Moon & Weather
Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
⚠ 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.
Clear
Cloud cover 0%
Observed 7:00 PM · Galveston Pier 21 (1 mi) · sky & visibility from Galveston 209B (19 mi)
Wind
21mph
From NNE (17°)
Gusts 28 mph
Measured at the tide station
Temperature
72°F
High 82° · Low 73° so far today
Humidity
—%
Visibility
10+mi
▲ Rising
+0.07 in over 3 hours · changing fast
reading 3 hours ago
Barometric pressure, last 24 hours
Barometer at the tide station, 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
Tonight: Low 59°
Mostly clear. Low around 59, with temperatures rising to around 62 overnight. North wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Saturday: High 72°
Sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 15 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:21 AM / 6:47 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 1:00 PM / 11:01 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
- 10:31 PM–11:31 PM
- Solunar rating
- Low
Next 48 hours
TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 7 PM | 73° | 73° | 52° | 48% | 28% | 0% | – | N 29 | 41 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 8 PM | 71° | 71° | 50° | 47% | 34% | 0% | – | N 30 | 43 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 9 PM | 70° | 70° | 48° | 46% | 28% | 0% | – | N 29 | 41 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 10 PM | 69° | 69° | 47° | 45% | 23% | 0% | – | N 29 | 41 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 11 PM | 68° | 68° | 46° | 45% | 24% | 0% | – | N 29 | 41 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 12 AM | 66° | 66° | 45° | 47% | 17% | 0% | – | NNE 29 | 41 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 1 AM | 66° | 66° | 46° | 48% | 22% | 0% | – | NNE 29 | 41 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 2 AM | 65° | 65° | 46° | 50% | 23% | 0% | – | NNE 29 | 41 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 3 AM | 64° | 64° | 47° | 54% | 19% | 0% | – | NNE 28 | 39 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 4 AM | 63° | 63° | 47° | 56% | 18% | 0% | – | NNE 28 | 39 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 5 AM | 62° | 62° | 47° | 58% | 15% | 0% | – | NNE 28 | 39 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 6 AM | 61° | 61° | 47° | 60% | 21% | 0% | – | NNE 28 | 40 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 7 AM | 60° | 60° | 46° | 60% | 17% | 0% | – | NNE 28 | 39 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 8 AM | 59° | 59° | 46° | 62% | 18% | 0% | – | NNE 26 | 38 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 9 AM | 61° | 61° | 46° | 58% | 25% | 0% | – | NNE 25 | 37 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 10 AM | 62° | 62° | 46° | 56% | 20% | 0% | – | NNE 24 | 31 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 11 AM | 63° | 63° | 47° | 56% | 7% | 0% | – | NNE 23 | 29 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 12 PM | 64° | 64° | 47° | 54% | 12% | 0% | – | NNE 21 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 1 PM | 67° | 67° | 46° | 47% | 6% | 0% | – | NNE 20 | 24 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 2 PM | 68° | 68° | 46° | 45% | 5% | 0% | – | NNE 18 | 22 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 3 PM | 69° | 69° | 46° | 44% | 5% | 0% | – | N 17 | 21 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 4 PM | 70° | 70° | 46° | 42% | 18% | 0% | – | N 17 | 21 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 5 PM | 72° | 72° | 46° | 39% | 14% | 0% | – | N 17 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 6 PM | 70° | 70° | 47° | 44% | 12% | 0% | – | NNE 17 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 7 PM | 70° | 70° | 48° | 46% | 21% | 0% | – | NNE 17 | 21 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 8 PM | 69° | 69° | 49° | 49% | 14% | 0% | – | NNE 17 | 21 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 9 PM | 68° | 68° | 49° | 51% | 9% | 0% | – | NNE 17 | 21 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 10 PM | 68° | 68° | 49° | 51% | 17% | 0% | – | NNE 17 | 21 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 11 PM | 67° | 67° | 49° | 52% | 17% | 0% | – | NE 17 | 21 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 12 AM | 65° | 65° | 49° | 56% | 18% | 0% | – | NE 17 | 21 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 1 AM | 64° | 64° | 50° | 60% | 13% | 0% | – | NE 17 | 21 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 2 AM | 64° | 64° | 50° | 60% | 9% | 0% | – | NE 17 | 21 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 3 AM | 63° | 63° | 50° | 62% | 14% | 0% | – | NE 17 | 21 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 4 AM | 63° | 63° | 50° | 62% | 19% | 0% | – | NE 17 | 21 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 5 AM | 62° | 62° | 50° | 65% | 23% | 0% | – | NE 17 | 21 | – | |
| Sun 6 AM | 61° | 61° | 51° | 70% | 30% | 0% | – | NE 17 | 21 | – | |
| Sun 7 AM | 61° | 61° | 51° | 70% | 27% | 0% | – | NE 17 | 21 | – | |
| Sun 8 AM | 62° | 62° | 52° | 70% | 34% | 0% | – | NE 15 | 20 | – | |
| Sun 9 AM | 63° | 63° | 53° | 70% | 24% | 0% | – | NE 15 | 20 | – | |
| Sun 10 AM | 65° | 65° | 53° | 65% | 13% | 0% | – | NE 15 | 18 | – | |
| Sun 11 AM | 67° | 67° | 53° | 61% | 13% | 0% | – | NE 14 | 17 | – | |
| Sun 12 PM | 68° | 68° | 53° | 59% | 13% | 0% | – | NE 13 | 15 | – | |
| Sun 1 PM | 70° | 70° | 52° | 53% | 13% | 0% | – | NE 12 | 14 | – | |
| Sun 2 PM | 72° | 72° | 51° | 48% | 17% | 0% | – | NE 10 | 13 | – | |
| Sun 3 PM | 73° | 73° | 50° | 44% | 20% | 0% | – | NE 10 | 13 | – | |
| Sun 4 PM | 74° | 74° | 49° | 41% | 24% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 12 | – | |
| Sun 5 PM | 74° | 74° | 49° | 41% | 28% | 0% | – | ENE 9 | 12 | – | |
| Sun 6 PM | 73° | 73° | 50° | 44% | 32% | 0% | – | ENE 9 | 12 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Mostly Clear
73° / 59°
Dry
N 29–30 mph · gusts 43
Sat, Oct 17
Sunny
72° / 61°
Dry
N 17–29 mph · gusts 41
Sun, Oct 18
Sunny
75° / 67°
Dry
NE 7–17 mph · gusts 21
Mon, Oct 19
Mostly Sunny
76° / 69°
1% rain
NE 7–14 mph · gusts 17
Tue, Oct 20
Mostly Sunny
78° / 70°
3% rain
E 6–13 mph · gusts 16
Wed, Oct 21
Sunny
79° / 71°
Dry
E 3–10 mph · gusts 14
Thu, Oct 22
Sunny
80° / 73°
1% rain
E 3–7 mph · gusts 9
Detailed NWS forecast
- Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 59, with temperatures rising to around 62 overnight. North wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 15 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Weather map
Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.
Marine forecast
Galveston Bay
GMZ335 · 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. GMZ335-171230- Galveston Bay- 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 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. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
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
1
20% lit
↑ 3:37 AM
↓ 1:37 PM
↓ 1:37 PM
★★★☆c79
Moon farthest south (-27.7°)
2
13% lit
↑ 4:29 AM
↓ 2:29 PM
↓ 2:29 PM
★★★☆c79
3
8% lit
↑ 5:16 AM
↓ 3:24 PM
↓ 3:24 PM
★★★★c78
Apogee · 406,188 km
4
3% lit
↑ 5:58 AM
↓ 4:21 PM
↓ 4:21 PM
★★★★c76
5
1% lit
↑ 6:35 AM
↓ 5:17 PM
↓ 5:17 PM
★★★★c71
best6
0% lit
↑ 7:09 AM
↓ 6:13 PM
↓ 6:13 PM
★★★★c67
New Moon
best7
1% lit
↑ 7:39 AM
↓ 7:09 PM
↓ 7:09 PM
★★★★c60
8
4% lit
↑ 8:07 AM
↓ 8:04 PM
↓ 8:04 PM
★★★☆c51
9
9% lit
↑ 8:35 AM
↓ 8:59 PM
↓ 8:59 PM
★★★☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
10
16% lit
↑ 9:03 AM
↓ 9:56 PM
↓ 9:56 PM
★★☆☆c35
11
24% lit
↑ 9:34 AM
↓ 10:55 PM
↓ 10:55 PM
★★☆☆c44
12
33% lit
↑ 10:07 AM
↓ 11:58 PM
↓ 11:58 PM
★★☆☆c55
13
44% lit
↑ 10:46 AM
↓ –
↓ –
★★☆☆c68
14
55% lit
↑ 11:32 AM
↓ 1:03 AM
↓ 1:03 AM
★★☆☆c80
First Quarter
15
66% lit
↑ 12:27 PM
↓ 2:10 AM
↓ 2:10 AM
★★★☆c90
Moon farthest north (27.5°)
16
76% lit
↑ 1:30 PM
↓ 3:15 AM
↓ 3:15 AM
★★★☆c95
17
86% lit
↑ 2:40 PM
↓ 4:15 AM
↓ 4:15 AM
★★★☆c95
18
93% lit
↑ 3:53 PM
↓ 5:09 AM
↓ 5:09 AM
★★★★c94
19
98% lit
↑ 5:05 PM
↓ 5:55 AM
↓ 5:55 AM
★★★★c91
Perigee · 361,015 km
best20
100% lit
↑ 6:14 PM
↓ 6:35 AM
↓ 6:35 AM
★★★★c84
Full Moon · Snow Moon
best21
99% lit
↑ 7:20 PM
↓ 7:11 AM
↓ 7:11 AM
★★★★c72
best22
96% lit
↑ 8:25 PM
↓ 7:44 AM
↓ 7:44 AM
★★★☆c57
Moon crosses the equator
23
90% lit
↑ 9:27 PM
↓ 8:16 AM
↓ 8:16 AM
★★★☆c45
24
82% lit
↑ 10:29 PM
↓ 8:49 AM
↓ 8:49 AM
★★☆☆c51
25
74% lit
↑ 11:31 PM
↓ 9:24 AM
↓ 9:24 AM
★★☆☆c56
26
64% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:02 AM
↓ 10:02 AM
★★☆☆c62
27
55% lit
↑ 12:31 AM
↓ 10:44 AM
↓ 10:44 AM
★★☆☆c66
Last Quarter
28
45% lit
↑ 1:29 AM
↓ 11:31 AM
↓ 11:31 AM
★★☆☆c68
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 · Fri, Feb 19 · 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.
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 7:20 PM.