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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

⚠ Rip Current Statement · until Mon 6:00 PM

* WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, minor coastal flooding. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Aransas Islands, Kleberg Islands, Nueces Islands and Calhoun Islands Counties. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 9 AM CST Monday. For the High Rip Current Risk, from this evening through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only isolated road closures expected. Rip currents can sweep even the most experienced swimmers away from shore into deeper water. These rip currents can become life-threatening to anyone entering the surf.

If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

⚠ Coastal Flood Advisory · until Mon 9:00 AM

* WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, minor coastal flooding. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Aransas Islands, Kleberg Islands, Nueces Islands and Calhoun Islands Counties. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 9 AM CST Monday. For the High Rip Current Risk, from this evening through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only isolated road closures expected. Rip currents can sweep even the most experienced swimmers away from shore into deeper water. These rip currents can become life-threatening to anyone entering the surf.

If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

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Today

Today: High 75° · 66% rain

A chance of rain showers before 9am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 9am and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South southeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 58° · 49% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. North northeast wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:49 AM / 5:35 PM
Moonrise / moonset
12:06 PM / 10:53 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 33%
Major period
4:05 AM–6:05 AM
Minor period
11:36 AM–12:36 PM
Major period
4:30 PM–6:30 PM
Minor period
10:23 PM–11:23 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Nov 1512 PM6 PMMon, Nov 166 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 176 AMclouds26% cloud cover28% cloud cover32% cloud cover28% cloud cover37% cloud cover53% cloud cover82% cloud cover73% cloud cover49% cloud cover64% cloud cover73% cloud cover85% cloud cover88% cloud cover90% cloud cover90% cloud cover85% cloud cover89% cloud cover88% cloud cover86% cloud cover85% cloud cover88% cloud cover87% cloud cover89% cloud cover89% cloud cover87% cloud cover87% cloud cover81% cloud cover83% cloud cover84% cloud cover82% cloud cover80% cloud cover71% cloud cover52% cloud cover61% cloud cover70% cloud cover71% cloud cover72% cloud cover73% cloud cover72% cloud cover71% cloud cover70% cloud cover68% cloud cover67% cloud cover65% cloud cover62% cloud cover59% cloud cover56% cloud cover53% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°75757268656260586059585959595961rain41% chance, 0.01 in43% chance, 0.04 in51% chance, 0.04 in58% chance, 0.04 in66% chance, 0.04 in60% chance, 0.04 in54% chance, 0.04 in49% chance, 0.04 in41% chance, 0.04 in33% chance, 0.04 in25% chance, 0.04 in22% chance, 0.04 in20% chance, 0.04 in17% chance16% chance14% chance12% chance11% chance11% chance10% chance10% chance10% chance9% chance6% chance4% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance5% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chancewind0102030mphS 10 mph, gusts 21S 13 mph, gusts 20S 13 mph, gusts 18NNE 13 mph, gusts 17NNE 13 mph, gusts 20NNE 14 mph, gusts 21NNE 16 mph, gusts 24NNE 16 mph, gusts 26N 17 mph, gusts 29N 20 mph, gusts 31N 20 mph, gusts 31NNE 20 mph, gusts 31NNE 21 mph, gusts 32NNE 20 mph, gusts 31NNE 20 mph, gusts 30NNE 18 mph, gusts 29NNE 17 mph, gusts 25NNE 16 mph, gusts 24NNE 14 mph, gusts 23NNE 14 mph, gusts 22NNE 15 mph, gusts 22NNE 15 mph, gusts 23NNE 15 mph, gusts 23NNE 15 mph, gusts 23
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 11 AM75°75°72°90%26%41%0.01"S 102110+ mi⚡
Sun 12 PM74°74°73°97%28%43%0.04"S 13209.0 mi⚡
Sun 1 PM74°74°73°97%32%51%0.04"S 13209.0 mi⚡
Sun 2 PM75°75°72°90%28%58%0.04"S 131810+ mi⚡
Sun 3 PM74°74°72°93%37%66%0.04"S 131810+ mi⚡
Sun 4 PM73°73°72°97%53%60%0.04"N 13179.0 mi⚡
Sun 5 PM72°72°71°97%82%54%0.04"NNE 13176.9 mi⚡
Sun 6 PM69°69°69°100%73%49%0.04"NNE 13186.9 mi⚡
Sun 7 PM69°69°69°100%49%41%0.04"NNE 13206.9 mi⚡
Sun 8 PM68°68°68°100%64%33%0.04"NNE 13205.9 mi⚡
Sun 9 PM67°67°67°100%73%25%0.04"NNE 14215.9 mi
Sun 10 PM66°66°66°100%85%22%0.04"NNE 16235.9 mi
Sun 11 PM65°65°65°100%88%20%0.04"NNE 16246.9 mi
Mon 12 AM64°64°64°100%90%17%–NNE 15246.9 mi
Mon 1 AM63°63°63°100%90%16%–NNE 16266.9 mi
Mon 2 AM62°62°62°100%85%14%–N 17289.0 mi
Mon 3 AM62°62°62°100%89%12%–N 172910+ mi
Mon 4 AM60°60°60°100%88%11%–N 183010+ mi
Mon 5 AM60°60°60°100%86%11%–N 20319.0 mi
Mon 6 AM59°59°59°100%85%10%–N 20307.9 mi
Mon 7 AM58°58°58°100%88%10%–N 20316.9 mi
Mon 8 AM58°58°58°100%87%10%–NNE 21315.9 mi
Mon 9 AM59°59°59°100%89%9%–NNE 20314.9 mi
Mon 10 AM59°59°59°100%89%6%–NNE 2133–
Mon 11 AM60°60°60°100%87%4%–NNE 2132–
Mon 12 PM60°60°60°100%87%1%–NNE 20319.3 mi
Mon 1 PM60°60°60°100%81%1%–NNE 2031–
Mon 2 PM59°59°59°100%83%0%–NNE 2031–
Mon 3 PM59°59°59°100%84%0%–NNE 2030–
Mon 4 PM59°59°58°96%82%2%–NNE 1830–
Mon 5 PM58°58°58°100%80%5%–NNE 1829–
Mon 6 PM59°59°59°100%71%6%–NNE 1725–
Mon 7 PM59°59°59°100%52%6%–NNE 1725–
Mon 8 PM59°59°59°100%61%6%–NNE 1725–
Mon 9 PM59°59°58°96%70%6%–NNE 1624–
Mon 10 PM59°59°58°96%71%6%–NNE 1523–
Mon 11 PM59°59°58°96%72%6%–NNE 1423–
Tue 12 AM59°59°58°96%73%2%–NNE 1422–
Tue 1 AM59°59°58°96%72%2%–NNE 1422–
Tue 2 AM59°59°58°96%71%2%–NNE 1522–
Tue 3 AM59°59°58°96%70%2%–NNE 1522–
Tue 4 AM59°59°58°96%68%2%–NNE 1522–
Tue 5 AM59°59°58°96%67%2%–NNE 1523–
Tue 6 AM59°59°58°96%65%4%–NNE 1523–
Tue 7 AM60°60°58°93%62%4%–NNE 1523–
Tue 8 AM61°61°58°90%59%4%–NNE 1523–
Tue 9 AM62°62°59°90%56%4%–NNE 1523–
Tue 10 AM63°63°60°90%53%4%–NNE 1523–

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

75° / 58°

66% rain · 0.49"

SSE 10–16 mph · gusts 24

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Mostly Cloudy

60° / 59°

17% rain

NNE 14–21 mph · gusts 33

Tue, Nov 17

Partly Sunny

70° / 66°

22% rain

NE 13–17 mph · gusts 24

Wed, Nov 18

Slight Chance Rain Showers

75° / 71°

23% rain

ENE 10–14 mph · gusts 18

Thu, Nov 19

Slight Chance Rain Showers

76° / 71°

22% rain · 0.12"

E 9–15 mph · gusts 20

Fri, Nov 20

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

76° / 72°

15% rain

ESE 9–14 mph · gusts 17

Sat, Nov 21

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

77° / 70°

36% rain

SE 9–13 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: A chance of rain showers before 9am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 9am and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South southeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. North northeast wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. North northeast wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. North northeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East northeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East northeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 1259 AM CST Sun Nov 15 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-151915-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1259 AM CST Sun Nov 15 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots. Bay and 
inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of 
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.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...North winds around 20 knots, increasing to 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, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.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...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters 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 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to
occasionally choppy. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.THURSDAY 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 Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

GMZ250 · 1259 AM CST Sun Nov 15 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. 
 


GMZ250-151915-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1259 AM CST Sun Nov 15 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up
to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY...South winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. 
Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6
feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of 
showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 20 knots, increasing to 25 to 
30 knots after midnight with frequent gusts to 35 knots. Seas 4 
to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, building to 5 to 8 feet, 
occasionally to 10 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 
feet at 7 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds, becoming 
northeast 8 feet at 6 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers 
after midnight. 
.MONDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots with frequent gusts to 35
knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet. Wave Detail: 
Northeast 11 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers. 
.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. A chance of showers, mainly in
the evening. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds. A
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet, subsiding to
5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after midnight. A chance of
showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers after midnight. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. 
.THURSDAY 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 1944

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
64% lit
↑ 2:26 PM
↓ 3:06 AM
★★☆☆c53
2
73% lit
↑ 3:18 PM
↓ 3:43 AM
★☆☆☆c43
Apogee · 404,661 km
3
81% lit
↑ 4:10 PM
↓ 4:17 AM
★☆☆☆c33
4
87% lit
↑ 5:02 PM
↓ 4:50 AM
★☆☆☆c35
5
93% lit
↑ 5:54 PM
↓ 5:23 AM
★★☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
6
97% lit
↑ 6:48 PM
↓ 5:56 AM
★★☆☆c59
7
99% lit
↑ 7:44 PM
↓ 6:31 AM
★★★☆c70
8
100% lit
↑ 8:41 PM
↓ 7:09 AM
★★★★c79
Full Moon · Flower Moon
9
98% lit
↑ 9:40 PM
↓ 7:50 AM
★★★★c85
best
10
94% lit
↑ 10:40 PM
↓ 8:36 AM
★★★★c89
11
87% lit
↑ 11:38 PM
↓ 9:27 AM
★☆☆☆c91
12
79% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:23 AM
★★★★c91
Moon farthest south (-21.6°)
13
70% lit
↑ 12:34 AM
↓ 11:23 AM
★★★☆c91
14
59% lit
↑ 1:26 AM
↓ 12:25 PM
★★★☆c86
15
47% lit
↑ 2:15 AM
↓ 1:29 PM
★★☆☆c76
Last Quarter
16
36% lit
↑ 2:59 AM
↓ 2:33 PM
★★☆☆c62
17
25% lit
↑ 3:41 AM
↓ 3:36 PM
★★☆☆c45
Perigee · 368,298 km
18
16% lit
↑ 4:21 AM
↓ 4:39 PM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
19
8% lit
↑ 5:00 AM
↓ 5:42 PM
★★☆☆c63
20
3% lit
↑ 5:40 AM
↓ 6:45 PM
★★★☆c80
21
1% lit
↑ 6:22 AM
↓ 7:48 PM
★★★★c91
best
22
0% lit
↑ 7:07 AM
↓ 8:49 PM
★★★★c96
New Moon
best
23
3% lit
↑ 7:54 AM
↓ 9:49 PM
★★★★c97
best
24
7% lit
↑ 8:44 AM
↓ 10:44 PM
★★★★c97
best
25
13% lit
↑ 9:36 AM
↓ 11:35 PM
★☆☆☆c93
Moon farthest north (20.8°)
26
20% lit
↑ 10:30 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c89
27
29% lit
↑ 11:23 AM
↓ 12:22 AM
★★★☆c81
28
38% lit
↑ 12:17 PM
↓ 1:04 AM
★★☆☆c70
29
47% lit
↑ 1:09 PM
↓ 1:42 AM
★★☆☆c59
First Quarter
30
57% lit
↑ 2:01 PM
↓ 2:17 AM
★☆☆☆c47
Apogee · 404,149 km
31
66% lit
↑ 2:53 PM
↓ 2:50 AM
★☆☆☆c34

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, May 2 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 404,661 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, May 5 · 6:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, May 8 · 2:28 AM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, May 12 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-21.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, May 15 · 6:12 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, May 17 · 5:00 PM — Perigee · 368,298 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, May 18 · 9:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, May 22 · 1:12 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, May 25 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (20.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, May 29 · 7:06 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, May 30 · 1:00 AM — Apogee · 404,149 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Tue, May 9 · Sun, May 21 · Mon, May 22 · Tue, May 23 · Wed, May 24

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

Moon distance

368,314 km closest · 404,623 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 Port AransasSurf 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 Sun 4:16 AM.