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28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

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Today

This Afternoon: High 82° · 1% rain

Sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 82. East northeast wind around 14 mph.

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%.

Sunrise / sunset
7:31 AM / 6:53 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:43 PM / 2:03 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 70%
Minor period
1:33 AM–2:33 AM
Major period
7:55 AM–9:55 AM
Minor period
3:13 PM–4:13 PM
Major period
8:20 PM–10:20 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Oct 206 PMWed, Oct 216 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 226 AM12 PMclouds2% cloud cover1% cloud cover5% cloud cover8% cloud cover10% cloud cover26% cloud cover35% cloud cover48% cloud cover29% cloud cover22% cloud cover28% cloud cover41% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°80787575747373767880787876757578rain1% chance2% chance2% chance4% chance8% chance10% chance8% chance11% 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% chancewind01020mphENE 12 mph, gusts 15ENE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 15 mph, gusts 20ENE 15 mph, gusts 20NE 14 mph, gusts 17NE 12 mph, gusts 15NNE 12 mph, gusts 15NNE 14 mph, gusts 17NNE 14 mph, gusts 18NNE 14 mph, gusts 17NE 14 mph, gusts 18NE 14 mph, gusts 18ENE 14 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 14E 8 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 8 mph, gusts 12ENE 9 mph, gusts 13ENE 9 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 3 PM80°82°65°60%2%0%–ENE 121510+ mi
Tue 4 PM79°79°64°60%1%0%–ENE 131610+ mi
Tue 5 PM78°78°65°64%5%0%–ENE 141710+ mi
Tue 6 PM78°78°66°67%8%0%–ENE 141810+ mi
Tue 7 PM76°76°69°79%10%1%–ENE 152010+ mi
Tue 8 PM75°75°70°84%26%2%–ENE 152010+ mi
Tue 9 PM75°75°70°84%35%2%–ENE 152010+ mi
Tue 10 PM75°75°71°87%48%4%–ENE 152010+ mi
Tue 11 PM75°75°71°87%29%8%–NE 141710+ mi
Wed 12 AM75°75°71°87%22%10%–NE 131610+ mi
Wed 1 AM74°74°71°90%28%8%–NE 121510.0 mi
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

82° / 73°

23% rain

ENE 12–15 mph · gusts 20

Wed, Oct 21

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
  • This Afternoon: Sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 82. East northeast wind around 14 mph.
  • 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%.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80. 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.
  • 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.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-210815-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
232 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of
showers after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of
showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. 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...East 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. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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 · April 2023

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
82% lit
↑ 3:58 PM
↓ 5:00 AM
★☆☆☆c62
2
88% lit
↑ 4:52 PM
↓ 5:34 AM
★☆☆☆c59
3
94% lit
↑ 5:47 PM
↓ 6:04 AM
★☆☆☆c52
4
98% lit
↑ 6:41 PM
↓ 6:33 AM
★☆☆☆c41
5
100% lit
↑ 7:37 PM
↓ 7:01 AM
★☆☆☆c32
Moon crosses the equator
Full Moon · Pink Moon
6
100% lit
↑ 8:34 PM
↓ 7:30 AM
★★☆☆c51
7
98% lit
↑ 9:34 PM
↓ 8:02 AM
★★☆☆c67
best
8
93% lit
↑ 10:36 PM
↓ 8:36 AM
★★☆☆c80
9
87% lit
↑ 11:42 PM
↓ 9:16 AM
★★☆☆c88
10
78% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:03 AM
★☆☆☆c93
11
69% lit
↑ 12:47 AM
↓ 10:58 AM
★☆☆☆c94
Moon farthest south (-27.9°)
12
58% lit
↑ 1:50 AM
↓ 12:00 PM
★☆☆☆c92
13
46% lit
↑ 2:48 AM
↓ 1:07 PM
★☆☆☆c90
Last Quarter
14
35% lit
↑ 3:39 AM
↓ 2:16 PM
★☆☆☆c85
15
24% lit
↑ 4:24 AM
↓ 3:24 PM
★☆☆☆c76
Perigee · 367,969 km
16
15% lit
↑ 5:02 AM
↓ 4:30 PM
★☆☆☆c72
17
8% lit
↑ 5:38 AM
↓ 5:35 PM
★☆☆☆c59
18
3% lit
↑ 6:11 AM
↓ 6:38 PM
★☆☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
19
0% lit
↑ 6:44 AM
↓ 7:41 PM
★★☆☆c55
New Moon
best
20
0% lit
↑ 7:18 AM
↓ 8:43 PM
★★☆☆c74
best
21
3% lit
↑ 7:54 AM
↓ 9:46 PM
★★☆☆c86
best
22
7% lit
↑ 8:34 AM
↓ 10:49 PM
★★☆☆c90
best
23
14% lit
↑ 9:18 AM
↓ 11:49 PM
★★☆☆c90
24
21% lit
↑ 10:07 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c86
25
30% lit
↑ 11:00 AM
↓ 12:44 AM
★☆☆☆c80
Moon farthest north (27.6°)
26
39% lit
↑ 11:55 AM
↓ 1:35 AM
★☆☆☆c72
27
48% lit
↑ 12:51 PM
↓ 2:19 AM
★☆☆☆c65
First Quarter
28
58% lit
↑ 1:47 PM
↓ 2:58 AM
★☆☆☆c58
Apogee · 404,299 km
29
67% lit
↑ 2:42 PM
↓ 3:33 AM
★☆☆☆c50
30
76% lit
↑ 3:37 PM
↓ 4:04 AM
★☆☆☆c38

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Apr 5 · 4:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Apr 5 · 11:35 PM — Full Moon · Pink MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Apr 11 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Apr 13 · 4:11 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Apr 15 · 9:00 PM — Perigee · 367,969 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Apr 18 · 4:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Apr 19 · 11:12 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Apr 25 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Apr 27 · 4:19 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Apr 28 · 2:00 AM — Apogee · 404,299 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Fri, Apr 7 · Wed, Apr 19 · Thu, Apr 20 · Fri, Apr 21 · Sat, Apr 22

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

Moon distance

368,032 km closest · 404,179 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.