Galveston

29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel

⚠ Air Quality Alert · until Fri 9:30 PM

AQAHGX The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued an Ozone Action Day for the Houston, Galveston, and Brazoria area for Friday, October 23, 2026. Atmospheric conditions are expected to be favorable for producing high levels of ozone pollution in the Houston, Galveston, and surrounding areas on Friday. 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

Clear

Cloud cover 0% · Feels like 81°F

Observed 1:10 PM · Galveston Pier 21 (1 mi) · sky & visibility from GALVESTON/SCHOLES (4 mi)

Wind

4mph

From E (83°)

3 kt on the water

Gusts 5 mph (5 kt)

Measured at the tide station

Temperature

77°F

High 81° · Low 66° so far today

Humidity

45%

Dew point 57°F

Visibility

10+mi

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Today

This Afternoon: High 79°

Sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 5 mph.

Tonight: Low 73°

Clear, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Sunrise / sunset: 7:25 AM / 6:40 PM
Moonrise / moonset: 5:05 PM / 4:45 AM
Moon: Waxing Gibbous, 93%
Minor period: 4:15 AM–5:15 AM
Major period: 9:55 AM–11:55 AM
Minor period: 4:35 PM–5:35 PM
Major period: 10:25 PM–12:00 AM
Solunar rating: Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds

Hour-by-hour table

Time	Temp	Feels	Dew pt	Humidity	Clouds	Rain	Amount	Wind	Gusts	Visibility
Fri 1 PM	76°	76°	60°	58%	2%	0%	–	ENE 5	7	10+ mi
Fri 2 PM	76°	76°	60°	58%	2%	0%	–	E 5	7	10+ mi
Fri 3 PM	78°	78°	61°	56%	2%	0%	–	E 6	8	10+ mi
Fri 4 PM	78°	78°	61°	56%	2%	0%	–	ESE 6	8	10+ mi
Fri 5 PM	79°	79°	61°	54%	1%	0%	–	ESE 6	8	10+ mi
Fri 6 PM	77°	77°	62°	60%	3%	0%	–	ESE 6	9	10+ mi
Fri 7 PM	76°	76°	63°	64%	6%	0%	–	SE 6	9	10+ mi
Fri 8 PM	76°	76°	63°	64%	4%	0%	–	SE 6	9	10+ mi
Fri 9 PM	75°	75°	64°	69%	4%	0%	–	SE 7	9	10+ mi
Fri 10 PM	74°	74°	65°	74%	5%	0%	–	SE 7	10	10+ mi
Fri 11 PM	74°	74°	65°	74%	3%	0%	–	SE 7	10	10+ mi
Sat 12 AM	74°	74°	65°	74%	4%	0%	–	SE 7	10	10+ mi
Sat 1 AM	74°	74°	65°	74%	6%	0%	–	SE 7	10	10+ mi
Sat 2 AM	74°	74°	65°	74%	7%	0%	–	SE 7	10	10+ mi
Sat 3 AM	74°	74°	64°	71%	5%	0%	–	SE 7	10	10+ mi
Sat 4 AM	73°	73°	65°	76%	6%	0%	–	SE 7	10	10+ mi
Sat 5 AM	73°	73°	65°	76%	5%	0%	–	ESE 7	10	10+ mi
Sat 6 AM	73°	73°	65°	76%	6%	0%	–	ESE 7	10	10+ mi
Sat 7 AM	73°	73°	65°	76%	14%	0%	–	ESE 7	10	10+ mi
Sat 8 AM	74°	74°	64°	71%	5%	0%	–	ESE 8	12	10+ mi
Sat 9 AM	76°	76°	65°	69%	4%	0%	–	ESE 8	13	10+ mi
Sat 10 AM	77°	77°	66°	69%	5%	0%	–	E 9	14	10+ mi
Sat 11 AM	79°	79°	66°	64%	5%	0%	–	E 10	15	10+ mi
Sat 12 PM	79°	79°	66°	64%	10%	0%	–	E 12	15	10+ mi
Sat 1 PM	80°	82°	66°	62%	4%	0%	–	E 12	16	10+ mi
Sat 2 PM	80°	82°	66°	62%	9%	0%	–	E 12	16	10+ mi
Sat 3 PM	79°	79°	67°	67%	7%	0%	–	E 13	16	10+ mi
Sat 4 PM	79°	79°	67°	67%	11%	0%	–	E 13	16	10+ mi
Sat 5 PM	78°	78°	67°	69%	9%	0%	–	E 13	17	10+ mi
Sat 6 PM	76°	76°	67°	74%	25%	0%	–	E 13	17	10+ mi
Sat 7 PM	75°	75°	66°	74%	28%	0%	–	E 13	17	10+ mi
Sat 8 PM	75°	75°	65°	71%	23%	0%	–	ESE 13	17	10+ mi
Sat 9 PM	74°	74°	65°	74%	20%	0%	–	ESE 13	16	10+ mi
Sat 10 PM	74°	74°	65°	74%	6%	0%	–	ESE 12	16	10+ mi
Sat 11 PM	73°	73°	64°	73%	18%	0%	–	ESE 12	15	–
Sun 12 AM	73°	73°	64°	73%	23%	0%	–	ESE 12	16	–
Sun 1 AM	73°	73°	64°	73%	12%	0%	–	ESE 12	16	–
Sun 2 AM	73°	73°	63°	71%	16%	0%	–	ESE 12	16	–
Sun 3 AM	73°	73°	63°	71%	17%	0%	–	ESE 12	16	–
Sun 4 AM	72°	72°	63°	73%	17%	0%	–	ESE 12	16	–
Sun 5 AM	72°	72°	62°	71%	30%	0%	–	E 13	16	–
Sun 6 AM	72°	72°	60°	66%	33%	0%	–	E 13	17	–
Sun 7 AM	71°	71°	60°	68%	42%	0%	–	E 13	17	–
Sun 8 AM	72°	72°	59°	64%	11%	0%	–	E 13	17	–
Sun 9 AM	73°	73°	60°	64%	26%	0%	–	E 13	17	–
Sun 10 AM	75°	75°	61°	62%	40%	0%	–	E 13	18	–
Sun 11 AM	76°	76°	61°	60%	42%	0%	–	E 13	18	–
Sun 12 PM	76°	76°	61°	60%	45%	0%	–	E 13	17	–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

79° / 73°

Dry

E 5–7 mph · gusts 10

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

80° / 71°

Dry

E 7–13 mph · gusts 17

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Sunny

77° / 69°

Dry

E 9–13 mph · gusts 18

Mon, Oct 26

Partly Sunny

75° / 69°

2% rain

E 9–14 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Oct 27

Partly Sunny

75° / 69°

8% rain

E 7–13 mph · gusts 16

Wed, Oct 28

Mostly Sunny

75° / 68°

11% rain

E 6–12 mph · gusts 15

Thu, Oct 29

Slight Chance Rain Showers

75° / 69°

19% rain · 0.12"

E 6–12 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.

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Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 638 AM CDT Fri Oct 23 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.


GMZ335-240015-
Galveston Bay-
638 AM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east early this
afternoon, then becoming southeast late. Bay waters smooth. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.SATURDAY...East winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
slightly choppy in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 638 AM CDT Fri Oct 23 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.


GMZ350-355-240015-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
638 AM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...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 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at
7 seconds. 
.MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance
of showers. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.

Moon calendar · August 2036

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

75% lit

↑ 4:05 PM
↓ 2:15 AM

★★★★c76

83% lit

↑ 4:58 PM
↓ 2:58 AM

★★★★c80

90% lit

↑ 5:48 PM
↓ 3:44 AM

★★★★c80

Moon farthest south (-19.7°)

95% lit

↑ 6:36 PM
↓ 4:32 AM

★★★★c80

98% lit

↑ 7:20 PM
↓ 5:22 AM

★★★★c78

best

100% lit

↑ 8:01 PM
↓ 6:13 AM

★★★★c76

Apogee · 406,236 km

Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon

best

100% lit

↑ 8:39 PM
↓ 7:05 AM

★★★★c72

98% lit

↑ 9:15 PM
↓ 7:57 AM

★★★★c67

94% lit

↑ 9:50 PM
↓ 8:50 AM

★★☆☆c60

89% lit

↑ 10:23 PM
↓ 9:42 AM

★★★☆c53

82% lit

↑ 10:57 PM
↓ 10:35 AM

★★☆☆c43

Moon crosses the equator

74% lit

↑ 11:32 PM
↓ 11:29 AM

★★☆☆c34

64% lit

↑ –
↓ 12:24 PM

★★☆☆c42

54% lit

↑ 12:09 AM
↓ 1:22 PM

★★☆☆c51

Last Quarter

43% lit

↑ 12:49 AM
↓ 2:21 PM

★★★☆c65

32% lit

↑ 1:34 AM
↓ 3:22 PM

★★★★c79

22% lit

↑ 2:25 AM
↓ 4:24 PM

★★★★c89

13% lit

↑ 3:22 AM
↓ 5:24 PM

★★★★c95

Moon farthest north (20.3°)

6% lit

↑ 4:25 AM
↓ 6:22 PM

★★★★c96

2% lit

↑ 5:32 AM
↓ 7:16 PM

★★★★c96

Perigee · 357,818 km

best

0% lit

↑ 6:41 AM
↓ 8:05 PM

★★★★c92

New Moon (supermoon)

best

1% lit

↑ 7:49 AM
↓ 8:50 PM

★★★★c82

best

6% lit

↑ 8:56 AM
↓ 9:32 PM

★★☆☆c69

13% lit

↑ 10:01 AM
↓ 10:12 PM

★★★☆c59

Moon crosses the equator

21% lit

↑ 11:03 AM
↓ 10:52 PM

★★☆☆c45

31% lit

↑ 12:04 PM
↓ 11:32 PM

★★☆☆c51

41% lit

↑ 1:02 PM
↓ –

★★★☆c59

51% lit

↑ 1:59 PM
↓ 12:13 AM

★★☆☆c66

First Quarter

61% lit

↑ 2:53 PM
↓ 12:56 AM

★★★☆c70

70% lit

↑ 3:45 PM
↓ 1:41 AM

★★★★c71

79% lit

↑ 4:33 PM
↓ 2:28 AM

★★★★c71

Moon farthest south (-19.8°)

Lunar events this month

Sun, Aug 3 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-19.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Wed, Aug 6 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 406,236 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
Wed, Aug 6 · 9:48 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
Mon, Aug 11 · 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.
Thu, Aug 14 · 8:36 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Mon, Aug 18 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (20.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Wed, Aug 20 · 11:00 PM — Perigee · 357,818 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
Thu, Aug 21 · 12:35 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.
Sun, Aug 24 · 6:00 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, Aug 28 · 9:43 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Sun, Aug 31 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Tue, Aug 5 · Wed, Aug 6 · Wed, Aug 20 · Thu, Aug 21 · Fri, Aug 22

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

Moon distance

358,035 km closest · 406,231 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 GALVESTON, Galveston Channel Surf report: Galveston Seawall & Piers Offshore conditions Live 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 Fri 1:21 PM.

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Galveston Bay

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

Moon calendar · August 2036

Lunar events this month

Best fishing days

Moon distance

Clear

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