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Freeport

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

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Today

Today: High 81° · 5% rain

Partly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 64°

Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East wind 0 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:26 AM / 6:45 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:08 PM / 2:51 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 79%
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 PMThu, Oct 226 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 236 AM12 PMclouds51% cloud cover50% cloud cover55% cloud cover37% cloud cover43% cloud cover23% cloud cover20% cloud cover10% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover5% cloud cover7% cloud cover15% cloud cover9% cloud cover8% cloud cover5% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover6% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover4% cloud cover0% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°78797672696564758079736866646276rain3% chance3% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphENE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 10 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 13E 6 mph, gusts 12E 5 mph, gusts 12E 3 mph, gusts 10E 2 mph, gusts 8NE 3 mph, gusts 8NNE 3 mph, gusts 9NNE 5 mph, gusts 12NNE 5 mph, gusts 10ENE 8 mph, gusts 12ENE 9 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 12E 5 mph, gusts 10ESE 3 mph, gusts 9ESE 3 mph, gusts 9SE 2 mph, gusts 8ESE 2 mph, gusts 7NNE 2 mph, gusts 7NNE 3 mph, gusts 9NE 5 mph, gusts 9ENE 6 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 1 PM78°78°67°68%51%3%–ENE 121610+ mi
Wed 2 PM79°79°67°66%50%3%–ENE 101510+ mi
Wed 3 PM80°82°66°63%55%2%–ENE 101510+ mi
Wed 4 PM79°81°66°64%37%0%–E 101310+ mi
Wed 5 PM78°78°65°65%43%0%–E 91310+ mi
Wed 6 PM78°78°64°62%23%0%–E 81210+ mi
Wed 7 PM76°76°65°69%20%0%–E 61210+ mi
Wed 8 PM74°74°65°74%10%0%–E 51210+ mi
Wed 9 PM73°73°64°75%4%0%–E 51210+ mi
Wed 10 PM72°72°64°78%3%0%–E 51210+ mi
Wed 11 PM71°71°63°77%4%0%–E 31010+ mi
Thu 12 AM70°70°62°77%4%0%–E 2910+ mi
Thu 1 AM69°69°62°79%5%0%–E 2810+ mi
Thu 2 AM69°69°62°79%5%0%–ENE 279.0 mi
Thu 3 AM67°67°61°82%6%0%–NE 3810+ mi
Thu 4 AM65°65°61°85%5%0%–NNE 3810+ mi
Thu 5 AM65°65°61°87%7%0%–NNE 3910+ mi
Thu 6 AM64°64°61°88%15%0%–NNE 51010+ mi
Thu 7 AM64°64°60°87%9%1%–NNE 51210+ mi
Thu 8 AM65°65°61°88%8%1%–NNE 51210+ mi
Thu 9 AM69°69°62°78%5%1%–NNE 51010+ mi
Thu 10 AM75°75°62°65%2%1%–NE 71010+ mi
Thu 11 AM77°77°59°55%1%1%–ENE 81210+ mi
Thu 12 PM79°79°58°49%1%0%–ENE 81210+ mi
Thu 1 PM80°80°57°45%1%0%–ENE 91310+ mi
Thu 2 PM80°80°55°43%2%0%–E 91310+ mi
Thu 3 PM80°80°55°42%2%0%–E 91310+ mi
Thu 4 PM79°79°55°44%1%0%–E 91310+ mi
Thu 5 PM78°78°55°45%2%0%–E 812–
Thu 6 PM77°77°55°46%3%0%–E 710–
Thu 7 PM73°73°57°57%6%0%–E 510–
Thu 8 PM71°71°57°61%4%0%–E 310–
Thu 9 PM70°70°58°65%3%0%–ESE 39–
Thu 10 PM68°68°58°70%3%0%–ESE 39–
Thu 11 PM67°67°57°71%4%0%–ESE 39–
Fri 12 AM67°67°58°72%5%0%–SE 38–
Fri 1 AM66°66°58°74%6%0%–SE 28–
Fri 2 AM67°67°58°72%4%0%–SE 28–
Fri 3 AM64°64°57°78%5%0%–ESE 27–
Fri 4 AM64°64°57°80%4%0%–E 17–
Fri 5 AM63°63°57°82%5%0%–NNE 27–
Fri 6 AM62°62°57°83%6%0%–NNE 38–
Fri 7 AM62°62°57°82%4%0%–NNE 39–
Fri 8 AM63°63°58°82%0%0%–NNE 39–
Fri 9 AM69°69°58°70%1%0%–NE 59–
Fri 10 AM76°76°59°55%1%0%–NE 59–
Fri 11 AM79°80°58°49%1%0%–ENE 69–
Fri 12 PM82°82°58°46%2%0%–E 710–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

81° / 64°

5% rain

NE 3–12 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

81° / 62°

1% rain

NE 2–9 mph · gusts 13

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

83° / 69°

Dry

NE 1–9 mph · gusts 13

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

81° / 67°

Dry

E 3–15 mph · gusts 18

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Sunny

78° / 65°

3% rain

E 7–15 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny

79° / 64°

12% rain

E 3–13 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Oct 27

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

79° / 63°

17% rain

NE 2–10 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Partly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East wind 0 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 62. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Sunday Night: Partly 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. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 130 PM 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.


GMZ350-355-220715-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
130 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers early,
then a slight chance of showers late. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 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: Southeast 2 feet at 6 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 10 to 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, diminishing to around
15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet.

Moon calendar · May 2034

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
97% lit
↑ 6:37 PM
↓ 5:40 AM
★☆☆☆
2
99% lit
↑ 7:28 PM
↓ 6:15 AM
★☆☆☆
best
3
100% lit
↑ 8:20 PM
↓ 6:52 AM
★☆☆☆
Apogee · 406,347 km
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
4
99% lit
↑ 9:11 PM
↓ 7:31 AM
★☆☆☆
best
5
96% lit
↑ 10:02 PM
↓ 8:12 AM
★☆☆☆
6
91% lit
↑ 10:52 PM
↓ 8:57 AM
★☆☆☆
7
85% lit
↑ 11:40 PM
↓ 9:45 AM
★☆☆☆
Moon farthest south (-18.3°)
8
77% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:36 AM
★☆☆☆
9
68% lit
↑ 12:26 AM
↓ 11:29 AM
★☆☆☆
10
58% lit
↑ 1:11 AM
↓ 12:25 PM
★☆☆☆
11
47% lit
↑ 1:54 AM
↓ 1:22 PM
★☆☆☆
Last Quarter
12
37% lit
↑ 2:35 AM
↓ 2:22 PM
★☆☆☆
13
26% lit
↑ 3:16 AM
↓ 3:23 PM
★☆☆☆
14
17% lit
↑ 3:58 AM
↓ 4:27 PM
★☆☆☆
Moon crosses the equator
15
9% lit
↑ 4:41 AM
↓ 5:33 PM
★☆☆☆
16
3% lit
↑ 5:26 AM
↓ 6:40 PM
★☆☆☆
17
0% lit
↑ 6:16 AM
↓ 7:48 PM
★☆☆☆
Perigee · 357,648 km
New Moon (supermoon)
best
18
1% lit
↑ 7:09 AM
↓ 8:55 PM
★☆☆☆
best
19
4% lit
↑ 8:06 AM
↓ 9:58 PM
★☆☆☆
20
10% lit
↑ 9:06 AM
↓ 10:57 PM
★☆☆☆
Moon farthest north (18.3°)
21
18% lit
↑ 10:07 AM
↓ 11:49 PM
★☆☆☆
22
27% lit
↑ 11:07 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆
23
37% lit
↑ 12:05 PM
↓ 12:36 AM
★☆☆☆
24
47% lit
↑ 1:02 PM
↓ 1:18 AM
★☆☆☆
First Quarter
25
57% lit
↑ 1:56 PM
↓ 1:57 AM
★☆☆☆
26
67% lit
↑ 2:49 PM
↓ 2:33 AM
★☆☆☆
Moon crosses the equator
27
75% lit
↑ 3:41 PM
↓ 3:07 AM
★☆☆☆
28
83% lit
↑ 4:33 PM
↓ 3:41 AM
★☆☆☆
29
90% lit
↑ 5:24 PM
↓ 4:16 AM
★☆☆☆
30
95% lit
↑ 6:15 PM
↓ 4:52 AM
★☆☆☆
Apogee · 405,998 km
31
98% lit
↑ 7:07 PM
↓ 5:30 AM
★☆☆☆

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, May 3 · 1:00 AM — Apogee · 406,347 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, May 3 · 7:15 AM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, May 7 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, May 11 · 5:56 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, May 14 · 12:00 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 17 · 9:00 AM — Perigee · 357,648 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, May 17 · 10:12 PM — New 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, May 20 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, May 24 · 6:57 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, May 26 · 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.
  • Tue, May 30 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 405,998 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Tue, May 2 · Wed, May 3 · Thu, May 4 · Wed, May 17 · Thu, May 18

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

Moon distance

357,658 km closest · 406,283 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 Wed 11:16 AM.