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Sargent Fishing Conditions Today

Saturday, October 17, 2026 · updates through the day

Right now in Sargent: 64°F, mostly cloudy and windy, wind NNE 21 knots gusting 28 (observed at Brazos 451 (20 mi)). The barometer is stable at 30.44 inHg. The tide at Sargent, ICWW is falling, with a low of 0.5 ft at 3:43 PM. Offshore buoy 42092 reports 6.6 ft seas and 82°F water. Moon: first quarter (42% lit); moon and tide activity rated low. Major solunar feeding periods: 5:30 AM–7:30 AM and 5:55 PM–7:55 PM. Sea state: extremely rough. Stay in: seas are over 4 feet. Recently reported biting nearby: red snapper, speckled trout, flounder.

Tide

Sargent, ICWW

↘ Falling

  • High 1:37 AM · 1.2 ft
  • Low 3:43 PM · 0.5 ft

Wind & weather

Brazos 451 (20 mi)

64°F

Mostly Cloudy and Windy
Wind NNE 21 kt, gusts 28
Visibility 10 mi
Pressure 30.44" stable

Seas & water

NDBC 42092, 100 nm out

Extremely Rough

Waves 6.6 ft @ 9s
Water 82°F

Over 4 feet. Not a day to run offshore.

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

42% illuminated · activity low

  • Major 5:30 AM–7:30 AM
  • Minor 1:18 PM–2:18 PM
  • Major 5:55 PM–7:55 PM

Tides, weather & fishing times

Sargent · Thursday, January 21 · NOAA 8772985 · Station page

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-1.5-1.0-0.50.00.51.0ft12a3a6a9a12p3p6p9p12a☀ 7:15 AM☀ 5:52 PMLow -1.0 ft8:57 AMHigh 0.3 ft7:37 PMSolunarMinor: Moonset, 6:03 AM–7:03 AMMajor: Moon underfoot, 10:50 AM–12:50 PMMinor: Moonrise, 4:40 PM–5:40 PM
Major periodMinor periodNightNOAA 6-minute predictions · Heights in feet above MLLW

Tides

▼ Low8:57 AM-0.96 ft
▲ High7:37 PM0.25 ft

Tidal range today: 1.21 ft

Sun & Moon

Sunrise
7:15 AM
Sunset
5:52 PM
Moonrise
5:10 PM
Moonset
6:33 AM
🌕

Full Moon

99% illuminated

Fishing Times

Very good

  • Minor6:03 AM–7:03 AM
  • Major10:50 AM–12:50 PM
  • Minor4:40 PM–5:40 PM

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

Tides for Sargent, week of January 17

Tap a day to see its chart

DayMoonSun1st tide2nd tide3rd tide4th tideCoefficientSolunar activity
17 Sun🌔▲ 7:16 AM
▼ 5:49 PM		5:17 AM
▼ -0.7 ft		4:39 PM
▲ 0.2 ft
82high
18 Mon🌔▲ 7:16 AM
▼ 5:49 PM		6:13 AM
▼ -0.8 ft		5:14 PM
▲ 0.2 ft
92very high
19 Tue🌔▲ 7:15 AM
▼ 5:50 PM		7:08 AM
▼ -0.9 ft		5:58 PM
▲ 0.3 ft
98very high
20 Wed🌔▲ 7:15 AM
▼ 5:51 PM		8:03 AM
▼ -0.9 ft		6:48 PM
▲ 0.3 ft
100very high
21 Thu🌕▲ 7:15 AM
▼ 5:52 PM		8:57 AM
▼ -1.0 ft		7:37 PM
▲ 0.3 ft
100very high
22 Fri🌕▲ 7:15 AM
▼ 5:53 PM		9:51 AM
▼ -0.9 ft		8:17 PM
▲ 0.2 ft
95very high
23 Sat🌖▲ 7:14 AM
▼ 5:54 PM		10:43 AM
▼ -0.8 ft		8:35 PM
▲ 0.1 ft
85high

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

Nearshore, out to 20 nm

Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM

Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship
Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda
Bays.

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the
average highest 10 percent of the waves.


GMZ350-180515-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
1137 AM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 20 to 30 knots, becoming north 
around 20 knots late. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. 
Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
East 5 feet at 8 seconds.
Full forecast ↗

Offshore, 20 to 60 nm

Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM

Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship
Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda
Bays.

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the
average highest 10 percent of the waves.


GMZ370-180515-
Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to
60 NM-
1137 AM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds around 30 knots, becoming north
20 to 25 knots. Seas 9 to 12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 10 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, subsiding to
5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight. Wave Detail:
Northeast 7 feet at 8 seconds, becoming northeast 6 feet at
7 seconds.
Full forecast ↗

Recent fishing reports

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Freeport · Offshore

  • Red snapper

Won a snapper tournament out of Freeport.

Justin S. · Captain Experiences ↗

Sargent · East Matagorda Bay reefs

  • Speckled trout
  • Flounder

Trout and flounder on the deeper reefs.

Bait
Live shrimp and artificials

Robert M. · Captain Experiences ↗

Freeport · Offshore

  • Mahi-mahi
  • Cobia
  • Red snapper

Offshore mix of mahi, cobia and snapper.

Robert O. · Captain Experiences ↗

Freeport · Freeport-area bays

  • Redfish
  • Speckled trout
  • Black drum
  • Sheepshead
  • Mangrove snapper
  • Tripletail

Productive run of bay trips with a wide mix: reds, trout, black drum, sheepshead, mangrove snapper, tripletail and ladyfish.

Jay P. · Captain Experiences ↗

Sargent · East Matagorda Bay

  • Speckled trout
  • Redfish

Trout on open-water structure, reds on the shallow reefs.

Bait
Popping corks

Robert M. · Captain Experiences ↗

Common questions

What is the tide doing in Sargent today?
At Sargent, ICWW the tide is falling. Today's tides: high 1.2 ft at 1:37 AM, low 0.5 ft at 3:43 PM.
Is it a good day to fish Sargent?
Extremely Rough seas: Over 4 feet. Not a day to run offshore. Moon and tide activity: Low. Stay in: seas are over 4 feet.
What are the best fishing times in Sargent today?
Solunar periods: major 5:30 AM–7:30 AM, minor 1:18 PM–2:18 PM, major 5:55 PM–7:55 PM. Sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 6:50 PM.
What's biting in Sargent right now?
Oct 11: Won a snapper tournament out of Freeport. Oct 7: Trout and flounder on the deeper reefs. Sep 16: Offshore mix of mahi, cobia and snapper.

More for Sargent

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