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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

⚠ Coastal Flood Advisory · until Thu 5:00 AM

* WHAT...Minor coastal flooding. * WHERE...Aransas Islands, Kleberg Islands, Nueces Islands and Calhoun Islands Counties. * WHEN...Until 5 AM CDT Thursday. * 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

Today: High 81° · 36% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 84. East southeast wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 74° · 13% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 7 to 12 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:36 AM / 6:47 PM
Moonrise / moonset
8:51 PM / 10:24 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 91%
Major period
2:05 AM–4:05 AM
Minor period
9:54 AM–10:54 AM
Major period
2:35 PM–4:35 PM
Minor period
8:21 PM–9:21 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Oct 2812 PM6 PMThu, Oct 296 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 306 AMclouds47% cloud cover58% cloud cover76% cloud cover69% cloud cover64% cloud cover59% cloud cover59% cloud cover51% cloud cover53% cloud cover56% cloud cover55% cloud cover52% cloud cover51% cloud cover43% cloud cover47% cloud cover41% cloud cover39% cloud cover48% cloud cover46% cloud cover56% cloud cover63% cloud cover53% cloud cover39% cloud cover49% cloud cover53% cloud cover44% cloud cover68% cloud cover74% cloud cover73% cloud cover75% cloud cover64% cloud cover71% cloud cover70% cloud cover67% cloud cover70% cloud cover74% cloud cover75% cloud cover72% cloud cover71% cloud cover73% cloud cover76% cloud cover80% cloud cover82% cloud cover81% cloud cover77% cloud cover69% cloud cover60% cloud cover54% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°78807977777776767980797776767475rain32% chance, 0.02 in36% chance, 0.02 in36% chance, 0.01 in34% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in24% chance, 0.01 in19% chance, 0.01 in13% chance, 0.01 in7% chance5% chance5% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance5% chance8% chance8% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance8% chance6% chance3% chance3% chance6% chance6% chance3% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chancewind01020mphESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 17ESE 10 mph, gusts 15ESE 9 mph, gusts 15ESE 8 mph, gusts 13ESE 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 7 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 12E 10 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 18E 12 mph, gusts 17E 10 mph, gusts 16ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 8 mph, gusts 14ESE 8 mph, gusts 14ESE 8 mph, gusts 13ESE 9 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 11 AM78°78°73°85%47%32%0.02"ESE 7109.9 mi⚡
Wed 12 PM79°79°73°82%58%36%0.02"ESE 81210.0 mi⚡
Wed 1 PM80°84°73°79%76%36%0.01"ESE 91310+ mi⚡
Wed 2 PM80°84°73°79%69%34%0.01"ESE 101410+ mi⚡
Wed 3 PM80°84°73°79%64%30%0.01"ESE 12159.9 mi⚡
Wed 4 PM80°84°73°79%59%24%0.01"ESE 121610.0 mi⚡
Wed 5 PM79°79°73°82%59%19%0.01"E 131710+ mi⚡
Wed 6 PM79°79°73°82%51%13%0.01"E 121710+ mi
Wed 7 PM78°78°73°85%53%7%–E 121710+ mi
Wed 8 PM77°77°73°88%56%5%–E 101610+ mi
Wed 9 PM77°77°73°88%55%5%–ESE 101510+ mi
Wed 10 PM77°77°72°85%52%3%–ESE 91510+ mi
Wed 11 PM77°77°72°85%51%3%–ESE 91510+ mi
Thu 12 AM77°77°72°85%43%3%–ESE 81410+ mi
Thu 1 AM76°76°72°87%47%4%–ESE 81310+ mi
Thu 2 AM77°77°72°85%41%4%–ESE 71310+ mi
Thu 3 AM76°76°72°87%39%3%–ESE 71210+ mi
Thu 4 AM76°76°72°87%48%2%–ESE 71210+ mi
Thu 5 AM76°76°72°87%46%2%–ESE 71210+ mi
Thu 6 AM75°75°71°87%56%5%–ESE 71210+ mi
Thu 7 AM74°74°71°90%63%8%–E 71210+ mi
Thu 8 AM76°76°71°85%53%8%–E 71210+ mi
Thu 9 AM76°76°71°85%39%6%–E 81210+ mi
Thu 10 AM79°79°71°77%49%6%–E 91310+ mi
Thu 11 AM79°79°70°74%53%6%–E 101410+ mi
Thu 12 PM80°83°70°72%44%8%–E 101510+ mi
Thu 1 PM81°84°69°67%68%6%–E 121510+ mi
Thu 2 PM80°83°69°69%74%3%–E 1216–
Thu 3 PM80°83°68°67%73%3%–E 1317–
Thu 4 PM81°84°68°65%75%6%–E 1317–
Thu 5 PM79°79°68°69%64%6%–E 1318–
Thu 6 PM79°79°67°67%71%3%–E 1318–
Thu 7 PM78°78°67°69%70%5%–E 1318–
Thu 8 PM77°77°67°71%67%5%–E 1217–
Thu 9 PM76°76°67°74%70%5%–E 1217–
Thu 10 PM76°76°67°74%74%5%–E 1017–
Thu 11 PM76°76°67°74%75%5%–E 1016–
Fri 12 AM76°76°67°74%72%5%–ESE 915–
Fri 1 AM76°76°67°74%71%6%–ESE 914–
Fri 2 AM76°76°68°76%73%6%–ESE 914–
Fri 3 AM75°75°68°79%76%6%–ESE 814–
Fri 4 AM75°75°68°79%80%6%–ESE 814–
Fri 5 AM74°74°68°82%82%6%–ESE 814–
Fri 6 AM74°74°69°84%81%6%–ESE 814–
Fri 7 AM75°75°69°82%77%9%–ESE 813–
Fri 8 AM75°75°69°82%69%9%–ESE 813–
Fri 9 AM77°77°70°79%60%9%–ESE 913–
Fri 10 AM78°78°70°76%54%9%–ESE 913–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 74°

36% rain · 0.10"

ESE 7–13 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Partly Sunny

81° / 73°

8% rain

E 7–13 mph · gusts 18

Fri, Oct 30

Partly Sunny

81° / 73°

9% rain

ESE 7–9 mph · gusts 15

Sat, Oct 31

Mostly Sunny

82° / 73°

7% rain

ESE 3–9 mph · gusts 12

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

80° / 74°

2% rain

E 3–10 mph · gusts 14

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

81° / 73°

19% rain

SSE 8–15 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 69°

32% rain · 0.36"

NW 9–15 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 84. East southeast wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 7 to 12 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 84. East wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind around 9 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind 3 to 9 mph.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 3 to 9 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 69.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 210 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-282015-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
210 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms early this
morning, then a chance of thunderstorms late this morning and
afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy
to occasionally choppy. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to
occasionally choppy. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
A slight chance of showers. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

GMZ250 · 210 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 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. 
 


GMZ250-282015-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
210 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots late. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
8 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to
around 5 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around
10 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · July 2009

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
72% lit
↑ 3:51 PM
↓ 2:01 AM
★★★☆c73
2
81% lit
↑ 4:49 PM
↓ 2:38 AM
★★★★c80
3
88% lit
↑ 5:46 PM
↓ 3:20 AM
★★★★c83
4
94% lit
↑ 6:40 PM
↓ 4:05 AM
★★★★c83
5
97% lit
↑ 7:31 PM
↓ 4:55 AM
★★★★c82
Moon farthest south (-26.7°)
best
6
100% lit
↑ 8:16 PM
↓ 5:48 AM
★★★★c80
best
7
100% lit
↑ 8:57 PM
↓ 6:43 AM
★★★★c77
Full Moon · Buck Moon
Apogee · 406,224 km
8
98% lit
↑ 9:34 PM
↓ 7:38 AM
★★★★c73
9
95% lit
↑ 10:07 PM
↓ 8:33 AM
★★★☆c67
10
90% lit
↑ 10:37 PM
↓ 9:27 AM
★☆☆☆c59
11
84% lit
↑ 11:07 PM
↓ 10:20 AM
★★☆☆c54
12
76% lit
↑ 11:36 PM
↓ 11:13 AM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
13
67% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:07 PM
★☆☆☆c36
14
57% lit
↑ 12:06 AM
↓ 1:03 PM
★☆☆☆c44
15
47% lit
↑ 12:38 AM
↓ 2:02 PM
★★☆☆c58
Last Quarter
16
36% lit
↑ 1:15 AM
↓ 3:04 PM
★★☆☆c73
17
26% lit
↑ 1:58 AM
↓ 4:10 PM
★★★★c86
18
16% lit
↑ 2:49 AM
↓ 5:17 PM
★★★★c95
19
9% lit
↑ 3:48 AM
↓ 6:22 PM
★★★★c99
Moon farthest north (26.2°)
20
3% lit
↑ 4:56 AM
↓ 7:22 PM
★★★★c100
best
21
0% lit
↑ 6:08 AM
↓ 8:15 PM
★★★★c98
Perigee · 357,467 km
New Moon (supermoon)
best
22
1% lit
↑ 7:20 AM
↓ 9:01 PM
★★★★c92
best
23
4% lit
↑ 8:31 AM
↓ 9:41 PM
★★★★c82
24
10% lit
↑ 9:38 AM
↓ 10:17 PM
★☆☆☆c61
25
18% lit
↑ 10:42 AM
↓ 10:52 PM
★★☆☆c57
Moon crosses the equator
26
27% lit
↑ 11:44 AM
↓ 11:26 PM
★☆☆☆c40
27
38% lit
↑ 12:44 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c47
28
48% lit
↑ 1:44 PM
↓ 12:00 AM
★★☆☆c61
First Quarter
29
58% lit
↑ 2:43 PM
↓ 12:38 AM
★★☆☆c70
30
68% lit
↑ 3:40 PM
↓ 1:18 AM
★★★☆c75
31
76% lit
↑ 4:36 PM
↓ 2:03 AM
★★★☆c77

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Jul 5 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-26.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jul 7 · 4:21 AM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Jul 7 · 5:00 PM — Apogee · 406,224 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Jul 12 · 1:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Jul 15 · 4:53 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jul 19 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest north (26.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jul 21 · 3:00 PM — Perigee · 357,467 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Jul 21 · 9:34 PM — New 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.
  • Sat, Jul 25 · 12:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Jul 28 · 4:59 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sun, Jul 5 · Mon, Jul 6 · Mon, Jul 20 · Tue, Jul 21 · Wed, Jul 22

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

Moon distance

357,484 km closest · 406,212 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 Wed 1:46 AM.