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Sargent

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

Clear

Cloud cover 0%

Observed 8:55 AM · Matagorda City (18 mi) · sky & visibility from Bay City Regional (20 mi)

Wind

13mph

From NNE (25°)

Gusts 17 mph

Measured at Matagorda City

Temperature

62°F

High 58° · Low 50° so far today

Humidity

66%

Dew point 47°F

Visibility

9mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.32 in1026.8 mb▲ Rising

+0.03 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.2930.3630.43−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Barometer at Matagorda City, 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 73°

Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight: Low 61°

Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 5 to 10 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 1812 PM6 PMMon, Oct 196 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 206 AMclouds21% cloud cover12% cloud cover6% cloud cover4% cloud cover1% cloud cover3% cloud cover1% cloud cover10% cloud cover8% cloud cover8% cloud cover23% cloud cover15% cloud cover27% cloud cover24% cloud cover43% cloud cover38% cloud cover29% cloud cover25% cloud cover31% cloud cover39% cloud cover48% cloud cover43% cloud cover63% cloud cover71% cloud cover55% cloud cover47% cloud cover36% cloud cover39% cloud cover42% cloud cover47% cloud cover45% cloud cover47% cloud cover46% cloud cover51% cloud cover36% cloud cover54% cloud cover50% cloud cover45% cloud cover43% cloud cover41% cloud cover39% cloud cover37% cloud cover35% cloud cover33% cloud cover31% cloud cover29% cloud cover27% cloud cover22% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°58687270656363626775777370696865rain1% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance4% chance4% chancewind01020mphNNE 14 mph, gusts 18NNE 13 mph, gusts 16NE 10 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 14ENE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 8 mph, gusts 13NE 7 mph, gusts 12NNE 7 mph, gusts 10NNE 8 mph, gusts 13NNE 12 mph, gusts 16NNE 13 mph, gusts 18NNE 12 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 10 mph, gusts 15ENE 9 mph, gusts 14ENE 8 mph, gusts 12ENE 8 mph, gusts 13NE 10 mph, gusts 15NNE 13 mph, gusts 17
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 9 AM58°58°53°84%21%0%–NNE 141810+ mi
Sun 10 AM62°62°54°75%12%0%–NNE 141710+ mi
Sun 11 AM65°65°55°69%6%0%–NNE 131610+ mi
Sun 12 PM68°68°55°64%4%0%–NE 121510+ mi
Sun 1 PM70°70°55°60%1%0%–NE 101310+ mi
Sun 2 PM71°71°55°58%3%0%–ENE 101310+ mi
Sun 3 PM72°72°54°53%1%0%–ENE 101310+ mi
Sun 4 PM73°73°55°53%10%0%–ENE 101310+ mi
Sun 5 PM72°72°54°53%8%0%–ENE 101410+ mi
Sun 6 PM70°70°54°56%8%0%–ENE 101410+ mi
Sun 7 PM67°67°53°61%23%0%–ENE 101410+ mi
Sun 8 PM66°66°53°63%15%0%–ENE 91410+ mi
Sun 9 PM65°65°53°65%27%0%–NE 81310+ mi
Sun 10 PM65°65°54°68%24%0%–NE 81210+ mi
Sun 11 PM64°64°54°70%43%0%–NE 71210+ mi
Mon 12 AM63°63°55°75%38%0%–NE 71210+ mi
Mon 1 AM63°63°55°75%29%0%–NNE 71010+ mi
Mon 2 AM63°63°55°75%25%0%–NNE 71210+ mi
Mon 3 AM63°63°55°75%31%0%–NNE 81310+ mi
Mon 4 AM62°62°55°78%39%0%–NNE 91510+ mi
Mon 5 AM61°61°56°84%48%0%–NNE 121610+ mi
Mon 6 AM62°62°56°81%43%1%–NNE 121710+ mi
Mon 7 AM62°62°57°84%63%0%–NNE 131810+ mi
Mon 8 AM64°64°58°81%71%0%–NE 131710+ mi
Mon 9 AM67°67°60°78%55%2%–NNE 121710+ mi
Mon 10 AM71°71°62°73%47%1%–NE 131710+ mi
Mon 11 AM73°73°63°71%36%1%–ENE 131710+ mi
Mon 12 PM75°75°63°66%39%0%–ENE 141710+ mi
Mon 1 PM77°77°64°64%42%0%–ENE 141710+ mi
Mon 2 PM77°77°64°64%47%2%–ENE 141710+ mi
Mon 3 PM77°77°63°62%45%0%–ENE 141710+ mi
Mon 4 PM76°76°63°64%47%0%–ENE 141710+ mi
Mon 5 PM74°74°62°66%46%0%–ENE 1317–
Mon 6 PM73°73°62°68%51%0%–ENE 1316–
Mon 7 PM71°71°60°68%36%0%–ENE 1216–
Mon 8 PM71°71°60°68%54%0%–ENE 1216–
Mon 9 PM70°70°60°71%50%0%–ENE 1015–
Mon 10 PM70°70°60°71%45%0%–ENE 1015–
Mon 11 PM70°70°60°71%43%0%–ENE 914–
Tue 12 AM69°69°61°76%41%0%–ENE 813–
Tue 1 AM69°69°61°76%39%0%–ENE 812–
Tue 2 AM68°68°61°78%37%0%–ENE 812–
Tue 3 AM68°68°60°76%35%0%–ENE 813–
Tue 4 AM67°67°60°78%33%0%–NE 914–
Tue 5 AM66°66°59°78%31%0%–NE 1015–
Tue 6 AM65°65°59°81%29%0%–NE 1216–
Tue 7 AM66°66°59°78%27%4%–NNE 1317–
Tue 8 AM67°67°60°78%22%4%–NE 1317–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

73° / 61°

Dry

NE 7–14 mph · gusts 18

Mon, Oct 19

Mostly Sunny

77° / 65°

2% rain

NE 7–14 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Oct 20

Sunny

78° / 67°

11% rain

NE 8–16 mph · gusts 20

Wed, Oct 21

Sunny

80° / 67°

3% rain

NE 7–13 mph · gusts 15

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

80° / 68°

Dry

NE 5–10 mph · gusts 12

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

81° / 71°

Dry

E 3–9 mph · gusts 12

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

83° / 72°

Dry

SE 8–13 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 10 to 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: Sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 67.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 68.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, 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 · 516 AM 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.


GMZ350-355-182330-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
516 AM CDT Sun Oct 18 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East
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 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East 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 2 to 4 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
around 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 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 · January 2024

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
72% lit
↑ 10:53 PM
↓ 11:04 AM
★☆☆☆c54
Apogee · 404,912 km
2
63% lit
↑ 11:45 PM
↓ 11:31 AM
★☆☆☆c43
3
54% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:57 AM
★☆☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
Last Quarter
4
44% lit
↑ 12:38 AM
↓ 12:24 PM
★☆☆☆c48
5
35% lit
↑ 1:32 AM
↓ 12:53 PM
★☆☆☆c60
6
26% lit
↑ 2:30 AM
↓ 1:26 PM
★★☆☆c73
7
17% lit
↑ 3:31 AM
↓ 2:04 PM
★★☆☆c84
8
10% lit
↑ 4:35 AM
↓ 2:51 PM
★★★☆c92
9
4% lit
↑ 5:41 AM
↓ 3:46 PM
★★★☆c98
10
1% lit
↑ 6:46 AM
↓ 4:50 PM
★★★★c100
Moon farthest south (-28.4°)
best
11
0% lit
↑ 7:45 AM
↓ 6:01 PM
★★★★c100
New Moon
best
12
2% lit
↑ 8:37 AM
↓ 7:13 PM
★★★★c98
best
13
7% lit
↑ 9:21 AM
↓ 8:24 PM
★★★☆c91
Perigee · 362,267 km
14
15% lit
↑ 9:59 AM
↓ 9:33 PM
★★☆☆c78
15
24% lit
↑ 10:34 AM
↓ 10:38 PM
★☆☆☆c54
16
34% lit
↑ 11:07 AM
↓ 11:42 PM
★☆☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
17
46% lit
↑ 11:39 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c49
First Quarter
18
57% lit
↑ 12:13 PM
↓ 12:45 AM
★☆☆☆c63
19
67% lit
↑ 12:49 PM
↓ 1:49 AM
★★☆☆c79
20
77% lit
↑ 1:30 PM
↓ 2:52 AM
★★☆☆c88
21
85% lit
↑ 2:16 PM
↓ 3:56 AM
★★★☆c91
22
91% lit
↑ 3:08 PM
↓ 4:56 AM
★★★☆c91
Moon farthest north (28.1°)
23
96% lit
↑ 4:04 PM
↓ 5:52 AM
★★★☆c90
24
99% lit
↑ 5:02 PM
↓ 6:42 AM
★★★★c86
best
25
100% lit
↑ 6:01 PM
↓ 7:26 AM
★★★★c81
Full Moon · Wolf Moon
best
26
99% lit
↑ 6:58 PM
↓ 8:03 AM
★★★☆c75
27
96% lit
↑ 7:53 PM
↓ 8:36 AM
★★★☆c67
28
92% lit
↑ 8:46 PM
↓ 9:05 AM
★★☆☆c58
29
86% lit
↑ 9:38 PM
↓ 9:32 AM
★★☆☆c46
Apogee · 405,778 km
30
79% lit
↑ 10:30 PM
↓ 9:58 AM
★☆☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
31
71% lit
↑ 11:23 PM
↓ 10:24 AM
★☆☆☆c38

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Jan 1 · 9:00 AM — Apogee · 404,912 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Jan 3 · 12:00 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, Jan 3 · 9:31 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Jan 10 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jan 11 · 5:57 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Jan 13 · 5:00 AM — Perigee · 362,267 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Jan 16 · 8:00 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, Jan 17 · 9:52 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Jan 22 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jan 25 · 11:54 AM — Full Moon · Wolf MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Jan 29 · 2:00 AM — Apogee · 405,778 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Jan 30 · 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.

Best fishing days

Wed, Jan 10 · Thu, Jan 11 · Fri, Jan 12 · Wed, Jan 24 · Thu, Jan 25

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

Moon distance

362,320 km closest · 405,716 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 7:20 AM.