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Moon & Weather

Bolivar

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

⚠ Wind Advisory · until Sat 1:00 PM

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * WHERE...Bolivar Peninsula, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island, and Matagorda Islands Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 PM CDT this afternoon. * 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 Clear and Breezy

Cloud cover 19%

Observed 5:40 AM · Rollover Pass (7 mi) · sky & visibility from Galveston 209B (24 mi)

Wind

15mph

From NNE (18°)

Gusts 19 mph

Measured at Rollover Pass

Temperature

55°F

High 68° · Low 61° so far today

Humidity

59%

Dew point 46°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.34 in1027.3 mb▲ Rising

+0.04 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.0430.1930.34−24h−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

Rising pressure. Bite may slow as it levels off.

Today

Overnight: Low 56°

Mostly clear, with a low around 56. North wind around 25 mph.

Saturday: High 72°

Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 15 to 25 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:21 AM / 6:45 PM
Moonrise / moonset
1:45 PM / 11:55 PM
Moon
First Quarter, 41%
Major period
5:25 AM–7:25 AM
Minor period
1:15 PM–2:15 PM
Major period
5:50 PM–7:50 PM
Minor period
11:25 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 19clouds33% cloud cover24% cloud cover20% cloud cover10% cloud cover23% cloud cover16% cloud cover17% cloud cover18% cloud cover7% cloud cover12% cloud cover10% cloud cover16% cloud cover18% cloud cover12% cloud cover47% cloud cover45% cloud cover43% cloud cover41% cloud cover40% cloud cover38% cloud cover38% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover36% cloud cover36% cloud cover35% cloud cover33% cloud cover30% cloud cover28% cloud cover26% cloud cover23% cloud cover21% cloud cover25% cloud cover28% cloud cover32% cloud cover36% cloud cover39% cloud cover43% cloud cover45% cloud cover46% cloud cover48% cloud cover49% cloud cover51% cloud cover52% cloud cover50% cloud cover48% cloud cover46% cloud cover44% cloud cover40°45°50°55°60°65°70°75°56586771696864626061707372706766rainwind01020mphNNE 24 mph, gusts 28NNE 23 mph, gusts 26NNE 22 mph, gusts 26NNE 18 mph, gusts 22NNE 17 mph, gusts 20NNE 15 mph, gusts 20NNE 14 mph, gusts 18NNE 15 mph, gusts 17NNE 15 mph, gusts 16NE 14 mph, gusts 15NE 14 mph, gusts 16NE 15 mph, gusts 16NE 14 mph, gusts 17NE 14 mph, gusts 17NE 14 mph, gusts 17NE 10 mph, gusts 14ENE 9 mph, gusts 12ENE 8 mph, gusts 12ENE 8 mph, gusts 12ENE 7 mph, gusts 9ENE 7 mph, gusts 9ENE 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 9 mph, gusts 12NE 12 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 6 AM56°56°43°60%33%0%–NNE 242810+ mi
Sat 7 AM56°56°44°64%24%0%–NNE 232610+ mi
Sat 8 AM57°57°44°62%20%0%–NNE 232610+ mi
Sat 9 AM58°58°45°61%10%0%–NNE 232810+ mi
Sat 10 AM62°62°45°53%23%0%–NNE 222610+ mi
Sat 11 AM65°65°45°48%16%0%–NNE 212410+ mi
Sat 12 PM67°67°45°44%17%0%–NNE 182210+ mi
Sat 1 PM69°69°44°40%18%0%–NNE 182110+ mi
Sat 2 PM70°70°44°39%7%0%–NNE 172010+ mi
Sat 3 PM71°71°44°38%12%0%–NNE 162010+ mi
Sat 4 PM72°72°44°37%10%0%–NNE 152010+ mi
Sat 5 PM71°71°44°37%16%0%–NNE 152010+ mi
Sat 6 PM69°69°45°42%18%0%–NNE 141810+ mi
Sat 7 PM70°70°46°42%12%0%–N 141710+ mi
Sat 8 PM69°69°46°44%47%0%–NNE 151710+ mi
Sat 9 PM68°68°47°47%45%0%–NNE 151710+ mi
Sat 10 PM67°67°48°50%43%0%–NNE 151610+ mi
Sat 11 PM66°66°49°54%41%0%–NNE 141610+ mi
Sun 12 AM64°64°48°56%40%0%–NE 141510+ mi
Sun 1 AM63°63°48°58%38%0%–NE 141510+ mi
Sun 2 AM63°63°48°58%38%0%–NE 141610+ mi
Sun 3 AM62°62°49°62%37%0%–NE 141610+ mi
Sun 4 AM61°61°47°60%37%0%–NE 151610+ mi
Sun 5 AM60°60°47°62%36%0%–NE 141710+ mi
Sun 6 AM60°60°47°62%36%0%–NE 141710+ mi
Sun 7 AM59°59°47°64%35%0%–NE 141710+ mi
Sun 8 AM59°59°48°67%33%0%–NE 141710+ mi
Sun 9 AM61°61°48°62%30%0%–NE 141710+ mi
Sun 10 AM64°64°47°54%28%0%–NE 141710+ mi
Sun 11 AM67°67°46°47%26%0%–NE 1316–
Sun 12 PM70°70°45°41%23%0%–NE 1014–
Sun 1 PM71°71°45°39%21%0%–NE 913–
Sun 2 PM72°72°46°39%25%0%–ENE 912–
Sun 3 PM73°73°47°40%28%0%–ENE 812–
Sun 4 PM73°73°48°41%32%0%–ENE 812–
Sun 5 PM73°73°49°43%36%0%–ENE 812–
Sun 6 PM72°72°51°48%39%0%–ENE 812–
Sun 7 PM70°70°51°51%43%0%–ENE 79–
Sun 8 PM70°70°54°57%45%0%–ENE 79–
Sun 9 PM70°70°55°59%46%0%–ENE 79–
Sun 10 PM69°69°56°63%48%0%–ENE 79–
Sun 11 PM68°68°56°65%49%0%–ENE 79–
Mon 12 AM67°67°56°68%51%0%–ENE 710–
Mon 1 AM67°67°56°68%52%0%–ENE 810–
Mon 2 AM66°66°56°70%50%0%–ENE 912–
Mon 3 AM66°66°56°70%48%0%–NE 1012–
Mon 4 AM65°65°56°73%46%0%–NE 1213–
Mon 5 AM65°65°56°73%44%0%–NE 1314–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

72° / 56°

Dry

NE 14–24 mph · gusts 28

Sun, Oct 18

Mostly Sunny

73° / 64°

Dry

NE 7–15 mph · gusts 17

Mon, Oct 19

Mostly Sunny

76° / 67°

3% rain

NE 7–14 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Oct 20

Sunny

78° / 68°

4% rain

E 7–14 mph · gusts 17

Wed, Oct 21

Sunny

80° / 67°

1% rain

E 3–10 mph · gusts 14

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

81° / 70°

Dry

E 3–7 mph · gusts 9

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

82° / 70°

2% rain

E 3–8 mph · gusts 12

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. North wind around 25 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 15 to 25 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
  • Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 67.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

Weather map

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

Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 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.


GMZ335-172215-
Galveston Bay-
457 AM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM
CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots, becoming north around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay waters rough, diminishing to slightly choppy. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy, diminishing to
smooth in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
slightly choppy after midnight. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
slightly choppy after midnight. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.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 · 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 · January 2028

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
20% lit
↑ 10:12 AM
↓ 9:59 PM
★★☆☆c62
2
29% lit
↑ 10:40 AM
↓ 10:51 PM
★☆☆☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
3
37% lit
↑ 11:07 AM
↓ 11:44 PM
★☆☆☆c32
4
47% lit
↑ 11:35 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c43
First Quarter
5
57% lit
↑ 12:06 PM
↓ 12:39 AM
★☆☆☆c55
6
67% lit
↑ 12:40 PM
↓ 1:36 AM
★★☆☆c68
7
76% lit
↑ 1:21 PM
↓ 2:37 AM
★★★☆c81
8
85% lit
↑ 2:09 PM
↓ 3:40 AM
★★★☆c92
9
92% lit
↑ 3:06 PM
↓ 4:45 AM
★★★★c99
Moon farthest north (26.2°)
10
97% lit
↑ 4:11 PM
↓ 5:48 AM
★★☆☆c100
11
100% lit
↑ 5:22 PM
↓ 6:47 AM
★★★★c102
Full Moon · Wolf Moon (supermoon)
best
12
100% lit
↑ 6:34 PM
↓ 7:38 AM
★★★★c101
best
13
96% lit
↑ 7:46 PM
↓ 8:23 AM
★★★★c96
Perigee · 359,044 km
best
14
90% lit
↑ 8:55 PM
↓ 9:03 AM
★★★☆c84
15
82% lit
↑ 10:02 PM
↓ 9:39 AM
★★☆☆c56
16
72% lit
↑ 11:06 PM
↓ 10:13 AM
★☆☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
17
62% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:47 AM
★☆☆☆c53
18
51% lit
↑ 12:10 AM
↓ 11:22 AM
★☆☆☆c66
Last Quarter
19
40% lit
↑ 1:13 AM
↓ 12:01 PM
★★☆☆c75
20
30% lit
↑ 2:16 AM
↓ 12:43 PM
★★☆☆c82
21
21% lit
↑ 3:17 AM
↓ 1:29 PM
★★★☆c85
22
14% lit
↑ 4:15 AM
↓ 2:21 PM
★★★☆c85
Moon farthest south (-26.9°)
23
8% lit
↑ 5:08 AM
↓ 3:15 PM
★★☆☆c85
24
3% lit
↑ 5:55 AM
↓ 4:12 PM
★★★★c85
25
1% lit
↑ 6:37 AM
↓ 5:09 PM
★★★★c83
best
26
0% lit
↑ 7:13 AM
↓ 6:05 PM
★★★★c80
New Moon
best
27
1% lit
↑ 7:46 AM
↓ 6:59 PM
★★★★c74
28
4% lit
↑ 8:15 AM
↓ 7:53 PM
★★★☆c66
Apogee · 406,385 km
29
8% lit
↑ 8:43 AM
↓ 8:45 PM
★★★☆c56
30
14% lit
↑ 9:10 AM
↓ 9:37 PM
★★☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
31
22% lit
↑ 9:37 AM
↓ 10:31 PM
★☆☆☆c31

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Jan 2 · 7:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Jan 4 · 7:40 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jan 9 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest north (26.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jan 11 · 10:03 PM — Full Moon · Wolf 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, Jan 13 · 2:00 AM — Perigee · 359,044 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Jan 16 · 2:00 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, Jan 18 · 1:26 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Jan 22 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-26.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jan 26 · 9:12 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Jan 28 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 406,385 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Jan 30 · 2:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Tue, Jan 11 · Wed, Jan 12 · Thu, Jan 13 · Tue, Jan 25 · Wed, Jan 26

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

Moon distance

359,178 km closest · 406,384 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 Sat 4:31 AM.