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Rockport

28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

Today: High 80° · 5% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind around 7 mph.

Tonight: Low 72° · 2% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East northeast wind 2 to 7 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:38 AM / 6:44 PM
Moonrise / moonset
– / 1:27 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 62%
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 AMclouds32% cloud cover32% cloud cover31% cloud cover29% cloud cover25% cloud cover21% cloud cover23% cloud cover26% cloud cover31% cloud cover37% cloud cover40% cloud cover36% cloud cover35% cloud cover32% cloud cover35% cloud cover35% cloud cover36% cloud cover43% cloud cover47% cloud cover58% cloud cover64% cloud cover58% cloud cover58% cloud cover47% cloud cover45% cloud cover37% cloud cover50% cloud cover45% cloud cover41% cloud cover34% cloud cover46% cloud cover78% cloud cover67% cloud cover56% cloud cover57% cloud cover59% cloud cover60% cloud cover62% cloud cover65% cloud cover67% cloud cover65% cloud cover63% cloud cover61% cloud cover57% cloud cover54% cloud cover50% cloud cover48% cloud cover46% cloud cover🌫70°75°80°85°77787877767574757878787777757477rain4% chance4% chance5% chance4% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chancewind01020mphNNE 5 mph, gusts 6E 5 mph, gusts 6E 7 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 6ENE 5 mph, gusts 7NE 5 mph, gusts 6NE 3 mph, gusts 5NNE 3 mph, gusts 6NNE 6 mph, gusts 8NE 6 mph, gusts 8NE 7 mph, gusts 9ENE 7 mph, gusts 9E 8 mph, gusts 10E 9 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 10SE 7 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 10SSE 8 mph, gusts 10SSE 9 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 1 PM77°77°74°90%32%4%–NNE 569.9 mi
Sat 2 PM78°78°74°88%32%4%–NE 569.9 mi
Sat 3 PM78°78°73°85%31%5%–E 569.9 mi
Sat 4 PM78°78°74°88%29%4%–E 7810+ mi
Sat 5 PM79°79°74°85%25%3%–E 7910+ mi
Sat 6 PM78°78°74°88%21%2%–E 7910+ mi
Sat 7 PM78°78°74°88%23%2%–E 6810+ mi
Sat 8 PM78°78°73°85%26%1%–E 2210.0 mi
Sat 9 PM77°77°73°88%31%1%–E 6610.0 mi
Sat 10 PM77°77°74°90%37%1%–E 6710.0 mi
Sat 11 PM77°77°74°90%40%1%–ENE 579.5 mi
Sun 12 AM77°77°74°90%36%1%–ENE 5610+ mi
Sun 1 AM76°76°74°94%35%1%–NE 569.1 mi
Sun 1 AM75°75°73°94%32%2%–NE 357.9 mi
Sun 2 AM75°75°73°94%35%2%–NE 356.9 mi
Sun 3 AM75°75°73°94%35%2%–NNE 369.2 mi
Sun 4 AM74°74°72°93%36%2%–NNE 365.9 mi
Sun 5 AM74°74°72°93%43%2%–NNE 574.9 mi
Sun 6 AM74°74°73°97%47%2%–NNE 686.5 mi
Sun 7 AM74°74°73°97%58%2%–NNE 680.5 mi🌫
Sun 8 AM73°73°73°100%64%0%–NE 684.9 mi
Sun 9 AM75°75°74°97%58%0%–NE 795.9 mi
Sun 10 AM76°76°74°94%58%0%–NE 797.1 mi
Sun 11 AM78°78°74°88%47%0%–ENE 798.5 mi
Sun 12 PM78°78°74°88%45%0%–ENE 799.9 mi
Sun 1 PM78°78°74°88%37%0%–E 79–
Sun 2 PM78°78°74°88%50%0%–E 810–
Sun 3 PM78°78°73°85%45%1%–E 910–
Sun 4 PM78°78°73°85%41%0%–E 912–
Sun 5 PM79°79°74°85%34%0%–E 912–
Sun 6 PM78°78°73°85%46%0%–E 810–
Sun 7 PM78°78°73°85%78%0%–E 810–
Sun 8 PM77°77°74°90%67%0%–ESE 810–
Sun 9 PM77°77°74°90%56%0%–ESE 810–
Sun 10 PM77°77°74°90%57%0%–ESE 810–
Sun 11 PM77°77°74°90%59%0%–ESE 710–
Mon 12 AM77°77°74°90%60%0%–SE 79–
Mon 1 AM77°77°74°90%62%0%–SE 79–
Mon 2 AM76°76°75°97%65%0%–SE 79–
Mon 3 AM75°75°75°100%67%0%–SE 79–
Mon 4 AM75°75°74°97%65%0%–SE 79–
Mon 5 AM74°74°74°100%63%0%–SE 79–
Mon 6 AM74°74°74°100%61%0%–SE 710–
Mon 7 AM75°75°74°97%57%0%–SE 710–
Mon 8 AM76°76°75°97%54%0%–SSE 810–
Mon 9 AM77°77°75°94%50%0%–SSE 812–
Mon 10 AM79°79°75°88%48%0%–SSE 912–
Mon 11 AM80°85°75°85%46%0%–SSE 913–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

80° / 72°

5% rain

NE 2–7 mph · gusts 9

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

80° / 73°

2% rain

ENE 3–9 mph · gusts 12

🌫 Fog

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

81° / 74°

1% rain

SE 7–15 mph · gusts 21

Tue, Nov 3

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

81° / 64°

59% rain · 0.18"

SW 5–14 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

76° / 65°

3% rain

N 7–12 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

79° / 64°

10% rain

E 6–8 mph · gusts 14

Fri, Nov 6

Sunny

77° / 66°

9% rain

ENE 5–10 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East northeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind around 8 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. South southeast wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 5 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. North wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 76. North wind around 12 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Weather map

Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.

Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 124 AM 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-311915-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
124 AM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east around
5 knots late. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog early this
morning. 
.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 · 124 AM 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. 
 


GMZ255-311915-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
124 AM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026

.TODAY...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 2 to 3 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 · June 2001

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
80% lit
↑ 4:17 PM
↓ 3:41 AM
★☆☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
2
88% lit
↑ 5:17 PM
↓ 4:17 AM
★☆☆☆c66
3
94% lit
↑ 6:17 PM
↓ 4:53 AM
★☆☆☆c75
4
98% lit
↑ 7:17 PM
↓ 5:32 AM
★★☆☆c86
5
100% lit
↑ 8:16 PM
↓ 6:13 AM
★★☆☆c91
Full Moon · Strawberry Moon
best
6
100% lit
↑ 9:13 PM
↓ 6:58 AM
★★☆☆c91
best
7
97% lit
↑ 10:06 PM
↓ 7:46 AM
★★☆☆c91
8
93% lit
↑ 10:56 PM
↓ 8:37 AM
★★☆☆c87
Moon farthest south (-22.9°)
9
88% lit
↑ 11:41 PM
↓ 9:30 AM
★☆☆☆c81
10
81% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:24 AM
★☆☆☆c75
11
73% lit
↑ 12:21 AM
↓ 11:18 AM
★☆☆☆c67
Apogee · 404,630 km
12
64% lit
↑ 12:58 AM
↓ 12:11 PM
★☆☆☆c59
13
54% lit
↑ 1:32 AM
↓ 1:03 PM
★☆☆☆c48
Last Quarter
14
45% lit
↑ 2:04 AM
↓ 1:56 PM
★☆☆☆c35
15
35% lit
↑ 2:35 AM
↓ 2:49 PM
★☆☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
16
26% lit
↑ 3:07 AM
↓ 3:44 PM
★☆☆☆c56
17
17% lit
↑ 3:41 AM
↓ 4:42 PM
★☆☆☆c72
18
10% lit
↑ 4:17 AM
↓ 5:42 PM
★★☆☆c84
19
4% lit
↑ 4:59 AM
↓ 6:45 PM
★☆☆☆c91
20
1% lit
↑ 5:46 AM
↓ 7:50 PM
★★☆☆c98
best
21
0% lit
↑ 6:40 AM
↓ 8:55 PM
★★☆☆c102
New Moon
best
22
2% lit
↑ 7:41 AM
↓ 9:56 PM
★★☆☆c102
Moon farthest north (23.7°)
best
23
7% lit
↑ 8:47 AM
↓ 10:52 PM
★★☆☆c101
Perigee · 363,133 km
24
14% lit
↑ 9:54 AM
↓ 11:42 PM
★★☆☆c96
25
23% lit
↑ 11:02 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c86
26
34% lit
↑ 12:07 PM
↓ 12:26 AM
★☆☆☆c71
27
45% lit
↑ 1:10 PM
↓ 1:06 AM
★☆☆☆c51
First Quarter
28
56% lit
↑ 2:11 PM
↓ 1:43 AM
★☆☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
29
67% lit
↑ 3:11 PM
↓ 2:19 AM
★☆☆☆c56
30
77% lit
↑ 4:10 PM
↓ 2:54 AM
★☆☆☆c73

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Jun 1 · 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.
  • Tue, Jun 5 · 8:39 PM — Full Moon · Strawberry MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Jun 8 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-22.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Jun 11 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 404,630 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Jun 13 · 10:29 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Jun 15 · 10:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Jun 21 · 6:58 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Jun 22 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest north (23.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jun 23 · 12:00 PM — Perigee · 363,133 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Jun 27 · 10:19 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Jun 28 · 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.

Best fishing days

Tue, Jun 5 · Wed, Jun 6 · Wed, Jun 20 · Thu, Jun 21 · Fri, Jun 22

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

Moon distance

363,133 km closest · 404,622 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 1:45 AM.