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Rockport

28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport

Clear

Cloud cover 0%

Observed 4:25 AM · Rockport (1 mi) · sky & visibility from ROCKPORT/ARANSAS CO (4 mi)

Wind

4mph

From NE (35°)

Gusts 9 mph

Measured at the tide station

Temperature

69°F

High 67° · Low 64° so far today

Humidity

73%

Dew point 55°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.16 in1021.4 mb▼ Falling

−0.04 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.1630.2430.33−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Barometer at the tide station, 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

Pressure has been falling for hours. The bite usually slows.

Today

Overnight: Low 70° · 11% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. North northeast wind around 10 mph.

Monday: High 78° · 13% rain

Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:31 AM / 6:54 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:09 PM / 1:06 AM
Moon
First Quarter, 60%
Minor period
12:36 AM–1:36 AM
Major period
7:10 AM–9:10 AM
Minor period
2:39 PM–3:39 PM
Major period
7:35 PM–9:35 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Mon, Oct 196 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 206 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 21clouds69% cloud cover46% cloud cover56% cloud cover72% cloud cover48% cloud cover45% cloud cover47% cloud cover40% cloud cover45% cloud cover53% cloud cover60% cloud cover63% cloud cover67% cloud cover62% cloud cover47% cloud cover82% cloud cover82% cloud cover63% cloud cover32% cloud cover41% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover36% cloud cover37% cloud cover21% cloud cover19% cloud cover9% cloud cover7% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover5% cloud cover10% cloud cover9% cloud cover10% cloud cover9% cloud cover35% cloud cover26% cloud cover28% cloud cover29% cloud cover29% cloud cover28% cloud cover28% cloud cover31% cloud cover35% cloud cover60°65°70°75°80°85°72717276787677777574767880777777rain11% chance10% chance12% chance8% chance7% chance4% chance6% chance8% chance7% chance11% chance11% chance13% chance10% chance10% chance11% chance4% chance6% chance5% chance5% chance4% chance4% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance15% chance15% chance15% chancewind01020mphNNE 9 mph, gusts 12NNE 10 mph, gusts 14NNE 12 mph, gusts 15NNE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 10 mph, gusts 14ENE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 14 mph, gusts 18ENE 15 mph, gusts 18E 15 mph, gusts 20E 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 10 mph, gusts 13NE 13 mph, gusts 16NNE 13 mph, gusts 17NE 13 mph, gusts 17NE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 15 mph, gusts 20ENE 15 mph, gusts 20ENE 15 mph, gusts 20ENE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 10 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 4 AM72°72°64°76%69%11%–NNE 91210+ mi
Mon 5 AM71°71°63°76%46%10%–NNE 101310+ mi
Mon 6 AM72°72°62°71%56%12%–NNE 101410+ mi
Mon 7 AM71°71°62°73%72%8%–NNE 121510+ mi
Mon 8 AM71°71°62°73%48%7%–NNE 121510+ mi
Mon 9 AM71°71°63°76%45%4%–NNE 121510+ mi
Mon 10 AM72°72°64°76%47%6%–NNE 121510+ mi
Mon 11 AM73°73°63°71%40%8%–NE 121510+ mi
Mon 12 PM74°74°63°69%45%7%–NE 101410+ mi
Mon 1 PM76°76°65°69%53%11%–NE 101410+ mi
Mon 2 PM76°76°66°71%60%11%–NE 101410+ mi
Mon 3 PM77°77°66°69%63%13%–NE 121510+ mi
Mon 4 PM78°78°66°67%67%10%–ENE 131610+ mi
Mon 5 PM77°77°66°69%62%10%–NE 141710+ mi
Mon 6 PM76°76°65°69%47%11%–ENE 141810+ mi
Mon 7 PM76°76°69°79%82%4%–ENE 151810+ mi
Mon 8 PM76°76°69°79%82%6%–ENE 151810+ mi
Mon 9 PM77°77°70°79%63%5%–E 152010+ mi
Mon 10 PM77°77°68°74%32%5%–E 152010+ mi
Mon 11 PM77°77°68°74%41%4%–ENE 141710+ mi
Tue 12 AM77°77°68°74%37%4%–E 131610+ mi
Tue 1 AM77°77°69°76%37%2%–ENE 121510+ mi
Tue 2 AM76°76°70°82%36%2%–ENE 101410+ mi
Tue 3 AM75°75°71°87%37%2%–ENE 101310+ mi
Tue 4 AM75°75°72°90%21%2%–NE 101310+ mi
Tue 5 AM74°74°71°90%19%2%–NE 121510+ mi
Tue 6 AM74°74°69°84%9%2%–NE 131610+ mi
Tue 7 AM74°74°68°82%7%0%–NNE 131610+ mi
Tue 8 AM73°73°68°84%6%0%–NNE 131710+ mi
Tue 9 AM74°74°69°84%6%0%–NE 131710+ mi
Tue 10 AM76°76°70°82%2%0%–NE 131710+ mi
Tue 11 AM77°77°70°79%1%0%–NE 131710+ mi
Tue 12 PM78°78°70°76%2%0%–NE 131610+ mi
Tue 1 PM78°78°70°76%3%0%–NE 131610+ mi
Tue 2 PM79°79°70°74%5%0%–ENE 1316–
Tue 3 PM80°83°69°69%10%0%–ENE 1317–
Tue 4 PM80°83°68°67%9%0%–ENE 1417–
Tue 5 PM79°79°68°69%10%1%–ENE 1418–
Tue 6 PM78°78°68°71%9%1%–ENE 1520–
Tue 7 PM77°77°71°82%35%2%–ENE 1520–
Tue 8 PM77°77°71°82%26%2%–ENE 1520–
Tue 9 PM77°77°71°82%28%2%–ENE 1520–
Tue 10 PM77°77°72°85%29%2%–ENE 1520–
Tue 11 PM77°77°72°85%29%2%–ENE 1418–
Wed 12 AM77°77°73°88%28%2%–ENE 1316–
Wed 1 AM77°77°73°88%28%15%–ENE 1215–
Wed 2 AM77°77°73°88%31%15%–ENE 1014–
Wed 3 AM76°76°73°90%35%15%–NE 1014–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

78° / 70°

13% rain

NE 9–15 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Oct 20

Sunny

80° / 74°

15% rain

NE 10–15 mph · gusts 20

Wed, Oct 21

Slight Chance Rain Showers

81° / 75°

17% rain

ENE 10–14 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

81° / 75°

Dry

ENE 7–12 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

83° / 76°

Dry

ESE 5–12 mph · gusts 18

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

84° / 76°

3% rain

ESE 9–15 mph · gusts 21

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

83° / 77°

17% rain

E 10–16 mph · gusts 22

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. North northeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 83. Northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East northeast wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East wind 7 to 14 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. East northeast wind 8 to 12 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 75. East southeast wind 5 to 12 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 83.

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 · 231 AM 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-192015-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
231 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth to slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy
to occasionally choppy. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay
and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay
and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A
slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy. 
.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. 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 · 231 AM 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. 
 


GMZ255-192015-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
231 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A
slight chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 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 5 feet, occasionally to 6 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 chance of showers 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. 
.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. 
.THURSDAY...East 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 2024

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
62% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:59 AM
★☆☆☆c54
2
52% lit
↑ 12:23 AM
↓ 11:29 AM
★☆☆☆c68
Last Quarter
3
42% lit
↑ 1:20 AM
↓ 12:05 PM
★☆☆☆c79
4
32% lit
↑ 2:21 AM
↓ 12:46 PM
★☆☆☆c88
5
23% lit
↑ 3:25 AM
↓ 1:36 PM
★☆☆☆c94
6
14% lit
↑ 4:29 AM
↓ 2:35 PM
★☆☆☆c97
Moon farthest south (-28.5°)
7
7% lit
↑ 5:30 AM
↓ 3:42 PM
★★☆☆c102
8
2% lit
↑ 6:26 AM
↓ 4:54 PM
★★★☆c103
best
9
0% lit
↑ 7:15 AM
↓ 6:07 PM
★★★☆c103
New Moon (supermoon)
best
10
1% lit
↑ 7:57 AM
↓ 7:19 PM
★★★☆c99
Perigee · 358,086 km
best
11
5% lit
↑ 8:35 AM
↓ 8:28 PM
★★☆☆c86
12
11% lit
↑ 9:10 AM
↓ 9:34 PM
★★☆☆c66
Moon crosses the equator
13
20% lit
↑ 9:44 AM
↓ 10:40 PM
★☆☆☆c32
14
30% lit
↑ 10:19 AM
↓ 11:45 PM
★☆☆☆c53
15
41% lit
↑ 10:56 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c70
16
51% lit
↑ 11:36 AM
↓ 12:49 AM
★☆☆☆c79
First Quarter
17
62% lit
↑ 12:21 PM
↓ 1:53 AM
★☆☆☆c82
18
72% lit
↑ 1:12 PM
↓ 2:55 AM
★☆☆☆c82
19
80% lit
↑ 2:07 PM
↓ 3:53 AM
★☆☆☆c81
Moon farthest north (28.2°)
20
87% lit
↑ 3:04 PM
↓ 4:44 AM
★☆☆☆c79
21
93% lit
↑ 4:02 PM
↓ 5:29 AM
★★☆☆c79
22
97% lit
↑ 4:59 PM
↓ 6:08 AM
★★☆☆c76
23
99% lit
↑ 5:54 PM
↓ 6:43 AM
★★★☆c71
best
24
100% lit
↑ 6:47 PM
↓ 7:13 AM
★★★☆c64
Full Moon · Snow Moon
best
25
99% lit
↑ 7:39 PM
↓ 7:41 AM
★★☆☆c54
Apogee · 406,311 km
26
96% lit
↑ 8:31 PM
↓ 8:07 AM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
27
91% lit
↑ 9:23 PM
↓ 8:33 AM
★★☆☆c30
28
85% lit
↑ 10:16 PM
↓ 9:01 AM
★☆☆☆c45
29
77% lit
↑ 11:12 PM
↓ 9:30 AM
★☆☆☆c58

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Feb 2 · 5:18 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Feb 6 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Feb 9 · 4:59 PM — 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.
  • Sat, Feb 10 · 1:00 PM — Perigee · 358,086 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Feb 12 · 4:00 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, Feb 16 · 9:01 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Feb 19 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Feb 24 · 6:30 AM — Full Moon · Snow MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Feb 25 · 9:00 AM — Apogee · 406,311 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Feb 26 · 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.

Best fishing days

Thu, Feb 8 · Fri, Feb 9 · Sat, Feb 10 · Fri, Feb 23 · Sat, Feb 24

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

Moon distance

358,092 km closest · 406,309 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 Mon 1:46 AM.