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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. North wind around 5 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 24clouds11% cloud cover14% 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 cover10% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°66657981797368676362798279736768rain1% chancewind01020mphNNE 5 mph, gusts 9NNE 3 mph, gusts 12NE 5 mph, gusts 12ENE 8 mph, gusts 12ENE 9 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 13E 3 mph, gusts 9E 2 mph, gusts 9E 2 mph, gusts 9E 1 mph, gusts 7N 0 mph, gusts 6NNE 2 mph, gusts 8NNE 3 mph, gusts 10NE 5 mph, gusts 10ENE 7 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 13E 5 mph, gusts 12ESE 5 mph, gusts 12ESE 5 mph, gusts 13ESE 3 mph, gusts 12ESE 3 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 5 AM66°66°61°84%11%0%–NNE 5910+ mi
Thu 6 AM65°65°61°87%14%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–
Sat 4 AM67°67°63°87%10%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. North wind around 5 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 · 450 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.


GMZ350-355-222215-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
450 AM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...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.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.MONDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A chance
of showers in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.

Moon calendar · November 2035

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3% lit
↑ 8:52 AM
↓ 8:01 PM
★★★★c76
2
7% lit
↑ 9:46 AM
↓ 8:44 PM
★★★★c76
3
12% lit
↑ 10:38 AM
↓ 9:29 PM
★★★★c75
4
19% lit
↑ 10:27 AM
↓ 9:16 PM
★★★★c74
Moon farthest south (-19.0°)
5
27% lit
↑ 11:14 AM
↓ 10:05 PM
★★★★c71
Apogee · 405,054 km
6
36% lit
↑ 11:59 AM
↓ 10:55 PM
★★★★c67
7
45% lit
↑ 12:40 PM
↓ 11:47 PM
★★★☆c60
First Quarter
8
55% lit
↑ 1:20 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c53
9
65% lit
↑ 1:58 PM
↓ 12:41 AM
★★☆☆c41
10
74% lit
↑ 2:35 PM
↓ 1:35 AM
★★☆☆c37
11
82% lit
↑ 3:12 PM
↓ 2:31 AM
★★☆☆c37
12
90% lit
↑ 3:51 PM
↓ 3:29 AM
★★★☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
13
95% lit
↑ 4:31 PM
↓ 4:29 AM
★★★★c62
14
99% lit
↑ 5:15 PM
↓ 5:32 AM
★★★★c79
best
15
100% lit
↑ 6:03 PM
↓ 6:37 AM
★★★★c93
Full Moon · Beaver Moon
best
16
98% lit
↑ 6:56 PM
↓ 7:42 AM
★★★★c108
17
93% lit
↑ 7:53 PM
↓ 8:48 AM
★★★★c109
Perigee · 361,945 km
18
86% lit
↑ 8:54 PM
↓ 9:50 AM
★★★★c109
Moon farthest north (19.1°)
19
77% lit
↑ 9:58 PM
↓ 10:49 AM
★★★★c104
20
66% lit
↑ 11:01 PM
↓ 11:41 AM
★★★★c93
21
55% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:29 PM
★★★☆c79
Last Quarter
22
44% lit
↑ 12:03 AM
↓ 1:12 PM
★★★☆c55
23
34% lit
↑ 1:03 AM
↓ 1:51 PM
★★☆☆c41
24
24% lit
↑ 2:02 AM
↓ 2:29 PM
★★☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
25
16% lit
↑ 2:59 AM
↓ 3:05 PM
★★★☆c51
26
9% lit
↑ 3:55 AM
↓ 3:42 PM
★★★★c61
27
4% lit
↑ 4:50 AM
↓ 4:19 PM
★★★★c71
28
1% lit
↑ 5:45 AM
↓ 4:59 PM
★★★★c81
best
29
0% lit
↑ 6:38 AM
↓ 5:40 PM
★★★★c83
New Moon
best
30
1% lit
↑ 7:31 AM
↓ 6:24 PM
★★★★c84
best

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Nov 4 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-19.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Nov 5 · 9:00 AM — Apogee · 405,054 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Nov 7 · 11:50 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Nov 12 · 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.
  • Thu, Nov 15 · 7:49 AM — Full Moon · Beaver MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Nov 17 · 6:00 AM — Perigee · 361,945 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Nov 18 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest north (19.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Nov 21 · 11:17 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Nov 24 · 4:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Nov 29 · 1:38 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Wed, Nov 14 · Thu, Nov 15 · Wed, Nov 28 · Thu, Nov 29 · Fri, Nov 30

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

Moon distance

361,984 km closest · 405,050 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 4:16 AM.