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28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

Overnight: Low 72° · 66% rain

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tuesday: High 79° · 71% rain

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. 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, 98%
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 2712 PM6 PMWed, Oct 286 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 29clouds83% cloud cover85% cloud cover83% cloud cover72% cloud cover69% cloud cover67% cloud cover70% cloud cover58% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡70°75°80°85°74747778777777767574787878777777rain71% chance, 0.04 in61% chance, 0.02 in51% chance, 0.02 in33% chance, 0.02 in28% chance, 0.02 in28% chance, 0.02 in28% chance, 0.02 in33% chance28% chance23% chance19% chance12% chance10% chance6% chance4% 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% chancewind01020mphE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 10 mph, gusts 13ESE 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 13 mph, gusts 17ESE 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 6 AM74°74°72°93%83%71%0.04"E 10149.8 mi⚡
Tue 7 AM73°73°72°97%85%61%0.02"ESE 10159.8 mi⚡
Tue 8 AM74°74°72°93%83%51%0.02"ESE 101410.0 mi⚡
Tue 9 AM74°74°73°97%72%33%0.02"ESE 101410.0 mi⚡
Tue 10 AM76°76°73°90%69%28%0.02"ESE 101410.0 mi⚡
Tue 11 AM77°77°73°88%67%28%0.02"ESE 101410+ mi⚡
Tue 12 PM77°77°73°88%70%28%0.02"E 101410+ mi⚡
Tue 1 PM77°77°73°88%58%33%–E 101410+ mi⚡
Tue 2 PM78°78°73°85%48%28%–E 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 3 PM78°78°72°82%61%23%–E 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 4 PM78°78°72°82%54%19%–E 131610+ mi
Tue 5 PM79°79°73°82%46%12%–E 131610+ mi
Tue 6 PM77°77°73°88%27%10%–E 131710+ mi
Tue 7 PM77°77°72°85%33%6%–E 121610.0 mi
Tue 8 PM77°77°72°85%44%4%–E 121510+ mi
Tue 9 PM77°77°72°85%44%3%–E 12159.9 mi
Tue 10 PM77°77°72°85%28%6%–E 101410.0 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 8109.6 mi
Wed 2 AM76°76°73°90%32%17%0.03"E 71010+ mi⚡
Wed 3 AM76°76°73°90%38%25%0.03"E 7910+ mi⚡
Wed 4 AM76°76°73°90%31%24%0.03"E 799.2 mi⚡
Wed 5 AM76°76°73°90%24%23%0.03"E 7910+ 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 799.1 mi⚡
Wed 8 AM75°75°73°94%60%35%0.03"ESE 7910+ 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 8129.3 mi⚡
Wed 11 AM77°77°74°90%38%45%0.03"ESE 8129.2 mi⚡
Wed 12 PM78°78°74°88%39%34%0.03"ESE 9129.4 mi⚡
Wed 1 PM78°78°74°88%39%30%–ESE 10139.9 mi⚡
Wed 2 PM78°78°74°88%48%37%–ESE 1013–⚡
Wed 3 PM78°78°74°88%67%34%–ESE 1215–⚡
Wed 4 PM79°79°74°85%70%31%–ESE 1316–⚡
Wed 5 PM78°78°74°88%60%26%–ESE 1417–⚡
Wed 6 PM78°78°74°88%58%14%–ESE 1317–
Wed 7 PM78°78°73°85%62%8%–ESE 1316–
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

79° / 72°

71% rain · 0.16"

ESE 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° / 75°

6% rain

SSE 9–14 mph · gusts 22

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  • Tuesday Night: 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 tenth and quarter 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%.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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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 · April 2011

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3% lit
↑ 6:01 AM
↓ 6:22 PM
★☆☆☆c31
Moon crosses the equator
2
1% lit
↑ 6:31 AM
↓ 7:13 PM
★☆☆☆c44
Apogee · 406,657 km
3
0% lit
↑ 7:02 AM
↓ 8:05 PM
★★☆☆c56
New Moon
best
4
1% lit
↑ 7:35 AM
↓ 8:58 PM
★★☆☆c67
5
4% lit
↑ 8:10 AM
↓ 9:53 PM
★★☆☆c75
6
9% lit
↑ 8:50 AM
↓ 10:48 PM
★★☆☆c80
7
15% lit
↑ 9:34 AM
↓ 11:42 PM
★☆☆☆c84
8
23% lit
↑ 10:23 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c85
Moon farthest north (23.2°)
9
32% lit
↑ 11:16 AM
↓ 12:35 AM
★☆☆☆c85
10
42% lit
↑ 12:14 PM
↓ 1:26 AM
★☆☆☆c82
11
52% lit
↑ 1:15 PM
↓ 2:14 AM
★☆☆☆c79
First Quarter
12
63% lit
↑ 2:18 PM
↓ 2:58 AM
★☆☆☆c71
13
74% lit
↑ 3:22 PM
↓ 3:39 AM
★☆☆☆c60
14
83% lit
↑ 4:27 PM
↓ 4:19 AM
★☆☆☆c57
15
91% lit
↑ 5:34 PM
↓ 4:58 AM
★☆☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
16
97% lit
↑ 6:42 PM
↓ 5:37 AM
★☆☆☆c56
17
100% lit
↑ 7:51 PM
↓ 6:19 AM
★★☆☆c78
Perigee · 358,090 km
Full Moon · Pink Moon (supermoon)
best
18
99% lit
↑ 9:00 PM
↓ 7:04 AM
★★☆☆c94
best
19
96% lit
↑ 10:09 PM
↓ 7:54 AM
★★☆☆c102
best
20
91% lit
↑ 11:13 PM
↓ 8:48 AM
★★☆☆c106
best
21
83% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:46 AM
★★☆☆c102
Moon farthest south (-24.2°)
22
74% lit
↑ 12:11 AM
↓ 10:46 AM
★☆☆☆c96
23
64% lit
↑ 1:02 AM
↓ 11:46 AM
★☆☆☆c85
24
54% lit
↑ 1:47 AM
↓ 12:44 PM
★☆☆☆c72
Last Quarter
25
44% lit
↑ 2:26 AM
↓ 1:40 PM
★☆☆☆c58
26
35% lit
↑ 3:00 AM
↓ 2:34 PM
★☆☆☆c43
27
26% lit
↑ 3:32 AM
↓ 3:26 PM
★☆☆☆c30
28
18% lit
↑ 4:03 AM
↓ 4:17 PM
★☆☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
29
12% lit
↑ 4:33 AM
↓ 5:08 PM
★☆☆☆c55
Apogee · 406,038 km
30
6% lit
↑ 5:03 AM
↓ 6:00 PM
★☆☆☆c62

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Apr 1 · 6:00 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, Apr 2 · 4:00 AM — Apogee · 406,657 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Apr 3 · 9:32 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Apr 8 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest north (23.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Apr 11 · 7:05 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Apr 15 · 3:00 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, Apr 17 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 358,090 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Apr 17 · 9:43 PM — Full Moon · Pink 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.
  • Thu, Apr 21 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-24.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Apr 24 · 9:47 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Apr 28 · 1:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Apr 29 · 1:00 PM — Apogee · 406,038 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Sun, Apr 3 · Sun, Apr 17 · Mon, Apr 18 · Tue, Apr 19 · Wed, Apr 20

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

Moon distance

358,290 km closest · 406,619 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 1:46 AM.