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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

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Today

This Afternoon: High 76°

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

Tonight: Low 62°

Clear, with a low around 62. North wind 2 to 7 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:47 AM / 5:37 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 PMclouds13% cloud cover7% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover9% cloud cover4% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% 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 cover55°60°65°70°75°80°74696766646366717269697070717374rain10% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance45% chance, 0.02 in45% chance, 0.02 in45% chance, 0.02 in45% chance, 0.02 inwind01020mphNNE 9 mph, gusts 13NNE 7 mph, gusts 12NNE 6 mph, gusts 10NNE 5 mph, gusts 8N 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 23
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 4 PM74°74°59°59%13%0%–NNE 91310+ mi
Thu 5 PM74°74°59°59%7%0%–NNE 81310+ mi
Thu 6 PM72°72°59°64%3%0%–NNE 71210+ mi
Thu 7 PM69°69°59°70%2%0%–NNE 71210+ mi
Thu 8 PM68°68°59°73%4%0%–NNE 61010+ mi
Thu 9 PM67°67°59°75%9%0%–NNE 6910+ mi
Thu 10 PM67°67°58°73%4%0%–NNE 5810+ mi
Thu 11 PM67°67°59°75%2%0%–NNE 3710+ mi
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 610–
Sat 2 AM70°70°62°76%45%0%–SE 612–
Sat 3 AM70°70°62°76%31%0%–SE 713–
Sat 4 AM70°70°63°78%25%0%–SE 814–
Sat 5 AM69°69°62°78%41%10%–SE 914–
Sat 6 AM70°70°62°76%52%20%–ESE 915–
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

76° / 62°

Dry

NNE 3–9 mph · gusts 13

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

74° / 69°

10% rain

NE 2–7 mph · gusts 9

Sat, Nov 14

Chance Rain Showers

75° / 70°

52% rain · 0.12"

ESE 6–16 mph · gusts 24

Sun, Nov 15

Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 63°

76% rain · 0.36"

SE 13–15 mph · gusts 22

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny

69° / 61°

39% rain · 0.18"

NNE 14–22 mph · gusts 29

Tue, Nov 17

Partly Sunny

69° / 65°

12% rain

NE 10–16 mph · gusts 21

Wed, Nov 18

Chance Rain Showers

73° / 69°

32% rain

ENE 10–15 mph · gusts 20

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 76. North northeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Tonight: Clear, with a low around 62. North wind 2 to 7 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East southeast wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers before 9am, then showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. East northeast wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. North northeast wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Wednesday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.

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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 · July 1963

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
76% lit
↑ 4:03 PM
↓ 2:55 AM
★★☆☆c56
Apogee · 404,744 km
2
84% lit
↑ 4:56 PM
↓ 3:28 AM
★★☆☆c66
3
90% lit
↑ 5:50 PM
↓ 4:05 AM
★★★☆c74
4
95% lit
↑ 6:44 PM
↓ 4:45 AM
★★★★c80
5
98% lit
↑ 7:39 PM
↓ 5:29 AM
★★★★c83
6
100% lit
↑ 8:32 PM
↓ 6:18 AM
★★★★c85
Moon farthest south (-22.6°)
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
7
99% lit
↑ 9:23 PM
↓ 7:12 AM
★★★★c85
best
8
97% lit
↑ 10:11 PM
↓ 8:09 AM
★★★★c84
9
92% lit
↑ 10:55 PM
↓ 9:09 AM
★★★★c81
10
85% lit
↑ 11:36 PM
↓ 10:10 AM
★★★☆c73
11
76% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:11 AM
★☆☆☆c64
12
66% lit
↑ 12:15 AM
↓ 12:12 PM
★★☆☆c55
13
54% lit
↑ 12:53 AM
↓ 1:14 PM
★☆☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
Last Quarter
14
43% lit
↑ 1:31 AM
↓ 2:17 PM
★☆☆☆c51
15
32% lit
↑ 2:11 AM
↓ 3:20 PM
★★☆☆c64
16
21% lit
↑ 2:54 AM
↓ 4:25 PM
★★★☆c81
Perigee · 367,809 km
17
13% lit
↑ 3:40 AM
↓ 5:31 PM
★★★★c93
18
6% lit
↑ 4:32 AM
↓ 6:35 PM
★★★★c99
19
2% lit
↑ 5:28 AM
↓ 7:35 PM
★★★★c99
Moon farthest north (21.7°)
best
20
0% lit
↑ 6:27 AM
↓ 8:30 PM
★★★★c99
New Moon
best
21
1% lit
↑ 7:29 AM
↓ 9:20 PM
★★★★c93
best
22
4% lit
↑ 8:29 AM
↓ 10:03 PM
★★★★c84
23
9% lit
↑ 9:28 AM
↓ 10:42 PM
★★★☆c73
24
16% lit
↑ 10:24 AM
↓ 11:17 PM
★★☆☆c60
25
24% lit
↑ 11:19 AM
↓ 11:50 PM
★☆☆☆c48
26
33% lit
↑ 12:11 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
27
42% lit
↑ 1:03 PM
↓ 12:22 AM
★☆☆☆c34
28
52% lit
↑ 1:55 PM
↓ 12:54 AM
★☆☆☆c43
First Quarter
Apogee · 404,208 km
29
61% lit
↑ 2:47 PM
↓ 1:27 AM
★★☆☆c53
30
70% lit
↑ 3:40 PM
↓ 2:02 AM
★★☆☆c62
31
79% lit
↑ 4:34 PM
↓ 2:40 AM
★★★☆c70

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Jul 1 · 1:00 AM — Apogee · 404,744 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Jul 6 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-22.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jul 6 · 4:55 PM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Jul 13 · 5:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Jul 13 · 8:56 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Jul 16 · 1:00 PM — Perigee · 367,809 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Jul 19 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest north (21.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jul 20 · 3:42 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Jul 26 · 9:00 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, Jul 28 · 8:11 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jul 28 · 7:00 PM — Apogee · 404,208 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Sat, Jul 6 · Sun, Jul 7 · Fri, Jul 19 · Sat, Jul 20 · Sun, Jul 21

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

Moon distance

367,810 km closest · 404,612 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 12:46 PM.