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Freeport

28.950°, -95.360° · tides: Old Brazos River, Freeport

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Today

Overnight: Low 67° · 5% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 5 mph.

Monday: High 80° · 8% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:29 AM / 6:40 PM
Moonrise / moonset
6:56 PM / 7:59 AM
Moon
Full Moon, 100%
Major period
12:05 AM–2:05 AM
Minor period
7:29 AM–8:29 AM
Major period
12:25 PM–2:25 PM
Minor period
6:26 PM–7:26 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Mon, Oct 266 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 276 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 28clouds91% cloud cover90% cloud cover89% cloud cover78% cloud cover75% cloud cover72% cloud cover67% cloud cover58% cloud cover43% cloud cover36% cloud cover36% cloud cover36% cloud cover40% cloud cover41% cloud cover39% cloud cover36% cloud cover32% cloud cover46% cloud cover54% cloud cover63% cloud cover62% cloud cover69% cloud cover73% cloud cover67% cloud cover71% cloud cover69% cloud cover60% cloud cover58% cloud cover54% cloud cover52% cloud cover51% cloud cover64% cloud cover67% cloud cover74% cloud cover65% cloud cover63% cloud cover65% cloud cover46% cloud cover49% cloud cover54% cloud cover55% cloud cover71% cloud cover76% cloud cover66% cloud cover64% cloud cover60% cloud cover58% cloud cover57% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°85°69686776808075706767677679807573rain1% chance5% chance4% chance3% chance4% chance8% chance8% chance4% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance18% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in23% chance, 0.01 in25% chance, 0.01 in23% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.02 in27% chance, 0.02 in27% chance, 0.02 in27% chance, 0.02 in27% chance, 0.02 in27% chance, 0.02 inwind01020mphE 3 mph, gusts 12ENE 3 mph, gusts 10NE 5 mph, gusts 13NE 7 mph, gusts 15ENE 8 mph, gusts 15ENE 13 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 18E 15 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18E 9 mph, gusts 16E 8 mph, gusts 16E 7 mph, gusts 15E 5 mph, gusts 14E 5 mph, gusts 13E 5 mph, gusts 13E 6 mph, gusts 14E 8 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 16E 8 mph, gusts 15E 8 mph, gusts 15E 6 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 1 AM69°69°61°73%91%0%–E 31210+ mi
Mon 2 AM69°69°61°74%90%0%–E 31210+ mi
Mon 3 AM68°68°61°78%89%1%–ENE 31010+ mi
Mon 4 AM68°68°62°79%78%5%–NE 31210+ mi
Mon 5 AM68°68°61°79%75%4%–NE 51310+ mi
Mon 6 AM68°68°62°80%72%3%–NE 61410+ mi
Mon 7 AM67°67°62°84%67%4%–NE 71510+ mi
Mon 8 AM68°68°62°81%58%8%–NE 81510+ mi
Mon 9 AM72°72°64°76%43%8%–ENE 81510+ mi
Mon 10 AM76°76°64°65%36%4%–ENE 101610+ mi
Mon 11 AM79°79°64°61%36%0%–ENE 131710+ mi
Mon 12 PM80°82°64°58%36%0%–E 141810+ mi
Mon 1 PM80°82°64°58%40%0%–E 141810+ mi
Mon 2 PM80°82°65°59%41%0%–E 151810+ mi
Mon 3 PM80°82°65°59%39%1%–E 151810+ mi
Mon 4 PM80°82°65°59%36%0%–E 141810+ mi
Mon 5 PM78°78°65°63%32%0%–E 141810+ mi
Mon 6 PM77°77°65°66%46%1%–E 121710+ mi
Mon 7 PM75°75°65°70%54%2%–E 91610+ mi
Mon 8 PM74°74°64°73%63%3%–E 81610+ mi
Mon 9 PM72°72°64°77%62%3%–E 81610+ mi
Mon 10 PM70°70°64°81%69%2%–E 71610+ mi
Mon 11 PM69°69°64°85%73%1%–E 71510+ mi
Tue 12 AM69°69°63°83%67%2%–E 61510+ mi
Tue 1 AM67°67°63°87%71%1%–E 51410+ mi
Tue 2 AM69°69°63°82%69%1%–E 51410+ mi
Tue 3 AM67°67°63°88%60%1%–E 51310+ mi
Tue 4 AM67°67°63°87%58%1%–E 51310+ mi
Tue 5 AM67°67°63°88%54%2%–E 513–
Tue 6 AM67°67°65°94%52%2%–E 614–
Tue 7 AM67°67°66°95%51%2%–E 614–
Tue 8 AM69°69°66°91%64%3%–E 714–
Tue 9 AM72°72°67°85%67%0%–E 814–
Tue 10 AM76°76°68°74%74%0%–E 915–
Tue 11 AM79°82°68°67%65%1%–E 1015–
Tue 12 PM79°82°68°67%63%1%–E 1215–
Tue 1 PM79°82°68°67%65%18%0.01"E 1215–⚡
Tue 2 PM81°84°68°64%46%30%0.01"E 1215–⚡
Tue 3 PM81°84°68°65%49%27%0.01"E 1216–⚡
Tue 4 PM80°82°69°69%54%23%0.01"E 1216–
Tue 5 PM80°82°69°69%55%25%0.01"E 1216–
Tue 6 PM78°78°69°73%71%23%0.01"E 1015–
Tue 7 PM75°75°70°82%76%27%0.02"E 815–
Tue 8 PM74°74°70°86%66%27%0.02"E 815–
Tue 9 PM73°73°70°89%64%27%0.02"E 815–
Tue 10 PM73°73°70°91%60%27%0.02"E 715–
Tue 11 PM72°72°70°93%58%27%0.02"E 614–
Wed 12 AM72°72°70°94%57%27%0.02"ESE 514–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

80° / 67°

8% rain

NE 3–15 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Oct 27

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 69°

30% rain · 0.16"

E 5–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Chance Rain Showers

81° / 68°

39% rain · 0.14"

E 3–13 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Oct 29

Partly Sunny

81° / 69°

10% rain

E 3–14 mph · gusts 17

Fri, Oct 30

Chance Rain Showers

80° / 70°

31% rain

E 5–12 mph · gusts 16

Sat, Oct 31

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 71°

25% rain

SE 3–9 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Slight Chance Rain Showers

83° / 71°

22% rain

SE 1–9 mph · gusts 13

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 5 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
  • Friday: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 1208 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.


GMZ350-355-261815-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1208 AM CDT Mon Oct 26 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY...East winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East
4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots after midnight. 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 after
midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning. 
.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. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance
of showers in the afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
A chance of showers.

Moon calendar · July 2043

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
32% lit
↑ 1:50 AM
↓ 3:11 PM
★★★★c66
2
22% lit
↑ 2:27 AM
↓ 4:20 PM
★★★★c84
3
13% lit
↑ 3:09 AM
↓ 5:32 PM
★★★★c97
4
6% lit
↑ 4:00 AM
↓ 6:44 PM
★★★★c104
Perigee · 362,585 km
5
2% lit
↑ 4:59 AM
↓ 7:51 PM
★★★★c106
Moon farthest north (28.5°)
best
6
0% lit
↑ 6:06 AM
↓ 8:51 PM
★★★★c105
New Moon
best
7
1% lit
↑ 7:16 AM
↓ 9:41 PM
★★★★c101
best
8
5% lit
↑ 8:25 AM
↓ 10:23 PM
★★★★c92
9
11% lit
↑ 9:31 AM
↓ 10:58 PM
★☆☆☆c80
10
19% lit
↑ 10:32 AM
↓ 11:29 PM
★★★★c72
11
28% lit
↑ 11:30 AM
↓ 11:57 PM
★★★☆c53
12
37% lit
↑ 12:25 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
13
47% lit
↑ 1:19 PM
↓ 12:24 AM
★★☆☆c35
First Quarter
14
56% lit
↑ 2:14 PM
↓ 12:52 AM
★★☆☆c46
15
65% lit
↑ 3:09 PM
↓ 1:21 AM
★★★☆c57
16
74% lit
↑ 4:05 PM
↓ 1:52 AM
★★★★c67
Apogee · 404,726 km
17
82% lit
↑ 5:02 PM
↓ 2:29 AM
★★★★c74
18
89% lit
↑ 5:59 PM
↓ 3:10 AM
★★★★c79
19
94% lit
↑ 6:54 PM
↓ 3:58 AM
★★★★c82
Moon farthest south (-28.6°)
20
98% lit
↑ 7:44 PM
↓ 4:52 AM
★★★★c83
21
100% lit
↑ 8:30 PM
↓ 5:50 AM
★★★★c83
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
22
100% lit
↑ 9:10 PM
↓ 6:52 AM
★★★★c81
best
23
97% lit
↑ 9:46 PM
↓ 7:54 AM
★★★★c77
24
93% lit
↑ 10:19 PM
↓ 8:56 AM
★★★★c71
25
86% lit
↑ 10:49 PM
↓ 9:57 AM
★★☆☆c62
26
78% lit
↑ 11:20 PM
↓ 10:57 AM
★★★☆c51
Moon crosses the equator
27
68% lit
↑ 11:51 PM
↓ 11:59 AM
★★☆☆c39
28
57% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:03 PM
★★★☆c59
29
46% lit
↑ 12:26 AM
↓ 2:09 PM
★☆☆☆c67
Last Quarter
30
35% lit
↑ 1:05 AM
↓ 3:18 PM
★★★★c81
31
24% lit
↑ 1:51 AM
↓ 4:28 PM
★★★★c91

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Jul 4 · 11:00 AM — Perigee · 362,585 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Jul 5 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Jul 6 · 12:50 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Jul 12 · 5:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Jul 13 · 8:46 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Jul 16 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 404,726 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Jul 19 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jul 21 · 10:24 PM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Jul 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.
  • Wed, Jul 29 · 3:22 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sun, Jul 5 · Mon, Jul 6 · Tue, Jul 7 · Tue, Jul 21 · Wed, Jul 22

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

Moon distance

362,586 km closest · 404,720 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 Old Brazos River, FreeportSurf report: Quintana & Bryan BeachOffshore 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 11:51 PM.