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Freeport

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 68° · 5% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday: High 81° · 4% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:26 AM / 6:45 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:08 PM / 2:51 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 74%
Minor period
2:21 AM–3:21 AM
Major period
8:30 AM–10:30 AM
Minor period
3:38 PM–4:38 PM
Major period
9:00 PM–11:00 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Oct 216 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 226 AM12 PM6 PMclouds52% 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 cover1% cloud cover3% cloud cover5% cloud cover7% cloud cover7% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°72726871808178747067636878817770rain3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance5% chance4% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphENE 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 13E 9 mph, gusts 13E 6 mph, gusts 10E 2 mph, gusts 9E 2 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 12 AM72°72°65°79%52%3%–ENE 51410+ mi
Wed 1 AM72°72°65°79%44%3%–ENE 51310+ mi
Wed 2 AM73°73°65°76%61%3%–NE 51310+ mi
Wed 3 AM72°72°65°79%52%4%–NE 51310+ mi
Wed 4 AM72°72°65°79%52%4%–NE 51410+ mi
Wed 5 AM70°70°64°81%55%5%–NE 61510+ mi
Wed 6 AM68°68°64°87%63%4%–NE 71510+ mi
Wed 7 AM68°68°64°87%57%3%–NE 71610+ mi
Wed 8 AM68°68°65°90%51%1%–NE 81510+ mi
Wed 9 AM71°71°65°81%60%1%–NE 81410+ mi
Wed 10 AM76°76°65°69%56%1%–NE 91510+ mi
Wed 11 AM79°79°64°60%44%1%–ENE 101510+ mi
Wed 12 PM80°82°64°58%54%0%–ENE 121610+ mi
Wed 1 PM80°82°65°60%37%0%–ENE 121510+ mi
Wed 2 PM81°83°64°56%33%0%–ENE 121510+ mi
Wed 3 PM81°82°63°54%25%0%–ENE 121510+ mi
Wed 4 PM80°81°63°56%12%0%–E 101510+ mi
Wed 5 PM79°79°63°58%8%0%–E 101510+ mi
Wed 6 PM78°78°62°58%5%0%–E 91410+ mi
Wed 7 PM77°77°62°58%5%0%–E 61310+ mi
Wed 8 PM75°74°62°64%5%0%–E 51310+ mi
Wed 9 PM74°73°62°66%6%0%–E 51310+ mi
Wed 10 PM73°72°62°68%8%0%–E 51310+ mi
Wed 11 PM71°71°60°71%6%0%–E 31210+ mi
Thu 12 AM70°69°59°73%7%0%–E 21010+ mi
Thu 1 AM69°69°60°73%8%0%–E 1910+ mi
Thu 2 AM68°68°60°76%4%0%–ENE 1810+ mi
Thu 3 AM67°67°60°78%4%0%–NE 1810+ mi
Thu 4 AM66°66°60°81%3%0%–NE 2910+ mi
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–
Thu 4 PM81°81°56°42%1%0%–E 913–
Thu 5 PM79°79°57°47%3%0%–E 812–
Thu 6 PM77°77°58°52%5%0%–E 610–
Thu 7 PM75°75°59°58%7%0%–E 39–
Thu 8 PM73°73°59°62%7%0%–E 29–
Thu 9 PM70°70°59°68%6%0%–E 29–
Thu 10 PM68°68°59°73%6%0%–E 29–
Thu 11 PM68°68°59°73%7%0%–E 18–

7-day forecast

Tue, Oct 20

Mostly Cloudy

–° / 68°

5% rain

Today

Mostly Sunny

81° / 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
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. 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. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • 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.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.

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 · 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 · April 2033

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6% lit
↑ 8:38 AM
↓ 10:05 PM
★★★★c92
2
12% lit
↑ 9:27 AM
↓ 11:09 PM
★★☆☆c92
3
21% lit
↑ 10:19 AM
↓ –
★★★★c92
4
30% lit
↑ 11:12 AM
↓ 12:08 AM
★★★★c88
Moon farthest north (19.1°)
5
41% lit
↑ 12:07 PM
↓ 1:03 AM
★★★☆c82
6
51% lit
↑ 1:01 PM
↓ 1:53 AM
★★★☆c72
First Quarter
7
61% lit
↑ 1:55 PM
↓ 2:38 AM
★★★☆c62
8
70% lit
↑ 2:48 PM
↓ 3:19 AM
★★★☆c52
9
78% lit
↑ 3:40 PM
↓ 3:57 AM
★★☆☆c42
10
86% lit
↑ 4:31 PM
↓ 4:33 AM
★★☆☆c36
11
92% lit
↑ 5:22 PM
↓ 5:07 AM
★★☆☆c36
Apogee · 406,060 km
12
96% lit
↑ 6:13 PM
↓ 5:40 AM
★★★☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
13
99% lit
↑ 7:05 PM
↓ 6:14 AM
★★★★c56
14
100% lit
↑ 7:57 PM
↓ 6:48 AM
★★★★c65
Full Moon · Pink Moon
best
15
99% lit
↑ 8:50 PM
↓ 7:25 AM
★★★★c72
best
16
97% lit
↑ 9:43 PM
↓ 8:04 AM
★★★★c77
best
17
92% lit
↑ 10:37 PM
↓ 8:46 AM
★★★★c80
18
86% lit
↑ 11:30 PM
↓ 9:32 AM
★☆☆☆c80
19
78% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:23 AM
★★★★c81
Moon farthest south (-18.5°)
20
69% lit
↑ 12:22 AM
↓ 11:16 AM
★★★★c80
21
59% lit
↑ 1:12 AM
↓ 12:14 PM
★★★☆c77
22
48% lit
↑ 1:59 AM
↓ 1:13 PM
★★★☆c72
Last Quarter
23
37% lit
↑ 2:45 AM
↓ 2:15 PM
★★★☆c62
24
26% lit
↑ 3:29 AM
↓ 3:19 PM
★★★☆c52
25
16% lit
↑ 4:12 AM
↓ 4:23 PM
★★★☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
26
8% lit
↑ 4:55 AM
↓ 5:29 PM
★★★★c67
27
3% lit
↑ 5:39 AM
↓ 6:36 PM
★★★★c86
Perigee · 360,570 km
28
0% lit
↑ 6:24 AM
↓ 7:42 PM
★★★★c101
New Moon
best
29
1% lit
↑ 7:13 AM
↓ 8:48 PM
★★★★c108
best
30
4% lit
↑ 8:04 AM
↓ 9:51 PM
★★★★c108

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Apr 4 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest north (19.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Apr 6 · 10:13 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Apr 11 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 406,060 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Apr 12 · 1:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Apr 14 · 2:17 PM — Full Moon · Pink MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Apr 19 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Apr 22 · 6:42 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Apr 25 · 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.
  • Wed, Apr 27 · 10:00 AM — Perigee · 360,570 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Apr 28 · 9:46 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Thu, Apr 14 · Fri, Apr 15 · Sat, Apr 16 · Thu, Apr 28 · Fri, Apr 29

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

Moon distance

360,578 km closest · 405,996 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 7:51 PM.