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Sargent

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

Cloudy

Cloud cover 100%

Observed 4:15 AM · Brazos 451 (20 mi)

Wind

—mph

Temperature

68°F

High 70° · Low 68° so far today

Humidity

53%

Dew point 50°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.32 in1026.8 mb▼ Falling

−0.04 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.3230.3930.45−24h−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 has been falling for hours. The bite usually slows.

Today

Overnight: Low 55°

Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: High 73°

Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 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 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Oct 196 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 20clouds35% cloud cover35% cloud cover34% cloud cover34% cloud cover21% 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 cover45°50°55°60°65°70°75°80°55566571726664636164737774717068rain1% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance2% chancewind01020mphNNE 9 mph, gusts 17NNE 15 mph, gusts 21NNE 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 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 5 AM55°55°48°76%35%0%–NNE 91710+ mi
Sun 6 AM55°55°49°78%35%0%–NNE 132010+ mi
Sun 7 AM55°55°49°80%34%0%–NNE 152110+ mi
Sun 8 AM56°56°50°80%34%0%–NNE 142010+ mi
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 1317–
Mon 12 PM75°75°63°66%39%0%–ENE 1417–
Mon 1 PM77°77°64°64%42%0%–ENE 1417–
Mon 2 PM77°77°64°64%47%2%–ENE 1417–
Mon 3 PM77°77°63°62%45%0%–ENE 1417–
Mon 4 PM76°76°63°64%47%0%–ENE 1417–
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

73° / 55°

Dry

NE 7–15 mph · gusts 21

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° / 71°

Dry

SE 8–13 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Sunday Night: 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, with a high near 78.
  • 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.

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 · 140 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.


GMZ350-355-181915-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
140 AM CDT Sun Oct 18 2026

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up
to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at
7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East
5 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...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. 
.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 · May 2024

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
48% lit
↑ 2:31 AM
↓ 1:09 PM
★☆☆☆c76
Last Quarter
2
36% lit
↑ 3:12 AM
↓ 2:16 PM
★☆☆☆c68
3
26% lit
↑ 3:48 AM
↓ 3:23 PM
★☆☆☆c55
4
16% lit
↑ 4:22 AM
↓ 4:29 PM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
5
8% lit
↑ 4:55 AM
↓ 5:35 PM
★★☆☆c58
Perigee · 363,165 km
6
3% lit
↑ 5:29 AM
↓ 6:43 PM
★★★☆c76
7
0% lit
↑ 6:06 AM
↓ 7:52 PM
★★★★c89
New Moon
best
8
1% lit
↑ 6:47 AM
↓ 9:02 PM
★★★★c95
best
9
3% lit
↑ 7:34 AM
↓ 10:10 PM
★★★☆c96
best
10
9% lit
↑ 8:27 AM
↓ 11:14 PM
★☆☆☆c96
11
16% lit
↑ 9:25 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c94
Moon farthest north (28.3°)
12
24% lit
↑ 10:25 AM
↓ 12:10 AM
★★☆☆c88
13
33% lit
↑ 11:26 AM
↓ 12:58 AM
★★☆☆c80
14
43% lit
↑ 12:25 PM
↓ 1:39 AM
★☆☆☆c70
15
52% lit
↑ 1:21 PM
↓ 2:13 AM
★☆☆☆c59
First Quarter
16
62% lit
↑ 2:15 PM
↓ 2:43 AM
★☆☆☆c47
17
71% lit
↑ 3:08 PM
↓ 3:11 AM
★☆☆☆c32
Apogee · 404,639 km
18
79% lit
↑ 4:00 PM
↓ 3:37 AM
★☆☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
19
86% lit
↑ 4:52 PM
↓ 4:03 AM
★★☆☆c52
20
92% lit
↑ 5:47 PM
↓ 4:30 AM
★★☆☆c65
21
96% lit
↑ 6:44 PM
↓ 4:59 AM
★★★☆c75
22
99% lit
↑ 7:44 PM
↓ 5:33 AM
★★★☆c82
23
100% lit
↑ 8:46 PM
↓ 6:11 AM
★★★★c87
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
24
98% lit
↑ 9:48 PM
↓ 6:57 AM
★★★★c89
best
25
95% lit
↑ 10:48 PM
↓ 7:50 AM
★★☆☆c91
Moon farthest south (-28.5°)
26
89% lit
↑ 11:42 PM
↓ 8:50 AM
★★★☆c91
27
81% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:55 AM
★★☆☆c90
28
72% lit
↑ 12:30 AM
↓ 11:02 AM
★★☆☆c87
29
62% lit
↑ 1:12 AM
↓ 12:09 PM
★☆☆☆c79
30
50% lit
↑ 1:49 AM
↓ 1:14 PM
★☆☆☆c66
Last Quarter
31
39% lit
↑ 2:22 AM
↓ 2:18 PM
★☆☆☆c49

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, May 1 · 6:27 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, May 4 · 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.
  • Sun, May 5 · 5:00 PM — Perigee · 363,165 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, May 7 · 10:22 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, May 11 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, May 15 · 6:48 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, May 17 · 2:00 PM — Apogee · 404,639 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, May 18 · 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.
  • Thu, May 23 · 8:53 AM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, May 25 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, May 30 · 12:13 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Tue, May 7 · Wed, May 8 · Thu, May 9 · Thu, May 23 · Fri, May 24

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

Moon distance

363,196 km closest · 404,635 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 4:16 AM.