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Sargent

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

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Today

Today: High 81°

Sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 69°

Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Southeast wind around 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:28 AM / 6:44 PM
Moonrise / moonset
5:09 PM / 4:48 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 92%
Minor period
4:18 AM–5:18 AM
Major period
10:00 AM–12:00 PM
Minor period
4:39 PM–5:39 PM
Major period
10:25 PM–12:00 AM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Oct 2312 PM6 PMSat, Oct 246 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Oct 256 AMclouds5% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover5% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover7% cloud cover9% cloud cover7% cloud cover7% cloud cover8% cloud cover13% cloud cover13% cloud cover14% cloud cover16% cloud cover29% cloud cover26% cloud cover29% cloud cover36% cloud cover27% cloud cover27% cloud cover22% cloud cover24% cloud cover25% cloud cover32% cloud cover39% cloud cover30% cloud cover29% cloud cover29% cloud cover36% cloud cover30% cloud cover28% cloud cover25% cloud cover25% cloud cover26% cloud cover27% cloud cover32% cloud cover37% cloud cover41% cloud cover44% cloud cover47% cloud cover50% cloud cover47% cloud cover44% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°73808073706969697780807573727070rainwind01020mphNE 7 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 15ESE 9 mph, gusts 15SE 8 mph, gusts 14SE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 8 mph, gusts 13ESE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 13 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 20ESE 13 mph, gusts 18ESE 12 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 10 AM73°73°61°66%5%0%–NE 71210+ mi
Fri 11 AM77°77°61°58%2%0%–ENE 81210+ mi
Fri 12 PM79°79°61°54%4%0%–E 81210+ mi
Fri 1 PM80°81°61°52%4%0%–E 91210+ mi
Fri 2 PM81°82°61°51%3%0%–E 91310+ mi
Fri 3 PM80°81°61°52%5%0%–E 101310+ mi
Fri 4 PM80°81°62°54%2%0%–E 101310+ mi
Fri 5 PM78°78°63°60%3%0%–E 101310+ mi
Fri 6 PM77°77°63°62%2%0%–E 91310+ mi
Fri 7 PM73°73°64°73%4%0%–E 91310+ mi
Fri 8 PM72°72°64°76%7%0%–E 91410+ mi
Fri 9 PM72°72°64°76%9%0%–ESE 91410+ mi
Fri 10 PM70°70°64°81%7%0%–ESE 101510+ mi
Fri 11 PM70°70°64°81%7%0%–ESE 101510+ mi
Sat 12 AM69°69°63°81%8%0%–ESE 91510+ mi
Sat 1 AM69°69°63°81%13%0%–ESE 91410+ mi
Sat 2 AM70°70°63°78%13%0%–SE 81410+ mi
Sat 3 AM69°69°63°81%14%0%–SE 81310+ mi
Sat 4 AM69°69°64°84%16%0%–SE 91310+ mi
Sat 5 AM69°69°64°84%29%0%–ESE 81310+ mi
Sat 6 AM69°69°64°84%26%0%–ESE 81310+ mi
Sat 7 AM69°69°64°84%29%0%–ESE 81310+ mi
Sat 8 AM70°70°65°84%36%0%–ESE 91310+ mi
Sat 9 AM74°74°65°74%27%0%–ESE 91410+ mi
Sat 10 AM77°77°65°67%27%0%–ESE 121510+ mi
Sat 11 AM79°79°65°62%22%0%–ESE 121610+ mi
Sat 12 PM80°82°65°60%24%0%–ESE 131710+ mi
Sat 1 PM80°82°65°60%25%0%–ESE 131710+ mi
Sat 2 PM81°83°65°58%32%0%–E 141810+ mi
Sat 3 PM80°82°65°60%39%0%–E 141810+ mi
Sat 4 PM80°82°65°60%30%0%–E 141810+ mi
Sat 5 PM79°79°65°62%29%0%–E 1418–
Sat 6 PM78°78°65°64%29%0%–E 1418–
Sat 7 PM75°75°65°71%36%0%–E 1317–
Sat 8 PM75°75°65°71%30%0%–E 1418–
Sat 9 PM74°74°65°74%28%0%–E 1420–
Sat 10 PM73°73°65°76%25%0%–E 1420–
Sat 11 PM72°72°65°79%25%0%–E 1320–
Sun 12 AM72°72°64°76%26%0%–ESE 1318–
Sun 1 AM72°72°63°73%27%0%–ESE 1217–
Sun 2 AM71°71°62°73%32%0%–ESE 1217–
Sun 3 AM70°70°62°76%37%0%–E 1217–
Sun 4 AM70°70°62°76%41%0%–E 1217–
Sun 5 AM69°69°62°78%44%0%–E 1217–
Sun 6 AM69°69°62°78%47%0%–E 1318–
Sun 7 AM70°70°62°76%50%0%–E 1318–
Sun 8 AM72°72°61°68%47%0%–E 1418–
Sun 9 AM74°74°60°62%44%0%–E 1520–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

81° / 69°

Dry

E 7–10 mph · gusts 15

Sat, Oct 24

Mostly Sunny

81° / 69°

Dry

E 8–14 mph · gusts 20

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

79° / 65°

1% rain

E 10–15 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 26

Partly Sunny

79° / 67°

20% rain

E 8–16 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Oct 27

Chance Rain Showers

77° / 66°

27% rain · 0.18"

E 10–14 mph · gusts 16

Wed, Oct 28

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 66°

29% rain · 0.06"

E 7–13 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Chance Rain Showers

77° / 67°

25% rain · 0.06"

E 8–13 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ350 · 638 AM CDT Fri Oct 23 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.


GMZ350-355-240015-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
638 AM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at
7 seconds. 
.MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance
of showers. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.

Moon calendar · August 2015

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
98% lit
↑ 9:15 PM
↓ 7:59 AM
★☆☆☆c91
2
93% lit
↑ 10:00 PM
↓ 9:05 AM
★★☆☆c79
Perigee · 362,132 km
3
85% lit
↑ 10:43 PM
↓ 10:10 AM
★★☆☆c64
Moon crosses the equator
4
76% lit
↑ 11:26 PM
↓ 11:15 AM
★☆☆☆c47
5
66% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:18 PM
★☆☆☆c48
6
54% lit
↑ 12:09 AM
↓ 1:20 PM
★☆☆☆c62
Last Quarter
7
43% lit
↑ 12:54 AM
↓ 2:21 PM
★☆☆☆c80
8
33% lit
↑ 1:40 AM
↓ 3:20 PM
★★☆☆c92
9
23% lit
↑ 2:29 AM
↓ 4:16 PM
★★☆☆c97
10
15% lit
↑ 3:20 AM
↓ 5:08 PM
★★☆☆c98
Moon farthest north (18.4°)
11
8% lit
↑ 4:13 AM
↓ 5:57 PM
★★★☆c97
best
12
4% lit
↑ 5:07 AM
↓ 6:42 PM
★★★☆c92
best
13
1% lit
↑ 6:00 AM
↓ 7:23 PM
★★☆☆c84
best
14
0% lit
↑ 6:54 AM
↓ 8:01 PM
★★☆☆c74
New Moon
15
1% lit
↑ 7:46 AM
↓ 8:37 PM
★★☆☆c64
16
4% lit
↑ 8:38 AM
↓ 9:12 PM
★☆☆☆c55
17
9% lit
↑ 9:29 AM
↓ 9:45 PM
★★☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
Apogee · 405,846 km
18
15% lit
↑ 10:20 AM
↓ 10:19 PM
★☆☆☆c38
19
22% lit
↑ 11:11 AM
↓ 10:54 PM
★☆☆☆c37
20
30% lit
↑ 12:02 PM
↓ 11:31 PM
★☆☆☆c43
21
39% lit
↑ 12:55 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c54
22
49% lit
↑ 1:48 PM
↓ 12:10 AM
★☆☆☆c63
First Quarter
23
59% lit
↑ 2:42 PM
↓ 12:53 AM
★☆☆☆c74
24
69% lit
↑ 3:37 PM
↓ 1:41 AM
★★☆☆c82
Moon farthest south (-18.3°)
25
79% lit
↑ 4:31 PM
↓ 2:33 AM
★★☆☆c88
26
87% lit
↑ 5:24 PM
↓ 3:30 AM
★★☆☆c90
27
94% lit
↑ 6:15 PM
↓ 4:32 AM
★★☆☆c89
28
98% lit
↑ 7:04 PM
↓ 5:37 AM
★★☆☆c86
best
29
100% lit
↑ 7:50 PM
↓ 6:43 AM
★★☆☆c77
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon (supermoon)
best
30
99% lit
↑ 8:35 PM
↓ 7:51 AM
★★☆☆c66
Perigee · 358,288 km
31
94% lit
↑ 9:20 PM
↓ 8:58 AM
★★☆☆c52
Moon crosses the equator

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Aug 2 · 5:00 AM — Perigee · 362,132 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Aug 3 · 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.
  • Thu, Aug 6 · 9:03 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Aug 10 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Aug 14 · 9:53 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Aug 17 · 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.
  • Mon, Aug 17 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 405,846 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Aug 22 · 2:31 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Aug 24 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Aug 29 · 1:35 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon 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.
  • Sun, Aug 30 · 10:00 AM — Perigee · 358,288 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Aug 31 · 5:00 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

Tue, Aug 11 · Wed, Aug 12 · Thu, Aug 13 · Fri, Aug 28 · Sat, Aug 29

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

Moon distance

358,292 km closest · 405,775 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 Fri 7:20 AM.