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Sargent

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

⚠ Small Craft Advisory · until Sun 1:00 AM

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 6 to 11 ft. * WHERE...Portions of Gulf of America. * WHEN...Through 1 AM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

Cloudy

Cloud cover 100%

Observed 1:35 AM · Brazos 451 (20 mi)

Wind

—mph

Gusts 28 mph

Temperature

68°F

High 70° · Low 68° so far today

Humidity

49%

Dew point 48°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.35 in1027.8 mb▼ Falling

−0.03 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.3330.3930.45−24h−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

Pressure just started dropping. Fish often feed ahead of a front.

Today

Overnight: Low 58°

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday: High 73°

Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:25 AM / 6:49 PM
Moonrise / moonset
2:28 PM / 12:01 AM
Moon
First Quarter, 50%
Minor period
12:00 AM–12:31 AM
Major period
6:15 AM–8:15 AM
Minor period
1:58 PM–2:58 PM
Major period
6:45 PM–8:45 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Oct 186 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Oct 196 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 20clouds62% cloud cover59% cloud cover55% cloud cover45% cloud cover42% cloud cover34% cloud cover34% cloud cover21% cloud cover12% cloud cover6% cloud cover4% cloud cover1% cloud cover3% cloud cover1% cloud cover10% cloud cover8% cloud cover8% cloud cover23% cloud cover15% cloud cover27% cloud cover24% cloud cover43% cloud cover38% cloud cover29% cloud cover25% cloud cover31% cloud cover39% cloud cover48% cloud cover43% cloud cover63% cloud cover71% cloud cover55% cloud cover47% cloud cover36% cloud cover39% cloud cover42% cloud cover47% cloud cover45% cloud cover47% cloud cover46% cloud cover51% cloud cover36% cloud cover54% cloud cover50% cloud cover45% cloud cover43% cloud cover41% cloud cover39% cloud cover45°50°55°60°65°70°75°80°61605968737166646361647377747170rain1% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance2% chancewind01020mphN 12 mph, gusts 16N 13 mph, gusts 18N 15 mph, gusts 21NNE 14 mph, gusts 20NNE 14 mph, gusts 17NE 12 mph, gusts 15ENE 10 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 14ENE 9 mph, gusts 14NE 8 mph, gusts 12NE 7 mph, gusts 12NNE 7 mph, gusts 12NNE 9 mph, gusts 15NNE 12 mph, gusts 17NE 13 mph, gusts 17NE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 10 mph, gusts 15ENE 8 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 2 AM61°61°48°62%62%0%–N 121610+ mi
Sun 3 AM60°60°48°64%59%0%–N 121810+ mi
Sun 4 AM60°60°48°65%55%0%–N 131810+ mi
Sun 5 AM60°60°49°68%45%0%–N 142010+ mi
Sun 6 AM57°58°49°71%42%0%–N 152110+ mi
Sun 7 AM58°59°49°70%34%0%–NNE 152110+ mi
Sun 8 AM59°60°50°70%34%0%–NNE 142010+ mi
Sun 9 AM62°62°53°72%21%0%–NNE 141810+ mi
Sun 10 AM65°66°54°65%12%0%–NNE 141710+ mi
Sun 11 AM68°69°55°61%6%0%–NNE 131610+ mi
Sun 12 PM70°71°55°57%4%0%–NE 121510+ mi
Sun 1 PM72°72°55°54%1%0%–NE 101310+ mi
Sun 2 PM73°73°55°53%3%0%–ENE 101310+ mi
Sun 3 PM73°73°54°51%1%0%–ENE 101310+ mi
Sun 4 PM73°74°55°52%10%0%–ENE 101310+ mi
Sun 5 PM71°72°54°52%8%0%–ENE 101410+ mi
Sun 6 PM69°72°54°54%8%0%–ENE 101410+ mi
Sun 7 PM67°69°53°56%23%0%–ENE 101410+ mi
Sun 8 PM66°68°53°59%15%0%–ENE 91410+ mi
Sun 9 PM65°67°53°61%27%0%–NE 81310+ mi
Sun 10 PM65°66°54°65%24%0%–NE 81210+ mi
Sun 11 PM64°65°54°68%43%0%–NE 71210+ mi
Mon 12 AM63°65°55°70%38%0%–NE 71210+ mi
Mon 1 AM63°65°55°70%29%0%–NNE 71010+ mi
Mon 2 AM63°65°55°71%25%0%–NNE 71210+ mi
Mon 3 AM63°64°55°73%31%0%–NNE 81310+ mi
Mon 4 AM62°64°55°73%39%0%–NNE 91510+ mi
Mon 5 AM61°63°56°77%48%0%–NNE 1216–
Mon 6 AM62°64°56°76%43%1%–NNE 1217–
Mon 7 AM62°64°57°79%63%0%–NNE 1318–
Mon 8 AM64°65°58°77%71%0%–NE 1317–
Mon 9 AM67°69°60°73%55%2%–NNE 1217–
Mon 10 AM71°72°62°71%47%1%–NE 1317–
Mon 11 AM73°74°63°69%36%1%–ENE 1317–
Mon 12 PM75°76°63°64%39%0%–ENE 1417–
Mon 1 PM77°77°64°64%42%0%–ENE 1417–
Mon 2 PM77°77°64°64%47%2%–ENE 1417–
Mon 3 PM77°77°63°62%45%0%–ENE 1417–
Mon 4 PM76°78°63°61%47%0%–ENE 1417–
Mon 5 PM74°76°62°61%46%0%–ENE 1317–
Mon 6 PM73°75°62°64%51%0%–ENE 1316–
Mon 7 PM71°74°60°62%36%0%–ENE 1216–
Mon 8 PM71°72°60°66%54%0%–ENE 1216–
Mon 9 PM70°71°60°68%50%0%–ENE 1015–
Mon 10 PM70°71°60°68%45%0%–ENE 1015–
Mon 11 PM70°71°60°70%43%0%–ENE 914–
Tue 12 AM69°70°61°71%41%0%–ENE 813–
Tue 1 AM69°70°61°73%39%0%–ENE 812–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

73° / 58°

Dry

NE 7–15 mph · gusts 21

Mon, Oct 19

Mostly Sunny

77° / 65°

2% rain

NE 7–14 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Oct 20

Sunny

78° / 67°

11% rain

NE 8–16 mph · gusts 20

Wed, Oct 21

Sunny

79° / 67°

3% rain

E 8–14 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

81° / 68°

Dry

E 5–9 mph · gusts 12

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

82° / 71°

1% rain

E 5–9 mph · gusts 12

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

83° / 72°

5% rain

SE 8–12 mph · gusts 13

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 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 61. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 67.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 68.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
  • Saturday: 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 · 140 AM CDT Sun Oct 18 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.


GMZ350-355-181915-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
140 AM CDT Sun Oct 18 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up
to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at
7 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 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 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 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast 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. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Moon calendar · September 2028

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
95% lit
↑ 6:27 PM
↓ 4:53 AM
★★★☆c74
2
98% lit
↑ 6:57 PM
↓ 5:48 AM
★★★☆c61
best
3
100% lit
↑ 7:26 PM
↓ 6:41 AM
★★★☆c49
Full Moon · Corn Moon
best
4
99% lit
↑ 7:54 PM
↓ 7:33 AM
★★★☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
Apogee · 406,398 km
5
97% lit
↑ 8:22 PM
↓ 8:24 AM
★★☆☆c32
6
93% lit
↑ 8:52 PM
↓ 9:17 AM
★★☆☆c40
7
88% lit
↑ 9:24 PM
↓ 10:10 AM
★★☆☆c47
8
81% lit
↑ 10:00 PM
↓ 11:05 AM
★★☆☆c58
9
73% lit
↑ 10:42 PM
↓ 12:02 PM
★☆☆☆c68
10
64% lit
↑ 11:29 PM
↓ 1:00 PM
★☆☆☆c77
11
53% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:57 PM
★☆☆☆c84
Moon farthest north (25.1°)
Last Quarter
12
43% lit
↑ 12:23 AM
↓ 2:52 PM
★☆☆☆c89
13
32% lit
↑ 1:22 AM
↓ 3:43 PM
★★☆☆c91
14
22% lit
↑ 2:27 AM
↓ 4:31 PM
★★☆☆c91
15
14% lit
↑ 3:34 AM
↓ 5:14 PM
★★☆☆c87
16
6% lit
↑ 4:43 AM
↓ 5:54 PM
★★★☆c76
17
2% lit
↑ 5:51 AM
↓ 6:32 PM
★★★☆c60
best
18
0% lit
↑ 7:00 AM
↓ 7:09 PM
★★★☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
Perigee · 357,048 km
New Moon (supermoon)
best
19
2% lit
↑ 8:09 AM
↓ 7:48 PM
★★★☆c60
best
20
6% lit
↑ 9:19 AM
↓ 8:29 PM
★★★☆c75
21
13% lit
↑ 10:28 AM
↓ 9:15 PM
★★☆☆c91
22
21% lit
↑ 11:36 AM
↓ 10:04 PM
★☆☆☆c96
23
31% lit
↑ 12:40 PM
↓ 10:58 PM
★★☆☆c99
24
41% lit
↑ 1:38 PM
↓ 11:55 PM
★☆☆☆c99
Moon farthest south (-26.0°)
25
52% lit
↑ 2:30 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c96
First Quarter
26
62% lit
↑ 3:15 PM
↓ 12:54 AM
★☆☆☆c89
27
71% lit
↑ 3:54 PM
↓ 1:52 AM
★★☆☆c80
28
79% lit
↑ 4:29 PM
↓ 2:48 AM
★★☆☆c69
29
86% lit
↑ 5:00 PM
↓ 3:43 AM
★★☆☆c57
30
92% lit
↑ 5:29 PM
↓ 4:36 AM
★★☆☆c44

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Sep 3 · 6:48 PM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Sep 4 · 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.
  • Mon, Sep 4 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 406,398 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Sep 11 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest north (25.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Sep 11 · 7:46 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Sep 18 · 2:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Sep 18 · 9:00 AM — Perigee · 357,048 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Sep 18 · 1:24 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.
  • Sun, Sep 24 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-26.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Sep 25 · 8:10 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Sep 2 · Sun, Sep 3 · Sun, Sep 17 · Mon, Sep 18 · Tue, Sep 19

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

Moon distance

357,060 km closest · 406,392 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 11:31 PM.