Moon & Weather
Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
Clear
Cloud cover 0%
Observed 8:40 PM · Galveston Pier 21 (1 mi) · sky & visibility from Galveston 209B (19 mi)
Wind
6mph
From E (86°)
Gusts 7 mph
Measured at the tide station
Temperature
69°F
High 70° · Low 64° so far today
Humidity
53%
Dew point 52°F
Visibility
10+mi
● Steady
+0.01 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
Steady pressure. Expect normal activity.
Today
Tonight: Low 70° · 4% rain
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday: High 76° · 3% rain
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:22 AM / 6:45 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 2:26 PM / –
- Moon
- First Quarter, 50%
- Major period
- 6:15 AM–8:15 AM
- Minor period
- 1:56 PM–2:56 PM
- Major period
- 6:40 PM–8:40 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 9 PM | 70° | 70° | 56° | 61% | 23% | 3% | – | ENE 12 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 10 PM | 70° | 70° | 57° | 63% | 28% | 3% | – | ENE 10 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 11 PM | 70° | 70° | 57° | 63% | 33% | 3% | – | ENE 10 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 12 AM | 71° | 71° | 58° | 64% | 45% | 3% | – | ENE 12 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 1 AM | 70° | 70° | 59° | 68% | 55% | 3% | – | ENE 12 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 2 AM | 70° | 70° | 59° | 68% | 58% | 3% | – | ENE 13 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 3 AM | 70° | 70° | 59° | 68% | 61% | 4% | – | ENE 14 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 4 AM | 70° | 70° | 59° | 68% | 70% | 4% | – | ENE 15 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 5 AM | 70° | 70° | 59° | 68% | 77% | 4% | – | ENE 16 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 6 AM | 70° | 70° | 60° | 71% | 68% | 3% | – | ENE 16 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 7 AM | 71° | 71° | 60° | 68% | 60% | 2% | – | ENE 16 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 8 AM | 74° | 74° | 61° | 64% | 44% | 2% | – | ENE 16 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 9 AM | 76° | 76° | 61° | 60% | 42% | 2% | – | ENE 16 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 10 AM | 76° | 76° | 62° | 62% | 38% | 2% | – | ENE 16 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 11 AM | 76° | 76° | 62° | 62% | 33% | 2% | – | ENE 16 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 12 PM | 76° | 76° | 61° | 60% | 28% | 2% | – | ENE 15 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 1 PM | 76° | 76° | 61° | 60% | 25% | 2% | – | ENE 15 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 2 PM | 76° | 76° | 60° | 58% | 31% | 2% | – | ENE 15 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 3 PM | 76° | 76° | 59° | 56% | 50% | 2% | – | ENE 14 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 4 PM | 76° | 76° | 59° | 56% | 56% | 2% | – | ENE 14 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 5 PM | 76° | 76° | 59° | 56% | 50% | 2% | – | ENE 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 6 PM | 75° | 75° | 58° | 56% | 53% | 2% | – | ENE 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 7 PM | 75° | 75° | 56° | 52% | 48% | 0% | – | ENE 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 8 PM | 73° | 73° | 57° | 57% | 48% | 0% | – | ENE 12 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 9 PM | 73° | 73° | 57° | 57% | 36% | 0% | – | ENE 12 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 10 PM | 73° | 73° | 58° | 59% | 38% | 0% | – | ENE 12 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 11 PM | 73° | 73° | 58° | 59% | 40% | 0% | – | ENE 12 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 12 AM | 73° | 73° | 58° | 59% | 41% | 0% | – | ENE 12 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 1 AM | 73° | 73° | 58° | 59% | 41% | 0% | – | ENE 12 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 2 AM | 73° | 73° | 58° | 59% | 38% | 0% | – | ENE 13 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 3 AM | 72° | 72° | 59° | 64% | 33% | 0% | – | ENE 13 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 4 AM | 72° | 72° | 60° | 66% | 38% | 0% | – | ENE 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 5 AM | 71° | 71° | 61° | 71% | 36% | 0% | – | ENE 13 | 15 | – | |
| Tue 6 AM | 71° | 71° | 61° | 71% | 36% | 0% | – | NE 14 | 16 | – | |
| Tue 7 AM | 71° | 71° | 62° | 73% | 39% | 3% | – | NE 14 | 16 | – | |
| Tue 8 AM | 72° | 72° | 62° | 71% | 25% | 3% | – | NE 14 | 17 | – | |
| Tue 9 AM | 71° | 71° | 62° | 73% | 26% | 3% | – | NE 14 | 17 | – | |
| Tue 10 AM | 75° | 75° | 63° | 66% | 35% | 3% | – | NE 14 | 17 | – | |
| Tue 11 AM | 73° | 73° | 64° | 73% | 39% | 3% | – | ENE 14 | 17 | – | |
| Tue 12 PM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 71% | 38% | 3% | – | ENE 14 | 16 | – | |
| Tue 1 PM | 76° | 76° | 64° | 66% | 36% | 3% | – | ENE 14 | 16 | – | |
| Tue 2 PM | 78° | 78° | 64° | 62% | 36% | 3% | – | ENE 14 | 16 | – | |
| Tue 3 PM | 79° | 79° | 65° | 62% | 38% | 3% | – | ENE 14 | 16 | – | |
| Tue 4 PM | 79° | 79° | 65° | 62% | 39% | 3% | – | ENE 14 | 16 | – | |
| Tue 5 PM | 78° | 78° | 65° | 64% | 39% | 3% | – | ENE 13 | 15 | – | |
| Tue 6 PM | 77° | 77° | 64° | 64% | 38% | 3% | – | E 13 | 15 | – | |
| Tue 7 PM | 76° | 76° | 64° | 66% | 36% | 3% | – | E 13 | 15 | – | |
| Tue 8 PM | 76° | 76° | 64° | 66% | 34% | 3% | – | E 13 | 14 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Partly Cloudy
70° / 70°
4% rain
ENE 10–12 mph · gusts 13
Mon, Oct 19
Mostly Sunny
76° / 71°
4% rain
NE 12–16 mph · gusts 18
Tue, Oct 20
Mostly Sunny
79° / 71°
3% rain
NE 12–14 mph · gusts 17
Wed, Oct 21
Sunny
79° / 71°
3% rain
E 5–12 mph · gusts 15
Thu, Oct 22
Sunny
79° / 73°
Dry
NE 1–8 mph · gusts 12
Fri, Oct 23
Sunny
80° / 74°
Dry
E 2–8 mph · gusts 10
Sat, Oct 24
Sunny
81° / 74°
Dry
E 6–13 mph · gusts 16
Detailed NWS forecast
- Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind around 15 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
- Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 71.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
- Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 73.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Weather map
Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.
Marine forecast
Galveston Bay
GMZ335 · 803 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 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. GMZ335-191330- Galveston Bay- 803 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .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...East winds 5 to 10 knots. 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 · 803 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 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. GMZ350-355-191330- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 803 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 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 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 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 4 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 · December 2023
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
81% lit
↑ 9:19 PM
↓ 10:52 AM
↓ 10:52 AM
★★★☆c76
2
73% lit
↑ 10:17 PM
↓ 11:31 AM
↓ 11:31 AM
★★★☆c68
3
64% lit
↑ 11:12 PM
↓ 12:04 PM
↓ 12:04 PM
★★☆☆c60
4
55% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:34 PM
↓ 12:34 PM
★☆☆☆c51
Apogee · 404,347 km
Last Quarter
5
45% lit
↑ 12:06 AM
↓ 1:01 PM
↓ 1:01 PM
★☆☆☆c41
6
36% lit
↑ 12:59 AM
↓ 1:27 PM
↓ 1:27 PM
★☆☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
7
27% lit
↑ 1:52 AM
↓ 1:53 PM
↓ 1:53 PM
★★☆☆c45
8
19% lit
↑ 2:46 AM
↓ 2:21 PM
↓ 2:21 PM
★★☆☆c55
9
12% lit
↑ 3:43 AM
↓ 2:52 PM
↓ 2:52 PM
★★★☆c65
10
6% lit
↑ 4:44 AM
↓ 3:28 PM
↓ 3:28 PM
★★★★c81
11
2% lit
↑ 5:47 AM
↓ 4:10 PM
↓ 4:10 PM
★★★★c90
12
0% lit
↑ 6:54 AM
↓ 5:00 PM
↓ 5:00 PM
★★★★c96
New Moon
best13
1% lit
↑ 7:59 AM
↓ 5:59 PM
↓ 5:59 PM
★★★★c97
Moon farthest south (-28.4°)
best14
4% lit
↑ 9:01 AM
↓ 7:06 PM
↓ 7:06 PM
★★★★c97
15
10% lit
↑ 9:56 AM
↓ 8:16 PM
↓ 8:16 PM
★★★★c92
16
18% lit
↑ 10:42 AM
↓ 9:26 PM
↓ 9:26 PM
★★★☆c86
Perigee · 367,901 km
17
28% lit
↑ 11:22 AM
↓ 10:34 PM
↓ 10:34 PM
★★★☆c76
18
39% lit
↑ 11:58 AM
↓ 11:39 PM
↓ 11:39 PM
★★☆☆c63
19
50% lit
↑ 12:30 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★☆☆☆c44
First Quarter
20
61% lit
↑ 1:01 PM
↓ 12:43 AM
↓ 12:43 AM
★☆☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
21
72% lit
↑ 1:33 PM
↓ 1:46 AM
↓ 1:46 AM
★★☆☆c56
22
81% lit
↑ 2:07 PM
↓ 2:49 AM
↓ 2:49 AM
★★★☆c67
23
89% lit
↑ 2:45 PM
↓ 3:53 AM
↓ 3:53 AM
★★★★c86
24
94% lit
↑ 3:28 PM
↓ 4:57 AM
↓ 4:57 AM
★★★★c92
25
98% lit
↑ 4:16 PM
↓ 6:01 AM
↓ 6:01 AM
★★★★c93
best26
100% lit
↑ 5:10 PM
↓ 7:02 AM
↓ 7:02 AM
★★★★c93
Moon farthest north (28.1°)
Full Moon · Cold Moon
best27
99% lit
↑ 6:08 PM
↓ 7:57 AM
↓ 7:57 AM
★★★★c90
best28
97% lit
↑ 7:07 PM
↓ 8:45 AM
↓ 8:45 AM
★★★★c84
29
93% lit
↑ 8:06 PM
↓ 9:27 AM
↓ 9:27 AM
★★★★c77
30
87% lit
↑ 9:02 PM
↓ 10:02 AM
↓ 10:02 AM
★★★☆c69
31
80% lit
↑ 9:57 PM
↓ 10:33 AM
↓ 10:33 AM
★★★☆c61
Lunar events this month
- Mon, Dec 4 · 1:00 PM — Apogee · 404,347 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Mon, Dec 4 · 11:49 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Wed, Dec 6 · 5:00 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, Dec 12 · 5:32 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Wed, Dec 13 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sat, Dec 16 · 1:00 PM — Perigee · 367,901 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Tue, Dec 19 · 12:39 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Wed, Dec 20 · 12:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Tue, Dec 26 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Tue, Dec 26 · 6:33 PM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
Best fishing days
Tue, Dec 12 · Wed, Dec 13 · Mon, Dec 25 · Tue, Dec 26 · Wed, Dec 27
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
367,904 km closest · 404,409 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 Sun 7:20 PM.