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28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

Today: High 79° · 14% rain

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

Tonight: Low 69° · 33% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 2am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East northeast wind 6 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 PMclouds32% cloud cover39% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°78797777767572737678767472706972rain8% chance7% 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% chancewind01020mphE 9 mph, gusts 12E 10 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 3 mph, gusts 6ENE 3 mph, gusts 6NNE 8 mph, gusts 10N 13 mph, gusts 17N 15 mph, gusts 21N 14 mph, gusts 20NNE 13 mph, gusts 17NE 13 mph, gusts 17NE 10 mph, gusts 15NE 8 mph, gusts 12ENE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 8 mph, gusts 12NE 9 mph, gusts 13NE 9 mph, gusts 14NE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 14 mph, gusts 20ENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 16 mph, gusts 22
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 1 PM78°78°70°76%32%8%–E 91210+ mi
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

79° / 69°

33% rain

E 5–10 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Mostly Sunny

78° / 67°

28% rain · 0.06"

NNE 3–16 mph · gusts 22

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

76° / 64°

68% rain · 0.06"

ENE 8–22 mph · gusts 30

Sun, Nov 8

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

71° / 59°

81% rain · 1.86"

NE 14–28 mph · gusts 37

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 9

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

71° / 61°

52% rain · 0.24"

NNE 5–14 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 10

Slight Chance Rain Showers

74° / 63°

18% rain

NNE 0–8 mph · gusts 13

Wed, Nov 11

Partly Sunny

75° / 64°

13% rain

NE 0–6 mph · gusts 8

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 10 mph.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 2am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East northeast wind 6 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 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. East northeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 64. East northeast wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. North northeast wind 12 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. North northeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Veterans Day: Partly sunny, 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 · 1235 AM 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. 
 


GMZ255-051915-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
1235 AM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...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. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at
5 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet 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, becoming northeast
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after
midnight. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers
likely. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet after midnight. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
A chance of showers in the evening. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · February 1992

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4% lit
↑ 5:49 AM
↓ 4:30 PM
★★☆☆c83
2
1% lit
↑ 6:27 AM
↓ 5:24 PM
★★☆☆c81
Apogee · 406,508 km
best
3
0% lit
↑ 7:02 AM
↓ 6:18 PM
★★☆☆c76
New Moon
best
4
1% lit
↑ 7:35 AM
↓ 7:11 PM
★★☆☆c69
5
4% lit
↑ 8:05 AM
↓ 8:03 PM
★☆☆☆c58
6
8% lit
↑ 8:35 AM
↓ 8:56 PM
★☆☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
7
14% lit
↑ 9:05 AM
↓ 9:50 PM
★☆☆☆c29
8
22% lit
↑ 9:37 AM
↓ 10:45 PM
★☆☆☆c44
9
30% lit
↑ 10:12 AM
↓ 11:43 PM
★☆☆☆c58
10
40% lit
↑ 10:50 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c71
11
51% lit
↑ 11:35 AM
↓ 12:43 AM
★☆☆☆c81
First Quarter
12
62% lit
↑ 12:26 PM
↓ 1:45 AM
★☆☆☆c89
13
72% lit
↑ 1:25 PM
↓ 2:47 AM
★☆☆☆c95
Moon farthest north (24.3°)
14
82% lit
↑ 2:30 PM
↓ 3:47 AM
★☆☆☆c99
15
90% lit
↑ 3:39 PM
↓ 4:43 AM
★★☆☆c100
16
96% lit
↑ 4:50 PM
↓ 5:33 AM
★★☆☆c100
best
17
99% lit
↑ 6:00 PM
↓ 6:18 AM
★★☆☆c96
Perigee · 358,094 km
best
18
100% lit
↑ 7:08 PM
↓ 7:00 AM
★★☆☆c85
Full Moon · Snow Moon (supermoon)
best
19
97% lit
↑ 8:14 PM
↓ 7:38 AM
★★☆☆c67
Moon crosses the equator
20
92% lit
↑ 9:18 PM
↓ 8:16 AM
★☆☆☆c38
21
84% lit
↑ 10:21 PM
↓ 8:53 AM
★☆☆☆c51
22
76% lit
↑ 11:23 PM
↓ 9:33 AM
★☆☆☆c64
23
66% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:14 AM
★☆☆☆c72
24
56% lit
↑ 12:23 AM
↓ 10:59 AM
★☆☆☆c75
25
46% lit
↑ 1:20 AM
↓ 11:47 AM
★☆☆☆c76
Last Quarter
26
36% lit
↑ 2:14 AM
↓ 12:38 PM
★☆☆☆c74
Moon farthest south (-25.0°)
27
28% lit
↑ 3:03 AM
↓ 1:31 PM
★☆☆☆c72
28
20% lit
↑ 3:47 AM
↓ 2:25 PM
★☆☆☆c71
29
13% lit
↑ 4:27 AM
↓ 3:19 PM
★☆☆☆c71
Apogee · 405,916 km

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Feb 2 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 406,508 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Feb 3 · 12:59 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Feb 6 · 9:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Feb 11 · 10:14 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Feb 13 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (24.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Feb 17 · 5:00 AM — Perigee · 358,094 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Feb 18 · 2:03 AM — Full Moon · Snow 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.
  • Wed, Feb 19 · 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.
  • Tue, Feb 25 · 1:56 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Feb 26 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-25.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Feb 29 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 405,916 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Sun, Feb 2 · Mon, Feb 3 · Sun, Feb 16 · Mon, Feb 17 · Tue, Feb 18

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

Moon distance

358,158 km closest · 406,492 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 12:21 PM.