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Bolivar

29.470°, -94.620° · tides: Sievers Cove, Goat Island

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Today

Overnight: Low 68°

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

Wednesday: High 78°

Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:23 AM / 6:41 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:05 PM / 2:48 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 76%
Minor period
2:18 AM–3:18 AM
Major period
8:30 AM–10:30 AM
Minor period
3:35 PM–4:35 PM
Major period
8:55 PM–10:55 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Oct 2112 PM6 PMThu, Oct 226 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 236 AMclouds53% cloud cover43% cloud cover37% cloud cover30% cloud cover23% cloud cover24% cloud cover25% cloud cover22% cloud cover23% cloud cover21% cloud cover19% cloud cover14% cloud cover12% cloud cover6% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover7% cloud cover4% cloud cover7% cloud cover8% cloud cover8% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover6% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover4% cloud cover0% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°68717878757371656369787874737166rainwind01020mphNE 10 mph, gusts 13NE 10 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 6 mph, gusts 7E 5 mph, gusts 6ENE 3 mph, gusts 3NE 5 mph, gusts 5NNE 6 mph, gusts 8NNE 7 mph, gusts 9NE 8 mph, gusts 10NE 8 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 6 mph, gusts 8SE 3 mph, gusts 6SSE 3 mph, gusts 3SE 2 mph, gusts 2ESE 0 mph, gusts 2NE 2 mph, gusts 3NNE 5 mph, gusts 6
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 7 AM68°68°61°78%53%0%–NE 101310+ mi
Wed 8 AM68°68°61°78%43%0%–NE 101310+ mi
Wed 9 AM69°69°61°76%37%0%–NE 101310+ mi
Wed 10 AM71°71°62°73%30%0%–ENE 101410+ mi
Wed 11 AM75°75°62°64%23%0%–ENE 101410+ mi
Wed 12 PM77°77°61°58%24%0%–E 91310+ mi
Wed 1 PM78°78°61°56%25%0%–E 91310+ mi
Wed 2 PM78°78°61°56%22%0%–E 91310+ mi
Wed 3 PM78°78°60°54%23%0%–E 81210+ mi
Wed 4 PM78°78°60°54%21%0%–ESE 81210+ mi
Wed 5 PM78°78°60°54%19%0%–ESE 71010+ mi
Wed 6 PM77°77°60°56%14%0%–ESE 81010+ mi
Wed 7 PM75°75°61°62%12%0%–ESE 7910+ mi
Wed 8 PM73°73°61°66%6%0%–ESE 7810+ mi
Wed 9 PM73°73°61°66%4%0%–ESE 6710+ mi
Wed 10 PM73°73°61°66%5%0%–ESE 6710+ mi
Wed 11 PM72°72°60°66%7%0%–E 5610+ mi
Thu 12 AM71°71°60°68%4%0%–E 3510+ mi
Thu 1 AM71°71°60°68%7%0%–ENE 3310+ mi
Thu 2 AM69°69°60°73%8%0%–NE 3510.0 mi
Thu 3 AM68°68°60°76%8%0%–NE 5510.0 mi
Thu 4 AM65°65°61°87%6%0%–NE 679.9 mi
Thu 5 AM64°64°60°87%6%0%–NNE 689.8 mi
Thu 6 AM63°63°59°87%7%0%–NNE 789.8 mi
Thu 7 AM63°63°58°84%6%0%–NNE 799.6 mi
Thu 8 AM63°63°57°81%2%0%–NNE 8108.3 mi
Thu 9 AM65°65°57°75%1%0%–NE 81010+ mi
Thu 10 AM69°69°57°66%2%0%–NE 81010+ mi
Thu 11 AM74°74°56°53%2%0%–NE 810–
Thu 12 PM76°76°55°48%1%0%–ENE 710–
Thu 1 PM78°78°54°43%1%0%–E 710–
Thu 2 PM78°78°54°43%1%0%–E 710–
Thu 3 PM78°78°55°45%1%0%–ESE 69–
Thu 4 PM78°78°55°45%2%0%–ESE 69–
Thu 5 PM78°78°56°47%1%0%–ESE 68–
Thu 6 PM76°76°56°50%1%0%–SE 67–
Thu 7 PM74°74°57°55%4%0%–SE 36–
Thu 8 PM74°74°58°57%0%0%–SE 35–
Thu 9 PM73°73°58°59%1%0%–SSE 33–
Thu 10 PM73°73°59°62%2%0%–SSE 33–
Thu 11 PM72°72°59°64%3%0%–SE 22–
Fri 12 AM71°71°59°66%4%0%–SE 12–
Fri 1 AM71°71°59°66%5%0%–ESE 02–
Fri 2 AM69°69°59°70%5%0%–E 12–
Fri 3 AM68°68°58°70%5%0%–NE 23–
Fri 4 AM66°66°58°75%5%0%–NNE 35–
Fri 5 AM65°65°58°78%5%0%–NNE 56–
Fri 6 AM63°63°57°81%6%0%–NNE 67–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

78° / 68°

Dry

E 5–10 mph · gusts 14

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

78° / 63°

Dry

E 2–8 mph · gusts 10

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

79° / 71°

Dry

E 0–8 mph · gusts 12

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

78° / 66°

Dry

E 7–15 mph · gusts 18

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Sunny

74° / 65°

1% rain

E 8–14 mph · gusts 18

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny

75° / 64°

5% rain

E 7–13 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Oct 27

Slight Chance Rain Showers

76° / 65°

15% rain

NE 6–9 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

Weather map

Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.

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 · July 2033

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23% lit
↑ 10:56 AM
↓ 11:37 PM
★★☆☆c63
2
32% lit
↑ 11:48 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c51
Moon crosses the equator
3
41% lit
↑ 12:40 PM
↓ 12:10 AM
★☆☆☆c39
4
50% lit
↑ 1:31 PM
↓ 12:44 AM
★☆☆☆c38
Apogee · 404,095 km
First Quarter
5
59% lit
↑ 2:23 PM
↓ 1:18 AM
★★☆☆c49
6
69% lit
↑ 3:16 PM
↓ 1:53 AM
★★☆☆c60
7
77% lit
↑ 4:09 PM
↓ 2:31 AM
★★★☆c70
8
85% lit
↑ 5:04 PM
↓ 3:13 AM
★★★☆c79
9
92% lit
↑ 5:59 PM
↓ 3:59 AM
★★★★c86
10
96% lit
↑ 6:53 PM
↓ 4:50 AM
★☆☆☆c89
Moon farthest south (-18.4°)
11
99% lit
↑ 7:45 PM
↓ 5:45 AM
★★★★c92
best
12
100% lit
↑ 8:35 PM
↓ 6:45 AM
★★★★c92
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
13
98% lit
↑ 9:22 PM
↓ 7:47 AM
★★★★c90
best
14
93% lit
↑ 10:07 PM
↓ 8:50 AM
★★★★c83
15
86% lit
↑ 10:49 PM
↓ 9:54 AM
★★★☆c71
16
77% lit
↑ 11:30 PM
↓ 10:58 AM
★★☆☆c54
Perigee · 367,668 km
Moon crosses the equator
17
67% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:01 PM
★★☆☆c43
18
55% lit
↑ 12:12 AM
↓ 1:04 PM
★★☆☆c54
Last Quarter
19
44% lit
↑ 12:54 AM
↓ 2:07 PM
★★☆☆c69
20
33% lit
↑ 1:39 AM
↓ 3:09 PM
★★★☆c81
21
23% lit
↑ 2:26 AM
↓ 4:10 PM
★★★★c90
22
14% lit
↑ 3:16 AM
↓ 5:08 PM
★★★★c94
23
8% lit
↑ 4:09 AM
↓ 6:03 PM
★★★★c95
Moon farthest north (18.8°)
24
3% lit
↑ 5:05 AM
↓ 6:53 PM
★☆☆☆c95
25
1% lit
↑ 6:01 AM
↓ 7:39 PM
★★★★c93
best
26
0% lit
↑ 6:57 AM
↓ 8:21 PM
★★★★c87
New Moon
best
27
2% lit
↑ 7:52 AM
↓ 9:00 PM
★★★★c79
28
6% lit
↑ 8:46 AM
↓ 9:36 PM
★★★☆c68
29
11% lit
↑ 9:39 AM
↓ 10:10 PM
★★☆☆c56
30
18% lit
↑ 10:31 AM
↓ 10:44 PM
★★☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
31
25% lit
↑ 11:23 AM
↓ 11:17 PM
★☆☆☆c33
Apogee · 404,734 km

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Jul 2 · 11:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Jul 4 · 12:00 AM — Apogee · 404,095 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Jul 4 · 12:11 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jul 10 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jul 12 · 4:28 AM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Jul 16 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 367,668 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Jul 16 · 9:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Jul 18 · 11:07 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Jul 23 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jul 26 · 3:12 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Jul 30 · 7:00 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, Jul 31 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 404,734 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Mon, Jul 11 · Tue, Jul 12 · Wed, Jul 13 · Mon, Jul 25 · Tue, Jul 26

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

Moon distance

367,712 km closest · 404,695 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 Sievers Cove, Goat IslandSurf report: Bolivar Peninsula (Crystal Beach)Offshore 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 Wed 4:26 AM.