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Rockport

28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

This Afternoon: High 82° · 1% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Heat index values as high as 87. Southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Low 76° · 6% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. Heat index values as high as 86. South southeast wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:40 AM / 5:42 PM
Moonrise / moonset
12:18 AM / 1:50 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 38%
Minor period
12:00 AM–12:48 AM
Major period
6:05 AM–8:05 AM
Minor period
1:20 PM–2:20 PM
Major period
6:35 PM–8:35 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Mon, Nov 26 PMTue, Nov 36 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Nov 46 AM12 PMclouds21% cloud cover24% cloud cover49% cloud cover60% cloud cover58% cloud cover74% cloud cover67% cloud cover59% cloud cover71% cloud cover69% cloud cover58% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°85°81807979787879807975747168666974rain1% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance3% chance6% chance1% chance1% chance2% 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% chancewind01020mphSE 14 mph, gusts 18SE 15 mph, gusts 20SSE 15 mph, gusts 20SSE 15 mph, gusts 20S 15 mph, gusts 20S 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 10
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 4 PM81°87°75°82%21%1%–SE 14189.9 mi
Mon 5 PM80°86°76°88%24%1%–SE 14209.7 mi
Mon 6 PM80°86°76°88%49%2%–SE 15209.7 mi
Mon 7 PM80°86°76°88%60%1%–SE 15209.7 mi
Mon 8 PM79°79°76°91%58%0%–SSE 15209.8 mi
Mon 9 PM79°79°76°91%74%0%–SSE 15209.9 mi
Mon 10 PM79°79°76°91%67%3%–SSE 152010.0 mi
Mon 11 PM79°79°76°91%59%6%–SSE 152010+ mi
Tue 12 AM79°79°76°91%71%1%–S 152010.0 mi
Tue 1 AM79°79°76°91%69%1%–S 152010.0 mi
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

82° / 76°

6% rain

SE 14–15 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Nov 3

Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 66°

57% rain · 0.12"

SW 8–15 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

77° / 70°

2% rain

NE 6–14 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Nov 5

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

79° / 67°

60% rain · 0.06"

SE 5–10 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny

77° / 64°

60% rain · 0.18"

NNE 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

Slight Chance Rain Showers

72° / 59°

20% rain

N 8–15 mph · gusts 22

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Heat index values as high as 87. Southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. Heat index values as high as 86. South southeast wind 12 to 15 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 3pm, 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 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 8 to 14 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East southeast wind around 8 mph.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Friday: A chance of rain showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. North northeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. 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 slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-030815-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
124 PM CST Mon Nov 2 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south
5 to 10 knots late. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to
occasionally choppy. 
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...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. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight. 
.FRIDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers in the morning. 
.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. 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 in the evening. 

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 1996

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
92% lit
↑ 3:56 PM
↓ 4:52 AM
★★☆☆c83
Apogee · 406,166 km
2
97% lit
↑ 4:47 PM
↓ 5:35 AM
★★☆☆c83
3
99% lit
↑ 5:39 PM
↓ 6:17 AM
★★☆☆c81
best
4
100% lit
↑ 6:31 PM
↓ 6:56 AM
★★☆☆c78
Full Moon · Snow Moon
best
5
99% lit
↑ 7:23 PM
↓ 7:33 AM
★★☆☆c72
6
96% lit
↑ 8:17 PM
↓ 8:09 AM
★☆☆☆c64
7
91% lit
↑ 9:11 PM
↓ 8:45 AM
★☆☆☆c53
Moon crosses the equator
8
85% lit
↑ 10:06 PM
↓ 9:21 AM
★☆☆☆c34
9
77% lit
↑ 11:02 PM
↓ 9:58 AM
★☆☆☆c40
10
67% lit
↑ 12:00 AM
↓ 10:38 AM
★☆☆☆c55
11
57% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:21 AM
★☆☆☆c68
12
46% lit
↑ 12:59 AM
↓ 12:08 PM
★☆☆☆c80
Last Quarter
13
35% lit
↑ 2:00 AM
↓ 1:01 PM
★☆☆☆c89
14
24% lit
↑ 3:00 AM
↓ 1:59 PM
★☆☆☆c95
Moon farthest south (-18.6°)
15
15% lit
↑ 3:59 AM
↓ 3:01 PM
★☆☆☆c97
16
7% lit
↑ 4:55 AM
↓ 4:07 PM
★★☆☆c98
17
2% lit
↑ 5:48 AM
↓ 5:13 PM
★★☆☆c98
Perigee · 360,882 km
best
18
0% lit
↑ 6:36 AM
↓ 6:19 PM
★★☆☆c93
New Moon
best
19
1% lit
↑ 7:21 AM
↓ 7:24 PM
★★☆☆c83
best
20
4% lit
↑ 8:04 AM
↓ 8:27 PM
★☆☆☆c67
Moon crosses the equator
21
10% lit
↑ 8:45 AM
↓ 9:27 PM
★☆☆☆c38
22
18% lit
↑ 9:25 AM
↓ 10:26 PM
★☆☆☆c44
23
26% lit
↑ 10:06 AM
↓ 11:22 PM
★☆☆☆c53
24
36% lit
↑ 10:48 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c60
25
45% lit
↑ 11:31 AM
↓ 12:17 AM
★☆☆☆c65
First Quarter
26
55% lit
↑ 12:16 PM
↓ 1:09 AM
★☆☆☆c67
27
64% lit
↑ 1:02 PM
↓ 1:59 AM
★☆☆☆c69
Moon farthest north (18.8°)
28
73% lit
↑ 1:51 PM
↓ 2:47 AM
★☆☆☆c70
29
81% lit
↑ 2:41 PM
↓ 3:32 AM
★☆☆☆c71
Apogee · 405,278 km

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Feb 1 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 406,166 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Feb 4 · 9:57 AM — Full Moon · Snow MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Feb 7 · 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, Feb 12 · 2:37 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Feb 14 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Feb 17 · 3:00 AM — Perigee · 360,882 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Feb 18 · 5:29 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Feb 20 · 9:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Feb 25 · 11:51 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Feb 27 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Feb 29 · 1:00 AM — Apogee · 405,278 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Sat, Feb 3 · Sun, Feb 4 · Sat, Feb 17 · Sun, Feb 18 · Mon, Feb 19

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

Moon distance

360,982 km closest · 406,165 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.