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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

This Afternoon: High 78° · 1% rain

Partly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

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.

Sunrise / sunset
6:39 AM / 5:32 PM
Moonrise / moonset
5:10 AM / 4:21 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 2%
Minor period
4:40 AM–5:40 AM
Major period
9:45 AM–11:45 AM
Minor period
3:51 PM–4:51 PM
Major period
10:10 PM–12:00 AM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sat, Nov 76 PMSun, Nov 86 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 96 AM12 PMclouds57% cloud cover42% cloud cover51% cloud cover55% cloud cover62% cloud cover73% cloud cover69% cloud cover64% cloud cover63% cloud cover64% cloud cover47% cloud cover60% cloud cover60% cloud cover57% cloud cover71% cloud cover82% cloud cover78% cloud cover79% cloud cover83% cloud cover84% cloud cover78% cloud cover78% cloud cover81% cloud cover84% cloud cover81% cloud cover83% cloud cover77% cloud cover77% cloud cover82% cloud cover83% cloud cover84% cloud cover75% cloud cover68% cloud cover73% cloud cover68% cloud cover72% cloud cover75% cloud cover75% cloud cover76% cloud cover82% cloud cover82% cloud cover84% cloud cover87% cloud cover81% cloud cover71% cloud cover66% cloud cover65% cloud cover65% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°78767169686564697170656462606068rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance4% chance6% chance8% chance10% chance12% chance13% chance15% chance17% chance20% chance20% chance19% chance19% chance18% chance17% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance13% chance13% chance13% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance21% chance21% chance21% chance22% chance22% chance22% chance22% chance22% chance22% chance28% chancewind01020mphE 15 mph, gusts 18E 15 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 18E 12 mph, gusts 17E 17 mph, gusts 17E 17 mph, gusts 18ENE 15 mph, gusts 21ENE 15 mph, gusts 22NE 17 mph, gusts 22ENE 16 mph, gusts 22ENE 16 mph, gusts 22ENE 16 mph, gusts 21ENE 14 mph, gusts 18NE 12 mph, gusts 17NE 12 mph, gusts 17NE 10 mph, gusts 15NE 9 mph, gusts 15NE 10 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 17NNE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 13 mph, gusts 17
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 1 PM78°78°67°69%57%1%–E 151810+ mi
Sat 2 PM77°77°66°69%42%1%–E 151810+ mi
Sat 3 PM78°78°67°69%51%1%–E 151810+ mi
Sat 4 PM76°76°67°74%55%1%–E 151810+ mi
Sat 5 PM75°75°67°76%62%1%–E 141810+ mi
Sat 6 PM73°73°66°79%73%1%–E 131710+ mi
Sat 7 PM71°71°66°84%69%1%–E 131810+ mi
Sat 8 PM70°70°66°87%64%0%–E 131810+ mi
Sat 9 PM69°69°65°87%63%1%–E 131810+ mi
Sat 10 PM69°69°65°87%64%1%–E 131810+ mi
Sat 11 PM69°69°64°84%47%1%–E 121710+ mi
Sun 12 AM69°69°64°84%60%3%–E 171710+ mi
Sun 1 AM68°68°64°87%60%2%–E 171710+ mi
Sun 2 AM67°67°63°87%57%2%–E 171710+ mi
Sun 3 AM66°66°63°90%71%1%–E 171810+ mi
Sun 4 AM65°65°63°93%82%4%–ENE 162010+ mi
Sun 5 AM65°65°63°93%78%6%–ENE 152110+ mi
Sun 6 AM65°65°63°93%79%8%–ENE 152210+ mi
Sun 7 AM64°64°62°93%83%10%–ENE 152210+ mi
Sun 8 AM66°66°62°87%84%12%–NE 162210+ mi
Sun 9 AM68°68°62°81%78%13%–NE 172210+ mi
Sun 10 AM69°69°61°76%78%15%–NE 172210+ mi
Sun 11 AM71°71°60°68%81%17%–ENE 162210+ mi
Sun 12 PM71°71°61°71%84%20%–ENE 162210+ mi
Sun 1 PM71°71°60°68%81%20%–ENE 162210+ mi
Sun 2 PM72°72°59°64%83%19%–ENE 162110+ mi
Sun 3 PM71°71°59°66%77%19%–ENE 162110+ mi
Sun 4 PM70°70°59°68%77%18%–ENE 152010+ mi
Sun 5 PM69°69°58°68%82%17%–ENE 141810+ mi
Sun 6 PM66°66°58°75%83%16%–ENE 131710+ mi
Sun 7 PM65°65°58°78%84%16%–NE 121710+ mi
Sun 8 PM65°65°58°78%75%16%–NE 121710+ mi
Sun 9 PM64°64°58°81%68%13%–NE 121710+ mi
Sun 10 PM64°64°57°78%73%13%–NE 1016–
Sun 11 PM63°63°57°81%68%13%–NE 1015–
Mon 12 AM63°63°57°81%72%3%–NE 915–
Mon 1 AM62°62°58°87%75%3%–NE 915–
Mon 2 AM61°61°57°87%75%3%–NE 915–
Mon 3 AM60°60°57°90%76%21%–NE 1016–
Mon 4 AM60°60°57°90%82%21%–NE 1217–
Mon 5 AM60°60°56°87%82%21%–NE 1217–
Mon 6 AM60°60°56°87%84%22%–NE 1217–
Mon 7 AM60°60°56°87%87%22%–NNE 1216–
Mon 8 AM63°63°56°78%81%22%–NE 1216–
Mon 9 AM66°66°57°73%71%22%–NE 1216–
Mon 10 AM68°68°57°68%66%22%–NE 1216–
Mon 11 AM69°69°57°66%65%22%–NE 1317–
Mon 12 PM70°70°57°63%65%28%–NE 1317–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

78° / 64°

6% rain

E 12–15 mph · gusts 18

Sun, Nov 8

Slight Chance Rain Showers

73° / 60°

21% rain

NE 10–17 mph · gusts 22

Mon, Nov 9

Chance Rain Showers

72° / 60°

28% rain

NE 6–13 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Nov 10

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

76° / 66°

32% rain

NE 5–9 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 11

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

76° / 62°

50% rain · 0.12"

E 3–7 mph · gusts 9

⚡ Storms

Thu, Nov 12

Partly Sunny

75° / 56°

7% rain

N 5–14 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

71° / 58°

Dry

N 7–13 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Partly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • 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%.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Weather map

Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.

Marine forecast

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

GMZ350 · 948 AM CST Sat Nov 7 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.


GMZ350-080430-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
948 AM CST Sat Nov 7 2026

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

Moon calendar · November 1986

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
0% lit
↑ 5:54 AM
↓ 5:14 PM
★★★☆c71
2
0% lit
↑ 7:03 AM
↓ 5:54 PM
★★★☆c83
New Moon
best
3
3% lit
↑ 8:15 AM
↓ 6:41 PM
★★★★c91
Perigee · 361,815 km
best
4
9% lit
↑ 9:28 AM
↓ 7:37 PM
★★★★c96
best
5
17% lit
↑ 10:38 AM
↓ 8:41 PM
★★★☆c96
Moon farthest south (-28.3°)
best
6
27% lit
↑ 11:41 AM
↓ 9:49 PM
★★★☆c96
7
37% lit
↑ 12:34 PM
↓ 10:59 PM
★☆☆☆c91
8
49% lit
↑ 1:19 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c86
First Quarter
9
60% lit
↑ 1:56 PM
↓ 12:06 AM
★★☆☆c75
10
70% lit
↑ 2:29 PM
↓ 1:09 AM
★★☆☆c60
11
79% lit
↑ 2:59 PM
↓ 2:09 AM
★☆☆☆c45
12
87% lit
↑ 3:27 PM
↓ 3:07 AM
★☆☆☆c34
Moon crosses the equator
13
93% lit
↑ 3:56 PM
↓ 4:03 AM
★★☆☆c51
14
97% lit
↑ 4:25 PM
↓ 4:59 AM
★★☆☆c66
15
99% lit
↑ 4:58 PM
↓ 5:56 AM
★★★☆c73
16
100% lit
↑ 5:33 PM
↓ 6:54 AM
★★★☆c76
Full Moon · Beaver Moon
17
98% lit
↑ 6:14 PM
↓ 7:51 AM
★★★☆c77
18
95% lit
↑ 7:00 PM
↓ 8:48 AM
★★★☆c77
19
91% lit
↑ 7:50 PM
↓ 9:42 AM
★★★☆c77
Moon farthest north (28.4°)
Apogee · 406,030 km
20
84% lit
↑ 8:44 PM
↓ 10:32 AM
★★☆☆c76
21
77% lit
↑ 9:41 PM
↓ 11:17 AM
★★☆☆c74
22
69% lit
↑ 10:38 PM
↓ 11:57 AM
★★☆☆c71
23
59% lit
↑ 11:35 PM
↓ 12:32 PM
★★☆☆c65
24
50% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:04 PM
★☆☆☆c57
Last Quarter
25
40% lit
↑ 12:33 AM
↓ 1:34 PM
★☆☆☆c45
26
30% lit
↑ 1:30 AM
↓ 2:04 PM
★☆☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
27
20% lit
↑ 2:29 AM
↓ 2:34 PM
★☆☆☆c49
28
12% lit
↑ 3:32 AM
↓ 3:07 PM
★★☆☆c61
29
6% lit
↑ 4:37 AM
↓ 3:44 PM
★★★☆c80
30
1% lit
↑ 5:48 AM
↓ 4:27 PM
★★★★c93
best

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Nov 2 · 12:02 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Nov 3 · 9:00 PM — Perigee · 361,815 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Nov 5 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Nov 8 · 3:10 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Nov 12 · 6:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Nov 16 · 6:11 AM — Full Moon · Beaver MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Nov 19 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Nov 19 · 4:00 PM — Apogee · 406,030 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Nov 24 · 10:51 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Nov 26 · 4:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Sun, Nov 2 · Mon, Nov 3 · Tue, Nov 4 · Wed, Nov 5 · Sun, Nov 30

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

Moon distance

360,606 km closest · 406,009 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 12:51 PM.