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28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Tonight: Low 66° · 41% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Veterans Day: High 75° · 17% rain

A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then patchy fog between 7am and 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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 PMclouds87% cloud cover82% cloud cover83% cloud cover86% cloud cover81% cloud cover86% cloud cover88% cloud cover82% cloud cover79% cloud cover79% cloud cover81% cloud cover87% cloud cover84% cloud cover88% cloud cover87% cloud cover89% cloud cover85% cloud cover87% cloud cover88% cloud cover90% cloud cover89% cloud cover91% cloud cover89% cloud cover89% cloud cover88% cloud cover87% cloud cover87% cloud cover84% cloud cover83% cloud cover82% cloud cover89% cloud cover86% cloud cover74% cloud cover61% cloud cover62% cloud cover62% cloud cover63% cloud cover57% cloud cover50% cloud cover44% cloud cover45% cloud cover47% cloud cover48% cloud cover42% cloud cover36% cloud cover30% cloud cover28% cloud cover26% cloud cover🌫🌫🌫55°60°65°70°75°80°71706969727473737270686873757472rain34% chance33% chance31% chance30% chance25% chance21% chance17% chance14% chance13% chance12% chance9% chance4% chance4% chance5% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphN 6 mph, gusts 8N 7 mph, gusts 9N 8 mph, gusts 12N 10 mph, gusts 13N 9 mph, gusts 13N 9 mph, gusts 13N 8 mph, gusts 10N 8 mph, gusts 10N 8 mph, gusts 10N 7 mph, gusts 9N 6 mph, gusts 8N 5 mph, gusts 6NNW 6 mph, gusts 7NNW 7 mph, gusts 9NNW 9 mph, gusts 12NNW 10 mph, gusts 14N 13 mph, gusts 16N 13 mph, gusts 16NNE 10 mph, gusts 14NNE 9 mph, gusts 13NNE 9 mph, gusts 12N 8 mph, gusts 10N 7 mph, gusts 9N 6 mph, gusts 7
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 12 AM71°71°70°97%87%34%–N 685.7 mi
Wed 1 AM70°70°70°100%82%33%–N 685.5 mi
Wed 2 AM70°70°69°97%83%31%–N 794.6 mi
Wed 3 AM70°70°69°97%86%30%–N 8105.5 mi
Wed 4 AM69°69°69°100%81%25%–N 8124.6 mi
Wed 5 AM69°69°69°100%86%21%–N 9124.7 mi🌫
Wed 6 AM69°69°69°100%88%17%–N 10134.7 mi
Wed 7 AM69°69°69°100%82%14%–N 9134.9 mi🌫
Wed 8 AM68°68°68°100%79%13%–N 9134.7 mi🌫
Wed 9 AM69°69°69°100%79%12%–N 9136.0 mi
Wed 10 AM70°70°70°100%81%9%–N 9137.4 mi
Wed 11 AM71°71°70°97%87%4%–N 8127.9 mi
Wed 12 PM72°72°70°93%84%4%–N 8108.3 mi
Wed 1 PM73°73°70°90%88%5%–N 8109.5 mi
Wed 2 PM73°73°70°90%87%6%–N 8109.9 mi
Wed 3 PM74°74°70°87%89%6%–N 81010+ mi
Wed 4 PM73°73°70°90%85%6%–N 81010.0 mi
Wed 5 PM73°73°70°90%87%6%–N 8109.9 mi
Wed 6 PM73°73°69°87%88%2%–N 799.9 mi
Wed 7 PM73°73°70°90%90%2%–N 789.9 mi
Wed 8 PM73°73°69°87%89%2%–N 689.8 mi
Wed 9 PM73°73°69°87%91%1%–N 569.8 mi
Wed 10 PM72°72°69°90%89%1%–N 569.7 mi
Wed 11 PM72°72°69°90%89%1%–N 569.6 mi
Thu 12 AM72°72°69°90%88%1%–NNW 679.5 mi
Thu 1 AM70°70°69°97%87%1%–NNW 689.6 mi
Thu 2 AM70°70°68°93%87%1%–NNW 799.8 mi
Thu 3 AM70°70°68°93%84%1%–NNW 8109.9 mi
Thu 4 AM68°68°67°97%83%1%–NNW 9129.7 mi
Thu 5 AM68°68°67°97%82%1%–NNW 10139.6 mi
Thu 6 AM68°68°66°93%89%0%–NNW 10149.5 mi
Thu 7 AM67°67°66°97%86%0%–N 1215–
Thu 8 AM67°67°66°97%74%0%–N 1316–
Thu 9 AM68°68°66°93%61%0%–N 1316–
Thu 10 AM70°70°65°84%62%0%–N 1316–
Thu 11 AM72°72°64°76%62%0%–NNE 1215–
Thu 12 PM73°73°63°71%63%0%–NNE 1014–
Thu 1 PM75°75°63°66%57%0%–NNE 1013–
Thu 2 PM75°75°62°64%50%0%–NNE 913–
Thu 3 PM75°75°62°64%44%0%–NNE 912–
Thu 4 PM75°75°62°64%45%0%–NNE 912–
Thu 5 PM74°74°61°64%47%0%–N 810–
Thu 6 PM74°74°61°64%48%0%–N 810–
Thu 7 PM73°73°61°66%42%0%–N 89–
Thu 8 PM73°73°62°68%36%0%–N 79–
Thu 9 PM72°72°62°71%30%0%–N 78–
Thu 10 PM71°71°62°73%28%0%–N 67–
Thu 11 PM71°71°62°73%26%0%–N 66–

7-day forecast

Tue, Nov 10

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

–° / 66°

41% rain

Today

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

75° / 66°

34% rain

N 5–10 mph · gusts 13

🌫 Fog

Thu, Nov 12

Partly Sunny

76° / 66°

1% rain

N 6–13 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

77° / 70°

Dry

ENE 5–7 mph · gusts 9

Sat, Nov 14

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 69°

61% rain · 0.60"

SE 6–17 mph · gusts 25

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 15

Rain Showers Likely

78° / 66°

61% rain · 1.02"

E 12–15 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Rain Showers

75° / 64°

36% rain · 0.12"

NE 12–15 mph · gusts 22

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Veterans Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then patchy fog between 7am and 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 66. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 8 to 13 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind 5 to 8 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 77. East northeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East southeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Sunday: Rain showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 118 PM CST Tue Nov 10 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-110815-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
118 PM CST Tue Nov 10 2026

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
Showers likely this evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms
until early morning. A chance of showers after midnight. Patchy
fog late. 
.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 around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. 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...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...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then showers likely after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Showers likely, mainly in
the morning. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ255 · 118 PM CST Tue Nov 10 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. 
 


GMZ255-110815-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
118 PM CST Tue Nov 10 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely until
early morning, then a chance of showers late. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 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. 
.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 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. 
.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 in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. Showers likely. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet. A chance of showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · December 1979

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
95% lit
↑ 4:22 PM
↓ 4:40 AM
★★☆☆c74
2
99% lit
↑ 5:08 PM
↓ 5:42 AM
★★☆☆c86
3
100% lit
↑ 5:57 PM
↓ 6:43 AM
★★☆☆c92
Full Moon · Cold Moon
best
4
99% lit
↑ 6:48 PM
↓ 7:42 AM
★★☆☆c95
best
5
95% lit
↑ 7:41 PM
↓ 8:38 AM
★★☆☆c93
Moon farthest north (18.7°)
6
90% lit
↑ 8:35 PM
↓ 9:29 AM
★★☆☆c88
7
84% lit
↑ 9:28 PM
↓ 10:16 AM
★☆☆☆c81
8
76% lit
↑ 10:21 PM
↓ 10:58 AM
★☆☆☆c72
9
67% lit
↑ 11:13 PM
↓ 11:37 AM
★☆☆☆c63
10
58% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:13 PM
★☆☆☆c53
11
49% lit
↑ 12:04 AM
↓ 12:48 PM
★☆☆☆c44
Apogee · 404,255 km
Last Quarter
12
39% lit
↑ 12:55 AM
↓ 1:22 PM
★☆☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
13
30% lit
↑ 1:47 AM
↓ 1:55 PM
★☆☆☆c39
14
22% lit
↑ 2:39 AM
↓ 2:30 PM
★☆☆☆c54
15
14% lit
↑ 3:32 AM
↓ 3:07 PM
★☆☆☆c67
16
8% lit
↑ 4:27 AM
↓ 3:48 PM
★★☆☆c79
17
3% lit
↑ 5:24 AM
↓ 4:33 PM
★★☆☆c88
18
1% lit
↑ 6:23 AM
↓ 5:22 PM
★★☆☆c95
best
19
0% lit
↑ 7:21 AM
↓ 6:17 PM
★★☆☆c99
New Moon
best
20
3% lit
↑ 8:18 AM
↓ 7:15 PM
★★☆☆c101
Moon farthest south (-19.3°)
best
21
7% lit
↑ 9:13 AM
↓ 8:17 PM
★★☆☆c99
22
14% lit
↑ 10:04 AM
↓ 9:21 PM
★★☆☆c93
23
23% lit
↑ 10:51 AM
↓ 10:24 PM
★☆☆☆c84
Perigee · 368,805 km
24
34% lit
↑ 11:35 AM
↓ 11:27 PM
★☆☆☆c70
25
45% lit
↑ 12:17 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c51
First Quarter
26
56% lit
↑ 12:57 PM
↓ 12:29 AM
★☆☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
27
67% lit
↑ 1:38 PM
↓ 1:30 AM
★☆☆☆c56
28
77% lit
↑ 2:20 PM
↓ 2:31 AM
★☆☆☆c73
29
86% lit
↑ 3:03 PM
↓ 3:32 AM
★☆☆☆c77
30
92% lit
↑ 3:49 PM
↓ 4:32 AM
★★☆☆c86
31
97% lit
↑ 4:38 PM
↓ 5:31 AM
★★☆☆c92

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Dec 3 · 12:08 PM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Dec 5 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Dec 11 · 5:00 AM — Apogee · 404,255 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Dec 11 · 7:59 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Dec 12 · 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.
  • Wed, Dec 19 · 2:23 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Dec 20 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Dec 23 · 10:00 AM — Perigee · 368,805 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Dec 25 · 11:11 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Dec 26 · 4:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Mon, Dec 3 · Tue, Dec 4 · Tue, Dec 18 · Wed, Dec 19 · Thu, Dec 20

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

Moon distance

368,805 km closest · 404,213 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 Tue 10:41 PM.