Moon & Weather

Sargent

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

⚠ Gale Warning · until Sat 1:00 PM

* WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and seas 7 to 12 ft. * WHERE...Portions of Gulf of America. * WHEN...Until 1 PM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest winds are expected to develop this evening and overnight as cooler air moves over the warm shelf waters.

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.

Clear

Cloud cover 0%

Observed 11:55 PM · Brazos 451 (20 mi)

Wind

—mph

Gusts 47 mph

Temperature

68°F

Humidity

40%

Dew point 43°F

Visibility

10+mi

▲ Rising

+0.05 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

Rising pressure. Bite may slow as it levels off.

Today

Tonight: Low 55° · 1% rain

Mostly clear. Low around 55, with temperatures rising to around 58 overnight. North wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Saturday: High 71°

Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 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 12 AM	63°	63°	37°	38%	27%	1%	–	N 29	40	10+ mi
Sat 1 AM	61°	61°	38°	42%	33%	0%	–	N 29	40	10+ mi
Sat 2 AM	61°	61°	39°	44%	21%	0%	–	N 28	39	10+ mi
Sat 3 AM	59°	59°	39°	47%	12%	0%	–	N 28	39	10+ mi
Sat 4 AM	59°	59°	41°	51%	13%	0%	–	N 26	38	10+ mi
Sat 5 AM	58°	58°	41°	53%	16%	0%	–	N 26	38	10+ mi
Sat 6 AM	57°	57°	42°	57%	20%	0%	–	N 26	38	10+ mi
Sat 7 AM	56°	56°	42°	59%	20%	0%	–	N 26	38	10+ mi
Sat 8 AM	55°	55°	42°	61%	22%	0%	–	N 25	36	10+ mi
Sat 9 AM	57°	57°	43°	59%	20%	0%	–	NNE 24	35	10+ mi
Sat 10 AM	59°	59°	43°	55%	11%	0%	–	NNE 23	29	10+ mi
Sat 11 AM	62°	62°	43°	50%	12%	0%	–	NNE 22	26	10+ mi
Sat 12 PM	64°	64°	44°	48%	10%	0%	–	NNE 21	25	10+ mi
Sat 1 PM	65°	65°	44°	46%	7%	0%	–	NNE 20	24	10+ mi
Sat 2 PM	68°	68°	43°	40%	10%	0%	–	NNE 18	22	10+ mi
Sat 3 PM	69°	69°	43°	39%	4%	0%	–	NNE 17	21	10+ mi
Sat 4 PM	69°	69°	42°	37%	15%	0%	–	N 17	20	10+ mi
Sat 5 PM	70°	70°	42°	36%	15%	0%	–	N 17	20	10+ mi
Sat 6 PM	68°	68°	43°	40%	34%	0%	–	N 17	20	10+ mi
Sat 7 PM	67°	67°	45°	45%	23%	0%	–	N 17	20	10+ mi
Sat 8 PM	66°	66°	46°	48%	24%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	10+ mi
Sat 9 PM	63°	63°	48°	58%	24%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	10+ mi
Sat 10 PM	62°	62°	48°	60%	17%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	10+ mi
Sat 11 PM	61°	61°	48°	62%	17%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	10+ mi
Sun 12 AM	59°	59°	49°	69%	18%	0%	–	N 17	20	10+ mi
Sun 1 AM	59°	59°	49°	69%	24%	0%	–	N 17	20	10+ mi
Sun 2 AM	58°	58°	49°	72%	18%	0%	–	N 17	20	10+ mi
Sun 3 AM	57°	57°	49°	75%	24%	0%	–	N 17	21	10+ mi
Sun 4 AM	56°	56°	50°	80%	29%	0%	–	N 17	21	10+ mi
Sun 5 AM	56°	56°	50°	80%	38%	0%	–	NNE 17	21	–
Sun 6 AM	54°	54°	50°	86%	23%	0%	–	NNE 17	22	–
Sun 7 AM	55°	55°	50°	83%	27%	0%	–	NNE 17	21	–
Sun 8 AM	56°	56°	50°	80%	1%	0%	–	NNE 15	21	–
Sun 9 AM	59°	59°	51°	75%	8%	0%	–	NNE 15	20	–
Sun 10 AM	63°	63°	52°	67%	14%	0%	–	NNE 15	18	–
Sun 11 AM	66°	66°	53°	63%	14%	0%	–	NE 14	16	–
Sun 12 PM	68°	68°	53°	59%	13%	0%	–	NE 13	15	–
Sun 1 PM	70°	70°	53°	55%	13%	0%	–	NE 12	14	–
Sun 2 PM	72°	72°	52°	49%	18%	0%	–	NE 12	13	–
Sun 3 PM	73°	73°	52°	48%	23%	0%	–	ENE 12	13	–
Sun 4 PM	73°	73°	51°	46%	28%	0%	–	ENE 12	13	–
Sun 5 PM	72°	72°	51°	48%	27%	0%	–	ENE 12	13	–
Sun 6 PM	70°	70°	51°	51%	27%	0%	–	ENE 12	14	–
Sun 7 PM	69°	69°	51°	53%	26%	0%	–	ENE 10	14	–
Sun 8 PM	68°	68°	51°	55%	26%	0%	–	ENE 9	14	–
Sun 9 PM	67°	67°	52°	59%	27%	0%	–	ENE 9	14	–
Sun 10 PM	66°	66°	53°	63%	27%	0%	–	ENE 8	13	–
Sun 11 PM	65°	65°	53°	65%	32%	0%	–	ENE 7	12	–

7-day forecast

Fri, Oct 16

Mostly Clear

–° / 55°

1% rain

Today

Sunny

71° / 54°

1% rain

N 17–29 mph · gusts 40

Sun, Oct 18

Sunny

73° / 60°

Dry

NE 7–17 mph · gusts 22

Mon, Oct 19

Mostly Sunny

77° / 66°

4% rain

NE 6–13 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Oct 20

Mostly Sunny

78° / 67°

6% rain

NE 8–15 mph · gusts 16

Wed, Oct 21

Sunny

80° / 66°

2% rain

E 7–12 mph · gusts 14

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

82° / 69°

1% rain

NE 5–9 mph · gusts 12

Detailed NWS forecast

Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 55, with temperatures rising to around 58 overnight. North wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 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 60. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Tuesday: Mostly 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 66.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ350 · 1218 AM 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.


GMZ350-171830-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
1218 AM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 25 to 35 knots with gusts up to 40
knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 8 feet at 6 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots, becoming north near 20
knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 8 feet at 8 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 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 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A
chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.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 2026

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

96% lit

↑ 4:51 PM
↓ 5:40 AM

★★★☆c89

best

99% lit

↑ 5:54 PM
↓ 6:15 AM

★★★☆c71

best

100% lit

↑ 6:53 PM
↓ 6:47 AM

★★★☆c56

Full Moon · Worm Moon

best

98% lit

↑ 7:51 PM
↓ 7:17 AM

★★★☆c40

Moon crosses the equator

94% lit

↑ 8:48 PM
↓ 7:45 AM

★★☆☆c41

89% lit

↑ 9:45 PM
↓ 8:15 AM

★☆☆☆c43

82% lit

↑ 10:42 PM
↓ 8:46 AM

★★☆☆c50

74% lit

↑ 11:39 PM
↓ 9:20 AM

★☆☆☆c57

66% lit

↑ 12:39 AM
↓ 10:58 AM

★☆☆☆c63

57% lit

↑ 1:36 AM
↓ 11:41 AM

★☆☆☆c68

Apogee · 404,386 km

47% lit

↑ 2:31 AM
↓ 12:30 PM

★☆☆☆c73

Last Quarter

Moon farthest south (-28.2°)

38% lit

↑ 3:23 AM
↓ 1:23 PM

★☆☆☆c77

29% lit

↑ 4:11 AM
↓ 2:21 PM

★★☆☆c78

20% lit

↑ 4:54 AM
↓ 3:20 PM

★★☆☆c78

13% lit

↑ 5:32 AM
↓ 4:21 PM

★★☆☆c74

7% lit

↑ 6:07 AM
↓ 5:22 PM

★★☆☆c61

2% lit

↑ 6:40 AM
↓ 6:23 PM

★★★☆c53

0% lit

↑ 7:11 AM
↓ 7:25 PM

★★★☆c43

Moon crosses the equator

New Moon

best

1% lit

↑ 7:42 AM
↓ 8:28 PM

★★★☆c50

best

4% lit

↑ 8:16 AM
↓ 9:34 PM

★★★☆c64

9% lit

↑ 8:52 AM
↓ 10:43 PM

★☆☆☆c71

17% lit

↑ 9:34 AM
↓ 11:53 PM

★★☆☆c83

Perigee · 366,858 km

27% lit

↑ 10:23 AM
↓ –

★★☆☆c92

38% lit

↑ 11:19 AM
↓ 1:03 AM

★★☆☆c97

49% lit

↑ 12:22 PM
↓ 2:09 AM

★☆☆☆c99

Moon farthest north (28.3°)

First Quarter

60% lit

↑ 1:29 PM
↓ 3:07 AM

★☆☆☆c97

71% lit

↑ 2:36 PM
↓ 3:57 AM

★★☆☆c93

80% lit

↑ 3:41 PM
↓ 4:39 AM

★★☆☆c84

88% lit

↑ 4:43 PM
↓ 5:16 AM

★★☆☆c61

94% lit

↑ 5:43 PM
↓ 5:48 AM

★★☆☆c50

98% lit

↑ 6:40 PM
↓ 6:17 AM

★★★☆c38

Moon crosses the equator

Lunar events this month

Tue, Mar 3 · 5:38 AM — Full Moon · Worm MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
Wed, Mar 4 · 5:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
Tue, Mar 10 · 9:00 AM — Apogee · 404,386 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
Wed, Mar 11 · 4:39 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Wed, Mar 11 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Wed, Mar 18 · 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.
Wed, Mar 18 · 8:24 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
Sun, Mar 22 · 7:00 AM — Perigee · 366,858 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
Wed, Mar 25 · 2:00 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, Mar 25 · 2:18 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Tue, Mar 31 · 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

Sun, Mar 1 · Mon, Mar 2 · Tue, Mar 3 · Wed, Mar 18 · Thu, Mar 19

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

Moon distance

366,882 km closest · 404,373 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 Fri 10:01 PM.