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28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

Overnight: Low 73° · 10% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. North northeast wind around 14 mph.

Wednesday: High 79° · 51% rain

A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:32 AM / 6:52 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:14 PM / 2:59 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 76%
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 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 226 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 23clouds34% cloud cover30% cloud cover32% cloud cover27% cloud cover43% cloud cover50% cloud cover51% cloud cover68% cloud cover57% cloud cover59% cloud cover48% cloud cover52% cloud cover28% cloud cover36% cloud cover28% cloud cover33% cloud cover16% cloud cover16% cloud cover21% cloud cover32% cloud cover37% cloud cover38% cloud cover37% cloud cover44% cloud cover32% cloud cover23% cloud cover21% cloud cover28% cloud cover9% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover7% cloud cover17% cloud cover9% cloud cover7% cloud cover3% cloud cover1% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover0% cloud cover6% cloud cover12% cloud cover11% cloud cover11% cloud cover10% cloud cover12% cloud cover14% cloud cover16% cloud cover60°65°70°75°80°85°73737577777777767574777878767676rain10% chance14% chance30% chance, 0.03 in38% chance, 0.03 in38% chance, 0.03 in40% chance, 0.03 in40% chance, 0.03 in51% chance, 0.03 in43% chance, 0.01 in34% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 in25% chance, 0.01 in24% chance, 0.01 in29% chance, 0.01 in6% chance5% chance6% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chancewind01020mphNNE 14 mph, gusts 17NNE 14 mph, gusts 18NNE 14 mph, gusts 18NE 14 mph, gusts 20ENE 15 mph, gusts 20ENE 15 mph, gusts 18ENE 15 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 12ENE 7 mph, gusts 9NE 8 mph, gusts 12NE 10 mph, gusts 14ENE 10 mph, gusts 13ENE 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 5 AM73°73°70°90%34%10%–NNE 14179.9 mi
Wed 6 AM73°73°69°87%30%14%–NNE 141810+ mi
Wed 7 AM73°73°69°87%32%30%0.03"NNE 141810.0 mi
Wed 8 AM73°73°70°90%27%38%0.03"NNE 141810+ mi
Wed 9 AM73°73°70°90%43%38%0.03"NNE 14189.9 mi
Wed 10 AM74°74°70°87%50%40%0.03"NE 14189.9 mi
Wed 11 AM75°75°71°87%51%40%0.03"NE 14209.9 mi
Wed 12 PM76°76°71°85%68%51%0.03"NE 14209.9 mi
Wed 1 PM77°77°71°82%57%43%0.01"ENE 152010.0 mi
Wed 2 PM77°77°72°85%59%34%0.01"ENE 151810.0 mi
Wed 3 PM77°77°73°88%48%44%0.01"ENE 151810.0 mi
Wed 4 PM77°77°73°88%52%25%0.01"ENE 15209.9 mi
Wed 5 PM77°77°73°88%28%24%0.01"ENE 152010+ mi
Wed 6 PM78°78°73°85%36%29%0.01"E 151810+ mi
Wed 7 PM77°77°73°88%28%6%–E 141810.0 mi
Wed 8 PM77°77°73°88%33%5%–E 141710+ mi
Wed 9 PM76°76°72°87%16%6%–E 131610+ mi
Wed 10 PM77°77°72°85%16%5%–E 121510.0 mi
Wed 11 PM77°77°71°82%21%5%–E 121410+ mi
Thu 12 AM77°77°71°82%32%5%–E 101310+ mi
Thu 1 AM77°77°71°82%37%3%–E 9129.7 mi
Thu 2 AM76°76°70°82%38%2%–E 71010+ mi
Thu 3 AM76°76°69°79%37%2%–ENE 7910+ mi
Thu 4 AM75°75°69°82%44%1%–ENE 7109.6 mi
Thu 5 AM75°75°69°82%32%1%–NE 81210+ mi
Thu 6 AM75°75°68°79%23%2%–NE 91310+ mi
Thu 7 AM74°74°67°79%21%2%–NE 10149.7 mi
Thu 8 AM74°74°68°82%28%2%–NE 101410+ mi
Thu 9 AM75°75°68°79%9%0%–ENE 101310+ mi
Thu 10 AM76°76°68°76%2%0%–ENE 101410+ mi
Thu 11 AM77°77°67°71%1%0%–ENE 121410+ mi
Thu 12 PM78°78°66°67%7%0%–ENE 121410+ mi
Thu 1 PM78°78°64°62%17%0%–E 121410+ mi
Thu 2 PM78°78°64°62%9%0%–E 1214–
Thu 3 PM78°78°64°62%7%0%–E 1215–
Thu 4 PM79°79°64°60%3%0%–E 1316–
Thu 5 PM78°78°64°62%1%0%–E 1316–
Thu 6 PM78°78°64°62%5%0%–E 1317–
Thu 7 PM77°77°63°62%5%0%–E 1316–
Thu 8 PM76°76°64°66%0%0%–E 1316–
Thu 9 PM76°76°64°66%6%0%–E 1316–
Thu 10 PM76°76°64°66%12%0%–E 1215–
Thu 11 PM76°76°64°66%11%0%–E 1014–
Fri 12 AM76°76°64°66%11%0%–ESE 1013–
Fri 1 AM76°76°64°66%10%0%–ESE 912–
Fri 2 AM76°76°64°66%12%0%–ESE 810–
Fri 3 AM75°75°64°69%14%0%–ESE 89–
Fri 4 AM75°75°64°69%16%0%–ESE 79–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Rain Showers

79° / 73°

51% rain · 0.24"

NE 12–15 mph · gusts 20

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

80° / 74°

5% rain

ENE 7–13 mph · gusts 17

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

80° / 75°

1% rain

E 7–14 mph · gusts 17

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

80° / 74°

4% rain

ESE 13–18 mph · gusts 22

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

78° / 70°

11% rain

E 13–15 mph · gusts 22

Mon, Oct 26

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 71°

24% rain

E 9–14 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Tue, Oct 27

Chance Rain Showers

78° / 73°

30% rain · 0.12"

ENE 8–13 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. North northeast wind around 14 mph.
  • Wednesday: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East northeast wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind 9 to 13 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East wind 7 to 13 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 7 to 13 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East southeast wind around 14 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
  • Monday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 151 AM 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-211915-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
151 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and
inland waters slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers late. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy. A chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. 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...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. 
.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.

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

GMZ255 · 151 AM 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. 
 


GMZ255-211915-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
151 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up
to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 8 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of
showers in the evening. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 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: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.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 · February 2022

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
1% lit
↑ 7:55 AM
↓ 6:48 PM
★★☆☆c101
best
2
3% lit
↑ 8:37 AM
↓ 7:54 PM
★★☆☆c93
best
3
8% lit
↑ 9:14 AM
↓ 8:57 PM
★★☆☆c79
4
15% lit
↑ 9:48 AM
↓ 9:56 PM
★☆☆☆c60
5
24% lit
↑ 10:19 AM
↓ 10:53 PM
★☆☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
6
33% lit
↑ 10:50 AM
↓ 11:48 PM
★☆☆☆c40
7
42% lit
↑ 11:21 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c54
8
52% lit
↑ 11:54 AM
↓ 12:43 AM
★☆☆☆c64
First Quarter
9
61% lit
↑ 12:30 PM
↓ 1:38 AM
★☆☆☆c71
10
70% lit
↑ 1:10 PM
↓ 2:34 AM
★☆☆☆c74
Apogee · 404,898 km
11
78% lit
↑ 1:55 PM
↓ 3:28 AM
★☆☆☆c76
12
85% lit
↑ 2:45 PM
↓ 4:22 AM
★☆☆☆c78
Moon farthest north (26.7°)
13
91% lit
↑ 3:39 PM
↓ 5:12 AM
★★☆☆c80
14
96% lit
↑ 4:35 PM
↓ 5:58 AM
★★☆☆c80
15
99% lit
↑ 5:34 PM
↓ 6:41 AM
★★☆☆c80
best
16
100% lit
↑ 6:32 PM
↓ 7:19 AM
★★☆☆c79
Full Moon · Snow Moon
best
17
99% lit
↑ 7:31 PM
↓ 7:54 AM
★★☆☆c73
18
95% lit
↑ 8:29 PM
↓ 8:27 AM
★★☆☆c63
19
90% lit
↑ 9:28 PM
↓ 8:59 AM
★☆☆☆c48
Moon crosses the equator
20
83% lit
↑ 10:28 PM
↓ 9:31 AM
★☆☆☆c31
21
74% lit
↑ 11:31 PM
↓ 10:05 AM
★☆☆☆c50
22
63% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:42 AM
★☆☆☆c66
23
52% lit
↑ 12:36 AM
↓ 11:24 AM
★☆☆☆c78
Last Quarter
24
41% lit
↑ 1:43 AM
↓ 12:13 PM
★☆☆☆c86
25
30% lit
↑ 2:50 AM
↓ 1:09 PM
★☆☆☆c90
Moon farthest south (-26.5°)
26
20% lit
↑ 3:54 AM
↓ 2:12 PM
★★☆☆c91
Perigee · 367,792 km
27
12% lit
↑ 4:53 AM
↓ 3:19 PM
★☆☆☆c92
28
5% lit
↑ 5:45 AM
↓ 4:28 PM
★★☆☆c92
best

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Feb 5 · 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.
  • Tue, Feb 8 · 7:50 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Feb 10 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 404,898 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Feb 12 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest north (26.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Feb 16 · 10:57 AM — Full Moon · Snow MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Feb 19 · 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.
  • Wed, Feb 23 · 4:33 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Feb 25 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-26.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Feb 26 · 4:00 PM — Perigee · 367,792 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Tue, Feb 1 · Wed, Feb 2 · Tue, Feb 15 · Wed, Feb 16 · Mon, Feb 28

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

Moon distance

366,739 km closest · 404,802 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 1:45 AM.