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Freeport

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 59°

Mostly clear, with a low around 59. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

Saturday: High 70° · 17% rain

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%.

Sunrise / sunset
6:43 AM / 5:28 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:42 AM / 8:51 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 20%
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 13Sat, Nov 146 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 156 AM12 PM6 PMclouds17% 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 cover76% cloud cover78% cloud cover80% cloud cover82% cloud cover84% cloud cover85% cloud cover87% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°65626159636968676667686869727170rain1% 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 in81% chance, 0.14 in81% chance, 0.14 in81% chance, 0.14 in81% chance, 0.14 in81% chance, 0.14 in81% chance, 0.14 in93% chance, 0.14 in0.140.140.14wind01020mphSE 2 mph, gusts 7SE 2 mph, gusts 8ESE 2 mph, gusts 9E 2 mph, gusts 8ENE 3 mph, gusts 10ENE 6 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 16E 16 mph, gusts 21E 18 mph, gusts 24E 20 mph, gusts 25E 20 mph, gusts 25E 18 mph, gusts 25E 18 mph, gusts 26ESE 17 mph, gusts 26ESE 15 mph, gusts 26ESE 14 mph, gusts 26ESE 15 mph, gusts 26SE 16 mph, gusts 28SE 18 mph, gusts 26SE 20 mph, gusts 25SE 20 mph, gusts 25SE 18 mph, gusts 24SE 18 mph, gusts 23SE 17 mph, gusts 23
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
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 172610+ mi
Sat 11 PM67°67°61°81%48%7%–ESE 152610+ mi
Sun 12 AM67°67°62°84%65%20%0.01"ESE 142510+ mi
Sun 1 AM68°68°62°81%67%24%0.01"ESE 142610+ mi
Sun 2 AM68°68°62°81%63%30%0.01"ESE 142610+ mi
Sun 3 AM68°68°62°81%56%33%0.01"ESE 152610+ mi
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–⚡
Sun 12 PM72°72°68°87%76%81%0.14"SE 2025–⚡
Sun 1 PM71°71°68°90%78%81%0.14"SE 1824–⚡
Sun 2 PM71°71°68°90%80%81%0.14"SE 1824–⚡
Sun 3 PM71°71°68°90%82%81%0.14"SE 1823–⚡
Sun 4 PM70°70°68°93%84%81%0.14"SE 1723–⚡
Sun 5 PM69°69°68°97%85%81%0.14"SE 1723–⚡
Sun 6 PM69°69°68°97%87%93%0.14"ESE 1723–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Clear

65° / 59°

Dry

SE 2–2 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° / 55°

74% rain · 0.48"

NE 14–21 mph · gusts 29

Tue, Nov 17

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

66° / 60°

15% rain · 0.06"

NE 8–14 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny

71° / 65°

8% 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
  • 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%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • 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. Low around 57, with temperatures rising to around 61 overnight. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. 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 55.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 723 PM 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.


GMZ355-141430-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
723 PM CST Fri Nov 13 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST SATURDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east
15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then 2 to 3 feet. 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
35 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 with gusts up to
40 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 7 feet at 7 seconds. 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. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · January 2096

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
37% lit
↑ 11:43 AM
↓ 11:40 PM
★★★☆c63
2
48% lit
↑ 12:18 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter
3
59% lit
↑ 12:52 PM
↓ 12:43 AM
★★☆☆c54
4
70% lit
↑ 1:28 PM
↓ 1:47 AM
★★★☆c61
5
80% lit
↑ 2:08 PM
↓ 2:53 AM
★★★★c84
Perigee · 368,298 km
6
88% lit
↑ 2:54 PM
↓ 4:00 AM
★★★★c96
7
95% lit
↑ 3:45 PM
↓ 5:08 AM
★★★★c102
8
99% lit
↑ 4:42 PM
↓ 6:14 AM
★★★★c103
Moon farthest north (25.3°)
best
9
100% lit
↑ 5:44 PM
↓ 7:15 AM
★★★★c103
Full Moon · Wolf Moon
best
10
99% lit
↑ 6:47 PM
↓ 8:09 AM
★★★★c98
best
11
95% lit
↑ 7:49 PM
↓ 8:56 AM
★★★★c90
12
90% lit
↑ 8:49 PM
↓ 9:36 AM
★★★★c81
13
83% lit
↑ 9:46 PM
↓ 10:11 AM
★★★★c70
14
75% lit
↑ 10:40 PM
↓ 10:42 AM
★★★☆c59
15
67% lit
↑ 11:33 PM
↓ 11:11 AM
★★☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
16
58% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:39 AM
★☆☆☆c37
17
48% lit
↑ 12:25 AM
↓ 12:08 PM
★☆☆☆c40
Last Quarter
Apogee · 404,319 km
18
39% lit
↑ 1:18 AM
↓ 12:38 PM
★★☆☆c51
19
30% lit
↑ 2:12 AM
↓ 1:11 PM
★★★★c64
20
21% lit
↑ 3:07 AM
↓ 1:48 PM
★★★★c75
21
14% lit
↑ 4:04 AM
↓ 2:30 PM
★★★★c83
22
8% lit
↑ 5:02 AM
↓ 3:19 PM
★★★★c89
23
3% lit
↑ 5:59 AM
↓ 4:14 PM
★★★★c91
Moon farthest south (-26.3°)
24
1% lit
↑ 6:53 AM
↓ 5:15 PM
★★★★c91
best
25
0% lit
↑ 7:43 AM
↓ 6:19 PM
★★★★c91
New Moon
best
26
2% lit
↑ 8:27 AM
↓ 7:24 PM
★★★★c88
27
7% lit
↑ 9:07 AM
↓ 8:29 PM
★★★★c82
28
14% lit
↑ 9:44 AM
↓ 9:33 PM
★★★★c68
29
23% lit
↑ 10:19 AM
↓ 10:37 PM
★★★☆c54
Moon crosses the equator
30
33% lit
↑ 10:54 AM
↓ 11:41 PM
★★☆☆c46
Perigee · 369,664 km
31
44% lit
↑ 11:29 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c52

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Jan 2 · 11:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Jan 2 · 5:01 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Jan 5 · 12:00 PM — Perigee · 368,298 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Jan 8 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest north (25.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Jan 9 · 1:20 PM — Full Moon · Wolf MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Jan 15 · 8:00 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, Jan 17 · 6:50 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Jan 17 · 2:00 PM — Apogee · 404,319 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Jan 23 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-26.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jan 25 · 3:44 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Jan 29 · 7:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Jan 30 · 7:00 AM — Perigee · 369,664 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Sun, Jan 8 · Mon, Jan 9 · Tue, Jan 10 · Tue, Jan 24 · Wed, Jan 25

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

Moon distance

368,299 km closest · 404,305 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 6:20 PM.