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Freeport

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

Clear

Cloud cover 0%

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

Wind

7mph

From NNW (340°)

Gusts 10 mph

Measured at Freeport Harbor

Temperature

63°F

High 72° · Low 54° so far today

Humidity

71%

Dew point 45°F

Visibility

—mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.31 in1026.3 mb▲ Rising

+0.04 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.2530.3230.38−24h−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 PMclouds28% 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 cover48% cloud cover48% cloud cover40°45°50°55°60°65°70°75°80°61605858697472656262606275787671rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphN 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 14ENE 5 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
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–
Mon 9 PM70°70°58°66%48%0%–ENE 513–
Mon 10 PM69°69°58°68%48%0%–ENE 513–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Cloudy

61° / 56°

Dry

N 7–7 mph · gusts 15

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 · October 2028

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
96% lit
↑ 5:56 PM
↓ 5:27 AM
★★★☆c37
Apogee · 406,245 km
Moon crosses the equator
2
99% lit
↑ 6:24 PM
↓ 6:19 AM
★★★★c40
3
100% lit
↑ 6:54 PM
↓ 7:11 AM
★★★★c50
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
best
4
99% lit
↑ 7:25 PM
↓ 8:05 AM
★★★★c60
best
5
96% lit
↑ 8:00 PM
↓ 9:00 AM
★★★★c71
6
92% lit
↑ 8:40 PM
↓ 9:56 AM
★★★★c75
7
85% lit
↑ 9:25 PM
↓ 10:53 AM
★★★☆c78
8
78% lit
↑ 10:16 PM
↓ 11:50 AM
★★★☆c79
9
69% lit
↑ 11:12 PM
↓ 12:45 PM
★★★☆c79
Moon farthest north (25.0°)
10
59% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:36 PM
★★☆☆c78
11
48% lit
↑ 12:14 AM
↓ 2:23 PM
★☆☆☆c75
Last Quarter
12
37% lit
↑ 1:18 AM
↓ 3:06 PM
★★☆☆c74
13
26% lit
↑ 2:23 AM
↓ 3:46 PM
★★★☆c68
14
17% lit
↑ 3:29 AM
↓ 4:23 PM
★★★☆c58
15
9% lit
↑ 4:36 AM
↓ 5:00 PM
★★★☆c48
Moon crosses the equator
16
3% lit
↑ 5:44 AM
↓ 5:38 PM
★★★★c60
Perigee · 359,014 km
17
0% lit
↑ 6:52 AM
↓ 6:18 PM
★★★★c80
New Moon (supermoon)
best
18
1% lit
↑ 8:02 AM
↓ 7:01 PM
★★★★c102
best
19
4% lit
↑ 9:13 AM
↓ 7:50 PM
★★★★c107
best
20
9% lit
↑ 10:21 AM
↓ 8:44 PM
★★★★c107
21
17% lit
↑ 11:24 AM
↓ 9:42 PM
★★★☆c104
Moon farthest south (-25.9°)
22
26% lit
↑ 12:20 PM
↓ 10:41 PM
★★★☆c96
23
35% lit
↑ 1:09 PM
↓ 11:41 PM
★★★☆c84
24
45% lit
↑ 1:51 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c72
First Quarter
25
55% lit
↑ 2:28 PM
↓ 12:39 AM
★☆☆☆c60
26
64% lit
↑ 3:00 PM
↓ 1:35 AM
★★☆☆c55
27
73% lit
↑ 3:30 PM
↓ 2:29 AM
★★☆☆c44
28
81% lit
↑ 3:58 PM
↓ 3:22 AM
★★☆☆c34
Moon crosses the equator
29
88% lit
↑ 4:26 PM
↓ 4:13 AM
★★☆☆c35
Apogee · 405,559 km
30
93% lit
↑ 4:56 PM
↓ 5:06 AM
★★★☆c49
31
97% lit
↑ 5:27 PM
↓ 5:59 AM
★★★★c63

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Oct 1 · 5:00 PM — Apogee · 406,245 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Oct 1 · 5:00 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, Oct 3 · 11:25 AM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Oct 9 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest north (25.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Oct 11 · 6:57 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Oct 15 · 10:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Oct 16 · 8:00 PM — Perigee · 359,014 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Oct 17 · 9:56 PM — 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.
  • Sat, Oct 21 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-25.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Oct 24 · 11:52 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Oct 28 · 11:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Oct 29 · 2:00 AM — Apogee · 405,559 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Tue, Oct 3 · Wed, Oct 4 · Tue, Oct 17 · Wed, Oct 18 · Thu, Oct 19

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

Moon distance

359,105 km closest · 406,231 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.