Texas BiteCast

Sargent

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

⚠ Small Craft Advisory · until Mon 12:00 AM

* WHAT...East to northeast winds 15 to 25 kt and seas 4 to 6 ft expected. * 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...From midnight tonight to midnight CST Sunday night. * 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

Tonight: Low 64° · 6% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: High 73° · 20% rain

A slight chance of rain showers after 10am. Mostly cloudy. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. 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, 1%
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 86 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 96 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 10clouds80% cloud cover88% cloud cover90% cloud cover91% cloud cover89% cloud cover92% cloud cover87% cloud cover90% cloud cover89% cloud cover90% cloud cover87% cloud cover83% cloud cover84% cloud cover88% cloud cover91% cloud cover90% cloud cover90% cloud cover87% 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 cover50°55°60°65°70°75°69677173726865636060666969676564rain5% chance5% chance5% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance27% chance27% chance27% chance23% chance23% chance23% chance18% chance18% chance18% 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% chancewind01020mphE 17 mph, gusts 20ENE 17 mph, gusts 21ENE 17 mph, gusts 22ENE 17 mph, gusts 22ENE 17 mph, gusts 22ENE 17 mph, gusts 22ENE 17 mph, gusts 22ENE 15 mph, gusts 18NE 14 mph, gusts 17NE 14 mph, gusts 17NE 15 mph, gusts 17NE 15 mph, gusts 17NE 14 mph, gusts 16NNE 12 mph, gusts 16NNE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 12 mph, gusts 15ENE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 8 mph, gusts 10NE 7 mph, gusts 8NE 6 mph, gusts 8
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 3 AM69°69°63°81%80%5%–E 172010+ mi
Sun 4 AM68°68°63°84%88%5%–E 172110+ mi
Sun 5 AM68°68°63°84%90%5%–ENE 172110+ mi
Sun 6 AM67°67°63°87%91%16%–ENE 172110+ mi
Sun 7 AM66°66°63°90%89%16%–ENE 172210+ mi
Sun 8 AM69°69°62°78%92%16%–ENE 172210+ mi
Sun 9 AM71°71°63°76%87%20%–ENE 172210+ mi
Sun 10 AM72°72°61°68%90%20%–ENE 172210+ mi
Sun 11 AM73°73°61°66%89%20%–ENE 172210+ mi
Sun 12 PM73°73°60°64%90%27%–ENE 172210+ mi
Sun 1 PM73°73°60°64%87%27%–ENE 172210+ mi
Sun 2 PM73°73°59°62%83%27%–ENE 172210+ mi
Sun 3 PM72°72°60°66%84%23%–ENE 172210+ mi
Sun 4 PM71°71°60°68%88%23%–ENE 162010+ mi
Sun 5 PM70°70°59°68%91%23%–ENE 151810+ mi
Sun 6 PM68°68°58°70%90%18%–NE 141710+ mi
Sun 7 PM66°66°58°75%90%18%–NE 141710+ mi
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 12168.0 mi
Mon 8 AM62°62°57°84%84%31%0.01"NE 12167.0 mi
Mon 9 AM66°66°57°73%81%31%0.01"NE 12157.0 mi
Mon 10 AM68°68°57°68%80%31%0.01"NE 1316–
Mon 11 AM69°69°57°66%80%31%0.01"NE 1316–
Mon 12 PM69°69°57°66%81%34%–ENE 1316–
Mon 1 PM69°69°57°66%78%34%–ENE 1316–
Mon 2 PM70°70°57°63%77%34%–ENE 1316–
Mon 3 PM69°69°58°68%76%34%–ENE 1316–
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–

7-day forecast

Sat, Nov 7

Mostly Cloudy

–° / 64°

6% rain

Today

Slight Chance Rain Showers

73° / 60°

27% rain

NE 14–17 mph · gusts 22

Mon, Nov 9

Chance Rain Showers

72° / 60°

34% rain · 0.06"

NE 7–15 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Nov 10

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

76° / 66°

32% rain

NE 5–8 mph · gusts 10

Wed, Nov 11

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

76° / 62°

50% rain · 0.06"

E 3–6 mph · gusts 9

⚡ Storms

Thu, Nov 12

Partly Sunny

75° / 56°

5% rain

N 3–12 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

71° / 58°

Dry

N 5–9 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers after 10am. Mostly cloudy. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Veterans Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 71.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 71.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ350 · 1200 AM 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.


GMZ350-081830-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
1200 AM CST Sun Nov 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally
to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance
of showers. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
East 5 feet at 6 seconds. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East
2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
chance of showers after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · June 1986

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
29% lit
↑ 3:00 AM
↓ 3:16 PM
★☆☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
2
20% lit
↑ 3:27 AM
↓ 4:10 PM
★★☆☆c51
3
13% lit
↑ 3:55 AM
↓ 5:04 PM
★★☆☆c62
4
7% lit
↑ 4:24 AM
↓ 5:59 PM
★★☆☆c70
5
3% lit
↑ 4:57 AM
↓ 6:55 PM
★★★☆c74
6
1% lit
↑ 5:32 AM
↓ 7:51 PM
★★★☆c76
Apogee · 406,558 km
7
0% lit
↑ 6:13 AM
↓ 8:47 PM
★★★★c77
New Moon
best
8
1% lit
↑ 6:59 AM
↓ 9:41 PM
★★★☆c78
Moon farthest north (28.2°)
9
4% lit
↑ 7:51 AM
↓ 10:30 PM
★☆☆☆c77
10
9% lit
↑ 8:46 AM
↓ 11:15 PM
★★★☆c77
11
15% lit
↑ 9:44 AM
↓ 11:55 PM
★★☆☆c75
12
23% lit
↑ 10:42 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c72
13
32% lit
↑ 11:41 AM
↓ 12:30 AM
★★☆☆c65
14
42% lit
↑ 12:39 PM
↓ 1:03 AM
★☆☆☆c56
15
52% lit
↑ 1:38 PM
↓ 1:34 AM
★☆☆☆c44
First Quarter
Moon crosses the equator
16
63% lit
↑ 2:39 PM
↓ 2:04 AM
★☆☆☆c39
17
74% lit
↑ 3:43 PM
↓ 2:35 AM
★★☆☆c55
18
83% lit
↑ 4:50 PM
↓ 3:09 AM
★★☆☆c74
19
91% lit
↑ 6:02 PM
↓ 3:49 AM
★★★☆c88
20
97% lit
↑ 7:16 PM
↓ 4:35 AM
★★★★c98
best
21
100% lit
↑ 8:29 PM
↓ 5:30 AM
★★★★c101
Perigee · 357,668 km
Full Moon · Strawberry Moon (supermoon)
best
22
99% lit
↑ 9:35 PM
↓ 6:35 AM
★★★★c102
Moon farthest south (-28.0°)
best
23
96% lit
↑ 10:32 PM
↓ 7:45 AM
★☆☆☆c100
24
90% lit
↑ 11:19 PM
↓ 8:57 AM
★★★★c98
best
25
83% lit
↑ 11:58 PM
↓ 10:07 AM
★★★☆c89
26
74% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:11 AM
★★☆☆c75
27
64% lit
↑ 12:31 AM
↓ 12:12 PM
★☆☆☆c58
28
53% lit
↑ 1:01 AM
↓ 1:09 PM
★☆☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
Last Quarter
29
43% lit
↑ 1:30 AM
↓ 2:04 PM
★☆☆☆c37
30
34% lit
↑ 1:58 AM
↓ 2:59 PM
★☆☆☆c53

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Jun 1 · 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.
  • Fri, Jun 6 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 406,558 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Jun 7 · 9:00 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Jun 8 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Jun 15 · 6:59 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jun 15 · 9:00 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, Jun 21 · 8:00 AM — Perigee · 357,668 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Jun 21 · 10:41 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.
  • Sun, Jun 22 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jun 28 · 6:00 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, Jun 28 · 7:53 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Jun 7 · Fri, Jun 20 · Sat, Jun 21 · Sun, Jun 22 · Tue, Jun 24

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

Moon distance

357,697 km closest · 406,510 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 Sat 11:06 PM.