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Bolivar

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

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Today

Today: High 76° · 37% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 69° · 38% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms 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.

Sunrise / sunset
7:30 AM / 6:33 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:49 PM / 12:28 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 74%
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 3012 PM6 PMSat, Oct 316 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 16 AMclouds82% 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 cover59% cloud cover63% cloud cover68% cloud cover68% cloud cover69% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°73757674737271717476777573737270rain4% chance5% chance7% chance6% chance9% chance14% chance22% chance37% chance32% chance34% 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% chance5% chance5% chance6% chance6% chance6% chancewind01020mphE 13 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 12ENE 9 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 14E 8 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 8ENE 6 mph, gusts 7ENE 6 mph, gusts 7ENE 6 mph, gusts 7NE 7 mph, gusts 7NE 7 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 10 AM73°73°67°81%82%4%–E 131610+ mi
Fri 11 AM75°75°68°79%67%5%–E 141710+ mi
Fri 12 PM75°75°68°79%82%7%–E 141810+ mi
Fri 1 PM75°75°69°82%80%6%–E 141810+ mi
Fri 2 PM75°75°69°82%80%9%–E 141710+ mi
Fri 3 PM75°75°69°82%66%14%–E 141710+ mi
Fri 4 PM76°76°69°79%74%22%–E 131710+ mi⚡
Fri 5 PM75°75°70°84%84%37%–E 131710.0 mi⚡
Fri 6 PM74°74°70°87%85%32%–E 131710.0 mi⚡
Fri 7 PM74°74°70°87%71%34%–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 10139.9 mi
Sat 12 AM72°72°70°93%72%18%–E 10139.9 mi
Sat 1 AM72°72°70°93%63%17%0.01"E 8129.9 mi⚡
Sat 2 AM72°72°70°93%68%22%0.01"E 9129.9 mi⚡
Sat 3 AM72°72°70°93%68%28%0.01"E 9129.8 mi⚡
Sat 4 AM71°71°70°97%80%33%0.01"ENE 9129.9 mi⚡
Sat 5 AM71°71°70°97%80%38%0.01"E 9129.4 mi⚡
Sat 6 AM71°71°70°97%84%44%0.01"E 9128.9 mi⚡
Sat 7 AM71°71°70°97%78%49%0.01"ENE 9128.4 mi⚡
Sat 8 AM70°70°70°100%77%47%0.01"E 9128.5 mi⚡
Sat 9 AM71°71°71°100%62%46%0.01"E 9128.7 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 9149.2 mi⚡
Sat 12 PM76°76°73°90%49%51%0.01"E 10149.6 mi⚡
Sat 1 PM76°76°73°90%44%55%–E 10149.9 mi⚡
Sat 2 PM76°76°73°90%70%51%–E 91410+ mi⚡
Sat 3 PM77°77°73°88%73%47%–E 81310+ mi⚡
Sat 4 PM77°77°73°88%70%43%–E 81210+ mi⚡
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–
Sun 4 AM71°71°71°100%59%5%–ENE 67–
Sun 5 AM70°70°70°100%63%5%–NE 77–
Sun 6 AM70°70°70°100%68%6%–NE 78–
Sun 7 AM72°72°71°97%68%6%–NE 79–
Sun 8 AM73°73°71°93%69%6%–NE 810–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

76° / 69°

38% rain

E 10–14 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

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° / 63°

6% rain

NW 6–9 mph · gusts 20

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms 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%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • 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. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • 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.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 554 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 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.


GMZ335-302315-
Galveston Bay-
554 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A
slight chance of showers this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing
to smooth after midnight. A slight chance of showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms 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, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy,
diminishing to smooth in the afternoon. A chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers
in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming
northwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth,
increasing to slightly choppy after midnight. A chance of showers
in the evening. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 554 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 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.


GMZ350-355-302315-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
554 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers
early this morning. A chance of showers late this morning and
afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms late. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 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. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.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 in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 15 knots, becoming northwest
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of
showers in the evening. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · May 2050

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
75% lit
↑ 3:29 PM
↓ 3:18 AM
★☆☆☆c31
2
83% lit
↑ 4:21 PM
↓ 3:50 AM
★★☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
3
90% lit
↑ 5:14 PM
↓ 4:22 AM
★★☆☆c50
4
95% lit
↑ 6:09 PM
↓ 4:56 AM
★★★☆c62
5
98% lit
↑ 7:05 PM
↓ 5:33 AM
★☆☆☆c64
6
100% lit
↑ 8:03 PM
↓ 6:13 AM
★★★★c77
Full Moon · Flower Moon
7
99% lit
↑ 9:02 PM
↓ 6:57 AM
★★★★c84
8
96% lit
↑ 9:59 PM
↓ 7:47 AM
★★★★c89
best
9
91% lit
↑ 10:55 PM
↓ 8:41 AM
★★★★c92
Moon farthest south (-20.2°)
best
10
84% lit
↑ 11:47 PM
↓ 9:40 AM
★★★★c92
11
75% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:42 AM
★★★★c90
12
65% lit
↑ 12:35 AM
↓ 11:45 AM
★★★☆c83
13
54% lit
↑ 1:19 AM
↓ 12:49 PM
★★☆☆c70
Last Quarter
14
42% lit
↑ 2:00 AM
↓ 1:52 PM
★★☆☆c55
15
31% lit
↑ 2:40 AM
↓ 2:56 PM
★☆☆☆c40
Perigee · 369,163 km
Moon crosses the equator
16
21% lit
↑ 3:19 AM
↓ 3:59 PM
★★☆☆c55
17
12% lit
↑ 3:59 AM
↓ 5:02 PM
★★★☆c71
18
6% lit
↑ 4:41 AM
↓ 6:06 PM
★★★★c84
19
2% lit
↑ 5:25 AM
↓ 7:09 PM
★☆☆☆c92
20
0% lit
↑ 6:13 AM
↓ 8:09 PM
★★★★c96
New Moon
best
21
1% lit
↑ 7:04 AM
↓ 9:07 PM
★★★★c97
Moon farthest north (21.0°)
best
22
4% lit
↑ 7:57 AM
↓ 9:59 PM
★★★★c96
best
23
9% lit
↑ 8:52 AM
↓ 10:47 PM
★★★★c93
24
15% lit
↑ 9:48 AM
↓ 11:30 PM
★★★★c88
25
23% lit
↑ 10:42 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c80
26
32% lit
↑ 11:36 AM
↓ 12:08 AM
★★☆☆c70
27
41% lit
↑ 12:28 PM
↓ 12:43 AM
★★☆☆c59
28
51% lit
↑ 1:20 PM
↓ 1:17 AM
★☆☆☆c46
Apogee · 404,241 km
First Quarter
29
60% lit
↑ 2:12 PM
↓ 1:49 AM
★☆☆☆c32
Moon crosses the equator
30
69% lit
↑ 3:04 PM
↓ 2:21 AM
★★☆☆c41
31
78% lit
↑ 3:58 PM
↓ 2:54 AM
★★☆☆c53

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, May 2 · 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.
  • Fri, May 6 · 5:26 PM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, May 9 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-20.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, May 13 · 7:04 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, May 15 · 11:00 AM — Perigee · 369,163 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, May 15 · 12:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, May 20 · 3:51 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, May 21 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest north (21.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, May 28 · 5:00 AM — Apogee · 404,241 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, May 28 · 11:04 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, May 29 · 12:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Sun, May 8 · Mon, May 9 · Fri, May 20 · Sat, May 21 · Sun, May 22

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

Moon distance

369,164 km closest · 404,189 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 8:46 AM.