Moon & Weather
Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
⚠ Wind Advisory · until Sat 1:00 PM
* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * WHERE...Bolivar Peninsula, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island, and Matagorda Islands Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 PM CDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects.
Clear and Breezy
Cloud cover 0%
Observed 1:40 PM · Galveston Pier 21 (2 mi) · sky & visibility from Galveston 209B (18 mi)
Wind
17mph
From N (358°)
Gusts 21 mph
Measured at the tide station
Temperature
64°F
High 68° · Low 59° so far today
Humidity
49%
Dew point 45°F
Visibility
10+mi
▼ Falling
−0.08 in over 3 hours · changing fast
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
Today: High 73°
Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight: Low 63°
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:21 AM / 6:46 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 1:46 PM / 11:57 PM
- Moon
- First Quarter, 41%
- Major period
- 5:25 AM–7:25 AM
- Minor period
- 1:16 PM–2:16 PM
- Major period
- 5:50 PM–7:50 PM
- Minor period
- 11:27 PM–12:00 AM
- 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 2 PM | 68° | 68° | 48° | 50% | 2% | 0% | – | NNE 18 | 22 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 3 PM | 69° | 69° | 48° | 47% | 2% | 0% | – | N 18 | 22 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 4 PM | 71° | 71° | 48° | 43% | 2% | 0% | – | NNE 17 | 21 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 5 PM | 73° | 73° | 48° | 42% | 4% | 0% | – | NNE 17 | 21 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 6 PM | 71° | 71° | 48° | 44% | 7% | 0% | – | NNE 17 | 22 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 7 PM | 69° | 69° | 48° | 47% | 19% | 0% | – | NNE 15 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 8 PM | 69° | 69° | 49° | 48% | 22% | 0% | – | NNE 15 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 9 PM | 68° | 68° | 49° | 51% | 18% | 0% | – | NNE 16 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 10 PM | 66° | 66° | 50° | 55% | 17% | 0% | – | NNE 15 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 11 PM | 66° | 66° | 50° | 56% | 11% | 0% | – | NE 15 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 12 AM | 65° | 65° | 51° | 60% | 14% | 0% | – | NE 14 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 1 AM | 65° | 65° | 50° | 60% | 18% | 0% | – | NE 14 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 2 AM | 63° | 63° | 50° | 64% | 32% | 0% | – | NE 14 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 3 AM | 63° | 63° | 50° | 63% | 34% | 0% | – | NE 14 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 4 AM | 61° | 61° | 51° | 68% | 44% | 0% | – | NE 14 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 5 AM | 60° | 60° | 51° | 72% | 41% | 0% | – | NE 14 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 6 AM | 60° | 60° | 51° | 73% | 30% | 0% | – | NE 14 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 7 AM | 58° | 58° | 51° | 78% | 27% | 0% | – | NE 14 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 8 AM | 60° | 60° | 52° | 75% | 33% | 0% | – | NE 14 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 9 AM | 61° | 61° | 52° | 72% | 22% | 0% | – | NE 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 10 AM | 63° | 63° | 53° | 68% | 24% | 0% | – | NE 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 11 AM | 67° | 67° | 53° | 60% | 19% | 0% | – | NE 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 12 PM | 68° | 68° | 52° | 55% | 16% | 0% | – | NE 12 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 1 PM | 70° | 70° | 51° | 51% | 17% | 0% | – | NE 10 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 2 PM | 72° | 72° | 51° | 48% | 18% | 0% | – | NE 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 3 PM | 72° | 72° | 52° | 49% | 18% | 0% | – | NE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 4 PM | 74° | 74° | 52° | 46% | 13% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 5 PM | 74° | 74° | 52° | 47% | 11% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Sun 6 PM | 71° | 71° | 53° | 52% | 4% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Sun 7 PM | 69° | 69° | 53° | 58% | 11% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Sun 8 PM | 69° | 69° | 54° | 59% | 18% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Sun 9 PM | 69° | 69° | 54° | 60% | 19% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Sun 10 PM | 69° | 69° | 55° | 61% | 29% | 0% | – | E 8 | 12 | – | |
| Sun 11 PM | 69° | 69° | 55° | 62% | 39% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Mon 12 AM | 69° | 69° | 56° | 64% | 41% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Mon 1 AM | 69° | 69° | 57° | 65% | 44% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Mon 2 AM | 69° | 69° | 57° | 65% | 37% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Mon 3 AM | 66° | 66° | 57° | 73% | 17% | 0% | – | ENE 9 | 13 | – | |
| Mon 4 AM | 66° | 66° | 58° | 74% | 22% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 15 | – | |
| Mon 5 AM | 66° | 66° | 58° | 75% | 18% | 0% | – | ENE 12 | 16 | – | |
| Mon 6 AM | 64° | 64° | 58° | 82% | 23% | 0% | – | ENE 13 | 16 | – | |
| Mon 7 AM | 64° | 64° | 59° | 82% | 27% | 0% | – | ENE 13 | 17 | – | |
| Mon 8 AM | 66° | 66° | 59° | 80% | 13% | 0% | – | ENE 14 | 17 | – | |
| Mon 9 AM | 68° | 68° | 60° | 75% | 20% | 0% | – | ENE 14 | 18 | – | |
| Mon 10 AM | 71° | 71° | 61° | 69% | 26% | 0% | – | ENE 14 | 18 | – | |
| Mon 11 AM | 73° | 73° | 60° | 64% | 30% | 0% | – | ENE 14 | 18 | – | |
| Mon 12 PM | 75° | 75° | 60° | 59% | 33% | 0% | – | ENE 13 | 17 | – | |
| Mon 1 PM | 76° | 76° | 59° | 55% | 37% | 0% | – | ENE 13 | 16 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Sunny
73° / 63°
Dry
NE 15–18 mph · gusts 22
Sun, Oct 18
Mostly Sunny
74° / 67°
Dry
NE 8–14 mph · gusts 18
Mon, Oct 19
Mostly Sunny
77° / 70°
3% rain
NE 8–14 mph · gusts 18
Tue, Oct 20
Sunny
79° / 71°
7% rain
E 7–13 mph · gusts 17
Wed, Oct 21
Sunny
79° / 71°
1% rain
E 3–12 mph · gusts 15
Thu, Oct 22
Sunny
80° / 72°
Dry
E 3–7 mph · gusts 10
Fri, Oct 23
Sunny
81° / 75°
3% rain
E 3–8 mph · gusts 10
Detailed NWS forecast
- Today: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
- Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
- Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 71.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
- Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 72.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Weather map
Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.
Marine forecast
Galveston Bay
GMZ335 · 121 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. GMZ335-180730- Galveston Bay- 121 PM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy after midnight. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy after midnight. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
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 · August 2025
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
52% lit
↑ 2:00 PM
↓ 12:06 AM
↓ 12:06 AM
★☆☆☆c60
First Quarter
Apogee · 404,165 km
2
61% lit
↑ 2:57 PM
↓ 12:38 AM
↓ 12:38 AM
★★☆☆c70
3
70% lit
↑ 3:55 PM
↓ 1:15 AM
↓ 1:15 AM
★★★☆c76
4
79% lit
↑ 4:52 PM
↓ 1:58 AM
↓ 1:58 AM
★★★☆c81
5
86% lit
↑ 5:47 PM
↓ 2:48 AM
↓ 2:48 AM
★★★☆c83
Moon farthest south (-28.4°)
6
92% lit
↑ 6:38 PM
↓ 3:44 AM
↓ 3:44 AM
★★★★c84
7
97% lit
↑ 7:23 PM
↓ 4:45 AM
↓ 4:45 AM
★★★★c84
best8
99% lit
↑ 8:03 PM
↓ 5:48 AM
↓ 5:48 AM
★★★★c83
best9
100% lit
↑ 8:39 PM
↓ 6:53 AM
↓ 6:53 AM
★★★★c79
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best10
98% lit
↑ 9:12 PM
↓ 7:57 AM
↓ 7:57 AM
★★★★c72
11
93% lit
↑ 9:43 PM
↓ 9:01 AM
↓ 9:01 AM
★★☆☆c62
12
86% lit
↑ 10:15 PM
↓ 10:04 AM
↓ 10:04 AM
★★★☆c48
Moon crosses the equator
13
77% lit
↑ 10:48 PM
↓ 11:09 AM
↓ 11:09 AM
★★☆☆c40
14
67% lit
↑ 11:24 PM
↓ 12:15 PM
↓ 12:15 PM
★★☆☆c56
Perigee · 369,289 km
15
56% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:23 PM
↓ 1:23 PM
★★☆☆c74
16
44% lit
↑ 12:06 AM
↓ 2:32 PM
↓ 2:32 PM
★★☆☆c87
Last Quarter
17
33% lit
↑ 12:55 AM
↓ 3:41 PM
↓ 3:41 PM
★★★☆c94
18
23% lit
↑ 1:51 AM
↓ 4:45 PM
↓ 4:45 PM
★★★☆c95
Moon farthest north (28.5°)
19
14% lit
↑ 2:54 AM
↓ 5:41 PM
↓ 5:41 PM
★★★☆c95
20
8% lit
↑ 4:00 AM
↓ 6:29 PM
↓ 6:29 PM
★★★★c92
21
3% lit
↑ 5:07 AM
↓ 7:10 PM
↓ 7:10 PM
★★★★c85
best22
0% lit
↑ 6:11 AM
↓ 7:44 PM
↓ 7:44 PM
★★★★c77
best23
0% lit
↑ 7:12 AM
↓ 8:15 PM
↓ 8:15 PM
★★★★c66
New Moon
24
2% lit
↑ 8:09 AM
↓ 8:43 PM
↓ 8:43 PM
★★★☆c55
25
6% lit
↑ 9:05 AM
↓ 9:10 PM
↓ 9:10 PM
★★☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
26
12% lit
↑ 10:00 AM
↓ 9:37 PM
↓ 9:37 PM
★★☆☆c32
27
19% lit
↑ 10:55 AM
↓ 10:06 PM
↓ 10:06 PM
★★☆☆c39
28
27% lit
↑ 11:50 AM
↓ 10:37 PM
↓ 10:37 PM
★★☆☆c50
29
36% lit
↑ 12:46 PM
↓ 11:11 PM
↓ 11:11 PM
★★☆☆c59
Apogee · 404,548 km
30
45% lit
↑ 1:43 PM
↓ 11:51 PM
↓ 11:51 PM
★★☆☆c66
31
54% lit
↑ 2:41 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★★☆☆c70
First Quarter
Lunar events this month
- Fri, Aug 1 · 7:40 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Fri, Aug 1 · 4:00 PM — Apogee · 404,165 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Tue, Aug 5 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sat, Aug 9 · 2:54 AM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Tue, Aug 12 · 3:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Thu, Aug 14 · 1:00 PM — Perigee · 369,289 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Sat, Aug 16 · 12:12 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Mon, Aug 18 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sat, Aug 23 · 1:06 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Mon, Aug 25 · 5:00 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, Aug 29 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 404,548 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Sun, Aug 31 · 1:24 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Best fishing days
Thu, Aug 7 · Fri, Aug 8 · Sat, Aug 9 · Thu, Aug 21 · Fri, Aug 22
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
369,289 km closest · 404,546 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 Sat 11:36 AM.