Moon & Weather
Rockport
28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport
Current conditions
Observed 7:35 AM · Rockport (1 mi) · sky & visibility from PORT ARANSAS/MUSTANG BEACH ARPT (15 mi)
Wind
8mph
From NNE (28°)
7 kt on the water
Gusts 13 mph (11 kt)
Measured at the tide station
Temperature
68°F
High 76° · Low 69° so far today
Humidity
83%
Dew point 63°F
Visibility
—mi
▲ Rising
+0.05 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago
Barometric pressure, last 24 hours
Barometer at Rockport, 6-minute 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
Rising pressure. Bite may slow as it levels off.
Today
Today: High 82° · 1% rain
Sunny, with a high near 82. Heat index values as high as 81. Northeast wind around 14 mph.
Tonight: Low 73° · 28% rain
A chance of rain showers after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:31 AM / 6:53 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 3:43 PM / 2:03 AM
- Moon
- Waxing Gibbous, 68%
- 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 = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 9 AM | 71° | 71° | 62° | 73% | 3% | 1% | – | NE 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 10 AM | 72° | 72° | 62° | 71% | 2% | 1% | – | NE 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 11 AM | 73° | 73° | 61° | 66% | 0% | 1% | – | NE 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 12 PM | 74° | 74° | 62° | 66% | 1% | 0% | – | NE 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 1 PM | 75° | 75° | 61° | 62% | 1% | 1% | – | NE 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 2 PM | 77° | 77° | 62° | 60% | 2% | 1% | – | NE 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 3 PM | 78° | 78° | 62° | 58% | 1% | 0% | – | ENE 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 4 PM | 79° | 79° | 62° | 56% | 9% | 0% | – | ENE 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 5 PM | 80° | 81° | 61° | 52% | 3% | 0% | – | ENE 14 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 6 PM | 78° | 78° | 62° | 58% | 6% | 0% | – | ENE 14 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 7 PM | 79° | 79° | 65° | 62% | 25% | 1% | – | ENE 14 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 8 PM | 79° | 79° | 67° | 67% | 42% | 1% | – | ENE 14 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 9 PM | 77° | 77° | 66° | 69% | 30% | 1% | – | ENE 15 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 10 PM | 76° | 76° | 68° | 76% | 54% | 4% | – | NE 15 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 11 PM | 76° | 76° | 68° | 76% | 45% | 10% | – | NE 14 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 12 AM | 76° | 76° | 68° | 76% | 32% | 11% | – | NE 14 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 1 AM | 75° | 75° | 69° | 82% | 60% | 9% | 0.01" | NE 13 | 16 | 10.0 mi | |
| Wed 2 AM | 75° | 75° | 69° | 82% | 44% | 13% | 0.01" | NE 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 3 AM | 74° | 74° | 69° | 84% | 39% | 19% | 0.01" | NE 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 4 AM | 74° | 74° | 69° | 84% | 45% | 16% | 0.01" | NE 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 5 AM | 74° | 74° | 69° | 84% | 43% | 28% | 0.01" | NE 14 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 6 AM | 73° | 73° | 69° | 87% | 57% | 20% | 0.01" | NNE 15 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 7 AM | 73° | 73° | 68° | 84% | 55% | 16% | – | NNE 15 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 8 AM | 73° | 73° | 69° | 87% | 49% | 16% | – | NNE 15 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 9 AM | 73° | 73° | 70° | 90% | 60% | 24% | – | NE 14 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 10 AM | 74° | 74° | 70° | 87% | 49% | 25% | – | NE 14 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 11 AM | 75° | 75° | 70° | 84% | 53% | 40% | – | NE 15 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 12 PM | 76° | 76° | 71° | 85% | 58% | 39% | – | NE 14 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 1 PM | 76° | 76° | 71° | 85% | 62% | 28% | – | ENE 14 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 2 PM | 77° | 77° | 71° | 82% | 63% | 23% | – | ENE 15 | 18 | – | |
| Wed 3 PM | 78° | 78° | 71° | 79% | 53% | 17% | – | ENE 15 | 18 | – | |
| Wed 4 PM | 78° | 78° | 71° | 79% | 56% | 15% | – | ENE 15 | 18 | – | |
| Wed 5 PM | 80° | 83° | 70° | 72% | 52% | 11% | – | ENE 15 | 20 | – | |
| Wed 6 PM | 78° | 78° | 70° | 76% | 48% | 16% | – | E 15 | 18 | – | |
| Wed 7 PM | 79° | 79° | 70° | 74% | 40% | 1% | – | E 14 | 18 | – | |
| Wed 8 PM | 79° | 79° | 70° | 74% | 22% | 1% | – | E 14 | 17 | – | |
| Wed 9 PM | 78° | 78° | 70° | 76% | 26% | 1% | – | E 14 | 16 | – | |
| Wed 10 PM | 77° | 77° | 69° | 76% | 30% | 1% | – | E 13 | 16 | – | |
| Wed 11 PM | 77° | 77° | 69° | 76% | 26% | 1% | – | E 12 | 15 | – | |
| Thu 12 AM | 77° | 77° | 68° | 74% | 22% | 1% | – | E 10 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 1 AM | 77° | 77° | 68° | 74% | 18% | 1% | – | E 9 | 12 | – | |
| Thu 2 AM | 76° | 76° | 67° | 74% | 17% | 1% | – | E 8 | 10 | – | |
| Thu 3 AM | 75° | 75° | 67° | 76% | 17% | 1% | – | E 8 | 10 | – | |
| Thu 4 AM | 75° | 75° | 66° | 74% | 16% | 1% | – | ENE 8 | 10 | – | |
| Thu 5 AM | 74° | 74° | 66° | 76% | 15% | 1% | – | ENE 9 | 10 | – | |
| Thu 6 AM | 73° | 73° | 65° | 76% | 14% | 1% | – | ENE 9 | 12 | – | |
| Thu 7 AM | 73° | 73° | 65° | 76% | 13% | 0% | – | NE 10 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 8 AM | 74° | 74° | 65° | 74% | 11% | 0% | – | NE 10 | 13 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Sunny
82° / 73°
28% rain
NE 12–15 mph · gusts 20
Wed, Oct 21
Chance Rain Showers
82° / 73°
40% rain · 0.06"
NE 12–15 mph · gusts 20
Thu, Oct 22
Sunny
81° / 73°
1% rain
ENE 8–13 mph · gusts 16
Fri, Oct 23
Sunny
81° / 74°
1% rain
E 6–14 mph · gusts 18
Sat, Oct 24
Mostly Sunny
83° / 74°
7% rain
ESE 10–15 mph · gusts 22
Sun, Oct 25
Partly Sunny
82° / 72°
25% rain
E 12–15 mph · gusts 22
Mon, Oct 26
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
81° / 71°
30% rain · 0.24"
E 12–15 mph · gusts 21
⚡ Storms
Detailed NWS forecast
- Today: Sunny, with a high near 82. Heat index values as high as 81. Northeast wind around 14 mph.
- Tonight: A chance of rain showers after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- Wednesday: A chance of rain showers before 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Heat index values as high as 83. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 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 73. East wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. East northeast wind 9 to 13 mph.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind 6 to 13 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 7 to 13 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East southeast wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
- Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
- Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. 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 81. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Weather map
Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.
Marine forecast
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays
GMZ236 · 150 PM CDT Mon Oct 19 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. GMZ236-237-200715- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays- 150 PM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of showers after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy. A slight 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, diminishing to around 5 knots after midnight. 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.
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM
GMZ255 · 150 PM CDT Mon Oct 19 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. GMZ255-200715- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM- 150 PM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026 .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 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .TONIGHT...East 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. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East 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. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 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...East winds around 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 · September 2023
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
96% lit
↑ 9:15 PM
↓ 8:44 AM
↓ 8:44 AM
★★☆☆c63
Moon crosses the equator
2
90% lit
↑ 9:49 PM
↓ 9:50 AM
↓ 9:50 AM
★★☆☆c41
3
82% lit
↑ 10:24 PM
↓ 10:55 AM
↓ 10:55 AM
★☆☆☆c63
4
73% lit
↑ 11:02 PM
↓ 11:59 AM
↓ 11:59 AM
★☆☆☆c78
5
63% lit
↑ 11:43 PM
↓ 1:03 PM
↓ 1:03 PM
★☆☆☆c87
6
52% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:05 PM
↓ 2:05 PM
★☆☆☆c89
Last Quarter
7
42% lit
↑ 12:29 AM
↓ 3:04 PM
↓ 3:04 PM
★☆☆☆c89
8
33% lit
↑ 1:19 AM
↓ 3:58 PM
↓ 3:58 PM
★☆☆☆c86
Moon farthest north (27.9°)
9
24% lit
↑ 2:13 AM
↓ 4:47 PM
↓ 4:47 PM
★☆☆☆c81
10
16% lit
↑ 3:09 AM
↓ 5:29 PM
↓ 5:29 PM
★★☆☆c76
11
10% lit
↑ 4:05 AM
↓ 6:07 PM
↓ 6:07 PM
★★☆☆c71
12
5% lit
↑ 5:01 AM
↓ 6:40 PM
↓ 6:40 PM
★★☆☆c66
Apogee · 406,292 km
13
2% lit
↑ 5:55 AM
↓ 7:10 PM
↓ 7:10 PM
★★☆☆c61
best14
0% lit
↑ 6:48 AM
↓ 7:37 PM
↓ 7:37 PM
★★★☆c52
New Moon
best15
0% lit
↑ 7:41 AM
↓ 8:04 PM
↓ 8:04 PM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
best16
2% lit
↑ 8:34 AM
↓ 8:32 PM
↓ 8:32 PM
★★☆☆c33
17
6% lit
↑ 9:27 AM
↓ 9:00 PM
↓ 9:00 PM
★★☆☆c55
18
12% lit
↑ 10:23 AM
↓ 9:32 PM
↓ 9:32 PM
★★☆☆c69
19
19% lit
↑ 11:22 AM
↓ 10:07 PM
↓ 10:07 PM
★☆☆☆c80
20
28% lit
↑ 12:23 PM
↓ 10:49 PM
↓ 10:49 PM
★☆☆☆c88
21
38% lit
↑ 1:26 PM
↓ 11:38 PM
↓ 11:38 PM
★☆☆☆c92
22
49% lit
↑ 2:29 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★☆☆☆c94
First Quarter
Moon farthest south (-28.3°)
23
60% lit
↑ 3:29 PM
↓ 12:36 AM
↓ 12:36 AM
★☆☆☆c94
24
71% lit
↑ 4:24 PM
↓ 1:41 AM
↓ 1:41 AM
★☆☆☆c94
25
81% lit
↑ 5:12 PM
↓ 2:50 AM
↓ 2:50 AM
★★☆☆c92
26
89% lit
↑ 5:55 PM
↓ 4:01 AM
↓ 4:01 AM
★★☆☆c86
27
96% lit
↑ 6:33 PM
↓ 5:12 AM
↓ 5:12 AM
★★☆☆c75
Perigee · 359,914 km
28
99% lit
↑ 7:08 PM
↓ 6:20 AM
↓ 6:20 AM
★★★☆c65
best29
100% lit
↑ 7:43 PM
↓ 7:27 AM
↓ 7:27 AM
★★★☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
Full Moon · Corn Moon (supermoon)
best30
98% lit
↑ 8:18 PM
↓ 8:34 AM
↓ 8:34 AM
★★☆☆c57
Lunar events this month
- Fri, Sep 1 · 6:00 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, Sep 6 · 5:21 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Fri, Sep 8 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Tue, Sep 12 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 406,292 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Thu, Sep 14 · 8:39 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Fri, Sep 15 · 10:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Fri, Sep 22 · 2:31 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Fri, Sep 22 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Wed, Sep 27 · 8:00 PM — Perigee · 359,914 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Fri, Sep 29 · 2:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Fri, Sep 29 · 4:57 AM — Full Moon · Corn 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.
Best fishing days
Wed, Sep 13 · Thu, Sep 14 · Fri, Sep 15 · Thu, Sep 28 · Fri, Sep 29
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
360,010 km closest · 406,291 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.
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 1:21 AM.