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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

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Today

Today: High 81° · 2% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 86. South southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tonight: Low 76° · 2% 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
Last Quarter, 41%
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 AMclouds54% cloud cover40% cloud cover57% cloud cover39% cloud cover47% cloud cover47% cloud cover53% cloud cover48% cloud cover61% cloud cover64% cloud cover61% cloud cover57% cloud cover77% cloud cover86% cloud cover76% cloud cover79% cloud cover75% cloud cover55% cloud cover41% cloud cover39% cloud cover37% cloud cover38% cloud cover34% cloud cover42% cloud cover51% cloud cover40% cloud cover49% cloud cover51% cloud cover58% cloud cover79% cloud cover54% cloud cover69% cloud cover78% cloud cover85% cloud cover54% cloud cover57% cloud cover60% cloud cover51% cloud cover42% cloud cover33% cloud cover28% cloud cover24% cloud cover19% cloud cover19% cloud cover18% cloud cover18% cloud cover15% cloud cover11% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°85°79818179787877778182817674737068rain1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance2% chance4% chance6% chance6% chance2% chance7% chance2% chance17% chance, 0.01 in35% chance, 0.01 in53% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in15% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chancewind01020mphS 7 mph, gusts 12S 8 mph, gusts 13SSE 10 mph, gusts 15SSE 12 mph, gusts 16SE 13 mph, gusts 18SSE 12 mph, gusts 18SSE 13 mph, gusts 20SSE 12 mph, gusts 18S 12 mph, gusts 18S 12 mph, gusts 17S 9 mph, gusts 16S 9 mph, gusts 15S 8 mph, gusts 13SSW 9 mph, gusts 13SSW 7 mph, gusts 12N 8 mph, gusts 12N 9 mph, gusts 13N 9 mph, gusts 14N 8 mph, gusts 13N 8 mph, gusts 13N 9 mph, gusts 14N 10 mph, gusts 15NNE 12 mph, gusts 15NNE 12 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 9 AM79°79°73°82%54%1%–S 71210+ mi
Mon 10 AM80°84°73°79%40%2%–S 81210+ mi
Mon 11 AM81°86°73°77%57%2%–S 81310+ mi
Mon 12 PM81°86°73°77%39%2%–SSE 91410+ mi
Mon 1 PM80°84°73°79%47%2%–SSE 101510+ mi
Mon 2 PM80°84°73°79%47%2%–SSE 121510+ mi
Mon 3 PM81°86°73°77%53%1%–SSE 121610+ mi
Mon 4 PM79°79°73°82%48%1%–SE 131710+ mi
Mon 5 PM80°85°74°82%61%2%–SE 131810+ mi
Mon 6 PM79°79°74°85%64%1%–SE 121810.0 mi
Mon 7 PM78°78°74°88%61%1%–SSE 121810.0 mi
Mon 8 PM78°78°74°88%57%1%–SSE 132010.0 mi
Mon 9 PM78°78°74°88%77%1%–SSE 132010.0 mi
Mon 10 PM78°78°75°91%86%1%–SSE 122010+ mi
Mon 11 PM78°78°75°91%76%1%–SSE 121810+ mi
Tue 12 AM78°78°74°88%79%1%–S 12189.9 mi
Tue 1 AM78°78°74°88%75%1%–S 121810+ mi
Tue 2 AM78°78°74°88%55%1%–S 121810+ mi
Tue 3 AM77°77°74°90%41%2%–S 12179.9 mi
Tue 4 AM77°77°74°90%39%1%–S 101610+ mi
Tue 5 AM77°77°75°94%37%2%–S 91610+ mi
Tue 6 AM77°77°75°94%38%4%–S 9159.7 mi
Tue 7 AM77°77°75°94%34%6%–S 91510+ mi
Tue 8 AM79°79°75°88%42%6%–S 81410+ mi
Tue 9 AM81°87°75°82%51%2%–S 8139.7 mi
Tue 10 AM82°89°75°79%40%7%–S 8139.6 mi
Tue 11 AM82°88°74°77%49%2%–SSW 9139.6 mi
Tue 12 PM82°88°74°77%51%17%0.01"SSW 8139.8 mi⚡
Tue 1 PM82°88°74°77%58%35%0.01"SSW 712–⚡
Tue 2 PM82°88°74°77%79%53%0.01"SSW 712–⚡
Tue 3 PM81°85°71°72%54%37%0.01"N 812–⚡
Tue 4 PM80°83°70°72%69%30%0.01"N 912–⚡
Tue 5 PM78°78°70°76%78%21%0.01"N 913–⚡
Tue 6 PM76°76°69°79%85%15%–N 913–⚡
Tue 7 PM75°75°70°84%54%15%–N 914–⚡
Tue 8 PM75°75°69°82%57%15%–N 813–⚡
Tue 9 PM74°74°68°82%60%15%–N 813–
Tue 10 PM74°74°67°79%51%15%–N 813–
Tue 11 PM73°73°67°81%42%15%–N 813–
Wed 12 AM73°73°66°79%33%5%–N 814–
Wed 1 AM72°72°65°79%28%5%–N 914–
Wed 2 AM71°71°64°79%24%5%–N 1015–
Wed 3 AM70°70°64°81%19%5%–N 1015–
Wed 4 AM69°69°63°81%19%5%–N 1015–
Wed 5 AM69°69°63°81%18%5%–NNE 1215–
Wed 6 AM68°68°63°84%18%0%–NNE 1216–
Wed 7 AM69°69°62°78%15%0%–NNE 1215–
Wed 8 AM69°69°61°76%11%0%–NNE 1215–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

81° / 76°

2% rain

SSE 7–13 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Nov 3

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

83° / 68°

53% rain · 0.06"

W 7–12 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

77° / 71°

5% rain

NE 6–12 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Nov 5

Mostly Sunny

79° / 69°

50% rain · 0.06"

E 5–9 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny

77° / 68°

50% rain · 0.30"

NE 5–12 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 65°

36% rain · 0.54"

NE 8–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 8

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

74° / 63°

27% rain · 0.18"

N 9–16 mph · gusts 22

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 86. South southeast wind 7 to 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 5pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 89. West wind around 9 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 midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. North wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 8 to 12 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East northeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.

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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 Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

GMZ250 · 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. 
 


GMZ250-022015-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
122 AM CST Mon Nov 2 2026

.TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and 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 4 seconds and
east 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots 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. Gusts up to 25 knots
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North 2 feet
at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds, becoming north
3 feet at 5 seconds and east 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of 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
3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at
5 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 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. A chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. 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 · August 1997

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3% lit
↑ 5:25 AM
↓ 7:04 PM
★★★★c93
best
2
0% lit
↑ 6:18 AM
↓ 7:47 PM
★★★★c86
best
3
0% lit
↑ 7:10 AM
↓ 8:27 PM
★★★☆c78
New Moon
4
2% lit
↑ 8:02 AM
↓ 9:05 PM
★★★☆c68
5
5% lit
↑ 8:53 AM
↓ 9:40 PM
★★☆☆c60
6
10% lit
↑ 9:44 AM
↓ 10:14 PM
★★☆☆c52
Apogee · 405,933 km
7
16% lit
↑ 10:35 AM
↓ 10:48 PM
★☆☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
8
24% lit
↑ 11:25 AM
↓ 11:23 PM
★☆☆☆c36
9
33% lit
↑ 12:17 PM
↓ 11:59 PM
★☆☆☆c38
10
42% lit
↑ 1:09 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c50
11
52% lit
↑ 2:03 PM
↓ 12:37 AM
★☆☆☆c62
First Quarter
12
62% lit
↑ 2:59 PM
↓ 1:19 AM
★★☆☆c74
13
72% lit
↑ 3:56 PM
↓ 2:05 AM
★★☆☆c84
14
81% lit
↑ 4:53 PM
↓ 2:56 AM
★★★☆c92
Moon farthest south (-18.5°)
15
89% lit
↑ 5:49 PM
↓ 3:53 AM
★★★★c98
16
95% lit
↑ 6:43 PM
↓ 4:54 AM
★★★★c99
best
17
99% lit
↑ 7:35 PM
↓ 5:59 AM
★★★★c99
best
18
100% lit
↑ 8:23 PM
↓ 7:06 AM
★★★★c86
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon (supermoon)
best
19
98% lit
↑ 9:09 PM
↓ 8:14 AM
★★★☆c74
Perigee · 358,018 km
20
93% lit
↑ 9:54 PM
↓ 9:20 AM
★★☆☆c62
Moon crosses the equator
21
85% lit
↑ 10:38 PM
↓ 10:26 AM
★★☆☆c57
22
76% lit
↑ 11:22 PM
↓ 11:29 AM
★★☆☆c51
23
65% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:32 PM
★★☆☆c62
24
54% lit
↑ 12:07 AM
↓ 1:32 PM
★★☆☆c72
Last Quarter
25
44% lit
↑ 12:53 AM
↓ 2:29 PM
★★☆☆c80
26
33% lit
↑ 1:41 AM
↓ 3:24 PM
★★☆☆c84
27
24% lit
↑ 2:31 AM
↓ 4:15 PM
★★★☆c84
Moon farthest north (18.3°)
28
16% lit
↑ 3:22 AM
↓ 5:02 PM
★★★☆c83
29
10% lit
↑ 4:14 AM
↓ 5:46 PM
★★★☆c78
30
5% lit
↑ 5:06 AM
↓ 6:27 PM
★★★☆c71
31
2% lit
↑ 5:57 AM
↓ 7:05 PM
★★★☆c63

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Aug 3 · 3:14 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Aug 6 · 9:00 AM — Apogee · 405,933 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Aug 7 · 10:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Aug 11 · 7:42 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Aug 14 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Aug 18 · 5:56 AM — Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon (supermoon)Moon is near perigee at the same time: perigean spring tides. Expect extra-high highs, extra-low lows, and strong current at the passes.
  • Tue, Aug 19 · 12:00 AM — Perigee · 358,018 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Aug 20 · 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.
  • Sun, Aug 24 · 9:24 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Aug 27 · 4:00 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.

Best fishing days

Fri, Aug 1 · Sat, Aug 2 · Sat, Aug 16 · Sun, Aug 17 · Mon, Aug 18

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

Moon distance

358,249 km closest · 405,924 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 12:46 AM.