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Rockport

28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

Today: High 82° · 71% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 2pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 87. Southwest wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 66° · 18% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:40 AM / 5:42 PM
Moonrise / moonset
1:21 AM / 2:24 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 31%
Minor period
12:51 AM–1:51 AM
Major period
6:55 AM–8:55 AM
Minor period
1:54 PM–2:54 PM
Major period
7:20 PM–9:20 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Nov 312 PM6 PMWed, Nov 46 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Nov 56 AMclouds38% cloud cover34% cloud cover67% cloud cover64% cloud cover65% cloud cover57% cloud cover82% cloud cover69% cloud cover62% cloud cover76% cloud cover50% cloud cover47% cloud cover47% cloud cover34% cloud cover39% cloud cover19% cloud cover11% cloud cover10% cloud cover11% cloud cover5% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover0% cloud cover1% cloud cover0% cloud cover1% cloud cover3% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover5% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover15% cloud cover21% cloud cover36% cloud cover28% cloud cover19% cloud cover23% cloud cover27% cloud cover31% cloud cover38% cloud cover44% cloud cover51% cloud cover57% cloud cover64% cloud cover70% cloud cover66% cloud cover61% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°85°79807976757470676873747372737172rain6% chance5% chance8% chance23% chance, 0.02 in34% chance, 0.02 in55% chance, 0.02 in71% chance, 0.02 in60% chance, 0.02 in46% chance, 0.02 in18% chance10% chance5% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance25% chance25% chance25% chancewind01020mphSSW 8 mph, gusts 12S 8 mph, gusts 12SSW 8 mph, gusts 10W 9 mph, gusts 12N 12 mph, gusts 14N 12 mph, gusts 15N 12 mph, gusts 15N 12 mph, gusts 15N 13 mph, gusts 16N 14 mph, gusts 17N 14 mph, gusts 17NNE 13 mph, gusts 16NNE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 9 mph, gusts 12ENE 8 mph, gusts 9ENE 8 mph, gusts 10E 9 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 8SE 6 mph, gusts 8SE 7 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 10
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 9 AM79°79°77°94%38%6%–SSW 81210+ mi
Tue 10 AM79°79°77°94%34%5%–SSW 81210+ mi
Tue 11 AM80°87°77°91%67%8%–S 81210+ mi
Tue 12 PM80°87°77°91%64%23%0.02"SSW 81210+ mi⚡
Tue 1 PM80°86°76°88%65%34%0.02"SSW 81010+ mi⚡
Tue 2 PM81°87°76°85%57%55%0.02"SSW 81010.0 mi⚡
Tue 3 PM79°79°75°88%82%71%0.02"W 91210.0 mi⚡
Tue 4 PM79°79°74°85%69%60%0.02"NNW 10139.9 mi⚡
Tue 5 PM78°78°73°85%62%46%0.02"N 121410.0 mi⚡
Tue 6 PM76°76°72°87%76%18%–N 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 7 PM75°75°71°87%50%10%–N 12159.9 mi
Tue 8 PM75°75°69°82%47%5%–N 12159.9 mi
Tue 9 PM75°75°68°79%47%3%–N 12159.7 mi
Tue 10 PM75°75°67°76%34%2%–N 12159.9 mi
Tue 11 PM74°74°66°76%39%2%–N 121510+ mi
Wed 12 AM74°74°66°76%19%2%–N 121510.0 mi
Wed 1 AM72°72°65°79%11%2%–N 131610+ mi
Wed 2 AM71°71°64°79%10%2%–N 131610+ mi
Wed 3 AM70°70°63°78%11%1%–N 141710.0 mi
Wed 4 AM69°69°62°78%5%0%–N 141710+ mi
Wed 5 AM68°68°61°78%3%0%–N 141710+ mi
Wed 6 AM67°67°61°81%4%0%–N 14179.9 mi
Wed 7 AM67°67°61°81%0%0%–NNE 131610+ mi
Wed 8 AM66°66°62°87%1%0%–NNE 121510+ mi
Wed 9 AM68°68°62°81%0%0%–NNE 101410+ mi
Wed 10 AM69°69°62°78%1%0%–NNE 91310+ mi
Wed 11 AM71°71°62°73%3%0%–NE 91210+ mi
Wed 12 PM73°73°62°68%6%0%–NE 81010+ mi
Wed 1 PM72°72°62°71%6%0%–ENE 89–
Wed 2 PM73°73°62°68%5%0%–ENE 89–
Wed 3 PM74°74°62°66%2%0%–ENE 810–
Wed 4 PM74°74°62°66%4%0%–E 912–
Wed 5 PM75°75°63°66%15%0%–E 912–
Wed 6 PM73°73°63°71%21%0%–E 912–
Wed 7 PM72°72°64°76%36%0%–E 810–
Wed 8 PM72°72°65°79%28%0%–ESE 89–
Wed 9 PM72°72°65°79%19%0%–ESE 89–
Wed 10 PM72°72°66°81%23%0%–ESE 79–
Wed 11 PM73°73°67°81%27%0%–SE 78–
Thu 12 AM73°73°68°84%31%2%–SE 68–
Thu 1 AM73°73°69°87%38%2%–SE 68–
Thu 2 AM72°72°69°90%44%2%–SE 79–
Thu 3 AM71°71°70°97%51%2%–SE 79–
Thu 4 AM71°71°70°97%57%2%–SE 79–
Thu 5 AM72°72°71°97%64%2%–SE 79–
Thu 6 AM72°72°71°97%70%25%–SE 79–
Thu 7 AM73°73°72°97%66%25%–SE 710–
Thu 8 AM73°73°73°100%61%25%–SE 810–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 66°

71% rain · 0.12"

SW 8–12 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

76° / 70°

2% rain

NE 7–14 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Nov 5

Chance Rain Showers

79° / 68°

83% rain · 0.30"

SE 5–10 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

76° / 64°

83% rain · 0.48"

N 5–18 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

74° / 61°

45% rain · 0.66"

NNE 9–14 mph · gusts 22

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 8

Chance Rain Showers

72° / 59°

28% rain · 0.06"

N 7–16 mph · gusts 24

Mon, Nov 9

Sunny

72° / 61°

8% rain

NNE 5–9 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 2pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 87. Southwest wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 8 to 14 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Friday: A chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 12 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. North northeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. North northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
  • Monday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
  • Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 131 AM CST Tue Nov 3 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-032015-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
131 AM CST Tue Nov 3 2026

.TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest late. Bay
and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. Showers likely with
a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth to slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A chance of showers in the morning, then a slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming
northwest 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after
midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers in
the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to
occasionally choppy. 
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of thunderstorms
in the morning. A chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of
showers. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ255 · 131 AM CST Tue Nov 3 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. 
 


GMZ255-032015-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
131 AM CST Tue Nov 3 2026

.TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west late. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early this
afternoon. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms late. 
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at
5 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers
in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet
at 6 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance
of showers in the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning.
A chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · June 1994

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
45% lit
↑ 1:43 AM
↓ 1:54 PM
★☆☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
2
35% lit
↑ 2:16 AM
↓ 2:46 PM
★☆☆☆c48
3
26% lit
↑ 2:49 AM
↓ 3:38 PM
★☆☆☆c60
4
19% lit
↑ 3:23 AM
↓ 4:30 PM
★☆☆☆c69
5
12% lit
↑ 3:58 AM
↓ 5:22 PM
★☆☆☆c76
Apogee · 405,693 km
6
6% lit
↑ 4:36 AM
↓ 6:14 PM
★☆☆☆c80
7
3% lit
↑ 5:17 AM
↓ 7:06 PM
★★☆☆c84
8
0% lit
↑ 6:02 AM
↓ 7:57 PM
★★☆☆c85
best
9
0% lit
↑ 6:51 AM
↓ 8:47 PM
★★☆☆c85
New Moon
Moon farthest north (20.4°)
best
10
2% lit
↑ 7:43 AM
↓ 9:34 PM
★★☆☆c85
11
6% lit
↑ 8:37 AM
↓ 10:19 PM
★★☆☆c83
12
11% lit
↑ 9:34 AM
↓ 11:01 PM
★☆☆☆c79
13
19% lit
↑ 10:31 AM
↓ 11:40 PM
★☆☆☆c72
14
28% lit
↑ 11:29 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c61
15
38% lit
↑ 12:28 PM
↓ 12:18 AM
★☆☆☆c46
16
49% lit
↑ 1:28 PM
↓ 12:56 AM
★☆☆☆c32
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter
17
60% lit
↑ 2:30 PM
↓ 1:35 AM
★☆☆☆c56
18
71% lit
↑ 3:34 PM
↓ 2:15 AM
★☆☆☆c73
19
81% lit
↑ 4:40 PM
↓ 2:59 AM
★☆☆☆c88
20
89% lit
↑ 5:46 PM
↓ 3:48 AM
★★☆☆c97
21
96% lit
↑ 6:51 PM
↓ 4:42 AM
★☆☆☆c101
Perigee · 362,948 km
22
99% lit
↑ 7:53 PM
↓ 5:40 AM
★★☆☆c102
Moon farthest south (-21.0°)
best
23
100% lit
↑ 8:49 PM
↓ 6:43 AM
★★☆☆c102
Full Moon · Strawberry Moon
best
24
98% lit
↑ 9:40 PM
↓ 7:47 AM
★★☆☆c97
best
25
93% lit
↑ 10:24 PM
↓ 8:50 AM
★★☆☆c88
26
87% lit
↑ 11:04 PM
↓ 9:50 AM
★☆☆☆c76
27
79% lit
↑ 11:41 PM
↓ 10:49 AM
★☆☆☆c60
28
70% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:44 AM
★☆☆☆c43
29
61% lit
↑ 12:15 AM
↓ 12:38 PM
★☆☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
30
51% lit
↑ 12:49 AM
↓ 1:31 PM
★☆☆☆c51
Last Quarter

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Jun 1 · 4:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Jun 5 · 8:00 AM — Apogee · 405,693 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Jun 9 · 3:27 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Jun 9 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (20.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jun 16 · 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.
  • Thu, Jun 16 · 2:56 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Jun 21 · 2:00 AM — Perigee · 362,948 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Jun 22 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-21.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jun 23 · 6:33 AM — Full Moon · Strawberry MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Jun 29 · 12:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Jun 30 · 2:31 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Wed, Jun 8 · Thu, Jun 9 · Wed, Jun 22 · Thu, Jun 23 · Fri, Jun 24

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

Moon distance

363,080 km closest · 405,677 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 Tue 12:46 AM.