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28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

Overnight: Low 76° · 2% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday: 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.

Sunrise / sunset
6:40 AM / 5:42 PM
Moonrise / moonset
1:21 AM / 2:24 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 34%
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 36 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Nov 46 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Nov 5clouds58% cloud cover37% cloud cover54% cloud cover35% cloud cover29% cloud cover37% cloud cover31% cloud cover39% cloud cover47% cloud cover63% cloud cover75% cloud cover63% cloud cover67% cloud cover78% cloud cover55% cloud cover62% cloud cover63% cloud cover76% cloud cover79% cloud cover53% cloud cover37% cloud cover34% cloud cover35% cloud cover16% cloud cover8% cloud cover9% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover0% cloud cover0% cloud cover0% cloud cover2% cloud cover5% cloud cover7% cloud cover6% cloud cover5% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover8% cloud cover10% cloud cover11% cloud cover13% cloud cover15% cloud cover17% cloud cover27% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°85°78787880817875747068667175757374rain2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance5% chance9% chance10% chance11% chance13% chance12% chance29% chance, 0.02 in41% chance, 0.02 in57% chance, 0.02 in54% chance, 0.02 in37% chance, 0.02 in33% chance, 0.02 in18% chance15% chance12% chance3% chance2% chance2% chancewind01020mphS 14 mph, gusts 18S 12 mph, gusts 17S 10 mph, gusts 15SSW 8 mph, gusts 13SSW 9 mph, gusts 13SSW 8 mph, gusts 12SSW 8 mph, gusts 10NNW 10 mph, gusts 13N 12 mph, gusts 15N 12 mph, gusts 15N 12 mph, gusts 15N 12 mph, gusts 15N 13 mph, gusts 16N 14 mph, gusts 17N 14 mph, gusts 17NNE 12 mph, gusts 15NNE 9 mph, gusts 13NE 8 mph, gusts 10ENE 8 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 10ESE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 6 mph, gusts 8
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 2 AM78°78°76°94%58%2%–S 141810.0 mi
Tue 3 AM78°78°76°94%37%2%–S 131810+ mi
Tue 4 AM78°78°76°94%54%2%–S 121710+ mi
Tue 5 AM78°78°76°94%35%3%–S 121610+ mi
Tue 6 AM77°77°76°97%29%5%–S 101510+ mi
Tue 7 AM78°78°76°94%37%9%–S 9149.6 mi
Tue 8 AM78°78°77°97%31%10%–SSW 81310+ mi
Tue 9 AM79°79°77°94%39%11%–S 91210.0 mi
Tue 10 AM79°79°77°94%47%13%–SSW 91310+ mi
Tue 11 AM80°86°76°88%63%12%–SSW 81210+ mi
Tue 12 PM80°86°76°88%75%29%0.02"SSW 8129.7 mi⚡
Tue 1 PM80°86°76°88%63%41%0.02"SSW 81010+ mi⚡
Tue 2 PM81°87°75°82%67%57%0.02"SSW 81010+ mi⚡
Tue 3 PM79°79°74°85%78%54%0.02"W 9128.1 mi⚡
Tue 4 PM79°79°73°82%55%37%0.02"NNW 101310+ mi⚡
Tue 5 PM78°78°73°85%62%33%0.02"N 121410+ mi⚡
Tue 6 PM76°76°71°85%63%18%–N 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 7 PM75°75°70°84%76%15%–N 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 8 PM75°75°69°82%79%12%–N 121510+ mi
Tue 9 PM74°74°68°82%53%3%–N 121510+ mi
Tue 10 PM74°74°67°79%37%0%–N 121510+ mi
Tue 11 PM74°74°66°76%34%0%–N 121510+ mi
Wed 12 AM73°73°65°76%35%0%–N 121510+ mi
Wed 1 AM71°71°64°79%16%0%–N 1316–
Wed 2 AM70°70°62°76%8%0%–N 1316–
Wed 3 AM70°70°62°76%9%0%–N 1417–
Wed 4 AM68°68°61°78%3%0%–N 1417–
Wed 5 AM68°68°60°76%3%0%–N 1417–
Wed 6 AM67°67°60°78%2%0%–N 1417–
Wed 7 AM66°66°60°81%0%0%–NNE 1316–
Wed 8 AM66°66°60°81%0%0%–NNE 1215–
Wed 9 AM67°67°61°81%0%0%–NNE 1014–
Wed 10 AM69°69°61°76%2%0%–NNE 913–
Wed 11 AM71°71°60°68%5%0%–NE 912–
Wed 12 PM73°73°60°64%7%0%–NE 810–
Wed 1 PM74°74°60°62%6%0%–NE 810–
Wed 2 PM75°75°60°60%5%0%–ENE 810–
Wed 3 PM76°76°60°58%4%0%–ENE 810–
Wed 4 PM76°76°61°60%5%0%–E 810–
Wed 5 PM75°75°61°62%6%0%–E 810–
Wed 6 PM74°74°62°66%7%0%–E 810–
Wed 7 PM73°73°63°71%8%0%–E 810–
Wed 8 PM73°73°63°71%10%0%–ESE 79–
Wed 9 PM73°73°64°73%11%0%–ESE 79–
Wed 10 PM73°73°65°76%13%0%–ESE 79–
Wed 11 PM74°74°66°76%15%0%–ESE 68–
Thu 12 AM74°74°67°79%17%2%–ESE 68–
Thu 1 AM74°74°67°79%27%2%–ESE 68–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 76°

71% rain · 0.12"

SW 8–14 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

76° / 70°

2% rain

NE 6–14 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Nov 5

Chance Rain Showers

79° / 68°

83% rain · 0.06"

SE 5–10 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

76° / 64°

60% rain · 0.18"

N 5–13 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

74° / 61°

50% rain · 0.30"

NNE 9–15 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 8

Chance Rain Showers

72° / 59°

28% rain

N 8–15 mph · gusts 22

Mon, Nov 9

Sunny

72° / 60°

6% rain

NNE 8–10 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tuesday: 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.
  • Tuesday Night: 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. 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.

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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 · 124 PM CST Mon Nov 2 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. 
 


GMZ255-030815-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
124 PM CST Mon Nov 2 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at
7 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and north 2 feet at 3 seconds. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of 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: Northeast
3 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 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: East 2 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance
of showers in the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast 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 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 · February 1995

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4% lit
↑ 8:13 AM
↓ 8:11 PM
★★☆☆c80
2
9% lit
↑ 8:51 AM
↓ 9:09 PM
★☆☆☆c63
Moon crosses the equator
3
16% lit
↑ 9:28 AM
↓ 10:05 PM
★☆☆☆c34
4
24% lit
↑ 10:04 AM
↓ 10:59 PM
★☆☆☆c39
5
33% lit
↑ 10:40 AM
↓ 11:53 PM
★☆☆☆c51
6
43% lit
↑ 11:18 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c60
7
52% lit
↑ 11:58 AM
↓ 12:45 AM
★☆☆☆c68
First Quarter
8
61% lit
↑ 12:40 PM
↓ 1:37 AM
★☆☆☆c73
Apogee · 404,422 km
9
70% lit
↑ 1:26 PM
↓ 2:27 AM
★☆☆☆c78
10
79% lit
↑ 2:14 PM
↓ 3:16 AM
★☆☆☆c81
Moon farthest north (19.6°)
11
86% lit
↑ 3:05 PM
↓ 4:04 AM
★☆☆☆c83
12
92% lit
↑ 3:59 PM
↓ 4:49 AM
★★☆☆c84
13
96% lit
↑ 4:55 PM
↓ 5:32 AM
★★☆☆c84
best
14
99% lit
↑ 5:52 PM
↓ 6:13 AM
★★☆☆c81
best
15
100% lit
↑ 6:50 PM
↓ 6:52 AM
★★☆☆c76
Full Moon · Snow Moon
best
16
98% lit
↑ 7:49 PM
↓ 7:31 AM
★★☆☆c66
17
94% lit
↑ 8:48 PM
↓ 8:09 AM
★☆☆☆c53
Moon crosses the equator
18
88% lit
↑ 9:49 PM
↓ 8:49 AM
★☆☆☆c35
19
80% lit
↑ 10:51 PM
↓ 9:30 AM
★☆☆☆c51
20
70% lit
↑ 11:54 PM
↓ 10:14 AM
★☆☆☆c65
21
59% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:02 AM
★☆☆☆c77
22
48% lit
↑ 12:57 AM
↓ 11:54 AM
★☆☆☆c85
Last Quarter
Perigee · 370,180 km
23
37% lit
↑ 1:58 AM
↓ 12:51 PM
★☆☆☆c89
Moon farthest south (-19.8°)
24
26% lit
↑ 2:56 AM
↓ 1:51 PM
★☆☆☆c91
25
17% lit
↑ 3:50 AM
↓ 2:52 PM
★☆☆☆c90
26
9% lit
↑ 4:40 AM
↓ 3:55 PM
★★☆☆c90
27
4% lit
↑ 5:25 AM
↓ 4:56 PM
★★☆☆c87
best
28
1% lit
↑ 6:07 AM
↓ 5:56 PM
★★☆☆c79
best

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Feb 2 · 1:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Feb 7 · 6:53 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Feb 8 · 12:00 PM — Apogee · 404,422 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Feb 10 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest north (19.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Feb 15 · 6:15 AM — Full Moon · Snow MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Feb 17 · 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.
  • Wed, Feb 22 · 7:03 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Feb 22 · 8:00 PM — Perigee · 370,180 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Feb 23 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-19.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Mon, Feb 13 · Tue, Feb 14 · Wed, Feb 15 · Mon, Feb 27 · Tue, Feb 28

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

Moon distance

370,215 km closest · 404,421 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 Mon 1:26 PM.