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Rockport

28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

Tonight: Low 70° · 28% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 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. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: High 78° · 16% rain

A slight chance of rain showers between 8am and 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. 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 PMclouds64% cloud cover59% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°77757272757776757371707174767573rain23% chance, 0.01 in26% 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 inwind01020mphENE 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 5 mph, gusts 7NE 7 mph, gusts 9N 10 mph, gusts 13N 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 17 mph, gusts 23E 21 mph, gusts 28E 21 mph, gusts 28ENE 20 mph, gusts 26ENE 22 mph, gusts 29
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 12 AM77°77°73°88%64%23%0.01"ENE 577.2 mi⚡
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–

7-day forecast

Thu, Nov 5

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

–° / 70°

28% rain

Today

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

78° / 68°

26% rain · 0.06"

NE 5–14 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

77° / 64°

47% rain · 0.06"

ENE 8–22 mph · gusts 30

Sun, Nov 8

Showers And Thunderstorms

70° / 59°

81% rain · 1.86"

NE 14–28 mph · gusts 37

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 9

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

69° / 60°

50% rain · 0.24"

NNE 5–14 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 10

Partly Sunny

73° / 63°

14% rain

NNE 0–8 mph · gusts 13

Wed, Nov 11

Mostly Cloudy

75° / 64°

13% rain

NE 0–6 mph · gusts 8

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 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. East 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 78. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 8 to 12 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East northeast wind 12 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East northeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 9am and noon, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 22 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. North northeast wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. North northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
  • Veterans Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-060715-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1253 PM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots after midnight, then becoming northeast late. Bay and
inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and
inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to
rough. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms
after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough.
Showers and thunderstorms likely in the morning, then showers
with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to
occasionally rough. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. 
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy
to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North 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 · March 1991

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
99% lit
↑ 7:44 PM
↓ 7:09 AM
★☆☆☆c58
Moon crosses the equator
best
2
95% lit
↑ 8:43 PM
↓ 7:42 AM
★☆☆☆c36
3
90% lit
↑ 9:41 PM
↓ 8:15 AM
★☆☆☆c53
4
83% lit
↑ 10:39 PM
↓ 8:50 AM
★☆☆☆c65
5
75% lit
↑ 11:36 PM
↓ 9:27 AM
★☆☆☆c73
6
66% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:08 AM
★☆☆☆c77
7
57% lit
↑ 12:32 AM
↓ 10:52 AM
★☆☆☆c78
8
47% lit
↑ 1:26 AM
↓ 11:41 AM
★☆☆☆c78
Last Quarter
Moon farthest south (-26.1°)
Apogee · 404,283 km
9
38% lit
↑ 2:16 AM
↓ 12:33 PM
★☆☆☆c77
10
29% lit
↑ 3:02 AM
↓ 1:28 PM
★☆☆☆c76
11
21% lit
↑ 3:43 AM
↓ 2:24 PM
★☆☆☆c75
12
13% lit
↑ 4:21 AM
↓ 3:21 PM
★☆☆☆c70
13
7% lit
↑ 4:56 AM
↓ 4:18 PM
★☆☆☆c70
14
3% lit
↑ 5:29 AM
↓ 5:15 PM
★☆☆☆c62
best
15
1% lit
↑ 6:01 AM
↓ 6:14 PM
★★☆☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
best
16
0% lit
↑ 6:34 AM
↓ 7:13 PM
★☆☆☆c33
New Moon
17
3% lit
↑ 7:08 AM
↓ 8:15 PM
★☆☆☆c52
18
7% lit
↑ 7:45 AM
↓ 9:19 PM
★☆☆☆c69
19
14% lit
↑ 8:26 AM
↓ 10:26 PM
★☆☆☆c82
20
23% lit
↑ 9:13 AM
↓ 11:32 PM
★☆☆☆c90
21
33% lit
↑ 10:07 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c95
Perigee · 369,900 km
22
44% lit
↑ 11:08 AM
↓ 12:37 AM
★☆☆☆c96
Moon farthest north (25.9°)
23
56% lit
↑ 12:12 PM
↓ 1:36 AM
★☆☆☆c93
First Quarter
24
67% lit
↑ 1:19 PM
↓ 2:29 AM
★☆☆☆c89
25
77% lit
↑ 2:24 PM
↓ 3:16 AM
★☆☆☆c82
26
86% lit
↑ 3:28 PM
↓ 3:57 AM
★☆☆☆c81
27
92% lit
↑ 4:30 PM
↓ 4:33 AM
★☆☆☆c70
28
97% lit
↑ 5:30 PM
↓ 5:07 AM
★☆☆☆c54
Moon crosses the equator
29
99% lit
↑ 6:29 PM
↓ 5:40 AM
★☆☆☆c38
30
100% lit
↑ 7:27 PM
↓ 6:12 AM
★★☆☆c57
Full Moon · Worm Moon
best
31
98% lit
↑ 8:25 PM
↓ 6:46 AM
★★☆☆c71
best

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Mar 1 · 5:00 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, Mar 8 · 4:32 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Mar 8 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-26.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Mar 8 · 7:00 PM — Apogee · 404,283 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Mar 15 · 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, Mar 16 · 2:11 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Mar 21 · 11:00 PM — Perigee · 369,900 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Mar 22 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (25.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Mar 23 · 12:02 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Mar 28 · 1:00 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, Mar 30 · 1:17 AM — Full Moon · Worm MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Fri, Mar 1 · Thu, Mar 14 · Fri, Mar 15 · Sat, Mar 30 · Sun, Mar 31

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

Moon distance

369,963 km closest · 404,212 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.