Moon & Weather
Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
Clear
Cloud cover 0% · Feels like 73°F
Observed 1:00 PM · Galveston Pier 21 (1 mi) · sky & visibility from Galveston 209B (19 mi)
Wind
10mph
From E (101°)
Gusts 19 mph
Measured at the tide station
Temperature
75°F
High 75° · Low 72° so far today
Humidity
53%
Dew point 55°F
Visibility
10+mi
▼ Falling
−0.04 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, with gusts as high as 20 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 1 PM | 72° | 72° | 59° | 63% | 44% | 0% | – | E 14 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 2 PM | 75° | 75° | 59° | 57% | 40% | 0% | – | ENE 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| 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° | 58% | 36% | 0% | – | E 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 7 PM | 74° | 74° | 55° | 52% | 43% | 0% | – | E 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 8 PM | 74° | 74° | 55° | 52% | 44% | 0% | – | E 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 9 PM | 73° | 73° | 55° | 54% | 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° | 67% | 18% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 3 AM | 71° | 71° | 61° | 72% | 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° | 80% | 26% | 0% | – | NE 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 6 AM | 68° | 68° | 62° | 80% | 24% | 0% | – | NE 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 7 AM | 68° | 68° | 62° | 80% | 29% | 0% | – | NE 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 8 AM | 69° | 69° | 63° | 82% | 24% | 0% | – | NE 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 9 AM | 69° | 69° | 64° | 83% | 18% | 0% | – | NE 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 10 AM | 69° | 69° | 64° | 83% | 18% | 0% | – | NE 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 11 AM | 71° | 71° | 64° | 78% | 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° | 67% | 24% | 0% | – | ENE 12 | 15 | 10.0 mi | |
| Tue 3 PM | 75° | 75° | 63° | 65% | 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° | 68% | 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° | 99% | 22% | 0% | – | NE 10 | 14 | – | |
| Wed 7 AM | 68° | 68° | 68° | 99% | 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 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Mostly Sunny
77° / 68°
Dry
E 9–14 mph · gusts 17
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° / 73°
Dry
E 2–8 mph · gusts 12
Fri, Oct 23
Sunny
80° / 75°
Dry
E 1–9 mph · gusts 13
Sat, Oct 24
Sunny
80° / 73°
2% rain
E 8–14 mph · gusts 17
Sun, Oct 25
Mostly Sunny
80° / 73°
7% 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, with gusts as high as 20 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 73.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
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 · 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. GMZ350-355-192315- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 525 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...Northeast 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...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 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 · April 2023
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
82% lit
↑ 3:46 PM
↓ 4:54 AM
↓ 4:54 AM
★★☆☆c53
2
88% lit
↑ 4:42 PM
↓ 5:26 AM
↓ 5:26 AM
★★★☆c45
3
94% lit
↑ 5:37 PM
↓ 5:56 AM
↓ 5:56 AM
★★★☆c38
4
98% lit
↑ 6:32 PM
↓ 6:24 AM
↓ 6:24 AM
★★★☆c33
5
100% lit
↑ 7:28 PM
↓ 6:52 AM
↓ 6:52 AM
★★★★c43
Moon crosses the equator
Full Moon · Pink Moon
6
100% lit
↑ 8:26 PM
↓ 7:20 AM
↓ 7:20 AM
★★★★c57
best7
98% lit
↑ 9:26 PM
↓ 7:51 AM
↓ 7:51 AM
★★★★c69
best8
93% lit
↑ 10:30 PM
↓ 8:25 AM
↓ 8:25 AM
★★☆☆c69
9
87% lit
↑ 11:35 PM
↓ 9:04 AM
↓ 9:04 AM
★★★☆c84
10
78% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:50 AM
↓ 9:50 AM
★★★☆c88
11
69% lit
↑ 12:42 AM
↓ 10:45 AM
↓ 10:45 AM
★★★☆c89
Moon farthest south (-27.9°)
12
58% lit
↑ 1:45 AM
↓ 11:47 AM
↓ 11:47 AM
★★☆☆c89
13
46% lit
↑ 2:43 AM
↓ 12:54 PM
↓ 12:54 PM
★★☆☆c86
Last Quarter
14
35% lit
↑ 3:33 AM
↓ 2:03 PM
↓ 2:03 PM
★★★☆c80
15
24% lit
↑ 4:17 AM
↓ 3:12 PM
↓ 3:12 PM
★★★☆c71
Perigee · 367,969 km
16
15% lit
↑ 4:55 AM
↓ 4:20 PM
↓ 4:20 PM
★★★☆c55
17
8% lit
↑ 5:29 AM
↓ 5:25 PM
↓ 5:25 PM
★★★☆c48
18
3% lit
↑ 6:02 AM
↓ 6:29 PM
↓ 6:29 PM
★★★☆c58
Moon crosses the equator
19
0% lit
↑ 6:34 AM
↓ 7:32 PM
↓ 7:32 PM
★★★★c75
New Moon
best20
0% lit
↑ 7:07 AM
↓ 8:36 PM
↓ 8:36 PM
★★★★c87
best21
3% lit
↑ 7:42 AM
↓ 9:40 PM
↓ 9:40 PM
★★★★c92
best22
7% lit
↑ 8:22 AM
↓ 10:42 PM
↓ 10:42 PM
★★☆☆c92
23
14% lit
↑ 9:05 AM
↓ 11:43 PM
↓ 11:43 PM
★★★☆c92
24
21% lit
↑ 9:54 AM
↓ –
↓ –
★★★☆c87
25
30% lit
↑ 10:47 AM
↓ 12:39 AM
↓ 12:39 AM
★★★☆c80
Moon farthest north (27.6°)
26
39% lit
↑ 11:42 AM
↓ 1:29 AM
↓ 1:29 AM
★★☆☆c71
27
48% lit
↑ 12:39 PM
↓ 2:13 AM
↓ 2:13 AM
★★☆☆c63
First Quarter
28
58% lit
↑ 1:35 PM
↓ 2:52 AM
↓ 2:52 AM
★★☆☆c55
Apogee · 404,299 km
29
67% lit
↑ 2:31 PM
↓ 3:26 AM
↓ 3:26 AM
★★☆☆c46
30
76% lit
↑ 3:26 PM
↓ 3:56 AM
↓ 3:56 AM
★★☆☆c34
Lunar events this month
- Wed, Apr 5 · 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, Apr 5 · 11:35 PM — Full Moon · Pink MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Tue, Apr 11 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Thu, Apr 13 · 4:11 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Sat, Apr 15 · 9:00 PM — Perigee · 367,969 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Tue, Apr 18 · 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, Apr 19 · 11:12 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Tue, Apr 25 · 2:00 AM — 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.
- Thu, Apr 27 · 4:19 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Fri, Apr 28 · 2:00 AM — Apogee · 404,299 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
Best fishing days
Thu, Apr 6 · Fri, Apr 7 · Wed, Apr 19 · Thu, Apr 20 · Fri, Apr 21
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
368,032 km closest · 404,179 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 12:21 PM.