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28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

Tonight: Low 74° · 1% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 8 mph.

Monday: High 81° · 3% rain

Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 87. South southeast wind 7 to 13 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:39 AM / 5:43 PM
Moonrise / moonset
12:11 AM / 1:11 PM
Moon
Last Quarter, 47%
Minor period
12:00 AM–12:41 AM
Major period
5:15 AM–7:15 AM
Minor period
12:41 PM–1:41 PM
Major period
5:45 PM–7:45 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Nov 1Mon, Nov 26 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 36 AM12 PM6 PMclouds63% cloud cover60% cloud cover66% cloud cover65% cloud cover69% cloud cover71% cloud cover73% cloud cover75% cloud cover69% cloud cover71% cloud cover69% cloud cover68% cloud cover63% cloud cover55% cloud cover49% cloud cover61% cloud cover58% cloud cover62% cloud cover47% cloud cover50% cloud cover52% cloud cover57% cloud cover65% cloud cover69% cloud cover65% cloud cover70% cloud cover73% cloud cover79% cloud cover69% cloud cover69% cloud cover54% cloud cover53% cloud cover51% cloud cover58% cloud cover54% cloud cover57% cloud cover45% cloud cover34% cloud cover39% cloud cover44% cloud cover49% cloud cover54% cloud cover60% cloud cover65% cloud cover65% cloud cover65% cloud cover65% cloud cover60% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°77777776757981797979787878808077rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance6% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance65% chance, 0.01 in65% chance, 0.01 in65% chance, 0.01 in65% chance, 0.01 in65% chance, 0.01 in65% chance, 0.01 in16% chance16% chancewind01020mphESE 7 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 9SE 6 mph, gusts 8SE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 9SSE 7 mph, gusts 10SSE 8 mph, gusts 12S 9 mph, gusts 13SSE 10 mph, gusts 14SSE 12 mph, gusts 15SSE 13 mph, gusts 17SE 13 mph, gusts 17SSE 14 mph, gusts 20SSE 14 mph, gusts 20SSE 14 mph, gusts 18SSE 14 mph, gusts 20S 12 mph, gusts 17S 10 mph, gusts 14S 8 mph, gusts 14SSW 8 mph, gusts 13SSW 9 mph, gusts 13WNW 9 mph, gusts 13NNW 9 mph, gusts 13N 9 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 8 PM77°77°75°94%63%0%–ESE 799.8 mi
Sun 9 PM77°77°75°94%60%0%–SE 799.8 mi
Sun 10 PM77°77°75°94%66%1%–SE 799.8 mi
Sun 11 PM77°77°75°94%65%1%–SE 799.7 mi
Mon 12 AM77°77°75°94%69%1%–SE 689.8 mi
Mon 1 AM77°77°75°94%71%1%–SE 689.8 mi
Mon 2 AM77°77°74°90%73%1%–SE 699.8 mi
Mon 3 AM77°77°75°94%75%1%–SE 799.8 mi
Mon 4 AM77°77°74°90%69%1%–SE 799.7 mi
Mon 5 AM76°76°74°94%71%1%–SE 7108.9 mi
Mon 6 AM76°76°74°94%69%3%–SSE 7108.5 mi
Mon 7 AM76°76°74°94%68%3%–SSE 8108.1 mi
Mon 8 AM75°75°75°100%63%3%–SSE 8129.8 mi
Mon 9 AM78°78°75°91%55%3%–SSE 91310.0 mi
Mon 10 AM79°79°75°88%49%3%–S 91310+ mi
Mon 11 AM79°79°75°88%61%3%–S 91310+ mi
Mon 12 PM80°85°75°85%58%3%–SSE 101410+ mi
Mon 1 PM79°79°75°88%62%3%–SSE 101510+ mi
Mon 2 PM81°87°75°82%47%2%–SSE 121510+ mi
Mon 3 PM79°79°75°88%50%2%–SSE 131610+ mi
Mon 4 PM79°79°75°88%52%2%–SSE 131710.0 mi
Mon 5 PM79°79°76°91%57%2%–SE 13179.9 mi
Mon 6 PM79°79°76°91%65%1%–SE 13179.8 mi
Mon 7 PM78°78°76°94%69%1%–SSE 14189.8 mi
Mon 8 PM79°79°76°91%65%1%–SSE 14209.9 mi
Mon 9 PM79°79°76°91%70%1%–SSE 15209.9 mi
Mon 10 PM79°79°76°91%73%1%–SSE 14209.9 mi
Mon 11 PM79°79°77°94%79%0%–SSE 14189.8 mi
Tue 12 AM79°79°76°91%69%0%–SSE 14189.8 mi
Tue 1 AM79°79°76°91%69%0%–SSE 14189.9 mi
Tue 2 AM78°78°76°94%54%0%–SSE 14209.9 mi
Tue 3 AM78°78°76°94%53%0%–SSE 141810+ mi
Tue 4 AM78°78°76°94%51%0%–S 121710.0 mi
Tue 5 AM78°78°76°94%58%6%–S 10159.9 mi
Tue 6 AM77°77°76°97%54%11%–S 10149.8 mi
Tue 7 AM78°78°76°94%57%11%–S 914–
Tue 8 AM78°78°76°94%45%11%–S 814–
Tue 9 AM79°79°77°94%34%11%–SSW 813–
Tue 10 AM80°87°77°91%39%11%–SSW 813–
Tue 11 AM80°86°76°88%44%11%–SSW 913–
Tue 12 PM80°86°76°88%49%65%0.01"SSW 913–⚡
Tue 1 PM80°86°76°88%54%65%0.01"SW 913–⚡
Tue 2 PM80°85°75°85%60%65%0.01"WNW 913–⚡
Tue 3 PM79°79°75°88%65%65%0.01"NW 913–⚡
Tue 4 PM78°78°74°88%65%65%0.01"NNW 913–⚡
Tue 5 PM77°77°73°88%65%65%0.01"N 913–⚡
Tue 6 PM76°76°72°87%65%16%–N 913–⚡
Tue 7 PM76°76°71°85%60%16%–N 913–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy

77° / 74°

1% rain

SE 7–7 mph · gusts 9

Mon, Nov 2

Partly Sunny

81° / 76°

6% rain

SSE 6–15 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Nov 3

Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

82° / 66°

65% rain · 0.06"

W 8–14 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

77° / 67°

5% rain

NE 2–13 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

80° / 66°

25% rain · 0.06"

E 2–9 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

78° / 65°

25% rain · 0.06"

NE 3–12 mph · gusts 17

Sat, Nov 7

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 63°

36% rain · 0.36"

NE 8–12 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 8 mph.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 87. South southeast wind 7 to 13 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Heat index values as high as 87. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. East wind 2 to 6 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly 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 40%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers. 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 · December 1997

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3% lit
↑ 8:20 AM
↓ 7:16 PM
★★☆☆c96
2
8% lit
↑ 9:14 AM
↓ 8:12 PM
★★☆☆c96
Moon farthest south (-18.7°)
3
15% lit
↑ 10:06 AM
↓ 9:11 PM
★★☆☆c93
4
23% lit
↑ 10:54 AM
↓ 10:12 PM
★☆☆☆c87
5
33% lit
↑ 11:40 AM
↓ 11:13 PM
★☆☆☆c78
6
44% lit
↑ 12:24 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c64
7
56% lit
↑ 1:06 PM
↓ 12:15 AM
★☆☆☆c47
First Quarter
8
67% lit
↑ 1:48 PM
↓ 1:17 AM
★☆☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
9
77% lit
↑ 2:30 PM
↓ 2:19 AM
★☆☆☆c46
Perigee · 368,881 km
10
86% lit
↑ 3:13 PM
↓ 3:22 AM
★☆☆☆c65
11
93% lit
↑ 3:59 PM
↓ 4:25 AM
★★☆☆c80
12
98% lit
↑ 4:48 PM
↓ 5:27 AM
★★☆☆c90
13
100% lit
↑ 5:40 PM
↓ 6:28 AM
★★☆☆c96
Full Moon · Cold Moon
best
14
99% lit
↑ 6:34 PM
↓ 7:27 AM
★★☆☆c97
Moon farthest north (18.4°)
best
15
97% lit
↑ 7:29 PM
↓ 8:21 AM
★★☆☆c94
16
92% lit
↑ 8:24 PM
↓ 9:11 AM
★★☆☆c88
17
86% lit
↑ 9:19 PM
↓ 9:57 AM
★☆☆☆c80
18
78% lit
↑ 10:12 PM
↓ 10:38 AM
★☆☆☆c70
19
70% lit
↑ 11:05 PM
↓ 11:16 AM
★☆☆☆c58
20
61% lit
↑ 11:56 PM
↓ 11:51 AM
★☆☆☆c48
21
52% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:25 PM
★☆☆☆c40
Last Quarter
Apogee · 404,263 km
22
42% lit
↑ 12:46 AM
↓ 12:59 PM
★☆☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
23
33% lit
↑ 1:37 AM
↓ 1:33 PM
★☆☆☆c57
24
24% lit
↑ 2:29 AM
↓ 2:09 PM
★☆☆☆c69
25
17% lit
↑ 3:22 AM
↓ 2:47 PM
★☆☆☆c72
26
10% lit
↑ 4:16 AM
↓ 3:29 PM
★★☆☆c82
27
5% lit
↑ 5:12 AM
↓ 4:15 PM
★★☆☆c90
28
1% lit
↑ 6:08 AM
↓ 5:06 PM
★★☆☆c95
best
29
0% lit
↑ 7:04 AM
↓ 6:02 PM
★★☆☆c98
Moon farthest south (-18.8°)
New Moon
best
30
1% lit
↑ 7:59 AM
↓ 7:01 PM
★★☆☆c99
best
31
5% lit
↑ 8:50 AM
↓ 8:03 PM
★★☆☆c95

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Dec 2 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Dec 7 · 12:09 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Dec 8 · 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.
  • Tue, Dec 9 · 11:00 AM — Perigee · 368,881 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Dec 13 · 8:37 PM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Dec 14 · 1:00 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.
  • Sun, Dec 21 · 3:44 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Dec 21 · 5:00 PM — Apogee · 404,263 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Dec 22 · 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.
  • Mon, Dec 29 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Dec 29 · 10:57 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Dec 13 · Sun, Dec 14 · Sun, Dec 28 · Mon, Dec 29 · Tue, Dec 30

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

Moon distance

368,881 km closest · 404,216 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 Sun 4:41 PM.