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Freeport

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 68° · 80% rain

Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday: High 81° · 42% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:32 AM / 6:37 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:53 PM / 12:29 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 70%
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 30Sat, Oct 316 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 16 AM12 PM6 PMclouds75% cloud cover78% cloud cover83% cloud cover80% cloud cover75% cloud cover78% cloud cover81% cloud cover77% cloud cover79% cloud cover77% cloud cover73% cloud cover67% cloud cover52% cloud cover53% cloud cover53% cloud cover48% cloud cover46% cloud cover49% cloud cover48% cloud cover44% cloud cover42% cloud cover36% cloud cover36% cloud cover50% cloud cover53% cloud cover56% cloud cover53% cloud cover66% cloud cover63% cloud cover50% cloud cover68% cloud cover69% cloud cover75% cloud cover77% cloud cover64% cloud cover66% cloud cover62% cloud cover59% cloud cover56% cloud cover54% cloud cover52% cloud cover52% cloud cover52% cloud cover53% cloud cover56% cloud cover60% cloud cover63% cloud cover58% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°72707068717981787370706873808178rain74% chance, 0.02 in68% chance, 0.02 in61% chance, 0.02 in29% chance, 0.02 in26% chance, 0.01 in25% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in19% chance, 0.01 in18% chance, 0.01 in16% chance, 0.01 in18% chance17% chance16% chance16% chance15% chance15% chance42% chance38% chance33% chance32% chance22% chance13% chance6% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance7% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chancewind01020mphE 7 mph, gusts 15E 5 mph, gusts 14E 3 mph, gusts 12ENE 2 mph, gusts 10ENE 2 mph, gusts 9ENE 2 mph, gusts 9E 3 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 6 mph, gusts 9E 2 mph, gusts 9E 1 mph, gusts 8E 1 mph, gusts 8N 0 mph, gusts 7E 0 mph, gusts 6NE 1 mph, gusts 7ENE 2 mph, gusts 9ENE 5 mph, gusts 9ENE 6 mph, gusts 10ENE 7 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 12E 6 mph, gusts 10E 3 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 9 PM72°72°71°98%75%74%0.02"E 7156.0 mi⚡
Fri 10 PM70°70°70°100%78%68%0.02"E 6156.0 mi⚡
Fri 11 PM70°70°70°100%83%61%0.02"E 5146.0 mi⚡
Sat 12 AM70°70°70°100%80%29%0.02"E 3139.0 mi⚡
Sat 1 AM70°70°70°100%75%26%0.01"E 31210+ mi⚡
Sat 2 AM70°70°70°100%78%25%0.01"ENE 21210+ mi⚡
Sat 3 AM70°70°70°100%81%20%0.01"ENE 21010+ mi⚡
Sat 4 AM70°70°70°100%77%19%0.01"ENE 297.9 mi⚡
Sat 5 AM70°70°70°100%79%18%0.01"ENE 297.0 mi⚡
Sat 6 AM68°68°68°100%77%16%0.01"ENE 297.0 mi⚡
Sat 7 AM68°68°68°100%73%18%–ENE 297.0 mi⚡
Sat 8 AM70°70°70°100%67%17%–E 397.0 mi⚡
Sat 9 AM71°71°71°100%52%16%–E 397.0 mi⚡
Sat 10 AM75°75°72°92%53%16%–E 597.9 mi⚡
Sat 11 AM78°78°72°83%53%15%–E 5910+ mi⚡
Sat 12 PM79°83°72°78%48%15%–E 6810+ mi⚡
Sat 1 PM79°83°72°78%46%42%–E 6910+ mi⚡
Sat 2 PM81°85°72°74%49%38%–ESE 6910+ mi⚡
Sat 3 PM81°85°72°74%48%33%–E 6910+ mi⚡
Sat 4 PM81°85°72°74%44%32%–E 6910+ mi⚡
Sat 5 PM79°83°72°78%42%22%–ESE 6910+ mi⚡
Sat 6 PM78°78°72°82%36%13%–E 5810+ mi
Sat 7 PM76°76°72°87%36%6%–E 2910+ mi
Sat 8 PM75°75°72°92%50%5%–E 1810+ mi
Sat 9 PM73°73°72°98%53%5%–E 1810+ mi
Sat 10 PM71°71°71°100%56%5%–E 189.0 mi
Sat 11 PM71°71°71°100%53%5%–E 187.0 mi
Sun 12 AM70°70°70°100%66%7%–E 077.0 mi
Sun 1 AM70°70°70°100%63%4%–N 077.0 mi
Sun 1 AM71°71°71°100%50%4%–N 067.0 mi
Sun 2 AM70°70°70°100%68%3%–E 067.0 mi
Sun 3 AM70°70°70°100%69%3%–ENE 177.0 mi
Sun 4 AM68°68°68°100%75%2%–NE 17–
Sun 5 AM68°68°68°100%77%2%–NE 28–
Sun 6 AM68°68°68°100%64%6%–ENE 29–
Sun 7 AM70°70°70°100%66%6%–ENE 39–
Sun 8 AM73°73°72°98%62%6%–ENE 59–
Sun 9 AM76°76°73°90%59%6%–NE 510–
Sun 10 AM78°78°73°83%56%6%–ENE 610–
Sun 11 AM80°83°72°79%54%6%–ENE 610–
Sun 12 PM80°85°72°75%52%2%–ENE 710–
Sun 1 PM81°85°72°74%52%2%–E 710–
Sun 2 PM81°85°72°73%52%2%–E 712–
Sun 3 PM80°84°72°74%53%2%–E 712–
Sun 4 PM79°83°72°77%56%2%–E 610–
Sun 5 PM78°78°72°82%60%2%–E 510–
Sun 6 PM76°76°72°88%63%0%–E 39–
Sun 7 PM74°74°72°93%58%0%–E 39–

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms

72° / 68°

80% rain · 0.06"

E 5–7 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 68°

42% rain · 0.08"

E 1–6 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Partly Sunny

81° / 69°

7% rain

E 0–7 mph · gusts 12

Mon, Nov 2

Partly Sunny

82° / 70°

6% rain

SE 1–10 mph · gusts 16

Tue, Nov 3

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

81° / 59°

69% rain · 0.36"

SW 5–10 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

76° / 58°

15% rain · 0.06"

NW 2–10 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

77° / 58°

11% rain

NW 1–8 mph · gusts 13

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 0 to 5 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 811 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.


GMZ350-355-311415-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
811 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots,
diminishing to around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms. Showers likely,
mainly this evening. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers with
isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers
and 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. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. 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. Seas 2 to
3 feet. A chance of showers in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · July 2051

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
45% lit
↑ 1:05 AM
↓ 1:55 PM
★★★☆c54
Last Quarter
2
34% lit
↑ 1:47 AM
↓ 2:58 PM
★★★☆c69
Perigee · 369,216 km
3
24% lit
↑ 2:32 AM
↓ 4:02 PM
★★★★c86
4
15% lit
↑ 3:20 AM
↓ 5:05 PM
★★★★c97
5
8% lit
↑ 4:12 AM
↓ 6:06 PM
★★★★c103
6
3% lit
↑ 5:08 AM
↓ 7:03 PM
★★★★c103
Moon farthest north (19.4°)
7
0% lit
↑ 6:06 AM
↓ 7:56 PM
★★★★c103
New Moon
best
8
1% lit
↑ 7:05 AM
↓ 8:44 PM
★★★★c97
best
9
3% lit
↑ 8:03 AM
↓ 9:27 PM
★★★★c89
10
7% lit
↑ 9:01 AM
↓ 10:06 PM
★★★★c79
11
13% lit
↑ 9:56 AM
↓ 10:42 PM
★★☆☆c68
12
21% lit
↑ 10:50 AM
↓ 11:17 PM
★★★☆c56
13
29% lit
↑ 11:42 AM
↓ 11:50 PM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
14
38% lit
↑ 12:34 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c35
15
48% lit
↑ 1:26 PM
↓ 12:24 AM
★★☆☆c37
Apogee · 404,067 km
First Quarter
16
57% lit
↑ 2:17 PM
↓ 12:59 AM
★★☆☆c48
17
66% lit
↑ 3:10 PM
↓ 1:36 AM
★★★☆c61
18
75% lit
↑ 4:03 PM
↓ 2:15 AM
★★★★c72
19
83% lit
↑ 4:56 PM
↓ 2:59 AM
★★★★c80
20
90% lit
↑ 5:49 PM
↓ 3:47 AM
★★★★c86
Moon farthest south (-18.8°)
21
95% lit
↑ 6:40 PM
↓ 4:39 AM
★★★★c89
22
99% lit
↑ 7:29 PM
↓ 5:35 AM
★★★★c90
best
23
100% lit
↑ 8:16 PM
↓ 6:35 AM
★★★★c89
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
24
99% lit
↑ 9:01 PM
↓ 7:36 AM
★★★★c86
best
25
95% lit
↑ 9:43 PM
↓ 8:39 AM
★★★★c79
26
88% lit
↑ 10:24 PM
↓ 9:42 AM
★★☆☆c69
27
80% lit
↑ 11:06 PM
↓ 10:45 AM
★★★☆c56
Moon crosses the equator
Perigee · 368,215 km
28
70% lit
↑ 11:48 PM
↓ 11:49 AM
★★☆☆c46
29
59% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:52 PM
★★★☆c54
30
48% lit
↑ 12:31 AM
↓ 1:55 PM
★★★☆c68
Last Quarter
31
36% lit
↑ 1:18 AM
↓ 2:57 PM
★★★★c80

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Jul 1 · 2:15 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jul 2 · 4:00 PM — Perigee · 369,216 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Jul 6 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest north (19.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Jul 7 · 11:09 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Jul 13 · 3:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Jul 15 · 12:00 PM — Apogee · 404,067 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Jul 15 · 6:20 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Jul 20 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Jul 23 · 11:36 AM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Jul 27 · 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, Jul 27 · 8:00 PM — Perigee · 368,215 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Jul 30 · 6:52 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Fri, Jul 7 · Sat, Jul 8 · Sat, Jul 22 · Sun, Jul 23 · Mon, Jul 24

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

Moon distance

368,256 km closest · 404,067 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 Fri 7:20 PM.