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Bolivar

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 67°

Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday: High 78° · 1% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:35 AM / 5:28 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:08 AM / 3:44 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 9%
Minor period
3:38 AM–4:38 AM
Major period
8:55 AM–10:55 AM
Minor period
3:14 PM–4:14 PM
Major period
9:25 PM–11:25 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Nov 66 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 76 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 8clouds12% cloud cover16% cloud cover19% cloud cover18% cloud cover18% cloud cover33% cloud cover54% cloud cover48% cloud cover47% cloud cover37% cloud cover24% cloud cover22% cloud cover23% cloud cover20% cloud cover19% cloud cover25% cloud cover23% cloud cover28% cloud cover32% cloud cover35% cloud cover45% cloud cover44% cloud cover44% cloud cover45% cloud cover47% cloud cover52% cloud cover55% cloud cover55% cloud cover60% cloud cover65% cloud cover62% cloud cover62% cloud cover60% cloud cover63% cloud cover62% cloud cover59% cloud cover54% cloud cover55% cloud cover51% cloud cover53% cloud cover61% cloud cover68% cloud cover80% cloud cover81% cloud cover73% cloud cover68% cloud cover66% cloud cover63% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°71696774777874737068667173747069rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphN 2 mph, gusts 3NE 3 mph, gusts 5NE 6 mph, gusts 7NNE 7 mph, gusts 9NNE 8 mph, gusts 12NE 8 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 10SE 8 mph, gusts 10SE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 6 mph, gusts 7E 6 mph, gusts 6ENE 7 mph, gusts 9NE 9 mph, gusts 12ENE 12 mph, gusts 15ENE 14 mph, gusts 17NE 15 mph, gusts 18ENE 15 mph, gusts 18ENE 15 mph, gusts 18ENE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 14NE 14 mph, gusts 16ENE 14 mph, gusts 16
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 1 AM71°71°65°81%12%0%–N 2310+ mi
Fri 2 AM71°71°65°81%16%0%–ENE 2310+ mi
Fri 3 AM70°70°65°84%19%0%–NE 3510+ mi
Fri 4 AM69°69°65°87%18%0%–NE 5510+ mi
Fri 5 AM68°68°65°90%18%0%–NE 6710+ mi
Fri 6 AM68°68°64°87%33%1%–NE 7810+ mi
Fri 7 AM67°67°64°90%54%1%–NNE 7910+ mi
Fri 8 AM69°69°64°84%48%1%–NNE 81010+ mi
Fri 9 AM72°72°64°76%47%1%–NNE 81210+ mi
Fri 10 AM74°74°64°71%37%1%–NE 81210+ mi
Fri 11 AM76°76°64°66%24%1%–NE 81010+ mi
Fri 12 PM77°77°63°62%22%1%–ENE 71010+ mi
Fri 1 PM77°77°62°60%23%1%–E 71010+ mi
Fri 2 PM77°77°62°60%20%1%–ESE 81010+ mi
Fri 3 PM77°77°61°58%19%1%–SE 81010+ mi
Fri 4 PM78°78°62°58%25%1%–SE 71010+ mi
Fri 5 PM76°76°62°62%23%1%–SE 7910+ mi
Fri 6 PM75°75°64°69%28%1%–SE 7810+ mi
Fri 7 PM74°74°64°71%32%1%–ESE 6710+ mi
Fri 8 PM73°73°64°73%35%1%–ESE 5610+ mi
Fri 9 PM73°73°64°73%45%0%–E 6610+ mi
Fri 10 PM73°73°64°73%44%1%–E 6810+ mi
Fri 11 PM72°72°64°76%44%1%–ENE 7910+ mi
Sat 12 AM71°71°62°73%45%1%–ENE 91010+ mi
Sat 1 AM70°70°61°73%47%1%–NE 91210+ mi
Sat 2 AM70°70°60°71%52%1%–ENE 121310+ mi
Sat 3 AM68°68°60°76%55%1%–ENE 121510+ mi
Sat 4 AM68°68°60°76%55%1%–ENE 131710+ mi
Sat 5 AM67°67°59°75%60%1%–ENE 141710+ mi
Sat 6 AM66°66°58°75%65%0%–ENE 141810+ mi
Sat 7 AM66°66°58°75%62%0%–NE 151810+ mi
Sat 8 AM67°67°58°73%62%0%–ENE 151810+ mi
Sat 9 AM69°69°58°68%60%0%–ENE 151810+ mi
Sat 10 AM71°71°58°64%63%0%–ENE 1520–
Sat 11 AM73°73°57°57%62%0%–ENE 1518–
Sat 12 PM73°73°57°57%59%0%–ENE 1417–
Sat 1 PM73°73°57°57%54%0%–ENE 1417–
Sat 2 PM74°74°57°55%55%0%–ENE 1317–
Sat 3 PM74°74°56°53%51%0%–ENE 1316–
Sat 4 PM74°74°54°50%53%0%–ENE 1215–
Sat 5 PM73°73°55°53%61%0%–ENE 1215–
Sat 6 PM72°72°55°55%68%1%–ENE 1014–
Sat 7 PM70°70°58°66%80%1%–NE 1214–
Sat 8 PM70°70°58°66%81%1%–NE 1315–
Sat 9 PM70°70°58°66%73%1%–NE 1416–
Sat 10 PM69°69°58°68%68%1%–NE 1416–
Sat 11 PM68°68°58°70%66%1%–ENE 1416–
Sun 12 AM66°66°58°75%63%1%–ENE 1416–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

78° / 67°

1% rain

E 2–8 mph · gusts 12

Sat, Nov 7

Partly Sunny

74° / 60°

1% rain

NE 9–15 mph · gusts 20

Sun, Nov 8

Mostly Cloudy

67° / 59°

6% rain

NE 10–15 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Nov 9

Mostly Cloudy

70° / 60°

10% rain

NE 7–12 mph · gusts 15

Tue, Nov 10

Mostly Sunny

72° / 63°

16% rain

NE 6–9 mph · gusts 13

Wed, Nov 11

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

73° / 64°

17% rain

NE 5–8 mph · gusts 12

Thu, Nov 12

Mostly Sunny

74° / 64°

11% rain

N 9–14 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
  • Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Veterans Day: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

Weather map

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

Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 1210 AM CST Fri Nov 6 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.


GMZ335-061830-
Galveston Bay-
1210 AM CST Fri Nov 6 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Bay
waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy, diminishing to
slightly choppy in the afternoon. 
.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 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Bay waters smooth.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 1210 AM CST Fri Nov 6 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.


GMZ355-061830-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1210 AM CST Fri Nov 6 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
around 5 knots late. Seas 1 foot. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 2 
seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds,
becoming east 2 feet at 3 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at
5 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East
4 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers
in the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.

Moon calendar · May 2063

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11% lit
↑ 8:40 AM
↓ 11:31 PM
★★★★c92
2
19% lit
↑ 9:41 AM
↓ –
★★★★c93
Moon farthest north (28.2°)
3
29% lit
↑ 10:47 AM
↓ 12:30 AM
★★★★c92
4
40% lit
↑ 11:56 AM
↓ 1:21 AM
★★★☆c88
5
51% lit
↑ 1:04 PM
↓ 2:05 AM
★★★☆c79
First Quarter
6
62% lit
↑ 2:11 PM
↓ 2:43 AM
★★☆☆c64
Perigee · 369,617 km
7
73% lit
↑ 3:16 PM
↓ 3:18 AM
★★☆☆c47
8
82% lit
↑ 4:20 PM
↓ 3:50 AM
★★☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
9
90% lit
↑ 5:24 PM
↓ 4:21 AM
★★★☆c59
10
96% lit
↑ 6:28 PM
↓ 4:54 AM
★★★★c75
11
99% lit
↑ 7:34 PM
↓ 5:29 AM
★☆☆☆c80
12
100% lit
↑ 8:40 PM
↓ 6:09 AM
★★★★c88
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
13
98% lit
↑ 9:43 PM
↓ 6:53 AM
★★★★c90
best
14
95% lit
↑ 10:42 PM
↓ 7:43 AM
★★★★c91
15
89% lit
↑ 11:34 PM
↓ 8:38 AM
★★★★c89
Moon farthest south (-28.4°)
16
82% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:36 AM
★★★★c85
17
74% lit
↑ 12:20 AM
↓ 10:35 AM
★★★★c80
18
66% lit
↑ 12:58 AM
↓ 11:32 AM
★★★☆c73
19
57% lit
↑ 1:32 AM
↓ 12:28 PM
★★☆☆c64
Apogee · 404,088 km
20
47% lit
↑ 2:02 AM
↓ 1:23 PM
★★☆☆c52
Last Quarter
21
38% lit
↑ 2:29 AM
↓ 2:16 PM
★☆☆☆c40
22
29% lit
↑ 2:56 AM
↓ 3:09 PM
★☆☆☆c32
Moon crosses the equator
23
20% lit
↑ 3:22 AM
↓ 4:04 PM
★★☆☆c45
24
13% lit
↑ 3:50 AM
↓ 5:02 PM
★★★☆c61
25
7% lit
↑ 4:22 AM
↓ 6:02 PM
★★★★c76
26
2% lit
↑ 4:57 AM
↓ 7:06 PM
★★★★c87
best
27
0% lit
↑ 5:40 AM
↓ 8:13 PM
★☆☆☆c92
New Moon
28
1% lit
↑ 6:30 AM
↓ 9:19 PM
★★★★c99
best
29
4% lit
↑ 7:30 AM
↓ 10:21 PM
★★★★c102
Moon farthest north (28.1°)
best
30
9% lit
↑ 8:36 AM
↓ 11:16 PM
★★★★c102
31
17% lit
↑ 9:46 AM
↓ –
★★★★c100
Perigee · 367,749 km

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, May 2 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, May 5 · 10:19 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, May 6 · 2:00 PM — Perigee · 369,617 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, May 8 · 6:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, May 12 · 8:11 AM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, May 15 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, May 19 · 4:00 PM — Apogee · 404,088 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, May 20 · 4:16 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, May 22 · 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.
  • Sun, May 27 · 8:47 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, May 29 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, May 31 · 8:00 PM — Perigee · 367,749 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Sat, May 12 · Sun, May 13 · Sat, May 26 · Mon, May 28 · Tue, May 29

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

Moon distance

367,801 km closest · 404,067 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 Fri 12:21 AM.