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Rockport

28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

This Afternoon: High 77° · 37% 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 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. 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 quarter and half 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 PMclouds71% cloud cover59% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°76767577767675777878777777767679rain34% chance, 0.01 in31% 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% chancewind01020mphE 12 mph, gusts 14E 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 14E 8 mph, gusts 10E 6 mph, gusts 8ESE 5 mph, gusts 7E 5 mph, gusts 7E 6 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 9E 9 mph, gusts 12E 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 13 mph, gusts 17ESE 13 mph, gusts 17ESE 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 10 mph, gusts 14SE 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 10 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 2 PM76°78°70°82%71%34%0.01"E 12148.4 mi⚡
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 73°

37% rain · 0.05"

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

Partly Sunny

80° / 73°

10% rain

ESE 8–16 mph · gusts 20

Fri, Oct 30

Partly Sunny

80° / 72°

9% rain

SE 7–14 mph · gusts 18

Sat, Oct 31

Sunny

82° / 72°

5% rain

SE 5–8 mph · gusts 13

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

81° / 73°

1% rain

SE 5–10 mph · gusts 16

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

82° / 70°

19% 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 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. 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 quarter and half 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 quarter and half of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 12 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind around 12 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 70.

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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 · June 2010

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
79% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:37 AM
★☆☆☆c67
2
71% lit
↑ 12:15 AM
↓ 11:31 AM
★☆☆☆c57
3
62% lit
↑ 12:47 AM
↓ 12:24 PM
★☆☆☆c46
Apogee · 404,267 km
4
52% lit
↑ 1:17 AM
↓ 1:15 PM
★☆☆☆c33
Last Quarter
5
43% lit
↑ 1:46 AM
↓ 2:07 PM
★☆☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
6
33% lit
↑ 2:16 AM
↓ 3:00 PM
★☆☆☆c54
7
24% lit
↑ 2:47 AM
↓ 3:55 PM
★☆☆☆c68
8
16% lit
↑ 3:21 AM
↓ 4:53 PM
★☆☆☆c80
9
9% lit
↑ 3:59 AM
↓ 5:53 PM
★★☆☆c88
10
4% lit
↑ 4:43 AM
↓ 6:55 PM
★☆☆☆c93
11
1% lit
↑ 5:35 AM
↓ 7:57 PM
★★☆☆c96
best
12
0% lit
↑ 6:33 AM
↓ 8:57 PM
★★☆☆c97
Moon farthest north (24.6°)
New Moon
best
13
2% lit
↑ 7:38 AM
↓ 9:52 PM
★★☆☆c97
best
14
7% lit
↑ 8:45 AM
↓ 10:40 PM
★★☆☆c95
15
14% lit
↑ 9:53 AM
↓ 11:24 PM
★★☆☆c88
Perigee · 365,933 km
16
23% lit
↑ 11:00 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c76
17
33% lit
↑ 12:04 PM
↓ 12:03 AM
★☆☆☆c58
18
45% lit
↑ 1:07 PM
↓ 12:39 AM
★☆☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter
19
56% lit
↑ 2:10 PM
↓ 1:15 AM
★☆☆☆c49
20
67% lit
↑ 3:12 PM
↓ 1:51 AM
★☆☆☆c69
21
77% lit
↑ 4:14 PM
↓ 2:29 AM
★☆☆☆c83
22
85% lit
↑ 5:17 PM
↓ 3:10 AM
★★☆☆c91
23
92% lit
↑ 6:17 PM
↓ 3:55 AM
★★☆☆c94
24
97% lit
↑ 7:15 PM
↓ 4:44 AM
★☆☆☆c93
Moon farthest south (-25.5°)
25
99% lit
↑ 8:08 PM
↓ 5:38 AM
★★☆☆c92
best
26
100% lit
↑ 8:55 PM
↓ 6:34 AM
★★☆☆c88
Full Moon · Strawberry Moon
best
27
99% lit
↑ 9:37 PM
↓ 7:31 AM
★★☆☆c82
28
95% lit
↑ 10:14 PM
↓ 8:27 AM
★★☆☆c75
29
90% lit
↑ 10:47 PM
↓ 9:22 AM
★☆☆☆c67
30
84% lit
↑ 11:17 PM
↓ 10:16 AM
★☆☆☆c57

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Jun 3 · 12:00 PM — Apogee · 404,267 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Jun 4 · 5:13 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Jun 5 · 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.
  • Sat, Jun 12 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest north (24.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jun 12 · 6:14 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Jun 15 · 10:00 AM — Perigee · 365,933 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Jun 18 · 10:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Jun 18 · 11:29 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Jun 24 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-25.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jun 26 · 6:30 AM — Full Moon · Strawberry MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Fri, Jun 11 · Sat, Jun 12 · Sun, Jun 13 · Fri, Jun 25 · Sat, Jun 26

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

Moon distance

365,937 km closest · 404,762 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.