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28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

Today: High 74°

Sunny, with a high near 74. 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, 17%
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 1312 PM6 PMSat, Nov 146 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 156 AMclouds1% cloud cover0% cloud cover1% cloud cover0% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover8% cloud cover2% cloud cover12% cloud cover10% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover11% cloud cover8% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover17% cloud cover30% cloud cover19% cloud cover18% cloud cover28% cloud cover22% cloud cover22% cloud cover22% cloud cover29% cloud cover37% cloud cover35% cloud cover32% cloud cover42% cloud cover55% cloud cover24% cloud cover22% cloud cover53% cloud cover59% cloud cover65% cloud cover71% cloud cover71% cloud cover71% cloud cover71% cloud cover68% cloud cover65% cloud cover62% cloud cover59% cloud cover56% cloud cover53% cloud cover50% cloud cover46% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°64707371707171717373737171727172rain1% chance5% chance3% chance3% chance12% chance13% chance25% chance, 0.02 in26% chance, 0.02 in32% chance, 0.02 in29% chance, 0.02 in35% chance, 0.02 in31% chance, 0.02 in44% chance44% chance44% chance44% chance44% chance44% chance72% chance, 0.02 in72% chance, 0.02 in72% chance, 0.02 in72% chance, 0.02 in72% chance, 0.02 in72% chance, 0.02 in70% chance, 0.01 in70% chance, 0.01 in70% chance, 0.01 inwind01020mphN 6 mph, gusts 8NNE 3 mph, gusts 5ENE 3 mph, gusts 5E 7 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 8ESE 6 mph, gusts 8ESE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 13 mph, gusts 17SE 15 mph, gusts 21ESE 17 mph, gusts 23ESE 18 mph, gusts 23ESE 20 mph, gusts 24ESE 21 mph, gusts 25ESE 22 mph, gusts 28SE 21 mph, gusts 25SE 20 mph, gusts 24SE 21 mph, gusts 25SE 20 mph, gusts 24SE 18 mph, gusts 24
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 9 AM64°64°57°78%1%0%–N 6810+ mi
Fri 10 AM65°65°57°75%0%0%–N 5610+ mi
Fri 11 AM66°66°56°70%1%0%–NNE 3510+ mi
Fri 12 PM70°70°56°61%0%0%–NE 3310+ mi
Fri 1 PM71°71°56°59%2%0%–ENE 3510+ mi
Fri 2 PM72°72°57°59%2%0%–E 5610+ mi
Fri 3 PM73°73°57°57%8%0%–E 7810+ mi
Fri 4 PM72°72°58°61%2%0%–E 7910+ mi
Fri 5 PM72°72°59°64%12%0%–E 7910+ mi
Fri 6 PM71°71°59°66%10%0%–ESE 7910+ mi
Fri 7 PM70°70°59°68%5%0%–ESE 7810+ mi
Fri 8 PM70°70°59°68%5%0%–ESE 6710+ mi
Fri 9 PM70°70°59°68%11%0%–ESE 6810+ mi
Fri 10 PM70°70°60°71%8%0%–ESE 7910+ mi
Fri 11 PM71°71°60°68%5%0%–ESE 7910+ mi
Sat 12 AM71°71°61°71%5%0%–ESE 7910+ mi
Sat 1 AM70°70°61°73%5%0%–ESE 71010+ mi
Sat 2 AM71°71°61°71%17%0%–SE 81210+ mi
Sat 3 AM71°71°62°73%30%0%–ESE 91310+ mi
Sat 4 AM71°71°62°73%19%0%–ESE 101410+ mi
Sat 5 AM70°70°62°76%18%0%–ESE 121510+ mi
Sat 6 AM71°71°62°73%28%1%–ESE 121610+ mi
Sat 7 AM72°72°63°73%22%5%–ESE 131610.0 mi
Sat 8 AM72°72°64°76%22%3%–SE 131710.0 mi
Sat 9 AM73°73°64°73%22%3%–ESE 131710.0 mi
Sat 10 AM73°73°64°73%29%12%–SE 142010.0 mi
Sat 11 AM72°72°65°79%37%13%–SE 152110.0 mi
Sat 12 PM73°73°65°76%35%25%0.02"ESE 162210+ mi
Sat 1 PM73°73°66°79%32%26%0.02"ESE 1723–
Sat 2 PM74°74°66°76%42%32%0.02"SE 1823–
Sat 3 PM73°73°67°81%55%29%0.02"ESE 1823–
Sat 4 PM72°72°67°84%24%35%0.02"ESE 1824–
Sat 5 PM72°72°67°84%22%31%0.02"ESE 2024–
Sat 6 PM71°71°67°87%53%44%–ESE 2025–
Sat 7 PM70°70°67°90%59%44%–ESE 2125–
Sat 8 PM70°70°67°90%65%44%–ESE 2226–
Sat 9 PM71°71°67°87%71%44%–ESE 2228–
Sat 10 PM71°71°67°87%71%44%–ESE 2226–
Sat 11 PM72°72°68°87%71%44%–SE 2125–
Sun 12 AM72°72°68°87%71%72%0.02"SE 2024–
Sun 1 AM71°71°68°90%68%72%0.02"SE 2024–
Sun 2 AM71°71°69°93%65%72%0.02"SE 2125–
Sun 3 AM71°71°69°93%62%72%0.02"SE 2125–
Sun 4 AM71°71°69°93%59%72%0.02"SE 2125–
Sun 5 AM71°71°70°97%56%72%0.02"SE 2024–
Sun 6 AM72°72°70°93%53%70%0.01"SE 1824–
Sun 7 AM72°72°70°93%50%70%0.01"SE 1824–
Sun 8 AM73°73°71°93%46%70%0.01"SE 1723–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

74° / 69°

Dry

NE 3–7 mph · gusts 9

Sat, Nov 14

Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers

75° / 70°

72% rain · 0.12"

ESE 7–22 mph · gusts 28

Sun, Nov 15

Showers And Thunderstorms

76° / 62°

86% rain · 0.60"

SE 13–21 mph · gusts 25

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Partly Sunny

67° / 59°

43% rain · 0.12"

NNE 16–25 mph · gusts 31

Tue, Nov 17

Partly Sunny

68° / 64°

6% rain

NNE 10–16 mph · gusts 23

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny

73° / 69°

22% rain

NE 9–13 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Nov 19

Chance Rain Showers

75° / 70°

32% rain · 0.18"

E 9–13 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Sunny, with a high near 74. 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 · February 1954

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
5% lit
↑ 5:41 AM
↓ 4:16 PM
★★☆☆c102
best
2
1% lit
↑ 6:28 AM
↓ 5:21 PM
★★☆☆c102
best
3
0% lit
↑ 7:10 AM
↓ 6:28 PM
★★☆☆c99
New Moon
best
4
2% lit
↑ 7:49 AM
↓ 7:34 PM
★★☆☆c90
best
5
6% lit
↑ 8:26 AM
↓ 8:39 PM
★☆☆☆c73
Moon crosses the equator
6
13% lit
↑ 9:02 AM
↓ 9:44 PM
★☆☆☆c50
Perigee · 364,605 km
7
22% lit
↑ 9:39 AM
↓ 10:50 PM
★☆☆☆c42
8
32% lit
↑ 10:18 AM
↓ 11:56 PM
★☆☆☆c62
9
43% lit
↑ 11:00 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c78
10
55% lit
↑ 11:48 AM
↓ 1:03 AM
★☆☆☆c88
First Quarter
11
65% lit
↑ 12:41 PM
↓ 2:08 AM
★☆☆☆c92
12
75% lit
↑ 1:38 PM
↓ 3:09 AM
★☆☆☆c93
Moon farthest north (26.2°)
13
84% lit
↑ 2:38 PM
↓ 4:04 AM
★☆☆☆c92
14
91% lit
↑ 3:39 PM
↓ 4:54 AM
★★☆☆c92
15
96% lit
↑ 4:39 PM
↓ 5:36 AM
★★☆☆c89
16
99% lit
↑ 5:37 PM
↓ 6:14 AM
★★☆☆c82
17
100% lit
↑ 6:32 PM
↓ 6:47 AM
★★☆☆c72
Full Moon · Snow Moon
best
18
99% lit
↑ 7:26 PM
↓ 7:18 AM
★★☆☆c57
19
96% lit
↑ 8:18 PM
↓ 7:47 AM
★☆☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
20
92% lit
↑ 9:11 PM
↓ 8:16 AM
★☆☆☆c29
21
86% lit
↑ 10:03 PM
↓ 8:46 AM
★☆☆☆c42
22
79% lit
↑ 10:57 PM
↓ 9:17 AM
★☆☆☆c55
Apogee · 405,462 km
23
71% lit
↑ 11:52 PM
↓ 9:51 AM
★☆☆☆c65
24
62% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:29 AM
★☆☆☆c72
25
52% lit
↑ 12:47 AM
↓ 11:12 AM
★☆☆☆c78
Last Quarter
26
43% lit
↑ 1:43 AM
↓ 12:01 PM
★☆☆☆c82
Moon farthest south (-25.3°)
27
33% lit
↑ 2:37 AM
↓ 12:56 PM
★☆☆☆c86
28
23% lit
↑ 3:29 AM
↓ 1:56 PM
★☆☆☆c88

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Feb 3 · 9:55 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Feb 5 · 11:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Feb 6 · 12:00 AM — Perigee · 364,605 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Feb 10 · 2:29 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Feb 12 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest north (26.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Feb 17 · 1:17 PM — Full Moon · Snow MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Feb 19 · 5:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Feb 22 · 1:00 AM — Apogee · 405,462 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Feb 25 · 5:29 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Feb 26 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-25.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Mon, Feb 1 · Tue, Feb 2 · Wed, Feb 3 · Thu, Feb 4 · Wed, Feb 17

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

Moon distance

364,734 km closest · 405,366 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 4:36 AM.