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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
Last Quarter, 42%
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 212 PM6 PMTue, Nov 36 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Nov 46 AMclouds59% cloud cover46% cloud cover38% cloud cover49% cloud cover48% cloud cover52% cloud cover43% cloud cover48% cloud cover46% cloud cover52% cloud cover64% cloud cover70% cloud cover67% cloud cover74% cloud cover78% cloud cover86% cloud cover67% cloud cover70% cloud cover44% cloud cover44% cloud cover35% cloud cover49% cloud cover38% cloud cover40% cloud cover42% cloud cover44% cloud cover50% cloud cover54% cloud cover63% cloud cover70% cloud cover75% cloud cover66% cloud cover68% cloud cover79% cloud cover66% cloud cover41% cloud cover45% cloud cover48% cloud cover41% cloud cover33% cloud cover26% cloud cover23% cloud cover20% cloud cover17% cloud cover15% cloud cover13% cloud cover11% cloud cover9% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°85°77818180797978787880807774747167rain1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance3% chance6% chance7% chance1% chance10% chance7% chance37% chance, 0.02 in53% chance, 0.02 in55% chance, 0.02 in23% chance, 0.02 in25% chance, 0.02 in14% chance, 0.02 in12% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chancewind01020mphS 8 mph, gusts 10S 9 mph, gusts 12SSE 10 mph, gusts 14SSE 12 mph, gusts 16SE 13 mph, gusts 17SE 14 mph, gusts 18SSE 15 mph, gusts 20SSE 14 mph, gusts 20S 14 mph, gusts 18S 14 mph, gusts 18S 12 mph, gusts 16S 10 mph, gusts 15S 9 mph, gusts 14S 9 mph, gusts 13SSW 9 mph, gusts 13WSW 8 mph, gusts 12NNW 9 mph, gusts 13N 12 mph, gusts 14N 12 mph, gusts 13N 12 mph, gusts 13N 12 mph, gusts 14N 13 mph, gusts 15N 14 mph, gusts 16N 13 mph, gusts 16
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 8 AM77°77°73°88%59%1%–S 8109.7 mi
Mon 9 AM79°79°73°82%46%1%–S 81210+ mi
Mon 10 AM80°84°73°79%38%2%–S 91210+ mi
Mon 11 AM81°86°73°77%49%2%–S 91310+ mi
Mon 12 PM81°86°73°77%48%2%–SSE 101410+ mi
Mon 1 PM81°86°73°77%52%2%–SSE 101510+ mi
Mon 2 PM81°86°73°77%43%2%–SSE 121610+ mi
Mon 3 PM80°84°73°79%48%1%–SE 131710+ mi
Mon 4 PM80°84°73°79%46%1%–SE 131710+ mi
Mon 5 PM80°85°74°82%52%2%–SE 141810+ mi
Mon 6 PM79°79°74°85%64%1%–SE 141810.0 mi
Mon 7 PM78°78°74°88%70%1%–SE 142010.0 mi
Mon 8 PM79°79°74°85%67%1%–SSE 152010.0 mi
Mon 9 PM79°79°74°85%74%1%–SSE 152010.0 mi
Mon 10 PM79°79°74°85%78%1%–SSE 142010.0 mi
Mon 11 PM79°79°74°85%86%1%–SSE 142010+ mi
Tue 12 AM79°79°74°85%67%1%–S 14189.8 mi
Tue 1 AM79°79°74°85%70%1%–S 142010+ mi
Tue 2 AM78°78°74°88%44%1%–S 141810+ mi
Tue 3 AM78°78°74°88%44%1%–S 13189.9 mi
Tue 4 AM78°78°74°88%35%1%–S 121610+ mi
Tue 5 AM78°78°74°88%49%2%–S 121510+ mi
Tue 6 AM77°77°74°90%38%3%–S 10159.5 mi
Tue 7 AM78°78°74°88%40%6%–S 9149.0 mi
Tue 8 AM78°78°75°91%42%7%–S 91410+ mi
Tue 9 AM79°79°75°88%44%1%–S 9149.4 mi
Tue 10 AM79°79°75°88%50%10%–S 9139.3 mi
Tue 11 AM80°85°74°82%54%7%–S 9139.5 mi
Tue 12 PM80°85°74°82%63%37%0.02"SSW 9139.9 mi⚡
Tue 1 PM80°85°74°82%70%53%0.02"SW 912–⚡
Tue 2 PM80°85°74°82%75%55%0.02"WSW 812–⚡
Tue 3 PM79°79°71°77%66%23%0.02"NW 912–⚡
Tue 4 PM78°78°70°76%68%25%0.02"NNW 913–⚡
Tue 5 PM77°77°70°79%79%14%0.02"N 1214–
Tue 6 PM76°76°68°76%66%12%–N 1214–
Tue 7 PM75°75°69°82%41%12%–N 1213–
Tue 8 PM74°74°68°82%45%12%–N 1213–
Tue 9 PM74°74°67°79%48%12%–N 1213–
Tue 10 PM74°74°66°76%41%12%–N 1213–
Tue 11 PM74°74°66°76%33%12%–N 1013–
Wed 12 AM73°73°66°79%26%3%–N 1214–
Wed 1 AM72°72°65°79%23%3%–N 1314–
Wed 2 AM71°71°64°79%20%3%–N 1315–
Wed 3 AM69°69°63°81%17%3%–N 1416–
Wed 4 AM68°68°62°81%15%3%–N 1416–
Wed 5 AM67°67°61°81%13%3%–N 1416–
Wed 6 AM67°67°61°81%11%0%–N 1316–
Wed 7 AM67°67°61°81%9%0%–N 1315–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

82° / 76°

2% rain

SSE 8–15 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Nov 3

Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

82° / 66°

55% rain · 0.12"

SW 8–14 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

77° / 70°

3% rain

NE 6–14 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Nov 5

Mostly Sunny

79° / 67°

47% rain · 0.06"

E 5–10 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny

78° / 65°

47% rain · 0.18"

NE 3–10 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 63°

32% rain · 0.36"

NE 7–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 8

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

75° / 60°

26% rain · 0.12"

N 8–16 mph · gusts 23

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 · November 1996

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
65% lit
↑ 11:05 PM
↓ 11:51 AM
★☆☆☆c74
2
56% lit
↑ 11:56 PM
↓ 12:32 PM
★☆☆☆c67
3
46% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:11 PM
★☆☆☆c60
Last Quarter
Apogee · 404,312 km
4
37% lit
↑ 12:47 AM
↓ 1:47 PM
★☆☆☆c51
5
28% lit
↑ 1:38 AM
↓ 2:23 PM
★☆☆☆c43
6
20% lit
↑ 2:30 AM
↓ 2:58 PM
★☆☆☆c39
7
12% lit
↑ 3:23 AM
↓ 3:34 PM
★☆☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
8
7% lit
↑ 4:17 AM
↓ 4:11 PM
★☆☆☆c58
9
2% lit
↑ 5:13 AM
↓ 4:51 PM
★★☆☆c71
10
0% lit
↑ 6:11 AM
↓ 5:34 PM
★★☆☆c81
New Moon
best
11
1% lit
↑ 7:11 AM
↓ 6:22 PM
★★☆☆c89
best
12
3% lit
↑ 8:11 AM
↓ 7:13 PM
★★☆☆c94
best
13
8% lit
↑ 9:10 AM
↓ 8:10 PM
★★☆☆c97
Moon farthest south (-18.3°)
14
16% lit
↑ 10:08 AM
↓ 9:10 PM
★★☆☆c97
15
25% lit
↑ 11:02 AM
↓ 10:11 PM
★☆☆☆c93
Perigee · 369,457 km
16
35% lit
↑ 11:52 AM
↓ 11:14 PM
★☆☆☆c87
17
47% lit
↑ 12:39 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c76
First Quarter
18
58% lit
↑ 1:22 PM
↓ 12:17 AM
★☆☆☆c60
19
69% lit
↑ 2:04 PM
↓ 1:18 AM
★☆☆☆c44
20
79% lit
↑ 2:44 PM
↓ 2:19 AM
★☆☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
21
87% lit
↑ 3:25 PM
↓ 3:20 AM
★☆☆☆c56
22
93% lit
↑ 4:07 PM
↓ 4:19 AM
★☆☆☆c71
23
98% lit
↑ 4:50 PM
↓ 5:19 AM
★★☆☆c82
24
100% lit
↑ 5:36 PM
↓ 6:17 AM
★★☆☆c88
Full Moon · Beaver Moon
best
25
99% lit
↑ 6:23 PM
↓ 7:13 AM
★★☆☆c91
best
26
97% lit
↑ 7:13 PM
↓ 8:07 AM
★★☆☆c91
Moon farthest north (18.4°)
27
93% lit
↑ 8:04 PM
↓ 8:58 AM
★★☆☆c88
28
87% lit
↑ 8:55 PM
↓ 9:45 AM
★☆☆☆c83
29
80% lit
↑ 9:46 PM
↓ 10:28 AM
★☆☆☆c77
30
72% lit
↑ 10:38 PM
↓ 11:08 AM
★☆☆☆c70

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

Sun, Nov 10 · Mon, Nov 11 · Tue, Nov 12 · Sun, Nov 24 · Mon, Nov 25

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 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 12:46 AM.