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Galveston

29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel

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Today

Overnight: Low 72° · 14% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday: High 78° · 14% rain

Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:29 AM / 6:36 PM
Moonrise / moonset
8:38 PM / 10:19 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 93%
Major period
2:00 AM–4:00 AM
Minor period
9:49 AM–10:49 AM
Major period
2:30 PM–4:30 PM
Minor period
8:08 PM–9:08 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Oct 286 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 296 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 30clouds75% cloud cover76% cloud cover74% cloud cover72% cloud cover64% cloud cover63% cloud cover61% cloud cover59% cloud cover60% cloud cover59% cloud cover60% cloud cover54% cloud cover48% cloud cover39% cloud cover34% cloud cover35% cloud cover36% cloud cover34% cloud cover31% cloud cover25% cloud cover23% cloud cover20% cloud cover22% cloud cover20% cloud cover16% cloud cover23% cloud cover29% cloud cover31% cloud cover31% cloud cover33% cloud cover31% cloud cover31% cloud cover25% cloud cover25% cloud cover26% cloud cover29% cloud cover33% cloud cover39% cloud cover49% cloud cover34% cloud cover35% cloud cover51% cloud cover61% cloud cover65% cloud cover64% cloud cover62% cloud cover60% cloud cover59% cloud cover60°65°70°75°80°73747878777473737271767775737272rain14% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance13% chance13% chance13% chance10% chance10% chance10% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphESE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 6 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 9E 8 mph, gusts 12E 10 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 6 mph, gusts 8ESE 6 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 5 AM73°73°69°87%75%14%–ESE 91310.0 mi
Wed 6 AM73°73°69°87%76%14%–ESE 91410.0 mi
Wed 7 AM73°73°69°87%74%14%–ESE 91410.0 mi
Wed 8 AM74°74°69°84%72%14%–ESE 101410.0 mi
Wed 9 AM76°76°69°79%64%14%–ESE 101510+ mi
Wed 10 AM78°78°69°74%63%13%–ESE 121610+ mi
Wed 11 AM78°78°69°74%61%13%–ESE 121610+ mi
Wed 12 PM78°78°68°71%59%13%–E 131610+ mi
Wed 1 PM78°78°68°71%60%10%–E 131710+ mi
Wed 2 PM78°78°67°69%59%10%–E 131610+ mi
Wed 3 PM78°78°67°69%60%10%–E 131610+ mi
Wed 4 PM78°78°66°67%54%12%–E 121610+ mi
Wed 5 PM77°77°66°69%48%12%–E 121510+ mi
Wed 6 PM76°76°66°71%39%12%–E 101410+ mi
Wed 7 PM75°75°65°71%34%4%–ESE 91410+ mi
Wed 8 PM74°74°66°76%35%4%–ESE 91310+ mi
Wed 9 PM73°73°66°79%36%4%–ESE 81210+ mi
Wed 10 PM73°73°66°79%34%3%–ESE 81210+ mi
Wed 11 PM73°73°66°79%31%3%–ESE 81210+ mi
Thu 12 AM72°72°66°81%25%3%–ESE 71010+ mi
Thu 1 AM72°72°66°81%23%2%–ESE 6910+ mi
Thu 2 AM73°73°65°76%20%2%–ESE 6910+ mi
Thu 3 AM72°72°65°79%22%2%–ESE 6910+ mi
Thu 4 AM72°72°65°79%20%2%–ESE 6810+ mi
Thu 5 AM72°72°64°76%16%2%–ESE 6910+ mi
Thu 6 AM72°72°64°76%23%2%–E 6910+ mi
Thu 7 AM72°72°64°76%29%2%–E 7910+ mi
Thu 8 AM71°71°65°81%31%2%–E 71010+ mi
Thu 9 AM73°73°65°76%31%2%–E 81210+ mi
Thu 10 AM75°75°65°71%33%2%–E 91310+ mi
Thu 11 AM76°76°65°69%31%2%–E 1014–
Thu 12 PM77°77°65°67%31%2%–E 1014–
Thu 1 PM77°77°64°64%25%1%–E 1014–
Thu 2 PM77°77°63°62%25%1%–E 1014–
Thu 3 PM76°76°63°64%26%1%–E 1014–
Thu 4 PM77°77°63°62%29%1%–E 913–
Thu 5 PM75°75°62°64%33%1%–ESE 913–
Thu 6 PM75°75°62°64%39%1%–ESE 812–
Thu 7 PM73°73°62°68%49%0%–ESE 710–
Thu 8 PM73°73°62°68%34%0%–ESE 710–
Thu 9 PM73°73°62°68%35%0%–ESE 710–
Thu 10 PM72°72°62°71%51%0%–ESE 69–
Thu 11 PM72°72°63°73%61%0%–ESE 68–
Fri 12 AM72°72°63°73%65%0%–ESE 68–
Fri 1 AM72°72°63°73%64%0%–ESE 68–
Fri 2 AM72°72°64°76%62%0%–ESE 68–
Fri 3 AM72°72°65°79%60%0%–E 79–
Fri 4 AM72°72°65°79%59%0%–E 710–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

78° / 72°

14% rain

E 8–13 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Oct 29

Mostly Sunny

77° / 70°

3% rain

E 6–10 mph · gusts 14

Fri, Oct 30

Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers

77° / 70°

36% rain · 0.05"

E 6–13 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 69°

41% rain · 0.01"

E 5–8 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Partly Sunny

78° / 70°

15% rain

E 3–7 mph · gusts 10

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

78° / 70°

23% rain · 0.12"

S 5–12 mph · gusts 15

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 70°

39% rain · 0.78"

W 10–13 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • 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 between 7pm and 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.

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Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 1138 PM 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.


GMZ335-281715-
Galveston Bay-
1138 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
slight chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.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 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
chance of showers after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance
of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 1138 PM 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.


GMZ350-355-281715-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1138 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 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 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.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 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance
of showers. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · June 2044

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
39% lit
↑ 12:12 PM
↓ 12:53 AM
★★★☆c68
2
49% lit
↑ 1:15 PM
↓ 1:27 AM
★★☆☆c51
First Quarter
3
60% lit
↑ 2:14 PM
↓ 1:58 AM
★★☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
4
70% lit
↑ 3:11 PM
↓ 2:26 AM
★★☆☆c44
5
79% lit
↑ 4:08 PM
↓ 2:55 AM
★★★☆c58
6
86% lit
↑ 5:05 PM
↓ 3:24 AM
★★★★c69
7
92% lit
↑ 6:03 PM
↓ 3:56 AM
★★★★c76
8
96% lit
↑ 7:01 PM
↓ 4:32 AM
★★★★c79
9
99% lit
↑ 7:57 PM
↓ 5:12 AM
★★★★c80
best
10
100% lit
↑ 8:52 PM
↓ 5:57 AM
★★★★c79
Full Moon · Strawberry Moon
best
11
99% lit
↑ 9:42 PM
↓ 6:47 AM
★★★★c78
Moon farthest south (-28.4°)
Apogee · 406,325 km
best
12
96% lit
↑ 10:26 PM
↓ 7:42 AM
★☆☆☆c75
13
92% lit
↑ 11:06 PM
↓ 8:38 AM
★★★★c73
14
86% lit
↑ 11:40 PM
↓ 9:36 AM
★★★★c68
15
78% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:33 AM
★★★★c63
16
70% lit
↑ 12:12 AM
↓ 11:29 AM
★★★☆c57
17
60% lit
↑ 12:41 AM
↓ 12:25 PM
★★☆☆c49
18
50% lit
↑ 1:09 AM
↓ 1:22 PM
★☆☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
Last Quarter
19
40% lit
↑ 1:37 AM
↓ 2:21 PM
★★☆☆c44
20
29% lit
↑ 2:08 AM
↓ 3:23 PM
★★★☆c61
21
19% lit
↑ 2:42 AM
↓ 4:30 PM
★★★★c78
22
11% lit
↑ 3:23 AM
↓ 5:41 PM
★★★★c92
23
5% lit
↑ 4:12 AM
↓ 6:54 PM
★★★★c100
24
1% lit
↑ 5:11 AM
↓ 8:05 PM
★★★★c103
Moon farthest north (28.4°)
best
25
0% lit
↑ 6:19 AM
↓ 9:08 PM
★★★★c102
Perigee · 357,178 km
New Moon (supermoon)
best
26
3% lit
↑ 7:32 AM
↓ 10:02 PM
★★★★c98
27
8% lit
↑ 8:46 AM
↓ 10:47 PM
★☆☆☆c90
28
15% lit
↑ 9:57 AM
↓ 11:25 PM
★★★★c81
29
24% lit
↑ 11:03 AM
↓ 11:58 PM
★★★★c66
30
35% lit
↑ 12:05 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c51

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Jun 2 · 1:33 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Jun 3 · 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.
  • Fri, Jun 10 · 10:16 AM — Full Moon · Strawberry MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Jun 11 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jun 11 · 2:00 PM — Apogee · 406,325 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Jun 18 · 6:00 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, Jun 18 · 12:00 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Jun 24 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jun 25 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 357,178 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Jun 25 · 5:24 AM — New 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.

Best fishing days

Thu, Jun 9 · Fri, Jun 10 · Sat, Jun 11 · Fri, Jun 24 · Sat, Jun 25

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

Moon distance

357,274 km closest · 406,324 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 GALVESTON, Galveston ChannelSurf report: Galveston Seawall & PiersOffshore 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 Wed 1:21 AM.