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Bolivar

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 66° · 74% rain

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Veterans Day: High 73° · 41% rain

A chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:38 AM / 5:25 PM
Moonrise / moonset
8:03 AM / 6:11 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 3%
Major period
12:00 AM–1:45 AM
Minor period
7:33 AM–8:33 AM
Major period
12:05 PM–2:05 PM
Minor period
5:41 PM–6:41 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 116 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Nov 126 AM12 PM6 PMclouds71% cloud cover69% cloud cover75% cloud cover78% cloud cover80% cloud cover83% cloud cover87% cloud cover86% cloud cover82% cloud cover77% cloud cover81% cloud cover68% cloud cover81% cloud cover79% cloud cover64% cloud cover67% cloud cover74% cloud cover70% cloud cover78% cloud cover76% cloud cover77% cloud cover78% cloud cover77% cloud cover77% cloud cover81% cloud cover79% cloud cover81% cloud cover75% cloud cover69% cloud cover71% cloud cover66% cloud cover81% cloud cover72% cloud cover80% cloud cover82% cloud cover78% cloud cover73% cloud cover54% cloud cover34% cloud cover31% cloud cover29% cloud cover26% cloud cover22% cloud cover17% cloud cover13% cloud cover12% cloud cover11% cloud cover10% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡50°55°60°65°70°75°80°71706967667172727272706865707473rain74% chance, 0.01 in74% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in59% chance, 0.02 in59% chance, 0.02 in59% chance, 0.02 in66% chance, 0.02 in66% chance, 0.02 in66% chance, 0.02 in41% chance41% chance41% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chancewind01020mphE 5 mph, gusts 5E 3 mph, gusts 5ENE 3 mph, gusts 5NE 3 mph, gusts 5NE 5 mph, gusts 6NE 6 mph, gusts 7ENE 6 mph, gusts 8NE 6 mph, gusts 8NE 3 mph, gusts 7NE 3 mph, gusts 6NNW 3 mph, gusts 6NNW 3 mph, gusts 5NNW 3 mph, gusts 3WNW 5 mph, gusts 5WNW 6 mph, gusts 7NW 7 mph, gusts 8NW 8 mph, gusts 10NNW 12 mph, gusts 14N 12 mph, gusts 15N 12 mph, gusts 16N 10 mph, gusts 15N 10 mph, gusts 14N 10 mph, gusts 14N 9 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 7 PM71°71°62°73%71%74%0.01"E 556.0 mi⚡
Tue 8 PM70°70°62°76%69%74%0.01"E 356.0 mi⚡
Tue 9 PM70°70°63°78%75%37%0.01"E 3510+ mi⚡
Tue 10 PM70°70°63°78%78%37%0.01"E 3510+ mi⚡
Tue 11 PM70°70°63°78%80%37%0.01"ENE 3510+ mi⚡
Wed 12 AM70°70°63°78%83%59%0.02"ENE 356.0 mi⚡
Wed 1 AM69°69°63°81%87%59%0.02"NE 356.0 mi⚡
Wed 2 AM69°69°64°84%86%59%0.02"NE 356.0 mi⚡
Wed 3 AM68°68°64°87%82%66%0.02"NE 566.0 mi⚡
Wed 4 AM67°67°64°90%77%66%0.02"NE 565.9 mi⚡
Wed 5 AM67°67°64°90%81%66%0.02"NE 676.0 mi⚡
Wed 6 AM66°66°64°93%68%41%–NE 677.0 mi
Wed 7 AM66°66°64°93%81%41%–ENE 687.0 mi
Wed 8 AM67°67°65°93%79%41%–NE 687.0 mi
Wed 9 AM69°69°65°87%64%15%–NE 689.0 mi
Wed 10 AM71°71°66°84%67%15%–NE 5810+ mi
Wed 11 AM72°72°66°81%74%15%–NE 3710+ mi
Wed 12 PM71°71°66°84%70%6%–NE 3610+ mi
Wed 1 PM72°72°66°81%78%6%–NE 3610+ mi
Wed 2 PM72°72°66°81%76%6%–N 3610+ mi
Wed 3 PM72°72°66°81%77%5%–NNW 3610+ mi
Wed 4 PM72°72°67°84%78%5%–NNW 3510+ mi
Wed 5 PM72°72°66°81%77%5%–NNW 3510+ mi
Wed 6 PM72°72°66°81%77%2%–NW 2310+ mi
Wed 7 PM72°72°66°81%81%2%–NNW 3310+ mi
Wed 8 PM72°72°67°84%79%2%–WNW 3310+ mi
Wed 9 PM72°72°67°84%81%2%–WNW 559.0 mi
Wed 10 PM72°72°67°84%75%2%–WNW 567.0 mi
Wed 11 PM71°71°66°84%69%2%–WNW 677.0 mi
Thu 12 AM71°71°66°84%71%2%–WNW 677.0 mi
Thu 1 AM70°70°66°87%66%2%–NW 787.0 mi
Thu 2 AM69°69°66°90%81%2%–NW 797.0 mi
Thu 3 AM69°69°65°87%72%2%–NW 8107.0 mi
Thu 4 AM68°68°64°87%80%2%–NNW 912–
Thu 5 AM67°67°62°84%82%2%–NNW 1214–
Thu 6 AM66°66°60°81%78%0%–N 1215–
Thu 7 AM65°65°61°87%73%0%–N 1215–
Thu 8 AM66°66°61°84%54%0%–N 1216–
Thu 9 AM68°68°61°78%34%0%–N 1216–
Thu 10 AM70°70°60°71%31%0%–N 1216–
Thu 11 AM72°72°59°64%29%0%–N 1015–
Thu 12 PM73°73°59°62%26%0%–N 1014–
Thu 1 PM74°74°58°57%22%0%–N 1014–
Thu 2 PM74°74°57°55%17%0%–N 1014–
Thu 3 PM73°73°57°57%13%0%–N 1014–
Thu 4 PM73°73°56°55%12%0%–N 913–
Thu 5 PM72°72°56°57%11%0%–N 912–
Thu 6 PM71°71°56°59%10%0%–N 810–

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

71° / 66°

74% rain · 0.05"

E 3–5 mph · gusts 5

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 11

Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

73° / 65°

66% rain · 0.12"

N 2–6 mph · gusts 8

⚡ Storms

Thu, Nov 12

Mostly Sunny

75° / 60°

2% rain

N 6–12 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

72° / 63°

Dry

E 3–8 mph · gusts 10

Sat, Nov 14

Sunny

71° / 64°

25% rain · 0.18"

E 6–17 mph · gusts 22

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Rain Showers

72° / 62°

41% rain · 0.84"

E 15–20 mph · gusts 25

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Slight Chance Rain Showers

71° / 59°

25% rain · 0.06"

NE 13–16 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Veterans Day: A chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. North wind around 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 71.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
  • Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 70.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 639 PM CST Tue Nov 10 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.


GMZ335-111330-
Galveston Bay-
639 PM CST Tue Nov 10 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Isolated thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
chance of showers in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
slightly choppy after midnight. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
slightly choppy after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...East winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, increasing
to choppy in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A
chance of showers after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance
of showers. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A
chance of showers in the evening. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 639 PM CST Tue Nov 10 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.


GMZ355-111330-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
639 PM CST Tue Nov 10 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East
1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in
the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
North 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: North 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...East winds around 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, building to 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · July 2073

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
14% lit
↑ 3:38 AM
↓ 5:06 PM
★★★☆c71
2
8% lit
↑ 4:18 AM
↓ 6:01 PM
★★★★c81
3
3% lit
↑ 5:03 AM
↓ 6:57 PM
★☆☆☆c85
4
1% lit
↑ 5:53 AM
↓ 7:52 PM
★★★★c90
Moon farthest north (20.0°)
best
5
0% lit
↑ 6:48 AM
↓ 8:45 PM
★★★★c92
New Moon
best
6
2% lit
↑ 7:47 AM
↓ 9:35 PM
★★★★c92
best
7
7% lit
↑ 8:49 AM
↓ 10:23 PM
★★★★c90
8
14% lit
↑ 9:52 AM
↓ 11:07 PM
★★★★c84
9
23% lit
↑ 10:55 AM
↓ 11:48 PM
★★★☆c72
10
33% lit
↑ 11:58 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c57
11
44% lit
↑ 1:01 PM
↓ 12:28 AM
★☆☆☆c43
Perigee · 369,523 km
Moon crosses the equator
12
56% lit
↑ 2:04 PM
↓ 1:08 AM
★★☆☆c54
First Quarter
13
67% lit
↑ 3:07 PM
↓ 1:49 AM
★★☆☆c70
14
77% lit
↑ 4:10 PM
↓ 2:32 AM
★★★☆c84
15
86% lit
↑ 5:12 PM
↓ 3:18 AM
★★★★c93
16
93% lit
↑ 6:12 PM
↓ 4:07 AM
★★★★c97
17
97% lit
↑ 7:09 PM
↓ 5:00 AM
★☆☆☆c97
Moon farthest south (-19.2°)
18
100% lit
↑ 8:01 PM
↓ 5:56 AM
★★★★c97
best
19
100% lit
↑ 8:49 PM
↓ 6:53 AM
★★★★c94
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
20
98% lit
↑ 9:31 PM
↓ 7:50 AM
★★★★c88
21
94% lit
↑ 10:10 PM
↓ 8:46 AM
★★★★c79
22
88% lit
↑ 10:46 PM
↓ 9:40 AM
★★★☆c68
23
81% lit
↑ 11:20 PM
↓ 10:34 AM
★★☆☆c58
24
73% lit
↑ 11:52 PM
↓ 11:26 AM
★★☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
25
64% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:17 PM
★☆☆☆c33
Apogee · 404,363 km
26
55% lit
↑ 12:25 AM
↓ 1:09 PM
★☆☆☆c35
Last Quarter
27
45% lit
↑ 12:59 AM
↓ 2:01 PM
★☆☆☆c46
28
36% lit
↑ 1:34 AM
↓ 2:54 PM
★★☆☆c56
29
27% lit
↑ 2:13 AM
↓ 3:49 PM
★★☆☆c66
30
18% lit
↑ 2:55 AM
↓ 4:44 PM
★★★☆c75
31
11% lit
↑ 3:43 AM
↓ 5:39 PM
★★★★c83

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Jul 4 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest north (20.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jul 5 · 2:16 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Jul 11 · 2:00 AM — Perigee · 369,523 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Jul 11 · 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.
  • Wed, Jul 12 · 12:15 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Jul 17 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jul 19 · 12:04 AM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Jul 24 · 5:00 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, Jul 25 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 404,363 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Jul 26 · 11:28 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Tue, Jul 4 · Wed, Jul 5 · Thu, Jul 6 · Tue, Jul 18 · Wed, Jul 19

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

Moon distance

369,571 km closest · 404,354 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 Tue 7:06 PM.