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Bolivar

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 77°

Sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Tonight: Low 66° · 1% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind 0 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:34 AM / 5:29 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:10 AM / 3:15 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 12%
Minor period
2:40 AM–3:40 AM
Major period
8:15 AM–10:15 AM
Minor period
2:45 PM–3:45 PM
Major period
8:40 PM–10:40 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Nov 56 PMFri, Nov 66 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 76 AM12 PMclouds13% cloud cover12% cloud cover9% cloud cover9% cloud cover11% cloud cover15% cloud cover21% cloud cover23% cloud cover26% cloud cover24% cloud cover23% cloud cover26% cloud cover29% cloud cover35% cloud cover31% cloud cover31% cloud cover34% cloud cover31% cloud cover32% cloud cover37% cloud cover40% cloud cover41% cloud cover25% cloud cover25% cloud cover22% cloud cover21% cloud cover18% cloud cover21% cloud cover19% cloud cover21% cloud cover26% cloud cover31% cloud cover34% cloud cover34% cloud cover33% cloud cover35% cloud cover38% cloud cover43% cloud cover48% cloud cover50% cloud cover51% cloud cover52% cloud cover52% cloud cover53% cloud cover53% cloud cover52% cloud cover51% cloud cover52% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°76777273717066737676737068656569rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphSE 6 mph, gusts 7SE 7 mph, gusts 7SSE 6 mph, gusts 7SSE 6 mph, gusts 6SSE 5 mph, gusts 5SSE 5 mph, gusts 5E 2 mph, gusts 2ENE 2 mph, gusts 3NNE 9 mph, gusts 9N 13 mph, gusts 13N 12 mph, gusts 13N 9 mph, gusts 12NNE 8 mph, gusts 8ENE 7 mph, gusts 7E 6 mph, gusts 7ENE 5 mph, gusts 6NE 5 mph, gusts 6NE 7 mph, gusts 7NE 9 mph, gusts 9NE 12 mph, gusts 14NE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 14 mph, gusts 17
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 1 PM76°76°64°66%13%0%–SE 6710+ mi
Thu 2 PM77°77°63°62%12%0%–SE 6710+ mi
Thu 3 PM77°77°64°64%9%0%–SE 7710+ mi
Thu 4 PM77°77°64°64%9%0%–SE 7710+ mi
Thu 5 PM75°75°64°69%11%0%–SSE 6710+ mi
Thu 6 PM73°73°64°73%15%1%–SSE 6610+ mi
Thu 7 PM72°72°65°79%21%1%–SSE 6610+ mi
Thu 8 PM73°73°65°76%23%0%–SSE 5510+ mi
Thu 9 PM73°73°65°76%26%0%–SSE 5510+ mi
Thu 10 PM73°73°65°76%24%1%–SSE 559.0 mi
Thu 11 PM72°72°65°79%23%1%–SSE 558.0 mi
Fri 12 AM72°72°65°79%26%1%–SE 338.0 mi
Fri 1 AM71°71°65°81%29%1%–E 227.0 mi
Fri 2 AM71°71°65°81%35%1%–ENE 237.0 mi
Fri 3 AM71°71°65°81%31%1%–ENE 237.0 mi
Fri 4 AM70°70°64°81%31%1%–NE 558.0 mi
Fri 5 AM68°68°64°87%34%1%–NNE 9910+ mi
Fri 6 AM67°67°64°90%31%1%–N 121210+ mi
Fri 7 AM66°66°64°93%32%1%–N 131310+ mi
Fri 8 AM68°68°64°87%37%0%–N 131310+ mi
Fri 9 AM71°71°64°79%40%0%–N 121310+ mi
Fri 10 AM73°73°64°73%41%0%–N 101310+ mi
Fri 11 AM75°75°64°69%25%0%–N 91210+ mi
Fri 12 PM76°76°64°66%25%0%–NNE 8910+ mi
Fri 1 PM76°76°63°64%22%0%–NNE 8810+ mi
Fri 2 PM76°76°63°64%21%0%–NE 7810+ mi
Fri 3 PM77°77°63°62%18%0%–ENE 7710+ mi
Fri 4 PM76°76°63°64%21%0%–E 77–
Fri 5 PM75°75°63°66%19%0%–E 67–
Fri 6 PM73°73°63°71%21%0%–E 56–
Fri 7 PM73°73°64°73%26%0%–ENE 56–
Fri 8 PM72°72°64°76%31%0%–ENE 56–
Fri 9 PM72°72°64°76%34%0%–NE 56–
Fri 10 PM70°70°64°81%34%0%–NE 66–
Fri 11 PM69°69°63°81%33%0%–NE 77–
Sat 12 AM68°68°63°84%35%0%–NE 88–
Sat 1 AM68°68°63°84%38%0%–NE 99–
Sat 2 AM67°67°62°84%43%0%–NE 1012–
Sat 3 AM66°66°62°87%48%0%–NE 1214–
Sat 4 AM65°65°61°87%50%0%–NE 1214–
Sat 5 AM64°64°60°87%51%0%–NE 1215–
Sat 6 AM64°64°60°87%52%0%–NE 1316–
Sat 7 AM65°65°60°84%52%0%–NE 1316–
Sat 8 AM66°66°59°78%53%0%–ENE 1417–
Sat 9 AM67°67°60°78%53%0%–ENE 1417–
Sat 10 AM69°69°60°73%52%0%–ENE 1417–
Sat 11 AM70°70°60°71%51%0%–ENE 1417–
Sat 12 PM72°72°60°66%52%1%–ENE 1416–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

77° / 66°

1% rain

SE 5–7 mph · gusts 7

Fri, Nov 6

Mostly Sunny

77° / 64°

1% rain

NE 2–13 mph · gusts 13

Sat, Nov 7

Partly Sunny

74° / 59°

16% rain

NE 8–15 mph · gusts 18

Sun, Nov 8

Slight Chance Rain Showers

68° / 57°

19% rain

NE 9–18 mph · gusts 21

Mon, Nov 9

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

70° / 58°

16% rain

NE 5–10 mph · gusts 14

Tue, Nov 10

Slight Chance Rain Showers

72° / 60°

15% rain

NE 3–7 mph · gusts 9

Wed, Nov 11

Mostly Sunny

73° / 62°

15% rain

E 3–6 mph · gusts 9

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind 0 to 10 mph.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Veterans Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Weather map

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

Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 435 AM CST Thu Nov 5 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.


GMZ335-052330-
Galveston Bay-
435 AM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast this
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10
to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to 
slightly choppy after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots, increasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy,
increasing to choppy after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy, diminishing to
slightly choppy in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 435 AM CST Thu Nov 5 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.


GMZ355-052330-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
435 AM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots late.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 5 seconds and
south 1 foot at 5 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 feet. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally
to 8 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds,
becoming east 4 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.

Moon calendar · May 2062

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
51% lit
↑ 2:16 AM
↓ 12:46 PM
★★☆☆c63
Last Quarter
2
41% lit
↑ 2:50 AM
↓ 1:43 PM
★★☆☆c57
3
32% lit
↑ 3:21 AM
↓ 2:40 PM
★★☆☆c48
4
23% lit
↑ 3:50 AM
↓ 3:38 PM
★☆☆☆c34
5
14% lit
↑ 4:19 AM
↓ 4:36 PM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
6
8% lit
↑ 4:48 AM
↓ 5:38 PM
★★☆☆c55
7
3% lit
↑ 5:20 AM
↓ 6:42 PM
★★★★c70
8
0% lit
↑ 5:56 AM
↓ 7:51 PM
★☆☆☆c78
New Moon
9
1% lit
↑ 6:38 AM
↓ 9:03 PM
★★★★c88
best
10
4% lit
↑ 7:28 AM
↓ 10:15 PM
★★★★c95
best
11
9% lit
↑ 8:27 AM
↓ 11:23 PM
★★★★c97
Perigee · 362,782 km
Moon farthest north (28.6°)
12
18% lit
↑ 9:34 AM
↓ –
★★★★c97
13
27% lit
↑ 10:45 AM
↓ 12:23 AM
★★★★c95
14
38% lit
↑ 11:55 AM
↓ 1:13 AM
★★★★c87
15
50% lit
↑ 1:02 PM
↓ 1:55 AM
★★★☆c75
First Quarter
16
61% lit
↑ 2:06 PM
↓ 2:31 AM
★★☆☆c60
17
71% lit
↑ 3:07 PM
↓ 3:02 AM
★★☆☆c42
18
80% lit
↑ 4:05 PM
↓ 3:31 AM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
19
88% lit
↑ 5:04 PM
↓ 4:00 AM
★★★☆c55
20
93% lit
↑ 6:02 PM
↓ 4:29 AM
★★★★c67
21
97% lit
↑ 7:01 PM
↓ 5:01 AM
★☆☆☆c71
22
100% lit
↑ 8:01 PM
↓ 5:36 AM
★★★★c77
best
23
100% lit
↑ 8:59 PM
↓ 6:15 AM
★★★★c80
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
24
98% lit
↑ 9:55 PM
↓ 6:59 AM
★★★★c80
best
25
94% lit
↑ 10:47 PM
↓ 7:49 AM
★★★★c80
Moon farthest south (-28.6°)
26
89% lit
↑ 11:33 PM
↓ 8:43 AM
★★★★c79
Apogee · 405,629 km
27
83% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:39 AM
★★★★c77
28
75% lit
↑ 12:13 AM
↓ 10:36 AM
★★★★c73
29
67% lit
↑ 12:49 AM
↓ 11:33 AM
★★★☆c67
30
57% lit
↑ 1:21 AM
↓ 12:29 PM
★★☆☆c59
31
48% lit
↑ 1:50 AM
↓ 1:26 PM
★☆☆☆c48
Last Quarter

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, May 1 · 1:34 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, May 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.
  • Mon, May 8 · 10:22 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, May 11 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 362,782 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, May 11 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, May 15 · 1:17 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, May 18 · 4:00 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, May 23 · 2:03 AM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, May 25 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, May 26 · 7:00 PM — Apogee · 405,629 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, May 31 · 5:44 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Tue, May 9 · Wed, May 10 · Mon, May 22 · Tue, May 23 · Wed, May 24

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

Moon distance

362,928 km closest · 405,589 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 Thu 6:20 AM.