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Freeport

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

Clear

Cloud cover 0%

Observed 9:55 PM · Freeport Harbor (4 mi) · sky & visibility from ANGLETON/LAKE JACKS (13 mi)

Wind

9mph

From N (5°)

Gusts 11 mph

Measured at Freeport Harbor

Temperature

67°F

High 73° · Low 55° so far today

Humidity

82%

Dew point 50°F

Visibility

—mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.21 in1023.1 mb● Steady

+0.01 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.1930.2530.31−24h−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

Steady pressure. Expect normal activity.

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 18Mon, Oct 196 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 206 AM12 PM6 PMclouds35% 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 cover39% cloud cover40% cloud cover40% cloud cover40% cloud cover38% cloud cover35% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°65646566767777726968666576777974rain3% 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% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance12% chance12% chance12% chancewind01020mphNE 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 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 12 mph, gusts 14ENE 12 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
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–
Tue 4 PM79°79°64°60%39%5%–ENE 1316–
Tue 5 PM77°77°64°64%40%5%–ENE 1316–
Tue 6 PM75°75°64°69%40%5%–ENE 1214–
Tue 7 PM74°74°65°74%40%12%–ENE 1214–
Tue 8 PM73°73°65°76%38%12%–ENE 1214–
Tue 9 PM72°72°65°79%35%12%–ENE 1214–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

73° / 64°

4% rain

NE 10–10 mph · gusts 12

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 · 803 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.


GMZ350-355-191330-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
803 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 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 4 feet at
7 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 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. 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. 
.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 · January 2030

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8% lit
↑ 4:44 AM
↓ 3:16 PM
★★★★c104
Perigee · 364,253 km
2
3% lit
↑ 5:49 AM
↓ 4:18 PM
★★★★c105
Moon farthest south (-23.8°)
3
0% lit
↑ 6:47 AM
↓ 5:25 PM
★★★★c105
New Moon
best
4
1% lit
↑ 7:39 AM
↓ 6:31 PM
★★★★c101
best
5
4% lit
↑ 8:24 AM
↓ 7:35 PM
★★★★c92
6
9% lit
↑ 9:03 AM
↓ 8:37 PM
★★★★c75
7
16% lit
↑ 9:39 AM
↓ 9:35 PM
★★★☆c62
8
24% lit
↑ 10:12 AM
↓ 10:31 PM
★★☆☆c48
Moon crosses the equator
9
33% lit
↑ 10:43 AM
↓ 11:25 PM
★☆☆☆c38
10
42% lit
↑ 11:15 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c40
11
52% lit
↑ 11:47 AM
↓ 12:19 AM
★☆☆☆c44
First Quarter
12
61% lit
↑ 12:22 PM
↓ 1:12 AM
★★☆☆c54
13
70% lit
↑ 1:00 PM
↓ 2:06 AM
★★☆☆c65
Apogee · 404,645 km
14
78% lit
↑ 1:42 PM
↓ 3:00 AM
★★★☆c73
15
86% lit
↑ 2:28 PM
↓ 3:53 AM
★★★☆c80
16
92% lit
↑ 3:20 PM
↓ 4:44 AM
★★★★c84
Moon farthest north (23.1°)
17
96% lit
↑ 4:15 PM
↓ 5:34 AM
★★★★c85
18
99% lit
↑ 5:12 PM
↓ 6:20 AM
★★★★c85
best
19
100% lit
↑ 6:12 PM
↓ 7:02 AM
★★★★c83
Full Moon · Wolf Moon
best
20
99% lit
↑ 7:12 PM
↓ 7:42 AM
★★★★c77
best
21
95% lit
↑ 8:12 PM
↓ 8:19 AM
★★★★c69
22
89% lit
↑ 9:13 PM
↓ 8:54 AM
★★★☆c59
23
81% lit
↑ 10:15 PM
↓ 9:29 AM
★★☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
24
72% lit
↑ 11:17 PM
↓ 10:06 AM
★★☆☆c47
25
62% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:44 AM
★★☆☆c53
26
50% lit
↑ 12:21 AM
↓ 11:26 AM
★★☆☆c61
Last Quarter
27
39% lit
↑ 1:27 AM
↓ 12:13 PM
★★☆☆c77
28
28% lit
↑ 2:32 AM
↓ 1:06 PM
★★★☆c87
Perigee · 369,547 km
29
18% lit
↑ 3:36 AM
↓ 2:05 PM
★★★☆c93
Moon farthest south (-23.6°)
30
10% lit
↑ 4:35 AM
↓ 3:08 PM
★★★★c93
31
5% lit
↑ 5:28 AM
↓ 4:13 PM
★★★★c93

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Jan 1 · 10:00 AM — Perigee · 364,253 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Jan 2 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-23.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jan 3 · 8:49 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Jan 8 · 3:00 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, Jan 11 · 8:05 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jan 13 · 3:00 AM — Apogee · 404,645 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Jan 16 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (23.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jan 19 · 9:54 AM — Full Moon · Wolf MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Jan 23 · 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.
  • Sat, Jan 26 · 12:14 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Jan 28 · 10:00 AM — Perigee · 369,547 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Jan 29 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-23.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Thu, Jan 3 · Fri, Jan 4 · Fri, Jan 18 · Sat, Jan 19 · Sun, Jan 20

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

Moon distance

364,255 km closest · 404,573 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.