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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, 14%
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 cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover6% cloud cover4% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover8% cloud cover2% cloud cover7% cloud cover19% cloud cover35% cloud cover42% cloud cover51% cloud cover35% cloud cover39% cloud cover24% cloud cover41% cloud cover45% cloud cover31% cloud cover25% cloud cover41% cloud cover52% cloud cover44% cloud cover49% cloud cover54% cloud cover57% cloud cover60% cloud cover63% cloud cover61% cloud cover60% cloud cover58% cloud cover61% cloud cover64% cloud cover67% cloud cover68% cloud cover68% cloud cover69% cloud cover65% cloud cover61% cloud cover57% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°66646366717269697070717374727071rain10% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance45% chance, 0.02 in45% chance, 0.02 in45% chance, 0.02 in45% chance, 0.02 in45% chance, 0.02 in45% chance, 0.02 in52% chance52% chance52% chance52% chance52% chance52% chance37% chancewind01020mphN 2 mph, gusts 5NNW 3 mph, gusts 6N 3 mph, gusts 7N 5 mph, gusts 8N 6 mph, gusts 8NNE 5 mph, gusts 7NE 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 7 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 8ESE 5 mph, gusts 9SE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 6 mph, gusts 10SE 7 mph, gusts 13SE 9 mph, gusts 14SE 10 mph, gusts 16ESE 12 mph, gusts 17SE 14 mph, gusts 20SE 16 mph, gusts 22ESE 16 mph, gusts 23ESE 16 mph, gusts 23ESE 16 mph, gusts 23ESE 16 mph, gusts 24SE 15 mph, gusts 23
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 1 AM66°66°59°78%4%0%–N 2510+ mi
Fri 2 AM65°65°59°81%3%0%–N 3610+ mi
Fri 3 AM64°64°59°84%4%0%–NNW 3610+ mi
Fri 4 AM64°64°59°84%2%0%–N 3710+ mi
Fri 5 AM63°63°58°84%2%0%–N 3710+ mi
Fri 6 AM62°62°57°84%6%0%–N 5710+ mi
Fri 7 AM63°63°58°84%4%0%–N 5810+ mi
Fri 8 AM64°64°58°81%2%0%–N 5810+ mi
Fri 9 AM65°65°58°78%4%0%–N 6810+ mi
Fri 10 AM66°66°58°75%3%0%–N 6710+ mi
Fri 11 AM67°67°58°73%3%0%–NNE 5710+ mi
Fri 12 PM70°70°57°63%3%0%–NNE 5710+ mi
Fri 1 PM71°71°57°61%2%0%–NE 5710+ mi
Fri 2 PM72°72°57°59%4%0%–ENE 6810+ mi
Fri 3 PM73°73°57°57%8%0%–ENE 7810+ mi
Fri 4 PM72°72°57°59%2%0%–E 7910+ mi
Fri 5 PM72°72°57°59%7%0%–E 6910+ mi
Fri 6 PM71°71°58°64%19%0%–E 6910+ mi
Fri 7 PM69°69°59°70%35%0%–E 5810+ mi
Fri 8 PM69°69°59°70%42%0%–ESE 5810+ mi
Fri 9 PM69°69°59°70%51%0%–ESE 5910+ mi
Fri 10 PM69°69°59°70%35%0%–ESE 6910+ mi
Fri 11 PM70°70°60°71%39%0%–SE 6910+ mi
Sat 12 AM70°70°61°73%24%0%–SE 6910+ mi
Sat 1 AM70°70°61°73%41%0%–SE 61010+ mi
Sat 2 AM70°70°62°76%45%0%–SE 61210+ mi
Sat 3 AM70°70°62°76%31%0%–SE 71310+ mi
Sat 4 AM70°70°63°78%25%0%–SE 81410+ mi
Sat 5 AM69°69°62°78%41%10%–SE 91410+ mi
Sat 6 AM70°70°62°76%52%20%–ESE 91510+ mi
Sat 7 AM71°71°63°76%44%20%–SE 1016–
Sat 8 AM72°72°64°76%49%20%–SE 1217–
Sat 9 AM73°73°64°73%54%20%–ESE 1217–
Sat 10 AM73°73°64°73%57%20%–ESE 1318–
Sat 11 AM73°73°64°73%60%20%–SE 1420–
Sat 12 PM73°73°64°73%63%45%0.02"SE 1521–
Sat 1 PM74°74°64°71%61%45%0.02"SE 1622–
Sat 2 PM74°74°65°74%60%45%0.02"ESE 1623–
Sat 3 PM73°73°65°76%58%45%0.02"ESE 1623–
Sat 4 PM72°72°65°79%61%45%0.02"ESE 1623–
Sat 5 PM71°71°66°84%64%45%0.02"ESE 1623–
Sat 6 PM70°70°66°87%67%52%–ESE 1623–
Sat 7 PM70°70°66°87%68%52%–ESE 1623–
Sat 8 PM70°70°67°90%68%52%–ESE 1624–
Sat 9 PM70°70°67°90%69%52%–ESE 1624–
Sat 10 PM71°71°67°87%65%52%–ESE 1523–
Sat 11 PM71°71°68°90%61%52%–SE 1523–
Sun 12 AM71°71°68°90%57%37%–SE 1422–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

74° / 62°

Dry

NE 2–7 mph · gusts 9

Sat, Nov 14

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 70°

69% rain · 0.12"

SE 6–16 mph · gusts 24

Sun, Nov 15

Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 63°

85% rain · 0.36"

SE 13–15 mph · gusts 22

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Mostly Cloudy

69° / 61°

39% rain · 0.18"

NNE 14–22 mph · gusts 29

Tue, Nov 17

Partly Sunny

70° / 66°

12% rain

NNE 10–16 mph · gusts 21

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny

74° / 70°

26% rain

NE 10–15 mph · gusts 20

Thu, Nov 19

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 70°

35% rain

E 9–14 mph · gusts 18

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 · 1246 PM CST Thu Nov 12 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. 
 


GMZ250-130715-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1246 PM CST Thu Nov 12 2026

.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 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 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 3 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail:
Southeast 3 feet at 4 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 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, building
to 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight. Wave
Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 6 seconds, becoming southeast 7 feet
at 7 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. 
.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. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming northeast 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. 
.MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 20 knots. Seas 5 to
7 feet, occasionally to 9 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 4 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 1959

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
9% lit
↑ 4:17 AM
↓ 6:00 PM
★★★☆c85
Moon farthest north (18.3°)
2
4% lit
↑ 5:08 AM
↓ 6:47 PM
★★★☆c86
3
1% lit
↑ 6:02 AM
↓ 7:32 PM
★★★★c86
best
4
0% lit
↑ 6:57 AM
↓ 8:15 PM
★★★★c84
New Moon
best
5
1% lit
↑ 7:54 AM
↓ 8:56 PM
★★★☆c74
6
5% lit
↑ 8:52 AM
↓ 9:36 PM
★★☆☆c67
7
11% lit
↑ 9:51 AM
↓ 10:16 PM
★★☆☆c57
8
19% lit
↑ 10:50 AM
↓ 10:57 PM
★☆☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
9
28% lit
↑ 11:51 AM
↓ 11:39 PM
★☆☆☆c42
10
39% lit
↑ 12:52 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c57
11
50% lit
↑ 1:55 PM
↓ 12:23 AM
★★☆☆c75
First Quarter
12
61% lit
↑ 2:57 PM
↓ 1:11 AM
★★☆☆c87
13
72% lit
↑ 3:58 PM
↓ 2:03 AM
★★★☆c98
Perigee · 368,830 km
14
82% lit
↑ 4:57 PM
↓ 2:59 AM
★★★☆c102
Moon farthest south (-18.4°)
15
90% lit
↑ 5:52 PM
↓ 3:59 AM
★★★★c102
best
16
96% lit
↑ 6:43 PM
↓ 5:00 AM
★★★★c98
best
17
99% lit
↑ 7:30 PM
↓ 6:01 AM
★★★★c89
best
18
100% lit
↑ 8:13 PM
↓ 7:02 AM
★★★★c77
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
19
98% lit
↑ 8:53 PM
↓ 8:01 AM
★★★☆c64
20
95% lit
↑ 9:30 PM
↓ 8:58 AM
★★☆☆c52
Moon crosses the equator
21
89% lit
↑ 10:07 PM
↓ 9:53 AM
★★☆☆c41
22
82% lit
↑ 10:44 PM
↓ 10:47 AM
★☆☆☆c34
23
74% lit
↑ 11:21 PM
↓ 11:40 AM
★☆☆☆c41
24
65% lit
↑ 11:59 PM
↓ 12:32 PM
★☆☆☆c50
25
56% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:23 PM
★☆☆☆c57
26
47% lit
↑ 12:40 AM
↓ 2:14 PM
★★☆☆c64
Apogee · 404,207 km
Last Quarter
27
37% lit
↑ 1:23 AM
↓ 3:04 PM
★★☆☆c68
28
28% lit
↑ 2:10 AM
↓ 3:52 PM
★★☆☆c71
Moon farthest north (18.3°)
29
20% lit
↑ 2:59 AM
↓ 4:39 PM
★★☆☆c73
30
13% lit
↑ 3:51 AM
↓ 5:25 PM
★★★☆c72
31
7% lit
↑ 4:46 AM
↓ 6:09 PM
★★★☆c72

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Aug 1 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Aug 4 · 9:33 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Aug 8 · 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.
  • Tue, Aug 11 · 12:09 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Aug 13 · 11:00 AM — Perigee · 368,830 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Aug 14 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Aug 18 · 7:50 AM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Aug 20 · 5:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Aug 26 · 1:00 AM — Apogee · 404,207 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Aug 26 · 3:03 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Aug 28 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.3°)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

Mon, Aug 3 · Tue, Aug 4 · Sat, Aug 15 · Sun, Aug 16 · Mon, Aug 17

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

Moon distance

368,831 km closest · 404,078 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 Thu 5:01 PM.