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28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

Overnight: Low 63°

Clear, with a low around 63. North wind around 5 mph.

Friday: High 74°

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

Sunrise / sunset
6:48 AM / 5:36 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:46 AM / 9:00 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 15%
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 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 146 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 15clouds5% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% 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 cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°64636571727070707172737372707171rain1% 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 inwind01020mphN 5 mph, gusts 7N 6 mph, gusts 8N 6 mph, gusts 8N 5 mph, gusts 6NE 3 mph, gusts 3E 5 mph, gusts 6E 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 6 mph, gusts 7ESE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 9SE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 16SE 13 mph, gusts 17SE 14 mph, gusts 20ESE 16 mph, gusts 22SE 18 mph, gusts 23ESE 18 mph, gusts 24ESE 20 mph, gusts 25ESE 22 mph, gusts 26ESE 22 mph, gusts 26SE 20 mph, gusts 24SE 21 mph, gusts 25
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 4 AM64°64°56°75%5%0%–N 5710+ mi
Fri 5 AM63°63°56°78%4%0%–N 5710+ mi
Fri 6 AM63°63°56°78%4%0%–N 6810+ mi
Fri 7 AM63°63°56°78%2%0%–N 6810+ mi
Fri 8 AM63°63°56°78%2%0%–N 6810+ mi
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

74° / 63°

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
  • Overnight: Clear, with a low around 63. North wind around 5 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
  • Friday Night: 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%.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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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 · September 1956

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
14% lit
↑ 3:37 AM
↓ 5:20 PM
★★☆☆c97
best
2
6% lit
↑ 4:44 AM
↓ 6:07 PM
★★☆☆c90
Perigee · 360,954 km
best
3
2% lit
↑ 5:52 AM
↓ 6:50 PM
★★☆☆c77
best
4
0% lit
↑ 6:58 AM
↓ 7:31 PM
★☆☆☆c60
New Moon
Moon crosses the equator
5
1% lit
↑ 8:04 AM
↓ 8:12 PM
★☆☆☆c45
6
5% lit
↑ 9:08 AM
↓ 8:52 PM
★☆☆☆c53
7
11% lit
↑ 10:10 AM
↓ 9:33 PM
★☆☆☆c70
8
19% lit
↑ 11:11 AM
↓ 10:16 PM
★☆☆☆c82
9
28% lit
↑ 12:09 PM
↓ 11:01 PM
★☆☆☆c88
10
37% lit
↑ 1:05 PM
↓ 11:49 PM
★☆☆☆c88
11
47% lit
↑ 1:58 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c88
Moon farthest south (-21.9°)
First Quarter
12
57% lit
↑ 2:47 PM
↓ 12:38 AM
★☆☆☆c85
13
66% lit
↑ 3:31 PM
↓ 1:29 AM
★☆☆☆c81
14
75% lit
↑ 4:12 PM
↓ 2:21 AM
★☆☆☆c75
15
82% lit
↑ 4:50 PM
↓ 3:14 AM
★☆☆☆c68
Apogee · 405,051 km
16
89% lit
↑ 5:25 PM
↓ 4:07 AM
★☆☆☆c60
17
94% lit
↑ 5:59 PM
↓ 4:59 AM
★☆☆☆c49
18
98% lit
↑ 6:32 PM
↓ 5:52 AM
★☆☆☆c37
19
100% lit
↑ 7:06 PM
↓ 6:45 AM
★☆☆☆c29
Moon crosses the equator
Full Moon · Corn Moon
20
100% lit
↑ 7:40 PM
↓ 7:39 AM
★☆☆☆c46
best
21
97% lit
↑ 8:17 PM
↓ 8:35 AM
★☆☆☆c61
best
22
93% lit
↑ 8:57 PM
↓ 9:32 AM
★☆☆☆c74
23
87% lit
↑ 9:41 PM
↓ 10:31 AM
★☆☆☆c85
24
79% lit
↑ 10:30 PM
↓ 11:31 AM
★☆☆☆c92
25
69% lit
↑ 11:24 PM
↓ 12:30 PM
★☆☆☆c96
26
59% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:28 PM
★☆☆☆c96
Moon farthest north (21.1°)
27
47% lit
↑ 12:23 AM
↓ 2:22 PM
★☆☆☆c96
Last Quarter
28
36% lit
↑ 1:26 AM
↓ 3:13 PM
★☆☆☆c92
29
25% lit
↑ 2:31 AM
↓ 4:00 PM
★☆☆☆c84
30
16% lit
↑ 3:36 AM
↓ 4:43 PM
★☆☆☆c72
Perigee · 365,958 km

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Sep 2 · 11:00 PM — Perigee · 360,954 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Sep 4 · 1:57 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Sep 4 · 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.
  • Tue, Sep 11 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-21.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Sep 11 · 7:12 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Sep 15 · 12:00 AM — Apogee · 405,051 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Sep 19 · 9:00 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, Sep 19 · 10:19 PM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Sep 26 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest north (21.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Sep 27 · 6:25 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Sep 30 · 9:00 PM — Perigee · 365,958 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Sat, Sep 1 · Sun, Sep 2 · Mon, Sep 3 · Thu, Sep 20 · Fri, Sep 21

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

Moon distance

361,132 km closest · 404,917 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 AM.