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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

⚠ Coastal Flood Advisory · until Wed 4:00 AM

* WHAT...Minor coastal flooding. * WHERE...Aransas Islands, Kleberg Islands, Nueces Islands and Calhoun Islands Counties. * WHEN...Until 4 AM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only isolated road closures expected.

If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.

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Today

This Afternoon: High 78° · 26% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 74° · 33% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 3 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:36 AM / 6:47 PM
Moonrise / moonset
7:55 PM / 9:13 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 96%
Major period
1:05 AM–3:05 AM
Minor period
8:43 AM–9:43 AM
Major period
1:35 PM–3:35 PM
Minor period
7:25 PM–8:25 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 cover55% cloud cover50% cloud cover41% cloud cover61% cloud cover65% cloud cover57% cloud cover48% cloud cover71% cloud cover42% cloud cover45% cloud cover48% cloud cover61% cloud cover54% cloud cover68% cloud cover65% cloud cover58% cloud cover53% cloud cover48% cloud cover40% cloud cover52% cloud cover49% cloud cover64% cloud cover56% cloud cover49% cloud cover46% cloud cover56% cloud cover59% cloud cover68% cloud cover56% cloud cover48% cloud cover38% cloud cover52% cloud cover29% cloud cover36% cloud cover37% cloud cover38% cloud cover46% cloud cover43% cloud cover40% cloud cover52% cloud cover63% cloud cover64% cloud cover64% cloud cover65% cloud cover68% cloud cover70% cloud cover73% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°77747777757479807977777775767981rain22% chance21% chance9% chance9% chance14% chance20% chance21% chance21% chance22% chance, 0.01 in24% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in29% chance, 0.01 in33% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in41% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 in48% chance, 0.01 in51% chance, 0.01 in49% chance, 0.01 in47% chance, 0.01 in46% chance42% chance39% chance35% chance26% chance17% chance9% chance9% chance6% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance6% chance8% chance12% chance23% chance, 0.02 in23% chance, 0.02 in23% chance, 0.02 in23% chance, 0.02 in23% chance, 0.02 in23% chance, 0.02 in2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chancewind01020mphE 12 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 15E 8 mph, gusts 14E 7 mph, gusts 13E 5 mph, gusts 9ESE 5 mph, gusts 8E 3 mph, gusts 7E 3 mph, gusts 7ENE 5 mph, gusts 7E 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 10 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 17ESE 10 mph, gusts 16ESE 9 mph, gusts 15ESE 8 mph, gusts 14SE 7 mph, gusts 13SE 6 mph, gusts 12ESE 6 mph, gusts 10ESE 6 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 13ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 18
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 5 PM77°77°72°85%59%22%–E 12169.7 mi⚡
Tue 6 PM76°76°71°85%55%21%–E 12169.7 mi⚡
Tue 7 PM74°74°71°90%50%9%–E 10159.6 mi
Tue 8 PM74°74°71°90%41%9%–E 9159.6 mi
Tue 9 PM77°77°72°85%61%14%–E 8149.7 mi
Tue 10 PM77°77°72°85%65%20%–E 8139.6 mi⚡
Tue 11 PM77°77°72°85%57%21%–E 7139.6 mi⚡
Wed 12 AM76°76°73°90%48%21%–E 6129.8 mi⚡
Wed 1 AM76°76°73°90%71%22%0.01"E 599.7 mi⚡
Wed 2 AM77°77°73°88%42%24%0.01"ESE 589.5 mi⚡
Wed 3 AM76°76°73°90%45%27%0.01"ESE 589.8 mi⚡
Wed 4 AM76°76°73°90%48%29%0.01"E 379.9 mi⚡
Wed 5 AM75°75°73°94%61%33%0.01"E 3710.0 mi⚡
Wed 6 AM75°75°73°94%54%37%0.01"E 3710.0 mi⚡
Wed 7 AM75°75°73°94%68%41%0.01"E 379.9 mi⚡
Wed 8 AM74°74°73°97%65%44%0.01"E 3710.0 mi⚡
Wed 9 AM76°76°73°90%58%48%0.01"ENE 5710.0 mi⚡
Wed 10 AM78°78°73°85%53%51%0.01"E 6810.0 mi⚡
Wed 11 AM79°79°73°82%48%49%0.01"E 7910+ mi⚡
Wed 12 PM80°84°73°79%40%47%0.01"E 81210+ mi⚡
Wed 1 PM80°84°73°79%52%46%–ESE 9139.6 mi⚡
Wed 2 PM80°84°73°79%49%42%–ESE 101410+ mi⚡
Wed 3 PM80°84°73°79%64%39%–ESE 101510+ mi⚡
Wed 4 PM81°86°74°79%56%35%–ESE 12169.6 mi⚡
Wed 5 PM79°79°73°82%49%26%–ESE 121710+ mi⚡
Wed 6 PM79°79°73°82%46%17%–ESE 121710+ mi⚡
Wed 7 PM78°78°73°85%56%9%–ESE 10169.6 mi
Wed 8 PM77°77°73°88%59%9%–ESE 101610+ mi
Wed 9 PM77°77°73°88%68%6%–ESE 91510+ mi
Wed 10 PM77°77°73°88%56%3%–ESE 9159.7 mi
Wed 11 PM77°77°73°88%48%3%–ESE 8149.6 mi
Thu 12 AM77°77°73°88%38%4%–ESE 8149.8 mi
Thu 1 AM76°76°73°90%52%6%–SE 7139.9 mi
Thu 2 AM77°77°73°88%29%8%–SE 712–
Thu 3 AM76°76°73°90%36%0%–SE 612–
Thu 4 AM76°76°73°90%37%0%–SE 610–
Thu 5 AM75°75°73°94%38%0%–ESE 610–
Thu 6 AM75°75°72°90%46%12%–ESE 610–
Thu 7 AM74°74°72°93%43%23%0.02"ESE 610–
Thu 8 AM76°76°72°87%40%23%0.02"ESE 712–
Thu 9 AM77°77°72°85%52%23%0.02"ESE 813–
Thu 10 AM78°78°72°82%63%23%0.02"ESE 813–
Thu 11 AM79°79°71°77%64%23%0.02"ESE 914–
Thu 12 PM80°83°71°74%64%23%0.02"ESE 1015–
Thu 1 PM80°83°70°72%65%2%–ESE 1216–
Thu 2 PM81°85°70°69%68%2%–ESE 1317–
Thu 3 PM81°84°69°67%70%2%–E 1318–
Thu 4 PM80°83°69°69%73%2%–E 1318–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 74°

33% rain

E 7–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 74°

51% rain · 0.12"

E 3–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Slight Chance Rain Showers

81° / 74°

23% rain · 0.12"

ESE 6–13 mph · gusts 18

Fri, Oct 30

Slight Chance Rain Showers

82° / 74°

20% rain

SE 7–10 mph · gusts 16

Sat, Oct 31

Mostly Sunny

81° / 74°

8% rain

SE 3–8 mph · gusts 12

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

81° / 75°

2% rain

ESE 3–10 mph · gusts 14

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

81° / 72°

9% rain

SSE 9–14 mph · gusts 18

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 78. East wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 3 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 86. East wind 3 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. 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 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. 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 74. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.

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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 Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

GMZ250 · 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. 
 


GMZ250-280715-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
122 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 5 to 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...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
showers. A slight chance of 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, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail:
East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas around
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight
chance of showers in the morning. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
6 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 around
3 feet. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to
around 5 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · February 2011

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2% lit
↑ 6:11 AM
↓ 5:06 PM
★☆☆☆c85
2
0% lit
↑ 6:49 AM
↓ 6:02 PM
★★★★c83
New Moon
best
3
1% lit
↑ 7:24 AM
↓ 6:56 PM
★★★☆c75
4
3% lit
↑ 7:56 AM
↓ 7:48 PM
★★★☆c56
5
7% lit
↑ 8:26 AM
↓ 8:40 PM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
6
12% lit
↑ 8:56 AM
↓ 9:31 PM
★★☆☆c32
Apogee · 405,923 km
7
19% lit
↑ 9:26 AM
↓ 10:23 PM
★☆☆☆c37
8
27% lit
↑ 9:58 AM
↓ 11:16 PM
★☆☆☆c45
9
35% lit
↑ 10:32 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c55
10
45% lit
↑ 11:10 AM
↓ 12:10 AM
★★☆☆c65
11
55% lit
↑ 11:53 AM
↓ 1:05 AM
★★☆☆c76
First Quarter
12
64% lit
↑ 12:42 PM
↓ 2:02 AM
★★★☆c85
13
74% lit
↑ 1:38 PM
↓ 2:58 AM
★★★☆c92
Moon farthest north (23.4°)
14
83% lit
↑ 2:39 PM
↓ 3:52 AM
★★★★c93
best
15
91% lit
↑ 3:44 PM
↓ 4:44 AM
★★★★c93
best
16
96% lit
↑ 4:51 PM
↓ 5:32 AM
★☆☆☆c90
17
99% lit
↑ 5:59 PM
↓ 6:16 AM
★★★★c90
best
18
100% lit
↑ 7:07 PM
↓ 6:57 AM
★★★★c75
Full Moon · Snow Moon (supermoon)
best
19
97% lit
↑ 8:15 PM
↓ 7:37 AM
★★★☆c61
Perigee · 358,251 km
Moon crosses the equator
20
91% lit
↑ 9:22 PM
↓ 8:17 AM
★★☆☆c53
21
84% lit
↑ 10:29 PM
↓ 8:57 AM
★☆☆☆c60
22
74% lit
↑ 11:35 PM
↓ 9:40 AM
★★☆☆c73
23
63% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:27 AM
★★☆☆c81
24
53% lit
↑ 12:39 AM
↓ 11:17 AM
★★☆☆c86
Last Quarter
25
42% lit
↑ 1:40 AM
↓ 12:11 PM
★★★☆c90
Moon farthest south (-24.4°)
26
32% lit
↑ 2:36 AM
↓ 1:07 PM
★★★☆c89
27
23% lit
↑ 3:26 AM
↓ 2:04 PM
★★★☆c86
28
15% lit
↑ 4:10 AM
↓ 3:01 PM
★★★☆c79

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Feb 2 · 8:31 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Feb 5 · 3:00 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, Feb 6 · 5:00 PM — Apogee · 405,923 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Feb 11 · 1:18 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Feb 13 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest north (23.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Feb 18 · 2:35 AM — Full Moon · Snow 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, Feb 19 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 358,251 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Feb 19 · 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.
  • Thu, Feb 24 · 5:26 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Feb 25 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-24.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Wed, Feb 2 · Mon, Feb 14 · Tue, Feb 15 · Thu, Feb 17 · Fri, Feb 18

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

Moon distance

358,401 km closest · 405,891 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 Port AransasSurf 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.