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28.950°, -95.360° · tides: Old Brazos River, Freeport

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Today

Veterans Day: High 75° · 56% rain

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 60° · 6% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind 0 to 5 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:41 AM / 5:29 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:01 AM / 7:04 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 6%
Major period
12:35 AM–2:35 AM
Minor period
8:31 AM–9:31 AM
Major period
1:00 PM–3:00 PM
Minor period
6:34 PM–7:34 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Nov 1112 PM6 PMThu, Nov 126 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 136 AMclouds81% cloud cover76% cloud cover83% cloud cover88% cloud cover88% cloud cover82% cloud cover81% cloud cover78% cloud cover76% cloud cover78% cloud cover74% cloud cover78% cloud cover70% cloud cover60% cloud cover62% cloud cover66% cloud cover70% cloud cover75% cloud cover72% cloud cover77% cloud cover74% cloud cover62% cloud cover59% cloud cover53% cloud cover55% cloud cover51% cloud cover46% cloud cover47% cloud cover46% cloud cover28% cloud cover33% cloud cover42% cloud cover26% cloud cover20% cloud cover16% cloud cover7% cloud cover10% cloud cover6% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover45°50°55°60°65°70°75°80°71716965626160627174696157555457rain12% chance7% chance7% chance6% chance7% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphNE 9 mph, gusts 14NE 9 mph, gusts 13NE 9 mph, gusts 13NNE 6 mph, gusts 10NNE 3 mph, gusts 9N 2 mph, gusts 8N 1 mph, gusts 8N 2 mph, gusts 9NNW 3 mph, gusts 12NNW 6 mph, gusts 14N 8 mph, gusts 16N 10 mph, gusts 16NNE 12 mph, gusts 16NNE 10 mph, gusts 15N 8 mph, gusts 13N 5 mph, gusts 8NNW 2 mph, gusts 8N 2 mph, gusts 9NNW 2 mph, gusts 9NNW 2 mph, gusts 9N 3 mph, gusts 9N 3 mph, gusts 10N 5 mph, gusts 9NNE 6 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 11 AM71°71°67°89%81%12%–NE 9149.6 mi
Wed 12 PM71°71°67°87%76%7%–NE 9149.4 mi
Wed 1 PM71°71°67°87%83%7%–NE 9139.2 mi
Wed 2 PM71°71°68°90%88%6%–NE 9139.3 mi
Wed 3 PM71°71°68°92%88%7%–NE 9139.5 mi
Wed 4 PM70°70°68°94%82%4%–NE 8129.2 mi
Wed 5 PM69°69°67°93%81%3%–NNE 6108.8 mi
Wed 6 PM68°68°67°95%78%3%–NNE 598.8 mi
Wed 7 PM68°68°67°96%76%3%–NNE 398.8 mi
Wed 8 PM65°65°65°100%78%2%–N 399.2 mi
Wed 9 PM63°63°63°100%74%1%–N 289.2 mi
Wed 10 PM63°63°63°100%78%0%–N 289.2 mi
Wed 11 PM62°62°62°100%70%0%–N 189.2 mi
Thu 12 AM62°62°62°100%60%0%–N 288.9 mi
Thu 1 AM62°62°62°100%62%1%–N 297.9 mi
Thu 2 AM61°61°61°100%66%1%–N 3107.9 mi
Thu 3 AM61°61°61°100%70%1%–NNW 3127.9 mi
Thu 4 AM60°60°60°100%75%1%–NNW 5138.3 mi
Thu 5 AM60°60°60°100%72%0%–NNW 6148.7 mi
Thu 6 AM60°60°60°100%77%0%–NNW 7159.3 mi
Thu 7 AM60°60°60°100%74%0%–N 8169.2 mi
Thu 8 AM62°62°62°99%62%0%–N 8159.4 mi
Thu 9 AM65°65°62°89%59%0%–N 101610.0 mi
Thu 10 AM68°68°61°78%53%0%–NNE 121610.0 mi
Thu 11 AM71°71°60°69%55%0%–NNE 121610+ mi
Thu 12 PM72°72°59°62%51%0%–NNE 101610+ mi
Thu 1 PM73°73°57°57%46%0%–NNE 101510+ mi
Thu 2 PM74°74°56°54%47%0%–N 91410+ mi
Thu 3 PM74°74°56°52%46%0%–N 81310+ mi
Thu 4 PM72°72°55°55%28%0%–N 71210+ mi
Thu 5 PM69°69°56°61%33%0%–N 5810+ mi
Thu 6 PM65°65°56°72%42%0%–N 2810+ mi
Thu 7 PM63°63°55°77%26%0%–NNW 2810+ mi
Thu 8 PM61°61°55°79%20%0%–N 2810+ mi
Thu 9 PM59°59°54°83%16%0%–N 2910+ mi
Thu 10 PM58°58°54°85%7%0%–NNW 29–
Thu 11 PM57°57°53°86%10%0%–NNW 29–
Fri 12 AM56°56°53°87%6%0%–NNW 29–
Fri 1 AM56°56°52°85%4%0%–NNW 29–
Fri 2 AM55°55°51°85%5%0%–NNW 29–
Fri 3 AM55°55°51°86%5%0%–N 39–
Fri 4 AM54°54°50°86%4%0%–N 310–
Fri 5 AM54°54°51°88%5%0%–N 310–
Fri 6 AM54°54°51°91%4%0%–N 59–
Fri 7 AM54°54°52°92%4%0%–N 59–
Fri 8 AM57°57°53°87%3%0%–N 59–
Fri 9 AM61°61°54°77%2%0%–NNE 69–
Fri 10 AM65°65°54°68%2%0%–NNE 69–

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

75° / 60°

56% rain

NE 1–9 mph · gusts 14

Thu, Nov 12

Partly Sunny

76° / 53°

1% rain

N 2–12 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

76° / 59°

Dry

E 2–6 mph · gusts 10

Sat, Nov 14

Mostly Sunny

75° / 63°

38% rain · 0.12"

E 2–18 mph · gusts 24

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Rain Showers

75° / 61°

58% rain · 0.48"

E 12–20 mph · gusts 25

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Rain Showers

71° / 55°

58% rain · 0.54"

NE 10–15 mph · gusts 21

Tue, Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

68° / 57°

3% rain

NE 6–13 mph · gusts 20

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Veterans Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. East wind around 5 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • 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 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

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 · September 2082

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
72% lit
↑ 4:19 PM
↓ 1:24 AM
★★★★c96
2
81% lit
↑ 5:07 PM
↓ 2:27 AM
★★★★c93
3
88% lit
↑ 5:49 PM
↓ 3:30 AM
★★★★c86
4
94% lit
↑ 6:24 PM
↓ 4:32 AM
★★★★c77
best
5
98% lit
↑ 6:56 PM
↓ 5:31 AM
★★★★c66
best
6
100% lit
↑ 7:24 PM
↓ 6:28 AM
★★★★c54
Full Moon · Corn Moon
7
100% lit
↑ 7:51 PM
↓ 7:22 AM
★★★☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
8
98% lit
↑ 8:18 PM
↓ 8:16 AM
★★★☆c30
9
94% lit
↑ 8:46 PM
↓ 9:09 AM
★★★☆c36
10
89% lit
↑ 9:15 PM
↓ 10:02 AM
★★★☆c44
Apogee · 405,684 km
11
82% lit
↑ 9:48 PM
↓ 10:57 AM
★★★★c55
12
75% lit
↑ 10:25 PM
↓ 11:53 AM
★★★★c62
13
66% lit
↑ 11:08 PM
↓ 12:50 PM
★★★★c66
14
56% lit
↑ 11:57 PM
↓ 1:46 PM
★☆☆☆c69
15
47% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:41 PM
★★★☆c73
Moon farthest north (27.5°)
Last Quarter
16
37% lit
↑ 12:53 AM
↓ 3:31 PM
★★★★c75
17
27% lit
↑ 1:53 AM
↓ 4:18 PM
★★★★c76
18
18% lit
↑ 2:58 AM
↓ 4:59 PM
★★★★c76
19
10% lit
↑ 4:03 AM
↓ 5:37 PM
★★★★c73
20
4% lit
↑ 5:10 AM
↓ 6:13 PM
★★★★c66
best
21
1% lit
↑ 6:17 AM
↓ 6:47 PM
★★★★c54
Moon crosses the equator
22
0% lit
↑ 7:24 AM
↓ 7:22 PM
★★★★c49
New Moon (supermoon)
best
23
3% lit
↑ 8:33 AM
↓ 7:59 PM
★★★★c70
Perigee · 358,909 km
best
24
8% lit
↑ 9:44 AM
↓ 8:40 PM
★★★★c95
25
16% lit
↑ 10:56 AM
↓ 9:26 PM
★★★★c102
26
25% lit
↑ 12:07 PM
↓ 10:19 PM
★★★★c104
27
36% lit
↑ 1:14 PM
↓ 11:18 PM
★★★★c102
28
47% lit
↑ 2:14 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c97
Moon farthest south (-28.0°)
First Quarter
29
57% lit
↑ 3:06 PM
↓ 12:20 AM
★★★☆c94
30
68% lit
↑ 3:49 PM
↓ 1:24 AM
★★★★c85

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Sep 6 · 11:29 PM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Sep 7 · 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.
  • Thu, Sep 10 · 11:00 PM — Apogee · 405,684 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Sep 15 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Sep 15 · 3:29 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Sep 21 · 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, Sep 22 · 5:03 AM — New Moon (supermoon)Moon is near perigee at the same time: perigean spring tides. Expect extra-high highs, extra-low lows, and strong current at the passes.
  • Wed, Sep 23 · 6:00 AM — Perigee · 358,909 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Sep 28 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Sep 28 · 7:34 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Fri, Sep 4 · Sat, Sep 5 · Sun, Sep 20 · Tue, Sep 22 · Wed, Sep 23

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

Moon distance

358,957 km closest · 405,591 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 Old Brazos River, FreeportSurf report: Quintana & Bryan BeachOffshore 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.