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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

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Today

This Afternoon: High 82° · 1% rain

Sunny, with a high near 82. Heat index values as high as 82. Northeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tonight: Low 73° · 32% rain

A chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:31 AM / 6:54 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:42 PM / 2:03 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 70%
Minor period
1:33 AM–2:33 AM
Major period
7:55 AM–9:55 AM
Minor period
3:12 PM–4:12 PM
Major period
8:20 PM–10:20 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Oct 206 PMWed, Oct 216 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 226 AM12 PMclouds3% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover13% cloud cover18% cloud cover14% cloud cover30% cloud cover35% cloud cover46% cloud cover27% cloud cover37% cloud cover38% cloud cover43% cloud cover54% cloud cover42% cloud cover37% cloud cover41% cloud cover39% cloud cover46% cloud cover61% cloud cover45% cloud cover56% cloud cover63% cloud cover51% cloud cover48% cloud cover38% cloud cover40% cloud cover34% cloud cover16% cloud cover39% cloud cover30% cloud cover33% cloud cover55% cloud cover49% cloud cover52% cloud cover47% cloud cover61% cloud cover59% cloud cover45% cloud cover59% cloud cover58% cloud cover46% cloud cover33% cloud cover23% cloud cover13% cloud cover10% cloud cover7% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°78807674747373768080787776757478rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance4% chance5% chance8% chance11% chance14% chance16% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in25% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in32% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in34% chance34% chance40% chance43% chance54% chance48% chance43% chance40% chance34% chance28% chance23% chance26% chance6% chance7% chance12% chance11% chance7% chance5% chance4% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphNE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 13 mph, gusts 18ENE 13 mph, gusts 18ENE 13 mph, gusts 18NE 10 mph, gusts 17NE 8 mph, gusts 15NE 8 mph, gusts 14NNE 9 mph, gusts 16NE 10 mph, gusts 17NE 12 mph, gusts 17NE 13 mph, gusts 18NE 13 mph, gusts 18ENE 13 mph, gusts 18ENE 13 mph, gusts 18E 12 mph, gusts 17E 10 mph, gusts 16E 8 mph, gusts 14E 6 mph, gusts 10E 5 mph, gusts 9ENE 6 mph, gusts 10ENE 7 mph, gusts 12ENE 9 mph, gusts 14ENE 9 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 1 PM78°78°63°60%3%1%–NE 121610+ mi
Tue 2 PM79°79°64°60%3%1%–NE 121610+ mi
Tue 3 PM80°82°64°58%3%1%–NE 121610+ mi
Tue 4 PM80°82°64°58%3%1%–ENE 121610+ mi
Tue 5 PM79°79°64°60%13%1%–ENE 131810+ mi
Tue 6 PM78°78°65°64%18%1%–ENE 131810+ mi
Tue 7 PM76°76°68°76%14%1%–ENE 131810+ mi
Tue 8 PM75°75°69°82%30%4%–ENE 131810+ mi
Tue 9 PM75°75°70°84%35%5%–ENE 131810+ mi
Tue 10 PM74°74°71°90%46%8%–NE 121810+ mi
Tue 11 PM75°75°71°87%27%11%–NE 101710+ mi
Wed 12 AM74°74°71°90%37%14%–NE 91610+ mi
Wed 1 AM74°74°72°93%38%16%0.01"NE 81510+ mi
Wed 2 AM74°74°72°93%43%22%0.01"NE 8149.9 mi
Wed 3 AM73°73°72°97%54%25%0.01"NE 8149.9 mi
Wed 4 AM73°73°72°97%42%21%0.01"NNE 9159.9 mi
Wed 5 AM73°73°72°97%37%32%0.01"NNE 91610.0 mi
Wed 6 AM73°73°72°97%41%31%0.01"NE 101710.0 mi
Wed 7 AM73°73°72°97%39%34%–NE 10179.9 mi
Wed 8 AM73°73°72°97%46%34%–NE 121710.0 mi
Wed 9 AM74°74°73°97%61%40%–NE 121710.0 mi
Wed 10 AM76°76°73°90%45%43%–NE 131810+ mi⚡
Wed 11 AM77°77°72°85%56%54%–NE 131810+ mi⚡
Wed 12 PM78°78°73°85%63%48%–NE 131810+ mi⚡
Wed 1 PM80°84°73°79%51%43%–NE 131810+ mi⚡
Wed 2 PM80°84°73°79%48%40%–ENE 131810+ mi⚡
Wed 3 PM80°84°73°79%38%34%–ENE 131810+ mi⚡
Wed 4 PM80°84°72°77%40%28%–ENE 131810+ mi⚡
Wed 5 PM81°86°73°77%34%23%–ENE 131810+ mi⚡
Wed 6 PM79°79°73°82%16%26%–ENE 131810+ mi⚡
Wed 7 PM78°78°73°85%39%6%–E 121710+ mi
Wed 8 PM78°78°72°82%30%7%–E 101610+ mi
Wed 9 PM77°77°71°82%33%12%–E 101610+ mi
Wed 10 PM77°77°71°82%55%11%–E 91510+ mi
Wed 11 PM77°77°71°82%49%7%–E 81410+ mi
Thu 12 AM76°76°70°82%52%5%–E 71310+ mi
Thu 1 AM76°76°70°82%47%4%–E 61010+ mi
Thu 2 AM76°76°69°79%61%3%–E 59–
Thu 3 AM75°75°69°82%59%2%–E 59–
Thu 4 AM75°75°69°82%45%2%–E 69–
Thu 5 AM75°75°68°79%59%1%–ENE 610–
Thu 6 AM75°75°69°82%58%1%–ENE 712–
Thu 7 AM74°74°68°82%46%1%–ENE 712–
Thu 8 AM75°75°68°79%33%1%–NE 813–
Thu 9 AM76°76°68°76%23%1%–ENE 914–
Thu 10 AM78°78°66°67%13%1%–ENE 914–
Thu 11 AM79°79°66°64%10%1%–ENE 914–
Thu 12 PM80°82°65°60%7%1%–ENE 1015–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

82° / 73°

32% rain

NE 10–13 mph · gusts 18

Wed, Oct 21

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 74°

54% rain · 0.06"

NE 8–13 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

81° / 74°

5% rain

ENE 5–12 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

81° / 75°

2% rain

E 5–13 mph · gusts 17

Sat, Oct 24

Mostly Sunny

81° / 74°

3% rain

ESE 10–16 mph · gusts 21

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

79° / 72°

32% rain

E 13–16 mph · gusts 21

Mon, Oct 26

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 72°

36% rain · 0.67"

E 10–15 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 82. Heat index values as high as 82. Northeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Tonight: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday: A chance of rain showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 5pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 86. Northeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. East northeast wind 7 to 12 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East wind 5 to 12 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 12 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East southeast wind around 13 mph.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 12 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 153 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-201915-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
153 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth to slightly choppy. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of
showers after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of
showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to
occasionally choppy. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. 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 around 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

GMZ250 · 153 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 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. 
 


GMZ250-201915-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
153 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · April 2030

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2% lit
↑ 6:20 AM
↓ 6:55 PM
★★☆☆c49
2
0% lit
↑ 6:53 AM
↓ 7:49 PM
★★★☆c58
New Moon
3
1% lit
↑ 7:26 AM
↓ 8:42 PM
★★★☆c65
4
3% lit
↑ 8:02 AM
↓ 9:36 PM
★★★☆c68
5
7% lit
↑ 8:40 AM
↓ 10:29 PM
★★★☆c71
6
13% lit
↑ 9:22 AM
↓ 11:22 PM
★☆☆☆c71
Apogee · 405,659 km
7
20% lit
↑ 10:07 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c73
8
28% lit
↑ 10:55 AM
↓ 12:12 AM
★★☆☆c73
Moon farthest north (22.8°)
9
37% lit
↑ 11:47 AM
↓ 1:01 AM
★★☆☆c72
10
46% lit
↑ 12:41 PM
↓ 1:46 AM
★★☆☆c69
First Quarter
11
56% lit
↑ 1:37 PM
↓ 2:28 AM
★★☆☆c64
12
66% lit
↑ 2:34 PM
↓ 3:08 AM
★★☆☆c56
13
76% lit
↑ 3:33 PM
↓ 3:46 AM
★★☆☆c45
14
84% lit
↑ 4:33 PM
↓ 4:23 AM
★★☆☆c37
15
92% lit
↑ 5:36 PM
↓ 5:00 AM
★★☆☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
16
97% lit
↑ 6:41 PM
↓ 5:38 AM
★★★☆c71
17
100% lit
↑ 7:49 PM
↓ 6:19 AM
★★★★c88
Full Moon · Pink Moon (supermoon)
best
18
99% lit
↑ 8:59 PM
↓ 7:05 AM
★★★★c100
Perigee · 358,701 km
best
19
96% lit
↑ 10:08 PM
↓ 7:56 AM
★★★★c105
best
20
90% lit
↑ 11:15 PM
↓ 8:52 AM
★★★★c108
best
21
82% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:53 AM
★☆☆☆c108
Moon farthest south (-23.2°)
22
72% lit
↑ 12:16 AM
↓ 10:57 AM
★★★★c105
best
23
62% lit
↑ 1:10 AM
↓ 12:01 PM
★★★☆c96
24
51% lit
↑ 1:57 AM
↓ 1:04 PM
★★☆☆c82
Last Quarter
25
40% lit
↑ 2:38 AM
↓ 2:04 PM
★★☆☆c64
26
30% lit
↑ 3:15 AM
↓ 3:01 PM
★☆☆☆c41
27
21% lit
↑ 3:49 AM
↓ 3:56 PM
★☆☆☆c30
Moon crosses the equator
28
14% lit
↑ 4:22 AM
↓ 4:50 PM
★★☆☆c45
29
8% lit
↑ 4:54 AM
↓ 5:44 PM
★★☆☆c59
30
3% lit
↑ 5:27 AM
↓ 6:37 PM
★★★☆c70

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Apr 2 · 5:02 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Apr 6 · 2:00 PM — Apogee · 405,659 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Apr 8 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest north (22.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Apr 10 · 9:56 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Apr 15 · 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.
  • Wed, Apr 17 · 10:20 PM — Full Moon · Pink 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.
  • Thu, Apr 18 · 11:00 PM — Perigee · 358,701 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Apr 21 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-23.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Apr 24 · 1:39 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Apr 27 · 10:00 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

Wed, Apr 17 · Thu, Apr 18 · Fri, Apr 19 · Sat, Apr 20 · Mon, Apr 22

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

Moon distance

358,886 km closest · 405,657 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 Tue 1:46 PM.