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Freeport

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

Clear

Cloud cover 0% · Feels like 78°F

Observed 11:25 AM · Freeport Harbor (4 mi) · sky & visibility from ANGLETON/LAKE JACKS (13 mi)

Wind

18mph

From E (86°)

Gusts 20 mph

Measured at Freeport Harbor

Temperature

74°F

High 79° · Low 59° so far today

Humidity

45%

Dew point 55°F

Visibility

—mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.18 in1022.1 mb● Steady

+0.01 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.1430.2230.29−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

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.

Fishing conditions now

very goodgoodpoor

Steady pressure. Expect normal activity.

Today

Today: High 78° · 4% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Low 65° · 4% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:25 AM / 6:47 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:04 PM / 12:57 AM
Moon
First Quarter, 60%
Minor period
12:27 AM–1:27 AM
Major period
7:05 AM–9:05 AM
Minor period
2:34 PM–3:34 PM
Major period
7:30 PM–9:30 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Mon, Oct 1912 PM6 PMTue, Oct 206 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 216 AMclouds46% cloud cover34% cloud cover38% cloud cover37% cloud cover36% cloud cover34% cloud cover34% cloud cover40% cloud cover65% cloud cover46% cloud cover55% cloud cover45% cloud cover46% cloud cover37% cloud cover27% cloud cover34% cloud cover30% cloud cover36% cloud cover37% cloud cover35% cloud cover18% cloud cover27% cloud cover35% cloud cover25% cloud cover15% cloud cover13% cloud cover20% cloud cover20% cloud cover30% cloud cover35% cloud cover42% cloud cover40% cloud cover51% cloud cover6% cloud cover16% cloud cover26% cloud cover26% cloud cover27% cloud cover27% cloud cover27% cloud cover28% cloud cover28% cloud cover29% cloud cover31% cloud cover32% cloud cover27% cloud cover22% cloud cover17% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°71767771686866667380777371696870rain4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chancewind01020mphENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 14 mph, gusts 18ENE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 12 mph, gusts 17ENE 9 mph, gusts 15ENE 7 mph, gusts 15ENE 7 mph, gusts 14NE 5 mph, gusts 12NNE 5 mph, gusts 13NNE 7 mph, gusts 15NNE 9 mph, gusts 17NE 10 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 17NE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 9 mph, gusts 16ENE 8 mph, gusts 15ENE 6 mph, gusts 14ENE 3 mph, gusts 13NE 3 mph, gusts 13NE 6 mph, gusts 15NE 7 mph, gusts 16NE 8 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 11 AM71°71°61°71%46%4%–ENE 131710+ mi
Mon 12 PM73°73°61°66%34%4%–ENE 141810+ mi
Mon 1 PM75°75°61°62%38%4%–ENE 141810+ mi
Mon 2 PM76°76°61°60%37%4%–ENE 141810+ mi
Mon 3 PM77°77°60°55%36%4%–ENE 141710+ mi
Mon 4 PM78°78°59°52%34%4%–ENE 131710+ mi
Mon 5 PM77°77°58°52%34%4%–ENE 121710+ mi
Mon 6 PM75°75°56°51%40%4%–ENE 101610+ mi
Mon 7 PM72°72°58°61%65%0%–ENE 91510+ mi
Mon 8 PM71°71°59°66%46%0%–ENE 81510+ mi
Mon 9 PM69°69°58°68%55%0%–ENE 71510+ mi
Mon 10 PM69°69°58°68%45%0%–ENE 71510+ mi
Mon 11 PM68°68°58°70%46%0%–ENE 71410+ mi
Tue 12 AM68°68°59°73%37%0%–NE 61310+ mi
Tue 1 AM68°68°59°73%27%0%–NE 51210+ mi
Tue 2 AM68°68°59°73%34%0%–NE 51210+ mi
Tue 3 AM67°67°59°75%30%0%–NNE 51310+ mi
Tue 4 AM66°66°58°75%36%1%–NNE 61310+ mi
Tue 5 AM66°66°58°75%37%1%–NNE 71510+ mi
Tue 6 AM66°66°58°75%35%1%–NNE 81710+ mi
Tue 7 AM65°65°57°75%18%2%–NNE 91710+ mi
Tue 8 AM66°66°59°78%27%0%–NNE 101710+ mi
Tue 9 AM66°66°60°81%35%2%–NE 101610+ mi
Tue 10 AM76°76°62°62%25%2%–NE 121610+ mi
Tue 11 AM73°73°63°71%15%2%–NE 121710+ mi
Tue 12 PM73°73°62°68%13%2%–NE 131710.0 mi
Tue 1 PM77°77°62°60%20%3%–NE 131710.0 mi
Tue 2 PM80°81°62°54%20%3%–ENE 131710+ mi
Tue 3 PM80°81°62°54%30%5%–ENE 141710+ mi
Tue 4 PM79°79°62°56%35%5%–ENE 131810+ mi
Tue 5 PM77°77°62°60%42%5%–ENE 1317–
Tue 6 PM75°75°61°62%40%5%–ENE 1216–
Tue 7 PM74°74°63°69%51%7%–ENE 916–
Tue 8 PM73°73°63°71%6%7%–ENE 915–
Tue 9 PM72°72°64°76%16%7%–ENE 815–
Tue 10 PM71°71°66°84%26%7%–ENE 715–
Tue 11 PM71°71°66°84%26%7%–ENE 614–
Wed 12 AM70°70°67°90%27%7%–ENE 514–
Wed 1 AM69°69°67°93%27%9%–ENE 313–
Wed 2 AM69°69°67°93%27%9%–ENE 313–
Wed 3 AM70°70°67°90%28%9%–NE 313–
Wed 4 AM69°69°66°90%28%9%–NE 514–
Wed 5 AM68°68°65°90%29%9%–NE 615–
Wed 6 AM67°67°65°93%31%9%–NE 616–
Wed 7 AM67°67°65°93%32%5%–NE 716–
Wed 8 AM70°70°66°87%27%5%–NE 816–
Wed 9 AM74°74°67°79%22%5%–NE 815–
Wed 10 AM78°78°68°71%17%5%–NE 915–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

78° / 65°

4% rain

E 7–14 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Oct 20

Mostly Sunny

80° / 67°

9% rain

NE 5–14 mph · gusts 18

Wed, Oct 21

Sunny

81° / 65°

9% rain

NE 2–13 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

82° / 66°

Dry

NE 1–9 mph · gusts 13

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

83° / 69°

Dry

E 0–10 mph · gusts 14

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

83° / 70°

3% rain

E 5–15 mph · gusts 18

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Sunny

82° / 69°

9% rain

E 6–15 mph · gusts 20

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 65.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.

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 · 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 · September 2023

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
96% lit
↑ 9:08 PM
↓ 8:37 AM
★★★★c64
Moon crosses the equator
2
90% lit
↑ 9:41 PM
↓ 9:43 AM
★★★☆c46
3
82% lit
↑ 10:16 PM
↓ 10:49 AM
★★★☆c58
4
73% lit
↑ 10:53 PM
↓ 11:54 AM
★★★☆c74
5
63% lit
↑ 11:34 PM
↓ 12:58 PM
★★☆☆c78
6
52% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:00 PM
★☆☆☆c81
Last Quarter
7
42% lit
↑ 12:19 AM
↓ 2:59 PM
★★☆☆c82
8
33% lit
↑ 1:10 AM
↓ 3:54 PM
★★★☆c82
Moon farthest north (27.9°)
9
24% lit
↑ 2:03 AM
↓ 4:42 PM
★★★☆c79
10
16% lit
↑ 2:59 AM
↓ 5:25 PM
★★★☆c76
11
10% lit
↑ 3:56 AM
↓ 6:02 PM
★★★★c73
12
5% lit
↑ 4:52 AM
↓ 6:34 PM
★★★★c68
Apogee · 406,292 km
13
2% lit
↑ 5:47 AM
↓ 7:04 PM
★★★★c62
best
14
0% lit
↑ 6:41 AM
↓ 7:31 PM
★★★★c54
New Moon
15
0% lit
↑ 7:34 AM
↓ 7:58 PM
★★★★c44
Moon crosses the equator
16
2% lit
↑ 8:27 AM
↓ 8:24 PM
★★★☆c35
17
6% lit
↑ 9:21 AM
↓ 8:52 PM
★★★☆c45
18
12% lit
↑ 10:17 AM
↓ 9:23 PM
★★★☆c61
19
19% lit
↑ 11:16 AM
↓ 9:58 PM
★★★☆c71
20
28% lit
↑ 12:18 PM
↓ 10:40 PM
★★★☆c79
21
38% lit
↑ 1:22 PM
↓ 11:29 PM
★★☆☆c85
22
49% lit
↑ 2:25 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c88
First Quarter
Moon farthest south (-28.3°)
23
60% lit
↑ 3:25 PM
↓ 12:26 AM
★★☆☆c92
24
71% lit
↑ 4:20 PM
↓ 1:31 AM
★★★☆c93
25
81% lit
↑ 5:08 PM
↓ 2:41 AM
★★★☆c92
26
89% lit
↑ 5:49 PM
↓ 3:52 AM
★★★★c89
27
96% lit
↑ 6:27 PM
↓ 5:03 AM
★★★★c80
Perigee · 359,914 km
best
28
99% lit
↑ 7:02 PM
↓ 6:13 AM
★★★★c65
best
29
100% lit
↑ 7:35 PM
↓ 7:20 AM
★★★★c50
Moon crosses the equator
Full Moon · Corn Moon (supermoon)
best
30
98% lit
↑ 8:10 PM
↓ 8:27 AM
★★★★c67
best

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Sep 1 · 6:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Sep 6 · 5:21 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Sep 8 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Sep 12 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 406,292 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Sep 14 · 8:39 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Sep 15 · 10:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Sep 22 · 2:31 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Sep 22 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Sep 27 · 8:00 PM — Perigee · 359,914 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Sep 29 · 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.
  • Fri, Sep 29 · 4:57 AM — Full Moon · Corn 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.

Best fishing days

Wed, Sep 13 · Wed, Sep 27 · Thu, Sep 28 · Fri, Sep 29 · Sat, Sep 30

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

Moon distance

360,010 km closest · 406,291 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 10:06 AM.