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Galveston

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 70°

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

Tonight: Low 62°

Mostly clear, with a low around 62. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:41 AM / 5:25 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:40 AM / 8:48 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 19%
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 PMSat, Nov 146 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 156 AM12 PMclouds10% cloud cover17% cloud cover24% cloud cover14% cloud cover27% cloud cover27% cloud cover26% cloud cover24% cloud cover20% cloud cover8% cloud cover6% cloud cover3% cloud cover13% cloud cover41% cloud cover26% cloud cover23% cloud cover12% cloud cover20% cloud cover16% cloud cover16% cloud cover23% cloud cover31% cloud cover28% cloud cover19% cloud cover19% cloud cover32% cloud cover41% cloud cover34% cloud cover36% cloud cover32% cloud cover21% cloud cover22% cloud cover43% cloud cover42% cloud cover46% cloud cover53% cloud cover64% cloud cover51% cloud cover65% cloud cover73% cloud cover72% cloud cover71% cloud cover73% cloud cover76% cloud cover78% cloud cover80% cloud cover81% cloud cover83% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡50°55°60°65°70°75°70666463626365666665656667697172rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance9% chance9% chance24% chance39% chance, 0.02 in39% chance, 0.02 in39% chance, 0.02 in39% chance, 0.02 in39% chance, 0.02 in39% chance, 0.02 in73% chance, 0.15 in73% chance, 0.15 in73% chance, 0.15 in73% chance, 0.15 in0.150.15wind01020mphESE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 6 mph, gusts 8ESE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 10E 9 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 12E 14 mph, gusts 17E 16 mph, gusts 22E 17 mph, gusts 23E 18 mph, gusts 25E 18 mph, gusts 24E 18 mph, gusts 24E 20 mph, gusts 25E 20 mph, gusts 26E 20 mph, gusts 26ESE 20 mph, gusts 25ESE 18 mph, gusts 24ESE 18 mph, gusts 25ESE 20 mph, gusts 26ESE 18 mph, gusts 25ESE 20 mph, gusts 26ESE 20 mph, gusts 26ESE 21 mph, gusts 28ESE 21 mph, gusts 28
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 4 PM70°70°57°63%10%0%–ESE 5810+ mi
Fri 5 PM69°69°57°66%17%0%–ESE 6810+ mi
Fri 6 PM67°67°57°70%24%0%–SE 6810+ mi
Fri 7 PM66°66°57°73%14%0%–ESE 6810+ mi
Fri 8 PM65°65°58°78%27%0%–ESE 7910+ mi
Fri 9 PM64°64°58°81%27%0%–ESE 71010+ mi
Fri 10 PM64°64°58°81%26%0%–ESE 71010+ mi
Fri 11 PM63°63°58°84%24%0%–ESE 81010+ mi
Sat 12 AM63°63°58°84%20%0%–E 91210+ mi
Sat 1 AM63°63°58°84%8%0%–E 91210+ mi
Sat 2 AM62°62°57°84%6%0%–E 91210+ mi
Sat 3 AM62°62°57°84%3%0%–E 121410+ mi
Sat 4 AM62°62°56°81%13%0%–E 141710+ mi
Sat 5 AM62°62°57°84%41%0%–E 152010+ mi
Sat 6 AM62°62°56°81%26%0%–E 162210+ mi
Sat 7 AM63°63°56°78%23%1%–E 162310+ mi
Sat 8 AM64°64°56°75%12%1%–E 172310+ mi
Sat 9 AM65°65°56°73%20%1%–E 172410+ mi
Sat 10 AM65°65°57°75%16%1%–E 182510+ mi
Sat 11 AM66°66°56°70%16%1%–E 182410+ mi
Sat 12 PM66°66°56°70%23%2%–E 182410+ mi
Sat 1 PM66°66°56°70%31%2%–E 182410+ mi
Sat 2 PM66°66°56°70%28%2%–E 182410+ mi
Sat 3 PM66°66°56°70%19%2%–E 182410+ mi
Sat 4 PM66°66°57°73%19%2%–E 202510+ mi
Sat 5 PM65°65°57°75%32%2%–E 202610+ mi
Sat 6 PM64°64°56°75%41%3%–E 202610+ mi
Sat 7 PM65°65°57°75%34%3%–E 202610+ mi
Sat 8 PM65°65°57°75%36%0%–E 202610+ mi
Sat 9 PM65°65°58°78%32%0%–E 202510+ mi
Sat 10 PM65°65°58°78%21%0%–ESE 2025–
Sat 11 PM65°65°59°81%22%0%–ESE 2025–
Sun 12 AM65°65°60°84%43%0%–ESE 1824–
Sun 1 AM66°66°60°81%42%0%–ESE 1824–
Sun 2 AM67°67°61°81%46%1%–ESE 1825–
Sun 3 AM67°67°61°81%53%9%–ESE 1825–
Sun 4 AM67°67°61°81%64%9%–ESE 2026–
Sun 5 AM68°68°61°78%51%24%–ESE 2026–
Sun 6 AM68°68°62°81%65%39%0.02"ESE 1825–
Sun 7 AM69°69°62°78%73%39%0.02"ESE 2026–
Sun 8 AM69°69°63°81%72%39%0.02"ESE 2026–
Sun 9 AM70°70°64°81%71%39%0.02"ESE 2026–⚡
Sun 10 AM71°71°65°81%73%39%0.02"ESE 2026–⚡
Sun 11 AM71°71°66°84%76%39%0.02"ESE 2028–⚡
Sun 12 PM72°72°66°81%78%73%0.15"ESE 2128–⚡
Sun 1 PM72°72°66°81%80%73%0.15"ESE 2128–⚡
Sun 2 PM71°71°66°84%81%73%0.15"ESE 2128–⚡
Sun 3 PM71°71°67°87%83%73%0.15"ESE 2228–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

70° / 62°

Dry

E 5–8 mph · gusts 10

Sat, Nov 14

Sunny

69° / 65°

24% rain

E 9–20 mph · gusts 26

Sun, Nov 15

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

73° / 59°

93% rain · 2.04"

SE 18–24 mph · gusts 31

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Rain Showers

64° / 57°

84% rain · 0.48"

NE 18–23 mph · gusts 29

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

67° / 62°

3% rain

NE 14–17 mph · gusts 23

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny

70° / 66°

6% rain

E 13–14 mph · gusts 20

Thu, Nov 19

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

71° / 67°

15% rain

E 10–13 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 70. East wind around 5 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Partly cloudy. Low around 65, with temperatures rising to around 68 overnight. East wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers before 9am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.

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Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 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.


GMZ335-140615-
Galveston Bay-
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
southeast late. Bay waters smooth. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east 15 to
20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots after midnight. Bay waters
smooth, increasing to choppy after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters rough, diminishing to
choppy in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Bay waters rough. A chance of showers after midnight. 
.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 with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 30 knots. Bay waters very
rough. Showers, mainly in the evening. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. A
chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to
around 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters rough, diminishing to
choppy after midnight. 
.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 · 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 · May 2105

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
95% lit
↑ 10:19 PM
↓ 8:05 AM
★☆☆☆
2
90% lit
↑ 11:08 PM
↓ 8:52 AM
★☆☆☆
Moon farthest south (-21.7°)
3
83% lit
↑ 11:54 PM
↓ 9:43 AM
★☆☆☆
4
75% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:36 AM
★☆☆☆
5
66% lit
↑ 12:37 AM
↓ 11:31 AM
★☆☆☆
6
57% lit
↑ 1:17 AM
↓ 12:28 PM
★☆☆☆
7
46% lit
↑ 1:55 AM
↓ 1:26 PM
★☆☆☆
Last Quarter
8
36% lit
↑ 2:32 AM
↓ 2:25 PM
★☆☆☆
9
25% lit
↑ 3:08 AM
↓ 3:27 PM
★☆☆☆
Moon crosses the equator
10
16% lit
↑ 3:46 AM
↓ 4:31 PM
★☆☆☆
11
8% lit
↑ 4:26 AM
↓ 5:37 PM
★☆☆☆
12
3% lit
↑ 5:10 AM
↓ 6:46 PM
★☆☆☆
13
0% lit
↑ 5:59 AM
↓ 7:56 PM
★☆☆☆
Perigee · 357,232 km
New Moon (supermoon)
best
14
1% lit
↑ 6:54 AM
↓ 9:05 PM
★☆☆☆
best
15
4% lit
↑ 7:55 AM
↓ 10:09 PM
★☆☆☆
Moon farthest north (22.2°)
16
10% lit
↑ 8:59 AM
↓ 11:06 PM
★☆☆☆
17
18% lit
↑ 10:04 AM
↓ 11:56 PM
★☆☆☆
18
28% lit
↑ 11:08 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆
19
38% lit
↑ 12:09 PM
↓ 12:39 AM
★☆☆☆
20
49% lit
↑ 1:08 PM
↓ 1:18 AM
★☆☆☆
First Quarter
21
59% lit
↑ 2:04 PM
↓ 1:53 AM
★☆☆☆
22
69% lit
↑ 2:58 PM
↓ 2:26 AM
★☆☆☆
Moon crosses the equator
23
77% lit
↑ 3:52 PM
↓ 2:59 AM
★☆☆☆
24
85% lit
↑ 4:45 PM
↓ 3:31 AM
★☆☆☆
25
91% lit
↑ 5:38 PM
↓ 4:05 AM
★☆☆☆
26
96% lit
↑ 6:31 PM
↓ 4:41 AM
★☆☆☆
27
99% lit
↑ 7:24 PM
↓ 5:20 AM
★☆☆☆
Apogee · 406,181 km
best
28
100% lit
↑ 8:15 PM
↓ 6:03 AM
★☆☆☆
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
29
99% lit
↑ 9:05 PM
↓ 6:49 AM
★☆☆☆
Moon farthest south (-21.6°)
best
30
97% lit
↑ 9:52 PM
↓ 7:39 AM
★☆☆☆
31
93% lit
↑ 10:36 PM
↓ 8:32 AM
★☆☆☆

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, May 2 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-21.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, May 7 · 3:12 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, May 9 · 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.
  • Wed, May 13 · 7:00 PM — Perigee · 357,232 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, May 13 · 8:37 PM — 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.
  • Fri, May 15 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest north (22.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, May 20 · 3:17 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, May 22 · 3:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, May 27 · 4:00 AM — Apogee · 406,181 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, May 28 · 5:32 PM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, May 29 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-21.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Wed, May 13 · Thu, May 14 · Wed, May 27 · Thu, May 28 · Fri, May 29

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

Moon distance

357,306 km closest · 406,144 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 PM.