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Moon & Weather

Sargent

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

⚠ Gale Warning · until Sat 1:00 PM

* WHAT...Northeast winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and seas 6 to 12 ft. * WHERE...Portions of Gulf of America. * WHEN...Until 1 PM CDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Speeds should slowly diminish in the mid to late morning hours. There is a possibility that the Gale Warning could be replaced with a Small Craft Advisory later this morning, moreso in the bays, but we will monitor trends before doing so.

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 Clear

Cloud cover 19%

Observed 3:35 AM · Brazos 451 (20 mi)

Wind

—mph

Gusts 47 mph

Temperature

64°F

High 68° · Low 64° so far today

Humidity

49%

Dew point 45°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.33 in1027.1 mb● Steady

+0.01 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.1130.2230.33−24h−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

Steady pressure. Expect normal activity.

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
Sat, Oct 176 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Oct 186 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Oct 19clouds42% cloud cover39% cloud cover36% cloud cover36% cloud cover36% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover36% cloud cover36% cloud cover35% cloud cover35% cloud cover34% cloud cover34% cloud cover33% cloud cover37% cloud cover41% cloud cover45% cloud cover48% cloud cover52% cloud cover56% cloud cover52% cloud cover48% cloud cover44% cloud cover40% cloud cover36% cloud cover32% cloud cover32% cloud cover32% cloud cover32% cloud cover31% cloud cover31% cloud cover31% cloud cover35% cloud cover39% cloud cover44% cloud cover48% cloud cover52% cloud cover56% cloud cover55% cloud cover54% cloud cover40°45°50°55°60°65°70°75°61586268716764625958657273686564rainwind0102030mphN 20 mph, gusts 30N 18 mph, gusts 31NNE 18 mph, gusts 29NNE 20 mph, gusts 25NNE 16 mph, gusts 22NNE 14 mph, gusts 20NNE 14 mph, gusts 17NNE 12 mph, gusts 16N 9 mph, gusts 15N 9 mph, gusts 17N 12 mph, gusts 17N 12 mph, gusts 17N 13 mph, gusts 20N 15 mph, gusts 22NNE 15 mph, gusts 21NNE 14 mph, gusts 18NE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 10 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 13ENE 12 mph, gusts 14NE 9 mph, gusts 13ENE 8 mph, gusts 12NE 7 mph, gusts 10NE 8 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 4 AM61°61°42°50%42%0%–N 203010+ mi
Sat 5 AM60°60°42°51%39%0%–NNE 183110+ mi
Sat 6 AM59°59°42°53%36%0%–N 183110+ mi
Sat 7 AM58°58°42°55%36%0%–N 172910+ mi
Sat 8 AM59°59°43°55%36%0%–NNE 182910+ mi
Sat 9 AM60°60°44°55%37%0%–NNE 182610+ mi
Sat 10 AM62°62°45°54%37%0%–NNE 202510+ mi
Sat 11 AM65°65°46°50%37%0%–NNE 182310+ mi
Sat 12 PM67°67°46°47%37%0%–NNE 162210+ mi
Sat 1 PM68°68°44°42%37%0%–NNE 152110+ mi
Sat 2 PM70°70°44°39%37%0%–NNE 142010+ mi
Sat 3 PM70°70°43°38%37%0%–NNE 141810+ mi
Sat 4 PM71°71°43°36%37%0%–NNE 141710+ mi
Sat 5 PM71°71°43°36%37%0%–NNE 131710+ mi
Sat 6 PM70°70°44°39%37%0%–NNE 121610+ mi
Sat 7 PM67°67°45°45%36%0%–NNE 91510+ mi
Sat 8 PM66°66°45°47%36%0%–N 91510+ mi
Sat 9 PM65°65°46°50%35%0%–N 91610+ mi
Sat 10 PM64°64°46°52%35%0%–N 91710+ mi
Sat 11 PM63°63°47°56%34%0%–N 101710+ mi
Sun 12 AM62°62°48°60%34%0%–N 121710+ mi
Sun 1 AM62°62°48°60%33%0%–N 121610+ mi
Sun 2 AM60°60°48°64%37%0%–N 121710+ mi
Sun 3 AM60°60°48°64%41%0%–N 131810+ mi
Sun 4 AM59°59°48°67%45%0%–N 132010+ mi
Sun 5 AM58°58°48°69%48%0%–N 152110+ mi
Sun 6 AM58°58°49°72%52%0%–N 152210+ mi
Sun 7 AM58°58°49°72%56%0%–NNE 152210+ mi
Sun 8 AM58°58°49°72%52%0%–NNE 152110+ mi
Sun 9 AM61°61°50°67%48%0%–NNE 141810+ mi
Sun 10 AM65°65°51°60%44%0%–NNE 141810+ mi
Sun 11 AM68°68°51°55%40%0%–NNE 1317–
Sun 12 PM71°71°51°49%36%0%–NE 1215–
Sun 1 PM72°72°52°49%32%0%–NE 1014–
Sun 2 PM73°73°52°48%32%0%–NE 1013–
Sun 3 PM73°73°52°48%32%0%–NE 1013–
Sun 4 PM73°73°52°48%32%0%–ENE 1013–
Sun 5 PM72°72°51°48%31%0%–ENE 1214–
Sun 6 PM70°70°51°51%31%0%–ENE 1214–
Sun 7 PM68°68°52°57%31%0%–ENE 1014–
Sun 8 PM67°67°55°65%35%0%–NE 913–
Sun 9 PM66°66°55°68%39%0%–ENE 812–
Sun 10 PM65°65°56°73%44%0%–ENE 812–
Sun 11 PM65°65°56°73%48%0%–ENE 710–
Mon 12 AM64°64°57°78%52%0%–NE 710–
Mon 1 AM64°64°57°78%56%0%–NE 710–
Mon 2 AM64°64°57°78%55%0%–NE 812–
Mon 3 AM63°63°57°81%54%0%–NNE 913–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

71° / 58°

Dry

N 9–20 mph · gusts 31

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° / 69°

26% rain · 0.06"

NE 8–15 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° / 69°

3% rain

E 6–10 mph · gusts 14

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 69.
  • 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.

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 · 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 · August 2027

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
1% lit
↑ 5:43 AM
↓ 7:50 PM
★★★★c107
best
2
0% lit
↑ 6:56 AM
↓ 8:34 PM
★★★★c99
Perigee · 357,364 km
New Moon (supermoon)
best
3
3% lit
↑ 8:07 AM
↓ 9:12 PM
★★☆☆c84
4
8% lit
↑ 9:15 AM
↓ 9:47 PM
★★★☆c73
5
15% lit
↑ 10:21 AM
↓ 10:21 PM
★★☆☆c54
Moon crosses the equator
6
24% lit
↑ 11:25 AM
↓ 10:55 PM
★☆☆☆c38
7
35% lit
↑ 12:27 PM
↓ 11:31 PM
★☆☆☆c55
8
45% lit
↑ 1:29 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c70
First Quarter
9
55% lit
↑ 2:30 PM
↓ 12:09 AM
★☆☆☆c79
10
65% lit
↑ 3:29 PM
↓ 12:52 AM
★★☆☆c84
11
74% lit
↑ 4:24 PM
↓ 1:39 AM
★★☆☆c85
Moon farthest south (-27.3°)
12
82% lit
↑ 5:15 PM
↓ 2:30 AM
★★☆☆c85
13
89% lit
↑ 6:00 PM
↓ 3:24 AM
★★★☆c84
14
94% lit
↑ 6:40 PM
↓ 4:20 AM
★★★☆c81
15
98% lit
↑ 7:15 PM
↓ 5:16 AM
★★★☆c76
Apogee · 406,082 km
16
100% lit
↑ 7:47 PM
↓ 6:11 AM
★★★☆c69
best
17
100% lit
↑ 8:16 PM
↓ 7:05 AM
★★★☆c60
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
18
98% lit
↑ 8:44 PM
↓ 7:59 AM
★★★☆c51
19
95% lit
↑ 9:11 PM
↓ 8:52 AM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
20
90% lit
↑ 9:40 PM
↓ 9:46 AM
★★☆☆c32
21
83% lit
↑ 10:11 PM
↓ 10:41 AM
★★☆☆c38
22
74% lit
↑ 10:45 PM
↓ 11:38 AM
★☆☆☆c52
23
65% lit
↑ 11:25 PM
↓ 12:39 PM
★☆☆☆c64
24
54% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:42 PM
★☆☆☆c75
Last Quarter
25
43% lit
↑ 12:12 AM
↓ 2:46 PM
★☆☆☆c85
26
33% lit
↑ 1:07 AM
↓ 3:48 PM
★★☆☆c92
Moon farthest north (26.8°)
27
22% lit
↑ 2:10 AM
↓ 4:46 PM
★★☆☆c96
28
13% lit
↑ 3:19 AM
↓ 5:38 PM
★★★☆c96
29
6% lit
↑ 4:31 AM
↓ 6:24 PM
★★★☆c93
30
2% lit
↑ 5:42 AM
↓ 7:04 PM
★★★☆c83
Perigee · 359,206 km
best
31
0% lit
↑ 6:52 AM
↓ 7:41 PM
★★★☆c67
New Moon (supermoon)
best

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Aug 2 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 357,364 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Aug 2 · 5:05 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.
  • Thu, Aug 5 · 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.
  • Sun, Aug 8 · 11:54 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Aug 11 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Aug 15 · 9:00 AM — Apogee · 406,082 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Aug 17 · 2:28 AM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Aug 19 · 10:00 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, Aug 24 · 9:27 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Aug 26 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (26.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Aug 30 · 11:00 AM — Perigee · 359,206 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Aug 31 · 12:41 PM — 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.

Best fishing days

Sun, Aug 1 · Mon, Aug 2 · Mon, Aug 16 · Mon, Aug 30 · Tue, Aug 31

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

Moon distance

357,554 km closest · 406,078 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 1:21 AM.