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Rockport

28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

This Afternoon: High 77° · 34% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 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° · 25% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight 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, 96%
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 276 PMWed, Oct 286 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 296 AM12 PMclouds59% cloud cover58% cloud cover46% cloud cover66% cloud cover49% 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 cover69% cloud cover70% cloud cover71% cloud cover72% cloud cover71% cloud cover70% cloud cover69% cloud cover66% cloud cover63% cloud cover60% cloud cover63% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°76767777767574787878777777757779rain31% chance, 0.01 in26% chance, 0.01 in24% chance, 0.01 in25% chance, 0.01 in13% chance10% chance8% chance8% chance5% chance8% chance6% chance, 0.03 in12% chance, 0.03 in12% chance, 0.03 in20% chance, 0.03 in22% chance, 0.03 in23% chance, 0.03 in36% chance, 0.03 in32% chance, 0.03 in39% chance, 0.03 in38% chance, 0.03 in33% chance, 0.03 in31% chance, 0.03 in35% chance39% chance36% chance26% chance21% chance16% chance7% chance7% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance3% chance1% chance3% chance10% chance10% chance10% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance3% chance3% chancewind01020mphE 12 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 17E 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 12ESE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 16
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 3 PM76°78°70°82%59%31%0.01"E 12168.9 mi⚡
Tue 4 PM76°78°71°85%58%26%0.01"E 13179.2 mi⚡
Tue 5 PM76°79°70°82%46%24%0.01"E 14179.4 mi⚡
Tue 6 PM76°77°70°82%66%25%0.01"E 13179.6 mi⚡
Tue 7 PM74°77°71°90%49%13%–E 12169.4 mi
Tue 8 PM75°77°71°87%43%10%–E 12159.1 mi
Tue 9 PM77°77°72°85%52%8%–E 10149.5 mi
Tue 10 PM77°77°72°85%66%8%–E 10149.8 mi
Tue 11 PM77°77°72°85%46%5%–E 9129.4 mi
Wed 12 AM77°77°73°88%50%8%–E 8109.8 mi
Wed 1 AM77°77°73°88%54%6%0.03"E 799.8 mi
Wed 2 AM76°76°73°90%53%12%0.03"E 689.8 mi
Wed 3 AM76°76°73°90%69%12%0.03"E 579.8 mi
Wed 4 AM76°76°73°90%68%20%0.03"ESE 579.7 mi⚡
Wed 5 AM76°76°73°90%66%22%0.03"E 579.9 mi⚡
Wed 6 AM75°75°73°94%67%23%0.03"E 5710+ mi⚡
Wed 7 AM75°75°73°94%69%36%0.03"E 689.9 mi⚡
Wed 8 AM75°75°73°94%67%32%0.03"E 689.9 mi⚡
Wed 9 AM74°74°74°100%58%39%0.03"E 6910+ mi⚡
Wed 10 AM77°77°74°90%56%38%0.03"E 799.9 mi⚡
Wed 11 AM77°77°74°90%39%33%0.03"ESE 81010+ mi⚡
Wed 12 PM78°78°74°88%42%31%0.03"E 91210+ mi⚡
Wed 1 PM78°78°74°88%44%35%–ESE 10149.7 mi⚡
Wed 2 PM78°78°74°88%43%39%–E 121410+ mi⚡
Wed 3 PM78°78°74°88%57%36%–ESE 121510+ mi⚡
Wed 4 PM79°79°74°85%49%26%–ESE 13179.7 mi⚡
Wed 5 PM78°78°74°88%49%21%–ESE 131710+ mi⚡
Wed 6 PM78°78°74°88%42%16%–ESE 131710+ mi⚡
Wed 7 PM78°78°73°85%56%7%–ESE 13179.4 mi
Wed 8 PM77°77°73°88%55%7%–ESE 131610+ mi
Wed 9 PM77°77°73°88%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 AM77°77°73°88%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°72°85%36%0%–ESE 812–
Thu 4 AM76°76°72°87%69%10%–ESE 812–
Thu 5 AM76°76°72°87%70%10%–ESE 812–
Thu 6 AM75°75°72°90%71%10%–ESE 913–
Thu 7 AM75°75°72°90%72%7%–ESE 913–
Thu 8 AM76°76°72°87%71%7%–ESE 913–
Thu 9 AM77°77°73°88%70%7%–ESE 1014–
Thu 10 AM78°78°73°85%69%7%–ESE 1014–
Thu 11 AM79°79°72°79%66%7%–ESE 1215–
Thu 12 PM79°79°72°79%63%7%–E 1215–
Thu 1 PM79°79°71°77%60%3%–E 1316–
Thu 2 PM79°79°71°77%63%3%–E 1417–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 73°

34% rain · 0.04"

E 9–14 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 74°

39% rain · 0.36"

E 5–13 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Slight Chance Rain Showers

80° / 73°

20% rain

ESE 8–16 mph · gusts 20

Fri, Oct 30

Slight Chance Rain Showers

80° / 72°

20% rain

ESE 7–14 mph · gusts 18

Sat, Oct 31

Mostly Sunny

82° / 72°

10% rain

ESE 5–8 mph · gusts 13

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

82° / 73°

2% rain

ESE 5–10 mph · gusts 16

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

82° / 71°

9% rain

SSE 9–14 mph · gusts 22

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 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. 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 slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 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 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • 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 · May 2010

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
88% lit
↑ 11:35 PM
↓ 9:04 AM
★★☆☆c87
Moon farthest south (-25.7°)
2
81% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:00 AM
★☆☆☆c81
3
73% lit
↑ 12:24 AM
↓ 10:57 AM
★☆☆☆c73
4
64% lit
↑ 1:06 AM
↓ 11:53 AM
★☆☆☆c65
5
55% lit
↑ 1:43 AM
↓ 12:47 PM
★☆☆☆c56
Last Quarter
6
45% lit
↑ 2:17 AM
↓ 1:40 PM
★☆☆☆c46
Apogee · 404,235 km
7
36% lit
↑ 2:48 AM
↓ 2:33 PM
★☆☆☆c33
8
27% lit
↑ 3:17 AM
↓ 3:25 PM
★☆☆☆c34
Moon crosses the equator
9
19% lit
↑ 3:47 AM
↓ 4:17 PM
★☆☆☆c49
10
12% lit
↑ 4:17 AM
↓ 5:12 PM
★☆☆☆c63
11
6% lit
↑ 4:49 AM
↓ 6:08 PM
★☆☆☆c71
12
2% lit
↑ 5:26 AM
↓ 7:07 PM
★★☆☆c81
13
0% lit
↑ 6:06 AM
↓ 8:09 PM
★★☆☆c88
New Moon
best
14
1% lit
↑ 6:53 AM
↓ 9:11 PM
★★☆☆c92
best
15
3% lit
↑ 7:47 AM
↓ 10:11 PM
★★☆☆c94
Moon farthest north (24.7°)
best
16
9% lit
↑ 8:47 AM
↓ 11:08 PM
★★☆☆c94
17
16% lit
↑ 9:51 AM
↓ 11:59 PM
★★☆☆c92
18
25% lit
↑ 10:57 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c87
19
36% lit
↑ 12:03 PM
↓ 12:44 AM
★☆☆☆c77
20
47% lit
↑ 1:08 PM
↓ 1:25 AM
★☆☆☆c62
Perigee · 369,734 km
First Quarter
21
58% lit
↑ 2:11 PM
↓ 2:02 AM
★☆☆☆c42
22
69% lit
↑ 3:13 PM
↓ 2:38 AM
★☆☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
23
79% lit
↑ 4:16 PM
↓ 3:13 AM
★☆☆☆c62
24
88% lit
↑ 5:19 PM
↓ 3:50 AM
★☆☆☆c80
25
94% lit
↑ 6:23 PM
↓ 4:29 AM
★★☆☆c91
26
98% lit
↑ 7:26 PM
↓ 5:12 AM
★☆☆☆c95
27
100% lit
↑ 8:27 PM
↓ 6:00 AM
★★☆☆c96
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
28
99% lit
↑ 9:24 PM
↓ 6:52 AM
★★☆☆c96
Moon farthest south (-25.6°)
best
29
97% lit
↑ 10:15 PM
↓ 7:47 AM
★★☆☆c92
30
92% lit
↑ 11:00 PM
↓ 8:44 AM
★★☆☆c85
31
86% lit
↑ 11:40 PM
↓ 9:41 AM
★☆☆☆c78

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, May 1 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-25.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, May 5 · 11:15 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, May 6 · 5:00 PM — Apogee · 404,235 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, May 8 · 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, May 13 · 8:04 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, May 15 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest north (24.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, May 20 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 369,734 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, May 20 · 6:42 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, May 22 · 2:00 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, May 27 · 6:07 PM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, May 28 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-25.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Thu, May 13 · Fri, May 14 · Sat, May 15 · Thu, May 27 · Fri, May 28

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

Moon distance

369,764 km closest · 404,209 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 1:11 PM.