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28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

Overnight: Low 75° · 1% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 7 mph.

Monday: 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.

Sunrise / sunset
6:40 AM / 5:42 PM
Moonrise / moonset
12:18 AM / 1:50 PM
Moon
Last Quarter, 45%
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 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 36 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Nov 4clouds69% cloud cover72% cloud cover58% cloud cover66% cloud cover60% cloud cover55% cloud cover59% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°78777781818079797878788080777474rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% 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% chancewind01020mphSSE 7 mph, gusts 9SSE 7 mph, gusts 9SSE 8 mph, gusts 10S 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 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 2 AM78°78°74°88%69%1%–SSE 799.5 mi
Mon 3 AM77°77°74°90%72%1%–SSE 799.4 mi
Mon 4 AM77°77°73°88%58%1%–SSE 799.3 mi
Mon 5 AM77°77°73°88%66%1%–SSE 7108.8 mi
Mon 6 AM76°76°73°90%60%1%–SSE 8108.5 mi
Mon 7 AM77°77°73°88%55%1%–S 8108.4 mi
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

82° / 75°

2% rain

SSE 7–15 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° / 64°

26% rain · 0.12"

N 8–16 mph · gusts 23

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Monday: 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.
  • Monday Night: 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, with a high near 82. Heat index values as high as 85. Southwest wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • 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. 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.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 130 PM CST Sun Nov 1 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-020830-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
130 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
late this evening and overnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south
5 to 10 knots after midnight. 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...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. 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 around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. 
.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 · 130 PM CST Sun Nov 1 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. 
 


GMZ255-020830-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
130 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast
late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 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 and 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 southwest 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: Northeast
3 feet at 6 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around
5 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. 
.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. A chance of showers after
midnight. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · June 1997

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
15% lit
↑ 3:58 AM
↓ 4:52 PM
★☆☆☆c68
2
8% lit
↑ 4:41 AM
↓ 5:53 PM
★★☆☆c81
3
3% lit
↑ 5:26 AM
↓ 6:53 PM
★☆☆☆c88
4
1% lit
↑ 6:13 AM
↓ 7:52 PM
★★☆☆c92
best
5
0% lit
↑ 7:02 AM
↓ 8:47 PM
★★☆☆c92
New Moon
best
6
2% lit
↑ 7:54 AM
↓ 9:40 PM
★★☆☆c92
Moon farthest north (18.3°)
7
6% lit
↑ 8:47 AM
↓ 10:28 PM
★★☆☆c87
8
12% lit
↑ 9:40 AM
↓ 11:12 PM
★☆☆☆c80
9
19% lit
↑ 10:33 AM
↓ 11:52 PM
★☆☆☆c71
10
27% lit
↑ 11:25 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c61
11
36% lit
↑ 12:16 PM
↓ 12:30 AM
★☆☆☆c50
12
45% lit
↑ 1:07 PM
↓ 1:06 AM
★☆☆☆c39
Apogee · 404,189 km
First Quarter
13
55% lit
↑ 1:58 PM
↓ 1:40 AM
★☆☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
14
64% lit
↑ 2:49 PM
↓ 2:14 AM
★☆☆☆c50
15
73% lit
↑ 3:42 PM
↓ 2:49 AM
★☆☆☆c64
16
82% lit
↑ 4:37 PM
↓ 3:26 AM
★☆☆☆c76
17
89% lit
↑ 5:33 PM
↓ 4:05 AM
★★☆☆c87
18
95% lit
↑ 6:31 PM
↓ 4:48 AM
★☆☆☆c93
19
98% lit
↑ 7:30 PM
↓ 5:36 AM
★★☆☆c98
best
20
100% lit
↑ 8:28 PM
↓ 6:29 AM
★★☆☆c101
Full Moon · Strawberry Moon
Moon farthest south (-18.4°)
best
21
99% lit
↑ 9:24 PM
↓ 7:27 AM
★★☆☆c101
best
22
95% lit
↑ 10:17 PM
↓ 8:28 AM
★★☆☆c100
23
89% lit
↑ 11:07 PM
↓ 9:32 AM
★★☆☆c95
24
80% lit
↑ 11:53 PM
↓ 10:36 AM
★☆☆☆c84
Perigee · 366,491 km
25
71% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:40 AM
★☆☆☆c69
26
59% lit
↑ 12:36 AM
↓ 12:43 PM
★☆☆☆c49
27
48% lit
↑ 1:18 AM
↓ 1:44 PM
★☆☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
Last Quarter
28
37% lit
↑ 1:59 AM
↓ 2:45 PM
★☆☆☆c58
29
27% lit
↑ 2:41 AM
↓ 3:45 PM
★☆☆☆c74
30
18% lit
↑ 3:24 AM
↓ 4:45 PM
★☆☆☆c85

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Jun 5 · 2:04 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Jun 6 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jun 12 · 12:00 AM — Apogee · 404,189 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Jun 12 · 11:51 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Jun 13 · 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.
  • Fri, Jun 20 · 2:09 PM — Full Moon · Strawberry MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Jun 20 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jun 24 · 12:00 AM — Perigee · 366,491 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Jun 27 · 1:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Jun 27 · 7:42 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Wed, Jun 4 · Thu, Jun 5 · Thu, Jun 19 · Fri, Jun 20 · Sat, Jun 21

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

Moon distance

366,617 km closest · 404,032 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.