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Bolivar

29.470°, -94.620° · tides: Sievers Cove, Goat Island

⚠ Wind Advisory · until Sat 1:00 PM

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Bolivar Peninsula, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island, and Matagorda Islands Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 PM 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

Cloud cover 44% · Feels like 76°F

Observed 3:00 PM · Rollover Pass (7 mi) · sky & visibility from Galveston 209B (24 mi)

Wind

21mph

From NNE (13°)

Gusts 31 mph

Measured at Rollover Pass

Temperature

75°F

High 82° · Low 73° so far today

Humidity

69%

Dew point 64°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.10 in1019.4 mb▼ Falling

−0.03 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

29.9430.0430.14−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Barometer at Rollover Pass, 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 77° · 5% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tonight: Low 58° · 1% rain

Partly cloudy. Low around 58, with temperatures rising to around 61 overnight. North wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:20 AM / 6:46 PM
Moonrise / moonset
1:00 PM / 10:59 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 32%
Major period
4:35 AM–6:35 AM
Minor period
12:30 PM–1:30 PM
Major period
5:00 PM–7:00 PM
Minor period
10:29 PM–11:29 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 PMclouds28% cloud cover32% cloud cover32% cloud cover23% cloud cover28% cloud cover30% cloud cover30% cloud cover23% cloud cover24% cloud cover39% cloud cover39% cloud cover38% cloud cover20% cloud cover14% cloud cover22% cloud cover24% cloud cover19% cloud cover20% cloud cover14% cloud cover13% cloud cover6% cloud cover14% cloud cover12% cloud cover5% cloud cover7% cloud cover7% cloud cover13% cloud cover8% cloud cover13% cloud cover12% cloud cover16% cloud cover14% cloud cover12% cloud cover13% cloud cover20% cloud cover9% cloud cover11% cloud cover10% cloud cover13% cloud cover14% cloud cover16% cloud cover31% cloud cover20% cloud cover8% cloud cover8% cloud cover8% cloud cover8% cloud cover12% cloud cover40°45°50°55°60°65°70°75°80°77746966636060656969666260575967rain2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind010203040mphN 25 mph, gusts 32N 28 mph, gusts 39N 29 mph, gusts 41N 29 mph, gusts 40N 29 mph, gusts 40NNE 29 mph, gusts 40NNE 28 mph, gusts 39NNE 26 mph, gusts 37NNE 26 mph, gusts 37NNE 24 mph, gusts 35NNE 22 mph, gusts 28NNE 20 mph, gusts 24N 17 mph, gusts 21N 17 mph, gusts 20N 17 mph, gusts 21NNE 17 mph, gusts 20NNE 17 mph, gusts 20NE 17 mph, gusts 20NE 17 mph, gusts 20NE 17 mph, gusts 20NE 17 mph, gusts 20NE 15 mph, gusts 18NE 14 mph, gusts 16NE 10 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 3 PM77°77°64°64%28%2%–N 253210+ mi
Fri 4 PM76°76°61°60%32%1%–N 263310+ mi
Fri 5 PM76°76°57°52%32%1%–N 283910+ mi
Fri 6 PM74°74°54°50%23%1%–N 294110+ mi
Fri 7 PM72°72°50°46%28%0%–N 294110+ mi
Fri 8 PM71°71°48°44%30%0%–N 294010+ mi
Fri 9 PM69°69°46°44%30%0%–N 294010+ mi
Fri 10 PM68°68°45°44%23%0%–N 294010+ mi
Fri 11 PM67°67°44°43%24%0%–N 294010.0 mi
Sat 12 AM66°66°44°45%39%0%–N 294010+ mi
Sat 1 AM65°65°44°46%39%0%–NNE 294010+ mi
Sat 2 AM64°64°44°48%38%0%–NNE 283910+ mi
Sat 3 AM63°63°45°52%20%0%–NNE 283910+ mi
Sat 4 AM62°62°45°54%14%0%–NNE 263710+ mi
Sat 5 AM61°61°45°56%22%0%–NNE 263710+ mi
Sat 6 AM60°60°45°58%24%0%–NNE 263710+ mi
Sat 7 AM59°59°44°57%19%0%–NNE 263710+ mi
Sat 8 AM58°58°45°62%20%0%–NNE 253610+ mi
Sat 9 AM60°60°45°58%14%0%–NNE 243510+ mi
Sat 10 AM61°61°45°56%13%0%–NNE 232910+ mi
Sat 11 AM63°63°45°52%6%0%–NNE 222810+ mi
Sat 12 PM65°65°45°48%14%0%–NNE 212510+ mi
Sat 1 PM66°66°45°47%12%0%–NNE 202410+ mi
Sat 2 PM68°68°45°44%5%0%–NNE 182210+ mi
Sat 3 PM69°69°45°42%7%0%–N 172110+ mi
Sat 4 PM70°70°45°41%7%0%–N 172110+ mi
Sat 5 PM71°71°46°41%13%0%–N 172010+ mi
Sat 6 PM69°69°46°44%8%0%–N 172010+ mi
Sat 7 PM69°69°46°44%13%0%–N 172110+ mi
Sat 8 PM68°68°47°47%12%0%–NNE 172010+ mi
Sat 9 PM66°66°48°52%16%0%–NNE 172010.0 mi
Sat 10 PM65°65°48°54%14%0%–NNE 172010.0 mi
Sat 11 PM64°64°48°56%12%0%–NNE 1720–
Sun 12 AM62°62°48°60%13%0%–NE 1720–
Sun 1 AM61°61°49°65%20%0%–NE 1720–
Sun 2 AM61°61°48°62%9%0%–NE 1720–
Sun 3 AM60°60°48°64%11%0%–NE 1720–
Sun 4 AM59°59°48°67%10%0%–NE 1720–
Sun 5 AM58°58°48°69%13%0%–NE 1720–
Sun 6 AM57°57°47°69%14%0%–NE 1720–
Sun 7 AM57°57°48°72%16%0%–NE 1720–
Sun 8 AM57°57°48°72%31%0%–NE 1518–
Sun 9 AM59°59°49°69%20%0%–NE 1518–
Sun 10 AM62°62°49°62%8%0%–NE 1517–
Sun 11 AM64°64°49°58%8%0%–NE 1416–
Sun 12 PM67°67°49°52%8%0%–NE 1215–
Sun 1 PM69°69°49°49%8%0%–NE 1014–
Sun 2 PM71°71°48°44%12%0%–ENE 1013–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

77° / 58°

5% rain

N 25–29 mph · gusts 41

Sat, Oct 17

Sunny

71° / 57°

Dry

N 17–29 mph · gusts 40

Sun, Oct 18

Sunny

73° / 63°

Dry

NE 7–17 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 19

Sunny

76° / 66°

Dry

NE 7–13 mph · gusts 16

Tue, Oct 20

Sunny

79° / 66°

1% rain

E 6–12 mph · gusts 15

Wed, Oct 21

Sunny

81° / 67°

Dry

E 3–9 mph · gusts 13

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

82° / 70°

Dry

E 3–7 mph · gusts 9

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 58, with temperatures rising to around 61 overnight. North wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
  • Monday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
  • Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
  • Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 67.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.

Weather map

Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.

Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 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.


GMZ335-170715-
Galveston Bay-
128 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts up to
40 knots late. Bay waters rough. 
.TONIGHT...North winds around 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Bay waters very rough. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
40 knots, becoming north around 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters rough, diminishing to
choppy in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 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...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east around
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy,
diminishing to smooth in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east around
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy,
diminishing to smooth in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

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 · December 2026

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
45% lit
↑ 12:05 AM
↓ 12:48 PM
★☆☆☆c56
Last Quarter
2
34% lit
↑ 1:05 AM
↓ 1:18 PM
★☆☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
3
25% lit
↑ 2:03 AM
↓ 1:47 PM
★★☆☆c44
4
17% lit
↑ 3:01 AM
↓ 2:18 PM
★★☆☆c56
5
10% lit
↑ 3:59 AM
↓ 2:51 PM
★★★☆c66
6
5% lit
↑ 4:57 AM
↓ 3:27 PM
★★★★c76
7
2% lit
↑ 5:56 AM
↓ 4:08 PM
★★★★c79
best
8
0% lit
↑ 6:52 AM
↓ 4:54 PM
★★★★c79
New Moon
best
9
1% lit
↑ 7:46 AM
↓ 5:45 PM
★★★★c79
Moon farthest south (-27.8°)
best
10
3% lit
↑ 8:36 AM
↓ 6:40 PM
★★☆☆c78
11
7% lit
↑ 9:20 AM
↓ 7:36 PM
★★★★c78
Apogee · 406,417 km
12
12% lit
↑ 9:58 AM
↓ 8:32 PM
★★★☆c75
13
19% lit
↑ 10:33 AM
↓ 9:28 PM
★★★☆c71
14
27% lit
↑ 11:04 AM
↓ 10:23 PM
★★☆☆c65
15
36% lit
↑ 11:32 AM
↓ 11:18 PM
★☆☆☆c57
16
45% lit
↑ 12:00 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter
17
55% lit
↑ 12:29 PM
↓ 12:14 AM
★☆☆☆c41
18
66% lit
↑ 12:59 PM
↓ 1:12 AM
★☆☆☆c53
19
76% lit
↑ 1:33 PM
↓ 2:13 AM
★★☆☆c68
20
85% lit
↑ 2:13 PM
↓ 3:18 AM
★★★☆c82
21
92% lit
↑ 3:01 PM
↓ 4:27 AM
★★★★c93
22
97% lit
↑ 3:59 PM
↓ 5:39 AM
★★★★c100
best
23
100% lit
↑ 5:07 PM
↓ 6:50 AM
★★☆☆c101
Moon farthest north (27.6°)
Full Moon · Cold Moon (supermoon)
24
99% lit
↑ 6:20 PM
↓ 7:54 AM
★★★★c102
Perigee · 356,652 km
best
25
96% lit
↑ 7:34 PM
↓ 8:49 AM
★★★★c101
26
89% lit
↑ 8:46 PM
↓ 9:35 AM
★★★★c95
27
81% lit
↑ 9:53 PM
↓ 10:14 AM
★★★☆c83
28
72% lit
↑ 10:56 PM
↓ 10:48 AM
★★☆☆c67
29
61% lit
↑ 11:56 PM
↓ 11:19 AM
★☆☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
30
51% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:49 AM
★☆☆☆c45
Last Quarter
31
40% lit
↑ 12:55 AM
↓ 12:20 PM
★☆☆☆c57

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Dec 1 · 12:08 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Dec 2 · 6:00 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 8 · 6:52 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Dec 9 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Dec 11 · 1:00 AM — Apogee · 406,417 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Dec 16 · 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.
  • Wed, Dec 16 · 11:42 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Dec 23 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Dec 23 · 7:28 PM — Full Moon · Cold 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.
  • Thu, Dec 24 · 3:00 AM — Perigee · 356,652 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Dec 29 · 2:00 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, Dec 30 · 12:59 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Mon, Dec 7 · Tue, Dec 8 · Wed, Dec 9 · Tue, Dec 22 · Thu, Dec 24

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

Moon distance

356,777 km closest · 406,346 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 Sievers Cove, Goat IslandSurf report: Bolivar Peninsula (Crystal Beach)Offshore 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.