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Freeport

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 68° · 5% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday: High 81° · 4% rain

Mostly 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, 74%
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 PMclouds60% cloud cover63% cloud cover65% 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 cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°73727071788178737066636980817871rain2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphENE 6 mph, gusts 15ENE 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 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 12 AM73°73°65°76%60%2%–ENE 61510+ mi
Wed 1 AM73°73°66°79%63%3%–ENE 51410+ mi
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 1810+ mi
Thu 2 AM69°69°60°73%5%0%–NE 1810+ mi
Thu 3 AM66°66°59°78%7%0%–NNE 1810+ mi
Thu 4 AM65°65°59°81%7%0%–NNE 2810+ mi
Thu 5 AM64°64°59°84%7%0%–NNE 29–
Thu 6 AM63°63°59°87%10%0%–NNE 310–
Thu 7 AM62°62°59°90%10%0%–N 312–
Thu 8 AM64°64°60°87%7%0%–NNE 512–
Thu 9 AM69°69°60°73%3%0%–NNE 510–
Thu 10 AM74°74°60°62%1%0%–NE 612–
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–

7-day forecast

Tue, Oct 20

Mostly Cloudy

–° / 68°

5% rain

Today

Mostly Sunny

81° / 63°

4% rain

NE 3–12 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

82° / 62°

Dry

NE 1–9 mph · gusts 13

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

81° / 68°

Dry

E 0–9 mph · gusts 13

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

81° / 67°

Dry

E 3–15 mph · gusts 18

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Sunny

78° / 66°

6% rain

E 7–15 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny

79° / 64°

13% rain

E 3–13 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
  • Tuesday: 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 · 1201 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.


GMZ350-355-211730-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1201 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.OVERNIGHT...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 late
this evening, 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 · January 2021

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
93% lit
↑ 8:14 PM
↓ 9:22 AM
★★★★c90
2
86% lit
↑ 9:16 PM
↓ 10:05 AM
★★★★c85
3
78% lit
↑ 10:18 PM
↓ 10:44 AM
★★★★c77
4
68% lit
↑ 11:20 PM
↓ 11:20 AM
★★★★c65
5
57% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:55 AM
★★☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
6
46% lit
↑ 12:23 AM
↓ 12:30 PM
★★☆☆c49
Last Quarter
7
35% lit
↑ 1:26 AM
↓ 1:06 PM
★★★☆c57
8
24% lit
↑ 2:31 AM
↓ 1:45 PM
★★★★c78
9
15% lit
↑ 3:38 AM
↓ 2:30 PM
★★★★c93
Perigee · 367,392 km
10
8% lit
↑ 4:46 AM
↓ 3:20 PM
★★★★c102
11
3% lit
↑ 5:53 AM
↓ 4:16 PM
★★★★c104
Moon farthest south (-24.5°)
12
0% lit
↑ 6:56 AM
↓ 5:17 PM
★★★★c104
New Moon
best
13
0% lit
↑ 7:52 AM
↓ 6:21 PM
★★★★c101
best
14
3% lit
↑ 8:41 AM
↓ 7:25 PM
★★★★c94
15
8% lit
↑ 9:23 AM
↓ 8:26 PM
★★★★c84
16
14% lit
↑ 9:59 AM
↓ 9:24 PM
★★★★c73
17
22% lit
↑ 10:32 AM
↓ 10:19 PM
★★★★c56
18
30% lit
↑ 11:02 AM
↓ 11:13 PM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
19
40% lit
↑ 11:31 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c34
20
49% lit
↑ 12:01 PM
↓ 12:06 AM
★☆☆☆c37
First Quarter
21
58% lit
↑ 12:31 PM
↓ 12:58 AM
★★☆☆c46
Apogee · 404,358 km
22
67% lit
↑ 1:04 PM
↓ 1:51 AM
★★★☆c59
23
76% lit
↑ 1:41 PM
↓ 2:46 AM
★★★★c70
24
84% lit
↑ 2:22 PM
↓ 3:41 AM
★★★★c79
25
90% lit
↑ 3:09 PM
↓ 4:38 AM
★★★★c86
26
95% lit
↑ 4:02 PM
↓ 5:33 AM
★★★★c89
Moon farthest north (25.5°)
27
99% lit
↑ 5:00 PM
↓ 6:27 AM
★★★★c90
best
28
100% lit
↑ 6:02 PM
↓ 7:16 AM
★★★★c90
Full Moon · Wolf Moon
best
29
99% lit
↑ 7:06 PM
↓ 8:01 AM
★★★★c87
best
30
95% lit
↑ 8:10 PM
↓ 8:43 AM
★★★★c79
31
89% lit
↑ 9:13 PM
↓ 9:20 AM
★★★★c69

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Jan 5 · 5:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Jan 6 · 3:37 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Jan 9 · 10:00 AM — Perigee · 367,392 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Jan 11 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-24.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jan 12 · 11:00 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Jan 18 · 11:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Jan 20 · 3:01 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Jan 21 · 7:00 AM — Apogee · 404,358 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Jan 26 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest north (25.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jan 28 · 1:16 PM — Full Moon · Wolf MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Tue, Jan 12 · Wed, Jan 13 · Wed, Jan 27 · Thu, Jan 28 · Fri, Jan 29

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

Moon distance

367,393 km closest · 404,342 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 Tue 11:35 PM.