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Rockport

28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

Overnight: Low 73° · 1% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East northeast wind around 6 mph.

Sunday: High 80° · 2% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 85. Northeast wind 3 to 9 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:39 AM / 5:43 PM
Moonrise / moonset
12:11 AM / 1:11 PM
Moon
Last Quarter, 56%
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 16 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 26 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 3clouds29% cloud cover48% cloud cover38% cloud cover32% cloud cover47% cloud cover32% cloud cover28% cloud cover32% cloud cover30% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover32% cloud cover31% cloud cover35% cloud cover32% cloud cover25% cloud cover25% cloud cover28% cloud cover45% cloud cover45% cloud cover54% cloud cover60% cloud cover61% cloud cover61% cloud cover50% cloud cover66% cloud cover66% cloud cover61% cloud cover61% cloud cover63% cloud cover59% cloud cover57% cloud cover52% cloud cover55% cloud cover54% cloud cover52% cloud cover49% cloud cover52% cloud cover57% cloud cover55% cloud cover49% cloud cover53% cloud cover56% cloud cover59% cloud cover51% cloud cover55% cloud cover58% cloud cover62% cloud cover70°75°80°85°76757377787877777777777980817979rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphSSE 3 mph, gusts 3ENE 3 mph, gusts 5NNE 6 mph, gusts 6NNE 5 mph, gusts 7NNE 6 mph, gusts 8ENE 3 mph, gusts 7ENE 5 mph, gusts 8ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 9 mph, gusts 10SE 8 mph, gusts 10SE 8 mph, gusts 12SE 9 mph, gusts 10SE 8 mph, gusts 10SSE 8 mph, gusts 10SSE 8 mph, gusts 10S 9 mph, gusts 10S 10 mph, gusts 13SSE 9 mph, gusts 13SSE 10 mph, gusts 14SSE 13 mph, gusts 15SE 13 mph, gusts 17SE 14 mph, gusts 18SSE 14 mph, gusts 18SSE 13 mph, gusts 17
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 1 AM76°76°74°94%29%1%–SSE 338.4 mi
Sun 2 AM75°75°74°97%48%1%–E 568.0 mi
Sun 3 AM75°75°74°97%38%1%–ENE 357.7 mi
Sun 4 AM75°75°73°94%32%1%–NE 677.8 mi
Sun 5 AM75°75°73°94%47%1%–NNE 668.2 mi
Sun 6 AM74°74°74°100%32%1%–NNE 578.8 mi
Sun 7 AM73°73°73°100%28%2%–NNE 578.3 mi
Sun 8 AM75°75°74°97%32%1%–N 578.6 mi
Sun 9 AM75°75°74°97%30%1%–NNE 689.7 mi
Sun 10 AM77°77°74°90%37%2%–NE 5710.0 mi
Sun 11 AM78°78°74°88%37%1%–ENE 3710+ mi
Sun 12 PM79°79°74°85%32%2%–ENE 5810+ mi
Sun 1 PM78°78°74°88%31%2%–ENE 5810+ mi
Sun 2 PM79°79°74°85%35%2%–E 5910+ mi
Sun 3 PM80°85°74°82%32%2%–ESE 71010+ mi
Sun 4 PM78°78°73°85%25%1%–ESE 81010+ mi
Sun 5 PM78°78°74°88%25%1%–ESE 91010.0 mi
Sun 6 PM78°78°74°88%28%1%–ESE 8129.9 mi
Sun 7 PM77°77°75°94%45%1%–SE 81010.0 mi
Sun 8 PM77°77°75°94%45%1%–SE 91210.0 mi
Sun 9 PM77°77°75°94%54%1%–SE 81210.0 mi
Sun 10 PM77°77°75°94%60%1%–SE 9129.8 mi
Sun 11 PM78°78°75°91%61%1%–SE 91010+ mi
Mon 12 AM77°77°75°94%61%1%–SE 9109.5 mi
Mon 1 AM77°77°75°94%50%1%–SE 81010+ mi
Mon 2 AM77°77°75°94%66%1%–SE 71010+ mi
Mon 3 AM77°77°75°94%66%1%–SSE 8108.4 mi
Mon 4 AM77°77°75°94%61%2%–SSE 81010+ mi
Mon 5 AM77°77°75°94%61%1%–SSE 8109.0 mi
Mon 6 AM77°77°75°94%63%2%–S 9109.5 mi
Mon 7 AM77°77°75°94%59%2%–S 9109.7 mi
Mon 8 AM76°76°76°100%57%1%–S 10129.9 mi
Mon 9 AM79°79°76°91%52%2%–S 101310+ mi
Mon 10 AM79°79°76°91%55%1%–S 101310+ mi
Mon 11 AM80°86°76°88%54%1%–SSE 91310+ mi
Mon 12 PM80°86°76°88%52%0%–SSE 101410+ mi
Mon 1 PM80°86°76°88%49%1%–SSE 1014–
Mon 2 PM80°86°76°88%52%1%–SSE 1214–
Mon 3 PM80°86°76°88%57%0%–SSE 1315–
Mon 4 PM81°87°76°85%55%0%–SE 1316–
Mon 5 PM80°86°76°88%49%0%–SE 1317–
Mon 6 PM80°87°77°91%53%0%–SE 1318–
Mon 7 PM79°79°77°94%56%0%–SE 1418–
Mon 8 PM79°79°77°94%59%0%–SE 1418–
Mon 9 PM79°79°77°94%51%0%–SSE 1418–
Mon 10 PM79°79°77°94%55%0%–SSE 1318–
Mon 11 PM79°79°77°94%58%0%–SSE 1317–
Tue 12 AM79°79°77°94%62%0%–SSE 1317–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

80° / 73°

2% rain

NE 3–9 mph · gusts 12

Mon, Nov 2

Partly Sunny

82° / 75°

2% rain

SSE 7–14 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Nov 3

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

82° / 66°

70% rain · 0.24"

WSW 5–13 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

77° / 66°

3% rain

N 2–13 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

78° / 65°

15% rain

E 2–9 mph · gusts 12

Fri, Nov 6

Sunny

77° / 65°

15% rain

NNE 5–10 mph · gusts 14

Sat, Nov 7

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 67°

40% rain · 0.18"

ENE 7–10 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East northeast wind around 6 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 85. Northeast wind 3 to 9 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 9 mph.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Heat index values as high as 87. South southeast wind 9 to 13 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. South southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. West southwest wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 9 to 13 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Northeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
  • 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 before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.

Weather map

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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 Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM

GMZ255 · 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. 
 


GMZ255-011915-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
126 AM CDT Sun Nov 1 2026

.TODAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east late. Seas
around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at
7 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
6 seconds. 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, 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 south 2 feet
at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
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 · February 2000

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
13% lit
↑ 4:17 AM
↓ 3:02 PM
★☆☆☆c82
2
7% lit
↑ 5:07 AM
↓ 3:50 PM
★★☆☆c84
Moon farthest south (-21.2°)
3
3% lit
↑ 5:55 AM
↓ 4:41 PM
★★☆☆c85
4
1% lit
↑ 6:41 AM
↓ 5:34 PM
★★☆☆c85
best
5
0% lit
↑ 7:24 AM
↓ 6:29 PM
★★☆☆c85
New Moon
best
6
1% lit
↑ 8:04 AM
↓ 7:25 PM
★★☆☆c81
best
7
5% lit
↑ 8:42 AM
↓ 8:21 PM
★★☆☆c75
8
10% lit
↑ 9:19 AM
↓ 9:18 PM
★☆☆☆c65
9
18% lit
↑ 9:55 AM
↓ 10:15 PM
★☆☆☆c51
Moon crosses the equator
10
27% lit
↑ 10:32 AM
↓ 11:14 PM
★☆☆☆c32
11
37% lit
↑ 11:10 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c48
12
48% lit
↑ 11:51 AM
↓ 12:14 AM
★☆☆☆c63
First Quarter
13
59% lit
↑ 12:36 PM
↓ 1:16 AM
★☆☆☆c77
14
70% lit
↑ 1:27 PM
↓ 2:20 AM
★☆☆☆c86
15
80% lit
↑ 2:23 PM
↓ 3:24 AM
★☆☆☆c92
Moon farthest north (21.0°)
16
89% lit
↑ 3:24 PM
↓ 4:26 AM
★☆☆☆c95
Perigee · 364,497 km
17
95% lit
↑ 4:29 PM
↓ 5:25 AM
★★☆☆c96
18
99% lit
↑ 5:35 PM
↓ 6:18 AM
★★☆☆c96
best
19
100% lit
↑ 6:39 PM
↓ 7:06 AM
★★☆☆c92
Full Moon · Snow Moon
best
20
98% lit
↑ 7:42 PM
↓ 7:50 AM
★★☆☆c83
21
95% lit
↑ 8:42 PM
↓ 8:30 AM
★☆☆☆c69
22
89% lit
↑ 9:40 PM
↓ 9:07 AM
★☆☆☆c53
Moon crosses the equator
23
81% lit
↑ 10:36 PM
↓ 9:43 AM
★☆☆☆c34
24
73% lit
↑ 11:31 PM
↓ 10:19 AM
★☆☆☆c46
25
64% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:55 AM
★☆☆☆c56
26
54% lit
↑ 12:25 AM
↓ 11:33 AM
★☆☆☆c63
Last Quarter
27
45% lit
↑ 1:18 AM
↓ 12:13 PM
★☆☆☆c68
28
35% lit
↑ 2:10 AM
↓ 12:57 PM
★☆☆☆c71
Apogee · 404,615 km
29
27% lit
↑ 3:00 AM
↓ 1:43 PM
★☆☆☆c73
Moon farthest south (-21.3°)

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Feb 2 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-21.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Feb 5 · 7:03 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Feb 9 · 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.
  • Sat, Feb 12 · 5:21 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Feb 15 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest north (21.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Feb 16 · 9:00 PM — Perigee · 364,497 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Feb 19 · 10:27 AM — Full Moon · Snow MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Feb 22 · 7:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Feb 26 · 9:54 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Feb 28 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 404,615 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Feb 29 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-21.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Fri, Feb 4 · Sat, Feb 5 · Sun, Feb 6 · Fri, Feb 18 · Sat, Feb 19

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

Moon distance

364,598 km closest · 405,390 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 1:46 AM.