Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
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Today
This Afternoon: High 77° · 31% rain
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight: Low 70° · 19% rain
A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then patchy fog. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:31 AM / 6:33 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 11:59 PM / 1:20 PM
- Moon
- Waning Gibbous, 62%
- Major period
- 5:10 AM–7:10 AM
- Minor period
- 12:50 PM–1:50 PM
- Major period
- 5:40 PM–7:40 PM
- Minor period
- 11:29 PM–12:00 AM
- Solunar rating
- Low
Next 48 hours
TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 2 PM | 78° | 78° | 73° | 85% | 51% | 29% | – | E 6 | 8 | 10+ mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 3 PM | 78° | 78° | 73° | 85% | 34% | 29% | – | E 5 | 8 | 10+ mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 4 PM | 78° | 78° | 73° | 85% | 29% | 17% | – | E 5 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 5 PM | 78° | 78° | 73° | 85% | 27% | 17% | – | E 5 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 6 PM | 77° | 77° | 73° | 87% | 29% | 17% | – | E 5 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 7 PM | 75° | 75° | 73° | 94% | 36% | 4% | – | E 5 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 8 PM | 75° | 75° | 72° | 90% | 35% | 3% | – | E 3 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 9 PM | 75° | 75° | 72° | 90% | 27% | 2% | – | E 5 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 10 PM | 74° | 74° | 73° | 97% | 18% | 3% | – | E 5 | 7 | 9.7 mi | |
| Sat 11 PM | 74° | 74° | 72° | 93% | 18% | 3% | – | E 5 | 7 | 9.4 mi | |
| Sun 12 AM | 73° | 73° | 72° | 97% | 26% | 5% | – | E 3 | 6 | 8.8 mi | |
| Sun 1 AM | 73° | 73° | 73° | 100% | 25% | 9% | – | ENE 3 | 6 | 7.7 mi | |
| Sun 1 AM | 73° | 73° | 72° | 97% | 37% | 8% | – | ENE 3 | 5 | 7.0 mi | |
| Sun 2 AM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 100% | 34% | 7% | – | ENE 3 | 5 | 7.0 mi | |
| Sun 3 AM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 97% | 46% | 7% | – | NE 3 | 6 | 5.8 mi | |
| Sun 4 AM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 97% | 41% | 7% | – | NE 3 | 6 | 5.6 mi | |
| Sun 5 AM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 97% | 53% | 5% | – | NNE 5 | 7 | 5.6 mi | |
| Sun 6 AM | 70° | 70° | 70° | 100% | 64% | 5% | – | NNE 6 | 8 | 5.9 mi | |
| Sun 7 AM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 97% | 62% | 4% | – | NE 6 | 9 | 5.2 mi | |
| Sun 8 AM | 73° | 73° | 72° | 97% | 54% | 0% | – | NE 6 | 9 | 5.8 mi | |
| Sun 9 AM | 75° | 75° | 73° | 94% | 69% | 0% | – | NE 7 | 10 | 8.2 mi | |
| Sun 10 AM | 76° | 76° | 73° | 90% | 80% | 0% | – | NE 7 | 10 | 9.1 mi | |
| Sun 11 AM | 77° | 77° | 73° | 88% | 88% | 0% | – | NE 7 | 10 | 9.5 mi | |
| Sun 12 PM | 77° | 77° | 73° | 88% | 78% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 10 | 9.7 mi | |
| Sun 1 PM | 78° | 78° | 73° | 85% | 77% | 0% | – | ENE 7 | 10 | 9.8 mi | |
| Sun 2 PM | 79° | 79° | 72° | 79% | 57% | 2% | – | ENE 7 | 9 | 9.9 mi | |
| Sun 3 PM | 79° | 79° | 72° | 79% | 55% | 2% | – | ENE 6 | 9 | 9.9 mi | |
| Sun 4 PM | 79° | 79° | 71° | 77% | 45% | 0% | – | E 5 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 5 PM | 77° | 77° | 71° | 82% | 47% | 0% | – | E 5 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 6 PM | 76° | 76° | 72° | 87% | 59% | 0% | – | E 3 | 6 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 7 PM | 76° | 76° | 72° | 87% | 90% | 0% | – | E 3 | 6 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 8 PM | 75° | 75° | 71° | 87% | 73% | 0% | – | E 3 | 6 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 9 PM | 74° | 74° | 72° | 93% | 55% | 0% | – | ESE 5 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 10 PM | 74° | 74° | 72° | 93% | 53% | 0% | – | ESE 5 | 7 | – | |
| Sun 11 PM | 74° | 74° | 72° | 93% | 52% | 0% | – | E 5 | 8 | – | |
| Mon 12 AM | 74° | 74° | 72° | 93% | 50% | 0% | – | E 5 | 8 | – | |
| Mon 1 AM | 74° | 74° | 72° | 93% | 56% | 0% | – | E 5 | 8 | – | |
| Mon 2 AM | 73° | 73° | 72° | 97% | 63% | 0% | – | E 5 | 8 | – | |
| Mon 3 AM | 73° | 73° | 72° | 97% | 69% | 0% | – | E 5 | 8 | – | |
| Mon 4 AM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 100% | 72% | 0% | – | E 5 | 9 | – | |
| Mon 5 AM | 71° | 71° | 71° | 100% | 74% | 0% | – | E 6 | 9 | – | |
| Mon 6 AM | 71° | 71° | 71° | 100% | 77% | 2% | – | E 6 | 10 | – | |
| Mon 7 AM | 73° | 73° | 73° | 100% | 72% | 2% | – | E 7 | 12 | – | |
| Mon 8 AM | 75° | 75° | 73° | 94% | 67% | 2% | – | ESE 7 | 12 | – | |
| Mon 9 AM | 77° | 77° | 73° | 88% | 62% | 2% | – | ESE 8 | 13 | – | |
| Mon 10 AM | 78° | 78° | 73° | 85% | 64% | 2% | – | ESE 9 | 14 | – | |
| Mon 11 AM | 79° | 79° | 73° | 82% | 66% | 2% | – | ESE 9 | 14 | – | |
| Mon 12 PM | 79° | 79° | 73° | 82% | 68% | 5% | – | ESE 10 | 15 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
77° / 70°
31% rain
E 3–6 mph · gusts 8
⚡ Storms
Sun, Nov 1
Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny
78° / 71°
9% rain
E 3–8 mph · gusts 10
Mon, Nov 2
Partly Sunny
79° / 73°
5% rain
SE 5–10 mph · gusts 15
Tue, Nov 3
Showers And Thunderstorms
79° / 64°
75% rain · 0.36"
SW 7–10 mph · gusts 16
⚡ Storms
Wed, Nov 4
Mostly Sunny
74° / 65°
11% rain · 0.06"
NW 6–10 mph · gusts 17
Thu, Nov 5
Sunny
75° / 63°
15% rain
NW 6–9 mph · gusts 13
Fri, Nov 6
Sunny
73° / 63°
4% rain
NE 3–9 mph · gusts 17
Detailed NWS forecast
- This Afternoon: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then patchy fog. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Sunday: Patchy fog before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind around 5 mph.
- Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73.
- Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
- Tuesday Night: 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 65.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 75.
- Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Weather map
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Marine forecast
Galveston Bay
GMZ335 · 1219 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 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. GMZ335-010615- Galveston Bay- 1219 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots gusting 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots gusting 20 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM
GMZ355 · 1219 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 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. GMZ350-355-010615- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 1219 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms early. A slight chance of showers. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots gusting 25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots gusting 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
Moon calendar · May 2049
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
0% lit
↑ 6:12 AM
↓ 7:54 PM
↓ 7:54 PM
★★★★c85
New Moon
best2
1% lit
↑ 6:54 AM
↓ 8:51 PM
↓ 8:51 PM
★★★★c86
best3
3% lit
↑ 7:40 AM
↓ 9:46 PM
↓ 9:46 PM
★★★★c85
4
7% lit
↑ 8:28 AM
↓ 10:38 PM
↓ 10:38 PM
★☆☆☆c82
Moon farthest north (22.6°)
5
13% lit
↑ 9:19 AM
↓ 11:25 PM
↓ 11:25 PM
★★★★c79
6
20% lit
↑ 10:11 AM
↓ –
↓ –
★★★★c73
7
28% lit
↑ 11:04 AM
↓ 12:08 AM
↓ 12:08 AM
★★★☆c65
Apogee · 404,656 km
8
37% lit
↑ 11:57 AM
↓ 12:47 AM
↓ 12:47 AM
★★★☆c58
9
47% lit
↑ 12:50 PM
↓ 1:23 AM
↓ 1:23 AM
★★☆☆c50
First Quarter
10
56% lit
↑ 1:44 PM
↓ 1:56 AM
↓ 1:56 AM
★★☆☆c42
11
66% lit
↑ 2:38 PM
↓ 2:29 AM
↓ 2:29 AM
★☆☆☆c31
12
75% lit
↑ 3:33 PM
↓ 3:01 AM
↓ 3:01 AM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
13
83% lit
↑ 4:30 PM
↓ 3:35 AM
↓ 3:35 AM
★★★☆c55
14
90% lit
↑ 5:30 PM
↓ 4:10 AM
↓ 4:10 AM
★★★★c72
15
96% lit
↑ 6:33 PM
↓ 4:49 AM
↓ 4:49 AM
★★★★c87
16
99% lit
↑ 7:38 PM
↓ 5:33 AM
↓ 5:33 AM
★★★★c98
best17
100% lit
↑ 8:43 PM
↓ 6:24 AM
↓ 6:24 AM
★★★★c103
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best18
98% lit
↑ 9:47 PM
↓ 7:21 AM
↓ 7:21 AM
★★★★c105
Moon farthest south (-21.9°)
19
93% lit
↑ 10:45 PM
↓ 8:23 AM
↓ 8:23 AM
★☆☆☆c103
Perigee · 363,444 km
20
86% lit
↑ 11:38 PM
↓ 9:30 AM
↓ 9:30 AM
★★★★c101
21
77% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:37 AM
↓ 10:37 AM
★★★★c92
22
66% lit
↑ 12:24 AM
↓ 11:43 AM
↓ 11:43 AM
★★★★c80
23
55% lit
↑ 1:06 AM
↓ 12:47 PM
↓ 12:47 PM
★★★☆c61
Last Quarter
24
44% lit
↑ 1:44 AM
↓ 1:49 PM
↓ 1:49 PM
★★☆☆c45
25
33% lit
↑ 2:21 AM
↓ 2:50 PM
↓ 2:50 PM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
26
23% lit
↑ 2:56 AM
↓ 3:49 PM
↓ 3:49 PM
★★★☆c60
27
15% lit
↑ 3:33 AM
↓ 4:48 PM
↓ 4:48 PM
★★★★c74
28
8% lit
↑ 4:11 AM
↓ 5:46 PM
↓ 5:46 PM
★★★★c84
29
3% lit
↑ 4:51 AM
↓ 6:43 PM
↓ 6:43 PM
★★★★c88
30
1% lit
↑ 5:35 AM
↓ 7:38 PM
↓ 7:38 PM
★★★★c90
31
0% lit
↑ 6:22 AM
↓ 8:31 PM
↓ 8:31 PM
★★★★c89
New Moon
Moon farthest north (22.5°)
bestLunar 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
Sat, May 1 · Sun, May 2 · Sun, May 16 · Mon, May 17 · 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.
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 Sat 12:11 PM.