Moon & Weather

Sargent

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

⚠ Small Craft Advisory · until Sun 1:00 AM

* WHAT...For the Gale Warning, northeast winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and seas 7 to 12 ft. For the Small Craft Advisory, northeast winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 6 to 11 ft expected. * WHERE...Portions of Gulf of America. * WHEN...For the Gale Warning, until 1 PM CDT this afternoon. For the Small Craft Advisory, from 1 PM this afternoon to 1 AM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.

Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions.

Mostly Cloudy and Windy

Cloud cover 75%

Observed 12:55 PM · Brazos 451 (20 mi)

Wind

24mph

From NNE (20°)

Gusts 32 mph

Temperature

64°F

High 68° · Low 63° so far today

Humidity

56%

Dew point 48°F

Visibility

10+mi

● Steady

−0.01 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

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

Steady pressure. Expect normal activity.

Today

This Afternoon: High 71°

Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight: Low 57°

Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 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

Hour-by-hour table

Time	Temp	Feels	Dew pt	Humidity	Clouds	Rain	Amount	Wind	Gusts	Visibility
Sat 2 PM	68°	68°	46°	45%	22%	0%	–	NNE 14	20	10+ mi
Sat 3 PM	69°	69°	45°	42%	18%	0%	–	NNE 14	18	10+ mi
Sat 4 PM	71°	71°	45°	40%	23%	0%	–	NNE 13	17	10+ mi
Sat 5 PM	71°	71°	45°	39%	30%	0%	–	N 12	16	10+ mi
Sat 6 PM	69°	69°	46°	42%	24%	0%	–	NNE 10	15	10+ mi
Sat 7 PM	67°	67°	46°	46%	29%	0%	–	NNE 10	14	10+ mi
Sat 8 PM	66°	66°	46°	49%	30%	0%	–	NNE 9	14	10+ mi
Sat 9 PM	65°	65°	46°	51%	29%	0%	–	NNE 10	15	10+ mi
Sat 10 PM	63°	63°	46°	54%	29%	0%	–	N 10	16	10+ mi
Sat 11 PM	62°	62°	47°	57%	34%	0%	–	N 10	16	10+ mi
Sun 12 AM	61°	61°	47°	60%	36%	0%	–	N 10	16	10+ mi
Sun 1 AM	61°	61°	47°	61%	35%	0%	–	N 10	16	10+ mi
Sun 2 AM	60°	60°	48°	64%	35%	0%	–	N 12	16	10+ mi
Sun 3 AM	60°	60°	48°	64%	40%	0%	–	N 12	18	10+ mi
Sun 4 AM	59°	59°	48°	67%	28%	0%	–	N 13	18	10+ mi
Sun 5 AM	59°	59°	48°	68%	35%	0%	–	N 14	20	10+ mi
Sun 6 AM	57°	57°	48°	72%	36%	0%	–	N 15	21	10+ mi
Sun 7 AM	57°	57°	49°	74%	22%	0%	–	NNE 15	21	10+ mi
Sun 8 AM	58°	58°	50°	74%	19%	0%	–	NNE 14	20	10+ mi
Sun 9 AM	62°	62°	52°	72%	22%	0%	–	NNE 14	18	10+ mi
Sun 10 AM	65°	65°	54°	67%	19%	0%	–	NNE 14	17	10+ mi
Sun 11 AM	68°	68°	54°	60%	15%	0%	–	NNE 13	16	10+ mi
Sun 12 PM	70°	70°	53°	54%	9%	0%	–	NE 12	15	10+ mi
Sun 1 PM	72°	72°	53°	51%	5%	0%	–	NE 10	13	10+ mi
Sun 2 PM	73°	73°	52°	49%	6%	0%	–	ENE 10	13	10+ mi
Sun 3 PM	73°	73°	52°	49%	7%	0%	–	ENE 10	13	10+ mi
Sun 4 PM	73°	73°	53°	49%	7%	0%	–	ENE 10	13	10+ mi
Sun 5 PM	71°	71°	53°	52%	10%	0%	–	ENE 10	14	–
Sun 6 PM	69°	69°	53°	58%	14%	0%	–	ENE 10	14	–
Sun 7 PM	66°	66°	53°	62%	18%	0%	–	ENE 10	14	–
Sun 8 PM	66°	66°	54°	63%	27%	0%	–	ENE 9	14	–
Sun 9 PM	65°	65°	54°	67%	31%	0%	–	NE 8	13	–
Sun 10 PM	64°	64°	54°	71%	41%	0%	–	NE 8	12	–
Sun 11 PM	64°	64°	55°	73%	55%	0%	–	NE 7	12	–
Mon 12 AM	63°	63°	56°	78%	58%	0%	–	NE 7	12	–
Mon 1 AM	63°	63°	55°	75%	62%	1%	–	NNE 7	10	–
Mon 2 AM	63°	63°	55°	75%	60%	1%	–	NNE 7	12	–
Mon 3 AM	63°	63°	55°	76%	53%	0%	–	NNE 8	13	–
Mon 4 AM	61°	61°	55°	80%	52%	0%	–	NNE 9	15	–
Mon 5 AM	61°	61°	56°	81%	52%	1%	–	NNE 12	16	–
Mon 6 AM	61°	61°	56°	82%	44%	1%	–	NNE 12	17	–
Mon 7 AM	61°	61°	56°	83%	40%	1%	–	NNE 13	18	–
Mon 8 AM	63°	63°	57°	82%	32%	1%	–	NE 13	17	–
Mon 9 AM	66°	66°	59°	77%	38%	1%	–	NE 13	17	–
Mon 10 AM	71°	71°	61°	70%	45%	1%	–	NE 13	17	–
Mon 11 AM	74°	74°	62°	65%	43%	1%	–	ENE 13	17	–
Mon 12 PM	76°	76°	62°	62%	42%	1%	–	ENE 14	17	–
Mon 1 PM	77°	77°	62°	60%	41%	2%	–	ENE 14	17	–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

71° / 57°

Dry

N 9–14 mph · gusts 20

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° / 69°

16% rain

NE 8–16 mph · gusts 20

Wed, Oct 21

Sunny

81° / 68°

2% rain

NE 8–14 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

81° / 69°

1% rain

E 6–10 mph · gusts 12

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

83° / 73°

3% rain

E 6–10 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
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.
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 69. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 68.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 69.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM

GMZ350 · 154 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.


GMZ350-180715-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
154 PM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 30
knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail:
East 6 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 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. 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.

Moon calendar · March 2025

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

4% lit

↑ 7:52 AM
↓ 8:27 PM

★★☆☆c48

Moon crosses the equator

Perigee · 361,964 km

10% lit

↑ 8:26 AM
↓ 9:34 PM

★★☆☆c46

19% lit

↑ 9:02 AM
↓ 10:43 PM

★★☆☆c59

29% lit

↑ 9:42 AM
↓ 11:53 PM

★★☆☆c78

40% lit

↑ 10:27 AM
↓ –

★☆☆☆c90

51% lit

↑ 11:19 AM
↓ 1:02 AM

★☆☆☆c96

First Quarter

62% lit

↑ 12:17 PM
↓ 2:07 AM

★★☆☆c98

Moon farthest north (28.6°)

72% lit

↑ 1:19 PM
↓ 3:05 AM

★★☆☆c98

81% lit

↑ 2:22 PM
↓ 3:56 AM

★★☆☆c95

88% lit

↑ 4:23 PM
↓ 5:39 AM

★★☆☆c88

94% lit

↑ 5:23 PM
↓ 6:15 AM

★★★☆c76

98% lit

↑ 6:19 PM
↓ 6:47 AM

★★★☆c60

100% lit

↑ 7:14 PM
↓ 7:16 AM

★★★☆c50

best

100% lit

↑ 8:07 PM
↓ 7:42 AM

★★★☆c39

Full Moon · Worm Moon

Moon crosses the equator

best

98% lit

↑ 9:00 PM
↓ 8:08 AM

★★★☆c43

95% lit

↑ 9:53 PM
↓ 8:35 AM

★★☆☆c43

90% lit

↑ 10:48 PM
↓ 9:03 AM

★★☆☆c50

Apogee · 405,754 km

83% lit

↑ 11:44 PM
↓ 9:35 AM

★★☆☆c58

76% lit

↑ –
↓ 10:10 AM

★★☆☆c64

67% lit

↑ 12:41 AM
↓ 10:51 AM

★☆☆☆c69

58% lit

↑ 1:39 AM
↓ 11:38 AM

★☆☆☆c75

Moon farthest south (-28.5°)

48% lit

↑ 2:35 AM
↓ 12:32 PM

★☆☆☆c80

Last Quarter

38% lit

↑ 3:27 AM
↓ 1:32 PM

★☆☆☆c82

28% lit

↑ 4:15 AM
↓ 2:36 PM

★★☆☆c82

19% lit

↑ 4:58 AM
↓ 3:42 PM

★★☆☆c81

11% lit

↑ 5:37 AM
↓ 4:49 PM

★★☆☆c73

4% lit

↑ 6:12 AM
↓ 5:56 PM

★★★☆c60

1% lit

↑ 6:46 AM
↓ 7:03 PM

★★★☆c50

Moon crosses the equator

best

0% lit

↑ 7:20 AM
↓ 8:12 PM

★★★☆c63

New Moon (supermoon)

best

2% lit

↑ 7:56 AM
↓ 9:23 PM

★★★☆c78

Perigee · 358,130 km

best

8% lit

↑ 8:35 AM
↓ 10:35 PM

★★☆☆c85

Lunar events this month

Sat, Mar 1 · 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, Mar 1 · 3:00 PM — Perigee · 361,964 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
Thu, Mar 6 · 10:32 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Fri, Mar 7 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Fri, Mar 14 · 1:55 AM — Full Moon · Worm MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
Fri, Mar 14 · 12:00 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, Mar 17 · 12:00 PM — Apogee · 405,754 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
Fri, Mar 21 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Sat, Mar 22 · 6:30 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Fri, Mar 28 · 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.
Sat, Mar 29 · 5:58 AM — 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.
Sun, Mar 30 · 12:00 AM — Perigee · 358,130 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Thu, Mar 13 · Fri, Mar 14 · Fri, Mar 28 · Sat, Mar 29 · Sun, Mar 30

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

Moon distance

358,349 km closest · 405,754 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, ICWW Surf report: Sargent Beach Offshore conditions Live 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 11:36 AM.