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Moon & Weather

Sargent

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

Clear

Cloud cover 0%

Observed 9:15 AM · Matagorda City (18 mi) · sky & visibility from Bay City Regional (20 mi)

Wind

13mph

From NNE (25°)

11 kt on the water

Gusts 18 mph (16 kt)

Measured at Matagorda City

Temperature

72°F

High 67° · Low 55° so far today

Humidity

70%

Dew point 57°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.16 in1021.3 mb▲ Rising

+0.04 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.1030.1530.20−24h−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

Rising pressure. Bite may slow as it levels off.

Today

Today: High 81° · 2% rain

Sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight: Low 68° · 10% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:26 AM / 6:47 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:38 PM / 1:55 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 68%
Minor period
1:25 AM–2:25 AM
Major period
7:50 AM–9:50 AM
Minor period
3:08 PM–4:08 PM
Major period
8:15 PM–10:15 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Oct 2012 PM6 PMWed, Oct 216 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 226 AMclouds8% cloud cover5% cloud cover1% cloud cover5% cloud cover14% cloud cover19% cloud cover15% cloud cover37% cloud cover34% cloud cover63% cloud cover36% cloud cover63% cloud cover42% cloud cover40% cloud cover17% cloud cover29% cloud cover43% cloud cover46% cloud cover50% cloud cover48% cloud cover49% cloud cover40% cloud cover47% cloud cover50% cloud cover42% cloud cover40% cloud cover46% cloud cover30% cloud cover32% cloud cover27% cloud cover7% cloud cover10% cloud cover7% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°65758078747371697077797672696765rain1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance10% chance7% chance12% chance9% chance6% chance4% chance2% chancewind01020mphNNE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 13 mph, gusts 17NE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 15 mph, gusts 18ENE 16 mph, gusts 21ENE 14 mph, gusts 20NE 13 mph, gusts 18NE 12 mph, gusts 17NE 10 mph, gusts 16NE 10 mph, gusts 15NE 10 mph, gusts 16NNE 12 mph, gusts 17NE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 13 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 16E 9 mph, gusts 14E 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 6 mph, gusts 10NE 7 mph, gusts 10NE 8 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 9 AM65°65°58°78%8%0%–NNE 121610+ mi
Tue 10 AM69°69°60°72%5%0%–NNE 131710+ mi
Tue 11 AM73°73°60°64%1%1%–NE 131710.0 mi
Tue 12 PM75°75°61°61%5%1%–NE 13179.9 mi
Tue 1 PM77°77°61°57%14%1%–NE 13179.9 mi
Tue 2 PM79°79°61°55%19%2%–ENE 14189.9 mi
Tue 3 PM80°81°61°52%15%2%–ENE 15189.9 mi
Tue 4 PM81°82°61°51%37%2%–ENE 16209.9 mi
Tue 5 PM80°81°62°54%34%2%–ENE 16219.9 mi
Tue 6 PM78°78°63°59%63%2%–ENE 152010.0 mi
Tue 7 PM76°76°64°66%36%3%–ENE 142010.0 mi
Tue 8 PM75°75°64°69%63%3%–ENE 141810+ mi
Tue 9 PM74°74°65°73%42%3%–NE 131810+ mi
Tue 10 PM73°73°65°76%40%4%–NE 131810+ mi
Tue 11 PM73°73°65°77%17%4%–NE 1217–
Wed 12 AM73°73°66°78%29%3%–NE 1217–
Wed 1 AM72°72°66°80%43%6%–NE 1016–
Wed 2 AM72°72°65°79%46%6%–NE 1015–
Wed 3 AM71°71°65°80%50%6%–NE 1015–
Wed 4 AM70°70°64°81%48%10%–NE 1016–
Wed 5 AM70°70°64°81%49%7%–NE 1016–
Wed 6 AM69°69°64°83%40%12%–NE 1216–
Wed 7 AM68°68°64°86%47%9%–NNE 1217–
Wed 8 AM68°68°64°87%50%6%–NE 1216–
Wed 9 AM70°70°65°84%42%4%–NE 1215–
Wed 10 AM73°73°66°79%40%2%–NE 1216–
Wed 11 AM76°76°66°72%46%0%–NE 1216–
Wed 12 PM77°77°66°69%30%0%–ENE 1316–
Wed 1 PM78°78°66°65%32%0%–ENE 1316–
Wed 2 PM78°78°65°64%27%0%–E 1317–
Wed 3 PM79°79°64°60%7%0%–E 1417–
Wed 4 PM79°79°64°59%10%0%–E 1417–
Wed 5 PM79°79°63°58%7%0%–E 1417–
Wed 6 PM76°76°63°63%4%0%–E 1317–
Wed 7 PM75°75°66°74%3%0%–E 1216–
Wed 8 PM73°73°65°76%3%0%–E 1216–
Wed 9 PM72°72°65°79%2%0%–E 1016–
Wed 10 PM70°70°66°87%2%0%–E 1015–
Wed 11 PM70°70°65°84%2%0%–E 914–
Thu 12 AM69°69°65°87%3%0%–E 812–
Thu 1 AM69°69°65°87%3%0%–E 710–
Thu 2 AM68°68°64°87%3%0%–ENE 610–
Thu 3 AM67°67°64°90%4%0%–ENE 610–
Thu 4 AM66°66°64°93%4%0%–ENE 610–
Thu 5 AM66°66°63°90%4%0%–NE 710–
Thu 6 AM65°65°63°93%3%0%–NE 712–
Thu 7 AM65°65°63°93%3%0%–NE 812–
Thu 8 AM67°67°64°90%2%0%–NE 812–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

81° / 68°

10% rain

NE 12–16 mph · gusts 21

Wed, Oct 21

Mostly Sunny

81° / 65°

12% rain

NE 9–14 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

80° / 63°

Dry

NE 6–10 mph · gusts 13

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

80° / 69°

Dry

E 5–12 mph · gusts 15

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

81° / 71°

Dry

E 10–16 mph · gusts 20

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

80° / 69°

10% rain

E 14–18 mph · gusts 21

Mon, Oct 26

Partly Sunny

79° / 67°

13% rain

E 10–16 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 65. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

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 · 504 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 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.


GMZ350-355-202315-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
504 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at
8 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at
7 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 5 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. 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...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.

Moon calendar · February 2032

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
77% lit
↑ 10:47 PM
↓ 9:48 AM
★☆☆☆c38
2
68% lit
↑ 11:42 PM
↓ 10:23 AM
★☆☆☆c48
3
59% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:02 AM
★☆☆☆c59
4
48% lit
↑ 12:39 AM
↓ 11:45 AM
★☆☆☆c72
Last Quarter
5
38% lit
↑ 1:38 AM
↓ 12:32 PM
★☆☆☆c86
6
27% lit
↑ 2:38 AM
↓ 1:26 PM
★★☆☆c98
Moon farthest south (-19.8°)
7
18% lit
↑ 3:37 AM
↓ 2:26 PM
★★☆☆c105
8
10% lit
↑ 4:35 AM
↓ 3:31 PM
★★★☆c105
9
4% lit
↑ 5:29 AM
↓ 4:39 PM
★★★☆c105
best
10
1% lit
↑ 6:19 AM
↓ 5:49 PM
★★★☆c95
Perigee · 356,948 km
best
11
1% lit
↑ 7:06 AM
↓ 6:57 PM
★★★☆c85
New Moon (supermoon)
best
12
3% lit
↑ 7:50 AM
↓ 8:04 PM
★★★☆c70
Moon crosses the equator
13
9% lit
↑ 8:32 AM
↓ 9:09 PM
★★☆☆c51
14
17% lit
↑ 9:13 AM
↓ 10:13 PM
★☆☆☆c44
15
26% lit
↑ 9:54 AM
↓ 11:14 PM
★☆☆☆c54
16
36% lit
↑ 10:37 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c61
17
46% lit
↑ 11:21 AM
↓ 12:13 AM
★☆☆☆c70
First Quarter
18
56% lit
↑ 12:08 PM
↓ 1:09 AM
★☆☆☆c78
19
66% lit
↑ 12:56 PM
↓ 2:02 AM
★☆☆☆c81
Moon farthest north (20.4°)
20
75% lit
↑ 1:46 PM
↓ 2:51 AM
★★☆☆c82
21
82% lit
↑ 2:37 PM
↓ 3:37 AM
★★☆☆c81
22
89% lit
↑ 3:29 PM
↓ 4:20 AM
★★☆☆c78
23
94% lit
↑ 4:21 PM
↓ 4:59 AM
★★☆☆c69
Apogee · 406,293 km
24
98% lit
↑ 5:13 PM
↓ 5:35 AM
★★★☆c61
25
100% lit
↑ 6:04 PM
↓ 6:10 AM
★★★☆c55
best
26
100% lit
↑ 6:57 PM
↓ 6:44 AM
★★★☆c48
Full Moon · Snow Moon
best
27
98% lit
↑ 7:49 PM
↓ 7:17 AM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
28
95% lit
↑ 8:43 PM
↓ 7:51 AM
★★☆☆c32
29
89% lit
↑ 9:37 PM
↓ 8:26 AM
★★☆☆c41

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Feb 4 · 7:48 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Feb 6 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-19.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Feb 10 · 3:00 PM — Perigee · 356,948 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Feb 11 · 12:23 AM — New 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, Feb 12 · 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.
  • Tue, Feb 17 · 9:28 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Feb 19 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest north (20.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Feb 23 · 1:00 PM — Apogee · 406,293 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Feb 26 · 1:42 AM — Full Moon · Snow MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Feb 27 · 6:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Mon, Feb 9 · Tue, Feb 10 · Wed, Feb 11 · Wed, Feb 25 · Thu, Feb 26

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

Moon distance

356,973 km closest · 406,291 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 Tue 7:20 AM.