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Sargent

28.770°, -95.620° · tides: Sargent, ICWW

⚠ Marine Weather Statement · until Wed 3:15 AM

Scattered thunderstorms continue to impact the Upper Texas Coast waters and bays, with the risk of locally heavy thunderstorms now including Galveston Bay. Some storms will be capable of producing gusty winds, locally higher seas, lightning strikes, and hail.

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Today

Tonight: Low 63° · 79% rain

Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Veterans Day: High 76° · 52% rain

A chance of rain showers and patchy fog before 3pm. Mostly cloudy. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:41 AM / 5:30 PM
Moonrise / moonset
8:05 AM / 6:17 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 4%
Major period
12:00 AM–1:50 AM
Minor period
7:35 AM–8:35 AM
Major period
12:10 PM–2:10 PM
Minor period
5:47 PM–6:47 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 116 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Nov 126 AM12 PM6 PMclouds87% cloud cover84% cloud cover82% cloud cover83% cloud cover87% cloud cover89% cloud cover90% cloud cover86% cloud cover88% cloud cover93% cloud cover80% cloud cover77% cloud cover80% cloud cover84% cloud cover86% cloud cover88% cloud cover88% cloud cover85% cloud cover85% cloud cover88% cloud cover91% cloud cover91% cloud cover82% cloud cover76% cloud cover79% cloud cover87% cloud cover90% cloud cover86% cloud cover89% cloud cover92% cloud cover92% cloud cover90% cloud cover88% cloud cover95% cloud cover70% cloud cover44% cloud cover44% cloud cover44% cloud cover44% cloud cover37% cloud cover31% cloud cover24% cloud cover25% cloud cover25% cloud cover26% cloud cover22% cloud cover18% cloud cover14% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡🌫🌫🌫50°55°60°65°70°75°80°68676464717374716865636171757369rain53% chance, 0.02 in53% chance, 0.02 in79% chance, 0.02 in79% chance, 0.02 in79% chance, 0.02 in71% chance, 0.02 in71% chance, 0.02 in71% chance, 0.02 in52% chance52% chance52% chance46% chance46% chance46% chance19% chance19% chance19% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chancewind01020mphNNE 5 mph, gusts 9NE 5 mph, gusts 8NE 5 mph, gusts 9NNE 6 mph, gusts 10NE 7 mph, gusts 12ENE 7 mph, gusts 12NE 8 mph, gusts 12NNE 8 mph, gusts 10NNE 7 mph, gusts 9NNE 6 mph, gusts 8N 3 mph, gusts 6N 3 mph, gusts 6N 2 mph, gusts 5NNW 3 mph, gusts 6NNW 5 mph, gusts 9NNW 7 mph, gusts 12NNW 9 mph, gusts 14N 12 mph, gusts 16N 12 mph, gusts 16NNE 10 mph, gusts 14NNE 10 mph, gusts 13NNE 9 mph, gusts 12N 6 mph, gusts 9N 6 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 10 PM68°68°65°90%87%53%0.02"NNE 599.0 mi⚡
Tue 11 PM67°67°65°93%84%53%0.02"NE 599.0 mi⚡
Wed 12 AM68°68°66°93%82%79%0.02"NE 584.9 mi⚡
Wed 1 AM67°67°66°97%83%79%0.02"NE 584.9 mi⚡
Wed 2 AM66°66°65°97%87%79%0.02"NE 594.9 mi⚡
Wed 3 AM66°66°64°93%89%71%0.02"N 6104.9 mi⚡
Wed 4 AM64°64°64°100%90%71%0.02"NNE 6104.9 mi⚡
Wed 5 AM64°64°64°100%86%71%0.02"NE 7105.9 mi⚡
Wed 6 AM64°64°64°100%88%52%–NE 7125.9 mi🌫
Wed 7 AM64°64°64°100%93%52%–NE 7124.9 mi🌫
Wed 8 AM66°66°66°100%80%52%–ENE 7124.9 mi🌫
Wed 9 AM70°70°67°90%77%46%–NE 8127.0 mi
Wed 10 AM71°71°68°90%80%46%–NE 8127.0 mi
Wed 11 AM72°72°68°87%84%46%–NNE 8127.0 mi
Wed 12 PM73°73°68°84%86%19%–NNE 8107.9 mi
Wed 1 PM73°73°68°84%88%19%–NNE 7910+ mi
Wed 2 PM74°74°67°79%88%19%–NNE 7910+ mi
Wed 3 PM73°73°68°84%85%12%–NNE 7810+ mi
Wed 4 PM74°74°68°82%85%12%–NNE 6810+ mi
Wed 5 PM71°71°68°90%88%12%–NNE 5710+ mi
Wed 6 PM72°72°67°84%91%3%–N 3610+ mi
Wed 7 PM71°71°67°87%91%3%–N 3610+ mi
Wed 8 PM70°70°66°87%82%3%–N 3610+ mi
Wed 9 PM69°69°66°90%76%3%–N 269.0 mi
Wed 10 PM68°68°66°93%79%3%–N 257.0 mi
Wed 11 PM67°67°65°93%87%3%–NNW 267.0 mi
Thu 12 AM66°66°65°97%90%2%–NNW 367.0 mi
Thu 1 AM65°65°65°100%86%2%–NNW 377.0 mi
Thu 2 AM65°65°64°97%89%2%–NNW 597.0 mi
Thu 3 AM64°64°63°97%92%2%–NNW 7107.0 mi
Thu 4 AM63°63°62°97%92%2%–NNW 712–
Thu 5 AM63°63°61°93%90%2%–NNW 813–
Thu 6 AM62°62°61°97%88%0%–NNW 914–
Thu 7 AM61°61°61°100%95%0%–N 1015–
Thu 8 AM64°64°61°90%70%0%–N 1216–
Thu 9 AM68°68°62°81%44%0%–N 1216–
Thu 10 AM71°71°61°71%44%0%–N 1216–
Thu 11 AM73°73°60°64%44%0%–NNE 1015–
Thu 12 PM75°75°59°58%44%0%–NNE 1014–
Thu 1 PM75°75°59°58%37%0%–NNE 1014–
Thu 2 PM75°75°58°56%31%0%–NNE 1013–
Thu 3 PM75°75°58°56%24%0%–NNE 1013–
Thu 4 PM73°73°57°57%25%0%–NNE 912–
Thu 5 PM72°72°57°59%25%0%–N 710–
Thu 6 PM70°70°56°61%26%0%–N 69–
Thu 7 PM69°69°55°61%22%0%–N 69–
Thu 8 PM67°67°54°63%18%0%–N 69–
Thu 9 PM66°66°54°65%14%0%–N 69–

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms

68° / 63°

79% rain · 0.04"

NE 5–5 mph · gusts 9

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 11

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 61°

79% rain · 0.12"

NE 2–8 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms 🌫 Fog

Thu, Nov 12

Partly Sunny

77° / 57°

2% rain

N 3–12 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

77° / 64°

Dry

E 5–7 mph · gusts 9

Sat, Nov 14

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

75° / 66°

49% rain · 0.42"

E 6–24 mph · gusts 26

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Rain Showers

75° / 64°

53% rain · 1.20"

E 18–21 mph · gusts 24

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Rain Showers

72° / 61°

36% rain · 0.30"

NE 15–20 mph · gusts 23

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Veterans Day: A chance of rain showers and patchy fog before 3pm. Mostly cloudy. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind 0 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North wind around 5 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM

GMZ350 · 639 PM CST Tue Nov 10 2026

Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship
Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda
Bays.

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the
average highest 10 percent of the waves.


GMZ350-111330-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
639 PM CST Tue Nov 10 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
North 1 foot at 2 seconds and east 1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: North 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
5 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to
7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · October 1976

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
63% lit
↑ 3:05 PM
↓ 1:16 AM
★★☆☆c85
2
73% lit
↑ 3:48 PM
↓ 2:14 AM
★★☆☆c75
3
82% lit
↑ 4:27 PM
↓ 3:11 AM
★★☆☆c63
4
89% lit
↑ 5:03 PM
↓ 4:07 AM
★☆☆☆c49
5
94% lit
↑ 5:38 PM
↓ 5:01 AM
★☆☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
6
98% lit
↑ 6:12 PM
↓ 5:54 AM
★★☆☆c37
7
100% lit
↑ 6:46 PM
↓ 6:46 AM
★★☆☆c46
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
8
100% lit
↑ 7:21 PM
↓ 7:38 AM
★★☆☆c53
9
98% lit
↑ 7:57 PM
↓ 8:30 AM
★★☆☆c62
10
95% lit
↑ 8:36 PM
↓ 9:22 AM
★★☆☆c65
Apogee · 406,142 km
11
89% lit
↑ 9:18 PM
↓ 10:13 AM
★★☆☆c69
12
83% lit
↑ 10:03 PM
↓ 11:04 AM
★★☆☆c71
13
75% lit
↑ 10:51 PM
↓ 11:53 AM
★☆☆☆c73
Moon farthest north (19.1°)
14
66% lit
↑ 11:42 PM
↓ 12:41 PM
★★☆☆c73
15
57% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:27 PM
★☆☆☆c72
16
47% lit
↑ 12:36 AM
↓ 2:11 PM
★☆☆☆c69
Last Quarter
17
36% lit
↑ 1:33 AM
↓ 2:54 PM
★☆☆☆c64
18
26% lit
↑ 2:32 AM
↓ 3:35 PM
★☆☆☆c56
19
17% lit
↑ 3:33 AM
↓ 4:16 PM
★☆☆☆c46
20
9% lit
↑ 4:36 AM
↓ 4:57 PM
★☆☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
21
3% lit
↑ 5:41 AM
↓ 5:41 PM
★★☆☆c56
22
0% lit
↑ 6:48 AM
↓ 6:26 PM
★★★☆c75
best
23
0% lit
↑ 7:56 AM
↓ 7:16 PM
★★★☆c98
New Moon (supermoon)
Perigee · 357,154 km
best
24
3% lit
↑ 9:05 AM
↓ 8:10 PM
★★★☆c104
best
25
9% lit
↑ 10:12 AM
↓ 9:07 PM
★★★☆c107
best
26
17% lit
↑ 11:14 AM
↓ 10:07 PM
★★★☆c107
Moon farthest south (-19.6°)
best
27
27% lit
↑ 12:11 PM
↓ 11:07 PM
★☆☆☆c103
28
37% lit
↑ 1:01 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c100
29
48% lit
↑ 1:47 PM
↓ 12:07 AM
★★☆☆c87
First Quarter
30
58% lit
↑ 2:27 PM
↓ 1:06 AM
★☆☆☆c71
31
68% lit
↑ 2:04 PM
↓ 1:02 AM
★☆☆☆c55

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Oct 5 · 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.
  • Thu, Oct 7 · 11:55 PM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Oct 10 · 7:00 AM — Apogee · 406,142 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Oct 13 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest north (19.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Oct 16 · 3:59 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Oct 20 · 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.
  • Sat, Oct 23 · 12:10 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.
  • Sat, Oct 23 · 8:00 AM — Perigee · 357,154 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Oct 26 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-19.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Oct 29 · 5:05 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Fri, Oct 22 · Sat, Oct 23 · Sun, Oct 24 · Mon, Oct 25 · Tue, Oct 26

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

Moon distance

357,181 km closest · 406,126 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 Sargent, ICWWSurf report: Sargent BeachOffshore 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 Tue 7:06 PM.