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Bolivar

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 72° · 2% rain

Patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind around 5 mph.

Monday: High 79° · 9% rain

Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:32 AM / 5:31 PM
Moonrise / moonset
12:05 AM / 1:42 PM
Moon
Last Quarter, 43%
Minor period
12:00 AM–12:35 AM
Major period
5:55 AM–7:55 AM
Minor period
1:12 PM–2:12 PM
Major period
6:25 PM–8:25 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Mon, Nov 26 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 36 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Nov 4clouds76% cloud cover72% cloud cover76% cloud cover75% cloud cover75% cloud cover73% cloud cover68% cloud cover65% cloud cover62% cloud cover63% cloud cover61% cloud cover56% cloud cover76% cloud cover65% cloud cover57% cloud cover54% cloud cover73% cloud cover71% cloud cover64% cloud cover67% cloud cover65% cloud cover82% cloud cover81% cloud cover67% cloud cover53% cloud cover55% cloud cover58% cloud cover54% cloud cover64% cloud cover70% cloud cover53% cloud cover35% cloud cover25% cloud cover29% cloud cover37% cloud cover76% cloud cover75% cloud cover69% cloud cover82% cloud cover76% cloud cover70% cloud cover69% cloud cover67% cloud cover66% cloud cover57% cloud cover49% cloud cover40% cloud cover33% cloud cover🌫⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°73757878777576767577797875737066rain2% chance3% chance4% chance5% chance6% chance5% chance5% chance7% chance9% chance8% chance7% chance6% chance5% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance5% chance5% chance8% chance8% chance9% chance11% chance12% chance12% chance11% chance9% chance14% chance11% chance19% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in46% chance, 0.01 in58% chance, 0.01 in79% chance, 0.01 in61% chance, 0.01 in29% chance29% chance29% chance29% chance29% chance29% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chancewind01020mphESE 6 mph, gusts 7ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 9 mph, gusts 13SE 10 mph, gusts 14SE 10 mph, gusts 15SE 10 mph, gusts 15SE 9 mph, gusts 14SE 10 mph, gusts 14SE 12 mph, gusts 15SE 10 mph, gusts 14SSE 9 mph, gusts 13SSE 10 mph, gusts 13SSE 8 mph, gusts 10S 8 mph, gusts 10S 9 mph, gusts 13S 10 mph, gusts 15SSW 12 mph, gusts 16SW 12 mph, gusts 16W 10 mph, gusts 14NW 8 mph, gusts 12NNW 9 mph, gusts 12NNW 10 mph, gusts 12NNW 12 mph, gusts 14N 13 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 5 AM73°73°72°96%76%2%–ESE 675.9 mi🌫
Mon 6 AM73°73°72°97%72%3%–ESE 787.0 mi
Mon 7 AM73°73°73°100%76%4%–ESE 7107.0 mi
Mon 8 AM75°75°73°94%75%5%–ESE 8127.7 mi
Mon 9 AM78°78°74°88%75%6%–ESE 9139.7 mi
Mon 10 AM79°79°74°85%73%5%–ESE 10149.8 mi
Mon 11 AM78°78°74°88%68%5%–SE 10149.9 mi
Mon 12 PM78°78°74°88%65%7%–SE 10159.9 mi
Mon 1 PM78°78°74°88%62%9%–SE 10159.9 mi
Mon 2 PM78°78°74°88%63%8%–SE 10159.9 mi
Mon 3 PM78°78°74°88%61%7%–SE 10159.9 mi
Mon 4 PM79°79°74°85%56%6%–SE 10149.8 mi
Mon 5 PM77°77°74°90%76%5%–SE 9149.9 mi
Mon 6 PM77°77°74°90%65%3%–SE 9139.9 mi
Mon 7 PM76°76°74°94%57%2%–SE 10149.4 mi
Mon 8 PM75°75°74°97%54%2%–SE 10149.4 mi
Mon 9 PM76°76°74°94%73%3%–SE 12159.2 mi
Mon 10 PM76°76°74°94%71%3%–SE 12159.0 mi
Mon 11 PM76°76°74°94%64%3%–SE 10148.8 mi
Tue 12 AM76°76°74°94%67%5%–SSE 10138.7 mi
Tue 1 AM76°76°74°94%65%5%–SSE 9138.4 mi
Tue 2 AM76°76°74°94%82%8%–SSE 10138.2 mi
Tue 3 AM76°76°74°94%81%8%–SSE 10138.0 mi
Tue 4 AM75°75°73°94%67%9%–SSE 9127.0 mi
Tue 5 AM75°75°74°97%53%11%–SSE 8107.0 mi
Tue 6 AM75°75°74°97%55%12%–S 8107.0 mi
Tue 7 AM75°75°74°97%58%12%–S 8107.0 mi
Tue 8 AM77°77°74°90%54%11%–S 8127.0 mi
Tue 9 AM78°78°74°88%64%9%–S 91310+ mi
Tue 10 AM79°79°75°88%70%14%–SSW 914–
Tue 11 AM79°79°74°85%53%11%–S 1015–
Tue 12 PM79°79°74°85%35%19%0.01"SSW 1215–⚡
Tue 1 PM79°79°74°85%25%27%0.01"SSW 1216–⚡
Tue 2 PM78°78°73°85%29%46%0.01"SSW 1216–⚡
Tue 3 PM78°78°73°85%37%58%0.01"SW 1216–⚡
Tue 4 PM78°78°72°82%76%79%0.01"SW 1015–⚡
Tue 5 PM75°75°72°90%75%61%0.01"W 1014–⚡
Tue 6 PM73°73°71°93%69%29%–NW 912–⚡
Tue 7 PM73°73°70°90%82%29%–NW 812–⚡
Tue 8 PM73°73°70°90%76%29%–NW 812–⚡
Tue 9 PM72°72°69°90%70%29%–NNW 912–
Tue 10 PM71°71°68°90%69%29%–NNW 912–
Tue 11 PM70°70°67°90%67%29%–NNW 1012–
Wed 12 AM69°69°67°93%66%5%–NNW 1214–
Wed 1 AM68°68°66°93%57%5%–NNW 1214–
Wed 2 AM66°66°65°97%49%5%–NNW 1215–
Wed 3 AM65°65°64°97%40%5%–N 1315–
Wed 4 AM64°64°63°97%33%5%–N 1315–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

79° / 72°

9% rain

SE 6–12 mph · gusts 15

🌫 Fog

Tue, Nov 3

Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 63°

79% rain · 0.06"

SW 8–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

74° / 64°

5% rain

N 3–13 mph · gusts 15

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

76° / 64°

13% rain

E 3–7 mph · gusts 9

Fri, Nov 6

Mostly Sunny

74° / 62°

13% rain

NE 3–9 mph · gusts 13

Sat, Nov 7

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

72° / 61°

25% rain · 0.06"

NE 7–10 mph · gusts 14

Sun, Nov 8

Slight Chance Rain Showers

71° / 61°

23% rain · 0.12"

N 9–15 mph · gusts 23

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East 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 75. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 506 AM CST Mon Nov 2 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.


GMZ335-030015-
Galveston Bay-
506 AM CST Mon Nov 2 2026

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy
fog early this morning. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to smooth to slightly
choppy in the afternoon. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming north
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 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth. 
.THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast 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 · 506 AM CST Mon Nov 2 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.


GMZ350-355-030015-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
506 AM CST Mon Nov 2 2026

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at
6 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at
6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds and east 2 feet at
6 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 3 seconds and southwest
2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · April 2057

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6% lit
↑ 6:03 AM
↓ 5:33 PM
★★★☆c62
2
2% lit
↑ 6:38 AM
↓ 6:31 PM
★★★☆c51
3
0% lit
↑ 7:11 AM
↓ 7:27 PM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
New Moon
4
1% lit
↑ 7:43 AM
↓ 8:23 PM
★★☆☆c39
5
3% lit
↑ 8:15 AM
↓ 9:18 PM
★★☆☆c47
6
7% lit
↑ 8:48 AM
↓ 10:12 PM
★★☆☆c58
7
12% lit
↑ 9:23 AM
↓ 11:06 PM
★★☆☆c63
8
19% lit
↑ 10:00 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c68
9
27% lit
↑ 10:42 AM
↓ 12:00 AM
★★★☆c72
Apogee · 404,997 km
10
36% lit
↑ 11:27 AM
↓ 12:53 AM
★★☆☆c73
11
45% lit
↑ 12:17 PM
↓ 1:44 AM
★★☆☆c74
Moon farthest north (23.6°)
First Quarter
12
55% lit
↑ 1:10 PM
↓ 2:32 AM
★★☆☆c73
13
65% lit
↑ 2:06 PM
↓ 3:18 AM
★★☆☆c71
14
74% lit
↑ 3:05 PM
↓ 4:00 AM
★★☆☆c67
15
83% lit
↑ 4:05 PM
↓ 4:39 AM
★★☆☆c59
16
90% lit
↑ 5:06 PM
↓ 5:17 AM
★★☆☆c47
17
96% lit
↑ 6:10 PM
↓ 5:53 AM
★★☆☆c39
18
99% lit
↑ 7:15 PM
↓ 6:30 AM
★★☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
19
100% lit
↑ 8:22 PM
↓ 7:07 AM
★★★☆c60
Full Moon · Pink Moon
20
98% lit
↑ 9:31 PM
↓ 7:48 AM
★★★★c78
best
21
93% lit
↑ 10:40 PM
↓ 8:33 AM
★★★★c95
Perigee · 361,371 km
best
22
85% lit
↑ 11:49 PM
↓ 9:23 AM
★★★★c104
best
23
76% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:19 AM
★★★★c108
best
24
65% lit
↑ 12:53 AM
↓ 11:20 AM
★★★★c107
Moon farthest south (-23.2°)
best
25
54% lit
↑ 1:51 AM
↓ 12:23 PM
★★★☆c103
Last Quarter
26
43% lit
↑ 2:42 AM
↓ 1:26 PM
★★★☆c93
27
33% lit
↑ 3:27 AM
↓ 2:28 PM
★★☆☆c80
28
23% lit
↑ 4:06 AM
↓ 3:28 PM
★★☆☆c64
29
15% lit
↑ 4:41 AM
↓ 4:25 PM
★★☆☆c45
30
9% lit
↑ 5:13 AM
↓ 5:21 PM
★★☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Apr 3 · 12:00 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, Apr 3 · 8:31 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Apr 9 · 1:00 AM — Apogee · 404,997 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Apr 11 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest north (23.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Apr 11 · 11:59 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Apr 18 · 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.
  • Thu, Apr 19 · 5:49 AM — Full Moon · Pink MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Apr 21 · 12:00 AM — Perigee · 361,371 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Apr 24 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-23.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Apr 25 · 9:06 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Apr 30 · 8:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Fri, Apr 20 · Sat, Apr 21 · Sun, Apr 22 · Mon, Apr 23 · Tue, Apr 24

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

Moon distance

361,568 km closest · 404,872 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 Mon 3:56 AM.