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28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

Veterans Day: High 71° · 20% rain

Patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Low 66° · 1% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:46 AM / 5:37 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:06 AM / 7:13 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 5%
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 1112 PM6 PMThu, Nov 126 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 136 AMclouds82% cloud cover81% cloud cover81% cloud cover86% cloud cover87% cloud cover81% cloud cover87% cloud cover82% cloud cover90% cloud cover86% cloud cover83% cloud cover91% cloud cover90% cloud cover88% cloud cover93% cloud cover89% cloud cover80% cloud cover76% cloud cover77% cloud cover83% cloud cover85% cloud cover86% cloud cover84% cloud cover89% cloud cover82% cloud cover71% cloud cover72% cloud cover72% cloud cover69% cloud cover73% cloud cover75% cloud cover80% cloud cover77% cloud cover65% cloud cover69% cloud cover77% cloud cover64% cloud cover58% cloud cover51% cloud cover42% cloud cover32% cloud cover23% cloud cover18% cloud cover14% cloud cover9% cloud cover9% cloud cover8% cloud cover8% cloud cover🌫🌫🌫🌫55°60°65°70°75°64666971686968676669737270706866rain20% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance3% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphN 9 mph, gusts 13N 10 mph, gusts 13N 9 mph, gusts 13N 9 mph, gusts 12N 9 mph, gusts 12N 8 mph, gusts 12N 8 mph, gusts 10N 7 mph, gusts 9NNW 6 mph, gusts 7NNW 7 mph, gusts 8NNW 9 mph, gusts 12NNW 10 mph, gusts 14N 10 mph, gusts 14N 12 mph, gusts 16N 12 mph, gusts 16NNE 10 mph, gusts 14NNE 10 mph, gusts 13N 9 mph, gusts 13N 8 mph, gusts 9N 6 mph, gusts 7N 6 mph, gusts 7N 6 mph, gusts 8N 7 mph, gusts 9N 8 mph, gusts 10
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 7 AM64°64°63°97%82%20%–N 9133.0 mi🌫
Wed 8 AM65°65°63°93%81%20%–N 9133.0 mi🌫
Wed 9 AM65°65°64°97%81%20%–N 10133.9 mi🌫
Wed 10 AM66°66°64°93%86%20%–N 9134.7 mi🌫
Wed 11 AM67°67°64°90%87%20%–N 9135.6 mi
Wed 12 PM68°68°65°90%81%3%–N 9126.7 mi
Wed 1 PM69°69°65°87%87%4%–N 9128.0 mi
Wed 2 PM70°70°66°87%82%3%–N 9129.1 mi
Wed 3 PM70°70°66°87%90%3%–N 9129.3 mi
Wed 4 PM71°71°66°84%86%3%–N 9129.0 mi
Wed 5 PM70°70°66°87%83%2%–N 8128.1 mi
Wed 6 PM69°69°65°87%91%1%–N 8107.9 mi
Wed 7 PM68°68°65°90%90%1%–N 8107.1 mi
Wed 8 PM68°68°65°90%88%1%–N 798.2 mi
Wed 9 PM68°68°65°90%93%1%–N 797.4 mi
Wed 10 PM69°69°66°90%89%1%–NNW 675.6 mi
Wed 11 PM68°68°66°93%80%1%–NNW 676.3 mi
Thu 12 AM68°68°66°93%76%1%–NNW 678.7 mi
Thu 1 AM68°68°66°93%77%1%–NNW 785.3 mi
Thu 2 AM68°68°66°93%83%1%–NNW 8106.2 mi
Thu 3 AM67°67°65°93%85%1%–NNW 9128.8 mi
Thu 4 AM67°67°65°93%86%0%–NNW 9137.1 mi
Thu 5 AM66°66°64°93%84%1%–NNW 10147.1 mi
Thu 6 AM66°66°64°93%89%0%–NNW 10148.8 mi
Thu 7 AM66°66°64°93%82%0%–N 10147.2 mi
Thu 8 AM67°67°64°90%71%0%–N 12157.4 mi
Thu 9 AM68°68°64°87%72%0%–N 12169.6 mi
Thu 10 AM69°69°64°84%72%0%–N 121610+ mi
Thu 11 AM71°71°63°76%69%0%–N 121610+ mi
Thu 12 PM72°72°63°73%73%0%–N 101510+ mi
Thu 1 PM73°73°62°68%75%0%–NNE 1014–
Thu 2 PM73°73°62°68%80%0%–NNE 1013–
Thu 3 PM73°73°61°66%77%0%–NNE 1013–
Thu 4 PM72°72°61°68%65%0%–NNE 1014–
Thu 5 PM71°71°60°68%69%0%–N 913–
Thu 6 PM70°70°59°68%77%0%–N 810–
Thu 7 PM70°70°61°73%64%0%–N 89–
Thu 8 PM71°71°63°76%58%0%–N 78–
Thu 9 PM71°71°62°73%51%0%–N 67–
Thu 10 PM70°70°62°76%42%0%–N 67–
Thu 11 PM70°70°62°76%32%0%–N 67–
Fri 12 AM69°69°62°78%23%0%–N 67–
Fri 1 AM68°68°62°81%18%0%–N 68–
Fri 2 AM67°67°61°81%14%0%–N 78–
Fri 3 AM66°66°61°84%9%0%–N 79–
Fri 4 AM66°66°61°84%9%0%–N 79–
Fri 5 AM65°65°60°84%8%0%–N 810–
Fri 6 AM65°65°60°84%8%0%–N 810–

7-day forecast

Today

Patchy Fog then Mostly Cloudy

71° / 66°

20% rain

N 6–10 mph · gusts 13

🌫 Fog

Thu, Nov 12

Mostly Cloudy

74° / 64°

1% rain

N 6–12 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

76° / 70°

1% rain

NE 6–8 mph · gusts 10

Sat, Nov 14

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 69°

48% rain · 0.12"

ESE 8–18 mph · gusts 25

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 65°

53% rain · 0.54"

ESE 10–17 mph · gusts 24

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny

74° / 60°

45% rain · 0.18"

NNE 8–16 mph · gusts 23

Tue, Nov 17

Partly Sunny

71° / 64°

5% rain

NNE 10–15 mph · gusts 22

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Veterans Day: Patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. North wind around 12 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. North wind around 8 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East southeast wind 7 to 12 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. 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 30%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East southeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.

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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 · 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. 
 


GMZ255-111915-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
1246 AM CST Wed Nov 11 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming north
late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.
A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, then a chance
of showers late. Patchy fog. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds and north 1 foot at
2 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. Patchy fog
in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 3 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 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 around 2 feet
or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. 
.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. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet. Showers likely. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · January 1977

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
87% lit
↑ 3:01 PM
↓ 3:53 AM
★☆☆☆c77
2
93% lit
↑ 3:47 PM
↓ 4:44 AM
★★☆☆c82
3
97% lit
↑ 4:35 PM
↓ 5:35 AM
★★☆☆c86
Moon farthest north (18.9°)
4
99% lit
↑ 5:27 PM
↓ 6:24 AM
★★☆☆c87
best
5
100% lit
↑ 6:21 PM
↓ 7:10 AM
★★☆☆c88
Full Moon · Wolf Moon
best
6
98% lit
↑ 7:17 PM
↓ 7:55 AM
★★☆☆c85
best
7
95% lit
↑ 8:14 PM
↓ 8:37 AM
★★☆☆c81
8
89% lit
↑ 9:12 PM
↓ 9:18 AM
★☆☆☆c74
9
81% lit
↑ 10:11 PM
↓ 9:57 AM
★☆☆☆c63
10
72% lit
↑ 11:10 PM
↓ 10:35 AM
★☆☆☆c48
Moon crosses the equator
11
62% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:15 AM
★☆☆☆c35
12
51% lit
↑ 12:10 AM
↓ 11:56 AM
★☆☆☆c52
Last Quarter
13
40% lit
↑ 1:12 AM
↓ 12:40 PM
★☆☆☆c69
14
29% lit
↑ 2:15 AM
↓ 1:28 PM
★☆☆☆c82
15
19% lit
↑ 3:19 AM
↓ 2:21 PM
★☆☆☆c92
16
11% lit
↑ 4:22 AM
↓ 3:18 PM
★☆☆☆c94
Perigee · 366,450 km
Moon farthest south (-19.3°)
17
5% lit
↑ 5:22 AM
↓ 4:19 PM
★★☆☆c97
18
1% lit
↑ 6:18 AM
↓ 5:21 PM
★★☆☆c97
best
19
0% lit
↑ 7:09 AM
↓ 6:24 PM
★★☆☆c95
New Moon
best
20
2% lit
↑ 7:55 AM
↓ 7:25 PM
★★☆☆c88
21
6% lit
↑ 8:37 AM
↓ 8:24 PM
★★☆☆c77
22
12% lit
↑ 9:15 AM
↓ 9:21 PM
★☆☆☆c63
23
19% lit
↑ 9:52 AM
↓ 10:16 PM
★☆☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
24
27% lit
↑ 10:27 AM
↓ 11:09 PM
★☆☆☆c31
25
36% lit
↑ 11:03 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c42
26
46% lit
↑ 11:39 AM
↓ 12:01 AM
★☆☆☆c53
First Quarter
27
55% lit
↑ 12:17 PM
↓ 12:53 AM
★☆☆☆c61
28
64% lit
↑ 12:57 PM
↓ 1:45 AM
★☆☆☆c68
Apogee · 404,374 km
29
73% lit
↑ 1:41 PM
↓ 2:36 AM
★☆☆☆c74
30
81% lit
↑ 2:27 PM
↓ 3:26 AM
★☆☆☆c76
Moon farthest north (18.9°)
31
88% lit
↑ 3:18 PM
↓ 4:15 AM
★☆☆☆c80

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Jan 3 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jan 5 · 6:10 AM — Full Moon · Wolf MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Jan 10 · 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.
  • Wed, Jan 12 · 1:55 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jan 16 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 366,450 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Jan 16 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-19.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jan 19 · 8:11 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Jan 23 · 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.
  • Wed, Jan 26 · 11:11 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Jan 28 · 12:00 AM — Apogee · 404,374 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Jan 30 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Tue, Jan 4 · Wed, Jan 5 · Thu, Jan 6 · Tue, Jan 18 · Wed, Jan 19

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

Moon distance

366,493 km closest · 404,227 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 AM.