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Bolivar

29.470°, -94.620° · tides: Sievers Cove, Goat Island

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Today

Overnight: Low 56°

Clear, with a low around 56. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday: High 67° · 2% rain

Mostly sunny. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. East wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:41 AM / 5:23 PM
Moonrise / moonset
11:22 AM / 9:43 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 22%
Major period
3:05 AM–5:05 AM
Minor period
10:52 AM–11:52 AM
Major period
3:35 PM–5:35 PM
Minor period
9:13 PM–10:13 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
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Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 3 AM58°58°53°83%3%0%–E 151810+ mi
Sat 4 AM57°57°52°83%3%0%–E 172110+ mi
Sat 5 AM56°56°52°86%2%0%–E 172210+ mi
Sat 6 AM56°56°51°83%2%0%–E 182210+ mi
Sat 7 AM56°56°51°83%2%1%–E 182310+ mi
Sat 8 AM58°58°52°80%1%2%–E 202410+ mi
Sat 9 AM60°60°53°78%1%2%–E 202410+ mi
Sat 10 AM62°62°54°75%11%2%–E 212410+ mi
Sat 11 AM64°64°55°73%17%2%–E 212410+ mi
Sat 12 PM65°65°55°70%23%2%–E 202310+ mi
Sat 1 PM65°65°56°73%38%2%–E 212410+ mi
Sat 2 PM66°66°55°68%38%2%–E 212510+ mi
Sat 3 PM65°65°56°73%41%2%–E 202510+ mi
Sat 4 PM65°65°56°73%49%2%–E 202610+ mi
Sat 5 PM64°64°56°75%47%2%–E 202510+ mi
Sat 6 PM62°62°55°78%33%7%–E 202410+ mi
Sat 7 PM62°62°56°81%32%7%–E 202410+ mi
Sat 8 PM62°62°56°81%25%6%–E 202510+ mi
Sat 9 PM62°62°55°78%24%6%–E 202410+ mi
Sat 10 PM63°63°56°78%23%6%–E 202410+ mi
Sat 11 PM63°63°57°81%34%6%–E 202310+ mi
Sun 12 AM63°63°57°81%50%10%–ESE 182210+ mi
Sun 1 AM64°64°59°84%45%10%–ESE 202310+ mi
Sun 2 AM64°64°59°84%62%10%–ESE 202310+ mi
Sun 3 AM64°64°59°84%58%12%–ESE 202310+ mi
Sun 4 AM63°63°60°90%75%13%–ESE 212510+ mi
Sun 5 AM65°65°60°84%80%18%–ESE 212510+ mi
Sun 6 AM65°65°61°87%83%50%0.03"ESE 212510+ mi⚡
Sun 7 AM65°65°62°90%76%54%0.03"ESE 212610+ mi⚡
Sun 8 AM67°67°63°87%69%56%0.03"ESE 22286.0 mi⚡
Sun 9 AM68°68°64°87%75%54%0.03"ESE 222810+ mi⚡
Sun 10 AM69°69°66°90%71%57%0.03"ESE 2329–⚡
Sun 11 AM69°69°66°90%85%58%0.03"ESE 2530–⚡
Sun 12 PM69°69°67°93%74%77%0.21"ESE 2430–⚡
Sun 1 PM68°68°67°97%81%75%0.21"ESE 2531–⚡
Sun 2 PM69°69°67°93%85%81%0.21"ESE 2532–⚡
Sun 3 PM68°68°67°97%89%83%0.21"E 2433–⚡
Sun 4 PM67°67°66°97%90%85%0.21"E 2433–⚡
Sun 5 PM66°66°65°97%89%85%0.21"ENE 2433–⚡
Sun 6 PM63°63°63°100%89%89%0.15"ENE 2533–
Sun 7 PM62°62°62°100%88%89%0.15"ENE 2635–
Sun 8 PM61°61°61°100%85%89%0.15"ENE 2836–
Sun 9 PM60°60°60°100%81%89%0.15"ENE 2835–
Sun 10 PM59°59°59°100%82%89%0.15"ENE 2835–
Sun 11 PM59°59°59°100%84%89%0.15"ENE 2633–
Mon 12 AM58°58°58°100%85%74%0.03"ENE 2532–
Mon 1 AM57°57°57°100%87%74%0.03"ENE 2531–
Mon 2 AM56°56°56°100%89%74%0.03"NE 2531–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

67° / 56°

7% rain

E 15–21 mph · gusts 26

Sun, Nov 15

Showers And Thunderstorms

70° / 52°

89% rain · 2.34"

E 18–28 mph · gusts 36

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Rain Showers

60° / 54°

74% rain · 0.18"

NE 17–25 mph · gusts 32

Tue, Nov 17

Sunny

66° / 60°

1% rain

NE 12–17 mph · gusts 21

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny

70° / 65°

6% rain

E 13–17 mph · gusts 22

Thu, Nov 19

Slight Chance Rain Showers

72° / 66°

16% rain

E 13–15 mph · gusts 20

Fri, Nov 20

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

72° / 66°

17% rain

E 12–15 mph · gusts 21

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Clear, with a low around 56. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. East wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Partly cloudy. Low around 62, with temperatures rising to around 65 overnight. East wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. East wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
  • Sunday Night: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northeast wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
  • Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 66.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 1227 AM CST Sat Nov 14 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.


GMZ335-141915-
Galveston Bay-
1227 AM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST THIS MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds increasing to around 20 knots. Bay 
waters choppy, increasing to rough late.
.SATURDAY...East winds 20 knots gusting to 25 knots. Bay waters 
choppy in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Bay waters rough. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Bay waters rough. Showers likely in the morning, then showers
with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 30 knots gusting to 35
knots. Bay waters very rough. Showers.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots gusting 35 knots, 
diminishing to around 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters rough,
diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers in 
the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 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 around 15 knots, becoming east
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy,
increasing to choppy after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 1227 AM CST Sat Nov 14 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.


GMZ355-141915-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1227 AM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST THIS MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds around 15 knots, increasing to
15 to 20 knots late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: 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, becoming southeast
around 30 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to
10 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of
showers after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 30 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at
7 seconds. Showers likely in the morning, then showers with a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 30 knots gusting 40 knots.
Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: 
Southeast 8 feet at 7 seconds. Showers.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots gusting 40 knots. Seas 
7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 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 8 feet, occasionally to
10 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet.

Moon calendar · September 2106

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
17% lit
↑ 10:40 AM
↓ 10:02 PM
★☆☆☆
2
25% lit
↑ 11:38 AM
↓ 10:44 PM
★☆☆☆
3
34% lit
↑ 12:34 PM
↓ 11:27 PM
★☆☆☆
4
44% lit
↑ 1:27 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆
5
53% lit
↑ 2:18 PM
↓ 12:13 AM
★☆☆☆
First Quarter
Moon farthest south (-20.1°)
6
63% lit
↑ 3:05 PM
↓ 1:00 AM
★☆☆☆
7
72% lit
↑ 3:49 PM
↓ 1:50 AM
★☆☆☆
Apogee · 404,691 km
8
80% lit
↑ 4:31 PM
↓ 2:41 AM
★☆☆☆
9
87% lit
↑ 5:09 PM
↓ 3:33 AM
★☆☆☆
10
93% lit
↑ 5:46 PM
↓ 4:26 AM
★☆☆☆
11
97% lit
↑ 6:22 PM
↓ 5:20 AM
★☆☆☆
12
99% lit
↑ 6:57 PM
↓ 6:15 AM
★☆☆☆
best
13
100% lit
↑ 7:32 PM
↓ 7:10 AM
★☆☆☆
Full Moon · Corn Moon
Moon crosses the equator
best
14
98% lit
↑ 8:09 PM
↓ 8:07 AM
★☆☆☆
best
15
94% lit
↑ 8:48 PM
↓ 9:05 AM
★☆☆☆
16
88% lit
↑ 9:30 PM
↓ 10:05 AM
★☆☆☆
17
81% lit
↑ 10:16 PM
↓ 11:05 AM
★☆☆☆
18
71% lit
↑ 11:07 PM
↓ 12:06 PM
★☆☆☆
19
60% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:06 PM
★☆☆☆
20
49% lit
↑ 12:03 AM
↓ 2:04 PM
★☆☆☆
Moon farthest north (19.7°)
Last Quarter
21
38% lit
↑ 1:04 AM
↓ 2:58 PM
★☆☆☆
22
27% lit
↑ 2:07 AM
↓ 3:48 PM
★☆☆☆
23
17% lit
↑ 3:11 AM
↓ 4:34 PM
★☆☆☆
Perigee · 367,999 km
24
9% lit
↑ 4:16 AM
↓ 5:17 PM
★☆☆☆
25
4% lit
↑ 5:19 AM
↓ 5:58 PM
★☆☆☆
26
1% lit
↑ 6:22 AM
↓ 6:37 PM
★☆☆☆
Moon crosses the equator
best
27
0% lit
↑ 7:24 AM
↓ 7:16 PM
★☆☆☆
New Moon
best
28
2% lit
↑ 8:24 AM
↓ 7:56 PM
★☆☆☆
29
6% lit
↑ 9:23 AM
↓ 8:37 PM
★☆☆☆
30
12% lit
↑ 10:21 AM
↓ 9:20 PM
★☆☆☆

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Sep 5 · 3:39 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Sep 5 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-20.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Sep 7 · 12:00 PM — Apogee · 404,691 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Sep 13 · 5:07 AM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Sep 13 · 10:00 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, Sep 20 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest north (19.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Sep 20 · 9:53 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Sep 23 · 3:00 AM — Perigee · 367,999 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Sep 26 · 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.
  • Mon, Sep 27 · 4:36 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Sun, Sep 12 · Mon, Sep 13 · Tue, Sep 14 · Sun, Sep 26 · Mon, Sep 27

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

Moon distance

368,058 km closest · 404,691 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 Sievers Cove, Goat IslandSurf report: Bolivar Peninsula (Crystal Beach)Offshore 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 Sat 12:20 AM.