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Rockport

28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

This Afternoon: High 80° · 7% rain

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

Tonight: Low 73° · 3% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East northeast wind 0 to 8 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:38 AM / 6:44 PM
Moonrise / moonset
– / 1:27 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 61%
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 316 PMSun, Nov 16 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 26 AM12 PMclouds12% cloud cover13% cloud cover8% cloud cover14% cloud cover16% cloud cover8% cloud cover10% 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 cover70°75°80°85°79787777767575787978777877777780rain6% chance6% chance7% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphENE 7 mph, gusts 8E 8 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 9N 0 mphE 5 mph, gusts 5ENE 3 mph, gusts 5ENE 3 mph, gusts 5NE 3 mph, gusts 6NE 5 mph, gusts 7NE 6 mph, gusts 8ENE 6 mph, gusts 8ENE 7 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 9E 9 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 10SE 7 mph, gusts 10SE 7 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 10SSE 8 mph, gusts 12SSE 8 mph, gusts 12SSE 9 mph, gusts 13SSE 10 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 3 PM79°79°75°88%12%6%–ENE 789.6 mi
Sat 4 PM80°85°75°85%13%6%–E 8910+ mi
Sat 5 PM78°78°74°88%8%7%–E 81010+ mi
Sat 6 PM78°78°75°91%14%3%–E 81010+ mi
Sat 7 PM78°78°75°91%16%0%–E 799.6 mi
Sat 8 PM77°77°75°94%8%0%–N 009.4 mi
Sat 9 PM77°77°75°94%10%0%–N 009.4 mi
Sat 10 PM77°77°75°94%21%0%–E 679.5 mi
Sat 11 PM77°77°75°94%27%0%–E 559.0 mi
Sun 12 AM77°77°75°94%22%0%–E 569.3 mi
Sun 1 AM77°77°75°94%34%0%–ENE 358.0 mi
Sun 1 AM76°76°75°97%29%1%–ENE 156.9 mi
Sun 2 AM76°76°74°94%48%1%–ENE 356.8 mi
Sun 3 AM76°76°75°97%38%1%–ENE 356.9 mi
Sun 4 AM75°75°74°97%32%1%–NE 366.6 mi
Sun 5 AM75°75°74°97%47%1%–NE 566.4 mi
Sun 6 AM75°75°74°97%40%2%–NE 576.6 mi
Sun 7 AM73°73°73°100%43%2%–NE 685.8 mi
Sun 8 AM75°75°75°100%51%3%–NE 686.8 mi
Sun 9 AM76°76°76°100%56%3%–NE 699.6 mi
Sun 10 AM77°77°75°94%55%3%–ENE 6810+ mi
Sun 11 AM78°78°76°94%53%2%–ENE 6810+ mi
Sun 12 PM78°78°75°91%37%2%–ENE 7810+ mi
Sun 1 PM79°79°75°88%35%2%–E 7810+ mi
Sun 2 PM79°79°75°88%33%2%–E 7910+ mi
Sun 3 PM80°85°75°85%39%2%–E 81010+ mi
Sun 4 PM78°78°75°91%22%2%–E 91210+ mi
Sun 5 PM78°78°75°91%30%2%–E 81210+ mi
Sun 6 PM78°78°75°91%32%0%–E 8109.8 mi
Sun 7 PM77°77°75°94%60%0%–E 81010+ mi
Sun 8 PM77°77°75°94%59%0%–ESE 81010+ mi
Sun 9 PM77°77°75°94%65%0%–ESE 8109.8 mi
Sun 10 PM77°77°75°94%71%0%–ESE 8109.7 mi
Sun 11 PM78°78°75°91%66%0%–ESE 8109.7 mi
Mon 12 AM77°77°75°94%62%0%–SE 7109.8 mi
Mon 1 AM77°77°75°94%45%0%–SE 79–
Mon 2 AM77°77°75°94%62%0%–SE 79–
Mon 3 AM77°77°75°94%61%0%–SE 79–
Mon 4 AM77°77°75°94%49%0%–SE 710–
Mon 5 AM77°77°75°94%64%1%–SSE 710–
Mon 6 AM77°77°75°94%74%1%–SSE 812–
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

80° / 73°

7% rain

ENE 0–8 mph · gusts 10

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

80° / 75°

3% rain

ENE 1–9 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
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 85. East northeast wind around 8 mph.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East northeast wind 0 to 8 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 85. East northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 8 mph.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. 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.
  • 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.

Weather map

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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 · April 2001

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
54% lit
↑ 1:08 PM
↓ 1:21 AM
★☆☆☆c92
Moon farthest north (23.3°)
First Quarter
2
64% lit
↑ 2:11 PM
↓ 3:19 AM
★☆☆☆c91
3
75% lit
↑ 3:16 PM
↓ 4:13 AM
★☆☆☆c88
4
84% lit
↑ 4:23 PM
↓ 5:02 AM
★☆☆☆c88
5
92% lit
↑ 5:30 PM
↓ 5:46 AM
★☆☆☆c82
Perigee · 364,814 km
6
97% lit
↑ 6:35 PM
↓ 6:27 AM
★★☆☆c71
7
100% lit
↑ 7:39 PM
↓ 7:06 AM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
Full Moon · Pink Moon
8
99% lit
↑ 8:42 PM
↓ 7:44 AM
★★☆☆c48
best
9
97% lit
↑ 9:43 PM
↓ 8:22 AM
★★☆☆c68
10
92% lit
↑ 10:44 PM
↓ 9:02 AM
★☆☆☆c80
11
85% lit
↑ 11:43 PM
↓ 9:44 AM
★☆☆☆c87
12
77% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:28 AM
★☆☆☆c90
13
68% lit
↑ 12:40 AM
↓ 11:15 AM
★☆☆☆c86
14
59% lit
↑ 1:33 AM
↓ 12:05 PM
★☆☆☆c81
Moon farthest south (-22.7°)
15
50% lit
↑ 2:22 AM
↓ 12:57 PM
★☆☆☆c75
Last Quarter
16
40% lit
↑ 3:07 AM
↓ 1:50 PM
★☆☆☆c68
17
31% lit
↑ 3:48 AM
↓ 2:43 PM
★☆☆☆c61
Apogee · 404,504 km
18
23% lit
↑ 4:25 AM
↓ 3:37 PM
★☆☆☆c52
19
15% lit
↑ 5:00 AM
↓ 4:30 PM
★☆☆☆c48
20
9% lit
↑ 5:33 AM
↓ 5:24 PM
★☆☆☆c40
21
4% lit
↑ 6:06 AM
↓ 6:18 PM
★☆☆☆c28
Moon crosses the equator
22
1% lit
↑ 6:38 AM
↓ 7:14 PM
★☆☆☆c46
23
0% lit
↑ 7:12 AM
↓ 8:11 PM
★★☆☆c63
New Moon
best
24
1% lit
↑ 7:49 AM
↓ 9:11 PM
★★☆☆c79
best
25
5% lit
↑ 8:29 AM
↓ 10:13 PM
★★☆☆c90
best
26
11% lit
↑ 9:14 AM
↓ 11:15 PM
★★☆☆c97
best
27
19% lit
↑ 10:05 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c100
28
28% lit
↑ 11:02 AM
↓ 12:17 AM
★☆☆☆c100
Moon farthest north (23.4°)
29
39% lit
↑ 12:03 PM
↓ 1:16 AM
★☆☆☆c97
30
50% lit
↑ 1:08 PM
↓ 2:10 AM
★☆☆☆c90
First Quarter

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Apr 1 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest north (23.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Apr 1 · 5:49 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Apr 5 · 5:00 AM — Perigee · 364,814 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Apr 7 · 9:00 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, Apr 7 · 10:22 PM — Full Moon · Pink MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Apr 14 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-22.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Apr 15 · 10:32 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Apr 17 · 1:00 AM — Apogee · 404,504 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Apr 21 · 7:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Apr 23 · 10:26 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Apr 28 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest north (23.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Apr 30 · 12:08 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sun, Apr 8 · Mon, Apr 23 · Tue, Apr 24 · Wed, Apr 25 · Thu, Apr 26

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

Moon distance

364,865 km closest · 404,376 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 1:46 PM.