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Rockport

28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

⚠ Coastal Flood Advisory · until Tue 3:00 AM

* WHAT...Minor coastal flooding. * WHERE...Coastal Aransas, Coastal Kleberg, Coastal Nueces, Coastal San Patricio, Coastal Refugio and Coastal Calhoun Counties. * WHEN...Until 3 AM CST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only isolated road closures expected.

If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.

⚠ Flood Watch · until Mon 12:00 PM

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...A portion of south Texas, including the following areas, Aransas Islands, Bee, Coastal Aransas, Coastal Kleberg, Coastal Nueces, Coastal Refugio, Coastal San Patricio, Duval, Goliad, Inland Kleberg, Inland Nueces, Inland Refugio, Inland San Patricio, Jim Wells, Kleberg Islands, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces Islands and Webb. * WHEN...Until noon CST today. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A widespread swath of 4-8 inch radar estimated rainfall amounts have fallen across the southern Rio Grande Plains/Brush Country today. An additional 1-3 inch rainfall amounts are forecast through Monday evening, with isolated areas of greater than 4 inches. Any rainfall over this high rainfall corridor and storms with 2-4 inch rainfall rates/training storms (especially across the urban areas and poor drainage wars) will lead to additional flooding concerns. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

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Today

Today: High 74° · 97% rain

Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Northeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Tonight: Low 67° · 33% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northeast wind 12 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. 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 PMclouds78% cloud cover81% cloud cover87% cloud cover81% cloud cover74% cloud cover82% cloud cover79% cloud cover79% cloud cover86% cloud cover82% cloud cover84% cloud cover93% cloud cover87% cloud cover86% cloud cover86% cloud cover85% cloud cover87% cloud cover86% cloud cover91% cloud cover88% cloud cover85% cloud cover79% cloud cover86% cloud cover91% cloud cover90% cloud cover89% cloud cover87% cloud cover85% cloud cover84% cloud cover82% cloud cover80% cloud cover77% cloud cover75% cloud cover75% cloud cover74% cloud cover74% cloud cover69% cloud cover65% cloud cover60% cloud cover58% cloud cover57% cloud cover55% cloud cover55% cloud cover54% cloud cover54% cloud cover55% cloud cover57% cloud cover58% cloud cover⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°71697068677074757372706867717575rain27% chance26% chance34% chance33% chance22% chance20% chance25% chance20% chance15% chance13% chance11% chance20% chance6% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphNNE 10 mph, gusts 13NNE 8 mph, gusts 10N 7 mph, gusts 9N 6 mph, gusts 8N 7 mph, gusts 10N 9 mph, gusts 12N 9 mph, gusts 12N 9 mph, gusts 13N 8 mph, gusts 10NNE 7 mph, gusts 9N 7 mph, gusts 9N 7 mph, gusts 9N 1 mph, gusts 1N 0 mphNNW 3 mph, gusts 5NNW 7 mph, gusts 8NNW 7 mph, gusts 10NNW 9 mph, gusts 13N 12 mph, gusts 15N 12 mph, gusts 16N 12 mph, gusts 15N 9 mph, gusts 13NNE 8 mph, gusts 10NNE 7 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 7 PM71°71°69°93%78%27%–NNE 10137.2 mi⚡
Tue 8 PM70°70°69°97%81%26%–NNE 9127.8 mi⚡
Tue 9 PM70°70°69°97%87%34%–NNE 8108.0 mi
Tue 10 PM69°69°69°100%81%33%–NNE 897.7 mi
Tue 11 PM70°70°69°97%74%22%–N 797.2 mi
Wed 12 AM70°70°69°97%82%20%–N 787.3 mi
Wed 1 AM70°70°69°97%79%25%–N 686.7 mi
Wed 2 AM69°69°69°100%79%20%–N 786.7 mi
Wed 3 AM69°69°68°97%86%15%–N 7106.7 mi
Wed 4 AM68°68°68°100%82%13%–N 8106.6 mi
Wed 5 AM68°68°68°100%84%11%–N 9126.7 mi
Wed 6 AM68°68°68°100%93%20%–N 9136.0 mi
Wed 7 AM67°67°67°100%87%6%–N 9126.1 mi
Wed 8 AM69°69°69°100%86%1%–N 9126.0 mi
Wed 9 AM69°69°69°100%86%0%–N 9137.3 mi
Wed 10 AM70°70°70°100%85%1%–N 9128.6 mi
Wed 11 AM72°72°70°93%87%1%–N 8108.8 mi
Wed 12 PM73°73°70°90%86%0%–N 8108.9 mi
Wed 1 PM74°74°70°87%91%0%–NNE 79–
Wed 2 PM74°74°70°87%88%2%–N 79–
Wed 3 PM74°74°70°87%85%1%–N 79–
Wed 4 PM75°75°70°84%79%2%–N 810–
Wed 5 PM74°74°70°87%86%0%–N 79–
Wed 6 PM73°73°69°87%91%3%–N 68–
Wed 7 PM73°73°69°87%90%3%–N 11–
Wed 8 PM72°72°69°90%89%3%–N 00–
Wed 9 PM72°72°68°87%87%3%–N 00–
Wed 10 PM72°72°68°87%85%3%–NNW 11–
Wed 11 PM71°71°68°90%84%3%–NNW 35–
Thu 12 AM71°71°68°90%82%1%–NNW 67–
Thu 1 AM70°70°68°93%80%1%–NNW 78–
Thu 2 AM69°69°68°97%77%1%–NNW 79–
Thu 3 AM69°69°68°97%75%1%–NNW 710–
Thu 4 AM68°68°67°97%75%1%–NNW 812–
Thu 5 AM67°67°67°100%74%1%–NNW 913–
Thu 6 AM67°67°66°97%74%0%–NNW 1014–
Thu 7 AM67°67°66°97%69%0%–N 1215–
Thu 8 AM68°68°66°93%65%0%–N 1216–
Thu 9 AM69°69°66°90%60%0%–N 1216–
Thu 10 AM71°71°65°81%58%0%–N 1216–
Thu 11 AM73°73°65°76%57%0%–N 1215–
Thu 12 PM74°74°64°71%55%0%–N 1014–
Thu 1 PM75°75°63°66%55%0%–N 913–
Thu 2 PM76°76°63°64%54%0%–NNE 912–
Thu 3 PM76°76°62°62%54%0%–NNE 810–
Thu 4 PM75°75°62°64%55%0%–NNE 810–
Thu 5 PM74°74°61°64%57%0%–NNE 79–
Thu 6 PM73°73°61°66%58%0%–NNE 79–

7-day forecast

Mon, Nov 9

Showers And Thunderstorms

74° / 67°

97% rain

20 mph

Today

Chance Rain Showers

75° / 68°

42% rain

NE 7–10 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 11

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 66°

44% rain

NNE 0–9 mph · gusts 13

Thu, Nov 12

Partly Sunny

74° / 60°

2% rain

N 5–12 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

73° / 62°

Dry

N 5–8 mph · gusts 12

Sat, Nov 14

Sunny

75° / 67°

59% rain · 0.66"

E 7–18 mph · gusts 26

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Rain Showers

75° / 68°

57% rain · 1.02"

ESE 13–18 mph · gusts 29

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Northeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
  • Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northeast wind 12 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tuesday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Northeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Veterans Day: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 76. North northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind 0 to 13 mph.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. North northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 73. North wind around 8 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 75.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 1223 AM 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-101915-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1223 AM CST Tue Nov 10 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and
inland waters slightly choppy. A slight chance of thunderstorms.
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers late. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth to slightly choppy. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth to slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
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. Bay and inland
waters choppy. Showers likely. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ255 · 1223 AM 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. 
 


GMZ255-101915-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
1223 AM CST Tue Nov 10 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers, then a chance of
showers late. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...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 in the evening. A
chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East
1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: North
2 feet at 3 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
in the evening, then around 2 feet or less. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. 
.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 around 20 knots. Seas 5 to
7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. Showers likely. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · September 1981

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
10% lit
↑ 9:51 AM
↓ 9:59 PM
★☆☆☆c31
Moon crosses the equator
2
17% lit
↑ 10:44 AM
↓ 10:32 PM
★☆☆☆c49
3
24% lit
↑ 11:37 AM
↓ 11:06 PM
★☆☆☆c62
4
33% lit
↑ 12:29 PM
↓ 11:42 PM
★☆☆☆c73
5
42% lit
↑ 1:21 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c81
Apogee · 404,445 km
6
52% lit
↑ 2:14 PM
↓ 12:21 AM
★☆☆☆c86
First Quarter
7
61% lit
↑ 3:06 PM
↓ 1:03 AM
★☆☆☆c89
8
70% lit
↑ 3:57 PM
↓ 1:49 AM
★☆☆☆c90
Moon farthest south (-21.8°)
9
79% lit
↑ 4:47 PM
↓ 2:40 AM
★☆☆☆c90
10
87% lit
↑ 5:35 PM
↓ 3:34 AM
★☆☆☆c89
11
93% lit
↑ 6:20 PM
↓ 4:32 AM
★★☆☆c85
best
12
97% lit
↑ 7:03 PM
↓ 5:32 AM
★☆☆☆c79
13
100% lit
↑ 7:44 PM
↓ 6:34 AM
★★☆☆c72
Full Moon · Corn Moon
best
14
99% lit
↑ 8:24 PM
↓ 7:36 AM
★★☆☆c60
best
15
96% lit
↑ 9:04 PM
↓ 8:40 AM
★☆☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
16
91% lit
↑ 9:45 PM
↓ 9:44 AM
★☆☆☆c51
Perigee · 365,639 km
17
83% lit
↑ 10:28 PM
↓ 10:49 AM
★☆☆☆c69
18
74% lit
↑ 11:14 PM
↓ 11:54 AM
★☆☆☆c85
19
63% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:59 PM
★☆☆☆c95
20
51% lit
↑ 12:05 AM
↓ 2:02 PM
★☆☆☆c98
Last Quarter
21
40% lit
↑ 12:59 AM
↓ 3:02 PM
★☆☆☆c98
Moon farthest north (21.1°)
22
30% lit
↑ 1:56 AM
↓ 3:57 PM
★☆☆☆c96
23
20% lit
↑ 2:56 AM
↓ 4:47 PM
★☆☆☆c89
24
12% lit
↑ 3:55 AM
↓ 5:32 PM
★☆☆☆c81
25
6% lit
↑ 4:54 AM
↓ 6:12 PM
★☆☆☆c70
26
2% lit
↑ 5:52 AM
↓ 6:49 PM
★★☆☆c61
best
27
0% lit
↑ 6:48 AM
↓ 7:24 PM
★★☆☆c47
New Moon
best
28
0% lit
↑ 7:42 AM
↓ 7:57 PM
★☆☆☆c31
Moon crosses the equator
29
3% lit
↑ 8:35 AM
↓ 8:31 PM
★☆☆☆c49
30
6% lit
↑ 9:28 AM
↓ 9:04 PM
★☆☆☆c61

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Sep 1 · 1:00 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, Sep 5 · 2:00 AM — Apogee · 404,445 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Sep 6 · 8:26 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Sep 8 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-21.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Sep 13 · 10:09 PM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Sep 15 · 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.
  • Wed, Sep 16 · 11:00 PM — Perigee · 365,639 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Sep 20 · 2:48 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Sep 21 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (21.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Sep 27 · 11:07 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Sep 28 · 8:00 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

Fri, Sep 11 · Sun, Sep 13 · Mon, Sep 14 · Sat, Sep 26 · Sun, Sep 27

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

Moon distance

365,759 km closest · 404,325 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 12:46 AM.