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Bolivar

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

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Today

Today: High 78° · 5% rain

Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind around 5 mph.

Tonight: Low 71° · 7% rain

Patchy fog after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:31 AM / 5:32 PM
Moonrise / moonset
– / 1:04 PM
Moon
Last Quarter, 52%
Major period
5:05 AM–7:05 AM
Minor period
12:34 PM–1:34 PM
Major period
5:35 PM–7:35 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Nov 112 PM6 PMMon, Nov 26 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 36 AMclouds79% cloud cover53% cloud cover73% cloud cover45% cloud cover44% cloud cover55% cloud cover44% cloud cover55% cloud cover52% cloud cover72% cloud cover35% cloud cover38% cloud cover31% cloud cover26% cloud cover39% cloud cover42% cloud cover71% cloud cover78% cloud cover89% cloud cover80% cloud cover73% cloud cover84% cloud cover82% cloud cover71% cloud cover79% cloud cover76% cloud cover53% cloud cover50% cloud cover68% cloud cover75% cloud cover83% cloud cover61% cloud cover48% cloud cover87% cloud cover71% cloud cover54% cloud cover57% cloud cover59% cloud cover62% cloud cover64% cloud cover66% cloud cover68% cloud cover67% cloud cover65% cloud cover64% cloud cover59% cloud cover53% cloud cover48% cloud cover🌫🌫🌫⚡⚡⚡⚡70°75°80°85°76787875747373737878797675757475rain1% chance2% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance5% chance4% chance7% chance6% chance5% chance4% chance4% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance3% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance14% chance, 0.02 in14% chance, 0.02 in14% chance, 0.02 in17% chance, 0.02 in17% chance, 0.02 in17% chance, 0.02 in4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance44% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 inwind01020mphNNE 7 mph, gusts 9NE 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 5 mph, gusts 8ESE 5 mph, gusts 7SE 5 mph, gusts 6ESE 5 mph, gusts 6ESE 5 mph, gusts 6ESE 5 mph, gusts 5E 5 mph, gusts 6E 6 mph, gusts 7ESE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 10 mph, gusts 15SE 12 mph, gusts 15SE 10 mph, gusts 15SE 10 mph, gusts 15SE 10 mph, gusts 14SE 10 mph, gusts 14SE 10 mph, gusts 13SSE 9 mph, gusts 13SSE 9 mph, gusts 12SSE 9 mph, gusts 12SSE 8 mph, gusts 10S 9 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 10 AM76°76°73°90%79%1%–NNE 7910+ mi
Sun 11 AM78°78°73°85%53%2%–NNE 6910+ mi
Sun 12 PM77°77°74°90%73%3%–NE 6910+ mi
Sun 1 PM78°78°73°85%45%4%–E 6910+ mi
Sun 2 PM77°77°73°87%44%4%–ESE 5810+ mi
Sun 3 PM77°77°73°87%55%4%–ESE 5810+ mi
Sun 4 PM78°78°73°85%44%5%–ESE 5710+ mi
Sun 5 PM76°76°73°90%55%4%–ESE 5710+ mi
Sun 6 PM76°76°73°90%52%7%–SE 5610+ mi
Sun 7 PM75°75°74°97%72%6%–SE 5610+ mi
Sun 8 PM74°74°73°97%35%5%–ESE 5610+ mi
Sun 9 PM74°74°73°97%38%4%–ESE 5610+ mi
Sun 10 PM74°74°73°97%31%4%–ESE 5610+ mi
Sun 11 PM73°73°73°100%26%7%–ESE 5510+ mi
Mon 12 AM73°73°73°100%39%7%–ESE 559.0 mi
Mon 1 AM73°73°73°100%42%7%–ESE 357.0 mi
Mon 2 AM73°73°73°100%71%5%–E 567.9 mi
Mon 3 AM73°73°73°100%78%5%–E 567.0 mi
Mon 4 AM73°73°73°100%89%5%–E 677.0 mi
Mon 5 AM73°73°72°97%80%3%–E 686.0 mi🌫
Mon 6 AM72°72°72°100%73%5%–ESE 796.0 mi🌫
Mon 7 AM73°73°73°100%84%5%–ESE 8104.9 mi🌫
Mon 8 AM74°74°73°97%82%5%–ESE 9127.0 mi
Mon 9 AM77°77°74°90%71%6%–ESE 10137.9 mi
Mon 10 AM78°78°74°88%79%6%–ESE 101510+ mi
Mon 11 AM78°78°75°91%76%6%–ESE 121510+ mi
Mon 12 PM78°78°75°91%53%14%0.02"SE 121510+ mi
Mon 1 PM78°78°74°88%50%14%0.02"SE 121510+ mi
Mon 2 PM78°78°74°88%68%14%0.02"SE 101510+ mi
Mon 3 PM78°78°74°88%75%17%0.02"SE 101510+ mi
Mon 4 PM79°79°74°85%83%17%0.02"SE 1015–
Mon 5 PM77°77°74°90%61%17%0.02"SE 1014–
Mon 6 PM77°77°74°90%48%4%–SE 1014–
Mon 7 PM76°76°74°94%87%4%–ESE 1014–
Mon 8 PM75°75°75°100%71%4%–SE 1014–
Mon 9 PM75°75°75°100%54%4%–SE 1013–
Mon 10 PM75°75°75°100%57%4%–SE 1013–
Mon 11 PM75°75°75°100%59%4%–SSE 913–
Tue 12 AM75°75°75°100%62%3%–SSE 913–
Tue 1 AM75°75°75°100%64%3%–SSE 913–
Tue 2 AM75°75°75°100%66%3%–SSE 912–
Tue 3 AM75°75°75°100%68%3%–SSE 912–
Tue 4 AM74°74°74°100%67%3%–SSE 912–
Tue 5 AM74°74°74°100%65%3%–SSE 810–
Tue 6 AM74°74°74°100%64%44%0.01"SSE 810–⚡
Tue 7 AM75°75°74°97%59%44%0.01"SSE 810–⚡
Tue 8 AM77°77°75°94%53%44%0.01"S 912–⚡
Tue 9 AM78°78°75°91%48%44%0.01"S 913–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

78° / 71°

7% rain

E 5–7 mph · gusts 9

Mon, Nov 2

Patchy Fog then Slight Chance Rain Showers

79° / 73°

17% rain · 0.12"

SE 3–12 mph · gusts 15

🌫 Fog

Tue, Nov 3

Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 64°

80% rain · 0.42"

SW 7–10 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

74° / 62°

13% rain

NW 6–12 mph · gusts 14

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

74° / 62°

15% rain

SW 5–7 mph · gusts 10

Fri, Nov 6

Mostly Sunny

74° / 61°

15% rain

N 5–8 mph · gusts 12

Sat, Nov 7

Slight Chance Rain Showers

73° / 62°

27% rain · 0.12"

E 6–8 mph · gusts 12

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind around 5 mph.
  • Tonight: Patchy fog after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
  • Monday: Patchy fog before 8am, then a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. 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: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 502 AM CST Sun Nov 1 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.


GMZ335-012330-
Galveston Bay-
502 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east around
5 knots late. Bay waters smooth. Areas of fog early this morning,
then patchy dense fog late this morning. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog after midnight. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog in the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. 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 after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
slightly choppy after midnight. A chance of showers in the
evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest
around 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy,
diminishing to smooth in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Bay waters smooth. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 502 AM CST Sun Nov 1 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.


GMZ350-355-012330-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
502 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late. Seas
around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. Areas of
dense fog early this morning. Patchy dense fog late this morning.
.TONIGHT...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: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at
5 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds and east 2 feet at
7 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · May 2055

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
22% lit
↑ 10:20 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c84
Moon farthest north (20.6°)
2
31% lit
↑ 11:15 AM
↓ 12:22 AM
★★★☆c84
3
42% lit
↑ 12:14 PM
↓ 1:14 AM
★★★☆c83
4
53% lit
↑ 1:16 PM
↓ 2:03 AM
★★☆☆c78
First Quarter
5
64% lit
↑ 2:20 PM
↓ 2:50 AM
★★☆☆c68
6
75% lit
↑ 3:25 PM
↓ 3:33 AM
★★☆☆c56
7
84% lit
↑ 4:30 PM
↓ 4:15 AM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
8
92% lit
↑ 5:36 PM
↓ 4:56 AM
★★☆☆c53
Perigee · 363,011 km
9
97% lit
↑ 6:42 PM
↓ 5:38 AM
★★★☆c70
10
100% lit
↑ 7:48 PM
↓ 6:20 AM
★☆☆☆c79
Full Moon · Flower Moon
11
99% lit
↑ 8:53 PM
↓ 7:06 AM
★★★★c87
best
12
96% lit
↑ 9:56 PM
↓ 7:54 AM
★★★★c93
best
13
91% lit
↑ 10:55 PM
↓ 8:45 AM
★★★★c95
best
14
84% lit
↑ 11:49 PM
↓ 9:38 AM
★★★★c94
Moon farthest south (-19.7°)
15
76% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:33 AM
★★★★c90
16
67% lit
↑ 12:38 AM
↓ 11:28 AM
★★★☆c84
17
58% lit
↑ 1:22 AM
↓ 12:22 PM
★★☆☆c75
18
48% lit
↑ 2:01 AM
↓ 1:16 PM
★★☆☆c65
Last Quarter
19
39% lit
↑ 2:37 AM
↓ 2:08 PM
★★☆☆c54
20
30% lit
↑ 3:11 AM
↓ 3:00 PM
★☆☆☆c39
Apogee · 404,759 km
21
21% lit
↑ 3:43 AM
↓ 3:52 PM
★☆☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
22
14% lit
↑ 4:15 AM
↓ 4:44 PM
★★☆☆c45
23
8% lit
↑ 4:48 AM
↓ 5:37 PM
★★☆☆c57
24
4% lit
↑ 5:22 AM
↓ 6:31 PM
★★★☆c69
25
1% lit
↑ 6:00 AM
↓ 7:27 PM
★☆☆☆c74
26
0% lit
↑ 6:40 AM
↓ 8:24 PM
★★★★c83
New Moon
27
2% lit
↑ 7:25 AM
↓ 9:21 PM
★★★★c89
best
28
5% lit
↑ 8:15 AM
↓ 10:18 PM
★★★★c94
best
29
11% lit
↑ 9:10 AM
↓ 11:12 PM
★★★★c95
Moon farthest north (20.7°)
30
19% lit
↑ 10:09 AM
↓ –
★★★★c95
31
28% lit
↑ 11:10 AM
↓ 12:02 AM
★★★★c91

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, May 1 · 6:00 PM — 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.
  • Tue, May 4 · 6:09 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, May 7 · 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.
  • Sat, May 8 · 4:00 PM — Perigee · 363,011 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, May 10 · 9:31 PM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, May 14 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, May 18 · 6:30 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, May 20 · 2:00 PM — Apogee · 404,759 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, May 21 · 9:00 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, May 26 · 7:56 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, May 29 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (20.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Tue, May 11 · Wed, May 12 · Thu, May 13 · Thu, May 27 · Fri, May 28

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

Moon distance

363,033 km closest · 404,756 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 Sun 6:20 AM.