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Bolivar

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

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Today

Today: High 79° · 9% rain

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

Tonight: Low 75° · 11% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:32 AM / 5:31 PM
Moonrise / moonset
12:05 AM / 1:42 PM
Moon
Last Quarter, 42%
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 212 PM6 PMTue, Nov 36 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Nov 46 AMclouds75% 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 cover25% cloud cover18% cloud cover16% cloud cover15% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°85°78787877767676757879787372696563rain6% 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% chance5% chancewind01020mphESE 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 15N 12 mph, gusts 15N 10 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 9 AM78°78°74°88%75%6%–ESE 9139.0 mi
Mon 10 AM79°79°74°85%73%5%–ESE 101410+ mi
Mon 11 AM78°78°74°88%68%5%–SE 101410+ mi
Mon 12 PM78°78°74°88%65%7%–SE 101510+ mi
Mon 1 PM78°78°74°88%62%9%–SE 101510+ mi
Mon 2 PM78°78°74°88%63%8%–SE 101510+ mi
Mon 3 PM78°78°74°88%61%7%–SE 101510+ mi
Mon 4 PM79°79°74°85%56%6%–SE 101410+ mi
Mon 5 PM77°77°74°90%76%5%–SE 91410+ mi
Mon 6 PM77°77°74°90%65%3%–SE 91310+ mi
Mon 7 PM76°76°74°94%57%2%–SE 101410+ mi
Mon 8 PM75°75°74°97%54%2%–SE 10147.9 mi
Mon 9 PM76°76°74°94%73%3%–SE 12157.0 mi
Mon 10 PM76°76°74°94%71%3%–SE 12157.0 mi
Mon 11 PM76°76°74°94%64%3%–SE 10147.0 mi
Tue 12 AM76°76°74°94%67%5%–SSE 10137.0 mi
Tue 1 AM76°76°74°94%65%5%–SSE 9137.0 mi
Tue 2 AM76°76°74°94%82%8%–SSE 10137.0 mi
Tue 3 AM76°76°74°94%81%8%–SSE 10137.0 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 91410+ mi
Tue 11 AM79°79°74°85%53%11%–S 101510+ mi
Tue 12 PM79°79°74°85%35%19%0.01"SSW 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 1 PM79°79°74°85%25%27%0.01"SSW 121610+ mi⚡
Tue 2 PM78°78°73°85%29%46%0.01"SSW 121610+ mi⚡
Tue 3 PM78°78°73°85%37%58%0.01"SW 12166.0 mi⚡
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–
Wed 5 AM63°63°62°97%25%5%–N 1215–
Wed 6 AM63°63°61°93%18%0%–N 1013–
Wed 7 AM64°64°60°87%16%0%–N 1013–
Wed 8 AM65°65°60°84%15%0%–N 913–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

79° / 75°

11% rain

SE 9–12 mph · gusts 15

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° / 58°

23% rain · 0.12"

N 9–15 mph · gusts 23

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Tonight: 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%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • 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. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • 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. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

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 · August 2057

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
1% lit
↑ 7:30 AM
↓ 9:14 PM
★★★★c82
best
2
5% lit
↑ 8:28 AM
↓ 9:50 PM
★★★★c77
3
10% lit
↑ 9:25 AM
↓ 10:24 PM
★★★☆c69
4
17% lit
↑ 10:23 AM
↓ 10:57 PM
★★☆☆c57
5
25% lit
↑ 11:22 AM
↓ 11:30 PM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
6
35% lit
↑ 12:21 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c38
7
46% lit
↑ 1:23 PM
↓ 12:05 AM
★★☆☆c56
First Quarter
8
57% lit
↑ 2:28 PM
↓ 12:43 AM
★★☆☆c73
9
69% lit
↑ 3:34 PM
↓ 1:26 AM
★★★☆c89
10
79% lit
↑ 4:42 PM
↓ 2:14 AM
★★★★c100
11
88% lit
↑ 5:47 PM
↓ 3:10 AM
★★★★c106
Moon farthest south (-23.8°)
best
12
94% lit
↑ 6:47 PM
↓ 4:13 AM
★★★★c106
Perigee · 363,285 km
best
13
98% lit
↑ 7:41 PM
↓ 5:20 AM
★☆☆☆c106
14
100% lit
↑ 8:27 PM
↓ 6:28 AM
★★★★c104
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
15
99% lit
↑ 9:08 PM
↓ 7:36 AM
★★★★c95
best
16
95% lit
↑ 9:45 PM
↓ 8:40 AM
★★★★c81
17
89% lit
↑ 10:19 PM
↓ 9:42 AM
★★★☆c65
18
81% lit
↑ 10:52 PM
↓ 10:40 AM
★★☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
19
73% lit
↑ 11:24 PM
↓ 11:37 AM
★☆☆☆c32
20
63% lit
↑ 11:58 PM
↓ 12:33 PM
★☆☆☆c41
21
54% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:29 PM
★★☆☆c53
Last Quarter
22
44% lit
↑ 12:33 AM
↓ 2:23 PM
★★☆☆c62
23
35% lit
↑ 1:12 AM
↓ 3:17 PM
★★☆☆c68
24
26% lit
↑ 1:54 AM
↓ 4:10 PM
★★★☆c72
Apogee · 404,603 km
25
18% lit
↑ 2:41 AM
↓ 5:00 PM
★★★☆c74
Moon farthest north (24.1°)
26
12% lit
↑ 3:31 AM
↓ 5:48 PM
★★★★c75
27
6% lit
↑ 4:25 AM
↓ 6:32 PM
★★★★c76
28
2% lit
↑ 5:22 AM
↓ 7:12 PM
★☆☆☆c76
29
0% lit
↑ 6:19 AM
↓ 7:50 PM
★★★★c73
New Moon
30
1% lit
↑ 7:18 AM
↓ 8:25 PM
★★★★c68
31
3% lit
↑ 8:16 AM
↓ 8:59 PM
★★★☆c60

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Aug 5 · 7:00 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, Aug 7 · 8:29 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Aug 11 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-23.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Aug 12 · 5:00 AM — Perigee · 363,285 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Aug 14 · 12:20 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Aug 18 · 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.
  • Tue, Aug 21 · 9:01 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Aug 24 · 3:00 AM — Apogee · 404,603 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Aug 25 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (24.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Aug 29 · 10:54 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Wed, Aug 1 · Sat, Aug 11 · Sun, Aug 12 · Tue, Aug 14 · Wed, Aug 15

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

Moon distance

363,337 km closest · 404,514 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 6:20 AM.