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Sargent

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 79° · 7% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Low 66°

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

Sunrise / sunset
7:27 AM / 6:46 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:09 PM / 2:53 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 80%
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 216 PMThu, Oct 226 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 236 AM12 PMclouds49% cloud cover42% cloud cover28% cloud cover21% cloud cover22% cloud cover14% cloud cover7% cloud cover7% 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 cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°79757372686674797975706967657480rain3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphE 12 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 14E 8 mph, gusts 13E 7 mph, gusts 12E 6 mph, gusts 9NNE 5 mph, gusts 9NNE 7 mph, gusts 12NNE 8 mph, gusts 13NE 8 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 14E 13 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 6 mph, gusts 8ENE 5 mph, gusts 9ENE 7 mph, gusts 9ENE 7 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 4 PM79°79°68°69%49%3%–E 121510+ mi
Wed 5 PM78°78°67°69%42%1%–E 121510+ mi
Wed 6 PM77°77°66°69%28%0%–E 101510+ mi
Wed 7 PM75°75°67°76%21%0%–E 91410+ mi
Wed 8 PM74°74°66°76%22%0%–E 91410+ mi
Wed 9 PM73°73°65°76%14%0%–E 91410+ mi
Wed 10 PM73°73°65°76%7%0%–E 81310+ mi
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 6910+ 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 81310+ 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 712–
Fri 12 AM69°69°58°68%4%0%–ESE 710–
Fri 1 AM69°69°58°68%5%0%–ESE 710–
Fri 2 AM68°68°58°70%7%0%–ESE 69–
Fri 3 AM67°67°58°73%7%0%–ESE 69–
Fri 4 AM67°67°58°73%5%0%–ESE 68–
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

79° / 66°

7% rain

E 8–12 mph · gusts 15

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
  • This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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 · 130 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.


GMZ350-355-220715-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
130 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers early,
then a slight chance of showers late. 
.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. 
.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.

Moon calendar · May 2019

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11% lit
↑ 5:05 AM
↓ 5:07 PM
★☆☆☆c35
2
5% lit
↑ 5:37 AM
↓ 6:01 PM
★★☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
3
2% lit
↑ 6:10 AM
↓ 6:57 PM
★★☆☆c59
4
0% lit
↑ 6:44 AM
↓ 7:54 PM
★★★☆c70
New Moon
5
1% lit
↑ 7:22 AM
↓ 8:53 PM
★★★☆c79
best
6
4% lit
↑ 8:04 AM
↓ 9:53 PM
★☆☆☆c83
7
9% lit
↑ 8:51 AM
↓ 10:54 PM
★★★☆c88
8
16% lit
↑ 9:43 AM
↓ 11:54 PM
★★☆☆c91
9
25% lit
↑ 10:41 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c91
Moon farthest north (22.5°)
10
35% lit
↑ 11:42 AM
↓ 12:50 AM
★★☆☆c90
11
46% lit
↑ 12:46 PM
↓ 1:42 AM
★★☆☆c85
First Quarter
12
58% lit
↑ 1:51 PM
↓ 2:30 AM
★★☆☆c75
13
69% lit
↑ 2:56 PM
↓ 3:13 AM
★☆☆☆c62
Perigee · 369,013 km
14
79% lit
↑ 3:59 PM
↓ 3:53 AM
★☆☆☆c41
15
87% lit
↑ 5:03 PM
↓ 4:31 AM
★☆☆☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
16
94% lit
↑ 6:05 PM
↓ 5:09 AM
★★☆☆c66
17
98% lit
↑ 7:08 PM
↓ 5:48 AM
★★★☆c80
best
18
100% lit
↑ 8:11 PM
↓ 6:28 AM
★★★☆c89
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
19
99% lit
↑ 9:12 PM
↓ 7:11 AM
★★★☆c92
best
20
96% lit
↑ 10:10 PM
↓ 7:57 AM
★☆☆☆c92
21
91% lit
↑ 11:05 PM
↓ 8:47 AM
★★★☆c92
best
22
85% lit
↑ 11:55 PM
↓ 9:38 AM
★★☆☆c89
Moon farthest south (-21.7°)
23
77% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:32 AM
★★☆☆c83
24
69% lit
↑ 12:40 AM
↓ 11:26 AM
★★☆☆c76
25
59% lit
↑ 1:21 AM
↓ 12:19 PM
★☆☆☆c67
26
50% lit
↑ 1:58 AM
↓ 1:12 PM
★☆☆☆c57
Apogee · 404,137 km
Last Quarter
27
41% lit
↑ 2:32 AM
↓ 2:05 PM
★☆☆☆c47
28
31% lit
↑ 3:05 AM
↓ 2:57 PM
★☆☆☆c32
29
23% lit
↑ 3:36 AM
↓ 3:51 PM
★☆☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
30
15% lit
↑ 4:08 AM
↓ 4:45 PM
★★☆☆c54
31
8% lit
↑ 4:42 AM
↓ 5:41 PM
★★☆☆c69

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, May 2 · 6:00 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, May 4 · 5:45 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, May 9 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest north (22.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, May 11 · 8:11 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, May 13 · 5:00 PM — Perigee · 369,013 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, May 15 · 6:00 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, May 18 · 4:11 PM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, May 22 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-21.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, May 26 · 8:00 AM — Apogee · 404,137 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, May 26 · 11:33 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, May 29 · 1:00 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

Sun, May 5 · Fri, May 17 · Sat, May 18 · Sun, May 19 · Tue, May 21

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

Moon distance

369,026 km closest · 404,123 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 1:22 PM.