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28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

Today: High 79° · 56% rain

Rain showers likely before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. East wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. 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 AMclouds75% cloud cover70% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡70°75°80°85°77787876767674747880797777767576rain46% chance, 0.01 in43% 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% chancewind01020mphE 12 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 14E 8 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 8ESE 6 mph, gusts 8ENE 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 6 mph, gusts 7E 6 mph, gusts 7E 7 mph, gusts 8E 8 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 7ENE 5 mph, gusts 7NE 6 mph, gusts 7NE 7 mph, gusts 8ENE 7 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 12 PM77°77°72°85%75%46%0.01"E 12169.2 mi⚡
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 73°

56% rain · 0.01"

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
  • Today: Rain showers likely before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. East wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. 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 · November 2003

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
56% lit
↑ 1:59 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c80
2
66% lit
↑ 2:37 PM
↓ 12:48 AM
★☆☆☆c68
3
76% lit
↑ 3:10 PM
↓ 1:47 AM
★☆☆☆c56
4
84% lit
↑ 3:40 PM
↓ 2:44 AM
★☆☆☆c41
5
90% lit
↑ 4:08 PM
↓ 3:39 AM
★☆☆☆c33
Moon crosses the equator
6
95% lit
↑ 4:37 PM
↓ 4:32 AM
★☆☆☆c49
7
98% lit
↑ 5:06 PM
↓ 5:25 AM
★★☆☆c61
8
100% lit
↑ 5:36 PM
↓ 6:18 AM
★★☆☆c70
Full Moon · Beaver Moon
best
9
100% lit
↑ 6:10 PM
↓ 7:13 AM
★★☆☆c77
best
10
97% lit
↑ 6:48 PM
↓ 8:08 AM
★★☆☆c82
Apogee · 406,299 km
11
94% lit
↑ 7:31 PM
↓ 9:03 AM
★★☆☆c84
12
88% lit
↑ 8:18 PM
↓ 9:58 AM
★★☆☆c85
13
82% lit
↑ 9:11 PM
↓ 10:50 AM
★★☆☆c84
Moon farthest north (27.2°)
14
73% lit
↑ 10:07 PM
↓ 11:39 AM
★☆☆☆c82
15
64% lit
↑ 11:05 PM
↓ 12:23 PM
★☆☆☆c79
16
55% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:03 PM
★☆☆☆c75
Last Quarter
17
44% lit
↑ 12:05 AM
↓ 1:40 PM
★☆☆☆c68
18
34% lit
↑ 1:05 AM
↓ 2:15 PM
★☆☆☆c56
19
24% lit
↑ 2:07 AM
↓ 2:48 PM
★☆☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
20
15% lit
↑ 3:09 AM
↓ 3:22 PM
★☆☆☆c35
21
7% lit
↑ 4:14 AM
↓ 3:58 PM
★☆☆☆c58
22
2% lit
↑ 5:22 AM
↓ 4:38 PM
★★☆☆c77
23
0% lit
↑ 6:34 AM
↓ 5:24 PM
★★☆☆c91
New Moon (supermoon)
Perigee · 356,812 km
best
24
1% lit
↑ 7:48 AM
↓ 6:17 PM
★★☆☆c100
best
25
5% lit
↑ 9:01 AM
↓ 7:18 PM
★★☆☆c104
best
26
11% lit
↑ 10:08 AM
↓ 8:24 PM
★★☆☆c104
Moon farthest south (-26.8°)
27
20% lit
↑ 11:06 AM
↓ 9:31 PM
★★☆☆c100
28
30% lit
↑ 11:55 AM
↓ 10:37 PM
★☆☆☆c92
29
40% lit
↑ 12:36 PM
↓ 11:40 PM
★☆☆☆c81
30
50% lit
↑ 1:12 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c67
First Quarter

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Nov 5 · 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, Nov 8 · 7:13 PM — Full Moon · Beaver MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Nov 10 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 406,299 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Nov 13 · 3:00 AM — 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.
  • Sun, Nov 16 · 10:15 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Nov 19 · 11:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Nov 23 · 4:59 PM — 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, Nov 23 · 5:00 PM — Perigee · 356,812 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Nov 26 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-26.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Nov 30 · 11:16 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Nov 8 · Sun, Nov 9 · Sun, Nov 23 · Mon, Nov 24 · Tue, Nov 25

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

Moon distance

356,881 km closest · 406,285 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.