Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
⚠ Wind Advisory · until Mon 6:00 PM
* WHAT...Northeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Bolivar Peninsula, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island, and Matagorda Islands Counties. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CST Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects.
⚠ Beach Hazards Statement · until Mon 12:00 PM
* WHAT...High risk of rip currents. Minor coastal flooding possible around high tide times today into Monday. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Strong winds and elevated seas will drive wave runup further up the beach than is typically normal. There is a risk of minor coastal flooding along the low lying areas from the Bolivar Peninsula to Surfside around high tide times today into Monday.
Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.
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Today
Today: High 69° · 85% rain
A chance of rain showers before 7am, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. East wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tonight: Low 55° · 91% rain
Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:43 AM / 5:24 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 12:00 PM / 10:40 PM
- Moon
- Waxing Crescent, 32%
- Major period
- 3:55 AM–5:55 AM
- Minor period
- 11:30 AM–12:30 PM
- Major period
- 4:20 PM–6:20 PM
- Minor period
- 10:10 PM–11:10 PM
- Solunar rating
- Low
Next 48 hours
TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 6 AM | 67° | 67° | 61° | 82% | 85% | 38% | 0.07" | E 24 | 37 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 7 AM | 67° | 67° | 62° | 83% | 80% | 81% | 0.07" | E 25 | 39 | 10+ mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 8 AM | 68° | 68° | 63° | 84% | 81% | 80% | 0.07" | E 28 | 43 | 10+ mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 9 AM | 68° | 68° | 63° | 84% | 80% | 75% | 0.07" | E 26 | 39 | 6.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 10 AM | 68° | 68° | 63° | 84% | 82% | 80% | 0.07" | E 25 | 37 | 6.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 11 AM | 68° | 68° | 64° | 87% | 77% | 72% | 0.07" | E 24 | 36 | 5.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 12 PM | 68° | 68° | 64° | 87% | 77% | 44% | 0.18" | E 24 | 36 | 4.9 mi | |
| Sun 1 PM | 68° | 68° | 64° | 87% | 74% | 33% | 0.18" | E 25 | 38 | 3.9 mi | |
| Sun 2 PM | 67° | 67° | 64° | 90% | 81% | 34% | 0.18" | E 26 | 39 | 2.9 mi | |
| Sun 3 PM | 67° | 67° | 65° | 93% | 82% | 40% | 0.18" | E 26 | 37 | 3.9 mi | |
| Sun 4 PM | 67° | 67° | 64° | 90% | 82% | 43% | 0.18" | E 26 | 37 | 3.9 mi | |
| Sun 5 PM | 65° | 65° | 62° | 90% | 87% | 85% | 0.18" | E 26 | 38 | 3.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 6 PM | 64° | 64° | 62° | 93% | 90% | 91% | 0.14" | ENE 26 | 39 | 3.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 7 PM | 63° | 63° | 61° | 93% | 90% | 77% | 0.14" | NE 28 | 41 | 4.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 8 PM | 62° | 62° | 60° | 93% | 83% | 62% | 0.14" | NE 30 | 40 | 4.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 9 PM | 62° | 62° | 59° | 90% | 78% | 47% | 0.14" | ENE 32 | 43 | 7.0 mi | |
| Sun 10 PM | 61° | 61° | 59° | 93% | 74% | 36% | 0.14" | ENE 31 | 39 | 7.0 mi | |
| Sun 11 PM | 60° | 60° | 58° | 93% | 87% | 28% | 0.14" | ENE 30 | 39 | 8.0 mi | |
| Mon 12 AM | 59° | 59° | 57° | 93% | 87% | 33% | 0.01" | ENE 30 | 38 | 9.0 mi | |
| Mon 1 AM | 59° | 59° | 57° | 93% | 87% | 31% | 0.01" | ENE 29 | 37 | 8.0 mi | |
| Mon 2 AM | 58° | 58° | 56° | 93% | 82% | 32% | 0.01" | ENE 29 | 37 | 8.0 mi | |
| Mon 3 AM | 57° | 57° | 56° | 96% | 81% | 33% | 0.01" | ENE 28 | 37 | 7.0 mi | |
| Mon 4 AM | 57° | 57° | 56° | 96% | 90% | 39% | 0.01" | NE 28 | 37 | 7.0 mi | |
| Mon 5 AM | 56° | 56° | 55° | 96% | 82% | 42% | 0.01" | NE 26 | 37 | 7.0 mi | |
| Mon 6 AM | 56° | 56° | 54° | 93% | 86% | 32% | – | NE 22 | 31 | 7.0 mi | |
| Mon 7 AM | 56° | 56° | 54° | 93% | 82% | 20% | – | NE 22 | 31 | 8.0 mi | |
| Mon 8 AM | 58° | 58° | 57° | 96% | 82% | 13% | – | NE 22 | 30 | 9.0 mi | |
| Mon 9 AM | 59° | 59° | 57° | 93% | 75% | 4% | – | NE 21 | 29 | 9.0 mi | |
| Mon 10 AM | 60° | 60° | 57° | 90% | 72% | 1% | – | NE 21 | 29 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 11 AM | 61° | 61° | 57° | 87% | 70% | 1% | – | NE 21 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 12 PM | 61° | 61° | 56° | 84% | 69% | 0% | – | NE 18 | 25 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 1 PM | 62° | 62° | 55° | 78% | 71% | 1% | – | NE 18 | 25 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 2 PM | 62° | 62° | 54° | 75% | 69% | 0% | – | NE 18 | 24 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 3 PM | 64° | 64° | 54° | 70% | 71% | 3% | – | NE 18 | 23 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 4 PM | 62° | 62° | 54° | 75% | 61% | 14% | – | NE 18 | 24 | – | |
| Mon 5 PM | 62° | 62° | 54° | 75% | 64% | 14% | – | NE 18 | 24 | – | |
| Mon 6 PM | 61° | 61° | 56° | 84% | 57% | 2% | – | NE 18 | 24 | – | |
| Mon 7 PM | 59° | 59° | 55° | 87% | 38% | 2% | – | NE 18 | 24 | – | |
| Mon 8 PM | 59° | 59° | 55° | 87% | 40% | 2% | – | NE 18 | 24 | – | |
| Mon 9 PM | 59° | 59° | 55° | 87% | 42% | 2% | – | NE 17 | 23 | – | |
| Mon 10 PM | 59° | 59° | 55° | 87% | 38% | 2% | – | NE 16 | 22 | – | |
| Mon 11 PM | 59° | 59° | 55° | 87% | 33% | 2% | – | NE 16 | 22 | – | |
| Tue 12 AM | 59° | 59° | 55° | 87% | 29% | 1% | – | NE 15 | 21 | – | |
| Tue 1 AM | 59° | 59° | 55° | 87% | 27% | 1% | – | NE 15 | 21 | – | |
| Tue 2 AM | 58° | 58° | 55° | 90% | 25% | 1% | – | NE 15 | 21 | – | |
| Tue 3 AM | 58° | 58° | 55° | 90% | 23% | 1% | – | NE 15 | 21 | – | |
| Tue 4 AM | 57° | 57° | 55° | 93% | 22% | 1% | – | NE 15 | 21 | – | |
| Tue 5 AM | 57° | 57° | 55° | 93% | 22% | 1% | – | NE 15 | 21 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Showers And Thunderstorms
69° / 55°
91% rain · 2.34"
E 24–32 mph · gusts 43
⚡ Storms
Mon, Nov 16
Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
64° / 57°
42% rain · 0.06"
NE 16–30 mph · gusts 38
Tue, Nov 17
Sunny
66° / 62°
2% rain
NE 13–15 mph · gusts 21
Wed, Nov 18
Partly Sunny
71° / 65°
3% rain
E 13–15 mph · gusts 21
Thu, Nov 19
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
72° / 65°
15% rain
E 10–14 mph · gusts 18
Fri, Nov 20
Mostly Sunny
73° / 67°
4% rain
E 10–14 mph · gusts 18
Sat, Nov 21
Mostly Sunny
74° / 66°
25% rain
E 7–10 mph · gusts 15
Detailed NWS forecast
- Today: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. East wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
- Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
- Monday: A chance of rain showers before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Northeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
- 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 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
- Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
- Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
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Marine forecast
Galveston Bay
GMZ335 · 533 AM CST Sun Nov 15 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. GMZ335-160030- Galveston Bay- 533 AM CST Sun Nov 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...East winds 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots in the upper bay and around 40 knots in the lower bay. Bay waters rough. Showers with isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Bay waters very rough. Showers with isolated thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots, diminishing to around 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters very rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. .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 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy, diminishing to slightly choppy after midnight. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East 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 · 533 AM CST Sun Nov 15 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. GMZ355-160030- Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 533 AM CST Sun Nov 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...East winds around 30 knots with gusts to around 40 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 7 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 30 to 35 knots with gusts to 40 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, building to 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 7 seconds. Showers likely with isolated thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up 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. .THURSDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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Lunar events this month
- Mon, May 4 · 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.
- Thu, May 7 · 6:23 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Tue, May 12 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest north (20.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Wed, May 13 · 1:00 PM — Apogee · 404,639 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Fri, May 15 · 8:12 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Tue, May 19 · 12:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Sat, May 23 · 4:49 AM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Mon, May 25 · 11:00 AM — Perigee · 363,121 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Mon, May 25 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-20.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Fri, May 29 · 8:31 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Best fishing days
Wed, May 6 · Thu, May 7 · Fri, May 8 · Fri, May 22 · Sat, May 23
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
363,123 km closest · 404,637 km farthest
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 Sun 5:21 AM.