Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
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Today
Overnight: Low 65°
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind 0 to 10 mph.
Thursday: High 74°
Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:40 AM / 5:25 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 9:53 AM / 7:53 PM
- Moon
- Waxing Crescent, 8%
- Major period
- 1:25 AM–3:25 AM
- Minor period
- 9:23 AM–10:23 AM
- Major period
- 1:55 PM–3:55 PM
- Minor period
- 7:23 PM–8:23 PM
- Solunar rating
- Low
Next 48 hours
TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12 AM | 68° | 68° | 66° | 94% | 43% | 0% | – | N 2 | 5 | 9.9 mi | |
| Thu 1 AM | 68° | 68° | 66° | 94% | 33% | 0% | – | N 3 | 6 | 9.6 mi | |
| Thu 2 AM | 66° | 66° | 66° | 98% | 38% | 0% | – | N 6 | 8 | 9.7 mi | |
| Thu 3 AM | 66° | 66° | 66° | 97% | 37% | 0% | – | N 7 | 10 | 9.5 mi | |
| Thu 4 AM | 66° | 66° | 65° | 96% | 35% | 0% | – | N 8 | 12 | 9.9 mi | |
| Thu 5 AM | 65° | 65° | 64° | 98% | 21% | 0% | – | N 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 6 AM | 65° | 65° | 64° | 95% | 10% | 0% | – | N 10 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 7 AM | 65° | 65° | 62° | 91% | 8% | 0% | – | N 12 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 8 AM | 66° | 66° | 61° | 84% | 3% | 0% | – | N 13 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 9 AM | 68° | 68° | 60° | 75% | 2% | 0% | – | NNE 13 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 10 AM | 70° | 70° | 59° | 69% | 1% | 0% | – | NNE 13 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 11 AM | 71° | 71° | 57° | 62% | 2% | 0% | – | NNE 12 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 12 PM | 72° | 72° | 56° | 57% | 1% | 0% | – | NNE 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 1 PM | 73° | 73° | 54° | 52% | 1% | 0% | – | NNE 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 2 PM | 73° | 73° | 53° | 49% | 1% | 0% | – | N 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 3 PM | 74° | 74° | 53° | 47% | 3% | 0% | – | N 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 4 PM | 74° | 74° | 52° | 47% | 2% | 0% | – | N 8 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 5 PM | 74° | 74° | 52° | 47% | 6% | 0% | – | N 8 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 6 PM | 72° | 72° | 53° | 51% | 6% | 0% | – | N 7 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 7 PM | 71° | 71° | 54° | 55% | 7% | 0% | – | NNW 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 8 PM | 70° | 70° | 55° | 59% | 6% | 0% | – | NNW 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 9 PM | 69° | 69° | 56° | 63% | 7% | 0% | – | NNW 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 10 PM | 67° | 67° | 55° | 65% | 5% | 0% | – | NNW 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 11 PM | 66° | 66° | 55° | 67% | 5% | 0% | – | NNW 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 12 AM | 65° | 65° | 55° | 68% | 4% | 0% | – | NNW 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 1 AM | 65° | 65° | 54° | 68% | 5% | 0% | – | NNW 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 2 AM | 64° | 64° | 54° | 71% | 4% | 0% | – | NNW 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 3 AM | 64° | 64° | 55° | 71% | 5% | 0% | – | N 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 4 AM | 63° | 63° | 54° | 73% | 5% | 0% | – | N 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 5 AM | 63° | 63° | 54° | 73% | 4% | 0% | – | NNE 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 6 AM | 62° | 62° | 54° | 75% | 5% | 0% | – | NNE 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 7 AM | 63° | 63° | 54° | 72% | 3% | 0% | – | NNE 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 8 AM | 65° | 65° | 55° | 70% | 2% | 0% | – | N 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 9 AM | 67° | 67° | 55° | 64% | 1% | 0% | – | NNE 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 10 AM | 68° | 68° | 54° | 61% | 1% | 0% | – | NNE 7 | 9 | – | |
| Fri 11 AM | 70° | 70° | 54° | 57% | 2% | 0% | – | NE 6 | 9 | – | |
| Fri 12 PM | 71° | 71° | 53° | 53% | 0% | 0% | – | ENE 6 | 8 | – | |
| Fri 1 PM | 70° | 70° | 54° | 56% | 0% | 0% | – | E 5 | 7 | – | |
| Fri 2 PM | 71° | 71° | 53° | 52% | 1% | 0% | – | SE 5 | 6 | – | |
| Fri 3 PM | 71° | 71° | 54° | 54% | 1% | 0% | – | S 5 | 6 | – | |
| Fri 4 PM | 71° | 71° | 54° | 54% | 0% | 0% | – | S 3 | 6 | – | |
| Fri 5 PM | 70° | 70° | 54° | 58% | 1% | 0% | – | SSE 3 | 6 | – | |
| Fri 6 PM | 68° | 68° | 55° | 62% | 3% | 0% | – | SSE 3 | 6 | – | |
| Fri 7 PM | 68° | 68° | 56° | 64% | 2% | 0% | – | S 5 | 6 | – | |
| Fri 8 PM | 68° | 68° | 57° | 67% | 12% | 0% | – | S 5 | 6 | – | |
| Fri 9 PM | 67° | 67° | 58° | 72% | 22% | 0% | – | S 5 | 7 | – | |
| Fri 10 PM | 67° | 67° | 58° | 73% | 22% | 0% | – | SSE 5 | 8 | – | |
| Fri 11 PM | 67° | 67° | 58° | 72% | 21% | 0% | – | SE 5 | 8 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Sunny
74° / 65°
Dry
N 2–13 mph · gusts 18
Fri, Nov 13
Sunny
71° / 63°
Dry
NE 3–7 mph · gusts 10
Sat, Nov 14
Mostly Sunny
69° / 64°
10% rain
E 6–18 mph · gusts 24
Sun, Nov 15
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
72° / 64°
70% rain · 0.48"
E 16–20 mph · gusts 26
⚡ Storms
Mon, Nov 16
Chance Rain Showers
68° / 57°
58% rain · 0.42"
N 15–17 mph · gusts 24
⚡ Storms
Tue, Nov 17
Mostly Sunny
66° / 62°
3% rain
NE 12–15 mph · gusts 20
Wed, Nov 18
Mostly Sunny
70° / 62°
4% rain
E 10–12 mph · gusts 16
Detailed NWS forecast
- Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind 0 to 10 mph.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. North wind around 5 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
- Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
- Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
- Monday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Weather map
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Marine forecast
Galveston Bay
GMZ335 · 1241 AM CST Thu Nov 12 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. GMZ335-121915- Galveston Bay- 1241 AM CST Thu Nov 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...North winds around 15 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots late. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth late. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to choppy after midnight. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay waters choppy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy, increasing to rough after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds around 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. Showers likely. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM
GMZ355 · 711 PM 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. GMZ350-355-121415- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 711 PM CST Wed Nov 11 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north around 10 knots, then increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late. 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. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds, becoming east 5 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
Moon calendar · December 2087
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
35% lit
↑ 11:28 AM
↓ 11:08 PM
↓ 11:08 PM
★★★☆c59
2
45% lit
↑ 12:05 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★★☆☆c50
3
55% lit
↑ 12:42 PM
↓ 12:05 AM
↓ 12:05 AM
★☆☆☆c40
First Quarter
Moon crosses the equator
4
66% lit
↑ 1:19 PM
↓ 1:04 AM
↓ 1:04 AM
★★☆☆c51
5
76% lit
↑ 2:00 PM
↓ 2:06 AM
↓ 2:06 AM
★★☆☆c65
6
86% lit
↑ 2:44 PM
↓ 3:10 AM
↓ 3:10 AM
★★★★c79
7
93% lit
↑ 3:34 PM
↓ 4:16 AM
↓ 4:16 AM
★★★★c91
8
98% lit
↑ 4:29 PM
↓ 5:24 AM
↓ 5:24 AM
★★★★c102
9
100% lit
↑ 5:31 PM
↓ 6:32 AM
↓ 6:32 AM
★★★★c108
Perigee · 357,236 km
Full Moon · Cold Moon (supermoon)
Moon farthest north (20.2°)
best10
99% lit
↑ 6:35 PM
↓ 7:35 AM
↓ 7:35 AM
★★★★c108
best11
95% lit
↑ 7:42 PM
↓ 8:33 AM
↓ 8:33 AM
★★★★c101
12
89% lit
↑ 8:47 PM
↓ 9:25 AM
↓ 9:25 AM
★★★★c91
13
81% lit
↑ 9:49 PM
↓ 10:10 AM
↓ 10:10 AM
★★★★c77
14
71% lit
↑ 10:49 PM
↓ 10:51 AM
↓ 10:51 AM
★★★☆c62
15
61% lit
↑ 11:46 PM
↓ 11:28 AM
↓ 11:28 AM
★★☆☆c48
16
51% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:03 PM
↓ 12:03 PM
★☆☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
Last Quarter
17
41% lit
↑ 12:41 AM
↓ 12:37 PM
↓ 12:37 PM
★★☆☆c47
18
32% lit
↑ 1:35 AM
↓ 1:12 PM
↓ 1:12 PM
★★☆☆c54
19
23% lit
↑ 2:28 AM
↓ 1:47 PM
↓ 1:47 PM
★★★☆c62
20
16% lit
↑ 3:20 AM
↓ 2:25 PM
↓ 2:25 PM
★★★★c71
21
10% lit
↑ 4:12 AM
↓ 3:06 PM
↓ 3:06 PM
★★★★c77
Apogee · 406,129 km
22
5% lit
↑ 5:04 AM
↓ 3:49 PM
↓ 3:49 PM
★★★★c81
23
2% lit
↑ 5:54 AM
↓ 4:36 PM
↓ 4:36 PM
★★★★c82
Moon farthest south (-19.9°)
best24
0% lit
↑ 6:42 AM
↓ 5:26 PM
↓ 5:26 PM
★★★★c82
New Moon
best25
1% lit
↑ 7:28 AM
↓ 6:18 PM
↓ 6:18 PM
★★★★c81
best26
3% lit
↑ 8:11 AM
↓ 7:12 PM
↓ 7:12 PM
★★★★c79
27
7% lit
↑ 8:52 AM
↓ 8:07 PM
↓ 8:07 PM
★★★★c74
28
13% lit
↑ 9:30 AM
↓ 9:03 PM
↓ 9:03 PM
★★★★c70
29
20% lit
↑ 10:07 AM
↓ 9:59 PM
↓ 9:59 PM
★★★☆c62
30
29% lit
↑ 10:43 AM
↓ 10:57 PM
↓ 10:57 PM
★★☆☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
31
39% lit
↑ 11:19 AM
↓ 11:56 PM
↓ 11:56 PM
★★☆☆c39
Lunar events this month
- Wed, Dec 3 · 12:00 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Wed, Dec 3 · 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.
- Tue, Dec 9 · 3:00 AM — Perigee · 357,236 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Tue, Dec 9 · 4:31 PM — Full Moon · Cold 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.
- Tue, Dec 9 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest north (20.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Tue, Dec 16 · 6:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Tue, Dec 16 · 2:11 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Sun, Dec 21 · 8:00 PM — Apogee · 406,129 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Tue, Dec 23 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-19.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Wed, Dec 24 · 7:42 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Tue, Dec 30 · 11:00 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
Tue, Dec 9 · Wed, Dec 10 · Tue, Dec 23 · Wed, Dec 24 · Thu, Dec 25
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
357,349 km closest · 406,067 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.
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 11:26 PM.