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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
7:25 AM / 6:46 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:37 PM / 1:54 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 74%
Minor period
1:24 AM–2:24 AM
Major period
7:50 AM–9:50 AM
Minor period
3:07 PM–4:07 PM
Major period
8:15 PM–10:15 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Oct 20Wed, Oct 216 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 226 AM12 PM6 PMclouds44% cloud cover52% cloud cover44% cloud cover61% cloud cover52% cloud cover52% cloud cover55% cloud cover63% cloud cover57% cloud cover51% cloud cover60% cloud cover56% cloud cover44% cloud cover54% cloud cover37% cloud cover33% cloud cover25% cloud cover12% cloud cover8% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover8% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover8% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover5% cloud cover9% cloud cover8% cloud cover6% cloud cover4% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover0% cloud cover0% cloud cover0% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover3% cloud cover5% cloud cover7% cloud cover7% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°73737068798179757168656476817973rain3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance5% chance4% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphENE 7 mph, gusts 15ENE 5 mph, gusts 13NE 5 mph, gusts 13NE 6 mph, gusts 15NE 7 mph, gusts 16NE 8 mph, gusts 14ENE 10 mph, gusts 15ENE 12 mph, gusts 15ENE 12 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 15E 6 mph, gusts 13E 5 mph, gusts 13E 3 mph, gusts 12E 1 mph, gusts 9NE 1 mph, gusts 8NNE 2 mph, gusts 9NNE 3 mph, gusts 12NE 6 mph, gusts 10ENE 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 9 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 12E 3 mph, gusts 9E 2 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 11 PM73°73°65°76%44%3%–ENE 71510+ mi
Wed 12 AM72°72°65°79%52%3%–ENE 51410+ mi
Wed 1 AM72°72°65°79%44%3%–ENE 51310+ mi
Wed 2 AM73°73°65°76%61%3%–NE 51310+ mi
Wed 3 AM72°72°65°79%52%4%–NE 51310+ mi
Wed 4 AM72°72°65°79%52%4%–NE 51410+ mi
Wed 5 AM70°70°64°81%55%5%–NE 61510+ mi
Wed 6 AM68°68°64°87%63%4%–NE 71510+ mi
Wed 7 AM68°68°64°87%57%3%–NE 71610+ mi
Wed 8 AM68°68°65°90%51%1%–NE 81510+ mi
Wed 9 AM71°71°65°81%60%1%–NE 81410+ mi
Wed 10 AM76°76°65°69%56%1%–NE 91510+ mi
Wed 11 AM79°79°64°60%44%1%–ENE 101510+ mi
Wed 12 PM80°82°64°58%54%0%–ENE 121610+ mi
Wed 1 PM80°82°65°60%37%0%–ENE 121510+ mi
Wed 2 PM81°83°64°56%33%0%–ENE 121510+ mi
Wed 3 PM81°82°63°54%25%0%–ENE 121510+ mi
Wed 4 PM80°81°63°56%12%0%–E 101510+ mi
Wed 5 PM79°79°63°58%8%0%–E 101510+ mi
Wed 6 PM78°78°62°58%5%0%–E 91410+ mi
Wed 7 PM77°77°62°58%5%0%–E 61310+ mi
Wed 8 PM75°74°62°64%5%0%–E 51310+ mi
Wed 9 PM74°73°62°66%6%0%–E 51310+ mi
Wed 10 PM73°72°62°68%8%0%–E 51310+ mi
Wed 11 PM71°71°60°71%6%0%–E 31210+ mi
Thu 12 AM70°69°59°73%7%0%–E 21010+ mi
Thu 1 AM69°69°60°73%8%0%–E 1910+ mi
Thu 2 AM68°68°60°76%4%0%–ENE 1810+ mi
Thu 3 AM67°67°60°78%4%0%–NE 1810+ mi
Thu 4 AM66°66°60°81%3%0%–NE 2910+ mi
Thu 5 AM65°65°60°84%5%0%–NNE 29–
Thu 6 AM63°63°59°87%9%0%–NNE 310–
Thu 7 AM63°63°61°93%8%0%–NNE 312–
Thu 8 AM64°64°61°90%6%0%–NNE 512–
Thu 9 AM68°68°61°78%4%0%–NE 610–
Thu 10 AM73°73°61°66%1%0%–NE 610–
Thu 11 AM76°76°60°58%1%0%–ENE 710–
Thu 12 PM78°78°59°52%0%0%–ENE 812–
Thu 1 PM80°80°57°45%0%0%–ENE 913–
Thu 2 PM81°81°56°42%0%0%–E 1013–
Thu 3 PM81°81°56°42%1%0%–E 1013–
Thu 4 PM81°81°56°42%1%0%–E 913–
Thu 5 PM79°79°57°47%3%0%–E 812–
Thu 6 PM77°77°58°52%5%0%–E 610–
Thu 7 PM75°75°59°58%7%0%–E 39–
Thu 8 PM73°73°59°62%7%0%–E 29–
Thu 9 PM70°70°59°68%6%0%–E 29–
Thu 10 PM68°68°59°73%6%0%–E 29–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy

73° / 68°

5% rain

ENE 7–7 mph · gusts 15

Wed, Oct 21

Mostly Sunny

81° / 63°

5% rain

NE 3–12 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

82° / 62°

Dry

NE 1–10 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°

4% 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 · 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 · February 2021

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
82% lit
↑ 10:16 PM
↓ 9:56 AM
★★★★c58
2
72% lit
↑ 11:20 PM
↓ 10:31 AM
★★☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
3
61% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:07 AM
★★☆☆c49
Perigee · 370,119 km
4
50% lit
↑ 12:24 AM
↓ 11:45 AM
★★★☆c57
Last Quarter
5
39% lit
↑ 1:29 AM
↓ 12:27 PM
★★★☆c80
6
28% lit
↑ 2:36 AM
↓ 1:13 PM
★★★★c93
7
19% lit
↑ 3:41 AM
↓ 2:06 PM
★★★★c100
8
11% lit
↑ 4:44 AM
↓ 3:04 PM
★★★★c101
Moon farthest south (-24.7°)
9
5% lit
↑ 5:41 AM
↓ 4:06 PM
★★★★c101
10
1% lit
↑ 6:32 AM
↓ 5:09 PM
★★★★c97
best
11
0% lit
↑ 7:16 AM
↓ 6:10 PM
★★★★c89
New Moon
best
12
1% lit
↑ 7:55 AM
↓ 7:10 PM
★★★★c76
best
13
4% lit
↑ 8:29 AM
↓ 8:07 PM
★★★★c65
14
9% lit
↑ 9:01 AM
↓ 9:02 PM
★★★★c54
15
16% lit
↑ 9:30 AM
↓ 9:55 PM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
16
23% lit
↑ 10:00 AM
↓ 10:48 PM
★★☆☆c33
17
31% lit
↑ 10:29 AM
↓ 11:41 PM
★★☆☆c35
18
40% lit
↑ 11:01 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c47
Apogee · 404,467 km
19
50% lit
↑ 11:36 AM
↓ 12:35 AM
★★☆☆c56
First Quarter
20
59% lit
↑ 12:15 PM
↓ 1:30 AM
★★★☆c66
21
69% lit
↑ 12:59 PM
↓ 2:25 AM
★★★★c75
22
77% lit
↑ 1:49 PM
↓ 3:21 AM
★★★★c81
Moon farthest north (25.6°)
23
85% lit
↑ 2:44 PM
↓ 4:15 AM
★★★★c86
24
92% lit
↑ 3:45 PM
↓ 5:06 AM
★★★★c87
25
97% lit
↑ 4:48 PM
↓ 5:53 AM
★★★★c87
26
99% lit
↑ 5:53 PM
↓ 6:36 AM
★★★★c81
best
27
100% lit
↑ 6:59 PM
↓ 7:16 AM
★★★★c74
Full Moon · Snow Moon
best
28
97% lit
↑ 8:04 PM
↓ 7:53 AM
★★★★c63

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Feb 2 · 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.
  • Wed, Feb 3 · 1:00 PM — Perigee · 370,119 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Feb 4 · 11:37 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Feb 8 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-24.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Feb 11 · 1:05 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Feb 15 · 6:00 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, Feb 18 · 4:00 AM — Apogee · 404,467 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Feb 19 · 12:46 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Feb 22 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest north (25.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Feb 27 · 2:17 AM — Full Moon · Snow MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Wed, Feb 10 · Thu, Feb 11 · Fri, Feb 12 · Fri, Feb 26 · Sat, Feb 27

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

Moon distance

366,842 km closest · 404,418 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 7:51 PM.