Moon & Weather
Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
Clear
Cloud cover 0% · Feels like 71°F
Observed 7:20 AM · Galveston Pier 21 (1 mi) · sky & visibility from Galveston 209B (19 mi)
Wind
7mph
From E (95°)
Gusts 15 mph
Measured at the tide station
Temperature
72°F
High 73° · Low 72° so far today
Humidity
57%
Dew point 55°F
Visibility
10+mi
▲ Rising
+0.02 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago
Barometric pressure, last 24 hours
Barometer at the tide station, 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 76° · 3% rain
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Low 71° · 2% rain
Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:23 AM / 6:44 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 3:03 PM / 12:54 AM
- Moon
- First Quarter, 60%
- Minor period
- 12:24 AM–1:24 AM
- Major period
- 7:00 AM–9:00 AM
- Minor period
- 2:33 PM–3:33 PM
- Major period
- 7:25 PM–9:25 PM
- Solunar rating
- Low
Next 48 hours
TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 7 AM | 66° | 66° | 61° | 84% | 75% | 2% | – | ENE 15 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 8 AM | 67° | 67° | 61° | 82% | 54% | 2% | – | E 16 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 9 AM | 68° | 68° | 61° | 80% | 60% | 2% | – | E 17 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 10 AM | 70° | 70° | 61° | 74% | 43% | 2% | – | ENE 15 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 11 AM | 72° | 72° | 61° | 69% | 30% | 2% | – | ENE 15 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 12 PM | 73° | 73° | 61° | 66% | 36% | 2% | – | ENE 15 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 1 PM | 74° | 74° | 60° | 61% | 27% | 2% | – | ENE 14 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 2 PM | 75° | 75° | 59° | 58% | 26% | 2% | – | ENE 14 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 3 PM | 76° | 76° | 59° | 57% | 31% | 2% | – | ENE 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 4 PM | 76° | 76° | 58° | 54% | 38% | 2% | – | ENE 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 5 PM | 76° | 76° | 57° | 52% | 42% | 2% | – | ENE 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 6 PM | 75° | 75° | 56° | 52% | 41% | 2% | – | ENE 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 7 PM | 75° | 75° | 56° | 52% | 44% | 0% | – | ENE 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 8 PM | 73° | 73° | 56° | 55% | 59% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 9 PM | 73° | 73° | 57° | 57% | 40% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 10 PM | 73° | 73° | 56° | 55% | 40% | 0% | – | ENE 12 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 11 PM | 73° | 73° | 56° | 55% | 53% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 12 AM | 73° | 73° | 57° | 57% | 35% | 0% | – | E 10 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 1 AM | 73° | 73° | 58° | 59% | 39% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 2 AM | 73° | 73° | 58° | 59% | 43% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 3 AM | 72° | 72° | 59° | 64% | 46% | 0% | – | NE 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 4 AM | 72° | 72° | 60° | 66% | 45% | 1% | – | NE 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 5 AM | 71° | 71° | 61° | 71% | 31% | 1% | – | NE 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 6 AM | 71° | 71° | 60° | 68% | 17% | 1% | – | NE 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 7 AM | 71° | 71° | 61° | 71% | 31% | 3% | – | NE 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 8 AM | 72° | 72° | 61° | 68% | 27% | 0% | – | NE 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 9 AM | 71° | 71° | 62° | 73% | 30% | 3% | – | NE 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 10 AM | 75° | 75° | 63° | 66% | 31% | 3% | – | NE 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 11 AM | 73° | 73° | 63° | 71% | 38% | 3% | – | NE 13 | 17 | – | |
| Tue 12 PM | 74° | 74° | 63° | 69% | 32% | 3% | – | NE 13 | 16 | – | |
| Tue 1 PM | 76° | 76° | 63° | 64% | 35% | 2% | – | NE 13 | 16 | – | |
| Tue 2 PM | 78° | 78° | 62° | 58% | 13% | 2% | – | NE 13 | 16 | – | |
| Tue 3 PM | 79° | 79° | 63° | 58% | 16% | 3% | – | ENE 13 | 15 | – | |
| Tue 4 PM | 79° | 79° | 63° | 58% | 17% | 3% | – | ENE 13 | 15 | – | |
| Tue 5 PM | 78° | 78° | 63° | 60% | 24% | 3% | – | ENE 12 | 15 | – | |
| Tue 6 PM | 77° | 77° | 62° | 60% | 32% | 3% | – | ENE 12 | 15 | – | |
| Tue 7 PM | 76° | 76° | 63° | 64% | 40% | 2% | – | ENE 10 | 15 | – | |
| Tue 8 PM | 76° | 76° | 63° | 64% | 9% | 2% | – | ENE 10 | 14 | – | |
| Tue 9 PM | 75° | 75° | 63° | 66% | 17% | 2% | – | ENE 10 | 13 | – | |
| Tue 10 PM | 75° | 75° | 64° | 69% | 25% | 2% | – | ENE 9 | 13 | – | |
| Tue 11 PM | 75° | 75° | 64° | 69% | 24% | 2% | – | ENE 8 | 13 | – | |
| Wed 12 AM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 71% | 22% | 2% | – | ENE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Wed 1 AM | 74° | 74° | 65° | 74% | 21% | 2% | – | ENE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Wed 2 AM | 73° | 73° | 65° | 76% | 22% | 2% | – | ENE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Wed 3 AM | 73° | 73° | 66° | 79% | 23% | 2% | – | ENE 9 | 13 | – | |
| Wed 4 AM | 72° | 72° | 66° | 81% | 24% | 2% | – | ENE 9 | 13 | – | |
| Wed 5 AM | 72° | 72° | 66° | 81% | 25% | 2% | – | ENE 9 | 13 | – | |
| Wed 6 AM | 71° | 71° | 66° | 84% | 27% | 2% | – | NE 10 | 14 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Mostly Sunny
76° / 71°
3% rain
E 10–17 mph · gusts 20
Tue, Oct 20
Mostly Sunny
79° / 71°
3% rain
NE 8–13 mph · gusts 17
Wed, Oct 21
Sunny
79° / 71°
2% rain
E 5–12 mph · gusts 15
Thu, Oct 22
Sunny
79° / 73°
Dry
E 2–9 mph · gusts 12
Fri, Oct 23
Sunny
80° / 75°
Dry
E 1–9 mph · gusts 13
Sat, Oct 24
Sunny
80° / 73°
2% rain
E 8–14 mph · gusts 17
Sun, Oct 25
Mostly Sunny
80° / 73°
7% rain
E 10–14 mph · gusts 18
Detailed NWS forecast
- Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 71.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Weather map
Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.
Marine forecast
Galveston Bay
GMZ335 · 525 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 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. GMZ335-192315- Galveston Bay- 525 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026 .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy after midnight. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east around 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM
GMZ355 · 525 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 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. GMZ350-355-192315- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 525 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. .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. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Moon calendar · December 2029
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
21% lit
↑ 2:29 AM
↓ 2:03 PM
↓ 2:03 PM
★★☆☆c66
2
12% lit
↑ 3:36 AM
↓ 2:46 PM
↓ 2:46 PM
★★★★c80
3
5% lit
↑ 4:45 AM
↓ 3:35 PM
↓ 3:35 PM
★★★★c94
4
1% lit
↑ 5:56 AM
↓ 4:30 PM
↓ 4:30 PM
★★★★c105
Perigee · 359,276 km
best5
0% lit
↑ 7:04 AM
↓ 5:32 PM
↓ 5:32 PM
★★★★c108
New Moon (supermoon)
Moon farthest south (-23.9°)
best6
2% lit
↑ 8:07 AM
↓ 6:38 PM
↓ 6:38 PM
★★★★c105
7
6% lit
↑ 9:02 AM
↓ 7:45 PM
↓ 7:45 PM
★★★★c97
8
13% lit
↑ 9:50 AM
↓ 8:50 PM
↓ 8:50 PM
★★★☆c87
9
21% lit
↑ 10:31 AM
↓ 9:51 PM
↓ 9:51 PM
★★★☆c73
10
31% lit
↑ 11:07 AM
↓ 10:50 PM
↓ 10:50 PM
★★☆☆c58
11
40% lit
↑ 11:39 AM
↓ 11:46 PM
↓ 11:46 PM
★☆☆☆c44
12
50% lit
↑ 12:11 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★☆☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter
13
60% lit
↑ 12:41 PM
↓ 12:40 AM
↓ 12:40 AM
★☆☆☆c43
14
69% lit
↑ 1:12 PM
↓ 1:33 AM
↓ 1:33 AM
★★☆☆c51
15
77% lit
↑ 1:45 PM
↓ 2:26 AM
↓ 2:26 AM
★★☆☆c62
16
85% lit
↑ 2:21 PM
↓ 3:19 AM
↓ 3:19 AM
★★★☆c71
Apogee · 405,521 km
17
91% lit
↑ 3:00 PM
↓ 4:13 AM
↓ 4:13 AM
★★★★c78
18
96% lit
↑ 3:44 PM
↓ 5:07 AM
↓ 5:07 AM
★★★★c82
19
99% lit
↑ 4:33 PM
↓ 6:00 AM
↓ 6:00 AM
★★★★c84
Moon farthest north (23.2°)
best20
100% lit
↑ 5:25 PM
↓ 6:51 AM
↓ 6:51 AM
★★★★c84
Full Moon · Cold Moon
best21
99% lit
↑ 6:21 PM
↓ 7:38 AM
↓ 7:38 AM
★★★★c84
best22
97% lit
↑ 7:19 PM
↓ 8:23 AM
↓ 8:23 AM
★★★★c81
23
92% lit
↑ 8:18 PM
↓ 9:03 AM
↓ 9:03 AM
★★★★c78
24
86% lit
↑ 9:17 PM
↓ 9:40 AM
↓ 9:40 AM
★★★☆c72
25
78% lit
↑ 10:17 PM
↓ 10:16 AM
↓ 10:16 AM
★★☆☆c62
26
68% lit
↑ 11:17 PM
↓ 10:50 AM
↓ 10:50 AM
★★☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
27
57% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:25 AM
↓ 11:25 AM
★☆☆☆c41
28
46% lit
↑ 12:18 AM
↓ 12:01 PM
↓ 12:01 PM
★☆☆☆c54
Last Quarter
29
35% lit
↑ 1:22 AM
↓ 12:40 PM
↓ 12:40 PM
★★☆☆c67
30
24% lit
↑ 2:28 AM
↓ 1:25 PM
↓ 1:25 PM
★★★☆c83
31
15% lit
↑ 3:36 AM
↓ 2:15 PM
↓ 2:15 PM
★★★☆c94
Lunar events this month
- Tue, Dec 4 · 5:00 AM — Perigee · 359,276 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Wed, Dec 5 · 8:52 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.
- Wed, Dec 5 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-23.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Wed, Dec 12 · 8:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Wed, Dec 12 · 11:49 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Sun, Dec 16 · 8:00 AM — Apogee · 405,521 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Wed, Dec 19 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest north (23.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Thu, Dec 20 · 4:46 PM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Wed, Dec 26 · 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.
- Fri, Dec 28 · 3:49 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Best fishing days
Tue, Dec 4 · Wed, Dec 5 · Wed, Dec 19 · Thu, Dec 20 · Fri, Dec 21
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
359,339 km closest · 405,513 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.
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 Mon 4:16 AM.