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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 AMclouds63% cloud cover47% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°77808078777676747981817876767575rain35% chance, 0.02 in32% 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% chancewind01020mphE 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 17E 10 mph, gusts 16ESE 9 mph, gusts 15ESE 8 mph, gusts 14ESE 7 mph, gusts 13ESE 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 7 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 18E 12 mph, gusts 17E 10 mph, gusts 17ESE 9 mph, gusts 15ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 8 mph, gusts 14ESE 8 mph, gusts 14ESE 8 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 10 AM77°77°73°88%63%35%0.02"E 699.6 mi⚡
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 74°

36% rain · 0.12"

ESE 6–13 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.

Weather map

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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 · August 2009

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
84% lit
↑ 5:27 PM
↓ 2:51 AM
★★★★c82
Moon farthest south (-26.6°)
2
90% lit
↑ 6:15 PM
↓ 3:43 AM
★★★★c81
3
95% lit
↑ 6:57 PM
↓ 4:37 AM
★★★★c79
Apogee · 406,024 km
4
98% lit
↑ 7:35 PM
↓ 5:33 AM
★★★★c75
5
100% lit
↑ 8:09 PM
↓ 6:28 AM
★★★★c71
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
6
100% lit
↑ 8:40 PM
↓ 7:22 AM
★★★☆c65
7
97% lit
↑ 9:10 PM
↓ 8:15 AM
★★☆☆c54
8
93% lit
↑ 9:39 PM
↓ 9:09 AM
★★☆☆c48
Moon crosses the equator
9
88% lit
↑ 10:09 PM
↓ 10:02 AM
★☆☆☆c40
10
80% lit
↑ 10:40 PM
↓ 10:57 AM
★☆☆☆c36
11
72% lit
↑ 11:15 PM
↓ 11:54 AM
★★☆☆c49
12
62% lit
↑ 11:54 PM
↓ 12:54 PM
★★☆☆c63
13
51% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:57 PM
★★☆☆c77
Last Quarter
14
40% lit
↑ 12:40 AM
↓ 3:02 PM
★★★☆c88
15
29% lit
↑ 1:34 AM
↓ 4:06 PM
★★★★c95
Moon farthest north (26.0°)
16
19% lit
↑ 2:36 AM
↓ 5:06 PM
★★★★c97
best
17
11% lit
↑ 3:44 AM
↓ 6:01 PM
★★★★c97
best
18
4% lit
↑ 4:55 AM
↓ 6:49 PM
★★★★c94
best
19
1% lit
↑ 6:06 AM
↓ 7:32 PM
★★★★c89
Perigee · 359,638 km
best
20
0% lit
↑ 7:15 AM
↓ 8:11 PM
★★★★c80
New Moon (supermoon)
best
21
3% lit
↑ 8:22 AM
↓ 8:47 PM
★★★☆c56
Moon crosses the equator
22
7% lit
↑ 9:26 AM
↓ 9:22 PM
★★☆☆c42
23
14% lit
↑ 10:29 AM
↓ 9:57 PM
★★☆☆c48
24
23% lit
↑ 11:31 AM
↓ 10:34 PM
★★☆☆c56
25
32% lit
↑ 12:32 PM
↓ 11:15 PM
★★☆☆c66
26
42% lit
↑ 1:31 PM
↓ 11:58 PM
★★☆☆c73
27
52% lit
↑ 2:28 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c75
First Quarter
28
62% lit
↑ 3:22 PM
↓ 12:46 AM
★★★☆c75
Moon farthest south (-26.5°)
29
71% lit
↑ 4:11 PM
↓ 1:37 AM
★★★☆c75
30
79% lit
↑ 4:55 PM
↓ 2:31 AM
★★★☆c72
31
86% lit
↑ 5:34 PM
↓ 3:26 AM
★★★☆c68
Apogee · 405,270 km

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Aug 1 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-26.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Aug 3 · 8:00 PM — Apogee · 406,024 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Aug 5 · 7:54 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Aug 8 · 8:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Aug 13 · 1:55 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Aug 15 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest north (26.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Aug 19 · 12:00 AM — Perigee · 359,638 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Aug 20 · 5:01 AM — 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.
  • Fri, Aug 21 · 7:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Aug 27 · 6:41 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Aug 28 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-26.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Aug 31 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 405,270 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Sun, Aug 16 · Mon, Aug 17 · Tue, Aug 18 · Wed, Aug 19 · Thu, Aug 20

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

Moon distance

359,853 km closest · 405,985 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.