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Rockport

28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

Tonight: Low 73° · 23% rain

A slight chance of rain showers after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Northeast wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: High 81° · 39% rain

A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. 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.

Sunrise / sunset
7:32 AM / 6:52 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:14 PM / 2:59 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 75%
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 23clouds41% cloud cover38% cloud cover39% cloud cover42% cloud cover53% cloud cover62% cloud cover68% cloud cover58% cloud cover58% cloud cover73% cloud cover76% cloud cover44% cloud cover58% cloud cover33% cloud cover22% cloud cover20% cloud cover18% cloud cover30% cloud cover36% cloud cover48% cloud cover57% cloud cover50% cloud cover40% cloud cover39% cloud cover59% cloud cover61% cloud cover50% cloud cover58% cloud cover61% cloud cover43% cloud cover32% cloud cover22% cloud cover12% cloud cover8% cloud cover5% cloud cover1% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover8% cloud cover9% cloud cover9% cloud cover8% cloud cover8% cloud cover9% cloud cover9% cloud cover10% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°74737375787978787675747779797775rain11% chance16% chance16% chance23% chance21% chance25% chance25% chance30% chance32% chance39% chance38% chance32% chance30% chance25% chance19% chance15% chance15% chance4% chance4% chance8% chance7% chance4% chance1% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphNE 12 mph, gusts 15NNE 13 mph, gusts 16NNE 14 mph, gusts 18NNE 14 mph, gusts 18NE 14 mph, gusts 18NE 14 mph, gusts 18ENE 14 mph, gusts 18ENE 14 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 13E 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 9 mph, gusts 12NE 9 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 2 AM74°74°71°90%41%11%–NE 12159.9 mi
Wed 3 AM74°74°71°90%38%16%–NNE 12159.9 mi
Wed 4 AM73°73°71°93%39%16%–NNE 131610.0 mi
Wed 5 AM73°73°71°93%42%23%–NNE 141710+ mi
Wed 6 AM73°73°71°93%53%21%–NNE 141810+ mi
Wed 7 AM73°73°71°93%62%25%–NNE 141810+ mi
Wed 8 AM73°73°71°93%68%25%–NNE 141810+ mi
Wed 9 AM73°73°72°97%58%30%–NNE 141710+ mi
Wed 10 AM75°75°72°90%58%32%–NE 141810+ mi
Wed 11 AM75°75°72°90%73%39%–NE 141810+ mi
Wed 12 PM76°76°72°87%76%38%–NE 141810+ mi
Wed 1 PM78°78°72°82%44%32%–NE 141810+ mi⚡
Wed 2 PM78°78°73°85%58%30%–ENE 141810+ mi⚡
Wed 3 PM78°78°73°85%33%25%–ENE 141810+ mi⚡
Wed 4 PM78°78°73°85%22%19%–ENE 141810+ mi
Wed 5 PM79°79°72°79%20%15%–E 141810+ mi
Wed 6 PM80°84°72°77%18%15%–E 141810+ mi
Wed 7 PM78°78°73°85%30%4%–E 141710+ mi
Wed 8 PM78°78°72°82%36%4%–E 131710+ mi
Wed 9 PM78°78°71°79%48%8%–E 131610+ mi
Wed 10 PM78°78°71°79%57%7%–E 131610+ mi
Wed 11 PM78°78°71°79%50%4%–E 121410+ mi
Thu 12 AM78°78°70°76%40%1%–E 101310+ mi
Thu 1 AM77°77°70°79%39%3%–E 81210+ mi
Thu 2 AM76°76°70°82%59%2%–E 710–
Thu 3 AM76°76°69°79%61%2%–E 710–
Thu 4 AM75°75°69°82%50%1%–ENE 710–
Thu 5 AM75°75°69°82%58%1%–ENE 812–
Thu 6 AM75°75°69°82%61%1%–ENE 912–
Thu 7 AM74°74°69°84%43%1%–ENE 913–
Thu 8 AM74°74°69°84%32%1%–NE 913–
Thu 9 AM75°75°69°82%22%1%–ENE 913–
Thu 10 AM76°76°68°76%12%1%–ENE 1014–
Thu 11 AM77°77°67°71%8%1%–ENE 1014–
Thu 12 PM78°78°67°69%5%1%–E 1214–
Thu 1 PM79°79°66°64%1%0%–E 1214–
Thu 2 PM79°79°66°64%3%0%–E 1215–
Thu 3 PM80°82°65°60%4%0%–E 1315–
Thu 4 PM80°82°66°62%6%0%–E 1316–
Thu 5 PM79°79°66°64%7%0%–E 1316–
Thu 6 PM78°78°66°67%8%0%–E 1216–
Thu 7 PM77°77°66°69%9%0%–E 1216–
Thu 8 PM77°77°66°69%9%0%–E 1216–
Thu 9 PM76°76°66°71%8%0%–E 1215–
Thu 10 PM76°76°66°71%8%0%–E 1214–
Thu 11 PM75°75°66°74%9%0%–E 1013–
Fri 12 AM75°75°66°74%9%0%–E 912–
Fri 1 AM75°75°66°74%10%0%–E 810–

7-day forecast

Tue, Oct 20

Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

–° / 73°

23% rain

Today

Chance Rain Showers

81° / 74°

39% rain

NE 12–14 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

80° / 74°

3% rain

ENE 7–13 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

81° / 76°

2% rain

ESE 7–13 mph · gusts 17

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

79° / 75°

2% rain

ESE 10–15 mph · gusts 22

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

78° / 72°

26% rain

E 13–15 mph · gusts 22

Mon, Oct 26

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 72°

32% rain · 0.40"

E 10–15 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Northeast wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. 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.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Heat index values as high as 84. East wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 82. East northeast wind 9 to 13 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East wind 7 to 12 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 7 to 13 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. East southeast wind around 13 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. 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 · 232 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 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. 
 


GMZ255-210815-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
232 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.THIS AFTERNOON...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. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.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. 
.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. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · May 2022

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
1% lit
↑ 7:20 AM
↓ 9:02 PM
★★☆☆c74
2
3% lit
↑ 7:56 AM
↓ 9:59 PM
★★☆☆c78
3
8% lit
↑ 8:36 AM
↓ 10:55 PM
★★☆☆c80
4
13% lit
↑ 9:20 AM
↓ 11:49 PM
★★☆☆c78
5
21% lit
↑ 10:09 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c76
Apogee · 405,287 km
Moon farthest north (26.9°)
6
29% lit
↑ 11:02 AM
↓ 12:39 AM
★☆☆☆c72
7
38% lit
↑ 11:57 AM
↓ 1:26 AM
★☆☆☆c68
8
47% lit
↑ 12:53 PM
↓ 2:08 AM
★☆☆☆c64
First Quarter
9
57% lit
↑ 1:50 PM
↓ 2:46 AM
★☆☆☆c57
10
67% lit
↑ 2:48 PM
↓ 3:20 AM
★☆☆☆c47
11
76% lit
↑ 3:46 PM
↓ 3:53 AM
★☆☆☆c39
12
85% lit
↑ 4:45 PM
↓ 4:25 AM
★☆☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
13
92% lit
↑ 5:47 PM
↓ 4:57 AM
★☆☆☆c58
14
97% lit
↑ 6:52 PM
↓ 5:31 AM
★☆☆☆c70
15
100% lit
↑ 8:01 PM
↓ 6:09 AM
★★☆☆c86
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
16
100% lit
↑ 9:13 PM
↓ 6:53 AM
★★☆☆c98
best
17
97% lit
↑ 10:24 PM
↓ 7:44 AM
★★☆☆c103
Perigee · 360,300 km
best
18
91% lit
↑ 11:32 PM
↓ 8:43 AM
★★☆☆c103
Moon farthest south (-26.8°)
19
83% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:49 AM
★★☆☆c102
20
73% lit
↑ 12:33 AM
↓ 10:57 AM
★☆☆☆c96
21
62% lit
↑ 1:24 AM
↓ 12:06 PM
★☆☆☆c86
22
51% lit
↑ 2:08 AM
↓ 1:11 PM
★☆☆☆c72
Last Quarter
23
40% lit
↑ 2:45 AM
↓ 2:13 PM
★☆☆☆c54
24
30% lit
↑ 3:18 AM
↓ 3:11 PM
★☆☆☆c44
25
21% lit
↑ 3:49 AM
↓ 4:08 PM
★☆☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
26
13% lit
↑ 4:19 AM
↓ 5:04 PM
★☆☆☆c59
27
7% lit
↑ 4:49 AM
↓ 5:59 PM
★☆☆☆c69
28
3% lit
↑ 5:21 AM
↓ 6:55 PM
★★☆☆c79
29
1% lit
↑ 5:56 AM
↓ 7:52 PM
★★☆☆c85
best
30
0% lit
↑ 6:34 AM
↓ 8:48 PM
★★☆☆c86
New Moon
best
31
1% lit
↑ 7:17 AM
↓ 9:42 PM
★★☆☆c86

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, May 5 · 8:00 AM — Apogee · 405,287 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, May 5 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest north (26.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, May 8 · 7:20 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, May 12 · 1:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, May 15 · 11:13 PM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, May 17 · 10:00 AM — Perigee · 360,300 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, May 18 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-26.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, May 22 · 1:42 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, May 25 · 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, May 30 · 6:29 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Sun, May 15 · Mon, May 16 · Tue, May 17 · Sun, May 29 · Mon, May 30

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

Moon distance

360,303 km closest · 405,498 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 Tue 1:46 PM.