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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 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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 82°

Sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 68°

Clear, with a low around 68. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:27 AM / 6:43 PM
Moonrise / moonset
5:08 PM / 4:47 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 93%
Minor period
4:17 AM–5:17 AM
Major period
10:00 AM–12:00 PM
Minor period
4:38 PM–5:38 PM
Major period
10:25 PM–12:00 AM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Oct 236 PMSat, Oct 246 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Oct 256 AM12 PMclouds1% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover6% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover10% cloud cover9% cloud cover8% cloud cover14% cloud cover14% cloud cover18% cloud cover20% cloud cover16% cloud cover20% cloud cover16% cloud cover10% cloud cover13% cloud cover19% cloud cover22% cloud cover27% cloud cover18% cloud cover24% cloud cover19% cloud cover19% cloud cover25% cloud cover26% cloud cover29% cloud cover27% cloud cover30% cloud cover35% cloud cover46% cloud cover22% cloud cover31% cloud cover40% cloud cover42% cloud cover45% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°80807571717069798181777472717077rainwind01020mphE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 3 mph, gusts 10ESE 3 mph, gusts 10SE 3 mph, gusts 12SE 3 mph, gusts 12SE 3 mph, gusts 10ESE 3 mph, gusts 10E 3 mph, gusts 10E 6 mph, gusts 12ESE 10 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 9 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 17E 9 mph, gusts 17ESE 7 mph, gusts 16E 7 mph, gusts 16E 8 mph, gusts 17E 10 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 20
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 1 PM80°81°59°48%1%0%–E 71010+ mi
Fri 2 PM81°81°58°46%2%0%–E 71210+ mi
Fri 3 PM82°82°59°46%2%0%–ESE 81210+ mi
Fri 4 PM80°81°59°48%2%0%–ESE 81210+ mi
Fri 5 PM80°81°60°51%1%0%–ESE 71210+ mi
Fri 6 PM78°78°61°56%2%0%–ESE 61010+ mi
Fri 7 PM75°75°63°65%6%0%–ESE 31010+ mi
Fri 8 PM74°74°63°69%3%0%–ESE 31010+ mi
Fri 9 PM73°73°63°72%3%0%–ESE 31010+ mi
Fri 10 PM71°71°64°79%2%0%–ESE 31210+ mi
Fri 11 PM71°71°63°77%3%0%–SE 31210+ mi
Sat 12 AM71°71°63°77%5%0%–SE 31210+ mi
Sat 1 AM71°71°64°77%6%0%–SE 31210+ mi
Sat 2 AM72°72°64°76%5%0%–SE 31210+ mi
Sat 3 AM71°71°64°79%6%0%–SE 31010+ mi
Sat 4 AM70°70°64°80%5%0%–ESE 31210+ mi
Sat 5 AM70°70°64°82%6%0%–ESE 31010+ mi
Sat 6 AM70°70°64°82%10%0%–E 31010+ mi
Sat 7 AM69°69°64°85%9%0%–E 31010+ mi
Sat 8 AM71°71°65°80%8%0%–E 51210+ mi
Sat 9 AM74°74°65°74%14%0%–E 61210+ mi
Sat 10 AM79°81°65°62%14%0%–ESE 81410+ mi
Sat 11 AM80°82°65°59%18%0%–ESE 101510+ mi
Sat 12 PM80°82°65°58%20%0%–ESE 121610+ mi
Sat 1 PM81°83°65°57%16%0%–ESE 121710+ mi
Sat 2 PM81°83°64°56%20%0%–E 131710+ mi
Sat 3 PM82°84°65°56%16%0%–E 131710+ mi
Sat 4 PM81°83°65°59%10%0%–E 131710+ mi
Sat 5 PM80°82°65°61%13%0%–E 1317–
Sat 6 PM79°81°65°63%19%0%–E 1216–
Sat 7 PM77°77°66°68%22%0%–E 916–
Sat 8 PM76°76°66°71%27%0%–E 916–
Sat 9 PM75°75°65°72%18%0%–E 1017–
Sat 10 PM74°74°65°74%24%0%–E 1018–
Sat 11 PM73°73°64°74%19%0%–E 917–
Sun 12 AM73°73°63°72%19%0%–E 716–
Sun 1 AM72°72°63°72%25%0%–ESE 716–
Sun 2 AM73°73°62°70%26%0%–ESE 616–
Sun 3 AM72°72°62°72%29%0%–E 716–
Sun 4 AM71°71°62°72%27%0%–ESE 717–
Sun 5 AM71°71°62°72%30%0%–E 817–
Sun 6 AM71°71°61°70%35%0%–E 918–
Sun 7 AM70°70°61°74%46%0%–E 1018–
Sun 8 AM71°71°61°69%22%0%–E 1218–
Sun 9 AM74°74°60°62%31%0%–E 1318–
Sun 10 AM77°77°60°55%40%0%–E 1420–
Sun 11 AM78°78°59°52%42%0%–E 1420–
Sun 12 PM79°79°59°52%45%0%–E 1418–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

82° / 68°

Dry

E 3–8 mph · gusts 12

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

83° / 69°

Dry

E 3–13 mph · gusts 18

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Sunny

80° / 68°

1% rain

E 6–14 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 26

Partly Sunny

80° / 65°

14% rain

E 5–14 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Oct 27

Slight Chance Rain Showers

79° / 64°

24% rain · 0.12"

E 5–12 mph · gusts 16

Wed, Oct 28

Chance Rain Showers

79° / 63°

27% rain · 0.06"

E 2–12 mph · gusts 15

Thu, Oct 29

Slight Chance Rain Showers

80° / 65°

23% rain · 0.06"

E 2–10 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Tonight: Clear, with a low around 68. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

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 · 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 · November 2037

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
41% lit
↑ 1:06 AM
↓ 1:51 PM
★★★☆c70
2
30% lit
↑ 1:10 AM
↓ 2:35 PM
★★★★c59
3
20% lit
↑ 2:15 AM
↓ 3:17 PM
★★☆☆c50
4
11% lit
↑ 3:21 AM
↓ 3:57 PM
★★★☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
5
5% lit
↑ 4:27 AM
↓ 4:37 PM
★★★★c56
Perigee · 360,793 km
6
1% lit
↑ 5:34 AM
↓ 5:19 PM
★★★★c73
best
7
0% lit
↑ 6:42 AM
↓ 6:03 PM
★★★★c86
New Moon
best
8
2% lit
↑ 7:49 AM
↓ 6:50 PM
★★★★c98
9
7% lit
↑ 8:54 AM
↓ 7:40 PM
★★★★c98
10
14% lit
↑ 9:57 AM
↓ 8:33 PM
★★★★c97
11
22% lit
↑ 10:53 AM
↓ 9:29 PM
★★★★c91
Moon farthest south (-21.4°)
12
31% lit
↑ 11:45 AM
↓ 10:25 PM
★★★★c82
13
40% lit
↑ 12:30 PM
↓ 11:21 PM
★★★☆c72
14
50% lit
↑ 1:10 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c61
First Quarter
15
60% lit
↑ 1:46 PM
↓ 12:16 AM
★★☆☆c51
16
69% lit
↑ 2:20 PM
↓ 1:09 AM
★★☆☆c38
17
77% lit
↑ 2:51 PM
↓ 2:01 AM
★☆☆☆c34
Apogee · 405,184 km
18
84% lit
↑ 3:22 PM
↓ 2:53 AM
★★☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
19
91% lit
↑ 3:53 PM
↓ 3:44 AM
★★★☆c45
20
95% lit
↑ 4:26 PM
↓ 4:37 AM
★★★★c57
21
99% lit
↑ 5:01 PM
↓ 5:31 AM
★★★★c69
best
22
100% lit
↑ 5:39 PM
↓ 6:26 AM
★★★★c82
Full Moon · Beaver Moon
best
23
99% lit
↑ 6:21 PM
↓ 7:23 AM
★★★★c87
best
24
96% lit
↑ 7:09 PM
↓ 8:20 AM
★★★★c90
25
92% lit
↑ 8:01 PM
↓ 9:17 AM
★★★★c90
Moon farthest north (22.6°)
26
85% lit
↑ 8:59 PM
↓ 10:12 AM
★★★★c90
27
76% lit
↑ 9:59 PM
↓ 11:03 AM
★★★★c88
28
67% lit
↑ 11:02 PM
↓ 11:51 AM
★★★★c82
29
56% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:35 PM
★★★☆c73
30
45% lit
↑ 12:05 AM
↓ 1:16 PM
★★★☆c56
Last Quarter

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Nov 4 · 9:00 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 5 · 4:00 PM — Perigee · 360,793 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Nov 7 · 6:03 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Nov 11 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-21.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Nov 14 · 11:58 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Nov 17 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 405,184 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Nov 18 · 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.
  • Sun, Nov 22 · 3:35 PM — Full Moon · Beaver MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Nov 25 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest north (22.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Nov 30 · 12:06 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Fri, Nov 6 · Sat, Nov 7 · Sat, Nov 21 · Sun, Nov 22 · Mon, Nov 23

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

Moon distance

360,831 km closest · 405,168 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 Fri 10:51 AM.