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Sargent

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 69° · 14% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday: High 80° · 11% rain

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

Sunrise / sunset
7:26 AM / 6:47 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:38 PM / 1:55 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 74%
Minor period
1:25 AM–2:25 AM
Major period
7:50 AM–9:50 AM
Minor period
3:08 PM–4:08 PM
Major period
8:15 PM–10:15 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Oct 20Wed, Oct 216 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 226 AM12 PM6 PMclouds42% cloud cover57% cloud cover55% cloud cover61% cloud cover63% cloud cover62% cloud cover54% cloud cover68% cloud cover52% cloud cover61% cloud cover46% cloud cover46% cloud cover56% cloud cover47% cloud cover43% cloud cover47% cloud cover30% cloud cover21% cloud cover15% cloud cover15% cloud cover10% cloud cover18% cloud cover13% cloud cover12% cloud cover14% cloud cover13% cloud cover11% cloud cover13% cloud cover9% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover3% cloud cover5% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover0% cloud cover0% cloud cover0% cloud cover0% cloud cover0% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°73737069778078747068646376807771rain7% chance10% chance10% chance10% chance12% chance13% chance14% chance11% chance7% chance5% chance3% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance1% chancewind01020mphENE 12 mph, gusts 17ENE 10 mph, gusts 15NE 9 mph, gusts 15NE 10 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 17NE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 17E 10 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 14E 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 6 mph, gusts 9NE 7 mph, gusts 10NNE 8 mph, gusts 12NE 8 mph, gusts 13ENE 9 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 11 PM73°73°66°79%42%7%–ENE 121710+ mi
Wed 12 AM73°73°66°79%57%10%–ENE 101610+ mi
Wed 1 AM73°73°66°79%55%10%–ENE 101510+ mi
Wed 2 AM73°73°66°79%61%10%–NE 91510+ mi
Wed 3 AM72°72°66°81%63%12%–NE 91510+ mi
Wed 4 AM70°70°66°87%62%13%–NE 101510+ mi
Wed 5 AM70°70°65°84%54%14%–NE 101610+ mi
Wed 6 AM69°69°65°87%68%11%–NE 121610+ mi
Wed 7 AM69°69°65°87%52%7%–NE 121710+ mi
Wed 8 AM69°69°65°87%61%5%–NE 121610+ mi
Wed 9 AM71°71°66°84%46%3%–NE 121610+ mi
Wed 10 AM75°75°66°74%46%2%–NE 121610+ mi
Wed 11 AM77°77°66°69%56%1%–ENE 131610+ mi
Wed 12 PM79°79°66°64%47%1%–ENE 131610+ mi
Wed 1 PM79°79°66°64%43%2%–ENE 131610+ mi
Wed 2 PM80°82°66°62%47%1%–E 131710+ mi
Wed 3 PM80°82°65°60%30%0%–E 131610+ mi
Wed 4 PM79°79°65°62%21%0%–E 131710+ mi
Wed 5 PM78°78°64°62%15%0%–E 131710+ mi
Wed 6 PM77°77°64°64%15%0%–E 131610+ mi
Wed 7 PM75°76°64°64%10%0%–E 101510+ mi
Wed 8 PM74°74°63°69%18%0%–E 101510+ mi
Wed 9 PM73°73°63°68%13%0%–E 91510+ mi
Wed 10 PM72°72°62°71%12%0%–E 91410+ mi
Wed 11 PM70°72°61°71%14%0%–E 91410+ mi
Thu 12 AM70°70°60°76%13%0%–E 71210+ mi
Thu 1 AM70°70°62°76%11%0%–E 71010+ mi
Thu 2 AM68°68°62°81%13%0%–ENE 61010+ mi
Thu 3 AM67°67°61°81%9%0%–ENE 6910+ mi
Thu 4 AM65°65°61°87%4%0%–NE 6910+ mi
Thu 5 AM64°64°61°90%5%0%–NE 710–
Thu 6 AM64°64°60°87%3%0%–NE 712–
Thu 7 AM62°62°61°97%5%0%–NNE 812–
Thu 8 AM63°63°61°93%2%0%–NNE 813–
Thu 9 AM67°67°61°81%1%0%–NE 813–
Thu 10 AM73°73°62°68%0%0%–NE 813–
Thu 11 AM76°76°61°60%0%0%–ENE 913–
Thu 12 PM79°79°60°52%0%0%–ENE 913–
Thu 1 PM80°81°59°49%0%0%–E 1013–
Thu 2 PM80°81°58°47%0%0%–E 1213–
Thu 3 PM80°81°58°47%1%0%–E 1214–
Thu 4 PM78°78°58°50%1%0%–E 1214–
Thu 5 PM77°77°58°52%3%0%–E 1013–
Thu 6 PM74°74°59°59%4%0%–E 913–
Thu 7 PM72°72°60°66%6%0%–E 812–
Thu 8 PM71°71°60°68%6%0%–E 812–
Thu 9 PM70°70°60°71%6%0%–E 712–
Thu 10 PM69°69°60°73%6%0%–E 712–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy

73° / 69°

14% rain

ENE 12–12 mph · gusts 17

Wed, Oct 21

Mostly Sunny

80° / 62°

14% rain

NE 9–13 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

80° / 62°

Dry

NE 6–12 mph · gusts 14

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

80° / 69°

Dry

E 3–10 mph · gusts 14

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

80° / 67°

Dry

E 9–15 mph · gusts 21

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Sunny

78° / 65°

7% rain

E 13–17 mph · gusts 21

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny

78° / 64°

7% rain

E 9–14 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Wednesday: Mostly 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 15 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. 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 69.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ350 · 803 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 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.


GMZ350-355-211415-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
803 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...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
and thunderstorms late this evening. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast 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 7 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 3 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...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 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 3 to 5 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · October 2020

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
100% lit
↑ 7:27 PM
↓ 6:57 AM
★★☆☆c35
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
Moon crosses the equator
2
99% lit
↑ 7:56 PM
↓ 7:49 AM
★★☆☆c38
3
97% lit
↑ 8:26 PM
↓ 8:41 AM
★★☆☆c46
Apogee · 406,321 km
4
93% lit
↑ 8:58 PM
↓ 9:33 AM
★★☆☆c57
5
87% lit
↑ 9:32 PM
↓ 10:27 AM
★★☆☆c63
6
80% lit
↑ 10:11 PM
↓ 11:21 AM
★★☆☆c70
7
72% lit
↑ 10:54 PM
↓ 12:16 PM
★☆☆☆c74
8
63% lit
↑ 11:43 PM
↓ 1:12 PM
★★☆☆c77
9
53% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:06 PM
★★☆☆c80
Moon farthest north (25.1°)
Last Quarter
10
43% lit
↑ 12:38 AM
↓ 2:57 PM
★★☆☆c81
11
33% lit
↑ 1:37 AM
↓ 3:45 PM
★★☆☆c80
12
23% lit
↑ 2:40 AM
↓ 4:30 PM
★★☆☆c77
13
14% lit
↑ 3:45 AM
↓ 5:11 PM
★★☆☆c71
14
7% lit
↑ 4:52 AM
↓ 5:50 PM
★★☆☆c60
15
2% lit
↑ 6:00 AM
↓ 6:29 PM
★★☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
16
0% lit
↑ 7:08 AM
↓ 7:07 PM
★★☆☆c56
New Moon (supermoon)
Perigee · 356,916 km
17
1% lit
↑ 8:17 AM
↓ 7:48 PM
★★☆☆c72
best
18
5% lit
↑ 9:28 AM
↓ 8:32 PM
★★★☆c94
best
19
12% lit
↑ 10:38 AM
↓ 9:21 PM
★★★☆c101
best
20
21% lit
↑ 11:46 AM
↓ 10:14 PM
★★★☆c104
best
21
31% lit
↑ 12:49 PM
↓ 11:11 PM
★☆☆☆c104
22
41% lit
↑ 1:46 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c103
Moon farthest south (-24.1°)
23
52% lit
↑ 2:36 PM
↓ 12:11 AM
★★☆☆c96
First Quarter
24
62% lit
↑ 3:19 PM
↓ 1:10 AM
★★☆☆c85
25
71% lit
↑ 3:57 PM
↓ 2:08 AM
★★☆☆c73
26
80% lit
↑ 4:30 PM
↓ 3:05 AM
★★☆☆c59
27
87% lit
↑ 5:01 PM
↓ 3:59 AM
★☆☆☆c46
28
92% lit
↑ 5:30 PM
↓ 4:52 AM
★☆☆☆c34
29
97% lit
↑ 5:59 PM
↓ 5:44 AM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
30
99% lit
↑ 6:29 PM
↓ 6:36 AM
★★☆☆c50
Apogee · 406,393 km
31
100% lit
↑ 7:00 PM
↓ 7:28 AM
★★☆☆c66
Full Moon · Blue Moon
best

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Oct 1 · 4:05 PM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Oct 1 · 8:00 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, Oct 3 · 12:00 PM — Apogee · 406,321 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Oct 9 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (25.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Oct 9 · 7:40 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Oct 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.
  • Fri, Oct 16 · 2:31 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.
  • Fri, Oct 16 · 7:00 PM — Perigee · 356,916 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Oct 22 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-24.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Oct 23 · 8:23 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Oct 29 · 3:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Oct 30 · 2:00 PM — Apogee · 406,393 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Oct 31 · 9:49 AM — Full Moon · Blue MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Oct 17 · Sun, Oct 18 · Mon, Oct 19 · Tue, Oct 20 · Sat, Oct 31

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

Moon distance

356,997 km closest · 406,391 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 7:51 PM.