Smith Point, Texas Weather
Smith Point, 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 Smith Point, Chambers County.
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About Smith Point, Texas
Smith Point, a sliver of land reaching into the Gulf of Mexico, exhales a humid, salty breath across its sun-baked terrain. It lies 13.6 miles north-east of Texas City, TX (from Texas City, TX: bearing 39°T), and is situated 9.1 miles north-west of Crystal Beach. The land here is low-slung, a gentle sweep of marsh grasses and scattered live oaks that stoop like ancient, weary sentinels. The air, thick with the scent of brine and the distant hum of unseen insects, carries the murmur of the Trinity River's delta as it spills into the vast, shimmering expanse of Galveston Bay. Shallow waters, stained the color of weak tea by the tannins of the marsh, lap at the sandy edges, alive with the flick of unseen fish and the slow glide of pelicans. In the late afternoon, the sun bleeds across the western sky in hues of molten gold and bruised plum, casting long, distorted shadows that stretch and writhe like living things across the flat landscape. The history of Smith Point is as intertwined with the water as the reeds themselves, a story of fishermen and oyster dredgers who carved a living from its bounty. For generations, its economy has been tethered to the ebb and flow of the bay, a rhythm dictated by tides and seasons rather than clocks. While larger industries have ebbed and flowed in the broader region, Smith Point has largely held to its foundational identity, a place where the pursuit of shrimp and oysters remains a steadfast calling. The bay itself is the true landmark, a vast, breath-taking presence that defines the character of Smith Point, offering not just sustenance but a wild, untamed beauty that draws those who understand the quiet language of the coast.
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| Location | Smith Point, Chambers County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29.536896°N, 94.760475°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77514 |
| Area Code | 281 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Smith Point, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Smith Point, 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 Smith Point includes coordinates 29.536896°N, 94.760475°W, situated in Chambers County. ZIP code 77514. 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.
