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Sabine

29.730°, -93.870° · tides: Sabine Pass

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Today

Tonight: Low 60° · 1% rain

Clear, with a low around 60. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

Thursday: High 79°

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

Sunrise / sunset
7:21 AM / 6:38 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:02 PM / 2:44 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 81%
Minor period
2:14 AM–3:14 AM
Major period
8:25 AM–10:25 AM
Minor period
3:32 PM–4:32 PM
Major period
8:50 PM–10:50 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 PMclouds2% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover5% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover6% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover0% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover45°50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°70676462607178797367646260727879rain1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphSE 3 mph, gusts 8SE 3 mph, gusts 7ESE 2 mph, gusts 6N 0 mph, gusts 5NNE 2 mph, gusts 6NNE 3 mph, gusts 9NNE 5 mph, gusts 10NE 6 mph, gusts 10NNE 7 mph, gusts 10NE 7 mph, gusts 12ENE 6 mph, gusts 10ESE 3 mph, gusts 7SSW 2 mph, gusts 6SSW 2 mph, gusts 6W 1 mph, gusts 5NW 1 mph, gusts 5N 2 mph, gusts 6N 3 mph, gusts 8NNE 5 mph, gusts 9NE 5 mph, gusts 9ENE 6 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 7 mph, gusts 9SE 6 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 7 PM70°70°57°63%2%0%–SE 3810+ mi
Wed 8 PM68°68°57°68%2%0%–SE 3810+ mi
Wed 9 PM67°67°59°75%2%0%–SE 3710+ mi
Wed 10 PM67°67°58°73%4%0%–SE 3710+ mi
Wed 11 PM66°66°58°75%4%0%–ESE 2610+ mi
Thu 12 AM65°65°57°75%4%0%–ENE 1510+ mi
Thu 1 AM64°64°58°81%6%1%–N 0510+ mi
Thu 2 AM64°64°57°78%7%1%–NE 1510+ mi
Thu 3 AM62°62°58°87%5%1%–NNE 2610+ mi
Thu 4 AM62°62°57°84%6%0%–NNE 389.0 mi
Thu 5 AM62°62°57°84%5%0%–NNE 3910+ mi
Thu 6 AM60°60°56°87%4%0%–NNE 5910+ mi
Thu 7 AM60°60°56°87%4%0%–NNE 51010+ mi
Thu 8 AM62°62°56°81%5%0%–NNE 6107.0 mi
Thu 9 AM65°65°57°75%3%0%–NE 61010+ mi
Thu 10 AM71°71°55°57%2%0%–NNE 61010+ mi
Thu 11 AM73°73°53°49%4%0%–NNE 71010+ mi
Thu 12 PM76°76°52°43%5%0%–NE 71010+ mi
Thu 1 PM78°78°50°38%5%0%–NE 71210+ mi
Thu 2 PM79°79°49°35%6%0%–NE 71010+ mi
Thu 3 PM79°79°50°36%2%0%–ENE 61010+ mi
Thu 4 PM79°79°50°36%2%0%–E 5910+ mi
Thu 5 PM78°78°51°39%2%0%–ESE 3710+ mi
Thu 6 PM77°77°53°43%2%0%–SSE 2610+ mi
Thu 7 PM73°73°54°51%2%0%–SSW 2610+ mi
Thu 8 PM69°69°55°61%1%0%–SSW 2610+ mi
Thu 9 PM68°68°56°65%1%0%–SSW 2610+ mi
Thu 10 PM67°67°58°73%2%0%–SW 2610+ mi
Thu 11 PM66°66°58°75%1%0%–W 1510+ mi
Fri 12 AM65°65°58°78%3%0%–WNW 1510+ mi
Fri 1 AM64°64°57°78%4%0%–NW 159.0 mi
Fri 2 AM64°64°57°78%6%0%–NNW 167.0 mi
Fri 3 AM62°62°56°81%4%0%–N 267.0 mi
Fri 4 AM62°62°56°81%3%0%–N 376.0 mi
Fri 5 AM62°62°56°81%3%0%–N 38–
Fri 6 AM60°60°55°84%3%0%–NNE 59–
Fri 7 AM60°60°55°84%3%0%–NNE 59–
Fri 8 AM62°62°56°81%0%0%–NE 59–
Fri 9 AM67°67°56°68%1%0%–NE 59–
Fri 10 AM72°72°58°61%2%0%–NE 610–
Fri 11 AM75°75°58°56%2%0%–ENE 610–
Fri 12 PM77°77°57°50%3%0%–E 710–
Fri 1 PM78°78°56°47%3%0%–E 710–
Fri 2 PM79°79°55°44%3%0%–E 710–
Fri 3 PM79°79°55°44%2%0%–ESE 79–
Fri 4 PM79°79°55°44%2%0%–ESE 79–
Fri 5 PM77°77°56°48%3%0%–SE 69–
Fri 6 PM75°75°58°56%3%0%–SE 68–

7-day forecast

Today

Clear

70° / 60°

1% rain

SE 2–3 mph · gusts 8

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

79° / 60°

1% rain

NE 0–7 mph · gusts 12

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

79° / 66°

Dry

E 1–7 mph · gusts 10

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

78° / 62°

Dry

E 3–14 mph · gusts 18

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Sunny

76° / 62°

Dry

E 5–13 mph · gusts 17

Mon, Oct 26

Partly Sunny

75° / 61°

2% rain

E 5–13 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Oct 27

Mostly Sunny

76° / 61°

6% rain

E 5–10 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Clear, with a low around 60. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 60. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 5 mph.
  • Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 66. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. East wind around 10 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

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Marine forecast

Sabine Lake

GMZ430 · 309 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

Coastal waters from the Lower Atchafalaya River LA to High 
Island TX out 60 nautical miles including Sabine and 
Calcasieu Lakes and Vermilion and Cote Blanche Bays

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the
highest one third of the waves, along with the occasional 
height of the average highest ten percent of the waves.


GMZ430-220900-
Sabine Lake-
309 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots this evening, becoming
light and variable, then becoming northeast around 5 knots late.
Lake waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds, becoming north around
5 knots after midnight. Lake waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Lake waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters
smooth. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters
light chop. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Lake waters choppy. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Lake waters light chop. 
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth.

Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM

GMZ450 · 309 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

Coastal waters from the Lower Atchafalaya River LA to High 
Island TX out 60 nautical miles including Sabine and 
Calcasieu Lakes and Vermilion and Cote Blanche Bays

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the
highest one third of the waves, along with the occasional 
height of the average highest ten percent of the waves.


GMZ450-220900-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM-
309 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast late.
Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
4 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
4 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast
1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 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. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Moon calendar · December 2018

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
31% lit
↑ 1:15 AM
↓ 1:56 PM
★★☆☆c55
2
22% lit
↑ 2:16 AM
↓ 2:32 PM
★★★☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
3
13% lit
↑ 3:16 AM
↓ 3:08 PM
★★★★c60
4
7% lit
↑ 4:16 AM
↓ 3:45 PM
★★★★c74
5
3% lit
↑ 5:14 AM
↓ 4:24 PM
★★★★c84
6
0% lit
↑ 6:13 AM
↓ 5:06 PM
★★★★c89
best
7
0% lit
↑ 7:10 AM
↓ 5:51 PM
★★★★c90
New Moon
best
8
2% lit
↑ 8:04 AM
↓ 6:38 PM
★★★★c87
best
9
6% lit
↑ 8:55 AM
↓ 7:28 PM
★★★★c81
Moon farthest south (-21.1°)
10
11% lit
↑ 9:43 AM
↓ 8:20 PM
★★★★c74
11
18% lit
↑ 10:26 AM
↓ 9:13 PM
★★★★c69
12
25% lit
↑ 11:05 AM
↓ 10:06 PM
★★★☆c61
Apogee · 405,175 km
13
34% lit
↑ 11:42 AM
↓ 10:59 PM
★★★☆c53
14
43% lit
↑ 12:16 PM
↓ 11:52 PM
★★☆☆c46
15
53% lit
↑ 12:48 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c38
First Quarter
16
62% lit
↑ 1:21 PM
↓ 12:46 AM
★☆☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
17
72% lit
↑ 1:54 PM
↓ 1:41 AM
★★☆☆c43
18
81% lit
↑ 2:30 PM
↓ 2:37 AM
★★★☆c53
19
88% lit
↑ 3:09 PM
↓ 3:37 AM
★★★★c69
20
95% lit
↑ 3:53 PM
↓ 4:39 AM
★★★★c84
21
99% lit
↑ 4:43 PM
↓ 5:44 AM
★★★★c96
best
22
100% lit
↑ 5:40 PM
↓ 6:49 AM
★★★★c104
Full Moon · Cold Moon
best
23
99% lit
↑ 6:42 PM
↓ 7:54 AM
★★★★c106
Moon farthest north (21.8°)
24
94% lit
↑ 7:49 PM
↓ 8:53 AM
★★★★c102
Perigee · 361,061 km
25
87% lit
↑ 8:57 PM
↓ 9:48 AM
★★★★c94
26
79% lit
↑ 10:04 PM
↓ 10:36 AM
★★★★c82
27
68% lit
↑ 11:08 PM
↓ 11:19 AM
★★★★c68
28
57% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:58 AM
★★☆☆c53
29
46% lit
↑ 12:11 AM
↓ 12:35 PM
★★☆☆c48
Last Quarter
Moon crosses the equator
30
36% lit
↑ 1:11 AM
↓ 1:11 PM
★★☆☆c57
31
26% lit
↑ 2:10 AM
↓ 1:47 PM
★★★☆c59

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Dec 2 · 3:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Dec 7 · 1:20 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Dec 9 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-21.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Dec 12 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 405,175 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Dec 15 · 5:49 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Dec 16 · 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.
  • Sat, Dec 22 · 11:48 AM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Dec 23 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (21.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Dec 24 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 361,061 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Dec 29 · 3:34 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Dec 29 · 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.

Best fishing days

Thu, Dec 6 · Fri, Dec 7 · Sat, Dec 8 · Fri, Dec 21 · Sat, Dec 22

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

Moon distance

361,133 km closest · 405,155 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 Sabine PassSurf report: Sea Rim State ParkOffshore 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 6:20 PM.