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Bolivar

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

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Today

Today: High 79°

Sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 66°

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind 5 to 15 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:35 AM / 5:28 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:08 AM / 3:44 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 7%
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 PMSat, Nov 76 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 86 AMclouds13% cloud cover17% cloud cover11% cloud cover15% cloud cover13% cloud cover23% cloud cover24% cloud cover40% cloud cover62% cloud cover67% cloud cover68% cloud cover71% cloud cover74% cloud cover73% cloud cover77% cloud cover68% cloud cover67% cloud cover70% cloud cover72% cloud cover73% cloud cover68% cloud cover74% cloud cover73% cloud cover71% cloud cover65% cloud cover62% cloud cover67% cloud cover66% cloud cover69% cloud cover72% cloud cover77% cloud cover81% cloud cover81% cloud cover77% cloud cover69% cloud cover70% cloud cover65% cloud cover57% cloud cover59% cloud cover57% cloud cover57% cloud cover66% cloud cover68% cloud cover68% cloud cover68% cloud cover68% cloud cover67% cloud cover67% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°76787573706866687374726967636163rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance10% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance15% chancewind01020mphNE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 9SSE 6 mph, gusts 8ESE 5 mph, gusts 6ENE 6 mph, gusts 7ENE 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 9 mph, gusts 13ENE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 13 mph, gusts 18ENE 14 mph, gusts 18ENE 15 mph, gusts 18ENE 14 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 12 mph, gusts 15ENE 10 mph, gusts 14ENE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 14 mph, gusts 18ENE 15 mph, gusts 20NE 15 mph, gusts 20NE 15 mph, gusts 20NE 14 mph, gusts 21
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 12 PM76°76°64°66%13%0%–NE 7910+ mi
Fri 1 PM77°77°64°64%17%0%–E 7910+ mi
Fri 2 PM78°78°64°62%11%0%–ESE 7910+ mi
Fri 3 PM78°78°63°60%15%0%–SE 8910+ mi
Fri 4 PM78°78°64°62%13%0%–SE 7910+ mi
Fri 5 PM76°76°65°69%23%0%–SE 7910+ mi
Fri 6 PM75°75°65°71%24%0%–SSE 6810+ mi
Fri 7 PM75°75°65°71%40%0%–SE 6710+ mi
Fri 8 PM73°73°66°79%62%0%–ESE 5610+ mi
Fri 9 PM73°73°66°79%67%0%–E 5610+ mi
Fri 10 PM72°72°66°81%68%0%–ENE 6710+ mi
Fri 11 PM71°71°66°84%71%0%–ENE 6810+ mi
Sat 12 AM70°70°65°84%74%0%–ENE 71010+ mi
Sat 1 AM70°70°64°81%73%0%–ENE 81010+ mi
Sat 2 AM69°69°63°81%77%0%–ENE 91310+ mi
Sat 3 AM68°68°62°81%68%0%–ENE 101510+ mi
Sat 4 AM68°68°62°81%67%0%–ENE 121610+ mi
Sat 5 AM67°67°61°81%70%0%–ENE 131710+ mi
Sat 6 AM66°66°60°81%72%1%–ENE 131810+ mi
Sat 7 AM66°66°59°78%73%1%–ENE 141810+ mi
Sat 8 AM67°67°59°75%68%1%–ENE 141810+ mi
Sat 9 AM68°68°59°73%74%1%–ENE 141810+ mi
Sat 10 AM71°71°59°66%73%1%–ENE 151810+ mi
Sat 11 AM72°72°59°64%71%1%–ENE 151810+ mi
Sat 12 PM73°73°60°64%65%1%–ENE 141710+ mi
Sat 1 PM73°73°59°62%62%2%–E 141710+ mi
Sat 2 PM74°74°59°59%67%2%–E 131710+ mi
Sat 3 PM74°74°59°59%66%2%–E 131610+ mi
Sat 4 PM74°74°59°59%69%2%–ENE 121510+ mi
Sat 5 PM74°74°58°57%72%1%–ENE 121510+ mi
Sat 6 PM72°72°58°61%77%0%–ENE 101410+ mi
Sat 7 PM70°70°58°66%81%0%–NE 1214–
Sat 8 PM70°70°58°66%81%0%–ENE 1316–
Sat 9 PM69°69°57°66%77%3%–ENE 1317–
Sat 10 PM69°69°57°66%69%3%–ENE 1317–
Sat 11 PM67°67°57°70%70%3%–ENE 1317–
Sun 12 AM67°67°57°70%65%4%–ENE 1317–
Sun 1 AM65°65°57°75%57%4%–ENE 1417–
Sun 2 AM65°65°56°73%59%4%–ENE 1418–
Sun 3 AM63°63°55°75%57%4%–ENE 1518–
Sun 4 AM62°62°55°78%57%4%–ENE 1520–
Sun 5 AM62°62°53°72%66%10%–ENE 1520–
Sun 6 AM61°61°52°72%68%15%–NE 1520–
Sun 7 AM60°60°54°81%68%15%–NE 1520–
Sun 8 AM61°61°54°78%68%15%–NE 1520–
Sun 9 AM63°63°53°70%68%15%–NE 1521–
Sun 10 AM65°65°53°66%67%15%–NE 1421–
Sun 11 AM66°66°53°63%67%15%–NE 1420–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

79° / 66°

Dry

E 5–8 mph · gusts 9

Sat, Nov 7

Mostly Cloudy

74° / 60°

10% rain

E 7–15 mph · gusts 18

Sun, Nov 8

Slight Chance Rain Showers

69° / 60°

20% rain

NE 12–15 mph · gusts 21

Mon, Nov 9

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

71° / 60°

16% 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° / 62°

11% rain

N 9–14 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. East 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: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • 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.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, 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 · 1050 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.


GMZ335-070515-
Galveston Bay-
1050 AM CST Fri Nov 6 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
late. Bay waters smooth. 
.TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast 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 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy,
diminishing to smooth in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay waters smooth.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 1050 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.


GMZ355-070515-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1050 AM CST Fri Nov 6 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at
3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to
15 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...East 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 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, subsiding to 2 to 3 feet after
midnight. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the evening, then 1 foot or less.

Moon calendar · May 2064

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
99% lit
↑ 9:08 PM
↓ 6:36 AM
★★★★c92
best
2
96% lit
↑ 10:17 PM
↓ 7:26 AM
★★★★c96
3
91% lit
↑ 11:20 PM
↓ 8:22 AM
★★★★c97
Moon farthest south (-27.9°)
4
83% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:23 AM
★★★★c94
5
75% lit
↑ 12:15 AM
↓ 10:26 AM
★★★★c89
6
65% lit
↑ 1:02 AM
↓ 11:28 AM
★★★☆c81
7
56% lit
↑ 1:41 AM
↓ 12:27 PM
★★☆☆c71
8
46% lit
↑ 2:14 AM
↓ 1:24 PM
★★☆☆c59
Last Quarter
9
36% lit
↑ 2:44 AM
↓ 2:18 PM
★★☆☆c47
10
28% lit
↑ 3:11 AM
↓ 3:11 PM
★☆☆☆c31
11
20% lit
↑ 3:37 AM
↓ 4:03 PM
★★☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
Apogee · 405,315 km
12
13% lit
↑ 4:04 AM
↓ 4:56 PM
★★☆☆c50
13
7% lit
↑ 4:31 AM
↓ 5:50 PM
★★★☆c62
14
3% lit
↑ 5:02 AM
↓ 6:46 PM
★★★★c71
15
1% lit
↑ 5:36 AM
↓ 7:44 PM
★☆☆☆c75
16
0% lit
↑ 6:16 AM
↓ 8:44 PM
★★★★c81
New Moon
best
17
2% lit
↑ 7:02 AM
↓ 9:43 PM
★★★★c86
best
18
6% lit
↑ 7:55 AM
↓ 10:39 PM
★★★★c88
Moon farthest north (27.2°)
19
11% lit
↑ 8:54 AM
↓ 11:30 PM
★★★★c89
20
19% lit
↑ 9:57 AM
↓ –
★★★★c88
21
28% lit
↑ 11:02 AM
↓ 12:15 AM
★★★★c85
22
38% lit
↑ 12:06 PM
↓ 12:55 AM
★★★☆c76
23
50% lit
↑ 1:11 PM
↓ 1:31 AM
★★☆☆c61
First Quarter
24
61% lit
↑ 2:15 PM
↓ 2:05 AM
★☆☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
25
72% lit
↑ 3:20 PM
↓ 2:38 AM
★★☆☆c49
26
82% lit
↑ 4:26 PM
↓ 3:11 AM
★★★☆c68
27
90% lit
↑ 5:35 PM
↓ 3:47 AM
★★★★c85
Perigee · 365,281 km
28
96% lit
↑ 6:45 PM
↓ 4:27 AM
★★★★c96
29
99% lit
↑ 7:55 PM
↓ 5:13 AM
★☆☆☆c100
30
100% lit
↑ 9:02 PM
↓ 6:06 AM
★★★★c103
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
31
98% lit
↑ 10:01 PM
↓ 7:05 AM
★★★★c103
Moon farthest south (-27.8°)
best

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, May 3 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, May 8 · 1:17 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, May 11 · 1:00 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 11 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 405,315 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, May 16 · 4:55 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, May 18 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, May 23 · 1:15 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, May 24 · 7:00 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, May 27 · 7:00 AM — Perigee · 365,281 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, May 30 · 5:36 AM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, May 31 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Thu, May 1 · Fri, May 16 · Sat, May 17 · Fri, May 30 · Sat, May 31

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

Moon distance

364,188 km closest · 405,314 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 10:41 AM.