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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

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Today

Today: High 76° · 1% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 63°

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

Sunrise / sunset
6:47 AM / 5:37 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:58 AM / 8:06 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 11%
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 1212 PM6 PMFri, Nov 136 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 146 AMclouds42% cloud cover37% cloud cover33% cloud cover40% cloud cover33% cloud cover32% cloud cover37% cloud cover28% cloud cover28% cloud cover25% cloud cover19% cloud cover17% cloud cover17% cloud cover19% cloud cover14% cloud cover9% cloud cover10% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover6% cloud cover5% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover8% cloud cover3% cloud cover12% cloud cover20% cloud cover19% cloud cover19% cloud cover18% cloud cover18% cloud cover17% cloud cover17% cloud cover23% cloud cover29% cloud cover35% cloud cover37% cloud cover40% cloud cover42% cloud cover44% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°69747371686664656873727171717173rain1% chance1% chance1% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance18% chancewind01020mphN 10 mph, gusts 15N 10 mph, gusts 14NNE 10 mph, gusts 14NNE 9 mph, gusts 14NNE 7 mph, gusts 10N 5 mph, gusts 9N 3 mph, gusts 7N 3 mph, gusts 7N 5 mph, gusts 8N 5 mph, gusts 8N 6 mph, gusts 9NNE 6 mph, gusts 9NNE 6 mph, gusts 8NE 6 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 5 mph, gusts 9ESE 5 mph, gusts 9SE 5 mph, gusts 10SE 6 mph, gusts 12SE 7 mph, gusts 13SE 8 mph, gusts 14SE 10 mph, gusts 16ESE 12 mph, gusts 17
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 11 AM69°69°64°84%42%1%–N 101510+ mi
Thu 12 PM71°71°64°79%37%1%–N 101510+ mi
Thu 1 PM72°72°63°73%33%1%–N 101410+ mi
Thu 2 PM74°74°62°66%40%0%–NNE 101410+ mi
Thu 3 PM75°75°61°62%33%0%–NNE 101410+ mi
Thu 4 PM74°74°60°62%32%0%–NNE 101410+ mi
Thu 5 PM73°73°60°64%37%0%–NNE 91410+ mi
Thu 6 PM74°74°61°64%28%0%–NNE 81310+ mi
Thu 7 PM72°72°60°66%28%0%–NNE 71010+ mi
Thu 8 PM71°71°60°68%25%0%–NNE 61010+ mi
Thu 9 PM70°70°60°71%19%0%–N 5910+ mi
Thu 10 PM69°69°60°73%17%0%–N 5810+ mi
Thu 11 PM68°68°60°76%17%0%–N 3710+ mi
Fri 12 AM68°68°60°76%19%0%–N 3610+ mi
Fri 1 AM67°67°60°78%14%0%–N 3710+ mi
Fri 2 AM66°66°60°81%9%0%–N 5710+ mi
Fri 3 AM66°66°59°78%10%0%–N 5810+ mi
Fri 4 AM65°65°59°81%3%0%–N 5810+ mi
Fri 5 AM64°64°58°81%3%0%–N 5810+ mi
Fri 6 AM63°63°57°81%6%0%–N 6910+ mi
Fri 7 AM63°63°57°81%5%0%–N 6910+ mi
Fri 8 AM65°65°58°78%3%0%–N 6910+ mi
Fri 9 AM66°66°59°78%4%0%–NNE 6910+ mi
Fri 10 AM69°69°59°70%3%0%–NNE 6810+ mi
Fri 11 AM68°68°58°70%4%0%–NNE 6810+ mi
Fri 12 PM71°71°57°61%3%0%–NE 6810+ mi
Fri 1 PM72°72°57°59%2%0%–NE 68–
Fri 2 PM73°73°58°59%3%0%–ENE 68–
Fri 3 PM75°75°57°54%3%0%–E 78–
Fri 4 PM73°73°57°57%1%0%–E 79–
Fri 5 PM72°72°57°59%1%0%–E 79–
Fri 6 PM73°73°59°62%8%0%–E 69–
Fri 7 PM72°72°59°64%3%0%–ESE 59–
Fri 8 PM71°71°59°66%12%0%–ESE 59–
Fri 9 PM71°71°59°66%20%0%–ESE 59–
Fri 10 PM71°71°59°66%19%0%–ESE 59–
Fri 11 PM71°71°60°68%19%0%–SE 510–
Sat 12 AM71°71°61°71%18%0%–SE 510–
Sat 1 AM71°71°62°73%18%0%–SE 612–
Sat 2 AM71°71°63°76%17%0%–SE 612–
Sat 3 AM72°72°63°73%17%0%–SE 713–
Sat 4 AM71°71°63°76%23%0%–SE 814–
Sat 5 AM71°71°62°73%29%0%–SE 814–
Sat 6 AM71°71°62°73%35%18%–SE 915–
Sat 7 AM72°72°63°73%37%18%–SE 1016–
Sat 8 AM73°73°64°73%40%18%–ESE 1016–
Sat 9 AM74°74°65°74%42%18%–ESE 1217–
Sat 10 AM74°74°65°74%44%18%–ESE 1318–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

76° / 63°

1% rain

N 3–10 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

76° / 70°

Dry

NE 3–7 mph · gusts 10

Sat, Nov 14

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

77° / 71°

61% rain · 0.54"

ESE 5–15 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 15

Rain Showers Likely

78° / 66°

58% rain · 0.42"

ESE 12–16 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny

72° / 62°

52% rain · 0.18"

NNE 12–21 mph · gusts 26

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 17

Partly Sunny

70° / 66°

9% rain

NNE 12–17 mph · gusts 21

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny

74° / 71°

14% rain

ENE 10–14 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind around 10 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. North wind 3 to 8 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. East southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Sunday: Rain showers likely before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East northeast wind 12 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. North northeast wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • 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: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 105 AM 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-122015-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
105 AM CST Thu Nov 12 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth to slightly choppy. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth to slightly choppy. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...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. Showers likely in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. Showers likely, mainly in
the evening. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers in
the morning, then showers likely 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 with a chance of thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.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. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

GMZ250 · 105 AM 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. 
 


GMZ250-122015-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
105 AM CST Thu Nov 12 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet 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
5 seconds, becoming southeast 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 5 seconds, becoming southeast 5 feet at
6 seconds. Showers likely in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Showers
likely, mainly in the evening. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers likely.
.MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 20 knots. Seas 5 to
8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · July 1965

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
9% lit
↑ 9:15 AM
↓ 11:11 PM
★★★★c97
2
18% lit
↑ 10:24 AM
↓ 11:55 PM
★★★★c85
3
27% lit
↑ 11:30 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c70
4
38% lit
↑ 12:33 PM
↓ 12:33 AM
★★☆☆c59
5
49% lit
↑ 1:33 PM
↓ 1:08 AM
★☆☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter
6
60% lit
↑ 2:31 PM
↓ 1:41 AM
★☆☆☆c44
7
70% lit
↑ 3:28 PM
↓ 2:14 AM
★★☆☆c58
8
78% lit
↑ 4:25 PM
↓ 2:48 AM
★★★☆c71
9
86% lit
↑ 5:22 PM
↓ 3:24 AM
★★★★c78
10
92% lit
↑ 6:18 PM
↓ 4:04 AM
★★★★c81
11
96% lit
↑ 7:13 PM
↓ 4:47 AM
★★★★c82
12
99% lit
↑ 8:04 PM
↓ 5:34 AM
★★★★c81
Moon farthest south (-25.3°)
best
13
100% lit
↑ 8:52 PM
↓ 6:25 AM
★★★★c80
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
14
99% lit
↑ 9:35 PM
↓ 7:19 AM
★★★★c77
Apogee · 406,297 km
15
96% lit
↑ 10:13 PM
↓ 8:13 AM
★★★★c73
16
92% lit
↑ 10:48 PM
↓ 9:07 AM
★★★☆c67
17
86% lit
↑ 11:21 PM
↓ 10:01 AM
★★☆☆c60
18
79% lit
↑ 11:52 PM
↓ 10:55 AM
★☆☆☆c52
19
70% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:48 AM
★★☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
20
61% lit
↑ 12:22 AM
↓ 12:43 PM
★☆☆☆c36
21
51% lit
↑ 12:53 AM
↓ 1:39 PM
★☆☆☆c42
Last Quarter
22
40% lit
↑ 1:26 AM
↓ 2:38 PM
★★☆☆c56
23
30% lit
↑ 2:03 AM
↓ 3:41 PM
★★☆☆c72
24
20% lit
↑ 2:46 AM
↓ 4:47 PM
★★★★c86
25
11% lit
↑ 3:35 AM
↓ 5:55 PM
★★★★c95
26
5% lit
↑ 4:33 AM
↓ 7:01 PM
★★★★c100
Moon farthest north (25.7°)
27
1% lit
↑ 5:39 AM
↓ 8:03 PM
★★★★c100
best
28
0% lit
↑ 6:50 AM
↓ 8:58 PM
★★★★c99
Perigee · 357,226 km
New Moon (supermoon)
best
29
2% lit
↑ 8:02 AM
↓ 9:46 PM
★★★★c92
best
30
8% lit
↑ 9:12 AM
↓ 10:28 PM
★★★★c82
31
15% lit
↑ 10:19 AM
↓ 11:05 PM
★★☆☆c62

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Jul 5 · 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, Jul 5 · 2:36 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Jul 12 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-25.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jul 13 · 12:01 PM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Jul 14 · 12:00 PM — Apogee · 406,297 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Jul 19 · 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, Jul 21 · 12:53 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Jul 26 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest north (25.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jul 28 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 357,226 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Jul 28 · 6:45 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.

Best fishing days

Mon, Jul 12 · Tue, Jul 13 · Tue, Jul 27 · Wed, Jul 28 · Thu, Jul 29

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

Moon distance

357,326 km closest · 406,297 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 1:21 AM.