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Today

This Afternoon: High 76° · 33% rain

A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. East southeast wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 71° · 59% rain

Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:49 AM / 5:35 PM
Moonrise / moonset
11:28 AM / 9:56 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 27%
Major period
3:15 AM–5:15 AM
Minor period
10:58 AM–11:58 AM
Major period
3:45 PM–5:45 PM
Minor period
9:26 PM–10:26 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sat, Nov 146 PMSun, Nov 156 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 166 AM12 PMclouds72% cloud cover71% cloud cover74% cloud cover69% cloud cover70% cloud cover70% cloud cover69% cloud cover71% cloud cover77% cloud cover72% cloud cover65% cloud cover72% cloud cover65% cloud cover72% cloud cover64% cloud cover61% cloud cover58% cloud cover60% cloud cover63% cloud cover46% cloud cover45% cloud cover37% cloud cover35% cloud cover39% cloud cover40% cloud cover48% cloud cover59% cloud cover63% cloud cover62% cloud cover81% cloud cover76% cloud cover78% cloud cover78% cloud cover73% cloud cover74% cloud cover82% cloud cover76% cloud cover79% cloud cover81% cloud cover70% cloud cover73% cloud cover75% cloud cover75% cloud cover76% cloud cover76% cloud cover79% cloud cover81% cloud cover84% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°74717272737274747370676462606163rain33% chance33% chance59% chance, 0.02 in52% chance, 0.02 in45% chance, 0.02 in46% chance, 0.02 in37% chance, 0.02 in31% chance, 0.02 in29% chance25% chance36% chance43% chance23% chance27% chance31% chance, 0.01 in47% chance, 0.01 in39% chance, 0.01 in28% chance, 0.01 in25% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in34% chance, 0.03 in56% chance, 0.03 in51% chance, 0.03 in67% chance, 0.03 in73% chance, 0.03 in65% chance, 0.03 in25% chance, 0.08 in32% chance, 0.08 in69% chance, 0.08 in35% chance, 0.08 in29% chance, 0.08 in15% chance, 0.08 in15% chance9% chance1% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance10% chance10% chance10% chance10% chance0.080.080.08wind0102030mphESE 17 mph, gusts 23ESE 17 mph, gusts 22SE 18 mph, gusts 24SE 18 mph, gusts 24SE 17 mph, gusts 22SSE 16 mph, gusts 21SSE 16 mph, gusts 21SSE 16 mph, gusts 21SSE 15 mph, gusts 20SSE 16 mph, gusts 21S 15 mph, gusts 21S 13 mph, gusts 17NNE 12 mph, gusts 16NNE 12 mph, gusts 14NE 15 mph, gusts 18NNE 17 mph, gusts 21NNE 20 mph, gusts 24NNE 24 mph, gusts 28NNE 25 mph, gusts 31NNE 25 mph, gusts 31NNE 25 mph, gusts 31NNE 24 mph, gusts 30NNE 23 mph, gusts 30NNE 21 mph, gusts 29
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 4 PM74°74°68°82%72%33%–ESE 172310+ mi
Sat 5 PM73°73°68°84%71%33%–ESE 172210+ mi
Sat 6 PM72°72°67°84%74%59%0.02"ESE 172210+ mi
Sat 7 PM71°71°67°87%69%52%0.02"ESE 182310+ mi
Sat 8 PM71°71°67°87%70%45%0.02"SE 182410+ mi
Sat 9 PM72°72°67°84%70%46%0.02"SE 182410+ mi
Sat 10 PM72°72°68°87%69%37%0.02"SE 182410+ mi
Sat 11 PM72°72°68°87%71%31%0.02"SE 172210+ mi
Sun 12 AM72°72°68°87%77%29%–SE 172210+ mi
Sun 1 AM72°72°69°90%72%25%–SSE 162110+ mi
Sun 2 AM72°72°69°90%65%36%–SSE 162110+ mi
Sun 3 AM72°72°69°90%72%43%–SSE 162110+ mi
Sun 4 AM73°73°70°90%65%23%–SSE 162110+ mi
Sun 5 AM71°71°70°97%72%27%–SSE 162110+ mi
Sun 6 AM72°72°70°93%64%31%0.01"SSE 162110+ mi⚡
Sun 7 AM72°72°70°93%61%47%0.01"SSE 152010+ mi⚡
Sun 8 AM72°72°72°100%58%39%0.01"SSE 15209.1 mi⚡
Sun 9 AM73°73°72°97%60%28%0.01"SSE 15217.1 mi⚡
Sun 10 AM74°74°72°93%63%25%0.01"SSE 16217.1 mi⚡
Sun 11 AM74°74°73°97%46%21%0.01"S 16228.0 mi⚡
Sun 12 PM74°74°73°97%45%34%0.03"S 15219.0 mi⚡
Sun 1 PM74°74°73°97%37%56%0.03"S 14188.1 mi⚡
Sun 2 PM75°75°73°94%35%51%0.03"S 13177.1 mi⚡
Sun 3 PM73°73°73°100%39%67%0.03"S 12167.1 mi⚡
Sun 4 PM73°73°73°100%40%73%0.03"NNE 12167.1 mi⚡
Sun 5 PM73°73°72°97%48%65%0.03"N 12157.0 mi⚡
Sun 6 PM71°71°71°100%59%25%0.08"NNE 12147.0 mi⚡
Sun 7 PM70°70°70°100%63%32%0.08"NNE 12167.1 mi⚡
Sun 8 PM68°68°68°100%62%69%0.08"NE 15186.9 mi⚡
Sun 9 PM68°68°68°100%81%35%0.08"NNE 16217.0 mi
Sun 10 PM67°67°67°100%76%29%0.08"NNE 17216.9 mi
Sun 11 PM66°66°66°100%78%15%0.08"NNE 18236.6 mi
Mon 12 AM65°65°65°100%78%15%–NNE 20246.3 mi
Mon 1 AM64°64°64°100%73%9%–NNE 2226–
Mon 2 AM63°63°63°100%74%1%–NNE 2428–
Mon 3 AM63°63°63°100%82%0%–NNE 2429–
Mon 4 AM62°62°62°100%76%0%–NNE 2531–
Mon 5 AM61°61°61°100%79%2%–NNE 2531–
Mon 6 AM61°61°60°97%81%3%–NNE 2531–
Mon 7 AM60°60°60°100%70%3%–NNE 2531–
Mon 8 AM60°60°60°100%73%3%–NNE 2531–
Mon 9 AM60°60°60°100%75%3%–NNE 2430–
Mon 10 AM61°61°60°97%75%3%–NNE 2430–
Mon 11 AM61°61°61°100%76%3%–NNE 2330–
Mon 12 PM62°62°61°97%76%10%–NNE 2330–
Mon 1 PM63°63°62°97%79%10%–NNE 2229–
Mon 2 PM63°63°62°97%81%10%–NNE 2129–
Mon 3 PM63°63°62°97%84%10%–NNE 2128–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 71°

59% rain · 0.12"

ESE 17–18 mph · gusts 24

Sun, Nov 15

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

75° / 60°

73% rain · 0.72"

SSE 12–18 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Mostly Cloudy

64° / 59°

15% rain

NNE 20–25 mph · gusts 31

Tue, Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

68° / 64°

9% rain

NE 13–20 mph · gusts 24

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

74° / 70°

19% rain

ENE 9–14 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Thu, Nov 19

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

75° / 70°

32% rain

E 8–14 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 20

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

75° / 71°

21% rain

ESE 9–14 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. East southeast wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South southeast wind 12 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. North northeast wind 12 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. North northeast wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. North northeast wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. East northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 136 PM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

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. 
 


GMZ236-237-150815-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
136 PM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy. Showers
likely early this evening, then a slight chance of thunderstorms
late this evening. A chance of showers late this evening and
overnight. 
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to
rough. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms
in the evening. 
.MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy
to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ255 · 136 PM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

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. 
 


GMZ255-150815-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
136 PM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. Showers likely early this evening,
then a slight chance of thunderstorms late this evening. A chance
of showers late this evening and overnight. 
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
7 feet at 7 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to
25 to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then a slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet,
occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail:
East 8 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to
10 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · February 1940

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
38% lit
↑ 1:36 AM
↓ 12:44 PM
★☆☆☆c81
2
28% lit
↑ 2:34 AM
↓ 1:33 PM
★☆☆☆c86
3
19% lit
↑ 3:29 AM
↓ 2:23 PM
★☆☆☆c88
Moon farthest south (-19.2°)
4
12% lit
↑ 4:20 AM
↓ 3:16 PM
★☆☆☆c88
5
6% lit
↑ 5:08 AM
↓ 4:09 PM
★★☆☆c88
6
3% lit
↑ 5:52 AM
↓ 5:02 PM
★★☆☆c86
best
7
0% lit
↑ 6:33 AM
↓ 5:55 PM
★★☆☆c82
best
8
0% lit
↑ 7:11 AM
↓ 6:47 PM
★★☆☆c75
New Moon
best
9
2% lit
↑ 7:46 AM
↓ 7:38 PM
★★☆☆c66
10
5% lit
↑ 8:20 AM
↓ 8:29 PM
★☆☆☆c56
Apogee · 406,202 km
11
10% lit
↑ 8:54 AM
↓ 9:19 PM
★☆☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
12
17% lit
↑ 9:28 AM
↓ 10:10 PM
★☆☆☆c34
13
24% lit
↑ 10:02 AM
↓ 11:02 PM
★☆☆☆c44
14
33% lit
↑ 10:39 AM
↓ 11:54 PM
★☆☆☆c55
15
42% lit
↑ 11:19 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c65
16
52% lit
↑ 12:02 PM
↓ 12:48 AM
★☆☆☆c74
First Quarter
17
62% lit
↑ 12:51 PM
↓ 1:43 AM
★☆☆☆c82
18
72% lit
↑ 1:44 PM
↓ 2:38 AM
★☆☆☆c87
Moon farthest north (18.6°)
19
82% lit
↑ 2:42 PM
↓ 3:33 AM
★☆☆☆c90
20
90% lit
↑ 3:45 PM
↓ 4:26 AM
★★☆☆c93
21
96% lit
↑ 4:51 PM
↓ 5:18 AM
★★☆☆c93
22
99% lit
↑ 5:58 PM
↓ 6:07 AM
★★☆☆c92
best
23
100% lit
↑ 7:05 PM
↓ 6:54 AM
★★☆☆c85
Full Moon · Snow Moon (supermoon)
Perigee · 357,099 km
best
24
97% lit
↑ 8:13 PM
↓ 7:39 AM
★★☆☆c72
Moon crosses the equator
25
92% lit
↑ 9:19 PM
↓ 8:23 AM
★☆☆☆c45
26
84% lit
↑ 10:23 PM
↓ 9:08 AM
★☆☆☆c49
27
75% lit
↑ 11:26 PM
↓ 9:54 AM
★☆☆☆c62
28
65% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:41 AM
★☆☆☆c71
29
54% lit
↑ 12:27 AM
↓ 11:30 AM
★☆☆☆c76
Last Quarter

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Feb 3 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-19.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Feb 8 · 1:45 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Feb 10 · 8:00 PM — Apogee · 406,202 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Feb 11 · 1:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Feb 16 · 6:55 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Feb 18 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Feb 23 · 3:55 AM — Full Moon · Snow Moon (supermoon)Moon is near perigee at the same time: perigean spring tides. Expect extra-high highs, extra-low lows, and strong current at the passes.
  • Fri, Feb 23 · 4:00 PM — Perigee · 357,099 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Feb 24 · 2:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Feb 29 · 8:35 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Tue, Feb 6 · Wed, Feb 7 · Thu, Feb 8 · Thu, Feb 22 · Fri, Feb 23

Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.

Moon distance

357,139 km closest · 406,147 km farthest

Reading the calendar: ↑ moonrise and ↓ moonset are local times. Stars are the solunar rating; “c” is the tide coefficient (20–120). Moon overhead and underfoot times are the major feeding periods, and moonrise and moonset are the minor ones; see each day on the tide pages.
Tide chart for RockportSurf report: Port Aransas Beach & Horace Caldwell PierOffshore conditionsLive cams

Forecasts, alerts and marine forecasts: National Weather Service. Current conditions: NWS observations and NOAA tide-station sensors. Map stations: Iowa Environmental Mesonet (airports), NOAA CO-OPS, NOAA NDBC. Radar: NEXRAD via IEM. Satellite: GOES-East via NASA GIBS. Tropical: National Hurricane Center. Moon and sun times are calculated for this location. Forecast grid updated Sat 12:46 PM.