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Freeport

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 68° · 2% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday: High 81° · 15% rain

A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:30 AM / 6:39 PM
Moonrise / moonset
7:45 PM / 9:09 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 98%
Major period
1:00 AM–3:00 AM
Minor period
8:39 AM–9:39 AM
Major period
1:25 PM–3:25 PM
Minor period
7:15 PM–8:15 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Oct 276 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 286 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 29clouds61% cloud cover70% cloud cover77% cloud cover71% cloud cover84% cloud cover77% cloud cover71% cloud cover62% cloud cover67% cloud cover76% cloud cover67% cloud cover61% cloud cover70% cloud cover66% cloud cover73% cloud cover59% cloud cover58% cloud cover42% cloud cover41% cloud cover36% cloud cover46% cloud cover62% cloud cover76% cloud cover50% cloud cover58% cloud cover68% cloud cover61% cloud cover40% cloud cover61% cloud cover60% cloud cover65% cloud cover65% cloud cover63% cloud cover59% cloud cover58% cloud cover48% cloud cover33% cloud cover23% cloud cover17% cloud cover30% cloud cover3% cloud cover22% cloud cover41% cloud cover42% cloud cover42% cloud cover43% cloud cover46% cloud cover48% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°70697779797573727169778081787471rain1% chance2% chance4% chance5% chance8% chance10% chance13% chance13% chance14% chance15% chance, 0.01 in15% chance, 0.01 in14% chance, 0.01 in14% chance, 0.01 in15% chance, 0.01 in15% chance, 0.01 in16% chance, 0.01 in14% chance, 0.01 in13% chance, 0.01 in11% chance, 0.01 in12% chance, 0.01 in13% chance, 0.01 in13% chance16% chance18% chance20% chance22% chance25% chance27% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in26% chance26% chance26% chance11% chance11% chance11% chancewind01020mphE 5 mph, gusts 12E 5 mph, gusts 13E 6 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 15E 8 mph, gusts 15E 7 mph, gusts 15E 5 mph, gusts 14E 3 mph, gusts 13ESE 3 mph, gusts 12ESE 5 mph, gusts 13E 6 mph, gusts 13ESE 9 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 12 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 15E 6 mph, gusts 14ESE 5 mph, gusts 13ESE 3 mph, gusts 12ESE 3 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 4 AM70°70°64°81%61%1%–E 51210+ mi
Tue 5 AM70°70°64°81%70%2%–E 51310+ mi
Tue 6 AM70°70°64°81%77%4%–E 51310+ mi
Tue 7 AM69°69°64°84%71%5%–E 51310+ mi
Tue 8 AM70°70°65°84%84%8%–E 61310+ mi
Tue 9 AM72°72°66°81%77%10%–E 61310+ mi
Tue 10 AM77°77°67°71%71%13%–E 81310+ mi
Tue 11 AM78°78°67°69%62%13%–E 91410+ mi
Tue 12 PM79°79°67°67%67%14%–E 101410+ mi
Tue 1 PM79°79°68°69%76%15%0.01"E 101510+ mi
Tue 2 PM79°79°68°69%67%15%0.01"E 121510+ mi
Tue 3 PM80°82°67°65%61%14%0.01"E 121510+ mi
Tue 4 PM79°79°68°69%70%14%0.01"E 121610+ mi
Tue 5 PM79°79°68°69%66%15%0.01"E 121610+ mi
Tue 6 PM78°78°68°71%73%15%0.01"E 101510+ mi
Tue 7 PM75°75°69°82%59%16%0.01"E 81510+ mi
Tue 8 PM74°74°69°84%58%14%0.01"E 81510+ mi
Tue 9 PM73°73°69°87%42%13%0.01"E 71510+ mi
Tue 10 PM73°73°69°87%41%11%0.01"E 71510+ mi
Tue 11 PM72°72°69°90%36%12%0.01"E 71510+ mi
Wed 12 AM72°72°69°90%46%13%0.01"E 51410+ mi
Wed 1 AM72°72°69°90%62%13%–E 51310+ mi
Wed 2 AM73°73°68°84%76%16%–E 31310+ mi⚡
Wed 3 AM72°72°68°87%50%18%–E 31210+ mi⚡
Wed 4 AM71°71°69°93%58%20%–ESE 31210+ mi⚡
Wed 5 AM71°71°69°93%68%22%–ESE 51210+ mi⚡
Wed 6 AM71°71°68°90%61%25%–ESE 51310+ mi⚡
Wed 7 AM69°69°68°97%40%27%0.01"E 51310+ mi⚡
Wed 8 AM71°71°69°93%61%27%0.01"E 61310+ mi⚡
Wed 9 AM73°73°69°87%60%27%0.01"ESE 71310+ mi⚡
Wed 10 AM77°77°69°76%65%27%0.01"ESE 91510+ mi⚡
Wed 11 AM79°79°69°72%65%27%0.01"ESE 1015–⚡
Wed 12 PM80°83°69°69%63%27%0.01"ESE 1216–⚡
Wed 1 PM80°83°68°67%59%26%–ESE 1216–⚡
Wed 2 PM80°83°68°67%58%26%–ESE 1316–⚡
Wed 3 PM80°83°68°67%48%26%–ESE 1316–⚡
Wed 4 PM81°83°67°63%33%11%–ESE 1216–
Wed 5 PM80°82°67°65%23%11%–E 1216–
Wed 6 PM80°82°67°65%17%11%–E 1015–
Wed 7 PM78°78°68°71%30%0%–E 714–
Wed 8 PM76°76°67°74%3%0%–E 614–
Wed 9 PM74°74°67°79%22%0%–ESE 514–
Wed 10 PM74°74°67°79%41%0%–ESE 513–
Wed 11 PM73°73°67°81%42%0%–ESE 512–
Thu 12 AM72°72°66°81%42%0%–ESE 312–
Thu 1 AM71°71°66°84%43%0%–ESE 310–
Thu 2 AM71°71°66°84%46%0%–ESE 39–
Thu 3 AM70°70°66°87%48%0%–ESE 29–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

81° / 68°

16% rain · 0.11"

E 5–12 mph · gusts 16

Wed, Oct 28

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 67°

27% rain · 0.07"

E 3–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Partly Sunny

80° / 66°

2% rain

E 2–12 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Oct 30

Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 68°

35% rain

E 3–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Slight Chance Rain Showers

82° / 67°

20% rain

SE 1–7 mph · gusts 12

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

82° / 69°

3% rain

E 1–8 mph · gusts 12

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

83° / 70°

8% rain

S 3–14 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind around 5 mph.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 68, with temperatures rising to around 71 overnight. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 0 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
  • Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
  • Monday: 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 · 1213 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.


GMZ350-355-271815-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1213 AM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT
EARLY THIS MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.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 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.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. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Moon calendar · November 2045

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
54% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:53 PM
★★★☆c77
Last Quarter
2
43% lit
↑ 12:55 AM
↓ 2:33 PM
★☆☆☆c68
3
32% lit
↑ 2:01 AM
↓ 3:09 PM
★★★★c63
4
22% lit
↑ 3:06 AM
↓ 3:42 PM
★★★☆c50
Perigee · 368,188 km
Moon crosses the equator
5
13% lit
↑ 3:11 AM
↓ 3:15 PM
★★★☆c46
6
6% lit
↑ 4:15 AM
↓ 3:50 PM
★★★★c64
7
2% lit
↑ 5:21 AM
↓ 4:27 PM
★★★★c86
best
8
0% lit
↑ 6:28 AM
↓ 5:08 PM
★★★★c93
New Moon
best
9
1% lit
↑ 7:34 AM
↓ 5:55 PM
★★★★c94
best
10
4% lit
↑ 8:38 AM
↓ 6:46 PM
★★★★c94
11
9% lit
↑ 9:37 AM
↓ 7:43 PM
★★★★c91
Moon farthest south (-27.7°)
12
16% lit
↑ 10:30 AM
↓ 8:41 PM
★★★★c85
13
24% lit
↑ 11:16 AM
↓ 9:39 PM
★★★★c78
14
33% lit
↑ 11:55 AM
↓ 10:37 PM
★★★★c70
15
42% lit
↑ 12:29 PM
↓ 11:32 PM
★★★☆c61
16
51% lit
↑ 12:59 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c52
First Quarter
Apogee · 404,210 km
17
60% lit
↑ 1:27 PM
↓ 12:26 AM
★★☆☆c43
18
69% lit
↑ 1:54 PM
↓ 1:18 AM
★☆☆☆c34
Moon crosses the equator
19
78% lit
↑ 2:21 PM
↓ 2:11 AM
★★☆☆c39
20
85% lit
↑ 2:50 PM
↓ 3:05 AM
★★★☆c48
21
92% lit
↑ 3:22 PM
↓ 4:01 AM
★★★★c71
22
96% lit
↑ 3:58 PM
↓ 5:00 AM
★★★★c83
23
99% lit
↑ 4:40 PM
↓ 6:02 AM
★★★★c92
best
24
100% lit
↑ 5:30 PM
↓ 7:06 AM
★★★★c97
Full Moon · Beaver Moon
best
25
98% lit
↑ 6:28 PM
↓ 8:10 AM
★★★★c99
Moon farthest north (27.1°)
26
94% lit
↑ 7:32 PM
↓ 9:10 AM
★★★★c99
27
87% lit
↑ 8:40 PM
↓ 10:04 AM
★★★★c97
28
79% lit
↑ 9:48 PM
↓ 10:52 AM
★★★★c92
29
69% lit
↑ 10:55 PM
↓ 11:33 AM
★★★★c82
Perigee · 369,756 km
30
58% lit
↑ 12:00 AM
↓ 12:10 PM
★★★☆c67

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Nov 1 · 9:10 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Nov 4 · 5:00 PM — Perigee · 368,188 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Nov 4 · 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.
  • Wed, Nov 8 · 3:49 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Nov 11 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Nov 16 · 9:25 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Nov 16 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 404,210 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Nov 18 · 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.
  • Fri, Nov 24 · 5:43 AM — Full Moon · Beaver MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Nov 25 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Nov 29 · 12:00 PM — Perigee · 369,756 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Tue, Nov 7 · Wed, Nov 8 · Thu, Nov 9 · Thu, Nov 23 · Fri, Nov 24

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

Moon distance

368,204 km closest · 404,153 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 Tue 1:21 AM.