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Sargent

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

⚠ Small Craft Advisory · until Sun 1:00 AM

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 6 to 11 ft. * WHERE...Portions of Gulf of America. * WHEN...Through 1 AM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

Mostly Cloudy

Cloud cover 75%

Observed 9:55 PM · Brazos 451 (20 mi)

Wind

16mph

From NNE (30°)

Gusts 25 mph

Temperature

70°F

High 70° · Low 63° so far today

Humidity

38%

Dew point 43°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.38 in1028.8 mb▲ Rising

+0.05 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.3130.3830.45−24h−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

Rising pressure. Bite may slow as it levels off.

Today

Tonight: Low 57°

Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 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
7:24 AM / 6:50 PM
Moonrise / moonset
1:48 PM / –
Moon
First Quarter, 41%
Major period
5:30 AM–7:30 AM
Minor period
1:18 PM–2:18 PM
Major period
5:55 PM–7:55 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sat, Oct 17Sun, Oct 186 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Oct 196 AM12 PM6 PMclouds29% cloud cover34% cloud cover36% cloud cover35% cloud cover35% cloud cover40% cloud cover28% cloud cover35% cloud cover36% cloud cover22% cloud cover19% cloud cover22% cloud cover19% cloud cover15% cloud cover9% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover7% cloud cover10% cloud cover14% cloud cover18% cloud cover27% cloud cover31% cloud cover41% cloud cover55% cloud cover58% cloud cover62% cloud cover60% cloud cover53% cloud cover52% cloud cover52% cloud cover44% cloud cover40% cloud cover32% cloud cover38% cloud cover45% cloud cover43% cloud cover42% cloud cover41% cloud cover44% cloud cover47% cloud cover50% cloud cover50% cloud cover50% cloud cover51% cloud cover51% cloud cover50% cloud cover40°45°50°55°60°65°70°75°80°63615957657273666463616171777671rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chancewind01020mphN 10 mph, gusts 16N 10 mph, gusts 16N 12 mph, gusts 16N 13 mph, gusts 18N 15 mph, gusts 21NNE 14 mph, gusts 20NNE 14 mph, gusts 17NE 12 mph, gusts 15ENE 10 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 14ENE 9 mph, gusts 14NE 8 mph, gusts 12NE 7 mph, gusts 12NNE 7 mph, gusts 12NNE 9 mph, gusts 15NNE 12 mph, gusts 17NE 13 mph, gusts 17NE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 12 mph, gusts 16
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 10 PM63°63°46°54%29%0%–N 101610+ mi
Sat 11 PM62°62°47°58%34%0%–N 101610+ mi
Sun 12 AM61°61°47°60%36%0%–N 101610+ mi
Sun 1 AM61°61°47°60%35%0%–N 101610+ mi
Sun 2 AM60°60°48°64%35%0%–N 121610+ mi
Sun 3 AM60°60°48°64%40%0%–N 121810+ mi
Sun 4 AM59°59°48°67%28%0%–N 131810+ mi
Sun 5 AM59°59°48°67%35%0%–N 142010+ mi
Sun 6 AM57°57°48°72%36%0%–N 152110+ mi
Sun 7 AM57°57°49°75%22%0%–NNE 152110+ mi
Sun 8 AM58°58°50°75%19%0%–NNE 142010+ mi
Sun 9 AM62°62°52°70%22%0%–NNE 141810+ mi
Sun 10 AM65°65°54°68%19%0%–NNE 141710+ mi
Sun 11 AM68°68°54°61%15%0%–NNE 131610+ mi
Sun 12 PM70°70°53°55%9%0%–NE 121510+ mi
Sun 1 PM72°72°53°51%5%0%–NE 101310+ mi
Sun 2 PM73°73°52°48%6%0%–ENE 101310+ mi
Sun 3 PM73°73°52°48%7%0%–ENE 101310+ mi
Sun 4 PM73°73°53°49%7%0%–ENE 101310+ mi
Sun 5 PM71°71°53°53%10%0%–ENE 101410+ mi
Sun 6 PM69°69°53°57%14%0%–ENE 101410+ mi
Sun 7 PM66°66°53°63%18%0%–ENE 101410+ mi
Sun 8 PM66°66°54°65%27%0%–ENE 91410+ mi
Sun 9 PM65°65°54°68%31%0%–NE 81310+ mi
Sun 10 PM64°64°54°70%41%0%–NE 81210+ mi
Sun 11 PM64°64°55°73%55%0%–NE 71210+ mi
Mon 12 AM63°63°56°78%58%0%–NE 71210+ mi
Mon 1 AM63°63°55°75%62%1%–NNE 71010+ mi
Mon 2 AM63°63°55°75%60%1%–NNE 71210+ mi
Mon 3 AM63°63°55°75%53%0%–NNE 81310+ mi
Mon 4 AM61°61°55°81%52%0%–NNE 91510+ mi
Mon 5 AM61°61°56°84%52%1%–NNE 1216–
Mon 6 AM61°61°56°84%44%1%–NNE 1217–
Mon 7 AM61°61°56°84%40%1%–NNE 1318–
Mon 8 AM63°63°57°81%32%1%–NE 1317–
Mon 9 AM66°66°59°78%38%1%–NE 1317–
Mon 10 AM71°71°61°71%45%1%–NE 1317–
Mon 11 AM74°74°62°66%43%1%–ENE 1317–
Mon 12 PM76°76°62°62%42%1%–ENE 1417–
Mon 1 PM77°77°62°60%41%2%–ENE 1417–
Mon 2 PM77°77°62°60%44%2%–ENE 1417–
Mon 3 PM77°77°61°58%47%2%–ENE 1417–
Mon 4 PM76°76°61°60%50%2%–ENE 1417–
Mon 5 PM74°74°61°64%50%2%–ENE 1317–
Mon 6 PM73°73°60°64%50%2%–ENE 1316–
Mon 7 PM71°71°60°68%51%0%–ENE 1216–
Mon 8 PM71°71°60°68%51%0%–ENE 1216–
Mon 9 PM70°70°59°68%50%0%–ENE 1015–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Cloudy

63° / 57°

Dry

N 10–10 mph · gusts 16

Sun, Oct 18

Sunny

73° / 61°

1% rain

NE 7–15 mph · gusts 21

Mon, Oct 19

Mostly Sunny

77° / 65°

2% rain

NE 7–14 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Oct 20

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

79° / 68°

16% rain

NE 8–16 mph · gusts 20

Wed, Oct 21

Sunny

79° / 67°

1% rain

E 8–14 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

81° / 68°

Dry

E 5–9 mph · gusts 12

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

82° / 71°

1% rain

E 5–9 mph · gusts 12

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 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: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 67.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 68.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
  • 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 · 815 PM CDT Sat Oct 17 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.


GMZ350-181415-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
815 PM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up
to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East
4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 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 5 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet, subsiding to 3 to 4 feet after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...East 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...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.

Moon calendar · August 2024

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8% lit
↑ 3:47 AM
↓ 6:33 PM
★★★☆c98
Moon farthest north (28.4°)
2
3% lit
↑ 4:47 AM
↓ 7:23 PM
★★★☆c95
best
3
1% lit
↑ 5:48 AM
↓ 8:05 PM
★★★★c89
best
4
0% lit
↑ 6:48 AM
↓ 8:41 PM
★★★★c81
New Moon
best
5
2% lit
↑ 7:46 AM
↓ 9:12 PM
★★★☆c72
6
5% lit
↑ 8:42 AM
↓ 9:40 PM
★★☆☆c62
7
10% lit
↑ 9:35 AM
↓ 10:07 PM
★★☆☆c52
8
16% lit
↑ 10:27 AM
↓ 10:32 PM
★★☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
Apogee · 405,296 km
9
24% lit
↑ 11:19 AM
↓ 10:59 PM
★☆☆☆c33
10
32% lit
↑ 12:12 PM
↓ 11:27 PM
★☆☆☆c44
11
41% lit
↑ 1:07 PM
↓ 11:58 PM
★☆☆☆c54
12
51% lit
↑ 2:04 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c64
First Quarter
13
61% lit
↑ 3:04 PM
↓ 12:34 AM
★☆☆☆c74
14
70% lit
↑ 4:06 PM
↓ 1:17 AM
★★☆☆c82
15
79% lit
↑ 5:06 PM
↓ 2:07 AM
★★☆☆c89
Moon farthest south (-28.6°)
16
88% lit
↑ 6:03 PM
↓ 3:06 AM
★★★☆c93
17
94% lit
↑ 6:54 PM
↓ 4:13 AM
★★★☆c94
18
98% lit
↑ 7:39 PM
↓ 5:23 AM
★★★☆c92
best
19
100% lit
↑ 8:19 PM
↓ 6:34 AM
★★★★c86
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon (supermoon)
best
20
99% lit
↑ 8:55 PM
↓ 7:44 AM
★★★☆c74
21
95% lit
↑ 9:29 PM
↓ 8:52 AM
★★☆☆c59
Perigee · 360,193 km
Moon crosses the equator
22
88% lit
↑ 10:03 PM
↓ 9:59 AM
★★☆☆c51
23
79% lit
↑ 10:38 PM
↓ 11:07 AM
★☆☆☆c48
24
69% lit
↑ 11:16 PM
↓ 12:14 PM
★☆☆☆c65
25
58% lit
↑ 11:59 PM
↓ 1:22 PM
★☆☆☆c79
26
47% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:29 PM
★☆☆☆c88
Last Quarter
27
36% lit
↑ 12:48 AM
↓ 3:32 PM
★★☆☆c91
28
26% lit
↑ 1:42 AM
↓ 4:30 PM
★★☆☆c91
Moon farthest north (28.4°)
29
18% lit
↑ 2:41 AM
↓ 5:21 PM
★★☆☆c90
30
11% lit
↑ 3:41 AM
↓ 6:05 PM
★★★☆c86
31
5% lit
↑ 4:41 AM
↓ 6:42 PM
★★★☆c79

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Aug 1 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Aug 4 · 6:13 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Aug 8 · 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.
  • Thu, Aug 8 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 405,296 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Aug 12 · 10:18 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Aug 15 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Aug 19 · 1:26 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon 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.
  • Wed, Aug 21 · 12:00 AM — Perigee · 360,193 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Aug 21 · 11:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Aug 26 · 4:26 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Aug 28 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Fri, Aug 2 · Sat, Aug 3 · Sun, Aug 4 · Sun, Aug 18 · Mon, Aug 19

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

Moon distance

360,399 km closest · 405,230 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 Sat 7:20 PM.