Texas BiteCast
Menu

Rockport Fishing Conditions Today

Saturday, October 17, 2026 · updates through the day

Right now in Rockport: 68°F, clear, wind N 7 knots gusting 13 (observed at Rockport (1 mi) · sky & visibility from ROCKPORT/ARANSAS CO (4 mi)). The barometer is falling at 30.30 inHg. The tide at Rockport is rising, with a high of 0.8 ft at 7:59 AM. Offshore buoy PHCT2 reports 3 ft seas. Moon: first quarter (44% 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)

68°F

Clear
Wind N 7 kt, gusts 13
Visibility 10 mi
Pressure 30.30" falling

Seas & water

NDBC PHCT2, 12 nm out

Choppy

Waves 3 ft @ 7s

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

🌓 First Quarter

44% 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 · Thursday, February 4 · NOAA 8774770 · Station page

← Previous weekJump to todayNext week →
-1.0-0.50.00.5ft12a3a6a9a12p3p6p9p12a☀ 7:13 AM☀ 6:10 PMHigh -0.2 ft1:08 AMLow -0.5 ft11:49 AMSolunarMinor: Moonrise, 5:34 AM–6:34 AMMajor: Moon overhead, 10:20 AM–12:20 PMMinor: Moonset, 4:03 PM–5:03 PMMajor: Moon underfoot, 10:40 PM–12:00 AM
Major periodMinor periodNightNOAA 6-minute predictions · Heights in feet above MLLW

Tides

▲ High1:08 AM-0.15 ft
▼ Low11:49 AM-0.54 ft

Tidal range today: 0.39 ft

Sun & Moon

Sunrise
7:13 AM
Sunset
6:10 PM
Moonrise
6:04 AM
Moonset
4:33 PM
🌘

Waning Crescent

3% illuminated

Fishing Times

Average

  • Minor5:34 AM–6:34 AM
  • Major10:20 AM–12:20 PM
  • Minor4:03 PM–5:03 PM
  • Major10:40 PM–12:00 AM

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

Tides for Rockport, week of January 31

Tap a day to see its chart

DayMoonSun1st tide2nd tide3rd tide4th tideCoefficientSolunar activity
31 Sun🌘▲ 7:15 AM
▼ 6:07 PM		8:39 AM
▼ -0.6 ft		9:34 PM
▲ -0.2 ft
78high
1 Mon🌘▲ 7:15 AM
▼ 6:08 PM		9:32 AM
▼ -0.6 ft		10:41 PM
▲ -0.2 ft
78high
2 Tue🌘▲ 7:14 AM
▼ 6:09 PM		10:22 AM
▼ -0.6 ft
78high
3 Wed🌘▲ 7:14 AM
▼ 6:10 PM		12:03 AM
▲ -0.2 ft		11:08 AM
▼ -0.5 ft
78high
4 Thu🌘▲ 7:13 AM
▼ 6:10 PM		1:08 AM
▲ -0.2 ft		11:49 AM
▼ -0.5 ft
78high
5 Fri🌑▲ 7:13 AM
▼ 6:11 PM		1:58 AM
▲ -0.2 ft		12:25 PM
▼ -0.5 ft
77high
6 Sat🌑▲ 7:12 AM
▼ 6:12 PM		2:39 AM
▲ -0.2 ft		12:53 PM
▼ -0.5 ft
74high

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.

Loading current weather…

Loading map and salinity…

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. 
 


GMZ236-237-180715-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
115 PM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth to slightly choppy.
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. 
 


GMZ255-180715-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
115 PM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY...

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds around 20 knots, diminishing to 10 
to 15 knots late. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave 
Detail:
East 6 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 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. 
 


GMZ270-275-180715-
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-
115 PM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY...

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, 
occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 10 feet at 8 
seconds and northwest 3 feet at 5 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 
15 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at 8 seconds.
Full forecast ↗

Recent fishing reports

All reports →

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.