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Rockport

28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

This Afternoon: High 79° · 46% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 73° · 19% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3am. Mostly 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, 73%
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 AMclouds70% cloud cover78% cloud cover68% cloud cover68% cloud cover52% cloud cover53% cloud cover47% cloud cover44% cloud cover46% cloud cover49% cloud cover51% cloud cover47% cloud cover52% cloud cover56% cloud cover60% cloud cover59% cloud cover58% cloud cover58% cloud cover49% cloud cover59% cloud cover56% cloud cover42% cloud cover33% cloud cover30% cloud cover10% cloud cover14% cloud cover15% cloud cover15% cloud cover14% cloud cover12% cloud cover11% cloud cover12% cloud cover14% cloud cover16% cloud cover18% cloud cover21% cloud cover25% cloud cover30% cloud cover36% cloud cover41% cloud cover44% cloud cover46% cloud cover47% cloud cover48% cloud cover48% cloud cover47% cloud cover46% cloud cover45% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡70°75°80°85°77787776777574767980797777767577rain43% chance35% chance27% chance19% chance19% chance18% chance17% chance17% chance16% chance15% chance17% chance18% chance19% chance, 0.01 in16% chance, 0.01 in14% chance, 0.01 in11% chance, 0.01 in10% chance, 0.01 in9% chance, 0.01 in9% chance13% chance17% chance21% chance14% chance7% chance1% chance3% chance5% chance7% chance27% chance20% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphE 12 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 9ESE 6 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 7ENE 6 mph, gusts 8ENE 5 mph, gusts 7E 6 mph, gusts 7E 6 mph, gusts 8E 8 mph, gusts 9E 9 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 8E 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 5 mph, gusts 7NE 6 mph, gusts 8NE 7 mph, gusts 9ENE 7 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 1 PM77°77°72°85%70%43%–E 12169.1 mi⚡
Fri 2 PM77°77°72°85%78%35%–E 12159.3 mi⚡
Fri 3 PM78°78°72°82%68%27%–E 12169.3 mi⚡
Fri 4 PM78°78°73°85%68%19%–E 12169.5 mi⚡
Fri 5 PM78°78°73°85%52%19%–E 13169.6 mi⚡
Fri 6 PM78°78°73°85%53%18%–E 12169.5 mi⚡
Fri 7 PM77°77°73°88%47%17%–E 12159.3 mi⚡
Fri 8 PM77°77°73°88%44%17%–E 12149.4 mi⚡
Fri 9 PM76°76°73°90%46%16%–E 10149.5 mi⚡
Fri 10 PM76°76°73°90%49%15%–E 10149.5 mi
Fri 11 PM76°76°73°90%51%17%–E 9129.9 mi
Sat 12 AM76°76°73°90%47%18%–E 8109.9 mi
Sat 1 AM77°77°73°88%52%19%0.01"ESE 899.9 mi⚡
Sat 2 AM76°76°74°94%56%16%0.01"E 789.9 mi⚡
Sat 3 AM76°76°73°90%60%14%0.01"ESE 689.9 mi
Sat 4 AM75°75°74°97%59%11%0.01"ESE 688.8 mi
Sat 5 AM74°74°73°97%58%10%0.01"E 678.2 mi
Sat 6 AM74°74°73°97%58%9%0.01"ENE 577.4 mi
Sat 7 AM74°74°73°97%49%9%–ENE 686.8 mi
Sat 8 AM73°73°73°100%59%13%–ENE 577.3 mi
Sat 9 AM74°74°74°100%56%17%–ENE 578.2 mi⚡
Sat 10 AM76°76°74°94%42%21%–ENE 679.2 mi⚡
Sat 11 AM77°77°74°90%33%14%–E 679.6 mi
Sat 12 PM78°78°74°88%30%7%–E 679.9 mi
Sat 1 PM79°79°74°85%10%1%–E 6810.0 mi
Sat 2 PM80°85°74°82%14%3%–E 7810.0 mi
Sat 3 PM80°85°74°82%15%5%–E 899.9 mi
Sat 4 PM80°85°74°82%15%7%–E 8109.7 mi
Sat 5 PM80°85°74°82%14%27%–E 9109.7 mi
Sat 6 PM79°79°74°85%12%20%–E 8109.6 mi
Sat 7 PM79°79°74°85%11%6%–E 8109.5 mi
Sat 8 PM78°78°74°88%12%6%–E 810–
Sat 9 PM77°77°74°90%14%6%–E 810–
Sat 10 PM77°77°75°94%16%6%–E 810–
Sat 11 PM77°77°75°94%18%6%–E 79–
Sun 12 AM77°77°75°94%21%6%–E 79–
Sun 1 AM77°77°75°94%25%5%–E 68–
Sun 1 AM77°77°75°94%30%5%–E 67–
Sun 2 AM76°76°75°97%36%5%–E 57–
Sun 3 AM76°76°75°97%41%5%–ENE 57–
Sun 4 AM75°75°74°97%44%5%–ENE 57–
Sun 5 AM75°75°74°97%46%5%–NE 67–
Sun 6 AM75°75°74°97%47%1%–NE 68–
Sun 7 AM76°76°75°97%48%1%–NE 78–
Sun 8 AM76°76°75°97%48%1%–NE 79–
Sun 9 AM77°77°76°97%47%1%–ENE 79–
Sun 10 AM78°78°76°94%46%1%–ENE 79–
Sun 11 AM79°79°75°88%45%1%–ENE 79–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 73°

46% rain

E 9–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 75°

27% rain · 0.06"

ENE 5–9 mph · gusts 10

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

81° / 75°

6% rain

ENE 5–10 mph · gusts 14

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

81° / 72°

7% rain

SE 8–15 mph · gusts 23

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 64°

49% rain · 0.12"

SW 7–10 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

77° / 65°

4% rain

NNW 6–12 mph · gusts 18

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

78° / 66°

6% rain

NE 6–10 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3am. Mostly 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: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 85. East northeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East northeast wind 6 to 10 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 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 128 AM 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-301915-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
128 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.TODAY...East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms late this morning and afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. A slight chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. 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 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. 
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. 
.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 · 128 AM 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. 
 


GMZ255-301915-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
128 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.TODAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms early this
afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms late. 
.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. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 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 around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 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. 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 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. 
.TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · October 2003

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
38% lit
↑ 1:28 PM
↓ 11:45 PM
★☆☆☆c98
2
49% lit
↑ 2:31 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c98
First Quarter
Moon farthest south (-26.6°)
3
60% lit
↑ 3:28 PM
↓ 12:46 AM
★☆☆☆c94
4
70% lit
↑ 4:16 PM
↓ 1:49 AM
★☆☆☆c86
5
80% lit
↑ 4:58 PM
↓ 2:52 AM
★☆☆☆c77
6
87% lit
↑ 5:34 PM
↓ 3:54 AM
★☆☆☆c67
7
93% lit
↑ 6:07 PM
↓ 4:53 AM
★☆☆☆c55
8
97% lit
↑ 6:36 PM
↓ 5:49 AM
★☆☆☆c34
9
100% lit
↑ 7:05 PM
↓ 6:43 AM
★☆☆☆c33
Moon crosses the equator
10
100% lit
↑ 7:34 PM
↓ 7:37 AM
★★☆☆c49
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
11
98% lit
↑ 8:03 PM
↓ 8:31 AM
★★☆☆c61
best
12
95% lit
↑ 8:35 PM
↓ 9:24 AM
★★☆☆c71
13
90% lit
↑ 9:10 PM
↓ 10:19 AM
★★☆☆c78
Apogee · 405,692 km
14
84% lit
↑ 9:50 PM
↓ 11:14 AM
★☆☆☆c82
15
76% lit
↑ 10:34 PM
↓ 12:10 PM
★☆☆☆c83
16
67% lit
↑ 11:24 PM
↓ 1:04 PM
★☆☆☆c83
Moon farthest north (27.2°)
17
58% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:55 PM
★☆☆☆c82
18
48% lit
↑ 12:18 AM
↓ 2:43 PM
★☆☆☆c81
Last Quarter
19
38% lit
↑ 1:16 AM
↓ 3:27 PM
★☆☆☆c77
20
28% lit
↑ 2:17 AM
↓ 4:07 PM
★☆☆☆c72
21
19% lit
↑ 3:19 AM
↓ 4:44 PM
★☆☆☆c64
22
11% lit
↑ 4:22 AM
↓ 5:19 PM
★☆☆☆c54
23
5% lit
↑ 5:26 AM
↓ 5:54 PM
★☆☆☆c33
Moon crosses the equator
24
1% lit
↑ 6:32 AM
↓ 6:29 PM
★☆☆☆c39
25
0% lit
↑ 7:39 AM
↓ 7:08 PM
★★☆☆c68
New Moon (supermoon)
best
26
2% lit
↑ 7:50 AM
↓ 6:50 PM
★★☆☆c86
Perigee · 358,548 km
best
27
7% lit
↑ 9:02 AM
↓ 7:39 PM
★★☆☆c99
best
28
15% lit
↑ 10:14 AM
↓ 8:34 PM
★★☆☆c104
best
29
24% lit
↑ 11:22 AM
↓ 9:36 PM
★★☆☆c105
Moon farthest south (-26.7°)
30
34% lit
↑ 12:22 PM
↓ 10:40 PM
★☆☆☆c102
31
45% lit
↑ 1:15 PM
↓ 11:45 PM
★☆☆☆c95
First Quarter

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Oct 2 · 2:09 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Oct 2 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-26.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Oct 9 · 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.
  • Fri, Oct 10 · 2:27 AM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Oct 13 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 405,692 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Oct 16 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Oct 18 · 7:31 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Oct 23 · 4:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Oct 25 · 7:50 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.
  • Sun, Oct 26 · 6:00 AM — Perigee · 358,548 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Oct 29 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-26.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Oct 31 · 10:24 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Oct 11 · Sat, Oct 25 · Sun, Oct 26 · Mon, Oct 27 · Tue, Oct 28

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

Moon distance

358,595 km closest · 405,620 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 11:56 AM.