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

⚠ Wind Advisory · until Sat 1:00 AM

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southeast Texas. * WHEN...Until 1 AM CDT Saturday. * 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.

Partly Cloudy and Windy

Cloud cover 44% · Feels like 78°F

Observed 3:50 PM · Freeport Harbor (4 mi) · sky & visibility from ANGLETON/LAKE JACKS (13 mi)

Wind

23mph

From N (351°)

Gusts 32 mph

Measured at Freeport Harbor

Temperature

78°F

High 81° · Low 73° so far today

Humidity

42%

Dew point 54°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.07 in1018.4 mb▼ Falling

−0.04 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

29.9030.0130.11−24h−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 just started dropping. Fish often feed ahead of a front.

Today

This Afternoon: High 79° · 2% rain

Mostly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. North wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tonight: Low 55°

Mostly clear, with a low around 55. North wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:23 AM / 6:50 PM
Moonrise / moonset
1:01 PM / 11:04 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 32%
Major period
4:35 AM–6:35 AM
Minor period
12:31 PM–1:31 PM
Major period
5:05 PM–7:05 PM
Minor period
10:34 PM–11:34 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Oct 166 PMSat, Oct 176 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Oct 186 AM12 PMclouds34% cloud cover17% cloud cover24% cloud cover32% cloud cover40% cloud cover36% cloud cover26% cloud cover40% cloud cover23% cloud cover28% cloud cover17% cloud cover8% cloud cover12% cloud cover13% cloud cover20% cloud cover18% cloud cover22% cloud cover20% cloud cover26% cloud cover11% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover12% cloud cover14% cloud cover2% cloud cover12% cloud cover12% cloud cover22% cloud cover21% cloud cover19% cloud cover11% cloud cover15% cloud cover11% cloud cover23% cloud cover12% cloud cover10% cloud cover19% cloud cover19% cloud cover24% cloud cover16% cloud cover8% cloud cover12% cloud cover16% cloud cover16% cloud cover16% cloud cover16% cloud cover20% cloud cover23% cloud cover30°35°40°45°50°55°60°65°70°75°80°77696561585560667068625957556471rain1% chance1% chancewind010203040mphN 26 mph, gusts 33N 29 mph, gusts 40N 29 mph, gusts 40N 29 mph, gusts 40N 29 mph, gusts 40N 28 mph, gusts 39N 26 mph, gusts 38N 26 mph, gusts 38N 25 mph, gusts 36NNE 23 mph, gusts 29NNE 21 mph, gusts 25NNE 18 mph, gusts 22NNE 17 mph, gusts 20N 17 mph, gusts 20NNE 17 mph, gusts 20NNE 17 mph, gusts 20NNE 17 mph, gusts 20NNE 17 mph, gusts 20NNE 17 mph, gusts 21NNE 17 mph, gusts 21NNE 14 mph, gusts 20NNE 14 mph, gusts 17NE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 10 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 4 PM77°77°57°50%34%1%–N 263310+ mi
Fri 5 PM75°75°50°41%17%1%–N 283910+ mi
Fri 6 PM72°72°46°39%24%0%–N 294010+ mi
Fri 7 PM69°69°42°37%32%0%–N 294010+ mi
Fri 8 PM68°68°40°36%40%0%–N 294010+ mi
Fri 9 PM66°66°39°37%36%0%–N 294010+ mi
Fri 10 PM65°65°37°35%26%0%–N 294010+ mi
Fri 11 PM64°64°36°35%40%0%–N 294010+ mi
Sat 12 AM62°62°36°38%23%0%–N 294010+ mi
Sat 1 AM61°61°35°38%28%0%–N 294010+ mi
Sat 2 AM60°60°36°41%17%0%–N 283910+ mi
Sat 3 AM59°59°37°44%8%0%–N 283910+ mi
Sat 4 AM58°58°38°47%12%0%–N 263810+ mi
Sat 5 AM57°57°39°51%13%0%–N 263810+ mi
Sat 6 AM56°56°39°53%20%0%–N 263810+ mi
Sat 7 AM55°55°39°55%18%0%–N 263810+ mi
Sat 8 AM55°55°40°57%22%0%–N 253610+ mi
Sat 9 AM58°58°41°53%20%0%–N 243510+ mi
Sat 10 AM60°60°42°51%26%0%–NNE 232910+ mi
Sat 11 AM63°63°43°48%11%0%–NNE 222810+ mi
Sat 12 PM65°65°43°45%5%0%–NNE 212510+ mi
Sat 1 PM66°66°43°43%6%0%–NNE 202410+ mi
Sat 2 PM68°68°42°39%12%0%–NNE 182210+ mi
Sat 3 PM70°70°41°35%14%0%–NNE 172110+ mi
Sat 4 PM70°70°41°35%2%0%–NNE 172010+ mi
Sat 5 PM71°71°41°34%12%0%–N 172010+ mi
Sat 6 PM69°69°42°37%12%0%–N 172010+ mi
Sat 7 PM68°68°44°42%22%0%–N 172010+ mi
Sat 8 PM67°67°45°45%21%0%–NNE 172010+ mi
Sat 9 PM63°63°46°54%19%0%–NNE 172010+ mi
Sat 10 PM62°62°47°58%11%0%–NNE 172010+ mi
Sat 11 PM61°61°47°60%15%0%–NNE 1720–
Sun 12 AM60°60°46°60%11%0%–NNE 1720–
Sun 1 AM59°59°47°64%23%0%–NNE 1720–
Sun 2 AM59°59°46°62%12%0%–NNE 1720–
Sun 3 AM57°57°47°69%10%0%–NNE 1720–
Sun 4 AM57°57°47°69%19%0%–NNE 1721–
Sun 5 AM56°56°47°72%19%0%–NNE 1721–
Sun 6 AM55°55°47°74%24%0%–NNE 1721–
Sun 7 AM55°55°47°74%16%0%–NNE 1721–
Sun 8 AM56°56°49°77%8%0%–NNE 1420–
Sun 9 AM60°60°50°69%12%0%–NNE 1418–
Sun 10 AM64°64°51°63%16%0%–NNE 1417–
Sun 11 AM67°67°51°56%16%0%–NE 1316–
Sun 12 PM69°69°51°53%16%0%–NE 1215–
Sun 1 PM71°71°51°49%16%0%–NE 1014–
Sun 2 PM72°72°50°46%20%0%–NE 1014–
Sun 3 PM73°73°50°44%23%0%–ENE 1013–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

79° / 55°

2% rain

N 26–29 mph · gusts 40

Sat, Oct 17

Sunny

72° / 54°

Dry

N 17–29 mph · gusts 40

Sun, Oct 18

Sunny

74° / 58°

1% rain

NE 2–17 mph · gusts 21

Mon, Oct 19

Mostly Sunny

77° / 63°

2% rain

NE 2–12 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Oct 20

Mostly Sunny

80° / 64°

5% rain

NE 2–12 mph · gusts 15

Wed, Oct 21

Sunny

82° / 64°

2% rain

NE 0–9 mph · gusts 13

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

84° / 66°

1% rain

E 0–7 mph · gusts 10

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Mostly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. North wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. North wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.

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 · 128 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 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.


GMZ355-170715-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
128 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
35 knots, increasing to around 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots
late. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
North 4 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A
slight chance of showers early. 
.TONIGHT...North winds around 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots.
Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast
6 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots with gusts up to
45 knots, becoming north 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 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 7 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...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 7 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...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. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet.

Moon calendar · September 2026

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
78% lit
↑ 10:21 PM
↓ 11:19 AM
★★★☆c69
2
68% lit
↑ 11:04 PM
↓ 12:26 PM
★★★☆c81
3
57% lit
↑ 11:55 PM
↓ 1:34 PM
★★☆☆c91
4
46% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:41 PM
★☆☆☆c96
Last Quarter
5
34% lit
↑ 12:55 AM
↓ 3:43 PM
★★★☆c99
Moon farthest north (27.9°)
6
24% lit
↑ 2:01 AM
↓ 4:39 PM
★★★☆c100
Perigee · 368,258 km
7
15% lit
↑ 3:11 AM
↓ 5:27 PM
★★★☆c97
8
8% lit
↑ 4:20 AM
↓ 6:08 PM
★★★★c91
9
3% lit
↑ 5:27 AM
↓ 6:43 PM
★★★★c79
best
10
0% lit
↑ 6:32 AM
↓ 7:16 PM
★★★★c62
New Moon
best
11
0% lit
↑ 7:33 AM
↓ 7:47 PM
★★★★c43
Moon crosses the equator
12
3% lit
↑ 8:34 AM
↓ 8:17 PM
★★★☆c40
13
8% lit
↑ 9:33 AM
↓ 8:49 PM
★★★☆c49
14
14% lit
↑ 10:32 AM
↓ 9:23 PM
★★★☆c59
15
22% lit
↑ 11:31 AM
↓ 10:00 PM
★★★☆c62
16
30% lit
↑ 12:30 PM
↓ 10:42 PM
★★★☆c64
17
39% lit
↑ 1:27 PM
↓ 11:28 PM
★★☆☆c64
18
49% lit
↑ 2:20 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c64
Moon farthest south (-28.0°)
First Quarter
Apogee · 404,221 km
19
58% lit
↑ 3:09 PM
↓ 12:19 AM
★★☆☆c65
20
67% lit
↑ 3:53 PM
↓ 1:14 AM
★★★☆c66
21
76% lit
↑ 4:32 PM
↓ 2:11 AM
★★★☆c66
22
84% lit
↑ 5:08 PM
↓ 3:09 AM
★★★☆c64
23
90% lit
↑ 5:40 PM
↓ 4:07 AM
★★★☆c59
24
96% lit
↑ 6:10 PM
↓ 5:06 AM
★★★☆c50
25
99% lit
↑ 6:40 PM
↓ 6:04 AM
★★★☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
26
100% lit
↑ 7:11 PM
↓ 7:03 AM
★★★★c39
Full Moon · Corn Moon
best
27
99% lit
↑ 7:43 PM
↓ 8:05 AM
★★★★c57
best
28
95% lit
↑ 8:20 PM
↓ 9:09 AM
★★★★c74
best
29
89% lit
↑ 9:02 PM
↓ 10:16 AM
★★★★c94
30
81% lit
↑ 9:52 PM
↓ 11:25 AM
★★★☆c100

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Sep 4 · 2:51 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Sep 5 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Sep 6 · 4:00 PM — Perigee · 368,258 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Sep 10 · 10:26 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Sep 11 · 9:00 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, Sep 18 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Sep 18 · 3:43 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Sep 18 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 404,221 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Sep 25 · 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.
  • Sat, Sep 26 · 11:48 AM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Wed, Sep 9 · Thu, Sep 10 · Sat, Sep 26 · Sun, Sep 27 · Mon, Sep 28

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

Moon distance

368,267 km closest · 404,107 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 Fri 1:21 PM.