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Sargent

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

Clear

Cloud cover 0% · Feels like 77°F

Observed 1:15 PM · Brazos 451 (20 mi)

Wind

10mph

From E (100°)

Gusts 20 mph

Temperature

77°F

High 79° · Low 72° so far today

Humidity

50%

Dew point 57°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.22 in1023.4 mb▼ Falling

−0.03 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.2230.2530.29−24h−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.

Fishing conditions now

very goodgoodpoor

Pressure just started dropping. Fish often feed ahead of a front.

Today

This Afternoon: High 79°

Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 15 mph.

Tonight: Low 65°

Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:26 AM / 6:48 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:05 PM / 12:58 AM
Moon
First Quarter, 60%
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 196 PMTue, Oct 206 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 216 AM12 PMclouds45% cloud cover48% cloud cover39% cloud cover51% cloud cover40% cloud cover48% cloud cover56% cloud cover44% cloud cover35% 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 cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°78747270676668757775727169687077rain2% chance7% chance5% chance5% chance1% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chancewind01020mphE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 12 mph, gusts 17ENE 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 16
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 3 PM78°78°62°58%45%0%–E 141710+ mi
Mon 4 PM77°77°62°60%48%0%–E 141710+ mi
Mon 5 PM77°77°61°58%39%0%–ENE 141710+ mi
Mon 6 PM74°74°60°62%51%0%–ENE 141710+ mi
Mon 7 PM74°74°60°62%40%0%–ENE 131710+ mi
Mon 8 PM73°73°60°64%48%0%–ENE 121710+ mi
Mon 9 PM72°72°60°66%56%0%–ENE 121710+ mi
Mon 10 PM71°71°60°68%44%0%–ENE 121710+ mi
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

79° / 65°

Dry

E 10–14 mph · gusts 17

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
  • This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 15 mph.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 10 to 15 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.
  • 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.

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 · 242 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.


GMZ350-355-200815-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
242 PM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 
knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds around 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. 
.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.

Moon calendar · November 2022

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
55% lit
↑ 2:52 PM
↓ 12:32 AM
★☆☆☆c86
First Quarter
2
66% lit
↑ 3:32 PM
↓ 1:39 AM
★☆☆☆c76
3
76% lit
↑ 4:07 PM
↓ 2:44 AM
★★☆☆c62
4
85% lit
↑ 4:39 PM
↓ 3:47 AM
★★☆☆c47
5
92% lit
↑ 5:10 PM
↓ 4:48 AM
★★☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
6
97% lit
↑ 5:41 PM
↓ 5:47 AM
★★★☆c51
7
99% lit
↑ 5:13 PM
↓ 5:47 AM
★★★☆c71
8
100% lit
↑ 5:48 PM
↓ 6:46 AM
★★★★c78
Full Moon · Beaver Moon
best
9
98% lit
↑ 6:27 PM
↓ 7:46 AM
★★★☆c81
best
10
95% lit
↑ 7:10 PM
↓ 8:45 AM
★★★☆c81
11
90% lit
↑ 7:58 PM
↓ 9:42 AM
★★★☆c81
12
83% lit
↑ 8:49 PM
↓ 10:36 AM
★★☆☆c79
Moon farthest north (27.3°)
13
75% lit
↑ 9:44 PM
↓ 11:25 AM
★★☆☆c76
14
67% lit
↑ 10:40 PM
↓ 12:08 PM
★☆☆☆c73
Apogee · 404,922 km
15
58% lit
↑ 11:36 PM
↓ 12:47 PM
★☆☆☆c70
16
48% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:21 PM
★☆☆☆c64
Last Quarter
17
39% lit
↑ 12:32 AM
↓ 1:52 PM
★☆☆☆c56
18
29% lit
↑ 1:27 AM
↓ 2:22 PM
★☆☆☆c45
19
20% lit
↑ 2:23 AM
↓ 2:52 PM
★☆☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
20
13% lit
↑ 3:21 AM
↓ 3:22 PM
★★☆☆c50
21
6% lit
↑ 4:21 AM
↓ 3:54 PM
★★☆☆c67
22
2% lit
↑ 5:25 AM
↓ 4:31 PM
★★★☆c82
23
0% lit
↑ 6:33 AM
↓ 5:14 PM
★★★★c93
New Moon
best
24
1% lit
↑ 7:43 AM
↓ 6:05 PM
★★★★c101
best
25
5% lit
↑ 8:54 AM
↓ 7:04 PM
★★★☆c105
Perigee · 362,826 km
best
26
11% lit
↑ 10:01 AM
↓ 8:11 PM
★★★☆c105
Moon farthest south (-27.5°)
27
19% lit
↑ 11:00 AM
↓ 9:21 PM
★★★☆c104
28
29% lit
↑ 11:50 AM
↓ 10:31 PM
★★☆☆c97
29
40% lit
↑ 12:33 PM
↓ 11:38 PM
★☆☆☆c85
30
52% lit
↑ 1:09 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c76
First Quarter

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Nov 1 · 1:37 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Nov 5 · 6:00 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, Nov 8 · 5:02 AM — Full Moon · Beaver MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Nov 12 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Nov 14 · 1:00 AM — Apogee · 404,922 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Nov 16 · 7:27 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Nov 19 · 4:00 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, Nov 23 · 4:57 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Nov 25 · 8:00 PM — Perigee · 362,826 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Nov 26 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Nov 30 · 8:36 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Tue, Nov 8 · Wed, Nov 9 · Wed, Nov 23 · Thu, Nov 24 · Fri, Nov 25

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

Moon distance

362,920 km closest · 404,809 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 1:22 PM.