Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
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Today
This Afternoon: High 78°
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Low 70°
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:24 AM / 6:42 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 4:06 PM / 2:48 AM
- Moon
- Waxing Gibbous, 79%
- Minor period
- 2:18 AM–3:18 AM
- Major period
- 8:30 AM–10:30 AM
- Minor period
- 3:36 PM–4:36 PM
- Major period
- 8:55 PM–10:55 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 PM | 78° | 78° | 66° | 67% | 46% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 2 PM | 78° | 78° | 65° | 66% | 40% | 0% | – | E 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 3 PM | 78° | 78° | 64° | 64% | 28% | 0% | – | E 9 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 4 PM | 78° | 78° | 64° | 64% | 15% | 0% | – | E 8 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 5 PM | 78° | 78° | 64° | 62% | 8% | 0% | – | E 8 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 6 PM | 77° | 77° | 63° | 62% | 4% | 0% | – | ESE 8 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 7 PM | 75° | 75° | 63° | 68% | 6% | 0% | – | ESE 8 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 8 PM | 75° | 75° | 63° | 67% | 3% | 0% | – | ESE 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 9 PM | 74° | 74° | 62° | 66% | 4% | 0% | – | ESE 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 10 PM | 74° | 74° | 63° | 67% | 4% | 0% | – | ESE 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 11 PM | 74° | 74° | 62° | 66% | 3% | 0% | – | ESE 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 12 AM | 74° | 74° | 62° | 65% | 5% | 0% | – | ESE 6 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 1 AM | 74° | 74° | 61° | 65% | 8% | 0% | – | E 6 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 2 AM | 74° | 74° | 61° | 64% | 7% | 0% | – | E 5 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 3 AM | 72° | 72° | 60° | 67% | 5% | 0% | – | E 5 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 4 AM | 71° | 71° | 60° | 68% | 7% | 0% | – | ENE 5 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 5 AM | 70° | 70° | 60° | 70% | 5% | 0% | – | NE 6 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 6 AM | 70° | 70° | 61° | 71% | 6% | 0% | – | NNE 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 7 AM | 70° | 70° | 61° | 75% | 6% | 1% | – | NE 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 8 AM | 70° | 70° | 61° | 74% | 5% | 0% | – | NE 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 9 AM | 71° | 71° | 62° | 73% | 3% | 0% | – | NE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 10 AM | 72° | 72° | 62° | 70% | 4% | 0% | – | NE 8 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 11 AM | 74° | 74° | 61° | 63% | 3% | 0% | – | NE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 12 PM | 76° | 76° | 59° | 57% | 5% | 0% | – | NE 8 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 1 PM | 76° | 76° | 58° | 54% | 2% | 0% | – | ENE 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 2 PM | 76° | 76° | 57° | 53% | 2% | 0% | – | E 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 3 PM | 76° | 76° | 57° | 52% | 2% | 0% | – | E 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 4 PM | 76° | 76° | 56° | 51% | 3% | 0% | – | E 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 5 PM | 75° | 75° | 57° | 52% | 2% | 0% | – | ESE 6 | 9 | – | |
| Thu 6 PM | 75° | 75° | 57° | 54% | 2% | 0% | – | ESE 6 | 8 | – | |
| Thu 7 PM | 73° | 73° | 58° | 59% | 7% | 0% | – | SE 5 | 8 | – | |
| Thu 8 PM | 72° | 72° | 58° | 60% | 2% | 0% | – | SE 5 | 6 | – | |
| Thu 9 PM | 72° | 72° | 58° | 61% | 3% | 0% | – | SE 5 | 6 | – | |
| Thu 10 PM | 72° | 72° | 59° | 62% | 2% | 0% | – | SSE 5 | 6 | – | |
| Thu 11 PM | 72° | 72° | 59° | 62% | 1% | 0% | – | SSE 3 | 6 | – | |
| Fri 12 AM | 72° | 72° | 59° | 63% | 3% | 0% | – | SSE 3 | 5 | – | |
| Fri 1 AM | 72° | 72° | 59° | 64% | 4% | 0% | – | SSE 2 | 5 | – | |
| Fri 2 AM | 72° | 72° | 59° | 64% | 6% | 0% | – | SE 2 | 5 | – | |
| Fri 3 AM | 70° | 70° | 59° | 68% | 6% | 0% | – | E 2 | 3 | – | |
| Fri 4 AM | 70° | 70° | 60° | 69% | 6% | 0% | – | NE 2 | 5 | – | |
| Fri 5 AM | 70° | 70° | 59° | 69% | 6% | 0% | – | NNE 3 | 5 | – | |
| Fri 6 AM | 70° | 70° | 60° | 70% | 6% | 0% | – | NNE 5 | 6 | – | |
| Fri 7 AM | 70° | 70° | 60° | 71% | 5% | 0% | – | NNE 6 | 8 | – | |
| Fri 8 AM | 71° | 71° | 60° | 69% | 0% | 0% | – | NNE 7 | 9 | – | |
| Fri 9 AM | 72° | 72° | 61° | 68% | 1% | 0% | – | NE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Fri 10 AM | 74° | 74° | 62° | 67% | 2% | 0% | – | NE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Fri 11 AM | 75° | 75° | 62° | 63% | 2% | 0% | – | ENE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Fri 12 PM | 77° | 77° | 62° | 59% | 3% | 0% | – | ENE 7 | 10 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Mostly Sunny
78° / 70°
Dry
E 6–10 mph · gusts 14
Thu, Oct 22
Sunny
76° / 70°
1% rain
E 3–8 mph · gusts 12
Fri, Oct 23
Sunny
80° / 72°
Dry
NE 2–8 mph · gusts 12
Sat, Oct 24
Sunny
77° / 67°
Dry
E 7–15 mph · gusts 20
Sun, Oct 25
Mostly Sunny
75° / 65°
1% rain
E 9–15 mph · gusts 20
Mon, Oct 26
Mostly Sunny
74° / 65°
6% rain
E 7–13 mph · gusts 17
Tue, Oct 27
Mostly Sunny
76° / 65°
11% rain
E 6–10 mph · gusts 14
Detailed NWS forecast
- This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind around 10 mph.
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
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Marine forecast
Galveston Bay
GMZ335 · 505 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 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. GMZ335-212315- Galveston Bay- 505 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TONIGHT...Southeast 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 north after midnight. 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. .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 · 505 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 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. GMZ350-355-212315- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 505 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail:East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers this morning. .TONIGHT...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. Wave Detail: East 2 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...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds around 15 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 4 to 5 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Moon calendar · May 2032
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
61% lit
↑ 12:56 AM
↓ 12:02 PM
↓ 12:02 PM
★★★☆c78
2
50% lit
↑ 1:42 AM
↓ 1:05 PM
↓ 1:05 PM
★★★☆c69
Last Quarter
3
38% lit
↑ 2:26 AM
↓ 2:09 PM
↓ 2:09 PM
★★☆☆c55
Perigee · 369,509 km
4
27% lit
↑ 3:07 AM
↓ 3:12 PM
↓ 3:12 PM
★★☆☆c44
5
18% lit
↑ 3:48 AM
↓ 4:15 PM
↓ 4:15 PM
★★☆☆c54
Moon crosses the equator
6
10% lit
↑ 4:28 AM
↓ 5:17 PM
↓ 5:17 PM
★★★★c71
7
4% lit
↑ 5:08 AM
↓ 6:20 PM
↓ 6:20 PM
★★★★c84
8
1% lit
↑ 5:51 AM
↓ 7:21 PM
↓ 7:21 PM
★★★★c92
best9
0% lit
↑ 6:36 AM
↓ 8:21 PM
↓ 8:21 PM
★★★★c94
New Moon
best10
2% lit
↑ 7:24 AM
↓ 9:18 PM
↓ 9:18 PM
★★★★c94
best11
5% lit
↑ 8:15 AM
↓ 10:12 PM
↓ 10:12 PM
★☆☆☆c92
Moon farthest north (20.1°)
12
11% lit
↑ 9:07 AM
↓ 11:01 PM
↓ 11:01 PM
★★★★c89
13
17% lit
↑ 10:00 AM
↓ 11:45 PM
↓ 11:45 PM
★★★★c81
14
25% lit
↑ 10:53 AM
↓ –
↓ –
★★★★c72
15
34% lit
↑ 11:46 AM
↓ 12:26 AM
↓ 12:26 AM
★★★☆c63
16
44% lit
↑ 12:38 PM
↓ 1:03 AM
↓ 1:03 AM
★★☆☆c54
Apogee · 404,274 km
17
53% lit
↑ 1:29 PM
↓ 1:38 AM
↓ 1:38 AM
★★☆☆c44
First Quarter
18
62% lit
↑ 2:21 PM
↓ 2:12 AM
↓ 2:12 AM
★☆☆☆c34
19
71% lit
↑ 3:14 PM
↓ 2:45 AM
↓ 2:45 AM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
20
80% lit
↑ 4:08 PM
↓ 3:18 AM
↓ 3:18 AM
★★☆☆c52
21
87% lit
↑ 5:03 PM
↓ 3:53 AM
↓ 3:53 AM
★★★☆c66
22
93% lit
↑ 6:01 PM
↓ 4:31 AM
↓ 4:31 AM
★★★★c79
23
98% lit
↑ 7:00 PM
↓ 5:13 AM
↓ 5:13 AM
★★★★c90
24
100% lit
↑ 8:01 PM
↓ 5:59 AM
↓ 5:59 AM
★★★★c97
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best25
99% lit
↑ 9:00 PM
↓ 6:51 AM
↓ 6:51 AM
★★★★c100
best26
97% lit
↑ 9:58 PM
↓ 7:48 AM
↓ 7:48 AM
★★★★c100
Moon farthest south (-19.4°)
27
91% lit
↑ 10:52 PM
↓ 8:50 AM
↓ 8:50 AM
★☆☆☆c98
28
84% lit
↑ 11:41 PM
↓ 9:53 AM
↓ 9:53 AM
★★★★c95
Perigee · 367,648 km
29
74% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:58 AM
↓ 10:58 AM
★★★★c87
30
63% lit
↑ 12:26 AM
↓ 12:02 PM
↓ 12:02 PM
★★★☆c75
31
52% lit
↑ 1:08 AM
↓ 1:06 PM
↓ 1:06 PM
★★☆☆c57
Last Quarter
Lunar events this month
- Sun, May 2 · 11:01 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Mon, May 3 · 4:00 PM — Perigee · 369,509 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Wed, May 5 · 12:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Sun, May 9 · 8:35 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Tue, May 11 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (20.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sun, May 16 · 5:00 PM — Apogee · 404,274 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Mon, May 17 · 4:43 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Wed, May 19 · 6:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Mon, May 24 · 9:37 PM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Wed, May 26 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Fri, May 28 · 10:00 PM — Perigee · 367,648 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Mon, May 31 · 3:51 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Best fishing days
Sat, May 8 · Sun, May 9 · Mon, May 10 · Mon, May 24 · Tue, May 25
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
367,722 km closest · 404,243 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 Wed 11:16 AM.