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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

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Today

Tonight: Low 70°

Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East 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 12 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:41 AM / 5:41 PM
Moonrise / moonset
2:22 AM / 2:55 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 18%
Minor period
1:52 AM–2:52 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 4Thu, Nov 56 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 66 AM12 PM6 PMclouds3% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover7% cloud cover12% cloud cover8% cloud cover9% cloud cover14% cloud cover17% cloud cover21% cloud cover31% cloud cover32% cloud cover40% cloud cover38% cloud cover36% cloud cover47% cloud cover57% cloud cover54% cloud cover48% cloud cover59% cloud cover57% cloud cover59% cloud cover65% cloud cover81% cloud cover79% cloud cover69% cloud cover77% cloud cover72% cloud cover77% cloud cover82% cloud cover76% cloud cover70% cloud cover76% cloud cover66% cloud cover62% cloud cover57% cloud cover49% cloud cover40% cloud cover32% cloud cover27% cloud cover22% cloud cover17% cloud cover20% cloud cover22% cloud cover25% cloud cover27% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°85°72737272757879797675737069737675rain1% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance5% chance7% chance8% chance9% chance9% chance11% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance8% chance16% chance27% chance34% chance42% chance64% chance, 0.03 in56% chance, 0.03 in51% chance, 0.03 in57% chance, 0.03 in42% chance, 0.03 in32% chance, 0.03 in22% chance22% chance22% chance22% chance22% chance22% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphE 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 5 mph, gusts 8ESE 3 mph, gusts 7ESE 5 mph, gusts 8ESE 5 mph, gusts 9ESE 6 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 15E 8 mph, gusts 13E 6 mph, gusts 10E 5 mph, gusts 8NE 3 mph, gusts 6NNE 3 mph, gusts 7NNE 6 mph, gusts 10N 10 mph, gusts 15N 14 mph, gusts 21N 15 mph, gusts 22N 14 mph, gusts 20N 13 mph, gusts 17N 12 mph, gusts 16NNE 10 mph, gusts 16
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 8 PM72°72°60°66%3%0%–E 6910+ mi
Wed 9 PM72°72°60°66%2%0%–E 5910+ mi
Wed 10 PM73°73°61°66%4%0%–ESE 5810+ mi
Wed 11 PM73°73°62°68%2%0%–ESE 5710+ mi
Thu 12 AM73°73°63°71%4%0%–ESE 3710+ mi
Thu 1 AM72°72°63°73%7%0%–ESE 3710+ mi
Thu 2 AM72°72°64°76%12%0%–ESE 5810+ mi
Thu 3 AM72°72°65°79%8%0%–ESE 5810+ mi
Thu 4 AM71°71°66°84%9%0%–ESE 5910+ mi
Thu 5 AM72°72°67°84%14%0%–ESE 5910+ mi
Thu 6 AM72°72°68°87%17%1%–ESE 6910+ mi
Thu 7 AM73°73°69°87%21%2%–ESE 6910+ mi
Thu 8 AM75°75°70°84%31%2%–E 61010+ mi
Thu 9 AM76°76°70°82%32%3%–ESE 71010+ mi
Thu 10 AM77°77°71°82%40%5%–ESE 81210+ mi
Thu 11 AM78°78°71°79%38%7%–ESE 91310+ mi
Thu 12 PM79°79°72°79%36%8%–ESE 101410+ mi
Thu 1 PM79°79°73°82%47%9%–ESE 101410+ mi
Thu 2 PM79°79°73°82%57%9%–ESE 101510+ mi
Thu 3 PM79°79°73°82%54%11%–E 12159.5 mi
Thu 4 PM80°85°74°82%48%7%–E 101510+ mi
Thu 5 PM79°79°74°85%59%7%–E 91410+ mi
Thu 6 PM78°78°75°91%57%7%–E 8138.8 mi
Thu 7 PM77°77°75°94%59%8%–E 71210+ mi
Thu 8 PM76°76°75°97%65%16%–E 61010+ mi⚡
Thu 9 PM76°76°75°97%81%27%–E 5910+ mi⚡
Thu 10 PM75°75°75°100%79%34%–E 5810+ mi⚡
Thu 11 PM75°75°75°100%69%42%–ENE 3710+ mi⚡
Fri 12 AM74°74°74°100%77%64%0.03"NE 3610+ mi⚡
Fri 1 AM74°74°73°97%72%56%0.03"NNE 37–⚡
Fri 2 AM73°73°73°100%77%51%0.03"NNE 37–⚡
Fri 3 AM72°72°72°100%82%57%0.03"N 58–⚡
Fri 4 AM71°71°71°100%76%42%0.03"NNE 610–⚡
Fri 5 AM70°70°70°100%70%32%0.03"N 813–⚡
Fri 6 AM70°70°70°100%76%22%–N 1015–
Fri 7 AM69°69°68°97%66%22%–N 1218–
Fri 8 AM69°69°67°93%62%22%–N 1421–
Fri 9 AM70°70°66°87%57%22%–N 1522–
Fri 10 AM71°71°65°81%49%22%–N 1522–
Fri 11 AM73°73°65°76%40%22%–N 1521–
Fri 12 PM74°74°64°71%32%8%–N 1420–
Fri 1 PM76°76°64°66%27%8%–N 1418–
Fri 2 PM76°76°63°64%22%8%–N 1317–
Fri 3 PM77°77°63°62%17%8%–N 1316–
Fri 4 PM76°76°63°64%20%8%–N 1216–
Fri 5 PM75°75°63°66%22%8%–NNE 1216–
Fri 6 PM74°74°63°69%25%1%–NNE 1016–
Fri 7 PM73°73°63°71%27%1%–NNE 1016–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Clear

73° / 70°

Dry

ESE 5–6 mph · gusts 9

Thu, Nov 5

Mostly Sunny

81° / 68°

64% rain

ESE 3–12 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

77° / 66°

64% rain · 0.18"

N 3–15 mph · gusts 22

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

76° / 64°

54% rain · 0.12"

NE 10–20 mph · gusts 23

Sun, Nov 8

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

71° / 61°

65% rain · 0.96"

NNE 13–25 mph · gusts 32

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 9

Slight Chance Rain Showers

71° / 63°

24% rain · 0.12"

N 7–14 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Nov 10

Mostly Sunny

73° / 65°

15% rain

NNE 3–8 mph · gusts 12

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East 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 12 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. Northeast wind 3 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 wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North northeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 12 to 16 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 64. Northeast wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. North northeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. North northeast wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 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 · 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 Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

GMZ250 · 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. 
 


GMZ250-050715-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1245 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 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 southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
7 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Showers likely with
a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers
with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 
.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 chance of showers in the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 20 knots, increasing to
25 to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet, building to 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet after
midnight. 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 likely. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming north
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · July 1994

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
42% lit
↑ 1:23 AM
↓ 2:23 PM
★★☆☆c50
2
32% lit
↑ 1:58 AM
↓ 3:15 PM
★★☆☆c59
3
24% lit
↑ 2:35 AM
↓ 4:07 PM
★★☆☆c69
Apogee · 404,680 km
4
16% lit
↑ 3:15 AM
↓ 4:59 PM
★★★☆c76
5
10% lit
↑ 3:58 AM
↓ 5:51 PM
★★★☆c80
6
5% lit
↑ 4:45 AM
↓ 6:41 PM
★★★★c83
Moon farthest north (20.3°)
7
2% lit
↑ 5:36 AM
↓ 7:30 PM
★★★★c84
best
8
0% lit
↑ 6:30 AM
↓ 8:16 PM
★★★★c83
New Moon
best
9
1% lit
↑ 7:27 AM
↓ 9:00 PM
★★★★c81
10
4% lit
↑ 8:25 AM
↓ 9:41 PM
★★★☆c76
11
9% lit
↑ 9:24 AM
↓ 10:20 PM
★★★☆c67
12
16% lit
↑ 10:23 AM
↓ 10:58 PM
★☆☆☆c59
13
25% lit
↑ 11:23 AM
↓ 11:37 PM
★★☆☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
14
35% lit
↑ 12:24 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c40
15
46% lit
↑ 1:26 PM
↓ 12:16 AM
★★☆☆c55
First Quarter
16
58% lit
↑ 2:29 PM
↓ 12:58 AM
★★☆☆c69
17
69% lit
↑ 3:33 PM
↓ 1:44 AM
★★★☆c82
18
79% lit
↑ 4:37 PM
↓ 2:34 AM
★★★★c93
Perigee · 367,865 km
19
88% lit
↑ 5:39 PM
↓ 3:29 AM
★★★★c98
Moon farthest south (-20.8°)
20
94% lit
↑ 6:37 PM
↓ 4:28 AM
★★★★c99
best
21
98% lit
↑ 7:29 PM
↓ 5:30 AM
★★★★c97
best
22
100% lit
↑ 8:16 PM
↓ 6:33 AM
★★★★c93
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
23
99% lit
↑ 8:58 PM
↓ 7:34 AM
★★★★c84
24
96% lit
↑ 9:37 PM
↓ 8:34 AM
★★★☆c72
25
91% lit
↑ 10:13 PM
↓ 9:32 AM
★☆☆☆c56
26
84% lit
↑ 10:48 PM
↓ 10:27 AM
★★☆☆c48
Moon crosses the equator
27
76% lit
↑ 11:22 PM
↓ 11:21 AM
★☆☆☆c36
28
67% lit
↑ 11:57 PM
↓ 12:13 PM
★☆☆☆c39
29
58% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:06 PM
★☆☆☆c47
30
48% lit
↑ 12:33 AM
↓ 1:58 PM
★★☆☆c55
Last Quarter
Apogee · 404,091 km
31
39% lit
↑ 1:11 AM
↓ 2:50 PM
★★☆☆c63

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Jul 3 · 12:00 AM — Apogee · 404,680 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Jul 6 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest north (20.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Jul 8 · 4:37 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Jul 13 · 12:00 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, Jul 15 · 8:11 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Jul 18 · 1:00 PM — Perigee · 367,865 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Jul 19 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-20.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Jul 22 · 3:16 PM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Jul 26 · 7:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Jul 30 · 7:40 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Jul 30 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 404,091 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Thu, Jul 7 · Fri, Jul 8 · Wed, Jul 20 · Thu, Jul 21 · Fri, Jul 22

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

Moon distance

367,865 km closest · 404,540 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 Wed 1:36 PM.