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28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

Overnight: Low 70° · 26% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 3am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: 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%.

Sunrise / sunset
6:43 AM / 5:40 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:17 AM / 3:56 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 9%
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 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 76 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 8clouds59% cloud cover56% cloud cover60% cloud cover58% cloud cover62% cloud cover56% cloud cover46% cloud cover39% 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 cover69% cloud cover66% cloud cover72% cloud cover78% cloud cover84% cloud cover85% cloud cover86% cloud cover87% cloud cover86% cloud cover86% cloud cover85% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°76757273767876747270697275767473rain26% chance, 0.01 in26% chance, 0.01 in18% chance, 0.01 in16% chance, 0.01 in14% chance, 0.01 in8% chance6% chance16% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance3% chance2% chance8% chance12% chance19% chance19% chance19% chance19% chance33% chance, 0.01 in33% chance, 0.01 in33% chance, 0.01 in33% chance, 0.01 in33% chance, 0.01 in33% chance, 0.01 in47% chance, 0.04 inwind01020mphENE 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 5 mph, gusts 7NNE 8 mph, gusts 10N 12 mph, gusts 15N 14 mph, gusts 17NNE 12 mph, gusts 15NNE 9 mph, gusts 12NE 9 mph, gusts 12ENE 9 mph, gusts 12ENE 8 mph, gusts 10ENE 8 mph, gusts 9ENE 8 mph, gusts 10NE 8 mph, gusts 10NNE 9 mph, gusts 13NE 12 mph, gusts 14NNE 12 mph, gusts 15ENE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 14 mph, gusts 18E 17 mph, gusts 22E 16 mph, gusts 23E 21 mph, gusts 28E 20 mph, gusts 26ENE 20 mph, gusts 26ENE 22 mph, gusts 30
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 1 AM76°76°73°90%59%26%0.01"ENE 579.5 mi⚡
Fri 2 AM75°75°73°94%56%26%0.01"ENE 579.6 mi⚡
Fri 3 AM75°75°73°94%60%18%0.01"ENE 579.1 mi⚡
Fri 4 AM75°75°72°90%58%16%0.01"NE 797.7 mi⚡
Fri 5 AM73°73°71°93%62%14%0.01"NNE 8107.7 mi
Fri 6 AM72°72°71°97%56%8%–N 10137.9 mi
Fri 7 AM72°72°69°90%46%6%–N 12158.0 mi
Fri 8 AM70°70°69°97%39%16%–N 13169.8 mi
Fri 9 AM72°72°68°87%24%2%–N 141710+ mi
Fri 10 AM73°73°67°81%23%2%–N 131710+ mi
Fri 11 AM74°74°67°79%23%2%–NNE 121510+ mi
Fri 12 PM75°75°66°74%17%3%–NNE 101410+ mi
Fri 1 PM76°76°66°71%34%2%–NNE 91210+ mi
Fri 2 PM77°77°66°69%26%2%–NE 91210+ mi
Fri 3 PM77°77°66°69%38%1%–NE 91210+ mi
Fri 4 PM78°78°66°67%13%1%–NE 91210+ mi
Fri 5 PM76°76°66°71%25%1%–ENE 91210+ mi
Fri 6 PM76°76°65°69%22%0%–ENE 81010+ mi
Fri 7 PM76°76°65°69%18%0%–ENE 81010+ mi
Fri 8 PM75°75°65°71%10%0%–ENE 81010+ mi
Fri 9 PM75°75°65°71%12%0%–ENE 8910+ mi
Fri 10 PM74°74°65°74%24%0%–ENE 8910+ mi
Fri 11 PM74°74°65°74%24%0%–ENE 81010+ mi
Sat 12 AM73°73°65°76%33%1%–ENE 81010+ mi
Sat 1 AM72°72°65°79%35%1%–NE 81010+ mi
Sat 2 AM72°72°64°76%54%1%–NE 91210+ mi
Sat 3 AM71°71°64°79%57%1%–NNE 91310+ mi
Sat 4 AM70°70°64°81%73%1%–NNE 101410.0 mi
Sat 5 AM70°70°64°81%64%1%–NE 12149.9 mi
Sat 6 AM70°70°64°81%62%1%–NNE 12159.9 mi
Sat 7 AM69°69°65°87%59%1%–NNE 12159.8 mi
Sat 8 AM69°69°66°90%71%1%–NE 12159.8 mi
Sat 9 AM71°71°66°84%66%2%–ENE 12169.8 mi
Sat 10 AM72°72°66°81%62%3%–ENE 14179.7 mi
Sat 11 AM73°73°67°81%48%2%–ENE 14189.9 mi
Sat 12 PM74°74°67°79%43%8%–E 162110+ mi
Sat 1 PM75°75°67°76%33%12%–E 1722–
Sat 2 PM76°76°68°76%69%19%–E 1723–
Sat 3 PM76°76°68°76%66%19%–E 1623–
Sat 4 PM76°76°68°76%72%19%–E 2128–
Sat 5 PM75°75°67°76%78%19%–E 2128–
Sat 6 PM75°75°67°76%84%33%0.01"E 2128–
Sat 7 PM74°74°67°79%85%33%0.01"E 2026–
Sat 8 PM73°73°67°81%86%33%0.01"ENE 2026–
Sat 9 PM73°73°67°81%87%33%0.01"ENE 2026–
Sat 10 PM73°73°67°81%86%33%0.01"ENE 2229–
Sat 11 PM73°73°66°79%86%33%0.01"ENE 2230–
Sun 12 AM73°73°66°79%85%47%0.04"ENE 2330–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

79° / 70°

26% rain · 0.05"

NE 5–14 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

78° / 69°

33% rain · 0.06"

ENE 8–22 mph · gusts 30

Sun, Nov 8

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

73° / 63°

81% rain · 1.86"

ENE 14–28 mph · gusts 37

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 9

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

70° / 63°

68% rain · 0.24"

NE 5–14 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 10

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

75° / 65°

19% rain

NE 0–8 mph · gusts 13

Wed, Nov 11

Slight Chance Rain Showers

76° / 65°

31% rain

NE 0–6 mph · gusts 8

Thu, Nov 12

Partly Sunny

77° / 65°

12% rain

NNE 3–9 mph · gusts 12

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 3am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Friday: 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%.
  • Friday Night: 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. 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.

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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 · 1253 PM CST Thu Nov 5 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. 
 


GMZ255-060715-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
1253 PM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at
4 seconds and east 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
4 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East
5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots
after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet,
building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight.
Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds, becoming east 7 feet at
6 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms
after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
35 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail:
East 8 feet at 7 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms
likely in the afternoon. 
.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
3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet after midnight. Showers
likely, mainly in the evening. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · February 1991

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
92% lit
↑ 9:02 PM
↓ 8:40 AM
★☆☆☆c66
Moon crosses the equator
2
85% lit
↑ 10:01 PM
↓ 9:13 AM
★☆☆☆c43
3
77% lit
↑ 10:58 PM
↓ 9:45 AM
★☆☆☆c38
4
68% lit
↑ 11:55 PM
↓ 10:18 AM
★☆☆☆c53
5
58% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:53 AM
★☆☆☆c64
6
48% lit
↑ 12:52 AM
↓ 11:31 AM
★☆☆☆c71
Last Quarter
7
39% lit
↑ 1:48 AM
↓ 12:13 PM
★☆☆☆c74
8
30% lit
↑ 2:42 AM
↓ 12:59 PM
★☆☆☆c76
Apogee · 405,042 km
9
22% lit
↑ 3:34 AM
↓ 1:49 PM
★☆☆☆c78
Moon farthest south (-26.2°)
10
15% lit
↑ 4:23 AM
↓ 2:43 PM
★☆☆☆c79
11
8% lit
↑ 5:07 AM
↓ 3:39 PM
★★☆☆c80
12
4% lit
↑ 5:48 AM
↓ 4:36 PM
★★☆☆c80
13
1% lit
↑ 6:24 AM
↓ 5:33 PM
★★☆☆c78
best
14
0% lit
↑ 6:58 AM
↓ 6:30 PM
★★☆☆c71
New Moon
best
15
1% lit
↑ 7:30 AM
↓ 7:27 PM
★★☆☆c61
16
4% lit
↑ 8:02 AM
↓ 8:24 PM
★☆☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
17
10% lit
↑ 8:34 AM
↓ 9:23 PM
★☆☆☆c30
18
17% lit
↑ 9:08 AM
↓ 10:25 PM
★☆☆☆c47
19
26% lit
↑ 9:45 AM
↓ 11:28 PM
★☆☆☆c61
20
37% lit
↑ 10:27 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c73
21
48% lit
↑ 11:15 AM
↓ 12:34 AM
★☆☆☆c82
First Quarter
22
59% lit
↑ 12:11 PM
↓ 1:39 AM
★☆☆☆c87
Moon farthest north (26.1°)
23
70% lit
↑ 1:14 PM
↓ 2:43 AM
★☆☆☆c90
24
80% lit
↑ 2:21 PM
↓ 3:42 AM
★☆☆☆c92
Perigee · 367,585 km
25
88% lit
↑ 3:29 PM
↓ 4:33 AM
★★☆☆c92
26
95% lit
↑ 4:36 PM
↓ 5:19 AM
★★☆☆c90
best
27
99% lit
↑ 5:41 PM
↓ 5:59 AM
★★☆☆c83
best
28
100% lit
↑ 6:43 PM
↓ 6:35 AM
★★☆☆c70
Full Moon · Snow Moon
best

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Feb 1 · 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.
  • Wed, Feb 6 · 7:53 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Feb 8 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 405,042 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Feb 9 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-26.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Feb 14 · 11:32 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Feb 16 · 10:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Feb 21 · 4:58 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Feb 22 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest north (26.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Feb 24 · 7:00 PM — Perigee · 367,585 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Feb 28 · 12:25 PM — Full Moon · Snow MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Wed, Feb 13 · Thu, Feb 14 · Tue, Feb 26 · Wed, Feb 27 · Thu, Feb 28

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

Moon distance

367,639 km closest · 404,908 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 Thu 11:01 PM.