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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

This Afternoon: High 80° · 38% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 84. East southeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 74° · 16% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 3 to 10 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 / 12:33 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 73%
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 306 PMSat, Oct 316 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 16 AMclouds68% cloud cover77% cloud cover67% cloud cover62% cloud cover57% cloud cover44% cloud cover45% cloud cover46% cloud cover49% cloud cover46% cloud cover42% cloud cover49% cloud cover57% cloud cover57% cloud cover55% cloud cover58% cloud cover54% cloud cover57% cloud cover45% cloud cover57% cloud cover55% cloud cover42% cloud cover34% cloud cover31% cloud cover13% cloud cover15% cloud cover14% cloud cover13% cloud cover12% cloud cover11% cloud cover11% cloud cover12% cloud cover13% cloud cover16% cloud cover20% cloud cover24% cloud cover29% cloud cover34% cloud cover39% cloud cover43% cloud cover44% cloud cover44% cloud cover44% cloud cover44% cloud cover45% cloud cover46% cloud cover48% cloud cover50% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡70°75°80°85°79807776767574767979777675757578rain30% chance, 0.01 in26% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in17% chance, 0.01 in16% chance, 0.01 in15% chance, 0.01 in13% chance13% chance13% chance14% chance14% chance15% chance16% chance14% chance11% chance9% chance8% chance7% chance6% chance11% chance16% chance20% chance15% chance9% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chancewind01020mphE 10 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 10 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 14E 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 5 mph, gusts 8ESE 3 mph, gusts 7ENE 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 6 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 9E 8 mph, gusts 10E 9 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 10E 6 mph, gusts 10E 5 mph, gusts 8E 5 mph, gusts 6ENE 3 mph, gusts 6NE 5 mph, gusts 7NE 6 mph, gusts 8ENE 7 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 1 PM79°79°73°82%68%30%0.01"E 10159.5 mi⚡
Fri 2 PM79°79°73°82%77%26%0.01"E 10159.7 mi⚡
Fri 3 PM79°79°73°82%67%22%0.01"E 12159.5 mi⚡
Fri 4 PM80°84°73°79%62%17%0.01"ESE 10159.8 mi⚡
Fri 5 PM79°79°72°79%57%16%0.01"ESE 10159.8 mi⚡
Fri 6 PM79°79°72°79%44%15%0.01"E 10159.6 mi⚡
Fri 7 PM77°77°73°88%45%13%–E 10149.6 mi
Fri 8 PM76°76°73°90%46%13%–E 9149.7 mi
Fri 9 PM76°76°73°90%49%13%–E 9149.6 mi
Fri 10 PM76°76°74°94%46%14%–E 8149.6 mi
Fri 11 PM76°76°74°94%42%14%–E 7129.9 mi
Sat 12 AM76°76°74°94%49%15%–ESE 7109.9 mi
Sat 1 AM76°76°74°94%57%16%–ESE 699.9 mi⚡
Sat 2 AM76°76°74°94%57%14%–ESE 689.9 mi
Sat 3 AM75°75°74°97%55%11%–ESE 589.9 mi
Sat 4 AM75°75°74°97%58%9%–SE 589.7 mi
Sat 5 AM75°75°74°97%54%8%–ESE 378.4 mi
Sat 6 AM75°75°74°97%57%7%–E 378.3 mi
Sat 7 AM74°74°74°100%45%6%–ENE 578.7 mi
Sat 8 AM75°75°74°97%57%11%–ENE 578.9 mi
Sat 9 AM75°75°75°100%55%16%–ENE 579.1 mi⚡
Sat 10 AM76°76°75°97%42%20%–ENE 589.2 mi⚡
Sat 11 AM77°77°74°90%34%15%–ENE 689.4 mi⚡
Sat 12 PM78°78°75°91%31%9%–E 689.5 mi
Sat 1 PM79°79°75°88%13%3%–E 799.7 mi
Sat 2 PM79°79°74°85%15%3%–E 899.8 mi
Sat 3 PM79°79°74°85%14%3%–E 8109.8 mi
Sat 4 PM79°79°74°85%13%2%–E 9109.9 mi
Sat 5 PM79°79°74°85%12%1%–E 9109.9 mi
Sat 6 PM78°78°74°88%11%1%–E 8109.9 mi
Sat 7 PM77°77°75°94%11%3%–E 8109.9 mi
Sat 8 PM77°77°75°94%12%3%–E 810–
Sat 9 PM76°76°75°97%13%3%–E 710–
Sat 10 PM76°76°75°97%16%3%–E 710–
Sat 11 PM76°76°75°97%20%3%–E 610–
Sun 12 AM75°75°75°100%24%3%–E 59–
Sun 1 AM75°75°75°100%29%5%–E 58–
Sun 1 AM75°75°75°100%34%5%–E 57–
Sun 2 AM75°75°75°100%39%5%–E 56–
Sun 3 AM75°75°75°100%43%5%–ENE 56–
Sun 4 AM75°75°75°100%44%5%–ENE 36–
Sun 5 AM75°75°74°97%44%5%–ENE 57–
Sun 6 AM75°75°74°97%44%2%–NE 57–
Sun 7 AM76°76°75°97%44%2%–NE 58–
Sun 8 AM77°77°75°94%45%2%–NE 68–
Sun 9 AM78°78°76°94%46%2%–ENE 69–
Sun 10 AM78°78°76°94%48%2%–ENE 79–
Sun 11 AM79°79°76°91%50%2%–ENE 710–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 74°

38% rain · 0.06"

ESE 7–12 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny

80° / 75°

20% rain

E 3–9 mph · gusts 10

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Partly Sunny

81° / 75°

5% rain

ENE 3–10 mph · gusts 14

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

82° / 74°

5% rain

SE 7–13 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 67°

45% rain · 0.06"

SW 8–12 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

77° / 66°

4% rain

NNW 7–14 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

77° / 67°

7% rain

NE 7–12 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 84. East southeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 3 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 3 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind 3 to 8 mph.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind around 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 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. 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 before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. 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.

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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 Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

GMZ250 · 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. 
 


GMZ250-301915-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
128 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.TODAY...Southeast 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 until late afternoon. A slight chance of
thunderstorms late this morning and afternoon. A slight chance of
showers late. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the evening. 
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. 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 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of
showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
3 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · September 2004

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
92% lit
↑ 9:41 PM
↓ 9:34 AM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
2
85% lit
↑ 10:12 PM
↓ 10:32 AM
★★☆☆c44
3
77% lit
↑ 10:45 PM
↓ 11:30 AM
★★☆☆c52
4
68% lit
↑ 11:21 PM
↓ 12:27 PM
★★☆☆c63
5
59% lit
↑ 12:00 AM
↓ 1:24 PM
★★☆☆c71
6
49% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:21 PM
★★☆☆c75
Last Quarter
7
40% lit
↑ 12:44 AM
↓ 3:16 PM
★★☆☆c76
Apogee · 404,465 km
8
31% lit
↑ 1:32 AM
↓ 4:07 PM
★★★☆c76
Moon farthest north (27.8°)
9
23% lit
↑ 2:25 AM
↓ 4:54 PM
★★★☆c75
10
15% lit
↑ 3:21 AM
↓ 5:37 PM
★★★☆c73
11
9% lit
↑ 4:19 AM
↓ 6:15 PM
★★★☆c70
12
4% lit
↑ 5:17 AM
↓ 6:50 PM
★★★☆c64
13
1% lit
↑ 6:15 AM
↓ 7:22 PM
★★★☆c58
14
0% lit
↑ 7:13 AM
↓ 7:53 PM
★★★☆c50
New Moon
15
1% lit
↑ 8:11 AM
↓ 8:24 PM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
16
5% lit
↑ 9:10 AM
↓ 8:56 PM
★★☆☆c45
17
11% lit
↑ 10:12 AM
↓ 9:30 PM
★★☆☆c56
18
19% lit
↑ 11:16 AM
↓ 10:09 PM
★★☆☆c66
19
28% lit
↑ 12:23 PM
↓ 10:54 PM
★★★☆c82
20
39% lit
↑ 1:31 PM
↓ 11:47 PM
★★★☆c93
21
51% lit
↑ 2:37 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c98
First Quarter
Moon farthest south (-27.8°)
best
22
62% lit
↑ 3:39 PM
↓ 12:47 AM
★★★★c98
Perigee · 369,591 km
best
23
73% lit
↑ 4:33 PM
↓ 1:53 AM
★★★★c97
best
24
82% lit
↑ 5:20 PM
↓ 3:02 AM
★★★★c91
best
25
90% lit
↑ 6:00 PM
↓ 4:10 AM
★★★☆c80
best
26
96% lit
↑ 6:35 PM
↓ 5:16 AM
★★★☆c65
27
99% lit
↑ 7:08 PM
↓ 6:18 AM
★★★☆c54
28
100% lit
↑ 7:39 PM
↓ 7:19 AM
★★☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
Full Moon · Corn Moon
29
98% lit
↑ 8:10 PM
↓ 8:18 AM
★★☆☆c52
30
95% lit
↑ 8:42 PM
↓ 9:16 AM
★★★☆c60

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Sep 1 · 12:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Sep 6 · 10:11 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Sep 7 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 404,465 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Sep 8 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Sep 14 · 9:29 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Sep 15 · 11:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Sep 21 · 10:53 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Sep 21 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Sep 22 · 4:00 PM — Perigee · 369,591 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Sep 28 · 7:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Sep 28 · 8:09 AM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Tue, Sep 21 · Wed, Sep 22 · Thu, Sep 23 · Fri, Sep 24 · Sat, Sep 25

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

Moon distance

369,599 km closest · 404,361 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 11:11 AM.