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Bolivar

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 69°

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

Friday: High 76° · 8% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:30 AM / 6:33 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:49 PM / 12:28 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 79%
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
10:19 PM–11:19 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Oct 306 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 316 AM12 PM6 PMclouds79% cloud cover85% cloud cover86% cloud cover86% cloud cover76% cloud cover77% cloud cover77% cloud cover70% cloud cover73% cloud cover74% cloud cover68% cloud cover59% cloud cover62% cloud cover72% cloud cover77% cloud cover78% cloud cover71% cloud cover71% cloud cover71% cloud cover77% cloud cover59% cloud cover46% cloud cover46% cloud cover57% cloud cover58% cloud cover60% cloud cover49% cloud cover55% cloud cover50% cloud cover48% cloud cover40% cloud cover40% cloud cover66% cloud cover62% cloud cover58% cloud cover55% cloud cover52% cloud cover49% cloud cover45% cloud cover40% cloud cover36% cloud cover32% cloud cover27% cloud cover23% cloud cover26% cloud cover28% cloud cover31% cloud cover34% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°72717071767674707070707277787573rain1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance5% chance5% chance6% chance8% chance4% chance14% chance17% chance15% chance13% chance12% chance11% chance17% chance29% chance, 0.01 in34% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in4% chance, 0.01 in3% chance, 0.01 in26% chance, 0.01 in48% chance48% chance48% chance48% chance48% chance48% chance50% chance50% chance50% chance50% chance50% chance50% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chancewind01020mphESE 7 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 9E 9 mph, gusts 12E 10 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 16E 15 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 8 mph, gusts 10ESE 7 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 12 AM72°72°63°73%79%0%–ESE 7810+ mi
Fri 1 AM72°72°64°76%85%0%–ESE 7910+ mi
Fri 2 AM71°71°64°79%86%0%–E 7910+ mi
Fri 3 AM71°71°64°79%86%0%–E 81010+ mi
Fri 4 AM71°71°64°79%76%0%–E 91210+ mi
Fri 5 AM70°70°64°81%77%0%–E 91210+ mi
Fri 6 AM70°70°64°81%77%0%–E 101310+ mi
Fri 7 AM69°69°64°84%70%1%–ENE 101410+ mi
Fri 8 AM69°69°65°87%73%2%–E 121510+ mi
Fri 9 AM71°71°66°84%74%2%–E 121610+ mi
Fri 10 AM74°74°67°79%68%2%–E 131610+ mi
Fri 11 AM76°76°68°76%59%2%–E 141810+ mi
Fri 12 PM76°76°68°76%62%2%–E 151810+ mi
Fri 1 PM76°76°69°79%72%5%–E 141810+ mi
Fri 2 PM76°76°69°79%77%5%–E 141810+ mi
Fri 3 PM76°76°69°79%78%6%–E 141810+ mi
Fri 4 PM76°76°69°79%71%8%–E 141810+ mi
Fri 5 PM76°76°70°82%71%4%–E 131810+ mi
Fri 6 PM74°74°70°87%71%14%–E 131610+ mi
Fri 7 PM72°72°70°93%77%17%–E 121510+ mi
Fri 8 PM70°70°70°100%59%15%–E 121510+ mi
Fri 9 PM70°70°70°100%46%13%–E 121410+ mi
Fri 10 PM72°72°71°97%46%12%–E 101410+ mi
Fri 11 PM72°72°71°97%57%11%–E 101310+ mi
Sat 12 AM70°70°70°100%58%17%–E 91210+ mi⚡
Sat 1 AM70°70°70°100%60%29%0.01"E 91210+ mi⚡
Sat 2 AM70°70°70°100%49%34%0.01"E 91210+ mi⚡
Sat 3 AM70°70°70°100%55%21%0.01"E 91210+ mi⚡
Sat 4 AM70°70°70°100%50%4%0.01"E 91210+ mi
Sat 5 AM70°70°70°100%48%3%0.01"E 812–
Sat 6 AM70°70°70°100%40%26%0.01"E 912–⚡
Sat 7 AM70°70°70°100%40%48%–E 912–⚡
Sat 8 AM70°70°70°100%66%48%–E 912–⚡
Sat 9 AM72°72°72°100%62%48%–ESE 912–⚡
Sat 10 AM74°74°73°97%58%48%–ESE 913–⚡
Sat 11 AM76°76°73°90%55%48%–ESE 913–⚡
Sat 12 PM77°77°73°88%52%48%–ESE 1014–⚡
Sat 1 PM77°77°73°88%49%50%–ESE 1014–⚡
Sat 2 PM78°78°73°85%45%50%–ESE 1014–⚡
Sat 3 PM78°78°73°85%40%50%–ESE 1014–⚡
Sat 4 PM78°78°73°85%36%50%–ESE 913–⚡
Sat 5 PM76°76°73°90%32%50%–ESE 812–⚡
Sat 6 PM75°75°73°94%27%50%–ESE 810–⚡
Sat 7 PM74°74°73°97%23%4%–ESE 79–
Sat 8 PM73°73°73°100%26%4%–ESE 79–
Sat 9 PM73°73°73°100%28%4%–E 79–
Sat 10 PM74°74°73°97%31%4%–E 79–
Sat 11 PM73°73°73°100%34%4%–E 78–

7-day forecast

Thu, Oct 29

Mostly Cloudy

–° / 69°

Dry

Today

Mostly Cloudy

76° / 70°

34% rain

E 7–15 mph · gusts 18

Sat, Oct 31

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 71°

50% rain · 0.06"

E 7–10 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

79° / 71°

4% rain

E 6–8 mph · gusts 12

Mon, Nov 2

Partly Sunny

79° / 73°

19% rain

SE 6–13 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

79° / 64°

62% rain · 0.78"

S 9–15 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Mostly Sunny

74° / 61°

27% rain · 0.06"

NW 9–13 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 9pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 3am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
  • 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 73. 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 79. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 735 PM 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.


GMZ335-301315-
Galveston Bay-
735 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.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 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing
to smooth after midnight. A chance of showers 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...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. 
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming west
after midnight. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy, increasing
to slightly choppy after midnight. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 1156 PM 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.


GMZ350-355-301715-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1156 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 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. 
.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. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · May 2049

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
0% lit
↑ 6:11 AM
↓ 7:53 PM
★★★★c75
New Moon
2
1% lit
↑ 6:53 AM
↓ 8:51 PM
★★★★c81
best
3
3% lit
↑ 7:39 AM
↓ 9:46 PM
★★★★c83
4
7% lit
↑ 8:27 AM
↓ 10:37 PM
★★★★c83
Moon farthest north (22.6°)
5
13% lit
↑ 9:18 AM
↓ 11:24 PM
★★★★c81
6
20% lit
↑ 10:10 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c78
7
28% lit
↑ 11:03 AM
↓ 12:07 AM
★★★☆c73
Apogee · 404,656 km
8
37% lit
↑ 11:56 AM
↓ 12:46 AM
★★☆☆c66
9
47% lit
↑ 12:49 PM
↓ 1:22 AM
★★☆☆c57
First Quarter
10
56% lit
↑ 1:43 PM
↓ 1:56 AM
★☆☆☆c46
11
66% lit
↑ 2:37 PM
↓ 2:28 AM
★☆☆☆c31
12
75% lit
↑ 3:32 PM
↓ 3:01 AM
★☆☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
13
83% lit
↑ 4:30 PM
↓ 3:34 AM
★★☆☆c50
14
90% lit
↑ 5:30 PM
↓ 4:09 AM
★★★☆c67
15
96% lit
↑ 6:33 PM
↓ 4:48 AM
★★★★c82
16
99% lit
↑ 7:38 PM
↓ 5:32 AM
★☆☆☆c90
17
100% lit
↑ 8:43 PM
↓ 6:23 AM
★★★★c99
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
18
98% lit
↑ 9:46 PM
↓ 7:19 AM
★★★★c104
Moon farthest south (-21.9°)
best
19
93% lit
↑ 10:45 PM
↓ 8:22 AM
★★★★c104
Perigee · 363,444 km
20
86% lit
↑ 11:37 PM
↓ 9:28 AM
★★★★c103
21
77% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:36 AM
★★★★c96
22
66% lit
↑ 12:24 AM
↓ 11:42 AM
★★★☆c84
23
55% lit
↑ 1:06 AM
↓ 12:46 PM
★★☆☆c67
Last Quarter
24
44% lit
↑ 1:44 AM
↓ 1:48 PM
★★☆☆c50
25
33% lit
↑ 2:20 AM
↓ 2:49 PM
★★☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
26
23% lit
↑ 2:56 AM
↓ 3:48 PM
★★☆☆c62
27
15% lit
↑ 3:32 AM
↓ 4:47 PM
★★★☆c71
28
8% lit
↑ 4:10 AM
↓ 5:46 PM
★★★★c81
29
3% lit
↑ 4:50 AM
↓ 6:43 PM
★★★★c88
best
30
1% lit
↑ 5:34 AM
↓ 7:38 PM
★☆☆☆c89
31
0% lit
↑ 6:21 AM
↓ 8:31 PM
★★★★c90
New Moon
Moon farthest north (22.5°)
best

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, May 1 · 7:11 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, May 4 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest north (22.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, May 7 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 404,656 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, May 9 · 8:57 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, May 12 · 4:00 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, May 17 · 6:14 AM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, May 18 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-21.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, May 19 · 2:00 PM — Perigee · 363,444 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, May 23 · 9:54 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, May 25 · 12:00 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, May 31 · 9:00 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, May 31 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest north (22.5°)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

Sun, May 2 · Mon, May 17 · Tue, May 18 · Sat, May 29 · Mon, May 31

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

Moon distance

363,451 km closest · 404,624 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 7:36 PM.