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

Overnight: Low 58°

Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Saturday: High 71°

Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 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	64°	64°	41°	42%	55%	0%	–	N 18	32	10+ mi
Sat 1 AM	64°	64°	41°	44%	52%	0%	–	N 20	31	10+ mi
Sat 2 AM	63°	63°	42°	46%	49%	0%	–	N 20	31	10+ mi
Sat 3 AM	62°	62°	42°	49%	45%	0%	–	N 20	31	10+ mi
Sat 4 AM	61°	61°	42°	50%	42%	0%	–	N 20	30	10+ mi
Sat 5 AM	60°	60°	42°	51%	39%	0%	–	NNE 18	31	10+ mi
Sat 6 AM	59°	59°	42°	53%	36%	0%	–	N 18	31	10+ mi
Sat 7 AM	58°	58°	42°	55%	36%	0%	–	N 17	29	10+ mi
Sat 8 AM	59°	59°	43°	55%	36%	0%	–	NNE 18	29	10+ mi
Sat 9 AM	60°	60°	44°	55%	37%	0%	–	NNE 18	26	10+ mi
Sat 10 AM	62°	62°	45°	53%	37%	0%	–	NNE 20	25	10+ mi
Sat 11 AM	65°	65°	46°	50%	37%	0%	–	NNE 18	23	10+ mi
Sat 12 PM	67°	67°	46°	47%	37%	0%	–	NNE 16	22	10+ mi
Sat 1 PM	68°	68°	44°	43%	37%	0%	–	NNE 15	21	10+ mi
Sat 2 PM	70°	70°	44°	39%	37%	0%	–	NNE 14	20	10+ mi
Sat 3 PM	70°	70°	43°	37%	37%	0%	–	NNE 14	18	10+ mi
Sat 4 PM	71°	71°	43°	37%	37%	0%	–	NNE 14	17	10+ mi
Sat 5 PM	71°	71°	43°	36%	37%	0%	–	NNE 13	17	10+ mi
Sat 6 PM	70°	70°	44°	39%	37%	0%	–	NNE 12	16	10+ mi
Sat 7 PM	67°	67°	45°	44%	36%	0%	–	NNE 9	15	10+ mi
Sat 8 PM	66°	66°	45°	47%	36%	0%	–	N 9	15	10+ mi
Sat 9 PM	65°	65°	46°	50%	35%	0%	–	N 9	16	10+ mi
Sat 10 PM	64°	64°	46°	53%	35%	0%	–	N 9	17	10+ mi
Sat 11 PM	63°	63°	47°	56%	34%	0%	–	N 10	17	10+ mi
Sun 12 AM	62°	62°	48°	61%	34%	0%	–	N 12	17	10+ mi
Sun 1 AM	62°	62°	48°	61%	33%	0%	–	N 12	16	10+ mi
Sun 2 AM	60°	60°	48°	64%	37%	0%	–	N 12	17	10+ mi
Sun 3 AM	60°	60°	48°	63%	41%	0%	–	N 13	18	10+ mi
Sun 4 AM	59°	59°	48°	66%	45%	0%	–	N 13	20	10+ mi
Sun 5 AM	58°	58°	48°	69%	48%	0%	–	N 15	21	10+ mi
Sun 6 AM	58°	58°	49°	72%	52%	0%	–	N 15	22	10+ mi
Sun 7 AM	58°	58°	49°	72%	56%	0%	–	NNE 15	22	10+ mi
Sun 8 AM	58°	58°	49°	72%	52%	0%	–	NNE 15	21	10+ mi
Sun 9 AM	61°	61°	50°	65%	48%	0%	–	NNE 14	18	10+ mi
Sun 10 AM	65°	65°	51°	59%	44%	0%	–	NNE 14	18	10+ mi
Sun 11 AM	68°	68°	51°	53%	40%	0%	–	NNE 13	17	–
Sun 12 PM	71°	71°	51°	50%	36%	0%	–	NE 12	15	–
Sun 1 PM	72°	72°	52°	50%	32%	0%	–	NE 10	14	–
Sun 2 PM	73°	73°	52°	48%	32%	0%	–	NE 10	13	–
Sun 3 PM	73°	73°	52°	48%	32%	0%	–	NE 10	13	–
Sun 4 PM	73°	73°	52°	47%	32%	0%	–	ENE 10	13	–
Sun 5 PM	72°	72°	51°	47%	31%	0%	–	ENE 12	14	–
Sun 6 PM	70°	70°	51°	50%	31%	0%	–	ENE 12	14	–
Sun 7 PM	68°	68°	52°	56%	31%	0%	–	ENE 10	14	–
Sun 8 PM	67°	67°	55°	66%	35%	0%	–	NE 9	13	–
Sun 9 PM	66°	66°	55°	69%	39%	0%	–	ENE 8	12	–
Sun 10 PM	65°	65°	56°	72%	44%	0%	–	ENE 8	12	–
Sun 11 PM	65°	65°	56°	75%	48%	0%	–	ENE 7	10	–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

71° / 58°

Dry

N 9–20 mph · gusts 32

Sun, Oct 18

Mostly Sunny

73° / 61°

Dry

NE 7–15 mph · gusts 22

Mon, Oct 19

Partly Sunny

77° / 66°

8% rain

NE 7–14 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Oct 20

Chance Rain Showers

79° / 68°

26% rain · 0.06"

NE 8–15 mph · gusts 20

Wed, Oct 21

Sunny

81° / 66°

3% rain

E 7–14 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

82° / 68°

1% rain

E 6–9 mph · gusts 13

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

83° / 68°

3% rain

E 5–10 mph · gusts 20

Detailed NWS forecast

Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday: Mostly 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: Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Tuesday: A chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 66.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
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 2027

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

36% lit

↑ 2:24 AM
↓ 12:27 PM

★☆☆☆c76

Moon farthest south (-27.7°)

27% lit

↑ 3:14 AM
↓ 1:21 PM

★★☆☆c77

19% lit

↑ 3:58 AM
↓ 2:17 PM

★★☆☆c76

Apogee · 405,217 km

12% lit

↑ 4:37 AM
↓ 3:13 PM

★★☆☆c74

7% lit

↑ 5:12 AM
↓ 4:10 PM

★★★☆c67

3% lit

↑ 5:43 AM
↓ 5:05 PM

★★★☆c56

0% lit

↑ 6:13 AM
↓ 6:01 PM

★★★☆c47

best

0% lit

↑ 6:41 AM
↓ 6:56 PM

★★★☆c38

New Moon

Moon crosses the equator

best

2% lit

↑ 7:10 AM
↓ 7:53 PM

★★★☆c39

6% lit

↑ 7:40 AM
↓ 8:52 PM

★★☆☆c49

12% lit

↑ 8:14 AM
↓ 9:54 PM

★☆☆☆c52

20% lit

↑ 8:51 AM
↓ 10:58 PM

★★☆☆c66

29% lit

↑ 9:35 AM
↓ –

★★☆☆c77

40% lit

↑ 10:26 AM
↓ 12:03 AM

★☆☆☆c85

50% lit

↑ 12:26 PM
↓ 2:08 AM

★☆☆☆c92

Moon farthest north (27.4°)

First Quarter

62% lit

↑ 1:31 PM
↓ 3:09 AM

★★☆☆c94

73% lit

↑ 2:40 PM
↓ 4:03 AM

★★☆☆c94

82% lit

↑ 3:50 PM
↓ 4:51 AM

★★☆☆c90

Perigee · 366,441 km

90% lit

↑ 4:58 PM
↓ 5:32 AM

★★☆☆c72

96% lit

↑ 6:04 PM
↓ 6:09 AM

★★★☆c62

99% lit

↑ 7:08 PM
↓ 6:43 AM

★★★☆c49

Moon crosses the equator

best

100% lit

↑ 8:11 PM
↓ 7:15 AM

★★★☆c52

Full Moon · Worm Moon

best

98% lit

↑ 9:13 PM
↓ 7:48 AM

★★★☆c62

best

94% lit

↑ 10:16 PM
↓ 8:23 AM

★★☆☆c62

88% lit

↑ 11:18 PM
↓ 9:01 AM

★★☆☆c70

80% lit

↑ –
↓ 9:42 AM

★★☆☆c73

72% lit

↑ 12:18 AM
↓ 10:28 AM

★★☆☆c74

63% lit

↑ 1:14 AM
↓ 11:18 AM

★☆☆☆c72

Moon farthest south (-27.6°)

53% lit

↑ 2:06 AM
↓ 12:12 PM

★☆☆☆c70

Last Quarter

44% lit

↑ 2:53 AM
↓ 1:07 PM

★☆☆☆c67

Apogee · 404,329 km

35% lit

↑ 3:34 AM
↓ 2:03 PM

★☆☆☆c65

Lunar events this month

Mon, Mar 1 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Wed, Mar 3 · 12:00 AM — Apogee · 405,217 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
Mon, Mar 8 · 3:29 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
Mon, Mar 8 · 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.
Mon, Mar 15 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Mon, Mar 15 · 11:24 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Thu, Mar 18 · 11:00 PM — Perigee · 366,441 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
Sun, Mar 21 · 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.
Mon, Mar 22 · 5:43 AM — Full Moon · Worm MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
Sun, Mar 28 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Mon, Mar 29 · 7:54 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Tue, Mar 30 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 404,329 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Sun, Mar 7 · Mon, Mar 8 · Sun, Mar 21 · Mon, Mar 22 · Tue, Mar 23

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

Moon distance

366,559 km closest · 405,093 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 12:06 AM.