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Freeport

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 82° · 1% rain

Mostly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Low 70° · 5% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:25 AM / 6:46 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:37 PM / 1:54 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 71%
Minor period
1:24 AM–2:24 AM
Major period
7:50 AM–9:50 AM
Minor period
3:07 PM–4:07 PM
Major period
8:15 PM–10:15 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Oct 206 PMWed, Oct 216 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 226 AM12 PMclouds38% cloud cover48% cloud cover69% cloud cover52% cloud cover63% cloud cover56% cloud cover46% cloud cover58% cloud cover44% cloud cover52% cloud cover44% cloud cover61% cloud cover52% cloud cover52% cloud cover55% cloud cover63% cloud cover57% cloud cover51% cloud cover60% cloud cover56% cloud cover44% cloud cover54% cloud cover37% cloud cover33% cloud cover25% cloud cover12% cloud cover8% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover8% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover8% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover5% cloud cover9% cloud cover8% cloud cover6% cloud cover4% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover0% cloud cover0% cloud cover0% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°80767372727072788078736967636878rain1% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance5% chance4% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphENE 14 mph, gusts 20ENE 14 mph, gusts 18ENE 10 mph, gusts 17ENE 8 mph, gusts 16ENE 7 mph, gusts 15ENE 5 mph, gusts 13NE 5 mph, gusts 13NE 6 mph, gusts 15NE 7 mph, gusts 16NE 8 mph, gusts 14ENE 10 mph, gusts 15ENE 12 mph, gusts 15ENE 12 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 15E 6 mph, gusts 13E 5 mph, gusts 13E 3 mph, gusts 12E 1 mph, gusts 9NE 1 mph, gusts 8NNE 2 mph, gusts 9NNE 3 mph, gusts 12NE 6 mph, gusts 10ENE 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 9 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 3 PM80°81°60°51%38%0%–ENE 142010+ mi
Tue 4 PM77°77°62°60%48%0%–ENE 142010+ mi
Tue 5 PM77°77°63°62%69%1%–ENE 141810+ mi
Tue 6 PM76°76°64°66%52%1%–ENE 131710+ mi
Tue 7 PM75°75°66°74%63%2%–ENE 101710+ mi
Tue 8 PM74°74°67°79%56%0%–ENE 91710+ mi
Tue 9 PM73°73°67°81%46%1%–ENE 81610+ mi
Tue 10 PM73°73°67°81%58%2%–ENE 81610+ mi
Tue 11 PM73°73°67°81%44%3%–ENE 71510+ mi
Wed 12 AM72°72°67°84%52%3%–ENE 51410+ mi
Wed 1 AM72°72°67°84%44%3%–ENE 51310+ mi
Wed 2 AM73°73°67°81%61%3%–NE 51310+ mi
Wed 3 AM72°72°67°84%52%4%–NE 51310+ mi
Wed 4 AM72°72°67°84%52%4%–NE 51410+ mi
Wed 5 AM71°71°66°84%55%5%–NE 61510+ mi
Wed 6 AM70°70°66°87%63%4%–NE 71510+ mi
Wed 7 AM70°70°68°93%57%3%–NE 71610+ mi
Wed 8 AM70°70°68°93%51%1%–NE 81510+ mi
Wed 9 AM72°72°69°90%60%1%–NE 81410+ mi
Wed 10 AM75°75°69°82%56%1%–NE 91510+ mi
Wed 11 AM77°77°65°67%44%1%–ENE 101510+ mi
Wed 12 PM78°78°64°62%54%0%–ENE 121610+ mi
Wed 1 PM79°79°63°58%37%0%–ENE 121510+ mi
Wed 2 PM80°81°62°54%33%0%–ENE 121510+ mi
Wed 3 PM80°81°61°52%25%0%–ENE 121510+ mi
Wed 4 PM81°82°60°49%12%0%–E 101510+ mi
Wed 5 PM79°79°60°52%8%0%–E 101510+ mi
Wed 6 PM78°78°60°54%5%0%–E 91410+ mi
Wed 7 PM77°77°61°58%5%0%–E 61310+ mi
Wed 8 PM74°74°61°64%5%0%–E 51310+ mi
Wed 9 PM73°73°61°66%6%0%–E 51310+ mi
Wed 10 PM72°72°61°68%8%0%–E 51310+ mi
Wed 11 PM71°71°61°71%6%0%–E 312–
Thu 12 AM69°69°60°73%7%0%–E 210–
Thu 1 AM69°69°60°73%8%0%–E 19–
Thu 2 AM68°68°60°76%4%0%–ENE 18–
Thu 3 AM67°67°60°78%4%0%–NE 18–
Thu 4 AM66°66°60°81%3%0%–NE 29–
Thu 5 AM65°65°60°84%5%0%–NNE 29–
Thu 6 AM63°63°59°87%9%0%–NNE 310–
Thu 7 AM63°63°61°93%8%0%–NNE 312–
Thu 8 AM64°64°61°90%6%0%–NNE 512–
Thu 9 AM68°68°61°78%4%0%–NE 610–
Thu 10 AM73°73°61°66%1%0%–NE 610–
Thu 11 AM76°76°60°58%1%0%–ENE 710–
Thu 12 PM78°78°59°52%0%0%–ENE 812–
Thu 1 PM80°80°57°45%0%0%–ENE 913–
Thu 2 PM81°81°56°42%0%0%–E 1013–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

82° / 70°

5% rain

NE 7–14 mph · gusts 20

Wed, Oct 21

Mostly Sunny

82° / 63°

5% rain

NE 3–12 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

82° / 62°

Dry

NE 1–10 mph · gusts 13

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

81° / 68°

Dry

E 0–9 mph · gusts 13

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

81° / 67°

Dry

E 3–15 mph · gusts 18

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Sunny

78° / 66°

6% rain

E 7–15 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny

79° / 64°

4% rain

E 3–13 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Mostly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

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 · 1229 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.


GMZ350-355-210615-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1229 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at
8 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 
.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 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. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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.

Moon calendar · August 2032

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
18% lit
↑ 2:52 AM
↓ 4:47 PM
★★★★c86
Moon farthest north (19.8°)
2
11% lit
↑ 3:43 AM
↓ 5:35 PM
★★★★c86
3
6% lit
↑ 4:35 AM
↓ 6:20 PM
★★★★c84
4
2% lit
↑ 5:27 AM
↓ 7:01 PM
★★★★c81
best
5
0% lit
↑ 6:19 AM
↓ 7:39 PM
★★★★c76
best
6
0% lit
↑ 7:12 AM
↓ 8:15 PM
★★★★c70
New Moon
best
7
2% lit
↑ 8:03 AM
↓ 8:49 PM
★★★★c63
Apogee · 406,527 km
8
6% lit
↑ 8:54 AM
↓ 9:22 PM
★★★☆c55
9
11% lit
↑ 9:46 AM
↓ 9:55 PM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
10
17% lit
↑ 10:37 AM
↓ 10:28 PM
★★☆☆c32
11
25% lit
↑ 11:30 AM
↓ 11:04 PM
★★☆☆c31
12
34% lit
↑ 12:23 PM
↓ 11:42 PM
★★☆☆c41
13
44% lit
↑ 1:19 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c59
14
54% lit
↑ 2:15 PM
↓ 12:24 AM
★☆☆☆c66
First Quarter
15
65% lit
↑ 3:13 PM
↓ 1:11 AM
★★★★c77
16
75% lit
↑ 4:10 PM
↓ 2:03 AM
★★★★c87
Moon farthest south (-19.1°)
17
84% lit
↑ 5:06 PM
↓ 3:01 AM
★★★★c93
18
92% lit
↑ 5:59 PM
↓ 4:04 AM
★★★★c94
19
97% lit
↑ 6:49 PM
↓ 5:11 AM
★★★★c94
20
100% lit
↑ 7:36 PM
↓ 6:19 AM
★★★★c90
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon (supermoon)
Perigee · 356,881 km
best
21
99% lit
↑ 8:20 PM
↓ 7:28 AM
★★★★c79
best
22
96% lit
↑ 9:04 PM
↓ 8:35 AM
★★★★c65
Moon crosses the equator
23
90% lit
↑ 9:47 PM
↓ 9:42 AM
★★★☆c51
24
82% lit
↑ 10:30 PM
↓ 10:47 AM
★★★★c58
25
72% lit
↑ 11:15 PM
↓ 11:50 AM
★★★★c65
26
62% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:51 PM
★★★☆c71
27
51% lit
↑ 12:01 AM
↓ 1:48 PM
★☆☆☆c73
Last Quarter
28
41% lit
↑ 12:50 AM
↓ 2:42 PM
★★★☆c75
Moon farthest north (19.7°)
29
31% lit
↑ 1:40 AM
↓ 3:32 PM
★★★★c75
30
23% lit
↑ 2:31 AM
↓ 4:18 PM
★★★★c73
31
15% lit
↑ 3:23 AM
↓ 5:01 PM
★★★★c71

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Aug 1 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (19.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Aug 6 · 12:12 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Aug 7 · 12:00 PM — Apogee · 406,527 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Aug 9 · 5:00 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, Aug 14 · 2:51 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Aug 16 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Aug 20 · 8:47 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon 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.
  • Fri, Aug 20 · 11:00 PM — Perigee · 356,881 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Aug 22 · 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.
  • Fri, Aug 27 · 2:34 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Aug 28 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest north (19.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Wed, Aug 4 · Thu, Aug 5 · Fri, Aug 6 · Fri, Aug 20 · Sat, Aug 21

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

Moon distance

357,085 km closest · 406,527 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 Tue 1:21 PM.