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Sargent

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 63°

Clear, with a low around 63. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday: High 80°

Sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:27 AM / 6:45 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:39 PM / 3:50 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 88%
Minor period
3:20 AM–4:20 AM
Major period
9:15 AM–11:15 AM
Minor period
4:09 PM–5:09 PM
Major period
9:40 PM–11:40 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Oct 22Fri, Oct 236 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 246 AM12 PM6 PMclouds5% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover8% cloud cover6% cloud cover10% cloud cover9% cloud cover9% cloud cover7% cloud cover9% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover11% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover15% cloud cover17% cloud cover16% cloud cover14% cloud cover12% cloud cover11% cloud cover8% cloud cover7% cloud cover12% cloud cover20% cloud cover21% cloud cover27% cloud cover54% cloud cover33% cloud cover11% cloud cover12% cloud cover12% cloud cover13% cloud cover14% cloud cover15% cloud cover16% cloud cover17% cloud cover17% cloud cover18% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°72696865637679787372727172798179rainwind01020mphE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 6 mph, gusts 10E 5 mph, gusts 8ENE 3 mph, gusts 7NNE 5 mph, gusts 8NE 6 mph, gusts 10NE 7 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 15ESE 10 mph, gusts 15ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 13 mph, gusts 17ESE 14 mph, gusts 17E 15 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 8 PM72°72°58°61%5%0%–E 81210+ mi
Thu 9 PM71°71°59°66%3%0%–E 71210+ mi
Thu 10 PM70°70°59°68%2%0%–ESE 71210+ mi
Thu 11 PM69°69°59°70%5%0%–ESE 71210+ mi
Fri 12 AM68°68°59°73%5%0%–ESE 61010+ mi
Fri 1 AM68°68°59°73%4%0%–E 6910+ mi
Fri 2 AM68°68°59°73%5%0%–E 5810+ mi
Fri 3 AM66°66°59°78%5%0%–E 5810+ mi
Fri 4 AM65°65°59°81%6%0%–ENE 3710+ mi
Fri 5 AM65°65°58°78%8%0%–NE 3710+ mi
Fri 6 AM63°63°59°87%6%0%–NNE 5810+ mi
Fri 7 AM63°63°59°87%10%0%–NNE 6910+ mi
Fri 8 AM63°63°59°87%9%0%–NE 61010+ mi
Fri 9 AM67°67°61°81%9%0%–NE 71010+ mi
Fri 10 AM73°73°62°68%7%0%–NE 71210+ mi
Fri 11 AM76°76°62°62%9%0%–ENE 81210+ mi
Fri 12 PM78°78°63°60%4%0%–E 91310+ mi
Fri 1 PM79°79°63°58%4%0%–E 101310+ mi
Fri 2 PM79°79°63°58%5%0%–E 101310+ mi
Fri 3 PM79°79°63°58%5%0%–E 101310+ mi
Fri 4 PM80°82°64°58%11%0%–E 101410+ mi
Fri 5 PM78°78°64°62%3%0%–E 101410+ mi
Fri 6 PM77°77°64°64%3%0%–E 101310+ mi
Fri 7 PM75°75°63°66%4%0%–E 91310+ mi
Fri 8 PM73°73°63°71%15%0%–E 91410+ mi
Fri 9 PM72°72°63°73%17%0%–E 91410+ mi
Fri 10 PM72°72°64°76%16%0%–ESE 101510+ mi
Fri 11 PM72°72°63°73%14%0%–ESE 1015–
Sat 12 AM71°71°63°76%12%0%–ESE 1015–
Sat 1 AM72°72°63°73%11%0%–ESE 1015–
Sat 2 AM72°72°63°73%8%0%–ESE 914–
Sat 3 AM71°71°63°76%7%0%–ESE 914–
Sat 4 AM71°71°63°76%12%0%–ESE 914–
Sat 5 AM71°71°64°79%20%0%–ESE 914–
Sat 6 AM71°71°64°79%21%0%–ESE 914–
Sat 7 AM71°71°64°79%27%0%–ESE 914–
Sat 8 AM72°72°66°81%54%0%–ESE 914–
Sat 9 AM75°75°66°74%33%0%–ESE 1015–
Sat 10 AM78°78°67°69%11%0%–ESE 1216–
Sat 11 AM79°79°67°67%12%0%–ESE 1217–
Sat 12 PM80°82°66°62%12%0%–ESE 1317–
Sat 1 PM80°82°65°60%13%0%–ESE 1317–
Sat 2 PM81°83°65°58%14%0%–ESE 1417–
Sat 3 PM81°83°65°58%15%0%–E 1518–
Sat 4 PM81°83°65°58%16%0%–E 1518–
Sat 5 PM79°79°65°62%17%0%–E 1418–
Sat 6 PM78°78°65°64%17%0%–E 1418–
Sat 7 PM76°76°65°69%18%0%–E 1318–

7-day forecast

Today

Clear

72° / 63°

Dry

ESE 7–8 mph · gusts 12

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

80° / 71°

Dry

NE 3–10 mph · gusts 15

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

81° / 69°

Dry

E 9–15 mph · gusts 20

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Sunny

79° / 69°

6% rain

E 12–16 mph · gusts 21

Mon, Oct 26

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

77° / 68°

15% rain

E 10–17 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

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Clear, with a low around 63. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. East wind around 10 mph.
  • Saturday: 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 around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
  • 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.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ350 · 729 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 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.


GMZ350-355-231315-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
729 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 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: East 5 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 · December 2016

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
5% lit
↑ 8:37 AM
↓ 7:27 PM
★★★☆c77
Moon farthest south (-19.0°)
2
10% lit
↑ 9:25 AM
↓ 8:18 PM
★★☆☆c77
3
16% lit
↑ 10:11 AM
↓ 9:11 PM
★★☆☆c75
4
24% lit
↑ 10:55 AM
↓ 10:06 PM
★★☆☆c71
5
33% lit
↑ 11:37 AM
↓ 11:03 PM
★★☆☆c64
6
43% lit
↑ 12:17 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c55
7
54% lit
↑ 12:57 PM
↓ 12:01 AM
★☆☆☆c40
First Quarter
8
65% lit
↑ 1:37 PM
↓ 1:01 AM
★☆☆☆c48
Moon crosses the equator
9
75% lit
↑ 2:18 PM
↓ 2:03 AM
★☆☆☆c58
10
85% lit
↑ 3:02 PM
↓ 3:06 AM
★★☆☆c69
11
92% lit
↑ 3:49 PM
↓ 4:12 AM
★★☆☆c85
12
97% lit
↑ 4:41 PM
↓ 5:20 AM
★★★☆c96
Perigee · 358,466 km
best
13
100% lit
↑ 5:38 PM
↓ 6:27 AM
★★★★c102
Full Moon · Cold Moon (supermoon)
best
14
99% lit
↑ 6:38 PM
↓ 7:32 AM
★★★★c102
Moon farthest north (18.7°)
best
15
96% lit
↑ 7:40 PM
↓ 8:33 AM
★★★☆c101
best
16
90% lit
↑ 8:43 PM
↓ 9:28 AM
★★★☆c95
17
82% lit
↑ 9:43 PM
↓ 10:16 AM
★★☆☆c84
18
73% lit
↑ 10:42 PM
↓ 11:00 AM
★★☆☆c70
19
63% lit
↑ 11:38 PM
↓ 11:39 AM
★☆☆☆c55
20
53% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:16 PM
★☆☆☆c36
Last Quarter
21
44% lit
↑ 12:31 AM
↓ 12:50 PM
★☆☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
22
34% lit
↑ 1:24 AM
↓ 1:24 PM
★☆☆☆c48
23
26% lit
↑ 2:16 AM
↓ 1:59 PM
★☆☆☆c54
24
18% lit
↑ 3:07 AM
↓ 2:34 PM
★★☆☆c63
25
11% lit
↑ 3:58 AM
↓ 3:12 PM
★★☆☆c71
Apogee · 405,868 km
26
6% lit
↑ 4:50 AM
↓ 3:52 PM
★★☆☆c76
27
2% lit
↑ 5:41 AM
↓ 4:36 PM
★★★☆c79
28
0% lit
↑ 6:32 AM
↓ 5:23 PM
★★★☆c80
best
29
0% lit
↑ 7:22 AM
↓ 6:13 PM
★★★☆c80
New Moon
Moon farthest south (-19.1°)
30
2% lit
↑ 8:10 AM
↓ 7:07 PM
★★★☆c80
31
6% lit
↑ 8:55 AM
↓ 8:02 PM
★★☆☆c77

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Dec 1 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-19.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Dec 7 · 3:02 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Dec 8 · 11:00 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, Dec 12 · 5:00 PM — Perigee · 358,466 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Dec 13 · 6:05 PM — Full Moon · Cold 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.
  • Wed, Dec 14 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Dec 20 · 7:56 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Dec 21 · 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.
  • Sun, Dec 25 · 12:00 AM — Apogee · 405,868 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Dec 29 · 12:53 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Dec 29 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Mon, Dec 12 · Tue, Dec 13 · Wed, Dec 14 · Thu, Dec 15 · Wed, Dec 28

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

Moon distance

358,533 km closest · 405,764 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 1:21 PM.