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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. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

Thursday: High 81° · 11% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 85. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:42 AM / 5:41 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 PMSat, Nov 7clouds3% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover10% cloud cover10% cloud cover13% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°72717277798077757472717376787573rain1% 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% chancewind01020mphSE 3 mph, gusts 7SE 5 mph, gusts 8ESE 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 6 mph, gusts 10ESE 7 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 14E 7 mph, gusts 12E 6 mph, gusts 10E 5 mph, gusts 8E 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 6 mph, gusts 9NNE 9 mph, gusts 14N 13 mph, gusts 18NNE 13 mph, gusts 18NNE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 9 mph, gusts 14NE 8 mph, gusts 13NE 8 mph, gusts 13NE 8 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 1 AM72°72°64°76%3%0%–SE 3710.0 mi
Thu 2 AM72°72°64°76%3%0%–SE 5710+ mi
Thu 3 AM72°72°65°79%4%0%–SE 5810+ mi
Thu 4 AM71°71°66°84%10%0%–SE 5910+ mi
Thu 5 AM72°72°66°81%10%0%–ESE 6910+ mi
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

81° / 70°

39% rain · 0.06"

ESE 3–10 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

77° / 66°

46% rain · 0.18"

NNE 5–13 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

76° / 64°

54% rain · 0.12"

ENE 8–15 mph · gusts 22

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 8

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

71° / 61°

77% rain · 1.38"

NE 14–22 mph · gusts 31

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 9

Slight Chance Rain Showers

71° / 63°

51% rain · 0.36"

NNE 6–14 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 10

Mostly Sunny

73° / 65°

20% rain

NNE 5–9 mph · gusts 12

Wed, Nov 11

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

74° / 67°

15% rain

NE 5–9 mph · gusts 12

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 85. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 9pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 9pm and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 3am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. North northeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East northeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. North northeast wind 12 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. 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 65. 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 · 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 · December 1993

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
94% lit
↑ 7:58 PM
↓ 8:58 AM
★★★★c86
2
88% lit
↑ 8:56 PM
↓ 9:45 AM
★★★☆c83
3
80% lit
↑ 9:56 PM
↓ 10:28 AM
★★★☆c77
4
71% lit
↑ 10:56 PM
↓ 11:09 AM
★★☆☆c67
5
60% lit
↑ 11:57 PM
↓ 11:48 AM
★★☆☆c53
6
49% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:26 PM
★☆☆☆c38
Last Quarter
Moon crosses the equator
7
38% lit
↑ 12:59 AM
↓ 1:05 PM
★☆☆☆c52
8
27% lit
↑ 2:02 AM
↓ 1:45 PM
★★☆☆c67
9
17% lit
↑ 3:06 AM
↓ 2:29 PM
★★★☆c82
10
9% lit
↑ 4:12 AM
↓ 3:17 PM
★★★★c97
Perigee · 365,358 km
11
4% lit
↑ 5:18 AM
↓ 4:10 PM
★★★★c104
best
12
1% lit
↑ 6:22 AM
↓ 5:08 PM
★★★★c104
Moon farthest south (-22.0°)
best
13
0% lit
↑ 7:23 AM
↓ 6:08 PM
★★★★c104
New Moon
best
14
2% lit
↑ 8:17 AM
↓ 7:10 PM
★★★★c100
best
15
7% lit
↑ 9:06 AM
↓ 8:11 PM
★★★★c91
16
13% lit
↑ 9:49 AM
↓ 9:09 PM
★★★☆c79
17
21% lit
↑ 10:27 AM
↓ 10:05 PM
★★☆☆c65
18
30% lit
↑ 11:02 AM
↓ 10:59 PM
★★☆☆c50
19
39% lit
↑ 11:35 AM
↓ 11:51 PM
★☆☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
20
48% lit
↑ 12:07 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c38
First Quarter
21
58% lit
↑ 12:40 PM
↓ 12:43 AM
★☆☆☆c47
22
67% lit
↑ 1:13 PM
↓ 1:34 AM
★★☆☆c56
Apogee · 404,515 km
23
75% lit
↑ 1:49 PM
↓ 2:26 AM
★★☆☆c67
24
83% lit
↑ 2:28 PM
↓ 3:19 AM
★★★☆c76
25
90% lit
↑ 3:11 PM
↓ 4:13 AM
★★★☆c83
26
95% lit
↑ 3:59 PM
↓ 5:07 AM
★★★★c87
27
98% lit
↑ 4:52 PM
↓ 6:00 AM
★★★★c88
Moon farthest north (21.0°)
28
100% lit
↑ 5:48 PM
↓ 6:52 AM
★★★★c88
Full Moon · Cold Moon
best
29
99% lit
↑ 6:48 PM
↓ 7:41 AM
★★★★c87
30
96% lit
↑ 7:48 PM
↓ 8:26 AM
★★★★c83
31
91% lit
↑ 8:50 PM
↓ 9:09 AM
★★★☆c76

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Dec 6 · 9:48 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Dec 6 · 3:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Dec 10 · 8:00 AM — Perigee · 365,358 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Dec 12 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-22.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Dec 13 · 3:26 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Dec 19 · 7:00 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, Dec 20 · 4:25 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Dec 22 · 2:00 AM — Apogee · 404,515 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Dec 27 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest north (21.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Dec 28 · 5:05 PM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Dec 11 · Sun, Dec 12 · Mon, Dec 13 · Tue, Dec 14 · Tue, Dec 28

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

Moon distance

365,367 km closest · 404,423 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.