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Sargent

28.770°, -95.620° · tides: Sargent, ICWW

⚠ Small Craft Advisory · until Sun 6:00 PM

* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, east winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 6 to 8 ft. For the Gale Warning, northeast winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and seas 8 to 13 ft expected. * WHERE...Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM and Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM. * WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, until 6 PM CST this evening. For the Gale Warning, from 6 PM this evening to 3 PM CST Monday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Heavy showers and thunderstorms likely today. Cannot rule out locally higher winds and waterspouts.

Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions.

⚠ Gale Warning · until Mon 3:00 PM

* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, east winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 6 to 8 ft. For the Gale Warning, northeast winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and seas 8 to 13 ft expected. * WHERE...Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM and Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM. * WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, until 6 PM CST this evening. For the Gale Warning, from 6 PM this evening to 3 PM CST Monday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Heavy showers and thunderstorms likely today. Cannot rule out locally higher winds and waterspouts.

Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions.

⚠ Gale Watch · until Mon 6:00 PM

The Gale Watch has been replaced. Please see the latest information from NWS Houston/Galveston TX on this developing situation.

Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions.

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Today

This Afternoon: High 70° · 81% rain

Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 54° · 68% rain

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:45 AM / 5:28 PM
Moonrise / moonset
12:02 PM / 10:45 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 35%
Major period
4:00 AM–6:00 AM
Minor period
11:32 AM–12:32 PM
Major period
4:25 PM–6:25 PM
Minor period
10:15 PM–11:15 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Nov 156 PMMon, Nov 166 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 176 AM12 PMclouds75% cloud cover73% cloud cover72% cloud cover74% cloud cover81% cloud cover81% cloud cover81% cloud cover76% cloud cover80% cloud cover81% cloud cover89% cloud cover88% cloud cover88% cloud cover93% cloud cover91% cloud cover92% cloud cover89% cloud cover84% cloud cover73% cloud cover69% cloud cover65% cloud cover66% cloud cover67% cloud cover66% cloud cover55% cloud cover51% cloud cover55% cloud cover54% cloud cover58% cloud cover49% cloud cover48% cloud cover42% cloud cover43% cloud cover32% cloud cover31% cloud cover22% cloud cover16% cloud cover22% cloud cover20% cloud cover16% cloud cover18% cloud cover5% cloud cover2% cloud cover6% cloud cover10% cloud cover12% cloud cover12% cloud cover11% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡45°50°55°60°65°70°75°69666361595657606161575554515665rain76% chance, 0.12 in81% chance, 0.12 in81% chance, 0.12 in81% chance, 0.12 in68% chance, 0.07 in68% chance, 0.07 in68% chance, 0.07 in27% chance, 0.07 in27% chance, 0.07 in27% chance, 0.07 in22% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in17% chance17% chance17% chance21% chance21% chance21% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance0.120.120.070.070.07wind0102030mphESE 20 mph, gusts 23E 17 mph, gusts 23ENE 21 mph, gusts 26NE 24 mph, gusts 32NE 25 mph, gusts 33NE 24 mph, gusts 32NE 25 mph, gusts 33NNE 25 mph, gusts 33NNE 23 mph, gusts 32NNE 22 mph, gusts 29NNE 22 mph, gusts 28NNE 20 mph, gusts 26NNE 20 mph, gusts 26NNE 20 mph, gusts 25NNE 17 mph, gusts 23NNE 16 mph, gusts 24NNE 15 mph, gusts 23NNE 14 mph, gusts 22NNE 14 mph, gusts 21NNE 15 mph, gusts 22NNE 14 mph, gusts 22NE 14 mph, gusts 21NE 14 mph, gusts 20ENE 15 mph, gusts 21
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 2 PM69°69°67°93%75%76%0.12"ESE 20233.9 mi⚡
Sun 3 PM68°68°67°97%73%81%0.12"ESE 20223.9 mi⚡
Sun 4 PM68°68°67°97%72%81%0.12"E 17233.9 mi⚡
Sun 5 PM66°66°66°100%74%81%0.12"E 20243.9 mi⚡
Sun 6 PM65°65°65°100%81%68%0.07"ENE 21264.9 mi⚡
Sun 7 PM63°63°63°100%81%68%0.07"NE 23304.9 mi⚡
Sun 8 PM63°63°61°93%81%68%0.07"NE 24326.0 mi⚡
Sun 9 PM62°62°59°90%76%27%0.07"NE 25339.0 mi
Sun 10 PM62°62°58°87%80%27%0.07"NE 253310+ mi
Sun 11 PM61°61°58°90%81%27%0.07"NE 243310+ mi
Mon 12 AM60°60°57°90%89%22%0.01"NE 243210+ mi
Mon 1 AM60°60°57°90%88%22%0.01"NE 253310+ mi
Mon 2 AM59°59°56°90%88%22%0.01"NE 253310+ mi
Mon 3 AM58°58°55°90%93%21%0.01"NE 243310+ mi
Mon 4 AM57°57°55°93%91%21%0.01"NNE 25339.0 mi
Mon 5 AM56°56°55°96%92%21%0.01"NNE 24338.0 mi
Mon 6 AM55°55°54°96%89%17%–NNE 23329.0 mi
Mon 7 AM57°57°54°90%84%17%–NNE 22319.0 mi
Mon 8 AM57°57°54°90%73%17%–NNE 22299.0 mi
Mon 9 AM58°58°54°87%69%21%–NNE 21287.9 mi
Mon 10 AM59°59°55°87%65%21%–NNE 22289.0 mi
Mon 11 AM60°60°55°84%66%21%–NNE 222910+ mi
Mon 12 PM60°60°55°84%67%14%–NNE 202610+ mi
Mon 1 PM61°61°55°81%66%14%–NNE 212810+ mi
Mon 2 PM61°61°54°78%55%14%–NNE 202610+ mi
Mon 3 PM62°62°53°72%51%3%–NNE 202510+ mi
Mon 4 PM62°62°53°72%55%3%–NNE 202510+ mi
Mon 5 PM61°61°53°75%54%3%–NNE 182410+ mi
Mon 6 PM61°61°53°75%58%1%–NNE 172310+ mi
Mon 7 PM60°60°53°78%49%1%–NNE 172410+ mi
Mon 8 PM57°57°53°86%48%1%–NNE 162410+ mi
Mon 9 PM56°56°52°86%42%0%–NNE 162410+ mi
Mon 10 PM55°55°52°90%43%0%–NNE 1523–
Mon 11 PM55°55°52°90%32%0%–NNE 1523–
Tue 12 AM55°55°51°86%31%0%–NNE 1422–
Tue 1 AM54°54°51°90%22%0%–NNE 1422–
Tue 2 AM54°54°51°90%16%0%–NNE 1421–
Tue 3 AM53°53°50°89%22%0%–NNE 1421–
Tue 4 AM51°51°51°100%20%0%–NNE 1522–
Tue 5 AM51°51°51°100%16%0%–NNE 1522–
Tue 6 AM52°52°51°96%18%0%–NNE 1422–
Tue 7 AM52°52°52°100%5%0%–NNE 1422–
Tue 8 AM56°56°53°90%2%0%–NE 1421–
Tue 9 AM60°60°54°81%6%0%–NE 1421–
Tue 10 AM63°63°55°75%10%0%–NE 1420–
Tue 11 AM65°65°55°70%12%0%–ENE 1521–
Tue 12 PM66°66°56°70%12%0%–ENE 1521–
Tue 1 PM66°66°56°70%11%0%–ENE 1521–

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms

70° / 54°

81% rain · 0.90"

E 17–25 mph · gusts 33

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny

62° / 51°

22% rain · 0.06"

NE 15–25 mph · gusts 33

Tue, Nov 17

Sunny

68° / 57°

Dry

NE 13–15 mph · gusts 22

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny

74° / 67°

11% rain

NE 12–17 mph · gusts 23

Thu, Nov 19

Partly Sunny

75° / 67°

13% rain

E 14–17 mph · gusts 21

Fri, Nov 20

Mostly Sunny

75° / 69°

11% rain

E 12–15 mph · gusts 18

Sat, Nov 21

Mostly Sunny

76° / 67°

27% rain

E 7–12 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Northeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Tuesday: Sunny. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 63 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ350 · 1257 PM CST Sun Nov 15 2026

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.


GMZ350-160715-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
1257 PM CST Sun Nov 15 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 30 knots with gusts to 40
knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: 
Southeast 7 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 25 to 35 knots, becoming around
30 knots after midnight with gusts to 40 knots. Seas 7 to 10 
feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 8 
seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in 
the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots with gusts up to
40 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet. Wave
Detail: East 11 feet at 9 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave
Detail: East 10 feet at 9 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail:
East 7 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
East 6 feet at 8 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · July 1941

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
45% lit
↑ 1:05 PM
↓ 12:36 AM
★☆☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter
2
56% lit
↑ 2:06 PM
↓ 1:16 AM
★☆☆☆c49
3
67% lit
↑ 3:09 PM
↓ 1:58 AM
★☆☆☆c62
4
78% lit
↑ 4:14 PM
↓ 2:43 AM
★★☆☆c81
5
87% lit
↑ 5:18 PM
↓ 3:31 AM
★★☆☆c95
Perigee · 364,724 km
6
94% lit
↑ 6:22 PM
↓ 4:23 AM
★★★☆c103
best
7
98% lit
↑ 7:23 PM
↓ 5:20 AM
★★★★c105
Moon farthest south (-18.3°)
best
8
100% lit
↑ 8:19 PM
↓ 6:20 AM
★★★★c104
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
9
99% lit
↑ 9:10 PM
↓ 7:21 AM
★★★☆c100
best
10
96% lit
↑ 9:56 PM
↓ 8:23 AM
★★★☆c91
11
90% lit
↑ 10:38 PM
↓ 9:22 AM
★☆☆☆c79
12
83% lit
↑ 11:16 PM
↓ 10:20 AM
★★☆☆c67
13
75% lit
↑ 11:52 PM
↓ 11:15 AM
★☆☆☆c54
14
66% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:09 PM
★☆☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
15
56% lit
↑ 12:27 AM
↓ 1:01 PM
★☆☆☆c38
16
47% lit
↑ 1:02 AM
↓ 1:53 PM
★☆☆☆c44
Last Quarter
17
37% lit
↑ 1:37 AM
↓ 2:44 PM
★☆☆☆c57
Apogee · 404,461 km
18
28% lit
↑ 2:14 AM
↓ 3:36 PM
★★☆☆c67
19
20% lit
↑ 2:53 AM
↓ 4:27 PM
★★☆☆c76
20
13% lit
↑ 3:36 AM
↓ 5:19 PM
★★☆☆c82
21
7% lit
↑ 4:22 AM
↓ 6:09 PM
★★★☆c86
22
3% lit
↑ 5:12 AM
↓ 6:59 PM
★★★☆c87
Moon farthest north (18.4°)
23
1% lit
↑ 6:05 AM
↓ 7:46 PM
★★★☆c86
best
24
0% lit
↑ 7:01 AM
↓ 8:32 PM
★★★☆c84
New Moon
25
2% lit
↑ 7:59 AM
↓ 9:15 PM
★★☆☆c80
26
7% lit
↑ 8:58 AM
↓ 9:57 PM
★★☆☆c72
27
13% lit
↑ 9:58 AM
↓ 10:37 PM
★☆☆☆c63
28
21% lit
↑ 10:59 AM
↓ 11:17 PM
★☆☆☆c52
Moon crosses the equator
29
31% lit
↑ 12:00 PM
↓ 11:59 PM
★☆☆☆c40
30
42% lit
↑ 1:02 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c50
31
54% lit
↑ 2:05 PM
↓ 12:42 AM
★☆☆☆c62
First Quarter

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Jul 1 · 8:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Jul 1 · 11:24 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Jul 5 · 9:00 PM — Perigee · 364,724 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Jul 7 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jul 8 · 3:17 PM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Jul 14 · 4:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Jul 16 · 3:07 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Jul 17 · 7:00 PM — Apogee · 404,461 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Jul 22 · 12:00 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.
  • Thu, Jul 24 · 2:38 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Jul 28 · 4:00 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, Jul 31 · 4:19 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sun, Jul 6 · Mon, Jul 7 · Tue, Jul 8 · Wed, Jul 9 · Wed, Jul 23

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

Moon distance

364,811 km closest · 404,412 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 Sargent, ICWWSurf report: Sargent BeachOffshore 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 Sun 12:21 PM.