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Moon & Weather

Freeport

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

Clear

Cloud cover 0%

Observed 12:50 AM · Freeport Harbor (4 mi) · sky & visibility from ANGLETON/LAKE JACKS (13 mi)

Wind

17mph

From ENE (73°)

15 kt on the water

Gusts 19 mph (16 kt)

Measured at Freeport Harbor

Temperature

75°F

High 57° · Low 57° so far today

Humidity

94%

Dew point 55°F

Visibility

—mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.10 in1019.4 mb

3-hour trend unavailable

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

Not enough readings yet.

Barometer at Freeport Harbor, 6-minute readings

Fishing by pressure trend

  • risingVery good. Bite may slow as pressure levels off.
  • stableNormal activity.
  • fallingGood at first, then turning poor.

Today

Overnight: Low 66°

Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday: High 80° · 3% rain

Sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:25 AM / 6:46 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:37 PM / 1:54 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 65%
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 206 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 216 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 22clouds29% cloud cover23% cloud cover14% cloud cover40% cloud cover35% cloud cover40% cloud cover33% cloud cover32% cloud cover12% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover11% cloud cover12% cloud cover39% cloud cover28% cloud cover34% cloud cover31% cloud cover40% cloud cover40% cloud cover36% cloud cover44% cloud cover51% cloud cover50% cloud cover42% cloud cover39% cloud cover38% cloud cover31% cloud cover28% cloud cover38% cloud cover50% cloud cover48% cloud cover44% cloud cover31% cloud cover18% cloud cover18% cloud cover17% cloud cover17% cloud cover13% cloud cover8% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°70686672767775727169687378797571rain1% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphENE 3 mph, gusts 12NNE 3 mph, gusts 12NNE 6 mph, gusts 14NNE 8 mph, gusts 16NNE 9 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 12 mph, gusts 17ENE 8 mph, gusts 15ENE 7 mph, gusts 14ENE 6 mph, gusts 14ENE 3 mph, gusts 13NE 5 mph, gusts 13NE 6 mph, gusts 15NE 7 mph, gusts 16NE 9 mph, gusts 14ENE 10 mph, gusts 14ENE 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 15E 7 mph, gusts 13E 6 mph, gusts 13E 3 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 1 AM70°70°59°68%29%0%–ENE 31210+ mi
Tue 2 AM70°70°61°73%23%0%–NE 31210+ mi
Tue 3 AM69°69°62°78%14%0%–NNE 31210+ mi
Tue 4 AM68°68°62°81%40%0%–NNE 31210+ mi
Tue 5 AM67°67°61°81%35%0%–NNE 61410+ mi
Tue 6 AM67°67°59°75%40%0%–NNE 71510+ mi
Tue 7 AM66°66°58°75%33%0%–NNE 81610+ mi
Tue 8 AM66°66°59°78%32%0%–NNE 91610+ mi
Tue 9 AM68°68°61°78%12%0%–NNE 91510+ mi
Tue 10 AM72°72°63°73%3%0%–NNE 101610+ mi
Tue 11 AM73°73°63°71%4%0%–NE 121610.0 mi
Tue 12 PM75°75°62°64%11%1%–NE 121610.0 mi
Tue 1 PM76°76°62°62%12%3%–ENE 13169.9 mi
Tue 2 PM76°76°62°62%39%3%–ENE 13179.9 mi
Tue 3 PM77°77°62°60%28%0%–ENE 131710.0 mi
Tue 4 PM77°77°62°60%34%0%–ENE 131710.0 mi
Tue 5 PM78°78°62°58%31%0%–ENE 121710.0 mi
Tue 6 PM76°76°62°62%40%0%–ENE 101610.0 mi
Tue 7 PM75°75°63°66%40%0%–ENE 81510.0 mi
Tue 8 PM75°75°64°69%36%0%–ENE 71410+ mi
Tue 9 PM73°73°66°79%44%1%–ENE 71410+ mi
Tue 10 PM72°72°68°87%51%1%–ENE 61410+ mi
Tue 11 PM72°72°69°90%50%0%–ENE 614–
Wed 12 AM71°71°70°97%42%0%–ENE 513–
Wed 1 AM71°71°71°100%39%1%–ENE 313–
Wed 2 AM71°71°71°100%38%0%–ENE 313–
Wed 3 AM70°70°70°100%31%1%–NE 513–
Wed 4 AM69°69°69°100%28%0%–NE 614–
Wed 5 AM69°69°69°100%38%0%–NE 615–
Wed 6 AM69°69°69°100%50%0%–NE 715–
Wed 7 AM68°68°68°100%48%0%–NE 716–
Wed 8 AM69°69°69°100%44%0%–NE 815–
Wed 9 AM71°71°70°97%31%0%–NE 914–
Wed 10 AM73°73°70°90%18%0%–NE 914–
Wed 11 AM75°75°70°84%18%0%–ENE 1014–
Wed 12 PM77°77°69°76%17%0%–ENE 1014–
Wed 1 PM78°78°69°74%17%1%–ENE 1215–
Wed 2 PM79°79°68°69%13%1%–ENE 1216–
Wed 3 PM79°79°67°67%8%1%–E 1316–
Wed 4 PM79°79°66°64%4%1%–E 1216–
Wed 5 PM78°78°65°64%4%1%–E 1015–
Wed 6 PM77°77°65°67%3%1%–E 814–
Wed 7 PM75°75°65°71%3%0%–E 713–
Wed 8 PM74°74°65°74%3%0%–E 613–
Wed 9 PM72°72°64°76%4%0%–E 613–
Wed 10 PM71°71°65°81%4%0%–E 513–
Wed 11 PM69°69°64°84%4%0%–E 312–
Thu 12 AM68°68°64°87%3%0%–E 210–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

80° / 66°

3% rain

NE 3–13 mph · gusts 17

Wed, Oct 21

Mostly Sunny

81° / 65°

1% rain

NE 3–13 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

82° / 63°

Dry

NE 1–9 mph · gusts 12

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

82° / 67°

Dry

NE 0–9 mph · gusts 13

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

83° / 69°

1% rain

E 3–14 mph · gusts 18

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Sunny

81° / 67°

7% rain

E 7–15 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny

80° / 67°

9% rain

E 5–13 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
  • Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 65. East wind 0 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

Weather map

Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.

Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 1257 AM 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.


GMZ350-355-201815-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1257 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
around 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
East 5 feet at 7 seconds. 
.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 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. 
.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 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.

Moon calendar · July 2022

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6% lit
↑ 8:30 AM
↓ 10:39 PM
★★★★c76
2
12% lit
↑ 9:26 AM
↓ 11:15 PM
★☆☆☆c73
3
18% lit
↑ 10:23 AM
↓ 11:47 PM
★★★☆c69
4
27% lit
↑ 11:19 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c62
5
36% lit
↑ 12:15 PM
↓ 12:18 AM
★★☆☆c52
6
46% lit
↑ 1:12 PM
↓ 12:47 AM
★☆☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter
7
57% lit
↑ 2:11 PM
↓ 1:17 AM
★☆☆☆c42
8
67% lit
↑ 3:13 PM
↓ 1:49 AM
★★☆☆c60
9
77% lit
↑ 4:19 PM
↓ 2:25 AM
★★★☆c77
10
86% lit
↑ 5:30 PM
↓ 3:07 AM
★★★☆c91
11
94% lit
↑ 6:42 PM
↓ 3:56 AM
★★★★c101
12
98% lit
↑ 7:51 PM
↓ 4:55 AM
★★★★c105
Moon farthest south (-27.1°)
13
100% lit
↑ 8:53 PM
↓ 6:03 AM
★★★★c105
Perigee · 357,263 km
Full Moon · Buck Moon (supermoon)
best
14
98% lit
↑ 9:47 PM
↓ 7:16 AM
★★★★c103
best
15
94% lit
↑ 10:32 PM
↓ 8:28 AM
★★★★c96
16
88% lit
↑ 11:10 PM
↓ 9:38 AM
★★☆☆c84
17
79% lit
↑ 11:44 PM
↓ 10:44 AM
★★★☆c69
18
69% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:46 AM
★★☆☆c52
19
59% lit
↑ 12:16 AM
↓ 12:45 PM
★☆☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
20
49% lit
↑ 12:46 AM
↓ 1:42 PM
★☆☆☆c42
Last Quarter
21
39% lit
↑ 1:17 AM
↓ 2:39 PM
★★☆☆c55
22
30% lit
↑ 1:49 AM
↓ 3:36 PM
★★★☆c64
23
21% lit
↑ 2:25 AM
↓ 4:32 PM
★★★☆c70
24
14% lit
↑ 3:04 AM
↓ 5:28 PM
★★★☆c74
25
8% lit
↑ 3:48 AM
↓ 6:22 PM
★★★★c76
26
4% lit
↑ 4:37 AM
↓ 7:12 PM
★★★★c77
Apogee · 406,273 km
Moon farthest north (27.1°)
27
1% lit
↑ 5:29 AM
↓ 7:58 PM
★★★★c77
best
28
0% lit
↑ 6:25 AM
↓ 8:39 PM
★★★★c76
New Moon
best
29
1% lit
↑ 7:21 AM
↓ 9:16 PM
★★★★c73
best
30
4% lit
↑ 8:18 AM
↓ 9:49 PM
★★★★c69
31
8% lit
↑ 9:14 AM
↓ 10:20 PM
★★☆☆c63

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Jul 6 · 4:00 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, Jul 6 · 9:13 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Jul 12 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jul 13 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 357,263 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Jul 13 · 1:37 PM — Full Moon · Buck 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.
  • Tue, Jul 19 · 12:00 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, Jul 20 · 9:18 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Jul 26 · 5:00 AM — Apogee · 406,273 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Jul 26 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jul 28 · 12:54 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Wed, Jul 13 · Thu, Jul 14 · Wed, Jul 27 · Thu, Jul 28 · Fri, Jul 29

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

Moon distance

357,370 km closest · 406,243 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 Mon 11:31 PM.