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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 PMclouds4% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% 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 cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°79767168666367787977727171717580rainwind01020mphE 12 mph, gusts 14E 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 17
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 3 PM79°79°59°50%4%0%–E 121410+ mi
Thu 4 PM79°79°59°50%6%0%–E 121510+ mi
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

79° / 63°

Dry

E 7–12 mph · gusts 15

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.

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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 · May 2017

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
35% lit
↑ 11:42 AM
↓ 12:37 AM
★★☆☆c91
2
46% lit
↑ 12:43 PM
↓ 1:30 AM
★★☆☆c84
First Quarter
3
57% lit
↑ 1:42 PM
↓ 2:18 AM
★☆☆☆c73
4
67% lit
↑ 2:40 PM
↓ 3:01 AM
★☆☆☆c59
5
76% lit
↑ 3:37 PM
↓ 3:41 AM
★☆☆☆c40
6
84% lit
↑ 4:31 PM
↓ 4:17 AM
★☆☆☆c36
7
91% lit
↑ 5:25 PM
↓ 4:52 AM
★★☆☆c48
Moon crosses the equator
8
95% lit
↑ 6:18 PM
↓ 5:27 AM
★★☆☆c57
9
99% lit
↑ 7:10 PM
↓ 6:02 AM
★★☆☆c65
10
100% lit
↑ 8:03 PM
↓ 6:38 AM
★★★☆c70
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
11
99% lit
↑ 8:55 PM
↓ 7:15 AM
★★★☆c73
12
97% lit
↑ 9:46 PM
↓ 7:56 AM
★☆☆☆c74
Apogee · 406,211 km
13
93% lit
↑ 10:36 PM
↓ 8:39 AM
★★☆☆c75
14
87% lit
↑ 11:24 PM
↓ 9:24 AM
★★☆☆c75
Moon farthest south (-19.4°)
15
80% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:13 AM
★★☆☆c75
16
72% lit
↑ 12:10 AM
↓ 11:04 AM
★★☆☆c73
17
63% lit
↑ 12:54 AM
↓ 11:57 AM
★★☆☆c69
18
53% lit
↑ 1:36 AM
↓ 12:52 PM
★☆☆☆c63
Last Quarter
19
43% lit
↑ 2:16 AM
↓ 1:49 PM
★☆☆☆c54
20
33% lit
↑ 2:56 AM
↓ 2:48 PM
★☆☆☆c40
21
23% lit
↑ 3:35 AM
↓ 3:48 PM
★☆☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
22
14% lit
↑ 4:15 AM
↓ 4:51 PM
★★☆☆c55
23
7% lit
↑ 4:57 AM
↓ 5:56 PM
★★☆☆c74
24
2% lit
↑ 5:42 AM
↓ 7:04 PM
★★★☆c90
best
25
0% lit
↑ 6:32 AM
↓ 8:12 PM
★★★★c101
New Moon (supermoon)
Perigee · 357,211 km
best
26
1% lit
↑ 7:26 AM
↓ 9:19 PM
★★★★c106
best
27
6% lit
↑ 8:25 AM
↓ 10:23 PM
★☆☆☆c107
Moon farthest north (19.1°)
28
12% lit
↑ 9:27 AM
↓ 11:21 PM
★★★☆c107
best
29
21% lit
↑ 10:30 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c103
30
31% lit
↑ 11:33 AM
↓ 12:13 AM
★★☆☆c93
31
41% lit
↑ 12:33 PM
↓ 1:00 AM
★★☆☆c78

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, May 2 · 9:47 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, May 7 · 12:00 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, May 10 · 4:43 PM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, May 12 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 406,211 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, May 14 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-19.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, May 18 · 7:33 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, May 21 · 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.
  • Thu, May 25 · 2:45 PM — New 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.
  • Thu, May 25 · 8:00 PM — Perigee · 357,211 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, May 27 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest north (19.1°)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

Wed, May 10 · Wed, May 24 · Thu, May 25 · Fri, May 26 · Sun, May 28

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

Moon distance

357,330 km closest · 406,205 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.