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Bolivar

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 69° · 5% rain

Cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind around 10 mph.

Friday: High 76° · 24% rain

A slight chance of rain showers after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:30 AM / 6:33 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:49 PM / 12:28 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 77%
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 PMSun, Nov 1clouds88% cloud cover88% cloud cover86% cloud cover87% cloud cover77% cloud cover82% cloud cover67% cloud cover82% cloud cover80% cloud cover80% cloud cover66% cloud cover74% cloud cover84% cloud cover85% cloud cover71% cloud cover67% cloud cover57% cloud cover59% cloud cover58% cloud cover72% cloud cover63% cloud cover68% cloud cover68% cloud cover80% cloud cover80% cloud cover84% cloud cover78% cloud cover77% cloud cover62% cloud cover65% cloud cover67% cloud cover49% cloud cover44% cloud cover70% cloud cover73% cloud cover70% cloud cover73% cloud cover68% cloud cover55% cloud cover69% cloud cover58% cloud cover46% cloud cover50% cloud cover55% cloud cover59% cloud cover57% cloud cover56% cloud cover54% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°70697575757272727170767676737373rain4% chance6% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance7% chance7% chance12% chance18% chance24% chance21% chance18% chance15% chance17% chance19% chance22% chance20% chance18% chance17% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in28% chance, 0.01 in33% chance, 0.01 in38% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 in49% chance, 0.01 in47% chance, 0.01 in46% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 in48% chance, 0.01 in51% chance, 0.01 in55% chance51% chance47% chance43% chance36% chance23% chance17% chance17% chance17% chance17% chance17% chance17% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chancewind01020mphE 10 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 15E 14 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 12ENE 9 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 14E 8 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 8ENE 6 mph, gusts 7ENE 6 mph, gusts 7
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 5 AM70°70°64°81%88%4%–E 101310+ mi
Fri 6 AM69°69°64°84%88%6%–E 101310+ mi
Fri 7 AM69°69°64°84%86%8%–E 101410+ mi
Fri 8 AM69°69°65°87%87%8%–ENE 121410+ mi
Fri 9 AM71°71°66°84%77%8%–E 121510+ mi
Fri 10 AM73°73°67°81%82%8%–E 131610+ mi
Fri 11 AM75°75°68°79%67%8%–E 141710+ mi
Fri 12 PM75°75°68°79%82%7%–E 141810+ mi
Fri 1 PM75°75°69°82%80%7%–E 141810+ mi
Fri 2 PM75°75°69°82%80%12%–E 141710+ mi
Fri 3 PM75°75°69°82%66%18%–E 141710+ mi
Fri 4 PM76°76°69°79%74%24%–E 131710+ mi
Fri 5 PM75°75°70°84%84%21%–E 131710.0 mi
Fri 6 PM74°74°70°87%85%18%–E 131710.0 mi
Fri 7 PM74°74°70°87%71%15%–E 121610.0 mi
Fri 8 PM72°72°70°93%67%17%–E 121510.0 mi
Fri 9 PM72°72°70°93%57%19%–E 121410.0 mi
Fri 10 PM73°73°71°93%59%22%–E 101310.0 mi
Fri 11 PM72°72°71°97%58%20%–E 10139.8 mi
Sat 12 AM72°72°70°93%72%18%–E 10139.7 mi
Sat 1 AM72°72°70°93%63%17%0.01"E 8129.5 mi⚡
Sat 2 AM72°72°70°93%68%22%0.01"E 9129.4 mi⚡
Sat 3 AM72°72°70°93%68%28%0.01"E 9129.3 mi⚡
Sat 4 AM71°71°70°97%80%33%0.01"ENE 9129.1 mi⚡
Sat 5 AM71°71°70°97%80%38%0.01"E 9128.2 mi⚡
Sat 6 AM71°71°70°97%84%44%0.01"E 9127.3 mi⚡
Sat 7 AM71°71°70°97%78%49%0.01"ENE 9127.0 mi⚡
Sat 8 AM70°70°70°100%77%47%0.01"E 9127.2 mi⚡
Sat 9 AM71°71°71°100%62%46%0.01"E 9128.0 mi⚡
Sat 10 AM74°74°73°97%65%44%0.01"E 9138.8 mi⚡
Sat 11 AM76°76°73°90%67%48%0.01"E 914–⚡
Sat 12 PM76°76°73°90%49%51%0.01"E 1014–⚡
Sat 1 PM76°76°73°90%44%55%–E 1014–⚡
Sat 2 PM76°76°73°90%70%51%–E 914–⚡
Sat 3 PM77°77°73°88%73%47%–E 813–⚡
Sat 4 PM77°77°73°88%70%43%–E 812–⚡
Sat 5 PM76°76°73°90%73%36%–E 812–⚡
Sat 6 PM75°75°73°94%68%23%–E 710–⚡
Sat 7 PM75°75°73°94%55%17%–E 79–
Sat 8 PM73°73°73°100%69%17%–E 78–
Sat 9 PM73°73°73°100%58%17%–E 78–
Sat 10 PM73°73°73°100%46%17%–E 78–
Sat 11 PM73°73°73°100%50%17%–E 78–
Sun 12 AM73°73°72°97%55%17%–ENE 67–
Sun 1 AM73°73°72°97%59%5%–ENE 67–
Sun 1 AM73°73°72°97%57%5%–ENE 67–
Sun 2 AM72°72°72°100%56%5%–ENE 67–
Sun 3 AM72°72°72°100%54%5%–ENE 67–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

76° / 69°

24% rain

E 10–14 mph · gusts 18

Sat, Oct 31

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

77° / 70°

55% rain · 0.12"

E 7–10 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Partly Sunny

79° / 71°

17% rain

E 5–8 mph · gusts 12

Mon, Nov 2

Partly Sunny

79° / 72°

19% rain

SE 6–13 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

79° / 63°

73% rain · 0.48"

S 7–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

73° / 62°

12% rain · 0.06"

NW 7–12 mph · gusts 15

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

74° / 62°

6% rain

NW 6–9 mph · gusts 20

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind around 10 mph.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: Partly 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 72. 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 70%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 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.


GMZ335-301715-
Galveston Bay-
1156 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots with gusts around 15 knots.
Bay waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.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...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
slightly choppy in the afternoon. 
.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 · October 2049

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
22% lit
↑ 11:37 AM
↓ 10:16 PM
★★★☆c85
2
32% lit
↑ 12:35 PM
↓ 11:12 PM
★★★☆c89
Moon farthest south (-21.2°)
3
42% lit
↑ 1:31 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c89
4
54% lit
↑ 2:22 PM
↓ 12:14 AM
★★★☆c87
First Quarter
5
65% lit
↑ 3:10 PM
↓ 1:18 AM
★★★☆c81
6
75% lit
↑ 3:54 PM
↓ 2:23 AM
★★☆☆c69
7
85% lit
↑ 4:35 PM
↓ 3:28 AM
★★☆☆c56
Perigee · 366,281 km
8
92% lit
↑ 5:14 PM
↓ 4:34 AM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
9
97% lit
↑ 5:53 PM
↓ 5:38 AM
★★☆☆c50
10
100% lit
↑ 6:33 PM
↓ 6:43 AM
★★★☆c64
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
11
99% lit
↑ 7:14 PM
↓ 7:46 AM
★★★★c76
12
97% lit
↑ 7:58 PM
↓ 8:49 AM
★★★★c83
best
13
92% lit
↑ 8:45 PM
↓ 9:50 AM
★★★★c87
14
86% lit
↑ 9:34 PM
↓ 10:47 AM
★★★★c87
15
78% lit
↑ 10:26 PM
↓ 11:41 AM
★★★☆c87
Moon farthest north (22.0°)
16
69% lit
↑ 11:18 PM
↓ 12:30 PM
★★★☆c85
17
60% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:14 PM
★★☆☆c79
18
51% lit
↑ 12:11 AM
↓ 1:54 PM
★★☆☆c72
Last Quarter
19
41% lit
↑ 1:04 AM
↓ 2:31 PM
★★☆☆c64
Apogee · 404,430 km
20
32% lit
↑ 1:57 AM
↓ 3:05 PM
★★☆☆c54
21
23% lit
↑ 2:50 AM
↓ 3:38 PM
★☆☆☆c44
22
16% lit
↑ 3:42 AM
↓ 4:10 PM
★☆☆☆c35
23
9% lit
↑ 4:36 AM
↓ 4:43 PM
★★☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
24
4% lit
↑ 5:31 AM
↓ 5:17 PM
★★☆☆c51
25
1% lit
↑ 6:28 AM
↓ 5:54 PM
★★★☆c64
26
0% lit
↑ 7:27 AM
↓ 6:35 PM
★★★★c83
New Moon
best
27
1% lit
↑ 8:28 AM
↓ 7:20 PM
★☆☆☆c87
28
5% lit
↑ 9:29 AM
↓ 8:11 PM
★★★★c95
best
29
11% lit
↑ 10:29 AM
↓ 9:07 PM
★★★★c100
Moon farthest south (-21.0°)
best
30
19% lit
↑ 11:27 AM
↓ 10:08 PM
★★★★c101
best
31
28% lit
↑ 12:20 PM
↓ 11:11 PM
★★★★c100

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Oct 2 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-21.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Oct 4 · 4:38 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Oct 7 · 4:00 PM — Perigee · 366,281 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Oct 8 · 5:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Oct 10 · 9:53 PM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Oct 15 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest north (22.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Oct 18 · 12:55 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Oct 19 · 2:00 PM — Apogee · 404,430 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Oct 23 · 1:00 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, Oct 26 · 11:14 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Oct 29 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-21.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Tue, Oct 12 · Tue, Oct 26 · Thu, Oct 28 · Fri, Oct 29 · Sat, Oct 30

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

Moon distance

366,296 km closest · 404,428 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 Fri 1:21 AM.