Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
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Today
Tonight: Low 68° · 1% rain
Partly cloudy. Low around 68, with temperatures rising to around 71 overnight. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: High 75°
Sunny, with a high near 75. East wind around 10 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:23 AM / 6:43 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 3:35 PM / 1:51 AM
- Moon
- Waxing Gibbous, 73%
- Minor period
- 1:21 AM–2:21 AM
- Major period
- 7:45 AM–9:45 AM
- Minor period
- 3:05 PM–4:05 PM
- Major period
- 8:10 PM–10:10 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 9 PM | 76° | 76° | 64° | 66% | 45% | 0% | – | E 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 10 PM | 76° | 76° | 64° | 66% | 49% | 0% | – | E 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 11 PM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 71% | 37% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 12 AM | 74° | 74° | 65° | 74% | 33% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 1 AM | 74° | 74° | 65° | 74% | 30% | 1% | – | ENE 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 2 AM | 73° | 73° | 64° | 73% | 35% | 1% | – | ENE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 3 AM | 71° | 71° | 64° | 79% | 28% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 4 AM | 71° | 71° | 64° | 79% | 22% | 0% | – | ENE 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 5 AM | 71° | 71° | 63° | 76% | 36% | 0% | – | ENE 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 6 AM | 70° | 70° | 63° | 78% | 51% | 0% | – | ENE 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 7 AM | 68° | 68° | 63° | 84% | 58% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 8 AM | 70° | 70° | 63° | 78% | 41% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 9 AM | 71° | 71° | 64° | 79% | 32% | 0% | – | NE 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 10 AM | 74° | 74° | 65° | 74% | 30% | 0% | – | NE 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 11 AM | 75° | 75° | 64° | 69% | 18% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 12 PM | 75° | 75° | 64° | 69% | 12% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 1 PM | 75° | 75° | 63° | 66% | 9% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 2 PM | 75° | 75° | 62° | 64% | 5% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 3 PM | 75° | 75° | 62° | 64% | 5% | 0% | – | E 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 4 PM | 75° | 75° | 62° | 64% | 3% | 0% | – | E 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 5 PM | 75° | 75° | 61° | 62% | 4% | 0% | – | E 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 6 PM | 73° | 73° | 61° | 66% | 5% | 0% | – | E 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 7 PM | 72° | 76° | 60° | 58% | 11% | 0% | – | E 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 8 PM | 72° | 75° | 60° | 60% | 7% | 0% | – | E 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 9 PM | 72° | 75° | 60° | 62% | 4% | 0% | – | E 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 10 PM | 72° | 74° | 60° | 64% | 2% | 0% | – | E 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 11 PM | 71° | 73° | 59° | 66% | 2% | 0% | – | E 6 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 12 AM | 71° | 73° | 60° | 64% | 4% | 0% | – | E 5 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 1 AM | 73° | 73° | 60° | 64% | 4% | 0% | – | E 3 | 6 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 2 AM | 71° | 71° | 60° | 68% | 6% | 0% | – | ENE 3 | 6 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 3 AM | 71° | 71° | 60° | 68% | 6% | 0% | – | ENE 3 | 6 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 4 AM | 69° | 69° | 60° | 73% | 6% | 0% | – | NE 5 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 5 AM | 68° | 68° | 60° | 76% | 6% | 0% | – | NE 6 | 9 | – | |
| Thu 6 AM | 67° | 67° | 60° | 78% | 5% | 0% | – | NE 7 | 9 | – | |
| Thu 7 AM | 66° | 66° | 61° | 84% | 5% | 0% | – | NE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Thu 8 AM | 67° | 67° | 62° | 84% | 0% | 0% | – | NE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Thu 9 AM | 69° | 69° | 62° | 78% | 1% | 0% | – | NE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Thu 10 AM | 71° | 71° | 62° | 73% | 1% | 0% | – | NE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Thu 11 AM | 73° | 73° | 61° | 66% | 1% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Thu 12 PM | 75° | 75° | 60° | 60% | 1% | 0% | – | ENE 7 | 12 | – | |
| Thu 1 PM | 76° | 76° | 59° | 56% | 1% | 0% | – | ENE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Thu 2 PM | 77° | 77° | 59° | 54% | 1% | 0% | – | E 7 | 9 | – | |
| Thu 3 PM | 77° | 77° | 58° | 52% | 1% | 0% | – | E 6 | 9 | – | |
| Thu 4 PM | 77° | 77° | 58° | 52% | 1% | 0% | – | E 6 | 8 | – | |
| Thu 5 PM | 76° | 76° | 58° | 54% | 3% | 0% | – | ESE 5 | 7 | – | |
| Thu 6 PM | 75° | 75° | 59° | 58% | 4% | 0% | – | ESE 5 | 7 | – | |
| Thu 7 PM | 74° | 74° | 59° | 59% | 6% | 0% | – | ESE 3 | 6 | – | |
| Thu 8 PM | 73° | 73° | 60° | 64% | 5% | 0% | – | ESE 3 | 6 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Partly Cloudy
76° / 68°
1% rain
E 8–10 mph · gusts 14
Wed, Oct 21
Sunny
75° / 66°
1% rain
E 6–10 mph · gusts 15
Thu, Oct 22
Sunny
78° / 67°
Dry
E 3–8 mph · gusts 12
Fri, Oct 23
Sunny
75° / 71°
Dry
E 2–8 mph · gusts 12
Sat, Oct 24
Sunny
76° / 66°
Dry
E 7–15 mph · gusts 20
Sun, Oct 25
Mostly Sunny
76° / 65°
2% rain
E 12–15 mph · gusts 20
Mon, Oct 26
Mostly Sunny
75° / 65°
3% rain
E 7–13 mph · gusts 16
Detailed NWS forecast
- Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 68, with temperatures rising to around 71 overnight. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 75. East wind around 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 75.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
- Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Weather map
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Marine forecast
Galveston Bay
GMZ335 · 803 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 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. GMZ335-211415- Galveston Bay- 803 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 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...East 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 northeast after midnight. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. 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 · 803 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 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. GMZ350-355-211415- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 803 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots late. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast 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 7 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 3 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...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 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 3 to 5 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
Moon calendar · October 2020
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
100% lit
↑ 7:24 PM
↓ 6:53 AM
↓ 6:53 AM
★★★☆c37
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
Moon crosses the equator
2
99% lit
↑ 7:53 PM
↓ 7:45 AM
↓ 7:45 AM
★★★☆c34
3
97% lit
↑ 8:22 PM
↓ 8:38 AM
↓ 8:38 AM
★★★☆c43
Apogee · 406,321 km
4
93% lit
↑ 8:54 PM
↓ 9:30 AM
↓ 9:30 AM
★★★☆c51
5
87% lit
↑ 9:28 PM
↓ 10:24 AM
↓ 10:24 AM
★★★☆c58
6
80% lit
↑ 10:06 PM
↓ 11:19 AM
↓ 11:19 AM
★★★☆c67
7
72% lit
↑ 10:50 PM
↓ 12:14 PM
↓ 12:14 PM
★☆☆☆c70
8
63% lit
↑ 11:38 PM
↓ 1:09 PM
↓ 1:09 PM
★★★☆c75
9
53% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:03 PM
↓ 2:03 PM
★★★☆c78
Moon farthest north (25.1°)
Last Quarter
10
43% lit
↑ 12:33 AM
↓ 2:55 PM
↓ 2:55 PM
★★★☆c78
11
33% lit
↑ 1:32 AM
↓ 3:43 PM
↓ 3:43 PM
★★★★c78
12
23% lit
↑ 2:36 AM
↓ 4:27 PM
↓ 4:27 PM
★★★★c76
13
14% lit
↑ 3:41 AM
↓ 5:08 PM
↓ 5:08 PM
★★★★c71
14
7% lit
↑ 4:48 AM
↓ 5:47 PM
↓ 5:47 PM
★★★☆c63
15
2% lit
↑ 5:56 AM
↓ 6:25 PM
↓ 6:25 PM
★★★☆c51
Moon crosses the equator
16
0% lit
↑ 7:05 AM
↓ 7:04 PM
↓ 7:04 PM
★★★★c63
New Moon (supermoon)
Perigee · 356,916 km
best17
1% lit
↑ 8:15 AM
↓ 7:44 PM
↓ 7:44 PM
★★★★c85
best18
5% lit
↑ 9:25 AM
↓ 8:28 PM
↓ 8:28 PM
★★★★c100
best19
12% lit
↑ 10:35 AM
↓ 9:16 PM
↓ 9:16 PM
★★★★c110
best20
21% lit
↑ 11:43 AM
↓ 10:09 PM
↓ 10:09 PM
★★★★c110
21
31% lit
↑ 12:47 PM
↓ 11:07 PM
↓ 11:07 PM
★★★★c105
22
41% lit
↑ 1:44 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★☆☆☆c97
Moon farthest south (-24.1°)
23
52% lit
↑ 2:34 PM
↓ 12:06 AM
↓ 12:06 AM
★★★☆c94
First Quarter
24
62% lit
↑ 3:17 PM
↓ 1:06 AM
↓ 1:06 AM
★★★★c82
25
71% lit
↑ 3:54 PM
↓ 2:04 AM
↓ 2:04 AM
★★★☆c70
26
80% lit
↑ 4:28 PM
↓ 3:01 AM
↓ 3:01 AM
★★★☆c57
27
87% lit
↑ 4:58 PM
↓ 3:55 AM
↓ 3:55 AM
★★☆☆c45
28
92% lit
↑ 5:27 PM
↓ 4:48 AM
↓ 4:48 AM
★★☆☆c34
29
97% lit
↑ 5:56 PM
↓ 5:41 AM
↓ 5:41 AM
★★★☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
30
99% lit
↑ 6:25 PM
↓ 6:33 AM
↓ 6:33 AM
★★★★c49
Apogee · 406,393 km
31
100% lit
↑ 6:56 PM
↓ 7:26 AM
↓ 7:26 AM
★★★★c62
Full Moon · Blue Moon
bestLunar events this month
- Thu, Oct 1 · 4:05 PM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Thu, Oct 1 · 8:00 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, Oct 3 · 12:00 PM — Apogee · 406,321 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Fri, Oct 9 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (25.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Fri, Oct 9 · 7:40 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Thu, Oct 15 · 6:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Fri, Oct 16 · 2:31 PM — New 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.
- Fri, Oct 16 · 7:00 PM — Perigee · 356,916 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Thu, Oct 22 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-24.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Fri, Oct 23 · 8:23 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Thu, Oct 29 · 3:00 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, Oct 30 · 2:00 PM — Apogee · 406,393 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Sat, Oct 31 · 9:49 AM — Full Moon · Blue MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
Best fishing days
Fri, Oct 16 · Sat, Oct 17 · Sun, Oct 18 · Mon, Oct 19 · Sat, Oct 31
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
356,997 km closest · 406,391 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 Tue 7:51 PM.