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Bolivar

29.470°, -94.620° · tides: Sievers Cove, Goat Island

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Today

Today: High 79° · 4% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 69° · 2% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:29 AM / 6:34 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:40 PM / 11:26 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 84%
Major period
3:00 AM–5:00 AM
Minor period
10:56 AM–11:56 AM
Major period
3:35 PM–5:35 PM
Minor period
9:10 PM–10:10 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Oct 2912 PM6 PMFri, Oct 306 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 316 AMclouds42% cloud cover38% cloud cover43% cloud cover48% cloud cover33% cloud cover37% cloud cover26% cloud cover41% cloud cover17% cloud cover23% cloud cover43% cloud cover70% cloud cover66% cloud cover69% cloud cover74% cloud cover85% cloud cover82% cloud cover71% cloud cover68% cloud cover57% cloud cover67% cloud cover68% cloud cover63% cloud cover51% cloud cover58% cloud cover73% cloud cover75% cloud cover70% cloud cover77% cloud cover69% cloud cover81% cloud cover83% cloud cover81% cloud cover81% cloud cover71% cloud cover69% cloud cover61% cloud cover58% cloud cover62% cloud cover66% cloud cover69% cloud cover70% cloud cover70% cloud cover70% cloud cover70% cloud cover71% cloud cover72% cloud cover72% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°71777877737372707075777674747371rain3% chance3% chance4% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance17% chance17% chance17% chance17% chance17% chance17% chance29% chance29% chance29% chance29% chance29% chance29% chance47% chance, 0.01 inwind01020mphE 8 mph, gusts 10E 10 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 9E 8 mph, gusts 10E 9 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 12E 12 mph, gusts 14E 13 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 10E 9 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 10
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 8 AM71°71°65°81%42%3%–E 81010+ mi
Thu 9 AM73°73°65°76%38%3%–E 91210+ mi
Thu 10 AM75°75°65°71%43%4%–E 101310+ mi
Thu 11 AM77°77°65°67%48%3%–E 101410+ mi
Thu 12 PM78°78°65°64%33%2%–E 121510+ mi
Thu 1 PM78°78°64°62%37%2%–E 121510+ mi
Thu 2 PM78°78°64°62%26%2%–E 121510+ mi
Thu 3 PM78°78°62°58%41%2%–E 121510+ mi
Thu 4 PM78°78°62°58%17%2%–ESE 121510+ mi
Thu 5 PM77°77°62°60%23%1%–ESE 101410+ mi
Thu 6 PM76°76°62°62%43%1%–ESE 91210+ mi
Thu 7 PM75°75°63°66%70%1%–ESE 81010+ mi
Thu 8 PM73°73°63°71%66%1%–ESE 7910+ mi
Thu 9 PM73°73°63°71%69%1%–ESE 7910+ mi
Thu 10 PM73°73°63°71%74%1%–ESE 7910+ mi
Thu 11 PM73°73°63°71%85%1%–ESE 7910+ mi
Fri 12 AM73°73°64°73%82%1%–E 7910+ mi
Fri 1 AM73°73°64°73%71%2%–E 7910+ mi
Fri 2 AM72°72°64°76%68%1%–E 81010+ mi
Fri 3 AM71°71°64°79%57%1%–E 91210+ mi
Fri 4 AM71°71°64°79%67%1%–E 91210+ mi
Fri 5 AM70°70°64°81%68%0%–E 91210+ mi
Fri 6 AM69°69°65°87%63%1%–E 91210+ mi
Fri 7 AM70°70°65°84%51%11%–E 101310+ mi
Fri 8 AM70°70°65°84%58%11%–E 121410+ mi
Fri 9 AM72°72°67°84%73%11%–E 121510+ mi
Fri 10 AM74°74°67°79%75%7%–E 131610+ mi
Fri 11 AM75°75°68°79%70%7%–E 141710+ mi
Fri 12 PM77°77°68°74%77%7%–E 141810+ mi
Fri 1 PM77°77°68°74%69%16%–E 141710+ mi
Fri 2 PM77°77°68°74%81%16%–E 141710+ mi
Fri 3 PM76°76°68°76%83%16%–E 141710+ mi
Fri 4 PM77°77°68°74%81%15%–E 131710+ mi
Fri 5 PM76°76°69°79%81%15%–E 1317–
Fri 6 PM76°76°69°79%71%15%–E 1216–
Fri 7 PM75°75°69°82%69%17%–E 1015–
Fri 8 PM74°74°69°84%61%17%–E 1014–
Fri 9 PM73°73°70°90%58%17%–E 1013–
Fri 10 PM74°74°70°87%62%17%–E 1013–
Fri 11 PM74°74°70°87%66%17%–E 1012–
Sat 12 AM74°74°71°90%69%17%–E 912–
Sat 1 AM73°73°71°93%70%29%–E 910–
Sat 2 AM73°73°71°93%70%29%–E 910–
Sat 3 AM72°72°71°97%70%29%–E 910–
Sat 4 AM72°72°71°97%70%29%–E 910–⚡
Sat 5 AM71°71°71°100%71%29%–E 910–⚡
Sat 6 AM70°70°70°100%72%29%–E 810–⚡
Sat 7 AM70°70°70°100%72%47%0.01"E 810–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

79° / 69°

4% rain

E 7–12 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Oct 30

Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

78° / 70°

29% rain

E 7–14 mph · gusts 18

Sat, Oct 31

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 70°

47% rain · 0.06"

E 6–9 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

79° / 71°

9% rain

E 5–8 mph · gusts 10

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

79° / 71°

19% rain

SE 5–12 mph · gusts 16

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

78° / 64°

55% rain · 0.72"

S 10–14 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Slight Chance Rain Showers

74° / 60°

36% rain · 0.12"

W 9–12 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 10 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind 5 to 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%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Friday Night: A chance of rain showers before 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • 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. Partly 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 64. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers. Sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.

Weather map

Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.

Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 646 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.


GMZ335-300015-
Galveston Bay-
646 AM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.TONIGHT...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 around 5 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 · 646 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.


GMZ350-355-300015-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
646 AM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...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: East 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.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.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 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.

Moon calendar · January 2048

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
100% lit
↑ 6:09 PM
↓ 7:25 AM
★★★★c83
Full Moon · Wolf Moon
best
2
98% lit
↑ 7:07 PM
↓ 8:07 AM
★★★★c81
best
3
94% lit
↑ 8:05 PM
↓ 8:44 AM
★★★★c78
4
88% lit
↑ 9:03 PM
↓ 9:19 AM
★★★☆c70
5
81% lit
↑ 10:02 PM
↓ 9:52 AM
★★☆☆c59
6
72% lit
↑ 11:02 PM
↓ 10:25 AM
★☆☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
7
62% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:58 AM
★☆☆☆c42
8
51% lit
↑ 12:03 AM
↓ 11:34 AM
★☆☆☆c58
Last Quarter
9
39% lit
↑ 1:07 AM
↓ 12:13 PM
★★☆☆c74
10
28% lit
↑ 2:13 AM
↓ 12:58 PM
★★★★c88
11
18% lit
↑ 3:21 AM
↓ 1:50 PM
★★★★c98
12
10% lit
↑ 4:28 AM
↓ 2:50 PM
★★★★c103
Moon farthest south (-24.7°)
Perigee · 363,710 km
13
4% lit
↑ 5:32 AM
↓ 3:55 PM
★☆☆☆c103
14
1% lit
↑ 6:29 AM
↓ 5:04 PM
★★★★c103
best
15
0% lit
↑ 7:19 AM
↓ 6:12 PM
★★★★c100
New Moon
best
16
2% lit
↑ 8:02 AM
↓ 7:18 PM
★★★★c92
best
17
7% lit
↑ 8:39 AM
↓ 8:20 PM
★★★★c71
18
13% lit
↑ 9:13 AM
↓ 9:20 PM
★★☆☆c55
19
21% lit
↑ 9:45 AM
↓ 10:17 PM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
20
30% lit
↑ 10:17 AM
↓ 11:13 PM
★☆☆☆c37
21
39% lit
↑ 10:48 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c45
22
49% lit
↑ 11:22 AM
↓ 12:08 AM
★★☆☆c53
First Quarter
23
58% lit
↑ 11:58 AM
↓ 1:03 AM
★★☆☆c61
24
67% lit
↑ 12:37 PM
↓ 1:57 AM
★★☆☆c67
Apogee · 404,715 km
25
76% lit
↑ 1:21 PM
↓ 2:51 AM
★★★☆c73
26
83% lit
↑ 2:10 PM
↓ 3:44 AM
★★★★c77
Moon farthest north (24.2°)
27
90% lit
↑ 3:03 PM
↓ 4:34 AM
★☆☆☆c78
28
95% lit
↑ 3:59 PM
↓ 5:20 AM
★★★★c79
29
98% lit
↑ 4:57 PM
↓ 6:03 AM
★★★★c79
30
100% lit
↑ 5:56 PM
↓ 6:43 AM
★★★★c78
Full Moon · Blue Moon
31
99% lit
↑ 6:55 PM
↓ 7:19 AM
★★★★c74

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Jan 1 · 12:57 AM — Full Moon · Wolf MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Jan 6 · 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.
  • Wed, Jan 8 · 12:49 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jan 12 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-24.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Jan 12 · 10:00 PM — Perigee · 363,710 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Jan 15 · 5:32 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Jan 19 · 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, Jan 22 · 3:55 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Jan 24 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 404,715 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Jan 26 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest north (24.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jan 30 · 6:14 PM — Full Moon · Blue MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Wed, Jan 1 · Thu, Jan 2 · Tue, Jan 14 · Wed, Jan 15 · Thu, Jan 16

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

Moon distance

363,848 km closest · 404,694 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 Sievers Cove, Goat IslandSurf report: Bolivar Peninsula (Crystal Beach)Offshore 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 Thu 7:20 AM.