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Galveston

29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel

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Today

Tonight: Low 62°

Clear, with a low around 62. North wind around 5 mph.

Friday: High 70°

Sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:40 AM / 5:25 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:53 AM / 7:53 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 14%
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 = clouds
Thu, Nov 12Fri, Nov 136 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 146 AM12 PM6 PMclouds1% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover0% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover5% cloud cover7% cloud cover8% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover9% cloud cover9% cloud cover10% cloud cover13% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover11% cloud cover22% cloud cover32% cloud cover35% cloud cover37% cloud cover41% cloud cover17% cloud cover26% cloud cover34% cloud cover40% cloud cover45% cloud cover51% cloud cover50% cloud cover49% cloud cover48% cloud cover48% cloud cover49% cloud cover49% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°64636262677069656362616165686865rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chancewind01020mphN 6 mph, gusts 8N 6 mph, gusts 8N 6 mph, gusts 8N 6 mph, gusts 9N 6 mph, gusts 9N 7 mph, gusts 10NNE 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 6 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 8E 5 mph, gusts 7E 5 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 9E 8 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 13E 13 mph, gusts 17E 15 mph, gusts 21E 16 mph, gusts 23E 17 mph, gusts 23E 17 mph, gusts 23E 17 mph, gusts 23E 17 mph, gusts 23E 17 mph, gusts 24E 18 mph, gusts 23
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 10 PM64°64°57°78%1%0%–N 6810+ mi
Thu 11 PM64°64°57°78%2%0%–N 6810+ mi
Fri 12 AM63°63°57°81%4%0%–N 6810+ mi
Fri 1 AM63°63°57°81%4%0%–N 6810+ mi
Fri 2 AM63°63°56°78%3%0%–N 6810+ mi
Fri 3 AM62°62°56°81%4%0%–N 6910+ mi
Fri 4 AM62°62°56°81%4%0%–N 6910+ mi
Fri 5 AM62°62°56°81%4%0%–N 6910+ mi
Fri 6 AM62°62°55°78%4%0%–N 6910+ mi
Fri 7 AM62°62°55°78%2%0%–N 7910+ mi
Fri 8 AM63°63°56°78%1%0%–N 71010+ mi
Fri 9 AM65°65°56°73%1%0%–NNE 71010+ mi
Fri 10 AM67°67°56°68%0%0%–NNE 71010+ mi
Fri 11 AM68°68°56°65%2%0%–NE 7910+ mi
Fri 12 PM69°69°55°61%1%0%–ENE 6810+ mi
Fri 1 PM70°70°55°59%1%0%–ENE 6810+ mi
Fri 2 PM70°70°54°57%2%0%–E 6810+ mi
Fri 3 PM70°70°54°57%2%0%–E 5710+ mi
Fri 4 PM69°69°54°59%5%0%–E 5710+ mi
Fri 5 PM68°68°54°61%7%0%–E 5710+ mi
Fri 6 PM66°66°56°70%8%0%–E 5810+ mi
Fri 7 PM65°65°57°75%6%0%–E 6810+ mi
Fri 8 PM65°65°57°75%7%0%–E 6910+ mi
Fri 9 PM64°64°57°78%9%0%–E 7910+ mi
Fri 10 PM63°63°57°81%9%0%–E 7910+ mi
Fri 11 PM63°63°57°81%10%0%–E 71010+ mi
Sat 12 AM62°62°56°81%13%0%–E 81210+ mi
Sat 1 AM62°62°56°81%3%0%–E 81210+ mi
Sat 2 AM62°62°56°81%2%0%–E 91310+ mi
Sat 3 AM61°61°56°84%2%0%–E 101410+ mi
Sat 4 AM61°61°56°84%11%0%–E 131710+ mi
Sat 5 AM61°61°56°84%22%0%–E 152010+ mi
Sat 6 AM61°61°55°81%32%0%–E 152110+ mi
Sat 7 AM61°61°55°81%35%0%–E 162210+ mi
Sat 8 AM62°62°55°78%37%0%–E 162310+ mi
Sat 9 AM63°63°55°75%41%0%–E 172310+ mi
Sat 10 AM65°65°55°70%17%0%–E 1723–
Sat 11 AM66°66°55°68%26%0%–E 1723–
Sat 12 PM67°67°55°65%34%1%–E 1723–
Sat 1 PM68°68°54°61%40%1%–E 1723–
Sat 2 PM68°68°54°61%45%1%–E 1723–
Sat 3 PM68°68°54°61%51%1%–E 1723–
Sat 4 PM68°68°54°61%50%1%–E 1723–
Sat 5 PM67°67°54°63%49%1%–E 1724–
Sat 6 PM65°65°55°70%48%5%–E 1724–
Sat 7 PM65°65°55°70%48%5%–E 1824–
Sat 8 PM64°64°55°73%49%5%–E 1823–
Sat 9 PM64°64°55°73%49%5%–E 1823–

7-day forecast

Today

Clear

64° / 62°

Dry

N 6–6 mph · gusts 8

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

70° / 61°

Dry

NE 5–7 mph · gusts 10

Sat, Nov 14

Mostly Sunny

68° / 62°

9% rain

E 8–18 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
  • 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. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • 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.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 757 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.


GMZ335-131415-
Galveston Bay-
757 PM CST Thu Nov 12 2026

.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 with gusts up to
30 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. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters
choppy. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy, diminishing to
slightly choppy in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 757 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.


GMZ350-355-131415-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
757 PM CST Thu Nov 12 2026

.TONIGHT...Northwest to north winds 5 to 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 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East
6 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail:
East 6 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 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 8 feet, occasionally to
10 feet. Showers, mainly in the evening. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 30 knots, diminishing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to
10 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 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · April 2097

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
79% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:54 AM
★★★★c63
2
71% lit
↑ 12:24 AM
↓ 10:36 AM
★★★★c64
Apogee · 404,487 km
3
62% lit
↑ 1:20 AM
↓ 11:22 AM
★★★☆c63
4
52% lit
↑ 2:13 AM
↓ 12:13 PM
★★★☆c62
Moon farthest south (-27.4°)
Last Quarter
5
43% lit
↑ 3:01 AM
↓ 1:09 PM
★★★☆c60
6
33% lit
↑ 3:46 AM
↓ 2:07 PM
★★★☆c58
7
24% lit
↑ 4:25 AM
↓ 3:07 PM
★★★☆c56
8
16% lit
↑ 5:02 AM
↓ 4:07 PM
★★★☆c51
9
9% lit
↑ 5:35 AM
↓ 5:08 PM
★★★☆c43
10
4% lit
↑ 6:07 AM
↓ 6:10 PM
★★★☆c38
11
1% lit
↑ 6:39 AM
↓ 7:13 PM
★★★★c55
Moon crosses the equator
12
0% lit
↑ 7:12 AM
↓ 8:19 PM
★★★★c74
New Moon
best
13
2% lit
↑ 7:48 AM
↓ 9:27 PM
★★★★c88
best
14
7% lit
↑ 8:29 AM
↓ 10:38 PM
★★☆☆c88
Perigee · 364,248 km
15
15% lit
↑ 9:16 AM
↓ 11:49 PM
★★★★c99
16
24% lit
↑ 10:11 AM
↓ –
★★★★c99
17
35% lit
↑ 11:12 AM
↓ 12:57 AM
★★★★c97
Moon farthest north (27.3°)
18
46% lit
↑ 12:18 PM
↓ 1:58 AM
★★★☆c91
First Quarter
19
57% lit
↑ 1:25 PM
↓ 2:51 AM
★★★☆c81
20
68% lit
↑ 2:31 PM
↓ 3:35 AM
★★★★c69
21
77% lit
↑ 3:33 PM
↓ 4:13 AM
★★★☆c52
22
86% lit
↑ 4:33 PM
↓ 4:46 AM
★★☆☆c40
23
92% lit
↑ 5:31 PM
↓ 5:17 AM
★★☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
24
97% lit
↑ 6:28 PM
↓ 5:46 AM
★★★★c52
25
99% lit
↑ 7:24 PM
↓ 6:14 AM
★★★★c64
best
26
100% lit
↑ 8:20 PM
↓ 6:44 AM
★★★★c73
Full Moon · Pink Moon
best
27
99% lit
↑ 9:18 PM
↓ 7:16 AM
★★★★c77
best
28
95% lit
↑ 10:15 PM
↓ 7:52 AM
★☆☆☆c78
29
91% lit
↑ 11:11 PM
↓ 8:31 AM
★★★★c78
30
85% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:16 AM
★★★★c77
Apogee · 405,324 km

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Apr 2 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 404,487 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Apr 4 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Apr 4 · 5:50 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Apr 11 · 12:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Apr 12 · 4:26 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Apr 14 · 5:00 PM — Perigee · 364,248 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Apr 17 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Apr 18 · 8:54 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Apr 23 · 9:00 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, Apr 26 · 7:09 AM — Full Moon · Pink MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Apr 30 · 2:00 PM — Apogee · 405,324 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Fri, Apr 12 · Sat, Apr 13 · Thu, Apr 25 · Fri, Apr 26 · Sat, Apr 27

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

Moon distance

364,274 km closest · 405,320 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 GALVESTON, Galveston ChannelSurf report: Galveston Seawall & PiersOffshore 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 10:16 PM.