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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

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Today

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.

Wednesday: High 81° · 54% rain

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.

Sunrise / sunset
7:31 AM / 6:54 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:42 PM / 2:03 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 72%
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 20Wed, Oct 216 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 226 AM12 PMclouds18% 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 cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°78757473737478807977767575768081rain1% 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% chancewind01020mphENE 13 mph, gusts 18ENE 13 mph, gusts 18NE 12 mph, gusts 18NE 9 mph, gusts 16NE 8 mph, gusts 14NNE 9 mph, gusts 15NE 10 mph, gusts 17NE 12 mph, gusts 17NE 13 mph, gusts 18NE 13 mph, gusts 18ENE 13 mph, gusts 18ENE 13 mph, gusts 18ENE 13 mph, gusts 18E 10 mph, gusts 16E 9 mph, gusts 15E 7 mph, gusts 13E 5 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 9ENE 7 mph, gusts 12NE 8 mph, gusts 13ENE 9 mph, gusts 14ENE 10 mph, gusts 15ENE 10 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 16
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
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–
Thu 1 PM81°83°65°58%4%0%–ENE 1015–
Thu 2 PM81°83°64°56%4%0%–ENE 1015–
Thu 3 PM81°83°65°58%5%0%–E 1216–
Thu 4 PM80°82°65°60%5%0%–E 1216–
Thu 5 PM79°79°65°62%6%0%–E 1216–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers

78° / 73°

32% rain

ENE 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
  • 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%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 83. 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. East southeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • 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. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 232 PM 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-210815-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
232 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy. 
.TONIGHT...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. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. 
.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 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. 
.SATURDAY...East 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. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

GMZ250 · 232 PM 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. 
 


GMZ250-210815-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
232 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 2030

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6% lit
↑ 8:57 AM
↓ 9:33 PM
★★☆☆c59
2
11% lit
↑ 9:55 AM
↓ 10:08 PM
★☆☆☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
3
19% lit
↑ 10:54 AM
↓ 10:44 PM
★★☆☆c40
4
28% lit
↑ 11:54 AM
↓ 11:23 PM
★★☆☆c47
5
39% lit
↑ 12:57 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c67
6
50% lit
↑ 2:01 PM
↓ 12:06 AM
★★☆☆c82
First Quarter
7
62% lit
↑ 3:05 PM
↓ 12:54 AM
★★★☆c96
8
73% lit
↑ 4:08 PM
↓ 1:48 AM
★★★★c104
Moon farthest south (-22.6°)
9
82% lit
↑ 5:08 PM
↓ 2:48 AM
★★★★c106
Perigee · 366,738 km
best
10
90% lit
↑ 6:02 PM
↓ 3:51 AM
★★★★c106
best
11
96% lit
↑ 6:51 PM
↓ 4:57 AM
★★★★c103
best
12
99% lit
↑ 7:35 PM
↓ 6:03 AM
★★★★c97
best
13
100% lit
↑ 8:14 PM
↓ 7:07 AM
★★★★c86
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
14
98% lit
↑ 8:51 PM
↓ 8:08 AM
★★★☆c59
15
94% lit
↑ 9:26 PM
↓ 9:07 AM
★★☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
16
88% lit
↑ 10:01 PM
↓ 10:05 AM
★★☆☆c42
17
80% lit
↑ 10:37 PM
↓ 11:01 AM
★★☆☆c42
18
72% lit
↑ 11:14 PM
↓ 11:56 AM
★★☆☆c53
19
63% lit
↑ 11:53 PM
↓ 12:50 PM
★★☆☆c61
20
53% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:44 PM
★★☆☆c68
Last Quarter
21
44% lit
↑ 12:36 AM
↓ 2:36 PM
★★☆☆c72
Apogee · 404,176 km
22
35% lit
↑ 1:21 AM
↓ 3:26 PM
★★☆☆c74
Moon farthest north (22.3°)
23
26% lit
↑ 2:11 AM
↓ 4:13 PM
★★☆☆c75
24
18% lit
↑ 3:03 AM
↓ 4:58 PM
★★★☆c75
25
11% lit
↑ 3:57 AM
↓ 5:40 PM
★★★☆c73
26
6% lit
↑ 4:53 AM
↓ 6:19 PM
★★★☆c72
27
2% lit
↑ 5:50 AM
↓ 6:56 PM
★★★☆c64
28
0% lit
↑ 6:48 AM
↓ 7:32 PM
★★★☆c57
New Moon
29
1% lit
↑ 7:46 AM
↓ 8:08 PM
★★☆☆c48
Moon crosses the equator
30
4% lit
↑ 8:46 AM
↓ 8:45 PM
★★☆☆c40
31
9% lit
↑ 9:47 AM
↓ 9:24 PM
★★☆☆c48

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Aug 2 · 11:00 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, Aug 6 · 11:42 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Aug 8 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-22.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Aug 9 · 6:00 PM — Perigee · 366,738 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Aug 13 · 5:44 AM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Aug 15 · 4:00 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, Aug 20 · 8:15 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Aug 21 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 404,176 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Aug 22 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest north (22.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Aug 28 · 6:07 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Aug 29 · 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.

Best fishing days

Fri, Aug 9 · Sat, Aug 10 · Sun, Aug 11 · Mon, Aug 12 · Tue, Aug 13

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

Moon distance

366,767 km closest · 404,138 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.