Moon & Weather
Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
Clear
Cloud cover 0% · Feels like 75°F
Observed 1:55 PM · Galveston Pier 21 (1 mi) · sky & visibility from GALVESTON/SCHOLES (4 mi)
Wind
10mph
From E (83°)
Gusts 16 mph
Measured at the tide station
Temperature
73°F
High 77° · Low 75° so far today
Humidity
54%
Dew point 57°F
Visibility
10+mi
▼ Falling
−0.06 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago
Barometric pressure, last 24 hours
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.
Fishing conditions now
very goodgoodpoor
Pressure just started dropping. Fish often feed ahead of a front.
Today
This Afternoon: High 77°
Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Low 68°
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:23 AM / 6:44 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 3:03 PM / 12:54 AM
- Moon
- First Quarter, 60%
- 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 3 PM | 74° | 74° | 58° | 57% | 43% | 0% | – | ENE 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 4 PM | 74° | 74° | 58° | 57% | 49% | 0% | – | E 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 5 PM | 74° | 74° | 57° | 55% | 52% | 0% | – | E 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 6 PM | 71° | 71° | 56° | 59% | 36% | 0% | – | E 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 7 PM | 74° | 74° | 55° | 51% | 43% | 0% | – | E 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| 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 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Mostly Sunny
77° / 68°
Dry
E 9–12 mph · gusts 16
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
- This Afternoon: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
- 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.
- 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.
Weather map
Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.
Marine forecast
Galveston Bay
GMZ335 · 525 AM 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. GMZ335-192315- Galveston Bay- 525 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026 .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy after midnight. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east around 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth in the afternoon. .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...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM
GMZ355 · 242 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. GMZ350-355-200815- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 242 PM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...East winds around 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. .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.
Moon calendar · March 2023
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
73% lit
↑ 1:13 PM
↓ 3:04 AM
↓ 3:04 AM
★★★☆c75
Moon farthest north (27.5°)
2
80% lit
↑ 2:07 PM
↓ 3:54 AM
↓ 3:54 AM
★★★☆c75
3
87% lit
↑ 3:02 PM
↓ 4:39 AM
↓ 4:39 AM
★★★☆c73
Apogee · 405,892 km
4
93% lit
↑ 3:59 PM
↓ 5:19 AM
↓ 5:19 AM
★★★☆c69
5
97% lit
↑ 4:55 PM
↓ 5:54 AM
↓ 5:54 AM
★★★★c62
6
99% lit
↑ 5:50 PM
↓ 6:25 AM
↓ 6:25 AM
★★★★c57
best7
100% lit
↑ 6:45 PM
↓ 6:54 AM
↓ 6:54 AM
★★★★c50
Full Moon · Worm Moon
best8
99% lit
↑ 7:40 PM
↓ 7:22 AM
↓ 7:22 AM
★★★☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
9
95% lit
↑ 8:36 PM
↓ 7:50 AM
↓ 7:50 AM
★★★☆c33
10
90% lit
↑ 9:33 PM
↓ 8:18 AM
↓ 8:18 AM
★★☆☆c38
11
83% lit
↑ 10:34 PM
↓ 8:49 AM
↓ 8:49 AM
★★☆☆c48
12
75% lit
↑ 11:37 PM
↓ 9:24 AM
↓ 9:24 AM
★★☆☆c59
13
65% lit
↑ 12:37 AM
↓ 11:05 AM
↓ 11:05 AM
★★☆☆c75
14
54% lit
↑ 1:42 AM
↓ 11:54 AM
↓ 11:54 AM
★★☆☆c84
Last Quarter
15
43% lit
↑ 2:48 AM
↓ 12:50 PM
↓ 12:50 PM
★★☆☆c90
Moon farthest south (-27.9°)
16
32% lit
↑ 3:51 AM
↓ 1:55 PM
↓ 1:55 PM
★★★☆c92
17
22% lit
↑ 4:47 AM
↓ 3:05 PM
↓ 3:05 PM
★★★☆c92
18
13% lit
↑ 5:37 AM
↓ 4:17 PM
↓ 4:17 PM
★★★★c88
19
6% lit
↑ 6:20 AM
↓ 5:28 PM
↓ 5:28 PM
★★★★c82
Perigee · 362,698 km
best20
2% lit
↑ 6:57 AM
↓ 6:36 PM
↓ 6:36 PM
★★★★c75
best21
0% lit
↑ 7:32 AM
↓ 7:43 PM
↓ 7:43 PM
★★★★c64
New Moon
Moon crosses the equator
best22
1% lit
↑ 8:05 AM
↓ 8:47 PM
↓ 8:47 PM
★★★★c61
23
5% lit
↑ 8:38 AM
↓ 9:51 PM
↓ 9:51 PM
★★★☆c61
24
11% lit
↑ 9:12 AM
↓ 10:54 PM
↓ 10:54 PM
★★★☆c70
25
19% lit
↑ 9:49 AM
↓ 11:57 PM
↓ 11:57 PM
★★★☆c77
26
27% lit
↑ 10:29 AM
↓ –
↓ –
★★★☆c77
27
37% lit
↑ 11:15 AM
↓ 12:58 AM
↓ 12:58 AM
★★☆☆c76
28
46% lit
↑ 12:04 PM
↓ 1:56 AM
↓ 1:56 AM
★★☆☆c73
Moon farthest north (27.6°)
First Quarter
29
56% lit
↑ 12:58 PM
↓ 2:48 AM
↓ 2:48 AM
★★☆☆c69
30
65% lit
↑ 1:53 PM
↓ 3:36 AM
↓ 3:36 AM
★★☆☆c65
31
74% lit
↑ 2:50 PM
↓ 4:17 AM
↓ 4:17 AM
★★☆☆c60
Apogee · 404,920 km
Lunar events this month
- Wed, Mar 1 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Fri, Mar 3 · 12:00 PM — Apogee · 405,892 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Tue, Mar 7 · 6:41 AM — Full Moon · Worm MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Wed, Mar 8 · 8:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Tue, Mar 14 · 9:09 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Wed, Mar 15 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sun, Mar 19 · 10:00 AM — Perigee · 362,698 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Tue, Mar 21 · 12:23 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Tue, Mar 21 · 8:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Tue, Mar 28 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Tue, Mar 28 · 9:32 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Fri, Mar 31 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 404,920 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
Best fishing days
Mon, Mar 6 · Tue, Mar 7 · Sun, Mar 19 · Mon, Mar 20 · Tue, Mar 21
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
362,702 km closest · 405,891 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 1:22 PM.