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Rockport Fishing Conditions Today

Saturday, October 17, 2026 · updates through the day

Right now in Rockport: 64°F, clear and windy, wind N 16 knots gusting 23 (observed at Rockport (1 mi) · sky & visibility from ROCKPORT/ARANSAS CO (4 mi)). The barometer is rising at 30.33 inHg. The tide at Rockport is rising, with a high of 0.8 ft at 7:08 AM. Offshore buoy PHCT2 reports 2.6 ft seas. Moon: waxing crescent (37% lit); moon and tide activity rated low. Major solunar feeding periods: 5:35 AM–7:35 AM and 6:00 PM–8:00 PM. Sea state: choppy. Choppy but fishable in a bigger boat. Pick your window. Recently reported biting nearby: redfish, speckled trout, mangrove snapper.

Tide

Rockport

↗ Rising

  • High 7:08 AM · 0.8 ft
  • Low 6:58 PM · 0.4 ft

Wind & weather

Rockport (1 mi) · sky & visibility from ROCKPORT/ARANSAS CO (4 mi)

64°F

Clear and Windy
Wind N 16 kt, gusts 23
Visibility 10 mi
Pressure 30.33" rising

Seas & water

NDBC PHCT2, 12 nm out

Choppy

Waves 2.6 ft @ 6s

2 to 3 feet. Bumpy in a bay boat; bigger boats are fine.

Flat <1 ft · Great ~1 ft · Good ≤2 ft · Choppy 2–3 ft · Rough 3–4 ft · Extremely Rough >4 ft

Moon & solunar

🌒 Waxing Crescent

37% illuminated · activity low

  • Major 5:35 AM–7:35 AM
  • Minor 1:22 PM–2:22 PM
  • Major 6:00 PM–8:00 PM

Tides, weather & fishing times

Rockport · Wednesday, November 25 · NOAA 8774770 · Station page

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-0.50.00.51.0ft12a3a6a9a12p3p6p9p12a☀ 6:57 AM☀ 5:32 PMHigh 0.6 ft2:24 AMLow 0.0 ft1:09 PMSolunarMajor: Moon overhead, 12:00 AM–1:50 AMMinor: Moonset, 7:43 AM–8:43 AMMajor: Moon underfoot, 12:25 PM–2:25 PMMinor: Moonrise, 6:07 PM–7:07 PM
Major periodMinor periodNightNOAA 6-minute predictions · Heights in feet above MLLW

Tides

▲ High2:24 AM0.58 ft
▼ Low1:09 PM0.01 ft

Tidal range today: 0.57 ft

Sun & Moon

Sunrise
6:57 AM
Sunset
5:32 PM
Moonrise
6:37 PM
Moonset
8:13 AM
🌖

Waning Gibbous

98% illuminated

Fishing Times

Good

  • Major12:00 AM–1:50 AM
  • Minor7:43 AM–8:43 AM
  • Major12:25 PM–2:25 PM
  • Minor6:07 PM–7:07 PM

Estimate from moon phase, solunar periods, and tidal range.

Tides for Rockport, week of November 22

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DayMoonSun1st tide2nd tide3rd tide4th tideCoefficientSolunar activity
22 Sun🌔▲ 6:55 AM
▼ 5:33 PM		12:56 AM
▲ 0.5 ft		10:43 AM
▼ 0.1 ft
75high
23 Mon🌕▲ 6:56 AM
▼ 5:32 PM		1:14 AM
▲ 0.6 ft		11:25 AM
▼ 0.1 ft
87high
24 Tue🌕▲ 6:56 AM
▼ 5:32 PM		1:43 AM
▲ 0.6 ft		12:14 PM
▼ 0.0 ft
95very high
25 Wed🌖▲ 6:57 AM
▼ 5:32 PM		2:24 AM
▲ 0.6 ft		1:09 PM
▼ 0.0 ft
99very high
26 Thu🌖▲ 6:58 AM
▼ 5:32 PM		3:15 AM
▲ 0.6 ft		2:08 PM
▼ 0.0 ft
100very high
27 Fri🌖▲ 6:59 AM
▼ 5:32 PM		4:13 AM
▲ 0.6 ft		3:10 PM
▼ 0.0 ft
97very high
28 Sat🌖▲ 7:00 AM
▼ 5:32 PM		5:13 AM
▲ 0.5 ft		4:13 PM
▼ 0.0 ft
92very high

Coefficient compares each day's tidal swing with this station's weak and strong tides over the surrounding month (about 45 = weak, 95 = strong). Bigger swings move more water and bait.

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NOAA marine forecast

Bays

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

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. 
 


GMZ236-237-170815-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
231 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...North winds around 25 knots with gusts up to
35 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough. 
.TONIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Bay and inland waters choppy to rough.
Full forecast ↗

Nearshore, out to 20 nm

Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM

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. 
 


GMZ255-170815-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
231 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: North 7 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...North winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: North
8 feet at 6 seconds.
Full forecast ↗

Offshore, 20 to 60 nm

Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM

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. 
 


GMZ270-275-170815-
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-
231 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet,
occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: North 10 feet at 7 seconds.
A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms early this
afternoon, then a slight chance of thunderstorms late. 
.TONIGHT...North winds around 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Seas 10 to 13 feet, occasionally to 17 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 13 feet at 8 seconds and north 7 feet at 7 seconds.
Full forecast ↗

Recent fishing reports

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Port Aransas · Port Aransas

  • Redfish

A day built around bull redfish out of Port Aransas.

Next Generation Fishing Charters (Capt. Hunter Kramer) · FishingBooker ↗

Port Aransas · Bays near Port Aransas

  • Redfish

A fun day chasing reds that paid off.

FishingBooker ↗

Port Aransas · Flats

  • Redfish

Hooked up with reds on the flats.

FishingBooker ↗

Port Aransas · Bays near Port Aransas

  • Redfish

Plenty of solid redfish.

FishingBooker ↗

Rockport · Aransas Bay

  • Redfish
  • Speckled trout
  • Mangrove snapper

Multi-boat trip with reds, trout and mangrove snapper.

FishingBooker ↗

Common questions

What is the tide doing in Rockport today?
At Rockport the tide is rising. Today's tides: high 0.8 ft at 7:08 AM, low 0.4 ft at 6:58 PM.
Is it a good day to fish Rockport?
Choppy seas: 2 to 3 feet. Bumpy in a bay boat; bigger boats are fine. Moon and tide activity: Low. Choppy but fishable in a bigger boat. Pick your window.
What are the best fishing times in Rockport today?
Solunar periods: major 5:35 AM–7:35 AM, minor 1:22 PM–2:22 PM, major 6:00 PM–8:00 PM. Sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 6:56 PM.
What's biting in Rockport 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 Rockport

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