Moon & Weather
Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
Clear
Cloud cover 0% · Feels like 71°F
Observed 7:10 PM · Galveston Pier 21 (1 mi) · sky & visibility from GALVESTON/SCHOLES (4 mi)
Wind
5mph
From E (95°)
4 kt on the water
Gusts 8 mph (7 kt)
Measured at the tide station
Temperature
75°F
High 77° · Low 72° so far today
Humidity
53%
Dew point 54°F
Visibility
10+mi
3-hour trend unavailable
Barometric pressure, last 24 hours
Not enough readings yet.
Barometer at the tide station, 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
Tonight: Low 68°
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday: High 79° · 1% rain
Sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:23 AM / 6:44 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 3:03 PM / 12:54 AM
- Moon
- Waxing Gibbous, 63%
- Minor period
- 12:24 AM–1:24 AM
- Major period
- 7:00 AM–9:00 AM
- Minor period
- 2:33 PM–3:33 PM
- Major period
- 7:25 PM–9:25 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 8 PM | 74° | 74° | 55° | 51% | 44% | 0% | – | E 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 9 PM | 73° | 73° | 55° | 53% | 47% | 0% | – | E 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 10 PM | 72° | 72° | 56° | 57% | 31% | 0% | – | E 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 11 PM | 72° | 72° | 56° | 57% | 25% | 0% | – | E 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 12 AM | 71° | 71° | 56° | 59% | 30% | 0% | – | E 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 1 AM | 71° | 71° | 57° | 61% | 28% | 0% | – | E 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 2 AM | 70° | 70° | 59° | 68% | 18% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 3 AM | 71° | 71° | 61° | 71% | 16% | 0% | – | ENE 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 4 AM | 69° | 69° | 62° | 78% | 22% | 0% | – | NE 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 5 AM | 69° | 69° | 62° | 78% | 26% | 0% | – | NE 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 6 AM | 68° | 68° | 62° | 81% | 24% | 0% | – | NE 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 7 AM | 68° | 68° | 62° | 81% | 29% | 0% | – | NE 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 8 AM | 69° | 69° | 63° | 81% | 24% | 0% | – | NE 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 9 AM | 69° | 69° | 64° | 84% | 18% | 0% | – | NE 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 10 AM | 69° | 69° | 64° | 84% | 18% | 0% | – | NE 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 11 AM | 71° | 71° | 64° | 79% | 19% | 0% | – | NE 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 12 PM | 72° | 72° | 63° | 73% | 26% | 0% | – | ENE 13 | 16 | 10.0 mi | |
| Tue 1 PM | 73° | 73° | 63° | 71% | 10% | 0% | – | ENE 12 | 16 | 10.0 mi | |
| Tue 2 PM | 75° | 75° | 63° | 66% | 24% | 0% | – | ENE 12 | 15 | 10.0 mi | |
| Tue 3 PM | 75° | 75° | 63° | 66% | 18% | 0% | – | ENE 12 | 15 | 10.0 mi | |
| Tue 4 PM | 75° | 75° | 63° | 66% | 43% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 14 | 10.0 mi | |
| Tue 5 PM | 77° | 77° | 63° | 62% | 43% | 1% | – | E 10 | 15 | 10.0 mi | |
| Tue 6 PM | 74° | 74° | 63° | 69% | 42% | 0% | – | E 10 | 15 | 10.0 mi | |
| Tue 7 PM | 75° | 75° | 63° | 66% | 52% | 0% | – | E 10 | 14 | 10.0 mi | |
| Tue 8 PM | 75° | 75° | 64° | 69% | 36% | 0% | – | E 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 9 PM | 74° | 74° | 65° | 74% | 37% | 0% | – | ENE 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 10 PM | 73° | 73° | 66° | 79% | 37% | 0% | – | ENE 9 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 11 PM | 72° | 72° | 67° | 84% | 39% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Wed 12 AM | 72° | 72° | 69° | 90% | 39% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Wed 1 AM | 71° | 71° | 71° | 100% | 36% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Wed 2 AM | 70° | 70° | 70° | 100% | 42% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Wed 3 AM | 70° | 70° | 70° | 100% | 34% | 0% | – | ENE 9 | 13 | – | |
| Wed 4 AM | 69° | 69° | 69° | 100% | 31% | 0% | – | ENE 9 | 13 | – | |
| Wed 5 AM | 69° | 69° | 69° | 100% | 34% | 0% | – | NE 9 | 14 | – | |
| Wed 6 AM | 68° | 68° | 68° | 100% | 22% | 0% | – | NE 10 | 14 | – | |
| Wed 7 AM | 68° | 68° | 68° | 100% | 14% | 0% | – | NE 10 | 14 | – | |
| Wed 8 AM | 69° | 69° | 69° | 100% | 28% | 0% | – | NE 10 | 15 | – | |
| Wed 9 AM | 70° | 70° | 70° | 100% | 20% | 0% | – | NE 10 | 15 | – | |
| Wed 10 AM | 71° | 71° | 69° | 93% | 12% | 0% | – | NE 10 | 15 | – | |
| Wed 11 AM | 72° | 72° | 69° | 90% | 11% | 0% | – | NE 10 | 15 | – | |
| Wed 12 PM | 73° | 73° | 68° | 84% | 9% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 14 | – | |
| Wed 1 PM | 74° | 74° | 68° | 82% | 8% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 14 | – | |
| Wed 2 PM | 75° | 75° | 67° | 76% | 7% | 0% | – | E 10 | 14 | – | |
| Wed 3 PM | 77° | 77° | 66° | 69% | 7% | 0% | – | E 9 | 13 | – | |
| Wed 4 PM | 77° | 77° | 65° | 67% | 6% | 0% | – | E 9 | 13 | – | |
| Wed 5 PM | 77° | 77° | 63° | 62% | 5% | 0% | – | E 9 | 12 | – | |
| Wed 6 PM | 76° | 76° | 62° | 62% | 5% | 0% | – | E 8 | 12 | – | |
| Wed 7 PM | 75° | 75° | 62° | 64% | 4% | 0% | – | E 8 | 10 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Partly Cloudy
74° / 68°
Dry
E 9–10 mph · gusts 15
Tue, Oct 20
Sunny
79° / 68°
1% rain
NE 8–13 mph · gusts 17
Wed, Oct 21
Sunny
79° / 66°
Dry
E 6–10 mph · gusts 15
Thu, Oct 22
Sunny
79° / 66°
Dry
E 2–8 mph · gusts 12
Fri, Oct 23
Sunny
79° / 70°
Dry
NE 1–9 mph · gusts 12
Sat, Oct 24
Sunny
79° / 68°
1% rain
E 7–14 mph · gusts 18
Sun, Oct 25
Mostly Sunny
78° / 66°
6% rain
E 10–14 mph · gusts 18
Detailed NWS forecast
- Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 66. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Weather map
Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.
Marine forecast
Galveston Bay
GMZ335 · 805 PM CDT Mon Oct 19 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. GMZ335-201415- Galveston Bay- 805 PM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...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. 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 east 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 · 805 PM CDT Mon Oct 19 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. GMZ350-355-201415- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 805 PM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 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 4 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 · September 2022
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
28% lit
↑ 11:57 AM
↓ 10:57 PM
↓ 10:57 PM
★★☆☆c51
2
38% lit
↑ 1:02 PM
↓ 11:38 PM
↓ 11:38 PM
★★☆☆c72
3
50% lit
↑ 2:09 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★★☆☆c89
First Quarter
4
61% lit
↑ 3:17 PM
↓ 12:27 AM
↓ 12:27 AM
★★☆☆c99
5
72% lit
↑ 4:21 PM
↓ 1:24 AM
↓ 1:24 AM
★★★☆c104
Moon farthest south (-27.3°)
6
82% lit
↑ 5:19 PM
↓ 2:29 AM
↓ 2:29 AM
★★★☆c105
7
90% lit
↑ 6:10 PM
↓ 3:38 AM
↓ 3:38 AM
★★★★c103
Perigee · 364,494 km
best8
96% lit
↑ 6:54 PM
↓ 4:50 AM
↓ 4:50 AM
★★★★c96
best9
99% lit
↑ 7:32 PM
↓ 5:59 AM
↓ 5:59 AM
★★★★c84
best10
100% lit
↑ 8:06 PM
↓ 7:06 AM
↓ 7:06 AM
★★★★c69
Full Moon · Corn Moon
best11
98% lit
↑ 8:38 PM
↓ 8:10 AM
↓ 8:10 AM
★★★☆c51
Moon crosses the equator
12
93% lit
↑ 9:09 PM
↓ 9:12 AM
↓ 9:12 AM
★★★☆c40
13
87% lit
↑ 9:42 PM
↓ 10:13 AM
↓ 10:13 AM
★★★☆c49
14
80% lit
↑ 10:16 PM
↓ 11:12 AM
↓ 11:12 AM
★★★☆c58
15
71% lit
↑ 10:53 PM
↓ 12:12 PM
↓ 12:12 PM
★★☆☆c68
16
62% lit
↑ 11:35 PM
↓ 1:10 PM
↓ 1:10 PM
★☆☆☆c72
17
52% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:07 PM
↓ 2:07 PM
★★☆☆c75
Last Quarter
18
43% lit
↑ 12:21 AM
↓ 3:00 PM
↓ 3:00 PM
★★☆☆c75
Moon farthest north (27.2°)
19
33% lit
↑ 1:11 AM
↓ 3:49 PM
↓ 3:49 PM
★★☆☆c74
Apogee · 404,557 km
20
25% lit
↑ 2:05 AM
↓ 4:34 PM
↓ 4:34 PM
★★★☆c72
21
17% lit
↑ 3:01 AM
↓ 5:13 PM
↓ 5:13 PM
★★★☆c68
22
10% lit
↑ 3:58 AM
↓ 5:49 PM
↓ 5:49 PM
★★★☆c65
23
5% lit
↑ 4:56 AM
↓ 6:21 PM
↓ 6:21 PM
★★★☆c60
24
2% lit
↑ 5:53 AM
↓ 6:52 PM
↓ 6:52 PM
★★★☆c53
25
0% lit
↑ 6:50 AM
↓ 7:21 PM
↓ 7:21 PM
★★★★c44
New Moon
best26
1% lit
↑ 7:49 AM
↓ 7:51 PM
↓ 7:51 PM
★★★☆c33
Moon crosses the equator
27
4% lit
↑ 8:48 AM
↓ 8:23 PM
↓ 8:23 PM
★★★☆c45
28
9% lit
↑ 9:50 AM
↓ 8:58 PM
↓ 8:58 PM
★★★☆c61
29
16% lit
↑ 10:55 AM
↓ 9:37 PM
↓ 9:37 PM
★★★☆c83
30
25% lit
↑ 12:02 PM
↓ 10:24 PM
↓ 10:24 PM
★★★☆c92
Lunar events this month
- Sat, Sep 3 · 1:07 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Mon, Sep 5 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Wed, Sep 7 · 1:00 PM — Perigee · 364,494 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Sat, Sep 10 · 4:58 AM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Sun, Sep 11 · 3:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Sat, Sep 17 · 4:51 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Sun, Sep 18 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Mon, Sep 19 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 404,557 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Sun, Sep 25 · 4:54 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Mon, Sep 26 · 2:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
Best fishing days
Wed, Sep 7 · Thu, Sep 8 · Fri, Sep 9 · Sat, Sep 10 · Sun, Sep 25
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
364,496 km closest · 404,552 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 Mon 7:20 PM.