91310+ mi
Thu 3 PM80°80°55°42%2%0%–E 91310+ mi
Thu 4 PM79°79°55°44%1%0%–E 91310+ mi
Thu 5 PM78°78°55°45%2%0%–E 81210+ mi
Thu 6 PM77°77°55°47%3%0%–E 71010+ mi
Thu 7 PM73°73°57°57%6%0%–E 51010+ mi
Thu 8 PM71°71°57°61%4%0%–E 31010+ mi
Thu 9 PM70°70°58°66%3%0%–ESE 3910+ mi
Thu 10 PM68°68°58°70%3%0%–ESE 3910+ mi
Thu 11 PM67°67°57°70%4%0%–ESE 3910+ mi
Fri 12 AM67°67°58°73%5%0%–SE 3810+ mi
Fri 1 AM66°66°58°75%6%0%–SE 2810+ mi
Fri 2 AM67°67°58°73%4%0%–SE 2810+ mi
Fri 3 AM64°64°57°78%5%0%–ESE 2710+ mi
Fri 4 AM64°64°57°78%4%0%–E 1710+ mi
Fri 5 AM63°63°57°81%5%0%–NNE 27–
Fri 6 AM62°62°57°84%6%0%–NNE 38–
Fri 7 AM62°62°57°84%4%0%–NNE 39–
Fri 8 AM63°63°58°84%0%0%–NNE 39–
Fri 9 AM69°69°58°68%1%0%–NE 59–
Fri 10 AM76°76°59°56%1%0%–NE 59–
Fri 11 AM79°79°58°49%1%0%–ENE 69–
Fri 12 PM82°82°58°44%2%0%–E 710–
Fri 1 PM82°82°59°46%2%0%–E 812–
Fri 2 PM83°83°59°44%2%0%–E 913–
Fri 3 PM82°82°59°46%3%0%–E 913–
Fri 4 PM80°81°60°51%3%0%–E 913–
Fri 5 PM79°79°60°52%6%0%–E 812–
Fri 6 PM77°77°61°58%8%0%–E 612–
Fri 7 PM75°75°62°64%11%0%–E 510–
Fri 8 PM73°73°62°68%9%0%–E 512–
Fri 9 PM72°72°63°73%6%0%–ESE 512–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Clear

72° / 64°

Dry

E 3–5 mph · gusts 12

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

81° / 62°

1% rain

NE 2–9 mph · gusts 13

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

83° / 69°

Dry

NE 1–9 mph · gusts 13

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

82° / 69°

Dry

E 3–14 mph · gusts 18

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

79° / 67°

3% rain

E 6–14 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 26

Partly Sunny

79° / 65°

9% rain

E 3–13 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Oct 27

Mostly Sunny

79° / 64°

13% rain

E 2–10 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 62. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. East wind around 5 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
  • Wednesday: 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 · 734 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 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.


GMZ350-355-221315-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
734 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 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 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.

Moon calendar · March 2019

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
20% lit
↑ 3:37 AM
↓ 2:12 PM
★★★★c75
Moon farthest south (-21.4°)
2
13% lit
↑ 4:24 AM
↓ 3:04 PM
★★★★c75
3
7% lit
↑ 5:07 AM
↓ 3:56 PM
★★★★c74
4
3% lit
↑ 5:46 AM
↓ 4:49 PM
★★★★c69
Apogee · 406,388 km
5
1% lit
↑ 6:23 AM
↓ 5:42 PM
★★★★c64
best
6
0% lit
↑ 6:57 AM
↓ 6:34 PM
★★★★c57
New Moon
best
7
1% lit
↑ 7:30 AM
↓ 7:27 PM
★★★★c47
8
4% lit
↑ 8:02 AM
↓ 8:20 PM
★★★☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
9
9% lit
↑ 8:34 AM
↓ 9:14 PM
★★★☆c36
10
15% lit
↑ 10:08 AM
↓ 11:09 PM
★★☆☆c36
11
23% lit
↑ 10:44 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c45
12
32% lit
↑ 11:23 AM
↓ 12:06 AM
★★★☆c61
13
42% lit
↑ 12:07 PM
↓ 1:04 AM
★★★☆c72
14
53% lit
↑ 12:57 PM
↓ 2:04 AM
★★★☆c81
First Quarter
15
64% lit
↑ 1:53 PM
↓ 3:04 AM
★★★★c89
Moon farthest north (22.2°)
16
75% lit
↑ 2:55 PM
↓ 4:03 AM
★★★★c94
17
84% lit
↑ 4:01 PM
↓ 4:58 AM
★★★★c94
18
92% lit
↑ 5:09 PM
↓ 5:50 AM
★★★★c91
19
97% lit
↑ 6:18 PM
↓ 6:37 AM
★★★★c81
Perigee · 359,378 km
best
20
100% lit
↑ 7:26 PM
↓ 7:20 AM
★★★★c69
Full Moon · Worm Moon (supermoon)
best
21
99% lit
↑ 8:32 PM
↓ 8:02 AM
★★★★c62
Moon crosses the equator
best
22
96% lit
↑ 9:37 PM
↓ 8:41 AM
★★★★c62
23
90% lit
↑ 10:41 PM
↓ 9:21 AM
★★★☆c62
24
83% lit
↑ 11:42 PM
↓ 10:02 AM
★★★★c69
25
74% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:44 AM
★★★★c74
26
65% lit
↑ 12:42 AM
↓ 11:29 AM
★★★★c74
27
55% lit
↑ 1:39 AM
↓ 12:16 PM
★★★☆c72
Last Quarter
28
45% lit
↑ 2:32 AM
↓ 1:06 PM
★★★☆c68
Moon farthest south (-21.5°)
29
36% lit
↑ 3:20 AM
↓ 1:57 PM
★★★★c64
30
27% lit
↑ 4:05 AM
↓ 2:50 PM
★★★★c62
31
19% lit
↑ 4:46 AM
↓ 3:43 PM
★★★★c60
Apogee · 405,575 km

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Mar 1 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-21.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Mar 4 · 5:00 AM — Apogee · 406,388 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Mar 6 · 10:03 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Mar 8 · 2:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Mar 14 · 5:26 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Mar 15 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest north (22.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Mar 19 · 3:00 PM — Perigee · 359,378 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Mar 20 · 8:42 PM — Full Moon · Worm 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, Mar 21 · 1:00 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, Mar 27 · 11:09 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Mar 28 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-21.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Mar 31 · 7:00 PM — Apogee · 405,575 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Tue, Mar 5 · Wed, Mar 6 · Tue, Mar 19 · Wed, Mar 20 · Thu, Mar 21

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

Moon distance

359,390 km closest · 406,368 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 Wed 7:20 PM.