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Freeport

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

Clear

Cloud cover 0% · Feels like 72°F

Observed 4:10 PM · Freeport Harbor (4 mi) · sky & visibility from ANGLETON/LAKE JACKS (13 mi)

Wind

17mph

From NNE (18°)

Gusts 21 mph

Measured at Freeport Harbor

Temperature

69°F

High 75° · Low 66° so far today

Humidity

29%

Dew point 39°F

Visibility

—mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.26 in1024.6 mb

3-hour trend unavailable

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

Not enough readings yet.

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.

Today

This Afternoon: High 72°

Sunny, with a high near 72. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Low 56°

Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:23 AM / 6:49 PM
Moonrise / moonset
1:47 PM / 12:00 AM
Moon
First Quarter, 41%
Major period
5:25 AM–7:25 AM
Minor period
1:17 PM–2:17 PM
Major period
5:55 PM–7:55 PM
Minor period
11:30 PM–12:00 AM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sat, Oct 176 PMSun, Oct 186 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Oct 196 AM12 PMclouds7% cloud cover20% cloud cover23% cloud cover26% cloud cover26% cloud cover25% cloud cover26% cloud cover28% cloud cover32% cloud cover34% cloud cover27% cloud cover36% cloud cover29% cloud cover32% cloud cover42% cloud cover30% cloud cover22% cloud cover16% cloud cover23% cloud cover17% cloud cover17% cloud cover12% cloud cover8% cloud cover8% cloud cover3% cloud cover9% cloud cover19% cloud cover26% cloud cover25% cloud cover30% cloud cover24% cloud cover38% cloud cover36% cloud cover43% cloud cover26% cloud cover31% cloud cover40% cloud cover32% cloud cover41% cloud cover40% cloud cover35% cloud cover38% cloud cover41% cloud cover41% cloud cover42% cloud cover42% cloud cover44% cloud cover45% cloud cover40°45°50°55°60°65°70°75°80°72686360585666727467626060607277rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphNNE 13 mph, gusts 17NNE 10 mph, gusts 15NNE 7 mph, gusts 14N 7 mph, gusts 16N 6 mph, gusts 15N 6 mph, gusts 15N 8 mph, gusts 17N 9 mph, gusts 20NNE 10 mph, gusts 18NNE 10 mph, gusts 16NE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 9 mph, gusts 13ENE 9 mph, gusts 13ENE 8 mph, gusts 13ENE 3 mph, gusts 10ENE 2 mph, gusts 10NE 2 mph, gusts 10NNE 3 mph, gusts 10NNE 6 mph, gusts 14NNE 8 mph, gusts 17NE 9 mph, gusts 17ENE 12 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 17
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 4 PM72°72°43°36%7%0%–NNE 131710+ mi
Sat 5 PM72°72°44°37%20%0%–NNE 131610+ mi
Sat 6 PM70°70°44°39%23%0%–NNE 101510+ mi
Sat 7 PM68°68°45°43%26%0%–NNE 71310+ mi
Sat 8 PM65°65°45°48%26%0%–NNE 71410+ mi
Sat 9 PM64°64°45°50%25%0%–N 71510+ mi
Sat 10 PM63°63°45°53%26%0%–N 71610+ mi
Sat 11 PM61°61°46°56%28%0%–N 71510+ mi
Sun 12 AM60°60°46°59%32%0%–N 61510+ mi
Sun 1 AM60°60°46°60%34%0%–N 61510+ mi
Sun 2 AM60°60°46°60%27%0%–N 61510+ mi
Sun 3 AM59°59°46°63%36%0%–N 71610+ mi
Sun 4 AM58°58°47°67%29%0%–N 81710+ mi
Sun 5 AM58°58°46°66%32%0%–N 91810+ mi
Sun 6 AM58°58°47°66%42%0%–N 92010+ mi
Sun 7 AM56°56°47°71%30%0%–N 102010+ mi
Sun 8 AM58°58°48°72%22%0%–NNE 101810+ mi
Sun 9 AM63°63°50°65%16%0%–NNE 101610+ mi
Sun 10 AM66°66°52°59%23%0%–NNE 101610+ mi
Sun 11 AM69°69°52°55%17%0%–NE 101510+ mi
Sun 12 PM71°71°51°49%17%0%–NE 101410+ mi
Sun 1 PM72°72°50°46%12%0%–NE 91310+ mi
Sun 2 PM74°74°50°43%8%0%–NE 91310+ mi
Sun 3 PM74°74°49°42%8%0%–ENE 91310+ mi
Sun 4 PM74°74°50°43%3%0%–ENE 91310+ mi
Sun 5 PM72°72°50°46%9%0%–ENE 913–
Sun 6 PM70°70°51°50%19%0%–ENE 813–
Sun 7 PM67°67°52°59%26%0%–NE 510–
Sun 8 PM65°65°53°64%25%0%–ENE 310–
Sun 9 PM64°64°53°69%30%0%–ENE 29–
Sun 10 PM62°62°54°75%24%0%–ENE 210–
Sun 11 PM62°62°54°76%38%0%–NE 210–
Mon 12 AM60°60°55°81%36%0%–NE 210–
Mon 1 AM60°60°55°81%43%0%–NE 210–
Mon 2 AM62°62°55°76%26%0%–NNE 310–
Mon 3 AM60°60°55°81%31%0%–NNE 313–
Mon 4 AM60°60°55°81%40%1%–NNE 614–
Mon 5 AM60°60°55°81%32%1%–NNE 716–
Mon 6 AM60°60°55°83%41%1%–NNE 817–
Mon 7 AM60°60°56°84%40%1%–NE 917–
Mon 8 AM62°62°57°84%35%1%–NE 917–
Mon 9 AM66°66°58°75%38%1%–ENE 1017–
Mon 10 AM72°72°59°64%41%1%–ENE 1217–
Mon 11 AM75°75°60°59%41%1%–ENE 1317–
Mon 12 PM77°77°60°56%42%1%–ENE 1317–
Mon 1 PM77°77°60°55%42%1%–ENE 1317–
Mon 2 PM78°78°60°53%44%1%–ENE 1317–
Mon 3 PM78°78°59°52%45%1%–ENE 1316–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

72° / 56°

Dry

N 7–13 mph · gusts 17

Sun, Oct 18

Sunny

74° / 60°

1% rain

NE 2–10 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 19

Mostly Sunny

78° / 65°

1% rain

NE 2–13 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Oct 20

Mostly Sunny

79° / 65°

14% rain

NE 3–14 mph · gusts 17

Wed, Oct 21

Sunny

81° / 64°

1% rain

NE 2–12 mph · gusts 15

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

84° / 65°

1% rain

NE 1–8 mph · gusts 12

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

84° / 68°

3% rain

E 1–8 mph · gusts 12

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 72. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 64.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.

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 · 154 PM CDT Sat Oct 17 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.


GMZ355-180715-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
154 PM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY...

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming north
around 20 knots late. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East
4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast around
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
subsiding to 2 to 3 feet after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Moon calendar · July 2025

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
39% lit
↑ 12:35 PM
↓ 12:18 AM
★☆☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
2
49% lit
↑ 1:29 PM
↓ 12:45 AM
★☆☆☆c36
First Quarter
3
59% lit
↑ 2:22 PM
↓ 1:12 AM
★☆☆☆c44
4
68% lit
↑ 3:16 PM
↓ 1:40 AM
★★☆☆c56
Apogee · 404,629 km
5
76% lit
↑ 4:12 PM
↓ 2:10 AM
★★★☆c67
6
84% lit
↑ 5:09 PM
↓ 2:44 AM
★★★☆c75
7
90% lit
↑ 6:07 PM
↓ 3:24 AM
★★★★c81
8
95% lit
↑ 7:04 PM
↓ 4:09 AM
★★★★c84
9
98% lit
↑ 7:57 PM
↓ 5:02 AM
★★★★c85
Moon farthest south (-28.5°)
best
10
100% lit
↑ 8:46 PM
↓ 6:00 AM
★★★★c85
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
11
99% lit
↑ 9:29 PM
↓ 7:02 AM
★★★★c84
best
12
96% lit
↑ 10:07 PM
↓ 8:05 AM
★★★★c81
13
91% lit
↑ 10:41 PM
↓ 9:08 AM
★★★★c75
14
84% lit
↑ 11:13 PM
↓ 10:10 AM
★★☆☆c67
15
75% lit
↑ 11:44 PM
↓ 11:12 AM
★★★☆c56
Moon crosses the equator
16
65% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:14 PM
★★☆☆c42
17
54% lit
↑ 12:15 AM
↓ 1:18 PM
★★☆☆c49
Last Quarter
18
42% lit
↑ 12:49 AM
↓ 2:24 PM
★★☆☆c67
19
31% lit
↑ 1:27 AM
↓ 3:33 PM
★★★☆c81
20
21% lit
↑ 2:12 AM
↓ 4:43 PM
★★★☆c91
Perigee · 368,039 km
21
12% lit
↑ 3:04 AM
↓ 5:51 PM
★★★★c97
22
6% lit
↑ 4:04 AM
↓ 6:54 PM
★★★★c98
Moon farthest north (28.6°)
23
2% lit
↑ 5:10 AM
↓ 7:49 PM
★★★★c97
24
0% lit
↑ 6:18 AM
↓ 8:36 PM
★★★★c93
New Moon
best
25
1% lit
↑ 7:24 AM
↓ 9:14 PM
★★★★c85
best
26
4% lit
↑ 8:28 AM
↓ 9:48 PM
★★★★c75
27
10% lit
↑ 9:27 AM
↓ 10:18 PM
★★☆☆c64
28
16% lit
↑ 10:24 AM
↓ 10:45 PM
★★★☆c53
Moon crosses the equator
29
24% lit
↑ 11:18 AM
↓ 11:12 PM
★★☆☆c41
30
33% lit
↑ 12:12 PM
↓ 11:40 PM
★☆☆☆c34
31
42% lit
↑ 1:07 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c47

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Jul 1 · 3:00 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, Jul 2 · 2:30 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Jul 4 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 404,629 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Jul 9 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jul 10 · 3:37 PM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Jul 15 · 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.
  • Thu, Jul 17 · 7:37 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jul 20 · 9:00 AM — Perigee · 368,039 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Jul 22 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jul 24 · 2:11 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Jul 28 · 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.

Best fishing days

Wed, Jul 9 · Thu, Jul 10 · Fri, Jul 11 · Thu, Jul 24 · Fri, Jul 25

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

Moon distance

368,045 km closest · 404,536 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 Sat 11:36 AM.