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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

⚠ Coastal Flood Advisory · until Sun 6:00 AM

* WHAT...Minor coastal flooding. * WHERE...Aransas Islands, Kleberg Islands, Nueces Islands and Calhoun Islands Counties. * WHEN...Until 6 AM CDT Sunday, mainly during high tide. * IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only isolated road closures expected.

If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.

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Today

Tonight: Low 74° · 13% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 6 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday: High 82° · 5% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Heat index values as high as 87. East wind 3 to 9 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:38 AM / 6:44 PM
Moonrise / moonset
– / 1:26 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 68%
Major period
5:15 AM–7:15 AM
Minor period
12:56 PM–1:56 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 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 16 AM12 PM6 PMclouds37% cloud cover35% cloud cover55% cloud cover22% cloud cover31% cloud cover32% cloud cover39% cloud cover51% cloud cover47% cloud cover28% cloud cover16% cloud cover27% cloud cover16% cloud cover24% cloud cover26% cloud cover24% cloud cover19% cloud cover16% cloud cover15% cloud cover19% cloud cover21% cloud cover29% cloud cover35% cloud cover35% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover34% cloud cover33% cloud cover37% cloud cover39% cloud cover48% cloud cover54% cloud cover57% cloud cover59% cloud cover54% cloud cover56% cloud cover48% cloud cover49% cloud cover41% cloud cover56% cloud cover50% cloud cover38% cloud cover37% cloud cover52% cloud cover67% cloud cover59% cloud cover51% cloud cover55% cloud cover70°75°80°85°75747474767878767675747579797775rain2% chance3% chance7% chance7% chance6% chance6% chance4% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance2% chancewind01020mphE 5 mph, gusts 8ESE 3 mph, gusts 6ESE 3 mph, gusts 5NE 2 mph, gusts 5N 3 mph, gusts 6NNE 6 mph, gusts 8NNE 5 mph, gusts 7NE 6 mph, gusts 7ENE 7 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 9E 3 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 8ENE 3 mph, gusts 6NNE 3 mph, gusts 5NNE 5 mph, gusts 6NNE 6 mph, gusts 7NE 6 mph, gusts 9NE 7 mph, gusts 9ENE 8 mph, gusts 10E 9 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 13E 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 7 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 12 AM75°75°74°97%37%2%–E 589.3 mi
Sat 1 AM75°75°74°97%35%3%–ESE 379.4 mi
Sat 2 AM75°75°74°97%55%7%–ESE 369.2 mi
Sat 3 AM74°74°74°99%22%7%–ESE 358.4 mi
Sat 4 AM74°74°74°99%31%6%–ESE 358.3 mi
Sat 5 AM74°74°74°99%32%6%–E 256.9 mi
Sat 6 AM74°74°73°96%39%4%–NE 256.7 mi
Sat 7 AM74°74°73°96%51%3%–NNE 366.5 mi
Sat 8 AM74°74°73°96%47%2%–N 365.7 mi
Sat 9 AM74°74°74°99%28%2%–NNE 567.0 mi
Sat 10 AM75°75°74°98%16%2%–NNE 689.7 mi
Sat 11 AM76°76°73°92%27%3%–NNE 679.9 mi
Sat 12 PM76°76°73°89%16%4%–NNE 5710.0 mi
Sat 1 PM79°79°74°86%24%4%–NE 6810+ mi
Sat 2 PM78°78°74°86%26%4%–NE 6710+ mi
Sat 3 PM78°78°74°87%24%4%–ENE 7810+ mi
Sat 4 PM79°79°74°86%19%3%–ENE 7910+ mi
Sat 5 PM78°78°73°86%16%2%–E 71010.0 mi
Sat 6 PM78°78°73°86%15%2%–E 7910.0 mi
Sat 7 PM77°77°73°88%19%2%–E 7910.0 mi
Sat 8 PM76°76°74°95%21%2%–E 399.8 mi
Sat 9 PM76°76°74°95%29%1%–E 699.7 mi
Sat 10 PM76°76°74°94%35%1%–E 699.6 mi
Sat 11 PM76°76°74°94%35%1%–E 589.6 mi
Sun 12 AM76°76°74°94%37%1%–E 589.6 mi
Sun 1 AM75°75°74°96%37%2%–E 389.7 mi
Sun 1 AM75°75°74°96%34%2%–ENE 369.6 mi
Sun 2 AM75°75°74°95%33%2%–NE 259.6 mi
Sun 3 AM76°76°74°95%37%2%–NNE 359.6 mi
Sun 4 AM74°74°73°96%39%2%–NNE 369.0 mi
Sun 5 AM74°74°73°96%48%2%–NNE 568.5 mi
Sun 6 AM74°74°74°99%54%1%–NNE 577.9 mi
Sun 7 AM74°74°74°100%57%2%–NNE 67–
Sun 8 AM75°75°74°97%59%0%–NE 68–
Sun 9 AM77°77°74°90%54%0%–NE 69–
Sun 10 AM78°78°74°88%56%0%–NE 69–
Sun 11 AM79°79°74°86%48%0%–NE 79–
Sun 12 PM79°79°74°86%49%0%–ENE 810–
Sun 1 PM79°79°74°86%41%0%–ENE 810–
Sun 2 PM79°79°74°86%56%0%–ENE 810–
Sun 3 PM79°79°74°86%50%0%–E 912–
Sun 4 PM78°78°73°86%38%0%–E 912–
Sun 5 PM77°77°73°87%37%0%–E 813–
Sun 6 PM76°76°73°89%52%0%–E 712–
Sun 7 PM76°76°73°91%67%0%–E 712–
Sun 8 PM75°75°74°95%59%0%–E 712–
Sun 9 PM75°75°74°96%51%0%–ESE 712–
Sun 10 PM75°75°74°96%55%0%–ESE 610–

7-day forecast

Fri, Oct 30

Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

–° / 74°

13% rain

Today

Mostly Sunny

82° / 75°

7% rain

E 2–7 mph · gusts 10

Sun, Nov 1

Partly Sunny

82° / 75°

2% rain

E 2–9 mph · gusts 13

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

82° / 74°

2% rain

SE 5–13 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 67°

53% rain · 0.18"

WSW 5–10 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

77° / 66°

3% rain

NNW 5–12 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

77° / 67°

9% rain

NNE 5–9 mph · gusts 13

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 6 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Heat index values as high as 87. East wind 3 to 9 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Heat index values as high as 85. East wind 3 to 9 mph.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Heat index values as high as 89. East wind 3 to 10 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South southeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. North northwest wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 77.

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 · 156 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-310715-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
156 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots 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, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy
to occasionally choppy. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south
5 to 10 knots after midnight. 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
thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth to slightly choppy. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

GMZ250 · 156 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 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. 
 


GMZ250-310715-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
156 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East
2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
3 feet. 
.TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming west 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. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 2003

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
14% lit
↑ 10:09 AM
↓ 10:55 PM
★☆☆☆c64
2
22% lit
↑ 11:10 AM
↓ 11:29 PM
★★☆☆c56
Moon crosses the equator
3
32% lit
↑ 12:12 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c42
4
43% lit
↑ 1:16 PM
↓ 12:03 AM
★☆☆☆c51
5
55% lit
↑ 2:21 PM
↓ 12:40 AM
★★☆☆c72
First Quarter
6
66% lit
↑ 3:28 PM
↓ 1:20 AM
★★★☆c88
Perigee · 369,437 km
7
76% lit
↑ 4:36 PM
↓ 2:07 AM
★★★★c99
8
85% lit
↑ 5:41 PM
↓ 3:00 AM
★★★★c104
Moon farthest south (-26.4°)
best
9
92% lit
↑ 6:42 PM
↓ 3:59 AM
★★★★c104
best
10
97% lit
↑ 7:35 PM
↓ 5:03 AM
★★★★c103
best
11
100% lit
↑ 8:20 PM
↓ 6:08 AM
★★★★c97
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
12
100% lit
↑ 9:00 PM
↓ 7:12 AM
★★★★c88
best
13
97% lit
↑ 9:34 PM
↓ 8:14 AM
★★★☆c78
14
93% lit
↑ 10:06 PM
↓ 9:12 AM
★☆☆☆c65
15
87% lit
↑ 10:35 PM
↓ 10:07 AM
★★☆☆c56
Moon crosses the equator
16
80% lit
↑ 11:04 PM
↓ 11:01 AM
★☆☆☆c42
17
71% lit
↑ 11:34 PM
↓ 11:54 AM
★☆☆☆c38
18
63% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:47 PM
★☆☆☆c49
19
53% lit
↑ 12:05 AM
↓ 1:41 PM
★★☆☆c60
Apogee · 404,103 km
Last Quarter
20
44% lit
↑ 12:39 AM
↓ 2:36 PM
★★☆☆c68
21
34% lit
↑ 1:18 AM
↓ 3:32 PM
★★☆☆c75
22
26% lit
↑ 2:02 AM
↓ 4:28 PM
★★★☆c79
23
17% lit
↑ 2:52 AM
↓ 5:21 PM
★★★☆c82
Moon farthest north (27.0°)
24
10% lit
↑ 3:48 AM
↓ 6:12 PM
★★★★c83
25
5% lit
↑ 4:48 AM
↓ 6:58 PM
★★★★c82
26
1% lit
↑ 5:50 AM
↓ 7:40 PM
★★★★c81
27
0% lit
↑ 6:54 AM
↓ 8:19 PM
★★★★c78
New Moon
28
1% lit
↑ 7:57 AM
↓ 8:54 PM
★★★☆c64
29
5% lit
↑ 9:01 AM
↓ 9:29 PM
★★☆☆c55
30
11% lit
↑ 10:04 AM
↓ 10:03 PM
★★☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
31
20% lit
↑ 11:08 AM
↓ 10:40 PM
★★☆☆c49
Perigee · 367,928 km

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Aug 2 · 5:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Aug 5 · 2:27 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Aug 6 · 9:00 AM — Perigee · 369,437 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Aug 8 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-26.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Aug 11 · 11:48 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Aug 15 · 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.
  • Tue, Aug 19 · 9:00 AM — Apogee · 404,103 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Aug 19 · 7:48 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Aug 23 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Aug 27 · 12:26 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Aug 30 · 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.
  • Sun, Aug 31 · 2:00 PM — Perigee · 367,928 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Fri, Aug 8 · Sat, Aug 9 · Sun, Aug 10 · Mon, Aug 11 · Tue, Aug 12

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

Moon distance

367,930 km closest · 404,095 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 Port AransasSurf 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 12:01 AM.