Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
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Today
Tonight: Low 68° · 1% rain
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday: High 79°
Sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 10 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:23 AM / 6:43 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 3:35 PM / 1:51 AM
- Moon
- Waxing Gibbous, 72%
- 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 6 PM | 74° | 74° | 65° | 74% | 64% | 1% | – | E 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 7 PM | 72° | 72° | 66° | 81% | 55% | 1% | – | E 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 8 PM | 73° | 73° | 66° | 79% | 47% | 0% | – | E 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 9 PM | 73° | 73° | 66° | 79% | 45% | 0% | – | E 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 10 PM | 73° | 73° | 67° | 81% | 49% | 0% | – | E 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 11 PM | 72° | 72° | 66° | 81% | 37% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 12 AM | 72° | 72° | 67° | 84% | 33% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 1 AM | 72° | 72° | 66° | 81% | 30% | 1% | – | ENE 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 2 AM | 71° | 71° | 66° | 84% | 35% | 1% | – | ENE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 3 AM | 70° | 70° | 66° | 87% | 28% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 4 AM | 70° | 70° | 66° | 87% | 22% | 0% | – | ENE 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 5 AM | 70° | 70° | 65° | 84% | 36% | 0% | – | ENE 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 6 AM | 69° | 69° | 65° | 87% | 51% | 0% | – | ENE 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 7 AM | 68° | 68° | 66° | 93% | 58% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 8 AM | 69° | 69° | 66° | 90% | 41% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 9 AM | 70° | 70° | 67° | 90% | 32% | 0% | – | NE 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 10 AM | 73° | 73° | 67° | 81% | 30% | 0% | – | NE 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 11 AM | 75° | 75° | 63° | 66% | 18% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 12 PM | 77° | 77° | 63° | 62% | 12% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 1 PM | 78° | 78° | 62° | 58% | 9% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 2 PM | 78° | 78° | 61° | 56% | 5% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 3 PM | 79° | 79° | 61° | 54% | 5% | 0% | – | E 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 4 PM | 79° | 79° | 60° | 52% | 3% | 0% | – | E 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 5 PM | 79° | 79° | 60° | 52% | 4% | 0% | – | E 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 6 PM | 77° | 77° | 60° | 56% | 5% | 0% | – | E 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 7 PM | 76° | 76° | 60° | 58% | 11% | 0% | – | E 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 8 PM | 75° | 75° | 60° | 60% | 7% | 0% | – | E 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 9 PM | 75° | 75° | 61° | 62% | 4% | 0% | – | E 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 10 PM | 74° | 74° | 61° | 64% | 2% | 0% | – | E 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 11 PM | 73° | 73° | 61° | 66% | 2% | 0% | – | E 6 | 8 | – | |
| Thu 12 AM | 73° | 73° | 60° | 64% | 4% | 0% | – | E 5 | 7 | – | |
| Thu 1 AM | 73° | 73° | 60° | 64% | 4% | 0% | – | E 3 | 6 | – | |
| Thu 2 AM | 71° | 71° | 60° | 68% | 6% | 0% | – | ENE 3 | 6 | – | |
| Thu 3 AM | 71° | 71° | 60° | 68% | 6% | 0% | – | ENE 3 | 6 | – | |
| Thu 4 AM | 69° | 69° | 60° | 73% | 6% | 0% | – | NE 5 | 7 | – | |
| 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 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Partly Cloudy
74° / 68°
1% rain
E 8–13 mph · gusts 16
Wed, Oct 21
Sunny
79° / 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, with a low around 68. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79. 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.
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Marine forecast
Galveston Bay
GMZ335 · 1229 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. GMZ335-210615- Galveston Bay- 1229 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots late. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth late. .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...Northeast winds around 5 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.
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM
GMZ355 · 1229 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. GMZ350-355-210615- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 1229 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. .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. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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.
Moon calendar · December 2020
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
98% lit
↑ 6:31 PM
↓ 8:00 AM
↓ 8:00 AM
★★★★c81
best2
95% lit
↑ 7:22 PM
↓ 8:55 AM
↓ 8:55 AM
★★★★c81
Moon farthest north (25.3°)
3
89% lit
↑ 8:17 PM
↓ 9:48 AM
↓ 9:48 AM
★★★★c81
4
82% lit
↑ 9:16 PM
↓ 10:37 AM
↓ 10:37 AM
★★★★c79
5
74% lit
↑ 10:17 PM
↓ 11:22 AM
↓ 11:22 AM
★★★★c75
6
64% lit
↑ 11:19 PM
↓ 12:03 PM
↓ 12:03 PM
★★★★c69
7
53% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:41 PM
↓ 12:41 PM
★★★☆c60
Last Quarter
8
42% lit
↑ 12:22 AM
↓ 1:16 PM
↓ 1:16 PM
★★☆☆c49
9
31% lit
↑ 1:25 AM
↓ 1:51 PM
↓ 1:51 PM
★★☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
10
21% lit
↑ 2:29 AM
↓ 2:27 PM
↓ 2:27 PM
★★☆☆c45
11
12% lit
↑ 3:36 AM
↓ 3:06 PM
↓ 3:06 PM
★★★★c65
12
5% lit
↑ 4:44 AM
↓ 3:49 PM
↓ 3:49 PM
★★★★c84
Perigee · 361,777 km
13
1% lit
↑ 5:55 AM
↓ 4:37 PM
↓ 4:37 PM
★★★★c97
best14
0% lit
↑ 7:05 AM
↓ 5:31 PM
↓ 5:31 PM
★★★★c104
New Moon
best15
2% lit
↑ 8:11 AM
↓ 6:31 PM
↓ 6:31 PM
★★★★c104
Moon farthest south (-24.4°)
16
6% lit
↑ 9:12 AM
↓ 7:34 PM
↓ 7:34 PM
★★★★c100
17
12% lit
↑ 10:04 AM
↓ 8:38 PM
↓ 8:38 PM
★★★★c91
18
20% lit
↑ 10:49 AM
↓ 9:39 PM
↓ 9:39 PM
★★★★c80
19
29% lit
↑ 11:27 AM
↓ 10:38 PM
↓ 10:38 PM
★★★★c67
20
38% lit
↑ 12:01 PM
↓ 11:34 PM
↓ 11:34 PM
★★☆☆c56
21
48% lit
↑ 12:32 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★★☆☆c44
First Quarter
22
57% lit
↑ 1:01 PM
↓ 12:28 AM
↓ 12:28 AM
★☆☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
23
67% lit
↑ 1:29 PM
↓ 1:20 AM
↓ 1:20 AM
★★☆☆c43
24
75% lit
↑ 1:58 PM
↓ 2:13 AM
↓ 2:13 AM
★★☆☆c51
Apogee · 405,010 km
25
83% lit
↑ 2:30 PM
↓ 3:05 AM
↓ 3:05 AM
★★★☆c59
26
89% lit
↑ 3:04 PM
↓ 3:59 AM
↓ 3:59 AM
★★★★c71
27
95% lit
↑ 3:42 PM
↓ 4:55 AM
↓ 4:55 AM
★★★★c78
28
98% lit
↑ 4:26 PM
↓ 5:51 AM
↓ 5:51 AM
★★★★c82
29
100% lit
↑ 5:15 PM
↓ 6:48 AM
↓ 6:48 AM
★★★★c85
Full Moon · Cold Moon
best30
100% lit
↑ 6:10 PM
↓ 7:42 AM
↓ 7:42 AM
★★★★c85
Moon farthest north (25.4°)
best31
97% lit
↑ 7:09 PM
↓ 8:34 AM
↓ 8:34 AM
★★★★c85
Lunar events this month
- Wed, Dec 2 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest north (25.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Mon, Dec 7 · 6:37 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Wed, Dec 9 · 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.
- Sat, Dec 12 · 3:00 PM — Perigee · 361,777 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Mon, Dec 14 · 10:16 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Tue, Dec 15 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-24.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Mon, Dec 21 · 5:41 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Tue, Dec 22 · 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.
- Thu, Dec 24 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 405,010 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Tue, Dec 29 · 9:28 PM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Wed, Dec 30 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest north (25.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Best fishing days
Tue, Dec 1 · Sun, Dec 13 · Mon, Dec 14 · Tue, Dec 29 · Wed, Dec 30
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
361,795 km closest · 405,010 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 1:21 PM.