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Freeport

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 68° · 19% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy. Low around 68, with temperatures rising to around 71 overnight. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: High 81° · 19% rain

A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:33 AM / 6:36 PM
Moonrise / moonset
– / 1:22 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 68%
Major period
5:10 AM–7:10 AM
Minor period
12:52 PM–1:52 PM
Major period
5:40 PM–7:40 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sat, Oct 316 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 16 AM12 PM6 PMclouds69% cloud cover53% cloud cover37% cloud cover29% cloud cover27% cloud cover31% cloud cover37% cloud cover42% cloud cover58% cloud cover44% cloud cover52% cloud cover45% cloud cover39% cloud cover52% cloud cover41% cloud cover42% cloud cover39% cloud cover42% cloud cover35% cloud cover27% cloud cover36% cloud cover34% cloud cover31% cloud cover30% cloud cover17% cloud cover20% cloud cover15% cloud cover31% cloud cover45% cloud cover59% cloud cover46% cloud cover45% cloud cover59% cloud cover55% cloud cover57% cloud cover77% cloud cover70% cloud cover63% cloud cover61% cloud cover53% cloud cover53% cloud cover51% cloud cover55% cloud cover63% cloud cover81% cloud cover66% cloud cover51% cloud cover53% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°72727072787979747272707278797873rain19% chance, 0.05 in17% chance, 0.01 in16% chance, 0.01 in15% chance, 0.01 in13% chance, 0.01 in15% chance, 0.01 in16% chance, 0.01 in16% chance, 0.01 in16% chance, 0.01 in16% chance, 0.01 in17% chance, 0.01 in17% chance, 0.01 in17% chance, 0.01 in15% chance, 0.01 in15% chance, 0.01 in15% chance, 0.01 in19% chance, 0.01 in19% chance, 0.01 in19% chance, 0.01 in5% chance4% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance9% chance9% chance10% chance10% chance10% chance3% chance5% chance4% chance1% chance0.05wind01020mphE 3 mph, gusts 13E 2 mph, gusts 10E 2 mph, gusts 8ENE 2 mph, gusts 8ENE 2 mph, gusts 7ENE 3 mph, gusts 7ENE 3 mph, gusts 6ESE 3 mph, gusts 7ESE 3 mph, gusts 6E 3 mph, gusts 7N 0 mph, gusts 7N 0 mph, gusts 7N 0 mph, gusts 6N 0 mph, gusts 6N 1 mph, gusts 7N 2 mph, gusts 8NNE 3 mph, gusts 9NNE 5 mph, gusts 9NE 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 7 mph, gusts 10E 5 mph, gusts 9E 1 mph, gusts 9E 2 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 12 AM72°72°71°100%69%19%0.05"E 3139.0 mi⚡
Sat 1 AM72°72°71°100%53%17%0.01"E 31210+ mi⚡
Sat 2 AM72°72°71°100%37%16%0.01"E 21010+ mi⚡
Sat 3 AM72°72°71°100%29%15%0.01"E 2910+ mi⚡
Sat 4 AM71°71°71°99%27%13%0.01"E 287.9 mi⚡
Sat 5 AM71°71°71°100%31%15%0.01"E 287.0 mi⚡
Sat 6 AM70°70°69°96%37%16%0.01"ENE 287.0 mi
Sat 7 AM69°69°69°100%42%16%0.01"ENE 287.0 mi
Sat 8 AM71°71°71°100%58%16%0.01"ENE 277.0 mi
Sat 9 AM72°72°72°100%44%16%0.01"ENE 277.0 mi
Sat 10 AM75°75°73°94%52%17%0.01"ENE 377.9 mi
Sat 11 AM77°77°73°88%45%17%0.01"ENE 3710+ mi
Sat 12 PM78°78°72°82%39%17%0.01"ENE 3610+ mi
Sat 1 PM78°78°72°82%52%15%0.01"E 5710+ mi⚡
Sat 2 PM79°83°72°78%41%15%0.01"ESE 3710+ mi⚡
Sat 3 PM79°83°72°78%42%15%0.01"ESE 0610+ mi⚡
Sat 4 PM79°83°72°78%39%19%0.01"ESE 3610+ mi
Sat 5 PM80°84°72°76%42%19%0.01"ESE 0510+ mi
Sat 6 PM79°79°72°80%35%19%0.01"E 3710+ mi
Sat 7 PM77°77°72°84%27%5%–E 1710+ mi
Sat 8 PM76°76°72°87%36%4%–N 0710+ mi
Sat 9 PM74°74°72°93%34%2%–N 0610+ mi
Sat 10 PM73°73°72°97%31%2%–N 079.0 mi
Sat 11 PM73°73°72°97%30%2%–N 067.0 mi
Sun 12 AM72°72°71°97%17%2%–N 067.0 mi
Sun 1 AM72°72°71°97%20%3%–N 067.0 mi
Sun 1 AM73°73°72°97%15%3%–N 067.0 mi
Sun 2 AM72°72°71°97%31%3%–N 067.0 mi
Sun 3 AM72°72°71°97%45%3%–N 177.0 mi
Sun 4 AM70°70°69°95%59%3%–N 17–
Sun 5 AM70°70°69°95%46%4%–N 28–
Sun 6 AM70°70°69°96%45%9%–N 28–
Sun 7 AM69°69°69°100%59%9%–NNE 39–
Sun 8 AM72°72°72°100%55%10%–NNE 38–
Sun 9 AM75°75°73°94%57%10%–NNE 59–
Sun 10 AM77°77°73°88%77%10%–NE 69–
Sun 11 AM78°78°72°82%70%0%–NE 710–
Sun 12 PM78°78°72°81%63%0%–ENE 710–
Sun 1 PM79°83°72°78%61%0%–ENE 710–
Sun 2 PM79°83°72°78%53%3%–ENE 710–
Sun 3 PM80°84°72°76%53%5%–ENE 710–
Sun 4 PM79°79°72°80%51%4%–E 610–
Sun 5 PM78°78°72°82%55%1%–E 59–
Sun 6 PM76°76°72°87%63%0%–E 29–
Sun 7 PM74°74°72°93%81%0%–E 19–
Sun 8 PM73°73°72°96%66%0%–E 19–
Sun 9 PM73°73°71°93%51%0%–E 29–
Sun 10 PM73°73°71°95%53%0%–E 29–

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 68°

19% rain · 0.23"

E 0–5 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Partly Sunny

81° / 68°

10% rain

NE 0–7 mph · gusts 10

Mon, Nov 2

Partly Sunny

82° / 71°

8% rain

SE 1–10 mph · gusts 15

Tue, Nov 3

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

82° / 59°

74% 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

Fri, Nov 6

Sunny

76° / 59°

3% rain

NE 1–8 mph · gusts 12

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy. Low around 68, with temperatures rising to around 71 overnight. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. 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. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind around 0 mph.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. 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 · 1137 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.


GMZ350-355-311715-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1137 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots late. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...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.
.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. 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 · October 2051

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
9% lit
↑ 4:28 AM
↓ 5:16 PM
★★★☆c49
2
4% lit
↑ 5:21 AM
↓ 5:51 PM
★★★☆c39
3
1% lit
↑ 6:13 AM
↓ 6:24 PM
★★★☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
4
0% lit
↑ 7:05 AM
↓ 6:58 PM
★★★★c47
New Moon
5
1% lit
↑ 7:56 AM
↓ 7:33 PM
★★★★c54
6
3% lit
↑ 8:48 AM
↓ 8:10 PM
★★★★c61
Apogee · 406,413 km
best
7
7% lit
↑ 9:39 AM
↓ 8:48 PM
★★★★c67
8
13% lit
↑ 10:31 AM
↓ 9:30 PM
★★★★c69
9
20% lit
↑ 11:22 AM
↓ 10:15 PM
★★★★c70
10
28% lit
↑ 12:12 PM
↓ 11:03 PM
★★★★c70
Moon farthest south (-18.6°)
11
37% lit
↑ 1:01 PM
↓ 11:54 PM
★★★★c69
12
47% lit
↑ 1:48 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c66
First Quarter
13
57% lit
↑ 2:33 PM
↓ 12:49 AM
★☆☆☆c63
14
68% lit
↑ 3:17 PM
↓ 1:47 AM
★★★☆c61
15
78% lit
↑ 4:00 PM
↓ 2:47 AM
★★★☆c56
16
86% lit
↑ 4:42 PM
↓ 3:49 AM
★★★☆c50
17
94% lit
↑ 5:25 PM
↓ 4:53 AM
★★★☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
18
98% lit
↑ 6:09 PM
↓ 5:59 AM
★★★★c68
best
19
100% lit
↑ 6:56 PM
↓ 7:07 AM
★★★★c87
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon (supermoon)
Perigee · 356,809 km
best
20
99% lit
↑ 7:46 PM
↓ 8:16 AM
★★★★c103
best
21
95% lit
↑ 8:40 PM
↓ 9:23 AM
★★★★c114
best
22
88% lit
↑ 9:36 PM
↓ 10:29 AM
★★★★c114
23
79% lit
↑ 10:35 PM
↓ 11:30 AM
★★★★c110
Moon farthest north (19.0°)
24
69% lit
↑ 11:34 PM
↓ 12:25 PM
★★★★c100
25
59% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:15 PM
★★★☆c86
26
48% lit
↑ 12:32 AM
↓ 2:00 PM
★★★☆c70
Last Quarter
27
38% lit
↑ 1:28 AM
↓ 2:40 PM
★★☆☆c49
28
29% lit
↑ 2:23 AM
↓ 3:17 PM
★★☆☆c49
29
20% lit
↑ 3:17 AM
↓ 3:52 PM
★★☆☆c36
30
13% lit
↑ 4:09 AM
↓ 4:26 PM
★★☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
31
7% lit
↑ 5:01 AM
↓ 5:00 PM
★★★☆c47

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Oct 3 · 2:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Oct 4 · 3:46 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Oct 6 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 406,413 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Oct 10 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Oct 12 · 7:11 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Oct 17 · 10:00 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, Oct 19 · 2:13 PM — Full Moon · Hunter's 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, Oct 19 · 6:00 PM — Perigee · 356,809 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Oct 23 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (19.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Oct 26 · 7:39 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Fri, Oct 6 · Wed, Oct 18 · Thu, Oct 19 · Fri, Oct 20 · Sat, Oct 21

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

Moon distance

356,867 km closest · 406,411 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 11:26 PM.