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Rockport

28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

This Afternoon: High 75°

Sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. East southeast wind around 7 mph.

Tonight: Low 69°

Mostly clear, with a low around 69. East southeast wind 7 to 12 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:48 AM / 5:36 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:46 AM / 9:00 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 19%
Major period
2:25 AM–4:25 AM
Minor period
10:16 AM–11:16 AM
Major period
2:55 PM–4:55 PM
Minor period
8:30 PM–9:30 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Nov 136 PMSat, Nov 146 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 156 AM12 PMclouds0% cloud cover13% cloud cover17% cloud cover11% cloud cover10% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°71697071707274747270717171727474rain1% 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 in0.050.050.050.050.05wind01020mphESE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 8 mph, gusts 9ESE 8 mph, gusts 10SE 8 mph, gusts 12SE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 16SE 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 14 mph, gusts 20ESE 16 mph, gusts 21SE 17 mph, gusts 22ESE 17 mph, gusts 22E 18 mph, gusts 23ESE 20 mph, gusts 25SE 20 mph, gusts 25SE 20 mph, gusts 24SE 20 mph, gusts 24SSE 18 mph, gusts 23SSE 16 mph, gusts 21SSE 16 mph, gusts 21SSE 16 mph, gusts 21SSE 15 mph, gusts 21SSE 14 mph, gusts 18
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 5 PM71°71°59°66%0%0%–ESE 7910+ mi
Fri 6 PM70°70°58°66%13%0%–ESE 8910+ mi
Fri 7 PM69°69°59°70%17%0%–ESE 7910+ mi
Fri 8 PM69°69°59°70%11%0%–ESE 7910+ mi
Fri 9 PM69°69°59°70%10%0%–ESE 8910+ mi
Fri 10 PM70°70°60°71%3%0%–ESE 81010+ mi
Fri 11 PM70°70°61°73%3%0%–ESE 81010+ mi
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–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

75° / 69°

Dry

ESE 7–8 mph · gusts 10

Sat, Nov 14

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
  • This Afternoon: Sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. East southeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. East southeast wind 7 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%.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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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 · September 1950

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
76% lit
↑ 10:41 PM
↓ 11:37 AM
★☆☆☆c68
2
67% lit
↑ 11:16 PM
↓ 12:33 PM
★☆☆☆c76
3
58% lit
↑ 11:55 PM
↓ 1:29 PM
★☆☆☆c81
Apogee · 404,379 km
4
49% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:26 PM
★☆☆☆c82
Last Quarter
5
39% lit
↑ 12:41 AM
↓ 3:21 PM
★☆☆☆c83
Moon farthest north (28.6°)
6
30% lit
↑ 1:32 AM
↓ 4:13 PM
★☆☆☆c83
7
21% lit
↑ 2:29 AM
↓ 5:01 PM
★☆☆☆c83
8
14% lit
↑ 3:29 AM
↓ 5:44 PM
★★☆☆c82
best
9
7% lit
↑ 4:32 AM
↓ 6:23 PM
★★☆☆c79
best
10
3% lit
↑ 5:34 AM
↓ 6:58 PM
★★☆☆c73
best
11
0% lit
↑ 6:37 AM
↓ 7:31 PM
★☆☆☆c61
New Moon
12
0% lit
↑ 7:40 AM
↓ 8:03 PM
★★☆☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
best
13
3% lit
↑ 8:44 AM
↓ 8:36 PM
★☆☆☆c31
14
9% lit
↑ 9:50 AM
↓ 9:12 PM
★☆☆☆c60
15
16% lit
↑ 10:57 AM
↓ 9:51 PM
★☆☆☆c79
Perigee · 366,032 km
16
26% lit
↑ 12:07 PM
↓ 10:37 PM
★☆☆☆c93
17
37% lit
↑ 1:17 PM
↓ 11:29 PM
★☆☆☆c99
18
48% lit
↑ 2:25 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c99
First Quarter
19
60% lit
↑ 3:26 PM
↓ 12:29 AM
★☆☆☆c99
Moon farthest south (-28.6°)
20
70% lit
↑ 4:19 PM
↓ 1:34 AM
★☆☆☆c94
21
80% lit
↑ 5:04 PM
↓ 2:40 AM
★☆☆☆c86
22
88% lit
↑ 5:42 PM
↓ 3:45 AM
★☆☆☆c77
23
94% lit
↑ 6:16 PM
↓ 4:47 AM
★☆☆☆c66
24
98% lit
↑ 5:45 PM
↓ 4:47 AM
★☆☆☆c51
25
100% lit
↑ 6:14 PM
↓ 5:43 AM
★☆☆☆c25
Moon crosses the equator
Full Moon · Corn Moon
26
100% lit
↑ 6:41 PM
↓ 6:38 AM
★☆☆☆c39
27
98% lit
↑ 7:10 PM
↓ 7:33 AM
★☆☆☆c54
best
28
94% lit
↑ 7:40 PM
↓ 8:28 AM
★☆☆☆c67
29
88% lit
↑ 8:14 PM
↓ 9:23 AM
★☆☆☆c75
30
82% lit
↑ 8:51 PM
↓ 10:19 AM
★☆☆☆c81
Apogee · 405,233 km

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Sep 3 · 5:00 AM — Apogee · 404,379 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Sep 4 · 8:53 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Sep 5 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Sep 11 · 10:28 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Sep 12 · 6:00 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, Sep 15 · 2:00 AM — Perigee · 366,032 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Sep 18 · 3:53 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Sep 19 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Sep 25 · 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.
  • Mon, Sep 25 · 10:21 PM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Sep 30 · 11:00 PM — Apogee · 405,233 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Fri, Sep 8 · Sat, Sep 9 · Sun, Sep 10 · Tue, Sep 12 · Wed, Sep 27

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

Moon distance

366,118 km closest · 405,106 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.