Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
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Today
Today: High 80° · 19% rain
A slight chance of rain showers between noon and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Low 71° · 14% rain
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. 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, 97%
- 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 8 AM | 73° | 73° | 67° | 81% | 77% | 3% | – | E 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 9 AM | 75° | 75° | 67° | 76% | 72% | 5% | – | E 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 10 AM | 77° | 77° | 67° | 71% | 57% | 6% | – | E 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 11 AM | 78° | 78° | 67° | 69% | 69% | 11% | – | E 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 12 PM | 79° | 79° | 68° | 69% | 74% | 15% | – | E 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 1 PM | 80° | 83° | 68° | 67% | 71% | 19% | – | E 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 2 PM | 80° | 82° | 67° | 65% | 75% | 15% | – | E 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 3 PM | 80° | 83° | 68° | 67% | 71% | 11% | – | E 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 4 PM | 79° | 79° | 68° | 69% | 63% | 8% | – | E 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 5 PM | 79° | 79° | 68° | 69% | 82% | 10% | – | E 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 6 PM | 77° | 77° | 68° | 74% | 62% | 12% | – | E 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 7 PM | 75° | 75° | 68° | 79% | 81% | 14% | – | E 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 8 PM | 75° | 75° | 69° | 82% | 62% | 11% | – | E 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 9 PM | 75° | 75° | 69° | 82% | 67% | 7% | – | E 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 10 PM | 75° | 75° | 69° | 82% | 48% | 3% | – | E 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 11 PM | 74° | 74° | 69° | 84% | 46% | 3% | – | ESE 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 12 AM | 74° | 74° | 69° | 84% | 34% | 4% | – | ESE 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 1 AM | 74° | 74° | 69° | 84% | 52% | 5% | – | ESE 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 2 AM | 74° | 74° | 69° | 84% | 55% | 7% | – | ESE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 3 AM | 74° | 74° | 69° | 84% | 53% | 9% | – | ESE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 4 AM | 73° | 73° | 69° | 87% | 46% | 11% | – | ESE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 5 AM | 73° | 73° | 69° | 87% | 52% | 10% | – | ESE 8 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 6 AM | 73° | 73° | 69° | 87% | 74% | 8% | – | ESE 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 7 AM | 72° | 72° | 69° | 90% | 72% | 7% | – | E 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 8 AM | 74° | 74° | 70° | 87% | 50% | 7% | – | ESE 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 9 AM | 75° | 75° | 69° | 82% | 43% | 7% | – | ESE 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 10 AM | 78° | 78° | 70° | 76% | 43% | 11% | – | ESE 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 11 AM | 78° | 78° | 69° | 74% | 43% | 11% | – | ESE 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 12 PM | 80° | 83° | 69° | 69% | 50% | 11% | – | E 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 1 PM | 80° | 83° | 69° | 69% | 51% | 0% | – | E 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 2 PM | 80° | 83° | 69° | 69% | 23% | 0% | – | E 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 3 PM | 81° | 84° | 69° | 67% | 11% | 0% | – | E 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 4 PM | 81° | 84° | 68° | 65% | 17% | 2% | – | E 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 5 PM | 80° | 83° | 68° | 67% | 11% | 2% | – | ESE 12 | 15 | – | |
| Wed 6 PM | 78° | 78° | 68° | 71% | 5% | 2% | – | ESE 10 | 15 | – | |
| Wed 7 PM | 76° | 76° | 68° | 76% | 27% | 0% | – | ESE 10 | 14 | – | |
| Wed 8 PM | 75° | 75° | 68° | 79% | 0% | 0% | – | ESE 9 | 13 | – | |
| Wed 9 PM | 74° | 74° | 68° | 82% | 19% | 0% | – | ESE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Wed 10 PM | 74° | 74° | 68° | 82% | 37% | 0% | – | ESE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Wed 11 PM | 73° | 73° | 67° | 81% | 37% | 0% | – | ESE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Thu 12 AM | 73° | 73° | 67° | 81% | 37% | 0% | – | ESE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Thu 1 AM | 73° | 73° | 67° | 81% | 37% | 0% | – | ESE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Thu 2 AM | 73° | 73° | 67° | 81% | 38% | 0% | – | ESE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Thu 3 AM | 73° | 73° | 67° | 81% | 39% | 0% | – | ESE 6 | 9 | – | |
| Thu 4 AM | 72° | 72° | 67° | 84% | 40% | 0% | – | ESE 6 | 9 | – | |
| Thu 5 AM | 71° | 71° | 66° | 84% | 41% | 0% | – | ESE 6 | 9 | – | |
| Thu 6 AM | 71° | 71° | 66° | 84% | 42% | 0% | – | ESE 6 | 10 | – | |
| Thu 7 AM | 71° | 71° | 66° | 84% | 43% | 0% | – | E 7 | 12 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
80° / 71°
19% rain
E 9–13 mph · gusts 16
Wed, Oct 28
Mostly Sunny
81° / 70°
11% rain
E 8–13 mph · gusts 17
Thu, Oct 29
Mostly Sunny
81° / 70°
Dry
E 6–12 mph · gusts 16
Fri, Oct 30
Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
77° / 70°
31% rain · 0.11"
E 8–13 mph · gusts 17
⚡ Storms
Sat, Oct 31
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
78° / 69°
27% rain · 0.01"
E 5–8 mph · gusts 12
⚡ Storms
Sun, Nov 1
Mostly Sunny
78° / 70°
4% rain
E 3–7 mph · gusts 10
Mon, Nov 2
Mostly Sunny
79° / 68°
19% rain
S 7–12 mph · gusts 16
Detailed NWS forecast
- Today: A slight chance of rain showers between noon and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
- Friday: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Friday Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
- Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Weather map
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Marine forecast
Galveston Bay
GMZ335 · 642 AM CDT Tue Oct 27 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. GMZ335-280015- Galveston Bay- 642 AM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026 .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers early this afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM
GMZ355 · 642 AM CDT Tue Oct 27 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. GMZ350-355-280015- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 642 AM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026 .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms late. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .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 3 feet at 7 seconds. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast around 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers in the evening. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
Moon calendar · July 2042
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
97% lit
↑ 7:22 PM
↓ 4:30 AM
↓ 4:30 AM
★★★★c92
2
99% lit
↑ 8:22 PM
↓ 5:22 AM
↓ 5:22 AM
★★★★c94
Moon farthest south (-28.4°)
best3
100% lit
↑ 9:16 PM
↓ 6:22 AM
↓ 6:22 AM
★★★★c94
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best4
98% lit
↑ 10:04 PM
↓ 7:27 AM
↓ 7:27 AM
★★★★c92
5
93% lit
↑ 10:46 PM
↓ 8:35 AM
↓ 8:35 AM
★☆☆☆c88
6
86% lit
↑ 11:23 PM
↓ 9:42 AM
↓ 9:42 AM
★★★★c83
7
78% lit
↑ 11:57 PM
↓ 10:48 AM
↓ 10:48 AM
★★★★c73
8
67% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:53 AM
↓ 11:53 AM
★★★☆c58
9
56% lit
↑ 12:29 AM
↓ 12:56 PM
↓ 12:56 PM
★★☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
Perigee · 369,565 km
10
45% lit
↑ 1:01 AM
↓ 2:01 PM
↓ 2:01 PM
★★☆☆c50
Last Quarter
11
34% lit
↑ 1:35 AM
↓ 3:07 PM
↓ 3:07 PM
★★★★c72
12
23% lit
↑ 2:12 AM
↓ 4:14 PM
↓ 4:14 PM
★★★★c88
13
15% lit
↑ 2:55 AM
↓ 5:22 PM
↓ 5:22 PM
★★★★c98
14
8% lit
↑ 3:44 AM
↓ 6:28 PM
↓ 6:28 PM
★★★★c100
15
3% lit
↑ 4:39 AM
↓ 7:28 PM
↓ 7:28 PM
★★★★c100
Moon farthest north (28.0°)
16
1% lit
↑ 5:40 AM
↓ 8:22 PM
↓ 8:22 PM
★★★★c97
best17
0% lit
↑ 6:43 AM
↓ 9:07 PM
↓ 9:07 PM
★★★★c91
New Moon
best18
3% lit
↑ 7:45 AM
↓ 9:46 PM
↓ 9:46 PM
★★★★c82
19
7% lit
↑ 8:45 AM
↓ 10:19 PM
↓ 10:19 PM
★☆☆☆c72
20
12% lit
↑ 9:43 AM
↓ 10:48 PM
↓ 10:48 PM
★★★★c65
21
19% lit
↑ 10:37 AM
↓ 11:15 PM
↓ 11:15 PM
★★★☆c53
22
27% lit
↑ 11:30 AM
↓ 11:41 PM
↓ 11:41 PM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
23
36% lit
↑ 12:23 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★★☆☆c32
Apogee · 404,291 km
24
45% lit
↑ 1:16 PM
↓ 12:07 AM
↓ 12:07 AM
★★☆☆c43
25
55% lit
↑ 2:10 PM
↓ 12:35 AM
↓ 12:35 AM
★★☆☆c55
First Quarter
26
64% lit
↑ 3:07 PM
↓ 1:05 AM
↓ 1:05 AM
★★★☆c66
27
73% lit
↑ 4:07 PM
↓ 1:40 AM
↓ 1:40 AM
★★★★c76
28
82% lit
↑ 5:07 PM
↓ 2:21 AM
↓ 2:21 AM
★★★★c83
29
89% lit
↑ 6:08 PM
↓ 3:10 AM
↓ 3:10 AM
★★★★c87
Moon farthest south (-28.4°)
30
95% lit
↑ 7:05 PM
↓ 4:06 AM
↓ 4:06 AM
★★★★c90
31
98% lit
↑ 7:56 PM
↓ 5:10 AM
↓ 5:10 AM
★★★★c90
bestLunar events this month
- Wed, Jul 2 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Thu, Jul 3 · 3:09 AM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Wed, Jul 9 · 1:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Wed, Jul 9 · 2:00 AM — Perigee · 369,565 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Thu, Jul 10 · 12:38 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Tue, Jul 15 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Thu, Jul 17 · 12:52 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Tue, Jul 22 · 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.
- Wed, Jul 23 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 404,291 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Fri, Jul 25 · 12:01 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Tue, Jul 29 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Best fishing days
Wed, Jul 2 · Thu, Jul 3 · Wed, Jul 16 · Thu, Jul 17 · Thu, Jul 31
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
369,608 km closest · 404,280 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 Tue 7:20 AM.