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Galveston

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

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Today

Today: High 80°

Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Low 71°

Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:27 AM / 6:37 PM
Moonrise / moonset
6:53 PM / 7:57 AM
Moon
Full Moon, 99%
Major period
12:00 AM–2:00 AM
Minor period
7:27 AM–8:27 AM
Major period
12:25 PM–2:25 PM
Minor period
6:23 PM–7:23 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Mon, Oct 266 PMTue, Oct 276 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 286 AM12 PMclouds28% cloud cover33% cloud cover27% cloud cover25% cloud cover34% cloud cover20% cloud cover27% cloud cover41% cloud cover39% cloud cover40% cloud cover45% cloud cover47% cloud cover42% cloud cover50% cloud cover51% cloud cover62% cloud cover64% cloud cover71% cloud cover66% cloud cover81% cloud cover81% cloud cover73% cloud cover59% cloud cover54% cloud cover54% cloud cover56% cloud cover58% cloud cover64% cloud cover71% cloud cover59% cloud cover56% cloud cover73% cloud cover73% cloud cover71% cloud cover74% cloud cover73% cloud cover71% cloud cover70% cloud cover66% cloud cover61% cloud cover55% cloud cover46% cloud cover39% cloud cover36% cloud cover37% cloud cover41% cloud cover44% cloud cover42% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°80777474737375808075717373717681rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance5% chance6% chance4% chance3% chance2% chance1% chance2% chance3% chance5% chance5% chance11% chance12% chance17% chance11% chance21% chance21% chance21% chance21% chance21% chance21% chance4% chance4% chancewind01020mphE 15 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 17E 15 mph, gusts 17E 15 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 14E 13 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 15ESE 13 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 16
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 3 PM80°82°65°60%28%0%–E 151810+ mi
Mon 4 PM80°82°65°60%33%0%–E 141710+ mi
Mon 5 PM79°79°64°62%27%0%–E 141710+ mi
Mon 6 PM77°77°64°65%25%0%–E 151710+ mi
Mon 7 PM74°74°64°72%34%0%–E 151710+ mi
Mon 8 PM74°74°64°72%20%0%–E 151610+ mi
Mon 9 PM74°74°64°72%27%0%–E 151610+ mi
Mon 10 PM74°74°64°71%41%0%–E 151610+ mi
Mon 11 PM74°74°64°71%39%0%–E 141510+ mi
Tue 12 AM74°74°64°71%40%0%–E 131510+ mi
Tue 1 AM74°74°64°72%45%0%–E 131410+ mi
Tue 2 AM74°74°65°72%47%0%–E 121410+ mi
Tue 3 AM73°73°65°77%42%0%–E 121310+ mi
Tue 4 AM73°73°66°79%50%0%–E 121310+ mi
Tue 5 AM73°73°66°81%51%0%–E 121310+ mi
Tue 6 AM73°73°66°81%62%0%–E 121310+ mi
Tue 7 AM71°71°67°86%64%1%–E 121410+ mi
Tue 8 AM72°72°67°83%71%1%–E 121410+ mi
Tue 9 AM75°75°67°77%66%1%–E 131510+ mi
Tue 10 AM77°77°67°71%81%1%–E 131610+ mi
Tue 11 AM79°79°67°69%81%1%–E 131610+ mi
Tue 12 PM80°82°68°66%73%2%–E 141610+ mi
Tue 1 PM80°82°68°66%59%3%–E 141610+ mi
Tue 2 PM80°82°67°66%54%4%–E 141610+ mi
Tue 3 PM80°82°68°66%54%4%–E 141610+ mi
Tue 4 PM78°78°68°71%56%4%–E 141610+ mi
Tue 5 PM78°78°68°71%58%5%–E 1416–
Tue 6 PM75°75°68°81%64%6%–E 1416–
Tue 7 PM71°71°68°92%71%4%–E 1416–
Tue 8 PM71°71°69°93%59%3%–E 1416–
Tue 9 PM71°71°69°93%56%2%–E 1315–
Tue 10 PM71°71°69°93%73%1%–E 1315–
Tue 11 PM71°71°69°93%73%2%–ESE 1314–
Wed 12 AM73°73°69°88%71%3%–ESE 1214–
Wed 1 AM73°73°69°88%74%5%–ESE 1213–
Wed 2 AM73°73°69°88%73%5%–ESE 1213–
Wed 3 AM73°73°69°88%71%11%–ESE 1213–
Wed 4 AM73°73°69°88%70%12%–ESE 1213–
Wed 5 AM73°73°69°88%66%17%–ESE 1213–⚡
Wed 6 AM71°71°69°93%61%11%–ESE 1213–
Wed 7 AM71°71°69°93%55%21%–ESE 1214–⚡
Wed 8 AM73°73°70°90%46%21%–ESE 1214–⚡
Wed 9 AM76°76°69°80%39%21%–ESE 1215–⚡
Wed 10 AM79°82°70°72%36%21%–ESE 1315–⚡
Wed 11 AM81°84°69°69%37%21%–E 1316–⚡
Wed 12 PM81°84°69°68%41%21%–E 1316–⚡
Wed 1 PM81°84°69°68%44%4%–E 1316–
Wed 2 PM81°84°69°67%42%4%–E 1316–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

80° / 71°

Dry

E 14–15 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Oct 27

Partly Sunny

80° / 71°

17% rain

E 12–14 mph · gusts 16

Wed, Oct 28

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 71°

21% rain

E 12–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Mostly Sunny

81° / 70°

1% rain

E 12–13 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Oct 30

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 70°

19% rain

E 9–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 71°

16% rain

E 5–8 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

78° / 72°

3% rain

E 3–8 mph · gusts 12

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
  • Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 1155 AM CDT Mon Oct 26 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.


GMZ335-270600-
Galveston Bay-
1155 AM CDT Mon Oct 26 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 
knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy. 
.THURSDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth
to slightly choppy. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 1155 AM CDT Mon Oct 26 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.


GMZ350-355-270600-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1155 AM CDT Mon Oct 26 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3
to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave 
Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers with 
isolated thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · November 2040

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11% lit
↑ 4:26 AM
↓ 4:58 PM
★★☆☆c39
2
5% lit
↑ 5:23 AM
↓ 5:28 PM
★★★☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
3
1% lit
↑ 6:22 AM
↓ 6:00 PM
★★★★c56
4
0% lit
↑ 6:24 AM
↓ 5:35 PM
★★★★c71
New Moon
best
5
1% lit
↑ 7:29 AM
↓ 6:15 PM
★★★★c83
best
6
5% lit
↑ 8:36 AM
↓ 7:02 PM
★★★★c94
7
11% lit
↑ 9:44 AM
↓ 7:56 PM
★★★★c95
8
19% lit
↑ 10:49 AM
↓ 8:58 PM
★★★★c95
Moon farthest south (-26.9°)
9
29% lit
↑ 11:49 AM
↓ 10:04 PM
★★★★c92
Perigee · 368,789 km
10
40% lit
↑ 12:41 PM
↓ 11:13 PM
★★★☆c85
11
51% lit
↑ 1:26 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c76
First Quarter
12
63% lit
↑ 2:05 PM
↓ 12:20 AM
★★★☆c72
13
73% lit
↑ 2:40 PM
↓ 1:26 AM
★★★☆c60
14
82% lit
↑ 3:12 PM
↓ 2:29 AM
★★☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
15
90% lit
↑ 3:44 PM
↓ 3:30 AM
★★★☆c44
16
95% lit
↑ 4:16 PM
↓ 4:31 AM
★★★★c61
17
99% lit
↑ 4:50 PM
↓ 5:31 AM
★★★★c74
best
18
100% lit
↑ 5:27 PM
↓ 6:32 AM
★★★★c87
Full Moon · Beaver Moon
best
19
99% lit
↑ 6:08 PM
↓ 7:33 AM
★★★★c88
best
20
96% lit
↑ 6:54 PM
↓ 8:33 AM
★★★★c88
21
91% lit
↑ 7:44 PM
↓ 9:29 AM
★★★★c85
Moon farthest north (26.5°)
22
85% lit
↑ 8:37 PM
↓ 10:21 AM
★★★★c80
23
78% lit
↑ 9:33 PM
↓ 11:08 AM
★★★★c74
24
70% lit
↑ 10:28 PM
↓ 11:49 AM
★★★★c68
Apogee · 404,849 km
25
61% lit
↑ 11:24 PM
↓ 12:25 PM
★★★☆c62
26
51% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:58 PM
★☆☆☆c54
Last Quarter
27
42% lit
↑ 12:19 AM
↓ 1:28 PM
★★☆☆c52
28
32% lit
↑ 1:13 AM
↓ 1:57 PM
★★☆☆c43
29
23% lit
↑ 2:09 AM
↓ 2:26 PM
★★☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
30
15% lit
↑ 3:06 AM
↓ 2:56 PM
★★☆☆c45

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Nov 2 · 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.
  • Sun, Nov 4 · 12:56 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Nov 8 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-26.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Nov 9 · 12:00 AM — Perigee · 368,789 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Nov 11 · 9:23 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Nov 14 · 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.
  • Sun, Nov 18 · 1:06 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 21 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest north (26.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Nov 24 · 1:00 PM — Apogee · 404,849 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Nov 26 · 3:07 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Nov 29 · 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.

Best fishing days

Sun, Nov 4 · Mon, Nov 5 · Sat, Nov 17 · Sun, Nov 18 · Mon, Nov 19

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

Moon distance

368,862 km closest · 404,844 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 ChannelSurf report: Galveston Seawall & PiersOffshore 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 Mon 11:06 AM.