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Sargent

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

⚠ Small Craft Advisory · until Sun 6:00 AM

* WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 5 to 8 ft expected. * WHERE...Matagorda Bay, 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...From 9 AM Saturday to 6 AM CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...At least a Small Craft Advisory will be in effect through early next week.

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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Today

This Afternoon: High 73°

Sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Tonight: Low 62°

Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:43 AM / 5:29 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:42 AM / 8:52 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 18%
Major period
2:20 AM–4:20 AM
Minor period
10:12 AM–11:12 AM
Major period
2:45 PM–4:45 PM
Minor period
8:22 PM–9:22 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 PMclouds2% cloud cover1% cloud cover4% cloud cover16% cloud cover20% cloud cover13% cloud cover28% cloud cover22% cloud cover24% cloud cover21% cloud cover8% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover6% cloud cover28% cloud cover22% cloud cover30% cloud cover19% cloud cover25% cloud cover24% cloud cover40% cloud cover47% cloud cover57% cloud cover39% cloud cover35% cloud cover36% cloud cover43% cloud cover50% cloud cover43% cloud cover61% cloud cover51% cloud cover49% cloud cover54% cloud cover68% cloud cover73% cloud cover61% cloud cover75% cloud cover69% cloud cover70% cloud cover74% cloud cover59% cloud cover62% cloud cover65% cloud cover67% cloud cover68% cloud cover70% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡50°55°60°65°70°75°73726665636264727068676868686973rain1% chance1% chance2% chance6% chance5% chance6% chance9% chance11% chance16% chance21% chance18% chance19% chance16% chance19% chance21% chance15% chance15% chance22% chance34% chance, 0.01 in32% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 in42% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 in46% chance, 0.03 in46% chance, 0.03 in46% chance, 0.03 in46% chance, 0.03 in46% chance, 0.03 in46% chance, 0.03 in84% chance, 0.13 inwind01020mphE 6 mph, gusts 6SE 7 mph, gusts 7SSE 6 mph, gusts 7SE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 5 mph, gusts 8ESE 5 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 9ENE 9 mph, gusts 12ENE 12 mph, gusts 15E 14 mph, gusts 17E 20 mph, gusts 23E 21 mph, gusts 25E 21 mph, gusts 28E 21 mph, gusts 26E 21 mph, gusts 28ESE 22 mph, gusts 29ESE 21 mph, gusts 29ESE 20 mph, gusts 28SE 20 mph, gusts 26SE 20 mph, gusts 28SE 20 mph, gusts 26SE 21 mph, gusts 25SE 21 mph, gusts 25
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 1 PM73°73°53°49%2%0%–E 6610+ mi
Fri 2 PM73°73°54°51%1%0%–ESE 6710+ mi
Fri 3 PM73°73°54°51%4%0%–SE 7710+ mi
Fri 4 PM72°72°56°57%16%0%–SSE 7810+ mi
Fri 5 PM69°69°56°63%20%0%–SSE 6710+ mi
Fri 6 PM67°67°56°68%13%0%–SSE 5710+ mi
Fri 7 PM66°66°56°70%28%0%–SE 5810+ mi
Fri 8 PM66°66°56°70%22%0%–SE 5810+ mi
Fri 9 PM65°65°57°75%24%0%–SE 5810+ mi
Fri 10 PM65°65°57°75%21%0%–SE 5810+ mi
Fri 11 PM64°64°57°78%8%0%–SE 5810+ mi
Sat 12 AM64°64°57°78%3%0%–ESE 5810+ mi
Sat 1 AM63°63°57°81%3%0%–ESE 5810+ mi
Sat 2 AM63°63°57°81%3%0%–ESE 6910+ mi
Sat 3 AM63°63°57°81%4%0%–E 7910+ mi
Sat 4 AM62°62°57°84%6%0%–E 81010+ mi
Sat 5 AM62°62°57°84%28%0%–ENE 91210+ mi
Sat 6 AM62°62°58°87%22%1%–E 101410+ mi
Sat 7 AM64°64°58°81%30%1%–ENE 121510+ mi
Sat 8 AM68°68°59°73%19%2%–E 131510+ mi
Sat 9 AM71°71°60°68%25%6%–E 141710+ mi
Sat 10 AM72°72°60°66%24%5%–E 172110+ mi
Sat 11 AM72°72°61°68%40%6%–E 202310+ mi
Sat 12 PM71°71°61°71%47%9%–E 202310+ mi
Sat 1 PM70°70°62°76%57%11%–E 212510+ mi
Sat 2 PM70°70°62°76%39%16%–E 212610+ mi
Sat 3 PM69°69°62°78%35%21%–E 212810+ mi
Sat 4 PM68°68°62°81%36%18%–E 212810+ mi
Sat 5 PM67°67°62°84%43%19%–E 212610+ mi
Sat 6 PM66°66°61°84%50%16%–E 202610+ mi
Sat 7 PM67°67°61°81%43%19%–E 212810+ mi
Sat 8 PM67°67°61°81%61%21%–ESE 222910+ mi
Sat 9 PM67°67°62°84%51%15%–ESE 222910+ mi
Sat 10 PM68°68°62°81%49%15%–ESE 2229–
Sat 11 PM68°68°62°81%54%22%–ESE 2129–
Sun 12 AM68°68°63°84%68%34%0.01"ESE 2028–
Sun 1 AM68°68°63°84%73%32%0.01"ESE 2028–
Sun 2 AM68°68°63°84%61%37%0.01"SE 2028–
Sun 3 AM67°67°64°90%75%44%0.01"SE 2026–
Sun 4 AM68°68°64°87%69%42%0.01"SE 2128–
Sun 5 AM68°68°65°90%70%44%0.01"SE 2028–
Sun 6 AM68°68°65°90%74%46%0.03"SE 2026–
Sun 7 AM69°69°66°90%59%46%0.03"SE 2026–
Sun 8 AM70°70°67°90%62%46%0.03"SE 2126–
Sun 9 AM72°72°67°84%65%46%0.03"SE 2125–⚡
Sun 10 AM73°73°68°84%67%46%0.03"SE 2125–⚡
Sun 11 AM73°73°68°84%68%46%0.03"SE 2125–⚡
Sun 12 PM72°72°69°90%70%84%0.13"SE 2125–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

73° / 62°

Dry

SE 5–7 mph · gusts 8

Sat, Nov 14

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

72° / 66°

44% rain

E 5–22 mph · gusts 29

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms

74° / 57°

89% rain · 1.68"

SE 16–21 mph · gusts 28

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Rain Showers

64° / 56°

62% rain · 0.24"

NE 18–23 mph · gusts 28

Tue, Nov 17

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

67° / 62°

15% rain · 0.06"

NE 15–20 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny

71° / 67°

8% rain

NE 14–16 mph · gusts 20

Thu, Nov 19

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

73° / 68°

19% rain

E 12–15 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. East wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ350 · 1141 AM CST Fri Nov 13 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.


GMZ350-140615-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
1141 AM CST Fri Nov 13 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming
southeast late. Seas around 2 feet early, then 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet
after midnight. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds, becoming
east 6 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, building to
7 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet after midnight. Wave Detail:
East 7 feet at 6 seconds, becoming southeast 7 feet at 7 seconds.
A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 8 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming
northeast around 30 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at
7 seconds. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then showers likely after midnight. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 30 knots, diminishing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to
11 feet. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to
7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 1951

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2% lit
↑ 5:23 AM
↓ 7:44 PM
★★★☆c84
2
0% lit
↑ 6:21 AM
↓ 8:20 PM
★★★☆c81
New Moon
best
3
1% lit
↑ 7:18 AM
↓ 8:53 PM
★★★☆c75
4
3% lit
↑ 8:15 AM
↓ 9:23 PM
★★☆☆c67
5
7% lit
↑ 9:11 AM
↓ 9:51 PM
★★☆☆c57
6
14% lit
↑ 10:07 AM
↓ 10:19 PM
★☆☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
7
21% lit
↑ 11:05 AM
↓ 10:49 PM
★☆☆☆c35
8
31% lit
↑ 12:04 PM
↓ 11:21 PM
★☆☆☆c48
9
41% lit
↑ 1:07 PM
↓ 11:57 PM
★☆☆☆c62
10
52% lit
↑ 2:13 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c77
First Quarter
11
64% lit
↑ 3:22 PM
↓ 12:41 AM
★★☆☆c89
12
74% lit
↑ 4:31 PM
↓ 1:32 AM
★★★☆c99
Moon farthest south (-28.3°)
13
84% lit
↑ 5:36 PM
↓ 2:34 AM
★★★☆c103
best
14
92% lit
↑ 6:33 PM
↓ 3:43 AM
★★★★c105
Perigee · 362,039 km
best
15
97% lit
↑ 7:21 PM
↓ 4:55 AM
★★★★c102
best
16
100% lit
↑ 8:02 PM
↓ 6:08 AM
★★★★c94
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
17
100% lit
↑ 8:38 PM
↓ 7:17 AM
★★★☆c80
18
97% lit
↑ 9:11 PM
↓ 8:23 AM
★★☆☆c63
19
91% lit
↑ 9:41 PM
↓ 9:26 AM
★☆☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
20
84% lit
↑ 10:12 PM
↓ 10:26 AM
★☆☆☆c38
21
76% lit
↑ 10:44 PM
↓ 11:26 AM
★☆☆☆c46
22
67% lit
↑ 11:18 PM
↓ 12:25 PM
★☆☆☆c59
23
57% lit
↑ 11:56 PM
↓ 1:24 PM
★☆☆☆c67
24
47% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:22 PM
★★☆☆c72
Last Quarter
25
38% lit
↑ 12:39 AM
↓ 3:18 PM
★★☆☆c74
26
29% lit
↑ 1:27 AM
↓ 4:11 PM
★★☆☆c76
Moon farthest north (28.3°)
Apogee · 404,959 km
27
21% lit
↑ 2:19 AM
↓ 4:59 PM
★★☆☆c77
28
14% lit
↑ 3:15 AM
↓ 5:42 PM
★★☆☆c77
29
8% lit
↑ 4:12 AM
↓ 6:20 PM
★★☆☆c76
30
3% lit
↑ 5:10 AM
↓ 6:54 PM
★★☆☆c72
31
1% lit
↑ 6:07 AM
↓ 7:25 PM
★★☆☆c65

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Aug 2 · 5:38 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Aug 6 · 11:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Aug 10 · 7:22 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Aug 12 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Aug 14 · 11:00 PM — Perigee · 362,039 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Aug 16 · 9:59 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Aug 19 · 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.
  • Fri, Aug 24 · 5:20 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Aug 26 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Aug 26 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 404,959 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Thu, Aug 2 · Mon, Aug 13 · Tue, Aug 14 · Wed, Aug 15 · Thu, Aug 16

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

Moon distance

362,199 km closest · 404,862 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 Fri 12:21 PM.