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Galveston

29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel

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Today

This Afternoon: High 77° · 29% rain

A chance of rain showers. 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, 61%
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 = clouds
Sat, Oct 316 PMSun, Nov 16 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 26 AM12 PMclouds51% cloud cover53% cloud cover45% cloud cover37% cloud cover26% cloud cover24% cloud cover23% cloud cover19% cloud cover27% cloud cover33% cloud cover35% cloud cover54% cloud cover57% cloud cover75% cloud cover63% cloud cover71% cloud cover76% cloud cover67% cloud cover62% cloud cover50% cloud cover75% cloud cover70% cloud cover60% cloud cover70% cloud cover59% cloud cover42% cloud cover34% cloud cover31% cloud cover39% cloud cover43% cloud cover43% cloud cover49% cloud cover58% cloud cover66% cloud cover54% cloud cover46% cloud cover67% cloud cover68% cloud cover73% cloud cover80% cloud cover84% cloud cover74% cloud cover63% cloud cover62% cloud cover60% cloud cover59% cloud cover59% cloud cover58% cloud cover🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫65°70°75°80°85°77757373727175777875747373717678rain29% chance19% chance19% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chancewind01020mphE 6 mph, gusts 6ESE 6 mph, gusts 6E 6 mph, gusts 6E 6 mph, gusts 6E 6 mph, gusts 6E 5 mph, gusts 5NE 6 mph, gusts 6ENE 7 mph, gusts 7NE 5 mph, gusts 8ENE 6 mph, gusts 9ENE 7 mph, gusts 9ENE 6 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 7ESE 3 mph, gusts 6ESE 3 mph, gusts 6ESE 5 mph, gusts 7SE 5 mph, gusts 7SE 3 mph, gusts 6SE 3 mph, gusts 6ESE 5 mph, gusts 7ESE 5 mph, gusts 8ESE 7 mph, gusts 12SE 9 mph, gusts 13SE 9 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 4 PM77°77°73°88%51%29%–E 6610+ mi
Sat 5 PM77°77°73°88%53%19%–ESE 7710+ mi
Sat 6 PM76°76°73°90%45%19%–ESE 6610+ mi
Sat 7 PM75°75°73°94%37%2%–E 6610+ mi
Sat 8 PM75°75°73°94%26%1%–E 6610+ mi
Sat 9 PM74°74°73°97%24%1%–E 7710+ mi
Sat 10 PM73°73°73°100%23%2%–E 669.7 mi
Sat 11 PM73°73°73°100%19%2%–E 789.4 mi
Sun 12 AM73°73°73°100%27%3%–E 668.8 mi
Sun 1 AM73°73°73°100%33%3%–E 557.7 mi
Sun 1 AM73°73°73°100%35%3%–E 557.0 mi
Sun 2 AM72°72°72°100%54%3%–ENE 557.0 mi
Sun 3 AM72°72°72°100%57%3%–NE 665.8 mi🌫
Sun 4 AM72°72°72°100%75%3%–NE 665.6 mi🌫
Sun 5 AM72°72°72°100%63%3%–ENE 775.6 mi🌫
Sun 6 AM71°71°71°100%71%4%–NE 575.9 mi🌫
Sun 7 AM72°72°72°100%76%4%–NE 585.2 mi🌫
Sun 8 AM73°73°73°100%67%4%–NE 685.8 mi🌫
Sun 9 AM75°75°73°94%62%3%–ENE 698.2 mi
Sun 10 AM76°76°73°90%50%3%–ENE 799.1 mi
Sun 11 AM77°77°72°85%75%3%–ENE 799.5 mi
Sun 12 PM77°77°72°85%70%3%–ENE 799.7 mi
Sun 1 PM77°77°72°85%60%3%–ENE 699.8 mi
Sun 2 PM78°78°72°82%70%3%–E 589.9 mi
Sun 3 PM78°78°72°82%59%3%–E 579.9 mi
Sun 4 PM77°77°72°85%42%3%–E 5710+ mi
Sun 5 PM76°76°72°87%34%3%–ESE 3610+ mi
Sun 6 PM75°75°72°90%31%1%–ESE 3610+ mi
Sun 7 PM75°75°72°90%39%1%–ESE 3610+ mi
Sun 8 PM74°74°72°93%43%2%–ESE 5710+ mi
Sun 9 PM74°74°72°93%43%2%–ESE 5710+ mi
Sun 10 PM74°74°72°93%49%2%–ESE 57–
Sun 11 PM73°73°72°97%58%2%–SE 57–
Mon 12 AM73°73°72°97%66%0%–SE 36–
Mon 1 AM73°73°72°97%54%0%–SE 36–
Mon 2 AM73°73°72°97%46%0%–SE 36–
Mon 3 AM73°73°72°97%67%0%–SE 36–
Mon 4 AM72°72°72°100%68%0%–ESE 37–
Mon 5 AM72°72°72°100%73%1%–ESE 57–
Mon 6 AM71°71°71°100%80%2%–ESE 57–
Mon 7 AM73°73°73°100%84%2%–ESE 58–
Mon 8 AM74°74°73°97%74%2%–ESE 610–
Mon 9 AM76°76°73°90%63%2%–ESE 712–
Mon 10 AM77°77°73°88%62%2%–SE 813–
Mon 11 AM78°78°73°85%60%2%–SE 913–
Mon 12 PM78°78°73°85%59%3%–SE 913–
Mon 1 PM79°79°73°82%59%3%–SE 913–
Mon 2 PM79°79°73°82%58%3%–SE 813–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Rain Showers

77° / 70°

29% rain

E 6–7 mph · gusts 8

Sun, Nov 1

Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny

78° / 71°

4% rain

E 3–7 mph · gusts 9

🌫 Fog

Mon, Nov 2

Partly Sunny

79° / 73°

3% rain

SE 3–9 mph · gusts 14

Tue, Nov 3

Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 64°

75% rain · 0.54"

SW 6–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Mostly Sunny

74° / 65°

15% rain

NW 6–10 mph · gusts 15

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

75° / 63°

15% rain

NW 6–9 mph · gusts 13

Fri, Nov 6

Sunny

73° / 63°

15% rain

NE 6–9 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: A chance of rain showers. 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 · July 2049

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2% lit
↑ 7:44 AM
↓ 9:22 PM
★★★★c77
Apogee · 406,406 km
best
2
6% lit
↑ 8:37 AM
↓ 9:57 PM
★☆☆☆c71
3
11% lit
↑ 9:29 AM
↓ 10:30 PM
★★★★c65
4
18% lit
↑ 10:22 AM
↓ 11:02 PM
★★★☆c57
5
25% lit
↑ 11:15 AM
↓ 11:33 PM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
6
34% lit
↑ 12:08 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c33
7
44% lit
↑ 1:03 PM
↓ 12:05 AM
★★☆☆c41
8
54% lit
↑ 2:00 PM
↓ 12:39 AM
★★☆☆c54
First Quarter
9
65% lit
↑ 3:00 PM
↓ 1:17 AM
★★★☆c68
10
75% lit
↑ 4:03 PM
↓ 1:59 AM
★★★★c83
11
84% lit
↑ 5:07 PM
↓ 2:48 AM
★★★★c96
12
92% lit
↑ 6:10 PM
↓ 3:44 AM
★★★★c104
Moon farthest south (-21.6°)
13
97% lit
↑ 7:09 PM
↓ 4:47 AM
★★★★c106
14
100% lit
↑ 8:04 PM
↓ 5:55 AM
★★★★c106
Full Moon · Buck Moon (supermoon)
best
15
99% lit
↑ 8:53 PM
↓ 7:05 AM
★★★★c102
Perigee · 357,062 km
best
16
96% lit
↑ 9:38 PM
↓ 8:16 AM
★★★★c92
17
90% lit
↑ 10:18 PM
↓ 9:24 AM
★★☆☆c77
18
82% lit
↑ 10:57 PM
↓ 10:29 AM
★★★☆c60
Moon crosses the equator
19
72% lit
↑ 11:34 PM
↓ 11:33 AM
★★☆☆c43
20
62% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:34 PM
★★☆☆c48
21
51% lit
↑ 12:12 AM
↓ 1:34 PM
★★☆☆c57
Last Quarter
22
41% lit
↑ 12:51 AM
↓ 2:33 PM
★★★☆c69
23
31% lit
↑ 1:33 AM
↓ 3:29 PM
★★★★c77
24
22% lit
↑ 2:17 AM
↓ 4:23 PM
★★★★c80
25
15% lit
↑ 3:05 AM
↓ 5:13 PM
★★★★c80
Moon farthest north (22.3°)
26
9% lit
↑ 3:55 AM
↓ 6:00 PM
★★★★c80
27
4% lit
↑ 4:46 AM
↓ 6:43 PM
★★★★c78
28
1% lit
↑ 5:39 AM
↓ 7:23 PM
★★★★c75
Apogee · 406,566 km
best
29
0% lit
↑ 6:32 AM
↓ 7:59 PM
★★★★c71
New Moon
best
30
1% lit
↑ 7:25 AM
↓ 8:33 PM
★★★★c65
31
3% lit
↑ 8:18 AM
↓ 9:05 PM
★★★★c59

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Jul 1 · 8:00 PM — Apogee · 406,406 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Jul 5 · 7:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Jul 8 · 2:10 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Jul 12 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-21.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jul 14 · 9:29 PM — Full Moon · Buck 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.
  • Thu, Jul 15 · 2:00 AM — Perigee · 357,062 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Jul 18 · 4:00 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, Jul 21 · 1:48 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jul 25 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest north (22.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jul 28 · 11:00 PM — Apogee · 406,566 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Jul 29 · 3:07 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Thu, Jul 1 · Wed, Jul 14 · Thu, Jul 15 · Wed, Jul 28 · Thu, Jul 29

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

Moon distance

357,220 km closest · 406,488 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 GALVESTON, Galveston ChannelSurf report: Galveston Seawall & PiersOffshore 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 Sat 1:21 PM.