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Rockport

28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

Tonight: Low 73° · 33% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: High 80° · 51% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:36 AM / 6:47 PM
Moonrise / moonset
7:54 PM / 9:14 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 94%
Major period
1:05 AM–3:05 AM
Minor period
8:44 AM–9:44 AM
Major period
1:35 PM–3:35 PM
Minor period
7:24 PM–8:24 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Oct 27Wed, Oct 286 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 296 AM12 PM6 PMclouds46% cloud cover50% cloud cover54% cloud cover59% cloud cover60% cloud cover61% cloud cover64% cloud cover63% cloud cover54% cloud cover66% cloud cover75% cloud cover74% cloud cover44% cloud cover41% cloud cover53% cloud cover43% cloud cover57% cloud cover49% cloud cover49% cloud cover42% cloud cover56% cloud cover55% cloud cover61% cloud cover52% cloud cover52% cloud cover47% cloud cover46% cloud cover26% cloud cover36% cloud cover32% cloud cover32% cloud cover42% cloud cover36% cloud cover17% cloud cover38% cloud cover59% cloud cover58% cloud cover58% cloud cover57% cloud cover61% cloud cover66% cloud cover70% cloud cover73% cloud cover75% cloud cover78% cloud cover79% cloud cover79% cloud cover80% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°77777675777878777777767578797877rain20% chance20% chance20% chance, 0.01 in23% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in33% chance, 0.01 in36% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in43% chance, 0.01 in47% chance, 0.01 in51% chance, 0.01 in49% chance, 0.01 in47% chance, 0.01 in45% chance40% chance35% chance30% chance22% chance14% chance7% chance7% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance3% chance1% chance3% chance10% chance20% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chancewind01020mphE 9 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 7E 5 mph, gusts 7E 6 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 8 mph, gusts 10ESE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 13 mph, gusts 17ESE 13 mph, gusts 17ESE 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 13ESE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 10 mph, gusts 12ESE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 15E 14 mph, gusts 17E 15 mph, gusts 18E 15 mph, gusts 18E 15 mph, gusts 18
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 11 PM77°77°73°88%46%20%–E 9129.8 mi⚡
Wed 12 AM77°77°73°88%50%20%–E 8109.9 mi⚡
Wed 1 AM77°77°73°88%54%20%0.01"E 7910.0 mi⚡
Wed 2 AM77°77°73°88%59%23%0.01"E 6810.0 mi⚡
Wed 3 AM76°76°73°90%60%27%0.01"E 579.9 mi⚡
Wed 4 AM76°76°73°90%61%30%0.01"ESE 579.8 mi⚡
Wed 5 AM76°76°73°90%64%33%0.01"E 579.9 mi⚡
Wed 6 AM75°75°73°94%63%36%0.01"E 579.9 mi⚡
Wed 7 AM75°75°73°94%54%40%0.01"E 689.9 mi⚡
Wed 8 AM75°75°73°94%66%43%0.01"E 689.9 mi⚡
Wed 9 AM74°74°74°100%75%47%0.01"E 699.9 mi⚡
Wed 10 AM77°77°75°94%74%51%0.01"E 7910.0 mi⚡
Wed 11 AM77°77°74°90%44%49%0.01"ESE 81010.0 mi⚡
Wed 12 PM78°78°75°91%41%47%0.01"E 91210+ mi⚡
Wed 1 PM78°78°74°88%53%45%–ESE 101410+ mi⚡
Wed 2 PM78°78°74°88%43%40%–E 121410+ mi⚡
Wed 3 PM78°78°74°88%57%35%–ESE 121510+ mi⚡
Wed 4 PM79°79°74°85%49%30%–ESE 131710+ mi⚡
Wed 5 PM78°78°75°91%49%22%–ESE 131710+ mi⚡
Wed 6 PM78°78°74°88%42%14%–ESE 131710+ mi
Wed 7 PM78°78°74°88%56%7%–ESE 131710+ mi
Wed 8 PM77°77°74°90%55%7%–ESE 131610+ mi
Wed 9 PM77°77°74°90%61%2%–ESE 121510+ mi
Wed 10 PM77°77°73°88%52%1%–ESE 121510+ mi
Wed 11 PM77°77°73°88%52%1%–ESE 121410+ mi
Thu 12 AM78°78°73°85%47%3%–ESE 101410+ mi
Thu 1 AM77°77°73°88%46%1%–ESE 101310+ mi
Thu 2 AM77°77°73°88%26%3%–SE 91210+ mi
Thu 3 AM77°77°73°88%36%0%–ESE 81210+ mi
Thu 4 AM77°77°73°88%32%0%–ESE 81010+ mi
Thu 5 AM76°76°72°87%32%0%–ESE 81010+ mi
Thu 6 AM76°76°72°87%42%10%–ESE 81210+ mi
Thu 7 AM76°76°72°87%36%20%0.01"ESE 81210+ mi
Thu 8 AM75°75°72°90%17%20%0.01"ESE 912–
Thu 9 AM76°76°73°90%38%20%0.01"ESE 1012–
Thu 10 AM77°77°73°88%59%20%0.01"ESE 1013–
Thu 11 AM78°78°73°85%58%20%0.01"ESE 1014–
Thu 12 PM79°79°72°79%58%20%0.01"ESE 1214–
Thu 1 PM79°79°71°77%57%2%–ESE 1215–
Thu 2 PM79°79°71°77%61%2%–ESE 1316–
Thu 3 PM79°79°70°74%66%2%–E 1417–
Thu 4 PM78°78°70°76%70%2%–E 1518–
Thu 5 PM78°78°70°76%73%2%–E 1518–
Thu 6 PM77°77°69°76%75%2%–E 1518–
Thu 7 PM77°77°69°76%78%0%–E 1518–
Thu 8 PM77°77°69°76%79%0%–E 1518–
Thu 9 PM77°77°69°76%79%0%–E 1518–
Thu 10 PM77°77°69°76%80%0%–E 1518–

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 73°

33% rain

E 9–9 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 74°

51% rain · 0.12"

E 5–13 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Slight Chance Rain Showers

80° / 73°

20% rain · 0.06"

ESE 8–15 mph · gusts 18

Fri, Oct 30

Slight Chance Rain Showers

80° / 72°

20% rain

ESE 7–14 mph · gusts 17

Sat, Oct 31

Mostly Sunny

82° / 72°

10% rain

ESE 3–8 mph · gusts 10

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

82° / 73°

2% rain

ESE 3–9 mph · gusts 14

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

82° / 71°

9% rain

SSE 8–14 mph · gusts 21

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 8 to 13 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 3 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 122 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-280715-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
122 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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. A slight chance of showers in the
morning. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to
around 5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to
around 5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM

GMZ255 · 122 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 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. 
 


GMZ255-280715-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
122 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail:
East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 2009

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
84% lit
↑ 5:28 PM
↓ 2:51 AM
★★☆☆c84
Moon farthest south (-26.6°)
2
90% lit
↑ 6:15 PM
↓ 3:43 AM
★★☆☆c82
3
95% lit
↑ 6:57 PM
↓ 4:37 AM
★☆☆☆c78
Apogee · 406,024 km
4
98% lit
↑ 7:35 PM
↓ 5:32 AM
★★☆☆c76
best
5
100% lit
↑ 8:09 PM
↓ 6:27 AM
★★☆☆c71
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
6
100% lit
↑ 8:40 PM
↓ 7:22 AM
★★☆☆c65
best
7
97% lit
↑ 9:10 PM
↓ 8:15 AM
★★☆☆c55
8
93% lit
↑ 9:39 PM
↓ 9:09 AM
★☆☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
9
88% lit
↑ 10:08 PM
↓ 10:02 AM
★☆☆☆c29
10
80% lit
↑ 10:40 PM
↓ 10:57 AM
★☆☆☆c46
11
72% lit
↑ 11:14 PM
↓ 11:55 AM
★☆☆☆c62
12
62% lit
↑ 11:54 PM
↓ 12:55 PM
★☆☆☆c74
13
51% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:57 PM
★☆☆☆c85
Last Quarter
14
40% lit
↑ 12:40 AM
↓ 3:02 PM
★☆☆☆c91
15
29% lit
↑ 1:34 AM
↓ 4:06 PM
★☆☆☆c95
Moon farthest north (26.0°)
16
19% lit
↑ 2:35 AM
↓ 5:07 PM
★★☆☆c97
17
11% lit
↑ 3:44 AM
↓ 6:01 PM
★★☆☆c97
18
4% lit
↑ 4:55 AM
↓ 6:50 PM
★☆☆☆c94
19
1% lit
↑ 6:06 AM
↓ 7:32 PM
★★☆☆c89
Perigee · 359,638 km
best
20
0% lit
↑ 7:15 AM
↓ 8:11 PM
★★☆☆c77
New Moon (supermoon)
best
21
3% lit
↑ 8:22 AM
↓ 8:47 PM
★★☆☆c59
Moon crosses the equator
22
7% lit
↑ 9:26 AM
↓ 9:21 PM
★☆☆☆c38
23
14% lit
↑ 10:29 AM
↓ 9:57 PM
★☆☆☆c52
24
23% lit
↑ 11:31 AM
↓ 10:34 PM
★☆☆☆c68
25
32% lit
↑ 12:32 PM
↓ 11:14 PM
★☆☆☆c78
26
42% lit
↑ 1:32 PM
↓ 11:58 PM
★☆☆☆c82
27
52% lit
↑ 2:29 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c82
First Quarter
28
62% lit
↑ 3:22 PM
↓ 12:45 AM
★☆☆☆c81
Moon farthest south (-26.5°)
29
71% lit
↑ 4:11 PM
↓ 1:37 AM
★☆☆☆c78
30
79% lit
↑ 4:55 PM
↓ 2:30 AM
★☆☆☆c75
31
86% lit
↑ 5:35 PM
↓ 3:25 AM
★☆☆☆c71
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

Tue, Aug 4 · Wed, Aug 5 · Thu, Aug 6 · 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 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 Tue 5:56 PM.