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28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

Overnight: Low 64° · 47% rain

A chance of rain showers and patchy fog before 3am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. North wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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%.

Sunrise / sunset
6:46 AM / 5:37 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:06 AM / 7:13 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 4%
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 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Nov 126 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 13clouds79% cloud cover84% cloud cover81% cloud cover85% cloud cover82% 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 cover🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫55°60°65°70°75°65656568706968686766687273707169rain20% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in20% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance3% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphN 8 mph, gusts 10N 9 mph, gusts 12N 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 8
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 3 AM65°65°63°93%79%20%0.01"N 8103.6 mi🌫
Wed 4 AM65°65°63°93%84%20%0.01"N 9123.5 mi🌫
Wed 5 AM65°65°63°93%81%20%0.01"N 9123.8 mi🌫
Wed 6 AM65°65°63°93%85%20%–N 10133.5 mi🌫
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Patchy Fog then Mostly Cloudy

71° / 64°

47% rain · 0.03"

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° / 62°

4% rain

NNE 10–15 mph · gusts 22

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: A chance of rain showers and patchy fog before 3am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. North wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • 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%.
  • Wednesday Night: 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. 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.

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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 · June 1978

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
16% lit
↑ 3:54 AM
↓ 4:47 PM
★☆☆☆c66
2
9% lit
↑ 4:33 AM
↓ 5:41 PM
★☆☆☆c75
3
4% lit
↑ 5:13 AM
↓ 6:35 PM
★☆☆☆c80
4
1% lit
↑ 5:54 AM
↓ 7:28 PM
★★☆☆c82
5
0% lit
↑ 6:38 AM
↓ 8:19 PM
★★☆☆c82
New Moon
best
6
1% lit
↑ 7:24 AM
↓ 9:08 PM
★★☆☆c82
Moon farthest north (18.3°)
best
7
4% lit
↑ 8:12 AM
↓ 9:54 PM
★★☆☆c80
8
8% lit
↑ 9:01 AM
↓ 10:38 PM
★★☆☆c77
Apogee · 406,132 km
9
14% lit
↑ 9:52 AM
↓ 11:18 PM
★☆☆☆c73
10
21% lit
↑ 10:43 AM
↓ 11:57 PM
★☆☆☆c67
11
29% lit
↑ 11:34 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c59
12
38% lit
↑ 12:27 PM
↓ 12:34 AM
★☆☆☆c49
13
48% lit
↑ 1:20 PM
↓ 1:10 AM
★☆☆☆c37
First Quarter
14
58% lit
↑ 2:15 PM
↓ 1:46 AM
★☆☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
15
68% lit
↑ 3:11 PM
↓ 2:24 AM
★☆☆☆c57
16
78% lit
↑ 4:11 PM
↓ 3:03 AM
★☆☆☆c72
17
86% lit
↑ 5:13 PM
↓ 3:46 AM
★☆☆☆c86
18
93% lit
↑ 6:17 PM
↓ 4:33 AM
★☆☆☆c93
19
98% lit
↑ 7:22 PM
↓ 5:25 AM
★★☆☆c101
best
20
100% lit
↑ 8:26 PM
↓ 6:24 AM
★★☆☆c104
Full Moon · Strawberry Moon (supermoon)
Moon farthest south (-18.3°)
best
21
99% lit
↑ 9:26 PM
↓ 7:27 AM
★★☆☆c104
Perigee · 357,668 km
best
22
95% lit
↑ 10:21 PM
↓ 8:33 AM
★★☆☆c102
23
88% lit
↑ 11:11 PM
↓ 9:39 AM
★★☆☆c94
24
79% lit
↑ 11:56 PM
↓ 10:44 AM
★☆☆☆c81
25
69% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:47 AM
★☆☆☆c64
26
59% lit
↑ 12:38 AM
↓ 12:48 PM
★☆☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
27
48% lit
↑ 1:18 AM
↓ 1:46 PM
★☆☆☆c42
Last Quarter
28
37% lit
↑ 1:56 AM
↓ 2:42 PM
★☆☆☆c58
29
28% lit
↑ 2:34 AM
↓ 3:37 PM
★☆☆☆c70
30
19% lit
↑ 3:14 AM
↓ 4:31 PM
★☆☆☆c78

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Jun 5 · 2:02 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Jun 6 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jun 8 · 1:00 PM — Apogee · 406,132 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Jun 13 · 5:44 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Jun 14 · 7:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Jun 20 · 3:31 PM — Full Moon · Strawberry 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.
  • Tue, Jun 20 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jun 21 · 7:00 AM — Perigee · 357,668 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Jun 26 · 8:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Jun 27 · 6:44 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Mon, Jun 5 · Tue, Jun 6 · Mon, Jun 19 · Tue, Jun 20 · Wed, Jun 21

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

Moon distance

357,710 km closest · 406,132 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.