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28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

This Afternoon: High 76°

Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 9 mph.

Tonight: Low 69°

Mostly clear, with a low around 69. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:41 AM / 5:41 PM
Moonrise / moonset
2:21 AM / 2:55 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 19%
Minor period
1:51 AM–2:51 AM
Major period
7:40 AM–9:40 AM
Minor period
2:25 PM–3:25 PM
Major period
8:05 PM–10:05 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Nov 46 PMThu, Nov 56 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 66 AM12 PMclouds0% cloud cover0% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°74727372707276777777767471687075rain1% 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% chancewind01020mphNE 9 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 7ESE 5 mph, gusts 7ESE 6 mph, gusts 7ESE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 10ESE 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 8ENE 5 mph, gusts 6NE 6 mph, gusts 7N 9 mph, gusts 12N 15 mph, gusts 18N 17 mph, gusts 22N 16 mph, gusts 21N 14 mph, gusts 18N 13 mph, gusts 16
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 4 PM74°74°61°64%0%0%–NE 91210+ mi
Wed 5 PM73°73°61°66%0%0%–ENE 91210+ mi
Wed 6 PM73°73°61°66%3%0%–E 81010+ mi
Wed 7 PM72°72°62°71%2%0%–E 8910+ mi
Wed 8 PM73°73°62°68%3%0%–E 7810+ mi
Wed 9 PM73°73°62°68%3%0%–E 7810+ mi
Wed 10 PM73°73°62°68%2%0%–E 6710+ mi
Wed 11 PM74°74°63°69%2%0%–ESE 6710+ mi
Thu 12 AM74°74°64°71%3%0%–ESE 5710+ mi
Thu 1 AM72°72°64°76%3%0%–ESE 5710+ mi
Thu 2 AM72°72°64°76%8%0%–ESE 6710+ mi
Thu 3 AM72°72°65°79%12%0%–ESE 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 71010+ mi
Thu 7 AM72°72°68°87%25%1%–E 71010+ mi
Thu 8 AM74°74°69°84%24%2%–ESE 81010+ mi
Thu 9 AM75°75°70°84%22%2%–ESE 91210+ mi
Thu 10 AM76°76°70°82%28%4%–ESE 91210+ mi
Thu 11 AM77°77°71°82%31%6%–ESE 91310+ mi
Thu 12 PM77°77°71°82%30%6%–ESE 101410+ mi
Thu 1 PM77°77°72°85%38%7%–ESE 101410+ mi
Thu 2 PM77°77°72°85%51%7%–ESE 121410+ mi
Thu 3 PM77°77°73°88%49%9%–ESE 12159.9 mi
Thu 4 PM77°77°73°88%49%6%–E 121510+ mi
Thu 5 PM77°77°74°90%47%6%–E 101410+ mi
Thu 6 PM78°78°74°88%57%7%–E 10139.7 mi
Thu 7 PM77°77°74°90%60%6%–E 101310+ mi
Thu 8 PM76°76°74°94%65%11%–E 81210+ mi
Thu 9 PM76°76°74°94%76%22%–E 81010+ mi⚡
Thu 10 PM76°76°74°94%78%29%–E 7810.0 mi⚡
Thu 11 PM76°76°74°94%80%39%–ENE 6710.0 mi⚡
Fri 12 AM75°75°73°94%75%56%0.02"ENE 5610.0 mi⚡
Fri 1 AM74°74°73°97%77%37%0.02"NNE 57–⚡
Fri 2 AM73°73°72°97%76%40%0.02"NE 67–⚡
Fri 3 AM73°73°71°93%72%48%0.02"NNE 68–
Fri 4 AM71°71°70°97%75%37%0.02"N 912–
Fri 5 AM70°70°69°97%62%25%0.02"N 1215–
Fri 6 AM70°70°68°93%69%13%–N 1518–
Fri 7 AM68°68°67°97%54%13%–N 1621–
Fri 8 AM68°68°66°93%50%13%–N 1722–
Fri 9 AM69°69°66°90%46%13%–N 1722–
Fri 10 AM70°70°65°84%38%13%–N 1621–
Fri 11 AM72°72°65°79%31%13%–N 1520–
Fri 12 PM74°74°64°71%23%5%–N 1418–
Fri 1 PM75°75°64°69%20%5%–N 1317–
Fri 2 PM76°76°64°66%17%5%–N 1316–
Fri 3 PM76°76°64°66%14%5%–N 1316–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

76° / 69°

Dry

NE 6–9 mph · gusts 12

Thu, Nov 5

Mostly Sunny

79° / 68°

56% rain

ESE 5–12 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Mostly Sunny

77° / 66°

56% rain · 0.12"

N 5–17 mph · gusts 22

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

75° / 62°

52% rain · 0.12"

NE 15–18 mph · gusts 26

Sun, Nov 8

Rain Showers Likely

70° / 58°

62% rain · 0.84"

NNE 12–24 mph · gusts 35

Mon, Nov 9

Slight Chance Rain Showers

70° / 60°

23% rain · 0.12"

N 5–13 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Nov 10

Mostly Sunny

73° / 63°

15% rain

NNE 2–7 mph · gusts 12

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 9 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind 7 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. Northeast wind 5 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North northeast wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 15 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. Northeast wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. North northeast wind 17 to 24 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. 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.

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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 · December 1993

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
94% lit
↑ 7:57 PM
↓ 8:58 AM
★★☆☆c92
2
88% lit
↑ 8:56 PM
↓ 9:45 AM
★★☆☆c89
3
80% lit
↑ 9:56 PM
↓ 10:28 AM
★☆☆☆c83
4
71% lit
↑ 10:56 PM
↓ 11:09 AM
★☆☆☆c73
5
60% lit
↑ 11:57 PM
↓ 11:48 AM
★☆☆☆c59
6
49% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:26 PM
★☆☆☆c41
Last Quarter
Moon crosses the equator
7
38% lit
↑ 12:58 AM
↓ 1:05 PM
★☆☆☆c45
8
27% lit
↑ 2:02 AM
↓ 1:45 PM
★☆☆☆c65
9
17% lit
↑ 3:06 AM
↓ 2:29 PM
★☆☆☆c83
10
9% lit
↑ 4:12 AM
↓ 3:17 PM
★☆☆☆c87
Perigee · 365,358 km
11
4% lit
↑ 5:18 AM
↓ 4:10 PM
★★☆☆c97
12
1% lit
↑ 6:23 AM
↓ 5:07 PM
★★☆☆c102
Moon farthest south (-22.0°)
best
13
0% lit
↑ 7:23 AM
↓ 6:08 PM
★★☆☆c103
New Moon
best
14
2% lit
↑ 8:18 AM
↓ 7:09 PM
★★☆☆c100
best
15
7% lit
↑ 9:06 AM
↓ 8:10 PM
★★☆☆c93
16
13% lit
↑ 9:49 AM
↓ 9:09 PM
★★☆☆c83
17
21% lit
↑ 10:27 AM
↓ 10:05 PM
★☆☆☆c70
18
30% lit
↑ 11:02 AM
↓ 10:59 PM
★☆☆☆c55
19
39% lit
↑ 11:35 AM
↓ 11:51 PM
★☆☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
20
48% lit
↑ 12:07 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c39
First Quarter
21
58% lit
↑ 12:39 PM
↓ 12:43 AM
★☆☆☆c52
22
67% lit
↑ 1:13 PM
↓ 1:34 AM
★☆☆☆c64
Apogee · 404,515 km
23
75% lit
↑ 1:49 PM
↓ 2:26 AM
★☆☆☆c74
24
83% lit
↑ 2:28 PM
↓ 3:19 AM
★☆☆☆c82
25
90% lit
↑ 3:11 PM
↓ 4:13 AM
★☆☆☆c83
26
95% lit
↑ 3:59 PM
↓ 5:07 AM
★★☆☆c88
27
98% lit
↑ 4:51 PM
↓ 6:00 AM
★★☆☆c92
Moon farthest north (21.0°)
28
100% lit
↑ 5:48 PM
↓ 6:52 AM
★★☆☆c94
Full Moon · Cold Moon
best
29
99% lit
↑ 6:47 PM
↓ 7:41 AM
★★☆☆c94
best
30
96% lit
↑ 7:48 PM
↓ 8:26 AM
★★☆☆c90
31
91% lit
↑ 8:50 PM
↓ 9:09 AM
★★☆☆c84

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

Sun, Dec 12 · Mon, Dec 13 · Tue, Dec 14 · Tue, Dec 28 · Wed, Dec 29

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 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 1:36 PM.