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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 PMclouds4% cloud cover4% 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 cover55°60°65°70°75°80°66646265707371697070707373737070rain10% 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% chancewind01020mphN 3 mph, gusts 6N 3 mph, gusts 6N 3 mph, gusts 7N 5 mph, gusts 7N 5 mph, gusts 8N 6 mph, gusts 7NNE 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 6 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 5 mph, gusts 8ESE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 6 mph, gusts 12SE 8 mph, gusts 14ESE 9 mph, gusts 15SE 12 mph, gusts 17ESE 13 mph, gusts 18SE 15 mph, gusts 21ESE 16 mph, gusts 23ESE 16 mph, gusts 23ESE 16 mph, gusts 23ESE 16 mph, gusts 24ESE 15 mph, gusts 23
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 12 AM66°66°59°78%4%0%–N 3610+ mi
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–

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 · 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-130715-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1246 PM CST Thu Nov 12 2026

.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots late this evening and overnight. Bay and inland waters
smooth to slightly choppy. 
.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A
slight chance of showers in the morning, then 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. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy. Showers likely in the morning, then showers with a chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to
occasionally rough. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters
choppy to occasionally rough. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast 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 · November 1959

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
1% lit
↑ 7:22 AM
↓ 6:42 PM
★★★★c91
Perigee · 358,956 km
best
2
5% lit
↑ 8:29 AM
↓ 7:37 PM
★★★★c97
best
3
12% lit
↑ 9:34 AM
↓ 8:36 PM
★★★★c97
best
4
20% lit
↑ 10:35 AM
↓ 9:37 PM
★★★★c96
Moon farthest south (-18.3°)
5
30% lit
↑ 11:31 AM
↓ 10:38 PM
★★★☆c91
6
41% lit
↑ 12:22 PM
↓ 11:39 PM
★★☆☆c80
7
52% lit
↑ 1:07 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c66
First Quarter
8
63% lit
↑ 1:49 PM
↓ 12:38 AM
★☆☆☆c51
9
72% lit
↑ 2:27 PM
↓ 1:35 AM
★☆☆☆c37
10
81% lit
↑ 3:04 PM
↓ 2:30 AM
★☆☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
11
88% lit
↑ 3:40 PM
↓ 3:24 AM
★★☆☆c53
12
94% lit
↑ 4:16 PM
↓ 4:17 AM
★★☆☆c56
13
97% lit
↑ 4:53 PM
↓ 5:10 AM
★★★☆c65
14
100% lit
↑ 5:31 PM
↓ 6:02 AM
★★★☆c72
15
100% lit
↑ 6:11 PM
↓ 6:53 AM
★★★★c79
Full Moon · Beaver Moon
16
98% lit
↑ 6:54 PM
↓ 7:44 AM
★★★★c79
17
95% lit
↑ 7:39 PM
↓ 8:34 AM
★★★☆c79
Apogee · 406,406 km
18
90% lit
↑ 8:27 PM
↓ 9:22 AM
★★★☆c78
Moon farthest north (18.3°)
19
84% lit
↑ 9:16 PM
↓ 10:08 AM
★★★☆c76
20
76% lit
↑ 10:08 PM
↓ 10:52 AM
★★☆☆c72
21
68% lit
↑ 11:01 PM
↓ 11:34 AM
★★☆☆c66
22
58% lit
↑ 11:55 PM
↓ 12:14 PM
★★☆☆c58
23
48% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:54 PM
★☆☆☆c48
Last Quarter
24
38% lit
↑ 12:51 AM
↓ 1:32 PM
★☆☆☆c36
25
27% lit
↑ 1:49 AM
↓ 2:12 PM
★☆☆☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
26
18% lit
↑ 2:49 AM
↓ 2:53 PM
★★☆☆c64
27
10% lit
↑ 3:52 AM
↓ 3:38 PM
★★☆☆c80
28
4% lit
↑ 4:57 AM
↓ 4:26 PM
★★★★c93
29
1% lit
↑ 6:04 AM
↓ 5:19 PM
★★★★c99
best
30
0% lit
↑ 7:12 AM
↓ 6:17 PM
★★★★c107
New Moon (supermoon)
Perigee · 356,675 km
best

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Nov 1 · 7:00 PM — Perigee · 358,956 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Nov 4 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Nov 7 · 7:23 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Nov 10 · 4:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Nov 15 · 3:41 AM — Full Moon · Beaver MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Nov 17 · 1:00 AM — Apogee · 406,406 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Nov 18 · 8:00 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.
  • Mon, Nov 23 · 7:03 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Nov 25 · 12:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Nov 30 · 2:46 AM — 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.
  • Mon, Nov 30 · 6:00 AM — Perigee · 356,675 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Sun, Nov 1 · Mon, Nov 2 · Tue, Nov 3 · Sun, Nov 29 · Mon, Nov 30

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

Moon distance

356,711 km closest · 406,337 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.