Moon & Weather

Freeport

28.950°, -95.360° · tides: Old Brazos River, Freeport

⚠ Wind Advisory · until Sat 1:00 AM

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southeast Texas. * WHEN...From 7 AM Friday to 1 AM CDT Saturday. * 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.

Cloudy

Cloud cover 100% · Feels like 77°F

Observed 12:50 PM · Freeport Harbor (4 mi) · sky & visibility from ANGLETON/LAKE JACKS (13 mi)

Wind

23mph

From N (349°)

Gusts 29 mph

Measured at Freeport Harbor

Temperature

74°F

High 81° · Low 72° so far today

Humidity

61%

Dew point 63°F

Visibility

10+mi

● Steady

+0.01 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

Barometer at Freeport Harbor, 6-minute readings

Fishing by pressure trend

risingVery good. Bite may slow as pressure levels off.
stableNormal activity.
fallingGood at first, then turning poor.

Fishing conditions now

very goodgoodpoor

Steady pressure. Expect normal activity.

Today

This Afternoon: High 79° · 25% rain

A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. North wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 55°

Mostly clear, with a low around 55. North wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Sunrise / sunset: 7:23 AM / 6:50 PM
Moonrise / moonset: 1:01 PM / 11:04 PM
Moon: Waxing Crescent, 32%
Major period: 4:35 AM–6:35 AM
Minor period: 12:31 PM–1:31 PM
Major period: 5:05 PM–7:05 PM
Minor period: 10:34 PM–11:34 PM
Solunar rating: Good

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds

Hour-by-hour table

Time	Temp	Feels	Dew pt	Humidity	Clouds	Rain	Amount	Wind	Gusts	Visibility
Fri 1 PM	78°	78°	66°	67%	64%	14%	–	N 23	28	10+ mi
Fri 2 PM	77°	77°	62°	60%	54%	3%	–	N 24	29	10+ mi
Fri 3 PM	77°	77°	59°	54%	47%	2%	–	N 25	32	10+ mi
Fri 4 PM	76°	76°	56°	50%	45%	1%	–	N 26	33	10+ mi
Fri 5 PM	74°	74°	53°	48%	40%	1%	–	N 28	39	10+ mi
Fri 6 PM	72°	72°	49°	44%	29%	0%	–	N 29	40	10+ mi
Fri 7 PM	69°	69°	47°	45%	26%	0%	–	N 29	40	10+ mi
Fri 8 PM	68°	68°	46°	45%	33%	0%	–	N 29	40	10+ mi
Fri 9 PM	66°	66°	44°	45%	38%	0%	–	N 29	40	10+ mi
Fri 10 PM	64°	64°	43°	46%	39%	0%	–	N 29	40	10+ mi
Fri 11 PM	63°	63°	42°	46%	33%	0%	–	N 29	40	10+ mi
Sat 12 AM	62°	62°	42°	48%	35%	0%	–	N 29	40	10+ mi
Sat 1 AM	60°	60°	42°	51%	41%	0%	–	N 29	40	10+ mi
Sat 2 AM	60°	60°	42°	51%	20%	0%	–	N 28	39	10+ mi
Sat 3 AM	58°	58°	42°	55%	20%	0%	–	N 28	39	10+ mi
Sat 4 AM	58°	58°	41°	53%	20%	0%	–	N 26	38	10+ mi
Sat 5 AM	56°	56°	41°	57%	13%	0%	–	N 26	38	10+ mi
Sat 6 AM	56°	56°	41°	57%	13%	0%	–	N 26	38	10+ mi
Sat 7 AM	55°	55°	42°	61%	14%	0%	–	N 26	38	10+ mi
Sat 8 AM	55°	55°	42°	61%	25%	0%	–	N 25	36	10+ mi
Sat 9 AM	58°	58°	43°	57%	8%	0%	–	N 24	35	10+ mi
Sat 10 AM	60°	60°	43°	53%	13%	0%	–	NNE 23	29	10+ mi
Sat 11 AM	63°	63°	44°	50%	10%	0%	–	NNE 22	28	10+ mi
Sat 12 PM	64°	64°	44°	48%	13%	0%	–	NNE 21	25	10+ mi
Sat 1 PM	66°	66°	43°	43%	14%	0%	–	NNE 20	24	10+ mi
Sat 2 PM	68°	68°	42°	39%	15%	0%	–	NNE 18	22	10+ mi
Sat 3 PM	70°	70°	42°	36%	18%	0%	–	NNE 17	21	10+ mi
Sat 4 PM	71°	71°	42°	35%	28%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	10+ mi
Sat 5 PM	69°	69°	43°	39%	11%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	–
Sat 6 PM	68°	68°	43°	40%	11%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	–
Sat 7 PM	66°	66°	44°	45%	14%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	–
Sat 8 PM	64°	64°	45°	50%	5%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	–
Sat 9 PM	62°	62°	46°	56%	5%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	–
Sat 10 PM	60°	60°	47°	62%	11%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	–
Sat 11 PM	59°	59°	47°	64%	15%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	–
Sun 12 AM	58°	58°	46°	64%	16%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	–
Sun 1 AM	58°	58°	47°	67%	17%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	–
Sun 2 AM	58°	58°	46°	64%	20%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	–
Sun 3 AM	57°	57°	47°	69%	23%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	–
Sun 4 AM	56°	56°	47°	72%	26%	0%	–	NNE 17	21	–
Sun 5 AM	55°	55°	47°	74%	28%	0%	–	NNE 17	21	–
Sun 6 AM	54°	54°	47°	77%	29%	0%	–	NNE 17	21	–
Sun 7 AM	54°	54°	47°	77%	28%	0%	–	NNE 17	21	–
Sun 8 AM	56°	56°	48°	74%	27%	0%	–	NNE 16	20	–
Sun 9 AM	61°	61°	48°	62%	24%	0%	–	NNE 15	18	–
Sun 10 AM	65°	65°	48°	54%	24%	0%	–	NNE 15	17	–
Sun 11 AM	68°	68°	48°	49%	23%	0%	–	NE 14	16	–
Sun 12 PM	70°	70°	48°	46%	23%	0%	–	NE 13	15	–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Rain Showers

79° / 55°

25% rain

N 23–29 mph · gusts 40

Sat, Oct 17

Sunny

72° / 54°

Dry

N 17–29 mph · gusts 40

Sun, Oct 18

Sunny

74° / 58°

1% rain

NE 12–17 mph · gusts 21

Mon, Oct 19

Mostly Sunny

77° / 65°

5% rain

NE 5–13 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Oct 20

Mostly Sunny

81° / 67°

9% rain

E 3–14 mph · gusts 18

Wed, Oct 21

Sunny

83° / 67°

3% rain

E 2–12 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

84° / 69°

2% rain

E 1–10 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast

This Afternoon: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. North wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. North wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 604 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 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.


GMZ355-170015-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
604 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming north around 30 knots with gusts up to
45 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally
to 8 feet this afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at
3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds, becoming north
4 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance
of showers with isolated thunderstorms this morning, then a
chance of showers early this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...North winds around 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots.
Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast
6 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots with gusts up to
45 knots, becoming north 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet,
subsiding to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at 6 seconds, becoming
northeast 7 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East
4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · October 2026

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

71% lit

↑ 10:49 PM
↓ 12:33 PM

★★★☆c93

Perigee · 369,337 km

60% lit

↑ 11:53 PM
↓ 1:37 PM

★★☆☆c92

Moon farthest north (27.9°)

48% lit

↑ –
↓ 2:35 PM

★☆☆☆c89

Last Quarter

37% lit

↑ 1:01 AM
↓ 3:24 PM

★★☆☆c87

27% lit

↑ 2:09 AM
↓ 4:06 PM

★★★☆c80

17% lit

↑ 3:16 AM
↓ 4:43 PM

★★★☆c69

10% lit

↑ 4:19 AM
↓ 5:16 PM

★★★☆c57

4% lit

↑ 5:21 AM
↓ 5:46 PM

★★★☆c44

Moon crosses the equator

1% lit

↑ 6:20 AM
↓ 6:16 PM

★★★★c47

0% lit

↑ 7:20 AM
↓ 6:47 PM

★★★★c58

New Moon

best

1% lit

↑ 8:19 AM
↓ 7:20 PM

★★★★c70

best

5% lit

↑ 9:18 AM
↓ 7:56 PM

★★★★c73

10% lit

↑ 10:17 AM
↓ 8:36 PM

★★★★c74

16% lit

↑ 11:15 AM
↓ 9:21 PM

★★★☆c74

24% lit

↑ 12:10 PM
↓ 10:11 PM

★★★☆c72

Moon farthest south (-27.9°)

32% lit

↑ 1:01 PM
↓ 11:04 PM

★★★☆c70

Apogee · 404,642 km

41% lit

↑ 1:47 PM
↓ 12:00 AM

★★☆☆c66

50% lit

↑ 2:28 PM
↓ –

★☆☆☆c62

First Quarter

60% lit

↑ 3:04 PM
↓ 12:57 AM

★★☆☆c61

69% lit

↑ 3:37 PM
↓ 1:54 AM

★★☆☆c55

78% lit

↑ 4:08 PM
↓ 2:51 AM

★★☆☆c48

86% lit

↑ 4:38 PM
↓ 3:49 AM

★★☆☆c40

92% lit

↑ 5:08 PM
↓ 4:47 AM

★★★☆c37

Moon crosses the equator

97% lit

↑ 5:40 PM
↓ 5:48 AM

★★★★c55

100% lit

↑ 6:15 PM
↓ 6:51 AM

★★★★c73

Full Moon · Hunter's Moon

best

99% lit

↑ 6:56 PM
↓ 7:59 AM

★★★★c97

best

97% lit

↑ 7:45 PM
↓ 9:09 AM

★★★★c106

best

91% lit

↑ 8:41 PM
↓ 10:20 AM

★★★★c109

Perigee · 364,409 km

83% lit

↑ 9:45 PM
↓ 11:28 AM

★★★☆c109

Moon farthest north (27.8°)

74% lit

↑ 10:53 PM
↓ 12:29 PM

★★★☆c105

63% lit

↑ –
↓ 1:22 PM

★★☆☆c96

Lunar events this month

Thu, Oct 1 · 4:00 PM — Perigee · 369,337 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
Fri, Oct 2 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Sat, Oct 3 · 8:25 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Thu, Oct 8 · 4:00 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, Oct 10 · 10:49 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
Thu, Oct 15 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Fri, Oct 16 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 404,642 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
Sun, Oct 18 · 11:12 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Fri, Oct 23 · 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.
Sun, Oct 25 · 11:11 PM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
Wed, Oct 28 · 1:00 PM — Perigee · 364,409 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
Thu, Oct 29 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Sat, Oct 10 · Sun, Oct 11 · Sun, Oct 25 · Mon, Oct 26 · Tue, Oct 27

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

Moon distance

364,410 km closest · 404,603 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 Old Brazos River, Freeport Surf report: Quintana & Bryan Beach Offshore conditions Live 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 7:20 AM.