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28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

Today: High 82° · 2% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Heat index values as high as 86. South southeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tonight: Low 76° · 2% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. 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, 39%
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 PMclouds37% cloud cover46% cloud cover37% cloud cover21% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°85°81818079797878798079757471686669rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% 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% chancewind01020mphSSE 12 mph, gusts 15SSE 13 mph, gusts 17SE 14 mph, gusts 20SE 15 mph, gusts 20SSE 15 mph, gusts 20SSE 15 mph, gusts 20S 15 mph, gusts 20S 13 mph, gusts 18S 12 mph, gusts 16S 9 mph, gusts 14S 9 mph, gusts 12SSW 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 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 1 PM81°87°75°82%37%1%–SSE 121510+ mi
Mon 2 PM81°87°75°82%46%1%–SSE 131610+ mi
Mon 3 PM81°87°75°82%37%1%–SSE 131710.0 mi
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

82° / 76°

6% rain

SSE 12–15 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Nov 3

Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

82° / 66°

57% rain · 0.12"

SW 8–15 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

77° / 70°

1% rain

NE 6–14 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Nov 5

Mostly Sunny

79° / 67°

47% rain · 0.06"

E 5–10 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny

78° / 65°

60% rain · 0.18"

NE 5–13 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 63°

50% rain · 0.30"

NE 9–15 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 8

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

75° / 60°

20% rain

N 8–15 mph · gusts 22

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Heat index values as high as 86. South southeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. South southeast wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely between noon and 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm. Partly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 85. Southwest wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind 10 to 14 mph.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 7 to 13 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East southeast wind around 8 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 7 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East northeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 122 AM 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-022015-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
122 AM CST Mon Nov 2 2026

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. 
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. 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 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...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 and thunderstorms after midnight. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth to slightly choppy. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast 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 · 122 AM 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. 
 


GMZ255-022015-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
122 AM CST Mon Nov 2 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · May 1996

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
96% lit
↑ 6:32 PM
↓ 5:30 AM
★☆☆☆c63
2
99% lit
↑ 7:32 PM
↓ 6:11 AM
★★☆☆c76
3
100% lit
↑ 8:34 PM
↓ 6:56 AM
★★☆☆c85
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
4
98% lit
↑ 9:37 PM
↓ 7:45 AM
★★☆☆c92
best
5
93% lit
↑ 10:38 PM
↓ 8:39 AM
★★☆☆c94
6
86% lit
↑ 11:37 PM
↓ 9:37 AM
★★☆☆c95
Moon farthest south (-18.5°)
Perigee · 366,533 km
7
78% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:39 AM
★☆☆☆c93
8
67% lit
↑ 12:32 AM
↓ 11:42 AM
★☆☆☆c87
9
56% lit
↑ 1:22 AM
↓ 12:45 PM
★☆☆☆c76
10
44% lit
↑ 2:08 AM
↓ 1:47 PM
★☆☆☆c62
Last Quarter
11
34% lit
↑ 2:50 AM
↓ 2:48 PM
★☆☆☆c45
12
24% lit
↑ 3:31 AM
↓ 3:47 PM
★☆☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
13
15% lit
↑ 4:10 AM
↓ 4:46 PM
★☆☆☆c54
14
8% lit
↑ 4:50 AM
↓ 5:44 PM
★☆☆☆c70
15
3% lit
↑ 5:30 AM
↓ 6:41 PM
★☆☆☆c77
16
1% lit
↑ 6:11 AM
↓ 7:37 PM
★★☆☆c83
best
17
0% lit
↑ 6:55 AM
↓ 8:31 PM
★★☆☆c86
New Moon
best
18
2% lit
↑ 7:40 AM
↓ 9:23 PM
★★☆☆c86
19
5% lit
↑ 8:28 AM
↓ 10:13 PM
★★☆☆c85
Moon farthest north (18.7°)
20
10% lit
↑ 9:17 AM
↓ 10:59 PM
★☆☆☆c81
21
16% lit
↑ 10:07 AM
↓ 11:42 PM
★☆☆☆c77
22
24% lit
↑ 10:58 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c71
Apogee · 405,076 km
23
32% lit
↑ 11:49 AM
↓ 12:22 AM
★☆☆☆c64
24
42% lit
↑ 12:40 PM
↓ 1:00 AM
★☆☆☆c55
25
51% lit
↑ 1:32 PM
↓ 1:37 AM
★☆☆☆c44
First Quarter
26
61% lit
↑ 2:25 PM
↓ 2:12 AM
★☆☆☆c36
27
71% lit
↑ 3:19 PM
↓ 2:48 AM
★☆☆☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
28
79% lit
↑ 4:16 PM
↓ 3:25 AM
★☆☆☆c65
29
87% lit
↑ 5:15 PM
↓ 4:04 AM
★☆☆☆c79
30
94% lit
↑ 6:16 PM
↓ 4:46 AM
★☆☆☆c87
31
98% lit
↑ 7:19 PM
↓ 5:33 AM
★★☆☆c97
best

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, May 3 · 6:48 AM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, May 6 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, May 6 · 5:00 PM — Perigee · 366,533 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, May 10 · 12:03 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, May 12 · 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, May 17 · 6:46 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, May 19 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, May 22 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 405,076 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, May 25 · 9:12 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, May 27 · 5:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Fri, May 3 · Sat, May 4 · Thu, May 16 · Fri, May 17 · Fri, May 31

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

Moon distance

366,553 km closest · 405,075 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.