Seadrift, Texas Weather
Seadrift, 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 for Seadrift, Calhoun County.
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About Seadrift, Texas
Seadrift exhales the salty breath of the Texas coast, a place where land concedes gracefully to water and the sky stretches in an unbroken, luminous expanse. It lies 32.2 miles south-south-east of Victoria, TX (from Victoria, TX: bearing 147°T), and is situated 14.8 miles south-south-west of Port Lavaca. Low-lying and etched by the persistent ebb and flow of tides, its terrain is a mosaic of marsh grasses, shallow bays, and the occasional sturdy live oak, their branches gnarled like ancient mariners. The air here carries a perpetual dampness, a soft caress that clings to the skin and scents the breeze with the briny tang of the Gulf and the sweet decay of coastal flora. Evenings descend not with a dramatic flourish, but with a slow, deepening indigo that bleeds into the horizon, softening the sharp edges of the day and casting a hushed glow over the scattered homes and weathered docks. The whispers of history in Seadrift are tied to the bounty of its waters and the resilience of those who have drawn a living from them. Originally a scattering of fishing camps and scattered homesteads, Seadrift grew organically around the pursuit of shrimp and oysters, industries that still form the backbone of its economy, their rhythms dictated by the seasons and the sea. The distinctive character of Seadrift is found in its unpretentious spirit, a quiet pragmatism born from generations of facing the elements. There are no grand monuments here, only the enduring legacy of hardy folk who understood the delicate balance of this coastal fringe, their lives interwoven with the tides that shape this very patch of Calhoun County.
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| Location | Seadrift, Calhoun County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 28.415281°N, 96.713593°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77983 |
| Area Code | 409 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Seadrift, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Seadrift, 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 Seadrift includes coordinates 28.415281°N, 96.713593°W, situated in Calhoun County. ZIP code 77983. Telephone area code: 409. 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.
