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
- 7:28 AM / 6:37 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 7:41 PM / 9:07 AM
- Moon
- Waning Gibbous, 98%
- Major period
- 12:55 AM–2:55 AM
- Minor period
- 8:37 AM–9:37 AM
- Major period
- 1:25 PM–3:25 PM
- Minor period
- 7:11 PM–8:11 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | – | |
| Wed 10 PM | 71° | 71° | 68° | 88% | 30% | 0% | – | ESE 12 | 14 | – | |
| Wed 11 PM | 71° | 71° | 67° | 88% | 29% | 0% | – | ESE 12 | 13 | – |
7-day forecast
Mon, Oct 26
Partly Cloudy
–° / 71°
Dry
Today
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
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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 · September 2041
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
30% lit
↑ 12:11 PM
↓ 11:01 PM
↓ 11:01 PM
★★☆☆c51
2
40% lit
↑ 1:10 PM
↓ 11:39 PM
↓ 11:39 PM
★★★☆c67
3
50% lit
↑ 2:13 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★★★☆c80
First Quarter
4
61% lit
↑ 3:16 PM
↓ 12:25 AM
↓ 12:25 AM
★★★☆c91
5
71% lit
↑ 4:18 PM
↓ 1:20 AM
↓ 1:20 AM
★★★★c97
Moon farthest south (-27.8°)
6
81% lit
↑ 5:15 PM
↓ 2:23 AM
↓ 2:23 AM
★★★★c100
best7
89% lit
↑ 6:06 PM
↓ 3:32 AM
↓ 3:32 AM
★★★★c100
best8
96% lit
↑ 6:51 PM
↓ 4:45 AM
↓ 4:45 AM
★★★★c96
best9
99% lit
↑ 7:30 PM
↓ 5:57 AM
↓ 5:57 AM
★★★★c87
Perigee · 357,006 km
best10
100% lit
↑ 8:06 PM
↓ 7:09 AM
↓ 7:09 AM
★★★★c73
Full Moon · Corn Moon (supermoon)
best11
97% lit
↑ 8:41 PM
↓ 8:18 AM
↓ 8:18 AM
★★★★c55
Moon crosses the equator
12
92% lit
↑ 9:16 PM
↓ 9:26 AM
↓ 9:26 AM
★★★★c56
13
85% lit
↑ 9:52 PM
↓ 10:33 AM
↓ 10:33 AM
★★★★c68
14
76% lit
↑ 10:32 PM
↓ 11:39 AM
↓ 11:39 AM
★★★★c84
15
66% lit
↑ 11:15 PM
↓ 12:45 PM
↓ 12:45 PM
★☆☆☆c87
16
56% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:48 PM
↓ 1:48 PM
★★★☆c90
17
45% lit
↑ 12:04 AM
↓ 2:47 PM
↓ 2:47 PM
★★★☆c90
Last Quarter
18
36% lit
↑ 12:57 AM
↓ 3:40 PM
↓ 3:40 PM
★★★★c88
Moon farthest north (27.3°)
19
27% lit
↑ 1:52 AM
↓ 4:26 PM
↓ 4:26 PM
★★★★c82
20
19% lit
↑ 2:49 AM
↓ 5:06 PM
↓ 5:06 PM
★★★★c75
21
12% lit
↑ 3:46 AM
↓ 5:41 PM
↓ 5:41 PM
★★★★c68
22
6% lit
↑ 4:42 AM
↓ 6:13 PM
↓ 6:13 PM
★★★★c60
23
3% lit
↑ 5:36 AM
↓ 6:41 PM
↓ 6:41 PM
★★★☆c52
Apogee · 406,364 km
24
0% lit
↑ 6:29 AM
↓ 7:08 PM
↓ 7:08 PM
★★★☆c43
25
0% lit
↑ 7:22 AM
↓ 7:34 PM
↓ 7:34 PM
★★☆☆c34
New Moon
Moon crosses the equator
26
2% lit
↑ 8:15 AM
↓ 8:01 PM
↓ 8:01 PM
★★★☆c34
27
5% lit
↑ 9:09 AM
↓ 8:30 PM
↓ 8:30 PM
★★★☆c45
28
10% lit
↑ 10:05 AM
↓ 9:02 PM
↓ 9:02 PM
★★★☆c56
29
17% lit
↑ 11:04 AM
↓ 9:38 PM
↓ 9:38 PM
★★★★c71
30
25% lit
↑ 12:05 PM
↓ 10:21 PM
↓ 10:21 PM
★★★★c79
Lunar events this month
- Tue, Sep 3 · 12:18 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Thu, Sep 5 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Mon, Sep 9 · 9:00 PM — Perigee · 357,006 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Tue, Sep 10 · 4:23 AM — Full Moon · Corn Moon (supermoon)Moon is near perigee at the same time: perigean spring tides. Expect extra-high highs, extra-low lows, and strong current at the passes.
- Wed, Sep 11 · 11:00 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, Sep 17 · 12:33 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Wed, Sep 18 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Mon, Sep 23 · 12:00 AM — Apogee · 406,364 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Wed, Sep 25 · 3:40 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Wed, Sep 25 · 11:00 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
Fri, Sep 6 · Sat, Sep 7 · Sun, Sep 8 · Mon, Sep 9 · Tue, Sep 10
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
357,153 km closest · 406,269 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.