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28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

This Afternoon: High 77° · 37% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 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 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter 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 between 2am and 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 7 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 PMclouds58% cloud cover48% cloud cover61% cloud cover54% cloud cover46% cloud cover27% cloud cover33% cloud cover44% cloud cover44% cloud cover28% cloud cover40% cloud cover43% cloud cover29% cloud cover32% cloud cover38% cloud cover31% cloud cover24% cloud cover51% cloud cover57% cloud cover60% cloud cover53% cloud cover44% cloud cover38% cloud cover39% cloud cover39% cloud cover48% cloud cover67% cloud cover70% cloud cover60% cloud cover58% cloud cover62% cloud cover54% cloud cover61% cloud cover67% cloud cover65% cloud cover64% cloud cover62% cloud cover64% cloud cover67% cloud cover69% cloud cover70% cloud cover71% cloud cover72% cloud cover71% cloud cover70% cloud cover69% cloud cover66% cloud cover63% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°76767477777675777879787777767578rain37% chance, 0.01 in34% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in26% chance, 0.01 in24% chance, 0.01 in25% chance, 0.01 in13% chance10% chance3% chance6% chance8% chance10% chance14% chance, 0.03 in17% chance, 0.03 in25% chance, 0.03 in24% chance, 0.03 in23% chance, 0.03 in25% chance, 0.03 in38% chance, 0.03 in35% chance, 0.03 in40% chance, 0.03 in45% chance, 0.03 in45% chance, 0.03 in34% chance, 0.03 in30% chance37% chance34% chance31% chance26% chance14% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance10% chance10% chance10% chance10% chance10% chance10% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chancewind01020mphE 10 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 10 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 14 mph, gusts 17ESE 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 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 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 1 PM76°77°70°82%58%37%0.01"E 10149.7 mi⚡
Tue 2 PM76°78°70°82%48%34%0.01"E 12159.7 mi⚡
Tue 3 PM76°78°70°82%61%31%0.01"E 12159.8 mi⚡
Tue 4 PM76°78°71°85%54%26%0.01"E 13169.6 mi⚡
Tue 5 PM76°79°70°82%46%24%0.01"E 13169.7 mi⚡
Tue 6 PM76°77°70°82%27%25%0.01"E 13179.6 mi⚡
Tue 7 PM74°77°71°90%33%13%–E 12169.6 mi
Tue 8 PM75°77°71°87%44%10%–E 12159.9 mi
Tue 9 PM77°77°72°85%44%3%–E 12159.6 mi
Tue 10 PM77°77°72°85%28%6%–E 10149.9 mi
Tue 11 PM77°77°72°85%40%8%–E 101310+ mi
Wed 12 AM77°77°73°88%43%10%–E 91210+ mi
Wed 1 AM77°77°73°88%29%14%0.03"E 81010.0 mi
Wed 2 AM76°76°73°90%32%17%0.03"E 7109.4 mi⚡
Wed 3 AM76°76°73°90%38%25%0.03"E 799.3 mi⚡
Wed 4 AM76°76°73°90%31%24%0.03"E 798.7 mi⚡
Wed 5 AM76°76°73°90%24%23%0.03"E 799.3 mi⚡
Wed 6 AM75°75°73°94%51%25%0.03"E 7910+ mi⚡
Wed 7 AM75°75°73°94%57%38%0.03"E 799.2 mi⚡
Wed 8 AM75°75°73°94%60%35%0.03"ESE 799.0 mi⚡
Wed 9 AM74°74°74°100%53%40%0.03"ESE 7910+ mi⚡
Wed 10 AM77°77°74°90%44%45%0.03"ESE 8129.4 mi⚡
Wed 11 AM77°77°74°90%38%45%0.03"ESE 81210+ mi⚡
Wed 12 PM78°78°74°88%39%34%0.03"ESE 91210+ mi⚡
Wed 1 PM78°78°74°88%39%30%–ESE 10139.6 mi⚡
Wed 2 PM78°78°74°88%48%37%–ESE 101310+ mi⚡
Wed 3 PM78°78°74°88%67%34%–ESE 121510+ mi⚡
Wed 4 PM79°79°74°85%70%31%–ESE 13169.6 mi⚡
Wed 5 PM78°78°74°88%60%26%–ESE 14179.4 mi⚡
Wed 6 PM78°78°74°88%58%14%–ESE 13179.4 mi
Wed 7 PM78°78°73°85%62%8%–ESE 13169.5 mi
Wed 8 PM77°77°73°88%54%8%–ESE 1316–
Wed 9 PM77°77°73°88%61%8%–ESE 1316–
Wed 10 PM77°77°73°88%67%8%–ESE 1215–
Wed 11 PM77°77°73°88%65%8%–ESE 1214–
Thu 12 AM77°77°73°88%64%8%–ESE 1014–
Thu 1 AM77°77°73°88%62%10%–ESE 1013–
Thu 2 AM77°77°73°88%64%10%–ESE 912–
Thu 3 AM77°77°72°85%67%10%–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–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 73°

37% rain · 0.06"

E 10–13 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 74°

45% rain · 0.36"

ESE 7–14 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 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 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 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 7 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 8 to 13 mph.
  • 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 · 151 AM 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-271915-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
151 AM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers early this
morning, then a slight chance of showers late this morning and
afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight. 
.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 with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and
inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. 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 · 151 AM 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. 
 


GMZ255-271915-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
151 AM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers early this
morning, then a slight chance of showers late this morning and
afternoon. 
.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 after midnight. 
.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. Seas around
3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 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 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · July 2010

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
76% lit
↑ 11:47 PM
↓ 11:08 AM
★☆☆☆c46
Apogee · 405,036 km
2
68% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:59 AM
★☆☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
3
59% lit
↑ 12:16 AM
↓ 12:51 PM
★☆☆☆c44
4
49% lit
↑ 12:46 AM
↓ 1:44 PM
★☆☆☆c59
Last Quarter
5
39% lit
↑ 1:18 AM
↓ 2:39 PM
★☆☆☆c72
6
30% lit
↑ 1:53 AM
↓ 3:37 PM
★☆☆☆c83
7
21% lit
↑ 2:34 AM
↓ 4:38 PM
★☆☆☆c90
8
13% lit
↑ 3:21 AM
↓ 5:40 PM
★★☆☆c95
9
6% lit
↑ 4:16 AM
↓ 6:41 PM
★☆☆☆c98
Moon farthest north (24.5°)
10
2% lit
↑ 5:18 AM
↓ 7:38 PM
★★☆☆c99
best
11
0% lit
↑ 6:25 AM
↓ 8:31 PM
★★☆☆c99
New Moon
best
12
1% lit
↑ 7:35 AM
↓ 9:18 PM
★★☆☆c97
best
13
5% lit
↑ 8:44 AM
↓ 10:00 PM
★★☆☆c89
Perigee · 361,116 km
14
12% lit
↑ 9:52 AM
↓ 10:38 PM
★☆☆☆c75
15
21% lit
↑ 10:58 AM
↓ 11:15 PM
★☆☆☆c56
Moon crosses the equator
16
31% lit
↑ 12:02 PM
↓ 11:52 PM
★☆☆☆c37
17
42% lit
↑ 1:05 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c58
18
53% lit
↑ 2:08 PM
↓ 12:29 AM
★☆☆☆c75
First Quarter
19
64% lit
↑ 3:11 PM
↓ 1:10 AM
★☆☆☆c86
20
74% lit
↑ 4:12 PM
↓ 1:53 AM
★☆☆☆c91
21
82% lit
↑ 5:10 PM
↓ 2:41 AM
★★☆☆c91
22
89% lit
↑ 6:03 PM
↓ 3:33 AM
★★☆☆c90
Moon farthest south (-25.4°)
23
95% lit
↑ 6:52 PM
↓ 4:28 AM
★☆☆☆c86
24
98% lit
↑ 7:35 PM
↓ 5:24 AM
★★☆☆c83
best
25
100% lit
↑ 8:13 PM
↓ 6:20 AM
★★☆☆c77
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
26
100% lit
↑ 8:48 PM
↓ 7:15 AM
★★☆☆c70
27
97% lit
↑ 9:19 PM
↓ 8:09 AM
★★☆☆c62
28
94% lit
↑ 9:49 PM
↓ 9:01 AM
★☆☆☆c51
Apogee · 405,953 km
29
88% lit
↑ 10:18 PM
↓ 9:53 AM
★☆☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
30
82% lit
↑ 10:47 PM
↓ 10:44 AM
★☆☆☆c34
31
74% lit
↑ 11:18 PM
↓ 11:36 AM
★☆☆☆c48

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Jul 1 · 5:00 AM — Apogee · 405,036 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Jul 2 · 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.
  • Sun, Jul 4 · 9:35 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Jul 9 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest north (24.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Jul 11 · 2:40 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Jul 13 · 6:00 AM — Perigee · 361,116 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Jul 15 · 6:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Jul 18 · 5:10 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Jul 22 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-25.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Jul 25 · 8:36 PM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Jul 28 · 7:00 PM — Apogee · 405,953 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Jul 29 · 4:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Sat, Jul 10 · Sun, Jul 11 · Mon, Jul 12 · Sat, Jul 24 · Sun, Jul 25

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

Moon distance

361,160 km closest · 405,918 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 11:16 AM.