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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

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Today

This Afternoon: High 80° · 49% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Northeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 75° · 37% rain

A chance of rain showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East northeast wind 5 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:32 AM / 6:53 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:14 PM / 3:00 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 79%
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 PMThu, Oct 226 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 236 AM12 PMclouds62% cloud cover76% cloud cover77% cloud cover78% cloud cover72% cloud cover72% cloud cover71% cloud cover64% cloud cover58% cloud cover39% cloud cover40% cloud cover54% cloud cover45% cloud cover53% cloud cover50% cloud cover55% cloud cover60% cloud cover58% cloud cover56% cloud cover52% cloud cover36% cloud cover28% cloud cover11% cloud cover9% cloud cover4% cloud cover10% cloud cover11% cloud cover8% cloud cover9% cloud cover11% cloud cover22% cloud cover19% cloud cover19% cloud cover15% cloud cover12% cloud cover15% cloud cover9% cloud cover15% cloud cover19% cloud cover19% cloud cover22% cloud cover24% cloud cover15% cloud cover13% cloud cover10% cloud cover9% cloud cover9% cloud cover8% cloud cover⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°79797676757575788079767574747579rain40% chance, 0.01 in45% chance, 0.01 in49% chance, 0.01 in45% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in25% chance21% chance18% chance18% chance20% chance19% chance11% chance11% chance10% chance9% chance7% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphNE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 12 mph, gusts 17E 9 mph, gusts 15E 8 mph, gusts 14E 7 mph, gusts 12E 5 mph, gusts 9ENE 5 mph, gusts 8ENE 6 mph, gusts 10ENE 8 mph, gusts 13NE 10 mph, gusts 15ENE 10 mph, gusts 15ENE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 13 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 17E 10 mph, gusts 16E 9 mph, gusts 15E 8 mph, gusts 13ESE 6 mph, gusts 10E 6 mph, gusts 10E 6 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 2 PM79°79°74°85%62%40%0.01"NE 13179.7 mi⚡
Wed 3 PM79°79°74°85%76%45%0.01"NE 13179.0 mi⚡
Wed 4 PM79°79°74°85%77%49%0.01"ENE 13179.7 mi
Wed 5 PM79°79°74°85%78%45%0.01"ENE 13179.3 mi
Wed 6 PM78°78°74°88%72%37%0.01"ENE 12179.3 mi
Wed 7 PM76°76°74°94%72%25%–E 10169.6 mi
Wed 8 PM76°76°75°97%71%21%–E 9159.7 mi
Wed 9 PM76°76°74°94%64%18%–E 9159.8 mi
Wed 10 PM76°76°74°94%58%18%–E 8149.8 mi
Wed 11 PM76°76°73°90%39%20%–E 8139.6 mi
Thu 12 AM76°76°73°90%40%19%–E 7129.9 mi
Thu 1 AM76°76°73°90%54%11%–E 6109.9 mi
Thu 2 AM75°75°73°94%45%11%–E 5910.0 mi
Thu 3 AM75°75°72°90%53%10%–E 589.9 mi
Thu 4 AM75°75°72°90%50%9%–ENE 589.9 mi
Thu 5 AM75°75°72°90%55%7%–ENE 599.9 mi
Thu 6 AM75°75°71°87%60%4%–ENE 61010+ mi
Thu 7 AM75°75°70°84%58%3%–ENE 71210.0 mi
Thu 8 AM75°75°70°84%56%3%–ENE 81310.0 mi
Thu 9 AM77°77°69°76%52%3%–NE 91310+ mi
Thu 10 AM78°78°68°71%36%3%–NE 101510+ mi
Thu 11 AM78°78°67°69%28%1%–ENE 101510+ mi
Thu 12 PM79°79°67°67%11%1%–ENE 101510+ mi
Thu 1 PM80°82°65°60%9%1%–ENE 121610+ mi
Thu 2 PM80°82°65°60%4%1%–ENE 121610+ mi
Thu 3 PM80°82°65°60%10%0%–ENE 121610+ mi
Thu 4 PM80°82°64°58%11%0%–ENE 131710+ mi
Thu 5 PM79°79°63°58%8%0%–ENE 131710+ mi
Thu 6 PM78°78°63°60%9%0%–E 121710+ mi
Thu 7 PM77°77°64°64%11%0%–E 101610+ mi
Thu 8 PM76°76°65°69%22%0%–E 101610+ mi
Thu 9 PM76°76°65°69%19%0%–E 91510+ mi
Thu 10 PM75°75°64°69%19%0%–E 91510+ mi
Thu 11 PM75°75°64°69%15%0%–E 81410+ mi
Fri 12 AM75°75°65°71%12%0%–E 81310+ mi
Fri 1 AM75°75°65°71%15%0%–ESE 71210+ mi
Fri 2 AM74°74°65°74%9%0%–ESE 610–
Fri 3 AM74°74°65°74%15%0%–ESE 610–
Fri 4 AM74°74°65°74%19%0%–E 610–
Fri 5 AM74°74°65°74%19%0%–E 69–
Fri 6 AM74°74°64°71%22%0%–E 69–
Fri 7 AM74°74°64°71%24%0%–E 69–
Fri 8 AM75°75°65°71%15%0%–E 610–
Fri 9 AM76°76°65°69%13%0%–E 612–
Fri 10 AM78°78°64°62%10%0%–E 712–
Fri 11 AM79°79°64°60%9%0%–E 813–
Fri 12 PM80°81°63°56%9%0%–E 813–
Fri 1 PM80°81°63°56%8%0%–E 914–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 75°

49% rain · 0.05"

NE 8–13 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 22

Mostly Sunny

80° / 74°

19% rain

ENE 5–13 mph · gusts 17

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

81° / 76°

1% rain

E 6–12 mph · gusts 17

Sat, Oct 24

Mostly Sunny

81° / 76°

6% rain

ESE 9–16 mph · gusts 22

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

79° / 74°

7% rain

ESE 12–15 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 26

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 73°

35% rain · 0.05"

E 9–14 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Tue, Oct 27

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 72°

35% rain · 0.25"

E 8–14 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Northeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: A chance of rain showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East northeast wind 5 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 82. East northeast wind 6 to 13 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. 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 76. East southeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74.
  • Monday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 119 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-220730-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
119 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of
thunderstorms early. A chance of showers. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A slight chance of showers in the evening. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast 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...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. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. 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 · 119 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 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. 
 


GMZ250-220730-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
119 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. A chance of showers. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. 
.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 around 2 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. 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. 
.SUNDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · April 2032

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
69% lit
↑ 12:25 AM
↓ 11:18 AM
★★☆☆c84
Moon farthest south (-19.5°)
2
58% lit
↑ 1:21 AM
↓ 12:16 PM
★★☆☆c86
3
47% lit
↑ 2:15 AM
↓ 1:17 PM
★★☆☆c83
Last Quarter
4
36% lit
↑ 3:05 AM
↓ 2:20 PM
★★☆☆c77
5
25% lit
↑ 3:52 AM
↓ 3:24 PM
★★☆☆c66
6
15% lit
↑ 4:36 AM
↓ 4:29 PM
★★☆☆c55
7
8% lit
↑ 5:19 AM
↓ 5:33 PM
★★☆☆c49
Perigee · 365,116 km
Moon crosses the equator
8
3% lit
↑ 6:01 AM
↓ 6:37 PM
★★☆☆c63
9
0% lit
↑ 6:43 AM
↓ 7:40 PM
★★★☆c77
New Moon
10
0% lit
↑ 7:26 AM
↓ 8:43 PM
★★★★c86
best
11
3% lit
↑ 8:11 AM
↓ 9:44 PM
★★★★c89
best
12
8% lit
↑ 8:58 AM
↓ 10:43 PM
★★★☆c90
13
15% lit
↑ 9:47 AM
↓ 11:38 PM
★☆☆☆c90
14
23% lit
↑ 10:38 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c87
Moon farthest north (20.2°)
15
32% lit
↑ 11:30 AM
↓ 12:29 AM
★★☆☆c82
16
41% lit
↑ 12:22 PM
↓ 1:15 AM
★★☆☆c74
17
51% lit
↑ 1:14 PM
↓ 1:58 AM
★★☆☆c63
First Quarter
18
60% lit
↑ 2:06 PM
↓ 2:37 AM
★☆☆☆c52
Apogee · 404,545 km
19
69% lit
↑ 2:57 PM
↓ 3:13 AM
★☆☆☆c38
20
78% lit
↑ 3:49 PM
↓ 3:48 AM
★☆☆☆c31
21
85% lit
↑ 4:41 PM
↓ 4:22 AM
★☆☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
22
91% lit
↑ 5:33 PM
↓ 4:56 AM
★★☆☆c49
23
96% lit
↑ 6:28 PM
↓ 5:31 AM
★★☆☆c63
24
99% lit
↑ 7:24 PM
↓ 6:08 AM
★★★☆c75
25
100% lit
↑ 8:22 PM
↓ 6:48 AM
★★★★c85
Full Moon · Pink Moon
best
26
99% lit
↑ 9:20 PM
↓ 7:32 AM
★★★★c91
best
27
95% lit
↑ 10:19 PM
↓ 8:20 AM
★★★★c95
best
28
89% lit
↑ 11:17 PM
↓ 9:13 AM
★☆☆☆c95
Moon farthest south (-19.4°)
29
81% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:11 AM
★★★☆c96
30
72% lit
↑ 12:11 AM
↓ 11:11 AM
★★★☆c95

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Apr 1 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-19.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Apr 3 · 5:10 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Apr 7 · 2:00 AM — Perigee · 365,116 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Apr 7 · 4:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Apr 9 · 9:39 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Apr 14 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (20.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Apr 17 · 10:23 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Apr 18 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 404,545 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Apr 21 · 11:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Apr 25 · 10:09 AM — Full Moon · Pink MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Apr 28 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-19.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Sat, Apr 10 · Sun, Apr 11 · Sun, Apr 25 · Mon, Apr 26 · Tue, Apr 27

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

Moon distance

365,223 km closest · 404,434 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 Wed 1:21 PM.