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28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

Veterans Day: High 71° · 5% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. North wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 65°

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind 6 to 9 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:46 AM / 5:37 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:06 AM / 7:13 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 6%
Major period
12:45 AM–2:45 AM
Minor period
8:36 AM–9:36 AM
Major period
1:10 PM–3:10 PM
Minor period
6:43 PM–7:43 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Nov 116 PMThu, Nov 126 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 136 AM12 PMclouds87% cloud cover89% cloud cover90% cloud cover84% cloud cover73% cloud cover80% cloud cover80% cloud cover76% cloud cover83% cloud cover75% cloud cover77% cloud cover75% cloud cover72% cloud cover69% cloud cover83% cloud cover82% cloud cover69% cloud cover82% cloud cover76% cloud cover79% cloud cover71% cloud cover67% cloud cover51% cloud cover53% cloud cover50% cloud cover68% cloud cover83% cloud cover74% cloud cover62% cloud cover79% cloud cover56% cloud cover47% cloud cover29% cloud cover25% cloud cover12% cloud cover16% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover0% cloud cover0% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°69707169686765687173716867656366rain2% chance5% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphN 9 mph, gusts 13N 10 mph, gusts 13N 9 mph, gusts 13N 8 mph, gusts 10N 7 mph, gusts 9N 6 mph, gusts 7NNW 6 mph, gusts 8NNW 8 mph, gusts 12NNW 9 mph, gusts 13NNW 10 mph, gusts 14N 12 mph, gusts 15N 10 mph, gusts 14N 9 mph, gusts 13NNE 10 mph, gusts 13N 9 mph, gusts 12N 7 mph, gusts 9N 7 mph, gusts 8N 6 mph, gusts 7N 5 mph, gusts 6N 6 mph, gusts 8N 7 mph, gusts 9N 7 mph, gusts 9NNE 6 mph, gusts 9NE 5 mph, gusts 7
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 1 PM69°69°68°97%87%2%–N 9138.3 mi
Wed 2 PM70°70°69°97%89%5%–N 10138.9 mi
Wed 3 PM70°70°70°100%90%2%–N 10139.3 mi
Wed 4 PM70°70°69°97%84%1%–N 10139.2 mi
Wed 5 PM70°70°69°97%73%0%–N 9138.7 mi
Wed 6 PM71°71°69°93%80%0%–N 8128.7 mi
Wed 7 PM71°71°69°93%80%0%–N 8108.7 mi
Wed 8 PM69°69°68°97%76%0%–N 8108.7 mi
Wed 9 PM68°68°68°100%83%0%–N 798.9 mi
Wed 10 PM69°69°68°97%75%0%–N 689.0 mi
Wed 11 PM69°69°68°97%77%0%–N 679.2 mi
Thu 12 AM69°69°68°97%75%0%–N 679.0 mi
Thu 1 AM68°68°68°100%72%0%–NNW 688.3 mi
Thu 2 AM67°67°67°100%69%0%–NNW 7107.8 mi
Thu 3 AM67°67°67°100%83%0%–NNW 8127.5 mi
Thu 4 AM67°67°67°100%82%0%–NNW 9127.9 mi
Thu 5 AM66°66°66°100%69%0%–NNW 9138.5 mi
Thu 6 AM66°66°66°100%82%1%–NNW 10149.1 mi
Thu 7 AM65°65°65°100%76%1%–NNW 10149.1 mi
Thu 8 AM66°66°66°100%79%1%–NNW 10149.5 mi
Thu 9 AM66°66°66°100%71%1%–N 12159.7 mi
Thu 10 AM68°68°66°93%67%1%–N 121510.0 mi
Thu 11 AM68°68°66°93%51%1%–N 101410+ mi
Thu 12 PM70°70°65°84%53%1%–N 91410+ mi
Thu 1 PM71°71°64°79%50%0%–N 91310+ mi
Thu 2 PM73°73°63°71%68%0%–NNE 91310+ mi
Thu 3 PM74°74°62°66%83%0%–NNE 101310+ mi
Thu 4 PM73°73°62°68%74%0%–NNE 101310+ mi
Thu 5 PM73°73°62°68%62%0%–N 91210+ mi
Thu 6 PM73°73°61°66%79%0%–N 81010+ mi
Thu 7 PM71°71°62°73%56%0%–N 7910+ mi
Thu 8 PM70°70°62°76%47%0%–N 7910+ mi
Thu 9 PM69°69°61°76%29%0%–N 7810+ mi
Thu 10 PM68°68°61°78%25%0%–N 6710.0 mi
Thu 11 PM68°68°61°78%12%0%–N 6710.0 mi
Fri 12 AM68°68°61°78%16%0%–N 5610.0 mi
Fri 1 AM67°67°61°81%3%0%–N 56–
Fri 2 AM66°66°60°81%2%0%–N 57–
Fri 3 AM66°66°60°81%3%0%–N 68–
Fri 4 AM65°65°59°81%3%0%–N 68–
Fri 5 AM64°64°59°84%3%0%–N 79–
Fri 6 AM64°64°59°84%4%0%–N 79–
Fri 7 AM63°63°59°87%1%0%–N 79–
Fri 8 AM64°64°59°84%1%0%–N 79–
Fri 9 AM65°65°60°84%1%0%–NNE 69–
Fri 10 AM66°66°60°81%1%0%–NNE 58–
Fri 11 AM68°68°59°73%0%0%–NE 57–
Fri 12 PM69°69°59°70%0%0%–NE 56–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy

71° / 65°

5% rain

N 6–10 mph · gusts 13

Thu, Nov 12

Partly Sunny

75° / 63°

1% rain

N 6–12 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

76° / 70°

1% rain

NE 5–8 mph · gusts 10

Sat, Nov 14

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

77° / 72°

55% rain · 0.24"

ESE 8–18 mph · gusts 25

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Rain Showers

78° / 68°

48% rain · 0.30"

ESE 10–17 mph · gusts 25

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

72° / 61°

43% rain · 0.18"

NNE 8–18 mph · gusts 25

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

70° / 66°

4% rain

NE 9–15 mph · gusts 22

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Veterans Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. North wind around 10 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. North wind around 12 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. North wind 5 to 8 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East southeast wind 7 to 12 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers before 9am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 1246 AM CST Wed Nov 11 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-111915-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1246 AM CST Wed Nov 11 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms, then a slight chance of showers
late. Patchy fog. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth to slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning. Patchy fog in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North 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 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth to slightly choppy. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast 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. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers in
the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy. A chance
of showers. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly
choppy to occasionally choppy. Showers likely, mainly in the
evening. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM

GMZ255 · 137 PM CST Wed Nov 11 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. 
 


GMZ255-120815-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
137 PM CST Wed Nov 11 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · November 1973

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
36% lit
↑ 12:07 PM
↓ 10:59 PM
★☆☆☆c73
2
45% lit
↑ 12:44 PM
↓ 11:53 PM
★☆☆☆c68
3
55% lit
↑ 1:18 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c60
First Quarter
4
64% lit
↑ 1:51 PM
↓ 12:47 AM
★☆☆☆c50
5
74% lit
↑ 2:24 PM
↓ 1:42 AM
★☆☆☆c39
6
82% lit
↑ 2:57 PM
↓ 2:37 AM
★☆☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
7
90% lit
↑ 3:32 PM
↓ 3:35 AM
★☆☆☆c52
8
95% lit
↑ 4:11 PM
↓ 4:36 AM
★★☆☆c68
9
99% lit
↑ 4:54 PM
↓ 5:40 AM
★★☆☆c81
10
100% lit
↑ 5:44 PM
↓ 6:47 AM
★★☆☆c90
Full Moon · Beaver Moon
best
11
98% lit
↑ 6:41 PM
↓ 7:55 AM
★★☆☆c96
best
12
94% lit
↑ 7:44 PM
↓ 9:01 AM
★★☆☆c99
Perigee · 362,412 km
Moon farthest north (23.8°)
13
87% lit
↑ 8:51 PM
↓ 10:01 AM
★★☆☆c98
14
77% lit
↑ 9:58 PM
↓ 10:55 AM
★★☆☆c95
15
67% lit
↑ 11:04 PM
↓ 11:43 AM
★☆☆☆c87
16
56% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:24 PM
★☆☆☆c75
17
45% lit
↑ 12:07 AM
↓ 1:02 PM
★☆☆☆c59
Last Quarter
18
34% lit
↑ 1:08 AM
↓ 1:37 PM
★☆☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
19
24% lit
↑ 2:07 AM
↓ 2:11 PM
★☆☆☆c35
20
16% lit
↑ 3:04 AM
↓ 2:45 PM
★☆☆☆c54
21
9% lit
↑ 4:02 AM
↓ 3:21 PM
★☆☆☆c69
22
4% lit
↑ 4:59 AM
↓ 3:59 PM
★★☆☆c79
23
1% lit
↑ 5:56 AM
↓ 4:40 PM
★★☆☆c85
best
24
0% lit
↑ 6:52 AM
↓ 5:25 PM
★★☆☆c87
New Moon
best
25
1% lit
↑ 7:45 AM
↓ 6:14 PM
★★☆☆c87
Moon farthest south (-24.2°)
best
26
3% lit
↑ 8:36 AM
↓ 7:05 PM
★★☆☆c86
27
8% lit
↑ 9:22 AM
↓ 7:58 PM
★★☆☆c83
28
13% lit
↑ 10:04 AM
↓ 8:51 PM
★★☆☆c80
Apogee · 405,910 km
29
20% lit
↑ 10:42 AM
↓ 9:45 PM
★☆☆☆c76
30
28% lit
↑ 11:17 AM
↓ 10:38 PM
★☆☆☆c70

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Nov 3 · 12:29 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Nov 6 · 12:00 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, Nov 10 · 8:27 AM — Full Moon · Beaver MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Nov 12 · 9:00 AM — Perigee · 362,412 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Nov 12 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest north (23.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Nov 17 · 12:35 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Nov 18 · 7:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Nov 24 · 1:55 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Nov 25 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-24.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Nov 28 · 7:00 AM — Apogee · 405,910 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Sat, Nov 10 · Sun, Nov 11 · Fri, Nov 23 · Sat, Nov 24 · Sun, Nov 25

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

Moon distance

362,419 km closest · 405,895 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 Wed 12:46 PM.