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

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Today

Veterans Day: High 72° · 8% rain

Mostly cloudy. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 64° · 2% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:39 AM / 5:25 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:00 AM / 6:59 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 6%
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 PMThu, Nov 126 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 136 AMclouds63% cloud cover64% cloud cover68% cloud cover80% cloud cover85% cloud cover66% cloud cover62% cloud cover68% cloud cover70% cloud cover68% cloud cover65% cloud cover49% cloud cover44% cloud cover27% cloud cover34% cloud cover57% cloud cover54% cloud cover28% cloud cover44% cloud cover48% cloud cover41% cloud cover47% cloud cover43% cloud cover47% cloud cover42% cloud cover30% cloud cover29% cloud cover31% cloud cover27% cloud cover30% cloud cover14% cloud cover14% cloud cover10% cloud cover13% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover4% cloud cover2% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°70706866656464677273676361605963rain3% chance5% chance5% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphENE 8 mph, gusts 10ENE 6 mph, gusts 8ENE 5 mph, gusts 6NNE 3 mph, gusts 5NNE 3 mph, gusts 3N 3 mph, gusts 3NNW 5 mph, gusts 5NNW 7 mph, gusts 8NNW 9 mph, gusts 12N 12 mph, gusts 15NNE 13 mph, gusts 17NNE 13 mph, gusts 17NNE 12 mph, gusts 15N 10 mph, gusts 14N 9 mph, gusts 13NNW 7 mph, gusts 8N 8 mph, gusts 8N 8 mph, gusts 8N 8 mph, gusts 8N 8 mph, gusts 8N 9 mph, gusts 9N 10 mph, gusts 10NNE 10 mph, gusts 12NE 9 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 12 PM70°70°66°88%63%3%–ENE 8109.7 mi
Wed 1 PM70°70°66°88%64%5%–ENE 7109.9 mi
Wed 2 PM70°70°66°88%68%5%–ENE 689.9 mi
Wed 3 PM70°70°67°89%80%2%–ENE 689.9 mi
Wed 4 PM69°69°67°90%85%1%–ENE 569.9 mi
Wed 5 PM69°69°67°92%66%1%–NE 559.8 mi
Wed 6 PM68°68°67°94%62%2%–NNE 359.8 mi
Wed 7 PM68°68°67°95%68%2%–NNE 339.7 mi
Wed 8 PM66°66°66°100%70%1%–NNE 339.8 mi
Wed 9 PM66°66°66°100%68%0%–N 559.8 mi
Wed 10 PM65°65°65°100%65%0%–N 339.8 mi
Wed 11 PM65°65°65°100%49%0%–N 559.6 mi
Thu 12 AM65°65°65°100%44%0%–NNW 558.7 mi
Thu 1 AM65°65°65°100%27%1%–NNW 677.7 mi
Thu 2 AM64°64°64°100%34%1%–NNW 787.6 mi
Thu 3 AM64°64°64°100%57%0%–NNW 8107.5 mi
Thu 4 AM64°64°64°100%54%0%–NNW 9128.1 mi
Thu 5 AM64°64°64°100%28%0%–N 12148.8 mi
Thu 6 AM64°64°63°98%44%0%–N 12159.5 mi
Thu 7 AM64°64°62°95%48%0%–N 12169.7 mi
Thu 8 AM65°65°61°87%41%0%–NNE 13179.9 mi
Thu 9 AM67°67°61°80%47%0%–NNE 131710+ mi
Thu 10 AM69°69°59°72%43%0%–NNE 131710+ mi
Thu 11 AM71°71°58°64%47%0%–NNE 131610+ mi
Thu 12 PM72°72°57°58%42%0%–NNE 121510+ mi
Thu 1 PM73°73°56°55%30%0%–N 101510+ mi
Thu 2 PM73°73°55°54%29%0%–N 101410+ mi
Thu 3 PM73°73°55°53%31%0%–N 91310+ mi
Thu 4 PM72°72°56°56%27%0%–N 91310+ mi
Thu 5 PM70°70°56°60%30%0%–NNW 81010+ mi
Thu 6 PM67°67°57°69%14%0%–NNW 7810+ mi
Thu 7 PM65°65°56°73%14%0%–NNW 7810+ mi
Thu 8 PM64°64°56°75%10%0%–N 8810+ mi
Thu 9 PM63°63°56°78%13%0%–N 8810+ mi
Thu 10 PM62°62°56°79%6%0%–N 88–
Thu 11 PM62°62°55°79%6%0%–N 88–
Fri 12 AM61°61°55°79%4%0%–N 88–
Fri 1 AM61°61°54°77%2%0%–N 88–
Fri 2 AM60°60°54°79%5%0%–N 88–
Fri 3 AM60°60°54°80%5%0%–N 88–
Fri 4 AM60°60°53°79%5%0%–N 99–
Fri 5 AM59°59°53°78%3%0%–N 910–
Fri 6 AM59°59°52°78%4%0%–N 1010–
Fri 7 AM59°59°52°77%3%0%–NNE 1010–
Fri 8 AM61°61°52°74%3%0%–NNE 1012–
Fri 9 AM63°63°53°70%2%0%–NE 1012–
Fri 10 AM65°65°54°66%1%0%–NE 912–
Fri 11 AM67°67°54°62%1%0%–ENE 810–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy

72° / 64°

8% rain

NE 3–8 mph · gusts 10

Thu, Nov 12

Mostly Sunny

73° / 59°

1% rain

N 5–13 mph · gusts 17

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

70° / 61°

Dry

NE 5–10 mph · gusts 12

Sat, Nov 14

Mostly Sunny

69° / 63°

44% rain · 0.72"

E 8–18 mph · gusts 23

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° / 59°

4% rain

NE 10–15 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Veterans Day: Mostly cloudy. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
  • 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.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Weather map

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

Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 1148 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.


GMZ335-120630-
Galveston Bay-
1148 AM CST Wed Nov 11 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to
around 5 knots late. Bay waters smooth. 
.TONIGHT...North 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 east 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.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 554 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.


GMZ355-120015-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
554 AM CST Wed Nov 11 2026

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots this afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East
1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers this morning and 
afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...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. Wave Detail: East
1 foot at 3 seconds. 
.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 · April 2080

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
91% lit
↑ 5:04 PM
↓ 5:31 AM
★★★☆c65
2
96% lit
↑ 6:08 PM
↓ 6:04 AM
★★★☆c51
3
99% lit
↑ 7:10 PM
↓ 6:35 AM
★★☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
4
100% lit
↑ 8:11 PM
↓ 7:05 AM
★★★☆c49
Full Moon · Pink Moon
5
98% lit
↑ 9:13 PM
↓ 7:36 AM
★★★☆c59
6
94% lit
↑ 10:15 PM
↓ 8:09 AM
★★★☆c70
7
89% lit
↑ 11:16 PM
↓ 8:46 AM
★★★★c75
8
82% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:27 AM
★★★★c78
9
74% lit
↑ 12:15 AM
↓ 10:13 AM
★★★☆c79
10
65% lit
↑ 1:11 AM
↓ 11:04 AM
★★★☆c77
Moon farthest south (-28.4°)
11
56% lit
↑ 2:02 AM
↓ 11:58 AM
★★★☆c75
Apogee · 404,276 km
12
46% lit
↑ 2:47 AM
↓ 12:55 PM
★★☆☆c72
Last Quarter
13
37% lit
↑ 3:26 AM
↓ 1:52 PM
★★☆☆c67
14
28% lit
↑ 4:01 AM
↓ 2:50 PM
★★☆☆c61
15
19% lit
↑ 4:33 AM
↓ 3:47 PM
★★☆☆c49
16
12% lit
↑ 5:02 AM
↓ 4:43 PM
★★☆☆c41
17
6% lit
↑ 5:30 AM
↓ 5:41 PM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
18
2% lit
↑ 5:58 AM
↓ 6:40 PM
★★★☆c54
19
0% lit
↑ 6:29 AM
↓ 7:43 PM
★★☆☆c56
New Moon
20
1% lit
↑ 7:02 AM
↓ 8:48 PM
★★★★c77
best
21
4% lit
↑ 7:41 AM
↓ 9:57 PM
★★★★c90
best
22
9% lit
↑ 8:27 AM
↓ 11:07 PM
★★★★c99
best
23
17% lit
↑ 9:21 AM
↓ –
★★★★c104
best
24
26% lit
↑ 10:23 AM
↓ 12:14 AM
★★★★c105
Perigee · 368,383 km
Moon farthest north (28.5°)
best
25
37% lit
↑ 11:31 AM
↓ 1:16 AM
★★★★c103
26
49% lit
↑ 12:40 PM
↓ 2:09 AM
★★★☆c97
First Quarter
27
60% lit
↑ 1:49 PM
↓ 2:53 AM
★★★☆c85
28
71% lit
↑ 2:55 PM
↓ 3:31 AM
★★☆☆c68
29
80% lit
↑ 3:58 PM
↓ 4:05 AM
★★☆☆c46
30
88% lit
↑ 4:59 PM
↓ 4:36 AM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Apr 3 · 5:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Apr 4 · 6:23 AM — Full Moon · Pink MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Apr 10 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Apr 11 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 404,276 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Apr 12 · 1:49 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Apr 17 · 3:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Apr 19 · 7:59 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Apr 24 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 368,383 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Apr 24 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Apr 26 · 3:15 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Apr 30 · 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.

Best fishing days

Sat, Apr 20 · Sun, Apr 21 · Mon, Apr 22 · Tue, Apr 23 · Wed, Apr 24

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

Moon distance

368,421 km closest · 404,180 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 11:01 AM.