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28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

Tonight: Low 66° · 65% rain

Showers and thunderstorms likely 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 70%. 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
8:09 AM / 6:25 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 3%
Major period
12:00 AM–1:55 AM
Minor period
7:39 AM–8:39 AM
Major period
12:15 PM–2:15 PM
Minor period
5:55 PM–6:55 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 PMclouds88% cloud cover88% cloud cover89% cloud cover85% cloud cover82% cloud cover87% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡🌫🌫🌫55°60°65°70°75°80°67677069697073737372706867707575rain57% chance, 0.01 in65% chance, 0.01 in58% chance, 0.01 in48% chance, 0.01 in41% chance, 0.01 in34% 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% chancewind01020mphNNE 8 mph, gusts 10NNE 7 mph, gusts 9N 6 mph, gusts 8N 6 mph, gusts 8N 8 mph, gusts 10N 9 mph, gusts 12N 9 mph, gusts 13N 9 mph, gusts 13N 8 mph, gusts 12N 8 mph, gusts 10N 8 mph, gusts 10N 8 mph, gusts 10N 7 mph, gusts 8N 5 mph, gusts 6N 5 mph, gusts 6NNW 6 mph, gusts 8NNW 8 mph, gusts 10NNW 10 mph, gusts 13N 12 mph, gusts 15N 13 mph, gusts 16NNE 12 mph, gusts 15NNE 10 mph, gusts 13NNE 9 mph, gusts 12N 8 mph, gusts 10
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 7 PM67°72°65°93%88%57%0.01"NNE 8105.5 mi⚡
Tue 8 PM67°72°65°93%88%65%0.01"NNE 8104.8 mi⚡
Tue 9 PM67°72°64°90%89%58%0.01"NNE 795.0 mi⚡
Tue 10 PM67°71°65°93%85%48%0.01"NNE 785.0 mi⚡
Tue 11 PM66°71°64°93%82%41%0.01"N 685.5 mi⚡
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

67° / 66°

65% rain · 0.05"

NNE 6–8 mph · gusts 10

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 11

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: Showers and thunderstorms likely 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 70%. 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 · August 1981

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3% lit
↑ 8:18 AM
↓ 9:40 PM
★★☆☆c85
2
8% lit
↑ 9:17 AM
↓ 10:18 PM
★☆☆☆c71
3
14% lit
↑ 10:14 AM
↓ 10:54 PM
★☆☆☆c55
4
22% lit
↑ 11:08 AM
↓ 11:28 PM
★☆☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
5
30% lit
↑ 12:01 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c31
6
40% lit
↑ 12:54 PM
↓ 12:01 AM
★☆☆☆c52
7
49% lit
↑ 1:46 PM
↓ 12:34 AM
★☆☆☆c65
First Quarter
8
59% lit
↑ 2:38 PM
↓ 1:09 AM
★☆☆☆c76
Apogee · 404,229 km
9
68% lit
↑ 3:30 PM
↓ 1:46 AM
★☆☆☆c83
10
76% lit
↑ 4:23 PM
↓ 2:26 AM
★☆☆☆c88
11
84% lit
↑ 5:16 PM
↓ 3:10 AM
★☆☆☆c90
12
91% lit
↑ 6:07 PM
↓ 3:59 AM
★★☆☆c91
Moon farthest south (-21.7°)
13
96% lit
↑ 6:57 PM
↓ 4:52 AM
★☆☆☆c91
14
99% lit
↑ 7:43 PM
↓ 5:48 AM
★★☆☆c89
best
15
100% lit
↑ 8:27 PM
↓ 6:47 AM
★★☆☆c85
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
16
99% lit
↑ 9:09 PM
↓ 7:47 AM
★★☆☆c79
best
17
95% lit
↑ 9:48 PM
↓ 8:48 AM
★☆☆☆c68
18
89% lit
↑ 10:27 PM
↓ 9:50 AM
★☆☆☆c53
19
81% lit
↑ 11:07 PM
↓ 10:52 AM
★☆☆☆c34
Moon crosses the equator
20
71% lit
↑ 11:47 PM
↓ 11:54 AM
★☆☆☆c51
21
60% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:58 PM
★☆☆☆c69
Perigee · 369,657 km
22
49% lit
↑ 12:30 AM
↓ 2:02 PM
★☆☆☆c83
Last Quarter
23
37% lit
↑ 1:17 AM
↓ 3:05 PM
★☆☆☆c92
24
27% lit
↑ 2:08 AM
↓ 4:07 PM
★☆☆☆c95
25
17% lit
↑ 3:04 AM
↓ 5:06 PM
★☆☆☆c95
Moon farthest north (21.0°)
26
10% lit
↑ 4:02 AM
↓ 6:01 PM
★★☆☆c93
27
4% lit
↑ 5:03 AM
↓ 6:50 PM
★☆☆☆c89
28
1% lit
↑ 6:04 AM
↓ 7:34 PM
★★☆☆c82
best
29
0% lit
↑ 7:03 AM
↓ 8:14 PM
★★☆☆c72
New Moon
best
30
1% lit
↑ 8:01 AM
↓ 8:51 PM
★★☆☆c59
31
5% lit
↑ 8:57 AM
↓ 9:25 PM
★☆☆☆c43

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Aug 4 · 5:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Aug 7 · 2:26 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Aug 8 · 7:00 AM — Apogee · 404,229 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Aug 12 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-21.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Aug 15 · 11:37 AM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Aug 19 · 2:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Aug 21 · 4:00 PM — Perigee · 369,657 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Aug 22 · 9:16 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Aug 25 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (21.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Aug 29 · 9:44 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Fri, Aug 14 · Sat, Aug 15 · Sun, Aug 16 · Fri, Aug 28 · Sat, Aug 29

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

Moon distance

369,663 km closest · 404,196 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 6:01 PM.