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Freeport

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 59°

Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind 0 to 5 mph.

Thursday: High 74°

Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:42 AM / 5:28 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:54 AM / 7:56 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 8%
Major period
1:30 AM–3:30 AM
Minor period
9:24 AM–10:24 AM
Major period
1:55 PM–3:55 PM
Minor period
7:26 PM–8:26 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Nov 126 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 136 AM12 PM6 PMclouds66% cloud cover58% cloud cover50% cloud cover47% cloud cover42% cloud cover30% cloud cover26% cloud cover20% cloud cover7% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover7% cloud cover8% cloud cover10% cloud cover6% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover13% cloud cover13% cloud cover13% cloud cover9% cloud cover10% cloud cover11% cloud cover11% cloud cover8% cloud cover6% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover1% cloud cover12% cloud cover22% cloud cover22% cloud cover22% cloud cover45°50°55°60°65°70°75°80°64625964717467615755536473746761rainwind01020mphN 1 mph, gusts 7N 2 mph, gusts 9NNW 5 mph, gusts 13NNW 7 mph, gusts 15N 8 mph, gusts 16NNE 12 mph, gusts 17NNE 10 mph, gusts 16NNE 9 mph, gusts 14NNE 7 mph, gusts 12N 2 mph, gusts 8NNW 2 mph, gusts 8NW 2 mph, gusts 9NNW 2 mph, gusts 9NNW 2 mph, gusts 9NNW 3 mph, gusts 9N 3 mph, gusts 9N 3 mph, gusts 8NNE 5 mph, gusts 7NE 3 mph, gusts 7ESE 3 mph, gusts 6SE 5 mph, gusts 7SSE 2 mph, gusts 8SSE 1 mph, gusts 8SSE 2 mph, gusts 8
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 12 AM64°64°64°100%66%0%–N 179.8 mi
Thu 1 AM64°64°64°99%58%0%–N 289.1 mi
Thu 2 AM62°62°62°100%50%0%–N 299.2 mi
Thu 3 AM62°62°62°100%47%0%–N 3128.8 mi
Thu 4 AM61°61°61°100%42%0%–NNW 5139.6 mi
Thu 5 AM61°61°61°100%30%0%–NNW 61410+ mi
Thu 6 AM59°59°59°100%26%0%–NNW 71510+ mi
Thu 7 AM59°59°59°100%20%0%–NNW 81610+ mi
Thu 8 AM62°62°62°100%7%0%–N 81610+ mi
Thu 9 AM64°64°62°90%5%0%–N 101610+ mi
Thu 10 AM67°67°60°77%5%0%–NNE 121710+ mi
Thu 11 AM70°70°58°65%7%0%–NNE 121710+ mi
Thu 12 PM71°71°56°57%8%0%–NNE 101610+ mi
Thu 1 PM73°73°54°51%10%0%–NNE 101510+ mi
Thu 2 PM74°74°52°47%6%0%–NNE 91410+ mi
Thu 3 PM74°74°52°46%5%0%–NNE 81310+ mi
Thu 4 PM73°73°52°48%6%0%–NNE 71210+ mi
Thu 5 PM69°69°53°56%13%0%–NNE 5910+ mi
Thu 6 PM67°67°54°62%13%0%–N 2810+ mi
Thu 7 PM65°65°53°65%13%0%–NNW 2810+ mi
Thu 8 PM62°62°52°68%9%0%–NNW 2810+ mi
Thu 9 PM61°61°52°70%10%0%–NW 2910+ mi
Thu 10 PM59°59°51°76%11%0%–NW 2910+ mi
Thu 11 PM58°58°51°79%11%0%–NW 2910+ mi
Fri 12 AM57°57°52°83%8%0%–NNW 2910+ mi
Fri 1 AM57°57°51°83%6%0%–NNW 2910+ mi
Fri 2 AM55°55°51°85%5%0%–NNW 2910+ mi
Fri 3 AM55°55°50°82%6%0%–N 3910+ mi
Fri 4 AM54°54°50°87%5%0%–NNW 3910+ mi
Fri 5 AM53°53°50°90%5%0%–N 2910+ mi
Fri 6 AM53°53°50°89%4%0%–N 3910+ mi
Fri 7 AM54°54°51°90%4%0%–NNE 3810+ mi
Fri 8 AM58°58°53°83%3%0%–N 3810+ mi
Fri 9 AM64°64°54°68%2%0%–N 3810+ mi
Fri 10 AM68°68°54°61%2%0%–NNE 57–
Fri 11 AM70°70°54°55%1%0%–NNE 37–
Fri 12 PM73°73°54°52%2%0%–NE 37–
Fri 1 PM73°73°54°51%3%0%–ENE 36–
Fri 2 PM74°74°53°47%2%0%–ESE 36–
Fri 3 PM74°74°53°48%1%0%–SSE 37–
Fri 4 PM73°73°54°52%1%0%–SE 57–
Fri 5 PM68°68°54°61%2%0%–SSE 37–
Fri 6 PM67°67°56°66%3%0%–SSE 28–
Fri 7 PM66°66°56°71%1%0%–S 18–
Fri 8 PM63°63°56°77%12%0%–SSE 18–
Fri 9 PM61°61°56°82%22%0%–SSE 28–
Fri 10 PM60°60°56°85%22%0%–SSE 28–
Fri 11 PM60°60°56°86%22%0%–SSE 18–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

74° / 59°

Dry

N 1–12 mph · gusts 17

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

74° / 59°

Dry

NE 1–5 mph · gusts 9

Sat, Nov 14

Mostly Sunny

72° / 63°

34% rain · 0.06"

E 1–20 mph · gusts 25

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

74° / 60°

68% rain · 0.90"

SE 13–20 mph · gusts 25

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Rain Showers

68° / 55°

47% rain · 0.48"

NE 10–17 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

66° / 58°

6% rain

NE 6–12 mph · gusts 20

Wed, Nov 18

Mostly Sunny

70° / 60°

6% rain

E 6–13 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Thursday: 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 53. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. 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: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

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 · January 2088

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
50% lit
↑ 12:00 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c52
First Quarter
2
61% lit
↑ 12:41 PM
↓ 12:58 AM
★★☆☆c59
3
72% lit
↑ 1:26 PM
↓ 2:01 AM
★★★★c68
4
82% lit
↑ 2:17 PM
↓ 3:06 AM
★★★★c92
5
90% lit
↑ 3:13 PM
↓ 4:11 AM
★★★★c103
6
96% lit
↑ 4:15 PM
↓ 5:15 AM
★★★★c108
Moon farthest north (20.1°)
Perigee · 360,758 km
7
99% lit
↑ 5:20 PM
↓ 6:16 AM
★★★★c108
best
8
100% lit
↑ 6:26 PM
↓ 7:11 AM
★★★★c104
Full Moon · Wolf Moon
best
9
97% lit
↑ 7:32 PM
↓ 8:01 AM
★★★★c95
10
92% lit
↑ 8:34 PM
↓ 8:45 AM
★★★★c82
11
86% lit
↑ 9:34 PM
↓ 9:25 AM
★★★★c68
12
77% lit
↑ 10:32 PM
↓ 10:03 AM
★★★☆c52
Moon crosses the equator
13
68% lit
↑ 11:27 PM
↓ 10:38 AM
★★☆☆c39
14
59% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:14 AM
★★☆☆c42
15
49% lit
↑ 12:22 AM
↓ 11:50 AM
★★☆☆c44
Last Quarter
16
40% lit
↑ 1:15 AM
↓ 12:27 PM
★★☆☆c52
17
31% lit
↑ 2:07 AM
↓ 1:06 PM
★★★☆c62
18
22% lit
↑ 2:59 AM
↓ 1:49 PM
★★★★c70
Apogee · 405,230 km
19
15% lit
↑ 3:50 AM
↓ 2:34 PM
★★★★c77
20
9% lit
↑ 4:39 AM
↓ 3:23 PM
★★★★c81
Moon farthest south (-19.8°)
21
4% lit
↑ 5:26 AM
↓ 4:14 PM
★★★★c82
22
1% lit
↑ 6:10 AM
↓ 5:08 PM
★★★★c82
best
23
0% lit
↑ 6:52 AM
↓ 6:03 PM
★★★★c80
New Moon
best
24
1% lit
↑ 7:32 AM
↓ 7:00 PM
★★★★c75
best
25
4% lit
↑ 8:10 AM
↓ 7:57 PM
★★★★c69
26
9% lit
↑ 8:47 AM
↓ 8:54 PM
★★★★c60
27
16% lit
↑ 9:24 AM
↓ 9:53 PM
★★★☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
28
25% lit
↑ 10:02 AM
↓ 10:52 PM
★★☆☆c44
29
35% lit
↑ 10:41 AM
↓ 11:53 PM
★★☆☆c50
30
46% lit
↑ 11:24 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c56
First Quarter
31
57% lit
↑ 12:11 PM
↓ 12:56 AM
★★★☆c63

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Jan 1 · 11:53 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Jan 6 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest north (20.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jan 6 · 1:00 PM — Perigee · 360,758 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Jan 8 · 3:37 AM — Full Moon · Wolf MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Jan 12 · 2:00 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, Jan 15 · 9:12 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jan 18 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 405,230 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Jan 20 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Jan 23 · 1:38 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Jan 27 · 7:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Jan 30 · 9:32 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Wed, Jan 7 · Thu, Jan 8 · Thu, Jan 22 · Fri, Jan 23 · Sat, Jan 24

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

Moon distance

360,765 km closest · 405,230 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 11:26 PM.