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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

⚠ Coastal Flood Advisory · until Sat 8:00 AM

* WHAT...Minor coastal flooding. * WHERE...Aransas Islands, Kleberg Islands, Nueces Islands and Calhoun Islands Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 AM CDT Saturday, 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° · 16% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 3 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. 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 / 6:45 PM
Moonrise / moonset
11:03 PM / 12:33 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 71%
Major period
4:15 AM–6:15 AM
Minor period
12:03 PM–1:03 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 30Sat, Oct 316 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 16 AM12 PMclouds42% cloud cover43% cloud cover44% cloud cover52% cloud cover49% cloud cover31% cloud cover42% cloud cover65% cloud cover56% cloud cover56% cloud cover54% cloud cover57% cloud cover63% cloud cover64% cloud cover47% cloud cover39% cloud cover36% cloud cover29% cloud cover32% cloud cover24% cloud cover30% cloud cover27% cloud cover20% cloud cover16% cloud cover26% cloud cover22% cloud cover25% cloud cover31% cloud cover34% cloud cover37% cloud cover38% cloud cover35% cloud cover37% cloud cover41% cloud cover44% cloud cover53% cloud cover57% cloud cover63% cloud cover45% cloud cover46% cloud cover48% cloud cover50% cloud cover52% cloud cover53% cloud cover55% cloud cover56% cloud cover55% cloud cover53% cloud cover⚡70°75°80°85°78777675747780817977767675788082rain16% chance12% chance12% chance11% chance12% chance12% chance13% chance10% chance7% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance5% chance4% chance3% chance2% chance4% chance4% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chancewind01020mphE 9 mph, gusts 14E 8 mph, gusts 14E 6 mph, gusts 12ESE 5 mph, gusts 9ESE 3 mph, gusts 8ESE 3 mph, gusts 7ENE 3 mph, gusts 7ENE 3 mph, gusts 7E 6 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 9E 9 mph, gusts 10E 9 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 12E 5 mph, gusts 9E 3 mph, gusts 7E 3 mph, gusts 6ENE 3 mph, gusts 6ENE 3 mph, gusts 7ENE 5 mph, gusts 8ENE 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 8 mph, gusts 12E 10 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 7 PM78°78°73°85%42%16%–E 9149.8 mi
Fri 8 PM77°77°74°90%43%12%–E 8149.8 mi
Fri 9 PM77°77°74°90%44%12%–E 8149.7 mi
Fri 10 PM77°77°74°90%52%11%–E 7139.4 mi
Fri 11 PM77°77°74°90%49%12%–E 6129.3 mi
Sat 12 AM76°76°74°94%31%12%–ESE 6109.3 mi
Sat 1 AM76°76°75°97%42%13%–ESE 599.4 mi⚡
Sat 2 AM76°76°75°97%65%10%–ESE 589.2 mi
Sat 3 AM75°75°75°100%56%7%–ESE 388.4 mi
Sat 4 AM75°75°75°100%56%4%–SE 378.3 mi
Sat 5 AM75°75°75°100%54%4%–ESE 376.9 mi
Sat 6 AM75°75°75°100%57%4%–E 376.7 mi
Sat 7 AM74°74°74°100%63%3%–ENE 376.5 mi
Sat 8 AM75°75°75°100%64%3%–ENE 375.7 mi
Sat 9 AM76°76°75°97%47%3%–ENE 377.0 mi
Sat 10 AM77°77°75°94%39%3%–ENE 589.7 mi
Sat 11 AM78°78°75°91%36%4%–E 689.9 mi
Sat 12 PM79°79°75°88%29%4%–E 6910.0 mi
Sat 1 PM80°85°75°85%32%5%–E 7910+ mi
Sat 2 PM81°87°75°82%24%4%–E 81010+ mi
Sat 3 PM81°86°74°79%30%3%–E 91010+ mi
Sat 4 PM81°86°74°79%27%2%–E 91210+ mi
Sat 5 PM81°86°74°79%20%4%–E 91210.0 mi
Sat 6 PM80°85°75°85%16%4%–E 91210.0 mi
Sat 7 PM79°79°75°88%26%0%–E 81210.0 mi
Sat 8 PM78°78°75°91%22%0%–E 7129.8 mi
Sat 9 PM78°78°75°91%25%0%–E 7129.7 mi
Sat 10 PM77°77°75°94%31%0%–E 6109.6 mi
Sat 11 PM77°77°75°94%34%0%–E 599.6 mi
Sun 12 AM76°76°76°100%37%0%–E 589.6 mi
Sun 1 AM76°76°76°100%38%2%–E 379.7 mi
Sun 1 AM76°76°76°100%35%2%–E 369.6 mi
Sun 2 AM76°76°76°100%37%2%–E 369.6 mi
Sun 3 AM76°76°76°100%41%2%–ENE 369.6 mi
Sun 4 AM75°75°75°100%44%2%–ENE 369.0 mi
Sun 5 AM75°75°75°100%53%2%–ENE 368.5 mi
Sun 6 AM75°75°75°100%57%2%–ENE 377.9 mi
Sun 7 AM76°76°76°100%63%2%–ENE 58–
Sun 8 AM77°77°76°97%45%2%–ENE 58–
Sun 9 AM78°78°77°97%46%2%–ENE 69–
Sun 10 AM79°79°77°94%48%2%–ENE 710–
Sun 11 AM80°86°76°88%50%2%–ENE 710–
Sun 12 PM80°86°76°88%52%2%–ENE 812–
Sun 1 PM81°87°76°85%53%2%–E 913–
Sun 2 PM82°89°75°79%55%2%–E 1013–
Sun 3 PM82°89°75°79%56%2%–E 1014–
Sun 4 PM81°87°75°82%55%2%–E 1014–
Sun 5 PM80°86°76°88%53%2%–E 1014–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 74°

16% rain

E 6–9 mph · gusts 14

Sat, Oct 31

Mostly Sunny

82° / 75°

13% rain

E 3–9 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Partly Sunny

82° / 75°

2% rain

E 3–10 mph · gusts 14

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

82° / 74°

2% rain

SE 6–13 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 67°

51% rain · 0.12"

WSW 9–12 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

77° / 66°

15% rain

NNW 7–13 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

77° / 67°

9% rain

NNE 7–10 mph · gusts 16

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 3 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. 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

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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 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 · February 2004

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
81% lit
↑ 2:06 PM
↓ 3:37 AM
★★★☆c78
2
88% lit
↑ 2:54 PM
↓ 4:32 AM
★★★★c80
3
93% lit
↑ 3:47 PM
↓ 5:25 AM
★★★★c80
Moon farthest north (27.4°)
4
97% lit
↑ 4:44 PM
↓ 6:14 AM
★★★★c80
best
5
99% lit
↑ 5:44 PM
↓ 6:59 AM
★★★★c78
best
6
100% lit
↑ 6:44 PM
↓ 7:40 AM
★☆☆☆c75
Full Moon · Snow Moon
7
98% lit
↑ 7:44 PM
↓ 8:17 AM
★★★★c74
8
94% lit
↑ 8:43 PM
↓ 8:50 AM
★★★☆c67
9
88% lit
↑ 9:43 PM
↓ 9:23 AM
★★☆☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
10
80% lit
↑ 10:43 PM
↓ 9:55 AM
★☆☆☆c36
11
70% lit
↑ 11:46 PM
↓ 10:28 AM
★☆☆☆c48
12
59% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:04 AM
★★☆☆c61
13
48% lit
↑ 12:51 AM
↓ 11:44 AM
★★☆☆c76
Last Quarter
14
37% lit
↑ 1:58 AM
↓ 12:31 PM
★★★☆c89
15
26% lit
↑ 3:06 AM
↓ 1:25 PM
★★★★c96
16
17% lit
↑ 4:12 AM
↓ 2:27 PM
★★★★c98
Perigee · 368,326 km
Moon farthest south (-27.1°)
17
9% lit
↑ 5:13 AM
↓ 3:33 PM
★★★★c98
best
18
4% lit
↑ 6:07 AM
↓ 4:42 PM
★★★★c93
best
19
1% lit
↑ 6:52 AM
↓ 5:48 PM
★☆☆☆c84
20
0% lit
↑ 7:32 AM
↓ 6:52 PM
★★★★c83
New Moon
best
21
2% lit
↑ 8:06 AM
↓ 7:52 PM
★★★☆c73
22
7% lit
↑ 8:38 AM
↓ 8:50 PM
★★☆☆c51
Moon crosses the equator
23
12% lit
↑ 9:08 AM
↓ 9:46 PM
★★☆☆c38
24
20% lit
↑ 9:38 AM
↓ 10:41 PM
★☆☆☆c42
25
28% lit
↑ 10:09 AM
↓ 11:36 PM
★★☆☆c49
26
37% lit
↑ 10:42 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c57
27
46% lit
↑ 11:18 AM
↓ 12:32 AM
★★☆☆c64
First Quarter
28
56% lit
↑ 11:59 AM
↓ 1:27 AM
★★☆☆c68
Apogee · 404,259 km
29
65% lit
↑ 12:45 PM
↓ 2:23 AM
★★☆☆c71

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Feb 3 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Feb 6 · 2:47 AM — Full Moon · Snow MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Feb 9 · 10:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Feb 13 · 7:40 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Feb 16 · 2:00 AM — Perigee · 368,326 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Feb 16 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Feb 20 · 3:18 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Feb 22 · 8:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Feb 27 · 9:24 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Feb 28 · 5:00 AM — Apogee · 404,259 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Wed, Feb 4 · Thu, Feb 5 · Tue, Feb 17 · Wed, Feb 18 · Fri, Feb 20

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

Moon distance

368,388 km closest · 404,214 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 Fri 5:56 PM.