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Moon & Weather

Sargent

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

Clear

Cloud cover 0% · Feels like 75°F

Observed 10:35 PM · Brazos 451 (20 mi)

Wind

15mph

From E (80°)

13 kt on the water

Temperature

75°F

High 79° · Low 72° so far today

Humidity

47%

Dew point 54°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.21 in1023.0 mb

3-hour trend unavailable

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.2030.2430.29−24h−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.

Today

Tonight: Low 65°

Partly cloudy, 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 / 6:48 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:05 PM / 12:58 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 64%
Minor period
12:28 AM–1:28 AM
Major period
7:05 AM–9:05 AM
Minor period
2:35 PM–3:35 PM
Major period
7:30 PM–9:30 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Mon, Oct 19Tue, Oct 206 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 216 AM12 PM6 PMclouds35% cloud cover40% cloud cover24% cloud cover28% cloud cover16% cloud cover24% cloud cover20% 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 cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°71686565747778737170686875797873rain2% 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% chancewind01020mphENE 10 mph, gusts 16ENE 8 mph, gusts 13NE 8 mph, gusts 13NNE 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 16
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 11 PM71°71°60°68%35%0%–ENE 101610+ mi
Tue 12 AM70°70°60°71%40%0%–ENE 101510+ mi
Tue 1 AM69°69°60°73%24%0%–ENE 81310+ mi
Tue 2 AM68°68°61°78%28%0%–ENE 81310+ mi
Tue 3 AM67°67°62°84%16%0%–NE 81310+ mi
Tue 4 AM67°67°63°87%24%0%–NNE 81310+ mi
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Cloudy

71° / 65°

Dry

ENE 10–10 mph · gusts 16

Tue, Oct 20

Sunny

79° / 68°

7% rain

NE 8–15 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

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, 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 · 805 PM CDT Mon Oct 19 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.


GMZ350-355-201415-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
805 PM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 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 4 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 · May 2022

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
1% lit
↑ 7:13 AM
↓ 8:58 PM
★★★☆c72
2
3% lit
↑ 7:49 AM
↓ 9:55 PM
★★★☆c74
3
8% lit
↑ 8:28 AM
↓ 10:51 PM
★★☆☆c74
4
13% lit
↑ 9:13 AM
↓ 11:45 PM
★★☆☆c74
5
21% lit
↑ 10:01 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c73
Apogee · 405,287 km
Moon farthest north (26.9°)
6
29% lit
↑ 10:54 AM
↓ 12:36 AM
★★☆☆c71
7
38% lit
↑ 11:49 AM
↓ 1:22 AM
★☆☆☆c69
8
47% lit
↑ 12:46 PM
↓ 2:03 AM
★☆☆☆c65
First Quarter
9
57% lit
↑ 1:43 PM
↓ 2:41 AM
★☆☆☆c59
10
67% lit
↑ 2:41 PM
↓ 3:15 AM
★☆☆☆c50
11
76% lit
↑ 3:39 PM
↓ 3:48 AM
★☆☆☆c35
12
85% lit
↑ 4:39 PM
↓ 4:19 AM
★★☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
13
92% lit
↑ 5:41 PM
↓ 4:51 AM
★★☆☆c56
14
97% lit
↑ 6:47 PM
↓ 5:25 AM
★★★☆c74
15
100% lit
↑ 7:56 PM
↓ 6:02 AM
★★★★c88
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
16
100% lit
↑ 9:08 PM
↓ 6:45 AM
★★★★c98
best
17
97% lit
↑ 10:21 PM
↓ 7:36 AM
★★☆☆c101
Perigee · 360,300 km
18
91% lit
↑ 11:29 PM
↓ 8:35 AM
★★★☆c103
Moon farthest south (-26.8°)
19
83% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:40 AM
★★★☆c103
20
73% lit
↑ 12:29 AM
↓ 10:49 AM
★★☆☆c100
21
62% lit
↑ 1:20 AM
↓ 11:58 AM
★★☆☆c91
22
51% lit
↑ 2:03 AM
↓ 1:04 PM
★☆☆☆c78
Last Quarter
23
40% lit
↑ 2:40 AM
↓ 2:06 PM
★☆☆☆c60
24
30% lit
↑ 3:13 AM
↓ 3:05 PM
★☆☆☆c36
25
21% lit
↑ 3:43 AM
↓ 4:02 PM
★☆☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
26
13% lit
↑ 4:13 AM
↓ 4:58 PM
★★☆☆c58
27
7% lit
↑ 4:43 AM
↓ 5:54 PM
★★★☆c70
28
3% lit
↑ 5:14 AM
↓ 6:50 PM
★★★☆c78
29
1% lit
↑ 5:48 AM
↓ 7:47 PM
★★★★c81
best
30
0% lit
↑ 6:26 AM
↓ 8:44 PM
★★★★c83
New Moon
best
31
1% lit
↑ 7:09 AM
↓ 9:39 PM
★★★☆c82
best

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 · Sun, May 29 · Mon, May 30 · Tue, May 31

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 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 Mon 7:20 PM.