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Moon & Weather

Sargent

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

Clear

Cloud cover 0% · Feels like 75°F

Observed 4:35 AM · Brazos 451 (20 mi)

Wind

11mph

From ENE (60°)

10 kt on the water

Temperature

75°F

High 75° · Low 75° so far today

Humidity

47%

Dew point 54°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.15 in1021.0 mb▼ Falling

−0.03 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.1530.2030.26−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Nearest NWS weather station, hourly readings

Fishing by pressure trend

  • risingVery good. Bite may slow as pressure levels off.
  • stableNormal activity.
  • fallingGood at first, then turning poor.

Fishing conditions now

very goodgoodpoor

Pressure has been falling for hours. The bite usually slows.

Today

Overnight: Low 65°

Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday: High 79° · 7% rain

Sunny, with a high near 79. 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, 67%
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 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 216 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 22clouds20% cloud cover14% cloud cover10% cloud cover15% cloud cover6% cloud cover5% cloud cover7% cloud cover6% cloud cover3% cloud cover18% cloud cover23% cloud cover27% cloud cover31% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover33% cloud cover46% cloud cover29% cloud cover32% cloud cover32% cloud cover42% cloud cover52% cloud cover42% cloud cover32% cloud cover25% cloud cover21% cloud cover23% cloud cover7% cloud cover11% cloud cover15% cloud cover15% cloud cover15% cloud cover15% cloud cover12% cloud cover10% cloud cover7% cloud cover6% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°65657477787371706868757978737068rain2% chance7% chance5% chance5% chance1% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chancewind01020mphNNE 9 mph, gusts 14NNE 12 mph, gusts 17NNE 12 mph, gusts 16NNE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 15 mph, gusts 18ENE 15 mph, gusts 18ENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 10 mph, gusts 16ENE 9 mph, gusts 14NE 9 mph, gusts 15NE 10 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 12 mph, gusts 15ENE 13 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 16E 9 mph, gusts 14E 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 6 mph, gusts 10
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 5 AM65°65°61°87%20%0%–NNE 91410+ mi
Tue 6 AM66°66°60°81%14%0%–NNE 121610+ mi
Tue 7 AM65°65°59°81%10%0%–NNE 121710+ mi
Tue 8 AM65°65°60°84%15%0%–NNE 121710+ mi
Tue 9 AM68°68°62°81%6%0%–NNE 121610+ mi
Tue 10 AM71°71°64°79%5%0%–NNE 131710+ mi
Tue 11 AM74°74°64°71%7%0%–NNE 131710.0 mi
Tue 12 PM75°75°64°69%6%2%–NE 13169.9 mi
Tue 1 PM76°76°64°66%3%7%–ENE 13169.9 mi
Tue 2 PM77°77°64°64%18%5%–ENE 14179.9 mi
Tue 3 PM77°77°64°64%23%0%–ENE 15189.9 mi
Tue 4 PM76°76°64°66%27%0%–ENE 15189.9 mi
Tue 5 PM78°78°64°62%31%0%–ENE 15189.9 mi
Tue 6 PM75°75°64°69%37%5%–ENE 141810.0 mi
Tue 7 PM74°74°64°71%37%0%–ENE 131710.0 mi
Tue 8 PM73°73°65°76%33%1%–ENE 121710+ mi
Tue 9 PM72°72°67°84%46%3%–ENE 121610+ mi
Tue 10 PM71°71°68°90%29%3%–ENE 101610+ mi
Tue 11 PM71°71°70°97%32%3%–ENE 1016–
Wed 12 AM71°71°71°100%32%3%–ENE 915–
Wed 1 AM71°71°71°100%42%3%–ENE 914–
Wed 2 AM70°70°70°100%52%2%–ENE 914–
Wed 3 AM69°69°69°100%42%2%–NE 915–
Wed 4 AM68°68°68°100%32%2%–NE 1015–
Wed 5 AM68°68°68°100%25%1%–NE 1016–
Wed 6 AM68°68°68°100%21%2%–NE 1216–
Wed 7 AM68°68°68°100%23%2%–NE 1216–
Wed 8 AM68°68°68°100%7%2%–NE 1216–
Wed 9 AM70°70°70°100%11%2%–NE 1216–
Wed 10 AM73°73°72°97%15%2%–NE 1215–
Wed 11 AM75°75°72°90%15%2%–ENE 1215–
Wed 12 PM77°77°71°82%15%2%–ENE 1215–
Wed 1 PM78°78°70°76%15%2%–ENE 1316–
Wed 2 PM79°79°69°72%12%2%–ENE 1417–
Wed 3 PM79°79°69°72%10%2%–E 1417–
Wed 4 PM79°79°69°72%7%2%–E 1417–
Wed 5 PM78°78°67°69%6%2%–E 1317–
Wed 6 PM76°76°66°71%4%2%–E 1316–
Wed 7 PM75°75°66°74%3%0%–E 1216–
Wed 8 PM73°73°65°76%3%0%–E 1216–
Wed 9 PM72°72°65°79%2%0%–E 1016–
Wed 10 PM70°70°66°87%2%0%–E 1015–
Wed 11 PM70°70°65°84%2%0%–E 914–
Thu 12 AM69°69°65°87%3%0%–E 812–
Thu 1 AM69°69°65°87%3%0%–E 710–
Thu 2 AM68°68°64°87%3%0%–ENE 610–
Thu 3 AM67°67°64°90%4%0%–ENE 610–
Thu 4 AM66°66°64°93%4%0%–ENE 610–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

79° / 65°

7% rain

NE 9–15 mph · gusts 18

Wed, Oct 21

Sunny

80° / 65°

3% rain

NE 9–14 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

80° / 65°

Dry

NE 6–10 mph · gusts 13

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

80° / 70°

Dry

E 5–12 mph · gusts 15

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

81° / 71°

Dry

E 10–16 mph · gusts 18

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Sunny

79° / 68°

8% rain

E 14–17 mph · gusts 21

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

79° / 69°

16% rain

E 13–15 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 65. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. 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 · 1257 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.


GMZ350-355-201815-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1257 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
around 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
East 5 feet at 7 seconds. 
.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. 
.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. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.

Moon calendar · March 2022

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
1% lit
↑ 6:25 AM
↓ 5:27 PM
★★★☆c93
best
2
0% lit
↑ 7:03 AM
↓ 6:32 PM
★★★★c77
New Moon
best
3
1% lit
↑ 7:38 AM
↓ 7:33 PM
★★★☆c62
best
4
5% lit
↑ 8:10 AM
↓ 8:32 PM
★★☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
5
10% lit
↑ 8:40 AM
↓ 9:30 PM
★★☆☆c36
6
17% lit
↑ 9:11 AM
↓ 10:26 PM
★★☆☆c44
7
25% lit
↑ 9:44 AM
↓ 11:23 PM
★☆☆☆c53
8
34% lit
↑ 10:19 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c60
9
44% lit
↑ 10:57 AM
↓ 12:19 AM
★☆☆☆c67
10
53% lit
↑ 11:40 AM
↓ 1:15 AM
★☆☆☆c71
First Quarter
Apogee · 404,269 km
11
62% lit
↑ 12:28 PM
↓ 2:09 AM
★☆☆☆c76
Moon farthest north (26.7°)
12
71% lit
↑ 1:20 PM
↓ 3:01 AM
★★☆☆c79
13
79% lit
↑ 2:15 PM
↓ 3:48 AM
★★☆☆c79
14
86% lit
↑ 4:13 PM
↓ 5:32 AM
★★☆☆c79
15
93% lit
↑ 5:13 PM
↓ 6:11 AM
★★★☆c75
16
97% lit
↑ 6:12 PM
↓ 6:47 AM
★★★☆c62
17
99% lit
↑ 7:12 PM
↓ 7:21 AM
★★★☆c55
best
18
100% lit
↑ 8:12 PM
↓ 7:53 AM
★★★☆c46
Full Moon · Worm Moon
Moon crosses the equator
best
19
98% lit
↑ 9:14 PM
↓ 8:25 AM
★★☆☆c36
20
93% lit
↑ 10:18 PM
↓ 8:58 AM
★★☆☆c46
21
86% lit
↑ 11:23 PM
↓ 9:35 AM
★★☆☆c58
22
77% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:15 AM
★★☆☆c76
23
67% lit
↑ 12:31 AM
↓ 11:02 AM
★★☆☆c87
Perigee · 369,761 km
24
56% lit
↑ 1:39 AM
↓ 11:55 AM
★☆☆☆c93
25
45% lit
↑ 2:44 AM
↓ 12:56 PM
★☆☆☆c97
Last Quarter
Moon farthest south (-26.6°)
26
34% lit
↑ 3:44 AM
↓ 2:01 PM
★★☆☆c97
27
23% lit
↑ 4:37 AM
↓ 3:08 PM
★★☆☆c95
28
15% lit
↑ 5:22 AM
↓ 4:14 PM
★★☆☆c88
29
8% lit
↑ 6:01 AM
↓ 5:18 PM
★★☆☆c68
30
3% lit
↑ 6:36 AM
↓ 6:19 PM
★★★☆c57
31
0% lit
↑ 7:08 AM
↓ 7:18 PM
★★★☆c45
Moon crosses the equator

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Mar 2 · 11:35 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Mar 4 · 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.
  • Thu, Mar 10 · 4:45 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Mar 10 · 5:00 PM — Apogee · 404,269 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Mar 11 · 8:00 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.
  • Fri, Mar 18 · 2:17 AM — Full Moon · Worm MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Mar 18 · 10:00 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, Mar 23 · 7:00 PM — Perigee · 369,761 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Mar 25 · 12:37 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Mar 25 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-26.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Mar 31 · 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.

Best fishing days

Tue, Mar 1 · Wed, Mar 2 · Thu, Mar 3 · Thu, Mar 17 · Fri, Mar 18

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

Moon distance

369,783 km closest · 404,227 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 1:20 AM.