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28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

This Afternoon: High 79° · 41% rain

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. East northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 75° · 30% rain

A chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind 6 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:32 AM / 6:52 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:14 PM / 2:59 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 80%
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 216 PMThu, Oct 226 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 236 AM12 PMclouds70% cloud cover81% cloud cover64% cloud cover68% cloud cover66% cloud cover60% cloud cover70% 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 cover60°65°70°75°80°85°78767777767576787876767675757779rain41% chance, 0.01 in39% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in13% chance13% chance10% chance9% chance10% chance10% chance7% chance5% chance5% chance6% chance4% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphENE 14 mph, gusts 18ENE 14 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 15E 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 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 4 PM78°78°74°88%70%41%0.01"ENE 141810.0 mi
Wed 5 PM77°77°75°94%81%39%0.01"ENE 14189.7 mi
Wed 6 PM77°77°75°94%64%30%0.01"ENE 14179.9 mi
Wed 7 PM76°76°75°97%68%13%–E 13179.9 mi
Wed 8 PM76°76°75°97%66%13%–E 131710.0 mi
Wed 9 PM77°77°74°90%60%10%–E 12169.9 mi
Wed 10 PM77°77°74°90%70%9%–E 121510.0 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–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Rain Showers

79° / 75°

41% rain · 0.03"

ENE 10–14 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
  • This Afternoon: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. East northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: A chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind 6 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • 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. 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.
  • 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.

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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 · 119 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. 
 


GMZ255-220730-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
119 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms.
Showers likely early, then a chance of showers late. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. A slight chance of showers in the evening. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.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 10 to 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 · March 2021

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
92% lit
↑ 9:16 PM
↓ 8:37 AM
★☆☆☆c59
Moon crosses the equator
Perigee · 365,427 km
2
85% lit
↑ 10:22 PM
↓ 9:13 AM
★☆☆☆c40
3
75% lit
↑ 11:28 PM
↓ 9:52 AM
★☆☆☆c62
4
65% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:34 AM
★☆☆☆c80
5
54% lit
↑ 12:34 AM
↓ 11:20 AM
★☆☆☆c91
Last Quarter
6
42% lit
↑ 1:40 AM
↓ 12:11 PM
★☆☆☆c96
7
32% lit
↑ 2:43 AM
↓ 1:07 PM
★☆☆☆c96
Moon farthest south (-24.8°)
8
22% lit
↑ 3:41 AM
↓ 2:07 PM
★☆☆☆c94
9
14% lit
↑ 4:33 AM
↓ 3:08 PM
★☆☆☆c90
10
8% lit
↑ 5:19 AM
↓ 4:09 PM
★★☆☆c90
11
3% lit
↑ 5:59 AM
↓ 5:08 PM
★★☆☆c85
best
12
1% lit
↑ 6:34 AM
↓ 6:05 PM
★★☆☆c75
best
13
0% lit
↑ 7:07 AM
↓ 7:00 PM
★★☆☆c62
New Moon
best
14
2% lit
↑ 8:37 AM
↓ 8:53 PM
★☆☆☆c34
Moon crosses the equator
15
5% lit
↑ 9:07 AM
↓ 9:46 PM
★☆☆☆c33
16
10% lit
↑ 9:37 AM
↓ 10:39 PM
★☆☆☆c46
17
16% lit
↑ 10:08 AM
↓ 11:32 PM
★☆☆☆c58
18
24% lit
↑ 10:42 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c67
Apogee · 405,254 km
19
32% lit
↑ 11:19 AM
↓ 12:26 AM
★☆☆☆c73
20
41% lit
↑ 12:00 PM
↓ 1:21 AM
★☆☆☆c77
21
51% lit
↑ 12:47 PM
↓ 2:15 AM
★☆☆☆c79
First Quarter
22
61% lit
↑ 1:39 PM
↓ 3:09 AM
★☆☆☆c81
Moon farthest north (25.7°)
23
70% lit
↑ 2:37 PM
↓ 4:00 AM
★☆☆☆c82
24
79% lit
↑ 3:38 PM
↓ 4:48 AM
★☆☆☆c83
25
87% lit
↑ 4:41 PM
↓ 5:33 AM
★☆☆☆c83
26
94% lit
↑ 5:46 PM
↓ 6:14 AM
★★☆☆c81
27
98% lit
↑ 6:51 PM
↓ 6:53 AM
★★☆☆c73
best
28
100% lit
↑ 7:57 PM
↓ 7:30 AM
★★☆☆c60
Full Moon · Worm Moon
Moon crosses the equator
best
29
99% lit
↑ 9:04 PM
↓ 8:08 AM
★☆☆☆c41
30
95% lit
↑ 10:12 PM
↓ 8:46 AM
★☆☆☆c63
Perigee · 360,307 km
31
88% lit
↑ 11:22 PM
↓ 9:28 AM
★☆☆☆c82

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Mar 1 · 9:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Mar 1 · 11:00 PM — Perigee · 365,427 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Mar 5 · 7:30 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Mar 7 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-24.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Mar 13 · 4:20 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Mar 14 · 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.
  • Thu, Mar 18 · 12:00 AM — Apogee · 405,254 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Mar 21 · 9:40 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Mar 22 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (25.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Mar 28 · 1:48 PM — Full Moon · Worm MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Mar 28 · 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.
  • Tue, Mar 30 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 360,307 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Thu, Mar 11 · Fri, Mar 12 · Sat, Mar 13 · Sat, Mar 27 · Sun, Mar 28

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

Moon distance

360,475 km closest · 405,121 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 1:46 PM.