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Freeport

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

Clear

Cloud cover 0% · Feels like 74°F

Observed 4:25 PM · Freeport Harbor (4 mi) · sky & visibility from ANGLETON/LAKE JACKS (13 mi)

Wind

13mph

From ENE (62°)

Gusts 16 mph

Measured at Freeport Harbor

Temperature

69°F

High 79° · Low 73° so far today

Humidity

38%

Dew point 48°F

Visibility

—mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.20 in1022.7 mb▼ Falling

−0.06 in over 3 hours · changing fast
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.2030.2530.31−24h−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

Pressure just started dropping. Fish often feed ahead of a front.

Today

This Afternoon: High 73°

Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 64° · 4% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:24 AM / 6:48 PM
Moonrise / moonset
2:28 PM / –
Moon
First Quarter, 50%
Major period
6:15 AM–8:15 AM
Minor period
1:58 PM–2:58 PM
Major period
6:45 PM–8:45 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Oct 186 PMMon, Oct 196 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 206 AM12 PMclouds22% cloud cover23% cloud cover40% cloud cover29% cloud cover31% cloud cover39% cloud cover35% cloud cover51% cloud cover51% cloud cover55% cloud cover60% cloud cover72% cloud cover75% cloud cover82% cloud cover84% cloud cover82% cloud cover76% cloud cover65% cloud cover62% cloud cover47% cloud cover43% cloud cover49% cloud cover45% cloud cover49% cloud cover39% cloud cover44% cloud cover51% cloud cover58% cloud cover36% cloud cover35% cloud cover29% cloud cover40% cloud cover25% cloud cover26% cloud cover23% cloud cover23% cloud cover31% cloud cover27% cloud cover29% cloud cover31% cloud cover22% cloud cover23% cloud cover31% cloud cover35% cloud cover36% cloud cover36% cloud cover36% cloud cover38% cloud cover45°50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°73686564656676777772696866657677rain3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance5% chance5% chance5% chancewind01020mphENE 12 mph, gusts 14ENE 12 mph, gusts 13ENE 12 mph, gusts 13NE 10 mph, gusts 12NE 12 mph, gusts 12NE 13 mph, gusts 13NNE 15 mph, gusts 16NNE 15 mph, gusts 17NE 15 mph, gusts 17ENE 15 mph, gusts 17ENE 15 mph, gusts 18ENE 15 mph, gusts 17ENE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 12 mph, gusts 15ENE 12 mph, gusts 15ENE 12 mph, gusts 14ENE 12 mph, gusts 14ENE 12 mph, gusts 13NE 12 mph, gusts 14NE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 13 mph, gusts 16NE 14 mph, gusts 16NE 14 mph, gusts 17
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 4 PM73°73°51°46%22%0%–ENE 121410+ mi
Sun 5 PM72°72°52°49%23%0%–ENE 121410+ mi
Sun 6 PM71°71°53°53%40%0%–ENE 121310+ mi
Sun 7 PM68°68°53°59%29%3%–ENE 121310+ mi
Sun 8 PM67°67°54°63%31%3%–ENE 121310+ mi
Sun 9 PM66°66°54°65%39%3%–NE 121310+ mi
Sun 10 PM65°65°54°68%35%3%–NE 101210+ mi
Sun 11 PM65°65°55°70%51%3%–NE 101010+ mi
Mon 12 AM64°64°55°73%51%3%–NE 121210+ mi
Mon 1 AM64°64°55°73%55%3%–NE 121210+ mi
Mon 2 AM65°65°56°73%60%3%–NE 131310+ mi
Mon 3 AM65°65°56°73%72%4%–NNE 141410+ mi
Mon 4 AM65°65°56°73%75%3%–NNE 151610+ mi
Mon 5 AM65°65°57°75%82%3%–NNE 151610+ mi
Mon 6 AM66°66°58°75%84%4%–NNE 151710+ mi
Mon 7 AM66°66°59°78%82%4%–NNE 151710+ mi
Mon 8 AM68°68°60°76%76%4%–NE 151710+ mi
Mon 9 AM72°72°62°71%65%4%–ENE 151610+ mi
Mon 10 AM76°76°63°64%62%4%–ENE 151710+ mi
Mon 11 AM78°78°63°60%47%4%–ENE 151810+ mi
Mon 12 PM78°78°63°60%43%4%–ENE 151810+ mi
Mon 1 PM77°77°63°62%49%4%–ENE 151710+ mi
Mon 2 PM78°78°63°60%45%4%–ENE 151710+ mi
Mon 3 PM78°78°62°58%49%4%–ENE 141710+ mi
Mon 4 PM77°77°62°60%39%4%–ENE 141710+ mi
Mon 5 PM77°77°62°60%44%4%–ENE 131610+ mi
Mon 6 PM74°74°61°64%51%4%–ENE 121510+ mi
Mon 7 PM72°72°59°64%58%0%–ENE 121510+ mi
Mon 8 PM71°71°59°66%36%0%–ENE 121510+ mi
Mon 9 PM69°69°59°70%35%0%–ENE 121510+ mi
Mon 10 PM69°69°59°70%29%0%–ENE 121410+ mi
Mon 11 PM68°68°59°73%40%0%–ENE 1214–
Tue 12 AM68°68°60°76%25%0%–ENE 1214–
Tue 1 AM68°68°60°76%26%1%–ENE 1213–
Tue 2 AM68°68°60°76%23%1%–ENE 1213–
Tue 3 AM67°67°60°78%23%1%–NE 1214–
Tue 4 AM66°66°59°78%31%1%–NE 1214–
Tue 5 AM66°66°58°75%27%1%–NE 1215–
Tue 6 AM66°66°58°75%29%1%–NE 1215–
Tue 7 AM65°65°58°78%31%2%–NE 1216–
Tue 8 AM66°66°60°81%22%2%–NE 1216–
Tue 9 AM66°66°62°87%23%2%–NE 1316–
Tue 10 AM76°76°63°64%31%2%–NE 1316–
Tue 11 AM73°73°66°79%35%2%–NE 1416–
Tue 12 PM73°73°66°79%36%2%–NE 1416–
Tue 1 PM77°77°65°67%36%5%–NE 1417–
Tue 2 PM80°82°65°60%36%5%–NE 1417–
Tue 3 PM80°82°64°58%38%5%–ENE 1417–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

73° / 64°

4% rain

NE 10–12 mph · gusts 14

Mon, Oct 19

Partly Sunny

78° / 65°

4% rain

NE 12–15 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Oct 20

Mostly Sunny

80° / 67°

15% rain

NE 12–14 mph · gusts 17

Wed, Oct 21

Sunny

81° / 64°

15% rain

E 2–12 mph · gusts 15

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

82° / 66°

Dry

NE 1–8 mph · gusts 12

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

83° / 69°

Dry

NE 0–9 mph · gusts 13

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

84° / 70°

1% rain

E 3–13 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 64.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
  • Saturday 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 · 1255 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 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.


GMZ350-355-190615-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1255 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave 
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave 
Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. 
Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
around 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Moon calendar · October 2029

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
42% lit
↑ 12:46 AM
↓ 2:48 PM
★★☆☆c64
2
32% lit
↑ 1:45 AM
↓ 3:30 PM
★★★☆c62
3
22% lit
↑ 2:46 AM
↓ 4:09 PM
★★★☆c59
4
13% lit
↑ 3:49 AM
↓ 4:47 PM
★★★☆c54
5
7% lit
↑ 4:53 AM
↓ 5:25 PM
★★★☆c48
Moon crosses the equator
6
2% lit
↑ 5:59 AM
↓ 6:03 PM
★★★★c52
7
0% lit
↑ 7:07 AM
↓ 6:44 PM
★★★★c68
New Moon (supermoon)
best
8
1% lit
↑ 8:17 AM
↓ 7:28 PM
★★★★c83
Perigee · 357,741 km
best
9
6% lit
↑ 9:28 AM
↓ 8:18 PM
★★★★c97
10
12% lit
↑ 10:38 AM
↓ 9:13 PM
★★★★c98
11
21% lit
↑ 11:44 AM
↓ 10:12 PM
★★★☆c98
12
31% lit
↑ 12:44 PM
↓ 11:14 PM
★★★☆c93
Moon farthest south (-24.2°)
13
42% lit
↑ 1:37 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c84
14
53% lit
↑ 2:22 PM
↓ 12:17 AM
★☆☆☆c73
First Quarter
15
63% lit
↑ 3:02 PM
↓ 1:18 AM
★★☆☆c68
16
73% lit
↑ 3:37 PM
↓ 2:16 AM
★★☆☆c57
17
81% lit
↑ 4:09 PM
↓ 3:13 AM
★★☆☆c46
18
88% lit
↑ 4:40 PM
↓ 4:07 AM
★★☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
19
93% lit
↑ 5:10 PM
↓ 5:00 AM
★★★☆c42
20
97% lit
↑ 5:41 PM
↓ 5:53 AM
★★★★c51
21
99% lit
↑ 6:13 PM
↓ 6:46 AM
★★★★c59
best
22
100% lit
↑ 6:48 PM
↓ 7:39 AM
★★★★c69
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
Apogee · 406,433 km
best
23
98% lit
↑ 7:26 PM
↓ 8:33 AM
★★★★c73
best
24
95% lit
↑ 8:08 PM
↓ 9:27 AM
★★★★c75
25
91% lit
↑ 8:54 PM
↓ 10:20 AM
★★★★c75
26
84% lit
↑ 9:45 PM
↓ 11:11 AM
★★★☆c75
Moon farthest north (23.4°)
27
77% lit
↑ 10:39 PM
↓ 11:59 AM
★★★☆c73
28
68% lit
↑ 11:36 PM
↓ 12:44 PM
★★★☆c70
29
58% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:26 PM
★★☆☆c65
30
48% lit
↑ 12:34 AM
↓ 2:04 PM
★★☆☆c59
Last Quarter
31
37% lit
↑ 1:34 AM
↓ 2:42 PM
★☆☆☆c47

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Oct 5 · 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.
  • Sun, Oct 7 · 2:15 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.
  • Mon, Oct 8 · 7:00 AM — Perigee · 357,741 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Oct 12 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-24.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Oct 14 · 6:09 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Oct 18 · 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, Oct 22 · 4:27 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 22 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 406,433 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Oct 26 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest north (23.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Oct 30 · 6:32 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sun, Oct 7 · Mon, Oct 8 · Sun, Oct 21 · Mon, Oct 22 · Tue, Oct 23

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

Moon distance

357,790 km closest · 406,387 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 Sun 1:20 PM.