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Sargent

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

⚠ Gale Warning · until Sat 1:00 PM

* 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.

⚠ 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

Cloud cover 75%

Observed 6:35 AM · Brazos 451 (20 mi)

Wind

—mph

Gusts 43 mph

Temperature

63°F

High 68° · Low 63° so far today

Humidity

63%

Dew point 50°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.38 in1028.8 mb▲ Rising

+0.05 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.1530.2730.38−24h−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

Rising pressure. Bite may slow as it levels off.

Today

Today: High 71°

Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tonight: Low 58°

Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 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 1712 PM6 PMSun, Oct 186 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Oct 19clouds25% cloud cover13% cloud cover12% cloud cover2% cloud cover9% cloud cover16% cloud cover15% cloud cover12% cloud cover22% cloud cover19% cloud cover31% cloud cover20% cloud cover17% cloud cover19% 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 cover53% cloud cover53% cloud cover40°45°50°55°60°65°70°75°58606770686562605861717370666463rainwind0102030mphN 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 12NNE 10 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 6 AM58°58°42°55%25%0%–N 183110+ mi
Sat 7 AM58°58°42°55%13%0%–N 172910+ mi
Sat 8 AM59°59°43°56%12%0%–NNE 182910+ mi
Sat 9 AM60°60°44°55%2%0%–NNE 182610+ mi
Sat 10 AM63°63°45°52%9%0%–NNE 202510+ mi
Sat 11 AM65°65°46°49%16%0%–NNE 182310+ mi
Sat 12 PM67°67°46°46%15%0%–NNE 162210+ mi
Sat 1 PM69°69°44°41%12%0%–NNE 152110+ mi
Sat 2 PM69°69°44°40%22%0%–NNE 142010+ mi
Sat 3 PM70°70°43°37%19%0%–NNE 141810+ mi
Sat 4 PM71°71°43°36%31%0%–NNE 141710+ mi
Sat 5 PM70°70°43°37%20%0%–NNE 131710+ mi
Sat 6 PM68°68°44°41%17%0%–NNE 121610+ mi
Sat 7 PM67°67°45°45%19%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–
Mon 4 AM63°63°57°81%53%0%–NNE 1015–
Mon 5 AM62°62°57°84%53%0%–NNE 1216–

7-day forecast

Today

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° / 73°

3% rain

E 6–10 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
  • Tonight: 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. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • 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.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.

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 · 457 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.


GMZ350-172215-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
457 AM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots, becoming north around
20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 8 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 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East
5 feet at 7 seconds. 
.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 · October 2027

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4% lit
↑ 8:55 AM
↓ 7:58 PM
★★★☆c79
2
9% lit
↑ 10:00 AM
↓ 8:40 PM
★★★☆c84
3
16% lit
↑ 11:04 AM
↓ 9:25 PM
★★☆☆c87
4
24% lit
↑ 12:05 PM
↓ 10:15 PM
★☆☆☆c86
5
33% lit
↑ 1:01 PM
↓ 11:09 PM
★★☆☆c86
Moon farthest south (-27.2°)
6
43% lit
↑ 1:51 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c82
7
52% lit
↑ 2:35 PM
↓ 12:04 AM
★☆☆☆c76
First Quarter
8
62% lit
↑ 3:14 PM
↓ 1:01 AM
★☆☆☆c70
9
70% lit
↑ 3:48 PM
↓ 1:56 AM
★☆☆☆c63
Apogee · 404,533 km
10
79% lit
↑ 4:19 PM
↓ 2:51 AM
★★☆☆c55
11
86% lit
↑ 4:48 PM
↓ 3:45 AM
★★☆☆c45
12
92% lit
↑ 5:16 PM
↓ 4:38 AM
★★☆☆c34
13
96% lit
↑ 5:45 PM
↓ 5:32 AM
★★☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
14
99% lit
↑ 6:15 PM
↓ 6:28 AM
★★★☆c49
15
100% lit
↑ 6:48 PM
↓ 7:25 AM
★★★☆c70
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
best
16
98% lit
↑ 7:25 PM
↓ 8:25 AM
★★★☆c79
best
17
95% lit
↑ 8:08 PM
↓ 9:27 AM
★★★☆c88
18
89% lit
↑ 8:58 PM
↓ 10:31 AM
★★★☆c94
19
81% lit
↑ 9:55 PM
↓ 11:34 AM
★☆☆☆c96
Moon farthest north (26.5°)
20
72% lit
↑ 10:58 PM
↓ 12:33 PM
★★☆☆c97
21
62% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:27 PM
★★☆☆c97
22
50% lit
↑ 12:05 AM
↓ 2:14 PM
★☆☆☆c94
Last Quarter
23
39% lit
↑ 1:12 AM
↓ 2:56 PM
★☆☆☆c85
24
28% lit
↑ 2:19 AM
↓ 3:33 PM
★☆☆☆c70
25
18% lit
↑ 3:24 AM
↓ 4:08 PM
★★☆☆c52
Perigee · 368,654 km
26
10% lit
↑ 4:28 AM
↓ 4:42 PM
★★☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
27
5% lit
↑ 5:32 AM
↓ 5:16 PM
★★★☆c56
28
1% lit
↑ 6:36 AM
↓ 5:52 PM
★★★☆c84
best
29
0% lit
↑ 7:41 AM
↓ 6:32 PM
★★★★c94
New Moon
best
30
2% lit
↑ 8:45 AM
↓ 7:16 PM
★★★☆c97
best
31
5% lit
↑ 9:48 AM
↓ 8:04 PM
★★★☆c98

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Oct 5 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Oct 7 · 6:47 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Oct 9 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 404,533 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Oct 13 · 12:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Oct 15 · 8:47 AM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Oct 19 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest north (26.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Oct 22 · 12:29 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Oct 25 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 368,654 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Oct 26 · 3:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Oct 29 · 8:36 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Fri, Oct 15 · Sat, Oct 16 · Thu, Oct 28 · Fri, Oct 29 · Sat, Oct 30

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

Moon distance

368,743 km closest · 404,532 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 4:31 AM.