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Freeport

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 67°

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 5 mph.

Friday: High 80° · 44% rain

A chance of rain showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:32 AM / 6:37 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:53 PM / 12:29 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 78%
Major period
4:10 AM–6:10 AM
Minor period
11:59 AM–12:59 PM
Major period
4:40 PM–6:40 PM
Minor period
10:23 PM–11:23 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 PMclouds81% cloud cover92% cloud cover82% cloud cover88% cloud cover91% cloud cover83% cloud cover90% cloud cover87% cloud cover87% cloud cover82% cloud cover80% cloud cover81% cloud cover75% cloud cover78% cloud cover77% cloud cover81% cloud cover87% cloud cover82% cloud cover72% cloud cover81% cloud cover79% cloud cover68% cloud cover58% cloud cover49% cloud cover51% cloud cover50% cloud cover53% cloud cover63% cloud cover38% cloud cover48% cloud cover60% cloud cover63% cloud cover57% cloud cover51% cloud cover58% cloud cover50% cloud cover54% cloud cover60% cloud cover54% cloud cover53% cloud cover45% cloud cover59% cloud cover55% cloud cover65% cloud cover39% cloud cover38% cloud cover37% cloud cover40% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°85°71716872777776737171707278807874rain8% chance13% chance9% chance5% chance1% chance7% chance12% chance17% chance19% chance21% chance23% chance29% chance36% chance42% chance, 0.03 in44% chance, 0.03 in46% chance, 0.03 in48% chance, 0.03 in46% chance, 0.03 in44% chance, 0.03 in41% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in38% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in38% chance, 0.01 in38% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in42% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in36% chance, 0.01 in32% chance30% chance28% chance26% chance35% chance43% chance51% chance43% chance35% chance27% chance21% chance10% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chancewind01020mphE 6 mph, gusts 15E 6 mph, gusts 16E 6 mph, gusts 15E 6 mph, gusts 14ENE 7 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 18E 12 mph, gusts 17E 8 mph, gusts 16E 7 mph, gusts 15E 5 mph, gusts 13E 3 mph, gusts 12E 3 mph, gusts 12ENE 3 mph, gusts 10ENE 3 mph, gusts 10E 6 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 10E 6 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 8E 1 mph, gusts 8ENE 2 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 12 AM71°71°61°71%81%8%–E 61510+ mi
Fri 1 AM71°71°61°68%92%13%–E 61510+ mi
Fri 2 AM72°72°61°70%82%9%–E 61610+ mi
Fri 3 AM71°71°62°73%88%5%–E 61510+ mi
Fri 4 AM70°70°63°78%91%1%–E 61510+ mi
Fri 5 AM70°70°64°81%83%7%–E 61410+ mi
Fri 6 AM68°68°64°86%90%12%–E 61410+ mi
Fri 7 AM70°70°65°84%87%17%–E 61410+ mi
Fri 8 AM70°70°66°86%87%19%–ENE 71510+ mi
Fri 9 AM72°72°67°84%82%21%–E 91510+ mi
Fri 10 AM75°75°68°79%80%23%–E 101610+ mi
Fri 11 AM77°77°68°74%81%29%–E 131710+ mi
Fri 12 PM77°77°68°74%75%36%–E 141810+ mi
Fri 1 PM77°77°69°78%78%42%0.03"E 141810+ mi
Fri 2 PM77°77°70°80%77%44%0.03"E 141810+ mi
Fri 3 PM77°77°70°80%81%46%0.03"E 141810+ mi
Fri 4 PM77°77°70°78%87%48%0.03"E 131810+ mi
Fri 5 PM76°76°70°82%82%46%0.03"E 131810+ mi
Fri 6 PM76°76°70°82%72%44%0.03"E 121710+ mi
Fri 7 PM75°75°71°87%81%41%0.01"E 101610+ mi⚡
Fri 8 PM73°73°71°93%79%40%0.01"E 81610+ mi⚡
Fri 9 PM73°73°71°93%68%38%0.01"E 71610+ mi⚡
Fri 10 PM72°72°72°100%58%37%0.01"E 71510+ mi⚡
Fri 11 PM72°72°70°93%49%37%0.01"E 61510+ mi⚡
Sat 12 AM71°71°70°97%51%38%0.01"E 51310+ mi⚡
Sat 1 AM72°72°70°93%50%38%0.01"E 3129.0 mi⚡
Sat 2 AM72°72°70°93%53%40%0.01"E 31210+ mi⚡
Sat 3 AM71°71°70°97%63%42%0.01"E 31210+ mi⚡
Sat 4 AM70°70°70°99%38%44%0.01"E 31210+ mi⚡
Sat 5 AM70°70°70°99%48%40%0.01"E 312–⚡
Sat 6 AM70°70°68°92%60%36%0.01"ENE 310–⚡
Sat 7 AM69°69°68°97%63%32%–ENE 312–
Sat 8 AM70°70°70°99%57%30%–ENE 310–
Sat 9 AM72°72°72°100%51%28%–E 510–
Sat 10 AM75°75°73°94%58%26%–E 610–⚡
Sat 11 AM77°77°73°88%50%35%–E 710–⚡
Sat 12 PM78°78°72°81%54%43%–E 710–⚡
Sat 1 PM79°79°72°80%60%51%–E 812–⚡
Sat 2 PM79°83°72°78%54%43%–E 69–⚡
Sat 3 PM80°84°72°76%53%35%–E 59–⚡
Sat 4 PM79°79°72°80%45%27%–E 59–⚡
Sat 5 PM79°79°72°80%59%21%–E 59–⚡
Sat 6 PM78°78°73°85%55%10%–E 58–
Sat 7 PM76°76°73°90%65%4%–E 29–
Sat 8 PM75°75°73°94%39%4%–E 18–
Sat 9 PM74°74°73°97%38%4%–E 18–
Sat 10 PM73°73°72°97%37%4%–ENE 29–
Sat 11 PM72°72°72°98%40%4%–ENE 29–

7-day forecast

Thu, Oct 29

Mostly Cloudy

–° / 67°

Dry

Today

Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 68°

48% rain · 0.23"

E 6–14 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 69°

51% rain · 0.07"

E 1–8 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

82° / 70°

7% rain

NE 0–8 mph · gusts 12

Mon, Nov 2

Partly Sunny

83° / 72°

19% rain

SE 2–12 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Nov 3

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

81° / 61°

57% rain · 0.48"

S 5–15 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

76° / 58°

15% rain

NW 3–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 5 mph.
  • Friday: A chance of rain showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 11pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

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 · June 2049

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
1% lit
↑ 7:15 AM
↓ 9:21 PM
★★★★c81
best
2
4% lit
↑ 8:07 AM
↓ 10:06 PM
★★★★c78
3
9% lit
↑ 8:59 AM
↓ 10:46 PM
★★★★c75
4
15% lit
↑ 9:52 AM
↓ 11:24 PM
★☆☆☆c70
Apogee · 405,617 km
5
22% lit
↑ 10:45 AM
↓ 11:58 PM
★★★★c66
6
31% lit
↑ 11:38 AM
↓ –
★★★★c59
7
40% lit
↑ 12:30 PM
↓ 12:31 AM
★★☆☆c49
8
50% lit
↑ 1:24 PM
↓ 1:02 AM
★★☆☆c34
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter
9
60% lit
↑ 2:19 PM
↓ 1:35 AM
★★☆☆c38
10
70% lit
↑ 3:16 PM
↓ 2:08 AM
★★★☆c52
11
79% lit
↑ 4:16 PM
↓ 2:45 AM
★★★★c68
12
87% lit
↑ 5:19 PM
↓ 3:26 AM
★★★★c82
13
94% lit
↑ 6:24 PM
↓ 4:12 AM
★★★★c94
14
98% lit
↑ 7:29 PM
↓ 5:06 AM
★★★★c101
15
100% lit
↑ 8:31 PM
↓ 6:07 AM
★★★★c104
Moon farthest south (-21.8°)
Full Moon · Strawberry Moon (supermoon)
best
16
99% lit
↑ 9:28 PM
↓ 7:13 AM
★★★★c104
Perigee · 359,141 km
best
17
95% lit
↑ 10:19 PM
↓ 8:22 AM
★★★★c100
18
88% lit
↑ 11:05 PM
↓ 9:31 AM
★★☆☆c92
19
79% lit
↑ 11:46 PM
↓ 10:38 AM
★★★★c79
20
69% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:43 AM
★★★★c62
21
58% lit
↑ 12:24 AM
↓ 12:45 PM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
22
47% lit
↑ 1:01 AM
↓ 1:46 PM
★★☆☆c44
Last Quarter
23
36% lit
↑ 1:37 AM
↓ 2:45 PM
★★★☆c57
24
27% lit
↑ 2:15 AM
↓ 3:43 PM
★★★★c69
25
18% lit
↑ 2:54 AM
↓ 4:40 PM
★★★★c77
26
11% lit
↑ 3:37 AM
↓ 5:35 PM
★★★★c80
27
6% lit
↑ 4:22 AM
↓ 6:28 PM
★★★★c81
28
2% lit
↑ 5:10 AM
↓ 7:18 PM
★★★★c81
Moon farthest north (22.4°)
29
0% lit
↑ 6:01 AM
↓ 8:04 PM
★★★★c80
New Moon
best
30
0% lit
↑ 6:54 AM
↓ 8:46 PM
★★★★c78
best

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Jun 4 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 405,617 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Jun 8 · 11:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Jun 8 · 12:56 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Jun 15 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-21.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jun 15 · 2:27 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.
  • Wed, Jun 16 · 6:00 PM — Perigee · 359,141 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Jun 21 · 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.
  • Tue, Jun 22 · 4:41 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Jun 28 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest north (22.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jun 29 · 11:50 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Tue, Jun 1 · Tue, Jun 15 · Wed, Jun 16 · Tue, Jun 29 · Wed, Jun 30

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

Moon distance

359,191 km closest · 405,765 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 Thu 11:26 PM.