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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

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Today

Overnight: Low 62°

Clear, with a low around 62. North wind around 3 mph.

Friday: High 74°

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

Sunrise / sunset
6:48 AM / 5:36 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:46 AM / 9:01 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
8:31 PM–9:31 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 15clouds4% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover12% cloud cover3% cloud cover21% cloud cover13% cloud cover5% cloud cover11% cloud cover11% cloud cover6% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover9% cloud cover23% cloud cover31% cloud cover23% cloud cover22% cloud cover37% cloud cover20% cloud cover17% cloud cover21% cloud cover28% cloud cover33% cloud cover40% cloud cover31% cloud cover42% cloud cover40% cloud cover21% cloud cover28% cloud cover50% cloud cover70% cloud cover69% cloud cover67% cloud cover66% cloud cover66% cloud cover65% cloud cover61% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°64626467727269707070737375737071rain1% chance5% chance3% chance4% chance13% chance18% chance26% chance, 0.03 in26% chance, 0.03 in30% chance, 0.03 in27% chance, 0.03 in33% chance, 0.03 in30% chance, 0.03 in43% chance43% chance43% chance43% chance43% chance43% chance69% chance, 0.03 in69% chance, 0.03 inwind01020mphN 3 mph, gusts 6N 3 mph, gusts 6N 5 mph, gusts 7N 5 mph, gusts 8NNE 5 mph, gusts 7NE 5 mph, gusts 6ENE 6 mph, gusts 7E 7 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 9ESE 6 mph, gusts 10SE 5 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 16SE 12 mph, gusts 17SE 13 mph, gusts 20ESE 14 mph, gusts 21SE 16 mph, gusts 22ESE 16 mph, gusts 23ESE 16 mph, gusts 23ESE 16 mph, gusts 24ESE 16 mph, gusts 23SE 15 mph, gusts 22
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 2 AM64°64°57°78%4%0%–N 3610+ mi
Fri 3 AM64°64°57°78%4%0%–N 3710+ mi
Fri 4 AM64°64°57°78%3%0%–N 3610+ mi
Fri 5 AM62°62°57°84%4%0%–N 3710+ mi
Fri 6 AM62°62°56°81%5%0%–N 5710+ mi
Fri 7 AM63°63°57°81%4%0%–N 5810+ mi
Fri 8 AM64°64°57°78%3%0%–N 5810+ mi
Fri 9 AM65°65°57°75%3%0%–N 6810+ mi
Fri 10 AM66°66°57°73%3%0%–NNE 5710+ mi
Fri 11 AM67°67°57°70%2%0%–NNE 5610+ mi
Fri 12 PM70°70°57°63%1%0%–NE 5610+ mi
Fri 1 PM72°72°57°59%2%0%–ENE 5610+ mi
Fri 2 PM72°72°57°59%3%0%–ENE 6710+ mi
Fri 3 PM73°73°57°57%12%0%–E 7810+ mi
Fri 4 PM72°72°58°61%3%0%–E 7910+ mi
Fri 5 PM72°72°58°61%21%0%–E 71010+ mi
Fri 6 PM70°70°57°63%13%0%–E 6910+ mi
Fri 7 PM70°70°57°63%5%0%–E 5910+ mi
Fri 8 PM69°69°57°66%11%0%–E 5910+ mi
Fri 9 PM69°69°58°68%11%0%–ESE 5910+ mi
Fri 10 PM70°70°58°66%6%0%–ESE 61010+ mi
Fri 11 PM70°70°59°68%5%0%–ESE 6910+ mi
Sat 12 AM70°70°59°68%6%0%–SE 5910+ mi
Sat 1 AM71°71°60°68%9%0%–SE 61010+ mi
Sat 2 AM70°70°60°71%23%0%–SE 71210+ mi
Sat 3 AM71°71°61°71%31%0%–ESE 81310+ mi
Sat 4 AM71°71°61°71%23%0%–ESE 81410+ mi
Sat 5 AM70°70°61°73%22%0%–ESE 91510+ mi
Sat 6 AM71°71°61°71%37%1%–ESE 101610+ mi
Sat 7 AM72°72°62°71%20%5%–ESE 101610+ mi
Sat 8 AM73°73°63°71%17%3%–SE 121710+ mi
Sat 9 AM73°73°63°71%21%4%–SE 121710+ mi
Sat 10 AM74°74°63°69%28%13%–SE 13208.1 mi
Sat 11 AM73°73°64°73%33%18%–SE 14206.3 mi
Sat 12 PM74°74°64°71%40%26%0.03"ESE 14214.4 mi
Sat 1 PM74°74°65°74%31%26%0.03"SE 1522–
Sat 2 PM75°75°66°74%42%30%0.03"SE 1622–
Sat 3 PM74°74°66°76%40%27%0.03"ESE 1623–
Sat 4 PM74°74°66°76%21%33%0.03"ESE 1623–
Sat 5 PM73°73°66°79%28%30%0.03"ESE 1624–
Sat 6 PM71°71°66°84%50%43%–ESE 1623–
Sat 7 PM70°70°66°87%70%43%–ESE 1624–
Sat 8 PM70°70°66°87%69%43%–ESE 1624–
Sat 9 PM70°70°66°87%67%43%–ESE 1624–
Sat 10 PM71°71°67°87%66%43%–ESE 1623–
Sat 11 PM71°71°67°87%66%43%–SE 1523–
Sun 12 AM71°71°68°90%65%69%0.03"SE 1522–
Sun 1 AM71°71°68°90%61%69%0.03"SE 1522–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

74° / 62°

Dry

NE 3–7 mph · gusts 10

Sat, Nov 14

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 70°

69% rain · 0.18"

SE 5–16 mph · gusts 24

Sun, Nov 15

Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 63°

85% rain · 0.66"

SE 9–15 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Mostly Cloudy

69° / 61°

49% rain · 0.06"

NNE 13–20 mph · gusts 29

Tue, Nov 17

Partly Sunny

70° / 66°

8% rain

NNE 10–17 mph · gusts 22

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny

74° / 70°

23% rain

NE 9–13 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Nov 19

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 71°

35% rain · 0.18"

E 9–13 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Clear, with a low around 62. North wind around 3 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Sunday: Rain showers likely before noon, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. East northeast wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. North northeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. North northeast wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.

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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 Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

GMZ250 · 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. 
 


GMZ250-131930-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas 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 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet
or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds, becoming
east 1 foot at 5 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots after midnight. 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 4 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally
to 6 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
5 seconds, becoming southeast 5 feet at 5 seconds. A slight
chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers 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 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely 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 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 25 to 30 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · October 1958

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
88% lit
↑ 9:43 PM
↓ 10:26 AM
★★☆☆c61
2
81% lit
↑ 10:27 PM
↓ 11:17 AM
★★☆☆c66
3
73% lit
↑ 11:13 PM
↓ 12:08 PM
★☆☆☆c69
4
64% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:58 PM
★★☆☆c72
Moon farthest north (18.6°)
5
54% lit
↑ 12:03 AM
↓ 1:47 PM
★★☆☆c72
Last Quarter
6
43% lit
↑ 12:57 AM
↓ 2:34 PM
★★☆☆c71
7
33% lit
↑ 1:53 AM
↓ 3:20 PM
★★☆☆c67
8
23% lit
↑ 2:52 AM
↓ 4:04 PM
★★☆☆c59
9
14% lit
↑ 3:54 AM
↓ 4:48 PM
★★☆☆c52
10
7% lit
↑ 4:58 AM
↓ 5:31 PM
★★☆☆c47
11
2% lit
↑ 6:03 AM
↓ 6:15 PM
★★☆☆c55
Moon crosses the equator
12
0% lit
↑ 7:10 AM
↓ 7:01 PM
★★★☆c73
New Moon (supermoon)
Perigee · 357,108 km
best
13
1% lit
↑ 8:18 AM
↓ 7:50 PM
★★★★c87
best
14
5% lit
↑ 9:25 AM
↓ 8:42 PM
★★★★c95
best
15
12% lit
↑ 10:31 AM
↓ 9:36 PM
★★★★c97
best
16
20% lit
↑ 11:34 AM
↓ 10:33 PM
★★★☆c97
best
17
30% lit
↑ 12:31 PM
↓ 11:31 PM
★★★☆c94
Moon farthest south (-19.0°)
18
41% lit
↑ 1:24 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c86
19
51% lit
↑ 2:11 PM
↓ 12:28 AM
★★☆☆c83
First Quarter
20
62% lit
↑ 2:53 PM
↓ 1:25 AM
★★☆☆c69
21
71% lit
↑ 3:32 PM
↓ 2:20 AM
★★☆☆c55
22
80% lit
↑ 4:08 PM
↓ 3:14 AM
★☆☆☆c36
23
87% lit
↑ 4:43 PM
↓ 4:06 AM
★☆☆☆c31
24
92% lit
↑ 5:17 PM
↓ 4:57 AM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
25
97% lit
↑ 5:51 PM
↓ 5:48 AM
★★☆☆c51
26
99% lit
↑ 5:26 PM
↓ 5:39 AM
★★★☆c61
Apogee · 406,293 km
27
100% lit
↑ 6:03 PM
↓ 6:31 AM
★★★☆c69
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
28
99% lit
↑ 6:43 PM
↓ 7:22 AM
★★★☆c74
29
96% lit
↑ 7:25 PM
↓ 8:13 AM
★★★☆c79
30
91% lit
↑ 8:10 PM
↓ 9:04 AM
★★★☆c79
31
85% lit
↑ 8:59 PM
↓ 9:55 AM
★★★☆c80
Moon farthest north (18.6°)

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Oct 4 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Oct 5 · 8:20 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Oct 11 · 1:00 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, Oct 12 · 3:51 PM — New 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.
  • Sun, Oct 12 · 10:00 PM — Perigee · 357,108 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Oct 17 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Oct 19 · 9:06 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Oct 24 · 2:00 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, Oct 26 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 406,293 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Oct 27 · 9:40 AM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Oct 31 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Sun, Oct 12 · Mon, Oct 13 · Tue, Oct 14 · Wed, Oct 15 · Thu, Oct 16

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

Moon distance

357,263 km closest · 406,262 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 Port AransasSurf 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.