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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

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Today

Overnight: Low 70°

Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East southeast wind around 6 mph.

Thursday: 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 southeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunrise / sunset
6:42 AM / 5:41 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:20 AM / 3:25 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 14%
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 7clouds13% cloud cover13% cloud cover9% cloud cover8% cloud cover15% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°72767979777674737172757776747270rain1% 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% chancewind01020mphESE 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 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 16
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 6 AM72°72°67°84%13%0%–ESE 6910+ mi
Thu 7 AM72°72°68°87%13%0%–ESE 61010+ mi
Thu 8 AM75°75°68°79%9%0%–ESE 71010+ mi
Thu 9 AM76°76°69°79%8%0%–ESE 71010+ mi
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 70°

39% rain · 0.06"

ESE 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° / 67°

9% rain

NE 5–9 mph · gusts 12

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East southeast wind around 6 mph.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 84. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: 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%.
  • 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. 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.

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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 · August 1993

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
99% lit
↑ 7:43 PM
↓ 6:02 AM
★★★★c89
best
2
100% lit
↑ 8:20 PM
↓ 6:58 AM
★★★★c80
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
3
98% lit
↑ 8:54 PM
↓ 7:53 AM
★★★☆c69
4
95% lit
↑ 9:27 PM
↓ 8:46 AM
★★☆☆c54
5
90% lit
↑ 9:58 PM
↓ 9:38 AM
★☆☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
6
84% lit
↑ 10:29 PM
↓ 10:29 AM
★★☆☆c37
Apogee · 405,259 km
7
77% lit
↑ 11:02 PM
↓ 11:21 AM
★☆☆☆c37
8
68% lit
↑ 11:37 PM
↓ 12:13 PM
★☆☆☆c48
9
59% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:06 PM
★★☆☆c58
10
49% lit
↑ 12:15 AM
↓ 2:00 PM
★★☆☆c69
Last Quarter
11
40% lit
↑ 12:58 AM
↓ 2:54 PM
★★☆☆c78
12
30% lit
↑ 1:45 AM
↓ 3:49 PM
★★★☆c86
Moon farthest north (21.5°)
13
21% lit
↑ 2:38 AM
↓ 4:43 PM
★★★☆c90
14
13% lit
↑ 3:36 AM
↓ 5:34 PM
★★★★c92
best
15
6% lit
↑ 4:38 AM
↓ 6:22 PM
★★★★c91
best
16
2% lit
↑ 5:43 AM
↓ 7:08 PM
★★★★c91
best
17
0% lit
↑ 6:49 AM
↓ 7:51 PM
★★★★c86
New Moon
best
18
1% lit
↑ 7:56 AM
↓ 8:32 PM
★★★☆c65
19
6% lit
↑ 9:03 AM
↓ 9:13 PM
★★☆☆c52
Perigee · 360,385 km
Moon crosses the equator
20
12% lit
↑ 10:09 AM
↓ 9:55 PM
★★☆☆c48
21
21% lit
↑ 11:15 AM
↓ 10:38 PM
★★☆☆c58
22
31% lit
↑ 12:21 PM
↓ 11:25 PM
★★☆☆c75
23
42% lit
↑ 1:24 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c85
24
53% lit
↑ 2:26 PM
↓ 12:14 AM
★★☆☆c91
First Quarter
25
64% lit
↑ 3:22 PM
↓ 1:07 AM
★★★☆c92
Moon farthest south (-22.5°)
26
74% lit
↑ 4:14 PM
↓ 2:03 AM
★★★☆c92
27
82% lit
↑ 5:01 PM
↓ 3:00 AM
★★★☆c89
28
89% lit
↑ 5:43 PM
↓ 3:56 AM
★★★☆c82
29
94% lit
↑ 6:20 PM
↓ 4:52 AM
★★★☆c72
30
98% lit
↑ 6:55 PM
↓ 5:47 AM
★★★☆c60
31
100% lit
↑ 7:28 PM
↓ 6:40 AM
★★★☆c51
Full Moon · Blue Moon

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Aug 2 · 7:09 AM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Aug 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.
  • Fri, Aug 6 · 11:00 PM — Apogee · 405,259 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Aug 10 · 10:19 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Aug 12 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest north (21.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Aug 17 · 2:28 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Aug 19 · 2:00 AM — Perigee · 360,385 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Aug 19 · 6:00 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, Aug 24 · 4:57 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Aug 25 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-22.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Aug 31 · 9:33 PM — Full Moon · Blue MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Sun, Aug 1 · Sat, Aug 14 · Sun, Aug 15 · Mon, Aug 16 · Tue, Aug 17

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

Moon distance

360,532 km closest · 405,149 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.