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27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

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Today

Overnight: Low 73° · 20% rain

A slight chance of rain showers after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: High 80° · 58% rain

Rain showers likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 84. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:32 AM / 6:53 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:14 PM / 3:00 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 74%
Minor period
2:30 AM–3:30 AM
Major period
8:40 AM–10:40 AM
Minor period
3:44 PM–4:44 PM
Major period
9:05 PM–11:05 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Oct 216 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 226 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 23clouds38% 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 cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover7% cloud cover8% cloud cover8% cloud cover9% cloud cover9% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°74737376808078777675747881807675rain16% 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 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 14ENE 10 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 14E 7 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
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–
Thu 6 PM77°77°65°67%6%0%–E 1215–
Thu 7 PM76°76°65°69%7%0%–E 1015–
Thu 8 PM76°76°65°69%7%0%–E 915–
Thu 9 PM75°75°65°71%8%0%–E 914–
Thu 10 PM75°75°64°69%8%0%–E 814–
Thu 11 PM74°74°64°71%9%0%–E 713–
Fri 12 AM74°74°65°74%9%0%–ESE 712–

7-day forecast

Today

Rain Showers Likely

80° / 73°

58% rain · 0.06"

NE 8–13 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

80° / 74°

5% rain

ENE 5–12 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

81° / 75°

1% rain

E 5–13 mph · gusts 17

Sat, Oct 24

Mostly Sunny

81° / 74°

6% rain

ESE 10–16 mph · gusts 21

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

79° / 71°

18% rain

E 13–16 mph · gusts 21

Mon, Oct 26

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 71°

36% rain · 0.67"

E 10–15 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Tue, Oct 27

Chance Rain Showers

78° / 72°

34% rain · 0.05"

ENE 10–15 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: A slight chance of rain showers after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday: Rain showers likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 84. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East northeast wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 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 6 to 12 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East southeast wind around 12 mph.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
  • Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday: A 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 · March 2031

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
56% lit
↑ 12:11 PM
↓ 1:21 AM
★★☆☆c69
Moon farthest north (21.7°)
2
65% lit
↑ 1:00 PM
↓ 2:09 AM
★★☆☆c69
Apogee · 404,534 km
3
73% lit
↑ 1:51 PM
↓ 2:55 AM
★★☆☆c67
4
81% lit
↑ 2:44 PM
↓ 3:38 AM
★★☆☆c65
5
88% lit
↑ 3:38 PM
↓ 4:18 AM
★★☆☆c59
6
94% lit
↑ 4:32 PM
↓ 4:55 AM
★★☆☆c57
7
98% lit
↑ 5:28 PM
↓ 5:31 AM
★★☆☆c52
8
100% lit
↑ 6:24 PM
↓ 6:06 AM
★★☆☆c46
Full Moon · Worm Moon
9
99% lit
↑ 8:21 PM
↓ 7:42 AM
★★☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
10
97% lit
↑ 9:20 PM
↓ 8:18 AM
★★☆☆c49
11
93% lit
↑ 10:21 PM
↓ 8:57 AM
★★☆☆c59
12
86% lit
↑ 11:23 PM
↓ 9:39 AM
★☆☆☆c65
13
78% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:25 AM
★★☆☆c77
14
68% lit
↑ 12:26 AM
↓ 11:16 AM
★★☆☆c86
15
57% lit
↑ 1:27 AM
↓ 12:12 PM
★★☆☆c91
Moon farthest south (-21.3°)
16
45% lit
↑ 2:26 AM
↓ 1:13 PM
★★★☆c93
Last Quarter
best
17
34% lit
↑ 3:21 AM
↓ 2:16 PM
★★★☆c90
Perigee · 369,636 km
best
18
24% lit
↑ 4:11 AM
↓ 3:20 PM
★★☆☆c83
19
15% lit
↑ 4:57 AM
↓ 4:24 PM
★★☆☆c70
20
8% lit
↑ 5:39 AM
↓ 5:27 PM
★★☆☆c62
21
3% lit
↑ 6:18 AM
↓ 6:28 PM
★★☆☆c52
Moon crosses the equator
22
0% lit
↑ 6:56 AM
↓ 7:28 PM
★★☆☆c48
New Moon
23
0% lit
↑ 7:33 AM
↓ 8:27 PM
★★★☆c59
best
24
3% lit
↑ 8:12 AM
↓ 9:26 PM
★★★☆c66
best
25
7% lit
↑ 8:51 AM
↓ 10:22 PM
★★★☆c68
best
26
13% lit
↑ 9:33 AM
↓ 11:18 PM
★☆☆☆c68
27
21% lit
↑ 10:17 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c71
28
29% lit
↑ 11:03 AM
↓ 12:11 AM
★★☆☆c71
Moon farthest north (21.6°)
29
38% lit
↑ 11:52 AM
↓ 1:01 AM
★★☆☆c69
30
47% lit
↑ 12:43 PM
↓ 1:48 AM
★★☆☆c65
Apogee · 404,229 km
First Quarter
31
57% lit
↑ 1:35 PM
↓ 2:32 AM
★★☆☆c60

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Mar 1 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest north (21.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Mar 2 · 1:00 PM — Apogee · 404,534 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Mar 8 · 10:29 PM — Full Moon · Worm MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Mar 9 · 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.
  • Sat, Mar 15 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-21.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Mar 16 · 1:36 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Mar 17 · 2:00 PM — Perigee · 369,636 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Mar 21 · 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, Mar 22 · 10:49 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Mar 28 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest north (21.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Mar 30 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 404,229 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Mar 30 · 7:32 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sun, Mar 16 · Mon, Mar 17 · Sun, Mar 23 · Mon, Mar 24 · Tue, Mar 25

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

Moon distance

369,638 km closest · 404,530 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.