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Freeport

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 73°

Sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. East wind around 5 mph.

Tonight: Low 59°

Mostly clear, with a low around 59. East wind 0 to 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°51%3%0%–NNE 5710+ mi
Fri 1 PM73°73°53°49%3%0%–NE 3610+ mi
Fri 2 PM73°73°54°51%2%0%–E 3610+ mi
Fri 3 PM73°73°55°53%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°78%17%0%–SE 2710+ mi
Fri 8 PM64°64°57°78%27%0%–SE 2810+ mi
Fri 9 PM63°63°57°81%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°90%6%0%–ESE 2910+ mi
Sat 1 AM61°61°58°90%3%0%–E 2810+ mi
Sat 2 AM60°60°57°90%4%0%–E 2910+ mi
Sat 3 AM60°60°57°90%7%0%–ENE 31010+ mi
Sat 4 AM59°59°57°93%6%0%–ENE 51210+ mi
Sat 5 AM59°59°57°93%16%0%–ENE 61310+ mi
Sat 6 AM59°59°57°93%19%1%–E 81510+ mi
Sat 7 AM63°63°58°84%28%1%–ENE 101610+ mi
Sat 8 AM66°66°60°81%30%2%–E 131810+ mi
Sat 9 AM69°69°60°73%20%5%–E 162110+ mi
Sat 10 AM69°69°61°76%28%3%–E 172310+ mi
Sat 11 AM69°69°60°73%41%4%–E 182410+ mi
Sat 12 PM68°68°60°76%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°78%48%17%–E 182510+ mi
Sat 5 PM66°66°61°84%60%15%–E 182510+ mi
Sat 6 PM65°65°60°84%60%10%–E 182510+ mi
Sat 7 PM66°66°60°81%57%9%–E 182610+ mi
Sat 8 PM66°66°60°81%49%11%–E 182610+ mi
Sat 9 PM66°66°60°81%44%5%–ESE 172610+ mi
Sat 10 PM67°67°60°78%49%2%–ESE 1726–
Sat 11 PM67°67°61°81%48%7%–ESE 1526–
Sun 12 AM67°67°62°84%65%20%0.01"ESE 1425–
Sun 1 AM68°68°62°81%67%24%0.01"ESE 1426–
Sun 2 AM68°68°62°81%63%30%0.01"ESE 1426–
Sun 3 AM68°68°62°81%56%33%0.01"ESE 1526–
Sun 4 AM68°68°63°84%66%34%0.01"SE 1628–
Sun 5 AM68°68°63°84%67%41%0.01"SE 1628–
Sun 6 AM68°68°63°84%73%48%0.04"SE 1626–
Sun 7 AM69°69°65°87%54%48%0.04"SE 1826–
Sun 8 AM70°70°66°87%64%48%0.04"SE 2026–
Sun 9 AM71°71°66°84%74%48%0.04"SE 2025–⚡
Sun 10 AM72°72°67°84%75%48%0.04"SE 2025–⚡
Sun 11 AM72°72°67°84%75%48%0.04"SE 2025–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

73° / 59°

Dry

E 2–5 mph · gusts 9

Sat, Nov 14

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

70° / 65°

41% rain

E 2–21 mph · gusts 26

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms

73° / 57°

93% rain · 1.98"

SE 14–20 mph · gusts 28

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Rain Showers

63° / 54°

74% rain · 0.48"

NE 14–21 mph · gusts 29

Tue, Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

66° / 59°

15% rain · 0.06"

NE 8–14 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny

71° / 64°

9% rain

NE 7–14 mph · gusts 20

Thu, Nov 19

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

74° / 66°

16% rain

E 5–13 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. East wind around 5 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers between 4pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. East wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Low around 65, with temperatures rising to around 68 overnight. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.

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 · December 2092

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
9% lit
↑ 9:29 AM
↓ 8:14 PM
★★★★c102
Moon farthest south (-20.5°)
2
17% lit
↑ 10:27 AM
↓ 9:19 PM
★★★★c98
3
27% lit
↑ 11:19 AM
↓ 10:23 PM
★★★★c88
4
38% lit
↑ 12:04 PM
↓ 11:25 PM
★★★★c75
5
48% lit
↑ 12:44 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c60
First Quarter
6
59% lit
↑ 1:21 PM
↓ 12:24 AM
★★☆☆c41
7
68% lit
↑ 1:55 PM
↓ 1:21 AM
★★☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
8
77% lit
↑ 2:29 PM
↓ 2:16 AM
★★☆☆c46
9
85% lit
↑ 3:03 PM
↓ 3:10 AM
★★★★c52
10
91% lit
↑ 3:38 PM
↓ 4:03 AM
★★★★c61
11
96% lit
↑ 4:14 PM
↓ 4:56 AM
★★★★c71
12
99% lit
↑ 4:54 PM
↓ 5:49 AM
★★★★c75
best
13
100% lit
↑ 5:36 PM
↓ 6:41 AM
★★★★c77
Full Moon · Cold Moon
Apogee · 406,434 km
best
14
99% lit
↑ 6:22 PM
↓ 7:33 AM
★★★★c78
best
15
97% lit
↑ 7:10 PM
↓ 8:22 AM
★★★★c78
Moon farthest north (20.9°)
16
93% lit
↑ 8:01 PM
↓ 9:08 AM
★★★★c77
17
87% lit
↑ 8:54 PM
↓ 9:52 AM
★★★★c75
18
80% lit
↑ 9:48 PM
↓ 10:33 AM
★★★★c70
19
72% lit
↑ 10:43 PM
↓ 11:12 AM
★★★★c64
20
63% lit
↑ 11:39 PM
↓ 11:48 AM
★★★☆c55
21
53% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:24 PM
★★☆☆c42
Last Quarter
22
42% lit
↑ 12:37 AM
↓ 1:00 PM
★★☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
23
31% lit
↑ 1:36 AM
↓ 1:38 PM
★★☆☆c52
24
21% lit
↑ 2:38 AM
↓ 2:18 PM
★★★★c59
25
13% lit
↑ 3:43 AM
↓ 3:02 PM
★★★★c72
26
6% lit
↑ 4:50 AM
↓ 3:53 PM
★★★★c93
27
1% lit
↑ 5:59 AM
↓ 4:49 PM
★★★★c101
best
28
0% lit
↑ 7:06 AM
↓ 5:51 PM
★★★★c103
Perigee · 356,969 km
New Moon (supermoon)
Moon farthest south (-20.7°)
best
29
2% lit
↑ 8:09 AM
↓ 6:57 PM
★★★★c103
30
6% lit
↑ 9:06 AM
↓ 8:04 PM
★★★★c100
31
13% lit
↑ 9:56 AM
↓ 9:10 PM
★★★★c90

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Dec 1 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-20.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Dec 5 · 4:17 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Dec 7 · 4:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Dec 13 · 3:58 PM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Dec 13 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 406,434 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Dec 15 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest north (20.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Dec 21 · 5:39 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Dec 22 · 8:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Dec 28 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 356,969 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Dec 28 · 10:10 AM — New 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, Dec 28 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-20.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Fri, Dec 12 · Sat, Dec 13 · Sun, Dec 14 · Sat, Dec 27 · Sun, Dec 28

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

Moon distance

357,129 km closest · 406,367 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 12:21 PM.