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Freeport

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 68° · 3% rain

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

Wednesday: High 81° · 3% rain

Partly 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 PMFri, Oct 23clouds63% cloud cover65% cloud cover64% cloud cover71% cloud cover63% cloud cover68% cloud cover71% cloud cover69% cloud cover61% cloud cover59% cloud cover60% cloud cover53% cloud cover44% cloud cover41% cloud cover35% cloud cover32% cloud cover30% cloud cover23% cloud cover27% cloud cover20% cloud cover18% cloud cover13% cloud cover8% cloud cover7% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover7% cloud cover7% cloud cover7% cloud cover10% cloud cover10% cloud cover7% cloud cover3% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover7% cloud cover1% cloud cover4% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°73726874808077726965627481817469rain3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphENE 5 mph, gusts 14ENE 5 mph, gusts 14ENE 6 mph, gusts 15NE 7 mph, gusts 15NE 8 mph, gusts 15ENE 10 mph, gusts 15ENE 12 mph, gusts 15ENE 10 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 14E 6 mph, gusts 12E 3 mph, gusts 12E 3 mph, gusts 10ENE 1 mph, gusts 8NNE 1 mph, gusts 8NNE 2 mph, gusts 9N 3 mph, gusts 12NNE 5 mph, gusts 10NE 8 mph, gusts 12ENE 9 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 12E 3 mph, gusts 9E 2 mph, gusts 9E 1 mph, gusts 8
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 1 AM73°73°66°79%63%3%–ENE 51410+ mi
Wed 2 AM73°73°66°79%65%3%–ENE 51410+ mi
Wed 3 AM72°72°66°81%64%3%–ENE 51410+ mi
Wed 4 AM72°72°66°81%71%3%–ENE 61410+ mi
Wed 5 AM70°70°65°84%63%3%–ENE 61510+ mi
Wed 6 AM70°70°65°84%68%2%–NE 71510+ mi
Wed 7 AM68°68°65°90%71%3%–NE 71510+ mi
Wed 8 AM68°68°66°93%69%3%–NE 81510+ mi
Wed 9 AM71°71°66°84%61%2%–NE 81510+ mi
Wed 10 AM74°74°66°76%59%2%–NE 91510+ mi
Wed 11 AM77°77°65°67%60%1%–ENE 101510+ mi
Wed 12 PM78°78°65°64%53%1%–ENE 121610+ mi
Wed 1 PM80°82°64°58%44%0%–ENE 121510+ mi
Wed 2 PM80°82°64°58%41%0%–ENE 101510+ mi
Wed 3 PM81°82°63°54%35%0%–ENE 101510+ mi
Wed 4 PM80°81°63°56%32%0%–E 101410+ mi
Wed 5 PM79°79°63°58%30%0%–E 91410+ mi
Wed 6 PM78°78°62°58%23%0%–E 81310+ mi
Wed 7 PM77°77°62°60%27%0%–E 61210+ mi
Wed 8 PM74°74°63°69%20%0%–E 51210+ mi
Wed 9 PM73°73°62°68%18%0%–E 31210+ mi
Wed 10 PM72°72°62°71%13%0%–E 31210+ mi
Wed 11 PM71°71°61°71%8%0%–E 31010+ mi
Thu 12 AM70°70°60°71%7%0%–ENE 2910+ mi
Thu 1 AM69°69°60°73%5%0%–ENE 1810+ mi
Thu 2 AM69°69°60°73%5%0%–NE 1810+ mi
Thu 3 AM66°66°59°78%7%0%–NNE 1810+ mi
Thu 4 AM65°65°59°81%7%0%–NNE 2810+ mi
Thu 5 AM64°64°59°84%7%0%–NNE 29–
Thu 6 AM63°63°59°87%10%0%–NNE 310–
Thu 7 AM62°62°59°90%10%0%–N 312–
Thu 8 AM64°64°60°87%7%0%–NNE 512–
Thu 9 AM69°69°60°73%3%0%–NNE 510–
Thu 10 AM74°74°60°62%1%0%–NE 612–
Thu 11 AM78°78°58°50%1%0%–NE 812–
Thu 12 PM80°80°57°45%1%0%–ENE 813–
Thu 1 PM81°81°56°42%1%0%–ENE 913–
Thu 2 PM81°81°54°39%2%0%–ENE 913–
Thu 3 PM81°81°54°39%2%0%–E 913–
Thu 4 PM81°81°54°39%1%0%–E 913–
Thu 5 PM79°79°54°42%2%0%–E 812–
Thu 6 PM78°78°54°43%4%0%–E 610–
Thu 7 PM74°74°55°51%7%0%–E 39–
Thu 8 PM73°73°56°55%1%0%–E 29–
Thu 9 PM71°71°57°61%4%0%–E 29–
Thu 10 PM69°69°57°66%6%0%–E 29–
Thu 11 PM68°68°57°68%6%0%–E 18–
Fri 12 AM68°68°57°68%6%0%–E 17–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

81° / 68°

3% rain

NE 3–12 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

81° / 61°

Dry

NE 1–9 mph · gusts 13

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

82° / 67°

Dry

NE 0–9 mph · gusts 13

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

81° / 67°

Dry

E 3–15 mph · gusts 18

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Sunny

78° / 65°

4% rain

E 7–15 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny

79° / 64°

13% rain

E 3–13 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Oct 27

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

79° / 64°

17% rain

E 2–10 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Northeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
  • 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 65.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 1201 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.


GMZ350-355-211730-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1201 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.OVERNIGHT...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 late
this evening, then a chance of showers late. 
.WEDNESDAY...East 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 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.
.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 2033

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
9% lit
↑ 8:58 AM
↓ 10:50 PM
★★★★c96
2
17% lit
↑ 9:54 AM
↓ 11:44 PM
★☆☆☆c91
Moon farthest north (19.0°)
3
25% lit
↑ 10:50 AM
↓ –
★★★★c86
4
35% lit
↑ 11:46 AM
↓ 12:33 AM
★★★★c75
5
45% lit
↑ 12:40 PM
↓ 1:16 AM
★★★☆c63
6
54% lit
↑ 1:33 PM
↓ 1:56 AM
★★☆☆c52
First Quarter
7
64% lit
↑ 2:25 PM
↓ 2:33 AM
★★☆☆c37
8
73% lit
↑ 3:17 PM
↓ 3:07 AM
★★☆☆c32
9
81% lit
↑ 4:08 PM
↓ 3:41 AM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
Apogee · 405,165 km
10
87% lit
↑ 4:59 PM
↓ 4:14 AM
★★★☆c51
11
93% lit
↑ 5:51 PM
↓ 4:48 AM
★★★★c62
12
97% lit
↑ 6:44 PM
↓ 5:24 AM
★★★★c72
13
99% lit
↑ 7:37 PM
↓ 6:02 AM
★★★★c79
best
14
100% lit
↑ 8:32 PM
↓ 6:44 AM
★★★★c83
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
15
98% lit
↑ 9:26 PM
↓ 7:29 AM
★★★★c86
best
16
95% lit
↑ 10:19 PM
↓ 8:19 AM
★★★★c86
Moon farthest south (-18.5°)
17
89% lit
↑ 11:10 PM
↓ 9:12 AM
★★★★c86
18
81% lit
↑ 11:58 PM
↓ 10:09 AM
★☆☆☆c84
19
72% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:08 AM
★★★★c81
20
62% lit
↑ 12:44 AM
↓ 12:08 PM
★★★★c74
21
51% lit
↑ 1:27 AM
↓ 1:10 PM
★★★☆c64
Last Quarter
22
39% lit
↑ 2:09 AM
↓ 2:12 PM
★★☆☆c48
23
28% lit
↑ 2:51 AM
↓ 3:15 PM
★★★☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
24
19% lit
↑ 3:33 AM
↓ 4:19 PM
★★★★c65
25
10% lit
↑ 4:16 AM
↓ 5:24 PM
★★★★c82
Perigee · 365,416 km
26
4% lit
↑ 5:02 AM
↓ 6:29 PM
★★★★c95
27
1% lit
↑ 5:51 AM
↓ 7:32 PM
★★★★c101
best
28
0% lit
↑ 6:43 AM
↓ 8:34 PM
★★★★c102
New Moon
best
29
2% lit
↑ 7:38 AM
↓ 9:31 PM
★★★★c102
Moon farthest north (18.9°)
30
6% lit
↑ 8:35 AM
↓ 10:23 PM
★★★★c97
31
13% lit
↑ 9:32 AM
↓ 11:10 PM
★☆☆☆c89

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, May 2 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest north (19.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, May 6 · 1:45 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, May 9 · 8:00 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 9 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 405,165 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, May 14 · 5:42 AM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, May 16 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, May 21 · 1:29 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, May 23 · 3:00 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 25 · 8:00 AM — Perigee · 365,416 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, May 28 · 6:36 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, May 29 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.9°)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

Fri, May 13 · Sat, May 14 · Sun, May 15 · Fri, May 27 · Sat, May 28

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

Moon distance

365,433 km closest · 405,165 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 11:35 PM.