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Freeport

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

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Today

Today: High 80° · 35% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 68° · 22% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. 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, 97%
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 2712 PM6 PMWed, Oct 286 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 296 AMclouds83% cloud cover82% cloud cover82% cloud cover78% cloud cover74% cloud cover77% cloud cover81% cloud cover74% cloud cover71% cloud cover63% cloud cover55% cloud cover70% cloud cover73% cloud cover77% cloud cover75% cloud cover77% cloud cover78% cloud cover75% cloud cover77% cloud cover75% cloud cover73% cloud cover80% cloud cover63% cloud cover67% cloud cover63% cloud cover62% cloud cover67% cloud cover61% cloud cover62% cloud cover44% cloud cover39% cloud cover41% cloud cover38% cloud cover41% cloud cover38% cloud cover31% cloud cover30% cloud cover30% cloud cover37% cloud cover31% cloud cover31% cloud cover37% cloud cover40% cloud cover41% cloud cover40% cloud cover39% cloud cover38% cloud cover39% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°79807873707068717980807673716971rain28% chance22% chance16% chance, 0.01 in11% chance, 0.01 in6% chance, 0.01 in2% chance, 0.01 in2% chance, 0.01 in2% chance, 0.01 in2% chance, 0.01 in5% chance, 0.01 in8% 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 9 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 16E 8 mph, gusts 15E 7 mph, gusts 15E 7 mph, gusts 15E 5 mph, gusts 13E 3 mph, gusts 12ESE 5 mph, gusts 12E 5 mph, gusts 13ESE 7 mph, gusts 13ESE 10 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 16E 7 mph, gusts 14ESE 5 mph, gusts 14ESE 5 mph, gusts 12ESE 3 mph, gusts 10ESE 2 mph, gusts 9ESE 2 mph, gusts 9E 3 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 11 AM79°79°67°67%83%28%–E 91410+ mi⚡
Tue 12 PM80°82°67°65%82%22%–E 101410+ mi⚡
Tue 1 PM80°83°68°67%82%16%0.01"E 101510+ mi⚡
Tue 2 PM80°83°68°67%78%11%0.01"E 121510+ mi
Tue 3 PM80°82°67°65%74%6%0.01"E 121510+ mi
Tue 4 PM80°83°68°67%77%2%0.01"E 121610+ mi
Tue 5 PM78°78°68°71%81%2%0.01"E 121610+ mi
Tue 6 PM77°77°68°75%74%2%0.01"E 101510+ mi
Tue 7 PM75°75°69°82%71%2%0.01"E 81510+ mi
Tue 8 PM73°73°69°87%63%5%0.01"E 81510+ mi
Tue 9 PM71°71°69°92%55%8%0.01"E 71510+ mi
Tue 10 PM70°70°69°98%70%11%0.01"E 71510+ mi
Tue 11 PM70°70°69°98%73%12%0.01"E 71510+ mi
Wed 12 AM70°70°69°98%77%13%0.01"E 51410+ mi
Wed 1 AM70°70°69°98%75%13%–E 51310+ mi
Wed 2 AM70°70°68°94%77%16%–E 31310+ mi⚡
Wed 3 AM70°70°68°94%78%18%–E 31210+ mi⚡
Wed 4 AM68°68°68°100%75%20%–ESE 31210+ mi⚡
Wed 5 AM68°68°68°100%77%22%–ESE 51210+ mi⚡
Wed 6 AM68°68°68°100%75%25%–ESE 51310+ mi⚡
Wed 7 AM69°69°68°97%73%27%0.01"E 51310+ mi⚡
Wed 8 AM71°71°69°93%80%27%0.01"E 61310+ mi⚡
Wed 9 AM73°73°69°87%63%27%0.01"ESE 71310+ mi⚡
Wed 10 AM77°77°69°76%67%27%0.01"ESE 91510+ mi⚡
Wed 11 AM79°79°69°72%63%27%0.01"ESE 101510+ mi⚡
Wed 12 PM80°83°69°69%62%27%0.01"ESE 121610+ mi⚡
Wed 1 PM80°83°68°67%67%26%–ESE 121610+ mi⚡
Wed 2 PM80°83°68°67%61%26%–ESE 131610+ mi⚡
Wed 3 PM80°83°68°67%62%26%–ESE 131610+ mi⚡
Wed 4 PM81°83°67°63%44%11%–ESE 121610+ mi
Wed 5 PM80°82°67°65%39%11%–E 1216–
Wed 6 PM80°82°67°65%41%11%–E 1015–
Wed 7 PM78°78°68°71%38%0%–E 714–
Wed 8 PM76°76°67°74%41%0%–E 614–
Wed 9 PM74°74°67°79%38%0%–ESE 514–
Wed 10 PM74°74°67°79%31%0%–ESE 513–
Wed 11 PM73°73°67°81%30%0%–ESE 512–
Thu 12 AM72°72°66°81%30%0%–ESE 312–
Thu 1 AM71°71°66°84%37%0%–ESE 310–
Thu 2 AM71°71°66°84%31%0%–ESE 39–
Thu 3 AM70°70°66°87%31%0%–ESE 29–
Thu 4 AM70°70°66°87%37%0%–ESE 29–
Thu 5 AM69°69°66°90%40%0%–ESE 29–
Thu 6 AM68°68°66°93%41%0%–E 210–
Thu 7 AM68°68°66°93%40%0%–E 312–
Thu 8 AM71°71°67°87%39%0%–E 613–
Thu 9 AM74°74°67°79%38%0%–E 713–
Thu 10 AM77°77°67°71%39%0%–E 914–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 68°

35% rain · 0.11"

E 7–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 67°

27% rain · 0.07"

E 3–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Mostly 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° / 66°

19% rain

S 3–14 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. 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%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 0 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. East wind 0 to 10 mph.
  • 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.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

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 · July 2046

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
7% lit
↑ 3:57 AM
↓ 6:30 PM
★★★★c93
2
2% lit
↑ 4:51 AM
↓ 7:29 PM
★★★★c97
Moon farthest north (26.3°)
3
0% lit
↑ 5:52 AM
↓ 8:23 PM
★★★★c98
New Moon
best
4
1% lit
↑ 6:57 AM
↓ 9:12 PM
★★★★c97
best
5
4% lit
↑ 8:05 AM
↓ 9:55 PM
★★★★c94
6
9% lit
↑ 9:13 AM
↓ 10:33 PM
★★★★c86
7
17% lit
↑ 10:19 AM
↓ 11:08 PM
★★☆☆c74
Perigee · 367,108 km
8
26% lit
↑ 11:24 AM
↓ 11:42 PM
★★★★c58
Moon crosses the equator
9
37% lit
↑ 12:29 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c41
10
49% lit
↑ 1:33 PM
↓ 12:17 AM
★★★☆c52
First Quarter
11
60% lit
↑ 2:38 PM
↓ 12:53 AM
★★★☆c71
12
71% lit
↑ 3:44 PM
↓ 1:32 AM
★★★★c85
13
80% lit
↑ 4:50 PM
↓ 2:16 AM
★★★★c93
14
88% lit
↑ 5:52 PM
↓ 3:06 AM
★★★★c96
15
94% lit
↑ 6:49 PM
↓ 4:01 AM
★★★★c96
Moon farthest south (-27.1°)
16
98% lit
↑ 7:39 PM
↓ 5:00 AM
★★★★c94
best
17
100% lit
↑ 8:23 PM
↓ 6:01 AM
★★★★c89
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
18
100% lit
↑ 9:00 PM
↓ 7:02 AM
★★★★c82
best
19
97% lit
↑ 9:33 PM
↓ 8:00 AM
★★★★c74
20
93% lit
↑ 10:03 PM
↓ 8:56 AM
★★★★c66
21
87% lit
↑ 10:31 PM
↓ 9:49 AM
★★☆☆c56
22
81% lit
↑ 10:58 PM
↓ 10:42 AM
★★★☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
23
73% lit
↑ 11:25 PM
↓ 11:34 AM
★★☆☆c33
Apogee · 404,857 km
24
64% lit
↑ 11:55 PM
↓ 12:27 PM
★★☆☆c33
25
54% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:21 PM
★★☆☆c45
Last Quarter
26
45% lit
↑ 12:27 AM
↓ 2:17 PM
★★★☆c58
27
35% lit
↑ 1:04 AM
↓ 3:15 PM
★★★★c69
28
26% lit
↑ 1:47 AM
↓ 4:15 PM
★★★★c78
29
17% lit
↑ 2:36 AM
↓ 5:14 PM
★★★★c86
Moon farthest north (26.2°)
30
10% lit
↑ 3:34 AM
↓ 6:10 PM
★★★★c90
31
4% lit
↑ 4:37 AM
↓ 7:01 PM
★★★★c92

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Jul 2 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest north (26.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jul 3 · 8:38 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Jul 7 · 1:00 PM — Perigee · 367,108 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Jul 8 · 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.
  • Tue, Jul 10 · 2:52 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jul 15 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jul 17 · 7:54 PM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Jul 22 · 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, Jul 23 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 404,857 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Jul 25 · 10:19 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jul 29 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest north (26.2°)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

Tue, Jul 3 · Wed, Jul 4 · Mon, Jul 16 · Tue, Jul 17 · Wed, Jul 18

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

Moon distance

367,109 km closest · 404,817 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 8:21 AM.