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Sargent

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

Clear

Cloud cover 0% · Feels like 71°F

Observed 2:35 PM · Brazos 451 (20 mi)

Wind

17mph

From NE (50°)

Gusts 24 mph

Temperature

72°F

High 72° · Low 68° so far today

Humidity

53%

Dew point 54°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.30 in1026.1 mb▼ Falling

−0.06 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.3030.3430.38−24h−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 74°

Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 63° · 4% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:25 AM / 6:49 PM
Moonrise / moonset
2:28 PM / 12:01 AM
Moon
First Quarter, 50%
Minor period
12:00 AM–12:31 AM
Major period
6:15 AM–8:15 AM
Minor period
1:58 PM–2:58 PM
Major period
6:45 PM–8:45 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Oct 186 PMMon, Oct 196 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 206 AM12 PMclouds20% cloud cover22% cloud cover29% cloud cover21% cloud cover30% cloud cover35% cloud cover38% cloud cover37% cloud cover42% cloud cover56% cloud cover67% cloud cover71% cloud cover72% cloud cover71% cloud cover71% cloud cover69% cloud cover72% cloud cover75% cloud cover60% cloud cover61% cloud cover54% cloud cover54% cloud cover43% cloud cover44% cloud cover34% cloud cover36% cloud cover41% cloud cover36% cloud cover34% cloud cover28% cloud cover24% cloud cover30% cloud cover29% cloud cover21% cloud cover22% cloud cover21% cloud cover22% cloud cover25% cloud cover27% cloud cover25% cloud cover27% cloud cover20% cloud cover21% cloud cover28% cloud cover32% cloud cover34% cloud cover36% cloud cover37% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°73726665646469767773717068666774rain3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance14% chance14% chancewind01020mphNE 10 mph, gusts 13ENE 12 mph, gusts 14ENE 12 mph, gusts 14NE 12 mph, gusts 14NE 10 mph, gusts 12NNE 12 mph, gusts 13NNE 14 mph, gusts 14NNE 15 mph, gusts 16NNE 15 mph, gusts 17NE 15 mph, gusts 17ENE 15 mph, gusts 18ENE 15 mph, gusts 18ENE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 14NE 12 mph, gusts 14NE 12 mph, gusts 15NNE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 13 mph, gusts 16NE 14 mph, gusts 17NE 14 mph, gusts 17
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 3 PM73°73°52°48%20%0%–NE 101310+ mi
Sun 4 PM74°74°53°48%22%0%–NE 121310+ mi
Sun 5 PM73°73°53°49%29%0%–ENE 121410+ mi
Sun 6 PM72°72°54°53%21%0%–ENE 121410+ mi
Sun 7 PM69°69°54°59%30%3%–ENE 121410+ mi
Sun 8 PM67°67°55°65%35%3%–ENE 121410+ mi
Sun 9 PM66°66°55°68%38%3%–NE 121410+ mi
Sun 10 PM66°66°56°70%37%3%–NE 101310+ mi
Sun 11 PM65°65°56°73%42%3%–NE 101210+ mi
Mon 12 AM65°65°57°75%56%3%–NE 121310+ mi
Mon 1 AM64°64°57°78%67%3%–NNE 121310+ mi
Mon 2 AM64°64°57°78%71%3%–NNE 131310+ mi
Mon 3 AM64°64°57°78%72%4%–NNE 141410+ mi
Mon 4 AM63°63°57°81%71%4%–NNE 151610+ mi
Mon 5 AM63°63°58°84%71%4%–NNE 151610+ mi
Mon 6 AM64°64°58°81%69%3%–NNE 151710+ mi
Mon 7 AM64°64°58°81%72%3%–NNE 151710+ mi
Mon 8 AM66°66°59°78%75%3%–NNE 151710+ mi
Mon 9 AM69°69°62°78%60%4%–NE 151710+ mi
Mon 10 AM73°73°64°73%61%4%–NE 151710+ mi
Mon 11 AM76°76°64°66%54%3%–ENE 151810+ mi
Mon 12 PM76°76°65°69%54%3%–ENE 151810+ mi
Mon 1 PM77°77°66°69%43%3%–ENE 151810+ mi
Mon 2 PM78°78°66°67%44%3%–ENE 151810+ mi
Mon 3 PM77°77°65°67%34%3%–ENE 141710+ mi
Mon 4 PM76°76°65°69%36%3%–ENE 141710+ mi
Mon 5 PM75°75°64°69%41%3%–ENE 131710+ mi
Mon 6 PM73°73°64°73%36%3%–ENE 131710+ mi
Mon 7 PM72°72°61°68%34%0%–ENE 121610+ mi
Mon 8 PM72°72°61°68%28%0%–ENE 121610+ mi
Mon 9 PM71°71°61°71%24%0%–ENE 121610+ mi
Mon 10 PM71°71°61°71%30%0%–ENE 121510+ mi
Mon 11 PM70°70°61°73%29%0%–NE 1215–
Tue 12 AM70°70°62°76%21%0%–NE 1214–
Tue 1 AM70°70°62°76%22%1%–NE 1214–
Tue 2 AM69°69°62°78%21%1%–NE 1214–
Tue 3 AM68°68°62°81%22%1%–NE 1214–
Tue 4 AM67°67°61°81%25%1%–NE 1214–
Tue 5 AM66°66°60°81%27%1%–NE 1215–
Tue 6 AM66°66°60°81%25%1%–NNE 1216–
Tue 7 AM65°65°60°84%27%8%–NNE 1216–
Tue 8 AM67°67°62°84%20%8%–NNE 1216–
Tue 9 AM67°67°64°90%21%8%–NE 1316–
Tue 10 AM74°74°66°76%28%8%–NE 1316–
Tue 11 AM73°73°69°87%32%8%–NE 1417–
Tue 12 PM74°74°68°82%34%8%–NE 1417–
Tue 1 PM77°77°68°74%36%14%–NE 1417–
Tue 2 PM79°79°67°67%37%14%–NE 1417–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

74° / 63°

4% rain

NE 10–12 mph · gusts 14

Mon, Oct 19

Partly Sunny

78° / 65°

4% rain

NE 12–15 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Oct 20

Mostly Sunny

79° / 68°

32% rain

NE 12–15 mph · gusts 18

Wed, Oct 21

Sunny

80° / 67°

32% rain

E 9–13 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

80° / 69°

Dry

NE 6–10 mph · gusts 13

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

81° / 72°

Dry

E 5–12 mph · gusts 14

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

82° / 73°

1% rain

E 9–15 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Monday: Partly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Tuesday: Mostly 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: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 69.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.

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 · 1255 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 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.


GMZ350-355-190615-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1255 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave 
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave 
Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. 
Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
around 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.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.

Moon calendar · October 2023

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
93% lit
↑ 8:48 PM
↓ 9:35 AM
★★★☆c78
2
86% lit
↑ 9:28 PM
↓ 10:41 AM
★★☆☆c86
3
78% lit
↑ 10:13 PM
↓ 11:46 AM
★☆☆☆c90
4
68% lit
↑ 11:03 PM
↓ 12:49 PM
★★☆☆c90
5
59% lit
↑ 11:56 PM
↓ 1:47 PM
★☆☆☆c90
Moon farthest north (28.0°)
6
49% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:38 PM
★☆☆☆c85
Last Quarter
7
39% lit
↑ 12:53 AM
↓ 3:24 PM
★☆☆☆c79
8
30% lit
↑ 1:50 AM
↓ 4:03 PM
★☆☆☆c73
9
22% lit
↑ 2:46 AM
↓ 4:37 PM
★★☆☆c66
Apogee · 405,427 km
10
15% lit
↑ 3:41 AM
↓ 5:07 PM
★★☆☆c57
11
9% lit
↑ 4:35 AM
↓ 5:35 PM
★★☆☆c47
12
4% lit
↑ 5:29 AM
↓ 6:02 PM
★★☆☆c35
13
1% lit
↑ 6:22 AM
↓ 6:29 PM
★★★☆c34
Moon crosses the equator
14
0% lit
↑ 7:16 AM
↓ 6:56 PM
★★★☆c47
New Moon
best
15
1% lit
↑ 8:12 AM
↓ 7:27 PM
★★★☆c66
best
16
4% lit
↑ 9:11 AM
↓ 8:01 PM
★★★☆c74
17
9% lit
↑ 10:12 AM
↓ 8:40 PM
★★★☆c83
18
16% lit
↑ 11:16 AM
↓ 9:27 PM
★☆☆☆c87
19
24% lit
↑ 12:19 PM
↓ 10:22 PM
★★☆☆c92
20
34% lit
↑ 1:20 PM
↓ 11:23 PM
★★☆☆c94
Moon farthest south (-28.3°)
21
45% lit
↑ 2:15 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c94
First Quarter
22
57% lit
↑ 3:04 PM
↓ 12:30 AM
★☆☆☆c92
23
68% lit
↑ 3:46 PM
↓ 1:39 AM
★★☆☆c85
24
78% lit
↑ 4:24 PM
↓ 2:48 AM
★★☆☆c74
25
87% lit
↑ 4:58 PM
↓ 3:55 AM
★★☆☆c58
Perigee · 364,875 km
26
94% lit
↑ 5:32 PM
↓ 5:01 AM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
27
98% lit
↑ 6:05 PM
↓ 6:07 AM
★★★☆c54
28
100% lit
↑ 6:40 PM
↓ 7:13 AM
★★★☆c84
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
best
29
99% lit
↑ 7:19 PM
↓ 8:19 AM
★★★☆c95
best
30
96% lit
↑ 8:02 PM
↓ 9:26 AM
★★★☆c100
best
31
90% lit
↑ 8:51 PM
↓ 10:32 AM
★★★☆c101

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Oct 5 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Oct 6 · 8:48 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Oct 9 · 11:00 PM — Apogee · 405,427 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Oct 13 · 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.
  • Sat, Oct 14 · 12:55 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Oct 20 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Oct 21 · 10:29 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Oct 25 · 10:00 PM — Perigee · 364,875 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Oct 26 · 10:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Oct 28 · 3:24 PM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Oct 14 · Sun, Oct 15 · Sat, Oct 28 · Sun, Oct 29 · Mon, Oct 30

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

Moon distance

364,982 km closest · 405,319 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 Sun 1:20 PM.