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Freeport

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

Clear

Cloud cover 0%

Observed 1:00 AM · Freeport Harbor (4 mi) · sky & visibility from ANGLETON/LAKE JACKS (13 mi)

Wind

17mph

From NNW (345°)

Gusts 24 mph

Measured at Freeport Harbor

Temperature

64°F

High 63° · Low 61° so far today

Humidity

45%

Dew point 39°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.26 in1024.8 mb▲ Rising

+0.02 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

29.9830.1230.27−24h−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

Rising pressure. Bite may slow as it levels off.

Today

Overnight: Low 57°

Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday: High 72°

Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 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 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Oct 186 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Oct 19clouds50% cloud cover49% cloud cover48% cloud cover47% cloud cover46% cloud cover45% cloud cover45% cloud cover44% cloud cover44% cloud cover43% cloud cover43% cloud cover42% cloud cover41% cloud cover40% cloud cover40% cloud cover39% cloud cover38% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover38% cloud cover40% cloud cover41% cloud cover42% cloud cover44% cloud cover45% cloud cover46% cloud cover47% cloud cover48% cloud cover49% cloud cover50% cloud cover51% cloud cover48% cloud cover45% cloud cover42% cloud cover38% cloud cover35% cloud cover32% cloud cover36% cloud cover40% cloud cover44% cloud cover47% cloud cover51% cloud cover35°40°45°50°55°60°65°70°75°80°63605762687268636160576673746764rainwind01020mphN 17 mph, gusts 29N 17 mph, gusts 29N 16 mph, gusts 30N 15 mph, gusts 29NNE 17 mph, gusts 26NNE 17 mph, gusts 25NNE 14 mph, gusts 21NNE 14 mph, gusts 20NNE 12 mph, gusts 17NNE 7 mph, gusts 14N 7 mph, gusts 16N 9 mph, gusts 16N 9 mph, gusts 16N 9 mph, gusts 17N 9 mph, gusts 20N 12 mph, gusts 20NNE 10 mph, gusts 17NNE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 9 mph, gusts 13ENE 9 mph, gusts 13ENE 5 mph, gusts 12ENE 2 mph, gusts 10ENE 2 mph, gusts 10
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 1 AM63°63°39°41%50%0%–N 172910+ mi
Sat 2 AM62°62°41°46%49%0%–N 172910+ mi
Sat 3 AM61°61°41°48%48%0%–N 172910+ mi
Sat 4 AM60°60°41°50%47%0%–N 162910+ mi
Sat 5 AM59°59°42°52%46%0%–N 163010+ mi
Sat 6 AM58°58°42°55%45%0%–N 162910+ mi
Sat 7 AM57°57°42°58%45%0%–N 152910+ mi
Sat 8 AM57°57°43°60%44%0%–N 162810+ mi
Sat 9 AM60°60°44°56%44%0%–NNE 172610+ mi
Sat 10 AM62°62°44°52%43%0%–NNE 182510+ mi
Sat 11 AM65°65°44°48%43%0%–NNE 172510+ mi
Sat 12 PM67°67°44°44%42%0%–NNE 162310+ mi
Sat 1 PM68°68°44°41%41%0%–NNE 142110+ mi
Sat 2 PM70°70°43°39%40%0%–NNE 142010+ mi
Sat 3 PM71°71°42°36%40%0%–NNE 142010+ mi
Sat 4 PM72°72°42°34%39%0%–NNE 131710+ mi
Sat 5 PM72°72°42°34%38%0%–NNE 121710+ mi
Sat 6 PM71°71°43°36%37%0%–NNE 91510+ mi
Sat 7 PM68°68°44°41%37%0%–NNE 71410+ mi
Sat 8 PM67°67°44°43%37%0%–N 71510+ mi
Sat 9 PM65°65°44°47%37%0%–N 71610+ mi
Sat 10 PM63°63°44°49%37%0%–N 81710+ mi
Sat 11 PM62°62°45°53%37%0%–N 91610+ mi
Sun 12 AM62°62°45°53%37%0%–N 91610+ mi
Sun 1 AM61°61°45°56%37%0%–N 91610+ mi
Sun 2 AM61°61°46°57%38%0%–N 91610+ mi
Sun 3 AM60°60°45°60%40%0%–N 91710+ mi
Sun 4 AM60°60°46°60%41%0%–N 91810+ mi
Sun 5 AM58°58°47°66%42%0%–N 92010+ mi
Sun 6 AM58°58°47°65%44%0%–N 102010+ mi
Sun 7 AM57°57°47°68%45%0%–N 122010+ mi
Sun 8 AM58°58°47°67%46%0%–NNE 122010+ mi
Sun 9 AM62°62°48°61%47%0%–NNE 101710+ mi
Sun 10 AM66°66°48°54%48%0%–NNE 121710+ mi
Sun 11 AM69°69°49°49%49%0%–NNE 1216–
Sun 12 PM72°72°50°46%50%0%–NE 1014–
Sun 1 PM73°73°49°43%51%0%–NE 1014–
Sun 2 PM73°73°47°40%48%0%–NE 913–
Sun 3 PM74°74°46°37%45%0%–NE 913–
Sun 4 PM74°74°47°38%42%0%–ENE 913–
Sun 5 PM73°73°47°41%38%0%–ENE 913–
Sun 6 PM70°70°48°47%35%0%–ENE 813–
Sun 7 PM67°67°49°53%32%0%–ENE 512–
Sun 8 PM65°65°54°67%36%0%–ENE 310–
Sun 9 PM65°65°55°71%40%0%–ENE 210–
Sun 10 PM64°64°55°73%44%0%–ENE 210–
Sun 11 PM63°63°55°75%47%0%–ENE 210–
Mon 12 AM63°63°55°76%51%0%–NE 210–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

72° / 57°

Dry

N 7–18 mph · gusts 30

Sun, Oct 18

Mostly Sunny

74° / 60°

Dry

NE 2–12 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 19

Mostly Sunny

78° / 65°

5% rain

NE 2–13 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Oct 20

Slight Chance Rain Showers

80° / 66°

20% rain

NE 3–14 mph · gusts 18

Wed, Oct 21

Sunny

82° / 65°

1% rain

NE 1–13 mph · gusts 15

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

83° / 66°

1% rain

NE 0–8 mph · gusts 12

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

84° / 66°

3% rain

E 0–8 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly 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.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

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 · 1218 AM 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.


GMZ355-171830-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1218 AM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 25 to 35 knots with gusts up 
to 40 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave 
Detail: Northeast 7 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots, becoming north
15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally 
to 11 feet, subsiding to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet in 
the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at 6 seconds, 
becoming northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 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 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 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 3 feet at
7 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Moon calendar · May 2026

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
100% lit
↑ 8:18 PM
↓ 6:17 AM
★★★★c69
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
2
99% lit
↑ 9:16 PM
↓ 6:52 AM
★★★★c71
best
3
96% lit
↑ 10:12 PM
↓ 7:31 AM
★★★★c72
4
92% lit
↑ 11:07 PM
↓ 8:16 AM
★★★★c72
Apogee · 405,843 km
5
86% lit
↑ 11:57 PM
↓ 9:05 AM
★☆☆☆c71
Moon farthest south (-28.1°)
6
79% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:59 AM
★★★☆c70
7
71% lit
↑ 12:43 AM
↓ 10:56 AM
★★★☆c67
8
62% lit
↑ 1:23 AM
↓ 11:54 AM
★★☆☆c63
9
52% lit
↑ 2:00 AM
↓ 12:52 PM
★★☆☆c57
Last Quarter
10
42% lit
↑ 2:33 AM
↓ 1:50 PM
★★☆☆c50
11
32% lit
↑ 3:03 AM
↓ 2:49 PM
★★☆☆c37
12
22% lit
↑ 3:34 AM
↓ 3:49 PM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
13
14% lit
↑ 4:05 AM
↓ 4:52 PM
★★★☆c57
14
7% lit
↑ 4:38 AM
↓ 5:58 PM
★★★★c75
15
2% lit
↑ 5:16 AM
↓ 7:09 PM
★★★★c90
16
0% lit
↑ 6:00 AM
↓ 8:23 PM
★★★★c100
New Moon (supermoon)
best
17
1% lit
↑ 6:53 AM
↓ 9:37 PM
★★★★c103
Perigee · 358,077 km
18
6% lit
↑ 7:55 AM
↓ 10:45 PM
★★★★c103
Moon farthest north (28.2°)
19
12% lit
↑ 9:03 AM
↓ 11:45 PM
★☆☆☆c101
20
21% lit
↑ 10:14 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c97
21
31% lit
↑ 11:23 AM
↓ 12:34 AM
★★★☆c87
22
42% lit
↑ 12:29 PM
↓ 1:16 AM
★★☆☆c73
23
53% lit
↑ 1:30 PM
↓ 1:51 AM
★★☆☆c58
First Quarter
24
63% lit
↑ 2:29 PM
↓ 2:22 AM
★☆☆☆c37
25
73% lit
↑ 3:25 PM
↓ 2:51 AM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
26
81% lit
↑ 4:20 PM
↓ 3:19 AM
★★★☆c53
27
88% lit
↑ 5:16 PM
↓ 3:48 AM
★★★★c63
28
94% lit
↑ 6:12 PM
↓ 4:19 AM
★★★★c70
29
97% lit
↑ 7:09 PM
↓ 4:52 AM
★★★★c75
30
99% lit
↑ 8:06 PM
↓ 5:30 AM
★★★★c77
best
31
100% lit
↑ 9:01 PM
↓ 6:13 AM
★★★★c77
Full Moon · Blue Moon
best

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, May 1 · 12:24 PM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, May 4 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 405,843 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, May 5 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, May 9 · 4:11 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, May 12 · 7:00 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, May 16 · 3:01 PM — New 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.
  • Sun, May 17 · 9:00 AM — Perigee · 358,077 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, May 18 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, May 23 · 6:11 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, May 25 · 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.
  • Sun, May 31 · 3:46 AM — Full Moon · Blue MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Fri, May 1 · Sat, May 2 · Sat, May 16 · Sat, May 30 · Sun, May 31

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

Moon distance

358,094 km closest · 406,286 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 12:06 AM.