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28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

Tonight: Low 75° · 10% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East northeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Thursday: High 79° · 3% rain

Sunny, with a high near 79. East northeast wind 8 to 14 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:32 AM / 6:52 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:14 PM / 2:59 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 82%
Minor period
2:29 AM–3:29 AM
Major period
8:40 AM–10:40 AM
Minor period
3:44 PM–4:44 PM
Major period
9:05 PM–11:05 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 PMclouds70% cloud cover48% cloud cover46% cloud cover43% cloud cover43% cloud cover57% cloud cover60% cloud cover45% cloud cover48% cloud cover56% cloud cover43% cloud cover35% cloud cover29% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover8% cloud cover9% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover17% cloud cover14% cloud cover17% cloud cover15% cloud cover12% cloud cover12% cloud cover10% cloud cover4% cloud cover15% cloud cover14% cloud cover10% cloud cover12% cloud cover15% cloud cover1% cloud cover3% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover5% cloud cover7% cloud cover9% cloud cover10% cloud cover10% cloud cover60°65°70°75°80°85°77777675767878767676757577798078rain9% chance10% chance10% chance7% chance5% chance5% chance6% chance4% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphNE 9 mph, gusts 18E 9 mph, gusts 13E 7 mph, gusts 9ENE 6 mph, gusts 8ENE 8 mph, gusts 12NE 10 mph, gusts 13NE 12 mph, gusts 14ENE 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 15ESE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 9 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 18
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 10 PM77°77°74°90%70%9%–NE 91810.0 mi
Wed 11 PM77°77°74°90%48%10%–E 101410.0 mi
Thu 12 AM77°77°73°88%46%10%–E 91310.0 mi
Thu 1 AM77°77°73°88%43%7%–E 8109.9 mi
Thu 2 AM76°76°73°90%43%5%–E 7910.0 mi
Thu 3 AM76°76°72°87%57%5%–E 6810.0 mi
Thu 4 AM76°76°72°87%60%6%–ENE 6810.0 mi
Thu 5 AM76°76°71°85%45%4%–ENE 799.9 mi
Thu 6 AM76°76°71°85%48%3%–ENE 81210.0 mi
Thu 7 AM75°75°70°84%56%2%–NE 9139.9 mi
Thu 8 AM75°75°70°84%43%2%–NE 101310+ mi
Thu 9 AM75°75°71°87%35%2%–NE 101310+ mi
Thu 10 AM76°76°70°82%29%2%–NE 121410+ mi
Thu 11 AM77°77°69°76%6%1%–ENE 121510+ mi
Thu 12 PM78°78°68°71%7%1%–ENE 121510+ mi
Thu 1 PM78°78°67°69%2%1%–ENE 121510+ mi
Thu 2 PM78°78°66°67%2%1%–E 121510+ mi
Thu 3 PM79°79°66°64%8%0%–E 131610+ mi
Thu 4 PM78°78°65°64%9%0%–E 131710+ mi
Thu 5 PM78°78°65°64%6%0%–E 141710+ mi
Thu 6 PM77°77°65°67%7%0%–E 141710+ mi
Thu 7 PM76°76°66°71%17%0%–E 131610+ mi
Thu 8 PM76°76°67°74%14%0%–E 131610+ mi
Thu 9 PM76°76°66°71%17%0%–E 121610+ mi
Thu 10 PM76°76°66°71%15%0%–E 131510+ mi
Thu 11 PM76°76°66°71%12%0%–E 121510+ mi
Fri 12 AM76°76°66°71%12%0%–ESE 101410+ mi
Fri 1 AM76°76°67°74%10%0%–ESE 91310+ mi
Fri 2 AM75°75°67°76%4%0%–ESE 912–
Fri 3 AM75°75°66°74%15%0%–E 810–
Fri 4 AM75°75°66°74%14%0%–E 710–
Fri 5 AM75°75°66°74%10%0%–E 710–
Fri 6 AM75°75°66°74%12%0%–E 710–
Fri 7 AM75°75°65°71%15%0%–E 79–
Fri 8 AM75°75°66°74%1%0%–E 710–
Fri 9 AM76°76°67°74%3%0%–E 712–
Fri 10 AM77°77°67°71%5%0%–E 812–
Fri 11 AM78°78°67°69%5%0%–E 913–
Fri 12 PM78°78°66°67%4%0%–E 913–
Fri 1 PM79°79°65°62%4%0%–E 1014–
Fri 2 PM80°82°65°60%4%0%–E 1215–
Fri 3 PM80°82°65°60%3%0%–E 1215–
Fri 4 PM80°82°65°60%3%0%–E 1316–
Fri 5 PM80°82°66°62%5%0%–E 1317–
Fri 6 PM79°79°66°64%7%0%–E 1417–
Fri 7 PM78°78°67°69%9%0%–E 1418–
Fri 8 PM78°78°67°69%10%0%–E 1418–
Fri 9 PM77°77°68°74%10%0%–ESE 1418–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy

77° / 75°

10% rain

E 9–10 mph · gusts 18

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

79° / 75°

10% rain

ENE 6–14 mph · gusts 17

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

80° / 77°

1% rain

E 7–14 mph · gusts 18

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

80° / 75°

4% rain

ESE 12–18 mph · gusts 23

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

79° / 72°

7% rain

ESE 13–15 mph · gusts 22

Mon, Oct 26

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 71°

30% rain · 0.05"

E 8–14 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Tue, Oct 27

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 70°

30% rain · 0.19"

E 8–13 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East northeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79. East northeast wind 8 to 14 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East wind 7 to 14 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 82. East wind 7 to 13 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. East southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 12 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Monday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 346 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

Middle Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Matagorda ship
channel out to 60 nautical miles.
 
Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves. 
 


GMZ236-220930-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
346 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds around 15 knots with frequent 
gusts around 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to 
occasionally choppy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of 
thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and
inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of
showers in the evening. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly
choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to
occasionally choppy. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM

GMZ255 · 346 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

Middle Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Matagorda ship
channel out to 60 nautical miles.
 
Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves. 
 


GMZ255-220930-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
346 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up 
to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave 
Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a 
slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with frequent gusts up to 25
knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 
feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 
seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. 
.SUNDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · September 2020

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
100% lit
↑ 7:58 PM
↓ 6:27 AM
★★☆☆c71
best
2
100% lit
↑ 8:30 PM
↓ 7:22 AM
★★☆☆c59
Full Moon · Corn Moon
best
3
98% lit
↑ 9:01 PM
↓ 8:16 AM
★☆☆☆c45
4
94% lit
↑ 9:31 PM
↓ 9:08 AM
★☆☆☆c30
Moon crosses the equator
5
89% lit
↑ 10:01 PM
↓ 10:00 AM
★☆☆☆c38
6
82% lit
↑ 10:32 PM
↓ 10:51 AM
★☆☆☆c52
Apogee · 405,606 km
7
75% lit
↑ 11:05 PM
↓ 11:44 AM
★☆☆☆c66
8
66% lit
↑ 11:41 PM
↓ 12:37 PM
★☆☆☆c76
9
57% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:32 PM
★☆☆☆c84
10
47% lit
↑ 12:22 AM
↓ 2:28 PM
★☆☆☆c88
Last Quarter
11
37% lit
↑ 1:08 AM
↓ 3:24 PM
★☆☆☆c90
Moon farthest north (24.9°)
12
27% lit
↑ 2:01 AM
↓ 4:19 PM
★☆☆☆c91
13
18% lit
↑ 2:59 AM
↓ 5:10 PM
★☆☆☆c91
14
11% lit
↑ 4:02 AM
↓ 5:59 PM
★★☆☆c90
best
15
5% lit
↑ 5:08 AM
↓ 6:43 PM
★☆☆☆c85
16
1% lit
↑ 6:15 AM
↓ 7:25 PM
★★☆☆c78
best
17
0% lit
↑ 7:23 AM
↓ 8:04 PM
★★☆☆c65
New Moon (supermoon)
best
18
3% lit
↑ 8:30 AM
↓ 8:43 PM
★☆☆☆c47
Perigee · 359,084 km
Moon crosses the equator
19
8% lit
↑ 9:37 AM
↓ 9:23 PM
★☆☆☆c49
20
15% lit
↑ 10:45 AM
↓ 10:05 PM
★☆☆☆c72
21
25% lit
↑ 11:52 AM
↓ 10:50 PM
★☆☆☆c89
22
35% lit
↑ 12:59 PM
↓ 11:38 PM
★☆☆☆c98
23
46% lit
↑ 2:02 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c100
First Quarter
24
57% lit
↑ 3:01 PM
↓ 12:32 AM
★☆☆☆c100
Moon farthest south (-24.0°)
25
67% lit
↑ 3:54 PM
↓ 1:28 AM
★☆☆☆c95
26
76% lit
↑ 4:41 PM
↓ 2:26 AM
★☆☆☆c85
27
84% lit
↑ 5:22 PM
↓ 3:24 AM
★☆☆☆c75
28
91% lit
↑ 5:59 PM
↓ 4:21 AM
★☆☆☆c64
29
96% lit
↑ 6:32 PM
↓ 5:17 AM
★☆☆☆c52
30
99% lit
↑ 7:03 PM
↓ 6:10 AM
★☆☆☆c44

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Sep 2 · 12:22 AM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Sep 4 · 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.
  • Sun, Sep 6 · 2:00 AM — Apogee · 405,606 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Sep 10 · 4:26 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Sep 11 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest north (24.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Sep 17 · 6:00 AM — 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.
  • Fri, Sep 18 · 9:00 AM — Perigee · 359,084 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Sep 18 · 10:00 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, Sep 23 · 8:55 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Sep 24 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-24.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Tue, Sep 1 · Wed, Sep 2 · Mon, Sep 14 · Wed, Sep 16 · Thu, Sep 17

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

Moon distance

359,099 km closest · 405,510 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 RockportSurf report: Port Aransas Beach & Horace Caldwell PierOffshore 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 3:46 PM.