Texas BiteCast

Sargent

28.770°, -95.620° · tides: Sargent, ICWW

Loading current weather…

Today

Today: High 75°

Sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 54°

Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North wind around 5 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:43 AM / 5:29 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:54 AM / 7:57 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 10%
Major period
1:30 AM–3:30 AM
Minor period
9:24 AM–10:24 AM
Major period
1:55 PM–3:55 PM
Minor period
7:27 PM–8:27 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Nov 1212 PM6 PMFri, Nov 136 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 146 AMclouds6% cloud cover8% cloud cover10% cloud cover15% cloud cover13% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover10% cloud cover14% cloud cover17% cloud cover15% cloud cover13% cloud cover11% cloud cover13% cloud cover11% cloud cover9% cloud cover7% cloud cover6% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover12% cloud cover23% cloud cover22% cloud cover21% cloud cover20% cloud cover20% cloud cover20% cloud cover20% cloud cover20% cloud cover19% cloud cover19% cloud cover20% cloud cover20% cloud cover45°50°55°60°65°70°75°80°67737568636056546674746966656262rain1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphN 12 mph, gusts 17NNE 12 mph, gusts 17NNE 12 mph, gusts 16NNE 10 mph, gusts 14N 7 mph, gusts 10N 5 mph, gusts 9NNW 5 mph, gusts 9NNW 6 mph, gusts 9NNW 5 mph, gusts 9NNW 6 mph, gusts 9N 6 mph, gusts 9NNE 6 mph, gusts 9N 6 mph, gusts 9NNE 5 mph, gusts 7E 5 mph, gusts 7SE 6 mph, gusts 8SSE 5 mph, gusts 7SSE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 5 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 9 AM67°67°62°84%6%0%–N 121710+ mi
Thu 10 AM69°69°60°73%8%0%–NNE 121710+ mi
Thu 11 AM72°72°59°64%10%0%–NNE 121710+ mi
Thu 12 PM73°73°57°57%15%0%–NNE 121610+ mi
Thu 1 PM74°74°55°51%13%0%–NNE 121610+ mi
Thu 2 PM74°74°55°51%6%0%–NNE 101510+ mi
Thu 3 PM75°75°54°48%7%0%–NNE 101410+ mi
Thu 4 PM73°73°54°51%10%0%–NNE 91310+ mi
Thu 5 PM69°69°54°59%14%0%–N 71010+ mi
Thu 6 PM68°68°54°61%17%0%–N 6910+ mi
Thu 7 PM66°66°53°63%15%0%–N 5910+ mi
Thu 8 PM65°65°53°65%13%0%–NNW 5810+ mi
Thu 9 PM63°63°52°67%11%0%–NNW 5910+ mi
Thu 10 PM62°62°52°70%13%0%–NNW 599.0 mi
Thu 11 PM61°61°51°70%11%0%–NNW 697.0 mi
Fri 12 AM60°60°52°75%9%0%–NNW 597.0 mi
Fri 1 AM58°58°51°77%7%0%–NNW 597.0 mi
Fri 2 AM57°57°51°80%6%0%–NNW 6910+ mi
Fri 3 AM56°56°51°83%5%0%–NNW 6910+ mi
Fri 4 AM55°55°51°86%5%0%–N 6910+ mi
Fri 5 AM55°55°51°86%5%0%–N 699.0 mi
Fri 6 AM54°54°51°90%5%0%–N 697.9 mi
Fri 7 AM55°55°51°86%5%0%–NNE 697.0 mi
Fri 8 AM60°60°52°75%2%0%–N 699.0 mi
Fri 9 AM66°66°54°65%2%0%–N 6910+ mi
Fri 10 AM69°69°53°57%1%0%–NNE 6810+ mi
Fri 11 AM73°73°54°51%1%0%–NNE 5710+ mi
Fri 12 PM74°74°54°50%1%0%–ENE 5710+ mi
Fri 1 PM74°74°53°48%2%0%–E 5710+ mi
Fri 2 PM74°74°54°50%2%0%–ESE 6810+ mi
Fri 3 PM74°74°54°50%1%0%–SE 6810+ mi
Fri 4 PM71°71°55°57%1%0%–SSE 67–
Fri 5 PM69°69°55°61%2%0%–SSE 57–
Fri 6 PM69°69°56°63%3%0%–SE 58–
Fri 7 PM67°67°56°68%2%0%–SSE 58–
Fri 8 PM67°67°56°68%12%0%–SSE 58–
Fri 9 PM66°66°56°70%23%0%–SE 58–
Fri 10 PM66°66°56°70%22%0%–SE 58–
Fri 11 PM65°65°56°73%21%0%–SE 58–
Sat 12 AM65°65°57°75%20%0%–SE 58–
Sat 1 AM64°64°56°75%20%0%–SE 58–
Sat 2 AM63°63°56°78%20%0%–ESE 59–
Sat 3 AM62°62°56°81%20%0%–E 610–
Sat 4 AM61°61°56°84%20%0%–E 712–
Sat 5 AM61°61°56°84%19%0%–E 813–
Sat 6 AM62°62°57°84%19%1%–E 914–
Sat 7 AM65°65°58°78%20%1%–E 1215–
Sat 8 AM69°69°59°70%20%1%–E 1317–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

75° / 54°

Dry

N 5–12 mph · gusts 17

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

74° / 61°

Dry

NE 5–6 mph · gusts 9

Sat, Nov 14

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

74° / 64°

43% rain · 0.12"

E 5–21 mph · gusts 28

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

75° / 62°

68% rain · 1.20"

SE 18–22 mph · gusts 26

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Slight Chance Rain Showers

68° / 57°

62% rain · 0.36"

NE 18–21 mph · gusts 24

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

66° / 60°

6% rain

NE 14–18 mph · gusts 22

Wed, Nov 18

Mostly Sunny

71° / 65°

4% rain

E 13–15 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North wind around 5 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. East wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Weather map

Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.

Marine forecast

Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM

GMZ350 · 454 AM CST Thu Nov 12 2026

Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship
Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda
Bays.

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the
average highest 10 percent of the waves.


GMZ350-355-122315-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
454 AM CST Thu Nov 12 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail:
East 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming east 1 foot at 3 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...East winds around 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, building to 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 4 seconds, becoming east 6 feet at 5 seconds. A
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, building to
6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet after midnight. Wave Detail:
East 7 feet at 6 seconds, becoming east 8 feet at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
Showers likely. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · December 1961

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
36% lit
↑ 12:58 AM
↓ 1:39 PM
★☆☆☆c37
2
27% lit
↑ 1:50 AM
↓ 2:12 PM
★☆☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
3
19% lit
↑ 2:43 AM
↓ 2:47 PM
★☆☆☆c50
4
12% lit
↑ 3:37 AM
↓ 3:22 PM
★★☆☆c59
5
6% lit
↑ 4:34 AM
↓ 4:01 PM
★★☆☆c73
6
2% lit
↑ 5:32 AM
↓ 4:44 PM
★★★☆c83
7
0% lit
↑ 6:32 AM
↓ 5:32 PM
★★★☆c90
New Moon
best
8
1% lit
↑ 7:33 AM
↓ 6:25 PM
★★★☆c94
best
9
4% lit
↑ 8:33 AM
↓ 7:23 PM
★★★☆c95
Moon farthest south (-20.0°)
best
10
10% lit
↑ 9:31 AM
↓ 8:25 PM
★★★☆c95
11
17% lit
↑ 10:24 AM
↓ 9:28 PM
★★☆☆c92
Perigee · 368,323 km
12
27% lit
↑ 11:12 AM
↓ 10:33 PM
★★☆☆c83
13
38% lit
↑ 11:57 AM
↓ 11:36 PM
★★☆☆c70
14
49% lit
↑ 12:39 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c54
First Quarter
15
60% lit
↑ 1:19 PM
↓ 12:38 AM
★☆☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
16
71% lit
↑ 1:58 PM
↓ 1:40 AM
★☆☆☆c55
17
80% lit
↑ 2:37 PM
↓ 2:41 AM
★★☆☆c65
18
88% lit
↑ 3:18 PM
↓ 3:41 AM
★★☆☆c80
19
94% lit
↑ 4:01 PM
↓ 4:41 AM
★★★☆c89
20
98% lit
↑ 4:47 PM
↓ 5:40 AM
★★★☆c92
21
100% lit
↑ 5:36 PM
↓ 6:37 AM
★★★☆c92
Full Moon · Cold Moon
best
22
99% lit
↑ 6:27 PM
↓ 7:31 AM
★★★☆c91
Moon farthest north (19.4°)
best
23
97% lit
↑ 7:19 PM
↓ 8:21 AM
★★★☆c87
24
93% lit
↑ 8:12 PM
↓ 9:08 AM
★★☆☆c82
25
87% lit
↑ 9:05 PM
↓ 9:50 AM
★★☆☆c75
26
80% lit
↑ 9:57 PM
↓ 10:28 AM
★★☆☆c67
27
72% lit
↑ 10:49 PM
↓ 11:04 AM
★★☆☆c58
Apogee · 404,807 km
28
63% lit
↑ 11:40 PM
↓ 11:38 AM
★☆☆☆c49
29
54% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:11 PM
★☆☆☆c36
Last Quarter
Moon crosses the equator
30
45% lit
↑ 12:32 AM
↓ 12:44 PM
★☆☆☆c43
31
35% lit
↑ 1:25 AM
↓ 1:18 PM
★☆☆☆c50

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Dec 2 · 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.
  • Thu, Dec 7 · 5:51 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Dec 9 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-20.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Dec 11 · 6:00 PM — Perigee · 368,323 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Dec 14 · 2:05 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Dec 15 · 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.
  • Thu, Dec 21 · 6:42 PM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Dec 22 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest north (19.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Dec 27 · 1:00 PM — Apogee · 404,807 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Dec 29 · 9:57 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Dec 29 · 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.

Best fishing days

Thu, Dec 7 · Fri, Dec 8 · Sat, Dec 9 · Thu, Dec 21 · Fri, Dec 22

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

Moon distance

368,364 km closest · 404,801 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 Sargent, ICWWSurf report: Sargent BeachOffshore 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 6:20 AM.