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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

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Today

Today: High 80° · 15% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 84. East wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Low 69° · 46% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:42 AM / 5:41 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:20 AM / 3:25 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 13%
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 512 PM6 PMFri, Nov 66 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 76 AMclouds15% cloud cover21% cloud cover30% cloud cover21% cloud cover27% cloud cover32% cloud cover30% cloud cover42% cloud cover56% cloud cover54% cloud cover47% cloud cover56% cloud cover74% cloud cover72% cloud cover66% cloud cover62% cloud cover56% cloud cover62% cloud cover65% cloud cover59% cloud cover65% cloud cover57% cloud cover59% cloud cover50% cloud cover46% cloud cover47% cloud cover17% cloud cover14% cloud cover17% cloud cover17% cloud cover23% cloud cover26% cloud cover36% cloud cover27% cloud cover38% cloud cover49% cloud cover55% cloud cover60% cloud cover66% cloud cover68% cloud cover71% cloud cover73% cloud cover77% cloud cover82% cloud cover86% cloud cover84% cloud cover83% cloud cover81% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°77798077757472717376787573716969rain1% chance1% chance2% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance, 0.01 in15% chance, 0.01 in15% chance, 0.01 in26% chance, 0.01 in38% chance, 0.01 in39% chance, 0.01 in46% chance, 0.03 in45% chance, 0.03 in36% chance, 0.03 in31% chance, 0.03 in27% chance, 0.03 in22% chance, 0.03 in18% chance11% chance5% chance1% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chancewind01020mphESE 8 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 14E 8 mph, gusts 13E 6 mph, gusts 10E 5 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 5 mph, gusts 8NE 7 mph, gusts 12NNE 10 mph, gusts 16NNE 13 mph, gusts 20NNE 13 mph, gusts 17NNE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 8 mph, gusts 13NE 8 mph, gusts 13NE 8 mph, gusts 13NE 8 mph, gusts 14NE 9 mph, gusts 15NE 9 mph, gusts 16NE 10 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 17
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 10 AM77°77°69°76%15%1%–ESE 81210+ mi
Thu 11 AM78°78°70°76%21%1%–E 81210+ mi
Thu 12 PM79°79°70°74%30%2%–E 91310+ mi
Thu 1 PM79°79°71°77%21%3%–E 91310+ mi
Thu 2 PM79°79°71°77%27%4%–E 101410+ mi
Thu 3 PM79°79°71°77%32%4%–E 101410+ mi
Thu 4 PM80°84°72°77%30%15%–E 101410+ mi⚡
Thu 5 PM78°78°72°82%42%15%–E 91410+ mi⚡
Thu 6 PM77°77°72°85%56%15%0.01"E 81310+ mi⚡
Thu 7 PM77°77°73°88%54%15%0.01"E 71210+ mi⚡
Thu 8 PM76°76°73°90%47%15%0.01"E 61010+ mi⚡
Thu 9 PM76°76°73°90%56%26%0.01"E 61010+ mi⚡
Thu 10 PM75°75°73°94%74%38%0.01"E 599.7 mi⚡
Thu 11 PM75°75°74°97%72%39%0.01"E 589.0 mi⚡
Fri 12 AM74°74°73°97%66%46%0.03"E 579.9 mi⚡
Fri 1 AM74°74°73°97%62%45%0.03"E 579.0 mi⚡
Fri 2 AM73°73°73°100%56%36%0.03"ENE 5710+ mi⚡
Fri 3 AM73°73°73°100%62%31%0.03"ENE 579.7 mi
Fri 4 AM72°72°72°100%65%27%0.03"ENE 5810+ mi
Fri 5 AM71°71°71°100%59%22%0.03"ENE 6910+ mi
Fri 6 AM71°71°71°100%65%18%–NE 7129.2 mi
Fri 7 AM71°71°70°97%57%11%–NNE 91410+ mi
Fri 8 AM70°70°69°97%59%5%–NNE 101610+ mi
Fri 9 AM72°72°68°87%50%1%–N 13189.8 mi
Fri 10 AM73°73°67°81%46%0%–NNE 13209.7 mi
Fri 11 AM74°74°67°79%47%0%–NNE 13189.8 mi
Fri 12 PM75°75°66°74%17%0%–NNE 131710+ mi
Fri 1 PM76°76°66°71%14%0%–NNE 1216–
Fri 2 PM77°77°66°69%17%0%–NNE 1215–
Fri 3 PM77°77°66°69%17%0%–NE 1014–
Fri 4 PM78°78°65°64%23%0%–NE 1014–
Fri 5 PM77°77°66°69%26%0%–NE 914–
Fri 6 PM76°76°66°71%36%3%–NE 813–
Fri 7 PM75°75°66°74%27%3%–NE 813–
Fri 8 PM74°74°66°76%38%3%–NE 813–
Fri 9 PM74°74°66°76%49%3%–NE 813–
Fri 10 PM73°73°66°79%55%3%–NE 813–
Fri 11 PM73°73°66°79%60%3%–NE 814–
Sat 12 AM72°72°66°81%66%6%–NE 814–
Sat 1 AM71°71°66°84%68%6%–NE 815–
Sat 2 AM70°70°66°87%71%6%–NE 915–
Sat 3 AM70°70°66°87%73%6%–NE 916–
Sat 4 AM69°69°66°90%77%6%–NE 916–
Sat 5 AM68°68°65°90%82%6%–NE 1016–
Sat 6 AM68°68°65°90%86%8%–NE 1016–
Sat 7 AM69°69°65°87%84%8%–NE 1217–
Sat 8 AM70°70°66°87%83%8%–NE 1217–
Sat 9 AM71°71°66°84%81%8%–NE 1318–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 69°

46% rain · 0.06"

E 5–10 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

79° / 68°

46% rain · 0.18"

NNE 5–13 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

77° / 65°

70% rain · 0.12"

ENE 8–15 mph · gusts 22

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 8

Showers And Thunderstorms

73° / 62°

77% rain · 1.38"

NE 14–22 mph · gusts 31

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 9

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

71° / 63°

51% rain · 0.36"

NNE 6–14 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 10

Slight Chance Rain Showers

73° / 66°

20% rain

NNE 5–9 mph · gusts 12

Wed, Nov 11

Partly Sunny

75° / 66°

9% rain

NE 5–9 mph · gusts 12

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 84. East wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. North northeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 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 65. East northeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. North northeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. North northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Veterans Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-051915-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1235 AM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast 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. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy
to occasionally choppy. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly
choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots
after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally
rough. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters
choppy to occasionally rough. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers. 
.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. A chance of showers in the evening. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

GMZ250 · 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. 
 


GMZ250-051915-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1235 AM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 7 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at
7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds
and northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight
chance of showers after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. A
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 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 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. Showers with thunderstorms likely in the
morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to
10 feet, subsiding to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after
midnight. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North 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 · April 1993

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
67% lit
↑ 1:33 PM
↓ 2:17 AM
★★☆☆c74
2
78% lit
↑ 2:38 PM
↓ 3:01 AM
★★☆☆c64
3
87% lit
↑ 3:44 PM
↓ 3:43 AM
★★☆☆c55
4
94% lit
↑ 5:51 PM
↓ 5:24 AM
★★☆☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
5
98% lit
↑ 6:58 PM
↓ 6:05 AM
★★★☆c66
Perigee · 358,381 km
6
100% lit
↑ 8:07 PM
↓ 6:47 AM
★★★★c81
Full Moon · Pink Moon (supermoon)
best
7
99% lit
↑ 9:15 PM
↓ 7:31 AM
★★★★c90
best
8
95% lit
↑ 10:21 PM
↓ 8:19 AM
★★★★c93
best
9
88% lit
↑ 11:25 PM
↓ 9:10 AM
★☆☆☆c94
10
80% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:05 AM
★★★★c94
Moon farthest south (-23.2°)
11
71% lit
↑ 12:23 AM
↓ 11:02 AM
★★★☆c91
12
61% lit
↑ 1:15 AM
↓ 11:59 AM
★★☆☆c84
13
51% lit
↑ 2:01 AM
↓ 12:55 PM
★★☆☆c73
Last Quarter
14
41% lit
↑ 2:42 AM
↓ 1:50 PM
★★☆☆c61
15
32% lit
↑ 3:19 AM
↓ 2:44 PM
★☆☆☆c48
16
24% lit
↑ 3:52 AM
↓ 3:36 PM
★☆☆☆c35
17
16% lit
↑ 4:24 AM
↓ 4:27 PM
★☆☆☆c30
18
10% lit
↑ 4:55 AM
↓ 5:18 PM
★★☆☆c42
Apogee · 405,952 km
Moon crosses the equator
19
5% lit
↑ 5:26 AM
↓ 6:09 PM
★★☆☆c53
20
2% lit
↑ 5:58 AM
↓ 7:02 PM
★★★☆c64
21
0% lit
↑ 6:33 AM
↓ 7:56 PM
★★★★c72
New Moon
22
1% lit
↑ 7:10 AM
↓ 8:51 PM
★★★★c78
best
23
3% lit
↑ 7:52 AM
↓ 9:46 PM
★★★★c82
best
24
7% lit
↑ 8:38 AM
↓ 10:42 PM
★★★★c86
25
13% lit
↑ 9:29 AM
↓ 11:35 PM
★☆☆☆c87
Moon farthest north (22.0°)
26
21% lit
↑ 10:25 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c87
27
31% lit
↑ 11:24 AM
↓ 12:26 AM
★★★☆c86
28
41% lit
↑ 12:25 PM
↓ 1:14 AM
★★☆☆c81
29
52% lit
↑ 1:27 PM
↓ 1:58 AM
★★☆☆c71
First Quarter
30
63% lit
↑ 2:30 PM
↓ 2:39 AM
★★☆☆c56

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Apr 4 · 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.
  • Mon, Apr 5 · 2:00 PM — Perigee · 358,381 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Apr 6 · 1:43 PM — Full Moon · Pink 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.
  • Sat, Apr 10 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-23.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Apr 13 · 2:39 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Apr 18 · 12:00 AM — Apogee · 405,952 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Apr 18 · 4:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Apr 21 · 6:49 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Apr 25 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest north (22.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Apr 29 · 7:40 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Tue, Apr 6 · Wed, Apr 7 · Thu, Apr 8 · Thu, Apr 22 · Fri, Apr 23

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

Moon distance

358,390 km closest · 405,836 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 AM.