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Freeport

28.950°, -95.360° · tides: Old Brazos River, Freeport

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Today

Overnight: Low 68° · 3% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday: High 81° · 3% rain

Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:26 AM / 6:45 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:08 PM / 2:51 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 75%
Minor period
2:21 AM–3:21 AM
Major period
8:30 AM–10:30 AM
Minor period
3:38 PM–4:38 PM
Major period
9:00 PM–11:00 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Oct 216 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 226 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 23clouds65% cloud cover64% cloud cover71% cloud cover63% cloud cover68% cloud cover71% cloud cover69% cloud cover61% cloud cover59% cloud cover60% cloud cover53% cloud cover44% cloud cover41% cloud cover35% cloud cover32% cloud cover30% cloud cover23% cloud cover27% cloud cover20% cloud cover18% cloud cover13% cloud cover8% cloud cover7% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover7% cloud cover7% cloud cover7% cloud cover10% cloud cover10% cloud cover7% cloud cover3% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover7% cloud cover1% cloud cover4% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°73706877807974716964647881797368rain3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphENE 5 mph, gusts 14ENE 6 mph, gusts 14NE 7 mph, gusts 15NE 8 mph, gusts 15NE 9 mph, gusts 15ENE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 10 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 14E 8 mph, gusts 13E 5 mph, gusts 12E 3 mph, gusts 12ENE 2 mph, gusts 9NE 1 mph, gusts 8NNE 2 mph, gusts 8NNE 3 mph, gusts 10NNE 5 mph, gusts 12NE 6 mph, gusts 12ENE 8 mph, gusts 13ENE 9 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 13E 6 mph, gusts 10E 2 mph, gusts 9E 2 mph, gusts 9E 1 mph, gusts 7
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 2 AM73°73°66°79%65%3%–ENE 51410+ mi
Wed 3 AM72°72°66°81%64%3%–ENE 51410+ mi
Wed 4 AM72°72°66°81%71%3%–ENE 61410+ mi
Wed 5 AM70°70°65°84%63%3%–ENE 61510+ mi
Wed 6 AM70°70°65°84%68%2%–NE 71510+ mi
Wed 7 AM68°68°65°90%71%3%–NE 71510+ mi
Wed 8 AM68°68°66°93%69%3%–NE 81510+ mi
Wed 9 AM71°71°66°84%61%2%–NE 81510+ mi
Wed 10 AM74°74°66°76%59%2%–NE 91510+ mi
Wed 11 AM77°77°65°67%60%1%–ENE 101510+ mi
Wed 12 PM78°78°65°64%53%1%–ENE 121610+ mi
Wed 1 PM80°82°64°58%44%0%–ENE 121510+ mi
Wed 2 PM80°82°64°58%41%0%–ENE 101510+ mi
Wed 3 PM81°82°63°54%35%0%–ENE 101510+ mi
Wed 4 PM80°81°63°56%32%0%–E 101410+ mi
Wed 5 PM79°79°63°58%30%0%–E 91410+ mi
Wed 6 PM78°78°62°58%23%0%–E 81310+ mi
Wed 7 PM77°77°62°60%27%0%–E 61210+ mi
Wed 8 PM74°74°63°69%20%0%–E 51210+ mi
Wed 9 PM73°73°62°68%18%0%–E 31210+ mi
Wed 10 PM72°72°62°71%13%0%–E 31210+ mi
Wed 11 PM71°71°61°71%8%0%–E 31010+ mi
Thu 12 AM70°70°60°71%7%0%–ENE 2910+ mi
Thu 1 AM69°69°60°73%5%0%–ENE 189.7 mi
Thu 2 AM69°69°60°73%5%0%–NE 189.1 mi
Thu 3 AM66°66°59°78%7%0%–NNE 1810.0 mi
Thu 4 AM65°65°59°81%7%0%–NNE 2810+ mi
Thu 5 AM64°64°59°84%7%0%–NNE 299.7 mi
Thu 6 AM63°63°59°87%10%0%–NNE 3109.4 mi
Thu 7 AM62°62°59°90%10%0%–N 3128.7 mi
Thu 8 AM64°64°60°87%7%0%–NNE 5127.9 mi
Thu 9 AM69°69°60°73%3%0%–NNE 51010+ mi
Thu 10 AM74°74°60°62%1%0%–NE 61210+ mi
Thu 11 AM78°78°58°50%1%0%–NE 812–
Thu 12 PM80°80°57°45%1%0%–ENE 813–
Thu 1 PM81°81°56°42%1%0%–ENE 913–
Thu 2 PM81°81°54°39%2%0%–ENE 913–
Thu 3 PM81°81°54°39%2%0%–E 913–
Thu 4 PM81°81°54°39%1%0%–E 913–
Thu 5 PM79°79°54°42%2%0%–E 812–
Thu 6 PM78°78°54°43%4%0%–E 610–
Thu 7 PM74°74°55°51%7%0%–E 39–
Thu 8 PM73°73°56°55%1%0%–E 29–
Thu 9 PM71°71°57°61%4%0%–E 29–
Thu 10 PM69°69°57°66%6%0%–E 29–
Thu 11 PM68°68°57°68%6%0%–E 18–
Fri 12 AM68°68°57°68%6%0%–E 17–
Fri 1 AM68°68°57°68%6%0%–N 06–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

81° / 68°

3% rain

NE 3–12 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

81° / 61°

Dry

NE 1–9 mph · gusts 13

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

82° / 67°

Dry

NE 0–9 mph · gusts 13

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

81° / 67°

Dry

E 3–15 mph · gusts 18

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Sunny

78° / 65°

3% rain

E 7–15 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny

79° / 64°

12% rain

E 3–13 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Oct 27

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

79° / 65°

17% rain

NE 2–10 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Northeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

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 · November 2020

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
99% lit
↑ 6:32 PM
↓ 7:21 AM
★★★★c70
best
2
96% lit
↑ 7:09 PM
↓ 8:15 AM
★★★★c74
3
91% lit
↑ 7:50 PM
↓ 9:11 AM
★★★★c77
4
85% lit
↑ 8:37 PM
↓ 10:06 AM
★★★★c77
5
78% lit
↑ 9:29 PM
↓ 11:00 AM
★★★★c77
Moon farthest north (25.2°)
6
69% lit
↑ 10:26 PM
↓ 11:52 AM
★★★★c76
7
59% lit
↑ 11:26 PM
↓ 12:40 PM
★★★☆c73
8
48% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:24 PM
★★★☆c69
Last Quarter
9
37% lit
↑ 12:28 AM
↓ 2:05 PM
★★★★c62
10
27% lit
↑ 1:32 AM
↓ 2:43 PM
★★☆☆c50
11
17% lit
↑ 2:37 AM
↓ 3:20 PM
★★★☆c50
12
9% lit
↑ 3:43 AM
↓ 3:58 PM
★★★★c48
Moon crosses the equator
13
3% lit
↑ 4:51 AM
↓ 4:36 PM
★★★★c67
14
0% lit
↑ 6:00 AM
↓ 5:18 PM
★★★★c84
Perigee · 357,842 km
New Moon (supermoon)
best
15
0% lit
↑ 7:11 AM
↓ 6:05 PM
★★★★c102
best
16
3% lit
↑ 8:22 AM
↓ 6:57 PM
★★★★c105
17
9% lit
↑ 9:31 AM
↓ 7:54 PM
★★★★c105
18
17% lit
↑ 10:33 AM
↓ 8:55 PM
★★★★c102
Moon farthest south (-24.2°)
19
26% lit
↑ 11:28 AM
↓ 9:57 PM
★★★★c94
20
36% lit
↑ 12:15 PM
↓ 10:57 PM
★★★★c82
21
46% lit
↑ 12:56 PM
↓ 11:56 PM
★★★☆c69
First Quarter
22
56% lit
↑ 1:31 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c56
23
65% lit
↑ 2:03 PM
↓ 12:52 AM
★★☆☆c40
24
74% lit
↑ 2:33 PM
↓ 1:46 AM
★★☆☆c37
25
82% lit
↑ 3:01 PM
↓ 2:38 AM
★★☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
26
88% lit
↑ 3:30 PM
↓ 3:30 AM
★★★☆c45
Apogee · 405,892 km
27
94% lit
↑ 4:00 PM
↓ 4:22 AM
★★★★c57
28
97% lit
↑ 4:33 PM
↓ 5:15 AM
★★★★c72
29
100% lit
↑ 5:08 PM
↓ 6:09 AM
★★★★c79
best
30
100% lit
↑ 5:49 PM
↓ 7:05 AM
★★★★c84
Full Moon · Beaver Moon
best

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Nov 5 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest north (25.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Nov 8 · 7:46 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Nov 12 · 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.
  • Sat, Nov 14 · 6:00 AM — Perigee · 357,842 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Nov 14 · 11:07 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.
  • Wed, Nov 18 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-24.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Nov 21 · 10:45 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Nov 25 · 9:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Nov 26 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 405,892 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Nov 30 · 3:30 AM — Full Moon · Beaver MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Sun, Nov 1 · Sat, Nov 14 · Sun, Nov 15 · Sun, Nov 29 · Mon, Nov 30

Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.

Moon distance

357,888 km closest · 405,849 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.
Tide chart for Old Brazos River, FreeportSurf report: Quintana & Bryan BeachOffshore conditionsLive cams

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.