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Bolivar

29.470°, -94.620° · tides: Sievers Cove, Goat Island

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Today

Tonight: Low 72°

Clear, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: High 79°

Sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:25 AM / 6:39 PM
Moonrise / moonset
5:05 PM / 4:44 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 95%
Minor period
4:14 AM–5:14 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
Fri, Oct 23Sat, Oct 246 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Oct 256 AM12 PM6 PMclouds3% cloud cover4% cloud cover6% cloud cover5% cloud cover7% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover5% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover10% cloud cover8% cloud cover13% cloud cover15% cloud cover19% cloud cover19% cloud cover17% cloud cover5% cloud cover18% cloud cover23% cloud cover15% cloud cover16% cloud cover17% cloud cover7% cloud cover21% cloud cover22% cloud cover39% cloud cover5% cloud cover22% cloud cover39% cloud cover41% cloud cover43% cloud cover45% cloud cover46% cloud cover47% cloud cover48% cloud cover52% cloud cover55% cloud cover59% cloud cover62% cloud cover65% cloud cover68% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°73727373787877737373727074757472rainwind01020mphSSE 7 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 8 mph, gusts 9E 8 mph, gusts 10E 9 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17ESE 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 11 PM73°73°65°76%3%0%–SSE 7910+ mi
Sat 12 AM73°73°65°76%4%0%–SE 7910+ mi
Sat 1 AM73°73°65°76%6%0%–SE 7910+ mi
Sat 2 AM72°72°64°76%5%0%–SE 7810+ mi
Sat 3 AM73°73°64°73%7%0%–SE 7910+ mi
Sat 4 AM73°73°65°76%6%0%–SE 8910+ mi
Sat 5 AM73°73°64°73%7%0%–ESE 8910+ mi
Sat 6 AM72°72°64°76%5%0%–E 8910+ mi
Sat 7 AM72°72°64°76%4%0%–E 81010+ mi
Sat 8 AM73°73°65°76%4%0%–E 91210+ mi
Sat 9 AM74°74°65°74%3%0%–E 91310+ mi
Sat 10 AM77°77°66°69%4%0%–E 101410+ mi
Sat 11 AM78°78°67°69%4%0%–E 121610+ mi
Sat 12 PM78°78°66°67%4%0%–E 131610+ mi
Sat 1 PM78°78°67°69%1%0%–E 131610+ mi
Sat 2 PM78°78°67°69%1%0%–E 141610+ mi
Sat 3 PM79°79°67°67%10%0%–E 131710+ mi
Sat 4 PM77°77°68°74%8%0%–ESE 131710+ mi
Sat 5 PM77°77°67°71%13%0%–E 131710+ mi
Sat 6 PM76°76°67°74%15%0%–ESE 131710+ mi
Sat 7 PM74°74°67°79%19%0%–ESE 121610+ mi
Sat 8 PM73°73°66°79%19%0%–ESE 121510+ mi
Sat 9 PM73°73°65°76%17%0%–ESE 121410+ mi
Sat 10 PM73°73°65°76%5%0%–ESE 101410+ mi
Sat 11 PM73°73°64°73%18%0%–ESE 101410+ mi
Sun 12 AM73°73°64°73%23%0%–ESE 121410+ mi
Sun 1 AM73°73°64°73%15%0%–ESE 121510+ mi
Sun 2 AM73°73°63°71%16%0%–ESE 121510+ mi
Sun 3 AM73°73°63°71%17%0%–ESE 121510+ mi
Sun 4 AM72°72°63°73%7%0%–E 121510+ mi
Sun 5 AM72°72°61°68%21%0%–E 1315–
Sun 6 AM71°71°61°71%22%0%–E 1315–
Sun 7 AM71°71°60°68%39%0%–E 1316–
Sun 8 AM70°70°60°71%5%0%–E 1316–
Sun 9 AM71°71°61°71%22%0%–E 1316–
Sun 10 AM73°73°61°66%39%0%–E 1417–
Sun 11 AM74°74°61°64%41%0%–E 1417–
Sun 12 PM75°75°61°62%43%0%–E 1316–
Sun 1 PM75°75°60°60%45%0%–E 1316–
Sun 2 PM75°75°59°58%46%0%–E 1316–
Sun 3 PM75°75°59°58%47%0%–E 1216–
Sun 4 PM74°74°59°59%48%0%–E 1216–
Sun 5 PM74°74°59°59%52%0%–E 1015–
Sun 6 PM73°73°59°62%55%0%–E 1014–
Sun 7 PM72°72°60°66%59%0%–E 913–
Sun 8 PM72°72°61°68%62%0%–E 913–
Sun 9 PM72°72°62°71%65%0%–E 912–
Sun 10 PM72°72°62°71%68%0%–E 912–

7-day forecast

Today

Clear

73° / 72°

Dry

SSE 7–7 mph · gusts 9

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

79° / 70°

Dry

E 7–14 mph · gusts 17

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Sunny

76° / 68°

Dry

E 9–14 mph · gusts 17

Mon, Oct 26

Partly Sunny

76° / 67°

1% rain

E 8–14 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Oct 27

Partly Sunny

76° / 68°

6% rain

E 7–12 mph · gusts 15

Wed, Oct 28

Mostly Sunny

77° / 67°

11% rain

E 6–12 mph · gusts 15

Thu, Oct 29

Slight Chance Rain Showers

77° / 68°

16% rain

E 6–12 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Clear, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind around 10 mph.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.

Weather map

Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.

Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 808 PM 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.


GMZ335-241415-
Galveston Bay-
808 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. 
.SATURDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
slightly choppy in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East 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. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 808 PM 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.


GMZ350-355-241415-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
808 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 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: East 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. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. 
.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 in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Moon calendar · June 2038

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2% lit
↑ 5:34 AM
↓ 7:09 PM
★☆☆☆c68
2
0% lit
↑ 6:11 AM
↓ 8:04 PM
★★★★c75
New Moon
3
0% lit
↑ 6:53 AM
↓ 9:00 PM
★★★★c81
best
4
3% lit
↑ 7:40 AM
↓ 9:55 PM
★★★★c84
best
5
7% lit
↑ 8:31 AM
↓ 10:48 PM
★★★★c86
Moon farthest north (23.5°)
6
13% lit
↑ 9:28 AM
↓ 11:37 PM
★★★★c86
7
22% lit
↑ 10:27 AM
↓ –
★★★★c85
8
31% lit
↑ 11:29 AM
↓ 12:22 AM
★★★☆c80
9
42% lit
↑ 12:31 PM
↓ 1:04 AM
★★☆☆c70
10
53% lit
↑ 1:34 PM
↓ 1:43 AM
★★☆☆c56
First Quarter
11
64% lit
↑ 2:38 PM
↓ 2:20 AM
★☆☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
12
75% lit
↑ 3:42 PM
↓ 2:57 AM
★★☆☆c53
13
84% lit
↑ 4:49 PM
↓ 3:36 AM
★★★☆c71
14
92% lit
↑ 5:56 PM
↓ 4:16 AM
★★★★c86
Perigee · 363,752 km
15
97% lit
↑ 7:05 PM
↓ 5:01 AM
★★★★c97
best
16
100% lit
↑ 8:12 PM
↓ 5:50 AM
★☆☆☆c100
Full Moon · Strawberry Moon
17
100% lit
↑ 9:15 PM
↓ 6:45 AM
★★★★c101
Moon farthest south (-22.5°)
best
18
97% lit
↑ 10:12 PM
↓ 7:43 AM
★★★★c101
best
19
92% lit
↑ 11:02 PM
↓ 8:44 AM
★★★★c98
20
85% lit
↑ 11:46 PM
↓ 9:45 AM
★★★★c91
21
77% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:45 AM
★★★★c81
22
68% lit
↑ 12:24 AM
↓ 11:42 AM
★★★☆c69
23
58% lit
↑ 12:58 AM
↓ 12:36 PM
★★☆☆c56
24
48% lit
↑ 1:30 AM
↓ 1:29 PM
★☆☆☆c43
Last Quarter
25
39% lit
↑ 2:00 AM
↓ 2:22 PM
★☆☆☆c33
Moon crosses the equator
26
30% lit
↑ 2:30 AM
↓ 3:14 PM
★★☆☆c43
Apogee · 404,678 km
27
22% lit
↑ 3:00 AM
↓ 4:06 PM
★★☆☆c53
28
14% lit
↑ 3:33 AM
↓ 5:00 PM
★★★☆c65
29
8% lit
↑ 4:09 AM
↓ 5:56 PM
★★★★c74
30
4% lit
↑ 4:49 AM
↓ 6:52 PM
★★★★c81

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Jun 2 · 7:24 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Jun 5 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (23.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jun 10 · 6:11 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Jun 11 · 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.
  • Mon, Jun 14 · 10:00 AM — Perigee · 363,752 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Jun 16 · 9:30 PM — Full Moon · Strawberry MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Jun 17 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-22.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jun 24 · 7:39 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Jun 25 · 2:00 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, Jun 26 · 8:00 AM — Apogee · 404,678 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Thu, Jun 3 · Fri, Jun 4 · Tue, Jun 15 · Thu, Jun 17 · Fri, Jun 18

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

Moon distance

363,755 km closest · 404,660 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 Sievers Cove, Goat IslandSurf report: Bolivar Peninsula (Crystal Beach)Offshore 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 7:20 PM.