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Rockport

28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

Today: High 79° · 16% rain

A slight chance of rain showers between 8am and 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Low 70° · 1% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 8 to 12 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:43 AM / 5:40 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:17 AM / 3:56 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 7%
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 612 PM6 PMSat, Nov 76 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 86 AMclouds39% cloud cover24% cloud cover23% cloud cover23% cloud cover17% cloud cover34% cloud cover26% cloud cover38% cloud cover13% cloud cover25% cloud cover22% cloud cover18% cloud cover10% cloud cover12% cloud cover24% cloud cover24% cloud cover33% cloud cover35% cloud cover54% cloud cover57% cloud cover73% cloud cover64% cloud cover62% cloud cover59% cloud cover71% cloud cover66% cloud cover62% cloud cover48% cloud cover43% cloud cover33% cloud cover40% cloud cover37% cloud cover28% cloud cover46% cloud cover65% cloud cover73% cloud cover71% cloud cover68% cloud cover66% cloud cover65% cloud cover63% cloud cover65% cloud cover66% cloud cover68% cloud cover73% cloud cover77% cloud cover82% cloud cover82% cloud cover⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°70747778767573727276777675757471rain16% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance3% chance2% chance8% chance12% chance16% chance12% chance8% chance4% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance50% chance, 0.02 in50% chance, 0.02 inwind01020mphN 13 mph, gusts 16N 13 mph, gusts 17NNE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 9 mph, gusts 12NE 9 mph, gusts 12ENE 8 mph, gusts 10ENE 8 mph, gusts 10ENE 8 mph, gusts 9ENE 8 mph, gusts 10NE 9 mph, gusts 12NNE 10 mph, gusts 14NNE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 15ENE 14 mph, gusts 17E 16 mph, gusts 21E 18 mph, gusts 23E 18 mph, gusts 24E 20 mph, gusts 24E 20 mph, gusts 25E 21 mph, gusts 26E 21 mph, gusts 25E 22 mph, gusts 26E 23 mph, gusts 28ENE 23 mph, gusts 28
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 8 AM70°70°70°100%39%16%–N 13169.8 mi
Fri 9 AM71°71°69°93%24%2%–N 141710+ mi
Fri 10 AM72°72°68°87%23%2%–N 131710+ mi
Fri 11 AM74°74°68°82%23%2%–NNE 121510+ mi
Fri 12 PM75°75°67°76%17%3%–NNE 101410+ mi
Fri 1 PM76°76°68°76%34%2%–NNE 91210+ mi
Fri 2 PM77°77°68°74%26%2%–NE 91210+ mi
Fri 3 PM77°77°68°74%38%1%–NE 91210+ mi
Fri 4 PM77°77°68°74%13%1%–NE 91210+ mi
Fri 5 PM78°78°68°71%25%1%–ENE 91210+ mi
Fri 6 PM77°77°68°74%22%0%–ENE 81010+ mi
Fri 7 PM77°77°68°74%18%0%–ENE 81010+ mi
Fri 8 PM76°76°68°76%10%0%–ENE 81010+ mi
Fri 9 PM76°76°68°76%12%0%–ENE 8910+ mi
Fri 10 PM75°75°68°79%24%0%–ENE 8910+ mi
Fri 11 PM75°75°68°79%24%0%–ENE 81010+ mi
Sat 12 AM75°75°68°79%33%1%–ENE 81010+ mi
Sat 1 AM74°74°68°82%35%1%–NE 81010+ mi
Sat 2 AM73°73°67°81%54%1%–NE 91210+ mi
Sat 3 AM73°73°67°81%57%1%–NNE 91310+ mi
Sat 4 AM72°72°67°84%73%1%–NNE 101410.0 mi
Sat 5 AM72°72°67°84%64%1%–NE 12149.9 mi
Sat 6 AM72°72°67°84%62%1%–NNE 12159.9 mi
Sat 7 AM70°70°67°90%59%1%–NNE 12159.8 mi
Sat 8 AM72°72°68°87%71%1%–NE 12159.8 mi
Sat 9 AM73°73°69°87%66%2%–ENE 12169.8 mi
Sat 10 AM74°74°69°84%62%3%–ENE 14179.7 mi
Sat 11 AM76°76°70°82%48%2%–ENE 14189.9 mi
Sat 12 PM77°77°70°79%43%8%–E 162110+ mi
Sat 1 PM77°77°70°79%33%12%–E 1722–
Sat 2 PM77°77°70°79%40%16%–E 1823–
Sat 3 PM78°78°70°76%37%12%–E 1824–
Sat 4 PM76°76°70°82%28%8%–E 1824–
Sat 5 PM76°76°69°79%46%4%–E 2024–
Sat 6 PM76°76°69°79%65%11%–E 2024–
Sat 7 PM75°75°69°82%73%11%–E 2024–
Sat 8 PM75°75°69°82%71%11%–E 2025–
Sat 9 PM75°75°68°79%68%11%–E 2126–
Sat 10 PM75°75°68°79%66%11%–E 2126–
Sat 11 PM75°75°68°79%65%11%–E 2125–
Sun 12 AM75°75°68°79%63%20%–E 2125–
Sun 1 AM75°75°68°79%65%20%–E 2226–
Sun 2 AM74°74°67°79%66%20%–E 2226–
Sun 3 AM73°73°67°81%68%20%–E 2328–
Sun 4 AM72°72°67°84%73%20%–E 2328–
Sun 5 AM71°71°66°84%77%20%–ENE 2328–
Sun 6 AM70°70°66°87%82%50%0.02"ENE 2328–⚡
Sun 7 AM70°70°66°87%82%50%0.02"ENE 2328–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

79° / 70°

16% rain

NE 8–14 mph · gusts 17

Sat, Nov 7

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

78° / 69°

20% rain

ENE 8–21 mph · gusts 26

Sun, Nov 8

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

73° / 63°

54% rain · 0.18"

ENE 20–26 mph · gusts 35

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 9

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

70° / 63°

68% rain · 0.36"

NE 9–20 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 10

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

75° / 65°

20% rain

NE 2–8 mph · gusts 13

Wed, Nov 11

Slight Chance Rain Showers

76° / 65°

31% rain · 0.06"

NE 2–6 mph · gusts 9

Thu, Nov 12

Partly Sunny

77° / 64°

31% rain · 0.06"

NNE 3–8 mph · gusts 12

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: A slight chance of rain showers between 8am and 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 8 to 12 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers between 2pm and 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East northeast wind 12 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East northeast wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East northeast wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. North northeast wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Veterans Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 1238 AM 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-061915-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1238 AM CST Fri Nov 6 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth to slightly choppy. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east with
gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of
showers in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight chance of
showers after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. A
chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to
occasionally rough. A chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers
in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth to slightly choppy. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth to slightly choppy. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. 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 · 1238 AM 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. 
 


GMZ255-061915-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
1238 AM CST Fri Nov 6 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · July 1990

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
67% lit
↑ 3:17 PM
↓ 1:42 AM
★☆☆☆c71
2
76% lit
↑ 4:12 PM
↓ 2:14 AM
★☆☆☆c80
3
83% lit
↑ 5:07 PM
↓ 2:50 AM
★★☆☆c84
Apogee · 405,356 km
4
90% lit
↑ 6:03 PM
↓ 3:31 AM
★★☆☆c85
5
95% lit
↑ 6:56 PM
↓ 4:17 AM
★☆☆☆c86
Moon farthest south (-26.7°)
6
98% lit
↑ 7:47 PM
↓ 5:08 AM
★★☆☆c86
best
7
100% lit
↑ 8:33 PM
↓ 6:03 AM
★★☆☆c85
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
8
100% lit
↑ 9:14 PM
↓ 7:01 AM
★★☆☆c83
best
9
97% lit
↑ 9:52 PM
↓ 8:00 AM
★★☆☆c80
10
93% lit
↑ 10:26 PM
↓ 8:59 AM
★★☆☆c74
11
87% lit
↑ 10:59 PM
↓ 9:58 AM
★☆☆☆c64
12
79% lit
↑ 11:30 PM
↓ 10:56 AM
★☆☆☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
13
69% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:55 AM
★☆☆☆c30
14
59% lit
↑ 12:02 AM
↓ 12:56 PM
★☆☆☆c50
15
47% lit
↑ 12:37 AM
↓ 2:00 PM
★☆☆☆c69
Last Quarter
16
36% lit
↑ 1:16 AM
↓ 3:06 PM
★☆☆☆c83
17
25% lit
↑ 2:00 AM
↓ 4:15 PM
★☆☆☆c93
18
16% lit
↑ 2:52 AM
↓ 5:24 PM
★★☆☆c97
19
8% lit
↑ 3:52 AM
↓ 6:29 PM
★★☆☆c97
Perigee · 364,492 km
Moon farthest north (27.0°)
20
3% lit
↑ 4:58 AM
↓ 7:27 PM
★☆☆☆c97
21
0% lit
↑ 6:07 AM
↓ 8:17 PM
★★☆☆c95
New Moon
best
22
0% lit
↑ 7:16 AM
↓ 9:00 PM
★★☆☆c89
best
23
3% lit
↑ 8:21 AM
↓ 9:37 PM
★★☆☆c79
24
8% lit
↑ 9:23 AM
↓ 10:10 PM
★☆☆☆c64
25
15% lit
↑ 10:21 AM
↓ 10:41 PM
★☆☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
26
23% lit
↑ 11:18 AM
↓ 11:11 PM
★☆☆☆c27
27
32% lit
↑ 12:13 PM
↓ 11:41 PM
★☆☆☆c49
28
42% lit
↑ 1:08 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c62
29
51% lit
↑ 2:03 PM
↓ 12:13 AM
★☆☆☆c71
First Quarter
30
61% lit
↑ 2:59 PM
↓ 12:48 AM
★☆☆☆c77
31
70% lit
↑ 3:54 PM
↓ 1:27 AM
★☆☆☆c80
Apogee · 404,481 km

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Jul 3 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 405,356 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Jul 5 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-26.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jul 7 · 8:23 PM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Jul 12 · 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.
  • Sun, Jul 15 · 6:03 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Jul 19 · 6:00 AM — Perigee · 364,492 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Jul 19 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jul 21 · 9:53 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Jul 25 · 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.
  • Sun, Jul 29 · 9:00 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Jul 31 · 3:00 AM — Apogee · 404,481 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Fri, Jul 6 · Sat, Jul 7 · Sun, Jul 8 · Sat, Jul 21 · Sun, Jul 22

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

Moon distance

364,529 km closest · 405,354 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 AM.