Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
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Today
Overnight: Low 68°
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind around 10 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, 75%
- 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 4 AM | 72° | 72° | 65° | 79% | 48% | 0% | – | ENE 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 5 AM | 70° | 70° | 64° | 81% | 48% | 0% | – | ENE 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 6 AM | 68° | 68° | 64° | 87% | 58% | 1% | – | ENE 10 | 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 | – |
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: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind around 10 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.
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Marine forecast
Galveston Bay
GMZ335 · 111 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. GMZ335-211915- Galveston Bay- 111 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...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 · 111 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. GMZ350-355-211915- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 111 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers late. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...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. .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 · March 2020
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
39% lit
↑ 10:51 AM
↓ –
↓ –
★★☆☆c54
2
49% lit
↑ 11:31 AM
↓ 12:36 AM
↓ 12:36 AM
★★☆☆c66
First Quarter
3
59% lit
↑ 12:17 PM
↓ 1:34 AM
↓ 1:34 AM
★★★☆c77
4
70% lit
↑ 1:09 PM
↓ 2:32 AM
↓ 2:32 AM
★★★★c87
Moon farthest north (24.1°)
5
79% lit
↑ 2:08 PM
↓ 3:29 AM
↓ 3:29 AM
★★★★c93
6
87% lit
↑ 3:12 PM
↓ 4:24 AM
↓ 4:24 AM
★★★★c93
best7
94% lit
↑ 4:20 PM
↓ 5:15 AM
↓ 5:15 AM
★★★★c93
best8
98% lit
↑ 6:30 PM
↓ 7:02 AM
↓ 7:02 AM
★★★★c92
best9
100% lit
↑ 7:39 PM
↓ 7:46 AM
↓ 7:46 AM
★★★★c87
Full Moon · Worm Moon (supermoon)
best10
98% lit
↑ 8:48 PM
↓ 8:26 AM
↓ 8:26 AM
★★★★c76
Perigee · 357,128 km
best11
94% lit
↑ 9:57 PM
↓ 9:06 AM
↓ 9:06 AM
★★★★c60
Moon crosses the equator
12
87% lit
↑ 11:04 PM
↓ 9:45 AM
↓ 9:45 AM
★★★☆c61
13
78% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:26 AM
↓ 10:26 AM
★★★★c71
14
68% lit
↑ 12:10 AM
↓ 11:09 AM
↓ 11:09 AM
★★★★c79
15
58% lit
↑ 1:15 AM
↓ 11:56 AM
↓ 11:56 AM
★★★☆c85
16
47% lit
↑ 2:16 AM
↓ 12:45 PM
↓ 12:45 PM
★★★☆c86
Last Quarter
17
37% lit
↑ 3:14 AM
↓ 1:38 PM
↓ 1:38 PM
★★★★c84
Moon farthest south (-23.0°)
18
27% lit
↑ 4:06 AM
↓ 2:34 PM
↓ 2:34 PM
★★★★c81
19
19% lit
↑ 4:53 AM
↓ 3:29 PM
↓ 3:29 PM
★★★★c76
20
12% lit
↑ 5:34 AM
↓ 4:25 PM
↓ 4:25 PM
★★★★c69
21
7% lit
↑ 6:11 AM
↓ 5:19 PM
↓ 5:19 PM
★★★☆c58
22
3% lit
↑ 6:45 AM
↓ 6:13 PM
↓ 6:13 PM
★★★☆c52
23
1% lit
↑ 7:16 AM
↓ 7:05 PM
↓ 7:05 PM
★★★☆c46
24
0% lit
↑ 7:46 AM
↓ 7:57 PM
↓ 7:57 PM
★★★☆c39
New Moon
Apogee · 406,691 km
Moon crosses the equator
25
2% lit
↑ 8:15 AM
↓ 8:49 PM
↓ 8:49 PM
★★★☆c41
26
5% lit
↑ 8:45 AM
↓ 9:42 PM
↓ 9:42 PM
★★☆☆c41
27
10% lit
↑ 9:16 AM
↓ 10:35 PM
↓ 10:35 PM
★★★☆c49
28
16% lit
↑ 9:51 AM
↓ 11:30 PM
↓ 11:30 PM
★★★☆c56
29
24% lit
↑ 10:28 AM
↓ –
↓ –
★★★☆c66
30
33% lit
↑ 11:11 AM
↓ 12:26 AM
↓ 12:26 AM
★★★☆c71
31
43% lit
↑ 11:59 AM
↓ 1:23 AM
↓ 1:23 AM
★★★☆c76
Lunar events this month
- Mon, Mar 2 · 1:56 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Wed, Mar 4 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest north (24.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Mon, Mar 9 · 12:47 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.
- Tue, Mar 10 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 357,128 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Wed, Mar 11 · 1:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Mon, Mar 16 · 4:34 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Tue, Mar 17 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-23.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Tue, Mar 24 · 4:27 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Tue, Mar 24 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 406,691 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Tue, Mar 24 · 7:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
Best fishing days
Fri, Mar 6 · Sat, Mar 7 · Sun, Mar 8 · Mon, Mar 9 · Tue, Mar 10
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
357,317 km closest · 406,689 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 1:21 AM.