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Rockport

28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

Overnight: Low 69°

Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 8 to 12 mph.

Saturday: High 76° · 35% rain

A chance of rain showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 12 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:49 AM / 5:35 PM
Moonrise / moonset
11:28 AM / 9:56 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 22%
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 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 156 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 16clouds3% cloud cover12% cloud cover15% cloud cover13% cloud cover23% cloud cover23% cloud cover21% cloud cover28% cloud cover33% cloud cover32% cloud cover29% cloud cover28% cloud cover23% cloud cover33% cloud cover30% cloud cover35% cloud cover44% cloud cover56% cloud cover48% cloud cover61% cloud cover68% cloud cover58% cloud cover61% cloud cover56% cloud cover49% cloud cover44% cloud cover45% cloud cover46% cloud cover45% cloud cover50% cloud cover22% cloud cover34% cloud cover46% cloud cover45% cloud cover45% cloud cover44% cloud cover50% cloud cover57% cloud cover63% cloud cover60% cloud cover58% cloud cover55% cloud cover60% cloud cover65% cloud cover70% cloud cover70% cloud cover70% cloud cover70% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°71717174737371717172727474737169rain1% chance3% chance4% chance6% chance10% chance17% chance22% chance, 0.01 in36% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in35% chance, 0.01 in36% chance, 0.01 in34% chance, 0.01 in32% chance, 0.03 in27% chance, 0.03 in61% chance, 0.03 in73% chance, 0.03 in73% chance, 0.03 in67% chance, 0.03 in63% chance, 0.05 in47% chance, 0.05 in38% chance, 0.05 in30% chance, 0.05 in32% chance, 0.05 in44% chance, 0.05 in55% chance, 0.02 in55% chance, 0.02 in55% chance, 0.02 in55% chance, 0.02 in55% chance, 0.02 in55% chance, 0.02 in73% chance, 0.05 in73% chance, 0.05 in73% chance, 0.05 in73% chance, 0.05 in73% chance, 0.05 in73% chance, 0.05 in76% chance, 0.03 in76% chance, 0.03 in76% chance, 0.03 in76% chance, 0.03 in76% chance, 0.03 in76% chance, 0.03 in42% chance, 0.02 in0.050.050.050.050.050.05wind01020mphSE 8 mph, gusts 10SE 9 mph, gusts 13SE 12 mph, gusts 15SE 12 mph, gusts 15SE 13 mph, gusts 16SE 14 mph, gusts 20ESE 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 26
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 1 AM71°71°62°73%3%0%–SE 81010+ mi
Sat 2 AM71°71°62°73%12%0%–SE 91210+ mi
Sat 3 AM71°71°62°73%15%0%–SE 91310+ mi
Sat 4 AM71°71°63°76%13%0%–SE 101410+ mi
Sat 5 AM70°70°62°76%23%0%–SE 121510+ mi
Sat 6 AM71°71°63°76%23%1%–SE 131610+ mi
Sat 7 AM71°71°63°76%21%3%–SE 121510+ mi
Sat 8 AM72°72°64°76%28%4%–SE 121510+ mi
Sat 9 AM74°74°65°74%33%6%–SE 131610+ mi
Sat 10 AM74°74°65°74%32%10%–ESE 131710+ mi
Sat 11 AM74°74°65°74%29%17%–SE 142010+ mi
Sat 12 PM74°74°66°76%28%22%0.01"ESE 152010+ mi
Sat 1 PM73°73°66°79%23%36%0.01"ESE 162210+ mi
Sat 2 PM74°74°67°79%33%27%0.01"ESE 172210+ mi
Sat 3 PM73°73°67°81%30%35%0.01"ESE 172310+ mi
Sat 4 PM73°73°68°84%35%36%0.01"ESE 18239.6 mi
Sat 5 PM72°72°68°87%44%34%0.01"ESE 18239.2 mi
Sat 6 PM71°71°67°87%56%32%0.03"ESE 18248.9 mi
Sat 7 PM71°71°67°87%48%27%0.03"ESE 20249.2 mi
Sat 8 PM70°70°67°90%61%61%0.03"ESE 20249.4 mi
Sat 9 PM71°71°68°90%68%73%0.03"SE 21259.7 mi
Sat 10 PM71°71°68°90%58%73%0.03"ESE 21259.8 mi
Sat 11 PM71°71°68°90%61%67%0.03"SE 20249.8 mi
Sun 12 AM71°71°69°93%56%63%0.05"SE 18239.8 mi
Sun 1 AM71°71°69°93%49%47%0.05"SSE 18239.9 mi
Sun 2 AM71°71°69°93%44%38%0.05"SSE 17229.9 mi
Sun 3 AM72°72°70°93%45%30%0.05"SSE 172210+ mi
Sun 4 AM72°72°70°93%46%32%0.05"SSE 182310.0 mi
Sun 5 AM71°71°70°97%45%44%0.05"SSE 172210.0 mi
Sun 6 AM72°72°70°93%50%55%0.02"SSE 172210.0 mi
Sun 7 AM72°72°71°97%22%55%0.02"SE 1621–
Sun 8 AM72°72°72°100%34%55%0.02"SSE 1621–
Sun 9 AM73°73°72°97%46%55%0.02"SSE 1520–⚡
Sun 10 AM74°74°72°93%45%55%0.02"SSE 1522–⚡
Sun 11 AM74°74°73°97%45%55%0.02"SSE 1522–⚡
Sun 12 PM74°74°73°97%44%73%0.05"SSE 1420–⚡
Sun 1 PM74°74°73°97%50%73%0.05"SSE 1318–⚡
Sun 2 PM74°74°73°97%57%73%0.05"SSE 1216–⚡
Sun 3 PM74°74°73°97%63%73%0.05"SSE 1216–⚡
Sun 4 PM73°73°73°100%60%73%0.05"SE 1317–⚡
Sun 5 PM73°73°73°100%58%73%0.05"NNE 1418–⚡
Sun 6 PM72°72°72°100%55%76%0.03"NNE 1418–⚡
Sun 7 PM71°71°71°100%60%76%0.03"NE 1520–⚡
Sun 8 PM70°70°70°100%65%76%0.03"NE 1722–⚡
Sun 9 PM69°69°69°100%70%76%0.03"NNE 2024–⚡
Sun 10 PM69°69°69°100%70%76%0.03"NNE 2125–⚡
Sun 11 PM68°68°68°100%70%76%0.03"NNE 2226–⚡
Mon 12 AM68°68°68°100%70%42%0.02"NNE 2328–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 69°

73% rain · 0.24"

SE 8–21 mph · gusts 25

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

75° / 59°

76% rain · 0.90"

SE 12–22 mph · gusts 26

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Mostly Cloudy

64° / 59°

42% rain · 0.12"

NNE 18–25 mph · gusts 31

Tue, Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

69° / 64°

9% rain

NNE 13–18 mph · gusts 23

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

74° / 69°

17% rain

ENE 10–14 mph · gusts 20

Thu, Nov 19

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 70°

26% rain

E 8–13 mph · gusts 18

Fri, Nov 20

Slight Chance Rain Showers

76° / 72°

24% rain

E 9–15 mph · gusts 21

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 8 to 12 mph.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 12 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 12 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Sunday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. North northeast wind 14 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 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. North northeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. North northeast wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 159 PM CST Fri Nov 13 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-140815-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
159 PM CST Fri Nov 13 2026

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to
occasionally choppy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. Showers likely, mainly in
the evening. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to
occasionally rough. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally 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. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast 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. 

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 · December 1946

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
49% lit
↑ 1:05 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c65
First Quarter
2
59% lit
↑ 1:39 PM
↓ 12:28 AM
★☆☆☆c54
3
69% lit
↑ 2:12 PM
↓ 1:26 AM
★☆☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
4
79% lit
↑ 2:47 PM
↓ 2:26 AM
★☆☆☆c37
5
87% lit
↑ 3:23 PM
↓ 3:28 AM
★☆☆☆c56
6
94% lit
↑ 4:03 PM
↓ 4:34 AM
★★☆☆c73
7
98% lit
↑ 4:50 PM
↓ 5:43 AM
★★☆☆c86
8
100% lit
↑ 5:43 PM
↓ 6:55 AM
★★☆☆c95
Full Moon · Cold Moon (supermoon)
Perigee · 356,730 km
best
9
98% lit
↑ 6:45 PM
↓ 8:07 AM
★★☆☆c99
best
10
94% lit
↑ 7:51 PM
↓ 9:15 AM
★★☆☆c100
Moon farthest north (25.4°)
best
11
87% lit
↑ 9:00 PM
↓ 10:15 AM
★★☆☆c97
12
78% lit
↑ 10:07 PM
↓ 11:06 AM
★★☆☆c91
13
68% lit
↑ 11:11 PM
↓ 11:50 AM
★☆☆☆c81
14
58% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:28 PM
★☆☆☆c67
15
47% lit
↑ 12:11 AM
↓ 1:01 PM
★☆☆☆c51
Last Quarter
16
37% lit
↑ 1:08 AM
↓ 1:32 PM
★☆☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
17
28% lit
↑ 2:03 AM
↓ 2:03 PM
★☆☆☆c43
18
19% lit
↑ 2:57 AM
↓ 2:33 PM
★☆☆☆c57
19
12% lit
↑ 3:51 AM
↓ 3:05 PM
★☆☆☆c68
20
7% lit
↑ 4:45 AM
↓ 3:40 PM
★★☆☆c77
21
3% lit
↑ 5:40 AM
↓ 4:18 PM
★★☆☆c82
22
1% lit
↑ 6:35 AM
↓ 5:01 PM
★★☆☆c84
Apogee · 406,533 km
best
23
0% lit
↑ 7:28 AM
↓ 5:48 PM
★★☆☆c86
New Moon
best
24
1% lit
↑ 8:19 AM
↓ 6:39 PM
★★☆☆c86
Moon farthest south (-25.7°)
25
4% lit
↑ 9:07 AM
↓ 7:33 PM
★★☆☆c85
26
9% lit
↑ 9:50 AM
↓ 8:28 PM
★★☆☆c83
27
15% lit
↑ 10:30 AM
↓ 9:24 PM
★★☆☆c79
28
23% lit
↑ 11:06 AM
↓ 10:21 PM
★☆☆☆c74
29
32% lit
↑ 11:39 AM
↓ 11:17 PM
★☆☆☆c65
30
42% lit
↑ 12:12 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c53
31
53% lit
↑ 12:44 PM
↓ 12:14 AM
★☆☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Dec 1 · 3:47 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Dec 3 · 8:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Dec 8 · 11:51 AM — Full Moon · Cold 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.
  • Sun, Dec 8 · 6:00 PM — Perigee · 356,730 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Dec 10 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest north (25.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Dec 15 · 4:56 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Dec 16 · 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.
  • Sun, Dec 22 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 406,533 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Dec 23 · 7:05 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Dec 24 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-25.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Dec 31 · 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.
  • Tue, Dec 31 · 6:22 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sun, Dec 8 · Mon, Dec 9 · Tue, Dec 10 · Sun, Dec 22 · Mon, Dec 23

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

Moon distance

356,824 km closest · 406,508 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 12:06 AM.