Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
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Today
Tonight: Low 71°
Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday: High 80° · 5% rain
Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:27 AM / 6:37 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 6:53 PM / 7:57 AM
- Moon
- Waning Gibbous, 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 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 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 6 PM | 75° | 75° | 68° | 81% | 64% | 6% | – | E 14 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 7 PM | 71° | 71° | 68° | 92% | 71% | 4% | – | E 14 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 8 PM | 71° | 71° | 69° | 93% | 59% | 3% | – | E 14 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 9 PM | 71° | 71° | 69° | 93% | 56% | 2% | – | E 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 10 PM | 71° | 71° | 69° | 93% | 73% | 1% | – | E 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 11 PM | 71° | 71° | 69° | 93% | 73% | 2% | – | ESE 13 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 12 AM | 73° | 73° | 69° | 88% | 71% | 3% | – | ESE 12 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 1 AM | 73° | 73° | 69° | 88% | 74% | 5% | – | ESE 12 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| 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 | – | |
| Wed 4 PM | 79° | 82° | 68° | 70% | 40% | 4% | – | ESE 13 | 16 | – | |
| Wed 5 PM | 77° | 77° | 68° | 74% | 40% | 4% | – | ESE 13 | 15 | – | |
| Wed 6 PM | 75° | 75° | 68° | 80% | 41% | 4% | – | ESE 13 | 15 | – | |
| Wed 7 PM | 73° | 73° | 68° | 85% | 40% | 0% | – | ESE 12 | 15 | – | |
| Wed 8 PM | 72° | 72° | 68° | 88% | 37% | 0% | – | ESE 12 | 14 | – | |
| Wed 9 PM | 71° | 71° | 68° | 88% | 33% | 0% | – | ESE 12 | 14 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Partly Cloudy
74° / 71°
Dry
E 14–15 mph · gusts 16
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
- 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%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- 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. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
- 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.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Weather map
Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.
Marine forecast
Galveston Bay
GMZ335 · 753 PM 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. GMZ335-271315- Galveston Bay- 753 PM CDT Mon Oct 26 2026 .TONIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to 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. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM
GMZ355 · 753 PM 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. GMZ350-355-271315- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 753 PM CDT Mon Oct 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots late this evening, then diminishing to around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms until early morning. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 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 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
Moon calendar · July 2041
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
10% lit
↑ 9:09 AM
↓ 11:04 PM
↓ 11:04 PM
★★★★c75
2
16% lit
↑ 10:04 AM
↓ 11:36 PM
↓ 11:36 PM
★★★★c67
3
24% lit
↑ 10:59 AM
↓ –
↓ –
★★★☆c59
Apogee · 405,267 km
4
32% lit
↑ 11:52 AM
↓ 12:05 AM
↓ 12:05 AM
★★☆☆c49
5
42% lit
↑ 12:44 PM
↓ 12:32 AM
↓ 12:32 AM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
6
51% lit
↑ 1:38 PM
↓ 12:59 AM
↓ 12:59 AM
★★☆☆c38
First Quarter
7
61% lit
↑ 2:33 PM
↓ 1:26 AM
↓ 1:26 AM
★★☆☆c49
8
71% lit
↑ 3:32 PM
↓ 1:56 AM
↓ 1:56 AM
★★★☆c64
9
80% lit
↑ 4:34 PM
↓ 2:30 AM
↓ 2:30 AM
★★★★c78
10
88% lit
↑ 5:39 PM
↓ 3:10 AM
↓ 3:10 AM
★★★★c90
11
94% lit
↑ 6:47 PM
↓ 3:57 AM
↓ 3:57 AM
★★★★c98
12
98% lit
↑ 7:52 PM
↓ 4:53 AM
↓ 4:53 AM
★★★★c102
Moon farthest south (-27.7°)
best13
100% lit
↑ 8:51 PM
↓ 5:59 AM
↓ 5:59 AM
★★★★c102
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best14
99% lit
↑ 9:43 PM
↓ 7:10 AM
↓ 7:10 AM
★★★★c100
best15
94% lit
↑ 10:28 PM
↓ 8:23 AM
↓ 8:23 AM
★☆☆☆c93
Perigee · 360,648 km
16
88% lit
↑ 11:07 PM
↓ 9:35 AM
↓ 9:35 AM
★★★★c84
17
79% lit
↑ 11:42 PM
↓ 10:43 AM
↓ 10:43 AM
★★★★c69
18
69% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:48 AM
↓ 11:48 AM
★★★☆c52
Moon crosses the equator
19
58% lit
↑ 12:14 AM
↓ 12:52 PM
↓ 12:52 PM
★★☆☆c40
20
47% lit
↑ 12:47 AM
↓ 1:55 PM
↓ 1:55 PM
★★☆☆c53
Last Quarter
21
36% lit
↑ 1:21 AM
↓ 2:57 PM
↓ 2:57 PM
★★★☆c70
22
26% lit
↑ 1:57 AM
↓ 4:00 PM
↓ 4:00 PM
★★★★c82
23
18% lit
↑ 2:38 AM
↓ 5:01 PM
↓ 5:01 PM
★★★★c87
24
11% lit
↑ 3:23 AM
↓ 6:00 PM
↓ 6:00 PM
★★★★c88
25
5% lit
↑ 4:13 AM
↓ 6:55 PM
↓ 6:55 PM
★★★★c88
Moon farthest north (27.2°)
26
2% lit
↑ 5:07 AM
↓ 7:44 PM
↓ 7:44 PM
★★★★c85
27
0% lit
↑ 6:04 AM
↓ 8:27 PM
↓ 8:27 PM
★★★★c80
New Moon
best28
1% lit
↑ 7:01 AM
↓ 9:04 PM
↓ 9:04 PM
★★★★c75
best29
3% lit
↑ 7:57 AM
↓ 9:37 PM
↓ 9:37 PM
★★★★c69
30
7% lit
↑ 8:52 AM
↓ 10:06 PM
↓ 10:06 PM
★☆☆☆c62
Apogee · 406,207 km
31
12% lit
↑ 9:45 AM
↓ 10:34 PM
↓ 10:34 PM
★★★☆c55
Lunar events this month
- Wed, Jul 3 · 2:00 AM — Apogee · 405,267 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Fri, Jul 5 · 3:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Sat, Jul 6 · 9:12 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Fri, Jul 12 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sat, Jul 13 · 2:01 PM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Mon, Jul 15 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 360,648 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Thu, Jul 18 · 7:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Sat, Jul 20 · 4:13 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Thu, Jul 25 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sat, Jul 27 · 8:02 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Tue, Jul 30 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 406,207 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
Best fishing days
Fri, Jul 12 · Sat, Jul 13 · Sun, Jul 14 · Sat, Jul 27 · Sun, Jul 28
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
360,735 km closest · 406,200 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 7:56 PM.