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Bolivar

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 70° · 3% rain

Patchy fog after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: High 78° · 4% rain

Patchy fog before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind around 5 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:31 AM / 6:32 PM
Moonrise / moonset
11:58 PM / 1:20 PM
Moon
Last Quarter, 58%
Major period
5:05 AM–7:05 AM
Minor period
12:50 PM–1:50 PM
Major period
5:40 PM–7:40 PM
Minor period
11:28 PM–12:00 AM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sat, Oct 31Sun, Nov 16 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 26 AM12 PM6 PMclouds22% cloud cover24% cloud cover31% cloud cover43% cloud cover43% cloud cover47% cloud cover56% cloud cover69% cloud cover59% cloud cover63% cloud cover47% cloud cover45% cloud cover47% cloud cover47% cloud cover57% cloud cover43% cloud cover69% cloud cover46% cloud cover52% cloud cover49% cloud cover27% cloud cover40% cloud cover39% cloud cover55% cloud cover72% cloud cover57% cloud cover81% cloud cover68% cloud cover48% cloud cover71% cloud cover81% cloud cover78% cloud cover78% cloud cover81% cloud cover76% cloud cover71% cloud cover65% cloud cover60% cloud cover54% cloud cover52% cloud cover49% cloud cover47% cloud cover49% cloud cover51% cloud cover53% cloud cover58% cloud cover62% cloud cover67% cloud cover🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫65°70°75°80°85°74737271767878757373717177797875rain2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphE 6 mph, gusts 6E 5 mph, gusts 5E 5 mph, gusts 5NE 5 mph, gusts 6NE 6 mph, gusts 7NE 6 mph, gusts 8ENE 6 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 8SE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 5 mph, gusts 6SE 3 mph, gusts 6ESE 5 mph, gusts 6ESE 5 mph, gusts 6SE 5 mph, gusts 6ESE 3 mph, gusts 5ESE 5 mph, gusts 6ESE 6 mph, gusts 7ESE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 9 mph, gusts 13SE 10 mph, gusts 14SE 9 mph, gusts 14SE 9 mph, gusts 14SE 9 mph, gusts 13SE 12 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 11 PM74°74°72°93%22%2%–E 6610+ mi
Sun 12 AM74°74°72°93%24%2%–E 557.9 mi
Sun 1 AM74°74°72°93%31%2%–E 557.0 mi
Sun 1 AM73°73°72°97%43%2%–E 557.0 mi
Sun 2 AM73°73°72°97%43%3%–E 550.3 mi🌫
Sun 3 AM73°73°72°97%47%3%–NE 662.5 mi🌫
Sun 4 AM72°72°72°100%56%2%–NE 565.9 mi🌫
Sun 5 AM72°72°71°97%69%2%–NE 675.9 mi🌫
Sun 6 AM72°72°71°97%59%3%–NE 674.9 mi🌫
Sun 7 AM71°71°71°100%63%4%–NE 674.9 mi🌫
Sun 8 AM73°73°72°97%47%3%–NE 684.9 mi🌫
Sun 9 AM74°74°72°93%45%3%–ENE 687.9 mi
Sun 10 AM76°76°72°87%47%3%–ENE 6910+ mi
Sun 11 AM77°77°72°85%47%3%–E 6810+ mi
Sun 12 PM78°78°73°85%57%3%–E 5810+ mi
Sun 1 PM78°78°72°82%43%3%–ESE 5810+ mi
Sun 2 PM78°78°72°82%69%3%–SE 5810+ mi
Sun 3 PM77°77°72°85%46%3%–SE 5710+ mi
Sun 4 PM78°78°72°82%52%3%–SE 5610+ mi
Sun 5 PM76°76°72°87%49%2%–SE 5610+ mi
Sun 6 PM75°75°72°90%27%2%–SE 3610+ mi
Sun 7 PM75°75°72°90%40%2%–SE 5610+ mi
Sun 8 PM74°74°72°93%39%2%–ESE 5610+ mi
Sun 9 PM74°74°72°93%55%2%–ESE 567.9 mi
Sun 10 PM73°73°72°97%72%2%–ESE 567.0 mi
Sun 11 PM73°73°72°97%57%1%–SE 567.0 mi
Mon 12 AM73°73°72°97%81%0%–SE 567.0 mi
Mon 1 AM73°73°72°97%68%0%–SE 357.0 mi
Mon 2 AM73°73°72°97%48%0%–ESE 357.0 mi
Mon 3 AM73°73°72°97%71%0%–ESE 557.0 mi
Mon 4 AM71°71°71°100%81%0%–ESE 56–
Mon 5 AM71°71°71°100%78%1%–ESE 56–
Mon 6 AM71°71°71°100%78%1%–ESE 67–
Mon 7 AM71°71°71°100%81%1%–ESE 68–
Mon 8 AM73°73°72°97%76%1%–ESE 79–
Mon 9 AM76°76°73°90%71%1%–ESE 812–
Mon 10 AM77°77°73°88%65%1%–ESE 913–
Mon 11 AM78°78°74°88%60%1%–SE 1014–
Mon 12 PM78°78°74°88%54%2%–SE 1014–
Mon 1 PM79°79°73°82%52%2%–SE 1014–
Mon 2 PM79°79°73°82%49%2%–SE 914–
Mon 3 PM79°79°73°82%47%2%–SE 914–
Mon 4 PM78°78°73°85%49%2%–SE 914–
Mon 5 PM77°77°73°88%51%2%–SE 913–
Mon 6 PM76°76°73°90%53%1%–SE 913–
Mon 7 PM75°75°73°94%58%1%–SE 1013–
Mon 8 PM75°75°73°94%62%1%–SE 1214–
Mon 9 PM75°75°74°97%67%1%–SE 1214–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Cloudy then Patchy Fog

74° / 70°

3% rain

E 6–6 mph · gusts 6

Sun, Nov 1

Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny

78° / 71°

4% rain

E 3–6 mph · gusts 9

🌫 Fog

Mon, Nov 2

Partly Sunny

79° / 73°

2% rain

SE 3–12 mph · gusts 14

Tue, Nov 3

Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 63°

76% rain · 0.72"

S 7–13 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

74° / 62°

15% rain

NW 6–10 mph · gusts 14

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

74° / 61°

11% rain

NW 6–9 mph · gusts 14

Fri, Nov 6

Sunny

73° / 60°

7% rain

NE 6–9 mph · gusts 13

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Patchy fog after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 5 mph.
  • Sunday: Patchy fog before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind around 5 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

Weather map

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

Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 808 PM 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.


GMZ335-011415-
Galveston Bay-
808 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast late.
Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog late. 
.SUNDAY...East to northeast winds around 5 to 10 knots. Bay 
waters smooth. Patchy fog in the morning. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay 
waters smooth. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy. 
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers with a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots gusting 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters 
smooth, increasing to slightly choppy after midnight. A chance of 
showers in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots gusting 20 knots, 
diminishing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters 
slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth in the afternoon.  
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. 
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 808 PM 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.


GMZ350-355-011415-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
808 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast around
5 knots late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
7 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this evening. Patchy
fog late. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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 and thunderstorms 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. 
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming north
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · December 2053

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
59% lit
↑ 11:45 PM
↓ 12:00 PM
★★☆☆c78
2
48% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:42 PM
★★☆☆c65
Last Quarter
3
37% lit
↑ 12:46 AM
↓ 1:22 PM
★☆☆☆c52
4
27% lit
↑ 1:45 AM
↓ 2:00 PM
★★☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
5
19% lit
↑ 2:43 AM
↓ 2:37 PM
★★☆☆c54
6
11% lit
↑ 3:40 AM
↓ 3:16 PM
★★★☆c65
7
6% lit
↑ 4:36 AM
↓ 3:55 PM
★★★★c73
8
2% lit
↑ 5:31 AM
↓ 4:37 PM
★★★★c79
9
0% lit
↑ 6:25 AM
↓ 5:21 PM
★★★★c84
New Moon
best
10
1% lit
↑ 7:17 AM
↓ 6:07 PM
★★★★c84
best
11
3% lit
↑ 8:07 AM
↓ 6:55 PM
★★★★c84
Moon farthest south (-18.5°)
12
6% lit
↑ 8:53 AM
↓ 7:45 PM
★☆☆☆c81
13
12% lit
↑ 9:37 AM
↓ 8:36 PM
★★★★c80
Apogee · 405,940 km
14
18% lit
↑ 10:17 AM
↓ 9:28 PM
★★★☆c75
15
26% lit
↑ 10:55 AM
↓ 10:20 PM
★★☆☆c68
16
35% lit
↑ 11:31 AM
↓ 11:12 PM
★★☆☆c59
17
44% lit
↑ 12:06 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c49
18
54% lit
↑ 12:41 PM
↓ 12:05 AM
★☆☆☆c39
First Quarter
Moon crosses the equator
19
64% lit
↑ 1:17 PM
↓ 1:00 AM
★☆☆☆c37
20
73% lit
↑ 1:55 PM
↓ 1:56 AM
★★☆☆c50
21
82% lit
↑ 2:36 PM
↓ 2:55 AM
★★☆☆c65
22
90% lit
↑ 3:22 PM
↓ 3:57 AM
★★★★c80
23
96% lit
↑ 4:14 PM
↓ 5:00 AM
★★★★c92
24
99% lit
↑ 5:11 PM
↓ 6:05 AM
★★★★c101
best
25
100% lit
↑ 6:14 PM
↓ 7:09 AM
★★★★c105
Full Moon · Cold Moon (supermoon)
Moon farthest north (18.8°)
best
26
97% lit
↑ 7:20 PM
↓ 8:09 AM
★★★★c105
Perigee · 358,030 km
best
27
92% lit
↑ 8:27 PM
↓ 9:05 AM
★★★★c101
28
84% lit
↑ 9:33 PM
↓ 9:55 AM
★★★★c91
29
75% lit
↑ 10:37 PM
↓ 10:40 AM
★★★☆c66
30
64% lit
↑ 11:39 PM
↓ 11:22 AM
★★☆☆c51
31
53% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:01 PM
★☆☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
Last Quarter

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Dec 2 · 8:04 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Dec 4 · 12:00 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, Dec 9 · 9:40 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Dec 11 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Dec 13 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 405,940 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Dec 18 · 3:10 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Dec 18 · 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.
  • Thu, Dec 25 · 3:23 AM — Full Moon · Cold 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, Dec 25 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Dec 26 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 358,030 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Dec 31 · 9:00 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, Dec 31 · 7:10 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Tue, Dec 9 · Wed, Dec 10 · Wed, Dec 24 · Thu, Dec 25 · Fri, Dec 26

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

Moon distance

358,203 km closest · 405,924 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 Sat 8:01 PM.