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Rockport

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, 75%
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 3012 PM6 PMSat, Oct 316 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 16 AMclouds81% cloud cover74% cloud cover73% cloud cover75% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡70°75°80°85°75777878767676747478807977777675rain54% chance, 0.01 in52% chance, 0.01 in49% chance, 0.01 in46% 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% chancewind01020mphE 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 16E 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 8
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 9 AM75°75°72°90%81%54%0.01"E 121510+ mi
Fri 10 AM76°76°72°87%74%52%0.01"E 12159.7 mi⚡
Fri 11 AM77°77°72°85%73%49%0.01"E 121610+ mi⚡
Fri 12 PM77°77°72°85%75%46%0.01"E 12169.2 mi⚡
Fri 1 PM77°77°72°85%70%43%–E 12168.3 mi⚡
Fri 2 PM77°77°72°85%78%35%–E 12158.8 mi⚡
Fri 3 PM78°78°72°82%68%27%–E 12169.7 mi⚡
Fri 4 PM78°78°73°85%68%19%–E 121610+ mi⚡
Fri 5 PM78°78°73°85%52%19%–E 13169.9 mi⚡
Fri 6 PM78°78°73°85%53%18%–E 12169.6 mi⚡
Fri 7 PM77°77°73°88%47%17%–E 12159.8 mi⚡
Fri 8 PM77°77°73°88%44%17%–E 12149.9 mi⚡
Fri 9 PM76°76°73°90%46%16%–E 10149.8 mi⚡
Fri 10 PM76°76°73°90%49%15%–E 10149.7 mi
Fri 11 PM76°76°73°90%51%17%–E 9129.5 mi
Sat 12 AM76°76°73°90%47%18%–E 8109.3 mi
Sat 1 AM77°77°73°88%52%19%0.01"ESE 899.2 mi⚡
Sat 2 AM76°76°74°94%56%16%0.01"E 789.1 mi⚡
Sat 3 AM76°76°73°90%60%14%0.01"ESE 689.1 mi
Sat 4 AM75°75°74°97%59%11%0.01"ESE 689.1 mi
Sat 5 AM74°74°73°97%58%10%0.01"E 679.1 mi
Sat 6 AM74°74°73°97%58%9%0.01"ENE 579.0 mi
Sat 7 AM74°74°73°97%49%9%–ENE 689.0 mi
Sat 8 AM73°73°73°100%59%13%–ENE 579.0 mi
Sat 9 AM74°74°74°100%56%17%–ENE 579.1 mi⚡
Sat 10 AM76°76°74°94%42%21%–ENE 679.3 mi⚡
Sat 11 AM77°77°74°90%33%14%–E 679.5 mi
Sat 12 PM78°78°74°88%30%7%–E 679.8 mi
Sat 1 PM79°79°74°85%10%1%–E 6810.0 mi
Sat 2 PM80°85°74°82%14%3%–E 78–
Sat 3 PM80°85°74°82%15%5%–E 89–
Sat 4 PM80°85°74°82%15%7%–E 810–
Sat 5 PM80°85°74°82%14%27%–E 910–
Sat 6 PM79°79°74°85%12%20%–E 810–
Sat 7 PM79°79°74°85%11%6%–E 810–
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 73°

56% rain · 0.04"

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 · March 2004

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
74% lit
↑ 1:35 PM
↓ 3:17 AM
★☆☆☆c78
Moon farthest north (27.5°)
2
82% lit
↑ 2:31 PM
↓ 4:07 AM
★☆☆☆c81
3
89% lit
↑ 3:29 PM
↓ 4:54 AM
★★☆☆c82
4
94% lit
↑ 4:30 PM
↓ 5:36 AM
★★☆☆c82
best
5
98% lit
↑ 5:31 PM
↓ 6:14 AM
★★☆☆c81
best
6
100% lit
↑ 6:32 PM
↓ 6:49 AM
★★☆☆c74
Full Moon · Worm Moon
best
7
99% lit
↑ 7:33 PM
↓ 7:22 AM
★★☆☆c62
8
96% lit
↑ 8:35 PM
↓ 7:55 AM
★☆☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
9
91% lit
↑ 9:38 PM
↓ 8:28 AM
★☆☆☆c40
10
83% lit
↑ 10:44 PM
↓ 9:03 AM
★☆☆☆c60
11
74% lit
↑ 11:51 PM
↓ 9:43 AM
★☆☆☆c77
Perigee · 369,510 km
12
63% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:28 AM
★☆☆☆c88
13
52% lit
↑ 1:00 AM
↓ 11:19 AM
★☆☆☆c93
Last Quarter
14
40% lit
↑ 2:06 AM
↓ 12:18 PM
★☆☆☆c94
Moon farthest south (-27.2°)
15
29% lit
↑ 3:08 AM
↓ 1:22 PM
★☆☆☆c92
16
20% lit
↑ 4:02 AM
↓ 2:29 PM
★☆☆☆c88
17
12% lit
↑ 4:49 AM
↓ 3:34 PM
★★☆☆c88
18
6% lit
↑ 5:29 AM
↓ 4:38 PM
★★☆☆c83
19
2% lit
↑ 6:05 AM
↓ 5:39 PM
★★☆☆c73
best
20
0% lit
↑ 6:37 AM
↓ 6:37 PM
★★☆☆c58
New Moon
best
21
1% lit
↑ 7:07 AM
↓ 7:34 PM
★☆☆☆c28
Moon crosses the equator
22
3% lit
↑ 7:36 AM
↓ 8:29 PM
★☆☆☆c40
23
8% lit
↑ 8:06 AM
↓ 9:25 PM
★☆☆☆c53
24
14% lit
↑ 8:38 AM
↓ 10:21 PM
★☆☆☆c63
25
21% lit
↑ 9:13 AM
↓ 11:17 PM
★☆☆☆c69
26
30% lit
↑ 9:52 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c73
27
38% lit
↑ 10:36 AM
↓ 12:13 AM
★☆☆☆c73
Apogee · 404,521 km
28
48% lit
↑ 11:25 AM
↓ 1:07 AM
★☆☆☆c71
Moon farthest north (27.5°)
First Quarter
29
57% lit
↑ 12:18 PM
↓ 1:59 AM
★☆☆☆c70
30
67% lit
↑ 1:15 PM
↓ 2:47 AM
★☆☆☆c69
31
76% lit
↑ 2:14 PM
↓ 3:30 AM
★☆☆☆c68

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Mar 1 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Mar 6 · 5:14 PM — Full Moon · Worm MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Mar 8 · 6:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Mar 11 · 10:00 PM — Perigee · 369,510 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Mar 13 · 3:01 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Mar 14 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Mar 20 · 4:41 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Mar 21 · 3:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Mar 27 · 1:00 AM — Apogee · 404,521 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Mar 28 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Mar 28 · 5:47 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Thu, Mar 4 · Fri, Mar 5 · Sat, Mar 6 · Fri, Mar 19 · Sat, Mar 20

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

Moon distance

369,575 km closest · 404,413 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 AM.