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Bolivar

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 65° · 70% rain

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Veterans Day: High 73° · 69% rain

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:39 AM / 5:25 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:00 AM / 6:59 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 5%
Major period
12:35 AM–2:35 AM
Minor period
8:30 AM–9:30 AM
Major period
1:00 PM–3:00 PM
Minor period
6:29 PM–7:29 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Nov 116 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Nov 126 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 13clouds82% cloud cover79% cloud cover75% cloud cover70% cloud cover73% cloud cover80% cloud cover79% cloud cover76% cloud cover74% cloud cover72% cloud cover73% cloud cover72% cloud cover66% cloud cover64% cloud cover77% cloud cover78% cloud cover60% cloud cover60% cloud cover50% cloud cover47% cloud cover65% cloud cover58% cloud cover59% cloud cover64% cloud cover63% cloud cover68% cloud cover74% cloud cover63% cloud cover59% cloud cover50% cloud cover47% cloud cover53% cloud cover51% cloud cover47% cloud cover47% cloud cover32% cloud cover32% cloud cover36% cloud cover34% cloud cover37% cloud cover24% cloud cover11% cloud cover9% cloud cover7% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡50°55°60°65°70°75°80°66657273737372706864707475716865rain70% chance, 0.02 in69% chance, 0.02 in69% chance, 0.01 in66% chance, 0.01 in66% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in38% chance, 0.01 in32% chance31% chance27% chance27% chance21% chance21% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphNE 8 mph, gusts 8ENE 8 mph, gusts 8ENE 7 mph, gusts 7ENE 7 mph, gusts 7E 7 mph, gusts 7E 5 mph, gusts 5NE 5 mph, gusts 5NE 3 mph, gusts 3N 5 mph, gusts 5NW 5 mph, gusts 5NW 6 mph, gusts 6NW 7 mph, gusts 7NNW 9 mph, gusts 9N 12 mph, gusts 14N 13 mph, gusts 15NNE 13 mph, gusts 15N 12 mph, gusts 14N 10 mph, gusts 13N 9 mph, gusts 9N 8 mph, gusts 10N 8 mph, gusts 10N 8 mph, gusts 9N 7 mph, gusts 8NNE 7 mph, gusts 8
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 4 AM66°66°63°90%82%70%0.02"NE 882.0 mi⚡
Wed 5 AM66°66°63°90%79%69%0.02"ENE 885.9 mi⚡
Wed 6 AM66°66°64°93%75%69%0.01"ENE 887.0 mi⚡
Wed 7 AM65°65°64°97%70%66%0.01"ENE 777.0 mi⚡
Wed 8 AM68°68°64°87%73%66%0.01"ENE 777.0 mi⚡
Wed 9 AM69°69°65°87%80%44%0.01"ENE 7710+ mi⚡
Wed 10 AM72°72°65°79%79%40%0.01"ENE 7710+ mi⚡
Wed 11 AM73°73°65°76%76%38%0.01"E 6610+ mi⚡
Wed 12 PM73°73°66°79%74%32%–E 7710+ mi⚡
Wed 1 PM73°73°66°79%72%31%–E 6610+ mi⚡
Wed 2 PM73°73°66°79%73%27%–E 5510+ mi⚡
Wed 3 PM73°73°66°79%72%27%–E 3310+ mi⚡
Wed 4 PM73°73°65°76%66%21%–NE 5510+ mi⚡
Wed 5 PM73°73°65°76%64%21%–NE 5510+ mi⚡
Wed 6 PM73°73°66°79%77%0%–NE 3310+ mi
Wed 7 PM73°73°66°79%78%0%–NNE 5510+ mi
Wed 8 PM73°73°66°79%60%0%–N 5510+ mi
Wed 9 PM73°73°67°81%60%0%–NW 559.0 mi
Wed 10 PM72°72°66°81%50%0%–NW 557.0 mi
Wed 11 PM72°72°66°81%47%0%–NNW 557.0 mi
Thu 12 AM72°72°66°81%65%1%–NW 667.0 mi
Thu 1 AM70°70°66°87%58%1%–NNW 777.0 mi
Thu 2 AM69°69°66°90%59%1%–NW 777.0 mi
Thu 3 AM69°69°66°90%64%1%–NW 887.0 mi
Thu 4 AM68°68°65°90%63%1%–NNW 997.0 mi
Thu 5 AM67°67°64°90%68%1%–N 12147.0 mi
Thu 6 AM65°65°63°93%74%0%–N 12147.9 mi
Thu 7 AM64°64°62°93%63%0%–N 12147.0 mi
Thu 8 AM65°65°61°87%59%0%–N 13159.0 mi
Thu 9 AM68°68°60°76%50%0%–N 131510+ mi
Thu 10 AM70°70°59°68%47%0%–NNE 1315–
Thu 11 AM73°73°58°59%53%0%–N 1214–
Thu 12 PM74°74°58°57%51%0%–N 1214–
Thu 1 PM74°74°57°55%47%0%–N 1013–
Thu 2 PM75°75°56°52%47%0%–N 1013–
Thu 3 PM75°75°56°52%32%0%–N 1013–
Thu 4 PM75°75°56°52%32%0%–N 99–
Thu 5 PM74°74°56°53%36%0%–N 88–
Thu 6 PM73°73°57°57%34%0%–N 810–
Thu 7 PM71°71°57°61%37%0%–N 810–
Thu 8 PM70°70°57°63%24%0%–N 810–
Thu 9 PM69°69°57°66%11%0%–N 89–
Thu 10 PM68°68°56°65%9%0%–N 89–
Thu 11 PM68°68°56°65%7%0%–N 78–
Fri 12 AM67°67°55°65%5%0%–N 78–
Fri 1 AM65°65°54°68%5%0%–N 78–
Fri 2 AM64°64°54°70%5%0%–NNE 78–
Fri 3 AM62°62°53°72%5%0%–NNE 78–

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

73° / 65°

70% rain · 0.10"

E 3–8 mph · gusts 8

⚡ Storms

Thu, Nov 12

Partly Sunny

75° / 60°

1% rain

N 6–13 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

72° / 61°

Dry

E 5–9 mph · gusts 12

Sat, Nov 14

Mostly Sunny

70° / 63°

44% rain · 0.72"

E 8–17 mph · gusts 22

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Rain Showers

72° / 61°

59% rain · 0.30"

E 16–21 mph · gusts 25

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Rain Showers

69° / 56°

59% rain · 0.84"

NE 15–16 mph · gusts 22

Tue, Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

67° / 56°

4% rain

NE 10–15 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Veterans Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 64, with temperatures rising to around 67 overnight. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 10 to 15 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 61.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 1223 AM CST Wed Nov 11 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.


GMZ335-111915-
Galveston Bay-
1223 AM CST Wed Nov 11 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. Isolated thunderstorms. Showers.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Isolated thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly 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 with gusts up to 20 knots,
diminishing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters
slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth in the afternoon. 
.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 10 knots, becoming east
10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Bay
waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. A
chance of showers in the evening. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters rough, diminishing to
choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northeast
around 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters rough, diminishing to
choppy after midnight. Showers likely. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 1223 AM CST Wed Nov 11 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.


GMZ355-111915-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1223 AM CST Wed Nov 11 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. Showers likely with
isolated thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East
1 foot at 4 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms. Showers likely,
mainly in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming
north 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 with gusts up to 20 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 10 to 15 knots, becoming east around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. 
.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 in the evening. 
.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 in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · October 2076

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
12% lit
↑ 10:18 AM
↓ 9:21 PM
★☆☆☆c58
2
19% lit
↑ 11:18 AM
↓ 10:01 PM
★★☆☆c72
3
28% lit
↑ 12:20 PM
↓ 10:48 PM
★★★☆c82
4
39% lit
↑ 1:22 PM
↓ 11:41 PM
★★★☆c89
5
49% lit
↑ 2:22 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c92
Moon farthest south (-25.1°)
First Quarter
6
61% lit
↑ 3:18 PM
↓ 12:41 AM
★★★☆c92
7
72% lit
↑ 4:09 PM
↓ 1:46 AM
★★★☆c89
8
81% lit
↑ 4:55 PM
↓ 2:54 AM
★★★☆c80
9
90% lit
↑ 5:36 PM
↓ 4:03 AM
★★★☆c68
10
96% lit
↑ 6:14 PM
↓ 5:12 AM
★★☆☆c53
Perigee · 362,694 km
11
99% lit
↑ 6:51 PM
↓ 6:19 AM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
12
100% lit
↑ 7:27 PM
↓ 7:25 AM
★★★☆c54
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
13
98% lit
↑ 8:05 PM
↓ 8:30 AM
★★★☆c67
14
93% lit
↑ 8:44 PM
↓ 9:35 AM
★★★★c81
best
15
87% lit
↑ 9:27 PM
↓ 10:38 AM
★☆☆☆c85
16
79% lit
↑ 10:14 PM
↓ 11:40 AM
★★★★c89
best
17
70% lit
↑ 11:04 PM
↓ 12:38 PM
★★★☆c89
18
60% lit
↑ 11:56 PM
↓ 1:31 PM
★★★☆c87
Moon farthest north (24.4°)
19
51% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:18 PM
★★☆☆c83
Last Quarter
20
41% lit
↑ 12:50 AM
↓ 3:01 PM
★★☆☆c76
21
32% lit
↑ 1:45 AM
↓ 3:39 PM
★★☆☆c68
Apogee · 404,880 km
22
24% lit
↑ 2:40 AM
↓ 4:13 PM
★★☆☆c59
23
16% lit
↑ 3:34 AM
↓ 4:44 PM
★★☆☆c49
24
10% lit
↑ 4:27 AM
↓ 5:14 PM
★★☆☆c39
25
5% lit
↑ 5:21 AM
↓ 5:44 PM
★★☆☆c31
Moon crosses the equator
26
2% lit
↑ 6:16 AM
↓ 6:14 PM
★★☆☆c43
27
0% lit
↑ 7:12 AM
↓ 6:46 PM
★★★☆c55
New Moon
28
1% lit
↑ 8:10 AM
↓ 7:21 PM
★★★★c75
best
29
4% lit
↑ 9:11 AM
↓ 8:00 PM
★☆☆☆c80
30
9% lit
↑ 10:13 AM
↓ 8:45 PM
★★★★c91
best
31
16% lit
↑ 11:16 AM
↓ 9:36 PM
★★★★c99
best

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Oct 5 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-25.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Oct 5 · 1:26 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Oct 10 · 2:00 AM — Perigee · 362,694 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Oct 11 · 1:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Oct 12 · 4:37 AM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Oct 18 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest north (24.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Oct 19 · 1:50 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Oct 21 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 404,880 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Oct 25 · 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, Oct 27 · 3:50 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Wed, Oct 14 · Fri, Oct 16 · Wed, Oct 28 · Fri, Oct 30 · Sat, Oct 31

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

Moon distance

362,823 km closest · 404,771 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 Wed 12:21 AM.