Texas BiteCast

Freeport

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

Loading current weather…

Today

Today: High 81° · 19% rain

Patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers before 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 less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 68° · 19% rain

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.

Sunrise / sunset
7:33 AM / 6:36 PM
Moonrise / moonset
– / 1:22 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 64%
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 3112 PM6 PMSun, Nov 16 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 26 AMclouds52% 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 cover56% cloud cover58% cloud cover65% cloud cover73% cloud cover80% cloud cover79% cloud cover79% cloud cover78% cloud cover74% cloud cover69% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°75787977737272707578807673727169rain17% 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% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance4% chance4% chance4% chancewind01020mphENE 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 9ESE 1 mph, gusts 8ESE 1 mph, gusts 8E 1 mph, gusts 8E 1 mph, gusts 9ESE 3 mph, gusts 10
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 10 AM75°75°73°94%52%17%0.01"ENE 377.0 mi
Sat 11 AM77°77°73°87%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°79°72°79%41%15%0.01"ESE 3710+ mi⚡
Sat 3 PM79°79°72°79%42%15%0.01"ESE 0610+ mi⚡
Sat 4 PM79°79°72°79%39%19%0.01"ESE 3610+ mi
Sat 5 PM80°84°72°77%42%19%0.01"ESE 0510+ mi
Sat 6 PM79°79°72°79%35%19%0.01"E 3710+ mi
Sat 7 PM77°77°72°85%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°97%59%3%–N 177.0 mi
Sun 5 AM70°70°69°97%46%4%–N 287.0 mi
Sun 6 AM70°70°69°97%45%9%–N 287.0 mi
Sun 7 AM69°69°69°100%59%9%–NNE 397.0 mi
Sun 8 AM72°72°72°100%55%10%–NNE 387.0 mi
Sun 9 AM75°75°73°94%57%10%–NNE 597.9 mi
Sun 10 AM77°77°73°88%77%10%–NE 6910+ mi
Sun 11 AM78°78°72°82%70%0%–NE 71010+ mi
Sun 12 PM78°78°72°82%63%0%–ENE 71010+ mi
Sun 1 PM79°79°72°79%61%0%–ENE 71010+ mi
Sun 2 PM79°79°72°79%53%3%–ENE 71010+ mi
Sun 3 PM80°84°72°77%53%5%–ENE 71010+ mi
Sun 4 PM79°79°72°79%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°97%66%0%–E 19–
Sun 9 PM73°73°71°93%51%0%–E 29–
Sun 10 PM73°73°71°93%53%0%–E 29–
Sun 11 PM72°72°70°93%56%0%–ESE 18–
Mon 12 AM72°72°71°97%58%1%–ESE 18–
Mon 1 AM72°72°71°97%65%1%–ESE 18–
Mon 2 AM72°72°71°97%73%1%–E 18–
Mon 3 AM71°71°71°100%80%1%–E 18–
Mon 4 AM70°70°70°100%79%1%–E 18–
Mon 5 AM69°69°69°100%79%1%–E 19–
Mon 6 AM69°69°69°100%78%4%–E 29–
Mon 7 AM72°72°72°100%74%4%–ESE 310–
Mon 8 AM74°74°73°97%69%4%–ESE 610–

7-day forecast

Today

Patchy Fog then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 68°

19% rain · 0.09"

E 0–5 mph · gusts 7

⚡ 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 3–10 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

75° / 59°

8% rain · 0.06"

NW 1–10 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

77° / 59°

16% rain

E 1–9 mph · gusts 14

Fri, Nov 6

Sunny

77° / 59°

5% rain

NE 1–8 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers before 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 less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: 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. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
  • 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 before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 75.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Weather map

Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.

Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 605 AM CDT Sat Oct 31 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.


GMZ350-355-010015-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
605 AM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots
late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers early this morning. A slight chance of
thunderstorms until late afternoon. A slight chance of showers
late this morning and afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...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.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.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...North winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · October 2052

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
56% lit
↑ 2:32 PM
↓ 12:40 AM
★☆☆☆c56
2
66% lit
↑ 3:15 PM
↓ 1:32 AM
★★★☆c56
3
75% lit
↑ 3:58 PM
↓ 2:25 AM
★★★☆c54
4
83% lit
↑ 4:39 PM
↓ 3:21 AM
★★★☆c52
5
91% lit
↑ 5:19 PM
↓ 4:19 AM
★★★☆c48
6
96% lit
↑ 6:00 PM
↓ 5:19 AM
★★★☆c42
7
99% lit
↑ 6:41 PM
↓ 6:20 AM
★★★★c49
Moon crosses the equator
8
100% lit
↑ 7:25 PM
↓ 7:24 AM
★★★★c65
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
best
9
98% lit
↑ 8:11 PM
↓ 8:28 AM
★★★★c79
best
10
93% lit
↑ 9:01 PM
↓ 9:34 AM
★★★★c89
Perigee · 362,979 km
11
86% lit
↑ 9:54 PM
↓ 10:39 AM
★★★★c95
12
76% lit
↑ 10:51 PM
↓ 11:43 AM
★★★★c95
13
66% lit
↑ 11:50 PM
↓ 12:42 PM
★★★★c92
Moon farthest north (18.3°)
14
55% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:37 PM
★★★☆c85
Last Quarter
15
43% lit
↑ 12:50 AM
↓ 2:27 PM
★☆☆☆c76
16
33% lit
↑ 1:50 AM
↓ 3:12 PM
★★★★c71
17
23% lit
↑ 2:49 AM
↓ 3:54 PM
★★★☆c59
18
15% lit
↑ 3:47 AM
↓ 4:33 PM
★★★☆c48
19
8% lit
↑ 4:43 AM
↓ 5:10 PM
★★★☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
20
4% lit
↑ 5:38 AM
↓ 5:46 PM
★★★★c48
21
1% lit
↑ 6:33 AM
↓ 6:22 PM
★★★★c57
best
22
0% lit
↑ 7:26 AM
↓ 6:59 PM
★★★★c63
New Moon
best
23
1% lit
↑ 8:19 AM
↓ 7:38 PM
★★★★c68
best
24
4% lit
↑ 9:12 AM
↓ 8:18 PM
★★★★c72
25
9% lit
↑ 10:03 AM
↓ 9:01 PM
★★★★c72
26
15% lit
↑ 10:52 AM
↓ 9:46 PM
★★★★c72
Apogee · 405,934 km
27
22% lit
↑ 11:40 AM
↓ 10:33 PM
★★★★c71
Moon farthest south (-18.3°)
28
30% lit
↑ 12:26 PM
↓ 11:23 PM
★★★★c68
29
39% lit
↑ 1:10 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c63
30
49% lit
↑ 1:52 PM
↓ 12:15 AM
★★★☆c57
First Quarter
31
59% lit
↑ 2:33 PM
↓ 1:08 AM
★☆☆☆c49

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Oct 7 · 5:00 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 8 · 5:54 AM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Oct 10 · 11:00 AM — Perigee · 362,979 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Oct 13 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Oct 14 · 9:22 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Oct 19 · 6:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Oct 22 · 10:03 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Oct 26 · 8:00 AM — Apogee · 405,934 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Oct 27 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Oct 30 · 2:38 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Tue, Oct 8 · Wed, Oct 9 · Mon, Oct 21 · Tue, Oct 22 · Wed, Oct 23

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

Moon distance

362,981 km closest · 405,921 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 Sat 7:20 AM.