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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

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Today

Tonight: Low 72° · 7% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 5 to 9 mph.

Monday: High 80° · 51% rain

A chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 83. East northeast wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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 25Mon, Oct 266 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 276 AM12 PM6 PMclouds29% cloud cover45% cloud cover60% cloud cover67% cloud cover61% cloud cover50% cloud cover61% cloud cover62% cloud cover58% cloud cover57% cloud cover71% cloud cover45% cloud cover62% cloud cover62% cloud cover50% cloud cover46% cloud cover44% cloud cover50% cloud cover52% cloud cover42% cloud cover36% cloud cover58% cloud cover65% cloud cover66% cloud cover68% cloud cover69% cloud cover74% cloud cover58% cloud cover48% cloud cover50% cloud cover56% cloud cover61% cloud cover79% cloud cover42% cloud cover50% cloud cover57% cloud cover58% cloud cover60% cloud cover61% cloud cover58% cloud cover56% cloud cover53% cloud cover49% cloud cover44% cloud cover40% cloud cover41% cloud cover41% cloud cover42% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°76757472777978767675747378808077rain2% chance3% chance7% chance4% chance5% chance4% chance4% chance8% chance21% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in28% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in47% chance, 0.01 in51% chance, 0.01 in50% chance, 0.01 in46% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in23% chance, 0.02 in26% chance, 0.02 in46% chance, 0.02 in41% chance, 0.02 in42% chance, 0.02 in43% chance, 0.02 in59% chance, 0.04 in58% chance, 0.04 in47% chance, 0.04 in50% chance, 0.04 in55% chance, 0.04 in60% chance, 0.04 in66% chance, 0.02 in66% chance, 0.02 in66% chance, 0.02 in66% chance, 0.02 in66% chance, 0.02 in66% chance, 0.02 in51% chance, 0.01 in51% chance, 0.01 in51% chance, 0.01 in51% chance, 0.01 in51% chance, 0.01 in51% chance, 0.01 in23% chance23% chance23% chance23% chancewind01020mphE 9 mph, gusts 15E 7 mph, gusts 12E 6 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 9ENE 7 mph, gusts 12NE 8 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 15ENE 12 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 17E 10 mph, gusts 16ESE 9 mph, gusts 15ESE 8 mph, gusts 14ESE 7 mph, gusts 13ESE 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 13ESE 8 mph, gusts 13ESE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 16ESE 9 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 11 PM76°76°65°69%29%2%–E 91510+ mi
Mon 12 AM75°75°65°71%45%3%–E 81310+ mi
Mon 1 AM75°75°65°71%60%7%–E 71210+ mi
Mon 2 AM75°75°66°74%67%4%–E 61010+ mi
Mon 3 AM74°74°67°79%61%5%–E 6910+ mi
Mon 4 AM74°74°67°79%50%4%–E 5910+ mi
Mon 5 AM74°74°68°82%61%4%–E 5910+ mi
Mon 6 AM73°73°68°84%62%8%–ENE 6910+ mi
Mon 7 AM73°73°69°87%58%21%0.01"ENE 71210+ mi
Mon 8 AM72°72°70°93%57%22%0.01"ENE 71210+ mi
Mon 9 AM74°74°70°87%71%28%0.01"NE 81310+ mi
Mon 10 AM76°76°70°82%45%30%0.01"ENE 91410+ mi
Mon 11 AM77°77°70°79%62%37%0.01"ENE 101510+ mi
Mon 12 PM78°78°71°79%62%31%0.01"ENE 101510+ mi
Mon 1 PM79°79°71°77%50%47%0.01"ENE 121610+ mi
Mon 2 PM79°79°71°77%46%51%0.01"ENE 121610+ mi
Mon 3 PM79°79°71°77%44%50%0.01"E 131710+ mi
Mon 4 PM80°83°71°74%50%46%0.01"E 131710+ mi
Mon 5 PM78°78°71°79%52%40%0.01"E 131710+ mi
Mon 6 PM78°78°71°79%42%40%0.01"E 131810+ mi
Mon 7 PM77°77°71°82%36%23%0.02"E 121710+ mi⚡
Mon 8 PM76°76°71°85%58%26%0.02"E 101610+ mi⚡
Mon 9 PM76°76°71°85%65%46%0.02"E 101610+ mi⚡
Mon 10 PM76°76°71°85%66%41%0.02"E 101610.0 mi⚡
Mon 11 PM76°76°71°85%68%42%0.02"ESE 91510+ mi⚡
Tue 12 AM75°75°72°90%69%43%0.02"ESE 91510+ mi⚡
Tue 1 AM75°75°72°90%74%59%0.04"ESE 8149.8 mi⚡
Tue 2 AM75°75°72°90%58%58%0.04"ESE 71310+ mi⚡
Tue 3 AM75°75°72°90%48%47%0.04"ESE 71310+ mi⚡
Tue 4 AM74°74°72°93%50%50%0.04"ESE 7139.9 mi⚡
Tue 5 AM74°74°72°93%56%55%0.04"ESE 7129.8 mi⚡
Tue 6 AM74°74°72°93%61%60%0.04"ESE 7139.7 mi⚡
Tue 7 AM74°74°72°93%79%66%0.02"ESE 8139.6 mi⚡
Tue 8 AM73°73°72°97%42%66%0.02"ESE 813–⚡
Tue 9 AM75°75°72°90%50%66%0.02"ESE 813–⚡
Tue 10 AM77°77°72°85%57%66%0.02"ESE 913–⚡
Tue 11 AM78°78°72°82%58%66%0.02"ESE 913–⚡
Tue 12 PM79°79°72°79%60%66%0.02"ESE 913–⚡
Tue 1 PM79°79°72°79%61%51%0.01"ESE 913–⚡
Tue 2 PM80°84°72°77%58%51%0.01"ESE 1014–⚡
Tue 3 PM80°84°72°77%56%51%0.01"ESE 1014–⚡
Tue 4 PM80°84°72°77%53%51%0.01"ESE 1215–⚡
Tue 5 PM80°84°72°77%49%51%0.01"ESE 1216–⚡
Tue 6 PM79°79°72°79%44%51%0.01"E 1216–⚡
Tue 7 PM78°78°72°82%40%23%–E 1016–⚡
Tue 8 PM77°77°72°85%41%23%–E 916–⚡
Tue 9 PM77°77°72°85%41%23%–ESE 915–⚡
Tue 10 PM77°77°72°85%42%23%–ESE 814–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy

76° / 72°

7% rain

E 9–9 mph · gusts 15

Mon, Oct 26

Chance Rain Showers

80° / 73°

59% rain · 0.22"

ENE 5–13 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Tue, Oct 27

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

81° / 74°

66% rain · 0.44"

ESE 7–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 74°

47% rain · 0.18"

ESE 5–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 74°

36% rain · 0.12"

ESE 9–15 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Fri, Oct 30

Slight Chance Rain Showers

80° / 74°

20% rain

ESE 10–14 mph · gusts 17

Sat, Oct 31

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Sunny

81° / 75°

18% rain

SSE 7–10 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 5 to 9 mph.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 83. East northeast wind 6 to 13 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 8pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 8pm and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4am and 5am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 84. East southeast wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 5 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East southeast wind 5 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 81.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 144 PM 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-260715-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
144 PM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 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 morning, then a 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 chance of
showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in
the morning. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A chance of showers after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A chance of showers and 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 in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy
to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
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 Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

GMZ250 · 144 PM 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. 
 


GMZ250-260715-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
144 PM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. A
slight chance of showers early. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 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. A
slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...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 in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight. 
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the
morning. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A
chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · November 2014

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
68% lit
↑ 3:13 PM
↓ 2:05 AM
★★☆☆c49
2
78% lit
↑ 2:55 PM
↓ 2:08 AM
★☆☆☆c43
Perigee · 367,882 km
3
87% lit
↑ 3:37 PM
↓ 3:10 AM
★★☆☆c57
Moon crosses the equator
4
94% lit
↑ 4:20 PM
↓ 4:13 AM
★★☆☆c62
5
98% lit
↑ 5:04 PM
↓ 5:16 AM
★★★☆c78
6
100% lit
↑ 5:49 PM
↓ 6:18 AM
★★★★c89
Full Moon · Beaver Moon
best
7
99% lit
↑ 6:37 PM
↓ 7:19 AM
★★★★c94
best
8
96% lit
↑ 7:27 PM
↓ 8:17 AM
★★★★c94
best
9
91% lit
↑ 8:19 PM
↓ 9:13 AM
★★★★c93
Moon farthest north (18.8°)
10
84% lit
↑ 9:11 PM
↓ 10:04 AM
★★★☆c88
11
76% lit
↑ 10:04 PM
↓ 10:51 AM
★★☆☆c81
12
68% lit
↑ 10:56 PM
↓ 11:34 AM
★★☆☆c71
13
58% lit
↑ 11:47 PM
↓ 12:14 PM
★★☆☆c60
14
49% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:51 PM
★☆☆☆c49
Last Quarter
Apogee · 404,337 km
15
40% lit
↑ 12:38 AM
↓ 1:26 PM
★☆☆☆c36
16
31% lit
↑ 1:29 AM
↓ 2:00 PM
★☆☆☆c38
17
22% lit
↑ 2:20 AM
↓ 2:35 PM
★☆☆☆c48
Moon crosses the equator
18
15% lit
↑ 3:13 AM
↓ 3:10 PM
★★☆☆c59
19
8% lit
↑ 4:06 AM
↓ 3:48 PM
★★☆☆c69
20
4% lit
↑ 5:02 AM
↓ 4:28 PM
★★★☆c79
21
1% lit
↑ 5:59 AM
↓ 5:13 PM
★★★★c87
22
0% lit
↑ 6:58 AM
↓ 6:02 PM
★★★★c92
New Moon
best
23
2% lit
↑ 7:56 AM
↓ 6:55 PM
★★★★c97
best
24
6% lit
↑ 8:54 AM
↓ 7:53 PM
★★★★c97
Moon farthest south (-18.4°)
25
13% lit
↑ 9:49 AM
↓ 8:54 PM
★★★★c95
26
21% lit
↑ 10:40 AM
↓ 9:56 PM
★★★☆c90
27
31% lit
↑ 11:28 AM
↓ 10:59 PM
★★☆☆c78
Perigee · 369,824 km
28
42% lit
↑ 12:13 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c64
29
54% lit
↑ 12:55 PM
↓ 12:01 AM
★☆☆☆c49
First Quarter
30
65% lit
↑ 1:36 PM
↓ 1:03 AM
★☆☆☆c49
Moon crosses the equator

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Nov 2 · 6:00 PM — Perigee · 367,882 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Nov 3 · 1:00 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, Nov 6 · 4:23 PM — Full Moon · Beaver MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Nov 9 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Nov 14 · 9:16 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Nov 14 · 8:00 PM — Apogee · 404,337 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Nov 17 · 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.
  • Sat, Nov 22 · 6:32 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Nov 24 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Nov 27 · 5:00 PM — Perigee · 369,824 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Nov 29 · 4:06 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Nov 30 · 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.

Best fishing days

Thu, Nov 6 · Fri, Nov 7 · Sat, Nov 8 · Sat, Nov 22 · Sun, Nov 23

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

Moon distance

367,923 km closest · 404,246 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 Sun 9:12 PM.