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Sargent

28.770°, -95.620° · tides: Sargent, ICWW

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Today

Overnight: Low 69° · 2% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind around 5 mph.

Thursday: High 80° · 5% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 15 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:32 AM / 6:39 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:47 PM / 11:29 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 86%
Major period
3:05 AM–5:05 AM
Minor period
10:59 AM–11:59 AM
Major period
3:40 PM–5:40 PM
Minor period
9:17 PM–10:17 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Oct 296 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 306 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 31clouds42% cloud cover52% cloud cover53% cloud cover66% cloud cover59% cloud cover75% cloud cover56% cloud cover37% cloud cover45% cloud cover27% cloud cover27% cloud cover33% cloud cover38% cloud cover33% cloud cover39% cloud cover74% cloud cover77% cloud cover71% cloud cover64% cloud cover90% cloud cover91% cloud cover72% cloud cover74% cloud cover75% cloud cover63% cloud cover62% cloud cover72% cloud cover74% cloud cover65% cloud cover78% cloud cover63% cloud cover59% cloud cover68% cloud cover64% cloud cover72% cloud cover67% cloud cover68% cloud cover63% cloud cover68% cloud cover46% cloud cover66% cloud cover67% cloud cover65% cloud cover62% cloud cover60% cloud cover59% cloud cover58% cloud cover58% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°72717379797773727169727878777372rain2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance5% chance5% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance4% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance29% chance, 0.02 in29% chance, 0.02 in29% chance, 0.02 in29% chance, 0.02 in29% chance, 0.02 in29% chance, 0.02 in29% chance29% chance29% chance29% chance29% chance29% chance28% chance28% chancewind01020mphESE 7 mph, gusts 10E 6 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 12E 10 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 16E 9 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 16E 9 mph, gusts 15E 8 mph, gusts 14E 7 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 3 AM72°72°67°84%42%2%–ESE 7109.9 mi
Thu 4 AM71°71°66°84%52%2%–ESE 6108.3 mi
Thu 5 AM71°71°66°84%53%2%–E 6107.8 mi
Thu 6 AM71°71°66°84%66%3%–E 7107.7 mi
Thu 7 AM70°70°66°87%59%4%–E 7107.3 mi
Thu 8 AM71°71°66°84%75%4%–E 7108.3 mi
Thu 9 AM73°73°67°81%56%5%–E 8129.2 mi
Thu 10 AM77°77°68°74%37%5%–E 91310+ mi
Thu 11 AM79°79°67°67%45%4%–E 101510+ mi
Thu 12 PM79°79°67°67%27%3%–E 121510+ mi
Thu 1 PM79°79°66°64%27%3%–E 131610+ mi
Thu 2 PM79°79°65°62%33%2%–E 131610+ mi
Thu 3 PM79°79°65°62%38%2%–E 131710+ mi
Thu 4 PM79°79°66°64%33%2%–E 141710+ mi
Thu 5 PM78°78°65°64%39%2%–E 141710+ mi
Thu 6 PM77°77°65°67%74%1%–E 131610+ mi
Thu 7 PM75°75°65°71%77%1%–E 121610+ mi
Thu 8 PM73°73°65°76%71%0%–E 101610+ mi
Thu 9 PM73°73°65°76%64%0%–E 121610+ mi
Thu 10 PM73°73°64°73%90%1%–E 121710+ mi
Thu 11 PM72°72°63°73%91%0%–E 121610+ mi
Fri 12 AM72°72°63°73%72%0%–E 101610+ mi
Fri 1 AM72°72°63°73%74%4%–E 91510+ mi
Fri 2 AM72°72°62°71%75%0%–E 91510+ mi
Fri 3 AM71°71°63°76%63%1%–E 91410+ mi
Fri 4 AM70°70°63°78%62%1%–E 91410+ mi
Fri 5 AM70°70°63°78%72%0%–E 91410+ mi
Fri 6 AM69°69°64°84%74%1%–E 91410+ mi
Fri 7 AM70°70°65°84%65%16%–E 91410+ mi
Fri 8 AM70°70°66°87%78%16%–E 91410+ mi
Fri 9 AM72°72°68°87%63%16%–E 101410+ mi
Fri 10 AM76°76°69°79%59%18%–E 121510+ mi
Fri 11 AM77°77°70°79%68%18%–E 1216–
Fri 12 PM78°78°70°76%64%18%–E 1317–
Fri 1 PM77°77°70°79%72%29%0.02"E 1317–
Fri 2 PM78°78°70°76%67%29%0.02"E 1417–
Fri 3 PM78°78°70°76%68%29%0.02"E 1417–
Fri 4 PM78°78°71°79%63%29%0.02"E 1417–⚡
Fri 5 PM77°77°71°82%68%29%0.02"E 1317–⚡
Fri 6 PM77°77°72°85%46%29%0.02"E 1317–⚡
Fri 7 PM75°75°72°90%66%29%–E 1216–⚡
Fri 8 PM73°73°72°97%67%29%–E 1015–⚡
Fri 9 PM73°73°72°97%65%29%–E 915–⚡
Fri 10 PM73°73°72°97%62%29%–E 915–⚡
Fri 11 PM73°73°72°97%60%29%–E 814–⚡
Sat 12 AM72°72°71°97%59%29%–E 813–⚡
Sat 1 AM72°72°71°97%58%28%–E 712–
Sat 2 AM72°72°70°93%58%28%–E 710–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

80° / 69°

5% rain

E 6–14 mph · gusts 17

Fri, Oct 30

Chance Rain Showers

79° / 69°

29% rain · 0.12"

E 8–14 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 69°

34% rain · 0.06"

E 5–8 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

80° / 71°

4% rain

E 3–9 mph · gusts 12

Mon, Nov 2

Partly Sunny

80° / 72°

17% rain

SE 6–14 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 63°

49% rain · 0.72"

SW 10–15 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Slight Chance Rain Showers

75° / 64°

21% rain · 0.06"

NW 9–13 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind around 5 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Friday: A chance of rain showers between 7am and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers. Sunny, with a high near 75.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM

GMZ350 · 1201 AM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship
Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda
Bays.

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the
average highest 10 percent of the waves.


GMZ350-355-291815-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1201 AM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots, becoming south
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet.

Moon calendar · August 2005

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11% lit
↑ 3:26 AM
↓ 6:10 PM
★★★☆c86
Moon farthest north (28.3°)
2
5% lit
↑ 4:19 AM
↓ 6:58 PM
★★★☆c84
3
2% lit
↑ 5:14 AM
↓ 7:41 PM
★★★☆c81
4
0% lit
↑ 6:11 AM
↓ 8:19 PM
★★★☆c78
Apogee · 406,628 km
New Moon
best
5
0% lit
↑ 7:07 AM
↓ 8:52 PM
★★★☆c73
6
2% lit
↑ 8:02 AM
↓ 9:22 PM
★☆☆☆c66
7
6% lit
↑ 8:56 AM
↓ 9:49 PM
★★☆☆c58
8
11% lit
↑ 9:49 AM
↓ 10:16 PM
★★☆☆c49
9
18% lit
↑ 10:42 AM
↓ 10:43 PM
★☆☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
10
26% lit
↑ 11:37 AM
↓ 11:11 PM
★☆☆☆c36
11
36% lit
↑ 12:34 PM
↓ 11:42 PM
★☆☆☆c49
12
46% lit
↑ 1:35 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c62
First Quarter
13
57% lit
↑ 2:39 PM
↓ 12:18 AM
★★☆☆c74
14
67% lit
↑ 3:46 PM
↓ 1:02 AM
★★☆☆c85
15
77% lit
↑ 4:53 PM
↓ 1:54 AM
★★★☆c93
Moon farthest south (-28.5°)
16
86% lit
↑ 5:56 PM
↓ 2:55 AM
★★★☆c98
best
17
94% lit
↑ 6:53 PM
↓ 4:05 AM
★★★★c99
best
18
98% lit
↑ 7:41 PM
↓ 5:20 AM
★★★★c97
best
19
100% lit
↑ 8:23 PM
↓ 6:34 AM
★★★★c89
Perigee · 357,399 km
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon (supermoon)
best
20
99% lit
↑ 8:59 PM
↓ 7:46 AM
★★★☆c76
21
94% lit
↑ 9:33 PM
↓ 8:54 AM
★☆☆☆c59
22
88% lit
↑ 10:05 PM
↓ 10:00 AM
★★☆☆c52
Moon crosses the equator
23
79% lit
↑ 10:38 PM
↓ 11:04 AM
★☆☆☆c44
24
70% lit
↑ 11:13 PM
↓ 12:07 PM
★☆☆☆c57
25
60% lit
↑ 11:52 PM
↓ 1:09 PM
★★☆☆c69
26
49% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:11 PM
★★☆☆c75
Last Quarter
27
40% lit
↑ 12:34 AM
↓ 3:10 PM
★★☆☆c78
28
30% lit
↑ 1:22 AM
↓ 4:06 PM
★★☆☆c78
Moon farthest north (28.3°)
29
22% lit
↑ 2:13 AM
↓ 4:56 PM
★★☆☆c78
30
15% lit
↑ 3:08 AM
↓ 5:41 PM
★★☆☆c76
31
9% lit
↑ 4:05 AM
↓ 6:20 PM
★★☆☆c74
Apogee · 406,213 km

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Aug 1 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Aug 4 · 5:00 PM — Apogee · 406,628 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Aug 4 · 10:05 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Aug 9 · 1:00 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, Aug 12 · 9:39 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Aug 15 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Aug 19 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 357,399 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Aug 19 · 12:53 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon 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.
  • Mon, Aug 22 · 1:00 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, Aug 26 · 10:18 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Aug 28 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Aug 31 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 406,213 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Thu, Aug 4 · Tue, Aug 16 · Wed, Aug 17 · Thu, Aug 18 · Fri, Aug 19

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

Moon distance

357,617 km closest · 406,614 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 Sargent, ICWWSurf report: Sargent BeachOffshore 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 Thu 1:21 AM.