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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

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Today

This Afternoon: High 80° · 15% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 83. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Low 70° · 42% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East northeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:42 AM / 5:41 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 PMclouds42% cloud cover28% cloud cover25% cloud cover38% cloud cover39% cloud cover56% cloud cover62% cloud cover71% cloud cover68% cloud cover67% cloud cover54% cloud cover42% cloud cover41% cloud cover44% cloud cover42% cloud cover49% cloud cover55% cloud cover72% cloud cover58% cloud cover40% cloud cover36% cloud cover29% cloud cover17% cloud cover8% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover17% cloud cover23% cloud cover25% cloud cover29% cloud cover31% cloud cover42% cloud cover39% cloud cover58% cloud cover67% cloud cover57% cloud cover55% cloud cover57% cloud cover62% cloud cover76% cloud cover92% cloud cover84% cloud cover76% cloud cover76% cloud cover77% cloud cover77% cloud cover73% cloud cover68% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°79767675747273767876747371707276rain12% chance14% chance15% chance17% chance17% chance18% chance18% chance23% chance27% chance42% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in33% chance, 0.01 in18% chance, 0.01 in15% chance, 0.01 in13% chance, 0.01 in12% chance, 0.01 in10% chance, 0.01 in9% chance, 0.01 in7% chance7% chance6% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance4% chance4% chance5% chance2% chance7% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance21% chance21% chance21% chancewind01020mphE 10 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 14E 7 mph, gusts 12E 6 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 7E 3 mph, gusts 6ENE 3 mph, gusts 6NNE 5 mph, gusts 8NNE 10 mph, gusts 15N 16 mph, gusts 22N 15 mph, gusts 21NNE 14 mph, gusts 18NNE 13 mph, gusts 17NE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 12 mph, gusts 17ENE 10 mph, gusts 15NE 8 mph, gusts 12NE 10 mph, gusts 15NE 13 mph, gusts 17NE 15 mph, gusts 21NE 16 mph, gusts 23ENE 16 mph, gusts 22ENE 14 mph, gusts 20ENE 16 mph, gusts 22
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 3 PM79°79°71°77%42%12%–E 101410+ mi
Thu 4 PM79°79°72°79%28%14%–E 101410+ mi
Thu 5 PM78°78°72°82%25%15%–E 91410+ mi⚡
Thu 6 PM76°76°72°87%38%17%–E 81310+ mi⚡
Thu 7 PM76°76°73°90%39%17%–E 71210+ mi⚡
Thu 8 PM76°76°73°90%56%18%–E 71210+ mi⚡
Thu 9 PM76°76°73°90%62%18%–E 699.9 mi⚡
Thu 10 PM76°76°74°94%71%23%–E 589.6 mi⚡
Thu 11 PM75°75°74°97%68%27%–E 579.6 mi⚡
Fri 12 AM75°75°74°97%67%42%0.01"E 369.9 mi⚡
Fri 1 AM75°75°74°97%54%37%0.01"E 369.6 mi⚡
Fri 2 AM74°74°74°100%42%37%0.01"ENE 369.0 mi⚡
Fri 3 AM74°74°73°97%41%37%0.01"ENE 368.9 mi⚡
Fri 4 AM74°74°73°97%44%37%0.01"NE 369.5 mi⚡
Fri 5 AM72°72°72°100%42%33%0.01"NNE 589.9 mi⚡
Fri 6 AM72°72°72°100%49%18%0.01"NNE 71310+ mi
Fri 7 AM72°72°71°97%55%15%0.01"NNE 101510+ mi
Fri 8 AM71°71°70°97%72%13%0.01"N 121610+ mi
Fri 9 AM73°73°68°84%58%12%0.01"N 162210+ mi
Fri 10 AM74°74°67°79%40%10%0.01"N 142010+ mi
Fri 11 AM75°75°67°76%36%9%0.01"N 152110+ mi
Fri 12 PM76°76°66°71%29%7%–NNE 152010+ mi
Fri 1 PM77°77°66°69%17%7%–NNE 141810+ mi
Fri 2 PM77°77°66°69%8%6%–NNE 121610+ mi
Fri 3 PM78°78°66°67%6%5%–NNE 131710+ mi
Fri 4 PM79°79°65°62%6%5%–NE 131710+ mi
Fri 5 PM77°77°65°67%17%5%–NE 131710+ mi
Fri 6 PM76°76°65°69%23%4%–ENE 131710+ mi
Fri 7 PM76°76°65°69%25%4%–ENE 121710+ mi
Fri 8 PM74°74°65°74%29%0%–ENE 121610+ mi
Fri 9 PM74°74°64°71%31%0%–ENE 101510+ mi
Fri 10 PM74°74°64°71%42%0%–ENE 101510+ mi
Fri 11 PM73°73°65°76%39%0%–NE 81210+ mi
Sat 12 AM73°73°65°76%58%0%–ENE 121510+ mi
Sat 1 AM72°72°64°76%67%0%–NE 1015–
Sat 2 AM71°71°64°79%57%0%–NE 913–
Sat 3 AM71°71°65°81%55%5%–NE 1317–
Sat 4 AM70°70°65°84%57%2%–NE 1521–
Sat 5 AM70°70°65°84%62%7%–NE 1521–
Sat 6 AM70°70°65°84%76%12%–NE 1216–
Sat 7 AM69°69°66°90%92%12%–NE 1623–
Sat 8 AM70°70°66°87%84%12%–ENE 1723–
Sat 9 AM72°72°66°81%76%12%–ENE 1622–
Sat 10 AM74°74°66°76%76%12%–ENE 1420–
Sat 11 AM75°75°67°76%77%12%–ENE 1420–
Sat 12 PM76°76°67°74%77%21%–ENE 1521–
Sat 1 PM77°77°67°71%73%21%–ENE 1622–
Sat 2 PM77°77°67°71%68%21%–E 1825–

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 70°

42% rain

E 5–10 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

79° / 68°

42% rain · 0.12"

NNE 3–16 mph · gusts 22

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

77° / 66°

53% rain · 0.12"

ENE 9–20 mph · gusts 26

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 8

Showers And Thunderstorms

73° / 61°

82% rain · 2.04"

NE 15–25 mph · gusts 33

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 9

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

70° / 63°

58% rain · 0.36"

NNE 6–15 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 10

Partly Sunny

73° / 65°

15% rain

NNE 1–9 mph · gusts 13

Wed, Nov 11

Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

75° / 66°

15% rain

NE 0–8 mph · gusts 9

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 83. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East northeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. North northeast wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. East northeast wind 12 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East northeast wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 33 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 73. Northeast wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 61. North northeast wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. North northeast wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Veterans Day: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.

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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 Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

GMZ250 · 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. 
 


GMZ250-060715-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1253 PM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers this evening. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers likely after midnight. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 4 seconds. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at
5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 30 knots in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots after midnight. Gusts up to 35 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 6 seconds. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet,
occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 7 seconds.
Thunderstorms likely. Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet, subsiding to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally
to 8 feet after midnight. A chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. Showers likely. 
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to
around 5 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · November 1992

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
44% lit
↑ 12:38 PM
↓ 11:48 PM
★★☆☆c68
2
54% lit
↑ 1:13 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c57
First Quarter
3
63% lit
↑ 1:46 PM
↓ 12:40 AM
★☆☆☆c40
Apogee · 404,542 km
4
72% lit
↑ 2:17 PM
↓ 1:32 AM
★☆☆☆c33
5
80% lit
↑ 2:47 PM
↓ 2:24 AM
★☆☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
6
87% lit
↑ 3:19 PM
↓ 3:16 AM
★★☆☆c51
7
93% lit
↑ 3:52 PM
↓ 4:09 AM
★★☆☆c60
8
97% lit
↑ 4:28 PM
↓ 5:04 AM
★★★☆c69
9
99% lit
↑ 5:09 PM
↓ 6:01 AM
★★★★c82
10
100% lit
↑ 5:54 PM
↓ 7:00 AM
★★★★c87
Full Moon · Beaver Moon
best
11
98% lit
↑ 6:46 PM
↓ 7:59 AM
★★★★c90
best
12
94% lit
↑ 7:43 PM
↓ 8:58 AM
★★★★c92
Moon farthest north (22.8°)
13
87% lit
↑ 8:44 PM
↓ 9:53 AM
★★★★c92
14
79% lit
↑ 9:47 PM
↓ 10:44 AM
★★★★c89
15
69% lit
↑ 10:51 PM
↓ 11:31 AM
★☆☆☆c82
16
58% lit
↑ 11:55 PM
↓ 12:13 PM
★★☆☆c77
17
47% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:53 PM
★☆☆☆c53
Last Quarter
18
36% lit
↑ 12:58 AM
↓ 1:31 PM
★☆☆☆c39
Perigee · 369,737 km
Moon crosses the equator
19
25% lit
↑ 2:01 AM
↓ 2:08 PM
★☆☆☆c53
20
16% lit
↑ 3:03 AM
↓ 2:47 PM
★★☆☆c67
21
9% lit
↑ 4:07 AM
↓ 3:27 PM
★★★☆c80
22
3% lit
↑ 5:11 AM
↓ 4:12 PM
★★★★c95
23
1% lit
↑ 6:14 AM
↓ 5:00 PM
★★★★c99
best
24
0% lit
↑ 7:16 AM
↓ 5:52 PM
★★★★c99
New Moon
best
25
2% lit
↑ 8:14 AM
↓ 6:48 PM
★★★★c97
Moon farthest south (-23.8°)
best
26
6% lit
↑ 9:06 AM
↓ 7:45 PM
★★★★c92
27
12% lit
↑ 9:53 AM
↓ 8:41 PM
★★★★c85
28
19% lit
↑ 10:34 AM
↓ 9:37 PM
★★★☆c76
29
27% lit
↑ 11:11 AM
↓ 10:31 PM
★★☆☆c65
30
36% lit
↑ 11:44 AM
↓ 11:23 PM
★★☆☆c53

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Nov 2 · 3:11 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Nov 3 · 5:00 PM — Apogee · 404,542 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Nov 5 · 8:00 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, Nov 10 · 3:20 AM — Full Moon · Beaver MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Nov 12 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest north (22.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Nov 17 · 5:39 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Nov 18 · 6:00 PM — Perigee · 369,737 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Nov 18 · 6:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Nov 24 · 3:11 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Nov 25 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-23.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Tue, Nov 10 · Wed, Nov 11 · Mon, Nov 23 · Tue, Nov 24 · Wed, Nov 25

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

Moon distance

369,761 km closest · 404,496 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 Port AransasSurf 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.