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Sargent

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

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Today

Today: High 80° · 7% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Low 62° · 1% rain

Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:27 AM / 6:46 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:09 PM / 2:53 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 77%
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 2112 PM6 PMThu, Oct 226 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 236 AMclouds58% cloud cover61% cloud cover59% cloud cover50% cloud cover47% cloud cover41% cloud cover36% cloud cover29% cloud cover26% cloud cover28% cloud cover27% cloud cover31% cloud cover25% cloud cover15% cloud cover11% cloud cover8% cloud cover8% cloud cover7% cloud cover7% cloud cover7% cloud cover7% cloud cover6% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover6% cloud cover5% cloud cover7% cloud cover9% cloud cover9% cloud cover8% cloud cover7% cloud cover7% cloud cover8% cloud cover9% cloud cover8% cloud cover7% cloud cover6% cloud cover5% cloud cover4% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°75808076727165627278787269686562rain5% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphENE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 14E 8 mph, gusts 13ENE 7 mph, gusts 12ENE 6 mph, gusts 9NNE 6 mph, gusts 9NNE 7 mph, gusts 12NNE 8 mph, gusts 13NE 8 mph, gusts 13ENE 9 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 3 mph, gusts 7E 3 mph, gusts 7ENE 5 mph, gusts 9ENE 7 mph, gusts 10
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 10 AM75°75°67°76%58%5%–ENE 121610+ mi
Wed 11 AM78°78°67°69%61%3%–ENE 131610+ mi
Wed 12 PM79°79°67°67%59%3%–ENE 131710+ mi
Wed 1 PM80°82°67°65%50%1%–ENE 131710+ mi
Wed 2 PM80°82°66°62%47%1%–ENE 131610+ mi
Wed 3 PM80°82°65°60%41%1%–E 131610+ mi
Wed 4 PM80°82°65°60%36%0%–E 131510+ mi
Wed 5 PM79°79°64°60%29%0%–E 121510+ mi
Wed 6 PM78°78°64°62%26%1%–E 121510+ mi
Wed 7 PM76°76°64°66%28%0%–E 101410+ mi
Wed 8 PM74°74°63°69%27%0%–E 91410+ mi
Wed 9 PM73°73°63°71%31%0%–E 91410+ mi
Wed 10 PM72°72°63°73%25%0%–E 81310+ mi
Wed 11 PM72°72°62°71%15%0%–E 81310+ mi
Thu 12 AM71°71°61°71%11%0%–ENE 71210+ mi
Thu 1 AM71°71°61°71%8%0%–ENE 6109.0 mi
Thu 2 AM69°69°60°73%8%0%–ENE 697.9 mi
Thu 3 AM68°68°60°76%7%0%–NE 6910+ mi
Thu 4 AM65°65°60°84%7%0%–NNE 6910+ mi
Thu 5 AM64°64°59°84%7%0%–NNE 61010+ mi
Thu 6 AM63°63°59°87%7%0%–NNE 71210+ mi
Thu 7 AM62°62°60°93%6%0%–NNE 81210+ mi
Thu 8 AM63°63°60°90%3%0%–NNE 81310+ mi
Thu 9 AM68°68°61°78%2%0%–NNE 81210+ mi
Thu 10 AM72°72°61°68%1%0%–NE 81310+ mi
Thu 11 AM75°75°60°60%1%0%–NE 91310+ mi
Thu 12 PM77°77°59°54%1%0%–ENE 91310+ mi
Thu 1 PM78°78°57°48%1%0%–ENE 101310+ mi
Thu 2 PM79°79°56°45%2%0%–E 101310+ mi
Thu 3 PM79°79°56°45%2%0%–E 101410+ mi
Thu 4 PM78°78°57°48%1%0%–E 121410+ mi
Thu 5 PM77°77°57°50%2%0%–E 1014–
Thu 6 PM75°75°57°54%4%0%–E 913–
Thu 7 PM72°72°57°59%6%0%–E 812–
Thu 8 PM71°71°57°61%5%0%–E 812–
Thu 9 PM70°70°57°63%7%0%–E 812–
Thu 10 PM69°69°57°66%9%0%–E 712–
Thu 11 PM69°69°57°66%9%0%–E 610–
Fri 12 AM68°68°57°68%8%0%–ESE 69–
Fri 1 AM68°68°57°68%7%0%–ESE 58–
Fri 2 AM68°68°57°68%7%0%–ESE 37–
Fri 3 AM67°67°57°70%8%0%–E 37–
Fri 4 AM65°65°57°75%9%0%–E 37–
Fri 5 AM63°63°57°81%8%0%–E 38–
Fri 6 AM62°62°58°87%7%0%–ENE 59–
Fri 7 AM62°62°58°87%6%0%–ENE 610–
Fri 8 AM65°65°58°78%5%0%–ENE 710–
Fri 9 AM68°68°58°70%4%0%–NE 712–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

80° / 62°

7% rain

NE 8–13 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

79° / 62°

Dry

NE 6–12 mph · gusts 14

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

80° / 68°

Dry

E 3–10 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
  • Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
  • 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 · December 2019

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27% lit
↑ 11:27 AM
↓ 10:14 PM
★★☆☆c76
2
36% lit
↑ 12:07 PM
↓ 11:08 PM
★★☆☆c67
3
45% lit
↑ 12:42 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c57
4
54% lit
↑ 1:15 PM
↓ 12:02 AM
★☆☆☆c46
First Quarter
Apogee · 404,445 km
5
64% lit
↑ 1:46 PM
↓ 12:54 AM
★☆☆☆c35
6
73% lit
↑ 2:16 PM
↓ 1:46 AM
★☆☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
7
81% lit
↑ 2:47 PM
↓ 2:38 AM
★☆☆☆c47
8
88% lit
↑ 3:19 PM
↓ 3:32 AM
★★☆☆c59
9
93% lit
↑ 3:54 PM
↓ 4:27 AM
★★☆☆c71
10
98% lit
↑ 4:33 PM
↓ 5:24 AM
★★★☆c80
11
100% lit
↑ 5:18 PM
↓ 6:23 AM
★★★☆c87
Full Moon · Cold Moon
12
100% lit
↑ 6:08 PM
↓ 7:23 AM
★★★★c92
best
13
97% lit
↑ 7:04 PM
↓ 8:23 AM
★★★☆c94
Moon farthest north (23.7°)
best
14
93% lit
↑ 8:05 PM
↓ 9:20 AM
★★★☆c94
15
86% lit
↑ 9:09 PM
↓ 10:13 AM
★★★☆c92
16
77% lit
↑ 10:14 PM
↓ 11:01 AM
★★☆☆c86
17
66% lit
↑ 11:19 PM
↓ 11:44 AM
★★☆☆c75
18
55% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:24 PM
★☆☆☆c60
Perigee · 370,259 km
Last Quarter
19
44% lit
↑ 12:22 AM
↓ 1:02 PM
★☆☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
20
33% lit
↑ 1:25 AM
↓ 1:38 PM
★☆☆☆c50
21
23% lit
↑ 2:28 AM
↓ 2:16 PM
★★☆☆c61
22
14% lit
↑ 3:31 AM
↓ 2:55 PM
★★☆☆c77
23
7% lit
↑ 4:35 AM
↓ 3:37 PM
★★★☆c89
24
3% lit
↑ 5:38 AM
↓ 4:23 PM
★★★☆c95
best
25
0% lit
↑ 6:40 AM
↓ 5:14 PM
★★★★c95
New Moon
best
26
0% lit
↑ 7:38 AM
↓ 6:08 PM
★★★★c95
Moon farthest south (-22.7°)
best
27
3% lit
↑ 8:32 AM
↓ 7:04 PM
★★★☆c91
28
7% lit
↑ 9:20 AM
↓ 8:01 PM
★★★☆c85
29
13% lit
↑ 10:02 AM
↓ 8:57 PM
★★☆☆c77
30
20% lit
↑ 10:40 AM
↓ 9:51 PM
★★☆☆c68
31
28% lit
↑ 11:14 AM
↓ 10:45 PM
★★☆☆c59

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Dec 4 · 12:58 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Dec 4 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 404,445 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Dec 6 · 2:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Dec 11 · 11:12 PM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Dec 13 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest north (23.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Dec 18 · 3:00 PM — Perigee · 370,259 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Dec 18 · 10:57 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Dec 19 · 11:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Dec 25 · 11:13 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Dec 26 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-22.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Thu, Dec 12 · Fri, Dec 13 · Tue, Dec 24 · Wed, Dec 25 · Thu, Dec 26

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

Moon distance

370,264 km closest · 404,302 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 AM.