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Freeport

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

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Today

Today: High 81° · 26% rain

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight: Low 65° · 24% rain

A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy. Low around 65, with temperatures rising to around 68 overnight. East wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunrise / sunset
7:31 AM / 6:38 PM
Moonrise / moonset
8:41 PM / 10:20 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 92%
Major period
2:00 AM–4:00 AM
Minor period
9:50 AM–10:50 AM
Major period
2:30 PM–4:30 PM
Minor period
8:11 PM–9:11 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Oct 2812 PM6 PMThu, Oct 296 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 306 AMclouds83% cloud cover85% cloud cover72% cloud cover73% cloud cover71% cloud cover70% cloud cover74% cloud cover72% cloud cover73% cloud cover65% cloud cover63% cloud cover65% cloud cover61% cloud cover54% cloud cover45% cloud cover35% cloud cover35% cloud cover35% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover40% cloud cover37% cloud cover40% cloud cover41% cloud cover34% cloud cover39% cloud cover43% cloud cover42% cloud cover40% cloud cover40% cloud cover41% cloud cover36% cloud cover35% cloud cover36% cloud cover35% cloud cover39% cloud cover44% cloud cover38% cloud cover47% cloud cover63% cloud cover70% cloud cover69% cloud cover64% cloud cover62% cloud cover61% cloud cover64% cloud cover68% cloud cover72% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°71788080777270686677797975717069rain17% chance17% chance17% chance17% chance17% chance17% chance26% chance26% chance26% chance24% chance24% chance24% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphESE 5 mph, gusts 13ESE 7 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 16E 7 mph, gusts 14E 6 mph, gusts 13ESE 5 mph, gusts 13ESE 2 mph, gusts 10ESE 2 mph, gusts 9E 2 mph, gusts 9E 3 mph, gusts 10E 5 mph, gusts 10E 9 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 14E 6 mph, gusts 12E 5 mph, gusts 13E 5 mph, gusts 13ESE 3 mph, gusts 12ESE 3 mph, gusts 12ESE 3 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 7 AM71°71°69°93%83%17%–ESE 51310.0 mi
Wed 8 AM72°72°70°93%85%17%–ESE 61310.0 mi
Wed 9 AM74°74°70°87%72%17%–ESE 71410.0 mi
Wed 10 AM78°78°69°74%73%17%–ESE 91410+ mi
Wed 11 AM79°79°68°69%71%17%–ESE 101510+ mi
Wed 12 PM79°79°68°69%70%17%–ESE 121610+ mi
Wed 1 PM80°82°67°65%74%26%–E 121610+ mi
Wed 2 PM80°82°67°65%72%26%–E 131710+ mi
Wed 3 PM80°82°67°65%73%26%–E 131710+ mi
Wed 4 PM80°82°67°65%65%24%–E 131710+ mi
Wed 5 PM79°79°67°67%63%24%–E 121610+ mi
Wed 6 PM78°78°66°67%65%24%–E 91510+ mi
Wed 7 PM77°77°66°69%61%6%–E 71410+ mi
Wed 8 PM75°75°66°74%54%6%–E 61410+ mi
Wed 9 PM74°74°66°76%45%6%–E 61310+ mi
Wed 10 PM72°72°65°79%35%5%–E 51310+ mi
Wed 11 PM72°72°65°79%35%5%–ESE 51310+ mi
Thu 12 AM71°71°65°81%35%5%–ESE 31210+ mi
Thu 1 AM70°70°65°84%37%2%–ESE 21010+ mi
Thu 2 AM71°71°65°81%37%2%–ESE 2910+ mi
Thu 3 AM70°70°64°81%40%2%–ESE 2910+ mi
Thu 4 AM68°68°64°87%37%2%–E 2810+ mi
Thu 5 AM68°68°64°87%40%2%–E 2910.0 mi
Thu 6 AM68°68°64°87%41%2%–E 2910.0 mi
Thu 7 AM66°66°64°93%34%3%–E 31010.0 mi
Thu 8 AM69°69°65°87%39%3%–E 31010+ mi
Thu 9 AM72°72°66°81%43%3%–E 51010+ mi
Thu 10 AM77°77°66°69%42%3%–E 71310+ mi
Thu 11 AM78°78°65°64%40%3%–E 914–
Thu 12 PM79°79°64°60%40%3%–E 1015–
Thu 1 PM79°79°62°56%41%1%–E 1215–
Thu 2 PM79°79°62°56%36%1%–E 1215–
Thu 3 PM79°79°61°54%35%1%–E 1215–
Thu 4 PM79°79°61°54%36%1%–E 1015–
Thu 5 PM78°78°61°56%35%1%–E 1014–
Thu 6 PM76°76°61°60%39%1%–E 813–
Thu 7 PM75°75°61°62%44%0%–E 612–
Thu 8 PM73°73°61°66%38%0%–E 513–
Thu 9 PM72°72°61°68%47%0%–E 513–
Thu 10 PM71°71°61°71%63%0%–E 513–
Thu 11 PM70°70°61°73%70%0%–E 513–
Fri 12 AM70°70°61°73%69%0%–ESE 312–
Fri 1 AM70°70°62°76%64%0%–ESE 312–
Fri 2 AM70°70°63°78%62%0%–ESE 312–
Fri 3 AM69°69°63°81%61%0%–ESE 312–
Fri 4 AM69°69°64°84%64%0%–ESE 312–
Fri 5 AM69°69°65°87%68%0%–ESE 312–
Fri 6 AM69°69°65°87%72%0%–E 313–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Rain Showers

81° / 65°

26% rain

E 5–13 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Oct 29

Mostly Sunny

81° / 66°

5% rain

E 2–12 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Oct 30

Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

80° / 68°

22% rain · 0.05"

E 3–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 66°

38% rain · 0.01"

E 1–6 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Partly Sunny

82° / 67°

4% rain

E 0–7 mph · gusts 10

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

82° / 68°

26% rain · 0.06"

S 2–14 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 60°

42% rain · 0.72"

W 6–14 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy. Low around 65, with temperatures rising to around 68 overnight. East wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. East wind 0 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 66, with temperatures rising to around 69 overnight. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 643 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 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.


GMZ350-355-290015-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
643 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...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: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 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. A chance
of showers. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. 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 · June 2048

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
69% lit
↑ 12:09 AM
↓ 11:32 AM
★★★★c75
2
59% lit
↑ 12:47 AM
↓ 12:33 PM
★★★☆c54
3
48% lit
↑ 1:21 AM
↓ 1:32 PM
★★☆☆c40
Last Quarter
Moon crosses the equator
4
38% lit
↑ 1:53 AM
↓ 2:28 PM
★★☆☆c39
5
28% lit
↑ 2:26 AM
↓ 3:23 PM
★★★☆c52
6
20% lit
↑ 2:58 AM
↓ 4:18 PM
★★★★c62
7
13% lit
↑ 3:33 AM
↓ 5:13 PM
★★★★c69
8
7% lit
↑ 4:10 AM
↓ 6:07 PM
★★★★c73
9
3% lit
↑ 4:51 AM
↓ 7:00 PM
★★★★c76
10
1% lit
↑ 5:36 AM
↓ 7:52 PM
★★★★c77
Apogee · 406,474 km
Moon farthest north (23.8°)
best
11
0% lit
↑ 6:24 AM
↓ 8:40 PM
★★★★c77
New Moon
best
12
1% lit
↑ 7:16 AM
↓ 9:25 PM
★★★★c77
best
13
4% lit
↑ 8:09 AM
↓ 10:06 PM
★★★★c75
14
9% lit
↑ 9:04 AM
↓ 10:43 PM
★★★★c72
15
15% lit
↑ 9:59 AM
↓ 11:18 PM
★☆☆☆c66
16
23% lit
↑ 10:55 AM
↓ 11:51 PM
★★★★c62
17
32% lit
↑ 11:51 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c53
18
42% lit
↑ 12:47 PM
↓ 12:24 AM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
19
53% lit
↑ 1:46 PM
↓ 12:57 AM
★★☆☆c42
First Quarter
20
64% lit
↑ 2:48 PM
↓ 1:31 AM
★★★☆c54
21
74% lit
↑ 3:53 PM
↓ 2:10 AM
★★★★c70
22
84% lit
↑ 5:01 PM
↓ 2:53 AM
★★★★c85
23
92% lit
↑ 6:10 PM
↓ 3:43 AM
★★★★c95
24
97% lit
↑ 7:17 PM
↓ 4:41 AM
★★★★c100
Moon farthest south (-23.8°)
25
100% lit
↑ 8:19 PM
↓ 5:46 AM
★★★★c101
Perigee · 357,912 km
Full Moon · Strawberry Moon (supermoon)
best
26
99% lit
↑ 9:13 PM
↓ 6:56 AM
★★★★c100
best
27
96% lit
↑ 10:01 PM
↓ 8:06 AM
★★★★c94
28
90% lit
↑ 10:42 PM
↓ 9:14 AM
★★☆☆c84
29
82% lit
↑ 11:19 PM
↓ 10:19 AM
★★★★c70
30
73% lit
↑ 11:53 PM
↓ 11:20 AM
★★★★c55

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Jun 3 · 7:05 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Jun 3 · 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.
  • Wed, Jun 10 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 406,474 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Jun 10 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest north (23.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jun 11 · 7:50 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Jun 18 · 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.
  • Fri, Jun 19 · 5:49 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Jun 24 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-23.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jun 25 · 5:00 AM — Perigee · 357,912 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Jun 25 · 9:08 PM — Full Moon · Strawberry 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.

Best fishing days

Wed, Jun 10 · Thu, Jun 11 · Fri, Jun 12 · Thu, Jun 25 · Fri, Jun 26

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

Moon distance

357,999 km closest · 406,467 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 Wed 5:36 AM.