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Freeport

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 83° · 70% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 59° · 41% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:35 AM / 5:34 PM
Moonrise / moonset
1:13 AM / 2:18 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 28%
Minor period
12:43 AM–1:43 AM
Major period
6:50 AM–8:50 AM
Minor period
1:48 PM–2:48 PM
Major period
7:15 PM–9:15 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Nov 36 PMWed, Nov 46 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Nov 56 AM12 PMclouds64% cloud cover67% cloud cover77% cloud cover77% cloud cover81% cloud cover79% cloud cover72% cloud cover64% cloud cover76% cloud cover68% cloud cover52% cloud cover41% cloud cover28% cloud cover29% cloud cover24% cloud cover17% cloud cover13% cloud cover8% cloud cover7% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover7% cloud cover6% cloud cover9% cloud cover21% cloud cover20% cloud cover33% cloud cover30% cloud cover26% cloud cover32% cloud cover37% cloud cover38% cloud cover40% cloud cover50% cloud cover54% cloud cover59% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°80747066615966747671666462627278rain49% chance, 0.01 in70% chance, 0.01 in65% chance, 0.01 in41% chance, 0.01 in28% chance, 0.01 in15% chance, 0.01 in10% chance, 0.01 in7% chance, 0.01 in2% chance, 0.01 in1% chance3% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance30% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 inwind01020mphSSW 9 mph, gusts 15W 6 mph, gusts 14NW 3 mph, gusts 14NNW 5 mph, gusts 15NNW 9 mph, gusts 16N 12 mph, gusts 16N 12 mph, gusts 16N 9 mph, gusts 16N 9 mph, gusts 15N 10 mph, gusts 14N 9 mph, gusts 13N 7 mph, gusts 9N 6 mph, gusts 7NE 3 mph, gusts 6N 0 mph, gusts 6N 0 mph, gusts 6N 0 mph, gusts 5N 0 mph, gusts 5N 0 mph, gusts 6ENE 1 mph, gusts 7ENE 2 mph, gusts 8ENE 3 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 10
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 3 PM80°84°72°77%64%49%0.01"SSW 9159.9 mi⚡
Tue 4 PM79°79°71°77%67%70%0.01"SW 7146.0 mi⚡
Tue 5 PM77°77°71°82%77%65%0.01"W 6146.0 mi⚡
Tue 6 PM74°74°68°82%77%41%0.01"WNW 51310+ mi⚡
Tue 7 PM73°73°67°81%81%28%0.01"NW 31410+ mi⚡
Tue 8 PM72°72°66°81%79%15%0.01"NNW 31510+ mi⚡
Tue 9 PM70°70°65°84%72%10%0.01"NNW 51510+ mi
Tue 10 PM69°69°64°84%64%7%0.01"NNW 71510+ mi
Tue 11 PM67°67°63°87%76%2%0.01"NNW 91610+ mi
Wed 12 AM66°66°62°87%68%1%–N 121610+ mi
Wed 1 AM66°66°61°84%52%0%–N 121610+ mi
Wed 2 AM64°64°60°87%41%0%–N 121610+ mi
Wed 3 AM61°61°58°90%28%0%–N 121610+ mi
Wed 4 AM61°61°58°90%29%0%–N 101610+ mi
Wed 5 AM60°60°57°90%24%0%–N 9169.9 mi
Wed 6 AM59°59°57°93%17%0%–N 91510.0 mi
Wed 7 AM61°61°58°90%13%0%–N 91510.0 mi
Wed 8 AM62°62°58°87%8%0%–N 91410+ mi
Wed 9 AM66°66°57°73%7%0%–N 101410+ mi
Wed 10 AM69°69°57°66%2%0%–N 91310+ mi
Wed 11 AM71°71°57°61%2%0%–N 91310+ mi
Wed 12 PM74°74°57°55%1%0%–N 81010+ mi
Wed 1 PM75°75°56°52%2%0%–N 7910+ mi
Wed 2 PM75°75°56°52%2%0%–N 6810+ mi
Wed 3 PM76°76°57°52%2%0%–N 6710+ mi
Wed 4 PM75°75°57°54%1%0%–NNE 5710+ mi
Wed 5 PM73°73°58°59%2%0%–NE 3610+ mi
Wed 6 PM71°71°58°64%4%0%–NE 3610+ mi
Wed 7 PM69°69°59°70%3%0%–N 0610+ mi
Wed 8 PM67°67°59°75%3%0%–N 0610+ mi
Wed 9 PM66°66°59°78%5%0%–N 0610+ mi
Wed 10 PM65°65°59°81%5%0%–N 06–
Wed 11 PM64°64°59°84%5%0%–N 05–
Thu 12 AM64°64°59°84%7%0%–N 05–
Thu 1 AM64°64°60°87%6%0%–N 05–
Thu 2 AM63°63°61°93%9%0%–N 05–
Thu 3 AM62°62°61°97%21%0%–N 06–
Thu 4 AM60°60°60°100%20%0%–E 17–
Thu 5 AM62°62°61°97%33%3%–ENE 17–
Thu 6 AM62°62°62°100%30%6%–ENE 28–
Thu 7 AM63°63°63°100%26%6%–ENE 28–
Thu 8 AM67°67°64°90%32%6%–ENE 28–
Thu 9 AM72°72°66°81%37%6%–ENE 38–
Thu 10 AM75°75°67°76%38%6%–E 59–
Thu 11 AM77°77°68°74%40%6%–E 69–
Thu 12 PM78°78°68°71%50%30%0.01"ESE 710–
Thu 1 PM79°79°69°72%54%30%0.01"ESE 710–
Thu 2 PM79°79°69°72%59%30%0.01"ESE 710–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

83° / 59°

70% rain · 0.09"

SW 3–9 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

77° / 59°

3% rain

N 0–12 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Nov 5

Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers

80° / 64°

60% rain · 0.18"

E 0–7 mph · gusts 10

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny

78° / 58°

60% rain · 0.18"

N 0–14 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Mostly Sunny

75° / 56°

34% rain · 0.06"

N 5–10 mph · gusts 16

Sun, Nov 8

Mostly Sunny

72° / 54°

24% rain

N 5–12 mph · gusts 18

Mon, Nov 9

Sunny

72° / 55°

15% rain

NE 1–9 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Low around 59, with temperatures rising to around 62 overnight. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday Night: Rain showers likely before 9pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Friday: A chance of rain showers before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
  • Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 229 PM CST Tue Nov 3 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.


GMZ350-355-040930-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
229 PM CST Tue Nov 3 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 
feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of 
showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 15 knots, becoming north 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: North
2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms 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 4 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 3 seconds and southeast
2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot
at 6 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds. A
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming north
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
East 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance
of showers in the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers
in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 20 knots, increasing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of 
showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 2060

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25% lit
↑ 11:23 AM
↓ 11:23 PM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
2
34% lit
↑ 12:16 PM
↓ 11:50 PM
★☆☆☆c28
3
43% lit
↑ 1:09 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c45
Apogee · 404,229 km
4
52% lit
↑ 2:04 PM
↓ 12:19 AM
★☆☆☆c52
First Quarter
5
62% lit
↑ 3:01 PM
↓ 12:52 AM
★★★☆c65
6
71% lit
↑ 3:59 PM
↓ 1:28 AM
★★★★c74
7
80% lit
↑ 4:58 PM
↓ 2:12 AM
★★★★c82
8
87% lit
↑ 5:56 PM
↓ 3:02 AM
★★★★c88
Moon farthest south (-28.1°)
9
93% lit
↑ 6:49 PM
↓ 3:59 AM
★★★★c91
10
98% lit
↑ 7:38 PM
↓ 5:02 AM
★★★★c91
11
100% lit
↑ 8:21 PM
↓ 6:09 AM
★★★★c90
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
12
99% lit
↑ 8:59 PM
↓ 7:16 AM
★★★★c85
best
13
96% lit
↑ 9:34 PM
↓ 8:23 AM
★★★★c76
14
91% lit
↑ 10:08 PM
↓ 9:29 AM
★★☆☆c64
15
83% lit
↑ 10:41 PM
↓ 10:34 AM
★★★☆c48
Perigee · 366,170 km
Moon crosses the equator
16
73% lit
↑ 11:16 PM
↓ 11:40 AM
★★★☆c48
17
62% lit
↑ 11:54 PM
↓ 12:46 PM
★★★★c72
18
51% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:54 PM
★☆☆☆c78
Last Quarter
19
40% lit
↑ 12:37 AM
↓ 3:02 PM
★★★☆c89
20
29% lit
↑ 1:27 AM
↓ 4:07 PM
★★★★c94
21
20% lit
↑ 2:22 AM
↓ 5:07 PM
★★★★c95
Moon farthest north (27.7°)
22
12% lit
↑ 3:22 AM
↓ 6:01 PM
★★★★c93
23
6% lit
↑ 4:25 AM
↓ 6:47 PM
★★★★c90
24
2% lit
↑ 5:28 AM
↓ 7:26 PM
★★★★c83
best
25
0% lit
↑ 6:28 AM
↓ 8:00 PM
★★★★c74
New Moon
best
26
1% lit
↑ 7:26 AM
↓ 8:30 PM
★★★★c64
best
27
3% lit
↑ 8:21 AM
↓ 8:58 PM
★★★★c54
28
7% lit
↑ 9:15 AM
↓ 9:24 PM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
29
12% lit
↑ 10:08 AM
↓ 9:51 PM
★★☆☆c36
30
19% lit
↑ 11:01 AM
↓ 10:19 PM
★★☆☆c38
Apogee · 405,088 km
31
27% lit
↑ 11:55 AM
↓ 10:50 PM
★★★☆c50

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Aug 1 · 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 3 · 3:00 AM — Apogee · 404,229 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Aug 4 · 6:15 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Aug 8 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Aug 11 · 7:51 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Aug 15 · 2:00 AM — Perigee · 366,170 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Aug 15 · 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.
  • Wed, Aug 18 · 1:23 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Aug 21 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Aug 25 · 7:56 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Aug 28 · 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.
  • Mon, Aug 30 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 405,088 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Wed, Aug 11 · Thu, Aug 12 · Tue, Aug 24 · Wed, Aug 25 · Thu, Aug 26

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

Moon distance

366,263 km closest · 405,003 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 Tue 1:51 PM.