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Galveston

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 61°

Clear, with a low around 61. North wind around 5 mph.

Friday: High 70°

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

Sunrise / sunset
6:41 AM / 5:25 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:40 AM / 8:48 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 14%
Major period
2:20 AM–4:20 AM
Minor period
10:10 AM–11:10 AM
Major period
2:45 PM–4:45 PM
Minor period
8:18 PM–9:18 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Nov 136 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 146 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 15clouds4% 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 cover48% cloud cover57% cloud cover64% cloud cover60% cloud cover74% cloud cover68% cloud cover60% cloud cover61% cloud cover61% cloud cover59% cloud cover64% cloud cover71% cloud cover74% cloud cover75% cloud cover75% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°64636266696966656563626567676364rain14% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance14% chancewind01020mphN 6 mph, gusts 8N 6 mph, gusts 9N 6 mph, gusts 9N 7 mph, gusts 9NNE 7 mph, gusts 10NE 7 mph, gusts 9ENE 6 mph, gusts 8E 5 mph, gusts 7E 5 mph, gusts 7E 6 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 12E 10 mph, gusts 14E 15 mph, gusts 20E 16 mph, gusts 22E 17 mph, gusts 23E 18 mph, gusts 24E 17 mph, gusts 24E 18 mph, gusts 23E 20 mph, gusts 25E 18 mph, gusts 25E 20 mph, gusts 25ESE 18 mph, gusts 24
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 1 AM64°64°57°78%4%0%–N 6810+ mi
Fri 2 AM63°63°56°78%3%0%–N 6810+ mi
Fri 3 AM63°63°56°78%4%0%–N 6910+ mi
Fri 4 AM63°63°56°78%4%0%–N 6910+ mi
Fri 5 AM62°62°56°81%4%0%–N 6910+ mi
Fri 6 AM61°61°55°81%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 AM66°66°56°70%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 PM69°69°55°61%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 PM67°67°56°68%8%0%–E 5810+ mi
Fri 7 PM66°66°57°73%6%0%–E 6810+ mi
Fri 8 PM66°66°57°73%7%0%–E 6910+ mi
Fri 9 PM65°65°57°75%9%0%–E 7910+ mi
Fri 10 PM65°65°57°75%9%0%–E 7910+ mi
Fri 11 PM65°65°57°75%10%0%–E 71010+ mi
Sat 12 AM65°65°57°75%13%0%–E 81210+ mi
Sat 1 AM65°65°57°75%3%0%–E 81210+ mi
Sat 2 AM64°64°57°78%2%0%–E 91310+ mi
Sat 3 AM63°63°56°78%2%0%–E 101410+ mi
Sat 4 AM63°63°56°78%11%0%–E 131710+ mi
Sat 5 AM63°63°56°78%22%0%–E 152010+ mi
Sat 6 AM61°61°56°84%32%0%–E 152110+ mi
Sat 7 AM62°62°56°81%35%0%–E 162210+ mi
Sat 8 AM63°63°56°78%37%0%–E 162310+ mi
Sat 9 AM64°64°56°75%41%0%–E 172310+ mi
Sat 10 AM65°65°56°73%48%0%–E 1724–
Sat 11 AM67°67°56°68%57%0%–E 1824–
Sat 12 PM67°67°56°68%64%14%–E 1724–
Sat 1 PM67°67°56°68%60%14%–E 1724–
Sat 2 PM68°68°55°63%74%14%–E 1824–
Sat 3 PM67°67°55°65%68%14%–E 1823–
Sat 4 PM67°67°55°65%60%14%–E 2024–
Sat 5 PM66°66°55°68%61%14%–E 2025–
Sat 6 PM63°63°56°78%61%2%–E 1825–
Sat 7 PM63°63°56°78%59%2%–E 1825–
Sat 8 PM63°63°56°78%64%2%–E 2025–
Sat 9 PM63°63°57°81%71%2%–E 2025–
Sat 10 PM64°64°57°78%74%2%–E 2024–
Sat 11 PM64°64°58°81%75%2%–ESE 1824–
Sun 12 AM65°65°58°78%75%14%–ESE 1723–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

70° / 61°

Dry

NE 5–7 mph · gusts 10

Sat, Nov 14

Partly Sunny

69° / 63°

14% rain

E 8–20 mph · gusts 25

Sun, Nov 15

Rain Showers Likely

72° / 61°

90% rain · 1.74"

SE 17–22 mph · gusts 30

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Rain Showers

65° / 57°

77% rain · 0.54"

NE 18–22 mph · gusts 30

Tue, Nov 17

Partly Sunny

66° / 62°

4% rain

NE 13–17 mph · gusts 23

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny

69° / 65°

6% rain

E 13–14 mph · gusts 20

Thu, Nov 19

Partly Sunny

71° / 67°

20% rain · 0.12"

E 10–13 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Clear, with a low around 61. North wind around 5 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 63, with temperatures rising to around 66 overnight. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Sunday: Rain showers likely before 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. 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.

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Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 1117 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.


GMZ335-131830-
Galveston Bay-
1117 PM CST Thu Nov 12 2026

.OVERNIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. 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. Bay waters rough. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Bay waters rough. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 30 knots. Bay waters very
rough. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then showers likely after midnight. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. A
chance of showers in the morning. 
.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 · 1117 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.


GMZ350-355-131830-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1117 PM CST Thu Nov 12 2026

.OVERNIGHT...North to northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 
2 feet. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 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 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 6 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 7 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. 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...Southeast winds around 30 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to
10 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.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 2098

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
0% lit
↑ 7:09 AM
↓ 7:43 PM
★★★☆c47
New Moon
2
1% lit
↑ 7:38 AM
↓ 8:42 PM
★★★★c61
3
4% lit
↑ 8:09 AM
↓ 9:44 PM
★★★★c73
best
4
9% lit
↑ 8:45 AM
↓ 10:49 PM
★☆☆☆c73
5
17% lit
↑ 9:26 AM
↓ 11:56 PM
★★★★c86
6
26% lit
↑ 10:16 AM
↓ –
★★★★c90
7
36% lit
↑ 11:13 AM
↓ 1:02 AM
★★★★c90
Moon farthest north (28.3°)
8
47% lit
↑ 12:17 PM
↓ 2:05 AM
★★★☆c89
First Quarter
9
59% lit
↑ 1:26 PM
↓ 3:01 AM
★★★☆c86
10
70% lit
↑ 2:36 PM
↓ 3:49 AM
★★★★c79
Perigee · 368,780 km
11
80% lit
↑ 3:44 PM
↓ 4:31 AM
★★★★c69
12
88% lit
↑ 4:50 PM
↓ 5:07 AM
★★★☆c56
13
95% lit
↑ 5:54 PM
↓ 5:40 AM
★★★☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
14
99% lit
↑ 6:57 PM
↓ 6:12 AM
★★★★c63
15
100% lit
↑ 7:59 PM
↓ 6:43 AM
★★★★c77
Full Moon · Pink Moon
best
16
99% lit
↑ 9:02 PM
↓ 7:16 AM
★★★★c86
best
17
96% lit
↑ 10:05 PM
↓ 7:51 AM
★☆☆☆c89
18
91% lit
↑ 11:07 PM
↓ 8:31 AM
★★★★c89
best
19
84% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:15 AM
★★★★c88
20
76% lit
↑ 12:06 AM
↓ 10:04 AM
★★★★c83
Moon farthest south (-28.1°)
21
67% lit
↑ 1:01 AM
↓ 10:57 AM
★★★★c76
22
58% lit
↑ 1:50 AM
↓ 11:53 AM
★★★☆c69
23
49% lit
↑ 2:32 AM
↓ 12:50 PM
★★★☆c62
Last Quarter
Apogee · 404,262 km
24
39% lit
↑ 3:10 AM
↓ 1:47 PM
★★☆☆c54
25
30% lit
↑ 3:43 AM
↓ 2:43 PM
★★☆☆c47
26
22% lit
↑ 4:13 AM
↓ 3:38 PM
★★☆☆c36
27
14% lit
↑ 4:41 AM
↓ 4:34 PM
★★☆☆c28
28
8% lit
↑ 5:09 AM
↓ 5:30 PM
★★☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
29
3% lit
↑ 5:37 AM
↓ 6:29 PM
★★★★c64
30
1% lit
↑ 6:08 AM
↓ 7:30 PM
★★★★c82
best

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Apr 1 · 2:47 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Apr 7 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Apr 8 · 5:56 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Apr 10 · 11:00 PM — Perigee · 368,780 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Apr 13 · 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.
  • Tue, Apr 15 · 2:04 PM — Full Moon · Pink MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Apr 20 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Apr 23 · 8:34 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Apr 23 · 9:00 AM — Apogee · 404,262 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Apr 28 · 6:00 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

Thu, Apr 3 · Tue, Apr 15 · Wed, Apr 16 · Fri, Apr 18 · Wed, Apr 30

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

Moon distance

368,847 km closest · 404,254 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 Fri 12:21 AM.