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.

Partly Cloudy

Cloud cover 44% · Feels like 76°F

Observed 5:55 PM · Brazos 451 (20 mi)

Wind

15mph

From N (350°)

Gusts 30 mph

Temperature

77°F

High 82° · Low 75° so far today

Humidity

44%

Dew point 54°F

Visibility

10+mi

▲ Rising

+0.03 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

This Afternoon: High 79° · 1% rain

Sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. North wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

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.

Sunrise / sunset: 7:24 AM / 6:51 PM
Moonrise / moonset: 1:02 PM / 11:06 PM
Moon: Waxing Crescent, 32%
Major period: 4:35 AM–6:35 AM
Minor period: 12:32 PM–1:32 PM
Major period: 5:05 PM–7:05 PM
Minor period: 10:36 PM–11:36 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
Fri 6 PM	72°	72°	46°	39%	23%	0%	–	N 29	40	10+ mi
Fri 7 PM	70°	70°	42°	36%	27%	0%	–	N 29	40	10+ mi
Fri 8 PM	67°	67°	41°	39%	32%	0%	–	N 29	40	10+ mi
Fri 9 PM	66°	66°	40°	38%	24%	0%	–	N 29	40	10+ mi
Fri 10 PM	65°	65°	38°	37%	31%	0%	–	N 29	40	10+ mi
Fri 11 PM	64°	64°	38°	38%	30%	0%	–	N 29	40	10+ mi
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	10.0 mi
Sat 10 PM	62°	62°	48°	60%	17%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	10.0 mi
Sat 11 PM	61°	61°	48°	62%	17%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	–
Sun 12 AM	59°	59°	49°	69%	18%	0%	–	N 17	20	–
Sun 1 AM	59°	59°	49°	69%	24%	0%	–	N 17	20	–
Sun 2 AM	58°	58°	49°	72%	18%	0%	–	N 17	20	–
Sun 3 AM	57°	57°	49°	75%	24%	0%	–	N 17	21	–
Sun 4 AM	56°	56°	50°	80%	29%	0%	–	N 17	21	–
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	–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

79° / 55°

1% rain

N 29–29 mph · gusts 40

Sat, Oct 17

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

This Afternoon: Sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. North wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
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.
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.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ350 · 128 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 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.


GMZ350-170715-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
128 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 25 to 25 knots. Gusts up to 45 
knots late. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers early. 
.TONIGHT...North winds around 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots.
Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast
8 feet at 6 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...North winds around 30 knots with gusts up to
45 knots, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 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 with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
East 6 feet at 9 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 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet.

Moon calendar · December 2026

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

45% lit

↑ 12:10 AM
↓ 12:52 PM

★☆☆☆c41

Last Quarter

34% lit

↑ 1:09 AM
↓ 1:22 PM

★☆☆☆c44

Moon crosses the equator

25% lit

↑ 2:07 AM
↓ 1:52 PM

★☆☆☆c53

17% lit

↑ 3:04 AM
↓ 2:23 PM

★★☆☆c67

10% lit

↑ 4:02 AM
↓ 2:56 PM

★★★☆c76

5% lit

↑ 5:00 AM
↓ 3:33 PM

★★★☆c80

2% lit

↑ 5:58 AM
↓ 4:14 PM

★★★☆c81

0% lit

↑ 6:55 AM
↓ 5:01 PM

★★★★c81

New Moon

best

1% lit

↑ 7:48 AM
↓ 5:51 PM

★★★★c80

Moon farthest south (-27.8°)

best

3% lit

↑ 8:38 AM
↓ 6:46 PM

★★★☆c78

7% lit

↑ 9:22 AM
↓ 7:42 PM

★★★☆c77

Apogee · 406,417 km

12% lit

↑ 10:01 AM
↓ 8:38 PM

★★☆☆c74

19% lit

↑ 10:35 AM
↓ 9:33 PM

★★☆☆c70

27% lit

↑ 11:07 AM
↓ 10:28 PM

★★☆☆c63

36% lit

↑ 11:36 AM
↓ 11:23 PM

★☆☆☆c54

45% lit

↑ 12:04 PM
↓ –

★☆☆☆c43

Moon crosses the equator

First Quarter

55% lit

↑ 12:33 PM
↓ 12:18 AM

★☆☆☆c45

66% lit

↑ 1:04 PM
↓ 1:15 AM

★☆☆☆c54

76% lit

↑ 1:39 PM
↓ 2:16 AM

★★☆☆c68

85% lit

↑ 2:19 PM
↓ 3:21 AM

★★☆☆c82

92% lit

↑ 3:07 PM
↓ 4:30 AM

★★★☆c93

97% lit

↑ 4:05 PM
↓ 5:42 AM

★★★★c100

best

100% lit

↑ 5:13 PM
↓ 6:52 AM

★★★★c103

Moon farthest north (27.6°)

Full Moon · Cold Moon (supermoon)

best

99% lit

↑ 6:26 PM
↓ 7:56 AM

★★★★c103

Perigee · 356,652 km

best

96% lit

↑ 7:40 PM
↓ 8:51 AM

★★★★c100

89% lit

↑ 8:51 PM
↓ 9:38 AM

★★★☆c93

81% lit

↑ 9:57 PM
↓ 10:17 AM

★★☆☆c79

72% lit

↑ 11:00 PM
↓ 10:51 AM

★☆☆☆c62

61% lit

↑ –
↓ 11:23 AM

★☆☆☆c39

Moon crosses the equator

51% lit

↑ 12:00 AM
↓ 11:54 AM

★☆☆☆c44

Last Quarter

40% lit

↑ 12:59 AM
↓ 12:25 PM

★☆☆☆c55

Lunar events this month

Tue, Dec 1 · 12:08 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Wed, Dec 2 · 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.
Tue, Dec 8 · 6:52 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
Wed, Dec 9 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Fri, Dec 11 · 1:00 AM — Apogee · 406,417 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
Wed, Dec 16 · 5:00 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, Dec 16 · 11:42 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Wed, Dec 23 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Wed, Dec 23 · 7:28 PM — Full Moon · Cold 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.
Thu, Dec 24 · 3:00 AM — Perigee · 356,652 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
Tue, Dec 29 · 2:00 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, Dec 30 · 12:59 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Tue, Dec 8 · Wed, Dec 9 · Tue, Dec 22 · Wed, Dec 23 · Thu, Dec 24

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

Moon distance

356,777 km closest · 406,346 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 1:21 PM.