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Moon & Weather

Sargent

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

Clear

Cloud cover 0% · Feels like 77°F

Observed 12:55 PM · Brazos 451 (20 mi)

Wind

13mph

From E (80°)

Gusts 21 mph

Temperature

77°F

High 79° · Low 72° so far today

Humidity

54%

Dew point 59°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.23 in1023.7 mb▼ Falling

−0.02 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.2330.2630.29−24h−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

Today: High 78° · 3% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Low 65° · 3% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 5 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 PMTue, Oct 206 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 216 AM12 PMclouds39% 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 cover28% cloud cover28% cloud cover29% cloud cover29% cloud cover30% cloud cover30% cloud cover24% cloud cover17% cloud cover11% cloud cover10% cloud cover10% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°75787271706765747778737271696875rain3% 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% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance15% chancewind01020mphENE 15 mph, gusts 20ENE 15 mph, gusts 18ENE 15 mph, gusts 18ENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 12 mph, gusts 17ENE 10 mph, gusts 16ENE 7 mph, gusts 13NNE 9 mph, gusts 14NNE 10 mph, gusts 16NNE 12 mph, gusts 18NNE 13 mph, gusts 17NE 13 mph, gusts 17NE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 15 mph, gusts 18ENE 15 mph, gusts 20ENE 14 mph, gusts 18ENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 10 mph, gusts 16ENE 9 mph, gusts 14NE 9 mph, gusts 14NE 10 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 15ENE 12 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 1 PM75°75°63°67%39%3%–ENE 152010+ mi
Mon 2 PM76°76°62°62%34%3%–ENE 142010+ mi
Mon 3 PM77°77°62°60%22%3%–ENE 151810+ mi
Mon 4 PM78°78°62°58%37%3%–ENE 151810+ mi
Mon 5 PM77°77°60°55%28%3%–ENE 151810+ mi
Mon 6 PM75°75°58°55%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 131710+ mi
Tue 12 PM74°74°64°71%14%8%–NE 131710.0 mi
Tue 1 PM77°77°64°64%15%9%–NE 131710.0 mi
Tue 2 PM79°79°64°60%22%8%–ENE 141710+ mi
Tue 3 PM79°79°64°60%21%14%–ENE 151810+ mi
Tue 4 PM78°78°64°62%26%14%–ENE 152010+ mi
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–
Wed 2 AM70°70°67°90%28%18%–ENE 914–
Wed 3 AM70°70°67°90%28%18%–NE 914–
Wed 4 AM69°69°66°90%29%18%–NE 1015–
Wed 5 AM68°68°65°90%29%18%–NE 1015–
Wed 6 AM68°68°65°90%30%18%–NE 1216–
Wed 7 AM68°68°65°90%30%15%–NE 1216–
Wed 8 AM70°70°67°90%24%15%–NE 1216–
Wed 9 AM73°73°69°87%17%15%–NE 1215–
Wed 10 AM75°75°70°84%11%15%–NE 1215–
Wed 11 AM77°77°70°79%10%15%–ENE 1215–
Wed 12 PM79°79°69°72%10%15%–ENE 1216–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

78° / 65°

3% rain

NE 10–15 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° / 72°

11% rain

E 13–17 mph · gusts 21

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tonight: 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. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. 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.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, 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 · 525 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.


GMZ350-355-192315-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
525 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast 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. Wave Detail: East
5 feet at 8 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast 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. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.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 · June 2030

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
0% lit
↑ 6:40 AM
↓ 8:50 PM
★★★★c78
New Moon
Moon farthest north (22.6°)
best
2
2% lit
↑ 7:29 AM
↓ 9:37 PM
★★★☆c77
3
5% lit
↑ 8:22 AM
↓ 10:20 PM
★★☆☆c76
4
11% lit
↑ 9:16 AM
↓ 11:01 PM
★★☆☆c75
5
17% lit
↑ 10:11 AM
↓ 11:38 PM
★★☆☆c71
6
26% lit
↑ 11:07 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c65
7
35% lit
↑ 12:04 PM
↓ 12:14 AM
★☆☆☆c56
8
45% lit
↑ 1:02 PM
↓ 12:48 AM
★☆☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter
9
56% lit
↑ 2:01 PM
↓ 1:22 AM
★☆☆☆c39
10
67% lit
↑ 3:03 PM
↓ 1:58 AM
★☆☆☆c51
11
77% lit
↑ 4:08 PM
↓ 2:37 AM
★★☆☆c69
12
86% lit
↑ 5:15 PM
↓ 3:20 AM
★★☆☆c85
13
94% lit
↑ 6:24 PM
↓ 4:09 AM
★★★☆c96
14
98% lit
↑ 7:32 PM
↓ 5:05 AM
★★★★c102
Perigee · 358,182 km
best
15
100% lit
↑ 8:36 PM
↓ 6:08 AM
★★★★c103
Moon farthest south (-22.9°)
Full Moon · Strawberry Moon (supermoon)
best
16
99% lit
↑ 9:32 PM
↓ 7:15 AM
★★★★c101
best
17
95% lit
↑ 10:21 PM
↓ 8:23 AM
★★☆☆c95
18
88% lit
↑ 11:04 PM
↓ 9:30 AM
★★★☆c90
19
80% lit
↑ 11:43 PM
↓ 10:34 AM
★★☆☆c77
20
70% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:34 AM
★☆☆☆c55
21
60% lit
↑ 12:18 AM
↓ 12:32 PM
★☆☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
22
50% lit
↑ 12:51 AM
↓ 1:27 PM
★☆☆☆c37
Last Quarter
23
40% lit
↑ 1:24 AM
↓ 2:22 PM
★☆☆☆c49
24
31% lit
↑ 1:57 AM
↓ 3:16 PM
★☆☆☆c61
25
23% lit
↑ 2:32 AM
↓ 4:09 PM
★★☆☆c70
26
15% lit
↑ 3:10 AM
↓ 5:03 PM
★★☆☆c76
27
9% lit
↑ 3:51 AM
↓ 5:55 PM
★★★☆c79
Apogee · 405,876 km
28
4% lit
↑ 4:36 AM
↓ 6:46 PM
★★★☆c81
Moon farthest north (22.5°)
29
1% lit
↑ 5:25 AM
↓ 7:34 PM
★★★☆c81
30
0% lit
↑ 6:17 AM
↓ 8:19 PM
★★★★c80
New Moon
best

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Jun 1 · 1:21 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Jun 1 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (22.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jun 8 · 7:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Jun 8 · 10:35 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Jun 14 · 7:00 PM — Perigee · 358,182 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Jun 15 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-22.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jun 15 · 1:40 PM — Full Moon · Strawberry 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.
  • Fri, Jun 21 · 1:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Jun 22 · 12:19 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Jun 27 · 9:00 AM — Apogee · 405,876 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Jun 28 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest north (22.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Jun 30 · 4:34 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Jun 1 · Fri, Jun 14 · Sat, Jun 15 · Sun, Jun 16 · Sun, Jun 30

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

Moon distance

358,251 km closest · 405,870 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 10:06 AM.