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Sargent

28.770°, -95.620° · tides: Sargent, ICWW

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Today

Today: High 79° · 8% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 68° · 8% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:30 AM / 6:41 PM
Moonrise / moonset
6:58 PM / 7:59 AM
Moon
Full Moon, 100%
Major period
12:05 AM–2:05 AM
Minor period
7:29 AM–8:29 AM
Major period
12:30 PM–2:30 PM
Minor period
6:28 PM–7:28 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Mon, Oct 2612 PM6 PMTue, Oct 276 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 286 AMclouds63% cloud cover57% cloud cover39% cloud cover34% cloud cover35% cloud cover33% cloud cover26% cloud cover33% cloud cover36% cloud cover44% cloud cover45% cloud cover56% cloud cover64% cloud cover73% cloud cover72% cloud cover75% cloud cover79% cloud cover77% cloud cover77% cloud cover71% cloud cover59% cloud cover55% cloud cover55% cloud cover49% cloud cover59% cloud cover71% cloud cover71% cloud cover67% cloud cover65% cloud cover63% cloud cover59% cloud cover50% cloud cover49% cloud cover47% cloud cover54% cloud cover71% cloud cover76% cloud cover61% cloud cover59% cloud cover56% cloud cover55% cloud cover55% cloud cover54% cloud cover55% cloud cover55% cloud cover56% cloud cover52% cloud cover48% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°66747978747171686875797974727170rain6% chance5% chance5% chance3% chance1% chance3% chance5% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance5% chance7% chance8% chance6% chance5% chance5% chance4% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance4% chance7% chance4% chance6% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance4% chance12% chance, 0.02 in25% chance, 0.02 in30% chance, 0.02 in26% chance, 0.02 in22% chance, 0.02 in27% chance, 0.02 in27% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 inwind01020mphNE 9 mph, gusts 15NE 10 mph, gusts 15ENE 14 mph, gusts 17E 15 mph, gusts 20E 16 mph, gusts 20E 16 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 18E 12 mph, gusts 17E 10 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 16ESE 8 mph, gusts 14ESE 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 7 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 7 AM66°66°64°93%63%6%–NE 91510+ mi
Mon 8 AM67°67°65°93%57%5%–NE 101510+ mi
Mon 9 AM70°70°65°84%39%5%–NE 101510+ mi
Mon 10 AM74°74°66°76%34%3%–ENE 121610+ mi
Mon 11 AM78°78°65°64%35%1%–ENE 141710+ mi
Mon 12 PM79°79°65°62%33%0%–E 151810+ mi
Mon 1 PM79°79°66°64%26%0%–E 152010+ mi
Mon 2 PM79°79°66°64%33%3%–E 152010+ mi
Mon 3 PM79°79°66°64%36%5%–E 162010+ mi
Mon 4 PM78°78°67°69%44%3%–E 162010+ mi
Mon 5 PM78°78°67°69%45%3%–E 162010+ mi
Mon 6 PM75°75°67°76%56%3%–E 152010+ mi
Mon 7 PM74°74°67°79%64%5%–E 141810+ mi
Mon 8 PM72°72°66°81%73%7%–E 131810+ mi
Mon 9 PM72°72°66°81%72%8%–E 131810+ mi
Mon 10 PM71°71°66°84%75%6%–E 131710+ mi
Mon 11 PM71°71°66°84%79%5%–E 121710+ mi
Tue 12 AM71°71°66°84%77%5%–E 12169.1 mi
Tue 1 AM71°71°66°84%77%4%–E 10159.3 mi
Tue 2 AM69°69°65°87%71%2%–E 9159.1 mi
Tue 3 AM68°68°65°90%59%2%–E 9149.1 mi
Tue 4 AM68°68°66°93%55%3%–E 9148.8 mi
Tue 5 AM68°68°66°93%55%4%–E 9149.2 mi
Tue 6 AM68°68°65°90%49%7%–E 9149.6 mi
Tue 7 AM68°68°66°93%59%4%–E 9149.5 mi
Tue 8 AM68°68°66°93%71%6%–ESE 9149.0 mi
Tue 9 AM72°72°67°84%71%5%–E 9149.4 mi
Tue 10 AM75°75°68°79%67%5%–E 101510+ mi
Tue 11 AM78°78°68°71%65%5%–E 1215–
Tue 12 PM79°79°68°69%63%4%–E 1216–
Tue 1 PM79°79°69°72%59%12%0.02"E 1215–
Tue 2 PM79°79°69°72%50%25%0.02"E 1216–⚡
Tue 3 PM79°79°69°72%49%30%0.02"E 1316–⚡
Tue 4 PM79°79°70°74%47%26%0.02"E 1316–⚡
Tue 5 PM78°78°70°76%54%22%0.02"E 1316–⚡
Tue 6 PM76°76°70°82%71%27%0.02"E 1316–⚡
Tue 7 PM74°74°70°87%76%27%0.01"E 1216–
Tue 8 PM74°74°70°87%61%27%0.01"E 1216–
Tue 9 PM73°73°70°90%59%27%0.01"E 1216–
Tue 10 PM72°72°70°93%56%27%0.01"E 1216–
Tue 11 PM72°72°70°93%55%27%0.01"E 1016–
Wed 12 AM71°71°70°97%55%27%0.01"ESE 915–
Wed 1 AM71°71°70°97%54%30%0.01"ESE 814–
Wed 2 AM71°71°70°97%55%30%0.01"ESE 713–
Wed 3 AM70°70°69°97%55%30%0.01"ESE 712–
Wed 4 AM70°70°69°97%56%30%0.01"ESE 712–
Wed 5 AM69°69°69°100%52%30%0.01"ESE 712–
Wed 6 AM69°69°68°97%48%30%0.01"ESE 713–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

79° / 68°

8% rain

NE 9–16 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Oct 27

Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 69°

30% rain · 0.17"

E 9–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 69°

41% rain · 0.13"

E 7–14 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Partly Sunny

79° / 69°

4% rain

E 8–15 mph · gusts 20

Fri, Oct 30

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

78° / 70°

23% rain

E 10–14 mph · gusts 17

Sat, Oct 31

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 70°

31% rain · 0.06"

SE 6–10 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

80° / 70°

10% rain

E 5–9 mph · gusts 12

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: A chance of rain showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM

GMZ350 · 708 AM CDT Mon Oct 26 2026

Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship
Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda
Bays.

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the
average highest 10 percent of the waves.


GMZ350-355-270115-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
708 AM CDT Mon Oct 26 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TODAY...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
increasing to 15 to 20 knots late. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers late. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East
4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers after
midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.

Moon calendar · August 2011

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
5% lit
↑ 8:46 AM
↓ 9:26 PM
★☆☆☆c71
2
12% lit
↑ 9:51 AM
↓ 10:04 PM
★★☆☆c59
Moon crosses the equator
Perigee · 365,758 km
3
20% lit
↑ 10:56 AM
↓ 10:43 PM
★☆☆☆c43
4
30% lit
↑ 12:01 PM
↓ 11:23 PM
★☆☆☆c52
5
42% lit
↑ 1:06 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c70
6
53% lit
↑ 2:12 PM
↓ 12:07 AM
★★☆☆c85
First Quarter
7
64% lit
↑ 3:15 PM
↓ 12:55 AM
★★☆☆c96
8
74% lit
↑ 4:15 PM
↓ 1:48 AM
★★☆☆c100
Moon farthest south (-23.6°)
9
83% lit
↑ 5:09 PM
↓ 2:45 AM
★★★☆c101
best
10
90% lit
↑ 5:58 PM
↓ 3:44 AM
★★★☆c100
best
11
95% lit
↑ 6:42 PM
↓ 4:43 AM
★★★☆c94
best
12
99% lit
↑ 7:20 PM
↓ 5:43 AM
★★★☆c85
best
13
100% lit
↑ 7:55 PM
↓ 6:40 AM
★★☆☆c73
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
14
99% lit
↑ 8:28 PM
↓ 7:35 AM
★★☆☆c62
15
96% lit
↑ 8:59 PM
↓ 8:29 AM
★☆☆☆c52
Moon crosses the equator
16
92% lit
↑ 9:29 PM
↓ 9:22 AM
★★☆☆c43
17
86% lit
↑ 10:01 PM
↓ 10:15 AM
★☆☆☆c38
18
79% lit
↑ 10:33 PM
↓ 11:07 AM
★☆☆☆c44
Apogee · 405,162 km
19
71% lit
↑ 11:09 PM
↓ 12:00 PM
★☆☆☆c53
20
62% lit
↑ 11:48 PM
↓ 12:54 PM
★☆☆☆c61
21
52% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:48 PM
★☆☆☆c69
Last Quarter
22
42% lit
↑ 12:32 AM
↓ 2:42 PM
★★☆☆c77
23
33% lit
↑ 1:21 AM
↓ 3:35 PM
★★☆☆c83
Moon farthest north (22.6°)
24
23% lit
↑ 2:15 AM
↓ 4:26 PM
★★☆☆c86
25
15% lit
↑ 3:14 AM
↓ 5:14 PM
★★☆☆c87
26
8% lit
↑ 4:16 AM
↓ 5:58 PM
★★☆☆c86
27
3% lit
↑ 5:21 AM
↓ 6:41 PM
★★☆☆c80
28
0% lit
↑ 6:27 AM
↓ 7:21 PM
★★☆☆c70
New Moon
29
1% lit
↑ 7:33 AM
↓ 8:00 PM
★★☆☆c58
Moon crosses the equator
30
4% lit
↑ 8:40 AM
↓ 8:39 PM
★★☆☆c45
Perigee · 360,856 km
31
10% lit
↑ 9:47 AM
↓ 9:21 PM
★★☆☆c55

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Aug 2 · 12:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Aug 2 · 4:00 PM — Perigee · 365,758 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Aug 6 · 6:08 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Aug 8 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-23.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Aug 13 · 1:57 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Aug 15 · 5:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Aug 18 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 405,162 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Aug 21 · 4:54 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Aug 23 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest north (22.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Aug 28 · 10:04 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Aug 29 · 8:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Aug 30 · 1:00 PM — Perigee · 360,856 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Tue, Aug 9 · Wed, Aug 10 · Thu, Aug 11 · Fri, Aug 12 · Sat, Aug 13

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

Moon distance

360,857 km closest · 405,162 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 Sargent, ICWWSurf report: Sargent BeachOffshore 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 1:21 AM.