{"port":"Port Aransas","page":"https://texasbitecast.com/conditions/port-aransas","updated":"2026-10-16T21:00:00.815Z","summary":"Right now in Port Aransas: 78°F, cloudy and breezy, wind NNW 21 knots gusting 31 (observed at Harbor Island Visibility (1 mi) · sky & visibility from PORT ARANSAS/MUSTANG BEACH ARPT (3 mi)). The barometer is falling at 30.14 inHg. The tide at Port Aransas is rising, with a high of 1.6 ft at 2:42 AM. Offshore buoy PHCT2 reports 1.6 ft seas. Moon: waxing crescent (33% lit); moon and tide activity rated average. Major solunar feeding periods: 4:45 AM–6:45 AM and 5:10 PM–7:10 PM. Sea state: good. Good seas; the moon and tide are only fair. Recently reported biting nearby: redfish, speckled trout, mangrove snapper.","weather":{"station":"Harbor Island Visibility (1 mi) · sky & visibility from PORT ARANSAS/MUSTANG BEACH ARPT (3 mi)","observedAt":1792182900000,"description":"Cloudy and Breezy","tempF":78,"windKt":21,"gustKt":31,"windFrom":"NNW","visibilityMi":10,"pressureInHg":30.14,"pressureTrend":"falling","fishingNote":"Pressure just started dropping. Fish often feed ahead of a front."},"tide":{"station":"Port Aransas","stationId":"8775237","direction":"rising","next":{"type":"H","minutes":162,"height":1.613,"date":"2026-10-17"},"events":[{"type":"H","minutes":79,"height":1.62},{"type":"L","minutes":812,"height":0.535}]},"buoy":{"id":"PHCT2","lat":27.826,"lng":-97.051,"time":"2026-10-16T18:00:00Z","windDir":null,"windKt":null,"gustKt":null,"waveFt":1.6,"periodS":5,"waveDir":null,"waterF":null,"airF":null,"pressureMb":null,"visNm":null,"distanceNm":2},"moon":{"name":"Waxing Crescent","emoji":"🌒","illumination":33,"rise":785,"set":1394,"solunar":[{"kind":"major","start":285,"end":405},{"kind":"minor","start":755,"end":815},{"kind":"major","start":1030,"end":1150},{"kind":"minor","start":1364,"end":1424}]},"sun":{"rise":449,"set":1138},"rating":{"activity":{"label":"Average","stars":2},"sea":{"label":"Good","note":"Around 2 feet. Comfortable for most boats. Wind is 21 kt, so seas may build.","color":"#65a30d","waveFt":1.6,"from":"buoy"},"overall":"Good seas; the moon and tide are only fair."},"marineForecast":{"bay":{"id":"GMZ236","name":"Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays","text":"Middle Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Matagorda ship\nchannel out to 60 nautical miles.\n \nSeas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest\n1/3 of the waves...along with occasional height of the average\nhighest 10 percent of the waves. \n \n\n\nGMZ236-237-170815-\nCopano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-\nSan Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-\n231 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026\n\n...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...\n\n.REST OF TODAY...North winds around 25 knots with gusts up to\n35 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough. \n.TONIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.\nBay and inland waters choppy to rough. \n.SATURDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots,\ndiminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the\nafternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough. \n.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland\nwaters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. \n.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,\nbecoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland\nwaters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. \n.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland\nwaters smooth to slightly choppy. \n.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters\nsmooth to slightly choppy. \n.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters\nsmooth. \n.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to\n15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy\nto occasionally choppy. \n.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to\n10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to\noccasionally choppy.","issued":"231 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026","url":"https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/forecasts/marine/coastal/gm/gmz236.txt"},"nearshore":{"id":"GMZ250","name":"Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM","text":"Middle Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Matagorda ship\nchannel out to 60 nautical miles.\n \nSeas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest\n1/3 of the waves...along with occasional height of the average\nhighest 10 percent of the waves. \n \n\n\nGMZ250-170815-\nCoastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-\n231 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026\n\n...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...\n\n.REST OF TODAY...North winds around 30 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet,\noccasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: North 8 feet at 6 seconds. \n.TONIGHT...North winds around 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.\nSeas 9 to 13 feet, occasionally to 17 feet. Wave Detail:\nNortheast 11 feet at 8 seconds and north 6 feet at 5 seconds. \n.SATURDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to\n25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to\n14 feet, subsiding to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet in the\nafternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 11 feet at 8 seconds and north\n5 feet at 5 seconds, becoming northeast 8 feet at 9 seconds and\nnorth 3 feet at 4 seconds. \n.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast\n15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to\n8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 8 seconds. \n.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to\n15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to\n6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds and north 2 feet at\n4 seconds. \n.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to\n5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to\n5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. \n.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to\n15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to\n5 feet. \n.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,\noccasionally to 5 feet. \n.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,\noccasionally to 5 feet. \n.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to\n10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to\n5 feet.","issued":"231 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026","url":"https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/forecasts/marine/coastal/gm/gmz250.txt"},"offshore":{"id":"GMZ275","name":"Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM","text":"Middle Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Matagorda ship\nchannel out to 60 nautical miles.\n \nSeas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest\n1/3 of the waves...along with occasional height of the average\nhighest 10 percent of the waves. \n \n\n\nGMZ270-275-170815-\nWaters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM-\nWaters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to\n60 NM-\n231 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026\n\n...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...\n\n.REST OF TODAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet,\noccasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: North 10 feet at 7 seconds.\nA chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms early this\nafternoon, then a slight chance of thunderstorms late. \n.TONIGHT...North winds around 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.\nSeas 10 to 13 feet, occasionally to 17 feet. Wave Detail:\nNortheast 13 feet at 8 seconds and north 7 feet at 7 seconds. \n.SATURDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots,\ndiminishing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots in the\nafternoon. Seas 9 to 13 feet, occasionally to 17 feet, subsiding\nto 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet in the afternoon. Wave\nDetail: North 13 feet at 7 seconds, becoming northeast 10 feet at\n8 seconds and north 4 feet at 5 seconds. \n.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to\n10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to\n10 feet, subsiding to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after\nmidnight. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at 8 seconds and north\n3 feet at 5 seconds, becoming northeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. \n.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,\noccasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at\n7 seconds. \n.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,\noccasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. \n.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,\noccasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers in the afternoon. \n.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,\noccasionally to 6 feet. \n.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,\noccasionally to 6 feet. \n.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,\noccasionally to 6 feet. \n\nWinds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.","issued":"231 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026","url":"https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/forecasts/marine/coastal/gm/gmz275.txt"}},"recentReports":[{"date":"2026-10-11","approx":false,"port":"Port Aransas","where":"Bays near Port Aransas","species":["Redfish"],"summary":"A fun day chasing reds that paid off.","source":"https://fishingbooker.com/reports/view/131139"},{"date":"2026-10-10","approx":false,"port":"Port Aransas","where":"Flats","species":["Redfish"],"summary":"Hooked up with reds on the flats.","source":"https://fishingbooker.com/reports/view/131142"},{"date":"2026-10-08","approx":false,"port":"Port Aransas","where":"Bays near Port Aransas","species":["Redfish"],"summary":"Plenty of solid redfish.","source":"https://fishingbooker.com/reports/view/130836"},{"date":"2026-10-07","approx":false,"port":"Rockport","where":"Aransas Bay","species":["Redfish","Speckled trout","Mangrove snapper"],"summary":"Multi-boat trip with reds, trout and mangrove snapper.","source":"https://fishingbooker.com/reports/view/130801"},{"date":"2026-10-06","approx":false,"port":"Rockport","where":"Aransas Bay","species":["Redfish"],"summary":"Multi-boat trip that netted a lot of reds.","source":"https://fishingbooker.com/reports/view/130802"}],"note":"Times are US Central. Minutes are minutes after local midnight. Data: NOAA CO-OPS, NWS, NDBC; reports from guides and anglers.","source":"Texas BiteCast"}