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Rockport

28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

This Afternoon: High 80° · 24% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 73° · 22% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:38 AM / 6:45 PM
Moonrise / moonset
11:03 PM / 12:34 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 72%
Major period
4:15 AM–6:15 AM
Minor period
12:04 PM–1:04 PM
Major period
4:50 PM–6:50 PM
Minor period
10:33 PM–11:33 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Oct 306 PMSat, Oct 316 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 16 AM12 PMclouds60% cloud cover62% cloud cover36% cloud cover39% cloud cover31% cloud cover27% cloud cover31% cloud cover35% cloud cover38% cloud cover31% cloud cover38% cloud cover41% cloud cover45% cloud cover43% cloud cover45% cloud cover49% cloud cover35% cloud cover51% cloud cover35% cloud cover18% cloud cover15% cloud cover13% cloud cover10% cloud cover12% cloud cover13% cloud cover15% cloud cover14% cloud cover12% cloud cover11% cloud cover13% cloud cover14% cloud cover16% cloud cover19% cloud cover22% cloud cover25% cloud cover30% cloud cover36% cloud cover41% cloud cover43% cloud cover45% cloud cover47% cloud cover47% cloud cover47% cloud cover47% cloud cover46% cloud cover46% cloud cover45% cloud cover48% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡70°75°80°85°78797777767574788079777776757679rain22% chance19% chance17% chance16% chance11% chance9% chance6% chance7% chance12% chance14% chance22% chance, 0.01 in15% chance, 0.01 in17% chance, 0.01 in12% chance, 0.01 in12% chance, 0.01 in11% chance, 0.01 in9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphE 12 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 6 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 7ENE 6 mph, gusts 8ENE 5 mph, gusts 7E 6 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 8E 8 mph, gusts 10E 9 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 8E 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 5 mph, gusts 7NE 6 mph, gusts 8ENE 7 mph, gusts 9ENE 7 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 10
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 3 PM78°78°73°85%60%22%–E 12168.7 mi⚡
Fri 4 PM78°78°73°85%62%19%–E 12169.3 mi⚡
Fri 5 PM78°78°73°85%36%17%–E 13169.3 mi⚡
Fri 6 PM79°79°74°85%39%16%–E 12169.0 mi⚡
Fri 7 PM78°78°74°88%31%11%–E 12159.6 mi
Fri 8 PM78°78°74°88%27%9%–E 12149.4 mi
Fri 9 PM77°77°74°90%31%6%–E 10149.5 mi
Fri 10 PM77°77°74°90%35%7%–E 10149.4 mi
Fri 11 PM77°77°74°90%38%12%–E 9129.6 mi
Sat 12 AM77°77°74°90%31%14%–E 8109.7 mi
Sat 1 AM77°77°74°90%38%22%0.01"ESE 799.7 mi⚡
Sat 2 AM76°76°75°97%41%15%0.01"E 688.9 mi⚡
Sat 3 AM76°76°74°94%45%17%0.01"ESE 688.7 mi⚡
Sat 4 AM75°75°74°97%43%12%0.01"ESE 688.1 mi
Sat 5 AM75°75°74°97%45%12%0.01"E 676.8 mi
Sat 6 AM75°75°74°97%49%11%0.01"ENE 576.6 mi
Sat 7 AM75°75°74°97%35%9%–ENE 685.8 mi
Sat 8 AM73°73°73°100%51%9%–ENE 576.0 mi
Sat 9 AM74°74°74°100%35%9%–ENE 576.3 mi
Sat 10 AM76°76°75°97%18%9%–ENE 688.6 mi
Sat 11 AM77°77°75°94%15%9%–E 689.1 mi
Sat 12 PM78°78°75°91%13%9%–E 689.5 mi
Sat 1 PM79°79°75°88%10%2%–E 6810+ mi
Sat 2 PM80°85°75°85%12%2%–E 7910+ mi
Sat 3 PM80°85°75°85%13%2%–E 81010+ mi
Sat 4 PM80°85°75°85%15%2%–E 91210+ mi
Sat 5 PM80°85°75°85%14%2%–E 9129.8 mi
Sat 6 PM79°79°75°88%12%2%–E 8129.7 mi
Sat 7 PM79°79°75°88%11%1%–E 8129.5 mi
Sat 8 PM78°78°75°91%13%1%–E 8129.5 mi
Sat 9 PM77°77°75°94%14%1%–E 8109.6 mi
Sat 10 PM77°77°75°94%16%1%–E 8109.6 mi
Sat 11 PM77°77°75°94%19%1%–E 799.4 mi
Sun 12 AM77°77°76°97%22%1%–E 799.3 mi
Sun 1 AM77°77°76°97%25%1%–E 689.2 mi
Sun 1 AM77°77°76°97%30%1%–E 57–
Sun 2 AM76°76°75°97%36%1%–E 57–
Sun 3 AM76°76°75°97%41%1%–ENE 57–
Sun 4 AM75°75°75°100%43%1%–ENE 57–
Sun 5 AM75°75°75°100%45%1%–ENE 67–
Sun 6 AM75°75°75°100%47%1%–NE 68–
Sun 7 AM76°76°76°100%47%1%–NE 69–
Sun 8 AM76°76°76°100%47%1%–ENE 79–
Sun 9 AM77°77°77°100%47%1%–ENE 710–
Sun 10 AM78°78°77°97%46%1%–ENE 710–
Sun 11 AM79°79°76°91%46%1%–E 810–
Sun 12 PM79°79°76°91%45%0%–E 810–
Sun 1 PM80°86°76°88%48%0%–E 912–

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 73°

24% rain

E 9–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Sunny

81° / 75°

22% rain · 0.06"

ENE 5–9 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

81° / 75°

1% rain

ENE 5–12 mph · gusts 14

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

81° / 72°

3% rain

SE 8–15 mph · gusts 23

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 64°

54% rain · 0.18"

WSW 8–12 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

78° / 65°

15% rain

NNW 6–12 mph · gusts 18

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

78° / 65°

8% rain

NNE 6–10 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 85. East northeast wind 5 to 9 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind 5 to 8 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East northeast wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

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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 Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM

GMZ255 · 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. 
 


GMZ255-310715-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
156 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 2003

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
14% lit
↑ 10:08 AM
↓ 10:55 PM
★☆☆☆c67
2
22% lit
↑ 11:10 AM
↓ 11:29 PM
★☆☆☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
3
32% lit
↑ 12:12 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c41
4
43% lit
↑ 1:16 PM
↓ 12:03 AM
★☆☆☆c63
5
55% lit
↑ 2:21 PM
↓ 12:39 AM
★☆☆☆c82
First Quarter
6
66% lit
↑ 3:29 PM
↓ 1:20 AM
★☆☆☆c95
Perigee · 369,437 km
7
76% lit
↑ 4:36 PM
↓ 2:06 AM
★★☆☆c101
8
85% lit
↑ 5:42 PM
↓ 2:59 AM
★★☆☆c101
Moon farthest south (-26.4°)
9
92% lit
↑ 6:42 PM
↓ 3:59 AM
★★☆☆c101
best
10
97% lit
↑ 7:35 PM
↓ 5:02 AM
★☆☆☆c97
11
100% lit
↑ 8:21 PM
↓ 6:08 AM
★★☆☆c93
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
12
100% lit
↑ 9:00 PM
↓ 7:12 AM
★★☆☆c85
best
13
97% lit
↑ 9:34 PM
↓ 8:13 AM
★★☆☆c74
14
93% lit
↑ 10:06 PM
↓ 9:11 AM
★☆☆☆c59
15
87% lit
↑ 10:35 PM
↓ 10:07 AM
★☆☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
16
80% lit
↑ 11:04 PM
↓ 11:01 AM
★☆☆☆c37
17
71% lit
↑ 11:33 PM
↓ 11:54 AM
★☆☆☆c51
18
63% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:47 PM
★☆☆☆c64
19
53% lit
↑ 12:05 AM
↓ 1:42 PM
★☆☆☆c74
Apogee · 404,103 km
Last Quarter
20
44% lit
↑ 12:39 AM
↓ 2:37 PM
★☆☆☆c80
21
34% lit
↑ 1:18 AM
↓ 3:33 PM
★☆☆☆c84
22
26% lit
↑ 2:02 AM
↓ 4:28 PM
★☆☆☆c86
23
17% lit
↑ 2:52 AM
↓ 5:22 PM
★☆☆☆c86
Moon farthest north (27.0°)
24
10% lit
↑ 3:47 AM
↓ 6:12 PM
★★☆☆c86
25
5% lit
↑ 4:47 AM
↓ 6:58 PM
★☆☆☆c86
26
1% lit
↑ 5:50 AM
↓ 7:40 PM
★★☆☆c83
best
27
0% lit
↑ 6:53 AM
↓ 8:19 PM
★★☆☆c79
New Moon
best
28
1% lit
↑ 7:57 AM
↓ 8:54 PM
★★☆☆c70
29
5% lit
↑ 9:00 AM
↓ 9:29 PM
★☆☆☆c56
30
11% lit
↑ 10:04 AM
↓ 10:03 PM
★☆☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
31
20% lit
↑ 11:08 AM
↓ 10:39 PM
★☆☆☆c54
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

Sat, Aug 9 · Mon, Aug 11 · Tue, Aug 12 · Tue, Aug 26 · Wed, Aug 27

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

Moon distance

367,930 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 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 Fri 1:21 PM.