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28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

This Afternoon: High 80° · 1% rain

Sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind around 9 mph.

Tonight: Low 74° · 1% rain

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

Sunrise / sunset
6:39 AM / 5:43 PM
Moonrise / moonset
12:11 AM / 1:11 PM
Moon
Last Quarter, 48%
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 PMclouds40% cloud cover55% cloud cover63% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡70°75°80°85°78777777767880797979797877798079rain1% chance1% 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 inwind01020mphESE 8 mph, gusts 10ESE 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 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 6 PM78°78°75°91%40%1%–ESE 8109.8 mi
Sun 7 PM78°78°75°91%55%0%–ESE 899.8 mi
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–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

80° / 74°

1% rain

ESE 7–8 mph · gusts 10

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
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind around 9 mph.
  • 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. 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. 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.

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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 · March 1998

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
13% lit
↑ 9:07 AM
↓ 9:58 PM
★☆☆☆c41
2
22% lit
↑ 9:52 AM
↓ 11:02 PM
★☆☆☆c56
3
32% lit
↑ 10:38 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c71
4
43% lit
↑ 11:26 AM
↓ 12:04 AM
★☆☆☆c81
5
54% lit
↑ 12:16 PM
↓ 1:04 AM
★☆☆☆c86
First Quarter
6
65% lit
↑ 1:07 PM
↓ 2:01 AM
★☆☆☆c88
Moon farthest north (18.5°)
7
74% lit
↑ 2:00 PM
↓ 2:54 AM
★☆☆☆c88
8
83% lit
↑ 2:54 PM
↓ 3:43 AM
★☆☆☆c86
9
89% lit
↑ 3:47 PM
↓ 4:28 AM
★☆☆☆c86
10
95% lit
↑ 4:41 PM
↓ 5:09 AM
★☆☆☆c81
best
11
98% lit
↑ 5:33 PM
↓ 5:47 AM
★★☆☆c74
best
12
100% lit
↑ 6:24 PM
↓ 6:23 AM
★★☆☆c64
Full Moon · Worm Moon
best
13
100% lit
↑ 7:15 PM
↓ 6:58 AM
★☆☆☆c53
Moon crosses the equator
14
98% lit
↑ 8:06 PM
↓ 7:32 AM
★☆☆☆c30
Apogee · 406,188 km
15
94% lit
↑ 8:57 PM
↓ 8:06 AM
★☆☆☆c39
16
89% lit
↑ 9:48 PM
↓ 8:40 AM
★☆☆☆c51
17
82% lit
↑ 10:40 PM
↓ 9:17 AM
★☆☆☆c62
18
75% lit
↑ 11:32 PM
↓ 9:56 AM
★☆☆☆c71
19
66% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:38 AM
★☆☆☆c78
20
56% lit
↑ 12:25 AM
↓ 11:24 AM
★☆☆☆c83
21
46% lit
↑ 1:18 AM
↓ 12:15 PM
★☆☆☆c86
Last Quarter
Moon farthest south (-19.0°)
22
35% lit
↑ 2:11 AM
↓ 1:09 PM
★☆☆☆c88
23
25% lit
↑ 3:02 AM
↓ 2:08 PM
★☆☆☆c88
24
16% lit
↑ 3:52 AM
↓ 3:11 PM
★☆☆☆c86
25
8% lit
↑ 4:39 AM
↓ 4:15 PM
★☆☆☆c86
26
3% lit
↑ 5:26 AM
↓ 5:22 PM
★★☆☆c81
best
27
0% lit
↑ 6:11 AM
↓ 6:29 PM
★★☆☆c57
Moon crosses the equator
New Moon (supermoon)
best
28
1% lit
↑ 6:56 AM
↓ 7:36 PM
★☆☆☆c48
Perigee · 357,029 km
29
4% lit
↑ 7:42 AM
↓ 8:43 PM
★☆☆☆c60
30
10% lit
↑ 8:28 AM
↓ 9:49 PM
★☆☆☆c76
31
18% lit
↑ 9:17 AM
↓ 10:53 PM
★☆☆☆c85

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Mar 5 · 2:41 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Mar 6 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Mar 12 · 10:34 PM — Full Moon · Worm MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Mar 13 · 10:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Mar 14 · 7:00 PM — Apogee · 406,188 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Mar 21 · 1:38 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Mar 21 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Mar 27 · 5:00 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, Mar 27 · 9:13 PM — New 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.
  • Sat, Mar 28 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 357,029 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Tue, Mar 10 · Wed, Mar 11 · Thu, Mar 12 · Thu, Mar 26 · Fri, Mar 27

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

Moon distance

357,200 km closest · 406,151 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.