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Bolivar

29.470°, -94.620° · tides: Sievers Cove, Goat Island

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Today

This Afternoon: High 76°

Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 69°

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind around 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:26 AM / 6:37 PM
Moonrise / moonset
6:12 PM / 6:49 AM
Moon
Full Moon, 100%
Minor period
6:19 AM–7:19 AM
Major period
11:30 AM–1:30 PM
Minor period
5:42 PM–6:42 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Oct 256 PMMon, Oct 266 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 276 AM12 PMclouds41% cloud cover56% cloud cover64% cloud cover53% cloud cover76% cloud cover86% cloud cover87% cloud cover84% cloud cover88% cloud cover86% cloud cover88% cloud cover91% cloud cover88% cloud cover82% cloud cover85% cloud cover70% cloud cover70% cloud cover69% cloud cover52% cloud cover40% cloud cover28% cloud cover15% cloud cover20% cloud cover14% cloud cover18% cloud cover18% cloud cover30% cloud cover28% cloud cover46% cloud cover54% cloud cover49% cloud cover82% cloud cover77% cloud cover77% cloud cover78% cloud cover85% cloud cover61% cloud cover72% cloud cover68% cloud cover59% cloud cover28% cloud cover45% cloud cover61% cloud cover63% cloud cover65% cloud cover67% cloud cover65% cloud cover64% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°75737271696974767572727170697477rain1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance9% chance9% chance9% chancewind01020mphE 12 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 13ESE 9 mph, gusts 9E 8 mph, gusts 8E 8 mph, gusts 8ENE 8 mph, gusts 8ENE 9 mph, gusts 9ENE 12 mph, gusts 14E 13 mph, gusts 15E 14 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 13ESE 9 mph, gusts 9ESE 9 mph, gusts 9E 8 mph, gusts 8E 9 mph, gusts 9E 10 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 14E 13 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 4 PM75°75°56°52%41%0%–E 121510+ mi
Sun 5 PM75°75°54°48%56%0%–E 101510+ mi
Sun 6 PM75°75°52°45%64%0%–E 101410+ mi
Sun 7 PM73°73°54°51%53%0%–E 101310+ mi
Sun 8 PM72°72°56°57%76%0%–E 101310+ mi
Sun 9 PM72°72°57°59%86%0%–E 9910+ mi
Sun 10 PM72°72°58°61%87%0%–ESE 9910+ mi
Sun 11 PM71°71°59°66%84%0%–E 9910+ mi
Mon 12 AM71°71°60°68%88%0%–E 8810+ mi
Mon 1 AM71°71°61°71%86%0%–E 8810+ mi
Mon 2 AM70°70°62°76%88%0%–E 8810+ mi
Mon 3 AM71°71°63°76%91%0%–ENE 8810+ mi
Mon 4 AM69°69°64°84%88%0%–ENE 8810+ mi
Mon 5 AM69°69°64°84%82%0%–ENE 9910+ mi
Mon 6 AM69°69°63°81%85%0%–ENE 9910+ mi
Mon 7 AM69°69°63°81%70%0%–ENE 101310+ mi
Mon 8 AM70°70°63°78%70%0%–ENE 121410+ mi
Mon 9 AM71°71°64°79%69%0%–ENE 121410+ mi
Mon 10 AM74°74°64°71%52%0%–E 131510+ mi
Mon 11 AM75°75°64°69%40%0%–E 141610+ mi
Mon 12 PM76°76°64°66%28%0%–E 141610+ mi
Mon 1 PM76°76°64°66%15%0%–E 141610+ mi
Mon 2 PM76°76°64°66%20%0%–E 141610+ mi
Mon 3 PM76°76°63°64%14%0%–E 141610+ mi
Mon 4 PM75°75°63°66%18%0%–E 131510+ mi
Mon 5 PM75°75°63°66%18%0%–E 131510+ mi
Mon 6 PM74°74°63°69%30%0%–E 121410+ mi
Mon 7 PM72°72°63°73%28%0%–E 101310+ mi
Mon 8 PM72°72°63°73%46%0%–ESE 101310+ mi
Mon 9 PM72°72°64°76%54%0%–ESE 9910+ mi
Mon 10 PM72°72°64°76%49%0%–ESE 9910+ mi
Mon 11 PM71°71°64°79%82%0%–E 99–
Tue 12 AM71°71°63°76%77%0%–ESE 99–
Tue 1 AM71°71°63°76%77%0%–E 99–
Tue 2 AM71°71°63°76%78%0%–E 88–
Tue 3 AM71°71°63°76%85%0%–E 99–
Tue 4 AM70°70°63°78%61%0%–E 99–
Tue 5 AM70°70°63°78%72%0%–E 99–
Tue 6 AM69°69°63°81%68%1%–E 1013–
Tue 7 AM69°69°64°84%59%2%–E 1013–
Tue 8 AM70°70°66°87%28%2%–E 1214–
Tue 9 AM72°72°67°84%45%2%–E 1214–
Tue 10 AM74°74°69°84%61%2%–E 1214–
Tue 11 AM75°75°70°84%63%2%–E 1214–
Tue 12 PM77°77°70°79%65%2%–E 1315–
Tue 1 PM77°77°70°79%67%9%–E 1315–
Tue 2 PM77°77°70°79%65%9%–E 1315–
Tue 3 PM77°77°70°79%64%9%–E 1315–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

76° / 69°

Dry

E 9–12 mph · gusts 15

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny

76° / 69°

Dry

E 8–14 mph · gusts 16

Tue, Oct 27

Partly Sunny

77° / 71°

14% rain

E 8–13 mph · gusts 15

Wed, Oct 28

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 71°

22% rain

E 9–14 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Mostly Sunny

78° / 69°

5% rain

E 8–13 mph · gusts 17

Fri, Oct 30

Chance Rain Showers

77° / 71°

32% rain

E 8–13 mph · gusts 18

Sat, Oct 31

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 72°

32% rain · 0.18"

SE 7–10 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind around 10 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind around 10 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind around 10 mph.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
  • Friday: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, 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 · 139 PM CDT Sun Oct 25 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.


GMZ335-260715-
Galveston Bay-
139 PM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Bay waters slightly choppy. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east
around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy,
diminishing to smooth after midnight. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 139 PM CDT Sun Oct 25 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.


GMZ350-355-260715-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
139 PM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. 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. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.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.

Moon calendar · May 2042

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
89% lit
↑ 5:01 PM
↓ 4:44 AM
★★☆☆c35
Apogee · 405,694 km
Moon crosses the equator
2
94% lit
↑ 5:54 PM
↓ 5:10 AM
★★☆☆c47
3
98% lit
↑ 6:48 PM
↓ 5:36 AM
★☆☆☆c48
4
100% lit
↑ 7:43 PM
↓ 6:04 AM
★★★★c63
5
100% lit
↑ 8:41 PM
↓ 6:35 AM
★★★★c71
Full Moon · Flower Moon
6
98% lit
↑ 9:41 PM
↓ 7:11 AM
★★★★c77
best
7
94% lit
↑ 10:42 PM
↓ 7:53 AM
★★★★c83
best
8
89% lit
↑ 11:40 PM
↓ 8:42 AM
★★★★c86
Moon farthest south (-28.3°)
9
81% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:37 AM
★★★★c87
10
72% lit
↑ 12:35 AM
↓ 10:39 AM
★★★★c87
11
62% lit
↑ 1:24 AM
↓ 11:44 AM
★★★★c85
12
51% lit
↑ 2:07 AM
↓ 12:50 PM
★★★☆c79
Last Quarter
13
40% lit
↑ 2:45 AM
↓ 1:56 PM
★★☆☆c66
14
29% lit
↑ 3:20 AM
↓ 3:02 PM
★★☆☆c50
15
19% lit
↑ 3:53 AM
↓ 4:08 PM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
16
11% lit
↑ 4:26 AM
↓ 5:15 PM
★★★☆c60
17
4% lit
↑ 5:01 AM
↓ 6:24 PM
★★★★c80
Perigee · 362,605 km
18
1% lit
↑ 5:39 AM
↓ 7:35 PM
★☆☆☆c89
19
0% lit
↑ 6:22 AM
↓ 8:46 PM
★★★★c99
New Moon
best
20
2% lit
↑ 7:11 AM
↓ 9:55 PM
★★★★c102
best
21
7% lit
↑ 8:07 AM
↓ 10:58 PM
★★★★c103
Moon farthest north (27.9°)
best
22
13% lit
↑ 9:08 AM
↓ 11:53 PM
★★★★c100
23
21% lit
↑ 10:10 AM
↓ –
★★★★c94
24
30% lit
↑ 11:12 AM
↓ 12:39 AM
★★★★c86
25
40% lit
↑ 12:11 PM
↓ 1:18 AM
★★★☆c75
26
50% lit
↑ 1:08 PM
↓ 1:51 AM
★★☆☆c63
First Quarter
27
59% lit
↑ 2:02 PM
↓ 2:20 AM
★★☆☆c50
28
68% lit
↑ 2:54 PM
↓ 2:47 AM
★☆☆☆c34
29
77% lit
↑ 3:47 PM
↓ 3:12 AM
★★☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
Apogee · 404,715 km
30
84% lit
↑ 4:40 PM
↓ 3:38 AM
★★☆☆c52
31
90% lit
↑ 5:35 PM
↓ 4:06 AM
★★★☆c65

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, May 1 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 405,694 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, May 1 · 5:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, May 5 · 1:49 AM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, May 8 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, May 12 · 2:18 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, May 15 · 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.
  • Sat, May 17 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 362,605 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, May 19 · 5:55 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, May 21 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, May 26 · 1:18 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, May 29 · 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.
  • Thu, May 29 · 2:00 AM — Apogee · 404,715 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Tue, May 6 · Wed, May 7 · Mon, May 19 · Tue, May 20 · Wed, May 21

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

Moon distance

362,679 km closest · 405,691 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 Sievers Cove, Goat IslandSurf report: Bolivar Peninsula (Crystal Beach)Offshore 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 Sun 1:21 PM.