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Freeport

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 53°

Clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday: High 72°

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

Sunrise / sunset
6:43 AM / 5:28 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:42 AM / 8:51 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 18%
Major period
2:20 AM–4:20 AM
Minor period
10:12 AM–11:12 AM
Major period
2:45 PM–4:45 PM
Minor period
8:21 PM–9:21 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Nov 136 PMSat, Nov 146 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 156 AMclouds3% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover15% cloud cover19% cloud cover26% cloud cover17% cloud cover27% cloud cover31% cloud cover30% cloud cover14% cloud cover6% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover7% cloud cover6% cloud cover16% cloud cover19% cloud cover28% cloud cover30% cloud cover20% cloud cover28% cloud cover41% cloud cover44% cloud cover52% cloud cover49% cloud cover38% cloud cover48% cloud cover60% cloud cover60% cloud cover57% cloud cover49% cloud cover44% cloud cover49% cloud cover48% cloud cover65% cloud cover67% cloud cover63% cloud cover56% cloud cover66% cloud cover67% cloud cover73% cloud cover54% cloud cover64% cloud cover74% cloud cover75% cloud cover75% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡50°55°60°65°70°75°72736663616059696867656667686871rain1% chance1% chance2% chance5% chance3% chance4% chance7% chance7% chance9% chance8% chance17% chance15% chance10% chance9% chance11% chance5% chance2% chance7% chance20% chance, 0.01 in24% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in33% chance, 0.01 in34% chance, 0.01 in41% chance, 0.01 in48% chance, 0.04 in48% chance, 0.04 in48% chance, 0.04 in48% chance, 0.04 in48% chance, 0.04 in48% chance, 0.04 inwind01020mphNNE 5 mph, gusts 7E 3 mph, gusts 6SE 5 mph, gusts 7SE 2 mph, gusts 7SE 2 mph, gusts 8SE 2 mph, gusts 8ESE 2 mph, gusts 9E 2 mph, gusts 9ENE 5 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 18E 17 mph, gusts 23E 18 mph, gusts 24E 21 mph, gusts 26E 18 mph, gusts 25E 18 mph, gusts 25E 18 mph, gusts 26ESE 17 mph, gusts 26ESE 14 mph, gusts 25ESE 14 mph, gusts 26SE 16 mph, gusts 28SE 16 mph, gusts 26SE 20 mph, gusts 26SE 20 mph, gusts 25
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 12 PM72°72°53°53%3%0%–NNE 5710+ mi
Fri 1 PM73°73°53°50%3%0%–NE 3610+ mi
Fri 2 PM73°73°54°51%2%0%–E 3610+ mi
Fri 3 PM73°73°55°52%1%0%–ESE 3710+ mi
Fri 4 PM72°72°56°57%15%0%–SE 5710+ mi
Fri 5 PM69°69°57°66%19%0%–SE 3710+ mi
Fri 6 PM66°66°57°73%26%0%–SE 2710+ mi
Fri 7 PM65°65°58°79%17%0%–SE 2710+ mi
Fri 8 PM64°64°57°78%27%0%–SE 2810+ mi
Fri 9 PM63°63°57°82%31%0%–SE 2810+ mi
Fri 10 PM62°62°57°84%30%0%–SE 2810+ mi
Fri 11 PM61°61°57°87%14%0%–ESE 2910+ mi
Sat 12 AM61°61°58°89%6%0%–ESE 2910+ mi
Sat 1 AM61°61°58°89%3%0%–E 2810+ mi
Sat 2 AM60°60°57°91%4%0%–E 2910+ mi
Sat 3 AM60°60°57°91%7%0%–ENE 31010+ mi
Sat 4 AM59°59°57°92%6%0%–ENE 51210+ mi
Sat 5 AM59°59°57°93%16%0%–ENE 61310+ mi
Sat 6 AM59°59°57°94%19%1%–E 81510+ mi
Sat 7 AM63°63°58°84%28%1%–ENE 101610+ mi
Sat 8 AM66°66°60°80%30%2%–E 131810+ mi
Sat 9 AM69°69°60°74%20%5%–E 162110+ mi
Sat 10 AM69°69°61°74%28%3%–E 172310+ mi
Sat 11 AM69°69°60°73%41%4%–E 182410+ mi
Sat 12 PM68°68°60°77%44%7%–E 182410+ mi
Sat 1 PM68°68°60°76%52%7%–E 202510+ mi
Sat 2 PM68°68°60°76%49%9%–E 212610+ mi
Sat 3 PM67°67°60°78%38%8%–E 202510+ mi
Sat 4 PM67°67°60°79%48%17%–E 1825–
Sat 5 PM66°66°61°83%60%15%–E 1825–
Sat 6 PM65°65°60°84%60%10%–E 1825–
Sat 7 PM66°66°60°82%57%9%–E 1826–
Sat 8 PM66°66°60°81%49%11%–E 1826–
Sat 9 PM66°66°60°80%44%5%–ESE 1726–
Sat 10 PM67°67°60°78%49%2%–ESE 1726–
Sat 11 PM67°67°61°79%48%7%–ESE 1526–
Sun 12 AM67°67°62°82%65%20%0.01"ESE 1425–
Sun 1 AM68°68°62°82%67%24%0.01"ESE 1426–
Sun 2 AM68°68°62°82%63%30%0.01"ESE 1426–
Sun 3 AM68°68°62°82%56%33%0.01"ESE 1526–
Sun 4 AM68°68°63°84%66%34%0.01"SE 1628–
Sun 5 AM68°68°63°85%67%41%0.01"SE 1628–
Sun 6 AM68°68°63°85%73%48%0.04"SE 1626–
Sun 7 AM69°69°65°86%54%48%0.04"SE 1826–
Sun 8 AM70°70°66°86%64%48%0.04"SE 2026–
Sun 9 AM71°71°66°85%74%48%0.04"SE 2025–⚡
Sun 10 AM72°72°67°85%75%48%0.04"SE 2025–⚡
Sun 11 AM72°72°67°86%75%48%0.04"SE 2025–⚡

7-day forecast

Thu, Nov 12

Clear

–° / 53°

Dry

Today

Sunny

72° / 58°

Dry

NE 2–5 mph · gusts 9

Sat, Nov 14

Mostly Sunny

69° / 62°

30% rain

E 2–21 mph · gusts 26

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

73° / 58°

93% rain · 1.98"

SE 14–20 mph · gusts 28

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Rain Showers

65° / 55°

74% rain · 0.48"

NE 13–21 mph · gusts 29

Tue, Nov 17

Partly Sunny

65° / 59°

6% rain

NE 9–14 mph · gusts 23

Wed, Nov 18

Mostly Sunny

69° / 64°

9% rain

E 8–14 mph · gusts 20

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. East wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 1141 AM CST Fri Nov 13 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.


GMZ355-140615-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1141 AM CST Fri Nov 13 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · October 2092

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
0% lit
↑ 7:27 AM
↓ 7:40 PM
★★★★c46
New Moon
Moon crosses the equator
2
3% lit
↑ 8:31 AM
↓ 8:21 PM
★★★★c61
best
3
7% lit
↑ 9:36 AM
↓ 9:05 PM
★★★★c74
4
15% lit
↑ 10:41 AM
↓ 9:52 PM
★★★★c84
Perigee · 365,910 km
5
24% lit
↑ 11:47 AM
↓ 10:43 PM
★★★★c92
6
34% lit
↑ 12:50 PM
↓ 11:38 PM
★★★★c94
7
46% lit
↑ 1:51 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c91
Moon farthest south (-20.3°)
First Quarter
8
57% lit
↑ 2:46 PM
↓ 12:36 AM
★☆☆☆c87
9
68% lit
↑ 3:36 PM
↓ 1:37 AM
★★★★c85
10
78% lit
↑ 4:22 PM
↓ 2:38 AM
★★★★c76
11
86% lit
↑ 5:03 PM
↓ 3:38 AM
★★★★c66
12
92% lit
↑ 5:41 PM
↓ 4:38 AM
★★★★c55
13
97% lit
↑ 6:17 PM
↓ 5:35 AM
★★★☆c43
14
99% lit
↑ 6:51 PM
↓ 6:31 AM
★★★★c45
Moon crosses the equator
15
100% lit
↑ 7:26 PM
↓ 7:27 AM
★★★★c53
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
16
98% lit
↑ 8:01 PM
↓ 8:21 AM
★★★★c60
best
17
95% lit
↑ 8:38 PM
↓ 9:15 AM
★★★★c67
18
90% lit
↑ 9:17 PM
↓ 10:08 AM
★★★★c69
19
84% lit
↑ 9:59 PM
↓ 11:00 AM
★★★★c70
20
76% lit
↑ 10:43 PM
↓ 11:52 AM
★★★★c71
Apogee · 405,240 km
21
68% lit
↑ 11:31 PM
↓ 12:41 PM
★★★★c70
Moon farthest north (20.7°)
22
59% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:28 PM
★★★☆c67
23
49% lit
↑ 12:22 AM
↓ 2:13 PM
★☆☆☆c63
Last Quarter
24
39% lit
↑ 1:15 AM
↓ 2:56 PM
★★★☆c61
25
30% lit
↑ 2:10 AM
↓ 3:36 PM
★★★☆c56
26
21% lit
↑ 3:08 AM
↓ 4:16 PM
★★★☆c50
27
13% lit
↑ 4:07 AM
↓ 4:54 PM
★★★☆c43
28
6% lit
↑ 5:08 AM
↓ 5:33 PM
★★★☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
29
2% lit
↑ 6:11 AM
↓ 6:13 PM
★★★★c60
best
30
0% lit
↑ 7:16 AM
↓ 6:56 PM
★★★★c79
New Moon
best
31
1% lit
↑ 8:23 AM
↓ 7:42 PM
★★★★c96
best

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Oct 1 · 4:15 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Oct 1 · 9:00 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, Oct 4 · 6:00 AM — Perigee · 365,910 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Oct 7 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-20.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Oct 7 · 9:16 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Oct 14 · 1:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Oct 15 · 5:25 AM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Oct 20 · 4:00 AM — Apogee · 405,240 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Oct 21 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest north (20.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Oct 23 · 9:07 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Oct 28 · 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, Oct 30 · 2:28 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Thu, Oct 2 · Thu, Oct 16 · Wed, Oct 29 · Thu, Oct 30 · Fri, Oct 31

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

Moon distance

361,057 km closest · 405,182 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 Fri 10:46 AM.