Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
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Today
Today: High 75°
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Low 64°
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East wind around 5 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:24 AM / 6:42 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 4:06 PM / 2:48 AM
- Moon
- Waxing Gibbous, 77%
- Minor period
- 2:18 AM–3:18 AM
- Major period
- 8:30 AM–10:30 AM
- Minor period
- 3:36 PM–4:36 PM
- Major period
- 8:55 PM–10:55 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 9 AM | 69° | 69° | 65° | 87% | 49% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 10 AM | 72° | 72° | 65° | 79% | 35% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 11 AM | 73° | 73° | 65° | 76% | 31% | 0% | – | ENE 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 12 PM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 71% | 29% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 1 PM | 75° | 75° | 63° | 66% | 26% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 2 PM | 75° | 75° | 63° | 66% | 28% | 0% | – | E 10 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 3 PM | 75° | 75° | 62° | 64% | 27% | 0% | – | E 9 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 4 PM | 75° | 75° | 62° | 64% | 27% | 0% | – | E 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 5 PM | 75° | 75° | 62° | 64% | 25% | 0% | – | E 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 6 PM | 73° | 73° | 61° | 66% | 22% | 0% | – | E 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 7 PM | 71° | 71° | 61° | 71% | 24% | 0% | – | E 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 8 PM | 71° | 71° | 60° | 68% | 15% | 0% | – | E 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 9 PM | 71° | 71° | 60° | 68% | 5% | 0% | – | E 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 10 PM | 71° | 71° | 61° | 71% | 4% | 0% | – | E 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 11 PM | 70° | 70° | 60° | 71% | 5% | 0% | – | E 6 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 12 AM | 70° | 70° | 60° | 71% | 6% | 0% | – | E 5 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 1 AM | 69° | 69° | 60° | 73% | 6% | 0% | – | E 3 | 6 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 2 AM | 69° | 69° | 59° | 70% | 7% | 0% | – | ENE 3 | 6 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 3 AM | 69° | 69° | 59° | 70% | 8% | 0% | – | ENE 3 | 6 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 4 AM | 68° | 68° | 59° | 73% | 8% | 0% | – | NE 5 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 5 AM | 66° | 66° | 59° | 78% | 7% | 0% | – | NE 6 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 6 AM | 65° | 65° | 59° | 81% | 8% | 0% | – | NNE 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 7 AM | 64° | 64° | 60° | 87% | 7% | 0% | – | NE 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 8 AM | 65° | 65° | 60° | 84% | 2% | 0% | – | NNE 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 9 AM | 68° | 68° | 60° | 76% | 2% | 0% | – | NE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 10 AM | 69° | 69° | 60° | 73% | 2% | 0% | – | NE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 11 AM | 71° | 71° | 59° | 66% | 1% | 0% | – | NE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 12 PM | 74° | 74° | 58° | 57% | 2% | 0% | – | NE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 1 PM | 75° | 75° | 57° | 54% | 1% | 0% | – | ENE 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 2 PM | 75° | 75° | 56° | 52% | 1% | 0% | – | ENE 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 3 PM | 76° | 76° | 56° | 50% | 1% | 0% | – | E 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 4 PM | 76° | 76° | 56° | 50% | 1% | 0% | – | E 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 5 PM | 75° | 75° | 56° | 52% | 2% | 0% | – | E 5 | 8 | – | |
| Thu 6 PM | 73° | 73° | 56° | 55% | 2% | 0% | – | ESE 5 | 7 | – | |
| Thu 7 PM | 70° | 70° | 57° | 63% | 9% | 0% | – | ESE 3 | 6 | – | |
| Thu 8 PM | 70° | 70° | 57° | 63% | 1% | 0% | – | ESE 3 | 5 | – | |
| Thu 9 PM | 71° | 71° | 58° | 64% | 2% | 0% | – | SE 3 | 5 | – | |
| Thu 10 PM | 70° | 70° | 58° | 66% | 2% | 0% | – | SE 3 | 5 | – | |
| Thu 11 PM | 69° | 69° | 58° | 68% | 3% | 0% | – | SE 2 | 3 | – | |
| Fri 12 AM | 68° | 68° | 59° | 73% | 4% | 0% | – | SE 1 | 2 | – | |
| Fri 1 AM | 67° | 67° | 59° | 75% | 5% | 0% | – | SE 0 | 2 | – | |
| Fri 2 AM | 67° | 67° | 59° | 75% | 6% | 0% | – | ESE 0 | 2 | – | |
| Fri 3 AM | 67° | 67° | 59° | 75% | 6% | 0% | – | ENE 1 | 3 | – | |
| Fri 4 AM | 66° | 66° | 60° | 81% | 7% | 0% | – | NNE 2 | 5 | – | |
| Fri 5 AM | 65° | 65° | 59° | 81% | 7% | 0% | – | NNE 3 | 6 | – | |
| Fri 6 AM | 63° | 63° | 59° | 87% | 7% | 0% | – | NNE 5 | 7 | – | |
| Fri 7 AM | 63° | 63° | 59° | 87% | 8% | 0% | – | NNE 6 | 8 | – | |
| Fri 8 AM | 64° | 64° | 59° | 84% | 6% | 0% | – | NE 7 | 9 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Mostly Sunny
75° / 64°
Dry
E 6–12 mph · gusts 15
Thu, Oct 22
Sunny
76° / 63°
Dry
NE 2–8 mph · gusts 12
Fri, Oct 23
Sunny
76° / 71°
Dry
E 0–8 mph · gusts 12
Sat, Oct 24
Sunny
77° / 67°
Dry
E 7–15 mph · gusts 20
Sun, Oct 25
Mostly Sunny
75° / 65°
1% rain
E 9–15 mph · gusts 20
Mon, Oct 26
Mostly Sunny
74° / 65°
6% rain
E 7–13 mph · gusts 17
Tue, Oct 27
Mostly Sunny
76° / 65°
11% rain
E 6–10 mph · gusts 14
Detailed NWS forecast
- Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East wind around 5 mph.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 63. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76. East wind around 5 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Weather map
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Marine forecast
Galveston Bay
GMZ335 · 505 AM 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. GMZ335-212315- Galveston Bay- 505 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming north after midnight. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .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 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM
GMZ355 · 505 AM 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. GMZ350-355-212315- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 505 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail:East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers this morning. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 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: East 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 around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .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. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Moon calendar · November 2019
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24% lit
↑ 12:08 PM
↓ 10:36 PM
↓ 10:36 PM
★★★★c88
Moon farthest south (-22.4°)
2
33% lit
↑ 1:01 PM
↓ 11:30 PM
↓ 11:30 PM
★☆☆☆c81
3
43% lit
↑ 12:48 PM
↓ 11:26 PM
↓ 11:26 PM
★★★☆c78
4
53% lit
↑ 1:29 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★★★☆c70
First Quarter
5
63% lit
↑ 2:06 PM
↓ 12:20 AM
↓ 12:20 AM
★★☆☆c61
6
71% lit
↑ 2:40 PM
↓ 1:14 AM
↓ 1:14 AM
★★☆☆c52
7
79% lit
↑ 3:12 PM
↓ 2:07 AM
↓ 2:07 AM
★★☆☆c44
Apogee · 405,060 km
8
87% lit
↑ 3:42 PM
↓ 2:59 AM
↓ 2:59 AM
★★☆☆c36
9
92% lit
↑ 4:13 PM
↓ 3:52 AM
↓ 3:52 AM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
10
97% lit
↑ 4:44 PM
↓ 4:45 AM
↓ 4:45 AM
★★★☆c50
11
99% lit
↑ 5:17 PM
↓ 5:39 AM
↓ 5:39 AM
★★★★c62
12
100% lit
↑ 5:53 PM
↓ 6:35 AM
↓ 6:35 AM
★★★★c73
Full Moon · Beaver Moon
best13
98% lit
↑ 6:34 PM
↓ 7:33 AM
↓ 7:33 AM
★★★★c81
best14
95% lit
↑ 7:20 PM
↓ 8:32 AM
↓ 8:32 AM
★★★★c89
15
90% lit
↑ 8:11 PM
↓ 9:31 AM
↓ 9:31 AM
★★★★c90
16
82% lit
↑ 9:08 PM
↓ 10:29 AM
↓ 10:29 AM
★★★★c90
Moon farthest north (23.5°)
17
73% lit
↑ 10:09 PM
↓ 11:23 AM
↓ 11:23 AM
★★★★c88
18
63% lit
↑ 11:12 PM
↓ 12:13 PM
↓ 12:13 PM
★★★★c83
19
52% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:59 PM
↓ 12:59 PM
★★★☆c75
Last Quarter
20
40% lit
↑ 12:17 AM
↓ 1:41 PM
↓ 1:41 PM
★☆☆☆c64
21
29% lit
↑ 1:22 AM
↓ 2:20 PM
↓ 2:20 PM
★★☆☆c60
22
19% lit
↑ 2:26 AM
↓ 2:57 PM
↓ 2:57 PM
★★☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
23
11% lit
↑ 3:31 AM
↓ 3:35 PM
↓ 3:35 PM
★★★☆c51
Perigee · 366,721 km
24
5% lit
↑ 4:36 AM
↓ 4:14 PM
↓ 4:14 PM
★★★★c72
25
1% lit
↑ 5:42 AM
↓ 4:55 PM
↓ 4:55 PM
★★★★c89
best26
0% lit
↑ 6:47 AM
↓ 5:40 PM
↓ 5:40 PM
★★★★c100
New Moon
best27
2% lit
↑ 7:52 AM
↓ 6:29 PM
↓ 6:29 PM
★★★★c103
best28
5% lit
↑ 8:53 AM
↓ 7:22 PM
↓ 7:22 PM
★★★★c103
29
11% lit
↑ 9:49 AM
↓ 8:17 PM
↓ 8:17 PM
★★★★c97
Moon farthest south (-22.5°)
30
18% lit
↑ 10:40 AM
↓ 9:13 PM
↓ 9:13 PM
★★★★c88
Lunar events this month
- Fri, Nov 1 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-22.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Mon, Nov 4 · 4:23 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Thu, Nov 7 · 3:00 AM — Apogee · 405,060 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Sat, Nov 9 · 7:00 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, Nov 12 · 7:35 AM — Full Moon · Beaver MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Sat, Nov 16 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest north (23.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Tue, Nov 19 · 3:11 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Fri, Nov 22 · 3:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Sat, Nov 23 · 2:00 AM — Perigee · 366,721 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Tue, Nov 26 · 9:06 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Fri, Nov 29 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-22.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Best fishing days
Tue, Nov 12 · Wed, Nov 13 · Mon, Nov 25 · Tue, Nov 26 · Wed, Nov 27
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
366,802 km closest · 404,992 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 Wed 7:20 AM.