Old Ocean, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Old Ocean, Brazoria County.
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Old Ocean breathes the humid air of the Texas coast, a place where the land slumbers beneath a sky that can shift from crystalline blue to bruised, pregnant gray in a matter of hours. It lies 19.3 miles west of Lake Jackson, TX (from Lake Jackson, TX: bearing 280°T), and is situated 7.7 miles south-west of West Columbia. The terrain here is a study in gentle flatness, a low-lying expanse where marsh grasses whisper secrets to the breeze and the occasional ancient oak stands sentinel, its branches gnarled like the arthritic fingers of an old fisherman. Water, in its many forms – the slow, meandering creeks, the shimmering puddles after a summer shower, the distant, ever-present murmur of the Gulf – defines the character of Old Ocean, shaping the very texture of the land underfoot, a rich, dark soil that holds the memory of countless tides. The history of Old Ocean is inextricably linked to the ebb and flow of the coast, a story told in the whispers of wind through the reeds and the occasional weathered pilings that jut from the mudflats, remnants of a time when fishing and oyster harvesting were the lifeblood of the community. While the exact origins of Old Ocean are lost in the mists of time and coastal erosion, its spirit remains tied to the bounty of the sea and the fertile land. Today, the economy of Old Ocean is a quiet blend, with some residents still drawing sustenance from the local waters, while others find work in the broader industrial and agricultural ventures that dot the Brazoria County landscape, a steady hum beneath the vast, open skies.
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| Location | Old Ocean, Brazoria County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29.079973°N, 95.749673°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77480, 77463 |
| Area Code | 281 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Old Ocean, Texas, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Old Ocean includes coordinates 29.079973°N, 95.749673°W, situated in Brazoria County. ZIP code 77480, 77463. Telephone area code: 281. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.