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Freeport

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

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AQAHGX The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued an Ozone Action Day for the Houston, Galveston, and Brazoria area for Thursday, October 22, 2026. Atmospheric conditions are expected to be favorable for producing high levels of ozone pollution in the Houston, Galveston, and surrounding areas on Thursday. You can help prevent ozone pollution by sharing a ride, walking, riding a bicycle, taking your lunch to work, avoiding drive through lanes, conserving energy and keeping your vehicle properly tuned. For more information on ozone: Ozone: The Facts www.tceq.texas.gov/airquality/monops/ozonefacts.html EPA AirNow: www.airnow.gov/?city=Houston&state=TX&country=USA Take Care of Texas: www.takecareoftexas.org/conservation-tips/keep-our-air-clean

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Today

This Afternoon: High 79° · 3% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East 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, 80%
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 PMclouds37% 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 cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°78767269656475807973686664627682rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphE 10 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 12E 5 mph, gusts 12E 5 mph, gusts 12E 2 mph, gusts 9ENE 2 mph, gusts 7NNE 3 mph, gusts 8NNE 5 mph, gusts 10NNE 5 mph, gusts 12NE 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 8 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 13E 7 mph, gusts 10E 3 mph, gusts 10ESE 3 mph, gusts 9SE 3 mph, gusts 8SE 2 mph, gusts 8E 1 mph, gusts 7NNE 3 mph, gusts 8NNE 3 mph, gusts 9NE 5 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 10E 9 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 4 PM78°78°66°67%37%0%–E 101310+ mi
Wed 5 PM78°78°65°64%43%0%–E 91310+ mi
Wed 6 PM77°77°64°64%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°73%4%0%–E 51210+ mi
Wed 10 PM72°72°64°76%3%0%–E 51210+ mi
Wed 11 PM71°71°63°76%4%0%–E 31010+ mi
Thu 12 AM70°70°62°76%4%0%–E 2910+ mi
Thu 1 AM69°69°62°78%5%0%–E 2810+ mi
Thu 2 AM69°69°62°78%5%0%–ENE 2710+ mi
Thu 3 AM67°67°61°81%6%0%–NE 3810+ mi
Thu 4 AM65°65°61°87%5%0%–NNE 3810+ mi
Thu 5 AM65°65°61°87%7%0%–NNE 3910+ mi
Thu 6 AM64°64°61°90%15%0%–NNE 51010+ mi
Thu 7 AM64°64°60°87%9%1%–NNE 51210+ mi
Thu 8 AM65°65°61°87%8%1%–NNE 51210+ mi
Thu 9 AM69°69°62°78%5%1%–NNE 51010+ mi
Thu 10 AM75°75°62°64%2%1%–NE 71010+ mi
Thu 11 AM77°77°59°54%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°42%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 81210+ mi
Thu 6 PM77°77°55°47%3%0%–E 71010+ mi
Thu 7 PM73°73°57°57%6%0%–E 51010+ mi
Thu 8 PM71°71°57°61%4%0%–E 31010+ mi
Thu 9 PM70°70°58°66%3%0%–ESE 3910+ mi
Thu 10 PM68°68°58°70%3%0%–ESE 3910+ mi
Thu 11 PM67°67°57°70%4%0%–ESE 39–
Fri 12 AM67°67°58°73%5%0%–SE 38–
Fri 1 AM66°66°58°75%6%0%–SE 28–
Fri 2 AM67°67°58°73%4%0%–SE 28–
Fri 3 AM64°64°57°78%5%0%–ESE 27–
Fri 4 AM64°64°57°78%4%0%–E 17–
Fri 5 AM63°63°57°81%5%0%–NNE 27–
Fri 6 AM62°62°57°84%6%0%–NNE 38–
Fri 7 AM62°62°57°84%4%0%–NNE 39–
Fri 8 AM63°63°58°84%0%0%–NNE 39–
Fri 9 AM69°69°58°68%1%0%–NE 59–
Fri 10 AM76°76°59°56%1%0%–NE 59–
Fri 11 AM79°79°58°49%1%0%–ENE 69–
Fri 12 PM82°82°58°44%2%0%–E 710–
Fri 1 PM82°82°59°46%2%0%–E 812–
Fri 2 PM83°83°59°44%2%0%–E 913–
Fri 3 PM82°82°59°46%3%0%–E 913–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

79° / 64°

3% rain

E 3–10 mph · gusts 13

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

82° / 69°

Dry

E 3–14 mph · gusts 18

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

79° / 67°

3% rain

E 6–14 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 26

Partly Sunny

79° / 65°

9% rain

E 3–13 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Oct 27

Mostly Sunny

79° / 64°

13% rain

E 2–10 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East 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 82.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

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 · 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 · August 2034

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
98% lit
↑ 9:16 PM
↓ 8:01 AM
★★★★c85
best
2
93% lit
↑ 9:57 PM
↓ 9:01 AM
★★★★c77
3
86% lit
↑ 10:37 PM
↓ 10:01 AM
★★☆☆c65
4
78% lit
↑ 11:18 PM
↓ 11:02 AM
★★★☆c51
Moon crosses the equator
5
68% lit
↑ 12:00 AM
↓ 12:04 PM
★★☆☆c46
6
57% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:06 PM
★★★☆c59
7
45% lit
↑ 12:45 AM
↓ 2:09 PM
★★★☆c76
Last Quarter
8
34% lit
↑ 1:33 AM
↓ 3:12 PM
★★★★c90
Perigee · 369,503 km
9
24% lit
↑ 2:24 AM
↓ 4:13 PM
★★★★c100
10
15% lit
↑ 3:20 AM
↓ 5:11 PM
★★★★c105
Moon farthest north (18.3°)
11
8% lit
↑ 4:18 AM
↓ 6:05 PM
★★★★c105
12
3% lit
↑ 5:19 AM
↓ 6:55 PM
★★★★c103
13
0% lit
↑ 6:19 AM
↓ 7:41 PM
★★★★c96
New Moon
best
14
0% lit
↑ 7:18 AM
↓ 8:23 PM
★★★★c85
best
15
3% lit
↑ 8:16 AM
↓ 9:01 PM
★★★★c73
16
7% lit
↑ 9:12 AM
↓ 9:38 PM
★★☆☆c60
Moon crosses the equator
17
13% lit
↑ 10:07 AM
↓ 10:14 PM
★★★☆c46
18
20% lit
↑ 11:00 AM
↓ 10:49 PM
★★☆☆c32
19
29% lit
↑ 11:52 AM
↓ 11:25 PM
★★☆☆c35
20
38% lit
↑ 12:44 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c47
21
47% lit
↑ 1:36 PM
↓ 12:03 AM
★☆☆☆c52
Apogee · 404,238 km
First Quarter
22
57% lit
↑ 2:27 PM
↓ 12:43 AM
★★☆☆c61
23
66% lit
↑ 3:17 PM
↓ 1:25 AM
★★★☆c69
24
75% lit
↑ 4:07 PM
↓ 2:11 AM
★★★★c76
Moon farthest south (-18.4°)
25
83% lit
↑ 4:55 PM
↓ 3:01 AM
★★★★c80
26
90% lit
↑ 5:42 PM
↓ 3:54 AM
★★★★c81
27
95% lit
↑ 6:27 PM
↓ 4:50 AM
★★★★c81
28
99% lit
↑ 7:11 PM
↓ 5:48 AM
★★★★c79
best
29
100% lit
↑ 7:53 PM
↓ 6:48 AM
★★★★c74
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
30
99% lit
↑ 8:34 PM
↓ 7:50 AM
★★★★c65
31
95% lit
↑ 9:16 PM
↓ 8:52 AM
★★★☆c55
Moon crosses the equator

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Aug 4 · 2:00 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, Aug 7 · 1:50 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Aug 8 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 369,503 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Aug 10 · 4:00 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.
  • Sun, Aug 13 · 10:52 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Aug 16 · 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.
  • Mon, Aug 21 · 7:00 AM — Apogee · 404,238 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Aug 21 · 7:42 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Aug 24 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Aug 29 · 11:49 AM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Aug 31 · 11:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Tue, Aug 1 · Sun, Aug 13 · Mon, Aug 14 · Mon, Aug 28 · Tue, Aug 29

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

Moon distance

369,437 km closest · 404,211 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 1:22 PM.