Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
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Today
This Afternoon: 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 = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 4 PM | 80° | 82° | 65° | 60% | 33% | 0% | – | E 14 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 5 PM | 79° | 79° | 64° | 62% | 27% | 0% | – | E 14 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 6 PM | 77° | 77° | 64° | 65% | 25% | 0% | – | E 15 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 7 PM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 72% | 34% | 0% | – | E 15 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 8 PM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 72% | 20% | 0% | – | E 15 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 9 PM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 72% | 27% | 0% | – | E 15 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 10 PM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 71% | 41% | 0% | – | E 15 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 11 PM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 71% | 39% | 0% | – | E 14 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 12 AM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 71% | 40% | 0% | – | E 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 1 AM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 72% | 45% | 0% | – | E 13 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 2 AM | 74° | 74° | 65° | 72% | 47% | 0% | – | E 12 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 3 AM | 73° | 73° | 65° | 77% | 42% | 0% | – | E 12 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 4 AM | 73° | 73° | 66° | 79% | 50% | 0% | – | E 12 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 5 AM | 73° | 73° | 66° | 81% | 51% | 0% | – | E 12 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 6 AM | 73° | 73° | 66° | 81% | 62% | 0% | – | E 12 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 7 AM | 71° | 71° | 67° | 86% | 64% | 1% | – | E 12 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 8 AM | 72° | 72° | 67° | 83% | 71% | 1% | – | E 12 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 9 AM | 75° | 75° | 67° | 77% | 66% | 1% | – | E 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 10 AM | 77° | 77° | 67° | 71% | 81% | 1% | – | E 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 11 AM | 79° | 79° | 67° | 69% | 81% | 1% | – | E 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 12 PM | 80° | 82° | 68° | 66% | 73% | 2% | – | E 14 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 1 PM | 80° | 82° | 68° | 66% | 59% | 3% | – | E 14 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 2 PM | 80° | 82° | 67° | 66% | 54% | 4% | – | E 14 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 3 PM | 80° | 82° | 68° | 66% | 54% | 4% | – | E 14 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 4 PM | 78° | 78° | 68° | 71% | 56% | 4% | – | E 14 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 5 PM | 78° | 78° | 68° | 71% | 58% | 5% | – | E 14 | 16 | – | |
| Tue 6 PM | 75° | 75° | 68° | 81% | 64% | 6% | – | E 14 | 16 | – | |
| Tue 7 PM | 71° | 71° | 68° | 92% | 71% | 4% | – | E 14 | 16 | – | |
| Tue 8 PM | 71° | 71° | 69° | 93% | 59% | 3% | – | E 14 | 16 | – | |
| Tue 9 PM | 71° | 71° | 69° | 93% | 56% | 2% | – | E 13 | 15 | – | |
| Tue 10 PM | 71° | 71° | 69° | 93% | 73% | 1% | – | E 13 | 15 | – | |
| Tue 11 PM | 71° | 71° | 69° | 93% | 73% | 2% | – | ESE 13 | 14 | – | |
| Wed 12 AM | 73° | 73° | 69° | 88% | 71% | 3% | – | ESE 12 | 14 | – | |
| Wed 1 AM | 73° | 73° | 69° | 88% | 74% | 5% | – | ESE 12 | 13 | – | |
| Wed 2 AM | 73° | 73° | 69° | 88% | 73% | 5% | – | ESE 12 | 13 | – | |
| Wed 3 AM | 73° | 73° | 69° | 88% | 71% | 11% | – | ESE 12 | 13 | – | |
| Wed 4 AM | 73° | 73° | 69° | 88% | 70% | 12% | – | ESE 12 | 13 | – | |
| Wed 5 AM | 73° | 73° | 69° | 88% | 66% | 17% | – | ESE 12 | 13 | – | ⚡ |
| Wed 6 AM | 71° | 71° | 69° | 93% | 61% | 11% | – | ESE 12 | 13 | – | |
| Wed 7 AM | 71° | 71° | 69° | 93% | 55% | 21% | – | ESE 12 | 14 | – | ⚡ |
| Wed 8 AM | 73° | 73° | 70° | 90% | 46% | 21% | – | ESE 12 | 14 | – | ⚡ |
| Wed 9 AM | 76° | 76° | 69° | 80% | 39% | 21% | – | ESE 12 | 15 | – | ⚡ |
| Wed 10 AM | 79° | 82° | 70° | 72% | 36% | 21% | – | ESE 13 | 15 | – | ⚡ |
| Wed 11 AM | 81° | 84° | 69° | 69% | 37% | 21% | – | E 13 | 16 | – | ⚡ |
| Wed 12 PM | 81° | 84° | 69° | 68% | 41% | 21% | – | E 13 | 16 | – | ⚡ |
| Wed 1 PM | 81° | 84° | 69° | 68% | 44% | 4% | – | E 13 | 16 | – | |
| Wed 2 PM | 81° | 84° | 69° | 67% | 42% | 4% | – | E 13 | 16 | – | |
| Wed 3 PM | 80° | 83° | 69° | 68% | 41% | 4% | – | E 13 | 16 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Mostly Sunny
80° / 71°
Dry
E 14–15 mph · gusts 17
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
- This Afternoon: 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
Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.
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 · December 2040
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8% lit
↑ 4:05 AM
↓ 3:29 PM
↓ 3:29 PM
★★★★c60
2
3% lit
↑ 5:09 AM
↓ 4:07 PM
↓ 4:07 PM
★★★★c75
3
0% lit
↑ 6:16 AM
↓ 4:51 PM
↓ 4:51 PM
★★★★c94
best4
0% lit
↑ 7:25 AM
↓ 5:43 PM
↓ 5:43 PM
★★★★c100
New Moon
best5
3% lit
↑ 8:34 AM
↓ 6:44 PM
↓ 6:44 PM
★★★★c100
Moon farthest south (-27.0°)
6
8% lit
↑ 9:39 AM
↓ 7:51 PM
↓ 7:51 PM
★★★★c100
Perigee · 363,352 km
7
16% lit
↑ 10:36 AM
↓ 9:02 PM
↓ 9:02 PM
★★★★c94
8
26% lit
↑ 11:24 AM
↓ 10:12 PM
↓ 10:12 PM
★★★★c85
9
36% lit
↑ 12:06 PM
↓ 11:19 PM
↓ 11:19 PM
★★★★c73
10
48% lit
↑ 12:42 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★★★☆c60
First Quarter
11
59% lit
↑ 1:15 PM
↓ 12:23 AM
↓ 12:23 AM
★★☆☆c42
12
69% lit
↑ 1:46 PM
↓ 1:24 AM
↓ 1:24 AM
★★☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
13
78% lit
↑ 2:17 PM
↓ 2:24 AM
↓ 2:24 AM
★★☆☆c46
14
86% lit
↑ 2:50 PM
↓ 3:24 AM
↓ 3:24 AM
★★★★c61
15
93% lit
↑ 3:25 PM
↓ 4:23 AM
↓ 4:23 AM
★★★★c79
16
97% lit
↑ 4:05 PM
↓ 5:23 AM
↓ 5:23 AM
★★★★c85
17
99% lit
↑ 4:48 PM
↓ 6:23 AM
↓ 6:23 AM
★★★★c86
best18
100% lit
↑ 5:37 PM
↓ 7:20 AM
↓ 7:20 AM
★★★★c86
Full Moon · Cold Moon
best19
98% lit
↑ 6:29 PM
↓ 8:14 AM
↓ 8:14 AM
★★★★c84
Moon farthest north (26.6°)
best20
95% lit
↑ 7:24 PM
↓ 9:03 AM
↓ 9:03 AM
★★★★c80
21
91% lit
↑ 8:19 PM
↓ 9:46 AM
↓ 9:46 AM
★★★★c75
22
84% lit
↑ 9:15 PM
↓ 10:24 AM
↓ 10:24 AM
★★★★c69
Apogee · 405,778 km
23
77% lit
↑ 10:10 PM
↓ 10:58 AM
↓ 10:58 AM
★★★★c62
24
69% lit
↑ 11:03 PM
↓ 11:28 AM
↓ 11:28 AM
★★★☆c55
25
59% lit
↑ 11:57 PM
↓ 11:57 AM
↓ 11:57 AM
★★☆☆c46
26
50% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:25 PM
↓ 12:25 PM
★☆☆☆c36
Last Quarter
Moon crosses the equator
27
40% lit
↑ 12:52 AM
↓ 12:54 PM
↓ 12:54 PM
★★☆☆c44
28
30% lit
↑ 1:49 AM
↓ 1:24 PM
↓ 1:24 PM
★★☆☆c54
29
21% lit
↑ 2:48 AM
↓ 1:58 PM
↓ 1:58 PM
★★★☆c66
30
13% lit
↑ 3:52 AM
↓ 2:38 PM
↓ 2:38 PM
★★★★c83
31
6% lit
↑ 5:00 AM
↓ 3:26 PM
↓ 3:26 PM
★★★★c96
Lunar events this month
- Tue, Dec 4 · 1:33 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Wed, Dec 5 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Thu, Dec 6 · 7:00 AM — Perigee · 363,352 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Mon, Dec 10 · 5:29 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Wed, Dec 12 · 4:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Tue, Dec 18 · 6:15 AM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Wed, Dec 19 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest north (26.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sat, Dec 22 · 8:00 AM — Apogee · 405,778 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Wed, Dec 26 · 11:02 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Wed, Dec 26 · 1:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
Best fishing days
Mon, Dec 3 · Tue, Dec 4 · Mon, Dec 17 · Tue, Dec 18 · Wed, Dec 19
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
363,367 km closest · 405,768 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.
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.