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 5 AM | 70° | 70° | 63° | 80% | 77% | 0% | – | ENE 7 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 6 AM | 69° | 69° | 64° | 83% | 67% | 1% | – | ENE 8 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| 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 | – |
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 · February 2020
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
47% lit
↑ 11:43 AM
↓ 12:00 AM
↓ 12:00 AM
★★☆☆c48
First Quarter
2
57% lit
↑ 12:17 PM
↓ 12:54 AM
↓ 12:54 AM
★★☆☆c58
3
66% lit
↑ 12:55 PM
↓ 1:50 AM
↓ 1:50 AM
★★★☆c70
4
76% lit
↑ 1:39 PM
↓ 2:48 AM
↓ 2:48 AM
★★★★c82
5
84% lit
↑ 2:29 PM
↓ 3:47 AM
↓ 3:47 AM
★★★★c93
6
91% lit
↑ 3:26 PM
↓ 4:47 AM
↓ 4:47 AM
★★★★c99
Moon farthest north (23.9°)
7
97% lit
↑ 4:29 PM
↓ 5:45 AM
↓ 5:45 AM
★★★★c99
best8
99% lit
↑ 5:37 PM
↓ 6:39 AM
↓ 6:39 AM
★★★★c100
best9
100% lit
↑ 6:46 PM
↓ 7:29 AM
↓ 7:29 AM
★★★★c97
Full Moon · Snow Moon
best10
97% lit
↑ 7:55 PM
↓ 8:14 AM
↓ 8:14 AM
★★★★c90
Perigee · 360,467 km
best11
91% lit
↑ 9:02 PM
↓ 8:55 AM
↓ 8:55 AM
★★★★c77
12
83% lit
↑ 10:09 PM
↓ 9:34 AM
↓ 9:34 AM
★★★☆c59
Moon crosses the equator
13
74% lit
↑ 11:14 PM
↓ 10:12 AM
↓ 10:12 AM
★★☆☆c44
14
63% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:51 AM
↓ 10:51 AM
★★☆☆c55
15
52% lit
↑ 12:18 AM
↓ 11:31 AM
↓ 11:31 AM
★★☆☆c64
Last Quarter
16
41% lit
↑ 1:21 AM
↓ 12:13 PM
↓ 12:13 PM
★★★☆c77
17
31% lit
↑ 2:23 AM
↓ 1:00 PM
↓ 1:00 PM
★★★★c84
18
22% lit
↑ 3:22 AM
↓ 1:50 PM
↓ 1:50 PM
★★★★c87
19
14% lit
↑ 4:17 AM
↓ 2:43 PM
↓ 2:43 PM
★★★★c87
Moon farthest south (-22.9°)
20
8% lit
↑ 5:08 AM
↓ 3:38 PM
↓ 3:38 PM
★★★★c85
21
3% lit
↑ 5:53 AM
↓ 4:34 PM
↓ 4:34 PM
★★★★c81
22
1% lit
↑ 6:33 AM
↓ 5:30 PM
↓ 5:30 PM
★★★★c72
best23
0% lit
↑ 7:10 AM
↓ 6:24 PM
↓ 6:24 PM
★★★★c67
New Moon
24
1% lit
↑ 7:43 AM
↓ 7:18 PM
↓ 7:18 PM
★★★★c59
25
4% lit
↑ 8:13 AM
↓ 8:10 PM
↓ 8:10 PM
★★★☆c50
26
9% lit
↑ 8:43 AM
↓ 9:02 PM
↓ 9:02 PM
★★☆☆c39
Apogee · 406,277 km
Moon crosses the equator
27
15% lit
↑ 9:13 AM
↓ 9:54 PM
↓ 9:54 PM
★★☆☆c33
28
22% lit
↑ 9:43 AM
↓ 10:46 PM
↓ 10:46 PM
★★☆☆c40
29
30% lit
↑ 10:16 AM
↓ 11:40 PM
↓ 11:40 PM
★★☆☆c47
Lunar events this month
- Sat, Feb 1 · 7:41 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Thu, Feb 6 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest north (23.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sun, Feb 9 · 1:33 AM — Full Moon · Snow MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Mon, Feb 10 · 2:00 PM — Perigee · 360,467 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Wed, Feb 12 · 4:00 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, Feb 15 · 4:17 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Wed, Feb 19 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-22.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sun, Feb 23 · 9:31 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Wed, Feb 26 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 406,277 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Wed, Feb 26 · 11:00 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, Feb 7 · Sat, Feb 8 · Sun, Feb 9 · Mon, Feb 10 · Sat, Feb 22
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
360,484 km closest · 406,255 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.