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Freeport

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

Clear

Cloud cover 0%

Observed 10:35 AM · Freeport Harbor (4 mi) · sky & visibility from ANGLETON/LAKE JACKS (13 mi)

Wind

27mph

From NNE (18°)

Gusts 31 mph

Measured at Freeport Harbor

Temperature

60°F

High 64° · Low 52° so far today

Humidity

42%

Dew point 41°F

Visibility

—mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.38 in1028.8 mb▲ Rising

+0.03 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.0730.2330.38−24h−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

Rising pressure. Bite may slow as it levels off.

Today

Today: High 72°

Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight: Low 57°

Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:23 AM / 6:49 PM
Moonrise / moonset
1:47 PM / 12:00 AM
Moon
First Quarter, 41%
Major period
5:25 AM–7:25 AM
Minor period
1:17 PM–2:17 PM
Major period
5:55 PM–7:55 PM
Minor period
11:30 PM–12:00 AM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sat, Oct 1712 PM6 PMSun, Oct 186 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Oct 196 AMclouds18% cloud cover19% cloud cover13% cloud cover19% cloud cover20% cloud cover20% cloud cover18% cloud cover20% cloud cover20% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover38% cloud cover40% cloud cover41% cloud cover42% cloud cover44% cloud cover45% cloud cover46% cloud cover47% cloud cover48% cloud cover49% cloud cover50% cloud cover51% cloud cover48% cloud cover45% cloud cover42% cloud cover38% cloud cover35% cloud cover32% cloud cover36% cloud cover40% cloud cover44% cloud cover47% cloud cover51% cloud cover55% cloud cover54% cloud cover53% cloud cover53% cloud cover52% cloud cover51% cloud cover50% cloud cover50% cloud cover50% cloud cover50% cloud cover40°45°50°55°60°65°70°75°80°66707167626158586973736563626064rainwind01020mphNNE 17 mph, gusts 25NNE 14 mph, gusts 21NNE 14 mph, gusts 20NNE 12 mph, gusts 17NNE 7 mph, gusts 14N 7 mph, gusts 16N 9 mph, gusts 16N 9 mph, gusts 16N 9 mph, gusts 17N 9 mph, gusts 20N 12 mph, gusts 20NNE 10 mph, gusts 17NNE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 9 mph, gusts 13ENE 9 mph, gusts 13ENE 5 mph, gusts 12ENE 2 mph, gusts 10ENE 2 mph, gusts 10NE 2 mph, gusts 10NE 5 mph, gusts 13NNE 7 mph, gusts 16NNE 9 mph, gusts 18NE 10 mph, gusts 18
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 11 AM66°66°44°46%18%0%–NNE 172510+ mi
Sat 12 PM68°68°44°42%19%0%–NNE 162310+ mi
Sat 1 PM69°69°44°40%13%0%–NNE 142110+ mi
Sat 2 PM70°70°43°38%19%0%–NNE 142010+ mi
Sat 3 PM71°71°42°35%20%0%–NNE 142010+ mi
Sat 4 PM72°72°42°34%20%0%–NNE 131710+ mi
Sat 5 PM71°71°42°35%18%0%–NNE 121710+ mi
Sat 6 PM69°69°43°39%20%0%–NNE 91510+ mi
Sat 7 PM68°68°44°42%20%0%–NNE 71410+ mi
Sat 8 PM67°67°44°43%37%0%–N 71510+ mi
Sat 9 PM65°65°44°46%37%0%–N 71610+ mi
Sat 10 PM63°63°44°50%37%0%–N 81710+ mi
Sat 11 PM62°62°45°54%37%0%–N 91610+ mi
Sun 12 AM62°62°45°54%37%0%–N 91610+ mi
Sun 1 AM61°61°45°56%37%0%–N 91610+ mi
Sun 2 AM61°61°46°58%38%0%–N 91610+ mi
Sun 3 AM60°60°45°58%40%0%–N 91710+ mi
Sun 4 AM60°60°46°60%41%0%–N 91810+ mi
Sun 5 AM58°58°47°67%42%0%–N 92010+ mi
Sun 6 AM58°58°47°67%44%0%–N 102010+ mi
Sun 7 AM57°57°47°69%45%0%–N 122010+ mi
Sun 8 AM58°58°47°67%46%0%–NNE 122010+ mi
Sun 9 AM62°62°48°60%47%0%–NNE 101710+ mi
Sun 10 AM66°66°48°52%48%0%–NNE 121710+ mi
Sun 11 AM69°69°49°49%49%0%–NNE 121610+ mi
Sun 12 PM72°72°50°46%50%0%–NE 101410+ mi
Sun 1 PM73°73°49°43%51%0%–NE 101410+ mi
Sun 2 PM73°73°47°40%48%0%–NE 91310+ mi
Sun 3 PM74°74°46°37%45%0%–NE 91310+ mi
Sun 4 PM74°74°47°38%42%0%–ENE 91310+ mi
Sun 5 PM73°73°47°40%38%0%–ENE 913–
Sun 6 PM70°70°48°46%35%0%–ENE 813–
Sun 7 PM67°67°49°52%32%0%–ENE 512–
Sun 8 PM65°65°54°68%36%0%–ENE 310–
Sun 9 PM65°65°55°70%40%0%–ENE 210–
Sun 10 PM64°64°55°73%44%0%–ENE 210–
Sun 11 PM63°63°55°75%47%0%–ENE 210–
Mon 12 AM63°63°55°75%51%0%–NE 210–
Mon 1 AM63°63°56°78%55%0%–NE 210–
Mon 2 AM62°62°55°78%54%0%–NE 312–
Mon 3 AM62°62°55°78%53%0%–NE 513–
Mon 4 AM61°61°56°84%53%0%–NNE 614–
Mon 5 AM60°60°56°87%52%0%–NNE 716–
Mon 6 AM60°60°56°87%51%0%–NNE 817–
Mon 7 AM61°61°56°84%50%0%–NNE 918–
Mon 8 AM64°64°57°78%50%0%–NE 1018–
Mon 9 AM68°68°57°68%50%0%–NE 1018–
Mon 10 AM72°72°58°61%50%0%–NE 1217–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

72° / 57°

Dry

NE 7–17 mph · gusts 25

Sun, Oct 18

Mostly Sunny

74° / 60°

Dry

NE 2–12 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 19

Mostly Sunny

78° / 65°

5% rain

NE 2–13 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Oct 20

Slight Chance Rain Showers

80° / 66°

20% rain

NE 3–14 mph · gusts 18

Wed, Oct 21

Sunny

82° / 65°

1% rain

NE 2–12 mph · gusts 15

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

83° / 66°

1% rain

NE 1–8 mph · gusts 12

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

84° / 70°

3% rain

E 1–8 mph · gusts 12

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 65.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
  • Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 66.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
  • Friday 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

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 457 AM CDT Sat Oct 17 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.


GMZ355-172215-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
457 AM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots, becoming north around
20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots this afternoon. Seas 6 to
9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, subsiding to 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet this afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast
7 feet at 6 seconds, becoming northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...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 6 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...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
7 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Moon calendar · December 2027

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
13% lit
↑ 10:04 AM
↓ 8:34 PM
★★★★c79
2
20% lit
↑ 10:42 AM
↓ 9:30 PM
★★★☆c73
3
28% lit
↑ 11:16 AM
↓ 10:24 PM
★★★☆c67
4
36% lit
↑ 11:46 AM
↓ 11:18 PM
★★☆☆c58
Apogee · 404,661 km
5
46% lit
↑ 12:14 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c48
First Quarter
6
55% lit
↑ 12:42 PM
↓ 12:10 AM
★☆☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
7
65% lit
↑ 1:10 PM
↓ 1:03 AM
★☆☆☆c41
8
74% lit
↑ 1:40 PM
↓ 1:57 AM
★★☆☆c48
9
82% lit
↑ 2:13 PM
↓ 2:54 AM
★★★☆c67
10
89% lit
↑ 2:52 PM
↓ 3:54 AM
★★★★c80
11
95% lit
↑ 3:37 PM
↓ 4:58 AM
★★★★c91
12
99% lit
↑ 4:30 PM
↓ 6:04 AM
★★★★c98
best
13
100% lit
↑ 5:32 PM
↓ 7:09 AM
★★★★c101
Full Moon · Cold Moon
Moon farthest north (26.3°)
best
14
98% lit
↑ 6:40 PM
↓ 8:10 AM
★★★★c101
15
94% lit
↑ 7:50 PM
↓ 9:04 AM
★★★★c100
Perigee · 364,027 km
16
87% lit
↑ 9:00 PM
↓ 9:51 AM
★★★☆c94
17
79% lit
↑ 10:08 PM
↓ 10:32 AM
★★★☆c83
18
68% lit
↑ 11:12 PM
↓ 11:09 AM
★★★☆c68
19
57% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:43 AM
★☆☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
20
46% lit
↑ 12:15 AM
↓ 12:16 PM
★☆☆☆c46
Last Quarter
21
35% lit
↑ 1:17 AM
↓ 12:50 PM
★★☆☆c53
22
25% lit
↑ 2:19 AM
↓ 1:25 PM
★★★☆c72
23
17% lit
↑ 3:22 AM
↓ 2:05 PM
★★★☆c83
24
10% lit
↑ 4:24 AM
↓ 2:48 PM
★★★★c88
25
4% lit
↑ 5:24 AM
↓ 3:37 PM
★★★★c89
26
1% lit
↑ 6:21 AM
↓ 4:30 PM
★★★★c89
Moon farthest south (-27.0°)
best
27
0% lit
↑ 7:13 AM
↓ 5:26 PM
★★★★c87
New Moon
best
28
1% lit
↑ 7:59 AM
↓ 6:24 PM
★★★★c83
best
29
3% lit
↑ 8:40 AM
↓ 7:21 PM
★★★★c79
30
8% lit
↑ 9:15 AM
↓ 8:16 PM
★★★★c74
31
13% lit
↑ 9:46 AM
↓ 9:09 PM
★★★☆c68
Apogee · 405,631 km

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Dec 4 · 3:00 AM — Apogee · 404,661 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Dec 5 · 11:22 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Dec 6 · 12:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Dec 13 · 10:08 AM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Dec 13 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest north (26.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Dec 15 · 8:00 PM — Perigee · 364,027 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Dec 19 · 6:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Dec 20 · 3:11 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Dec 26 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Dec 27 · 2:12 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Dec 31 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 405,631 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Sun, Dec 12 · Mon, Dec 13 · Sun, Dec 26 · Mon, Dec 27 · Tue, Dec 28

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

Moon distance

364,132 km closest · 405,528 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 Sat 9:46 AM.