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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 276 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 286 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 29clouds80% cloud cover81% cloud cover75% cloud cover77% cloud cover72% cloud cover67% cloud cover54% cloud cover42% cloud cover36% cloud cover54% cloud cover46% cloud cover68% cloud cover77% cloud cover73% cloud cover62% cloud cover42% cloud cover47% cloud cover51% cloud cover44% cloud cover39% cloud cover38% cloud cover41% cloud cover47% cloud cover50% cloud cover56% cloud cover41% cloud cover29% cloud cover43% cloud cover53% cloud cover19% cloud cover30% cloud cover41% cloud cover44% cloud cover48% cloud cover51% cloud cover54% cloud cover56% cloud cover59% cloud cover61% cloud cover63% cloud cover65% cloud cover62% cloud cover59% cloud cover56% cloud cover55% cloud cover53% cloud cover52% cloud cover52% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°75747477777876777675757879787777rain54% chance, 0.08 in58% chance, 0.08 in63% chance, 0.08 in61% chance, 0.08 in53% chance, 0.03 in52% chance, 0.03 in41% chance, 0.03 in48% chance, 0.03 in40% chance, 0.03 in38% chance, 0.03 in44% chance, 0.01 in42% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in17% chance, 0.01 in14% chance, 0.01 in5% chance2% chance2% chance10% chance17% chance15% chance22% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in23% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in35% chance, 0.01 in47% chance, 0.04 in47% chance, 0.04 in47% chance, 0.04 in47% chance, 0.04 in47% chance, 0.04 in47% chance, 0.04 in28% chance28% chance28% chance28% chance28% chance28% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance20% chance20% chance0.080.08wind01020mphE 12 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 14ENE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 13ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 8 mph, gusts 10ESE 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 3 AM75°75°72°90%80%54%0.08"E 12159.8 mi⚡
Tue 4 AM75°75°72°90%81%58%0.08"E 10159.7 mi⚡
Tue 5 AM74°74°71°90%75%63%0.08"E 101510+ mi⚡
Tue 6 AM74°74°71°90%77%61%0.08"E 12159.8 mi⚡
Tue 7 AM74°74°71°90%72%53%0.03"E 101410+ mi⚡
Tue 8 AM73°73°72°97%67%52%0.03"E 101410+ mi⚡
Tue 9 AM74°74°73°97%54%41%0.03"E 101410+ mi⚡
Tue 10 AM76°76°73°90%42%48%0.03"E 12159.9 mi⚡
Tue 11 AM76°76°73°90%36%40%0.03"E 101410+ mi⚡
Tue 12 PM77°77°73°88%54%38%0.03"E 10149.8 mi⚡
Tue 1 PM77°77°72°85%46%44%0.01"E 10139.5 mi⚡
Tue 2 PM77°77°72°85%68%42%0.01"ENE 10149.6 mi⚡
Tue 3 PM77°77°72°85%77%37%0.01"ENE 10149.6 mi⚡
Tue 4 PM77°77°72°85%73%21%0.01"ENE 13169.6 mi⚡
Tue 5 PM77°77°72°85%62%17%0.01"ENE 13169.7 mi⚡
Tue 6 PM78°78°73°85%42%14%0.01"ENE 13169.7 mi
Tue 7 PM77°77°73°88%47%5%–ENE 13169.7 mi
Tue 8 PM77°77°73°88%51%2%–ENE 12159.7 mi
Tue 9 PM76°76°73°90%44%2%–E 12159.8 mi
Tue 10 PM76°76°73°90%39%10%–E 10149.8 mi
Tue 11 PM77°77°73°88%38%17%–E 10139.7 mi
Wed 12 AM77°77°73°88%41%15%–ESE 9129.5 mi
Wed 1 AM77°77°73°88%47%22%0.01"ESE 7109.3 mi⚡
Wed 2 AM76°76°73°90%50%22%0.01"ESE 79–⚡
Wed 3 AM76°76°73°90%56%23%0.01"ESE 69–⚡
Wed 4 AM76°76°73°90%41%21%0.01"ESE 69–⚡
Wed 5 AM75°75°73°94%29%22%0.01"ESE 79–⚡
Wed 6 AM75°75°73°94%43%35%0.01"ESE 79–⚡
Wed 7 AM75°75°73°94%53%47%0.04"ESE 79–
Wed 8 AM74°74°73°97%19%47%0.04"E 79–
Wed 9 AM75°75°73°94%30%47%0.04"ESE 79–
Wed 10 AM77°77°74°90%41%47%0.04"ESE 810–⚡
Wed 11 AM78°78°74°88%44%47%0.04"ESE 810–⚡
Wed 12 PM78°78°74°88%48%47%0.04"ESE 912–⚡
Wed 1 PM78°78°74°88%51%28%–ESE 912–⚡
Wed 2 PM79°79°74°85%54%28%–ESE 1013–⚡
Wed 3 PM79°79°74°85%56%28%–ESE 1214–⚡
Wed 4 PM79°79°74°85%59%28%–ESE 1315–⚡
Wed 5 PM79°79°74°85%61%28%–ESE 1316–⚡
Wed 6 PM78°78°74°88%63%28%–ESE 1216–⚡
Wed 7 PM78°78°74°88%65%8%–ESE 1216–
Wed 8 PM77°77°74°90%62%8%–ESE 1216–
Wed 9 PM77°77°74°90%59%8%–ESE 1216–
Wed 10 PM77°77°74°90%56%8%–ESE 1215–
Wed 11 PM77°77°74°90%55%8%–ESE 1214–
Thu 12 AM77°77°73°88%53%8%–ESE 1014–
Thu 1 AM77°77°73°88%52%20%–ESE 1013–
Thu 2 AM77°77°73°88%52%20%–ESE 1012–

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

79° / 72°

71% rain · 0.56"

ESE 10–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 74°

47% rain · 0.30"

ESE 6–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Partly Sunny

80° / 73°

20% rain

ESE 9–16 mph · gusts 21

Fri, Oct 30

Partly Sunny

80° / 72°

25% rain

SE 8–13 mph · gusts 18

Sat, Oct 31

Sunny

82° / 72°

8% rain

SE 6–9 mph · gusts 14

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

81° / 73°

2% rain

SE 5–10 mph · gusts 15

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

82° / 76°

7% rain

SSE 8–13 mph · gusts 18

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 · 117 PM CDT Mon Oct 26 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. 
 


GMZ255-270715-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
117 PM CDT Mon Oct 26 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A
slight chance of showers. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY...East winds around 10 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, mainly in
the morning. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. A
slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds. A
chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the
morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at
8 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
3 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · July 2011

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
0% lit
↑ 6:52 AM
↓ 8:51 PM
★★☆☆c95
New Moon
best
2
2% lit
↑ 7:54 AM
↓ 9:36 PM
★★☆☆c92
3
7% lit
↑ 8:58 AM
↓ 10:17 PM
★★☆☆c86
4
13% lit
↑ 10:01 AM
↓ 10:56 PM
★☆☆☆c74
5
22% lit
↑ 11:03 AM
↓ 11:33 PM
★☆☆☆c57
6
32% lit
↑ 12:06 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
7
44% lit
↑ 1:09 PM
↓ 12:10 AM
★☆☆☆c50
Perigee · 369,567 km
8
55% lit
↑ 2:13 PM
↓ 12:49 AM
★☆☆☆c71
First Quarter
9
66% lit
↑ 3:18 PM
↓ 1:30 AM
★☆☆☆c87
10
77% lit
↑ 4:23 PM
↓ 2:15 AM
★☆☆☆c96
11
85% lit
↑ 5:26 PM
↓ 3:06 AM
★★☆☆c100
12
92% lit
↑ 6:25 PM
↓ 4:01 AM
★★☆☆c100
Moon farthest south (-23.7°)
13
97% lit
↑ 7:19 PM
↓ 4:59 AM
★☆☆☆c98
14
100% lit
↑ 8:07 PM
↓ 6:00 AM
★★☆☆c95
best
15
100% lit
↑ 8:49 PM
↓ 7:01 AM
★★☆☆c88
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
16
98% lit
↑ 9:27 PM
↓ 8:00 AM
★★☆☆c78
17
94% lit
↑ 10:01 PM
↓ 8:56 AM
★☆☆☆c65
18
88% lit
↑ 10:33 PM
↓ 9:51 AM
★☆☆☆c50
19
81% lit
↑ 11:04 PM
↓ 10:44 AM
★☆☆☆c34
Moon crosses the equator
20
73% lit
↑ 11:35 PM
↓ 11:36 AM
★☆☆☆c37
21
64% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:28 PM
★☆☆☆c51
Apogee · 404,358 km
22
55% lit
↑ 12:07 AM
↓ 1:20 PM
★☆☆☆c63
23
45% lit
↑ 12:41 AM
↓ 2:14 PM
★☆☆☆c74
Last Quarter
24
36% lit
↑ 1:18 AM
↓ 3:08 PM
★☆☆☆c82
25
27% lit
↑ 2:00 AM
↓ 4:03 PM
★☆☆☆c87
26
18% lit
↑ 2:47 AM
↓ 4:58 PM
★☆☆☆c90
Moon farthest north (22.7°)
27
11% lit
↑ 3:40 AM
↓ 5:51 PM
★★☆☆c92
28
5% lit
↑ 4:37 AM
↓ 6:42 PM
★☆☆☆c92
29
2% lit
↑ 5:39 AM
↓ 7:29 PM
★★☆☆c91
best
30
0% lit
↑ 6:43 AM
↓ 8:12 PM
★★☆☆c88
New Moon
best
31
1% lit
↑ 7:47 AM
↓ 8:53 PM
★★☆☆c81

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Jul 1 · 3:53 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Jul 6 · 4:00 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, Jul 7 · 9:00 AM — Perigee · 369,567 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Jul 8 · 1:29 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Jul 12 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-23.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Jul 15 · 1:39 AM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Jul 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, Jul 21 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 404,358 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Jul 23 · 12:02 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Jul 26 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest north (22.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jul 30 · 1:39 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Fri, Jul 1 · Thu, Jul 14 · Fri, Jul 15 · Fri, Jul 29 · Sat, Jul 30

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

Moon distance

368,554 km closest · 404,322 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 Mon 1:46 PM.