Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
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Today
Overnight: Low 68°
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: High 75° · 1% rain
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:24 AM / 6:42 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 4:06 PM / 2:48 AM
- Moon
- Waxing Gibbous, 76%
- 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 7 AM | 68° | 68° | 64° | 87% | 57% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 8 AM | 68° | 68° | 64° | 87% | 52% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| 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 | 10.0 mi | |
| Thu 8 AM | 65° | 65° | 60° | 84% | 2% | 0% | – | NNE 7 | 10 | 9.6 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 | – | |
| Thu 12 PM | 74° | 74° | 58° | 57% | 2% | 0% | – | NE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Thu 1 PM | 75° | 75° | 57° | 54% | 1% | 0% | – | ENE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Thu 2 PM | 75° | 75° | 56° | 52% | 1% | 0% | – | ENE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Thu 3 PM | 76° | 76° | 56° | 50% | 1% | 0% | – | E 7 | 9 | – | |
| Thu 4 PM | 76° | 76° | 56° | 50% | 1% | 0% | – | E 6 | 9 | – | |
| 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 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Mostly Sunny
75° / 68°
1% rain
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° / 66°
11% rain
E 6–10 mph · gusts 14
Detailed NWS forecast
- Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night: 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.
- 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.
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 · January 2020
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
37% lit
↑ 11:42 AM
↓ 11:33 PM
↓ 11:33 PM
★★☆☆c48
Apogee · 404,576 km
2
46% lit
↑ 12:13 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★☆☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter
3
55% lit
↑ 12:42 PM
↓ 12:25 AM
↓ 12:25 AM
★☆☆☆c42
4
65% lit
↑ 1:13 PM
↓ 1:17 AM
↓ 1:17 AM
★★☆☆c51
5
74% lit
↑ 1:46 PM
↓ 2:11 AM
↓ 2:11 AM
★★☆☆c61
6
82% lit
↑ 2:23 PM
↓ 3:07 AM
↓ 3:07 AM
★★★★c73
7
89% lit
↑ 3:04 PM
↓ 4:05 AM
↓ 4:05 AM
★★★★c85
8
95% lit
↑ 3:51 PM
↓ 5:05 AM
↓ 5:05 AM
★★★★c94
9
99% lit
↑ 4:45 PM
↓ 6:06 AM
↓ 6:06 AM
★★★★c99
10
100% lit
↑ 5:46 PM
↓ 7:05 AM
↓ 7:05 AM
★★★★c99
Moon farthest north (23.8°)
Full Moon · Wolf Moon
best11
99% lit
↑ 6:51 PM
↓ 8:02 AM
↓ 8:02 AM
★★★★c98
best12
95% lit
↑ 7:58 PM
↓ 8:53 AM
↓ 8:53 AM
★★★★c93
13
89% lit
↑ 9:05 PM
↓ 9:39 AM
↓ 9:39 AM
★★★★c85
Perigee · 365,962 km
14
80% lit
↑ 10:11 PM
↓ 10:21 AM
↓ 10:21 AM
★★★★c71
15
70% lit
↑ 11:15 PM
↓ 11:00 AM
↓ 11:00 AM
★★★☆c56
16
59% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:36 AM
↓ 11:36 AM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
17
48% lit
↑ 12:19 AM
↓ 12:13 PM
↓ 12:13 PM
★★☆☆c52
Last Quarter
18
37% lit
↑ 1:22 AM
↓ 12:51 PM
↓ 12:51 PM
★★☆☆c62
19
26% lit
↑ 2:24 AM
↓ 1:31 PM
↓ 1:31 PM
★★★★c77
20
18% lit
↑ 3:27 AM
↓ 2:15 PM
↓ 2:15 PM
★★★★c87
21
10% lit
↑ 4:28 AM
↓ 3:02 PM
↓ 3:02 PM
★★★★c92
22
5% lit
↑ 5:27 AM
↓ 3:54 PM
↓ 3:54 PM
★★★★c92
Moon farthest south (-22.8°)
23
1% lit
↑ 6:21 AM
↓ 4:49 PM
↓ 4:49 PM
★★★★c92
best24
0% lit
↑ 7:11 AM
↓ 5:45 PM
↓ 5:45 PM
★★★★c88
New Moon
best25
1% lit
↑ 7:55 AM
↓ 6:42 PM
↓ 6:42 PM
★★★★c79
best26
3% lit
↑ 8:34 AM
↓ 7:37 PM
↓ 7:37 PM
★★★★c72
27
8% lit
↑ 9:10 AM
↓ 8:32 PM
↓ 8:32 PM
★★★★c63
28
14% lit
↑ 9:42 AM
↓ 9:24 PM
↓ 9:24 PM
★★★☆c54
29
21% lit
↑ 10:13 AM
↓ 10:16 PM
↓ 10:16 PM
★★☆☆c45
Apogee · 405,390 km
30
29% lit
↑ 10:42 AM
↓ 11:08 PM
↓ 11:08 PM
★★☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
31
38% lit
↑ 11:12 AM
↓ –
↓ –
★☆☆☆c39
Lunar events this month
- Wed, Jan 1 · 8:00 PM — Apogee · 404,576 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Thu, Jan 2 · 9:00 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, Jan 2 · 10:45 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Fri, Jan 10 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest north (23.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Fri, Jan 10 · 1:21 PM — Full Moon · Wolf MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Mon, Jan 13 · 2:00 PM — Perigee · 365,962 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Thu, Jan 16 · 8:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Fri, Jan 17 · 6:58 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Wed, Jan 22 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-22.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Fri, Jan 24 · 3:41 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Wed, Jan 29 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 405,390 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Thu, Jan 30 · 4:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
Best fishing days
Fri, Jan 10 · Sat, Jan 11 · Thu, Jan 23 · Fri, Jan 24 · Sat, Jan 25
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
365,973 km closest · 405,371 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 4:26 AM.