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Sargent

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

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Today

Today: High 80° · 44% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 68° · 25% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 2am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:31 AM / 6:41 PM
Moonrise / moonset
7:46 PM / 9:10 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 97%
Major period
1:00 AM–3:00 AM
Minor period
8:40 AM–9:40 AM
Major period
1:25 PM–3:25 PM
Minor period
7:16 PM–8:16 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Oct 2712 PM6 PMWed, Oct 286 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 296 AMclouds89% cloud cover85% cloud cover85% cloud cover81% cloud cover77% cloud cover78% cloud cover73% cloud cover80% cloud cover82% cloud cover68% cloud cover69% cloud cover65% cloud cover60% cloud cover55% cloud cover67% cloud cover72% cloud cover69% cloud cover73% cloud cover76% cloud cover74% cloud cover74% cloud cover78% cloud cover72% cloud cover69% cloud cover68% cloud cover68% cloud cover78% cloud cover76% cloud cover77% cloud cover79% cloud cover76% cloud cover64% cloud cover61% cloud cover58% cloud cover51% cloud cover43% cloud cover48% cloud cover42% cloud cover42% cloud cover40% cloud cover39% cloud cover39% cloud cover41% cloud cover43% cloud cover43% cloud cover43% cloud cover42% cloud cover40% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°71798078717070686978797875747269rain28% chance36% chance44% chance35% chance26% chance17% chance12% chance7% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance, 0.01 in6% chance, 0.01 in9% chance, 0.01 in11% chance, 0.01 in15% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in25% chance, 0.02 in22% chance, 0.02 in20% chance, 0.02 in18% chance, 0.02 in20% chance, 0.02 in24% chance, 0.02 in26% chance, 0.01 in26% chance, 0.01 in26% chance, 0.01 in32% chance, 0.01 in32% chance, 0.01 in32% chance, 0.01 in34% chance34% chance34% chance11% chance11% chance11% chancewind01020mphE 9 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 16E 9 mph, gusts 15E 8 mph, gusts 13ESE 8 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 13ESE 8 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 15ESE 9 mph, gusts 15ESE 8 mph, gusts 13ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 6 mph, gusts 10E 6 mph, gusts 10
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 8 AM71°71°65°81%89%28%–E 91310+ mi⚡
Tue 9 AM74°74°66°78%85%36%–E 91310+ mi⚡
Tue 10 AM76°76°68°75%85%44%–E 91410+ mi⚡
Tue 11 AM79°79°69°72%81%35%–E 101410+ mi⚡
Tue 12 PM80°83°68°67%77%26%–E 101410+ mi⚡
Tue 1 PM80°83°69°69%78%17%–E 121410+ mi⚡
Tue 2 PM80°83°70°72%73%12%–E 121510+ mi
Tue 3 PM80°83°70°72%80%7%–E 121510+ mi
Tue 4 PM80°83°70°72%82%2%–E 131610+ mi
Tue 5 PM78°78°70°76%68%3%–E 131610+ mi
Tue 6 PM77°77°71°83%69%3%–E 121610+ mi
Tue 7 PM73°73°71°93%65%4%0.01"E 121610+ mi
Tue 8 PM71°71°71°99%60%6%0.01"E 121610+ mi
Tue 9 PM71°71°71°99%55%9%0.01"E 101610+ mi
Tue 10 PM70°70°70°100%67%11%0.01"E 101610+ mi
Tue 11 PM70°70°70°100%72%15%0.01"E 101610+ mi⚡
Wed 12 AM70°70°70°100%69%20%0.01"E 91510+ mi⚡
Wed 1 AM70°70°70°100%73%25%0.02"E 91410+ mi⚡
Wed 2 AM70°70°70°100%76%22%0.02"E 81310+ mi⚡
Wed 3 AM70°70°70°100%74%20%0.02"E 81310+ mi⚡
Wed 4 AM68°68°68°100%74%18%0.02"ESE 81310+ mi⚡
Wed 5 AM68°68°68°100%78%20%0.02"ESE 8139.0 mi⚡
Wed 6 AM68°68°68°100%72%24%0.02"E 81310+ mi⚡
Wed 7 AM70°70°70°100%69%26%0.01"E 81310+ mi⚡
Wed 8 AM69°69°69°100%68%26%0.01"ESE 8139.0 mi⚡
Wed 9 AM73°73°71°93%68%26%0.01"E 91310+ mi⚡
Wed 10 AM76°76°72°87%78%32%0.01"E 101510+ mi⚡
Wed 11 AM78°78°72°82%76%32%0.01"ESE 121610+ mi⚡
Wed 12 PM78°78°72°82%77%32%0.01"ESE 121610+ mi⚡
Wed 1 PM78°78°72°82%79%34%–ESE 131610+ mi⚡
Wed 2 PM79°79°71°77%76%34%–ESE 131610+ mi⚡
Wed 3 PM79°79°71°77%64%34%–ESE 131610+ mi⚡
Wed 4 PM80°83°70°72%61%11%–ESE 131610+ mi
Wed 5 PM78°78°70°76%58%11%–ESE 1316–
Wed 6 PM78°78°69°74%51%11%–E 1216–
Wed 7 PM76°76°69°79%43%0%–E 1015–
Wed 8 PM75°75°69°82%48%0%–E 1015–
Wed 9 PM74°74°68°82%42%0%–ESE 1015–
Wed 10 PM74°74°68°82%42%0%–ESE 915–
Wed 11 PM74°74°68°82%40%0%–ESE 914–
Thu 12 AM73°73°69°87%39%0%–ESE 813–
Thu 1 AM73°73°69°87%39%0%–ESE 812–
Thu 2 AM72°72°68°87%41%0%–ESE 710–
Thu 3 AM71°71°68°90%43%0%–ESE 610–
Thu 4 AM70°70°68°93%43%0%–ESE 610–
Thu 5 AM69°69°68°97%43%0%–ESE 610–
Thu 6 AM69°69°68°97%42%0%–E 610–
Thu 7 AM69°69°68°97%40%0%–E 712–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 68°

44% rain · 0.05"

E 9–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 68°

34% rain · 0.19"

E 8–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Mostly Sunny

77° / 67°

3% rain

E 6–14 mph · gusts 17

Fri, Oct 30

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 69°

30% rain

E 9–13 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Slight Chance Rain Showers

79° / 68°

17% rain

SE 5–8 mph · gusts 12

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

79° / 71°

2% rain

E 5–9 mph · gusts 13

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

80° / 68°

20% rain

S 9–14 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 2am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ350 · 642 AM CDT Tue Oct 27 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.


GMZ350-355-280015-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
642 AM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A
slight chance of thunderstorms late. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 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 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance
of showers in the afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
around 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of
showers in the evening. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · April 2009

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
40% lit
↑ 11:41 AM
↓ 1:18 AM
★★☆☆c94
Perigee · 370,016 km
2
51% lit
↑ 12:48 PM
↓ 2:16 AM
★★☆☆c92
First Quarter
3
63% lit
↑ 1:56 PM
↓ 3:07 AM
★★☆☆c88
4
73% lit
↑ 3:02 PM
↓ 3:51 AM
★★☆☆c80
5
83% lit
↑ 4:07 PM
↓ 4:30 AM
★★☆☆c57
6
90% lit
↑ 5:09 PM
↓ 5:05 AM
★★☆☆c47
7
96% lit
↑ 6:10 PM
↓ 5:38 AM
★★☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
8
99% lit
↑ 7:11 PM
↓ 6:10 AM
★★☆☆c59
9
100% lit
↑ 8:11 PM
↓ 6:43 AM
★★★☆c69
Full Moon · Pink Moon
best
10
99% lit
↑ 9:11 PM
↓ 7:17 AM
★★★☆c75
11
95% lit
↑ 10:11 PM
↓ 7:55 AM
★☆☆☆c76
12
90% lit
↑ 11:09 PM
↓ 8:37 AM
★★☆☆c77
13
84% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:23 AM
★★☆☆c77
14
76% lit
↑ 12:04 AM
↓ 10:13 AM
★★☆☆c74
Moon farthest south (-26.9°)
15
67% lit
↑ 12:55 AM
↓ 11:06 AM
★★☆☆c71
16
58% lit
↑ 1:40 AM
↓ 12:01 PM
★★☆☆c67
Apogee · 404,235 km
17
49% lit
↑ 2:21 AM
↓ 12:57 PM
★☆☆☆c63
Last Quarter
18
39% lit
↑ 2:57 AM
↓ 1:53 PM
★☆☆☆c57
19
30% lit
↑ 3:30 AM
↓ 2:48 PM
★☆☆☆c48
20
21% lit
↑ 4:01 AM
↓ 3:44 PM
★☆☆☆c33
21
14% lit
↑ 4:31 AM
↓ 4:41 PM
★☆☆☆c34
Moon crosses the equator
22
7% lit
↑ 5:02 AM
↓ 5:39 PM
★★☆☆c52
23
3% lit
↑ 5:34 AM
↓ 6:40 PM
★★☆☆c69
24
0% lit
↑ 6:09 AM
↓ 7:45 PM
★★★☆c84
New Moon
best
25
1% lit
↑ 6:49 AM
↓ 8:53 PM
★★★☆c95
best
26
3% lit
↑ 7:36 AM
↓ 10:01 PM
★★★☆c102
best
27
9% lit
↑ 8:31 AM
↓ 11:08 PM
★☆☆☆c104
28
17% lit
↑ 9:33 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c105
Perigee · 366,039 km
Moon farthest north (26.5°)
best
29
26% lit
↑ 10:40 AM
↓ 12:10 AM
★★★☆c104
30
37% lit
↑ 11:48 AM
↓ 1:04 AM
★★☆☆c99

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Apr 1 · 9:00 PM — Perigee · 370,016 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Apr 2 · 9:33 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Apr 7 · 5:00 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, Apr 9 · 9:55 AM — Full Moon · Pink MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Apr 14 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-26.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Apr 16 · 4:00 AM — Apogee · 404,235 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Apr 17 · 8:36 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Apr 21 · 4:00 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, Apr 24 · 10:22 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Apr 28 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 366,039 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Apr 28 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest north (26.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Thu, Apr 9 · Fri, Apr 24 · Sat, Apr 25 · Sun, Apr 26 · Tue, Apr 28

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

Moon distance

366,144 km closest · 404,168 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 Tue 8:21 AM.