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Rockport

28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

Tonight: Low 69°

Mostly clear, with a low around 69. East southeast wind around 7 mph.

Thursday: High 79° · 9% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind 8 to 12 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:42 AM / 5:40 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:20 AM / 3:25 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 16%
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 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 66 AM12 PM6 PMclouds3% cloud cover3% cloud cover8% cloud cover12% cloud cover7% cloud cover29% cloud cover22% cloud cover25% cloud cover24% cloud cover22% cloud cover28% cloud cover31% cloud cover30% cloud cover38% cloud cover51% cloud cover49% cloud cover49% cloud cover47% cloud cover57% cloud cover60% cloud cover65% cloud cover76% cloud cover78% cloud cover80% cloud cover75% cloud cover77% cloud cover76% cloud cover72% cloud cover75% cloud cover62% cloud cover69% cloud cover54% cloud cover50% cloud cover46% cloud cover38% cloud cover31% cloud cover23% cloud cover20% cloud cover17% cloud cover14% cloud cover17% cloud cover20% cloud cover23% cloud cover26% cloud cover29% cloud cover32% cloud cover34% cloud cover35% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°74727275777778767573706974767572rain1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance4% chance6% chance6% chance7% chance7% chance9% chance6% chance6% chance7% chance6% chance11% chance22% chance29% chance39% chance56% chance, 0.02 in37% chance, 0.02 in40% chance, 0.02 in48% chance, 0.02 in37% chance, 0.02 in25% chance, 0.02 in13% chance13% chance13% chance13% chance13% chance13% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphSE 5 mph, gusts 7SE 6 mph, gusts 7ESE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 8 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 12E 10 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 7ENE 6 mph, gusts 7ENE 6 mph, gusts 8NE 10 mph, gusts 13N 14 mph, gusts 18N 14 mph, gusts 20NNE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 10 mph, gusts 13NE 10 mph, gusts 14ENE 10 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 12 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 12 AM74°74°64°71%3%0%–SE 5710+ mi
Thu 1 AM72°72°64°76%3%0%–SE 5610+ mi
Thu 2 AM72°72°64°76%8%0%–SE 6710+ mi
Thu 3 AM72°72°65°79%12%0%–SE 6810+ mi
Thu 4 AM70°70°66°87%7%0%–ESE 7910+ mi
Thu 5 AM72°72°66°81%29%0%–ESE 7910+ mi
Thu 6 AM72°72°67°84%22%1%–ESE 81010+ mi
Thu 7 AM72°72°68°87%25%1%–ESE 81010+ mi
Thu 8 AM74°74°69°84%24%2%–ESE 81010+ mi
Thu 9 AM75°75°70°84%22%2%–ESE 81210+ mi
Thu 10 AM76°76°70°82%28%4%–ESE 81210+ mi
Thu 11 AM77°77°71°82%31%6%–ESE 91210+ mi
Thu 12 PM77°77°71°82%30%6%–E 91210+ mi
Thu 1 PM77°77°72°85%38%7%–E 91210+ mi
Thu 2 PM77°77°72°85%51%7%–E 101310+ mi
Thu 3 PM77°77°73°88%49%9%–E 101410+ mi
Thu 4 PM77°77°73°88%49%6%–E 121410+ mi
Thu 5 PM77°77°74°90%47%6%–E 101310+ mi
Thu 6 PM78°78°74°88%57%7%–E 9139.9 mi
Thu 7 PM77°77°74°90%60%6%–E 91210+ mi
Thu 8 PM76°76°74°94%65%11%–E 81010+ mi
Thu 9 PM76°76°74°94%76%22%–E 899.9 mi⚡
Thu 10 PM76°76°74°94%78%29%–E 7910+ mi⚡
Thu 11 PM76°76°74°94%80%39%–E 788.2 mi⚡
Fri 12 AM75°75°73°94%75%56%0.02"E 679.4 mi⚡
Fri 1 AM74°74°73°97%77%37%0.02"E 677.2 mi⚡
Fri 2 AM73°73°72°97%76%40%0.02"ENE 678.1 mi⚡
Fri 3 AM73°73°71°93%72%48%0.02"ENE 678.9 mi
Fri 4 AM71°71°70°97%75%37%0.02"ENE 689.1 mi
Fri 5 AM70°70°69°97%62%25%0.02"NE 8108.9 mi
Fri 6 AM70°70°68°93%69%13%–NE 10138.5 mi
Fri 7 AM68°68°67°97%54%13%–NE 1316–
Fri 8 AM68°68°66°93%50%13%–N 1418–
Fri 9 AM69°69°66°90%46%13%–N 1520–
Fri 10 AM70°70°65°84%38%13%–N 1420–
Fri 11 AM72°72°65°79%31%13%–NNE 1318–
Fri 12 PM74°74°64°71%23%5%–NNE 1215–
Fri 1 PM75°75°64°69%20%5%–NNE 1215–
Fri 2 PM76°76°64°66%17%5%–NE 1013–
Fri 3 PM76°76°64°66%14%5%–NE 1013–
Fri 4 PM76°76°64°66%17%5%–NE 1014–
Fri 5 PM75°75°63°66%20%5%–NE 1013–
Fri 6 PM75°75°63°66%23%1%–ENE 1013–
Fri 7 PM74°74°63°69%26%1%–ENE 1014–
Fri 8 PM73°73°63°71%29%1%–ENE 1014–
Fri 9 PM72°72°63°73%32%1%–NE 1214–
Fri 10 PM71°71°63°76%34%1%–NE 1214–
Fri 11 PM71°71°62°73%35%1%–NE 1215–

7-day forecast

Wed, Nov 4

Mostly Clear

–° / 69°

Dry

Today

Mostly Sunny

79° / 68°

56% rain

ESE 5–12 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Mostly Sunny

77° / 66°

56% rain · 0.12"

NNE 6–15 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

75° / 62°

52% rain · 0.12"

ENE 12–20 mph · gusts 24

Sun, Nov 8

Rain Showers Likely

70° / 58°

62% rain · 0.84"

NE 15–25 mph · gusts 33

Mon, Nov 9

Slight Chance Rain Showers

70° / 60°

23% rain · 0.12"

NNE 6–15 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Nov 10

Mostly Sunny

73° / 63°

15% rain

NE 5–9 mph · gusts 12

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. East southeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind 8 to 12 mph.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 10pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East northeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East northeast wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. North northeast wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Veterans Day: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 1245 PM CST Wed Nov 4 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-050715-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1245 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

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

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM

GMZ255 · 1245 PM CST Wed Nov 4 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. 
 


GMZ255-050715-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
1245 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · March 1993

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
51% lit
↑ 11:43 AM
↓ 12:57 AM
★☆☆☆c88
First Quarter
Moon farthest north (22.3°)
2
62% lit
↑ 12:39 PM
↓ 1:53 AM
★☆☆☆c93
3
72% lit
↑ 1:39 PM
↓ 2:47 AM
★☆☆☆c96
4
81% lit
↑ 2:44 PM
↓ 3:38 AM
★☆☆☆c97
5
90% lit
↑ 3:51 PM
↓ 4:25 AM
★★☆☆c97
best
6
96% lit
↑ 4:59 PM
↓ 5:10 AM
★★☆☆c94
best
7
99% lit
↑ 6:07 PM
↓ 5:53 AM
★★☆☆c83
best
8
100% lit
↑ 7:15 PM
↓ 6:34 AM
★★☆☆c65
Perigee · 356,530 km
Moon crosses the equator
Full Moon · Worm Moon (supermoon)
best
9
97% lit
↑ 8:23 PM
↓ 7:15 AM
★☆☆☆c43
10
92% lit
↑ 9:31 PM
↓ 7:58 AM
★☆☆☆c64
11
84% lit
↑ 10:37 PM
↓ 8:43 AM
★☆☆☆c80
12
75% lit
↑ 11:41 PM
↓ 9:31 AM
★☆☆☆c89
13
65% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:22 AM
★☆☆☆c93
14
55% lit
↑ 12:40 AM
↓ 11:16 AM
★☆☆☆c90
Moon farthest south (-23.3°)
Last Quarter
15
44% lit
↑ 1:34 AM
↓ 12:11 PM
★☆☆☆c84
16
35% lit
↑ 2:22 AM
↓ 1:07 PM
★☆☆☆c78
17
26% lit
↑ 3:05 AM
↓ 2:02 PM
★☆☆☆c69
18
18% lit
↑ 3:44 AM
↓ 2:56 PM
★☆☆☆c69
19
11% lit
↑ 4:19 AM
↓ 3:49 PM
★☆☆☆c62
20
6% lit
↑ 4:51 AM
↓ 4:40 PM
★☆☆☆c52
21
2% lit
↑ 5:22 AM
↓ 5:32 PM
★☆☆☆c40
Apogee · 406,633 km
Moon crosses the equator
22
0% lit
↑ 5:53 AM
↓ 6:23 PM
★☆☆☆c27
23
0% lit
↑ 6:24 AM
↓ 7:14 PM
★★☆☆c41
New Moon
best
24
2% lit
↑ 6:57 AM
↓ 8:07 PM
★★☆☆c55
25
6% lit
↑ 7:32 AM
↓ 9:01 PM
★☆☆☆c67
26
11% lit
↑ 8:10 AM
↓ 9:56 PM
★☆☆☆c75
27
18% lit
↑ 8:52 AM
↓ 10:51 PM
★☆☆☆c82
28
26% lit
↑ 9:40 AM
↓ 11:46 PM
★☆☆☆c86
29
35% lit
↑ 10:32 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c87
Moon farthest north (22.1°)
30
46% lit
↑ 11:29 AM
↓ 12:39 AM
★☆☆☆c86
First Quarter
31
56% lit
↑ 12:30 PM
↓ 1:30 AM
★☆☆☆c83

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Mar 1 · 9:46 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Mar 1 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest north (22.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Mar 8 · 3:00 AM — Perigee · 356,530 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Mar 8 · 3:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Mar 8 · 3:45 AM — Full Moon · Worm 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, Mar 14 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-23.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Mar 14 · 10:17 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Mar 21 · 1:00 PM — Apogee · 406,633 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Mar 21 · 8:00 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, Mar 23 · 1:14 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Mar 29 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest north (22.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Mar 30 · 10:10 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Fri, Mar 5 · Sat, Mar 6 · Sun, Mar 7 · Mon, Mar 8 · Tue, Mar 23

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

Moon distance

356,656 km closest · 406,631 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 Wed 9:41 PM.