Moon & Weather

Freeport

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.

Current conditions

Feels like 81°F

Observed 2:45 PM · Freeport Harbor (4 mi) · sky & visibility from ANGLETON/LAKE JACKS (13 mi)

Wind

20mph

From N (351°)

Gusts 33 mph

Measured at Freeport Harbor

Temperature

77°F

High 81° · Low 73° so far today

Humidity

48%

Dew point 59°F

Visibility

—mi

▼ Falling

−0.03 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

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° · 25% rain

A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. North wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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

Hour-by-hour table

Time	Temp	Feels	Dew pt	Humidity	Clouds	Rain	Amount	Wind	Gusts	Visibility
Fri 3 PM	78°	78°	60°	54%	39%	2%	–	N 25	32	10+ mi
Fri 4 PM	77°	77°	57°	50%	34%	1%	–	N 26	33	10+ mi
Fri 5 PM	75°	75°	50°	41%	17%	1%	–	N 28	39	10+ mi
Fri 6 PM	72°	72°	46°	39%	24%	0%	–	N 29	40	10+ mi
Fri 7 PM	69°	69°	42°	37%	32%	0%	–	N 29	40	10+ mi
Fri 8 PM	68°	68°	40°	36%	40%	0%	–	N 29	40	10+ mi
Fri 9 PM	66°	66°	39°	37%	36%	0%	–	N 29	40	10+ mi
Fri 10 PM	65°	65°	37°	35%	26%	0%	–	N 29	40	10+ mi
Fri 11 PM	64°	64°	36°	35%	40%	0%	–	N 29	40	10+ mi
Sat 12 AM	62°	62°	36°	38%	23%	0%	–	N 29	40	10+ mi
Sat 1 AM	61°	61°	35°	38%	28%	0%	–	N 29	40	10+ mi
Sat 2 AM	60°	60°	36°	41%	17%	0%	–	N 28	39	10+ mi
Sat 3 AM	59°	59°	37°	44%	8%	0%	–	N 28	39	10+ mi
Sat 4 AM	58°	58°	38°	47%	12%	0%	–	N 26	38	10+ mi
Sat 5 AM	57°	57°	39°	51%	13%	0%	–	N 26	38	10+ mi
Sat 6 AM	56°	56°	39°	53%	20%	0%	–	N 26	38	10+ mi
Sat 7 AM	55°	55°	39°	55%	18%	0%	–	N 26	38	10+ mi
Sat 8 AM	55°	55°	40°	57%	22%	0%	–	N 25	36	10+ mi
Sat 9 AM	58°	58°	41°	53%	20%	0%	–	N 24	35	10+ mi
Sat 10 AM	60°	60°	42°	51%	26%	0%	–	NNE 23	29	10+ mi
Sat 11 AM	63°	63°	43°	48%	11%	0%	–	NNE 22	28	10+ mi
Sat 12 PM	65°	65°	43°	45%	5%	0%	–	NNE 21	25	10+ mi
Sat 1 PM	66°	66°	43°	43%	6%	0%	–	NNE 20	24	10+ mi
Sat 2 PM	68°	68°	42°	39%	12%	0%	–	NNE 18	22	10+ mi
Sat 3 PM	70°	70°	41°	35%	14%	0%	–	NNE 17	21	10+ mi
Sat 4 PM	70°	70°	41°	35%	2%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	10+ mi
Sat 5 PM	71°	71°	41°	34%	12%	0%	–	N 17	20	10+ mi
Sat 6 PM	69°	69°	42°	37%	12%	0%	–	N 17	20	10+ mi
Sat 7 PM	68°	68°	44°	42%	22%	0%	–	N 17	20	10+ mi
Sat 8 PM	67°	67°	45°	45%	21%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	10+ mi
Sat 9 PM	63°	63°	46°	54%	19%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	10+ mi
Sat 10 PM	62°	62°	47°	58%	11%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	10+ mi
Sat 11 PM	61°	61°	47°	60%	15%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	–
Sun 12 AM	60°	60°	46°	60%	11%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	–
Sun 1 AM	59°	59°	47°	64%	23%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	–
Sun 2 AM	59°	59°	46°	62%	12%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	–
Sun 3 AM	57°	57°	47°	69%	10%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	–
Sun 4 AM	57°	57°	47°	69%	19%	0%	–	NNE 17	21	–
Sun 5 AM	56°	56°	47°	72%	19%	0%	–	NNE 17	21	–
Sun 6 AM	55°	55°	47°	74%	24%	0%	–	NNE 17	21	–
Sun 7 AM	55°	55°	47°	74%	16%	0%	–	NNE 17	21	–
Sun 8 AM	56°	56°	49°	77%	8%	0%	–	NNE 14	20	–
Sun 9 AM	60°	60°	50°	69%	12%	0%	–	NNE 14	18	–
Sun 10 AM	64°	64°	51°	63%	16%	0%	–	NNE 14	17	–
Sun 11 AM	67°	67°	51°	56%	16%	0%	–	NE 13	16	–
Sun 12 PM	69°	69°	51°	53%	16%	0%	–	NE 12	15	–
Sun 1 PM	71°	71°	51°	49%	16%	0%	–	NE 10	14	–
Sun 2 PM	72°	72°	50°	46%	20%	0%	–	NE 10	14	–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Rain Showers

79° / 55°

25% rain

N 25–29 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° / 65°

5% rain

NE 2–12 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Oct 20

Mostly Sunny

81° / 67°

9% rain

E 2–12 mph · gusts 15

Wed, Oct 21

Sunny

83° / 67°

3% rain

E 0–9 mph · gusts 13

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

84° / 69°

2% rain

E 0–7 mph · gusts 10

Detailed NWS forecast

This Afternoon: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. North wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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 65.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.

Weather map

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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 · December 2026

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

45% lit

↑ 12:08 AM
↓ 12:51 PM

★☆☆☆c44

Last Quarter

34% lit

↑ 1:08 AM
↓ 1:21 PM

★☆☆☆c43

Moon crosses the equator

25% lit

↑ 2:06 AM
↓ 1:51 PM

★★☆☆c49

17% lit

↑ 3:03 AM
↓ 2:21 PM

★★★☆c64

10% lit

↑ 4:01 AM
↓ 2:55 PM

★★★★c72

5% lit

↑ 4:59 AM
↓ 3:31 PM

★★★★c77

2% lit

↑ 5:57 AM
↓ 4:13 PM

★★★★c79

best

0% lit

↑ 6:54 AM
↓ 4:59 PM

★★★★c79

New Moon

best

1% lit

↑ 7:48 AM
↓ 5:50 PM

★★★★c79

Moon farthest south (-27.8°)

best

3% lit

↑ 8:37 AM
↓ 6:44 PM

★★★★c78

7% lit

↑ 9:21 AM
↓ 7:40 PM

★★★★c76

Apogee · 406,417 km

12% lit

↑ 10:00 AM
↓ 8:36 PM

★★★★c74

19% lit

↑ 10:35 AM
↓ 9:32 PM

★★★☆c70

27% lit

↑ 11:06 AM
↓ 10:27 PM

★★★☆c63

36% lit

↑ 11:35 AM
↓ 11:21 PM

★★☆☆c55

45% lit

↑ 12:03 PM
↓ –

★☆☆☆c45

Moon crosses the equator

First Quarter

55% lit

↑ 12:32 PM
↓ 12:17 AM

★☆☆☆c43

66% lit

↑ 1:03 PM
↓ 1:14 AM

★★☆☆c50

76% lit

↑ 1:37 PM
↓ 2:15 AM

★★★☆c65

85% lit

↑ 2:17 PM
↓ 3:20 AM

★★★☆c80

92% lit

↑ 3:06 PM
↓ 4:29 AM

★★★★c92

97% lit

↑ 4:04 PM
↓ 5:41 AM

★★★★c100

100% lit

↑ 5:11 PM
↓ 6:51 AM

★★★★c102

Moon farthest north (27.6°)

Full Moon · Cold Moon (supermoon)

best

99% lit

↑ 6:24 PM
↓ 7:55 AM

★★★★c102

Perigee · 356,652 km

best

96% lit

↑ 7:38 PM
↓ 8:51 AM

★★★★c100

89% lit

↑ 8:49 PM
↓ 9:37 AM

★★★★c92

81% lit

↑ 9:56 PM
↓ 10:16 AM

★★★☆c79

72% lit

↑ 10:59 PM
↓ 10:50 AM

★★★☆c59

61% lit

↑ 11:59 PM
↓ 11:22 AM

★☆☆☆c43

Moon crosses the equator

51% lit

↑ –
↓ 11:52 AM

★☆☆☆c43

Last Quarter

40% lit

↑ 12:58 AM
↓ 12:23 PM

★☆☆☆c51

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 · Wed, Dec 23 · 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 Old Brazos River, Freeport Surf report: Quintana & Bryan Beach Offshore conditions Live 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.