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Sargent

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

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Today

Today: 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, 86%
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 AMclouds0% cloud cover1% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% 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 cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°78797671686663677879777271717175rainwind01020mphE 10 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 13E 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 16
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 12 PM78°78°61°56%0%0%–E 101410+ mi
Thu 1 PM78°78°60°54%1%0%–E 121410+ mi
Thu 2 PM79°79°60°53%4%0%–E 121410+ mi
Thu 3 PM79°79°59°51%4%0%–E 121410+ mi
Thu 4 PM79°79°59°51%6%0%–E 121510+ mi
Thu 5 PM77°77°58°51%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°80%6%0%–ENE 3710+ mi
Fri 5 AM65°65°58°77%8%0%–NE 3710.0 mi
Fri 6 AM63°63°59°86%6%0%–NNE 589.9 mi
Fri 7 AM63°63°59°86%10%0%–NNE 699.9 mi
Fri 8 AM63°63°59°86%9%0%–NE 6109.9 mi
Fri 9 AM67°67°61°81%9%0%–NE 71010.0 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°81°63°58%4%0%–E 101310+ mi
Fri 2 PM79°81°63°58%5%0%–E 101310+ mi
Fri 3 PM79°81°63°58%5%0%–E 101310+ mi
Fri 4 PM80°81°64°59%11%0%–E 101410+ mi
Fri 5 PM78°78°64°61%3%0%–E 1014–
Fri 6 PM77°77°64°65%3%0%–E 1013–
Fri 7 PM75°75°63°66%4%0%–E 913–
Fri 8 PM73°73°63°71%15%0%–E 914–
Fri 9 PM72°72°63°73%17%0%–E 914–
Fri 10 PM72°72°64°76%16%0%–ESE 1015–
Fri 11 PM72°72°63°73%14%0%–ESE 1015–
Sat 12 AM71°71°63°75%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°75%7%0%–ESE 914–
Sat 4 AM71°71°63°75%12%0%–ESE 914–
Sat 5 AM71°71°64°78%20%0%–ESE 914–
Sat 6 AM71°71°64°78%21%0%–ESE 914–
Sat 7 AM71°71°64°78%27%0%–ESE 914–
Sat 8 AM72°72°66°82%54%0%–ESE 914–
Sat 9 AM75°75°66°74%33%0%–ESE 1015–
Sat 10 AM78°78°67°68%11%0%–ESE 1216–
Sat 11 AM79°82°67°65%12%0%–ESE 1217–

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

78° / 68°

3% rain

E 13–15 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 26

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

77° / 68°

15% rain

E 12–16 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Oct 27

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 65°

28% rain · 0.06"

E 9–13 mph · gusts 15

Wed, Oct 28

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

76° / 66°

15% rain

NE 8–12 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: 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 78.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
  • 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. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 66.

Weather map

Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.

Marine forecast

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

GMZ350 · 450 AM 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.


GMZ350-355-222215-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
450 AM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 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: East 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 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.MONDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A chance
of showers in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.

Moon calendar · August 2017

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
69% lit
↑ 3:31 PM
↓ 1:53 AM
★★☆☆c69
2
78% lit
↑ 4:22 PM
↓ 2:33 AM
★★☆☆c76
Apogee · 405,027 km
3
85% lit
↑ 5:13 PM
↓ 3:15 AM
★★☆☆c80
4
91% lit
↑ 6:02 PM
↓ 4:01 AM
★★☆☆c82
Moon farthest south (-19.6°)
5
96% lit
↑ 6:49 PM
↓ 4:50 AM
★★★☆c82
6
99% lit
↑ 7:34 PM
↓ 5:42 AM
★★★☆c82
best
7
100% lit
↑ 8:16 PM
↓ 6:36 AM
★★★☆c79
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
8
99% lit
↑ 8:57 PM
↓ 7:31 AM
★★☆☆c74
9
96% lit
↑ 9:35 PM
↓ 8:28 AM
★☆☆☆c67
10
91% lit
↑ 10:13 PM
↓ 9:25 AM
★★☆☆c59
11
84% lit
↑ 10:51 PM
↓ 10:23 AM
★★☆☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
12
75% lit
↑ 11:30 PM
↓ 11:22 AM
★☆☆☆c39
13
65% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:22 PM
★☆☆☆c47
14
54% lit
↑ 12:11 AM
↓ 1:24 PM
★☆☆☆c58
Last Quarter
15
43% lit
↑ 12:55 AM
↓ 2:27 PM
★☆☆☆c74
16
31% lit
↑ 1:43 AM
↓ 3:30 PM
★★☆☆c86
17
21% lit
↑ 2:37 AM
↓ 4:32 PM
★★☆☆c94
Moon farthest north (19.4°)
18
12% lit
↑ 3:35 AM
↓ 5:31 PM
★★★☆c97
Perigee · 366,125 km
19
6% lit
↑ 4:37 AM
↓ 6:27 PM
★★★☆c97
best
20
2% lit
↑ 5:40 AM
↓ 7:17 PM
★★★☆c93
best
21
0% lit
↑ 6:44 AM
↓ 8:03 PM
★★★☆c84
New Moon
best
22
1% lit
↑ 7:46 AM
↓ 8:45 PM
★★☆☆c72
23
5% lit
↑ 8:47 AM
↓ 9:23 PM
★☆☆☆c59
24
10% lit
↑ 9:45 AM
↓ 10:00 PM
★★☆☆c52
Moon crosses the equator
25
17% lit
↑ 10:41 AM
↓ 10:37 PM
★☆☆☆c38
26
26% lit
↑ 11:36 AM
↓ 11:13 PM
★☆☆☆c40
27
35% lit
↑ 12:30 PM
↓ 11:50 PM
★☆☆☆c47
28
44% lit
↑ 1:22 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c55
29
54% lit
↑ 2:14 PM
↓ 12:29 AM
★☆☆☆c61
First Quarter
30
63% lit
↑ 3:05 PM
↓ 1:11 AM
★☆☆☆c66
Apogee · 404,308 km
31
72% lit
↑ 3:55 PM
↓ 1:55 AM
★★☆☆c71

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Aug 2 · 1:00 PM — Apogee · 405,027 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Aug 4 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-19.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Aug 7 · 1:11 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Aug 11 · 5:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Aug 14 · 8:15 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Aug 17 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest north (19.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Aug 18 · 8:00 AM — Perigee · 366,125 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Aug 21 · 1:30 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Aug 24 · 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.
  • Tue, Aug 29 · 3:13 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Aug 30 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 404,308 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Sun, Aug 6 · Mon, Aug 7 · Sat, Aug 19 · Sun, Aug 20 · Mon, Aug 21

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

Moon distance

366,138 km closest · 405,026 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 10:31 AM.