Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
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Today
This Afternoon: High 74°
Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Low 62°
Clear, with a low around 62. North wind around 5 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:40 AM / 5:25 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 9:53 AM / 7:53 PM
- Moon
- Waxing Crescent, 12%
- 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 3 PM | 74° | 74° | 52° | 46% | 2% | 0% | – | N 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 4 PM | 73° | 73° | 52° | 48% | 0% | 0% | – | N 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 5 PM | 72° | 72° | 52° | 49% | 1% | 0% | – | N 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 6 PM | 69° | 69° | 54° | 59% | 4% | 0% | – | N 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 7 PM | 67° | 67° | 55° | 65% | 4% | 0% | – | N 6 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 8 PM | 66° | 66° | 56° | 70% | 3% | 0% | – | NNW 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 9 PM | 65° | 65° | 57° | 75% | 3% | 0% | – | NNW 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 10 PM | 64° | 64° | 57° | 78% | 1% | 0% | – | NNW 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 11 PM | 64° | 64° | 57° | 78% | 2% | 0% | – | NNW 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 12 AM | 63° | 63° | 57° | 81% | 3% | 0% | – | NNW 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 1 AM | 63° | 63° | 57° | 81% | 4% | 0% | – | NNW 6 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 2 AM | 63° | 63° | 56° | 78% | 3% | 0% | – | NNW 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 3 AM | 62° | 62° | 56° | 81% | 3% | 0% | – | NNW 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 4 AM | 62° | 62° | 56° | 81% | 3% | 0% | – | N 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 5 AM | 62° | 62° | 56° | 81% | 3% | 0% | – | N 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 6 AM | 62° | 62° | 55° | 78% | 4% | 0% | – | N 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 7 AM | 62° | 62° | 55° | 78% | 2% | 0% | – | N 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 8 AM | 63° | 63° | 56° | 78% | 1% | 0% | – | NNE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 9 AM | 65° | 65° | 56° | 73% | 1% | 0% | – | NNE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 10 AM | 67° | 67° | 56° | 68% | 1% | 0% | – | NE 8 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 11 AM | 68° | 68° | 56° | 65% | 2% | 0% | – | NE 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 12 PM | 69° | 69° | 55° | 61% | 1% | 0% | – | ENE 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 1 PM | 70° | 70° | 55° | 59% | 1% | 0% | – | ENE 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 2 PM | 70° | 70° | 54° | 57% | 2% | 0% | – | ENE 7 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 3 PM | 70° | 70° | 54° | 57% | 0% | 0% | – | E 6 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 4 PM | 69° | 69° | 54° | 59% | 2% | 0% | – | E 6 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 5 PM | 68° | 68° | 54° | 61% | 4% | 0% | – | E 6 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 6 PM | 66° | 66° | 56° | 70% | 6% | 0% | – | E 5 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 7 PM | 65° | 65° | 57° | 75% | 15% | 0% | – | E 6 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 8 PM | 65° | 65° | 57° | 75% | 26% | 0% | – | E 7 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 9 PM | 64° | 64° | 57° | 78% | 38% | 0% | – | E 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 10 PM | 63° | 63° | 57° | 81% | 44% | 0% | – | E 8 | 9 | – | |
| Fri 11 PM | 63° | 63° | 57° | 81% | 43% | 0% | – | E 9 | 12 | – | |
| Sat 12 AM | 62° | 62° | 56° | 81% | 44% | 0% | – | E 10 | 12 | – | |
| Sat 1 AM | 62° | 62° | 56° | 81% | 29% | 0% | – | E 10 | 13 | – | |
| Sat 2 AM | 62° | 62° | 56° | 81% | 17% | 0% | – | E 12 | 14 | – | |
| Sat 3 AM | 61° | 61° | 56° | 84% | 11% | 0% | – | E 13 | 15 | – | |
| Sat 4 AM | 61° | 61° | 56° | 84% | 19% | 0% | – | E 14 | 17 | – | |
| Sat 5 AM | 61° | 61° | 56° | 84% | 12% | 0% | – | E 15 | 20 | – | |
| Sat 6 AM | 61° | 61° | 55° | 81% | 20% | 0% | – | E 15 | 21 | – | |
| Sat 7 AM | 61° | 61° | 55° | 81% | 15% | 0% | – | E 16 | 22 | – | |
| Sat 8 AM | 62° | 62° | 55° | 78% | 12% | 0% | – | E 17 | 23 | – | |
| Sat 9 AM | 63° | 63° | 55° | 75% | 9% | 0% | – | E 17 | 23 | – | |
| Sat 10 AM | 65° | 65° | 55° | 70% | 17% | 0% | – | E 17 | 23 | – | |
| Sat 11 AM | 66° | 66° | 55° | 68% | 26% | 0% | – | E 17 | 23 | – | |
| Sat 12 PM | 67° | 67° | 55° | 65% | 34% | 1% | – | E 17 | 23 | – | |
| Sat 1 PM | 68° | 68° | 54° | 61% | 40% | 1% | – | E 17 | 23 | – | |
| Sat 2 PM | 68° | 68° | 54° | 61% | 45% | 1% | – | E 17 | 23 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Sunny
74° / 62°
Dry
N 6–9 mph · gusts 13
Fri, Nov 13
Sunny
70° / 61°
Dry
NE 5–9 mph · gusts 12
Sat, Nov 14
Mostly Sunny
68° / 62°
9% rain
E 10–18 mph · gusts 24
Sun, Nov 15
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
72° / 60°
74% rain · 0.90"
SE 16–22 mph · gusts 29
⚡ Storms
Mon, Nov 16
Chance Rain Showers
66° / 57°
60% rain · 0.66"
NE 17–21 mph · gusts 28
Tue, Nov 17
Partly Sunny
66° / 62°
3% rain
NE 13–16 mph · gusts 21
Wed, Nov 18
Partly Sunny
69° / 65°
6% rain
E 12–14 mph · gusts 18
Detailed NWS forecast
- This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Tonight: Clear, with a low around 62. North wind around 5 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
- Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
- Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. 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. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Weather map
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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 · December 2093
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
98% lit
↑ 4:49 PM
↓ 5:33 AM
↓ 5:33 AM
★★★★c78
2
100% lit
↑ 5:30 PM
↓ 6:31 AM
↓ 6:31 AM
★★★★c86
Full Moon · Cold Moon
best3
99% lit
↑ 6:14 PM
↓ 7:27 AM
↓ 7:27 AM
★★★★c86
best4
97% lit
↑ 7:01 PM
↓ 8:21 AM
↓ 8:21 AM
★★★★c86
5
93% lit
↑ 7:51 PM
↓ 9:12 AM
↓ 9:12 AM
★★★★c83
Moon farthest north (22.1°)
6
87% lit
↑ 8:43 PM
↓ 9:59 AM
↓ 9:59 AM
★★★★c78
7
80% lit
↑ 9:36 PM
↓ 10:42 AM
↓ 10:42 AM
★★★★c72
Apogee · 405,269 km
8
72% lit
↑ 10:29 PM
↓ 11:22 AM
↓ 11:22 AM
★★★☆c65
9
63% lit
↑ 11:23 PM
↓ 11:58 AM
↓ 11:58 AM
★★★☆c58
10
54% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:32 PM
↓ 12:32 PM
★★☆☆c49
Last Quarter
11
44% lit
↑ 12:16 AM
↓ 1:04 PM
↓ 1:04 PM
★★☆☆c40
12
34% lit
↑ 1:11 AM
↓ 1:37 PM
↓ 1:37 PM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
13
25% lit
↑ 2:07 AM
↓ 2:10 PM
↓ 2:10 PM
★★☆☆c51
14
16% lit
↑ 3:05 AM
↓ 2:46 PM
↓ 2:46 PM
★★★☆c63
15
9% lit
↑ 4:07 AM
↓ 3:26 PM
↓ 3:26 PM
★★★★c69
16
4% lit
↑ 5:11 AM
↓ 4:11 PM
↓ 4:11 PM
★★★★c86
17
1% lit
↑ 6:18 AM
↓ 5:02 PM
↓ 5:02 PM
★★★★c98
best18
0% lit
↑ 7:25 AM
↓ 6:01 PM
↓ 6:01 PM
★★★★c105
New Moon
best19
3% lit
↑ 8:30 AM
↓ 7:05 PM
↓ 7:05 PM
★★★★c106
Moon farthest south (-22.6°)
Perigee · 360,322 km
20
8% lit
↑ 9:29 AM
↓ 8:13 PM
↓ 8:13 PM
★★★★c101
21
16% lit
↑ 10:22 AM
↓ 9:21 PM
↓ 9:21 PM
★★★★c91
22
26% lit
↑ 11:08 AM
↓ 10:28 PM
↓ 10:28 PM
★★★★c78
23
37% lit
↑ 11:49 AM
↓ 11:31 PM
↓ 11:31 PM
★★★☆c63
24
48% lit
↑ 12:27 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★★☆☆c47
First Quarter
25
59% lit
↑ 1:02 PM
↓ 12:33 AM
↓ 12:33 AM
★☆☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
26
69% lit
↑ 1:37 PM
↓ 1:32 AM
↓ 1:32 AM
★★☆☆c52
27
78% lit
↑ 2:12 PM
↓ 2:30 AM
↓ 2:30 AM
★★★☆c60
28
86% lit
↑ 2:49 PM
↓ 3:27 AM
↓ 3:27 AM
★★★★c67
29
92% lit
↑ 3:28 PM
↓ 4:24 AM
↓ 4:24 AM
★★★★c81
30
96% lit
↑ 4:10 PM
↓ 5:20 AM
↓ 5:20 AM
★★★★c85
31
99% lit
↑ 4:56 PM
↓ 6:15 AM
↓ 6:15 AM
★★★★c86
bestLunar events this month
- Wed, Dec 2 · 4:24 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 5 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest north (22.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Mon, Dec 7 · 1:00 PM — Apogee · 405,269 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Thu, Dec 10 · 9:16 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Sat, Dec 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.
- Fri, Dec 18 · 1:47 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Sat, Dec 19 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-22.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sat, Dec 19 · 1:00 PM — Perigee · 360,322 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Thu, Dec 24 · 5:25 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Fri, Dec 25 · 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.
Best fishing days
Wed, Dec 2 · Thu, Dec 3 · Thu, Dec 17 · Fri, Dec 18 · Thu, Dec 31
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
360,325 km closest · 405,265 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 Thu 12:21 PM.