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28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

This Afternoon: High 76°

Sunny, with a high near 76. North northeast wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 63°

Clear, with a low around 63. North wind 3 to 8 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:47 AM / 5:36 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:58 AM / 8:06 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 12%
Major period
1:35 AM–3:35 AM
Minor period
9:28 AM–10:28 AM
Major period
2:00 PM–4:00 PM
Minor period
7:36 PM–8:36 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Nov 126 PMFri, Nov 136 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 146 AM12 PMclouds11% cloud cover2% cloud cover0% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover7% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover9% cloud cover1% cloud cover10% cloud cover24% cloud cover39% cloud cover46% cloud cover52% cloud cover40% cloud cover33% cloud cover25% cloud cover34% cloud cover47% cloud cover38% cloud cover30% cloud cover41% cloud cover51% cloud cover35% cloud cover45% cloud cover54% cloud cover56% cloud cover59% cloud cover61% cloud cover61% cloud cover61% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°75726866646364707370697171717272rain9% chance17% chance17% chance17% chance17% chance17% chance17% chance41% chance, 0.01 in41% chance, 0.01 in41% chance, 0.01 inwind01020mphNNE 10 mph, gusts 13NNE 9 mph, gusts 13NNE 8 mph, gusts 10NNE 6 mph, gusts 8N 5 mph, gusts 6NNW 3 mph, gusts 5NNW 5 mph, gusts 6NNW 5 mph, gusts 7N 6 mph, gusts 8N 6 mph, gusts 8NNE 3 mph, gusts 5NE 3 mph, gusts 5E 7 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 7ESE 7 mph, gusts 8SE 7 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 9SE 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 14 mph, gusts 17ESE 16 mph, gusts 21ESE 17 mph, gusts 23
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 3 PM75°75°61°62%11%0%–NNE 101310+ mi
Thu 4 PM74°74°59°59%2%0%–NNE 91310+ mi
Thu 5 PM74°74°59°59%0%0%–NNE 91310+ mi
Thu 6 PM72°72°59°64%3%0%–NNE 81210+ mi
Thu 7 PM69°69°60°73%2%0%–NNE 81010+ mi
Thu 8 PM68°68°60°76%2%0%–NNE 7910+ mi
Thu 9 PM68°68°59°73%4%0%–NNE 6810+ mi
Thu 10 PM67°67°59°75%3%0%–N 6710+ mi
Thu 11 PM67°67°59°75%3%0%–N 5610+ mi
Fri 12 AM66°66°59°78%4%0%–N 3510+ mi
Fri 1 AM65°65°59°81%4%0%–NNW 3510+ mi
Fri 2 AM65°65°59°81%4%0%–NNW 3610+ mi
Fri 3 AM64°64°58°81%7%0%–NNW 5610.0 mi
Fri 4 AM64°64°58°81%4%0%–NNW 579.9 mi
Fri 5 AM63°63°57°81%4%0%–NNW 5710.0 mi
Fri 6 AM63°63°57°81%3%0%–NNW 6810.0 mi
Fri 7 AM63°63°57°81%2%0%–N 6810+ mi
Fri 8 AM63°63°58°84%2%0%–N 6810+ mi
Fri 9 AM64°64°58°81%1%0%–N 6810+ mi
Fri 10 AM65°65°58°78%1%0%–N 5610+ mi
Fri 11 AM66°66°58°75%2%0%–NNE 3510+ mi
Fri 12 PM70°70°57°63%1%0%–NNE 3310+ mi
Fri 1 PM71°71°57°61%2%0%–NE 3510+ mi
Fri 2 PM72°72°58°61%2%0%–ENE 5610+ mi
Fri 3 PM73°73°58°59%9%0%–E 7810+ mi
Fri 4 PM72°72°59°64%1%0%–E 7910+ mi
Fri 5 PM71°71°59°66%10%0%–E 7910+ mi
Fri 6 PM70°70°60°71%24%0%–E 7810+ mi
Fri 7 PM69°69°60°73%39%0%–E 6710+ mi
Fri 8 PM69°69°60°73%46%0%–ESE 6710+ mi
Fri 9 PM69°69°61°76%52%0%–ESE 7810+ mi
Fri 10 PM70°70°61°73%40%0%–ESE 7910+ mi
Fri 11 PM71°71°61°71%33%0%–SE 7910+ mi
Sat 12 AM71°71°62°73%25%0%–SE 7910+ mi
Sat 1 AM70°70°63°78%34%0%–SE 79–
Sat 2 AM71°71°63°76%47%0%–SE 812–
Sat 3 AM71°71°63°76%38%0%–SE 912–
Sat 4 AM71°71°64°79%30%0%–SE 1014–
Sat 5 AM70°70°63°78%41%9%–ESE 1014–
Sat 6 AM71°71°63°76%51%17%–ESE 1215–
Sat 7 AM71°71°64°79%35%17%–ESE 1215–
Sat 8 AM71°71°65°81%45%17%–ESE 1316–
Sat 9 AM72°72°66°81%54%17%–ESE 1417–
Sat 10 AM72°72°66°81%56%17%–ESE 1518–
Sat 11 AM72°72°65°79%59%17%–ESE 1621–
Sat 12 PM72°72°65°79%61%41%0.01"ESE 1722–
Sat 1 PM73°73°66°79%61%41%0.01"ESE 1723–
Sat 2 PM73°73°66°79%61%41%0.01"ESE 1824–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

76° / 63°

Dry

NNE 5–10 mph · gusts 13

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

74° / 69°

9% rain

NNE 3–7 mph · gusts 9

Sat, Nov 14

Chance Rain Showers

74° / 70°

52% rain · 0.12"

ESE 7–22 mph · gusts 26

Sun, Nov 15

Showers And Thunderstorms

76° / 62°

78% rain · 0.48"

SE 12–20 mph · gusts 24

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny

68° / 59°

36% rain · 0.18"

NNE 15–22 mph · gusts 30

Tue, Nov 17

Partly Sunny

68° / 64°

11% rain

NE 9–15 mph · gusts 22

Wed, Nov 18

Chance Rain Showers

72° / 68°

31% rain

ENE 9–14 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 76. North northeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Tonight: Clear, with a low around 63. North wind 3 to 8 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 74. North northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. East southeast wind 12 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers before 9am, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East northeast wind 12 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. North northeast wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
  • Wednesday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.

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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 Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM

GMZ255 · 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. 
 


GMZ255-130715-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
1246 PM CST Thu Nov 12 2026

.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots
late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 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 east 5 feet at 6 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. Showers likely. 
.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...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet. Showers likely. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 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 · August 1962

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
1% lit
↑ 7:50 AM
↓ 9:16 PM
★★☆☆c77
best
2
5% lit
↑ 8:43 AM
↓ 9:52 PM
★☆☆☆c67
3
9% lit
↑ 9:36 AM
↓ 10:27 PM
★☆☆☆c56
4
16% lit
↑ 10:27 AM
↓ 10:59 PM
★☆☆☆c44
5
23% lit
↑ 11:18 AM
↓ 11:32 PM
★☆☆☆c33
Apogee · 405,343 km
Moon crosses the equator
6
32% lit
↑ 12:09 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c43
7
41% lit
↑ 1:01 PM
↓ 12:04 AM
★☆☆☆c58
8
51% lit
↑ 1:54 PM
↓ 12:38 AM
★☆☆☆c71
First Quarter
9
60% lit
↑ 2:48 PM
↓ 1:15 AM
★☆☆☆c83
10
70% lit
↑ 3:45 PM
↓ 1:56 AM
★☆☆☆c91
11
79% lit
↑ 4:42 PM
↓ 2:41 AM
★☆☆☆c96
12
87% lit
↑ 5:40 PM
↓ 3:32 AM
★★☆☆c99
Moon farthest south (-21.1°)
13
94% lit
↑ 6:36 PM
↓ 4:28 AM
★★☆☆c99
best
14
98% lit
↑ 7:30 PM
↓ 5:30 AM
★☆☆☆c99
15
100% lit
↑ 8:20 PM
↓ 6:36 AM
★★☆☆c97
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
16
99% lit
↑ 9:07 PM
↓ 7:43 AM
★★☆☆c90
best
17
95% lit
↑ 9:51 PM
↓ 8:50 AM
★★☆☆c78
Perigee · 360,391 km
18
88% lit
↑ 10:33 PM
↓ 9:57 AM
★☆☆☆c60
Moon crosses the equator
19
79% lit
↑ 11:14 PM
↓ 11:02 AM
★☆☆☆c38
20
69% lit
↑ 11:56 PM
↓ 12:06 PM
★☆☆☆c55
21
58% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:09 PM
★☆☆☆c72
22
47% lit
↑ 12:39 AM
↓ 2:10 PM
★☆☆☆c83
Last Quarter
23
36% lit
↑ 1:24 AM
↓ 3:10 PM
★☆☆☆c89
24
27% lit
↑ 2:12 AM
↓ 4:06 PM
★☆☆☆c89
25
18% lit
↑ 3:03 AM
↓ 5:00 PM
★☆☆☆c89
Moon farthest north (20.2°)
26
11% lit
↑ 3:56 AM
↓ 5:49 PM
★☆☆☆c86
27
5% lit
↑ 4:49 AM
↓ 6:34 PM
★★☆☆c80
28
2% lit
↑ 5:43 AM
↓ 7:15 PM
★☆☆☆c73
29
0% lit
↑ 6:37 AM
↓ 7:52 PM
★★☆☆c66
New Moon
best
30
0% lit
↑ 7:30 AM
↓ 8:27 PM
★★☆☆c56
31
2% lit
↑ 8:21 AM
↓ 9:00 PM
★☆☆☆c45

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Aug 5 · 1:00 AM — Apogee · 405,343 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Aug 5 · 11:00 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, Aug 8 · 10:54 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Aug 12 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-21.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Aug 15 · 3:09 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Aug 17 · 3:00 AM — Perigee · 360,391 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Aug 18 · 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.
  • Wed, Aug 22 · 5:26 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Aug 25 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest north (20.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Aug 29 · 10:08 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Wed, Aug 1 · Mon, Aug 13 · Wed, Aug 15 · Thu, Aug 16 · Wed, Aug 29

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

Moon distance

360,498 km closest · 405,816 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 Thu 12:46 PM.