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28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

This Afternoon: High 79° · 14% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 70° · 28% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East northeast wind 3 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:42 AM / 5:40 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:20 AM / 3:25 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 12%
Minor period
2:50 AM–3:50 AM
Major period
8:25 AM–10:25 AM
Minor period
2:55 PM–3:55 PM
Major period
8:50 PM–10:50 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Nov 56 PMFri, Nov 66 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 76 AM12 PMclouds39% cloud cover46% cloud cover40% cloud cover31% cloud cover43% cloud cover36% cloud cover43% cloud cover52% cloud cover61% cloud cover64% cloud cover61% cloud cover51% cloud cover45% cloud cover51% cloud cover54% cloud cover56% cloud cover49% cloud cover56% cloud cover62% cloud cover56% cloud cover47% cloud cover36% cloud cover21% cloud cover23% cloud cover13% cloud cover10% cloud cover6% cloud cover20% cloud cover33% cloud cover35% cloud cover28% cloud cover30% cloud cover29% cloud cover44% cloud cover61% cloud cover65% cloud cover57% cloud cover70% cloud cover68% cloud cover69% cloud cover72% cloud cover85% cloud cover76% cloud cover66% cloud cover69% cloud cover73% cloud cover76% cloud cover73% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°78777777757370747776757472706973rain7% chance7% chance10% chance14% chance17% chance16% chance15% chance14% chance16% chance18% chance28% chance, 0.01 in25% chance, 0.01 in24% chance, 0.01 in25% chance, 0.01 in26% chance, 0.01 in24% chance, 0.01 in13% chance11% chance9% chance8% chance8% chance7% chance6% chance6% chance5% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance2% chance7% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance19% chance19% chancewind01020mphE 10 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 10E 6 mph, gusts 8E 5 mph, gusts 6ENE 5 mph, gusts 6NE 5 mph, gusts 6NNE 12 mph, gusts 15N 14 mph, gusts 18N 16 mph, gusts 22N 13 mph, gusts 17NNE 10 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 9 mph, gusts 14ENE 10 mph, gusts 15ENE 8 mph, gusts 12NE 8 mph, gusts 12NE 13 mph, gusts 17NE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 15 mph, gusts 21ENE 14 mph, gusts 20ENE 15 mph, gusts 21ENE 16 mph, gusts 22
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 2 PM78°78°71°79%39%7%–E 101310+ mi
Thu 3 PM78°78°71°79%46%7%–E 101310+ mi
Thu 4 PM79°79°71°77%40%10%–E 101410+ mi
Thu 5 PM77°77°72°85%31%14%–E 101310+ mi
Thu 6 PM77°77°71°82%43%17%–E 91210+ mi⚡
Thu 7 PM77°77°72°85%36%16%–E 91210.0 mi⚡
Thu 8 PM77°77°72°85%43%15%–E 81010.0 mi⚡
Thu 9 PM77°77°73°88%52%14%–E 799.9 mi
Thu 10 PM77°77°73°88%61%16%–E 689.8 mi⚡
Thu 11 PM77°77°73°88%64%18%–E 579.6 mi⚡
Fri 12 AM77°77°73°88%61%28%0.01"E 569.7 mi
Fri 1 AM76°76°73°90%51%25%0.01"ENE 369.5 mi
Fri 2 AM75°75°73°94%45%24%0.01"ENE 569.5 mi
Fri 3 AM75°75°73°94%51%25%0.01"ENE 369.3 mi⚡
Fri 4 AM75°75°72°90%54%26%0.01"NE 569.8 mi⚡
Fri 5 AM73°73°71°93%56%24%0.01"NNE 8109.9 mi⚡
Fri 6 AM72°72°71°97%49%13%–NNE 12159.9 mi
Fri 7 AM72°72°69°90%56%11%–N 131710+ mi
Fri 8 AM70°70°69°97%62%9%–N 141810+ mi
Fri 9 AM72°72°68°87%56%8%–N 152110+ mi
Fri 10 AM73°73°67°81%47%8%–N 162210+ mi
Fri 11 AM74°74°67°79%36%7%–N 142010+ mi
Fri 12 PM75°75°66°74%21%6%–N 131710+ mi
Fri 1 PM76°76°66°71%23%6%–NNE 131710+ mi
Fri 2 PM77°77°66°69%13%5%–NNE 101510+ mi
Fri 3 PM77°77°66°69%10%4%–NE 131710+ mi
Fri 4 PM78°78°66°67%6%4%–NE 121610+ mi
Fri 5 PM76°76°66°71%20%4%–NE 101510+ mi
Fri 6 PM76°76°65°69%33%3%–NE 91410+ mi
Fri 7 PM76°76°65°69%35%3%–NE 81210+ mi
Fri 8 PM75°75°65°71%28%0%–ENE 101510+ mi
Fri 9 PM75°75°65°71%30%0%–ENE 121610+ mi
Fri 10 PM74°74°65°74%29%0%–ENE 81210+ mi
Fri 11 PM74°74°65°74%44%0%–NE 81210+ mi
Sat 12 AM73°73°65°76%61%0%–NE 81210+ mi
Sat 1 AM72°72°65°79%65%0%–NE 913–
Sat 2 AM72°72°64°76%57%0%–NE 1317–
Sat 3 AM71°71°64°79%70%4%–NE 914–
Sat 4 AM70°70°64°81%68%2%–NE 1216–
Sat 5 AM70°70°64°81%69%7%–NE 1216–
Sat 6 AM70°70°64°81%72%11%–NE 1521–
Sat 7 AM69°69°65°87%85%11%–NE 1420–
Sat 8 AM69°69°66°90%76%11%–ENE 1420–
Sat 9 AM71°71°66°84%66%11%–ENE 1317–
Sat 10 AM72°72°66°81%69%11%–ENE 1521–
Sat 11 AM73°73°67°81%73%11%–ENE 1622–
Sat 12 PM74°74°67°79%76%19%–ENE 1622–
Sat 1 PM75°75°67°76%73%19%–ENE 1724–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

79° / 70°

28% rain

E 5–10 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Mostly Sunny

78° / 68°

28% rain · 0.06"

NNE 3–16 mph · gusts 22

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Mostly Cloudy 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
  • This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 10 mph.
  • Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East northeast wind 3 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. North northeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. East northeast wind 13 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. 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.

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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 · January 1992

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
9% lit
↑ 4:38 AM
↓ 3:05 PM
★☆☆☆c83
2
4% lit
↑ 5:32 AM
↓ 3:55 PM
★★☆☆c84
Moon farthest south (-25.1°)
3
1% lit
↑ 6:22 AM
↓ 4:47 PM
★★☆☆c83
best
4
0% lit
↑ 7:08 AM
↓ 5:41 PM
★★☆☆c81
New Moon
best
5
1% lit
↑ 7:50 AM
↓ 6:36 PM
★★☆☆c78
6
3% lit
↑ 8:27 AM
↓ 7:30 PM
★★☆☆c74
Apogee · 406,469 km
7
7% lit
↑ 9:01 AM
↓ 8:23 PM
★★☆☆c69
8
12% lit
↑ 9:32 AM
↓ 9:15 PM
★☆☆☆c61
9
19% lit
↑ 10:02 AM
↓ 10:07 PM
★☆☆☆c50
10
27% lit
↑ 10:32 AM
↓ 11:00 PM
★☆☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
11
37% lit
↑ 11:02 AM
↓ 11:55 PM
★☆☆☆c39
12
46% lit
↑ 11:35 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c54
First Quarter
13
57% lit
↑ 12:12 PM
↓ 12:52 AM
★☆☆☆c67
14
67% lit
↑ 12:53 PM
↓ 1:52 AM
★☆☆☆c79
15
77% lit
↑ 1:42 PM
↓ 2:55 AM
★☆☆☆c88
16
86% lit
↑ 2:39 PM
↓ 4:00 AM
★☆☆☆c90
Moon farthest north (24.4°)
17
93% lit
↑ 3:44 PM
↓ 5:04 AM
★★☆☆c96
18
98% lit
↑ 4:54 PM
↓ 6:05 AM
★★☆☆c98
best
19
100% lit
↑ 6:06 PM
↓ 6:59 AM
★★☆☆c98
Full Moon · Wolf Moon (supermoon)
Perigee · 356,549 km
best
20
99% lit
↑ 7:17 PM
↓ 7:47 AM
★★☆☆c95
best
21
95% lit
↑ 8:26 PM
↓ 8:30 AM
★★☆☆c85
22
88% lit
↑ 9:31 PM
↓ 9:09 AM
★☆☆☆c69
23
80% lit
↑ 10:34 PM
↓ 9:46 AM
★☆☆☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
24
70% lit
↑ 11:36 PM
↓ 10:22 AM
★☆☆☆c39
25
59% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:58 AM
★☆☆☆c55
26
49% lit
↑ 12:36 AM
↓ 11:37 AM
★☆☆☆c66
Last Quarter
27
39% lit
↑ 1:35 AM
↓ 12:18 PM
★☆☆☆c73
28
30% lit
↑ 2:33 AM
↓ 1:03 PM
★☆☆☆c75
29
21% lit
↑ 3:28 AM
↓ 1:52 PM
★☆☆☆c75
Moon farthest south (-25.0°)
30
14% lit
↑ 4:19 AM
↓ 2:43 PM
★☆☆☆c75
31
8% lit
↑ 5:06 AM
↓ 3:36 PM
★★☆☆c75

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Jan 2 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-25.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jan 4 · 5:09 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Jan 6 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 406,469 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Jan 10 · 2:00 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, Jan 12 · 8:31 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Jan 16 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest north (24.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Jan 19 · 3:28 PM — Full Moon · Wolf 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.
  • Sun, Jan 19 · 4:00 PM — Perigee · 356,549 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Jan 23 · 2:00 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, Jan 26 · 9:27 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Jan 29 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-25.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Fri, Jan 3 · Sat, Jan 4 · Sat, Jan 18 · Sun, Jan 19 · Mon, Jan 20

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

Moon distance

356,597 km closest · 406,452 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 12:46 PM.