Port Aransas Fishing Conditions Today

NOAA marine forecast

Middle Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Matagorda ship
channel out to 60 nautical miles.
 
Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves. 
 


GMZ236-237-171915-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
151 AM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM
CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough. 
.SATURDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots,
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough.

Middle Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Matagorda ship
channel out to 60 nautical miles.
 
Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves. 
 


GMZ250-171915-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
151 AM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds around 30 knots. Seas 9 to
13 feet, occasionally to 17 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 11 feet
at 8 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to
14 feet, subsiding to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 11 feet at 8 seconds, becoming
northeast 9 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds.

Middle Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Matagorda ship
channel out to 60 nautical miles.
 
Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves. 
 


GMZ270-275-171915-
Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM-
Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to
60 NM-
151 AM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds around 30 knots with gusts up to
40 knots. Seas 11 to 13 feet, occasionally to 17 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 12 feet at 8 seconds and north 7 feet at
7 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 feet, occasionally to
17 feet, subsiding to 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet in
the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 12 feet at 8 seconds,
becoming northeast 10 feet at 8 seconds and north 2 feet at
5 seconds.

Common questions

What is the tide doing in Port Aransas today?

At Port Aransas the tide is falling. Today's tides: high 1.6 ft at 2:42 AM, low 0.6 ft at 2:24 PM.

Is it a good day to fish Port Aransas?

Extremely Rough seas: Over 4 feet. Not a day to run offshore. Moon and tide activity: Average. Stay in: seas are over 4 feet.

What are the best fishing times in Port Aransas today?

Solunar periods: major 5:35 AM–7:35 AM, minor 1:21 PM–2:21 PM, major 6:00 PM–8:00 PM. Sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 6:57 PM.

What's biting in Port Aransas right now?

Oct 16: A day built around bull redfish out of Port Aransas. Oct 11: A fun day chasing reds that paid off. Oct 10: Hooked up with reds on the flats.

More for Port Aransas

• Port Aransas Beach & Horace Caldwell Pier surf
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• Hourly & 7-day weather
• Live cams
• Fishing spots
• Bait camps
• Boat ramps
• Offshore SST & water color

Data: NOAA CO-OPS tides, National Weather Service observations and marine forecasts, NOAA NDBC buoys; moon and solunar times computed for Port Aransas. Not for navigation. Machine-readable: JSON.