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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 expected. * WHERE...Aransas Islands, Kleberg Islands, Nueces Islands and Calhoun Islands Counties. * WHEN...During High Tide through 3 AM Tonight, then again 3 PM Tuesday through 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

Overnight: Low 72° · 75% rain

Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday: High 81° · 78% rain

Showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 85. East southeast wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:36 AM / 6:47 PM
Moonrise / moonset
7:55 PM / 9:13 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 98%
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 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 286 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 29clouds79% cloud cover78% cloud cover84% cloud cover81% cloud cover76% cloud cover76% cloud cover73% cloud cover72% cloud cover61% cloud cover59% cloud cover41% cloud cover66% cloud cover41% cloud cover31% cloud cover36% cloud cover47% cloud cover56% cloud cover41% cloud cover30% cloud cover31% cloud cover24% cloud cover36% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover43% cloud cover43% cloud cover49% cloud cover66% cloud cover62% cloud cover48% cloud cover42% cloud cover44% cloud cover45% cloud cover45% cloud cover59% cloud cover38% cloud cover42% cloud cover45% cloud cover47% cloud cover65% cloud cover56% cloud cover61% cloud cover65% cloud cover65% cloud cover64% cloud cover64% cloud cover67% cloud cover69% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°74727779797777767575788080787676rain64% chance, 0.08 in75% chance, 0.08 in78% chance, 0.08 in68% chance, 0.02 in59% chance, 0.02 in46% chance, 0.02 in32% chance, 0.02 in30% chance, 0.02 in33% chance, 0.02 in38% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in23% chance, 0.01 in19% chance, 0.01 in14% chance, 0.01 in13% chance, 0.01 in8% chance6% chance6% chance9% chance11% chance13% chance21% chance, 0.02 in24% chance, 0.02 in27% chance, 0.02 in26% chance, 0.02 in29% chance, 0.02 in28% chance, 0.02 in31% chance, 0.04 in33% chance, 0.04 in42% chance, 0.04 in43% chance, 0.04 in37% chance, 0.04 in35% chance, 0.04 in30% chance32% chance33% chance30% chance29% chance25% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance17% chance17% chance17% chance0.080.08wind01020mphE 8 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 13ESE 8 mph, gusts 14ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 16E 9 mph, gusts 15E 8 mph, gusts 14E 6 mph, gusts 12E 5 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 8E 5 mph, gusts 8ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 10 mph, gusts 15ESE 9 mph, gusts 14SE 8 mph, gusts 13SE 7 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 4 AM74°74°73°97%79%64%0.08"E 8139.7 mi⚡
Tue 5 AM73°73°72°97%78%75%0.08"E 8139.8 mi⚡
Tue 6 AM73°73°72°97%84%78%0.08"E 8139.8 mi⚡
Tue 7 AM72°72°72°100%81%68%0.02"ESE 8139.8 mi⚡
Tue 8 AM74°74°72°93%76%59%0.02"ESE 8149.9 mi⚡
Tue 9 AM74°74°72°93%76%46%0.02"ESE 81410.0 mi⚡
Tue 10 AM77°77°72°85%73%32%0.02"ESE 91410+ mi⚡
Tue 11 AM78°78°72°82%72%30%0.02"ESE 9149.9 mi⚡
Tue 12 PM79°79°72°79%61%33%0.02"ESE 101410+ mi⚡
Tue 1 PM79°79°72°79%59%38%0.01"E 101510+ mi⚡
Tue 2 PM79°79°72°79%41%31%0.01"E 101510+ mi⚡
Tue 3 PM81°85°72°74%66%23%0.01"E 101510+ mi⚡
Tue 4 PM79°79°72°79%41%19%0.01"E 121610+ mi⚡
Tue 5 PM79°79°71°77%31%14%0.01"E 121610+ mi
Tue 6 PM79°79°72°79%36%13%0.01"E 121610.0 mi
Tue 7 PM77°77°71°82%47%8%–E 101610.0 mi
Tue 8 PM77°77°72°85%56%6%–E 91510.0 mi
Tue 9 PM77°77°72°85%41%6%–E 81410+ mi
Tue 10 PM77°77°72°85%30%9%–E 81410+ mi
Tue 11 PM77°77°72°85%31%11%–E 71310+ mi
Wed 12 AM76°76°72°87%24%13%–E 61210+ mi
Wed 1 AM76°76°73°90%36%21%0.02"E 61010.0 mi⚡
Wed 2 AM76°76°73°90%37%24%0.02"E 5910+ mi⚡
Wed 3 AM76°76°73°90%37%27%0.02"E 5910+ mi⚡
Wed 4 AM75°75°73°94%43%26%0.02"E 599.6 mi⚡
Wed 5 AM75°75°73°94%43%29%0.02"E 5810+ mi⚡
Wed 6 AM75°75°73°94%49%28%0.02"E 5810+ mi⚡
Wed 7 AM75°75°73°94%66%31%0.04"ENE 589.2 mi⚡
Wed 8 AM74°74°73°97%62%33%0.04"E 5810+ mi⚡
Wed 9 AM76°76°73°90%48%42%0.04"ESE 5810+ mi⚡
Wed 10 AM78°78°73°85%42%43%0.04"ESE 7109.4 mi⚡
Wed 11 AM79°79°73°82%44%37%0.04"ESE 8129.2 mi⚡
Wed 12 PM79°79°73°82%45%35%0.04"ESE 8129.4 mi⚡
Wed 1 PM80°84°73°79%45%30%–ESE 9139.7 mi⚡
Wed 2 PM80°84°73°79%59%32%–ESE 1014–⚡
Wed 3 PM80°84°73°79%38%33%–ESE 1015–⚡
Wed 4 PM80°84°73°79%42%30%–ESE 1216–⚡
Wed 5 PM79°79°73°82%45%29%–ESE 1317–⚡
Wed 6 PM79°79°73°82%47%25%–ESE 1216–⚡
Wed 7 PM78°78°73°85%65%12%–ESE 1016–
Wed 8 PM77°77°73°88%56%12%–ESE 1015–
Wed 9 PM76°76°73°90%61%12%–ESE 1014–
Wed 10 PM76°76°73°90%65%12%–ESE 914–
Wed 11 PM76°76°73°90%65%12%–ESE 814–
Thu 12 AM76°76°73°90%64%12%–SE 813–
Thu 1 AM76°76°73°90%64%17%–SE 713–
Thu 2 AM76°76°73°90%67%17%–SE 713–
Thu 3 AM76°76°73°90%69%17%–SE 712–

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 72°

78% rain · 0.42"

ESE 7–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 74°

43% rain · 0.36"

E 5–13 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

81° / 74°

17% rain

ESE 7–14 mph · gusts 20

Fri, Oct 30

Mostly Sunny

81° / 74°

7% rain

SE 8–10 mph · gusts 16

Sat, Oct 31

Sunny

81° / 74°

4% rain

SE 5–9 mph · gusts 12

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

81° / 75°

1% rain

SE 6–12 mph · gusts 15

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

82° / 76°

5% rain

SSE 10–14 mph · gusts 20

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 85. East southeast wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 5 to 12 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. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 84. East wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 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 20 mph.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
  • 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 82.

Weather map

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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 Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

GMZ250 · 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. 
 


GMZ250-271915-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
151 AM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.TODAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms this morning, then a
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms this
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...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then a slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.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...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · May 2012

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
74% lit
↑ 3:33 PM
↓ 3:18 AM
★☆☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
2
83% lit
↑ 4:35 PM
↓ 3:56 AM
★★☆☆c48
3
91% lit
↑ 5:41 PM
↓ 4:36 AM
★★☆☆c66
4
97% lit
↑ 6:49 PM
↓ 5:19 AM
★★★★c81
5
100% lit
↑ 7:58 PM
↓ 6:06 AM
★★★★c92
Full Moon · Flower Moon (supermoon)
Perigee · 356,954 km
best
6
100% lit
↑ 9:08 PM
↓ 6:58 AM
★★★★c97
best
7
96% lit
↑ 10:14 PM
↓ 7:56 AM
★★★★c99
best
8
90% lit
↑ 11:14 PM
↓ 8:58 AM
★☆☆☆c98
Moon farthest south (-22.1°)
9
82% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:03 AM
★★★★c96
10
73% lit
↑ 12:08 AM
↓ 11:07 AM
★★★☆c88
11
63% lit
↑ 12:54 AM
↓ 12:08 PM
★★☆☆c76
12
52% lit
↑ 1:35 AM
↓ 1:07 PM
★★☆☆c62
Last Quarter
13
42% lit
↑ 2:12 AM
↓ 2:03 PM
★☆☆☆c47
14
32% lit
↑ 2:47 AM
↓ 2:57 PM
★☆☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
15
23% lit
↑ 3:19 AM
↓ 3:50 PM
★★☆☆c43
16
16% lit
↑ 3:52 AM
↓ 4:42 PM
★★☆☆c54
17
9% lit
↑ 4:25 AM
↓ 5:34 PM
★★★☆c64
18
5% lit
↑ 5:01 AM
↓ 6:27 PM
★★★☆c71
19
1% lit
↑ 5:38 AM
↓ 7:19 PM
★★★★c75
Apogee · 406,447 km
20
0% lit
↑ 6:19 AM
↓ 8:11 PM
★★★★c78
New Moon
best
21
0% lit
↑ 7:03 AM
↓ 9:02 PM
★★★★c79
best
22
3% lit
↑ 7:51 AM
↓ 9:51 PM
★★★★c79
Moon farthest north (21.5°)
23
7% lit
↑ 8:42 AM
↓ 10:37 PM
★★★★c79
24
12% lit
↑ 9:35 AM
↓ 11:21 PM
★☆☆☆c77
25
20% lit
↑ 10:30 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c75
26
28% lit
↑ 11:26 AM
↓ 12:01 AM
★★☆☆c69
27
38% lit
↑ 12:23 PM
↓ 12:39 AM
★★☆☆c61
28
49% lit
↑ 1:21 PM
↓ 1:16 AM
★☆☆☆c50
First Quarter
29
60% lit
↑ 2:21 PM
↓ 1:53 AM
★☆☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
30
70% lit
↑ 3:23 PM
↓ 2:31 AM
★★☆☆c50
31
80% lit
↑ 4:27 PM
↓ 3:10 AM
★★☆☆c67

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, May 1 · 10:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, May 5 · 10:35 PM — Full Moon · Flower 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, May 5 · 11:00 PM — Perigee · 356,954 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, May 8 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-22.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, May 12 · 4:47 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, May 14 · 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.
  • Sat, May 19 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 406,447 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, May 20 · 6:47 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, May 22 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest north (21.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, May 28 · 3:16 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, May 29 · 7:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Sat, May 5 · Sun, May 6 · Mon, May 7 · Sun, May 20 · Mon, May 21

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

Moon distance

357,146 km closest · 406,446 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 1:46 AM.