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Rockport

28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

Overnight: Low 74° · 24% rain

A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: High 79° · 58% 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.

Sunrise / sunset
7:38 AM / 6:45 PM
Moonrise / moonset
11:03 PM / 12:34 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 77%
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 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 316 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 1clouds73% cloud cover81% cloud cover77% cloud cover78% cloud cover84% cloud cover81% cloud cover81% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°76757577787876767674747880797777rain13% chance8% chance24% chance41% chance58% chance, 0.01 in56% chance, 0.01 in54% 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% chancewind01020mphE 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 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 8
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 3 AM76°76°69°79%73%13%–E 131610+ mi
Fri 4 AM76°76°70°82%81%8%–ESE 121610+ mi
Fri 5 AM75°75°70°84%77%24%–E 121510+ mi
Fri 6 AM75°75°70°84%78%41%–E 12159.5 mi
Fri 7 AM74°74°71°90%84%58%0.01"E 12158.7 mi
Fri 8 AM75°75°71°87%81%56%0.01"ESE 121510.0 mi
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 74°

58% rain · 0.06"

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° / 67°

3% rain

NE 6–10 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: 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.
  • Friday Night: 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%.
  • 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. 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.

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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 2004

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
81% lit
↑ 9:05 PM
↓ 10:51 AM
★☆☆☆c81
Moon farthest north (27.9°)
2
73% lit
↑ 9:58 PM
↓ 11:42 AM
★☆☆☆c78
Apogee · 404,998 km
3
64% lit
↑ 10:54 PM
↓ 12:27 PM
★☆☆☆c75
4
55% lit
↑ 11:51 PM
↓ 1:08 PM
★☆☆☆c71
Last Quarter
5
45% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:45 PM
★☆☆☆c67
6
36% lit
↑ 12:47 AM
↓ 2:18 PM
★☆☆☆c60
7
26% lit
↑ 1:44 AM
↓ 2:49 PM
★☆☆☆c50
8
18% lit
↑ 2:41 AM
↓ 3:20 PM
★☆☆☆c39
9
10% lit
↑ 3:40 AM
↓ 3:50 PM
★☆☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
10
5% lit
↑ 4:40 AM
↓ 4:23 PM
★☆☆☆c57
11
1% lit
↑ 5:44 AM
↓ 4:59 PM
★★☆☆c73
12
0% lit
↑ 6:52 AM
↓ 5:41 PM
★★☆☆c86
New Moon
best
13
2% lit
↑ 8:03 AM
↓ 6:30 PM
★★☆☆c95
best
14
7% lit
↑ 9:15 AM
↓ 7:28 PM
★★☆☆c99
Perigee · 362,313 km
best
15
14% lit
↑ 10:24 AM
↓ 8:34 PM
★★☆☆c101
Moon farthest south (-28.0°)
16
23% lit
↑ 11:25 AM
↓ 9:43 PM
★★☆☆c98
17
33% lit
↑ 12:17 PM
↓ 10:53 PM
★☆☆☆c93
18
45% lit
↑ 1:01 PM
↓ 11:59 PM
★☆☆☆c85
First Quarter
19
56% lit
↑ 1:38 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c72
20
66% lit
↑ 2:11 PM
↓ 1:02 AM
★☆☆☆c56
21
76% lit
↑ 2:42 PM
↓ 2:02 AM
★☆☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
22
84% lit
↑ 3:11 PM
↓ 3:00 AM
★☆☆☆c35
23
91% lit
↑ 3:41 PM
↓ 3:57 AM
★☆☆☆c58
24
96% lit
↑ 4:13 PM
↓ 4:53 AM
★★☆☆c71
25
99% lit
↑ 4:48 PM
↓ 5:51 AM
★★☆☆c80
26
100% lit
↑ 5:27 PM
↓ 6:49 AM
★★☆☆c85
Full Moon · Beaver Moon
best
27
99% lit
↑ 6:10 PM
↓ 7:47 AM
★★☆☆c87
best
28
97% lit
↑ 6:58 PM
↓ 8:43 AM
★★☆☆c86
29
92% lit
↑ 7:50 PM
↓ 9:35 AM
★★☆☆c84
Moon farthest north (27.9°)
30
87% lit
↑ 8:45 PM
↓ 10:23 AM
★★☆☆c81
Apogee · 405,954 km

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Nov 1 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Nov 2 · 12:00 PM — Apogee · 404,998 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Nov 4 · 11:53 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Nov 9 · 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.
  • Fri, Nov 12 · 8:27 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Nov 14 · 8:00 AM — Perigee · 362,313 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Nov 15 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Nov 18 · 11:50 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Nov 21 · 9:00 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, Nov 26 · 2:07 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 29 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Nov 30 · 5:00 AM — Apogee · 405,954 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Fri, Nov 12 · Sat, Nov 13 · Sun, Nov 14 · Fri, Nov 26 · Sat, Nov 27

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

Moon distance

362,325 km closest · 405,929 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.