Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
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Today
Today: High 76° · 33% rain
A chance of rain showers after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Low 70° · 40% rain
A chance of rain showers before 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:30 AM / 6:34 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 10:50 PM / 12:28 PM
- Moon
- Waning Gibbous, 75%
- Major period
- 4:05 AM–6:05 AM
- Minor period
- 11:58 AM–12:58 PM
- Major period
- 4:40 PM–6:40 PM
- Minor period
- 10:20 PM–11:20 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 7 AM | 71° | 71° | 65° | 81% | 89% | 11% | – | E 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 8 AM | 72° | 72° | 66° | 81% | 86% | 11% | – | E 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 9 AM | 72° | 72° | 67° | 84% | 84% | 11% | – | E 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 10 AM | 74° | 74° | 68° | 82% | 79% | 11% | – | E 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 11 AM | 75° | 75° | 68° | 79% | 67% | 18% | – | E 13 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 12 PM | 75° | 75° | 68° | 79% | 75% | 26% | – | E 14 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 1 PM | 75° | 75° | 69° | 82% | 72% | 33% | – | E 14 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 2 PM | 75° | 75° | 69° | 82% | 79% | 33% | – | E 13 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 3 PM | 75° | 75° | 69° | 82% | 78% | 32% | – | E 13 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 4 PM | 76° | 76° | 70° | 82% | 82% | 32% | – | E 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 5 PM | 75° | 75° | 70° | 84% | 89% | 29% | – | E 13 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 6 PM | 74° | 74° | 70° | 87% | 76% | 27% | – | E 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 7 PM | 73° | 73° | 71° | 93% | 76% | 24% | – | E 13 | 17 | 10.0 mi | |
| Fri 8 PM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 97% | 66% | 27% | – | E 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 9 PM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 97% | 59% | 30% | – | E 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 10 PM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 97% | 63% | 33% | – | E 10 | 15 | 10.0 mi | |
| Fri 11 PM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 97% | 52% | 29% | – | E 9 | 14 | 9.8 mi | |
| Sat 12 AM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 97% | 61% | 26% | – | E 9 | 14 | 10.0 mi | |
| Sat 1 AM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 97% | 51% | 22% | 0.01" | E 8 | 12 | 9.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 2 AM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 97% | 75% | 28% | 0.01" | E 8 | 12 | 9.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 3 AM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 97% | 56% | 33% | 0.01" | E 8 | 12 | 9.8 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 4 AM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 97% | 66% | 38% | 0.01" | E 7 | 12 | 9.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 5 AM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 97% | 65% | 40% | 0.01" | E 7 | 12 | 9.2 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 6 AM | 71° | 71° | 71° | 100% | 71% | 41% | 0.01" | E 7 | 12 | 8.4 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 7 AM | 70° | 70° | 70° | 100% | 63% | 43% | 0.01" | E 7 | 10 | 7.7 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 8 AM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 97% | 79% | 42% | 0.01" | ENE 8 | 12 | 8.3 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 9 AM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 100% | 56% | 41% | 0.01" | E 8 | 12 | 8.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 10 AM | 75° | 75° | 73° | 94% | 61% | 40% | 0.01" | E 8 | 13 | 9.6 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 11 AM | 76° | 76° | 73° | 90% | 56% | 43% | 0.01" | E 9 | 13 | 9.5 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 12 PM | 76° | 76° | 73° | 90% | 67% | 47% | 0.01" | E 9 | 13 | 9.5 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 1 PM | 76° | 76° | 73° | 90% | 45% | 50% | – | E 9 | 13 | 9.4 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 2 PM | 77° | 77° | 73° | 88% | 53% | 45% | – | E 9 | 13 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 3 PM | 77° | 77° | 73° | 88% | 65% | 39% | – | E 8 | 12 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 4 PM | 77° | 77° | 73° | 88% | 70% | 34% | – | E 8 | 12 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 5 PM | 77° | 77° | 72° | 85% | 78% | 29% | – | E 7 | 10 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 6 PM | 75° | 75° | 72° | 90% | 69% | 19% | – | E 6 | 10 | – | ⚡ |
| Sat 7 PM | 75° | 75° | 73° | 94% | 61% | 14% | – | E 6 | 9 | – | |
| Sat 8 PM | 75° | 75° | 73° | 94% | 76% | 14% | – | E 6 | 8 | – | |
| Sat 9 PM | 74° | 74° | 73° | 97% | 63% | 14% | – | E 6 | 8 | – | |
| Sat 10 PM | 73° | 73° | 73° | 100% | 50% | 14% | – | E 6 | 8 | – | |
| Sat 11 PM | 73° | 73° | 72° | 97% | 50% | 14% | – | E 6 | 8 | – | |
| Sun 12 AM | 73° | 73° | 72° | 97% | 51% | 14% | – | E 5 | 7 | – | |
| Sun 1 AM | 73° | 73° | 73° | 100% | 51% | 5% | – | E 5 | 7 | – | |
| Sun 1 AM | 73° | 73° | 73° | 100% | 54% | 5% | – | E 5 | 7 | – | |
| Sun 2 AM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 100% | 56% | 5% | – | ENE 5 | 7 | – | |
| Sun 3 AM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 100% | 59% | 5% | – | ENE 5 | 7 | – | |
| Sun 4 AM | 71° | 71° | 71° | 100% | 62% | 5% | – | ENE 5 | 8 | – | |
| Sun 5 AM | 71° | 71° | 71° | 100% | 64% | 5% | – | NE 6 | 8 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Chance Rain Showers
76° / 70°
40% rain
E 9–14 mph · gusts 18
Sat, Oct 31
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
77° / 71°
50% rain · 0.12"
E 6–9 mph · gusts 14
⚡ Storms
Sun, Nov 1
Partly Sunny
78° / 72°
14% rain
E 5–8 mph · gusts 12
Mon, Nov 2
Partly Sunny
79° / 72°
17% rain
SE 5–12 mph · gusts 17
Tue, Nov 3
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
79° / 65°
72% rain · 0.42"
S 7–10 mph · gusts 17
⚡ Storms
Wed, Nov 4
Sunny
73° / 64°
13% rain · 0.06"
NW 7–10 mph · gusts 15
Thu, Nov 5
Sunny
73° / 65°
6% rain
NW 6–9 mph · gusts 20
Detailed NWS forecast
- Today: A chance of rain showers after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- Tonight: A chance of rain showers before 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
- Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
- Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Weather map
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Marine forecast
Galveston Bay
GMZ335 · 554 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 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. GMZ335-302315- Galveston Bay- 554 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026 .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth after midnight. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast 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. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth in the afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM
GMZ355 · 554 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 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. GMZ350-355-302315- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 554 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026 .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this morning. A chance of showers late this morning and afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms late. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .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. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 15 knots, becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
Moon calendar · May 2046
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
18% lit
↑ 3:59 AM
↓ 4:13 PM
↓ 4:13 PM
★★☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
2
11% lit
↑ 4:26 AM
↓ 5:05 PM
↓ 5:05 PM
★★★☆c51
3
6% lit
↑ 4:54 AM
↓ 5:59 PM
↓ 5:59 PM
★★★★c63
4
2% lit
↑ 5:24 AM
↓ 6:55 PM
↓ 6:55 PM
★★★★c72
best5
0% lit
↑ 5:57 AM
↓ 7:53 PM
↓ 7:53 PM
★★★★c79
New Moon
best6
1% lit
↑ 6:36 AM
↓ 8:53 PM
↓ 8:53 PM
★★★★c83
best7
3% lit
↑ 7:20 AM
↓ 9:53 PM
↓ 9:53 PM
★★★★c85
8
7% lit
↑ 8:11 AM
↓ 10:51 PM
↓ 10:51 PM
★☆☆☆c85
Moon farthest north (26.5°)
9
13% lit
↑ 9:09 AM
↓ 11:45 PM
↓ 11:45 PM
★★★★c85
10
22% lit
↑ 10:11 AM
↓ –
↓ –
★★★★c82
11
31% lit
↑ 11:16 AM
↓ 12:33 AM
↓ 12:33 AM
★★★★c78
12
42% lit
↑ 12:22 PM
↓ 1:16 AM
↓ 1:16 AM
★★★☆c71
13
53% lit
↑ 1:27 PM
↓ 1:54 AM
↓ 1:54 AM
★★★☆c61
First Quarter
14
65% lit
↑ 2:32 PM
↓ 2:29 AM
↓ 2:29 AM
★★☆☆c45
15
75% lit
↑ 3:37 PM
↓ 3:03 AM
↓ 3:03 AM
★★☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
16
85% lit
↑ 4:42 PM
↓ 3:37 AM
↓ 3:37 AM
★★★★c68
Perigee · 365,911 km
17
92% lit
↑ 5:50 PM
↓ 4:13 AM
↓ 4:13 AM
★★★★c85
18
97% lit
↑ 6:59 PM
↓ 4:52 AM
↓ 4:52 AM
★★★★c97
19
100% lit
↑ 8:08 PM
↓ 5:36 AM
↓ 5:36 AM
★★★★c102
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best20
99% lit
↑ 9:14 PM
↓ 6:27 AM
↓ 6:27 AM
★★★★c102
best21
97% lit
↑ 10:14 PM
↓ 7:23 AM
↓ 7:23 AM
★★★★c100
Moon farthest south (-27.2°)
22
92% lit
↑ 11:06 PM
↓ 8:23 AM
↓ 8:23 AM
★☆☆☆c93
23
86% lit
↑ 11:51 PM
↓ 9:24 AM
↓ 9:24 AM
★★★★c88
24
78% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:25 AM
↓ 10:25 AM
★★★★c77
25
69% lit
↑ 12:29 AM
↓ 11:23 AM
↓ 11:23 AM
★★★☆c66
26
60% lit
↑ 1:02 AM
↓ 12:19 PM
↓ 12:19 PM
★★☆☆c55
27
50% lit
↑ 1:32 AM
↓ 1:12 PM
↓ 1:12 PM
★★☆☆c45
Last Quarter
28
41% lit
↑ 2:00 AM
↓ 2:05 PM
↓ 2:05 PM
★☆☆☆c33
Apogee · 404,336 km
Moon crosses the equator
29
32% lit
↑ 2:27 AM
↓ 2:57 PM
↓ 2:57 PM
★★☆☆c41
30
23% lit
↑ 2:54 AM
↓ 3:50 PM
↓ 3:50 PM
★★☆☆c54
31
16% lit
↑ 3:23 AM
↓ 4:45 PM
↓ 4:45 PM
★★★★c67
Lunar events this month
- Tue, May 1 · 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.
- Sat, May 5 · 9:55 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Tue, May 8 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest north (26.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sun, May 13 · 5:24 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Tue, May 15 · 3:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Wed, May 16 · 7:00 PM — Perigee · 365,911 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Sat, May 19 · 10:14 PM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Mon, May 21 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sun, May 27 · 12:06 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Mon, May 28 · 5:00 PM — Apogee · 404,336 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Mon, May 28 · 7:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
Best fishing days
Fri, May 4 · Sat, May 5 · Sun, May 6 · Sat, May 19 · Sun, May 20
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
365,951 km closest · 405,040 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 Fri 4:31 AM.