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Rockport

28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

Tonight: Low 69°

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

Saturday: High 75° · 36% rain

A chance of rain showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. East southeast wind 12 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 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, 21%
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 PMclouds4% cloud cover3% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°70717174747371717172727374747269rain1% 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 in0.050.050.050.050.050.05wind01020mphSE 8 mph, gusts 10SE 9 mph, gusts 13SE 12 mph, gusts 14SE 13 mph, gusts 16SE 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 14 mph, gusts 18SE 15 mph, gusts 20SE 16 mph, gusts 22SE 17 mph, gusts 22ESE 18 mph, gusts 23SE 20 mph, gusts 24SE 20 mph, gusts 25SE 20 mph, gusts 23SE 18 mph, gusts 23SSE 18 mph, gusts 23SSE 17 mph, gusts 22SSE 16 mph, gusts 21SSE 16 mph, gusts 21SSE 16 mph, gusts 21SSE 15 mph, gusts 20SSE 13 mph, gusts 17SE 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 20
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 12 AM70°70°61°73%4%0%–SE 81010+ mi
Sat 1 AM71°71°62°73%3%0%–SE 81210+ mi
Sat 2 AM71°71°62°73%12%0%–SE 91310+ mi
Sat 3 AM71°71°62°73%15%0%–SE 101410+ mi
Sat 4 AM71°71°63°76%13%0%–SE 121410+ mi
Sat 5 AM70°70°62°76%23%0%–ESE 121510+ mi
Sat 6 AM71°71°63°76%23%1%–SE 131610+ mi
Sat 7 AM71°71°63°76%21%3%–ESE 121610+ mi
Sat 8 AM72°72°64°76%28%4%–SE 121610+ mi
Sat 9 AM74°74°65°74%33%6%–SE 131610+ mi
Sat 10 AM74°74°65°74%32%10%–ESE 141810+ mi
Sat 11 AM74°74°65°74%29%17%–ESE 142010+ mi
Sat 12 PM74°74°66°76%28%22%0.01"SE 152010+ mi
Sat 1 PM73°73°66°79%23%36%0.01"ESE 162110+ mi
Sat 2 PM74°74°67°79%33%27%0.01"SE 162210+ mi
Sat 3 PM73°73°67°81%30%35%0.01"SE 172210+ mi
Sat 4 PM73°73°68°84%35%36%0.01"SE 17229.6 mi
Sat 5 PM72°72°68°87%44%34%0.01"ESE 17229.2 mi
Sat 6 PM71°71°67°87%56%32%0.03"ESE 18238.9 mi
Sat 7 PM71°71°67°87%48%27%0.03"E 18239.2 mi
Sat 8 PM70°70°67°90%61%61%0.03"SE 20249.4 mi
Sat 9 PM71°71°68°90%68%73%0.03"ESE 20259.7 mi
Sat 10 PM71°71°68°90%58%73%0.03"SE 20259.8 mi
Sat 11 PM71°71°68°90%61%67%0.03"SE 20259.8 mi
Sun 12 AM71°71°69°93%56%63%0.05"SE 20239.8 mi
Sun 1 AM71°71°69°93%49%47%0.05"SE 20249.9 mi
Sun 2 AM71°71°69°93%44%38%0.05"SE 18239.9 mi
Sun 3 AM72°72°70°93%45%30%0.05"SE 202410+ 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 182310.0 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"SSE 1621–
Sun 8 AM72°72°72°100%34%55%0.02"SSE 1621–
Sun 9 AM73°73°72°97%46%55%0.02"SSE 1621–⚡
Sun 10 AM74°74°72°93%45%55%0.02"SSE 1621–⚡
Sun 11 AM74°74°73°97%45%55%0.02"SSE 1621–⚡
Sun 12 PM74°74°73°97%44%73%0.05"SSE 1621–⚡
Sun 1 PM74°74°73°97%50%73%0.05"SSE 1521–⚡
Sun 2 PM74°74°73°97%57%73%0.05"SSE 1520–⚡
Sun 3 PM74°74°73°97%63%73%0.05"SSE 1418–⚡
Sun 4 PM73°73°73°100%60%73%0.05"SSE 1317–⚡
Sun 5 PM73°73°73°100%58%73%0.05"SE 1216–⚡
Sun 6 PM72°72°72°100%55%76%0.03"SE 1215–⚡
Sun 7 PM71°71°71°100%60%76%0.03"SE 1216–⚡
Sun 8 PM70°70°70°100%65%76%0.03"ESE 1217–⚡
Sun 9 PM69°69°69°100%70%76%0.03"ESE 1318–⚡
Sun 10 PM69°69°69°100%70%76%0.03"E 1420–⚡
Sun 11 PM68°68°68°100%70%76%0.03"NNE 1521–⚡

7-day forecast

Fri, Nov 13

Mostly Clear

–° / 69°

Dry

Today

Chance Rain Showers

75° / 70°

73% rain · 0.24"

ESE 8–20 mph · gusts 25

Sun, Nov 15

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

76° / 62°

76% rain · 0.90"

SE 12–20 mph · gusts 24

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Mostly Cloudy

66° / 59°

42% rain · 0.12"

NNE 17–25 mph · gusts 31

Tue, Nov 17

Partly Sunny

68° / 64°

9% rain

NNE 10–16 mph · gusts 24

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny

73° / 69°

16% rain

NE 10–13 mph · gusts 18

Thu, Nov 19

Slight Chance Rain Showers

75° / 71°

24% rain

ENE 8–13 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. East southeast wind 8 to 12 mph.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. East southeast wind 12 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Saturday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  • Sunday: Rain showers likely before 9am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 12 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northeast wind 12 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. 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 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. North northeast wind 12 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind around 12 mph.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly 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 · 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. 
 


GMZ255-140815-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
159 PM CST Fri Nov 13 2026

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots late. Seas around 2 feet or less, then around 2 feet
after midnight. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming
southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
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 with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast 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 with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming north 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots
after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. 
.MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast
8 feet at 8 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. 
.TUESDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to
10 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 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 · June 1947

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
96% lit
↑ 6:41 PM
↓ 5:04 AM
★★☆☆c80
2
99% lit
↑ 7:38 PM
↓ 5:39 AM
★☆☆☆c83
3
100% lit
↑ 8:34 PM
↓ 6:17 AM
★★☆☆c85
Full Moon · Strawberry Moon
best
4
99% lit
↑ 9:29 PM
↓ 7:00 AM
★★☆☆c85
best
5
97% lit
↑ 10:22 PM
↓ 7:46 AM
★★☆☆c84
Moon farthest south (-26.2°)
6
92% lit
↑ 11:10 PM
↓ 8:37 AM
★★☆☆c81
Apogee · 405,817 km
7
87% lit
↑ 11:54 PM
↓ 9:30 AM
★★☆☆c78
8
80% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:25 AM
★☆☆☆c73
9
72% lit
↑ 12:33 AM
↓ 11:21 AM
★☆☆☆c68
10
62% lit
↑ 1:09 AM
↓ 12:16 PM
★☆☆☆c60
11
53% lit
↑ 1:42 AM
↓ 1:11 PM
★☆☆☆c49
Last Quarter
12
42% lit
↑ 2:13 AM
↓ 2:07 PM
★☆☆☆c34
13
32% lit
↑ 2:44 AM
↓ 3:04 PM
★☆☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
14
23% lit
↑ 3:16 AM
↓ 4:04 PM
★☆☆☆c60
15
14% lit
↑ 3:51 AM
↓ 5:08 PM
★☆☆☆c77
16
7% lit
↑ 4:30 AM
↓ 6:15 PM
★★☆☆c91
17
2% lit
↑ 5:15 AM
↓ 7:26 PM
★★☆☆c99
best
18
0% lit
↑ 6:08 AM
↓ 8:37 PM
★☆☆☆c102
New Moon (supermoon)
19
1% lit
↑ 7:10 AM
↓ 9:44 PM
★★☆☆c103
Perigee · 358,091 km
Moon farthest north (26.3°)
best
20
5% lit
↑ 8:18 AM
↓ 10:44 PM
★★☆☆c103
best
21
12% lit
↑ 9:29 AM
↓ 11:36 PM
★★☆☆c98
22
20% lit
↑ 10:38 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c89
23
31% lit
↑ 11:45 AM
↓ 12:20 AM
★☆☆☆c75
24
41% lit
↑ 12:47 PM
↓ 12:58 AM
★☆☆☆c56
25
52% lit
↑ 1:46 PM
↓ 1:32 AM
★☆☆☆c35
First Quarter
Moon crosses the equator
26
63% lit
↑ 2:44 PM
↓ 2:03 AM
★☆☆☆c45
27
72% lit
↑ 3:40 PM
↓ 2:35 AM
★☆☆☆c63
28
81% lit
↑ 4:36 PM
↓ 3:07 AM
★☆☆☆c76
29
88% lit
↑ 5:32 PM
↓ 3:40 AM
★★☆☆c84
30
93% lit
↑ 6:29 PM
↓ 4:17 AM
★★☆☆c87

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Jun 3 · 2:26 PM — Full Moon · Strawberry MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Jun 5 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-26.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Jun 6 · 4:00 PM — Apogee · 405,817 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Jun 11 · 5:57 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Jun 13 · 2:00 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, Jun 18 · 4:26 PM — New 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.
  • Thu, Jun 19 · 9:00 AM — Perigee · 358,091 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Jun 19 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest north (26.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jun 25 · 7:24 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Jun 25 · 10:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Tue, Jun 3 · Wed, Jun 4 · Tue, Jun 17 · Thu, Jun 19 · Fri, Jun 20

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

Moon distance

358,108 km closest · 405,805 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 Fri 4:46 PM.