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Freeport

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 70° · 19% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: High 82° · 22% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 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, 95%
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 27Wed, Oct 286 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 296 AM12 PM6 PMclouds89% cloud cover79% cloud cover68% cloud cover71% cloud cover77% cloud cover76% cloud cover78% cloud cover78% cloud cover75% cloud cover76% cloud cover76% cloud cover74% cloud cover83% cloud cover63% cloud cover66% cloud cover63% cloud cover61% cloud cover67% cloud cover62% cloud cover64% cloud cover47% cloud cover41% cloud cover43% cloud cover41% cloud cover43% cloud cover46% cloud cover41% cloud cover46% cloud cover45% cloud cover43% cloud cover37% cloud cover38% cloud cover30% cloud cover37% cloud cover39% cloud cover36% cloud cover44% cloud cover45% cloud cover39% cloud cover37% cloud cover40% cloud cover44% cloud cover45% cloud cover45% cloud cover45% cloud cover47% cloud cover51% cloud cover55% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°85°75727270708082817672706769838280rain6% chance3% chance6% chance5% chance6% chance6% chance9% chance8% chance19% chance16% chance15% chance22% chance22% chance22% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chancewind01020mphENE 8 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 12E 12 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 12E 12 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 8 PM75°75°69°83%89%6%–ENE 81410+ mi
Tue 9 PM73°73°70°88%79%3%–E 91410+ mi
Tue 10 PM72°72°70°93%68%6%–E 121510+ mi
Tue 11 PM72°72°70°93%71%5%–E 121510+ mi
Wed 12 AM72°72°70°93%77%6%–ESE 121410+ mi
Wed 1 AM72°72°70°93%76%6%–ESE 121410+ mi
Wed 2 AM72°72°70°93%78%9%–ESE 121310+ mi
Wed 3 AM70°70°70°100%78%8%–ESE 121310+ mi
Wed 4 AM70°70°69°97%75%19%–ESE 121310+ mi⚡
Wed 5 AM70°70°69°97%76%16%–ESE 121310+ mi⚡
Wed 6 AM70°70°69°97%76%15%–E 121310+ mi⚡
Wed 7 AM70°70°69°97%74%22%–E 121310+ mi⚡
Wed 8 AM70°70°70°100%83%22%–E 121410+ mi⚡
Wed 9 AM73°73°70°90%63%22%–ESE 121410+ mi⚡
Wed 10 AM79°79°69°72%66%14%–ESE 121410+ mi
Wed 11 AM80°83°68°67%63%14%–ESE 121510+ mi
Wed 12 PM80°83°68°67%61%14%–ESE 121510+ mi
Wed 1 PM80°82°67°65%67%18%–ESE 121510+ mi⚡
Wed 2 PM82°85°67°61%62%18%–ESE 121610+ mi⚡
Wed 3 PM82°85°67°61%64%18%–ESE 121610+ mi⚡
Wed 4 PM82°85°67°61%47%18%–E 121510+ mi⚡
Wed 5 PM81°83°67°63%41%18%–E 121510+ mi⚡
Wed 6 PM79°79°66°64%43%18%–E 121510+ mi⚡
Wed 7 PM78°78°66°67%41%5%–E 121410+ mi
Wed 8 PM76°76°66°71%43%5%–E 121310+ mi
Wed 9 PM75°75°66°74%46%5%–E 121310+ mi
Wed 10 PM73°73°65°76%41%5%–ESE 121310+ mi
Wed 11 PM72°72°65°79%46%5%–ESE 121310+ mi
Thu 12 AM70°70°65°84%45%5%–ESE 121310+ mi
Thu 1 AM70°70°65°84%43%4%–ESE 121310+ mi
Thu 2 AM70°70°65°84%37%4%–ESE 121210+ mi
Thu 3 AM69°69°64°84%38%4%–E 121210+ mi
Thu 4 AM69°69°64°84%30%4%–E 121310+ mi
Thu 5 AM67°67°64°90%37%4%–E 1212–
Thu 6 AM69°69°64°84%39%4%–E 1212–
Thu 7 AM67°67°64°90%36%4%–E 1213–
Thu 8 AM69°69°65°87%44%4%–E 1213–
Thu 9 AM75°75°66°74%45%4%–E 1213–
Thu 10 AM80°82°66°62%39%4%–E 1214–
Thu 11 AM83°85°65°55%37%4%–E 1214–
Thu 12 PM83°84°64°53%40%4%–E 1214–
Thu 1 PM82°83°62°51%44%2%–E 1215–
Thu 2 PM82°83°62°51%45%2%–E 1215–
Thu 3 PM83°83°61°48%45%2%–E 1215–
Thu 4 PM82°83°61°49%45%2%–E 1215–
Thu 5 PM80°81°61°52%47%2%–E 1214–
Thu 6 PM78°78°61°56%51%2%–E 1214–
Thu 7 PM75°75°61°62%55%0%–E 1214–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

75° / 70°

19% rain

E 8–12 mph · gusts 15

Wed, Oct 28

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 67°

22% rain

E 12–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Mostly Sunny

83° / 67°

5% rain

E 12–12 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Oct 30

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 68°

26% rain · 0.05"

E 3–13 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

83° / 67°

26% rain · 0.01"

SE 1–6 mph · gusts 10

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

83° / 68°

5% rain

E 0–7 mph · gusts 10

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

82° / 68°

21% rain

S 2–12 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. East wind around 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 10 mph.
  • Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 738 PM 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.


GMZ350-355-281315-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
738 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers this
evening. A slight chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms 
after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms. A
chance of showers, mainly in the morning. 
.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 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: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 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 3 feet. A chance of
showers. A chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · May 2047

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
35% lit
↑ 11:39 AM
↓ 12:54 AM
★★★★c68
2
46% lit
↑ 12:40 PM
↓ 1:35 AM
★★★☆c63
First Quarter
3
56% lit
↑ 1:41 PM
↓ 2:13 AM
★★★☆c57
4
67% lit
↑ 2:44 PM
↓ 2:49 AM
★★☆☆c45
5
77% lit
↑ 3:48 PM
↓ 3:24 AM
★★☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
6
86% lit
↑ 4:54 PM
↓ 3:59 AM
★★★★c60
7
93% lit
↑ 6:02 PM
↓ 4:36 AM
★★★★c77
8
98% lit
↑ 7:14 PM
↓ 5:18 AM
★★★★c91
Perigee · 357,604 km
9
100% lit
↑ 8:27 PM
↓ 6:04 AM
★★★★c99
Full Moon · Flower Moon (supermoon)
best
10
99% lit
↑ 9:37 PM
↓ 6:58 AM
★★★★c101
best
11
94% lit
↑ 10:42 PM
↓ 7:58 AM
★★★★c100
Moon farthest south (-25.9°)
12
88% lit
↑ 11:39 PM
↓ 9:02 AM
★☆☆☆c96
13
80% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:08 AM
★★★★c92
14
70% lit
↑ 12:27 AM
↓ 11:12 AM
★★★★c81
15
60% lit
↑ 1:07 AM
↓ 12:13 PM
★★★☆c68
16
50% lit
↑ 1:43 AM
↓ 1:11 PM
★★★☆c55
Last Quarter
17
40% lit
↑ 2:14 AM
↓ 2:06 PM
★★☆☆c38
18
31% lit
↑ 2:44 AM
↓ 2:59 PM
★★☆☆c34
Moon crosses the equator
19
22% lit
↑ 3:13 AM
↓ 3:51 PM
★★☆☆c45
20
15% lit
↑ 3:42 AM
↓ 4:44 PM
★★★★c56
21
9% lit
↑ 4:12 AM
↓ 5:37 PM
★★★★c65
Apogee · 406,196 km
22
4% lit
↑ 4:45 AM
↓ 6:32 PM
★★★★c72
23
1% lit
↑ 5:22 AM
↓ 7:27 PM
★★★★c77
best
24
0% lit
↑ 6:03 AM
↓ 8:22 PM
★★★★c80
New Moon
best
25
1% lit
↑ 6:49 AM
↓ 9:15 PM
★★★★c80
Moon farthest north (25.1°)
best
26
3% lit
↑ 7:40 AM
↓ 10:06 PM
★★★★c80
27
8% lit
↑ 8:36 AM
↓ 10:52 PM
★★★★c79
28
14% lit
↑ 9:34 AM
↓ 11:35 PM
★☆☆☆c76
29
22% lit
↑ 10:34 AM
↓ –
★★★★c74
30
31% lit
↑ 11:34 AM
↓ 12:13 AM
★★★★c68
31
41% lit
↑ 12:35 PM
↓ 12:49 AM
★★★☆c59

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, May 2 · 10:26 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, May 5 · 10:00 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 8 · 10:00 PM — Perigee · 357,604 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, May 9 · 1:24 PM — Full Moon · Flower 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.
  • Sat, May 11 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-25.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, May 16 · 11:46 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, May 18 · 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.
  • Tue, May 21 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 406,196 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, May 24 · 3:27 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, May 25 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest north (25.1°)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

Thu, May 9 · Fri, May 10 · Thu, May 23 · Fri, May 24 · Sat, May 25

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

Moon distance

357,759 km closest · 406,189 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 7:26 PM.