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Bolivar

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 76° · 37% rain

A chance of rain showers 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° · 52% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:30 AM / 6:33 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:49 PM / 12:28 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 73%
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 PMSat, Oct 316 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 16 AMclouds79% cloud cover79% cloud cover88% cloud cover89% cloud cover88% cloud cover87% cloud cover85% cloud cover85% cloud cover84% cloud cover86% cloud cover85% cloud cover83% cloud cover85% cloud cover82% cloud cover84% cloud cover79% cloud cover77% cloud cover85% cloud cover82% cloud cover79% cloud cover70% cloud cover65% cloud cover55% cloud cover53% cloud cover57% cloud cover54% cloud cover53% cloud cover46% cloud cover41% cloud cover41% cloud cover38% cloud cover45% cloud cover47% cloud cover53% cloud cover55% cloud cover54% cloud cover65% cloud cover81% cloud cover85% cloud cover78% cloud cover85% cloud cover80% cloud cover67% cloud cover66% cloud cover67% cloud cover67% cloud cover66% cloud cover65% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°75757070706969737677747272717075rain6% chance9% chance14% chance22% chance37% chance29% chance20% chance, 0.01 in28% chance, 0.01 in32% chance, 0.01 in24% chance, 0.01 in39% chance, 0.01 in51% chance, 0.01 in52% chance, 0.01 in51% chance, 0.01 in41% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in35% chance, 0.01 in47% chance, 0.01 in48% chance, 0.01 in46% chance, 0.01 in47% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 in43% chance, 0.01 in45% chance, 0.01 in49% chance45% chance40% chance33% chance29% chance25% chance14% chance13% chance13% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance9% chance6% chance5% chance5% chance6% chance5% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chancewind01020mphE 15 mph, gusts 20E 15 mph, gusts 20E 13 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 12E 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 13E 8 mph, gusts 12E 6 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 7E 5 mph, gusts 6E 5 mph, gusts 6ENE 6 mph, gusts 7ENE 7 mph, gusts 9ENE 7 mph, gusts 9ENE 8 mph, gusts 10
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 1 PM75°75°67°77%79%6%–E 152010+ mi
Fri 2 PM75°75°67°78%79%9%–E 152010+ mi
Fri 3 PM75°75°68°80%88%14%–E 152010.0 mi
Fri 4 PM75°75°69°81%89%22%–E 141810+ mi
Fri 5 PM75°75°69°82%88%37%–E 131710+ mi
Fri 6 PM73°73°69°86%87%29%–E 121710.0 mi⚡
Fri 7 PM70°70°69°95%85%20%0.01"E 12159.9 mi⚡
Fri 8 PM70°70°70°98%85%28%0.01"E 10149.8 mi⚡
Fri 9 PM70°70°70°99%84%32%0.01"E 10139.8 mi⚡
Fri 10 PM70°70°70°100%86%24%0.01"E 9129.6 mi⚡
Fri 11 PM70°70°70°100%85%39%0.01"E 8129.5 mi⚡
Sat 12 AM70°70°70°100%83%51%0.01"E 9129.6 mi⚡
Sat 1 AM70°70°70°100%85%52%0.01"E 9129.4 mi⚡
Sat 2 AM69°69°69°100%82%51%0.01"E 9129.3 mi⚡
Sat 3 AM70°70°70°100%84%41%0.01"E 9129.6 mi⚡
Sat 4 AM69°69°69°100%79%37%0.01"E 9129.5 mi⚡
Sat 5 AM69°69°69°100%77%35%0.01"E 9129.2 mi⚡
Sat 6 AM69°69°69°100%85%47%0.01"E 9129.1 mi⚡
Sat 7 AM69°69°69°100%82%48%0.01"E 9128.3 mi⚡
Sat 8 AM69°69°69°100%79%46%0.01"E 9127.7 mi⚡
Sat 9 AM70°70°70°100%70%47%0.01"E 9137.3 mi⚡
Sat 10 AM73°73°72°97%65%44%0.01"E 10147.8 mi⚡
Sat 11 AM76°76°73°90%55%43%0.01"E 10148.5 mi⚡
Sat 12 PM76°76°73°90%53%45%0.01"E 10149.1 mi⚡
Sat 1 PM76°76°73°91%57%49%–E 9149.7 mi⚡
Sat 2 PM76°76°73°91%54%45%–E 9139.7 mi⚡
Sat 3 PM76°76°73°91%53%40%–E 8139.7 mi⚡
Sat 4 PM77°77°73°87%46%33%–E 8129.6 mi⚡
Sat 5 PM76°76°73°91%41%29%–E 8129.5 mi⚡
Sat 6 PM75°75°73°93%41%25%–E 7109.3 mi⚡
Sat 7 PM74°74°72°95%38%14%–E 689.1 mi
Sat 8 PM72°72°72°99%45%13%–E 6810+ mi
Sat 9 PM72°72°72°99%47%13%–E 7810+ mi
Sat 10 PM72°72°72°99%53%14%–E 6810+ mi
Sat 11 PM72°72°72°99%55%14%–E 67–
Sun 12 AM72°72°72°99%54%14%–E 66–
Sun 1 AM72°72°72°99%65%9%–E 56–
Sun 1 AM71°71°71°100%81%6%–E 56–
Sun 2 AM71°71°71°100%85%5%–E 56–
Sun 3 AM71°71°71°100%78%5%–ENE 67–
Sun 4 AM71°71°71°100%85%6%–ENE 67–
Sun 5 AM71°71°71°100%80%5%–ENE 78–
Sun 6 AM70°70°70°100%67%7%–ENE 79–
Sun 7 AM70°70°70°100%66%7%–ENE 79–
Sun 8 AM72°72°71°96%67%7%–ENE 79–
Sun 9 AM75°75°72°90%67%7%–NE 810–
Sun 10 AM77°77°73°87%66%7%–ENE 810–
Sun 11 AM77°77°73°86%65%7%–E 710–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 69°

52% rain · 0.05"

E 8–15 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 70°

52% rain · 0.13"

E 6–10 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Partly Sunny

78° / 71°

14% rain

E 5–8 mph · gusts 10

Mon, Nov 2

Partly Sunny

78° / 72°

19% rain

E 5–12 mph · gusts 17

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
  • This Afternoon: A chance of rain showers 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. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
  • 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 · 1233 PM 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.


GMZ335-310630-
Galveston Bay-
1233 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Lower Bay gusting 25 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
Waters choppy in lower bay. A slight chance of showers early, 
then a chance of better chance of showers later this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters
slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth after midnight. A chance
of showers with isolated thunderstorms. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance
of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.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 · 1233 PM 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.


GMZ350-355-310630-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1233 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 15 to 20 knots gusting 25 knots.
Gusts over 30 knots in heavier showers and thunderstorms. Seas 3 
to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. Showers and 
thunderstorms likely. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. Showers likely with
isolated 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. A chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.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 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. 
.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 · September 2050

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
100% lit
↑ 7:50 PM
↓ 7:07 AM
★★★★c78
Full Moon · Corn Moon (supermoon)
Perigee · 356,899 km
Moon crosses the equator
best
2
97% lit
↑ 8:32 PM
↓ 8:16 AM
★★☆☆c60
3
92% lit
↑ 9:16 PM
↓ 9:24 AM
★★☆☆c56
4
84% lit
↑ 10:01 PM
↓ 10:30 AM
★★☆☆c65
5
75% lit
↑ 10:48 PM
↓ 11:35 AM
★★☆☆c84
6
65% lit
↑ 11:37 PM
↓ 12:37 PM
★★★☆c90
best
7
54% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:35 PM
★★☆☆c92
Last Quarter
8
44% lit
↑ 12:28 AM
↓ 2:28 PM
★★☆☆c92
Moon farthest north (20.6°)
9
34% lit
↑ 1:22 AM
↓ 3:17 PM
★★★☆c89
best
10
25% lit
↑ 2:15 AM
↓ 4:02 PM
★★★☆c85
best
11
17% lit
↑ 3:09 AM
↓ 4:42 PM
★★★☆c78
12
11% lit
↑ 4:02 AM
↓ 5:19 PM
★★★☆c70
13
6% lit
↑ 4:55 AM
↓ 5:53 PM
★★☆☆c61
14
2% lit
↑ 5:47 AM
↓ 6:26 PM
★★☆☆c52
15
0% lit
↑ 6:38 AM
↓ 6:58 PM
★★☆☆c52
Apogee · 406,593 km
Moon crosses the equator
New Moon
16
0% lit
↑ 7:29 AM
↓ 7:30 PM
★★☆☆c42
17
2% lit
↑ 8:21 AM
↓ 8:04 PM
★★☆☆c43
18
6% lit
↑ 9:14 AM
↓ 8:39 PM
★★☆☆c48
19
11% lit
↑ 10:07 AM
↓ 9:17 PM
★★☆☆c55
20
18% lit
↑ 11:01 AM
↓ 9:58 PM
★★☆☆c65
21
26% lit
↑ 11:56 AM
↓ 10:44 PM
★★☆☆c75
22
36% lit
↑ 12:50 PM
↓ 11:34 PM
★★☆☆c82
23
46% lit
↑ 1:43 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c85
Moon farthest south (-19.6°)
First Quarter
24
57% lit
↑ 2:35 PM
↓ 12:29 AM
★★☆☆c87
25
67% lit
↑ 3:24 PM
↓ 1:29 AM
★★☆☆c84
26
78% lit
↑ 4:11 PM
↓ 2:32 AM
★★☆☆c77
27
87% lit
↑ 4:55 PM
↓ 3:37 AM
★★☆☆c66
28
94% lit
↑ 5:38 PM
↓ 4:43 AM
★★☆☆c54
29
98% lit
↑ 6:21 PM
↓ 5:51 AM
★★☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
Perigee · 357,714 km
30
100% lit
↑ 7:05 PM
↓ 6:59 AM
★★★☆c64
Full Moon · Blue Moon (supermoon)
best

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Sep 1 · 4:30 AM — Full Moon · Corn 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, Sep 1 · 9:00 AM — Perigee · 356,899 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Sep 1 · 11:00 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, Sep 7 · 9:51 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Sep 8 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest north (20.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Sep 15 · 5:00 AM — Apogee · 406,593 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Sep 15 · 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.
  • Thu, Sep 15 · 10:48 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Sep 23 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Sep 23 · 9:33 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Sep 29 · 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.
  • Thu, Sep 29 · 8:00 PM — Perigee · 357,714 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Sep 30 · 12:31 PM — Full Moon · Blue 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.

Best fishing days

Thu, Sep 1 · Tue, Sep 6 · Fri, Sep 9 · Sat, Sep 10 · Fri, Sep 30

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

Moon distance

356,914 km closest · 406,564 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 12:21 PM.