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Sargent

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 81° · 13% rain

Partly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. 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, 78%
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 PMclouds60% cloud cover57% cloud cover50% cloud cover49% 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 cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°78797573726866747979757069676574rain10% chance10% chance7% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphENE 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 14E 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 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 1 PM78°78°69°73%60%10%–ENE 131710+ mi
Wed 2 PM78°78°68°72%57%10%–ENE 131710+ mi
Wed 3 PM80°82°68°67%50%7%–E 131710+ mi
Wed 4 PM79°81°68°68%49%3%–E 121510+ mi
Wed 5 PM78°78°67°67%42%1%–E 121510+ mi
Wed 6 PM78°78°66°68%28%0%–E 101510+ mi
Wed 7 PM75°75°67°75%21%0%–E 91410+ mi
Wed 8 PM74°74°66°75%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°76%7%0%–E 81310+ mi
Thu 12 AM72°72°63°75%7%0%–E 71210+ mi
Thu 1 AM72°72°63°75%3%0%–E 6109.0 mi
Thu 2 AM71°71°63°76%7%0%–E 697.9 mi
Thu 3 AM69°69°62°79%9%0%–ENE 6910+ mi
Thu 4 AM68°68°62°82%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 81310+ mi
Thu 9 AM69°69°63°80%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°51%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°50%3%0%–E 131510+ mi
Thu 5 PM78°78°58°51%1%0%–E 1215–
Thu 6 PM76°76°58°54%6%0%–E 1014–
Thu 7 PM75°75°59°58%7%0%–E 914–
Thu 8 PM71°71°58°63%9%0%–E 913–
Thu 9 PM71°71°58°65%4%0%–E 812–
Thu 10 PM70°70°59°68%10%0%–E 812–
Thu 11 PM69°69°58°69%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°72%7%0%–ESE 69–
Fri 4 AM67°67°58°73%5%0%–ESE 68–
Fri 5 AM66°66°58°76%6%0%–E 69–
Fri 6 AM65°65°58°80%4%0%–ENE 59–
Fri 7 AM65°65°59°81%6%0%–NE 59–
Fri 8 AM65°65°58°80%0%0%–ENE 79–
Fri 9 AM69°69°58°69%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°80°60°51%1%0%–E 913–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

81° / 66°

13% rain

E 8–13 mph · gusts 17

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

80° / 68°

Dry

E 8–17 mph · gusts 21

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Sunny

77° / 64°

6% rain

E 14–17 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny

78° / 64°

12% rain

E 10–15 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Oct 27

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

78° / 62°

18% rain

E 9–13 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Partly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. 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 80.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ350 · 505 AM 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.


GMZ350-355-212315-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
505 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave 
Detail:East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers this 
morning.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East
4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 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: East 2 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 around 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. Seas 3 to 5 feet.

Moon calendar · September 2019

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8% lit
↑ 9:24 AM
↓ 9:43 PM
★★☆☆c69
Moon crosses the equator
2
16% lit
↑ 10:30 AM
↓ 10:22 PM
★☆☆☆c51
3
25% lit
↑ 11:35 AM
↓ 11:02 PM
★☆☆☆c56
4
35% lit
↑ 12:38 PM
↓ 11:44 PM
★☆☆☆c70
5
46% lit
↑ 1:39 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c82
First Quarter
6
56% lit
↑ 2:37 PM
↓ 12:28 AM
★★☆☆c89
7
66% lit
↑ 3:33 PM
↓ 1:15 AM
★★☆☆c91
8
75% lit
↑ 4:24 PM
↓ 2:05 AM
★★☆☆c91
Moon farthest south (-22.2°)
9
83% lit
↑ 5:11 PM
↓ 2:57 AM
★★☆☆c89
best
10
89% lit
↑ 5:53 PM
↓ 3:51 AM
★★☆☆c84
11
95% lit
↑ 6:32 PM
↓ 4:44 AM
★★☆☆c77
12
98% lit
↑ 7:07 PM
↓ 5:38 AM
★★☆☆c68
13
100% lit
↑ 7:40 PM
↓ 6:31 AM
★★☆☆c59
Apogee · 406,377 km
Full Moon · Corn Moon
14
100% lit
↑ 8:11 PM
↓ 7:23 AM
★★☆☆c50
15
98% lit
↑ 8:42 PM
↓ 8:15 AM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
16
94% lit
↑ 9:13 PM
↓ 9:07 AM
★★☆☆c37
17
89% lit
↑ 9:45 PM
↓ 10:00 AM
★☆☆☆c44
18
82% lit
↑ 10:20 PM
↓ 10:54 AM
★☆☆☆c51
19
74% lit
↑ 10:59 PM
↓ 11:49 AM
★☆☆☆c62
20
65% lit
↑ 11:42 PM
↓ 12:47 PM
★☆☆☆c73
21
54% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:45 PM
★☆☆☆c81
Last Quarter
22
44% lit
↑ 12:32 AM
↓ 2:43 PM
★★☆☆c88
Moon farthest north (23.2°)
23
33% lit
↑ 1:27 AM
↓ 3:40 PM
★★☆☆c92
24
23% lit
↑ 2:29 AM
↓ 4:34 PM
★★☆☆c93
25
14% lit
↑ 3:35 AM
↓ 5:24 PM
★★☆☆c91
best
26
7% lit
↑ 4:43 AM
↓ 6:10 PM
★★☆☆c85
best
27
2% lit
↑ 5:52 AM
↓ 6:53 PM
★★☆☆c73
Perigee · 357,805 km
best
28
0% lit
↑ 7:01 AM
↓ 7:34 PM
★★☆☆c58
New Moon (supermoon)
best
29
2% lit
↑ 8:08 AM
↓ 8:14 PM
★★☆☆c53
Moon crosses the equator
30
6% lit
↑ 9:15 AM
↓ 8:54 PM
★★☆☆c66

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Sep 1 · 3:00 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, Sep 5 · 10:10 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Sep 8 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-22.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Sep 13 · 9:00 AM — Apogee · 406,377 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Sep 13 · 11:33 PM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Sep 15 · 6:00 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, Sep 21 · 9:41 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Sep 22 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest north (23.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Sep 27 · 9:00 PM — Perigee · 357,805 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Sep 28 · 1:27 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.
  • Sun, Sep 29 · 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.

Best fishing days

Mon, Sep 9 · Wed, Sep 25 · Thu, Sep 26 · Fri, Sep 27 · Sat, Sep 28

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

Moon distance

357,951 km closest · 406,370 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 11:16 AM.