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Bolivar

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

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Today

Today: High 74°

Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 59°

Clear, with a low around 59. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:40 AM / 5:24 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:52 AM / 7:51 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 11%
Major period
1:25 AM–3:25 AM
Minor period
9:22 AM–10:22 AM
Major period
1:50 PM–3:50 PM
Minor period
7:21 PM–8:21 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Nov 126 PMFri, Nov 136 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 146 AMclouds1% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover0% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover0% cloud cover0% cloud cover0% cloud cover0% cloud cover5% cloud cover7% cloud cover6% cloud cover11% cloud cover20% cloud cover34% cloud cover46% cloud cover41% cloud cover44% cloud cover36% cloud cover26% cloud cover11% cloud cover21% cloud cover5% cloud cover10% cloud cover13% cloud cover10% cloud cover6% cloud cover14% cloud cover23% cloud cover45°50°55°60°65°70°75°80°73746863615959636971656159585760rainwind01020mphN 12 mph, gusts 15N 9 mph, gusts 14N 8 mph, gusts 12NNW 5 mph, gusts 7NNW 6 mph, gusts 7N 6 mph, gusts 8N 7 mph, gusts 8NNW 7 mph, gusts 7N 7 mph, gusts 9NNE 8 mph, gusts 9NE 8 mph, gusts 12NE 8 mph, gusts 12ENE 7 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 8ESE 6 mph, gusts 7E 6 mph, gusts 7E 7 mph, gusts 7E 9 mph, gusts 9E 12 mph, gusts 13ENE 14 mph, gusts 15E 16 mph, gusts 18ENE 16 mph, gusts 21E 18 mph, gusts 23E 18 mph, gusts 23
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 12 PM73°73°54°52%1%0%–N 121510+ mi
Thu 1 PM74°74°53°49%2%0%–N 101410+ mi
Thu 2 PM74°74°52°46%1%0%–N 91410+ mi
Thu 3 PM74°74°52°46%1%0%–N 91310+ mi
Thu 4 PM73°73°53°49%2%0%–N 81210+ mi
Thu 5 PM71°71°54°55%1%0%–N 7910+ mi
Thu 6 PM68°68°55°64%2%0%–NNW 5710+ mi
Thu 7 PM65°65°56°71%3%0%–NNW 6710+ mi
Thu 8 PM64°64°57°76%2%0%–NNW 6710+ mi
Thu 9 PM63°63°58°83%2%0%–NNW 7810+ mi
Thu 10 PM62°62°58°85%1%0%–N 6810+ mi
Thu 11 PM61°61°57°86%1%0%–NNW 7710+ mi
Fri 12 AM61°61°56°85%2%0%–N 7810+ mi
Fri 1 AM61°61°56°85%3%0%–N 7710+ mi
Fri 2 AM60°60°56°86%4%0%–NNW 7710+ mi
Fri 3 AM59°59°55°85%4%0%–NNW 7810+ mi
Fri 4 AM59°59°54°84%3%0%–N 7910+ mi
Fri 5 AM59°59°54°83%3%0%–N 8910+ mi
Fri 6 AM59°59°53°82%2%0%–NNE 8910+ mi
Fri 7 AM59°59°53°81%2%0%–NNE 81010+ mi
Fri 8 AM60°60°53°76%0%0%–NE 81210+ mi
Fri 9 AM63°63°53°71%2%0%–NE 91210+ mi
Fri 10 AM66°66°54°66%1%0%–NE 81210+ mi
Fri 11 AM68°68°54°62%1%0%–ENE 81010+ mi
Fri 12 PM69°69°54°59%0%0%–ENE 7910+ mi
Fri 1 PM70°70°55°58%0%0%–E 7810+ mi
Fri 2 PM71°71°54°56%0%0%–E 6810+ mi
Fri 3 PM71°71°54°56%0%0%–ESE 6810+ mi
Fri 4 PM70°70°54°58%5%0%–ESE 6710+ mi
Fri 5 PM68°68°55°65%7%0%–ESE 6710+ mi
Fri 6 PM65°65°56°74%6%0%–E 6710+ mi
Fri 7 PM63°63°57°82%11%0%–E 6710+ mi
Fri 8 PM62°62°57°85%20%0%–E 7710+ mi
Fri 9 PM61°61°57°89%34%0%–E 8810+ mi
Fri 10 PM60°60°57°90%46%0%–E 99–
Fri 11 PM59°59°56°89%41%0%–E 1012–
Sat 12 AM59°59°55°88%44%0%–E 1213–
Sat 1 AM59°59°55°88%36%0%–ENE 1314–
Sat 2 AM58°58°54°87%26%0%–ENE 1415–
Sat 3 AM58°58°54°88%11%0%–E 1517–
Sat 4 AM58°58°52°83%21%0%–E 1618–
Sat 5 AM57°57°51°80%5%0%–ENE 1620–
Sat 6 AM57°57°50°78%10%0%–ENE 1621–
Sat 7 AM57°57°50°77%13%0%–ENE 1722–
Sat 8 AM58°58°50°74%10%0%–E 1823–
Sat 9 AM60°60°51°70%6%0%–E 1823–
Sat 10 AM62°62°51°67%14%0%–E 1823–
Sat 11 AM64°64°52°64%23%0%–E 1822–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

74° / 59°

Dry

N 5–12 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

71° / 57°

Dry

E 6–10 mph · gusts 12

Sat, Nov 14

Sunny

66° / 62°

7% rain

E 12–18 mph · gusts 23

Sun, Nov 15

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

70° / 59°

75% rain · 1.20"

E 17–23 mph · gusts 29

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Slight Chance Rain Showers

66° / 54°

61% rain · 0.78"

NE 16–21 mph · gusts 25

Tue, Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

66° / 58°

5% rain

NE 12–15 mph · gusts 20

Wed, Nov 18

Mostly Sunny

68° / 62°

3% rain

E 12–14 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Tonight: Clear, with a low around 59. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 66. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
  • Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
  • Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Weather map

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

Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 1200 PM 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.


GMZ335-130615-
Galveston Bay-
1200 PM CST Thu Nov 12 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots with gusts up to 25 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 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Bay waters rough. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. A chance
of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.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 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to
around 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters rough, diminishing to
choppy after midnight. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 1200 PM 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.


GMZ350-355-130615-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1200 PM CST Thu Nov 12 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: North 2 feet at 3 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming northeast
1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 1 foot
at 4 seconds, becoming east 2 feet at 3 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds, becoming
east 6 feet at 6 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail:
East 6 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northeast
around 30 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. Showers.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 30 knots, diminishing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to
10 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · November 2090

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
74% lit
↑ 3:33 PM
↓ 2:29 AM
★★☆☆c49
2
81% lit
↑ 4:07 PM
↓ 3:21 AM
★☆☆☆c39
Apogee · 405,365 km
3
88% lit
↑ 4:40 PM
↓ 4:12 AM
★★☆☆c34
Moon crosses the equator
4
93% lit
↑ 5:14 PM
↓ 5:03 AM
★★☆☆c42
5
97% lit
↑ 4:49 PM
↓ 4:55 AM
★★☆☆c53
6
100% lit
↑ 5:25 PM
↓ 5:48 AM
★★★☆c62
7
100% lit
↑ 6:05 PM
↓ 6:41 AM
★★★★c74
Full Moon · Beaver Moon
8
98% lit
↑ 6:48 PM
↓ 7:36 AM
★★★★c80
best
9
94% lit
↑ 7:35 PM
↓ 8:31 AM
★☆☆☆c82
10
89% lit
↑ 8:26 PM
↓ 9:25 AM
★★★★c86
11
81% lit
↑ 9:20 PM
↓ 10:17 AM
★★★★c87
Moon farthest north (18.6°)
12
72% lit
↑ 10:18 PM
↓ 11:08 AM
★★★☆c86
13
62% lit
↑ 11:18 PM
↓ 11:56 AM
★★★☆c82
14
51% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:41 PM
★★☆☆c73
Last Quarter
15
40% lit
↑ 12:20 AM
↓ 1:25 PM
★★☆☆c62
16
29% lit
↑ 1:23 AM
↓ 2:07 PM
★☆☆☆c50
17
19% lit
↑ 2:27 AM
↓ 2:49 PM
★★☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
18
11% lit
↑ 3:31 AM
↓ 3:32 PM
★★☆☆c58
Perigee · 364,066 km
19
5% lit
↑ 4:37 AM
↓ 4:16 PM
★★★☆c74
20
1% lit
↑ 5:42 AM
↓ 5:03 PM
★★★★c88
best
21
0% lit
↑ 6:47 AM
↓ 5:53 PM
★★★★c98
New Moon
best
22
2% lit
↑ 7:49 AM
↓ 6:46 PM
★★★★c102
best
23
6% lit
↑ 8:48 AM
↓ 7:41 PM
★★★★c102
Moon farthest south (-18.4°)
best
24
13% lit
↑ 9:43 AM
↓ 8:36 PM
★☆☆☆c98
25
20% lit
↑ 10:32 AM
↓ 9:32 PM
★★★★c96
26
29% lit
↑ 11:16 AM
↓ 10:27 PM
★★★☆c87
27
38% lit
↑ 11:56 AM
↓ 11:20 PM
★★☆☆c77
28
48% lit
↑ 12:32 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c64
First Quarter
29
57% lit
↑ 1:07 PM
↓ 12:13 AM
★☆☆☆c52
30
66% lit
↑ 1:40 PM
↓ 1:04 AM
★☆☆☆c40
Apogee · 404,550 km
Moon crosses the equator

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Nov 2 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 405,365 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Nov 3 · 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.
  • Tue, Nov 7 · 3:05 AM — Full Moon · Beaver MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Nov 11 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Nov 14 · 1:58 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Nov 17 · 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.
  • Sat, Nov 18 · 9:00 PM — Perigee · 364,066 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Nov 21 · 6:48 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Nov 23 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Nov 28 · 5:40 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Nov 30 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 404,550 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Nov 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

Wed, Nov 8 · Mon, Nov 20 · Tue, Nov 21 · Wed, Nov 22 · Thu, Nov 23

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

Moon distance

364,177 km closest · 405,278 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 Thu 11:01 AM.