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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, 90%
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 PMclouds4% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover7% 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 cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°69686468798077726969697480807874rainwind01020mphESE 6 mph, gusts 10ESE 5 mph, gusts 8E 3 mph, gusts 7NNE 5 mph, gusts 9NE 7 mph, gusts 10NE 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 20
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 12 AM69°69°58°69%4%0%–ESE 61010+ mi
Fri 1 AM69°69°58°68%4%0%–ESE 5910+ mi
Fri 2 AM69°69°58°68%4%0%–ESE 5810+ mi
Fri 3 AM68°68°58°71%4%0%–ESE 3710+ mi
Fri 4 AM67°67°58°74%5%0%–E 3710+ mi
Fri 5 AM66°66°58°76%7%0%–ENE 5810+ mi
Fri 6 AM64°64°58°82%6%0%–NNE 5910+ mi
Fri 7 AM63°63°58°85%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°50%3%0%–E 91310+ mi
Fri 3 PM80°81°61°53%5%0%–E 101310+ mi
Fri 4 PM80°81°62°55%2%0%–E 101310+ mi
Fri 5 PM78°78°63°59%3%0%–E 101310+ mi
Fri 6 PM77°77°63°63%2%0%–E 91310+ mi
Fri 7 PM73°73°64°73%4%0%–E 91310+ mi
Fri 8 PM72°72°64°77%7%0%–E 91410+ mi
Fri 9 PM72°72°64°77%9%0%–ESE 91410+ mi
Fri 10 PM70°70°64°80%7%0%–ESE 101510+ mi
Fri 11 PM70°70°64°79%7%0%–ESE 101510+ mi
Sat 12 AM69°69°63°82%8%0%–ESE 91510+ mi
Sat 1 AM69°69°63°82%13%0%–ESE 91410+ mi
Sat 2 AM70°70°63°79%13%0%–SE 81410+ mi
Sat 3 AM69°69°63°83%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 813–
Sat 6 AM69°69°64°84%26%0%–ESE 813–
Sat 7 AM69°69°64°85%29%0%–ESE 813–
Sat 8 AM70°70°65°83%36%0%–ESE 913–
Sat 9 AM74°74°65°74%27%0%–ESE 914–
Sat 10 AM77°77°65°66%27%0%–ESE 1215–
Sat 11 AM79°79°65°64%22%0%–ESE 1216–
Sat 12 PM80°82°65°61%24%0%–ESE 1317–
Sat 1 PM80°82°65°61%25%0%–ESE 1317–
Sat 2 PM81°83°65°59%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°65%29%0%–E 1418–
Sat 7 PM75°75°65°72%36%0%–E 1317–
Sat 8 PM75°75°65°73%30%0%–E 1418–
Sat 9 PM74°74°65°74%28%0%–E 1420–
Sat 10 PM73°73°65°77%25%0%–E 1420–
Sat 11 PM72°72°65°78%25%0%–E 1320–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

81° / 63°

Dry

NE 3–10 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 then Slight Chance Rain Showers

77° / 68°

15% rain

E 8–17 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Oct 27

Slight Chance Rain Showers

77° / 65°

19% rain · 0.06"

E 9–14 mph · gusts 16

Wed, Oct 28

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

77° / 65°

15% rain

E 8–12 mph · gusts 14

Thu, Oct 29

Mostly Sunny

77° / 65°

12% rain

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: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

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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 · July 2016

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
10% lit
↑ 4:00 AM
↓ 5:38 PM
★★★☆c97
Perigee · 365,982 km
2
4% lit
↑ 4:53 AM
↓ 6:41 PM
★★★☆c103
best
3
1% lit
↑ 5:49 AM
↓ 7:41 PM
★★★★c105
Moon farthest north (18.4°)
best
4
0% lit
↑ 6:47 AM
↓ 8:37 PM
★★★★c103
New Moon
best
5
2% lit
↑ 7:47 AM
↓ 9:27 PM
★★★☆c98
best
6
6% lit
↑ 8:47 AM
↓ 10:12 PM
★☆☆☆c89
7
12% lit
↑ 9:45 AM
↓ 10:53 PM
★★☆☆c82
8
20% lit
↑ 10:41 AM
↓ 11:30 PM
★★☆☆c65
9
28% lit
↑ 11:35 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c53
10
38% lit
↑ 12:28 PM
↓ 12:06 AM
★☆☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
11
47% lit
↑ 1:20 PM
↓ 12:40 AM
★☆☆☆c38
First Quarter
12
56% lit
↑ 2:11 PM
↓ 1:14 AM
★☆☆☆c45
13
66% lit
↑ 3:02 PM
↓ 1:49 AM
★☆☆☆c57
Apogee · 404,273 km
14
74% lit
↑ 3:54 PM
↓ 2:26 AM
★★☆☆c68
15
82% lit
↑ 4:47 PM
↓ 3:05 AM
★★☆☆c77
16
89% lit
↑ 5:39 PM
↓ 3:48 AM
★★☆☆c83
17
94% lit
↑ 6:31 PM
↓ 4:34 AM
★★★☆c87
18
98% lit
↑ 7:22 PM
↓ 5:24 AM
★★★☆c88
Moon farthest south (-18.7°)
19
100% lit
↑ 8:11 PM
↓ 6:18 AM
★★★☆c88
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
20
99% lit
↑ 8:58 PM
↓ 7:16 AM
★★★☆c86
21
96% lit
↑ 9:42 PM
↓ 8:15 AM
★☆☆☆c81
22
91% lit
↑ 10:24 PM
↓ 9:15 AM
★★☆☆c77
23
84% lit
↑ 11:06 PM
↓ 10:17 AM
★★☆☆c64
24
75% lit
↑ 11:46 PM
↓ 11:18 AM
★☆☆☆c52
Moon crosses the equator
25
64% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:20 PM
★☆☆☆c41
26
53% lit
↑ 12:28 AM
↓ 1:23 PM
★☆☆☆c51
Last Quarter
27
42% lit
↑ 1:11 AM
↓ 2:25 PM
★☆☆☆c66
Perigee · 369,661 km
28
30% lit
↑ 1:57 AM
↓ 3:28 PM
★★☆☆c81
29
20% lit
↑ 2:46 AM
↓ 4:30 PM
★★☆☆c92
30
12% lit
↑ 3:39 AM
↓ 5:30 PM
★★★☆c97
Moon farthest north (18.4°)
31
6% lit
↑ 4:35 AM
↓ 6:26 PM
★★★☆c97

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Jul 1 · 2:00 AM — Perigee · 365,982 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Jul 3 · 10:00 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.
  • Mon, Jul 4 · 6:01 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Jul 10 · 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.
  • Mon, Jul 11 · 7:52 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Jul 13 · 12:00 AM — Apogee · 404,273 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Jul 18 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jul 19 · 5:57 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 24 · 4:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Jul 26 · 6:00 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Jul 27 · 7:00 AM — Perigee · 369,661 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Jul 30 · 7:00 PM — 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.

Best fishing days

Sat, Jul 2 · Sun, Jul 3 · Mon, Jul 4 · Tue, Jul 5 · Tue, 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

366,084 km closest · 404,128 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 Thu 11:16 PM.