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Freeport

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

Mostly Cloudy

Cloud cover 75%

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

Wind

10mph

From N (356°)

Gusts 12 mph

Measured at Freeport Harbor

Temperature

62°F

High 57° · Low 54° so far today

Humidity

82%

Dew point 50°F

Visibility

—mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.14 in1020.8 mb▼ Falling

−0.03 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.1430.2330.31−24h−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

Pressure has been falling for hours. The bite usually slows.

Today

Overnight: Low 64° · 4% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 0 to 15 mph.

Monday: High 78° · 4% rain

Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 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 196 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 206 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 21clouds58% cloud cover74% cloud cover66% cloud cover63% cloud cover75% cloud cover65% cloud cover64% cloud cover46% 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 cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°65667677777269686665767779747169rain3% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% 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% chancewind01020mphNNE 15 mph, gusts 16NNE 15 mph, gusts 16NNE 9 mph, gusts 16ENE 12 mph, gusts 17ENE 14 mph, gusts 18ENE 14 mph, gusts 18ENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 10 mph, gusts 16ENE 8 mph, gusts 15ENE 7 mph, gusts 15NE 6 mph, gusts 13NE 5 mph, gusts 12NNE 6 mph, gusts 13NNE 8 mph, gusts 17NNE 10 mph, gusts 17NE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 18ENE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 9 mph, gusts 15ENE 7 mph, gusts 15ENE 5 mph, gusts 14ENE 3 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 4 AM65°65°56°73%58%3%–NNE 151610+ mi
Mon 5 AM65°65°56°73%74%3%–NNE 61510+ mi
Mon 6 AM66°66°58°75%66%4%–NNE 151610+ mi
Mon 7 AM66°66°58°75%63%4%–NNE 81610+ mi
Mon 8 AM68°68°59°73%75%4%–NNE 91610+ mi
Mon 9 AM72°72°60°66%65%4%–NE 101610+ mi
Mon 10 AM76°76°61°60%64%4%–ENE 121710+ mi
Mon 11 AM78°78°61°56%46%4%–ENE 131710+ mi
Mon 12 PM78°78°61°56%34%4%–ENE 141810+ mi
Mon 1 PM77°77°61°58%38%4%–ENE 141810+ mi
Mon 2 PM78°78°61°56%37%4%–ENE 141810+ mi
Mon 3 PM78°78°60°54%36%4%–ENE 141710+ mi
Mon 4 PM77°77°59°54%34%4%–ENE 131710+ mi
Mon 5 PM77°77°58°52%34%4%–ENE 121710+ mi
Mon 6 PM74°74°56°53%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 1217–
Tue 12 PM73°73°62°68%13%2%–NE 1317–
Tue 1 PM77°77°62°60%20%3%–NE 1317–
Tue 2 PM80°81°62°54%20%3%–ENE 1317–
Tue 3 PM80°81°62°54%30%5%–ENE 1417–
Tue 4 PM79°79°62°56%35%5%–ENE 1318–
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

78° / 64°

4% rain

NE 6–15 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° / 71°

9% rain

E 6–15 mph · gusts 20

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 0 to 15 mph.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Monday Night: 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.
  • 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.

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 · 1237 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.


GMZ350-355-191815-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1237 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at
6 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at
8 seconds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY...East 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. 
.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 · October 2023

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
93% lit
↑ 8:46 PM
↓ 9:34 AM
★★★★c84
2
86% lit
↑ 9:27 PM
↓ 10:40 AM
★★★☆c87
3
78% lit
↑ 10:11 PM
↓ 11:46 AM
★★★☆c88
4
68% lit
↑ 11:01 PM
↓ 12:48 PM
★★★☆c86
5
59% lit
↑ 11:55 PM
↓ 1:46 PM
★☆☆☆c81
Moon farthest north (28.0°)
6
49% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:38 PM
★★☆☆c78
Last Quarter
7
39% lit
↑ 12:51 AM
↓ 3:23 PM
★★☆☆c71
8
30% lit
↑ 1:48 AM
↓ 4:02 PM
★★★☆c65
9
22% lit
↑ 2:45 AM
↓ 4:36 PM
★★★☆c59
Apogee · 405,427 km
10
15% lit
↑ 3:40 AM
↓ 5:06 PM
★★★☆c53
11
9% lit
↑ 4:34 AM
↓ 5:34 PM
★★★☆c46
12
4% lit
↑ 5:27 AM
↓ 6:01 PM
★★★☆c36
13
1% lit
↑ 6:21 AM
↓ 6:27 PM
★★★☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
14
0% lit
↑ 7:15 AM
↓ 6:55 PM
★★★★c50
New Moon
best
15
1% lit
↑ 8:11 AM
↓ 7:25 PM
★★★★c63
best
16
4% lit
↑ 9:10 AM
↓ 7:59 PM
★★★★c81
17
9% lit
↑ 10:12 AM
↓ 8:39 PM
★★★★c88
18
16% lit
↑ 11:15 AM
↓ 9:25 PM
★★★☆c93
19
24% lit
↑ 12:19 PM
↓ 10:20 PM
★★★☆c95
20
34% lit
↑ 1:19 PM
↓ 11:22 PM
★★★☆c94
Moon farthest south (-28.3°)
21
45% lit
↑ 2:15 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c92
First Quarter
22
57% lit
↑ 3:03 PM
↓ 12:28 AM
★☆☆☆c86
23
68% lit
↑ 3:46 PM
↓ 1:37 AM
★★★☆c83
24
78% lit
↑ 4:23 PM
↓ 2:46 AM
★★★☆c72
25
87% lit
↑ 4:57 PM
↓ 3:54 AM
★★★☆c59
Perigee · 364,875 km
26
94% lit
↑ 5:31 PM
↓ 5:00 AM
★★★☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
27
98% lit
↑ 6:04 PM
↓ 6:06 AM
★★★★c60
best
28
100% lit
↑ 6:39 PM
↓ 7:12 AM
★★★★c81
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
best
29
99% lit
↑ 7:18 PM
↓ 8:18 AM
★★★★c101
best
30
96% lit
↑ 8:01 PM
↓ 9:25 AM
★★★★c103
31
90% lit
↑ 8:49 PM
↓ 10:31 AM
★★★★c103

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Oct 5 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Oct 6 · 8:48 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Oct 9 · 11:00 PM — Apogee · 405,427 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Oct 13 · 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.
  • Sat, Oct 14 · 12:55 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Oct 20 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Oct 21 · 10:29 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Oct 25 · 10:00 PM — Perigee · 364,875 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Oct 26 · 10:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Oct 28 · 3:24 PM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Oct 14 · Sun, Oct 15 · Fri, Oct 27 · Sat, Oct 28 · Sun, Oct 29

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

Moon distance

364,982 km closest · 405,319 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 1:21 AM.