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Freeport

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

⚠ Air Quality Alert · until Thu 8:00 PM

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

Overnight: Low 64°

Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Northeast wind around 0 mph.

Thursday: High 81° · 1% rain

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

Sunrise / sunset
7:27 AM / 6:44 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:38 PM / 3:49 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 84%
Minor period
3:19 AM–4:19 AM
Major period
9:15 AM–11:15 AM
Minor period
4:08 PM–5:08 PM
Major period
9:40 PM–11:40 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Oct 226 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 236 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 24clouds10% cloud cover8% cloud cover11% cloud cover17% cloud cover22% cloud cover12% cloud cover3% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover6% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover9% cloud cover8% cloud cover7% cloud cover10% cloud cover12% cloud cover8% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover6% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover12% cloud cover9% cloud cover0% cloud cover3% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover8% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°66647681817469676561758181746967rain1% chancewind01020mphNNE 2 mph, gusts 8NNE 3 mph, gusts 10NNE 5 mph, gusts 12NE 7 mph, gusts 12ENE 9 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 13E 6 mph, gusts 10E 2 mph, gusts 9E 2 mph, gusts 9ESE 1 mph, gusts 8N 0 mph, gusts 7NNE 1 mph, gusts 7NNE 2 mph, gusts 9NNE 3 mph, gusts 10NE 6 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 13E 7 mph, gusts 12E 5 mph, gusts 12ESE 5 mph, gusts 13ESE 3 mph, gusts 12ESE 3 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 4 AM66°66°61°84%10%0%–NNE 2810+ mi
Thu 5 AM65°65°61°87%8%0%–NNE 2910+ mi
Thu 6 AM64°64°61°90%11%0%–NNE 31010+ mi
Thu 7 AM64°64°61°90%17%1%–NNE 31210+ mi
Thu 8 AM65°65°62°90%22%0%–NNE 51210+ mi
Thu 9 AM69°69°63°81%12%0%–NE 51210+ mi
Thu 10 AM76°76°62°62%3%0%–NE 71210+ mi
Thu 11 AM79°79°61°54%1%0%–ENE 81210+ mi
Thu 12 PM80°81°59°49%1%0%–ENE 91310+ mi
Thu 1 PM81°81°58°46%1%0%–ENE 91310+ mi
Thu 2 PM81°81°56°42%2%0%–E 91310+ mi
Thu 3 PM81°81°56°42%3%0%–E 91310+ mi
Thu 4 PM81°81°56°42%2%0%–E 91310+ mi
Thu 5 PM79°79°56°45%3%0%–E 81310+ mi
Thu 6 PM77°77°56°48%3%0%–E 61010+ mi
Thu 7 PM74°74°57°55%6%0%–E 3910+ mi
Thu 8 PM73°73°57°57%5%0%–E 2910+ mi
Thu 9 PM70°70°57°63%5%0%–E 2910+ mi
Thu 10 PM69°69°57°66%5%0%–E 2910+ mi
Thu 11 PM68°68°57°68%9%0%–E 2910+ mi
Fri 12 AM67°67°57°70%8%0%–ESE 1810+ mi
Fri 1 AM67°67°57°70%7%0%–E 1710+ mi
Fri 2 AM67°67°57°70%10%0%–N 0710+ mi
Fri 3 AM66°66°57°73%12%0%–N 0610+ mi
Fri 4 AM65°65°57°75%8%0%–NNE 1710+ mi
Fri 5 AM63°63°57°81%6%0%–NNE 2810+ mi
Fri 6 AM62°62°57°84%7%0%–NNE 2910+ mi
Fri 7 AM61°61°57°87%6%0%–NNE 31010+ mi
Fri 8 AM62°62°58°87%3%0%–NNE 31010+ mi
Fri 9 AM68°68°59°73%2%0%–NE 51010+ mi
Fri 10 AM75°75°59°58%1%0%–NE 61010+ mi
Fri 11 AM79°79°59°50%1%0%–ENE 710–
Fri 12 PM81°81°58°46%1%0%–E 812–
Fri 1 PM81°81°58°46%2%0%–E 812–
Fri 2 PM82°82°58°44%2%0%–E 812–
Fri 3 PM82°82°58°44%3%0%–E 813–
Fri 4 PM81°81°59°47%2%0%–E 913–
Fri 5 PM79°79°60°52%4%0%–E 813–
Fri 6 PM78°78°61°56%12%0%–E 712–
Fri 7 PM74°74°62°66%9%0%–E 512–
Fri 8 PM73°73°62°68%0%0%–E 512–
Fri 9 PM71°71°63°76%3%0%–ESE 512–
Fri 10 PM69°69°63°81%5%0%–ESE 513–
Fri 11 PM67°67°63°87%5%0%–ESE 513–
Sat 12 AM67°67°63°87%5%0%–ESE 312–
Sat 1 AM67°67°63°87%5%0%–ESE 312–
Sat 2 AM68°68°63°84%6%0%–ESE 312–
Sat 3 AM68°68°63°84%8%0%–ESE 312–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

81° / 64°

1% rain

NE 2–9 mph · gusts 13

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

82° / 66°

Dry

NE 0–9 mph · gusts 13

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

82° / 67°

Dry

E 3–13 mph · gusts 17

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

79° / 67°

2% rain

E 6–14 mph · gusts 18

Mon, Oct 26

Partly Sunny

78° / 66°

13% rain

E 5–14 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Oct 27

Chance Rain Showers

78° / 64°

25% rain

E 2–10 mph · gusts 15

Wed, Oct 28

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

79° / 64°

15% rain

NE 2–10 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. East wind around 5 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
  • Tuesday: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. 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 · 1226 AM CDT Thu Oct 22 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.


GMZ350-355-221815-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1226 AM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 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: East 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 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. 
.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. 
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.

Moon calendar · September 2035

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
0% lit
↑ 6:29 AM
↓ 7:36 PM
★★★★c93
New Moon
best
2
1% lit
↑ 7:32 AM
↓ 8:17 PM
★★★★c76
best
3
3% lit
↑ 8:33 AM
↓ 8:57 PM
★★★★c57
Moon crosses the equator
4
8% lit
↑ 9:32 AM
↓ 9:35 PM
★★★☆c38
5
15% lit
↑ 10:29 AM
↓ 10:13 PM
★★★☆c41
6
23% lit
↑ 11:25 AM
↓ 10:52 PM
★★★☆c44
7
32% lit
↑ 12:19 PM
↓ 11:31 PM
★★★☆c50
8
41% lit
↑ 1:12 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c55
9
51% lit
↑ 2:03 PM
↓ 12:13 AM
★☆☆☆c58
First Quarter
10
60% lit
↑ 2:53 PM
↓ 12:57 AM
★★★☆c63
Apogee · 404,367 km
11
69% lit
↑ 3:40 PM
↓ 1:43 AM
★★★★c67
Moon farthest south (-18.9°)
12
78% lit
↑ 4:26 PM
↓ 2:32 AM
★★★★c70
13
85% lit
↑ 5:09 PM
↓ 3:23 AM
★★★★c70
14
92% lit
↑ 5:50 PM
↓ 4:16 AM
★★★★c70
best
15
96% lit
↑ 6:29 PM
↓ 5:10 AM
★★★★c66
best
16
99% lit
↑ 7:07 PM
↓ 6:06 AM
★★★★c58
17
100% lit
↑ 7:45 PM
↓ 7:03 AM
★★★★c48
Full Moon · Corn Moon
18
99% lit
↑ 8:23 PM
↓ 8:01 AM
★★★☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
19
95% lit
↑ 9:03 PM
↓ 9:00 AM
★★★★c50
20
89% lit
↑ 9:45 PM
↓ 10:00 AM
★★★★c63
21
81% lit
↑ 10:30 PM
↓ 11:02 AM
★★★★c74
22
71% lit
↑ 11:19 PM
↓ 12:04 PM
★★★★c87
23
60% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:05 PM
★★★☆c92
24
49% lit
↑ 12:12 AM
↓ 2:05 PM
★☆☆☆c94
Last Quarter
Moon farthest north (19.0°)
25
38% lit
↑ 1:10 AM
↓ 3:02 PM
★★★★c94
Perigee · 369,774 km
26
27% lit
↑ 2:10 AM
↓ 3:56 PM
★★★★c94
27
17% lit
↑ 3:12 AM
↓ 4:44 PM
★★★★c90
28
10% lit
↑ 4:15 AM
↓ 5:30 PM
★★★★c82
best
29
4% lit
↑ 5:17 AM
↓ 6:12 PM
★★★★c70
30
1% lit
↑ 6:18 AM
↓ 6:51 PM
★★★★c54

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Sep 1 · 8:59 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Sep 3 · 3:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Sep 9 · 9:47 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Sep 10 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 404,367 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Sep 11 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Sep 17 · 9:23 AM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Sep 18 · 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.
  • Mon, Sep 24 · 9:40 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Sep 24 · 5:00 PM — 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.
  • Tue, Sep 25 · 9:00 AM — Perigee · 369,774 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Sat, Sep 1 · Sun, Sep 2 · Fri, Sep 14 · Sat, Sep 15 · Fri, Sep 28

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

Moon distance

369,676 km closest · 404,321 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 Thu 1:21 AM.