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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

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Today

This Afternoon: High 82° · 1% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Heat index values as high as 86. Southeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tonight: Low 76° · 5% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. South southeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:40 AM / 5:43 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 PMclouds38% cloud cover46% cloud cover57% cloud cover72% cloud cover59% cloud cover75% cloud cover65% cloud cover79% cloud cover60% cloud cover50% cloud cover43% cloud cover30% cloud cover21% cloud cover30% cloud cover38% cloud cover27% cloud cover61% cloud cover52% cloud cover37% cloud cover54% cloud cover57% cloud cover52% cloud cover77% cloud cover72% cloud cover54% cloud cover60% cloud cover77% cloud cover82% cloud cover77% cloud cover48% cloud cover42% cloud cover41% cloud cover51% cloud cover27% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover6% cloud cover18% cloud cover12% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover8% cloud cover8% cloud cover8% cloud cover8% cloud cover7% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°85°80787877777881827974737068677276rain1% chance2% chance1% chance5% chance5% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance5% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance10% chance9% chance21% chance, 0.01 in26% chance, 0.01 in39% chance, 0.01 in52% chance, 0.01 in39% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in18% chance14% chance21% chance10% chance2% chance1% chancewind01020mphSE 13 mph, gusts 18SE 13 mph, gusts 20SSE 12 mph, gusts 18SSE 10 mph, gusts 18S 10 mph, gusts 18S 10 mph, gusts 17S 9 mph, gusts 15S 8 mph, gusts 13SSW 7 mph, gusts 12S 7 mph, gusts 12S 8 mph, gusts 12SW 7 mph, gusts 10N 10 mph, gusts 13N 8 mph, gusts 10N 8 mph, gusts 10N 8 mph, gusts 10N 9 mph, gusts 13N 10 mph, gusts 14N 10 mph, gusts 14NNE 12 mph, gusts 15NNE 10 mph, gusts 15NE 9 mph, gusts 13NE 9 mph, gusts 12ENE 9 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 5 PM80°86°76°88%38%1%–SE 13189.6 mi
Mon 6 PM79°79°76°91%46%2%–SE 13209.7 mi
Mon 7 PM79°79°76°91%57%1%–SE 13209.7 mi
Mon 8 PM78°78°77°97%72%0%–SSE 12209.8 mi
Mon 9 PM78°78°77°97%59%0%–SSE 12189.9 mi
Mon 10 PM78°78°77°97%75%5%–SSE 101810.0 mi
Mon 11 PM78°78°77°97%65%5%–SSE 101810+ mi
Tue 12 AM78°78°77°97%79%1%–S 101810+ mi
Tue 1 AM78°78°77°97%60%1%–S 101810+ mi
Tue 2 AM77°77°77°100%50%2%–S 101810+ mi
Tue 3 AM77°77°77°100%43%2%–S 101710+ mi
Tue 4 AM77°77°77°100%30%2%–S 91610+ mi
Tue 5 AM77°77°77°100%21%2%–S 91510+ mi
Tue 6 AM76°76°76°100%30%5%–S 81410+ mi
Tue 7 AM77°77°77°100%38%9%–S 8139.9 mi
Tue 8 AM78°78°77°97%27%9%–S 71310+ mi
Tue 9 AM80°87°77°91%61%9%–SSW 71210.0 mi
Tue 10 AM80°87°77°91%52%10%–SSW 81210+ mi
Tue 11 AM81°88°77°88%37%9%–S 71210+ mi
Tue 12 PM81°87°76°85%54%21%0.01"S 8129.5 mi⚡
Tue 1 PM81°87°76°85%57%26%0.01"S 81210+ mi⚡
Tue 2 PM82°89°75°79%52%39%0.01"SSW 81010+ mi⚡
Tue 3 PM81°87°75°82%77%52%0.01"SW 7107.0 mi⚡
Tue 4 PM80°85°74°82%72%39%0.01"NW 81310+ mi⚡
Tue 5 PM79°79°73°82%54%31%0.01"N 101310+ mi⚡
Tue 6 PM76°76°72°87%60%18%–N 91310+ mi⚡
Tue 7 PM75°75°71°87%77%14%–N 81010+ mi
Tue 8 PM74°74°69°84%82%21%–N 81010+ mi⚡
Tue 9 PM74°74°68°82%77%10%–N 81010+ mi
Tue 10 PM74°74°67°79%48%2%–N 81010+ mi
Tue 11 PM73°73°66°79%42%1%–N 81010+ mi
Wed 12 AM72°72°65°79%41%0%–N 91310+ mi
Wed 1 AM72°72°64°76%51%0%–N 913–
Wed 2 AM70°70°63°78%27%0%–N 1014–
Wed 3 AM70°70°62°76%3%0%–N 1014–
Wed 4 AM68°68°61°78%3%0%–N 1014–
Wed 5 AM68°68°61°78%2%0%–N 1014–
Wed 6 AM67°67°60°78%6%0%–N 1215–
Wed 7 AM66°66°61°84%18%0%–NNE 1215–
Wed 8 AM67°67°61°81%12%0%–NNE 1215–
Wed 9 AM69°69°60°73%5%0%–NNE 1015–
Wed 10 AM71°71°60°68%6%0%–NNE 1014–
Wed 11 AM72°72°59°64%7%0%–NE 913–
Wed 12 PM74°74°59°59%8%0%–NE 912–
Wed 1 PM75°75°59°58%8%0%–NE 912–
Wed 2 PM76°76°59°56%8%0%–ENE 912–
Wed 3 PM76°76°59°56%8%0%–ENE 912–
Wed 4 PM75°75°60°60%7%0%–ENE 812–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

82° / 76°

5% rain

SE 10–13 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Nov 3

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

83° / 66°

52% rain · 0.06"

SSW 7–10 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

77° / 71°

2% rain

NE 3–12 mph · gusts 15

Thu, Nov 5

Mostly Sunny

80° / 69°

62% rain · 0.12"

SE 3–10 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny

76° / 67°

62% rain · 0.30"

NNE 6–14 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

74° / 63°

52% rain · 0.30"

NNE 10–16 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 8

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny

72° / 62°

22% rain · 0.06"

N 10–17 mph · gusts 21

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Heat index values as high as 86. Southeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. South southeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 89. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 8 to 12 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. East southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East northeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Friday: A chance of rain showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. North northeast wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. 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 63. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

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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 Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

GMZ250 · 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. 
 


GMZ250-030815-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
124 PM CST Mon Nov 2 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 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. 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. 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. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds and
north 2 feet at 3 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 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...Southeast 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 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely in the afternoon. 
.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 · November 1996

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
65% lit
↑ 11:05 PM
↓ 11:50 AM
★★☆☆c69
2
56% lit
↑ 11:56 PM
↓ 12:32 PM
★★☆☆c60
3
46% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:11 PM
★☆☆☆c50
Last Quarter
Apogee · 404,312 km
4
37% lit
↑ 12:47 AM
↓ 1:47 PM
★☆☆☆c41
5
28% lit
↑ 1:38 AM
↓ 2:23 PM
★☆☆☆c32
6
20% lit
↑ 2:30 AM
↓ 2:58 PM
★☆☆☆c40
7
12% lit
↑ 3:23 AM
↓ 3:34 PM
★★☆☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
8
7% lit
↑ 4:17 AM
↓ 4:12 PM
★★☆☆c61
9
2% lit
↑ 5:13 AM
↓ 4:51 PM
★★★☆c67
10
0% lit
↑ 6:11 AM
↓ 5:35 PM
★★★★c79
New Moon
11
1% lit
↑ 7:11 AM
↓ 6:22 PM
★★★★c87
best
12
3% lit
↑ 8:11 AM
↓ 7:14 PM
★★★★c95
best
13
8% lit
↑ 9:10 AM
↓ 8:10 PM
★★★★c95
Moon farthest south (-18.3°)
14
16% lit
↑ 10:08 AM
↓ 9:10 PM
★★★☆c93
15
25% lit
↑ 11:02 AM
↓ 10:12 PM
★★★☆c89
Perigee · 369,457 km
16
35% lit
↑ 11:52 AM
↓ 11:14 PM
★★☆☆c80
17
47% lit
↑ 12:38 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c66
First Quarter
18
58% lit
↑ 1:22 PM
↓ 12:17 AM
★☆☆☆c51
19
69% lit
↑ 2:04 PM
↓ 1:18 AM
★☆☆☆c42
20
79% lit
↑ 2:44 PM
↓ 2:19 AM
★★☆☆c56
Moon crosses the equator
21
87% lit
↑ 3:25 PM
↓ 3:20 AM
★★☆☆c68
22
93% lit
↑ 4:07 PM
↓ 4:19 AM
★★★☆c79
23
98% lit
↑ 4:51 PM
↓ 5:19 AM
★★★★c85
24
100% lit
↑ 5:36 PM
↓ 6:17 AM
★★★★c91
Full Moon · Beaver Moon
best
25
99% lit
↑ 6:24 PM
↓ 7:13 AM
★★★★c93
best
26
97% lit
↑ 7:13 PM
↓ 8:07 AM
★★★★c93
Moon farthest north (18.4°)
best
27
93% lit
↑ 8:04 PM
↓ 8:57 AM
★★★★c89
28
87% lit
↑ 8:55 PM
↓ 9:44 AM
★★★☆c83
29
80% lit
↑ 9:47 PM
↓ 10:28 AM
★★☆☆c75
30
72% lit
↑ 10:38 PM
↓ 11:08 AM
★★☆☆c66

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Nov 3 · 1:50 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Nov 3 · 8:00 AM — Apogee · 404,312 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Nov 7 · 4:00 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, Nov 10 · 10:16 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Nov 13 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Nov 15 · 11:00 PM — Perigee · 369,457 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Nov 17 · 7:09 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Nov 20 · 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.
  • Sun, Nov 24 · 10:10 PM — Full Moon · Beaver MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Nov 26 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Mon, Nov 11 · Tue, Nov 12 · Sun, Nov 24 · Mon, Nov 25 · Tue, Nov 26

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

Moon distance

369,535 km closest · 404,329 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 Mon 1:26 PM.