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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

Current conditions

Feels like 69°F

Observed 6:15 AM · Harbor Island Visibility (1 mi) · sky & visibility from PORT ARANSAS/MUSTANG BEACH ARPT (3 mi)

Wind

12mph

From N (357°)

Gusts 17 mph

Measured at the tide station

Temperature

71°F

High 70° · Low 68° so far today

Humidity

53%

Dew point 52°F

Visibility

—mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.17 in1021.7 mb● Steady

+0.01 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.1630.2530.33−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Barometer at the tide station, 6-minute 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 72° · 9% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. North northeast wind around 7 mph.

Monday: High 81° · 17% rain

A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 82. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:31 AM / 6:55 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:09 PM / 1:06 AM
Moon
First Quarter, 60%
Minor period
12:36 AM–1:36 AM
Major period
7:10 AM–9:10 AM
Minor period
2:39 PM–3:39 PM
Major period
7:35 PM–9:35 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Mon, Oct 1912 PM6 PMTue, Oct 206 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 21clouds70% cloud cover62% cloud cover45% cloud cover48% cloud cover49% cloud cover35% cloud cover45% cloud cover49% cloud cover68% cloud cover76% cloud cover75% cloud cover71% cloud cover52% cloud cover66% cloud cover71% cloud cover62% cloud cover38% cloud cover46% cloud cover26% cloud cover41% cloud cover41% cloud cover27% cloud cover28% cloud cover30% cloud cover28% cloud cover17% cloud cover16% cloud cover10% cloud cover5% cloud cover3% cloud cover5% cloud cover4% cloud cover8% cloud cover10% cloud cover8% cloud cover10% cloud cover12% cloud cover34% cloud cover36% cloud cover34% cloud cover31% cloud cover34% cloud cover38% cloud cover41% cloud cover40% cloud cover39% cloud cover38% cloud cover39% cloud cover60°65°70°75°80°85°72737679797778777677808280777776rain10% chance8% chance6% chance5% chance7% chance12% chance8% chance15% chance, 0.02 in14% chance, 0.02 in12% chance, 0.02 in15% chance, 0.02 in17% chance, 0.02 in17% chance, 0.02 in7% chance8% chance5% chance5% chance3% chance4% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance1% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance20% chancewind01020mphNNE 8 mph, gusts 13NNE 9 mph, gusts 14NNE 10 mph, gusts 15NE 10 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 18ENE 13 mph, gusts 18ENE 12 mph, gusts 17ENE 9 mph, gusts 15ENE 7 mph, gusts 13ENE 7 mph, gusts 13NE 8 mph, gusts 14NE 10 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 17NE 13 mph, gusts 18NE 13 mph, gusts 18ENE 14 mph, gusts 18ENE 13 mph, gusts 20ENE 13 mph, gusts 18ENE 12 mph, gusts 18ENE 9 mph, gusts 15ENE 8 mph, gusts 13NE 8 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 6 AM72°72°64°76%70%10%–NNE 81310+ mi
Mon 7 AM72°72°64°76%62%8%–NNE 81410+ mi
Mon 8 AM72°72°64°76%45%6%–NNE 91410+ mi
Mon 9 AM73°73°64°73%48%5%–NNE 91410+ mi
Mon 10 AM75°75°65°71%49%7%–NNE 101510+ mi
Mon 11 AM75°75°64°69%35%12%–NNE 101610+ mi
Mon 12 PM76°76°65°69%45%8%–NE 101610+ mi
Mon 1 PM78°78°65°64%49%15%0.02"NE 121610+ mi
Mon 2 PM79°79°66°64%68%14%0.02"NE 121610+ mi
Mon 3 PM79°79°66°64%76%12%0.02"NE 121610+ mi
Mon 4 PM80°82°67°65%75%15%0.02"NE 131710+ mi
Mon 5 PM79°79°66°64%71%17%0.02"NE 131810+ mi
Mon 6 PM79°79°66°64%52%17%0.02"ENE 131810+ mi
Mon 7 PM78°78°70°76%66%7%–ENE 131810+ mi
Mon 8 PM77°77°69°76%71%8%–ENE 131810+ mi
Mon 9 PM77°77°70°79%62%5%–ENE 131810+ mi
Mon 10 PM77°77°68°74%38%5%–ENE 121710+ mi
Mon 11 PM77°77°68°74%46%3%–ENE 121710+ mi
Tue 12 AM78°78°69°74%26%4%–ENE 91510+ mi
Tue 1 AM78°78°70°76%41%2%–ENE 81410+ mi
Tue 2 AM78°78°70°76%41%2%–ENE 71310+ mi
Tue 3 AM77°77°71°82%27%2%–ENE 71310+ mi
Tue 4 AM77°77°71°82%28%2%–ENE 71310+ mi
Tue 5 AM76°76°71°85%30%2%–NE 81310+ mi
Tue 6 AM76°76°71°85%28%3%–NE 81410+ mi
Tue 7 AM76°76°71°85%17%0%–NE 91510+ mi
Tue 8 AM76°76°71°85%16%0%–NE 101510+ mi
Tue 9 AM77°77°71°82%10%0%–NE 101610+ mi
Tue 10 AM78°78°71°79%5%0%–NE 121710+ mi
Tue 11 AM78°78°70°76%3%0%–NE 131810+ mi
Tue 12 PM80°83°70°72%5%0%–NE 131810+ mi
Tue 1 PM80°83°69°69%4%0%–NE 131810+ mi
Tue 2 PM80°83°69°69%8%0%–NE 1318–
Tue 3 PM82°85°68°63%10%0%–ENE 1318–
Tue 4 PM81°84°68°65%8%0%–ENE 1418–
Tue 5 PM80°82°66°62%10%1%–ENE 1420–
Tue 6 PM80°82°66°62%12%2%–ENE 1320–
Tue 7 PM78°78°70°76%34%3%–ENE 1318–
Tue 8 PM77°77°71°82%36%3%–ENE 1318–
Tue 9 PM77°77°72°85%34%3%–ENE 1318–
Tue 10 PM77°77°72°85%31%3%–ENE 1218–
Tue 11 PM77°77°72°85%34%3%–ENE 1017–
Wed 12 AM77°77°73°88%38%3%–ENE 915–
Wed 1 AM77°77°73°88%41%20%–ENE 814–
Wed 2 AM77°77°73°88%40%20%–ENE 813–
Wed 3 AM76°76°73°90%39%20%–NE 813–
Wed 4 AM76°76°73°90%38%20%–NE 813–
Wed 5 AM75°75°73°94%39%20%–NE 914–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

81° / 72°

17% rain · 0.12"

NE 8–13 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Oct 20

Sunny

82° / 75°

20% rain

NE 7–14 mph · gusts 20

Wed, Oct 21

Slight Chance Rain Showers

82° / 75°

21% rain

ENE 8–13 mph · gusts 18

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

82° / 77°

1% rain

ENE 5–12 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

83° / 78°

1% rain

ESE 6–13 mph · gusts 16

Sat, Oct 24

Mostly Sunny

83° / 78°

4% rain

ESE 10–15 mph · gusts 20

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

83° / 78°

22% rain · 0.05"

E 12–16 mph · gusts 21

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. North northeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 82. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. East northeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Heat index values as high as 85. Northeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East northeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East wind 5 to 12 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 77. East southeast wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 78.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly 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

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 231 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026

Middle Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Matagorda ship
channel out to 60 nautical miles.
 
Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves. 
 


GMZ236-237-192015-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
231 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth to slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy
to occasionally choppy. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay
and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay
and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A
slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth.

Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

GMZ250 · 231 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026

Middle Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Matagorda ship
channel out to 60 nautical miles.
 
Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves. 
 


GMZ250-192015-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
231 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers
in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of showers in the evening. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at
7 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A
chance of showers in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Moon calendar · June 2029

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
73% lit
↑ 12:04 AM
↓ 11:18 AM
★★☆☆c72
2
63% lit
↑ 12:39 AM
↓ 12:15 PM
★☆☆☆c57
3
54% lit
↑ 1:12 AM
↓ 1:09 PM
★☆☆☆c43
Last Quarter
4
44% lit
↑ 1:42 AM
↓ 2:01 PM
★☆☆☆c34
Moon crosses the equator
5
35% lit
↑ 2:12 AM
↓ 2:53 PM
★☆☆☆c42
6
26% lit
↑ 2:42 AM
↓ 3:45 PM
★★☆☆c54
Apogee · 405,103 km
7
18% lit
↑ 3:14 AM
↓ 4:38 PM
★★☆☆c64
8
11% lit
↑ 3:49 AM
↓ 5:32 PM
★★★☆c73
9
6% lit
↑ 4:27 AM
↓ 6:27 PM
★★★☆c79
10
2% lit
↑ 5:11 AM
↓ 7:22 PM
★★★★c83
11
0% lit
↑ 5:59 AM
↓ 8:15 PM
★★★★c85
Moon farthest north (24.0°)
New Moon
best
12
0% lit
↑ 6:52 AM
↓ 9:07 PM
★★★★c86
best
13
3% lit
↑ 7:50 AM
↓ 9:54 PM
★★★★c85
14
7% lit
↑ 8:50 AM
↓ 10:37 PM
★★★☆c83
15
13% lit
↑ 9:51 AM
↓ 11:17 PM
★☆☆☆c77
16
22% lit
↑ 10:52 AM
↓ 11:54 PM
★★☆☆c72
17
31% lit
↑ 11:53 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c60
18
42% lit
↑ 12:54 PM
↓ 12:30 AM
★☆☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
19
54% lit
↑ 1:56 PM
↓ 1:06 AM
★☆☆☆c44
First Quarter
20
65% lit
↑ 3:00 PM
↓ 1:43 AM
★☆☆☆c61
21
76% lit
↑ 4:06 PM
↓ 2:23 AM
★★☆☆c77
22
85% lit
↑ 5:14 PM
↓ 3:07 AM
★★★☆c91
Perigee · 366,596 km
23
92% lit
↑ 6:21 PM
↓ 3:57 AM
★★★★c99
24
97% lit
↑ 7:24 PM
↓ 4:53 AM
★★★★c101
Moon farthest south (-24.8°)
best
25
100% lit
↑ 8:22 PM
↓ 5:54 AM
★★★★c101
Full Moon · Strawberry Moon
best
26
100% lit
↑ 9:13 PM
↓ 6:58 AM
★★★★c97
best
27
97% lit
↑ 9:57 PM
↓ 8:02 AM
★★★★c89
28
92% lit
↑ 10:35 PM
↓ 9:03 AM
★★☆☆c78
29
86% lit
↑ 11:10 PM
↓ 10:02 AM
★★★☆c71
30
78% lit
↑ 11:42 PM
↓ 10:58 AM
★★☆☆c55

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Jun 3 · 8:19 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Jun 4 · 7:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Jun 6 · 5:00 PM — Apogee · 405,103 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Jun 11 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest north (24.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Jun 11 · 10:51 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Jun 18 · 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, Jun 19 · 4:54 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Jun 22 · 11:00 AM — Perigee · 366,596 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Jun 24 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-24.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Jun 25 · 10:23 PM — Full Moon · Strawberry MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Mon, Jun 11 · Tue, Jun 12 · Sun, Jun 24 · Mon, Jun 25 · Tue, Jun 26

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

Moon distance

366,598 km closest · 405,076 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 Port AransasSurf report: Port Aransas Beach & Horace Caldwell PierOffshore 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 Mon 1:46 AM.