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Sargent

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 66°

Mostly clear, with a low around 66. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday: High 79° · 1% rain

Sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:27 AM / 6:46 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:09 PM / 2:53 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 82%
Minor period
2:23 AM–3:23 AM
Major period
8:35 AM–10:35 AM
Minor period
3:39 PM–4:39 PM
Major period
9:00 PM–11:00 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Oct 21Thu, Oct 226 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 236 AM12 PM6 PMclouds7% cloud cover7% cloud cover3% cloud cover7% cloud cover9% cloud cover7% cloud cover9% cloud cover7% cloud cover10% cloud cover8% cloud cover4% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover0% cloud cover0% cloud cover0% cloud cover0% cloud cover3% cloud cover1% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover9% cloud cover4% cloud cover10% cloud cover9% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover7% cloud cover7% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover4% cloud cover6% cloud cover0% cloud cover0% cloud cover0% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover7% cloud cover8% cloud cover10% cloud cover8% cloud cover7% cloud cover5% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°73716766777978716968666577817974rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphE 8 mph, gusts 13E 6 mph, gusts 10ENE 6 mph, gusts 9NNE 6 mph, gusts 9NNE 8 mph, gusts 12NE 8 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 13E 13 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 14E 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 6 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 9NE 5 mph, gusts 9NE 7 mph, gusts 12ENE 8 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 11 PM73°73°64°73%7%0%–E 81310+ mi
Thu 12 AM72°72°63°73%7%0%–E 71210+ mi
Thu 1 AM72°72°63°73%3%0%–E 61010+ mi
Thu 2 AM71°71°63°76%7%0%–E 6910+ mi
Thu 3 AM69°69°62°78%9%0%–ENE 6910+ mi
Thu 4 AM68°68°62°81%7%0%–NNE 5910+ mi
Thu 5 AM67°67°62°84%9%0%–NNE 699.0 mi
Thu 6 AM66°66°61°84%7%0%–NNE 71210+ mi
Thu 7 AM66°66°62°87%10%1%–NNE 81210+ mi
Thu 8 AM66°66°62°87%8%1%–NNE 8139.0 mi
Thu 9 AM69°69°63°81%4%1%–NE 8137.9 mi
Thu 10 AM74°74°63°69%1%1%–NE 81310+ mi
Thu 11 AM77°77°61°58%2%1%–ENE 101310+ mi
Thu 12 PM78°78°60°54%0%1%–ENE 101310+ mi
Thu 1 PM79°79°59°50%0%1%–E 121310+ mi
Thu 2 PM79°79°59°50%0%0%–E 121410+ mi
Thu 3 PM79°79°58°49%0%0%–E 131510+ mi
Thu 4 PM79°79°58°49%3%0%–E 131510+ mi
Thu 5 PM78°78°58°50%1%0%–E 121510+ mi
Thu 6 PM76°76°58°54%6%0%–E 101410+ mi
Thu 7 PM75°75°59°58%7%0%–E 91410+ mi
Thu 8 PM71°71°58°64%9%0%–E 91310+ mi
Thu 9 PM71°71°58°64%4%0%–E 81210+ mi
Thu 10 PM70°70°59°68%10%0%–E 81210+ mi
Thu 11 PM69°69°58°68%9%0%–ESE 71210+ mi
Fri 12 AM69°69°58°68%4%0%–ESE 71010+ mi
Fri 1 AM69°69°58°68%5%0%–ESE 71010+ mi
Fri 2 AM68°68°58°70%7%0%–ESE 6910+ mi
Fri 3 AM67°67°58°73%7%0%–ESE 6910+ mi
Fri 4 AM67°67°58°73%5%0%–ESE 6810+ mi
Fri 5 AM66°66°58°75%6%0%–E 69–
Fri 6 AM65°65°58°78%4%0%–ENE 59–
Fri 7 AM65°65°59°81%6%0%–NE 59–
Fri 8 AM65°65°58°78%0%0%–ENE 79–
Fri 9 AM69°69°58°68%0%0%–NE 712–
Fri 10 AM74°74°59°59%0%0%–ENE 712–
Fri 11 AM77°77°59°54%1%0%–ENE 812–
Fri 12 PM79°79°60°52%1%0%–E 913–
Fri 1 PM80°81°60°51%2%0%–E 913–
Fri 2 PM81°82°60°49%3%0%–E 913–
Fri 3 PM81°82°60°49%4%0%–E 1013–
Fri 4 PM81°82°61°51%5%0%–E 1013–
Fri 5 PM79°79°61°54%7%0%–E 1013–
Fri 6 PM78°78°62°58%8%0%–E 913–
Fri 7 PM76°76°63°64%10%0%–E 913–
Fri 8 PM74°74°63°69%8%0%–E 913–
Fri 9 PM73°73°63°71%7%0%–E 914–
Fri 10 PM72°72°63°73%5%0%–E 914–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Clear

73° / 66°

Dry

E 8–8 mph · gusts 13

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

79° / 65°

1% rain

NE 5–13 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

81° / 70°

Dry

NE 5–10 mph · gusts 14

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

81° / 69°

Dry

E 8–15 mph · gusts 20

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

78° / 66°

4% rain

E 10–16 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 26

Slight Chance Rain Showers

78° / 65°

15% rain

E 9–15 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Oct 27

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 63°

15% rain

E 8–12 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East wind around 10 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

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 · 734 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 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.


GMZ350-355-221315-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
734 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 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 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.

Moon calendar · October 2018

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
58% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:27 PM
★★☆☆c90
2
47% lit
↑ 12:21 AM
↓ 2:26 PM
★★☆☆c93
Last Quarter
Moon farthest north (21.3°)
3
35% lit
↑ 1:21 AM
↓ 3:22 PM
★★☆☆c93
4
25% lit
↑ 2:24 AM
↓ 4:14 PM
★★☆☆c92
5
15% lit
↑ 3:29 AM
↓ 5:01 PM
★★☆☆c85
Perigee · 366,394 km
6
8% lit
↑ 4:34 AM
↓ 5:45 PM
★★☆☆c73
7
3% lit
↑ 5:39 AM
↓ 6:26 PM
★★☆☆c57
8
0% lit
↑ 6:43 AM
↓ 7:05 PM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
New Moon
9
1% lit
↑ 7:46 AM
↓ 7:44 PM
★★☆☆c55
10
3% lit
↑ 8:47 AM
↓ 8:23 PM
★★☆☆c65
11
8% lit
↑ 9:47 AM
↓ 9:03 PM
★★☆☆c75
12
15% lit
↑ 10:46 AM
↓ 9:45 PM
★★☆☆c78
13
22% lit
↑ 11:42 AM
↓ 10:30 PM
★★☆☆c80
14
31% lit
↑ 12:36 PM
↓ 11:16 PM
★☆☆☆c79
15
40% lit
↑ 1:27 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c79
Moon farthest south (-20.9°)
16
50% lit
↑ 2:14 PM
↓ 12:06 AM
★☆☆☆c75
First Quarter
17
59% lit
↑ 2:57 PM
↓ 12:56 AM
★☆☆☆c70
Apogee · 404,229 km
18
68% lit
↑ 3:38 PM
↓ 1:48 AM
★☆☆☆c64
19
77% lit
↑ 4:15 PM
↓ 2:41 AM
★☆☆☆c58
20
84% lit
↑ 4:51 PM
↓ 3:35 AM
★☆☆☆c50
21
91% lit
↑ 5:25 PM
↓ 4:29 AM
★☆☆☆c41
22
96% lit
↑ 6:00 PM
↓ 5:23 AM
★★☆☆c31
23
99% lit
↑ 6:35 PM
↓ 6:19 AM
★★☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
24
100% lit
↑ 7:11 PM
↓ 7:17 AM
★★☆☆c58
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
best
25
99% lit
↑ 7:51 PM
↓ 8:16 AM
★★☆☆c78
best
26
95% lit
↑ 8:34 PM
↓ 9:17 AM
★★☆☆c88
best
27
89% lit
↑ 9:23 PM
↓ 10:20 AM
★★☆☆c97
best
28
81% lit
↑ 10:16 PM
↓ 11:22 AM
★★☆☆c102
best
29
72% lit
↑ 11:14 PM
↓ 12:22 PM
★☆☆☆c103
Moon farthest north (21.5°)
30
61% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:19 PM
★★☆☆c103
31
50% lit
↑ 12:16 AM
↓ 2:12 PM
★★☆☆c99
Last Quarter
Perigee · 370,209 km

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Oct 2 · 4:46 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Oct 2 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (21.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Oct 5 · 5:00 PM — Perigee · 366,394 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Oct 8 · 12:00 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, Oct 8 · 10:47 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Oct 15 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-20.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Oct 16 · 1:01 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Oct 17 · 2:00 PM — Apogee · 404,229 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Oct 23 · 2:00 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, Oct 24 · 11:45 AM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Oct 29 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (21.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Oct 31 · 11:41 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Oct 31 · 3:00 PM — Perigee · 370,209 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Wed, Oct 24 · Thu, Oct 25 · Fri, Oct 26 · Sat, Oct 27 · Sun, Oct 28

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

Moon distance

366,422 km closest · 404,223 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 Wed 7:20 PM.