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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 14 to 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, 26%
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 PMclouds32% cloud cover40% cloud cover48% cloud cover31% cloud cover54% cloud cover54% cloud cover55% cloud cover59% cloud cover68% cloud cover62% cloud cover67% cloud cover63% cloud cover48% cloud cover51% cloud cover60% cloud cover47% cloud cover36% cloud cover35% cloud cover47% cloud cover55% cloud cover52% cloud cover50% cloud cover38% cloud cover41% cloud cover46% cloud cover27% cloud cover30% cloud cover25% cloud cover44% cloud cover57% cloud cover38% cloud cover54% cloud cover70% cloud cover74% cloud cover77% cloud cover81% cloud cover82% cloud cover83% cloud cover84% cloud cover85% cloud cover85% cloud cover86% cloud cover84% cloud cover81% cloud cover79% cloud cover79% cloud cover78% cloud cover78% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°74747172727272737373696663615960rain35% chance33% chance35% chance30% chance34% chance34% chance26% chance30% chance26% chance32% chance21% chance26% chance, 0.01 in19% chance, 0.01 in36% chance, 0.01 in29% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in15% chance, 0.01 in19% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in28% chance, 0.01 in35% chance, 0.01 in34% chance, 0.01 in48% chance, 0.04 in71% chance, 0.04 in45% chance, 0.04 in46% chance, 0.04 in60% chance, 0.04 in73% chance, 0.04 in66% chance, 0.03 in66% chance, 0.03 in66% chance, 0.03 in66% chance, 0.03 in66% chance, 0.03 in66% chance, 0.03 in24% chance24% chance24% chance24% chance24% chance24% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance5% chancewind0102030mphESE 16 mph, gusts 22ESE 17 mph, gusts 23ESE 18 mph, gusts 23ESE 20 mph, gusts 24SE 21 mph, gusts 25SE 20 mph, gusts 24SSE 18 mph, gusts 23SSE 17 mph, gusts 22SSE 17 mph, gusts 22SE 16 mph, gusts 21SSE 15 mph, gusts 20SSE 15 mph, gusts 22SSE 13 mph, gusts 18SSE 12 mph, gusts 16NNE 14 mph, gusts 18NE 15 mph, gusts 20NNE 20 mph, gusts 24NNE 22 mph, gusts 26NNE 24 mph, gusts 29NNE 25 mph, gusts 31N 25 mph, gusts 31N 24 mph, gusts 31N 23 mph, gusts 30N 22 mph, gusts 30
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 1 PM74°74°65°74%32%35%–ESE 162210+ mi
Sat 2 PM75°75°66°74%40%33%–ESE 172210+ mi
Sat 3 PM74°74°67°79%48%35%–ESE 172310+ mi
Sat 4 PM74°74°67°79%31%30%–ESE 18239.6 mi
Sat 5 PM73°73°67°81%54%34%–ESE 18239.2 mi
Sat 6 PM72°72°66°81%54%34%–ESE 18248.9 mi
Sat 7 PM71°71°66°84%55%26%–ESE 20249.2 mi
Sat 8 PM71°71°66°84%59%30%–ESE 20249.4 mi
Sat 9 PM71°71°67°87%68%26%–SE 21259.7 mi
Sat 10 PM72°72°67°84%62%32%–ESE 21259.8 mi
Sat 11 PM72°72°68°87%67%21%–SE 20249.8 mi
Sun 12 AM72°72°68°87%63%26%0.01"SE 18239.8 mi
Sun 1 AM72°72°69°90%48%19%0.01"SSE 18239.9 mi
Sun 2 AM72°72°69°90%51%36%0.01"SSE 17229.9 mi
Sun 3 AM72°72°69°90%60%29%0.01"SSE 172210+ mi
Sun 4 AM72°72°69°90%47%27%0.01"SSE 182310.0 mi
Sun 5 AM71°71°69°93%36%37%0.01"SSE 172210.0 mi
Sun 6 AM72°72°70°93%35%15%0.01"SSE 172210.0 mi
Sun 7 AM72°72°70°93%47%19%0.01"SE 1621–
Sun 8 AM72°72°71°97%55%27%0.01"SSE 1621–
Sun 9 AM73°73°72°97%52%28%0.01"SSE 1520–⚡
Sun 10 AM73°73°72°97%50%35%0.01"SSE 1522–⚡
Sun 11 AM73°73°73°100%38%34%0.01"SSE 1522–⚡
Sun 12 PM74°74°73°97%41%48%0.04"SSE 1420–⚡
Sun 1 PM73°73°73°100%46%71%0.04"SSE 1318–⚡
Sun 2 PM74°74°73°97%27%45%0.04"SSE 1216–⚡
Sun 3 PM73°73°73°100%30%46%0.04"SSE 1216–⚡
Sun 4 PM73°73°72°97%25%60%0.04"SE 1317–⚡
Sun 5 PM72°72°71°97%44%73%0.04"NNE 1418–⚡
Sun 6 PM70°70°70°100%57%66%0.03"NNE 1418–
Sun 7 PM69°69°69°100%38%66%0.03"NE 1520–
Sun 8 PM68°68°68°100%54%66%0.03"NE 1722–
Sun 9 PM67°67°67°100%70%66%0.03"NNE 2024–
Sun 10 PM66°66°66°100%74%66%0.03"NNE 2125–
Sun 11 PM65°65°65°100%77%66%0.03"NNE 2226–
Mon 12 AM64°64°64°100%81%24%–NNE 2328–
Mon 1 AM63°63°63°100%82%24%–NNE 2429–
Mon 2 AM62°62°62°100%83%24%–NNE 2530–
Mon 3 AM61°61°61°100%84%24%–NNE 2531–
Mon 4 AM61°61°61°100%85%24%–NNE 2531–
Mon 5 AM60°60°60°100%85%24%–N 2531–
Mon 6 AM59°59°59°100%86%3%–N 2531–
Mon 7 AM59°59°59°100%84%3%–N 2431–
Mon 8 AM60°60°60°100%81%3%–N 2430–
Mon 9 AM60°60°60°100%79%3%–N 2330–
Mon 10 AM60°60°60°100%79%3%–N 2330–
Mon 11 AM61°61°61°100%78%3%–N 2230–
Mon 12 PM62°62°61°97%78%5%–N 2230–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 71°

59% rain

ESE 16–21 mph · gusts 25

Sun, Nov 15

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

75° / 60°

73% rain · 0.54"

SSE 12–22 mph · gusts 26

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Mostly Cloudy

64° / 59°

24% rain

NNE 18–25 mph · gusts 31

Tue, Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

68° / 64°

9% rain

NE 13–18 mph · gusts 23

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

74° / 70°

19% rain

ENE 10–14 mph · gusts 20

Thu, Nov 19

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

75° / 70°

32% rain

E 8–13 mph · gusts 18

Fri, Nov 20

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

75° / 71°

24% rain · 0.06"

ESE 9–15 mph · gusts 21

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. East southeast wind 14 to 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 · 1249 AM 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-141930-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1249 AM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds arounds 20 knots. Gusts up to 25 
knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to 
occasionally choppy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots, diminishing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy. A 
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after 
midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around knots with gusts up to 25 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 around 20 knots, becoming north 
around 25 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to 
rough. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. 
.MONDAY...North winds around 25 knots, diminishing to around 20 
knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to
occasionally rough. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 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 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to
occasionally choppy. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ255 · 1249 AM 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. 
 


GMZ255-141930-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
1249 AM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to around 20
knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to 5 
feet, occasionally to 6 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail:
Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds, becoming southeast 5 feet at
5 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 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. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 
knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. 
Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers 
with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers
with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 20 knots, increasing to 25
to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 
feet, building to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet after 
midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds, becoming 
east 6 feet at 7 seconds. Showers, mainly in the evening. 
.MONDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to
13 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 8 feet at 8 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to
10 feet. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 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 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · May 1941

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23% lit
↑ 10:43 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c76
2
32% lit
↑ 11:35 AM
↓ 12:25 AM
★☆☆☆c75
3
42% lit
↑ 12:30 PM
↓ 1:12 AM
★☆☆☆c70
4
52% lit
↑ 1:27 PM
↓ 1:56 AM
★☆☆☆c63
First Quarter
5
63% lit
↑ 2:26 PM
↓ 2:39 AM
★☆☆☆c53
6
73% lit
↑ 3:27 PM
↓ 3:21 AM
★☆☆☆c42
7
83% lit
↑ 4:30 PM
↓ 4:03 AM
★☆☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
8
91% lit
↑ 5:35 PM
↓ 4:46 AM
★☆☆☆c60
9
96% lit
↑ 6:42 PM
↓ 5:31 AM
★★☆☆c76
10
100% lit
↑ 7:50 PM
↓ 6:19 AM
★☆☆☆c84
Perigee · 357,268 km
11
99% lit
↑ 8:57 PM
↓ 7:10 AM
★★☆☆c94
Full Moon · Flower Moon (supermoon)
best
12
96% lit
↑ 10:02 PM
↓ 8:05 AM
★★☆☆c97
best
13
91% lit
↑ 11:03 PM
↓ 9:03 AM
★★☆☆c97
Moon farthest south (-18.3°)
14
83% lit
↑ 11:58 PM
↓ 10:03 AM
★☆☆☆c95
15
74% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:03 AM
★☆☆☆c88
16
64% lit
↑ 12:47 AM
↓ 12:02 PM
★☆☆☆c77
17
54% lit
↑ 1:31 AM
↓ 12:59 PM
★☆☆☆c63
Last Quarter
18
44% lit
↑ 2:12 AM
↓ 1:54 PM
★☆☆☆c48
19
34% lit
↑ 2:49 AM
↓ 2:47 PM
★☆☆☆c34
20
25% lit
↑ 3:24 AM
↓ 3:38 PM
★☆☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
21
17% lit
↑ 3:58 AM
↓ 4:30 PM
★☆☆☆c57
22
11% lit
↑ 4:32 AM
↓ 5:20 PM
★☆☆☆c66
23
6% lit
↑ 5:08 AM
↓ 6:11 PM
★★☆☆c73
Apogee · 406,258 km
24
2% lit
↑ 5:45 AM
↓ 7:03 PM
★☆☆☆c77
25
0% lit
↑ 6:24 AM
↓ 7:54 PM
★★☆☆c82
best
26
0% lit
↑ 7:06 AM
↓ 8:45 PM
★★☆☆c85
New Moon
best
27
2% lit
↑ 7:51 AM
↓ 9:35 PM
★★☆☆c86
best
28
6% lit
↑ 8:40 AM
↓ 10:24 PM
★★☆☆c86
Moon farthest north (18.4°)
29
12% lit
↑ 9:31 AM
↓ 11:11 PM
★☆☆☆c85
30
19% lit
↑ 10:25 AM
↓ 11:55 PM
★☆☆☆c82
31
27% lit
↑ 11:21 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c76

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, May 4 · 7:48 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, May 7 · 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.
  • Sat, May 10 · 2:00 PM — Perigee · 357,268 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, May 11 · 12:15 AM — Full Moon · Flower 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.
  • Tue, May 13 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, May 17 · 8:17 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, May 20 · 12:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, May 23 · 1:00 PM — Apogee · 406,258 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, May 26 · 12:18 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, May 28 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Sun, May 11 · Mon, May 12 · Sun, May 25 · Mon, May 26 · Tue, May 27

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

Moon distance

357,272 km closest · 406,257 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 AM.