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Sargent

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 69° · 9% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday: High 80° · 8% rain

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

Sunrise / sunset
7:27 AM / 6:46 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:09 PM / 2:53 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 74%
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 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 226 AM12 PM6 PMclouds61% cloud cover65% cloud cover67% cloud cover66% cloud cover67% cloud cover71% cloud cover70% cloud cover67% cloud cover69% cloud cover66% cloud cover58% 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 cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°73727071798078737168636877797570rain5% chance6% chance6% chance7% chance9% chance9% chance8% chance5% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphENE 12 mph, gusts 17ENE 10 mph, gusts 16ENE 10 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 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 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 12 AM73°73°66°79%61%5%–ENE 121710+ mi
Wed 1 AM73°73°67°81%65%6%–ENE 101610+ mi
Wed 2 AM73°73°67°81%67%6%–ENE 101610+ mi
Wed 3 AM72°72°67°84%66%7%–ENE 101610+ mi
Wed 4 AM72°72°66°81%67%9%–ENE 101610+ mi
Wed 5 AM70°70°66°87%71%9%–ENE 121610+ mi
Wed 6 AM70°70°66°87%70%8%–NE 121610+ mi
Wed 7 AM69°69°66°90%67%5%–NE 121610+ mi
Wed 8 AM69°69°66°90%69%4%–NE 121610+ mi
Wed 9 AM71°71°67°87%66%4%–NE 121610+ mi
Wed 10 AM75°75°67°76%58%4%–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 61010+ mi
Thu 2 AM69°69°60°73%8%0%–ENE 6910+ 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 610–
Thu 6 AM63°63°59°87%7%0%–NNE 712–
Thu 7 AM62°62°60°93%6%0%–NNE 812–
Thu 8 AM63°63°60°90%3%0%–NNE 813–
Thu 9 AM68°68°61°78%2%0%–NNE 812–
Thu 10 AM72°72°61°68%1%0%–NE 813–
Thu 11 AM75°75°60°60%1%0%–NE 913–
Thu 12 PM77°77°59°54%1%0%–ENE 913–
Thu 1 PM78°78°57°48%1%0%–ENE 1013–
Thu 2 PM79°79°56°45%2%0%–E 1013–
Thu 3 PM79°79°56°45%2%0%–E 1014–
Thu 4 PM78°78°57°48%1%0%–E 1214–
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

80° / 69°

9% 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 8–15 mph · gusts 21

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Sunny

77° / 64°

6% rain

E 13–16 mph · gusts 21

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny

78° / 64°

12% rain

E 9–15 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Oct 27

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

78° / 64°

18% rain

E 8–12 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: 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, with a high near 80.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly 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.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ350 · 1201 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.


GMZ350-355-211730-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1201 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots late. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers late
this evening, then a chance of showers late. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...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.
.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 2020

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
100% lit
↑ 7:53 PM
↓ 6:20 AM
★★☆☆c75
best
2
100% lit
↑ 8:25 PM
↓ 7:15 AM
★★☆☆c62
Full Moon · Corn Moon
3
98% lit
↑ 8:56 PM
↓ 8:09 AM
★☆☆☆c51
4
94% lit
↑ 9:25 PM
↓ 9:02 AM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
5
89% lit
↑ 9:54 PM
↓ 9:54 AM
★☆☆☆c33
6
82% lit
↑ 10:25 PM
↓ 10:46 AM
★☆☆☆c37
Apogee · 405,606 km
7
75% lit
↑ 10:58 PM
↓ 11:39 AM
★☆☆☆c46
8
66% lit
↑ 11:34 PM
↓ 12:33 PM
★☆☆☆c58
9
57% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:28 PM
★☆☆☆c68
10
47% lit
↑ 12:14 AM
↓ 2:24 PM
★☆☆☆c76
Last Quarter
11
37% lit
↑ 1:01 AM
↓ 3:20 PM
★★☆☆c83
Moon farthest north (24.9°)
12
27% lit
↑ 1:53 AM
↓ 4:14 PM
★★☆☆c88
13
18% lit
↑ 2:51 AM
↓ 5:06 PM
★★☆☆c90
best
14
11% lit
↑ 3:54 AM
↓ 5:54 PM
★★☆☆c89
best
15
5% lit
↑ 5:01 AM
↓ 6:38 PM
★★☆☆c85
best
16
1% lit
↑ 6:08 AM
↓ 7:20 PM
★★☆☆c76
best
17
0% lit
↑ 7:16 AM
↓ 7:59 PM
★★☆☆c62
New Moon (supermoon)
18
3% lit
↑ 8:24 AM
↓ 8:37 PM
★★☆☆c46
Perigee · 359,084 km
Moon crosses the equator
19
8% lit
↑ 9:32 AM
↓ 9:16 PM
★★☆☆c54
20
15% lit
↑ 10:40 AM
↓ 9:58 PM
★★☆☆c66
21
25% lit
↑ 11:48 AM
↓ 10:42 PM
★★☆☆c85
22
35% lit
↑ 12:54 PM
↓ 11:31 PM
★☆☆☆c92
23
46% lit
↑ 1:58 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c97
First Quarter
24
57% lit
↑ 2:57 PM
↓ 12:24 AM
★★☆☆c97
Moon farthest south (-24.0°)
25
67% lit
↑ 3:50 PM
↓ 1:20 AM
★★☆☆c96
26
76% lit
↑ 4:37 PM
↓ 2:18 AM
★★☆☆c91
27
84% lit
↑ 5:18 PM
↓ 3:17 AM
★★☆☆c83
28
91% lit
↑ 5:54 PM
↓ 4:14 AM
★★☆☆c72
29
96% lit
↑ 6:27 PM
↓ 5:10 AM
★★☆☆c59
30
99% lit
↑ 6:58 PM
↓ 6:04 AM
★★☆☆c46

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 · Sun, Sep 13 · Mon, Sep 14 · Tue, Sep 15 · Wed, Sep 16

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 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 Tue 11:35 PM.