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Galveston

29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel

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Today

Tonight: Low 68° · 1% rain

Partly cloudy. Low around 68, with temperatures rising to around 71 overnight. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday: High 75°

Sunny, with a high near 75. East wind around 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:23 AM / 6:43 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:35 PM / 1:51 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 73%
Minor period
1:21 AM–2:21 AM
Major period
7:45 AM–9:45 AM
Minor period
3:05 PM–4:05 PM
Major period
8:10 PM–10:10 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Oct 20Wed, Oct 216 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 226 AM12 PM6 PMclouds37% cloud cover33% cloud cover30% cloud cover35% cloud cover28% cloud cover22% cloud cover36% cloud cover51% cloud cover58% cloud cover41% cloud cover32% cloud cover30% cloud cover18% cloud cover12% cloud cover9% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover11% cloud cover7% cloud cover4% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover0% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover6% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover4% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°74737170757575727171686773777673rain1% chance1% chancewind01020mphENE 8 mph, gusts 12ENE 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 8 mph, gusts 12ENE 9 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 10 mph, gusts 15ENE 10 mph, gusts 15ENE 10 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 10E 6 mph, gusts 8E 3 mph, gusts 6ENE 3 mph, gusts 6NE 6 mph, gusts 9NE 7 mph, gusts 10NE 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 8 mph, gusts 12ENE 7 mph, gusts 10E 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 5 mph, gusts 7ESE 3 mph, gusts 6ESE 3 mph, gusts 5
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 11 PM74°74°64°71%37%0%–ENE 81210+ mi
Wed 12 AM74°74°65°74%33%0%–ENE 81210+ mi
Wed 1 AM74°74°65°74%30%1%–ENE 71010+ mi
Wed 2 AM73°73°64°73%35%1%–ENE 81210+ mi
Wed 3 AM71°71°64°79%28%0%–ENE 81210+ mi
Wed 4 AM71°71°64°79%22%0%–ENE 91310+ mi
Wed 5 AM71°71°63°76%36%0%–ENE 91310+ mi
Wed 6 AM70°70°63°78%51%0%–ENE 91410+ mi
Wed 7 AM68°68°63°84%58%0%–ENE 101410+ mi
Wed 8 AM70°70°63°78%41%0%–ENE 101410+ mi
Wed 9 AM71°71°64°79%32%0%–NE 101510+ mi
Wed 10 AM74°74°65°74%30%0%–NE 101510+ mi
Wed 11 AM75°75°64°69%18%0%–ENE 101510+ mi
Wed 12 PM75°75°64°69%12%0%–ENE 101410+ mi
Wed 1 PM75°75°63°66%9%0%–ENE 101410+ mi
Wed 2 PM75°75°62°64%5%0%–ENE 101310+ mi
Wed 3 PM75°75°62°64%5%0%–E 91310+ mi
Wed 4 PM75°75°62°64%3%0%–E 81210+ mi
Wed 5 PM75°75°61°62%4%0%–E 81210+ mi
Wed 6 PM73°73°61°66%5%0%–E 81210+ mi
Wed 7 PM72°76°60°58%11%0%–E 71010+ mi
Wed 8 PM72°75°60°60%7%0%–E 71010+ mi
Wed 9 PM72°75°60°62%4%0%–E 71010+ mi
Wed 10 PM72°74°60°64%2%0%–E 71010+ mi
Wed 11 PM71°73°59°66%2%0%–E 6810+ mi
Thu 12 AM71°73°60°64%4%0%–E 5710+ mi
Thu 1 AM73°73°60°64%4%0%–E 3610+ mi
Thu 2 AM71°71°60°68%6%0%–ENE 3610+ mi
Thu 3 AM71°71°60°68%6%0%–ENE 3610+ mi
Thu 4 AM69°69°60°73%6%0%–NE 5710+ mi
Thu 5 AM68°68°60°76%6%0%–NE 69–
Thu 6 AM67°67°60°78%5%0%–NE 79–
Thu 7 AM66°66°61°84%5%0%–NE 710–
Thu 8 AM67°67°62°84%0%0%–NE 710–
Thu 9 AM69°69°62°78%1%0%–NE 710–
Thu 10 AM71°71°62°73%1%0%–NE 812–
Thu 11 AM73°73°61°66%1%0%–ENE 812–
Thu 12 PM75°75°60°60%1%0%–ENE 712–
Thu 1 PM76°76°59°56%1%0%–ENE 710–
Thu 2 PM77°77°59°54%1%0%–E 79–
Thu 3 PM77°77°58°52%1%0%–E 69–
Thu 4 PM77°77°58°52%1%0%–E 68–
Thu 5 PM76°76°58°54%3%0%–ESE 57–
Thu 6 PM75°75°59°58%4%0%–ESE 57–
Thu 7 PM74°74°59°59%6%0%–ESE 36–
Thu 8 PM73°73°60°64%5%0%–ESE 36–
Thu 9 PM72°72°60°66%5%0%–ESE 35–
Thu 10 PM72°72°60°66%4%0%–ESE 35–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Cloudy

74° / 68°

1% rain

ENE 8–8 mph · gusts 12

Wed, Oct 21

Sunny

75° / 66°

1% rain

E 6–10 mph · gusts 15

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

78° / 67°

Dry

E 3–8 mph · gusts 12

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

75° / 71°

Dry

E 2–8 mph · gusts 12

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

76° / 66°

Dry

E 7–15 mph · gusts 20

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Sunny

76° / 65°

2% rain

E 12–15 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny

75° / 65°

3% rain

E 7–13 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 68, with temperatures rising to around 71 overnight. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 75. East wind around 10 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 75.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 803 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 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.


GMZ335-211415-
Galveston Bay-
803 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.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...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 803 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 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.


GMZ350-355-211415-
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 Tue Oct 20 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
around 15 knots late. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.
Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms late this evening. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers
in the morning. 
.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 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · March 2031

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
56% lit
↑ 11:58 AM
↓ 1:14 AM
★★☆☆c61
Moon farthest north (21.7°)
2
65% lit
↑ 12:48 PM
↓ 2:03 AM
★★★☆c63
Apogee · 404,534 km
3
73% lit
↑ 1:39 PM
↓ 2:49 AM
★★★☆c63
4
81% lit
↑ 2:32 PM
↓ 3:31 AM
★★★☆c62
5
88% lit
↑ 3:27 PM
↓ 4:10 AM
★★★☆c59
6
94% lit
↑ 4:22 PM
↓ 4:47 AM
★★★☆c56
7
98% lit
↑ 5:17 PM
↓ 5:23 AM
★★★☆c52
8
100% lit
↑ 6:14 PM
↓ 5:57 AM
★★★☆c46
Full Moon · Worm Moon
9
99% lit
↑ 8:12 PM
↓ 7:32 AM
★★★☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
10
97% lit
↑ 9:12 PM
↓ 8:08 AM
★★★☆c51
11
93% lit
↑ 10:13 PM
↓ 8:46 AM
★★☆☆c51
12
86% lit
↑ 11:16 PM
↓ 9:27 AM
★★★☆c62
13
78% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:13 AM
★★★☆c71
14
68% lit
↑ 12:19 AM
↓ 11:04 AM
★★★★c78
15
57% lit
↑ 1:21 AM
↓ 12:00 PM
★★★☆c83
Moon farthest south (-21.3°)
16
45% lit
↑ 2:20 AM
↓ 1:00 PM
★★★☆c85
Last Quarter
17
34% lit
↑ 3:14 AM
↓ 2:04 PM
★★★★c82
Perigee · 369,636 km
18
24% lit
↑ 4:04 AM
↓ 3:09 PM
★★★★c76
19
15% lit
↑ 4:49 AM
↓ 4:13 PM
★★★★c71
20
8% lit
↑ 5:30 AM
↓ 5:17 PM
★★★★c66
best
21
3% lit
↑ 6:09 AM
↓ 6:19 PM
★★★★c59
Moon crosses the equator
22
0% lit
↑ 6:46 AM
↓ 7:19 PM
★★★★c57
New Moon
best
23
0% lit
↑ 7:23 AM
↓ 8:19 PM
★★★★c67
best
24
3% lit
↑ 8:01 AM
↓ 9:18 PM
★★★★c72
best
25
7% lit
↑ 8:40 AM
↓ 10:15 PM
★★☆☆c72
26
13% lit
↑ 9:21 AM
↓ 11:11 PM
★★★★c72
best
27
21% lit
↑ 10:05 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c70
28
29% lit
↑ 10:51 AM
↓ 12:04 AM
★★★☆c65
Moon farthest north (21.6°)
29
38% lit
↑ 11:40 AM
↓ 12:55 AM
★★★☆c62
30
47% lit
↑ 12:30 PM
↓ 1:42 AM
★★☆☆c57
Apogee · 404,229 km
First Quarter
31
57% lit
↑ 1:23 PM
↓ 2:25 AM
★★☆☆c53

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Mar 1 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest north (21.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Mar 2 · 1:00 PM — Apogee · 404,534 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Mar 8 · 10:29 PM — Full Moon · Worm MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Mar 9 · 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.
  • Sat, Mar 15 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-21.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Mar 16 · 1:36 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Mar 17 · 2:00 PM — Perigee · 369,636 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Mar 21 · 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.
  • Sat, Mar 22 · 10:49 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Mar 28 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest north (21.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Mar 30 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 404,229 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Mar 30 · 7:32 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Thu, Mar 20 · Sat, Mar 22 · Sun, Mar 23 · Mon, Mar 24 · Wed, Mar 26

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

Moon distance

369,638 km closest · 404,530 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 GALVESTON, Galveston ChannelSurf report: Galveston Seawall & PiersOffshore 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 Tue 7:51 PM.