Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
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Today
Overnight: Low 72° · 1% rain
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: High 79° · 4% rain
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:30 AM / 6:35 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 9:42 PM / 11:27 AM
- Moon
- Waning Gibbous, 87%
- Major period
- 3:00 AM–5:00 AM
- Minor period
- 10:57 AM–11:57 AM
- Major period
- 3:35 PM–5:35 PM
- Minor period
- 9:12 PM–10:12 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 AM | 73° | 73° | 66° | 79% | 49% | 1% | – | ESE 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 2 AM | 73° | 73° | 66° | 76% | 51% | 1% | – | ESE 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 3 AM | 73° | 73° | 66° | 76% | 41% | 1% | – | ESE 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 4 AM | 73° | 73° | 66° | 79% | 34% | 1% | – | ESE 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 5 AM | 73° | 73° | 66° | 79% | 45% | 1% | – | ESE 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 6 AM | 73° | 73° | 65° | 77% | 44% | 1% | – | ESE 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 7 AM | 72° | 72° | 65° | 78% | 57% | 3% | – | E 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 8 AM | 73° | 73° | 65° | 76% | 51% | 3% | – | E 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 9 AM | 75° | 75° | 66° | 74% | 50% | 4% | – | E 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 10 AM | 76° | 76° | 66° | 70% | 56% | 4% | – | E 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 11 AM | 77° | 77° | 65° | 66% | 38% | 3% | – | E 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 12 PM | 79° | 79° | 65° | 63% | 36% | 2% | – | E 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 1 PM | 79° | 79° | 64° | 61% | 41% | 2% | – | E 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 2 PM | 78° | 78° | 64° | 62% | 40% | 1% | – | E 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 3 PM | 78° | 78° | 63° | 60% | 39% | 1% | – | E 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 4 PM | 79° | 79° | 63° | 59% | 21% | 1% | – | E 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 5 PM | 77° | 77° | 63° | 61% | 38% | 1% | – | E 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 6 PM | 76° | 76° | 62° | 61% | 52% | 1% | – | E 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 7 PM | 75° | 75° | 63° | 67% | 61% | 1% | – | E 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 8 PM | 73° | 73° | 63° | 70% | 76% | 1% | – | ESE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 9 PM | 73° | 73° | 63° | 70% | 79% | 1% | – | ESE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 10 PM | 73° | 73° | 63° | 71% | 80% | 1% | – | ESE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 11 PM | 73° | 73° | 64° | 73% | 77% | 1% | – | ESE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 12 AM | 73° | 73° | 64° | 74% | 82% | 1% | – | E 8 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 1 AM | 73° | 73° | 64° | 74% | 84% | 3% | – | E 8 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 2 AM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 72% | 66% | 1% | – | E 8 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 3 AM | 72° | 72° | 64° | 76% | 78% | 1% | – | E 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 4 AM | 72° | 72° | 64° | 76% | 74% | 1% | – | E 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 5 AM | 72° | 72° | 64° | 77% | 67% | 0% | – | E 9 | 13 | – | |
| Fri 6 AM | 71° | 71° | 65° | 82% | 70% | 1% | – | E 9 | 14 | – | |
| Fri 7 AM | 71° | 71° | 65° | 82% | 54% | 13% | – | E 9 | 14 | – | |
| Fri 8 AM | 72° | 72° | 65° | 79% | 72% | 13% | – | E 10 | 15 | – | |
| Fri 9 AM | 73° | 73° | 67° | 82% | 73% | 13% | – | E 12 | 16 | – | |
| Fri 10 AM | 75° | 75° | 67° | 75% | 69% | 9% | – | E 12 | 16 | – | |
| Fri 11 AM | 76° | 76° | 68° | 75% | 75% | 9% | – | E 13 | 18 | – | |
| Fri 12 PM | 78° | 78° | 69° | 75% | 83% | 9% | – | E 13 | 17 | – | |
| Fri 1 PM | 78° | 78° | 69° | 75% | 70% | 19% | – | E 13 | 18 | – | |
| Fri 2 PM | 77° | 77° | 69° | 76% | 85% | 19% | – | E 13 | 17 | – | |
| Fri 3 PM | 77° | 77° | 69° | 76% | 82% | 19% | – | E 13 | 17 | – | |
| Fri 4 PM | 78° | 78° | 70° | 77% | 83% | 18% | – | E 13 | 16 | – | |
| Fri 5 PM | 76° | 76° | 70° | 81% | 72% | 18% | – | E 13 | 16 | – | |
| Fri 6 PM | 76° | 76° | 70° | 83% | 69% | 18% | – | E 12 | 16 | – | |
| Fri 7 PM | 74° | 74° | 70° | 88% | 70% | 23% | – | E 12 | 16 | – | |
| Fri 8 PM | 74° | 74° | 70° | 88% | 60% | 23% | – | E 10 | 15 | – | |
| Fri 9 PM | 74° | 74° | 70° | 88% | 58% | 23% | – | E 10 | 14 | – | |
| Fri 10 PM | 74° | 74° | 70° | 89% | 63% | 23% | – | E 10 | 14 | – | ⚡ |
| Fri 11 PM | 73° | 73° | 71° | 93% | 66% | 23% | – | E 9 | 13 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 12 AM | 73° | 73° | 71° | 94% | 66% | 23% | – | ESE 9 | 13 | – | ⚡ |
7-day forecast
Today
Mostly Sunny
79° / 72°
4% rain
E 6–12 mph · gusts 16
Fri, Oct 30
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
78° / 70°
37% rain
E 8–13 mph · gusts 18
⚡ Storms
Sat, Oct 31
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
78° / 71°
49% rain · 0.06"
E 5–9 mph · gusts 13
⚡ Storms
Sun, Nov 1
Mostly Sunny
78° / 70°
8% rain
E 3–7 mph · gusts 10
Mon, Nov 2
Partly Sunny
78° / 71°
19% rain
SE 6–12 mph · gusts 16
⚡ Storms
Tue, Nov 3
Chance Rain Showers
77° / 65°
42% rain · 0.72"
S 10–13 mph · gusts 18
Wed, Nov 4
Slight Chance Rain Showers
74° / 66°
35% rain · 0.12"
NW 8–12 mph · gusts 16
Detailed NWS forecast
- Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 10 mph.
- Friday: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
- Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Tuesday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly 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. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers. Sunny, with a high near 74.
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Marine forecast
Galveston Bay
GMZ335 · 1201 AM CDT Thu Oct 29 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. GMZ335-291815- Galveston Bay- 1201 AM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .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. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM
GMZ355 · 1201 AM CDT Thu Oct 29 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. GMZ350-355-291815- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 1201 AM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 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 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 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. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots, becoming south 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Moon calendar · November 2045
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
54% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:52 PM
↓ 1:52 PM
★★★☆c80
Last Quarter
2
43% lit
↑ 12:52 AM
↓ 2:31 PM
↓ 2:31 PM
★★★☆c73
3
32% lit
↑ 1:59 AM
↓ 3:07 PM
↓ 3:07 PM
★★★☆c62
4
22% lit
↑ 3:04 AM
↓ 3:40 PM
↓ 3:40 PM
★★☆☆c50
Perigee · 368,188 km
Moon crosses the equator
5
13% lit
↑ 3:08 AM
↓ 3:13 PM
↓ 3:13 PM
★★☆☆c43
6
6% lit
↑ 4:13 AM
↓ 3:47 PM
↓ 3:47 PM
★★★★c63
7
2% lit
↑ 5:19 AM
↓ 4:24 PM
↓ 4:24 PM
★★★★c80
best8
0% lit
↑ 6:26 AM
↓ 5:05 PM
↓ 5:05 PM
★★★★c96
New Moon
best9
1% lit
↑ 7:32 AM
↓ 5:51 PM
↓ 5:51 PM
★★★★c96
best10
4% lit
↑ 8:37 AM
↓ 6:43 PM
↓ 6:43 PM
★★★★c96
11
9% lit
↑ 9:36 AM
↓ 7:39 PM
↓ 7:39 PM
★★★★c92
Moon farthest south (-27.7°)
12
16% lit
↑ 10:29 AM
↓ 8:38 PM
↓ 8:38 PM
★☆☆☆c84
13
24% lit
↑ 11:14 AM
↓ 9:36 PM
↓ 9:36 PM
★★★★c80
14
33% lit
↑ 11:53 AM
↓ 10:34 PM
↓ 10:34 PM
★★★★c73
15
42% lit
↑ 12:27 PM
↓ 11:29 PM
↓ 11:29 PM
★★★☆c65
16
51% lit
↑ 12:57 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★★☆☆c56
First Quarter
Apogee · 404,210 km
17
60% lit
↑ 1:25 PM
↓ 12:23 AM
↓ 12:23 AM
★★☆☆c47
18
69% lit
↑ 1:52 PM
↓ 1:16 AM
↓ 1:16 AM
★☆☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
19
78% lit
↑ 2:19 PM
↓ 2:09 AM
↓ 2:09 AM
★★☆☆c36
20
85% lit
↑ 2:48 PM
↓ 3:03 AM
↓ 3:03 AM
★★★☆c46
21
92% lit
↑ 3:19 PM
↓ 3:59 AM
↓ 3:59 AM
★★★★c65
22
96% lit
↑ 3:55 PM
↓ 4:58 AM
↓ 4:58 AM
★★★★c82
23
99% lit
↑ 4:37 PM
↓ 6:00 AM
↓ 6:00 AM
★★★★c91
best24
100% lit
↑ 5:27 PM
↓ 7:05 AM
↓ 7:05 AM
★★★★c96
Full Moon · Beaver Moon
best25
98% lit
↑ 6:25 PM
↓ 8:08 AM
↓ 8:08 AM
★★★★c97
Moon farthest north (27.1°)
26
94% lit
↑ 7:29 PM
↓ 9:09 AM
↓ 9:09 AM
★★★★c97
27
87% lit
↑ 8:37 PM
↓ 10:03 AM
↓ 10:03 AM
★☆☆☆c94
28
79% lit
↑ 9:45 PM
↓ 10:50 AM
↓ 10:50 AM
★★★★c91
29
69% lit
↑ 10:52 PM
↓ 11:31 AM
↓ 11:31 AM
★★★★c77
Perigee · 369,756 km
30
58% lit
↑ 11:57 PM
↓ 12:08 PM
↓ 12:08 PM
★★★☆c64
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.
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 11:31 PM.