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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

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Today

Overnight: Low 75° · 1% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind around 9 mph.

Sunday: High 81° · 8% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 82. East wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:34 AM / 6:49 PM
Moonrise / moonset
6:24 PM / 6:57 AM
Moon
Full Moon, 99%
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 2512 PM6 PMMon, Oct 266 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 27clouds68% cloud cover76% cloud cover68% cloud cover66% cloud cover66% cloud cover76% cloud cover68% cloud cover81% cloud cover83% cloud cover80% cloud cover80% cloud cover74% cloud cover75% cloud cover87% cloud cover89% cloud cover88% cloud cover83% cloud cover86% cloud cover87% cloud cover83% cloud cover75% cloud cover71% cloud cover68% cloud cover62% cloud cover56% cloud cover75% cloud cover63% cloud cover62% cloud cover59% cloud cover58% cloud cover54% cloud cover47% cloud cover58% cloud cover52% cloud cover58% cloud cover47% cloud cover48% cloud cover46% cloud cover15% cloud cover45% cloud cover74% cloud cover76% cloud cover79% cloud cover81% cloud cover80% cloud cover78% cloud cover77% cloud cover82% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°76777979797675757474787978767575rain2% chance2% chance1% chance5% chance8% chance5% chance4% chance2% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance3% chance2% chance4% chance5% chance7% chance5% chance6% chance14% chance10% chance13% chance24% chance27% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in33% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in65% chance, 0.06 in65% chance, 0.06 in65% chance, 0.06 in65% chance, 0.06 in65% chance, 0.06 in65% chance, 0.06 in68% chance, 0.04 in68% chance, 0.04 in68% chance, 0.04 in68% chance, 0.04 in68% chance, 0.04 in0.060.060.06wind01020mphESE 9 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 20E 12 mph, gusts 17E 10 mph, gusts 16E 8 mph, gusts 14E 6 mph, gusts 12ENE 6 mph, gusts 10ENE 6 mph, gusts 10ENE 8 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 15ENE 12 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 18E 12 mph, gusts 18E 10 mph, gusts 17ESE 9 mph, gusts 16ESE 9 mph, gusts 15ESE 8 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 6 AM76°76°67°74%68%2%–ESE 91510+ mi
Sun 7 AM75°75°67°76%76%2%–E 101510+ mi
Sun 8 AM76°76°67°74%68%1%–E 101610+ mi
Sun 9 AM77°77°67°71%66%5%–E 121610+ mi
Sun 10 AM78°78°67°69%66%8%–E 121710+ mi
Sun 11 AM79°79°67°67%76%5%–E 131810+ mi
Sun 12 PM79°79°68°69%68%4%–E 142010+ mi
Sun 1 PM79°79°68°69%81%2%–E 142010+ mi
Sun 2 PM79°79°67°67%83%3%–E 142010+ mi
Sun 3 PM79°79°67°67%80%1%–E 142010+ mi
Sun 4 PM80°82°66°62%80%1%–E 142010+ mi
Sun 5 PM79°79°66°64%74%1%–E 142010+ mi
Sun 6 PM79°79°65°62%75%0%–E 142010+ mi
Sun 7 PM77°77°65°67%87%0%–E 131810+ mi
Sun 8 PM76°76°64°66%89%0%–E 121710+ mi
Sun 9 PM76°76°64°66%88%2%–E 101610+ mi
Sun 10 PM76°76°64°66%83%3%–E 101610+ mi
Sun 11 PM76°76°64°66%86%1%–E 91510+ mi
Mon 12 AM75°75°65°71%87%1%–E 81410+ mi
Mon 1 AM75°75°66°74%83%2%–E 71310+ mi
Mon 2 AM75°75°66°74%75%3%–E 61210+ mi
Mon 3 AM75°75°67°76%71%2%–ENE 61010+ mi
Mon 4 AM74°74°68°82%68%4%–ENE 61010+ mi
Mon 5 AM74°74°68°82%62%5%–ENE 61010+ mi
Mon 6 AM74°74°68°82%56%7%–ENE 61010+ mi
Mon 7 AM72°72°69°90%75%5%–NE 71210.0 mi
Mon 8 AM73°73°70°90%63%6%–ENE 81310+ mi
Mon 9 AM74°74°70°87%62%14%–ENE 91310+ mi
Mon 10 AM76°76°70°82%59%10%–ENE 10159.4 mi
Mon 11 AM77°77°70°79%58%13%–ENE 10159.3 mi
Mon 12 PM78°78°71°79%54%24%–ENE 12169.5 mi
Mon 1 PM79°79°70°74%47%27%0.01"ENE 121610.0 mi
Mon 2 PM79°79°70°74%58%27%0.01"E 1216–
Mon 3 PM79°79°70°74%52%27%0.01"E 1317–
Mon 4 PM80°83°70°72%58%33%0.01"E 1318–⚡
Mon 5 PM78°78°70°76%47%27%0.01"E 1418–⚡
Mon 6 PM78°78°70°76%48%21%0.01"E 1318–⚡
Mon 7 PM77°77°71°82%46%65%0.06"E 1318–⚡
Mon 8 PM76°76°71°85%15%65%0.06"E 1218–⚡
Mon 9 PM76°76°71°85%45%65%0.06"E 1018–⚡
Mon 10 PM76°76°71°85%74%65%0.06"E 1017–⚡
Mon 11 PM76°76°71°85%76%65%0.06"E 1016–⚡
Tue 12 AM75°75°71°87%79%65%0.06"ESE 916–⚡
Tue 1 AM75°75°71°87%81%68%0.04"ESE 915–⚡
Tue 2 AM75°75°71°87%80%68%0.04"ESE 915–⚡
Tue 3 AM75°75°72°90%78%68%0.04"ESE 814–⚡
Tue 4 AM75°75°72°90%77%68%0.04"ESE 814–⚡
Tue 5 AM74°74°72°93%82%68%0.04"ESE 814–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy

81° / 75°

8% rain

E 9–14 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 26

Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 73°

68% rain · 0.36"

ENE 6–14 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Tue, Oct 27

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

80° / 73°

68% rain · 0.71"

ESE 7–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 73°

39% rain · 0.25"

ESE 5–14 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny

79° / 72°

24% rain

E 8–15 mph · gusts 18

Fri, Oct 30

Slight Chance Rain Showers

79° / 73°

24% rain

ESE 9–13 mph · gusts 17

Sat, Oct 31

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Sunny

80° / 75°

24% rain

SE 7–12 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind around 9 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 82. East wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East northeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers between noon and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 83. East northeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. 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 81. East southeast wind 5 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
  • 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 slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 80.

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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 Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

GMZ250 · 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. 
 


GMZ250-251915-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas 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 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. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the
morning. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East 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 after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. 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, becoming southeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. A chance of showers after midnight. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. 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 · June 2016

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
16% lit
↑ 3:53 AM
↓ 4:43 PM
★★☆☆c61
2
9% lit
↑ 4:38 AM
↓ 5:48 PM
★★★☆c80
3
3% lit
↑ 5:26 AM
↓ 6:55 PM
★★★★c94
Perigee · 361,138 km
best
4
0% lit
↑ 6:18 AM
↓ 8:00 PM
★★★★c101
New Moon
best
5
1% lit
↑ 7:14 AM
↓ 9:03 PM
★★★★c103
best
6
4% lit
↑ 8:13 AM
↓ 10:01 PM
★★★★c102
Moon farthest north (18.4°)
best
7
9% lit
↑ 9:12 AM
↓ 10:53 PM
★★★★c98
8
16% lit
↑ 10:11 AM
↓ 11:41 PM
★☆☆☆c88
9
25% lit
↑ 11:09 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c81
10
34% lit
↑ 12:05 PM
↓ 12:23 AM
★★☆☆c67
11
44% lit
↑ 12:59 PM
↓ 1:02 AM
★☆☆☆c52
12
54% lit
↑ 1:51 PM
↓ 1:38 AM
★☆☆☆c37
First Quarter
13
63% lit
↑ 2:42 PM
↓ 2:13 AM
★☆☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
14
72% lit
↑ 3:33 PM
↓ 2:47 AM
★★☆☆c47
15
80% lit
↑ 4:24 PM
↓ 3:21 AM
★★☆☆c55
Apogee · 405,025 km
16
87% lit
↑ 5:15 PM
↓ 3:57 AM
★★☆☆c64
17
93% lit
↑ 6:07 PM
↓ 4:35 AM
★★★☆c72
18
97% lit
↑ 7:00 PM
↓ 5:16 AM
★★★★c78
19
99% lit
↑ 7:52 PM
↓ 6:00 AM
★★★★c82
20
100% lit
↑ 8:43 PM
↓ 6:49 AM
★★★★c84
Full Moon · Strawberry Moon
Moon farthest south (-18.7°)
best
21
98% lit
↑ 9:33 PM
↓ 7:40 AM
★★★★c84
22
95% lit
↑ 10:20 PM
↓ 8:35 AM
★★★★c83
23
89% lit
↑ 11:05 PM
↓ 9:32 AM
★☆☆☆c79
24
81% lit
↑ 11:48 PM
↓ 10:30 AM
★★★☆c75
25
72% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:29 AM
★★☆☆c66
26
62% lit
↑ 12:29 AM
↓ 12:29 PM
★★☆☆c56
27
51% lit
↑ 1:10 AM
↓ 1:30 PM
★☆☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
Last Quarter
28
39% lit
↑ 1:51 AM
↓ 2:32 PM
★★☆☆c50
29
28% lit
↑ 2:34 AM
↓ 3:35 PM
★★☆☆c64
30
18% lit
↑ 3:19 AM
↓ 4:39 PM
★★★☆c80

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Jun 3 · 6:00 AM — Perigee · 361,138 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Jun 4 · 10:00 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Jun 6 · 1:00 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.
  • Sun, Jun 12 · 3:10 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Jun 13 · 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.
  • Wed, Jun 15 · 7:00 AM — Apogee · 405,025 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Jun 20 · 6:03 AM — Full Moon · Strawberry MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Jun 20 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Jun 27 · 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.
  • Mon, Jun 27 · 1:19 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Fri, Jun 3 · Sat, Jun 4 · Sun, Jun 5 · Mon, Jun 6 · Mon, Jun 20

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

Moon distance

361,190 km closest · 405,001 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 1:46 AM.