Texas BiteCast

Sargent

28.770°, -95.620° · tides: Sargent, ICWW

⚠ Small Craft Advisory · until Mon 12:00 AM

* WHAT...East winds 15 to 25 kt and seas 4 to 6 ft. * WHERE...Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM and Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM. * WHEN...Until midnight CST tonight. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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Today

This Afternoon: High 73° · 24% rain

A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Low 59° · 32% rain

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:40 AM / 5:32 PM
Moonrise / moonset
6:08 AM / 4:56 PM
Moon
New Moon, 0%
Minor period
5:38 AM–6:38 AM
Major period
10:30 AM–12:30 PM
Minor period
4:26 PM–5:26 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 96 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 106 AM12 PM6 PMclouds87% cloud cover83% cloud cover83% cloud cover77% cloud cover82% cloud cover81% cloud cover81% cloud cover89% cloud cover91% cloud cover85% cloud cover88% cloud cover87% cloud cover84% cloud cover81% cloud cover80% cloud cover80% cloud cover81% cloud cover78% cloud cover77% cloud cover76% cloud cover79% cloud cover77% cloud cover85% cloud cover77% cloud cover77% cloud cover82% cloud cover83% cloud cover80% cloud cover76% cloud cover75% cloud cover76% cloud cover77% cloud cover76% cloud cover75% cloud cover74% cloud cover72% cloud cover70% cloud cover71% cloud cover74% cloud cover77% cloud cover78% cloud cover75% cloud cover71% cloud cover68% cloud cover68% cloud cover70% cloud cover72% cloud cover73% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°66646159626970686664626066737572rain18% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance31% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in34% chance34% chance34% chance34% chance34% chance34% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance12% chance12% chancewind01020mphNE 14 mph, gusts 17NE 15 mph, gusts 17NE 15 mph, gusts 16NE 14 mph, gusts 16NNE 13 mph, gusts 16NNE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 12 mph, gusts 15ENE 12 mph, gusts 14ENE 9 mph, gusts 13NE 8 mph, gusts 9NE 6 mph, gusts 8NE 6 mph, gusts 8NE 7 mph, gusts 9NNE 8 mph, gusts 10NE 8 mph, gusts 10ENE 8 mph, gusts 9ENE 8 mph, gusts 9E 8 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 7
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 8 PM66°66°57°73%87%18%–NE 141710+ mi
Sun 9 PM65°65°57°75%83%16%–NE 141710+ mi
Sun 10 PM65°65°57°75%83%16%–NE 151710+ mi
Sun 11 PM64°64°57°78%77%16%–NE 151710+ mi
Mon 12 AM63°63°57°81%82%18%–NE 151610+ mi
Mon 1 AM61°61°57°87%81%18%–NE 151710+ mi
Mon 2 AM61°61°57°87%81%18%–NE 141610+ mi
Mon 3 AM60°60°57°90%89%20%–NE 141610+ mi
Mon 4 AM59°59°57°93%91%20%–NNE 131610+ mi
Mon 5 AM59°59°56°90%85%20%–NNE 121610+ mi
Mon 6 AM60°60°57°90%88%31%0.01"NNE 121610+ mi
Mon 7 AM60°60°56°87%87%31%0.01"NNE 121610+ mi
Mon 8 AM62°62°57°84%84%31%0.01"NE 121610+ mi
Mon 9 AM66°66°57°73%81%31%0.01"NE 121510+ mi
Mon 10 AM68°68°57°68%80%31%0.01"NE 131610+ mi
Mon 11 AM69°69°57°66%80%31%0.01"NE 131610+ mi
Mon 12 PM69°69°57°66%81%34%–ENE 13169.0 mi
Mon 1 PM69°69°57°66%78%34%–ENE 13168.0 mi
Mon 2 PM70°70°57°63%77%34%–ENE 131610+ mi
Mon 3 PM69°69°58°68%76%34%–ENE 131610+ mi
Mon 4 PM69°69°58°68%79%34%–ENE 1215–
Mon 5 PM68°68°58°70%77%34%–ENE 1215–
Mon 6 PM67°67°58°73%85%15%–ENE 1214–
Mon 7 PM66°66°58°75%77%15%–ENE 1014–
Mon 8 PM66°66°57°73%77%15%–ENE 913–
Mon 9 PM65°65°56°73%82%15%–NE 810–
Mon 10 PM65°65°56°73%83%15%–NE 89–
Mon 11 PM64°64°56°75%80%15%–NE 78–
Tue 12 AM64°64°56°75%76%11%–NE 68–
Tue 1 AM63°63°56°78%75%11%–NE 68–
Tue 2 AM62°62°56°81%76%11%–NE 68–
Tue 3 AM61°61°56°84%77%11%–NE 79–
Tue 4 AM60°60°56°87%76%11%–NE 79–
Tue 5 AM60°60°56°87%75%11%–NNE 89–
Tue 6 AM61°61°56°84%74%8%–NNE 810–
Tue 7 AM63°63°57°81%72%8%–NE 810–
Tue 8 AM66°66°58°75%70%8%–NE 810–
Tue 9 AM69°69°58°68%71%8%–NE 810–
Tue 10 AM71°71°59°66%74%8%–ENE 89–
Tue 11 AM73°73°59°62%77%8%–ENE 89–
Tue 12 PM74°74°59°59%78%11%–ENE 89–
Tue 1 PM75°75°60°60%75%11%–E 89–
Tue 2 PM75°75°61°62%71%11%–E 89–
Tue 3 PM75°75°61°62%68%11%–E 89–
Tue 4 PM74°74°61°64%68%11%–E 78–
Tue 5 PM72°72°60°66%70%11%–E 78–
Tue 6 PM71°71°60°68%72%12%–E 67–
Tue 7 PM70°70°60°71%73%12%–E 67–

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Rain Showers

73° / 59°

32% rain

NE 14–15 mph · gusts 17

Mon, Nov 9

Rain Showers Likely

71° / 60°

58% rain · 0.06"

NE 7–15 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Nov 10

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

75° / 64°

32% rain

NE 5–8 mph · gusts 10

Wed, Nov 11

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

76° / 61°

43% rain · 0.06"

NE 3–6 mph · gusts 9

⚡ Storms

Thu, Nov 12

Mostly Sunny

75° / 55°

15% rain

N 5–13 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

71° / 55°

Dry

N 6–12 mph · gusts 14

Sat, Nov 14

Sunny

71° / 61°

5% rain

NE 6–13 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tonight: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Monday: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Veterans Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 71.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 71.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM

GMZ350 · 555 PM CST Sun Nov 8 2026

Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship
Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda
Bays.

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the
average highest 10 percent of the waves.


GMZ350-091215-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
555 PM CST Sun Nov 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, 
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. A 
chance of showers. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at
6 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, increasing to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet after midnight. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds around 15 knots, increasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · March 1984

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
1% lit
↑ 6:31 AM
↓ 5:34 PM
★★☆☆c72
2
0% lit
↑ 7:03 AM
↓ 6:27 PM
★★☆☆c60
Apogee · 406,711 km
New Moon
3
1% lit
↑ 7:33 AM
↓ 7:20 PM
★★☆☆c51
4
4% lit
↑ 8:02 AM
↓ 8:12 PM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
5
8% lit
↑ 8:30 AM
↓ 9:04 PM
★☆☆☆c29
6
14% lit
↑ 9:00 AM
↓ 9:58 PM
★☆☆☆c38
7
21% lit
↑ 9:31 AM
↓ 10:54 PM
★☆☆☆c47
8
30% lit
↑ 10:05 AM
↓ 11:52 PM
★☆☆☆c59
9
40% lit
↑ 10:44 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c72
10
50% lit
↑ 11:30 AM
↓ 12:52 AM
★★☆☆c84
First Quarter
11
61% lit
↑ 12:23 PM
↓ 1:53 AM
★★☆☆c95
Moon farthest north (26.0°)
12
71% lit
↑ 1:23 PM
↓ 2:53 AM
★★☆☆c102
13
81% lit
↑ 2:29 PM
↓ 3:51 AM
★★★☆c102
best
14
89% lit
↑ 3:39 PM
↓ 4:43 AM
★★★☆c102
best
15
96% lit
↑ 4:50 PM
↓ 5:31 AM
★★★☆c95
best
16
99% lit
↑ 6:01 PM
↓ 6:13 AM
★★★☆c80
Perigee · 357,152 km
best
17
100% lit
↑ 7:10 PM
↓ 6:52 AM
★★☆☆c67
Full Moon · Worm Moon (supermoon)
best
18
97% lit
↑ 8:17 PM
↓ 7:30 AM
★★☆☆c52
Moon crosses the equator
19
92% lit
↑ 9:24 PM
↓ 8:07 AM
★★☆☆c64
20
85% lit
↑ 10:30 PM
↓ 8:45 AM
★☆☆☆c64
21
76% lit
↑ 11:34 PM
↓ 9:26 AM
★★☆☆c79
22
66% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:10 AM
★★☆☆c86
23
56% lit
↑ 12:36 AM
↓ 10:58 AM
★★☆☆c89
24
46% lit
↑ 1:34 AM
↓ 11:49 AM
★★☆☆c88
Last Quarter
Moon farthest south (-25.2°)
25
36% lit
↑ 2:27 AM
↓ 12:43 PM
★★☆☆c84
26
27% lit
↑ 3:14 AM
↓ 1:39 PM
★★☆☆c81
27
19% lit
↑ 3:56 AM
↓ 2:34 PM
★★☆☆c76
28
12% lit
↑ 4:32 AM
↓ 3:29 PM
★★☆☆c67
29
7% lit
↑ 5:06 AM
↓ 4:22 PM
★★☆☆c53
Apogee · 406,344 km
30
3% lit
↑ 5:36 AM
↓ 5:15 PM
★★☆☆c45
31
1% lit
↑ 6:05 AM
↓ 6:07 PM
★★☆☆c38

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Mar 2 · 5:00 AM — Apogee · 406,711 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Mar 2 · 12:30 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Mar 4 · 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.
  • Sat, Mar 10 · 12:26 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Mar 11 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest north (26.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Mar 16 · 3:00 PM — Perigee · 357,152 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Mar 17 · 4:09 AM — Full Moon · Worm 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.
  • Sun, Mar 18 · 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, Mar 24 · 1:58 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Mar 24 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-25.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Mar 29 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 406,344 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Tue, Mar 13 · Wed, Mar 14 · Thu, Mar 15 · Fri, Mar 16 · Sat, Mar 17

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

Moon distance

357,181 km closest · 406,690 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 Sargent, ICWWSurf report: Sargent BeachOffshore 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 Sun 10:31 AM.