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Rockport

28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

Today: High 76°

Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind around 12 mph.

Tonight: Low 63°

Mostly clear, with a low around 63. North wind 5 to 8 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:47 AM / 5:36 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:58 AM / 8:06 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 10%
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 AMclouds48% cloud cover43% cloud cover32% cloud cover30% cloud cover26% cloud cover26% cloud cover23% cloud cover22% cloud cover21% cloud cover18% cloud cover9% cloud cover22% cloud cover19% cloud cover14% cloud cover11% cloud cover15% cloud cover14% cloud cover8% cloud cover12% cloud cover9% cloud cover6% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover3% cloud cover0% cloud cover0% cloud cover6% cloud cover2% cloud cover12% cloud cover22% cloud cover20% cloud cover18% cloud cover16% cloud cover16% cloud cover16% cloud cover16% cloud cover20% cloud cover25% cloud cover29% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°65687274716966656368717371717271rain14% chancewind01020mphN 12 mph, gusts 15N 12 mph, gusts 16N 10 mph, gusts 15N 9 mph, gusts 13NNE 10 mph, gusts 14NNE 9 mph, gusts 13NNE 8 mph, gusts 10N 6 mph, gusts 8N 6 mph, gusts 7N 5 mph, gusts 7NNW 6 mph, gusts 8N 7 mph, gusts 9N 7 mph, gusts 9NNE 6 mph, gusts 8NNE 5 mph, gusts 6ENE 5 mph, gusts 5E 6 mph, gusts 7ESE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 6 mph, gusts 8ESE 7 mph, gusts 8SE 7 mph, gusts 8SE 7 mph, gusts 10SE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 7 AM65°65°65°100%48%0%–N 12159.8 mi
Thu 8 AM65°65°65°100%43%0%–N 12159.9 mi
Thu 9 AM66°66°65°97%32%0%–N 121610.0 mi
Thu 10 AM68°68°65°90%30%0%–N 121610+ mi
Thu 11 AM68°68°64°87%26%0%–N 101510+ mi
Thu 12 PM71°71°64°79%26%0%–N 101410+ mi
Thu 1 PM72°72°63°73%23%0%–N 91310+ mi
Thu 2 PM74°74°62°66%22%0%–NNE 101310+ mi
Thu 3 PM75°75°62°64%21%0%–NNE 101410+ mi
Thu 4 PM74°74°61°64%18%0%–NNE 101310+ mi
Thu 5 PM73°73°60°64%9%0%–NNE 91310+ mi
Thu 6 PM74°74°61°64%22%0%–NNE 81210+ mi
Thu 7 PM71°71°61°71%19%0%–NNE 81010+ mi
Thu 8 PM70°70°61°73%14%0%–N 7910+ mi
Thu 9 PM69°69°60°73%11%0%–N 6810+ mi
Thu 10 PM69°69°60°73%15%0%–N 6710+ mi
Thu 11 PM68°68°60°76%14%0%–N 6710+ mi
Fri 12 AM68°68°60°76%8%0%–N 5610+ mi
Fri 1 AM66°66°60°81%12%0%–N 5710+ mi
Fri 2 AM66°66°59°78%9%0%–N 6710+ mi
Fri 3 AM66°66°59°78%6%0%–NNW 689.9 mi
Fri 4 AM65°65°59°81%4%0%–N 6810+ mi
Fri 5 AM64°64°57°78%4%0%–N 7910+ mi
Fri 6 AM64°64°57°78%4%0%–N 7910+ mi
Fri 7 AM63°63°57°81%3%0%–N 7910+ mi
Fri 8 AM64°64°58°81%2%0%–N 7910+ mi
Fri 9 AM65°65°59°81%1%0%–NNE 6810+ mi
Fri 10 AM68°68°59°73%2%0%–NNE 5710+ mi
Fri 11 AM67°67°58°73%3%0%–NNE 5610+ mi
Fri 12 PM70°70°58°66%1%0%–NE 3510+ mi
Fri 1 PM71°71°57°61%2%0%–ENE 55–
Fri 2 PM72°72°58°61%1%0%–E 56–
Fri 3 PM74°74°58°57%3%0%–E 67–
Fri 4 PM73°73°58°59%0%0%–E 79–
Fri 5 PM72°72°59°64%0%0%–ESE 79–
Fri 6 PM72°72°60°66%6%0%–ESE 78–
Fri 7 PM71°71°60°68%2%0%–ESE 68–
Fri 8 PM71°71°60°68%12%0%–ESE 68–
Fri 9 PM71°71°61°71%22%0%–ESE 78–
Fri 10 PM71°71°61°71%20%0%–SE 78–
Fri 11 PM72°72°62°71%18%0%–SE 78–
Sat 12 AM72°72°62°71%16%0%–SE 79–
Sat 1 AM72°72°63°73%16%0%–SE 710–
Sat 2 AM72°72°64°76%16%0%–SE 812–
Sat 3 AM72°72°64°76%16%0%–SE 913–
Sat 4 AM71°71°64°79%20%0%–SE 1014–
Sat 5 AM71°71°63°76%25%0%–ESE 1215–
Sat 6 AM72°72°63°73%29%14%–ESE 1316–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

76° / 63°

Dry

N 6–12 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

75° / 70°

Dry

NE 3–7 mph · gusts 9

Sat, Nov 14

Mostly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

77° / 71°

59% rain · 0.42"

ESE 7–22 mph · gusts 28

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 15

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

77° / 64°

58% rain · 0.42"

ESE 12–22 mph · gusts 26

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny

71° / 60°

51% rain · 0.18"

NNE 12–20 mph · gusts 29

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 17

Partly Sunny

69° / 64°

8% rain

NNE 10–16 mph · gusts 23

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny

74° / 69°

13% rain

ENE 10–14 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind around 12 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. North wind 5 to 8 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East southeast wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East northeast wind 12 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. North northeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.

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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 Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM

GMZ255 · 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. 
 


GMZ255-122015-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
105 AM CST Thu Nov 12 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots late. 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 2 feet at 4 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 4 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 southeast 5 feet at
6 seconds. Showers likely in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to
8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. Showers likely. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. Showers likely. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East 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 5 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · December 1965

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
55% lit
↑ 1:27 PM
↓ 12:10 AM
★☆☆☆c54
2
65% lit
↑ 1:57 PM
↓ 1:03 AM
★☆☆☆c43
3
74% lit
↑ 2:26 PM
↓ 1:57 AM
★☆☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
4
82% lit
↑ 2:57 PM
↓ 2:52 AM
★☆☆☆c47
5
89% lit
↑ 3:30 PM
↓ 3:49 AM
★☆☆☆c61
6
95% lit
↑ 4:08 PM
↓ 4:49 AM
★★☆☆c75
7
99% lit
↑ 4:51 PM
↓ 5:53 AM
★★☆☆c85
8
100% lit
↑ 5:42 PM
↓ 7:00 AM
★★☆☆c93
Full Moon · Cold Moon
best
9
99% lit
↑ 6:40 PM
↓ 8:07 AM
★★☆☆c97
best
10
94% lit
↑ 7:45 PM
↓ 9:12 AM
★★☆☆c99
Moon farthest north (26.3°)
11
88% lit
↑ 8:54 PM
↓ 10:11 AM
★★☆☆c97
Perigee · 364,300 km
12
79% lit
↑ 10:03 PM
↓ 11:03 AM
★★☆☆c92
13
69% lit
↑ 11:10 PM
↓ 11:47 AM
★☆☆☆c84
14
58% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:27 PM
★☆☆☆c71
15
46% lit
↑ 12:13 AM
↓ 1:02 PM
★☆☆☆c53
Last Quarter
16
35% lit
↑ 1:15 AM
↓ 1:35 PM
★☆☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
17
25% lit
↑ 2:15 AM
↓ 2:08 PM
★☆☆☆c55
18
17% lit
↑ 3:15 AM
↓ 2:42 PM
★☆☆☆c61
19
10% lit
↑ 4:14 AM
↓ 3:18 PM
★★☆☆c75
20
4% lit
↑ 5:14 AM
↓ 3:58 PM
★★☆☆c84
21
1% lit
↑ 6:13 AM
↓ 4:42 PM
★★☆☆c88
best
22
0% lit
↑ 7:11 AM
↓ 5:30 PM
★★☆☆c89
New Moon
best
23
1% lit
↑ 8:06 AM
↓ 6:22 PM
★★☆☆c87
Moon farthest south (-25.8°)
best
24
3% lit
↑ 8:56 AM
↓ 7:17 PM
★★☆☆c85
25
8% lit
↑ 9:40 AM
↓ 8:12 PM
★★☆☆c81
26
13% lit
↑ 10:19 AM
↓ 9:07 PM
★★☆☆c77
27
21% lit
↑ 10:55 AM
↓ 10:01 PM
★☆☆☆c71
Apogee · 405,716 km
28
29% lit
↑ 11:27 AM
↓ 10:54 PM
★☆☆☆c64
29
38% lit
↑ 11:56 AM
↓ 11:46 PM
★☆☆☆c54
30
47% lit
↑ 12:25 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter
31
57% lit
↑ 12:55 PM
↓ 12:39 AM
★☆☆☆c47

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Dec 3 · 10:00 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, Dec 8 · 11:21 AM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Dec 10 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest north (26.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Dec 11 · 12:00 AM — Perigee · 364,300 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Dec 15 · 3:52 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Dec 16 · 10:00 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, Dec 22 · 3:03 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Dec 23 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-25.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Dec 27 · 1:00 AM — Apogee · 405,716 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Dec 30 · 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 30 · 7:46 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Wed, Dec 8 · Thu, Dec 9 · Tue, Dec 21 · Wed, Dec 22 · Thu, Dec 23

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

Moon distance

364,435 km closest · 405,629 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 1:21 AM.