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Freeport

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

Clear

Cloud cover 0%

Observed 9:15 PM · Freeport Harbor (4 mi) · sky & visibility from ANGLETON/LAKE JACKS (13 mi)

Wind

7mph

From NNW (345°)

Gusts 9 mph

Measured at Freeport Harbor

Temperature

63°F

High 73° · Low 55° so far today

Humidity

59%

Dew point 43°F

Visibility

—mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.29 in1025.9 mb▲ Rising

+0.04 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.2230.3030.38−24h−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

Tonight: Low 56°

Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday: High 74°

Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind around 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 17Sun, Oct 186 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Oct 196 AM12 PM6 PMclouds25% cloud cover26% cloud cover28% cloud cover32% cloud cover34% cloud cover27% cloud cover36% cloud cover29% cloud cover32% cloud cover42% cloud cover30% cloud cover22% cloud cover16% cloud cover23% cloud cover17% cloud cover17% cloud cover12% cloud cover8% cloud cover8% cloud cover3% cloud cover9% cloud cover19% cloud cover26% cloud cover25% cloud cover30% cloud cover24% cloud cover38% cloud cover36% cloud cover43% cloud cover26% cloud cover31% cloud cover40% cloud cover32% cloud cover41% cloud cover40% cloud cover35% cloud cover38% cloud cover41% cloud cover41% cloud cover42% cloud cover42% cloud cover44% cloud cover45% cloud cover47% cloud cover48% cloud cover49% cloud cover50% cloud cover49% cloud cover40°45°50°55°60°65°70°75°80°64605958637174706460606066777874rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphN 7 mph, gusts 15N 7 mph, gusts 15N 6 mph, gusts 15N 7 mph, gusts 16N 9 mph, gusts 18N 10 mph, gusts 20NNE 10 mph, gusts 16NE 10 mph, gusts 15NE 9 mph, gusts 13ENE 9 mph, gusts 13ENE 9 mph, gusts 13NE 5 mph, gusts 10ENE 2 mph, gusts 9NE 2 mph, gusts 10NE 2 mph, gusts 10NNE 3 mph, gusts 13NNE 7 mph, gusts 16NE 9 mph, gusts 17ENE 10 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 10 mph, gusts 15ENE 7 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 9 PM64°64°45°50%25%0%–N 71510+ mi
Sat 10 PM63°63°45°52%26%0%–N 71610+ mi
Sat 11 PM61°61°46°58%28%0%–N 71510+ mi
Sun 12 AM60°60°46°60%32%0%–N 61510+ mi
Sun 1 AM60°60°46°60%34%0%–N 61510+ mi
Sun 2 AM60°60°46°60%27%0%–N 61510+ mi
Sun 3 AM59°59°46°62%36%0%–N 71610+ mi
Sun 4 AM58°58°47°67%29%0%–N 81710+ mi
Sun 5 AM58°58°46°64%32%0%–N 91810+ mi
Sun 6 AM58°58°47°67%42%0%–N 92010+ mi
Sun 7 AM56°56°47°72%30%0%–N 102010+ mi
Sun 8 AM58°58°48°69%22%0%–NNE 101810+ mi
Sun 9 AM63°63°50°62%16%0%–NNE 101610+ mi
Sun 10 AM66°66°52°61%23%0%–NNE 101610+ mi
Sun 11 AM69°69°52°55%17%0%–NE 101510+ mi
Sun 12 PM71°71°51°49%17%0%–NE 101410+ mi
Sun 1 PM72°72°50°46%12%0%–NE 91310+ mi
Sun 2 PM74°74°50°43%8%0%–NE 91310+ mi
Sun 3 PM74°74°49°41%8%0%–ENE 91310+ mi
Sun 4 PM74°74°50°43%3%0%–ENE 91310+ mi
Sun 5 PM72°72°50°46%9%0%–ENE 91310+ mi
Sun 6 PM70°70°51°51%19%0%–ENE 81310+ mi
Sun 7 PM67°67°52°59%26%0%–NE 51010+ mi
Sun 8 PM65°65°53°65%25%0%–ENE 31010+ mi
Sun 9 PM64°64°53°67%30%0%–ENE 2910+ mi
Sun 10 PM62°62°54°75%24%0%–ENE 21010+ mi
Sun 11 PM62°62°54°75%38%0%–NE 21010+ mi
Mon 12 AM60°60°55°84%36%0%–NE 21010+ mi
Mon 1 AM60°60°55°84%43%0%–NE 21010+ mi
Mon 2 AM62°62°55°78%26%0%–NNE 31010+ mi
Mon 3 AM60°60°55°84%31%0%–NNE 31310+ mi
Mon 4 AM60°60°55°84%40%1%–NNE 61410+ mi
Mon 5 AM60°60°55°84%32%1%–NNE 716–
Mon 6 AM60°60°55°84%41%1%–NNE 817–
Mon 7 AM60°60°56°87%40%1%–NE 917–
Mon 8 AM62°62°57°84%35%1%–NE 917–
Mon 9 AM66°66°58°75%38%1%–ENE 1017–
Mon 10 AM72°72°59°64%41%1%–ENE 1217–
Mon 11 AM75°75°60°60%41%1%–ENE 1317–
Mon 12 PM77°77°60°56%42%1%–ENE 1317–
Mon 1 PM77°77°60°56%42%1%–ENE 1317–
Mon 2 PM78°78°60°54%44%1%–ENE 1317–
Mon 3 PM78°78°59°52%45%1%–ENE 1316–
Mon 4 PM77°77°59°54%47%1%–ENE 1216–
Mon 5 PM76°76°58°54%48%1%–ENE 1015–
Mon 6 PM74°74°58°57%49%1%–ENE 815–
Mon 7 PM72°72°59°64%50%0%–ENE 714–
Mon 8 PM71°71°58°64%49%0%–ENE 614–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Cloudy

64° / 56°

Dry

N 7–7 mph · gusts 16

Sun, Oct 18

Sunny

74° / 60°

1% rain

NE 2–10 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 19

Mostly Sunny

78° / 65°

1% rain

NE 2–13 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Oct 20

Mostly Sunny

79° / 65°

14% rain

NE 3–14 mph · gusts 17

Wed, Oct 21

Sunny

81° / 64°

1% rain

NE 1–12 mph · gusts 15

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

84° / 65°

Dry

NE 0–7 mph · gusts 10

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

84° / 68°

2% rain

E 0–7 mph · gusts 10

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Sunday: 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.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 64.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
  • Saturday: 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 · 815 PM 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.


GMZ355-181415-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
815 PM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY...

.REST OF 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 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast around
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
subsiding to 2 to 3 feet after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around
2 feet.

Moon calendar · August 2028

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
88% lit
↑ 5:48 PM
↓ 3:08 AM
★★★★c94
2
93% lit
↑ 6:35 PM
↓ 4:05 AM
★★★★c91
3
97% lit
↑ 7:16 PM
↓ 5:04 AM
★★★★c86
best
4
100% lit
↑ 7:52 PM
↓ 6:01 AM
★★★★c79
best
5
100% lit
↑ 8:24 PM
↓ 6:57 AM
★★★★c72
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
6
98% lit
↑ 8:53 PM
↓ 7:52 AM
★★★★c64
7
95% lit
↑ 9:21 PM
↓ 8:44 AM
★★★☆c55
8
90% lit
↑ 9:49 PM
↓ 9:36 AM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
Apogee · 405,891 km
9
84% lit
↑ 10:18 PM
↓ 10:28 AM
★★☆☆c32
10
76% lit
↑ 10:48 PM
↓ 11:21 AM
★★☆☆c33
11
67% lit
↑ 11:22 PM
↓ 12:15 PM
★★☆☆c49
12
58% lit
↑ 12:00 AM
↓ 1:12 PM
★☆☆☆c55
13
48% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:10 PM
★★☆☆c67
Last Quarter
14
38% lit
↑ 12:44 AM
↓ 3:09 PM
★★☆☆c77
15
28% lit
↑ 1:35 AM
↓ 4:07 PM
★★★☆c85
Moon farthest north (25.2°)
16
19% lit
↑ 2:33 AM
↓ 5:03 PM
★★★☆c91
17
11% lit
↑ 3:38 AM
↓ 5:54 PM
★★★★c94
18
4% lit
↑ 4:46 AM
↓ 6:40 PM
★★★★c93
19
1% lit
↑ 5:56 AM
↓ 7:22 PM
★★★★c89
best
20
0% lit
↑ 7:06 AM
↓ 8:01 PM
★★★★c80
New Moon (supermoon)
Perigee · 358,077 km
best
21
3% lit
↑ 8:15 AM
↓ 8:38 PM
★★★★c65
Moon crosses the equator
22
8% lit
↑ 9:23 AM
↓ 9:15 PM
★★★☆c48
23
15% lit
↑ 10:31 AM
↓ 9:54 PM
★★★☆c59
24
25% lit
↑ 11:38 AM
↓ 10:35 PM
★★★☆c75
25
35% lit
↑ 12:45 PM
↓ 11:20 PM
★★★☆c81
26
46% lit
↑ 1:49 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c83
First Quarter
27
57% lit
↑ 2:50 PM
↓ 12:10 AM
★★☆☆c86
28
67% lit
↑ 3:45 PM
↓ 1:04 AM
★★★☆c86
Moon farthest south (-26.1°)
29
76% lit
↑ 4:33 PM
↓ 2:01 AM
★★★☆c83
30
84% lit
↑ 5:16 PM
↓ 2:58 AM
★★★☆c79
31
90% lit
↑ 5:53 PM
↓ 3:56 AM
★★★★c73

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Aug 5 · 3:10 AM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Aug 8 · 3:00 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, Aug 8 · 8:00 AM — Apogee · 405,891 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Aug 13 · 6:46 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Aug 15 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest north (25.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Aug 20 · 5:44 AM — New 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.
  • Sun, Aug 20 · 11:00 PM — Perigee · 358,077 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Aug 21 · 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.
  • Sat, Aug 26 · 8:36 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Aug 28 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-26.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Thu, Aug 3 · Fri, Aug 4 · Sat, Aug 5 · Sat, Aug 19 · Sun, Aug 20

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

Moon distance

358,285 km closest · 405,878 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 7:20 PM.