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Bolivar

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

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Today

Today: High 78° · 10% rain

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

Tonight: Low 70° · 14% rain

Mostly cloudy. Low around 70, with temperatures rising to around 73 overnight. East wind around 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:28 AM / 6:36 PM
Moonrise / moonset
7:40 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
7:10 PM–8:10 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Oct 2712 PM6 PMWed, Oct 286 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 296 AMclouds51% cloud cover74% cloud cover81% cloud cover70% cloud cover64% cloud cover65% cloud cover72% cloud cover73% cloud cover63% cloud cover63% cloud cover71% cloud cover76% cloud cover71% cloud cover49% cloud cover45% cloud cover48% cloud cover56% cloud cover38% cloud cover42% cloud cover51% cloud cover46% cloud cover41% cloud cover44% cloud cover65% cloud cover45% cloud cover22% cloud cover25% cloud cover35% cloud cover33% cloud cover23% cloud cover32% cloud cover13% cloud cover15% cloud cover12% cloud cover11% cloud cover3% cloud cover16% cloud cover1% cloud cover18% cloud cover34% cloud cover35% cloud cover37% cloud cover38% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover36% cloud cover36% cloud cover37% cloud cover60°65°70°75°80°85°70767878757473737277798076747372rain1% chance1% chance2% chance5% chance7% chance10% chance8% chance7% chance5% chance8% chance11% chance14% chance10% chance6% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphE 9 mph, gusts 12E 10 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 13ESE 10 mph, gusts 13ESE 8 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 10E 9 mph, gusts 12E 10 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 14 mph, gusts 17ESE 13 mph, gusts 17ESE 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 9 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 8ESE 7 mph, gusts 8ESE 7 mph, gusts 8
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 7 AM70°70°65°84%51%0%–E 91210+ mi
Tue 8 AM71°71°65°81%74%1%–E 101310+ mi
Tue 9 AM72°72°66°81%81%1%–E 101310+ mi
Tue 10 AM76°76°66°71%70%2%–E 121410+ mi
Tue 11 AM78°78°66°67%64%5%–E 121510+ mi
Tue 12 PM77°77°66°69%65%7%–E 131610+ mi
Tue 1 PM78°78°66°67%72%10%–E 131610+ mi
Tue 2 PM77°77°66°69%73%8%–E 131610+ mi
Tue 3 PM77°77°67°71%63%7%–E 131610+ mi
Tue 4 PM78°78°67°69%63%5%–E 131610+ mi
Tue 5 PM76°76°67°74%71%8%–E 121610+ mi
Tue 6 PM76°76°67°74%76%11%–E 121610+ mi
Tue 7 PM75°75°68°79%71%14%–E 101410+ mi
Tue 8 PM74°74°68°82%49%10%–E 101410+ mi
Tue 9 PM74°74°68°82%45%6%–E 101310+ mi
Tue 10 PM74°74°69°84%48%2%–E 101310+ mi
Tue 11 PM74°74°69°84%56%3%–ESE 101310+ mi
Wed 12 AM73°73°69°87%38%3%–ESE 91210+ mi
Wed 1 AM73°73°69°87%42%4%–ESE 81010+ mi
Wed 2 AM73°73°69°87%51%5%–ESE 81010+ mi
Wed 3 AM73°73°69°87%46%5%–ESE 81010+ mi
Wed 4 AM73°73°69°87%41%5%–E 91210+ mi
Wed 5 AM73°73°69°87%44%5%–E 91210+ mi
Wed 6 AM72°72°69°90%65%4%–E 91210+ mi
Wed 7 AM72°72°69°90%45%4%–E 101310+ mi
Wed 8 AM71°71°69°93%22%4%–E 121410+ mi
Wed 9 AM74°74°69°84%25%4%–E 121510+ mi
Wed 10 AM77°77°70°79%35%6%–E 131610+ mi
Wed 11 AM78°78°70°76%33%6%–ESE 1417–
Wed 12 PM79°79°69°72%23%6%–ESE 1417–
Wed 1 PM79°79°69°72%32%0%–ESE 1317–
Wed 2 PM79°79°69°72%13%0%–ESE 1416–
Wed 3 PM79°79°68°69%15%0%–ESE 1316–
Wed 4 PM80°83°68°67%12%1%–ESE 1316–
Wed 5 PM78°78°68°71%11%1%–ESE 1215–
Wed 6 PM77°77°67°71%3%1%–ESE 1214–
Wed 7 PM76°76°67°74%16%0%–ESE 913–
Wed 8 PM74°74°67°79%1%0%–ESE 912–
Wed 9 PM74°74°67°79%18%0%–ESE 910–
Wed 10 PM74°74°66°76%34%0%–ESE 910–
Wed 11 PM74°74°66°76%35%0%–ESE 89–
Thu 12 AM73°73°66°79%37%0%–SE 89–
Thu 1 AM73°73°66°79%38%0%–SE 78–
Thu 2 AM73°73°66°79%37%0%–SE 78–
Thu 3 AM72°72°67°84%37%0%–ESE 78–
Thu 4 AM72°72°67°84%36%0%–ESE 78–
Thu 5 AM71°71°67°87%36%0%–ESE 78–
Thu 6 AM70°70°67°90%37%0%–E 89–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

78° / 70°

14% rain

E 9–13 mph · gusts 16

Wed, Oct 28

Mostly Sunny

80° / 69°

6% rain

E 8–14 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Oct 29

Mostly Sunny

81° / 68°

Dry

E 7–12 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Oct 30

Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers

77° / 69°

30% rain · 0.11"

E 7–14 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 69°

27% rain · 0.07"

SE 6–8 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

79° / 70°

4% rain

E 5–8 mph · gusts 12

Mon, Nov 2

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

80° / 67°

21% rain

S 7–13 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 70, with temperatures rising to around 73 overnight. East wind around 10 mph.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. East wind around 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
  • 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 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • 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 79.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

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 · October 2045

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
72% lit
↑ 10:37 PM
↓ 12:24 PM
★★★★c85
2
62% lit
↑ 11:38 PM
↓ 1:24 PM
★★★★c88
Moon farthest north (27.3°)
3
51% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:20 PM
★★★☆c89
Last Quarter
4
40% lit
↑ 12:43 AM
↓ 3:09 PM
★★★☆c87
5
29% lit
↑ 1:52 AM
↓ 3:53 PM
★★★☆c81
6
19% lit
↑ 3:01 AM
↓ 4:32 PM
★★★☆c69
7
10% lit
↑ 4:10 AM
↓ 5:07 PM
★★☆☆c54
8
4% lit
↑ 5:17 AM
↓ 5:41 PM
★★☆☆c41
Perigee · 362,862 km
Moon crosses the equator
9
1% lit
↑ 6:24 AM
↓ 6:15 PM
★★★☆c51
10
0% lit
↑ 7:31 AM
↓ 6:51 PM
★★★★c67
New Moon
11
2% lit
↑ 8:39 AM
↓ 7:30 PM
★★★★c83
best
12
7% lit
↑ 9:46 AM
↓ 8:13 PM
★☆☆☆c87
13
13% lit
↑ 10:52 AM
↓ 9:02 PM
★★★★c91
best
14
21% lit
↑ 11:54 AM
↓ 9:55 PM
★★★★c91
15
30% lit
↑ 12:49 PM
↓ 10:51 PM
★★★★c89
Moon farthest south (-27.8°)
16
40% lit
↑ 1:38 PM
↓ 11:49 PM
★★★☆c85
17
49% lit
↑ 2:20 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c79
First Quarter
18
59% lit
↑ 2:56 PM
↓ 12:47 AM
★★☆☆c71
19
68% lit
↑ 3:28 PM
↓ 1:43 AM
★★☆☆c62
Apogee · 404,640 km
20
76% lit
↑ 3:57 PM
↓ 2:38 AM
★★☆☆c52
21
84% lit
↑ 4:24 PM
↓ 3:31 AM
★★☆☆c41
22
90% lit
↑ 4:51 PM
↓ 4:24 AM
★★☆☆c32
Moon crosses the equator
23
95% lit
↑ 5:18 PM
↓ 5:18 AM
★★☆☆c42
24
98% lit
↑ 5:48 PM
↓ 6:13 AM
★★★☆c54
25
100% lit
↑ 6:21 PM
↓ 7:11 AM
★★★★c73
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
26
99% lit
↑ 6:58 PM
↓ 8:11 AM
★★★★c82
best
27
96% lit
↑ 7:42 PM
↓ 9:14 AM
★☆☆☆c86
28
91% lit
↑ 8:34 PM
↓ 10:17 AM
★★★★c93
best
29
84% lit
↑ 9:32 PM
↓ 11:19 AM
★★★★c96
Moon farthest north (27.2°)
best
30
76% lit
↑ 10:37 PM
↓ 12:16 PM
★★★★c97
31
65% lit
↑ 11:44 PM
↓ 1:07 PM
★★★★c96

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Oct 2 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Oct 3 · 1:32 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Oct 8 · 3:00 AM — Perigee · 362,862 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Oct 8 · 12:00 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, Oct 10 · 5:37 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Oct 15 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Oct 17 · 1:55 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Oct 19 · 11:00 PM — Apogee · 404,640 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Oct 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, Oct 25 · 4:31 PM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Oct 29 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Wed, Oct 11 · Fri, Oct 13 · Thu, Oct 26 · Sat, Oct 28 · Sun, Oct 29

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

Moon distance

362,960 km closest · 404,511 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 Tue 1:21 AM.