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Freeport

28.950°, -95.360° · tides: Old Brazos River, Freeport

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Today

Tonight: Low 67°

Mostly clear, with a low around 67. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: High 79°

Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:28 AM / 6:42 PM
Moonrise / moonset
5:40 PM / 5:48 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 98%
Minor period
5:18 AM–6:18 AM
Major period
10:45 AM–12:45 PM
Minor period
5:10 PM–6:10 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sat, Oct 24Sun, Oct 256 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Oct 266 AM12 PM6 PMclouds13% cloud cover13% cloud cover8% cloud cover14% cloud cover17% cloud cover19% cloud cover23% cloud cover30% cloud cover42% cloud cover37% cloud cover33% cloud cover55% cloud cover51% cloud cover54% cloud cover43% cloud cover39% cloud cover39% cloud cover61% cloud cover47% cloud cover69% cloud cover73% cloud cover72% cloud cover70% cloud cover86% cloud cover90% cloud cover85% cloud cover84% cloud cover90% cloud cover90% cloud cover90% cloud cover91% cloud cover81% cloud cover80% cloud cover70% cloud cover84% cloud cover83% cloud cover70% cloud cover52% cloud cover51% cloud cover50% cloud cover47% cloud cover44% cloud cover41% cloud cover41% cloud cover42% cloud cover42% cloud cover46% cloud cover49% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°78737169687677787469696766757978rain1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance3% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chancewind01020mphE 8 mph, gusts 15E 8 mph, gusts 16E 8 mph, gusts 17ESE 7 mph, gusts 16ESE 6 mph, gusts 15E 7 mph, gusts 16E 9 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 8 mph, gusts 15E 7 mph, gusts 15E 5 mph, gusts 14E 3 mph, gusts 12E 3 mph, gusts 13ENE 6 mph, gusts 14ENE 7 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 20E 13 mph, gusts 17
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 7 PM78°78°65°64%13%0%–E 81510+ mi
Sat 8 PM75°75°65°71%13%0%–E 81510+ mi
Sat 9 PM74°74°65°74%8%0%–E 81610+ mi
Sat 10 PM73°73°65°76%14%0%–E 91710+ mi
Sat 11 PM72°72°64°76%17%0%–E 81710+ mi
Sun 12 AM71°71°63°76%19%0%–ESE 71610+ mi
Sun 1 AM71°71°63°76%23%0%–ESE 71610+ mi
Sun 2 AM71°71°64°79%30%0%–ESE 61510+ mi
Sun 3 AM71°71°63°76%42%0%–ESE 61510+ mi
Sun 4 AM69°69°63°81%37%0%–ESE 71510+ mi
Sun 5 AM69°69°62°78%33%0%–E 71610+ mi
Sun 6 AM69°69°62°78%55%0%–E 81710+ mi
Sun 7 AM68°68°61°78%51%0%–E 91710+ mi
Sun 8 AM70°70°60°71%54%0%–E 101810+ mi
Sun 9 AM72°72°60°66%43%0%–E 121810+ mi
Sun 10 AM76°76°60°58%39%0%–E 131810+ mi
Sun 11 AM76°76°58°54%39%0%–E 141810+ mi
Sun 12 PM77°77°58°52%61%0%–E 141810+ mi
Sun 1 PM77°77°58°52%47%0%–E 141810+ mi
Sun 2 PM77°77°58°52%69%0%–E 141810+ mi
Sun 3 PM77°77°58°52%73%0%–E 141710+ mi
Sun 4 PM78°78°59°52%72%0%–E 131710+ mi
Sun 5 PM77°77°59°54%70%0%–E 121610+ mi
Sun 6 PM76°76°59°56%86%0%–E 101610+ mi
Sun 7 PM74°74°59°59%90%0%–ENE 81510+ mi
Sun 8 PM71°71°60°68%85%0%–ENE 71510+ mi
Sun 9 PM70°70°61°73%84%1%–E 71510+ mi
Sun 10 PM69°69°61°76%90%2%–E 61410+ mi
Sun 11 PM69°69°62°78%90%2%–E 514–
Mon 12 AM69°69°63°81%90%2%–E 513–
Mon 1 AM69°69°64°84%91%0%–E 312–
Mon 2 AM69°69°65°87%81%0%–E 313–
Mon 3 AM68°68°65°90%80%1%–E 313–
Mon 4 AM67°67°65°93%70%1%–ENE 513–
Mon 5 AM67°67°65°93%84%1%–ENE 614–
Mon 6 AM67°67°65°93%83%3%–ENE 715–
Mon 7 AM66°66°63°90%70%5%–ENE 716–
Mon 8 AM68°68°64°87%52%5%–ENE 916–
Mon 9 AM71°71°64°79%51%5%–E 1217–
Mon 10 AM75°75°65°71%50%5%–E 1318–
Mon 11 AM78°78°65°64%47%5%–E 1420–
Mon 12 PM79°79°65°62%44%5%–E 1420–
Mon 1 PM79°79°65°62%41%6%–E 1420–
Mon 2 PM79°79°64°60%41%6%–E 1420–
Mon 3 PM79°79°64°60%42%6%–E 1420–
Mon 4 PM78°78°64°62%42%6%–E 1418–
Mon 5 PM77°77°63°62%46%6%–E 1317–
Mon 6 PM76°76°63°64%49%6%–E 1017–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Clear

78° / 67°

Dry

E 8–9 mph · gusts 17

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

79° / 65°

2% rain

E 5–14 mph · gusts 18

Mon, Oct 26

Partly Sunny

80° / 68°

6% rain

E 3–14 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Oct 27

Slight Chance Rain Showers

80° / 69°

27% rain

E 5–12 mph · gusts 16

Wed, Oct 28

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 69°

35% rain · 0.12"

E 3–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Slight Chance Rain Showers

80° / 68°

16% rain

E 3–14 mph · gusts 18

Fri, Oct 30

Chance Rain Showers

80° / 69°

32% rain · 0.12"

E 5–13 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Monday: Partly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • 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. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 132 PM CDT Sat Oct 24 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.


GMZ350-355-250730-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
132 PM CDT Sat Oct 24 2026

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20
knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 
seconds. 
.TONIGHT...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. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance
of showers in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East
4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.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. A
chance of showers after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · September 2040

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
21% lit
↑ 2:23 AM
↓ 4:55 PM
★★★★c72
Moon farthest north (26.3°)
2
14% lit
↑ 3:16 AM
↓ 5:40 PM
★★★★c73
Apogee · 405,549 km
3
8% lit
↑ 4:11 AM
↓ 6:20 PM
★★★★c72
4
4% lit
↑ 5:07 AM
↓ 6:57 PM
★★★★c70
best
5
1% lit
↑ 6:03 AM
↓ 7:30 PM
★★★★c65
best
6
0% lit
↑ 6:58 AM
↓ 8:01 PM
★★★★c57
New Moon
best
7
1% lit
↑ 7:54 AM
↓ 8:30 PM
★★★★c47
8
4% lit
↑ 8:49 AM
↓ 9:00 PM
★★☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
9
10% lit
↑ 9:46 AM
↓ 9:30 PM
★★★☆c36
10
16% lit
↑ 10:45 AM
↓ 10:03 PM
★★★☆c46
11
25% lit
↑ 11:46 AM
↓ 10:41 PM
★★★★c65
12
35% lit
↑ 12:50 PM
↓ 11:24 PM
★★★★c76
13
46% lit
↑ 1:55 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c82
First Quarter
14
57% lit
↑ 3:01 PM
↓ 12:14 AM
★★★☆c89
Moon farthest south (-26.6°)
15
68% lit
↑ 4:02 PM
↓ 1:13 AM
★★★★c93
16
79% lit
↑ 4:58 PM
↓ 2:18 AM
★★★★c94
17
87% lit
↑ 5:48 PM
↓ 3:27 AM
★★★★c92
18
94% lit
↑ 6:31 PM
↓ 4:38 AM
★★★★c87
Perigee · 363,884 km
19
98% lit
↑ 7:09 PM
↓ 5:47 AM
★★★★c76
best
20
100% lit
↑ 7:44 PM
↓ 6:54 AM
★★★★c61
Full Moon · Corn Moon
best
21
99% lit
↑ 8:17 PM
↓ 7:58 AM
★★★★c43
Moon crosses the equator
22
95% lit
↑ 8:51 PM
↓ 9:01 AM
★★★★c51
23
89% lit
↑ 9:25 PM
↓ 10:03 AM
★★★★c59
24
82% lit
↑ 10:02 PM
↓ 11:04 AM
★★★★c67
25
73% lit
↑ 10:43 PM
↓ 12:04 PM
★★★★c69
26
64% lit
↑ 11:27 PM
↓ 1:02 PM
★★★★c69
27
55% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:58 PM
★☆☆☆c67
Last Quarter
28
45% lit
↑ 12:16 AM
↓ 2:49 PM
★★★☆c67
Moon farthest north (26.4°)
29
36% lit
↑ 1:08 AM
↓ 3:36 PM
★★★★c65
Apogee · 404,659 km
30
27% lit
↑ 2:02 AM
↓ 4:18 PM
★★★★c63

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Sep 1 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (26.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Sep 2 · 5:00 AM — Apogee · 405,549 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Sep 6 · 10:14 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Sep 8 · 9:00 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, Sep 13 · 9:07 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Sep 14 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-26.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Sep 18 · 2:00 AM — Perigee · 363,884 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Sep 20 · 12:43 PM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Sep 21 · 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, Sep 27 · 11:41 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Sep 28 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest north (26.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Sep 29 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 404,659 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Tue, Sep 4 · Wed, Sep 5 · Thu, Sep 6 · Wed, Sep 19 · Thu, Sep 20

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

Moon distance

364,006 km closest · 405,509 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 Sat 1:21 PM.