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Sargent

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

Current conditions

Feels like 73°F

Observed 2:15 AM · Brazos 451 (20 mi)

Wind

7mph

Temperature

73°F

High 73° · Low 72° so far today

Humidity

65%

Dew point 61°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.24 in1024.1 mb▼ Falling

−0.04 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.2430.3030.36−24h−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 63° · 4% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. North wind 5 to 15 mph.

Monday: High 78° · 4% rain

Mostly 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.

Sunrise / sunset
7:26 AM / 6:48 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:05 PM / 12:58 AM
Moon
First Quarter, 60%
Minor period
12:28 AM–1:28 AM
Major period
7:05 AM–9:05 AM
Minor period
2:35 PM–3:35 PM
Major period
7:30 PM–9:30 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Mon, Oct 196 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 206 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 21clouds51% cloud cover66% cloud cover68% cloud cover75% cloud cover52% cloud cover64% cloud cover81% cloud cover63% cloud cover60% cloud cover53% cloud cover40% cloud cover39% cloud cover34% cloud cover22% cloud cover37% cloud cover28% cloud cover38% cloud cover49% cloud cover54% cloud cover45% cloud cover41% cloud cover49% cloud cover53% cloud cover51% cloud cover44% cloud cover28% cloud cover47% cloud cover34% cloud cover51% cloud cover18% cloud cover21% cloud cover25% cloud cover13% cloud cover14% cloud cover14% cloud cover15% cloud cover22% cloud cover21% cloud cover26% cloud cover37% cloud cover26% cloud cover39% cloud cover0% cloud cover15% cloud cover29% cloud cover28% cloud cover28% cloud cover27% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°64636676787572706966677379767371rain3% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance9% chance8% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance18% chancewind01020mphNNE 13 mph, gusts 14NNE 15 mph, gusts 16NNE 15 mph, gusts 16NNE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 15 mph, gusts 18ENE 14 mph, gusts 20ENE 15 mph, gusts 18ENE 14 mph, gusts 18ENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 12 mph, gusts 17ENE 9 mph, gusts 15NE 8 mph, gusts 13NNE 9 mph, gusts 14NNE 12 mph, gusts 17NNE 13 mph, gusts 18NE 13 mph, gusts 17NE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 15 mph, gusts 20ENE 15 mph, gusts 20ENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 12 mph, gusts 17ENE 9 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 2 AM64°64°55°73%51%3%–NNE 131410+ mi
Mon 3 AM64°64°55°73%66%4%–N 71410+ mi
Mon 4 AM63°63°56°78%68%4%–NNE 151610+ mi
Mon 5 AM63°63°56°78%75%4%–NNE 101510+ mi
Mon 6 AM64°64°57°78%52%3%–NNE 151610+ mi
Mon 7 AM64°64°57°78%64%3%–NNE 121610+ mi
Mon 8 AM66°66°59°78%81%3%–NNE 121610+ mi
Mon 9 AM69°69°61°76%63%4%–NE 121610+ mi
Mon 10 AM73°73°63°71%60%4%–NE 121610+ mi
Mon 11 AM76°76°63°64%53%3%–ENE 141710+ mi
Mon 12 PM76°76°62°62%40%3%–ENE 151810+ mi
Mon 1 PM77°77°63°62%39%3%–ENE 152010+ mi
Mon 2 PM78°78°62°58%34%3%–ENE 142010+ mi
Mon 3 PM77°77°62°60%22%3%–ENE 151810+ mi
Mon 4 PM76°76°62°62%37%3%–ENE 151810+ mi
Mon 5 PM75°75°60°60%28%3%–ENE 151810+ mi
Mon 6 PM73°73°58°59%38%3%–ENE 141810+ mi
Mon 7 PM72°72°60°66%49%0%–ENE 131710+ mi
Mon 8 PM72°72°60°66%54%0%–ENE 131710+ mi
Mon 9 PM71°71°60°68%45%0%–ENE 121710+ mi
Mon 10 PM71°71°60°68%41%0%–ENE 121710+ mi
Mon 11 PM70°70°60°71%49%0%–ENE 101610+ mi
Tue 12 AM70°70°60°71%53%0%–ENE 91510+ mi
Tue 1 AM70°70°61°73%51%0%–ENE 71310+ mi
Tue 2 AM69°69°60°73%44%0%–NE 81310+ mi
Tue 3 AM68°68°60°76%28%0%–NNE 91410+ mi
Tue 4 AM67°67°60°78%47%1%–NNE 91410+ mi
Tue 5 AM66°66°59°78%34%1%–NNE 101610+ mi
Tue 6 AM66°66°59°78%51%1%–NNE 121710+ mi
Tue 7 AM65°65°59°81%18%8%–NNE 121810+ mi
Tue 8 AM67°67°59°75%21%0%–NNE 131810+ mi
Tue 9 AM67°67°61°81%25%8%–NNE 131710+ mi
Tue 10 AM74°74°63°69%13%8%–NE 131710+ mi
Tue 11 AM73°73°64°73%14%8%–NE 1317–
Tue 12 PM74°74°64°71%14%8%–NE 1317–
Tue 1 PM77°77°64°64%15%9%–NE 1317–
Tue 2 PM79°79°64°60%22%8%–ENE 1417–
Tue 3 PM79°79°64°60%21%14%–ENE 1518–
Tue 4 PM78°78°64°62%26%14%–ENE 1520–
Tue 5 PM76°76°63°64%37%14%–ENE 1520–
Tue 6 PM75°75°63°66%26%14%–ENE 1520–
Tue 7 PM73°73°64°73%39%15%–ENE 1418–
Tue 8 PM73°73°64°73%0%15%–ENE 1317–
Tue 9 PM72°72°64°76%15%15%–ENE 1317–
Tue 10 PM72°72°67°84%29%15%–ENE 1217–
Tue 11 PM71°71°67°87%28%15%–ENE 1016–
Wed 12 AM71°71°67°87%28%15%–ENE 915–
Wed 1 AM71°71°67°87%27%18%–ENE 914–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

78° / 63°

4% rain

NE 7–15 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Oct 20

Sunny

79° / 68°

18% rain

NE 7–15 mph · gusts 20

Wed, Oct 21

Sunny

80° / 67°

18% rain

NE 8–14 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

80° / 69°

Dry

NE 6–12 mph · gusts 14

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

81° / 73°

Dry

E 5–13 mph · gusts 16

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

81° / 72°

3% rain

E 10–16 mph · gusts 18

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Sunny

80° / 73°

11% rain

E 13–17 mph · gusts 21

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. North wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly 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.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tuesday: Sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

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 · 1237 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 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.


GMZ350-355-191815-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1237 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at
6 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 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 5 feet at 8 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.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. 
.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 · January 2030

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8% lit
↑ 4:45 AM
↓ 3:17 PM
★★★☆c104
Perigee · 364,253 km
2
3% lit
↑ 5:49 AM
↓ 4:20 PM
★★★★c104
Moon farthest south (-23.8°)
best
3
0% lit
↑ 6:48 AM
↓ 5:26 PM
★★★★c104
New Moon
best
4
1% lit
↑ 7:40 AM
↓ 6:32 PM
★★★★c98
best
5
4% lit
↑ 8:25 AM
↓ 7:37 PM
★★★☆c88
6
9% lit
↑ 9:04 AM
↓ 8:38 PM
★★☆☆c75
7
16% lit
↑ 9:40 AM
↓ 9:36 PM
★★☆☆c55
8
24% lit
↑ 10:13 AM
↓ 10:32 PM
★☆☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
9
33% lit
↑ 10:44 AM
↓ 11:26 PM
★☆☆☆c39
10
42% lit
↑ 11:16 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c46
11
52% lit
↑ 11:48 AM
↓ 12:20 AM
★☆☆☆c52
First Quarter
12
61% lit
↑ 12:23 PM
↓ 1:13 AM
★☆☆☆c62
13
70% lit
↑ 1:01 PM
↓ 2:07 AM
★☆☆☆c71
Apogee · 404,645 km
14
78% lit
↑ 1:43 PM
↓ 3:00 AM
★★☆☆c78
15
86% lit
↑ 2:30 PM
↓ 3:53 AM
★★☆☆c82
16
92% lit
↑ 3:21 PM
↓ 4:45 AM
★★★☆c85
Moon farthest north (23.1°)
17
96% lit
↑ 4:16 PM
↓ 5:34 AM
★★★☆c85
18
99% lit
↑ 5:14 PM
↓ 6:21 AM
★★★☆c85
best
19
100% lit
↑ 6:13 PM
↓ 7:03 AM
★★★★c82
Full Moon · Wolf Moon
best
20
99% lit
↑ 7:13 PM
↓ 7:43 AM
★★★☆c75
21
95% lit
↑ 8:14 PM
↓ 8:20 AM
★★★☆c66
22
89% lit
↑ 9:14 PM
↓ 8:55 AM
★★☆☆c51
23
81% lit
↑ 10:16 PM
↓ 9:31 AM
★☆☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
24
72% lit
↑ 11:18 PM
↓ 10:07 AM
★☆☆☆c46
25
62% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:45 AM
★☆☆☆c56
26
50% lit
↑ 12:22 AM
↓ 11:27 AM
★☆☆☆c68
Last Quarter
27
39% lit
↑ 1:28 AM
↓ 12:15 PM
★☆☆☆c81
28
28% lit
↑ 2:33 AM
↓ 1:08 PM
★★☆☆c91
Perigee · 369,547 km
29
18% lit
↑ 3:36 AM
↓ 2:06 PM
★★☆☆c96
Moon farthest south (-23.6°)
30
10% lit
↑ 4:36 AM
↓ 3:09 PM
★★★☆c96
31
5% lit
↑ 5:29 AM
↓ 4:14 PM
★★★☆c95

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Jan 1 · 10:00 AM — Perigee · 364,253 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Jan 2 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-23.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jan 3 · 8:49 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Jan 8 · 3:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Jan 11 · 8:05 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jan 13 · 3:00 AM — Apogee · 404,645 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Jan 16 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (23.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jan 19 · 9:54 AM — Full Moon · Wolf MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Jan 23 · 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.
  • Sat, Jan 26 · 12:14 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Jan 28 · 10:00 AM — Perigee · 369,547 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Jan 29 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-23.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Wed, Jan 2 · Thu, Jan 3 · Fri, Jan 4 · Fri, Jan 18 · Sat, Jan 19

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

Moon distance

364,255 km closest · 404,573 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 Mon 1:21 AM.