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 2 AM | 73° | 73° | 66° | 79% | 51% | 1% | – | ESE 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 3 AM | 73° | 73° | 66° | 79% | 41% | 1% | – | ESE 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 4 AM | 73° | 73° | 66° | 79% | 34% | 1% | – | ESE 6 | 9 | 8.5 mi | |
| Thu 5 AM | 73° | 73° | 66° | 79% | 45% | 1% | – | ESE 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 6 AM | 73° | 73° | 65° | 76% | 44% | 1% | – | ESE 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 7 AM | 72° | 72° | 65° | 79% | 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° | 71% | 56% | 4% | – | E 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 11 AM | 77° | 77° | 65° | 67% | 38% | 3% | – | E 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 12 PM | 79° | 79° | 65° | 62% | 36% | 2% | – | E 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 1 PM | 79° | 79° | 64° | 60% | 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° | 58% | 21% | 1% | – | E 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 5 PM | 77° | 77° | 63° | 62% | 38% | 1% | – | E 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 6 PM | 76° | 76° | 62° | 62% | 52% | 1% | – | E 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 7 PM | 75° | 75° | 63° | 66% | 61% | 1% | – | E 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 8 PM | 73° | 73° | 63° | 71% | 76% | 1% | – | ESE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 9 PM | 73° | 73° | 63° | 71% | 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° | 73% | 82% | 1% | – | E 8 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 1 AM | 73° | 73° | 64° | 73% | 84% | 3% | – | E 8 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 2 AM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 71% | 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° | 76% | 67% | 0% | – | E 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 6 AM | 71° | 71° | 65° | 81% | 70% | 1% | – | E 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 7 AM | 71° | 71° | 65° | 81% | 54% | 13% | – | E 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 8 AM | 72° | 72° | 65° | 79% | 72% | 13% | – | E 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 9 AM | 73° | 73° | 67° | 81% | 73% | 13% | – | E 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 10 AM | 75° | 75° | 67° | 76% | 69% | 9% | – | E 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 11 AM | 76° | 76° | 68° | 76% | 75% | 9% | – | E 13 | 18 | – | |
| Fri 12 PM | 78° | 78° | 69° | 74% | 83% | 9% | – | E 13 | 17 | – | |
| Fri 1 PM | 78° | 78° | 69° | 74% | 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° | 76% | 83% | 18% | – | E 13 | 16 | – | |
| Fri 5 PM | 76° | 76° | 70° | 82% | 72% | 18% | – | E 13 | 16 | – | |
| Fri 6 PM | 76° | 76° | 70° | 82% | 69% | 18% | – | E 12 | 16 | – | |
| Fri 7 PM | 74° | 74° | 70° | 87% | 70% | 23% | – | E 12 | 16 | – | |
| Fri 8 PM | 74° | 74° | 70° | 87% | 60% | 23% | – | E 10 | 15 | – | |
| Fri 9 PM | 74° | 74° | 70° | 87% | 58% | 23% | – | E 10 | 14 | – | |
| Fri 10 PM | 74° | 74° | 70° | 87% | 63% | 23% | – | E 10 | 14 | – | ⚡ |
| Fri 11 PM | 73° | 73° | 71° | 93% | 66% | 23% | – | E 9 | 13 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 12 AM | 73° | 73° | 71° | 93% | 66% | 23% | – | ESE 9 | 13 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 1 AM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 97% | 66% | 37% | – | ESE 8 | 12 | – | ⚡ |
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° / 71°
8% rain
E 3–7 mph · gusts 10
Mon, Nov 2
Mostly Sunny
79° / 71°
17% rain
SE 5–12 mph · gusts 16
Tue, Nov 3
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
78° / 65°
55% rain · 0.66"
S 10–13 mph · gusts 17
⚡ Storms
Wed, Nov 4
Slight Chance Rain Showers
74° / 66°
34% rain · 0.18"
NW 8–12 mph · gusts 15
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: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
- Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 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 · January 2046
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
29% lit
↑ 2:04 AM
↓ 12:59 PM
↓ 12:59 PM
★★★★c75
2
20% lit
↑ 3:08 AM
↓ 1:40 PM
↓ 1:40 PM
★★★★c86
3
12% lit
↑ 4:12 AM
↓ 2:26 PM
↓ 2:26 PM
★★★★c91
4
6% lit
↑ 5:13 AM
↓ 3:18 PM
↓ 3:18 PM
★★★★c92
5
2% lit
↑ 6:10 AM
↓ 4:14 PM
↓ 4:14 PM
★★★★c92
Moon farthest south (-27.6°)
best6
0% lit
↑ 7:01 AM
↓ 5:12 PM
↓ 5:12 PM
★★★★c88
New Moon
best7
0% lit
↑ 7:45 AM
↓ 6:11 PM
↓ 6:11 PM
★★★★c83
best8
2% lit
↑ 8:23 AM
↓ 7:09 PM
↓ 7:09 PM
★★★★c75
9
6% lit
↑ 8:56 AM
↓ 8:04 PM
↓ 8:04 PM
★★★★c67
10
11% lit
↑ 9:26 AM
↓ 8:58 PM
↓ 8:58 PM
★★★★c57
11
18% lit
↑ 9:53 AM
↓ 9:50 PM
↓ 9:50 PM
★★★☆c48
Apogee · 405,529 km
12
26% lit
↑ 10:20 AM
↓ 10:42 PM
↓ 10:42 PM
★★☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
13
34% lit
↑ 10:46 AM
↓ 11:35 PM
↓ 11:35 PM
★☆☆☆c38
14
44% lit
↑ 11:14 AM
↓ –
↓ –
★★☆☆c47
15
54% lit
↑ 11:45 AM
↓ 12:30 AM
↓ 12:30 AM
★★☆☆c56
First Quarter
16
63% lit
↑ 12:20 PM
↓ 1:27 AM
↓ 1:27 AM
★★★☆c67
17
73% lit
↑ 1:02 PM
↓ 2:27 AM
↓ 2:27 AM
★★★★c78
18
82% lit
↑ 1:51 PM
↓ 3:30 AM
↓ 3:30 AM
★★★★c88
19
90% lit
↑ 2:49 PM
↓ 4:33 AM
↓ 4:33 AM
★★★★c94
Moon farthest north (26.9°)
20
95% lit
↑ 3:55 PM
↓ 5:34 AM
↓ 5:34 AM
★★★★c95
21
99% lit
↑ 5:06 PM
↓ 6:29 AM
↓ 6:29 AM
★★★★c95
best22
100% lit
↑ 6:19 PM
↓ 7:18 AM
↓ 7:18 AM
★★★★c95
Full Moon · Wolf Moon (supermoon)
best23
98% lit
↑ 7:30 PM
↓ 8:01 AM
↓ 8:01 AM
★★★★c88
Perigee · 359,439 km
24
93% lit
↑ 8:39 PM
↓ 8:39 AM
↓ 8:39 AM
★★★★c76
25
85% lit
↑ 9:46 PM
↓ 9:15 AM
↓ 9:15 AM
★★★★c60
Moon crosses the equator
26
76% lit
↑ 10:52 PM
↓ 9:49 AM
↓ 9:49 AM
★★☆☆c43
27
66% lit
↑ 11:57 PM
↓ 10:23 AM
↓ 10:23 AM
★★☆☆c53
28
55% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:59 AM
↓ 10:59 AM
★★☆☆c63
Last Quarter
29
44% lit
↑ 1:02 AM
↓ 11:39 AM
↓ 11:39 AM
★★★☆c71
30
34% lit
↑ 2:06 AM
↓ 12:24 PM
↓ 12:24 PM
★★★★c80
31
24% lit
↑ 3:08 AM
↓ 1:14 PM
↓ 1:14 PM
★★★★c83
Lunar events this month
- Fri, Jan 5 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sat, Jan 6 · 10:24 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Thu, Jan 11 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 405,529 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Fri, Jan 12 · 8:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Mon, Jan 15 · 3:42 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Fri, Jan 19 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest north (26.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Mon, Jan 22 · 6:51 AM — Full Moon · Wolf 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.
- Tue, Jan 23 · 1:00 PM — Perigee · 359,439 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Thu, Jan 25 · 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.
- Sun, Jan 28 · 10:12 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Best fishing days
Fri, Jan 5 · Sat, Jan 6 · Sun, Jan 7 · Sun, Jan 21 · Mon, Jan 22
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
359,445 km closest · 405,529 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 Thu 1:21 AM.