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Sargent

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 63°

Mostly clear. Low around 63, with temperatures rising to around 66 overnight. East wind around 5 mph.

Friday: High 81°

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

Sunrise / sunset
7:28 AM / 6:44 PM
Moonrise / moonset
5:09 PM / 4:48 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 91%
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 236 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 246 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Oct 25clouds7% cloud cover6% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% 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 cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°66637781787270706970798179757271rainwind01020mphENE 5 mph, gusts 8NNE 6 mph, gusts 10NE 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 8 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 12E 10 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 15ESE 9 mph, gusts 14SE 8 mph, gusts 13ESE 8 mph, gusts 13ESE 8 mph, gusts 13ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 13 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 20E 13 mph, gusts 20ESE 12 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 17
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 5 AM66°66°58°75%7%0%–ENE 5810+ mi
Fri 6 AM64°64°58°81%6%0%–NNE 5910+ mi
Fri 7 AM63°63°58°84%5%0%–NNE 61010+ mi
Fri 8 AM63°63°59°87%5%0%–NE 71010+ mi
Fri 9 AM68°68°60°76%4%0%–NE 71010+ mi
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 1216–
Sat 12 PM80°82°65°60%24%0%–ESE 1317–
Sat 1 PM80°82°65°60%25%0%–ESE 1317–
Sat 2 PM81°83°65°58%32%0%–E 1418–
Sat 3 PM80°82°65°60%39%0%–E 1418–
Sat 4 PM80°82°65°60%30%0%–E 1418–
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

81° / 63°

Dry

NE 5–10 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° / 66°

25% rain · 0.06"

E 8–13 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly clear. Low around 63, with temperatures rising to around 66 overnight. East wind around 5 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday Night: 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.
  • 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.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ350 · 1225 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.


GMZ350-355-231815-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1225 AM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...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. 
.MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance
of showers in the afternoon. 
.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. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.

Moon calendar · February 2016

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
44% lit
↑ 12:56 AM
↓ 12:16 PM
★☆☆☆c60
2
35% lit
↑ 1:49 AM
↓ 12:57 PM
★☆☆☆c71
3
26% lit
↑ 2:42 AM
↓ 1:42 PM
★★☆☆c81
4
17% lit
↑ 3:36 AM
↓ 2:31 PM
★★☆☆c89
5
10% lit
↑ 4:29 AM
↓ 3:25 PM
★★☆☆c93
Moon farthest south (-18.5°)
best
6
5% lit
↑ 5:21 AM
↓ 4:23 PM
★★★☆c93
best
7
1% lit
↑ 6:12 AM
↓ 5:24 PM
★★★☆c92
best
8
0% lit
↑ 7:00 AM
↓ 6:28 PM
★★★☆c88
New Moon
best
9
2% lit
↑ 7:46 AM
↓ 7:33 PM
★★☆☆c77
best
10
6% lit
↑ 8:30 AM
↓ 8:37 PM
★★☆☆c66
Perigee · 364,361 km
11
13% lit
↑ 9:13 AM
↓ 9:42 PM
★★☆☆c51
Moon crosses the equator
12
22% lit
↑ 9:56 AM
↓ 10:46 PM
★☆☆☆c44
13
33% lit
↑ 10:40 AM
↓ 11:49 PM
★☆☆☆c54
14
44% lit
↑ 11:25 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c64
15
55% lit
↑ 12:13 PM
↓ 12:51 AM
★☆☆☆c77
First Quarter
16
66% lit
↑ 1:03 PM
↓ 1:52 AM
★★☆☆c88
17
76% lit
↑ 1:55 PM
↓ 2:49 AM
★★☆☆c93
Moon farthest north (18.3°)
18
84% lit
↑ 2:50 PM
↓ 3:44 AM
★★☆☆c93
19
91% lit
↑ 3:45 PM
↓ 4:34 AM
★★☆☆c91
20
96% lit
↑ 4:41 PM
↓ 5:20 AM
★★☆☆c85
21
99% lit
↑ 5:36 PM
↓ 6:03 AM
★★☆☆c72
22
100% lit
↑ 6:30 PM
↓ 6:42 AM
★★☆☆c64
Full Moon · Snow Moon
23
99% lit
↑ 7:23 PM
↓ 7:19 AM
★★☆☆c56
24
96% lit
↑ 8:14 PM
↓ 7:54 AM
★★☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
25
92% lit
↑ 9:06 PM
↓ 8:28 AM
★☆☆☆c38
26
86% lit
↑ 9:57 PM
↓ 9:02 AM
★☆☆☆c37
Apogee · 405,384 km
27
79% lit
↑ 10:48 PM
↓ 9:37 AM
★☆☆☆c42
28
71% lit
↑ 11:40 PM
↓ 10:14 AM
★☆☆☆c47
29
62% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:53 AM
★☆☆☆c54

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Feb 5 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Feb 8 · 8:39 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Feb 10 · 9:00 PM — Perigee · 364,361 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Feb 11 · 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.
  • Mon, Feb 15 · 1:46 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Feb 17 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Feb 22 · 12:19 PM — Full Moon · Snow MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Feb 24 · 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.
  • Fri, Feb 26 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 405,384 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Fri, Feb 5 · Sat, Feb 6 · Sun, Feb 7 · Mon, Feb 8 · Tue, Feb 9

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

Moon distance

364,469 km closest · 405,289 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 1:21 AM.