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

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Today

Veterans Day: High 72° · 7% rain

Mostly cloudy. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 60° · 3% 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 116 PMThu, Nov 126 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 136 AM12 PMclouds88% 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 cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover0% cloud cover45°50°55°60°65°70°75°80°71686362616065727465595655546171rain7% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphNE 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 9NE 6 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 8
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 3 PM71°71°68°90%88%7%–NE 9139.5 mi
Wed 4 PM70°70°68°93%82%4%–NE 8129.2 mi
Wed 5 PM69°69°67°93%81%3%–NNE 6108.8 mi
Wed 6 PM68°68°67°97%78%3%–NNE 598.8 mi
Wed 7 PM68°68°67°97%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°100%62%0%–N 8159.4 mi
Thu 9 AM65°65°62°90%59%0%–N 101610.0 mi
Thu 10 AM68°68°61°78%53%0%–NNE 121610.0 mi
Thu 11 AM71°71°60°68%55%0%–NNE 121610+ mi
Thu 12 PM72°72°59°64%51%0%–NNE 101610+ mi
Thu 1 PM73°73°57°57%46%0%–NNE 101510+ mi
Thu 2 PM74°74°56°53%47%0%–N 91410+ mi
Thu 3 PM74°74°56°53%46%0%–N 81310+ mi
Thu 4 PM72°72°55°55%28%0%–N 71210+ mi
Thu 5 PM69°69°56°63%33%0%–N 5810+ mi
Thu 6 PM65°65°56°73%42%0%–N 2810+ mi
Thu 7 PM63°63°55°75%26%0%–NNW 2810+ mi
Thu 8 PM61°61°55°81%20%0%–N 2810+ mi
Thu 9 PM59°59°54°83%16%0%–N 2910+ mi
Thu 10 PM58°58°54°87%7%0%–NNW 29–
Thu 11 PM57°57°53°86%10%0%–NNW 29–
Fri 12 AM56°56°53°90%6%0%–NNW 29–
Fri 1 AM56°56°52°86%4%0%–NNW 29–
Fri 2 AM55°55°51°86%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°90%5%0%–N 310–
Fri 6 AM54°54°51°90%4%0%–N 59–
Fri 7 AM54°54°52°93%4%0%–N 59–
Fri 8 AM57°57°53°86%3%0%–N 59–
Fri 9 AM61°61°54°78%2%0%–NNE 69–
Fri 10 AM65°65°54°68%2%0%–NNE 69–
Fri 11 AM68°68°54°61%1%0%–NE 68–
Fri 12 PM71°71°55°57%1%0%–ENE 68–
Fri 1 PM72°72°54°53%1%0%–E 68–
Fri 2 PM73°73°54°51%0%0%–E 67–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy

72° / 60°

7% rain

NE 1–9 mph · gusts 13

Thu, Nov 12

Partly Sunny

74° / 54°

1% rain

N 2–12 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

73° / 59°

Dry

NE 2–6 mph · gusts 10

Sat, Nov 14

Mostly Sunny

73° / 64°

27% rain · 0.06"

E 2–18 mph · gusts 24

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 62°

68% rain · 0.60"

SE 13–20 mph · gusts 25

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny

69° / 55°

47% rain · 0.48"

N 10–17 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

66° / 58°

5% rain

NE 6–12 mph · gusts 20

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.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
  • 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 before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 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.


GMZ350-355-120630-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1148 AM CST Wed Nov 11 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers early. 
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet
at 4 seconds, becoming northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 1 foot
at 4 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. A chance of
showers 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 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming east
around 20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. Showers likely.

Moon calendar · May 2084

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
10% lit
↑ 4:30 AM
↓ 5:17 PM
★★★★c57
2
5% lit
↑ 5:02 AM
↓ 6:16 PM
★★★★c67
3
1% lit
↑ 5:36 AM
↓ 7:14 PM
★★★★c74
best
4
0% lit
↑ 6:13 AM
↓ 8:12 PM
★★★★c77
New Moon
best
5
1% lit
↑ 6:53 AM
↓ 9:09 PM
★★★★c77
best
6
4% lit
↑ 7:38 AM
↓ 10:04 PM
★★★★c77
7
8% lit
↑ 8:26 AM
↓ 10:55 PM
★★★★c75
Moon farthest north (26.0°)
8
14% lit
↑ 9:18 AM
↓ 11:41 PM
★☆☆☆c73
9
21% lit
↑ 10:12 AM
↓ –
★★★★c71
Apogee · 405,283 km
10
29% lit
↑ 11:07 AM
↓ 12:23 AM
★★★★c67
11
38% lit
↑ 12:02 PM
↓ 1:00 AM
★★★★c61
12
47% lit
↑ 12:57 PM
↓ 1:34 AM
★★★☆c53
First Quarter
13
57% lit
↑ 1:52 PM
↓ 2:06 AM
★★☆☆c44
14
67% lit
↑ 2:49 PM
↓ 2:36 AM
★★☆☆c31
Moon crosses the equator
15
76% lit
↑ 3:47 PM
↓ 3:07 AM
★★☆☆c44
16
85% lit
↑ 4:47 PM
↓ 3:39 AM
★★★★c61
17
92% lit
↑ 5:52 PM
↓ 4:14 AM
★★★★c78
18
97% lit
↑ 7:00 PM
↓ 4:54 AM
★★★★c92
19
100% lit
↑ 8:10 PM
↓ 5:41 AM
★★★★c102
Full Moon · Flower Moon (supermoon)
best
20
99% lit
↑ 9:20 PM
↓ 6:35 AM
★★★★c106
best
21
96% lit
↑ 10:24 PM
↓ 7:38 AM
★★★★c106
Perigee · 360,054 km
Moon farthest south (-25.7°)
22
90% lit
↑ 11:21 PM
↓ 8:46 AM
★★★★c104
23
82% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:57 AM
★☆☆☆c97
24
72% lit
↑ 12:09 AM
↓ 11:06 AM
★★★★c90
25
61% lit
↑ 12:51 AM
↓ 12:12 PM
★★★☆c75
26
50% lit
↑ 1:27 AM
↓ 1:14 PM
★★★☆c58
Last Quarter
27
40% lit
↑ 2:01 AM
↓ 2:14 PM
★★☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
28
30% lit
↑ 2:33 AM
↓ 3:13 PM
★★☆☆c47
29
21% lit
↑ 3:04 AM
↓ 4:10 PM
★★★★c61
30
13% lit
↑ 3:37 AM
↓ 5:08 PM
★★★★c72
31
7% lit
↑ 4:13 AM
↓ 6:05 PM
★★★★c78

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, May 4 · 2:32 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, May 7 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest north (26.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, May 9 · 3:00 AM — Apogee · 405,283 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, May 12 · 6:43 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, May 14 · 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.
  • Fri, May 19 · 9:36 PM — Full Moon · Flower 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.
  • Sun, May 21 · 7:00 AM — Perigee · 360,054 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, May 21 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-25.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, May 26 · 12:36 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, May 27 · 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.

Best fishing days

Wed, May 3 · Thu, May 4 · Fri, May 5 · Fri, May 19 · Sat, May 20

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

Moon distance

360,089 km closest · 405,212 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 12:21 PM.