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Rockport

28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

This Afternoon: High 74°

Sunny, with a high near 74. East northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

Tonight: Low 69°

Mostly clear, with a low around 69. East southeast wind 6 to 12 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:48 AM / 5:36 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:46 AM / 9:00 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 18%
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 PMclouds5% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover15% cloud cover0% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡50°55°60°65°70°75°80°72726970717171747373717171727274rain1% 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 in0.050.050.05wind01020mphNE 7 mph, gusts 7E 7 mph, gusts 8ESE 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 21
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 1 PM72°72°56°57%5%0%–NE 779.6 mi
Fri 2 PM73°73°57°57%6%0%–E 7710+ mi
Fri 3 PM73°73°58°59%6%0%–E 7810+ mi
Fri 4 PM72°72°59°64%15%0%–ESE 7910+ mi
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 121610.0 mi
Sat 8 AM72°72°64°76%28%4%–SE 121610.0 mi
Sat 9 AM74°74°65°74%33%6%–SE 131610.0 mi
Sat 10 AM74°74°65°74%32%10%–ESE 141810.0 mi
Sat 11 AM74°74°65°74%29%17%–ESE 142010+ mi
Sat 12 PM74°74°66°76%28%22%0.01"SE 15209.6 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 172210.0 mi
Sat 4 PM73°73°68°84%35%36%0.01"SE 172210+ mi
Sat 5 PM72°72°68°87%44%34%0.01"ESE 172210+ mi
Sat 6 PM71°71°67°87%56%32%0.03"ESE 18239.6 mi
Sat 7 PM71°71°67°87%48%27%0.03"E 182310+ mi
Sat 8 PM70°70°67°90%61%61%0.03"SE 202410+ 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 20259.7 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 202310+ mi
Sun 1 AM71°71°69°93%49%47%0.05"SE 2024–
Sun 2 AM71°71°69°93%44%38%0.05"SE 1823–
Sun 3 AM72°72°70°93%45%30%0.05"SE 2024–
Sun 4 AM72°72°70°93%46%32%0.05"SSE 1823–
Sun 5 AM71°71°70°97%45%44%0.05"SSE 1823–
Sun 6 AM72°72°70°93%50%55%0.02"SSE 1722–
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–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

74° / 69°

Dry

ENE 7–8 mph · gusts 10

Sat, Nov 14

Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers

75° / 70°

73% rain · 0.24"

ESE 8–20 mph · gusts 25

Sun, Nov 15

Showers And Thunderstorms

76° / 62°

86% rain · 0.90"

SE 12–20 mph · gusts 24

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Partly Sunny

67° / 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°

22% rain

NE 10–13 mph · gusts 18

Thu, Nov 19

Chance Rain Showers

75° / 70°

32% rain

E 8–13 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 74. East northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. East southeast wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. East southeast wind 12 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Saturday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Sunday: Rain showers likely before noon, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East northeast wind 13 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. 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 15 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 23 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. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 1247 AM 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-131930-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1247 AM CST Fri Nov 13 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. A chance of showers in
the evening, then showers likely after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy. Showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East 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. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough. Showers
likely, mainly in the evening. 
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters
choppy to occasionally rough. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. 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 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth to slightly choppy. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM

GMZ255 · 1247 AM 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. 
 


GMZ255-131930-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
1247 AM CST Fri Nov 13 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Northeast
1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East
1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming east 2 feet at 4 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail:
Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds, becoming southeast 5 feet at
6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms 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 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers after midnight. 
.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 likely 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. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight. 
.MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. 
.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 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · July 1952

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
62% lit
↑ 2:46 PM
↓ 1:24 AM
★☆☆☆c68
2
72% lit
↑ 3:47 PM
↓ 1:57 AM
★☆☆☆c81
3
81% lit
↑ 4:52 PM
↓ 2:35 AM
★★☆☆c90
4
89% lit
↑ 6:00 PM
↓ 3:20 AM
★★☆☆c96
5
95% lit
↑ 7:07 PM
↓ 4:15 AM
★★☆☆c100
Moon farthest south (-27.5°)
best
6
99% lit
↑ 8:10 PM
↓ 5:19 AM
★☆☆☆c101
7
100% lit
↑ 9:06 PM
↓ 6:29 AM
★★☆☆c101
Full Moon · Buck Moon (supermoon)
best
8
98% lit
↑ 9:54 PM
↓ 7:43 AM
★★☆☆c99
Perigee · 358,574 km
best
9
93% lit
↑ 10:35 PM
↓ 8:56 AM
★★☆☆c92
10
86% lit
↑ 11:11 PM
↓ 10:05 AM
★☆☆☆c78
11
76% lit
↑ 11:45 PM
↓ 11:10 AM
★☆☆☆c58
12
66% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:14 PM
★☆☆☆c34
Moon crosses the equator
13
55% lit
↑ 12:18 AM
↓ 1:15 PM
★☆☆☆c51
Last Quarter
14
44% lit
↑ 12:51 AM
↓ 2:17 PM
★☆☆☆c69
15
34% lit
↑ 1:27 AM
↓ 3:18 PM
★☆☆☆c80
16
25% lit
↑ 2:06 AM
↓ 4:18 PM
★☆☆☆c85
17
16% lit
↑ 2:49 AM
↓ 5:17 PM
★★☆☆c85
18
10% lit
↑ 3:37 AM
↓ 6:12 PM
★★☆☆c84
Moon farthest north (27.9°)
19
5% lit
↑ 4:29 AM
↓ 7:03 PM
★★☆☆c81
20
2% lit
↑ 5:24 AM
↓ 7:48 PM
★☆☆☆c77
21
0% lit
↑ 6:21 AM
↓ 8:28 PM
★★☆☆c74
New Moon
best
22
0% lit
↑ 7:17 AM
↓ 9:02 PM
★★☆☆c70
best
23
3% lit
↑ 8:11 AM
↓ 9:34 PM
★★☆☆c64
Apogee · 406,397 km
24
7% lit
↑ 9:04 AM
↓ 10:02 PM
★☆☆☆c56
25
12% lit
↑ 9:57 AM
↓ 10:30 PM
★☆☆☆c45
26
19% lit
↑ 10:49 AM
↓ 10:57 PM
★☆☆☆c33
Moon crosses the equator
27
27% lit
↑ 11:42 AM
↓ 11:25 PM
★☆☆☆c40
28
36% lit
↑ 12:37 PM
↓ 11:56 PM
★☆☆☆c56
29
46% lit
↑ 1:35 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c70
First Quarter
30
57% lit
↑ 2:36 PM
↓ 12:30 AM
★☆☆☆c81
31
67% lit
↑ 3:41 PM
↓ 1:11 AM
★☆☆☆c89

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Jul 5 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Jul 7 · 7:33 AM — Full Moon · Buck 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.
  • Tue, Jul 8 · 6:00 AM — Perigee · 358,574 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Jul 12 · 3:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Jul 13 · 10:42 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Jul 18 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Jul 21 · 6:30 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Jul 23 · 3:00 AM — Apogee · 406,397 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Jul 26 · 7:00 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, Jul 29 · 8:51 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Jul 5 · Mon, Jul 7 · Tue, Jul 8 · Mon, Jul 21 · Tue, Jul 22

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

Moon distance

358,627 km closest · 406,347 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 12:46 PM.