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Moon & Weather

Bolivar

29.470°, -94.620° · tides: Sievers Cove, Goat Island

Clear

Cloud cover 0% · Feels like 71°F

Observed 2:25 AM · Rollover Pass (7 mi) · sky & visibility from GALVESTON/SCHOLES (20 mi)

Wind

9mph

From ENE (78°)

8 kt on the water

Gusts 12 mph (10 kt)

Measured at Rollover Pass

Temperature

64°F

High 72° · Low 70° so far today

Humidity

65%

Dew point 59°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.14 in1020.6 mb● Steady

−0.02 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.1330.1830.24−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Barometer at Rollover Pass, 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

Overnight: Low 67°

Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday: High 78°

Sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:23 AM / 6:42 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:35 PM / 1:50 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 66%
Minor period
1:20 AM–2:20 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 206 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 216 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 22clouds21% cloud cover30% cloud cover38% cloud cover23% cloud cover47% cloud cover21% cloud cover16% cloud cover8% cloud cover26% cloud cover21% cloud cover20% cloud cover19% cloud cover24% cloud cover26% cloud cover18% cloud cover14% cloud cover24% cloud cover36% cloud cover38% cloud cover25% cloud cover22% cloud cover29% cloud cover29% cloud cover33% cloud cover39% cloud cover32% cloud cover27% cloud cover26% cloud cover18% cloud cover13% cloud cover33% cloud cover22% cloud cover10% cloud cover9% cloud cover7% cloud cover6% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°69676772767774716967677276777370rainwind01020mphENE 9 mph, gusts 10NE 10 mph, gusts 13NE 12 mph, gusts 14NE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 12 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 10ENE 8 mph, gusts 9ENE 8 mph, gusts 9NE 8 mph, gusts 10NE 9 mph, gusts 12NE 10 mph, gusts 13NE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 10 mph, gusts 14ENE 10 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 8 mph, gusts 10ESE 7 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 6E 3 mph, gusts 5
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 2 AM69°69°57°66%21%0%–ENE 91010+ mi
Tue 3 AM68°68°58°70%30%0%–NE 101210+ mi
Tue 4 AM68°68°59°73%38%0%–NE 101310+ mi
Tue 5 AM67°67°59°75%23%0%–NE 121310+ mi
Tue 6 AM67°67°58°73%47%0%–NE 121410+ mi
Tue 7 AM67°67°58°73%21%0%–NE 121410+ mi
Tue 8 AM67°67°59°75%16%0%–NE 121510+ mi
Tue 9 AM67°67°60°78%8%0%–NE 121510+ mi
Tue 10 AM69°69°61°76%26%0%–NE 121610+ mi
Tue 11 AM72°72°61°68%21%0%–ENE 121610.0 mi
Tue 12 PM73°73°61°66%20%0%–ENE 12159.9 mi
Tue 1 PM74°74°61°64%19%0%–ENE 12159.9 mi
Tue 2 PM76°76°61°60%24%0%–E 10149.9 mi
Tue 3 PM76°76°62°62%26%0%–E 10149.9 mi
Tue 4 PM76°76°62°62%18%0%–E 10149.9 mi
Tue 5 PM77°77°62°60%14%0%–E 10149.9 mi
Tue 6 PM75°75°62°64%24%0%–E 9139.9 mi
Tue 7 PM75°75°62°64%36%0%–E 8129.9 mi
Tue 8 PM74°74°63°69%38%0%–E 81010+ mi
Tue 9 PM73°73°65°76%25%0%–ENE 81010+ mi
Tue 10 PM72°72°66°81%22%0%–ENE 8910+ mi
Tue 11 PM71°71°68°90%29%0%–ENE 79–
Wed 12 AM71°71°69°93%29%0%–ENE 89–
Wed 1 AM70°70°70°100%33%0%–ENE 810–
Wed 2 AM69°69°69°100%39%0%–NE 810–
Wed 3 AM68°68°68°100%32%0%–NE 910–
Wed 4 AM67°67°67°100%27%0%–NE 912–
Wed 5 AM67°67°67°100%26%0%–NE 1012–
Wed 6 AM67°67°67°100%18%0%–NE 1013–
Wed 7 AM66°66°66°100%13%0%–NE 1013–
Wed 8 AM67°67°67°100%33%0%–NE 1014–
Wed 9 AM68°68°68°100%22%0%–NE 1014–
Wed 10 AM70°70°68°93%10%0%–NE 1014–
Wed 11 AM72°72°68°87%9%0%–ENE 1014–
Wed 12 PM74°74°67°79%7%0%–ENE 1014–
Wed 1 PM75°75°67°76%6%0%–E 1014–
Wed 2 PM76°76°66°71%4%0%–E 1014–
Wed 3 PM77°77°65°67%3%0%–E 1014–
Wed 4 PM77°77°64°64%1%0%–E 913–
Wed 5 PM77°77°63°62%1%0%–E 812–
Wed 6 PM76°76°62°62%1%0%–ESE 810–
Wed 7 PM74°74°62°66%1%0%–ESE 79–
Wed 8 PM73°73°62°68%1%0%–ESE 78–
Wed 9 PM72°72°63°73%2%0%–E 67–
Wed 10 PM71°71°64°79%2%0%–E 66–
Wed 11 PM70°70°64°81%2%0%–E 55–
Thu 12 AM69°69°64°84%3%0%–E 35–
Thu 1 AM69°69°64°84%3%0%–E 35–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

78° / 67°

Dry

NE 7–12 mph · gusts 16

Wed, Oct 21

Sunny

79° / 64°

Dry

E 5–10 mph · gusts 14

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

80° / 64°

Dry

E 1–8 mph · gusts 10

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

79° / 69°

Dry

E 1–8 mph · gusts 12

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

80° / 68°

1% rain

E 7–14 mph · gusts 18

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Sunny

78° / 66°

5% rain

E 9–14 mph · gusts 18

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny

78° / 66°

7% rain

E 7–12 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 10 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 64. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

Weather map

Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.

Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 1257 AM 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.


GMZ335-201815-
Galveston Bay-
1257 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy,
diminishing to smooth in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...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. 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 east
after midnight. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. 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.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 1257 AM 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.


GMZ350-355-201815-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1257 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
around 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
East 5 feet at 7 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 5 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. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.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.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.

Moon calendar · May 2031

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
68% lit
↑ 2:47 PM
↓ 2:50 AM
★☆☆☆c36
2
77% lit
↑ 3:43 PM
↓ 3:24 AM
★☆☆☆c31
Moon crosses the equator
3
86% lit
↑ 4:41 PM
↓ 3:58 AM
★★☆☆c45
4
92% lit
↑ 5:42 PM
↓ 4:34 AM
★★★☆c60
5
97% lit
↑ 6:45 PM
↓ 5:14 AM
★★★☆c74
6
100% lit
↑ 7:51 PM
↓ 5:57 AM
★★☆☆c81
Full Moon · Flower Moon
7
100% lit
↑ 8:57 PM
↓ 6:46 AM
★★★★c91
best
8
97% lit
↑ 10:02 PM
↓ 7:41 AM
★★★★c96
best
9
91% lit
↑ 11:02 PM
↓ 8:42 AM
★★★★c97
Perigee · 362,848 km
Moon farthest south (-21.0°)
10
83% lit
↑ 11:57 PM
↓ 9:47 AM
★★★☆c97
11
73% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:53 AM
★★★☆c92
12
62% lit
↑ 12:45 AM
↓ 11:58 AM
★★☆☆c81
13
51% lit
↑ 1:29 AM
↓ 1:01 PM
★☆☆☆c68
Last Quarter
14
40% lit
↑ 2:08 AM
↓ 2:03 PM
★☆☆☆c53
15
30% lit
↑ 2:45 AM
↓ 3:03 PM
★☆☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
16
20% lit
↑ 3:21 AM
↓ 4:01 PM
★★☆☆c52
17
13% lit
↑ 3:57 AM
↓ 4:58 PM
★★★☆c63
18
7% lit
↑ 4:34 AM
↓ 5:55 PM
★★★☆c72
19
2% lit
↑ 5:12 AM
↓ 6:52 PM
★★☆☆c76
20
0% lit
↑ 5:54 AM
↓ 7:47 PM
★★★★c81
best
21
0% lit
↑ 6:38 AM
↓ 8:39 PM
★★★★c82
New Moon
best
22
2% lit
↑ 7:25 AM
↓ 9:29 PM
★★★★c83
Moon farthest north (21.4°)
best
23
5% lit
↑ 8:15 AM
↓ 10:15 PM
★★★★c82
24
10% lit
↑ 9:06 AM
↓ 10:58 PM
★★★☆c80
Apogee · 405,724 km
25
17% lit
↑ 9:58 AM
↓ 11:37 PM
★★★☆c76
26
25% lit
↑ 10:51 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c70
27
33% lit
↑ 11:44 AM
↓ 12:14 AM
★★☆☆c63
28
43% lit
↑ 12:37 PM
↓ 12:48 AM
★☆☆☆c52
29
52% lit
↑ 1:31 PM
↓ 1:22 AM
★☆☆☆c41
First Quarter
30
63% lit
↑ 2:27 PM
↓ 1:55 AM
★☆☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
31
72% lit
↑ 3:25 PM
↓ 2:29 AM
★★☆☆c52

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, May 2 · 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.
  • Tue, May 6 · 10:40 PM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, May 9 · 3:00 AM — Perigee · 362,848 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, May 9 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-21.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, May 13 · 2:07 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, May 15 · 11:00 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, May 21 · 2:17 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, May 22 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest north (21.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, May 24 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 405,724 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, May 29 · 6:19 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, May 30 · 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.

Best fishing days

Wed, May 7 · Thu, May 8 · Tue, May 20 · Wed, May 21 · Thu, May 22

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

Moon distance

362,958 km closest · 405,656 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 Sievers Cove, Goat IslandSurf report: Bolivar Peninsula (Crystal Beach)Offshore 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 1:20 AM.