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Sargent

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 79°

Sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 63°

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

Sunrise / sunset
7:27 AM / 6:45 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:39 PM / 3:50 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 87%
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 226 PMFri, Oct 236 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 246 AM12 PMclouds6% cloud cover8% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% 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 cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°77726968656376797873727271727981rainwind01020mphE 12 mph, gusts 14E 8 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 7 mph, gusts 12E 6 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 8NE 3 mph, gusts 7NNE 6 mph, gusts 9NE 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 8 mph, gusts 12E 10 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 14E 9 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 10 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 17ESE 13 mph, gusts 17E 15 mph, gusts 18
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 5 PM77°77°58°52%6%0%–E 121410+ mi
Thu 6 PM76°76°58°54%8%0%–E 101310+ mi
Thu 7 PM74°74°58°57%5%0%–E 81210+ mi
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

79° / 63°

Dry

E 7–12 mph · gusts 14

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
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 10 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly 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.
  • 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.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ350 · 135 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.


GMZ350-355-230715-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
135 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east
around 10 knots late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet
at 7 seconds. 
.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. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 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.

Moon calendar · March 2017

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
12% lit
↑ 8:57 AM
↓ 9:43 PM
★☆☆☆c38
2
21% lit
↑ 9:39 AM
↓ 10:46 PM
★☆☆☆c50
3
31% lit
↑ 10:24 AM
↓ 11:50 PM
★☆☆☆c62
Perigee · 369,061 km
4
42% lit
↑ 11:12 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c78
5
53% lit
↑ 12:03 PM
↓ 12:52 AM
★★☆☆c92
First Quarter
6
64% lit
↑ 12:58 PM
↓ 1:53 AM
★★☆☆c101
Moon farthest north (18.9°)
7
75% lit
↑ 1:56 PM
↓ 2:51 AM
★★☆☆c104
8
84% lit
↑ 2:55 PM
↓ 3:45 AM
★★☆☆c103
best
9
91% lit
↑ 3:55 PM
↓ 4:34 AM
★★☆☆c98
best
10
96% lit
↑ 4:54 PM
↓ 5:19 AM
★★☆☆c79
best
11
99% lit
↑ 5:52 PM
↓ 6:01 AM
★★☆☆c70
best
12
100% lit
↑ 7:49 PM
↓ 7:40 AM
★★☆☆c58
Full Moon · Worm Moon
best
13
99% lit
↑ 8:44 PM
↓ 8:16 AM
★★☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
14
95% lit
↑ 9:38 PM
↓ 8:52 AM
★★☆☆c34
15
91% lit
↑ 10:31 PM
↓ 9:27 AM
★☆☆☆c40
16
84% lit
↑ 11:24 PM
↓ 10:03 AM
★☆☆☆c45
17
77% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:41 AM
★☆☆☆c50
18
68% lit
↑ 12:16 AM
↓ 11:21 AM
★☆☆☆c56
Apogee · 404,652 km
19
59% lit
↑ 1:07 AM
↓ 12:03 PM
★☆☆☆c62
20
50% lit
↑ 1:57 AM
↓ 12:48 PM
★☆☆☆c68
Last Quarter
21
40% lit
↑ 2:46 AM
↓ 1:37 PM
★☆☆☆c73
Moon farthest south (-19.3°)
22
31% lit
↑ 3:34 AM
↓ 2:29 PM
★★☆☆c75
23
22% lit
↑ 4:20 AM
↓ 3:24 PM
★★☆☆c75
24
14% lit
↑ 5:04 AM
↓ 4:21 PM
★★☆☆c73
25
7% lit
↑ 5:47 AM
↓ 5:20 PM
★★☆☆c63
26
3% lit
↑ 6:28 AM
↓ 6:21 PM
★★☆☆c57
27
0% lit
↑ 7:09 AM
↓ 7:24 PM
★★☆☆c51
New Moon
Moon crosses the equator
28
1% lit
↑ 7:51 AM
↓ 8:28 PM
★★☆☆c56
29
4% lit
↑ 8:33 AM
↓ 9:33 PM
★★☆☆c56
30
9% lit
↑ 9:18 AM
↓ 10:39 PM
★★☆☆c68
Perigee · 363,856 km
31
17% lit
↑ 10:07 AM
↓ 11:44 PM
★★☆☆c84

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Mar 3 · 2:00 AM — Perigee · 369,061 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Mar 5 · 5:32 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Mar 6 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Mar 12 · 9:54 AM — Full Moon · Worm MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Mar 13 · 8:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Mar 18 · 12:00 PM — Apogee · 404,652 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Mar 20 · 10:58 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Mar 21 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Mar 27 · 9:57 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Mar 27 · 11:00 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, Mar 30 · 8:00 AM — Perigee · 363,856 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Wed, Mar 8 · Thu, Mar 9 · Fri, Mar 10 · Sat, Mar 11 · Sun, Mar 12

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

Moon distance

363,879 km closest · 404,652 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.