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Sargent

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

Mostly Clear and Windy

Cloud cover 19% · Feels like 71°F

Observed 12:35 PM · Brazos 451 (20 mi)

Wind

22mph

From NE (50°)

Temperature

72°F

High 72° · Low 68° so far today

Humidity

60%

Dew point 57°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.34 in1027.4 mb● Steady

+0.00 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.3130.3430.38−24h−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

Steady pressure. Expect normal activity.

Today

This Afternoon: High 73°

Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 61°

Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 5 to 10 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 PMMon, Oct 196 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 206 AM12 PMclouds1% 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 cover37% cloud cover35% cloud cover33% cloud cover31% cloud cover29% cloud cover27% cloud cover22% cloud cover18% cloud cover13% cloud cover14% cloud cover16% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°70736765636262717776717069676673rain1% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chancewind01020mphNE 10 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 14ENE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 8 mph, gusts 13NE 7 mph, gusts 12NNE 7 mph, gusts 10NNE 8 mph, gusts 13NNE 12 mph, gusts 16NNE 13 mph, gusts 18NNE 12 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 10 mph, gusts 15ENE 9 mph, gusts 14ENE 8 mph, gusts 12ENE 8 mph, gusts 13NE 10 mph, gusts 15NNE 13 mph, gusts 17NE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 14 mph, gusts 17
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 1 PM70°70°55°60%1%0%–NE 101310+ mi
Sun 2 PM71°71°55°58%3%0%–ENE 101310+ mi
Sun 3 PM72°72°54°53%1%0%–ENE 101310+ mi
Sun 4 PM73°73°55°53%10%0%–ENE 101310+ mi
Sun 5 PM72°72°54°53%8%0%–ENE 101410+ mi
Sun 6 PM70°70°54°56%8%0%–ENE 101410+ mi
Sun 7 PM67°67°53°61%23%0%–ENE 101410+ mi
Sun 8 PM66°66°53°63%15%0%–ENE 91410+ mi
Sun 9 PM65°65°53°65%27%0%–NE 81310+ mi
Sun 10 PM65°65°54°68%24%0%–NE 81210+ mi
Sun 11 PM64°64°54°70%43%0%–NE 71210+ mi
Mon 12 AM63°63°55°75%38%0%–NE 71210+ mi
Mon 1 AM63°63°55°75%29%0%–NNE 71010+ mi
Mon 2 AM63°63°55°75%25%0%–NNE 71210+ mi
Mon 3 AM63°63°55°75%31%0%–NNE 81310+ mi
Mon 4 AM62°62°55°78%39%0%–NNE 91510+ mi
Mon 5 AM61°61°56°84%48%0%–NNE 121610+ mi
Mon 6 AM62°62°56°81%43%1%–NNE 121710+ mi
Mon 7 AM62°62°57°84%63%0%–NNE 131810+ mi
Mon 8 AM64°64°58°81%71%0%–NE 131710+ mi
Mon 9 AM67°67°60°78%55%2%–NNE 121710+ mi
Mon 10 AM71°71°62°73%47%1%–NE 131710+ mi
Mon 11 AM73°73°63°71%36%1%–ENE 131710+ mi
Mon 12 PM75°75°63°66%39%0%–ENE 141710+ mi
Mon 1 PM77°77°64°64%42%0%–ENE 141710+ mi
Mon 2 PM77°77°64°64%47%2%–ENE 141710+ mi
Mon 3 PM77°77°63°62%45%0%–ENE 141710+ mi
Mon 4 PM76°76°63°64%47%0%–ENE 141710+ mi
Mon 5 PM74°74°62°66%46%0%–ENE 1317–
Mon 6 PM73°73°62°68%51%0%–ENE 1316–
Mon 7 PM71°71°60°68%36%0%–ENE 1216–
Mon 8 PM71°71°60°68%54%0%–ENE 1216–
Mon 9 PM70°70°60°71%50%0%–ENE 1015–
Mon 10 PM70°70°60°71%45%0%–ENE 1015–
Mon 11 PM70°70°60°71%43%0%–ENE 914–
Tue 12 AM69°69°61°76%41%0%–ENE 813–
Tue 1 AM69°69°61°76%39%0%–ENE 812–
Tue 2 AM68°68°61°78%37%0%–ENE 812–
Tue 3 AM68°68°60°76%35%0%–ENE 813–
Tue 4 AM67°67°60°78%33%0%–NE 914–
Tue 5 AM66°66°59°78%31%0%–NE 1015–
Tue 6 AM65°65°59°81%29%0%–NE 1216–
Tue 7 AM66°66°59°78%27%4%–NNE 1317–
Tue 8 AM67°67°60°78%22%4%–NE 1317–
Tue 9 AM70°70°62°76%18%4%–NE 1317–
Tue 10 AM73°73°64°73%13%4%–NE 1317–
Tue 11 AM75°75°65°71%14%4%–ENE 1417–
Tue 12 PM77°77°65°67%16%4%–ENE 1418–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

73° / 61°

Dry

NE 7–10 mph · gusts 14

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

80° / 67°

3% rain

NE 7–13 mph · gusts 15

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

80° / 68°

Dry

NE 5–10 mph · gusts 12

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

81° / 71°

Dry

E 3–9 mph · gusts 12

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

83° / 72°

Dry

SE 8–13 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Tonight: 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. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 67.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 68.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.

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 · 1255 PM 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.


GMZ350-355-190615-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1255 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave 
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave 
Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. 
Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
around 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 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 · July 2029

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
69% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:45 AM
★☆☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
2
60% lit
↑ 12:06 AM
↓ 12:38 PM
★☆☆☆c37
3
51% lit
↑ 12:36 AM
↓ 1:31 PM
★☆☆☆c44
Last Quarter
4
41% lit
↑ 1:07 AM
↓ 2:24 PM
★☆☆☆c55
Apogee · 404,315 km
5
32% lit
↑ 1:40 AM
↓ 3:18 PM
★☆☆☆c66
6
23% lit
↑ 2:16 AM
↓ 4:13 PM
★★☆☆c75
7
16% lit
↑ 2:57 AM
↓ 5:08 PM
★★☆☆c82
8
9% lit
↑ 3:43 AM
↓ 6:03 PM
★★★☆c86
9
4% lit
↑ 4:34 AM
↓ 6:55 PM
★★★☆c89
Moon farthest north (23.8°)
10
1% lit
↑ 5:31 AM
↓ 7:45 PM
★★★★c89
best
11
0% lit
↑ 6:31 AM
↓ 8:30 PM
★★★★c88
New Moon
best
12
1% lit
↑ 7:33 AM
↓ 9:11 PM
★★★☆c84
best
13
5% lit
↑ 8:36 AM
↓ 9:50 PM
★★☆☆c77
14
11% lit
↑ 9:39 AM
↓ 10:26 PM
★★☆☆c71
15
19% lit
↑ 10:42 AM
↓ 11:02 PM
★★☆☆c55
Moon crosses the equator
16
29% lit
↑ 11:44 AM
↓ 11:38 PM
★☆☆☆c43
17
40% lit
↑ 12:48 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c50
18
51% lit
↑ 1:53 PM
↓ 12:16 AM
★☆☆☆c65
Perigee · 369,668 km
First Quarter
19
63% lit
↑ 3:00 PM
↓ 12:57 AM
★☆☆☆c80
20
74% lit
↑ 4:06 PM
↓ 1:44 AM
★★☆☆c91
21
83% lit
↑ 5:09 PM
↓ 2:36 AM
★★★☆c97
22
90% lit
↑ 6:08 PM
↓ 3:34 AM
★★★☆c98
Moon farthest south (-24.7°)
23
96% lit
↑ 7:00 PM
↓ 4:35 AM
★★★☆c97
24
99% lit
↑ 7:46 PM
↓ 5:38 AM
★★★★c93
best
25
100% lit
↑ 8:27 PM
↓ 6:41 AM
★★★★c84
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
26
98% lit
↑ 9:02 PM
↓ 7:41 AM
★★★☆c73
27
95% lit
↑ 9:35 PM
↓ 8:39 AM
★★☆☆c62
28
90% lit
↑ 10:06 PM
↓ 9:34 AM
★★☆☆c52
Moon crosses the equator
29
83% lit
↑ 10:36 PM
↓ 10:28 AM
★★☆☆c43
30
75% lit
↑ 11:06 PM
↓ 11:21 AM
★☆☆☆c38
31
67% lit
↑ 11:39 PM
↓ 12:14 PM
★☆☆☆c45

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Jul 1 · 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.
  • Tue, Jul 3 · 12:58 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Jul 4 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 404,315 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Jul 9 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest north (23.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jul 11 · 10:52 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Jul 15 · 6:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Jul 18 · 6:00 AM — Perigee · 369,668 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Jul 18 · 9:14 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jul 22 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-24.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jul 25 · 8:36 AM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Jul 28 · 9:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Tue, Jul 10 · Wed, Jul 11 · Thu, Jul 12 · Tue, Jul 24 · Wed, Jul 25

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

Moon distance

369,683 km closest · 404,314 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 Sun 7:20 AM.