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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

Partly 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 PMclouds48% 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 cover1% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°77757372727075798177726966637380rain1% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance5% chance4% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphENE 14 mph, gusts 20ENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 9 mph, gusts 17ENE 8 mph, gusts 16ENE 5 mph, gusts 14NE 5 mph, gusts 13NE 5 mph, gusts 14NE 7 mph, gusts 15NE 8 mph, gusts 15NE 9 mph, gusts 15ENE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 12 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 14E 5 mph, gusts 13E 5 mph, gusts 13E 2 mph, gusts 10ENE 1 mph, gusts 8NE 2 mph, gusts 9NNE 3 mph, gusts 10NNE 5 mph, gusts 12NE 6 mph, gusts 10ENE 8 mph, gusts 12E 10 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
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–
Thu 3 PM81°81°56°42%1%0%–E 1013–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly 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: Partly 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

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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 · September 2032

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
9% lit
↑ 4:16 AM
↓ 5:40 PM
★★★★c74
best
2
4% lit
↑ 5:07 AM
↓ 6:16 PM
★★★★c67
3
1% lit
↑ 5:59 AM
↓ 6:51 PM
★★★★c59
Apogee · 406,563 km
4
0% lit
↑ 6:50 AM
↓ 7:24 PM
★★★★c48
New Moon
5
1% lit
↑ 7:42 AM
↓ 7:57 PM
★★★☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
6
3% lit
↑ 8:33 AM
↓ 8:31 PM
★★★☆c29
7
7% lit
↑ 9:25 AM
↓ 9:05 PM
★★★☆c38
8
13% lit
↑ 10:19 AM
↓ 9:43 PM
★★★☆c46
9
20% lit
↑ 11:13 AM
↓ 10:23 PM
★★★☆c60
10
29% lit
↑ 12:08 PM
↓ 11:07 PM
★★★★c69
11
39% lit
↑ 1:04 PM
↓ 11:56 PM
★★★☆c77
12
49% lit
↑ 1:59 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c82
First Quarter
Moon farthest south (-19.0°)
13
60% lit
↑ 2:54 PM
↓ 12:50 AM
★★★☆c88
14
71% lit
↑ 3:46 PM
↓ 1:49 AM
★★★★c91
15
81% lit
↑ 4:36 PM
↓ 2:51 AM
★★★★c91
16
89% lit
↑ 5:23 PM
↓ 3:57 AM
★★★★c90
17
96% lit
↑ 6:09 PM
↓ 5:04 AM
★★★★c83
best
18
99% lit
↑ 6:53 PM
↓ 6:11 AM
★★★★c68
Perigee · 358,036 km
Moon crosses the equator
best
19
100% lit
↑ 7:36 PM
↓ 7:19 AM
★★★★c59
Full Moon · Corn Moon (supermoon)
best
20
97% lit
↑ 8:21 PM
↓ 8:26 AM
★★★★c78
best
21
92% lit
↑ 9:06 PM
↓ 9:31 AM
★★★★c92
22
85% lit
↑ 9:53 PM
↓ 10:35 AM
★★★★c97
23
77% lit
↑ 10:43 PM
↓ 11:36 AM
★★★★c96
24
67% lit
↑ 11:34 PM
↓ 12:33 PM
★★★★c92
25
57% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:26 PM
★★★☆c84
Moon farthest north (19.7°)
26
47% lit
↑ 12:26 AM
↓ 2:15 PM
★☆☆☆c75
Last Quarter
27
37% lit
↑ 1:18 AM
↓ 2:59 PM
★★★☆c72
28
28% lit
↑ 2:11 AM
↓ 3:39 PM
★★★☆c63
29
20% lit
↑ 3:03 AM
↓ 4:16 PM
★★★☆c55
30
13% lit
↑ 3:54 AM
↓ 4:51 PM
★★★☆c48
Apogee · 405,953 km

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Sep 3 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 406,563 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Sep 4 · 3:57 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Sep 5 · 12:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Sep 12 · 1:49 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Sep 12 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-19.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Sep 18 · 9:00 AM — Perigee · 358,036 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Sep 18 · 8:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Sep 19 · 4:31 AM — Full Moon · Corn 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.
  • Sat, Sep 25 · 6:00 AM — 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.
  • Sun, Sep 26 · 4:13 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Sep 30 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 405,953 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Wed, Sep 1 · Fri, Sep 17 · Sat, Sep 18 · Sun, Sep 19 · Mon, Sep 20

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

Moon distance

358,049 km closest · 406,558 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.