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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

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Today

This Afternoon: High 81° · 1% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 86. East wind around 8 mph.

Tonight: Low 74° · 1% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 7 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:39 AM / 5:44 PM
Moonrise / moonset
12:12 AM / 1:11 PM
Moon
Last Quarter, 51%
Minor period
12:00 AM–12:42 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 16 PMMon, Nov 26 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 36 AMclouds35% cloud cover32% cloud cover34% cloud cover37% cloud cover26% cloud cover25% cloud cover41% cloud cover47% cloud cover49% cloud cover53% cloud cover63% cloud cover55% cloud cover63% cloud cover56% cloud cover65% cloud cover64% cloud cover54% cloud cover58% cloud cover65% cloud cover66% cloud cover62% cloud cover59% cloud cover55% cloud cover55% cloud cover51% cloud cover50% cloud cover51% cloud cover53% cloud cover49% cloud cover48% cloud cover52% cloud cover58% cloud cover64% cloud cover52% cloud cover57% cloud cover61% cloud cover66% cloud cover64% cloud cover63% cloud cover61% cloud cover59% cloud cover57% cloud cover55% cloud cover50% cloud cover44% cloud cover39% cloud cover40% cloud cover41% cloud cover70°75°80°85°81817877787676818281797878777680rain2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance12% chancewind01020mphENE 3 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 9E 8 mph, gusts 10ESE 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 6 mph, gusts 12SE 6 mph, gusts 12SE 6 mph, gusts 10SSE 7 mph, gusts 10SSE 6 mph, gusts 10S 7 mph, gusts 12S 9 mph, gusts 13SSE 9 mph, gusts 14SSE 10 mph, gusts 14SE 12 mph, gusts 16SE 12 mph, gusts 18SE 12 mph, gusts 18SSE 10 mph, gusts 18SSE 10 mph, gusts 18SSE 10 mph, gusts 18SSE 10 mph, gusts 17S 8 mph, gusts 16S 8 mph, gusts 15S 9 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 12 PM81°87°75°82%35%2%–ENE 3910.0 mi
Sun 1 PM80°85°74°82%32%2%–E 6910+ mi
Sun 2 PM80°85°74°82%34%1%–E 7910+ mi
Sun 3 PM81°86°74°79%37%1%–E 71010+ mi
Sun 4 PM80°85°74°82%26%1%–E 81010+ mi
Sun 5 PM79°79°74°85%25%1%–ESE 81210+ mi
Sun 6 PM78°78°75°91%41%1%–ESE 71210+ mi
Sun 7 PM77°77°75°94%47%1%–ESE 71210+ mi
Sun 8 PM77°77°75°94%49%1%–ESE 71210+ mi
Sun 9 PM77°77°75°94%53%1%–ESE 61210.0 mi
Sun 10 PM77°77°75°94%63%1%–ESE 6129.9 mi
Sun 11 PM78°78°75°91%55%1%–SE 61210+ mi
Mon 12 AM78°78°76°94%63%1%–SE 6129.9 mi
Mon 1 AM78°78°75°91%56%1%–SE 61010+ mi
Mon 2 AM77°77°75°94%65%1%–SE 61010+ mi
Mon 3 AM76°76°76°100%64%2%–SSE 6109.8 mi
Mon 4 AM76°76°76°100%54%2%–SSE 71010+ mi
Mon 5 AM76°76°76°100%58%2%–SSE 71010+ mi
Mon 6 AM76°76°75°97%65%2%–SSE 6109.9 mi
Mon 7 AM77°77°76°97%66%2%–S 6109.9 mi
Mon 8 AM78°78°76°94%62%0%–S 71210.0 mi
Mon 9 AM81°88°77°88%59%1%–S 81310+ mi
Mon 10 AM82°89°76°82%55%0%–S 91310.0 mi
Mon 11 AM82°89°76°82%55%0%–SSE 91310.0 mi
Mon 12 PM82°89°76°82%51%1%–SSE 91410.0 mi
Mon 1 PM82°89°76°82%50%1%–SSE 1013–
Mon 2 PM82°89°76°82%51%0%–SSE 1014–
Mon 3 PM81°87°76°85%53%0%–SSE 1215–
Mon 4 PM81°87°76°85%49%0%–SE 1216–
Mon 5 PM80°86°76°88%48%0%–SE 1216–
Mon 6 PM79°79°77°94%52%0%–SE 1218–
Mon 7 PM78°78°77°97%58%0%–SE 1218–
Mon 8 PM78°78°77°97%64%0%–SE 1218–
Mon 9 PM78°78°77°97%52%0%–SSE 1020–
Mon 10 PM78°78°77°97%57%0%–SSE 1018–
Mon 11 PM78°78°77°97%61%0%–SSE 1018–
Tue 12 AM78°78°77°97%66%0%–SSE 1018–
Tue 1 AM78°78°77°97%64%0%–SSE 1017–
Tue 2 AM77°77°77°100%63%0%–SSE 1018–
Tue 3 AM77°77°77°100%61%0%–SSE 1018–
Tue 4 AM76°76°76°100%59%0%–SSE 1017–
Tue 5 AM76°76°76°100%57%0%–SSE 916–
Tue 6 AM76°76°76°100%55%12%–S 816–
Tue 7 AM77°77°77°100%50%12%–S 815–
Tue 8 AM78°78°77°97%44%12%–S 815–
Tue 9 AM80°87°77°91%39%12%–S 915–
Tue 10 AM80°87°77°91%40%12%–S 914–
Tue 11 AM81°87°76°85%41%12%–S 914–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

81° / 74°

2% rain

E 3–8 mph · gusts 12

Mon, Nov 2

Partly Sunny

82° / 75°

4% rain

SSE 6–12 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Nov 3

Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

83° / 67°

62% rain · 0.18"

SE 7–10 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

77° / 69°

4% rain

NE 3–10 mph · gusts 15

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

79° / 68°

29% rain

ESE 3–9 mph · gusts 12

Fri, Nov 6

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

77° / 67°

16% rain

NE 5–12 mph · gusts 15

Sat, Nov 7

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 65°

41% rain · 0.18"

NE 8–12 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 86. East wind around 8 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Heat index values as high as 89. South southeast wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Heat index values as high as 86. South southeast wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. North wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 9 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. East wind 3 to 8 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. 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 65.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 126 AM CDT 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-011915-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
126 AM CDT Sun Nov 1 2026

.TODAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east late. Bay and
inland waters smooth. Patchy fog early this morning. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. 
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly 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 chance of showers in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth to slightly choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to
around 5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to
slightly choppy. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

GMZ250 · 126 AM CDT 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. 
 


GMZ250-011915-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
126 AM CDT Sun Nov 1 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
7 seconds. 
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East
2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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 and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 3 seconds and southeast
2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 1999

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
81% lit
↑ 11:23 PM
↓ 10:43 AM
★★☆☆c59
2
72% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:42 AM
★★☆☆c48
Moon crosses the equator
3
62% lit
↑ 12:01 AM
↓ 12:43 PM
★☆☆☆c44
4
50% lit
↑ 12:42 AM
↓ 1:44 PM
★☆☆☆c61
Last Quarter
5
39% lit
↑ 1:24 AM
↓ 2:48 PM
★★☆☆c76
6
28% lit
↑ 2:11 AM
↓ 3:52 PM
★★★☆c93
7
18% lit
↑ 3:03 AM
↓ 4:55 PM
★★★★c104
Perigee · 366,707 km
best
8
10% lit
↑ 3:59 AM
↓ 5:57 PM
★★★★c107
Moon farthest north (20.1°)
best
9
4% lit
↑ 4:59 AM
↓ 6:54 PM
★★★★c107
best
10
1% lit
↑ 6:02 AM
↓ 7:46 PM
★★★★c104
best
11
0% lit
↑ 7:04 AM
↓ 8:33 PM
★★★★c94
New Moon
best
12
2% lit
↑ 8:06 AM
↓ 9:15 PM
★★★☆c81
13
6% lit
↑ 9:06 AM
↓ 9:54 PM
★★☆☆c66
14
12% lit
↑ 10:03 AM
↓ 10:30 PM
★☆☆☆c54
15
20% lit
↑ 10:58 AM
↓ 11:05 PM
★★☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
16
28% lit
↑ 11:52 AM
↓ 11:40 PM
★☆☆☆c35
17
37% lit
↑ 12:44 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c42
18
47% lit
↑ 1:36 PM
↓ 12:15 AM
★☆☆☆c53
First Quarter
19
56% lit
↑ 2:28 PM
↓ 12:52 AM
★★☆☆c62
Apogee · 404,262 km
20
65% lit
↑ 3:20 PM
↓ 1:32 AM
★★☆☆c69
21
74% lit
↑ 4:11 PM
↓ 2:14 AM
★★☆☆c74
22
82% lit
↑ 5:02 PM
↓ 3:00 AM
★★★☆c77
Moon farthest south (-20.6°)
23
89% lit
↑ 5:50 PM
↓ 3:50 AM
★★★☆c78
24
94% lit
↑ 6:37 PM
↓ 4:43 AM
★★★☆c79
25
98% lit
↑ 7:21 PM
↓ 5:38 AM
★★★☆c79
26
100% lit
↑ 8:03 PM
↓ 6:36 AM
★★★☆c73
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
27
99% lit
↑ 8:43 PM
↓ 7:35 AM
★★★☆c67
28
96% lit
↑ 9:22 PM
↓ 8:35 AM
★★☆☆c59
29
91% lit
↑ 10:02 PM
↓ 9:35 AM
★★☆☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
30
84% lit
↑ 10:42 PM
↓ 10:36 AM
★★☆☆c44
31
75% lit
↑ 11:24 PM
↓ 11:38 AM
★★☆☆c51

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Aug 2 · 6:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Aug 4 · 12:26 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Aug 7 · 7:00 PM — Perigee · 366,707 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Aug 8 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest north (20.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Aug 11 · 6:08 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Aug 15 · 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.
  • Wed, Aug 18 · 8:46 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Aug 19 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 404,262 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Aug 22 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-20.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Aug 26 · 6:48 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Aug 29 · 3:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Sat, Aug 7 · Sun, Aug 8 · Mon, Aug 9 · Tue, Aug 10 · Wed, Aug 11

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

Moon distance

366,744 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 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 Sun 1:46 AM.