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28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

This Afternoon: High 79° · 2% rain

Sunny, with a high near 79. North northeast wind around 9 mph.

Tonight: Low 70° · 2% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. North northeast wind 6 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:43 AM / 5:40 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:17 AM / 3:56 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 6%
Minor period
3:47 AM–4:47 AM
Major period
9:05 AM–11:05 AM
Minor period
3:26 PM–4:26 PM
Major period
9:35 PM–11:35 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Nov 66 PMSat, Nov 76 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 86 AM12 PMclouds23% cloud cover22% cloud cover21% cloud cover28% cloud cover28% cloud cover34% cloud cover54% cloud cover51% cloud cover60% cloud cover49% cloud cover50% cloud cover50% cloud cover48% cloud cover49% cloud cover55% cloud cover81% cloud cover74% cloud cover68% cloud cover60% cloud cover44% cloud cover50% cloud cover48% cloud cover47% cloud cover48% cloud cover50% cloud cover40% cloud cover49% cloud cover61% cloud cover56% cloud cover68% cloud cover76% cloud cover65% cloud cover66% cloud cover62% cloud cover61% cloud cover66% cloud cover67% cloud cover69% cloud cover61% cloud cover57% cloud cover66% cloud cover69% cloud cover71% cloud cover71% cloud cover71% cloud cover71% cloud cover70% cloud cover69% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°77777675737172767877767675737373rain2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance13% chance13% chance13% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance27% chance27% chance27% chance45% chance, 0.02 in45% chance, 0.02 in45% chance, 0.02 in45% chance, 0.02 in45% chance, 0.02 in45% chance, 0.02 in53% chance, 0.09 in53% chance, 0.09 in53% chance, 0.09 in0.09wind0102030mphNNE 8 mph, gusts 12NNE 8 mph, gusts 12NNE 8 mph, gusts 9NE 7 mph, gusts 8NE 7 mph, gusts 8NNE 7 mph, gusts 8NNE 8 mph, gusts 10NNE 10 mph, gusts 13NNE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 14 mph, gusts 18ENE 15 mph, gusts 20ENE 17 mph, gusts 22ENE 18 mph, gusts 22ENE 18 mph, gusts 22E 20 mph, gusts 23E 18 mph, gusts 22E 18 mph, gusts 22E 20 mph, gusts 24E 23 mph, gusts 31E 20 mph, gusts 26E 23 mph, gusts 31ENE 24 mph, gusts 32ENE 25 mph, gusts 35
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 3 PM77°77°69°76%23%2%–NNE 81210+ mi
Fri 4 PM78°78°69°74%22%2%–NNE 91210+ mi
Fri 5 PM77°77°69°76%21%2%–NNE 81210+ mi
Fri 6 PM77°77°70°79%28%0%–NNE 81010+ mi
Fri 7 PM77°77°70°79%28%0%–NNE 8910+ mi
Fri 8 PM76°76°70°82%34%0%–NNE 7910+ mi
Fri 9 PM76°76°70°82%54%0%–NE 7810+ mi
Fri 10 PM76°76°70°82%51%1%–NE 7810+ mi
Fri 11 PM76°76°70°82%60%1%–NE 7810+ mi
Sat 12 AM75°75°70°84%49%2%–NE 6810+ mi
Sat 1 AM74°74°69°84%50%2%–NNE 7810+ mi
Sat 2 AM73°73°69°87%50%2%–NNE 71010+ mi
Sat 3 AM73°73°68°84%48%2%–NNE 81010+ mi
Sat 4 AM72°72°68°87%49%2%–NNE 91210+ mi
Sat 5 AM71°71°68°90%55%2%–NNE 101310+ mi
Sat 6 AM71°71°68°90%81%4%–NNE 12149.9 mi
Sat 7 AM70°70°68°93%74%4%–NNE 121510.0 mi
Sat 8 AM71°71°69°93%68%4%–NE 121510+ mi
Sat 9 AM72°72°69°90%60%4%–NE 121610+ mi
Sat 10 AM73°73°70°90%44%4%–NE 131710+ mi
Sat 11 AM75°75°70°84%50%4%–ENE 141810+ mi
Sat 12 PM76°76°70°82%48%5%–ENE 152010+ mi
Sat 1 PM77°77°70°79%47%5%–ENE 152010+ mi
Sat 2 PM77°77°70°79%48%5%–ENE 162110+ mi
Sat 3 PM78°78°70°76%50%7%–ENE 172210+ mi
Sat 4 PM77°77°70°79%40%7%–ENE 182210+ mi
Sat 5 PM77°77°70°79%49%7%–ENE 182210+ mi
Sat 6 PM77°77°70°79%61%12%–ENE 182210+ mi
Sat 7 PM76°76°70°82%56%12%–ENE 182210+ mi
Sat 8 PM76°76°70°82%68%12%–E 172310+ mi
Sat 9 PM76°76°69°79%76%13%–E 202310+ mi
Sat 10 PM76°76°69°79%65%13%–E 162310+ mi
Sat 11 PM76°76°69°79%66%13%–E 182210+ mi
Sun 12 AM76°76°69°79%62%16%–E 202210+ mi
Sun 1 AM75°75°69°82%61%16%–E 1822–
Sun 2 AM75°75°69°82%66%16%–E 1823–
Sun 3 AM75°75°69°82%67%27%–E 2024–
Sun 4 AM73°73°68°84%69%27%–E 2025–
Sun 5 AM73°73°68°84%61%27%–E 2331–
Sun 6 AM73°73°68°84%57%45%0.02"E 2128–
Sun 7 AM72°72°68°87%66%45%0.02"E 2026–
Sun 8 AM72°72°68°87%69%45%0.02"E 2230–
Sun 9 AM73°73°69°87%71%45%0.02"E 2331–⚡
Sun 10 AM73°73°69°87%71%45%0.02"E 2331–⚡
Sun 11 AM73°73°69°87%71%45%0.02"ENE 2432–⚡
Sun 12 PM73°73°68°84%71%53%0.09"ENE 2535–⚡
Sun 1 PM73°73°67°81%70%53%0.09"ENE 2535–⚡
Sun 2 PM73°73°67°81%69%53%0.09"ENE 2432–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

79° / 70°

2% rain

NNE 7–9 mph · gusts 12

Sat, Nov 7

Partly Sunny

79° / 71°

27% rain

NE 6–20 mph · gusts 23

Sun, Nov 8

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

76° / 66°

53% rain · 0.78"

E 18–25 mph · gusts 35

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 9

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

73° / 64°

73% rain · 0.96"

NE 9–21 mph · gusts 28

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 10

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

76° / 66°

25% rain

NE 2–9 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 11

Slight Chance Rain Showers

77° / 65°

24% rain

NE 0–6 mph · gusts 8

Thu, Nov 12

Partly Sunny

76° / 62°

23% rain

N 2–8 mph · gusts 13

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 79. North northeast wind around 9 mph.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. North northeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 12 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East northeast wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Veterans Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 150 PM CST Fri Nov 6 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-070715-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
150 PM CST Fri Nov 6 2026

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth to slightly choppy. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and
inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 30 knots
after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight chance of
showers after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Showers likely.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of showers in the
evening. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth to slightly choppy. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ255 · 150 PM CST Fri Nov 6 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. 
 


GMZ255-070715-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
150 PM CST Fri Nov 6 2026

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at
4 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 30 knots
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave
Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers
after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East
7 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northeast
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet after
midnight. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds, becoming east
5 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
East 5 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms in the
morning. Showers likely. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the evening, then around 2 feet or less. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet
or less. A chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less. A chance of showers
after midnight. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · October 1989

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3% lit
↑ 8:52 AM
↓ 7:59 PM
★★☆☆c68
Apogee · 406,527 km
2
7% lit
↑ 9:47 AM
↓ 8:33 PM
★★☆☆c77
3
13% lit
↑ 10:42 AM
↓ 9:10 PM
★★☆☆c82
4
20% lit
↑ 11:39 AM
↓ 9:53 PM
★☆☆☆c85
5
28% lit
↑ 12:35 PM
↓ 10:42 PM
★☆☆☆c86
6
37% lit
↑ 1:29 PM
↓ 11:37 PM
★☆☆☆c86
Moon farthest south (-27.4°)
7
47% lit
↑ 2:19 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c85
First Quarter
8
57% lit
↑ 3:05 PM
↓ 12:36 AM
★☆☆☆c84
9
67% lit
↑ 3:46 PM
↓ 1:39 AM
★☆☆☆c81
10
77% lit
↑ 4:24 PM
↓ 2:43 AM
★☆☆☆c74
11
86% lit
↑ 5:00 PM
↓ 3:48 AM
★☆☆☆c62
12
93% lit
↑ 5:35 PM
↓ 4:53 AM
★☆☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
13
98% lit
↑ 6:11 PM
↓ 6:00 AM
★☆☆☆c35
14
100% lit
↑ 6:49 PM
↓ 7:08 AM
★★☆☆c64
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon (supermoon)
Perigee · 356,715 km
15
99% lit
↑ 7:31 PM
↓ 8:19 AM
★★☆☆c83
best
16
95% lit
↑ 8:19 PM
↓ 9:32 AM
★★☆☆c95
best
17
88% lit
↑ 9:14 PM
↓ 10:45 AM
★★☆☆c101
18
79% lit
↑ 10:15 PM
↓ 11:53 AM
★★☆☆c101
19
70% lit
↑ 11:19 PM
↓ 12:54 PM
★☆☆☆c99
Moon farthest north (27.9°)
20
59% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:46 PM
★☆☆☆c92
21
49% lit
↑ 12:22 AM
↓ 2:31 PM
★☆☆☆c83
Last Quarter
22
38% lit
↑ 1:24 AM
↓ 3:08 PM
★☆☆☆c72
23
29% lit
↑ 2:22 AM
↓ 3:41 PM
★☆☆☆c60
24
21% lit
↑ 3:18 AM
↓ 4:10 PM
★☆☆☆c44
25
13% lit
↑ 4:11 AM
↓ 4:38 PM
★☆☆☆c33
Moon crosses the equator
26
8% lit
↑ 5:03 AM
↓ 5:05 PM
★☆☆☆c44
27
3% lit
↑ 5:55 AM
↓ 5:32 PM
★☆☆☆c58
28
1% lit
↑ 6:47 AM
↓ 6:02 PM
★★☆☆c70
Apogee · 406,638 km
29
0% lit
↑ 6:41 AM
↓ 5:34 PM
★★☆☆c79
New Moon
best
30
1% lit
↑ 7:37 AM
↓ 6:11 PM
★★☆☆c86
best
31
4% lit
↑ 8:33 AM
↓ 6:52 PM
★★☆☆c89
best

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Oct 1 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 406,527 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Oct 6 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Oct 7 · 7:52 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Oct 12 · 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.
  • Sat, Oct 14 · 3:32 PM — Full Moon · Hunter's 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.
  • Sat, Oct 14 · 8:00 PM — Perigee · 356,715 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Oct 19 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Oct 21 · 8:19 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Oct 25 · 10:00 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, Oct 28 · 5:00 PM — Apogee · 406,638 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Oct 29 · 9:27 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Sun, Oct 15 · Mon, Oct 16 · Sun, Oct 29 · Mon, Oct 30 · Tue, Oct 31

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

Moon distance

356,836 km closest · 406,622 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 Fri 12:46 PM.