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28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

This Afternoon: High 77° · 26% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 73° · 33% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then 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 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. 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, 95%
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 PMclouds49% cloud cover43% cloud cover52% cloud cover66% cloud cover46% cloud cover50% cloud cover54% cloud cover53% cloud cover69% cloud cover68% cloud cover66% cloud cover67% cloud cover69% cloud cover67% cloud cover58% cloud cover56% cloud cover39% cloud cover42% cloud cover44% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°74777776757778797877777776777978rain13% chance10% chance14% chance20% chance20% 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 12 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 14E 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 18
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 7 PM74°74°71°90%49%13%–E 12169.4 mi
Tue 8 PM75°75°71°87%43%10%–E 12159.1 mi
Tue 9 PM77°77°73°88%52%14%–E 10149.5 mi
Tue 10 PM77°77°73°88%66%20%–E 10149.8 mi⚡
Tue 11 PM77°77°73°88%46%20%–E 9129.4 mi⚡
Wed 12 AM77°77°73°88%50%20%–E 8109.8 mi⚡
Wed 1 AM77°77°73°88%54%20%0.01"E 799.8 mi⚡
Wed 2 AM77°77°73°88%53%23%0.01"E 689.8 mi⚡
Wed 3 AM76°76°73°90%69%27%0.01"E 579.8 mi⚡
Wed 4 AM76°76°73°90%68%30%0.01"ESE 579.7 mi⚡
Wed 5 AM76°76°73°90%66%33%0.01"E 579.9 mi⚡
Wed 6 AM75°75°73°94%67%36%0.01"E 5710+ mi⚡
Wed 7 AM75°75°73°94%69%40%0.01"E 689.9 mi⚡
Wed 8 AM75°75°73°94%67%43%0.01"E 689.9 mi⚡
Wed 9 AM74°74°74°100%58%47%0.01"E 6910+ mi⚡
Wed 10 AM77°77°75°94%56%51%0.01"E 799.9 mi⚡
Wed 11 AM77°77°74°90%39%49%0.01"ESE 81010+ mi⚡
Wed 12 PM78°78°75°91%42%47%0.01"E 91210+ mi⚡
Wed 1 PM78°78°74°88%44%45%–ESE 10149.7 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 13179.7 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 13179.4 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 12159.4 mi
Wed 11 PM77°77°73°88%52%1%–ESE 12149.3 mi
Thu 12 AM78°78°73°85%47%3%–ESE 10149.4 mi
Thu 1 AM77°77°73°88%46%1%–ESE 10139.7 mi
Thu 2 AM77°77°73°88%26%3%–SE 912–
Thu 3 AM77°77°73°88%36%0%–ESE 812–
Thu 4 AM77°77°73°88%32%0%–ESE 810–
Thu 5 AM76°76°72°87%32%0%–ESE 810–
Thu 6 AM76°76°72°87%42%10%–ESE 812–
Thu 7 AM76°76°72°87%36%20%0.01"ESE 812–
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 73°

33% rain

E 9–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ 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
  • This Afternoon: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then 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 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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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 · January 2010

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
99% lit
↑ 7:05 PM
↓ 8:05 AM
★★☆☆c103
Perigee · 358,681 km
best
2
94% lit
↑ 8:15 PM
↓ 8:53 AM
★★☆☆c98
3
88% lit
↑ 9:23 PM
↓ 9:35 AM
★★☆☆c87
4
79% lit
↑ 10:28 PM
↓ 10:13 AM
★☆☆☆c70
5
69% lit
↑ 11:31 PM
↓ 10:48 AM
★☆☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
6
58% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:23 AM
★☆☆☆c38
7
47% lit
↑ 12:32 AM
↓ 11:58 AM
★☆☆☆c58
Last Quarter
8
36% lit
↑ 1:33 AM
↓ 12:36 PM
★☆☆☆c72
9
27% lit
↑ 2:33 AM
↓ 1:16 PM
★☆☆☆c81
10
18% lit
↑ 3:33 AM
↓ 2:01 PM
★☆☆☆c84
11
11% lit
↑ 4:30 AM
↓ 2:49 PM
★☆☆☆c84
12
6% lit
↑ 5:23 AM
↓ 3:42 PM
★★☆☆c83
Moon farthest south (-26.1°)
13
2% lit
↑ 6:13 AM
↓ 4:36 PM
★★☆☆c82
14
0% lit
↑ 6:57 AM
↓ 5:32 PM
★★☆☆c80
best
15
0% lit
↑ 7:36 AM
↓ 6:27 PM
★★☆☆c77
New Moon
16
2% lit
↑ 8:11 AM
↓ 7:20 PM
★★☆☆c72
Apogee · 406,432 km
17
5% lit
↑ 8:42 AM
↓ 8:13 PM
★★☆☆c65
18
10% lit
↑ 9:12 AM
↓ 9:05 PM
★☆☆☆c55
19
17% lit
↑ 9:41 AM
↓ 9:57 PM
★☆☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
20
25% lit
↑ 10:10 AM
↓ 10:50 PM
★☆☆☆c29
21
33% lit
↑ 10:40 AM
↓ 11:44 PM
★☆☆☆c42
22
43% lit
↑ 11:12 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c56
23
53% lit
↑ 11:49 AM
↓ 12:41 AM
★☆☆☆c69
First Quarter
24
64% lit
↑ 12:32 PM
↓ 1:41 AM
★☆☆☆c79
25
74% lit
↑ 1:22 PM
↓ 2:44 AM
★☆☆☆c87
26
83% lit
↑ 2:20 PM
↓ 3:47 AM
★☆☆☆c90
Moon farthest north (25.3°)
27
91% lit
↑ 3:26 PM
↓ 4:49 AM
★★☆☆c96
28
97% lit
↑ 4:36 PM
↓ 5:47 AM
★★☆☆c98
best
29
100% lit
↑ 5:48 PM
↓ 6:39 AM
★★☆☆c98
best
30
100% lit
↑ 7:00 PM
↓ 7:25 AM
★★☆☆c94
Full Moon · Wolf Moon (supermoon)
Perigee · 356,594 km
best
31
97% lit
↑ 8:08 PM
↓ 8:06 AM
★★☆☆c83

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Jan 1 · 3:00 PM — Perigee · 358,681 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Jan 5 · 9:00 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, Jan 7 · 4:40 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Jan 12 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-26.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Jan 15 · 1:11 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Jan 16 · 8:00 PM — Apogee · 406,432 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Jan 19 · 2:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Jan 23 · 4:53 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Jan 26 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest north (25.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jan 30 · 12:17 AM — Full Moon · Wolf 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, Jan 30 · 3:00 AM — Perigee · 356,594 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Fri, Jan 1 · Thu, Jan 14 · Thu, Jan 28 · Fri, Jan 29 · Sat, Jan 30

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

Moon distance

356,705 km closest · 406,386 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 3:41 PM.