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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, 63%
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 3112 PM6 PMSun, Nov 16 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 26 AMclouds37% cloud cover36% cloud cover32% 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 cover🌫70°75°80°85°75787978777574747678787877777575rain3% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance5% chance4% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chancewind01020mphNNE 6 mph, gusts 7NNE 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 10
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 11 AM75°75°74°97%37%3%–NNE 679.3 mi
Sat 12 PM76°76°74°94%36%4%–NNE 569.3 mi
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–

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 · September 2001

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
99% lit
↑ 7:33 PM
↓ 5:53 AM
★★☆☆c71
Apogee · 406,330 km
best
2
100% lit
↑ 8:07 PM
↓ 6:46 AM
★★☆☆c63
Full Moon · Corn Moon
best
3
99% lit
↑ 8:39 PM
↓ 7:39 AM
★★☆☆c53
best
4
97% lit
↑ 9:10 PM
↓ 8:31 AM
★☆☆☆c41
5
93% lit
↑ 9:40 PM
↓ 9:23 AM
★☆☆☆c28
Moon crosses the equator
6
87% lit
↑ 10:12 PM
↓ 10:16 AM
★☆☆☆c45
7
80% lit
↑ 10:46 PM
↓ 11:10 AM
★☆☆☆c61
8
71% lit
↑ 11:23 PM
↓ 12:06 PM
★☆☆☆c74
9
61% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:04 PM
★☆☆☆c85
10
51% lit
↑ 12:05 AM
↓ 2:04 PM
★☆☆☆c93
Last Quarter
11
40% lit
↑ 12:53 AM
↓ 3:05 PM
★☆☆☆c97
12
29% lit
↑ 1:48 AM
↓ 4:05 PM
★☆☆☆c98
Moon farthest north (24.2°)
13
20% lit
↑ 2:50 AM
↓ 5:02 PM
★☆☆☆c98
14
11% lit
↑ 3:56 AM
↓ 5:54 PM
★★☆☆c97
15
5% lit
↑ 5:06 AM
↓ 6:42 PM
★☆☆☆c91
16
1% lit
↑ 6:15 AM
↓ 7:26 PM
★★☆☆c84
Perigee · 358,130 km
best
17
0% lit
↑ 7:24 AM
↓ 8:06 PM
★★☆☆c69
New Moon (supermoon)
best
18
3% lit
↑ 8:31 AM
↓ 8:45 PM
★☆☆☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
19
8% lit
↑ 9:37 AM
↓ 9:24 PM
★☆☆☆c44
20
15% lit
↑ 10:41 AM
↓ 10:04 PM
★☆☆☆c71
21
24% lit
↑ 11:44 AM
↓ 10:45 PM
★☆☆☆c85
22
33% lit
↑ 12:45 PM
↓ 11:30 PM
★☆☆☆c92
23
43% lit
↑ 1:44 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c92
24
53% lit
↑ 2:39 PM
↓ 12:17 AM
★☆☆☆c92
First Quarter
25
63% lit
↑ 3:29 PM
↓ 1:08 AM
★☆☆☆c88
Moon farthest south (-23.4°)
26
72% lit
↑ 4:15 PM
↓ 2:00 AM
★☆☆☆c81
27
80% lit
↑ 4:57 PM
↓ 2:53 AM
★☆☆☆c73
28
87% lit
↑ 5:34 PM
↓ 3:47 AM
★☆☆☆c65
29
92% lit
↑ 6:09 PM
↓ 4:41 AM
★☆☆☆c56
Apogee · 405,790 km
30
97% lit
↑ 6:41 PM
↓ 5:33 AM
★☆☆☆c46

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Sep 1 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 406,330 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Sep 2 · 4:42 PM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Sep 5 · 8:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Sep 10 · 1:59 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Sep 12 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest north (24.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Sep 16 · 11:00 AM — Perigee · 358,130 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Sep 17 · 5:27 AM — New Moon (supermoon)Moon is near perigee at the same time: perigean spring tides. Expect extra-high highs, extra-low lows, and strong current at the passes.
  • Tue, Sep 18 · 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.
  • Mon, Sep 24 · 4:30 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Sep 25 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-23.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Sep 29 · 1:00 AM — Apogee · 405,790 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Sat, Sep 1 · Sun, Sep 2 · Mon, Sep 3 · Sun, Sep 16 · Mon, Sep 17

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

Moon distance

358,133 km closest · 406,305 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.