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Sargent

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

⚠ Tsunami Warning · until Tue 12:31 PM

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Today

Today: High 81°

Sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

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.

Sunrise / sunset
7:26 AM / 6:47 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:38 PM / 1:55 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 69%
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 206 PMWed, Oct 216 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 226 AMclouds12% cloud cover16% cloud cover20% cloud cover26% cloud cover39% cloud cover38% cloud cover54% cloud cover54% cloud cover47% cloud cover48% cloud cover44% cloud cover42% 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 cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°75797672727169717880787370676467rain1% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance5% chance7% chance10% chance10% chance10% chance12% chance13% chance14% chance11% chance7% chance5% chance3% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance1% chancewind01020mphNE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 15 mph, gusts 20ENE 16 mph, gusts 21ENE 15 mph, gusts 20ENE 14 mph, gusts 20ENE 13 mph, gusts 18ENE 10 mph, gusts 16NE 9 mph, gusts 15NE 10 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 14E 7 mph, gusts 12ENE 6 mph, gusts 10NE 6 mph, gusts 9NE 7 mph, gusts 12NNE 8 mph, gusts 13NE 8 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 12 PM75°75°61°61%12%0%–NE 14179.9 mi
Tue 1 PM77°77°61°57%16%0%–ENE 14189.9 mi
Tue 2 PM78°78°61°57%20%0%–ENE 15209.9 mi
Tue 3 PM79°81°61°53%26%0%–ENE 16209.9 mi
Tue 4 PM78°78°63°60%39%0%–ENE 16219.9 mi
Tue 5 PM77°77°64°63%38%0%–ENE 16219.9 mi
Tue 6 PM76°76°64°66%54%1%–ENE 152010.0 mi
Tue 7 PM73°73°67°80%54%2%–ENE 142010.0 mi
Tue 8 PM72°72°67°83%47%2%–ENE 142010+ mi
Tue 9 PM72°72°67°84%48%3%–ENE 142010+ mi
Tue 10 PM72°72°68°86%44%5%–ENE 131810+ mi
Tue 11 PM72°72°68°86%42%7%–ENE 1217–
Wed 12 AM72°72°68°87%57%10%–ENE 1016–
Wed 1 AM72°72°68°87%55%10%–ENE 1015–
Wed 2 AM72°72°68°86%61%10%–NE 915–
Wed 3 AM71°71°67°87%63%12%–NE 915–
Wed 4 AM70°70°67°89%62%13%–NE 1015–
Wed 5 AM70°70°67°89%54%14%–NE 1016–
Wed 6 AM69°69°66°89%68%11%–NE 1216–
Wed 7 AM69°69°68°96%52%7%–NE 1217–
Wed 8 AM69°69°68°96%61%5%–NE 1216–
Wed 9 AM71°71°69°92%46%3%–NE 1216–
Wed 10 AM74°74°70°87%46%2%–NE 1216–
Wed 11 AM76°76°70°81%56%1%–ENE 1316–
Wed 12 PM78°78°70°75%47%1%–ENE 1316–
Wed 1 PM79°79°70°74%43%2%–ENE 1316–
Wed 2 PM80°83°70°72%47%1%–E 1317–
Wed 3 PM80°83°69°69%30%0%–E 1316–
Wed 4 PM80°83°69°69%21%0%–E 1317–
Wed 5 PM79°79°68°70%15%0%–E 1317–
Wed 6 PM78°78°67°70%15%0%–E 1316–
Wed 7 PM76°76°68°76%10%0%–E 1015–
Wed 8 PM74°74°68°82%18%0%–E 1015–
Wed 9 PM73°73°67°82%13%0%–E 915–
Wed 10 PM72°72°66°83%12%0%–E 914–
Wed 11 PM72°72°65°80%14%0%–E 914–
Thu 12 AM70°70°64°80%13%0%–E 712–
Thu 1 AM70°70°64°80%11%0%–E 710–
Thu 2 AM68°68°64°86%13%0%–ENE 610–
Thu 3 AM67°67°64°89%9%0%–ENE 69–
Thu 4 AM65°65°63°92%4%0%–NE 69–
Thu 5 AM64°64°63°98%5%0%–NE 710–
Thu 6 AM64°64°62°95%3%0%–NE 712–
Thu 7 AM62°62°62°99%5%0%–NNE 812–
Thu 8 AM63°63°62°97%2%0%–NNE 813–
Thu 9 AM67°67°63°86%1%0%–NE 813–
Thu 10 AM73°73°64°73%0%0%–NE 813–
Thu 11 AM76°76°63°63%0%0%–ENE 913–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

81° / 69°

14% rain

NE 12–16 mph · gusts 21

Wed, Oct 21

Mostly Sunny

81° / 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 3–12 mph · gusts 15

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

81° / 71°

Dry

E 10–16 mph · gusts 20

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

80° / 69°

10% rain

E 14–18 mph · gusts 21

Mon, Oct 26

Partly Sunny

79° / 67°

13% rain

E 10–16 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • 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 81. 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.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

Weather map

Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.

Marine forecast

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

GMZ350 · 504 AM 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.


GMZ350-355-202315-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
504 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at
8 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at
7 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. 
.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 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.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 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.

Moon calendar · August 2021

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
39% lit
↑ 1:10 AM
↓ 2:44 PM
★☆☆☆c62
2
30% lit
↑ 1:44 AM
↓ 3:38 PM
★★☆☆c71
Apogee · 404,412 km
3
22% lit
↑ 2:22 AM
↓ 4:34 PM
★★☆☆c77
4
15% lit
↑ 3:05 AM
↓ 5:28 PM
★★☆☆c82
5
8% lit
↑ 3:53 AM
↓ 6:21 PM
★★★☆c84
Moon farthest north (26.1°)
6
4% lit
↑ 4:46 AM
↓ 7:11 PM
★★★☆c85
7
1% lit
↑ 5:44 AM
↓ 7:57 PM
★★★☆c84
best
8
0% lit
↑ 6:44 AM
↓ 8:38 PM
★★★☆c82
New Moon
best
9
2% lit
↑ 7:45 AM
↓ 9:16 PM
★★★☆c77
10
5% lit
↑ 8:47 AM
↓ 9:51 PM
★☆☆☆c68
11
11% lit
↑ 9:48 AM
↓ 10:25 PM
★★☆☆c58
12
19% lit
↑ 10:49 AM
↓ 10:58 PM
★☆☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
13
29% lit
↑ 11:51 AM
↓ 11:33 PM
★☆☆☆c39
14
40% lit
↑ 12:55 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c54
15
51% lit
↑ 2:01 PM
↓ 12:11 AM
★☆☆☆c70
First Quarter
16
62% lit
↑ 3:08 PM
↓ 12:53 AM
★★☆☆c83
17
73% lit
↑ 4:15 PM
↓ 1:41 AM
★★☆☆c93
Perigee · 369,128 km
18
83% lit
↑ 5:20 PM
↓ 2:36 AM
★★★☆c97
Moon farthest south (-25.6°)
19
90% lit
↑ 6:18 PM
↓ 3:37 AM
★★★☆c97
best
20
96% lit
↑ 7:09 PM
↓ 4:42 AM
★★★☆c96
best
21
99% lit
↑ 7:54 PM
↓ 5:48 AM
★★★☆c89
best
22
100% lit
↑ 8:32 PM
↓ 6:53 AM
★★★☆c79
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
23
98% lit
↑ 9:06 PM
↓ 7:55 AM
★☆☆☆c66
24
94% lit
↑ 9:38 PM
↓ 8:54 AM
★★☆☆c59
25
89% lit
↑ 10:08 PM
↓ 9:50 AM
★★☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
26
82% lit
↑ 10:38 PM
↓ 10:45 AM
★☆☆☆c35
27
74% lit
↑ 11:08 PM
↓ 11:40 AM
★☆☆☆c40
28
65% lit
↑ 11:42 PM
↓ 12:34 PM
★☆☆☆c51
29
56% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:29 PM
★☆☆☆c59
Apogee · 404,101 km
30
46% lit
↑ 12:18 AM
↓ 2:24 PM
★☆☆☆c65
Last Quarter
31
37% lit
↑ 12:58 AM
↓ 3:19 PM
★★☆☆c70

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Aug 2 · 3:00 AM — Apogee · 404,412 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Aug 5 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (26.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Aug 8 · 8:50 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Aug 12 · 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.
  • Sun, Aug 15 · 10:19 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Aug 17 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 369,128 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Aug 18 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-25.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Aug 22 · 7:02 AM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Aug 25 · 8:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Aug 29 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 404,101 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Aug 30 · 2:13 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Aug 7 · Sun, Aug 8 · Thu, Aug 19 · Fri, Aug 20 · Sat, Aug 21

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

Moon distance

369,162 km closest · 404,319 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 11:01 AM.