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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 2212 PM6 PMFri, Oct 236 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 24clouds14% 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 cover11% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°65698081777067666268818278716768rain1% chancewind01020mphNNE 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 12ESE 3 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
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–
Sat 5 AM66°66°63°90%11%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 · December 2035

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4% lit
↑ 8:22 AM
↓ 7:10 PM
★★★★c77
2
8% lit
↑ 9:10 AM
↓ 7:58 PM
★★★★c76
Moon farthest south (-19.1°)
3
14% lit
↑ 9:56 AM
↓ 8:48 PM
★★★★c74
Apogee · 406,037 km
4
21% lit
↑ 10:38 AM
↓ 9:39 PM
★★★★c70
5
29% lit
↑ 11:18 AM
↓ 10:32 PM
★★★★c65
6
38% lit
↑ 11:56 AM
↓ 11:25 PM
★★★☆c57
7
47% lit
↑ 12:33 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c48
First Quarter
8
57% lit
↑ 1:09 PM
↓ 12:19 AM
★★☆☆c39
9
67% lit
↑ 1:45 PM
↓ 1:14 AM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
10
77% lit
↑ 2:23 PM
↓ 2:11 AM
★★☆☆c51
11
85% lit
↑ 3:04 PM
↓ 3:11 AM
★★★★c59
12
92% lit
↑ 3:49 PM
↓ 4:14 AM
★★★★c73
13
97% lit
↑ 4:39 PM
↓ 5:19 AM
★★★★c87
14
100% lit
↑ 5:35 PM
↓ 6:26 AM
★★★★c101
Full Moon · Cold Moon (supermoon)
best
15
99% lit
↑ 6:36 PM
↓ 7:31 AM
★★★★c103
Perigee · 357,744 km
Moon farthest north (19.2°)
best
16
95% lit
↑ 7:41 PM
↓ 8:34 AM
★★★★c103
17
89% lit
↑ 8:47 PM
↓ 9:32 AM
★★★★c100
18
81% lit
↑ 9:52 PM
↓ 10:24 AM
★★★★c90
19
71% lit
↑ 10:55 PM
↓ 11:10 AM
★★★★c71
20
60% lit
↑ 11:56 PM
↓ 11:52 AM
★★★☆c55
21
49% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:31 PM
★★☆☆c40
Last Quarter
22
39% lit
↑ 12:54 AM
↓ 1:08 PM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
23
29% lit
↑ 1:50 AM
↓ 1:44 PM
★★☆☆c48
24
21% lit
↑ 2:46 AM
↓ 2:21 PM
★★★★c55
25
13% lit
↑ 3:40 AM
↓ 2:59 PM
★★★★c68
26
7% lit
↑ 4:33 AM
↓ 3:39 PM
★★★★c73
27
3% lit
↑ 5:26 AM
↓ 4:21 PM
★★★★c76
28
1% lit
↑ 6:17 AM
↓ 5:06 PM
★★★★c77
best
29
0% lit
↑ 7:07 AM
↓ 5:54 PM
★★★★c78
New Moon
Moon farthest south (-19.2°)
best
30
1% lit
↑ 7:53 AM
↓ 6:43 PM
★★★★c77
Apogee · 406,569 km
best
31
4% lit
↑ 8:37 AM
↓ 7:34 PM
★★★★c76

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Dec 2 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Dec 3 · 2:00 AM — Apogee · 406,037 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Dec 7 · 7:05 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Dec 9 · 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.
  • Fri, Dec 14 · 6:33 PM — Full Moon · Cold 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, Dec 15 · 2:00 PM — Perigee · 357,744 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Dec 15 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest north (19.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Dec 21 · 10:29 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Dec 22 · 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.
  • Sat, Dec 29 · 8:31 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Dec 29 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Dec 30 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 406,569 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Fri, Dec 14 · Sat, Dec 15 · Fri, Dec 28 · Sat, Dec 29 · Sun, Dec 30

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

Moon distance

357,757 km closest · 406,568 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.