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.

Mostly Cloudy

Cloud cover 75%

Observed 7:40 PM · Freeport Harbor (4 mi) · sky & visibility from ANGLETON/LAKE JACKS (13 mi)

Wind

14mph

From NNW (339°)

Gusts 17 mph

Measured at Freeport Harbor

Temperature

70°F

High 81° · Low 70° so far today

Humidity

38%

Dew point 43°F

Visibility

10+mi

▲ Rising

+0.07 in over 3 hours · changing fast
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

Nearest NWS weather station, hourly 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

Tonight: Low 55°

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

Saturday: High 72°

Sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 15 to 25 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 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	–
Sun 3 PM	73°	73°	50°	44%	23%	0%	–	ENE 10	13	–
Sun 4 PM	73°	73°	49°	43%	27%	0%	–	ENE 10	13	–
Sun 5 PM	72°	72°	49°	44%	26%	0%	–	ENE 10	13	–
Sun 6 PM	70°	70°	48°	46%	26%	0%	–	ENE 9	13	–
Sun 7 PM	68°	68°	50°	53%	25%	0%	–	ENE 5	12	–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Clear

68° / 55°

Dry

N 29–29 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

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. Northeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
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.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

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 · 704 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.


GMZ355-171230-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
704 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

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

.TONIGHT...North winds increasing to 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. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.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. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Moon calendar · February 2027

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

20% lit

↑ 3:38 AM
↓ 1:40 PM

★★★☆c77

Moon farthest south (-27.7°)

13% lit

↑ 4:30 AM
↓ 2:32 PM

★★★☆c79

8% lit

↑ 5:18 AM
↓ 3:28 PM

★★★★c79

Apogee · 406,188 km

3% lit

↑ 6:00 AM
↓ 4:24 PM

★★★★c79

1% lit

↑ 6:37 AM
↓ 5:20 PM

★★★★c76

best

0% lit

↑ 7:10 AM
↓ 6:16 PM

★★★★c70

New Moon

best

1% lit

↑ 7:41 AM
↓ 7:11 PM

★★★★c62

best

4% lit

↑ 8:09 AM
↓ 8:06 PM

★★★★c52

9% lit

↑ 8:37 AM
↓ 9:02 PM

★★★☆c40

Moon crosses the equator

16% lit

↑ 9:06 AM
↓ 9:58 PM

★★☆☆c35

24% lit

↑ 9:36 AM
↓ 10:57 PM

★★☆☆c41

33% lit

↑ 10:10 AM
↓ 11:59 PM

★★☆☆c49

44% lit

↑ 10:49 AM
↓ –

★★☆☆c67

55% lit

↑ 11:35 AM
↓ 1:04 AM

★★☆☆c78

First Quarter

66% lit

↑ 12:30 PM
↓ 2:11 AM

★★★☆c88

Moon farthest north (27.5°)

76% lit

↑ 1:34 PM
↓ 3:16 AM

★★★☆c95

86% lit

↑ 2:43 PM
↓ 4:17 AM

★★★☆c97

93% lit

↑ 3:56 PM
↓ 5:10 AM

★★★★c97

98% lit

↑ 5:07 PM
↓ 5:57 AM

★★★★c88

Perigee · 361,015 km

100% lit

↑ 6:17 PM
↓ 6:37 AM

★★★★c76

Full Moon · Snow Moon

best

99% lit

↑ 7:23 PM
↓ 7:13 AM

★★★★c64

best

96% lit

↑ 8:27 PM
↓ 7:46 AM

★★★★c53

Moon crosses the equator

90% lit

↑ 9:29 PM
↓ 8:19 AM

★★★☆c50

82% lit

↑ 10:31 PM
↓ 8:52 AM

★★★☆c56

74% lit

↑ 11:32 PM
↓ 9:27 AM

★☆☆☆c56

64% lit

↑ –
↓ 10:05 AM

★★☆☆c61

55% lit

↑ 12:32 AM
↓ 10:47 AM

★★☆☆c62

Last Quarter

45% lit

↑ 1:30 AM
↓ 11:34 AM

★★☆☆c64

Lunar events this month

Mon, Feb 1 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Wed, Feb 3 · 8:00 AM — Apogee · 406,188 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
Sat, Feb 6 · 9:56 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
Tue, Feb 9 · 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.
Sun, Feb 14 · 1:58 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Mon, Feb 15 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Fri, Feb 19 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 361,015 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
Sat, Feb 20 · 5:23 PM — Full Moon · Snow MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
Mon, Feb 22 · 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.
Sat, Feb 27 · 11:16 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Fri, Feb 5 · Sat, Feb 6 · Sun, Feb 7 · Sat, Feb 20 · Sun, Feb 21

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

Moon distance

361,144 km closest · 406,179 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.