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Sargent

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

Mostly Clear

Cloud cover 19% · Feels like 79°F

Observed 12:15 PM · Brazos 451 (20 mi)

Wind

15mph

From E (80°)

Temperature

79°F

High 79° · Low 72° so far today

Humidity

54%

Dew point 61°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.25 in1024.4 mb● Steady

+0.01 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.2430.2730.29−24h−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

Steady pressure. Expect normal activity.

Today

Today: High 78° · 3% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Low 65° · 3% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 5 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
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 AMclouds40% cloud cover39% cloud cover34% cloud cover22% cloud cover37% cloud cover28% cloud cover38% cloud cover49% cloud cover54% cloud cover45% cloud cover41% cloud cover49% cloud cover53% cloud cover51% cloud cover44% cloud cover28% cloud cover47% cloud cover34% cloud cover51% cloud cover18% cloud cover21% cloud cover25% cloud cover13% cloud cover14% cloud cover14% cloud cover15% cloud cover22% cloud cover21% cloud cover26% cloud cover37% cloud cover26% cloud cover39% cloud cover0% cloud cover15% cloud cover29% cloud cover28% cloud cover28% cloud cover27% cloud cover28% cloud cover28% cloud cover29% cloud cover29% cloud cover30% cloud cover30% cloud cover24% cloud cover17% cloud cover11% cloud cover10% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°73777571706866677479757271706873rain3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance9% chance8% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance15% chancewind01020mphENE 15 mph, gusts 18ENE 14 mph, gusts 20ENE 15 mph, gusts 18ENE 14 mph, gusts 18ENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 12 mph, gusts 17ENE 9 mph, gusts 15NE 8 mph, gusts 13NNE 9 mph, gusts 14NNE 12 mph, gusts 17NNE 13 mph, gusts 18NE 13 mph, gusts 17NE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 15 mph, gusts 20ENE 15 mph, gusts 20ENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 12 mph, gusts 17ENE 9 mph, gusts 15ENE 9 mph, gusts 14NE 10 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 12 PM73°73°62°68%40%3%–ENE 151810+ mi
Mon 1 PM75°75°63°67%39%3%–ENE 152010+ mi
Mon 2 PM76°76°62°62%34%3%–ENE 142010+ mi
Mon 3 PM77°77°62°60%22%3%–ENE 151810+ mi
Mon 4 PM78°78°62°58%37%3%–ENE 151810+ mi
Mon 5 PM77°77°60°55%28%3%–ENE 151810+ mi
Mon 6 PM75°75°58°55%38%3%–ENE 141810+ mi
Mon 7 PM72°72°60°66%49%0%–ENE 131710+ mi
Mon 8 PM72°72°60°66%54%0%–ENE 131710+ mi
Mon 9 PM71°71°60°68%45%0%–ENE 121710+ mi
Mon 10 PM71°71°60°68%41%0%–ENE 121710+ mi
Mon 11 PM70°70°60°71%49%0%–ENE 101610+ mi
Tue 12 AM70°70°60°71%53%0%–ENE 91510+ mi
Tue 1 AM70°70°61°73%51%0%–ENE 71310+ mi
Tue 2 AM69°69°60°73%44%0%–NE 81310+ mi
Tue 3 AM68°68°60°76%28%0%–NNE 91410+ mi
Tue 4 AM67°67°60°78%47%1%–NNE 91410+ mi
Tue 5 AM66°66°59°78%34%1%–NNE 101610+ mi
Tue 6 AM66°66°59°78%51%1%–NNE 121710+ mi
Tue 7 AM65°65°59°81%18%8%–NNE 121810+ mi
Tue 8 AM67°67°59°75%21%0%–NNE 131810+ mi
Tue 9 AM67°67°61°81%25%8%–NNE 131710+ mi
Tue 10 AM74°74°63°69%13%8%–NE 131710+ mi
Tue 11 AM73°73°64°73%14%8%–NE 131710+ mi
Tue 12 PM74°74°64°71%14%8%–NE 131710.0 mi
Tue 1 PM77°77°64°64%15%9%–NE 131710.0 mi
Tue 2 PM79°79°64°60%22%8%–ENE 141710+ mi
Tue 3 PM79°79°64°60%21%14%–ENE 151810+ mi
Tue 4 PM78°78°64°62%26%14%–ENE 152010+ mi
Tue 5 PM76°76°63°64%37%14%–ENE 1520–
Tue 6 PM75°75°63°66%26%14%–ENE 1520–
Tue 7 PM73°73°64°73%39%15%–ENE 1418–
Tue 8 PM73°73°64°73%0%15%–ENE 1317–
Tue 9 PM72°72°64°76%15%15%–ENE 1317–
Tue 10 PM72°72°67°84%29%15%–ENE 1217–
Tue 11 PM71°71°67°87%28%15%–ENE 1016–
Wed 12 AM71°71°67°87%28%15%–ENE 915–
Wed 1 AM71°71°67°87%27%18%–ENE 914–
Wed 2 AM70°70°67°90%28%18%–ENE 914–
Wed 3 AM70°70°67°90%28%18%–NE 914–
Wed 4 AM69°69°66°90%29%18%–NE 1015–
Wed 5 AM68°68°65°90%29%18%–NE 1015–
Wed 6 AM68°68°65°90%30%18%–NE 1216–
Wed 7 AM68°68°65°90%30%15%–NE 1216–
Wed 8 AM70°70°67°90%24%15%–NE 1216–
Wed 9 AM73°73°69°87%17%15%–NE 1215–
Wed 10 AM75°75°70°84%11%15%–NE 1215–
Wed 11 AM77°77°70°79%10%15%–ENE 1215–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

78° / 65°

3% rain

NE 10–15 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Oct 20

Sunny

79° / 68°

18% rain

NE 7–15 mph · gusts 20

Wed, Oct 21

Sunny

80° / 67°

18% rain

NE 8–14 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

80° / 69°

Dry

NE 6–12 mph · gusts 14

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

81° / 73°

Dry

E 5–13 mph · gusts 16

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

81° / 72°

3% rain

E 10–16 mph · gusts 18

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Sunny

80° / 72°

11% rain

E 13–17 mph · gusts 21

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tuesday: Sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.

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 · 525 AM 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.


GMZ350-355-192315-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
525 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast 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...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East
5 feet at 8 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 · February 2023

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
86% lit
↑ 2:32 PM
↓ 4:18 AM
★★★☆c83
2
92% lit
↑ 3:24 PM
↓ 5:11 AM
★★★☆c83
Moon farthest north (27.5°)
3
96% lit
↑ 4:18 PM
↓ 5:59 AM
★★★☆c81
4
99% lit
↑ 5:14 PM
↓ 6:42 AM
★★★☆c79
Apogee · 406,477 km
best
5
100% lit
↑ 6:10 PM
↓ 7:21 AM
★★★★c75
Full Moon · Snow Moon
best
6
99% lit
↑ 7:05 PM
↓ 7:55 AM
★★★☆c70
7
96% lit
↑ 8:00 PM
↓ 8:26 AM
★★★☆c62
8
92% lit
↑ 8:54 PM
↓ 8:54 AM
★★☆☆c49
9
86% lit
↑ 9:48 PM
↓ 9:22 AM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
10
78% lit
↑ 10:43 PM
↓ 9:50 AM
★☆☆☆c39
11
70% lit
↑ 11:41 PM
↓ 10:19 AM
★☆☆☆c47
12
60% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:52 AM
★☆☆☆c58
13
49% lit
↑ 12:42 AM
↓ 11:29 AM
★☆☆☆c70
Last Quarter
14
38% lit
↑ 1:47 AM
↓ 12:13 PM
★☆☆☆c82
15
28% lit
↑ 2:54 AM
↓ 1:06 PM
★★☆☆c91
16
18% lit
↑ 4:01 AM
↓ 2:08 PM
★★★☆c97
Moon farthest south (-27.8°)
17
10% lit
↑ 5:04 AM
↓ 3:18 PM
★★★☆c98
18
4% lit
↑ 6:00 AM
↓ 4:32 PM
★★★☆c98
best
19
1% lit
↑ 6:49 AM
↓ 5:45 PM
★★★★c92
Perigee · 358,268 km
best
20
0% lit
↑ 7:30 AM
↓ 6:56 PM
★★★★c79
New Moon (supermoon)
best
21
3% lit
↑ 8:07 AM
↓ 8:03 PM
★★★☆c67
22
9% lit
↑ 8:41 AM
↓ 9:08 PM
★★☆☆c52
Moon crosses the equator
23
16% lit
↑ 9:14 AM
↓ 10:11 PM
★★☆☆c41
24
25% lit
↑ 9:47 AM
↓ 11:12 PM
★☆☆☆c50
25
34% lit
↑ 10:22 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c61
26
44% lit
↑ 10:59 AM
↓ 12:13 AM
★☆☆☆c68
27
54% lit
↑ 11:41 AM
↓ 1:13 AM
★☆☆☆c73
First Quarter
28
64% lit
↑ 12:27 PM
↓ 2:11 AM
★☆☆☆c75

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Feb 2 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Feb 4 · 3:00 AM — Apogee · 406,477 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Feb 5 · 12:29 PM — Full Moon · Snow MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Feb 9 · 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.
  • Mon, Feb 13 · 10:01 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Feb 16 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Feb 19 · 3:00 AM — Perigee · 358,268 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Feb 20 · 1:06 AM — New Moon (supermoon)Moon is near perigee at the same time: perigean spring tides. Expect extra-high highs, extra-low lows, and strong current at the passes.
  • Wed, Feb 22 · 11:00 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, Feb 27 · 2:06 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Feb 4 · Sun, Feb 5 · Sat, Feb 18 · Sun, Feb 19 · Mon, Feb 20

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

Moon distance

358,371 km closest · 406,438 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 10:06 AM.