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Rockport

28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

This Afternoon: High 80° · 7% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tonight: Low 71° · 10% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East northeast wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:34 AM / 6:49 PM
Moonrise / moonset
6:24 PM / 6:57 AM
Moon
Full Moon, 100%
Major period
12:00 AM–1:20 AM
Minor period
6:27 AM–7:27 AM
Major period
11:40 AM–1:40 PM
Minor period
5:54 PM–6:54 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Oct 256 PMMon, Oct 266 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 276 AM12 PMclouds80% cloud cover82% cloud cover82% cloud cover74% cloud cover74% cloud cover83% cloud cover88% cloud cover85% cloud cover85% cloud cover70% cloud cover84% cloud cover88% cloud cover74% cloud cover80% cloud cover77% cloud cover68% cloud cover73% cloud cover60% cloud cover67% cloud cover62% cloud cover40% cloud cover47% cloud cover43% cloud cover46% cloud cover55% cloud cover49% cloud cover40% cloud cover52% cloud cover36% cloud cover53% cloud cover58% cloud cover70% cloud cover73% cloud cover59% cloud cover65% cloud cover70% cloud cover58% cloud cover57% cloud cover53% cloud cover58% cloud cover71% cloud cover74% cloud cover56% cloud cover58% cloud cover60% cloud cover59% cloud cover58% cloud cover57% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°78787676757371757777767676757377rain7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance4% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance8% chance10% chance7% chance3% chance3% chance6% chance12% chance, 0.01 in16% chance, 0.01 in19% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in25% chance, 0.01 in24% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.02 in41% chance, 0.02 in45% chance, 0.02 in44% chance, 0.02 in36% chance, 0.02 in33% chance, 0.02 in19% chance21% chance39% chance36% chance37% chance38% chance51% chance, 0.03 in52% chance, 0.03 in48% chance, 0.03 in49% chance, 0.03 in54% chance, 0.03 in58% chance, 0.03 in62% chance, 0.01 in62% chance, 0.01 in62% chance, 0.01 in62% chance, 0.01 in62% chance, 0.01 in62% chance, 0.01 in52% chance, 0.01 inwind01020mphE 16 mph, gusts 20E 15 mph, gusts 20E 15 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 17E 10 mph, gusts 14E 8 mph, gusts 10ENE 7 mph, gusts 10NE 9 mph, gusts 12NE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 15ENE 13 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 17E 15 mph, gusts 18E 15 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 2 PM78°78°69°74%80%7%–E 162010+ mi
Sun 3 PM79°79°68°69%82%7%–E 162010+ mi
Sun 4 PM78°78°67°69%82%7%–E 152010+ mi
Sun 5 PM78°78°67°69%74%7%–E 152010+ mi
Sun 6 PM78°78°67°69%74%4%–E 151810+ mi
Sun 7 PM77°77°66°69%83%2%–E 141710+ mi
Sun 8 PM76°76°66°71%88%0%–E 141710+ mi
Sun 9 PM76°76°66°71%85%0%–E 141710+ mi
Sun 10 PM76°76°66°71%85%1%–E 141710+ mi
Sun 11 PM76°76°66°71%70%1%–E 131510+ mi
Mon 12 AM76°76°66°71%84%2%–E 101410+ mi
Mon 1 AM76°76°67°74%88%8%–E 91210+ mi
Mon 2 AM75°75°68°79%74%10%–E 81010+ mi
Mon 3 AM75°75°68°79%80%7%–E 71010+ mi
Mon 4 AM74°74°68°82%77%3%–ENE 71010+ mi
Mon 5 AM73°73°69°87%68%3%–ENE 71010+ mi
Mon 6 AM73°73°69°87%73%6%–NE 91210+ mi
Mon 7 AM73°73°69°87%60%12%0.01"NE 101410+ mi
Mon 8 AM71°71°70°97%67%16%0.01"NE 121510+ mi
Mon 9 AM73°73°71°93%62%19%0.01"NE 121510+ mi
Mon 10 AM74°74°71°90%40%21%0.01"NE 121510+ mi
Mon 11 AM75°75°71°87%47%25%0.01"ENE 131610+ mi
Mon 12 PM76°76°72°87%43%24%0.01"ENE 131610+ mi
Mon 1 PM77°77°72°85%46%40%0.02"E 131710+ mi
Mon 2 PM77°77°72°85%55%41%0.02"E 141710+ mi
Mon 3 PM77°77°71°82%49%45%0.02"E 141810+ mi
Mon 4 PM78°78°71°79%40%44%0.02"E 151810+ mi
Mon 5 PM77°77°71°82%52%36%0.02"E 152010+ mi
Mon 6 PM77°77°72°85%36%33%0.02"E 151810+ mi
Mon 7 PM77°77°72°85%53%19%–E 141810+ mi⚡
Mon 8 PM76°76°72°87%58%21%–E 141810+ mi⚡
Mon 9 PM76°76°71°85%70%39%–E 141810+ mi⚡
Mon 10 PM76°76°72°87%73%36%–E 141810+ mi⚡
Mon 11 PM76°76°72°87%59%37%–E 14179.9 mi⚡
Tue 12 AM77°77°72°85%65%38%–E 13169.7 mi⚡
Tue 1 AM76°76°72°87%70%51%0.03"ESE 12159.4 mi⚡
Tue 2 AM76°76°72°87%58%52%0.03"ESE 1014–⚡
Tue 3 AM75°75°72°90%57%48%0.03"ESE 1014–⚡
Tue 4 AM75°75°72°90%53%49%0.03"ESE 1014–⚡
Tue 5 AM75°75°72°90%58%54%0.03"ESE 1014–⚡
Tue 6 AM75°75°71°87%71%58%0.03"ESE 1014–⚡
Tue 7 AM75°75°72°90%74%62%0.01"ESE 1014–⚡
Tue 8 AM73°73°72°97%56%62%0.01"ESE 1014–⚡
Tue 9 AM74°74°72°93%58%62%0.01"ESE 1014–⚡
Tue 10 AM76°76°73°90%60%62%0.01"ESE 1014–⚡
Tue 11 AM77°77°73°88%59%62%0.01"ESE 1014–⚡
Tue 12 PM77°77°72°85%58%62%0.01"ESE 1014–⚡
Tue 1 PM77°77°72°85%57%52%0.01"ESE 1014–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy

80° / 71°

10% rain

E 13–16 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 26

Chance Rain Showers

79° / 73°

58% rain · 0.18"

ENE 7–15 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Tue, Oct 27

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

80° / 73°

64% rain · 0.30"

ESE 9–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 72°

48% rain · 0.12"

ESE 6–14 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny

79° / 70°

36% rain · 0.12"

E 8–15 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Fri, Oct 30

Slight Chance Rain Showers

79° / 72°

25% rain

ESE 9–13 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Chance Rain Showers then Sunny

81° / 74°

25% rain

SE 7–10 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East northeast wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East northeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Monday Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 9pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East southeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 146 AM CDT Sun Oct 25 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-251915-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
146 AM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to
occasionally choppy. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and
inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and
inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers
likely, mainly in the morning. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A chance of showers after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East 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. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to
occasionally choppy. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM

GMZ255 · 146 AM CDT Sun Oct 25 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. 
 


GMZ255-251915-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
146 AM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY...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 in the morning, then a chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. A chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. 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 chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds and
south 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. 
.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. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · July 2012

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
94% lit
↑ 6:36 PM
↓ 4:19 AM
★☆☆☆c103
Perigee · 362,360 km
Moon farthest south (-21.8°)
2
98% lit
↑ 7:37 PM
↓ 5:20 AM
★★☆☆c103
best
3
100% lit
↑ 8:32 PM
↓ 6:25 AM
★★☆☆c103
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
4
99% lit
↑ 9:21 PM
↓ 7:31 AM
★★☆☆c97
best
5
95% lit
↑ 10:04 PM
↓ 8:36 AM
★★☆☆c87
6
89% lit
↑ 10:42 PM
↓ 9:38 AM
★☆☆☆c73
7
81% lit
↑ 11:18 PM
↓ 10:37 AM
★☆☆☆c55
8
73% lit
↑ 11:52 PM
↓ 11:33 AM
★☆☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
9
63% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:28 PM
★☆☆☆c41
10
54% lit
↑ 12:26 AM
↓ 1:21 PM
★☆☆☆c55
Last Quarter
11
44% lit
↑ 1:00 AM
↓ 2:14 PM
★☆☆☆c66
12
35% lit
↑ 1:36 AM
↓ 3:07 PM
★☆☆☆c74
13
26% lit
↑ 2:15 AM
↓ 4:00 PM
★☆☆☆c79
Apogee · 404,782 km
14
18% lit
↑ 2:56 AM
↓ 4:51 PM
★☆☆☆c82
15
11% lit
↑ 3:42 AM
↓ 5:42 PM
★★☆☆c84
Moon farthest north (21.3°)
16
6% lit
↑ 4:31 AM
↓ 6:31 PM
★☆☆☆c84
17
2% lit
↑ 5:23 AM
↓ 7:17 PM
★★☆☆c84
18
0% lit
↑ 6:18 AM
↓ 8:00 PM
★★☆☆c83
New Moon
best
19
0% lit
↑ 7:14 AM
↓ 8:41 PM
★★☆☆c79
best
20
3% lit
↑ 8:12 AM
↓ 9:19 PM
★★☆☆c73
21
7% lit
↑ 9:10 AM
↓ 9:56 PM
★☆☆☆c62
22
14% lit
↑ 10:09 AM
↓ 10:33 PM
★☆☆☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
23
22% lit
↑ 11:08 AM
↓ 11:10 PM
★☆☆☆c32
24
32% lit
↑ 12:09 PM
↓ 11:49 PM
★☆☆☆c49
25
43% lit
↑ 1:11 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c66
26
54% lit
↑ 2:15 PM
↓ 12:31 AM
★☆☆☆c81
First Quarter
27
65% lit
↑ 3:19 PM
↓ 1:18 AM
★☆☆☆c91
28
76% lit
↑ 4:23 PM
↓ 2:10 AM
★☆☆☆c96
29
85% lit
↑ 5:24 PM
↓ 3:07 AM
★★☆☆c97
Perigee · 367,315 km
Moon farthest south (-21.7°)
30
92% lit
↑ 6:20 PM
↓ 4:09 AM
★★☆☆c96
31
97% lit
↑ 7:11 PM
↓ 5:13 AM
★☆☆☆c92

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Jul 1 · 1:00 PM — Perigee · 362,360 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Jul 1 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-21.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jul 3 · 1:52 PM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Jul 8 · 9:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Jul 10 · 8:48 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Jul 13 · 12:00 PM — Apogee · 404,782 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Jul 15 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest north (21.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jul 18 · 11:24 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Jul 22 · 11:00 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, Jul 26 · 3:56 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jul 29 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 367,315 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Jul 29 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-21.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Mon, Jul 2 · Tue, Jul 3 · Wed, Jul 4 · Wed, Jul 18 · Thu, Jul 19

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

Moon distance

362,362 km closest · 404,782 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 Sun 1:21 PM.