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Rockport

28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

Tonight: Low 73° · 1% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East northeast wind around 7 mph.

Sunday: High 80° · 1% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 85. East northeast wind around 8 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:38 AM / 6:44 PM
Moonrise / moonset
– / 1:27 PM
Moon
Last Quarter, 59%
Major period
5:15 AM–7:15 AM
Minor period
12:57 PM–1:57 PM
Major period
5:50 PM–7:50 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sat, Oct 31Sun, Nov 16 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 26 AM12 PM6 PMclouds10% cloud cover21% cloud cover27% cloud cover22% cloud cover34% cloud cover29% cloud cover48% cloud cover38% cloud cover32% cloud cover47% cloud cover40% cloud cover43% cloud cover51% cloud cover56% cloud cover55% cloud cover53% cloud cover37% cloud cover35% cloud cover33% cloud cover39% cloud cover22% cloud cover30% cloud cover32% cloud cover60% cloud cover59% cloud cover65% cloud cover71% cloud cover66% cloud cover62% cloud cover45% cloud cover62% cloud cover61% cloud cover49% cloud cover64% cloud cover74% cloud cover64% cloud cover59% cloud cover54% cloud cover53% cloud cover52% cloud cover51% cloud cover50% cloud cover50% cloud cover49% cloud cover50% cloud cover50% cloud cover51% cloud cover56% cloud cover70°75°80°85°77777675757879787778777777808180rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphE 5 mph, gusts 6E 6 mph, gusts 8E 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 5 mph, gusts 7NE 5 mph, gusts 7NE 6 mph, gusts 7NE 6 mph, gusts 8NE 6 mph, gusts 7ENE 7 mph, gusts 7E 7 mph, gusts 8E 8 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 12SE 8 mph, gusts 12SE 7 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 10SSE 8 mph, gusts 12SSE 8 mph, gusts 12SSE 9 mph, gusts 13SSE 10 mph, gusts 14SSE 12 mph, gusts 15SSE 13 mph, gusts 17SE 14 mph, gusts 18
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 9 PM77°77°75°94%10%0%–E 569.9 mi
Sat 10 PM77°77°75°94%21%1%–E 689.8 mi
Sat 11 PM77°77°75°94%27%1%–E 689.4 mi
Sun 12 AM77°77°75°94%22%1%–E 689.2 mi
Sun 1 AM77°77°75°94%34%1%–E 578.5 mi
Sun 1 AM76°76°75°97%29%1%–ENE 575.8 mi
Sun 2 AM76°76°74°94%48%1%–ENE 575.6 mi
Sun 3 AM76°76°75°97%38%1%–NE 575.5 mi
Sun 4 AM75°75°74°97%32%1%–NE 575.6 mi
Sun 5 AM75°75°74°97%47%1%–NE 675.6 mi
Sun 6 AM75°75°74°97%40%1%–NE 676.6 mi
Sun 7 AM73°73°73°100%43%1%–NE 675.9 mi
Sun 8 AM75°75°75°100%51%1%–NE 686.6 mi
Sun 9 AM76°76°76°100%56%1%–NE 688.2 mi
Sun 10 AM77°77°75°94%55%1%–NE 678.4 mi
Sun 11 AM78°78°76°94%53%1%–ENE 678.4 mi
Sun 12 PM78°78°75°91%37%1%–ENE 778.4 mi
Sun 1 PM79°79°75°88%35%1%–E 778.4 mi
Sun 2 PM79°79°75°88%33%1%–E 7810+ mi
Sun 3 PM80°85°75°85%39%1%–E 8910+ mi
Sun 4 PM78°78°75°91%22%1%–E 81010+ mi
Sun 5 PM78°78°75°91%30%1%–ESE 8109.9 mi
Sun 6 PM78°78°75°91%32%1%–E 8109.8 mi
Sun 7 PM77°77°75°94%60%1%–E 8109.8 mi
Sun 8 PM77°77°75°94%59%1%–ESE 8109.7 mi
Sun 9 PM77°77°75°94%65%1%–ESE 8109.7 mi
Sun 10 PM77°77°75°94%71%1%–ESE 8129.7 mi
Sun 11 PM78°78°75°91%66%1%–ESE 8129.7 mi
Mon 12 AM77°77°75°94%62%0%–SE 8129.4 mi
Mon 1 AM77°77°75°94%45%0%–SE 7129.0 mi
Mon 2 AM77°77°75°94%62%0%–SE 798.5 mi
Mon 3 AM77°77°75°94%61%0%–SE 798.0 mi
Mon 4 AM77°77°75°94%49%0%–SE 7107.7 mi
Mon 5 AM77°77°75°94%64%1%–SSE 7107.7 mi
Mon 6 AM77°77°75°94%74%1%–SSE 8127.8 mi
Mon 7 AM76°76°75°97%64%1%–SSE 812–
Mon 8 AM77°77°76°97%59%1%–SSE 812–
Mon 9 AM78°78°77°97%54%1%–SSE 913–
Mon 10 AM79°79°77°94%53%1%–SSE 913–
Mon 11 AM80°87°77°91%52%1%–SSE 1014–
Mon 12 PM80°86°76°88%51%0%–SSE 1014–
Mon 1 PM81°87°76°85%50%0%–SSE 1015–
Mon 2 PM81°87°76°85%50%0%–SSE 1215–
Mon 3 PM81°87°76°85%49%0%–SSE 1216–
Mon 4 PM80°86°76°88%50%0%–SSE 1317–
Mon 5 PM80°86°76°88%50%0%–SE 1317–
Mon 6 PM79°79°76°91%51%0%–SE 1418–
Mon 7 PM79°79°76°91%56%0%–SE 1520–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Cloudy

77° / 73°

1% rain

E 5–6 mph · gusts 8

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

80° / 75°

1% rain

ENE 5–8 mph · gusts 12

Mon, Nov 2

Partly Sunny

81° / 75°

1% rain

SSE 7–15 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Nov 3

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

82° / 65°

66% rain · 0.42"

WSW 6–14 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

77° / 66°

4% rain

NNW 5–12 mph · gusts 18

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

78° / 64°

12% rain

NE 5–9 mph · gusts 13

Fri, Nov 6

Sunny

77° / 64°

12% rain

NE 6–9 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East northeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 85. East northeast wind around 8 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 8 mph.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 87. South southeast wind 8 to 13 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. South southeast wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tuesday: A chance of rain showers before 9am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. West southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North northwest wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. North northwest wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. North wind 5 to 9 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 111 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-010715-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
111 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east
late. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after
midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. 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. 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 chance of showers 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. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY 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 · 111 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 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. 
 


GMZ255-010715-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
111 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · September 2000

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
14% lit
↑ 10:23 AM
↓ 10:20 PM
★☆☆☆c36
2
22% lit
↑ 11:21 AM
↓ 10:57 PM
★☆☆☆c60
3
31% lit
↑ 12:18 PM
↓ 11:34 PM
★☆☆☆c73
4
41% lit
↑ 1:14 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c81
5
50% lit
↑ 2:08 PM
↓ 12:14 AM
★☆☆☆c85
First Quarter
6
60% lit
↑ 3:01 PM
↓ 12:56 AM
★☆☆☆c85
7
69% lit
↑ 3:51 PM
↓ 1:41 AM
★☆☆☆c85
8
77% lit
↑ 4:39 PM
↓ 2:29 AM
★☆☆☆c84
Moon farthest south (-21.9°)
Apogee · 404,762 km
9
85% lit
↑ 5:24 PM
↓ 3:20 AM
★☆☆☆c81
10
91% lit
↑ 6:05 PM
↓ 4:12 AM
★☆☆☆c77
best
11
96% lit
↑ 6:44 PM
↓ 5:06 AM
★☆☆☆c72
12
99% lit
↑ 7:21 PM
↓ 6:01 AM
★★☆☆c66
best
13
100% lit
↑ 7:56 PM
↓ 6:56 AM
★★☆☆c57
Full Moon · Corn Moon
best
14
99% lit
↑ 8:31 PM
↓ 7:51 AM
★☆☆☆c46
15
96% lit
↑ 9:06 PM
↓ 8:48 AM
★☆☆☆c32
Moon crosses the equator
16
91% lit
↑ 9:42 PM
↓ 9:45 AM
★☆☆☆c51
17
84% lit
↑ 10:21 PM
↓ 10:44 AM
★☆☆☆c67
18
75% lit
↑ 11:03 PM
↓ 11:45 AM
★☆☆☆c80
19
65% lit
↑ 11:51 PM
↓ 12:47 PM
★☆☆☆c90
20
54% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:49 PM
★☆☆☆c95
Last Quarter
21
43% lit
↑ 12:44 AM
↓ 2:51 PM
★☆☆☆c96
Moon farthest north (22.2°)
22
32% lit
↑ 1:43 AM
↓ 3:49 PM
★☆☆☆c96
23
21% lit
↑ 2:46 AM
↓ 4:43 PM
★☆☆☆c93
24
13% lit
↑ 3:51 AM
↓ 5:33 PM
★☆☆☆c88
Perigee · 366,963 km
25
6% lit
↑ 4:57 AM
↓ 6:17 PM
★☆☆☆c79
26
2% lit
↑ 6:01 AM
↓ 6:58 PM
★★☆☆c70
best
27
0% lit
↑ 7:04 AM
↓ 7:37 PM
★★☆☆c55
New Moon
best
28
1% lit
↑ 8:06 AM
↓ 8:14 PM
★☆☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
29
5% lit
↑ 9:06 AM
↓ 8:51 PM
★☆☆☆c58
30
10% lit
↑ 10:04 AM
↓ 9:29 PM
★☆☆☆c72

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Sep 5 · 11:27 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Sep 8 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-21.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Sep 8 · 8:00 AM — Apogee · 404,762 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Sep 13 · 2:37 PM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Sep 15 · 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.
  • Wed, Sep 20 · 8:29 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Sep 21 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest north (22.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Sep 24 · 3:00 AM — Perigee · 366,963 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Sep 27 · 2:53 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Sep 28 · 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.

Best fishing days

Sun, Sep 10 · Tue, Sep 12 · Wed, Sep 13 · Tue, Sep 26 · Wed, Sep 27

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

Moon distance

367,028 km closest · 404,744 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 Sat 6:06 PM.