Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
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Today
Today: High 78° · 14% rain
Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Low 70° · 12% rain
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:29 AM / 6:36 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 8:38 PM / 10:19 AM
- Moon
- Waning Gibbous, 92%
- 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 = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 7 AM | 73° | 73° | 69° | 87% | 74% | 14% | – | ESE 9 | 14 | 10.0 mi | |
| Wed 8 AM | 74° | 74° | 69° | 84% | 72% | 14% | – | ESE 10 | 14 | 10.0 mi | |
| Wed 9 AM | 76° | 76° | 69° | 79% | 64% | 14% | – | ESE 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 10 AM | 78° | 78° | 69° | 74% | 63% | 13% | – | ESE 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 11 AM | 78° | 78° | 69° | 74% | 61% | 13% | – | ESE 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 12 PM | 78° | 78° | 68° | 71% | 59% | 13% | – | E 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 1 PM | 78° | 78° | 68° | 71% | 60% | 10% | – | E 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 2 PM | 78° | 78° | 67° | 69% | 59% | 10% | – | E 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 3 PM | 78° | 78° | 67° | 69% | 60% | 10% | – | E 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 4 PM | 78° | 78° | 66° | 67% | 54% | 12% | – | E 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 5 PM | 77° | 77° | 66° | 69% | 48% | 12% | – | E 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 6 PM | 76° | 76° | 66° | 71% | 39% | 12% | – | E 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 7 PM | 75° | 75° | 65° | 71% | 34% | 4% | – | ESE 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 8 PM | 74° | 74° | 66° | 76% | 35% | 4% | – | ESE 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 9 PM | 73° | 73° | 66° | 79% | 36% | 4% | – | ESE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 10 PM | 73° | 73° | 66° | 79% | 34% | 3% | – | ESE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 11 PM | 73° | 73° | 66° | 79% | 31% | 3% | – | ESE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 12 AM | 72° | 72° | 66° | 81% | 25% | 3% | – | ESE 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 1 AM | 72° | 72° | 66° | 81% | 23% | 2% | – | ESE 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 2 AM | 73° | 73° | 65° | 76% | 20% | 2% | – | ESE 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 3 AM | 72° | 72° | 65° | 79% | 22% | 2% | – | ESE 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 4 AM | 72° | 72° | 65° | 79% | 20% | 2% | – | ESE 6 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 5 AM | 72° | 72° | 64° | 76% | 16% | 2% | – | ESE 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 6 AM | 72° | 72° | 64° | 76% | 23% | 2% | – | E 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 7 AM | 72° | 72° | 64° | 76% | 29% | 2% | – | E 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 8 AM | 71° | 71° | 65° | 81% | 31% | 2% | – | E 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 9 AM | 73° | 73° | 65° | 76% | 31% | 2% | – | E 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 10 AM | 75° | 75° | 65° | 71% | 33% | 2% | – | E 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 11 AM | 76° | 76° | 65° | 69% | 31% | 2% | – | E 10 | 14 | – | |
| Thu 12 PM | 77° | 77° | 65° | 67% | 31% | 2% | – | E 10 | 14 | – | |
| Thu 1 PM | 77° | 77° | 64° | 64% | 25% | 1% | – | E 10 | 14 | – | |
| Thu 2 PM | 77° | 77° | 63° | 62% | 25% | 1% | – | E 10 | 14 | – | |
| Thu 3 PM | 76° | 76° | 63° | 64% | 26% | 1% | – | E 10 | 14 | – | |
| Thu 4 PM | 77° | 77° | 63° | 62% | 29% | 1% | – | E 9 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 5 PM | 75° | 75° | 62° | 64% | 33% | 1% | – | ESE 9 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 6 PM | 75° | 75° | 62° | 64% | 39% | 1% | – | ESE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Thu 7 PM | 73° | 73° | 62° | 68% | 49% | 0% | – | ESE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Thu 8 PM | 73° | 73° | 62° | 68% | 34% | 0% | – | ESE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Thu 9 PM | 73° | 73° | 62° | 68% | 35% | 0% | – | ESE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Thu 10 PM | 72° | 72° | 62° | 71% | 51% | 0% | – | ESE 6 | 9 | – | |
| Thu 11 PM | 72° | 72° | 63° | 73% | 61% | 0% | – | ESE 6 | 8 | – | |
| Fri 12 AM | 72° | 72° | 63° | 73% | 65% | 0% | – | ESE 6 | 8 | – | |
| Fri 1 AM | 72° | 72° | 63° | 73% | 64% | 0% | – | ESE 6 | 8 | – | |
| Fri 2 AM | 72° | 72° | 64° | 76% | 62% | 0% | – | ESE 6 | 8 | – | |
| Fri 3 AM | 72° | 72° | 65° | 79% | 60% | 0% | – | E 7 | 9 | – | |
| Fri 4 AM | 72° | 72° | 65° | 79% | 59% | 0% | – | E 7 | 10 | – | |
| Fri 5 AM | 71° | 71° | 65° | 81% | 61% | 0% | – | E 7 | 12 | – | |
| Fri 6 AM | 71° | 71° | 65° | 81% | 65% | 0% | – | E 8 | 12 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Partly Sunny
78° / 70°
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° / 65°
39% rain · 0.78"
W 10–13 mph · gusts 18
⚡ Storms
Detailed NWS forecast
- Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
- Tonight: 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. East wind 10 to 15 mph. 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. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Weather map
Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.
Marine forecast
Galveston Bay
GMZ335 · 643 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 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. GMZ335-290015- Galveston Bay- 643 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026 .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers early this morning. A slight chance of showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...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 east 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 · 643 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 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. GMZ350-355-290015- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 643 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026 .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...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: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 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. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 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...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. 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 · August 2044
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
60% lit
↑ 2:48 PM
↓ 12:31 AM
↓ 12:31 AM
★★★☆c72
2
69% lit
↑ 3:46 PM
↓ 1:08 AM
↓ 1:08 AM
★★★★c77
3
77% lit
↑ 4:42 PM
↓ 1:51 AM
↓ 1:51 AM
★★★★c79
4
85% lit
↑ 5:35 PM
↓ 2:38 AM
↓ 2:38 AM
★★★★c80
Moon farthest south (-28.4°)
5
91% lit
↑ 6:23 PM
↓ 3:30 AM
↓ 3:30 AM
★★★★c79
Apogee · 405,647 km
6
96% lit
↑ 7:05 PM
↓ 4:26 AM
↓ 4:26 AM
★★★★c77
7
99% lit
↑ 7:43 PM
↓ 5:23 AM
↓ 5:23 AM
★★★★c74
best8
100% lit
↑ 8:16 PM
↓ 6:21 AM
↓ 6:21 AM
★★★★c71
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best9
99% lit
↑ 8:47 PM
↓ 7:18 AM
↓ 7:18 AM
★★★★c67
10
97% lit
↑ 9:15 PM
↓ 8:15 AM
↓ 8:15 AM
★★★★c60
11
92% lit
↑ 9:43 PM
↓ 9:11 AM
↓ 9:11 AM
★★☆☆c51
Moon crosses the equator
12
86% lit
↑ 10:11 PM
↓ 10:08 AM
↓ 10:08 AM
★★☆☆c40
13
78% lit
↑ 10:42 PM
↓ 11:06 AM
↓ 11:06 AM
★★☆☆c37
14
69% lit
↑ 11:16 PM
↓ 12:07 PM
↓ 12:07 PM
★★☆☆c47
15
58% lit
↑ 11:56 PM
↓ 1:11 PM
↓ 1:11 PM
★★★☆c65
16
47% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:19 PM
↓ 2:19 PM
★★★☆c80
Last Quarter
17
36% lit
↑ 12:43 AM
↓ 3:27 PM
↓ 3:27 PM
★★★★c90
18
25% lit
↑ 1:40 AM
↓ 4:34 PM
↓ 4:34 PM
★★★★c95
Moon farthest north (28.3°)
19
15% lit
↑ 2:45 AM
↓ 5:34 PM
↓ 5:34 PM
★★★★c97
20
8% lit
↑ 3:56 AM
↓ 6:26 PM
↓ 6:26 PM
★★★★c95
Perigee · 362,696 km
21
3% lit
↑ 5:09 AM
↓ 7:10 PM
↓ 7:10 PM
★★★★c91
best22
0% lit
↑ 6:20 AM
↓ 7:48 PM
↓ 7:48 PM
★★★★c82
New Moon
best23
1% lit
↑ 7:28 AM
↓ 8:22 PM
↓ 8:22 PM
★★★★c70
best24
4% lit
↑ 8:33 AM
↓ 8:53 PM
↓ 8:53 PM
★★☆☆c55
Moon crosses the equator
25
9% lit
↑ 9:35 AM
↓ 9:24 PM
↓ 9:24 PM
★★★☆c47
26
16% lit
↑ 10:36 AM
↓ 9:55 PM
↓ 9:55 PM
★★★☆c45
27
25% lit
↑ 11:36 AM
↓ 10:28 PM
↓ 10:28 PM
★★★☆c53
28
34% lit
↑ 12:36 PM
↓ 11:05 PM
↓ 11:05 PM
★★★☆c61
29
44% lit
↑ 1:36 PM
↓ 11:46 PM
↓ 11:46 PM
★★★☆c68
30
53% lit
↑ 2:34 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★★★☆c71
First Quarter
31
63% lit
↑ 3:28 PM
↓ 12:32 AM
↓ 12:32 AM
★★★★c72
Moon farthest south (-28.4°)
Lunar events this month
- Thu, Aug 4 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Fri, Aug 5 · 12:00 AM — Apogee · 405,647 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Mon, Aug 8 · 4:14 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Thu, Aug 11 · 8:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Tue, Aug 16 · 5:03 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Thu, Aug 18 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sat, Aug 20 · 6:00 PM — Perigee · 362,696 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Mon, Aug 22 · 8:06 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Wed, Aug 24 · 6:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Tue, Aug 30 · 4:18 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Wed, Aug 31 · 8:00 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
Sun, Aug 7 · Mon, Aug 8 · Sun, Aug 21 · Mon, Aug 22 · Tue, Aug 23
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
362,741 km closest · 405,538 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 Wed 5:36 AM.