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Sargent

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 69° · 14% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday: High 80° · 11% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:27 AM / 6:46 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:09 PM / 2:53 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 74%
Minor period
2:23 AM–3:23 AM
Major period
8:35 AM–10:35 AM
Minor period
3:39 PM–4:39 PM
Major period
9:00 PM–11:00 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 PMclouds61% cloud cover65% cloud cover67% cloud cover66% cloud cover67% cloud cover71% cloud cover70% cloud cover67% cloud cover69% cloud cover66% cloud cover58% cloud cover61% cloud cover59% cloud cover50% cloud cover47% cloud cover41% cloud cover36% cloud cover29% cloud cover26% cloud cover28% cloud cover27% cloud cover31% cloud cover25% cloud cover15% cloud cover11% cloud cover8% cloud cover8% cloud cover7% cloud cover7% cloud cover7% cloud cover7% cloud cover6% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover6% cloud cover5% cloud cover7% cloud cover9% cloud cover9% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°73727071798078737168636877797570rain5% chance6% chance6% chance7% chance9% chance9% chance8% chance5% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphENE 12 mph, gusts 17ENE 10 mph, gusts 16ENE 10 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 14E 8 mph, gusts 13ENE 7 mph, gusts 12ENE 6 mph, gusts 9NNE 6 mph, gusts 9NNE 7 mph, gusts 12NNE 8 mph, gusts 13NE 8 mph, gusts 13ENE 9 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 12 AM73°73°66°79%61%5%–ENE 121710+ mi
Wed 1 AM73°73°67°81%65%6%–ENE 101610+ mi
Wed 2 AM73°73°67°81%67%6%–ENE 101610+ mi
Wed 3 AM72°72°67°84%66%7%–ENE 101610+ mi
Wed 4 AM72°72°66°81%67%9%–ENE 101610+ mi
Wed 5 AM70°70°66°87%71%9%–ENE 121610+ mi
Wed 6 AM70°70°66°87%70%8%–NE 121610+ mi
Wed 7 AM69°69°66°90%67%5%–NE 121610+ mi
Wed 8 AM69°69°66°90%69%4%–NE 121610+ mi
Wed 9 AM71°71°67°87%66%4%–NE 121610+ mi
Wed 10 AM75°75°67°76%58%4%–ENE 121610+ mi
Wed 11 AM78°78°67°69%61%3%–ENE 131610+ mi
Wed 12 PM79°79°67°67%59%3%–ENE 131710+ mi
Wed 1 PM80°82°67°65%50%1%–ENE 131710+ mi
Wed 2 PM80°82°66°62%47%1%–ENE 131610+ mi
Wed 3 PM80°82°65°60%41%1%–E 131610+ mi
Wed 4 PM80°82°65°60%36%0%–E 131510+ mi
Wed 5 PM79°79°64°60%29%0%–E 121510+ mi
Wed 6 PM78°78°64°62%26%1%–E 121510+ mi
Wed 7 PM76°76°64°66%28%0%–E 101410+ mi
Wed 8 PM74°74°63°69%27%0%–E 91410+ mi
Wed 9 PM73°73°63°71%31%0%–E 91410+ mi
Wed 10 PM72°72°63°73%25%0%–E 81310+ mi
Wed 11 PM72°72°62°71%15%0%–E 81310+ mi
Thu 12 AM71°71°61°71%11%0%–ENE 71210+ mi
Thu 1 AM71°71°61°71%8%0%–ENE 61010+ mi
Thu 2 AM69°69°60°73%8%0%–ENE 6910+ mi
Thu 3 AM68°68°60°76%7%0%–NE 6910+ mi
Thu 4 AM65°65°60°84%7%0%–NNE 6910+ mi
Thu 5 AM64°64°59°84%7%0%–NNE 610–
Thu 6 AM63°63°59°87%7%0%–NNE 712–
Thu 7 AM62°62°60°93%6%0%–NNE 812–
Thu 8 AM63°63°60°90%3%0%–NNE 813–
Thu 9 AM68°68°61°78%2%0%–NNE 812–
Thu 10 AM72°72°61°68%1%0%–NE 813–
Thu 11 AM75°75°60°60%1%0%–NE 913–
Thu 12 PM77°77°59°54%1%0%–ENE 913–
Thu 1 PM78°78°57°48%1%0%–ENE 1013–
Thu 2 PM79°79°56°45%2%0%–E 1013–
Thu 3 PM79°79°56°45%2%0%–E 1014–
Thu 4 PM78°78°57°48%1%0%–E 1214–
Thu 5 PM77°77°57°50%2%0%–E 1014–
Thu 6 PM75°75°57°54%4%0%–E 913–
Thu 7 PM72°72°57°59%6%0%–E 812–
Thu 8 PM71°71°57°61%5%0%–E 812–
Thu 9 PM70°70°57°63%7%0%–E 812–
Thu 10 PM69°69°57°66%9%0%–E 712–
Thu 11 PM69°69°57°66%9%0%–E 610–

7-day forecast

Tue, Oct 20

Mostly Cloudy

–° / 69°

14% rain

Today

Mostly Sunny

80° / 62°

11% rain

NE 8–13 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

80° / 62°

Dry

NE 6–12 mph · gusts 14

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

80° / 69°

Dry

E 3–10 mph · gusts 14

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

80° / 67°

Dry

E 8–15 mph · gusts 21

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Sunny

78° / 65°

7% rain

E 13–16 mph · gusts 21

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny

78° / 64°

12% rain

E 9–15 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM

GMZ350 · 803 PM 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.


GMZ350-355-211415-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
803 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
around 15 knots late. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.
Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms late this evening. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers
in the morning. 
.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 7 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. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East 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. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · March 2033

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
0% lit
↑ 6:50 AM
↓ 7:03 PM
★★☆☆c77
New Moon (supermoon)
Perigee · 357,179 km
best
2
3% lit
↑ 7:34 AM
↓ 8:10 PM
★★☆☆c63
Moon crosses the equator
best
3
9% lit
↑ 8:19 AM
↓ 9:17 PM
★★☆☆c51
4
16% lit
↑ 9:04 AM
↓ 10:22 PM
★★☆☆c62
5
26% lit
↑ 9:51 AM
↓ 11:24 PM
★★☆☆c72
6
36% lit
↑ 10:39 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c84
7
47% lit
↑ 11:30 AM
↓ 12:24 AM
★★☆☆c91
First Quarter
8
57% lit
↑ 12:22 PM
↓ 1:20 AM
★★☆☆c94
Moon farthest north (19.1°)
9
67% lit
↑ 1:15 PM
↓ 2:11 AM
★★☆☆c93
10
76% lit
↑ 2:08 PM
↓ 2:58 AM
★★☆☆c90
11
84% lit
↑ 3:01 PM
↓ 3:41 AM
★★☆☆c83
12
90% lit
↑ 3:54 PM
↓ 4:21 AM
★★☆☆c69
13
95% lit
↑ 5:46 PM
↓ 5:58 AM
★★☆☆c59
14
98% lit
↑ 6:37 PM
↓ 6:33 AM
★★☆☆c52
15
100% lit
↑ 7:28 PM
↓ 7:06 AM
★★☆☆c45
Apogee · 406,367 km
Moon crosses the equator
Full Moon · Worm Moon
16
100% lit
↑ 8:19 PM
↓ 7:40 AM
★★☆☆c42
17
98% lit
↑ 9:10 PM
↓ 8:14 AM
★☆☆☆c42
18
94% lit
↑ 10:02 PM
↓ 8:49 AM
★★☆☆c49
19
89% lit
↑ 10:55 PM
↓ 9:26 AM
★★☆☆c55
20
82% lit
↑ 11:48 PM
↓ 10:06 AM
★★☆☆c61
21
74% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:49 AM
★☆☆☆c68
22
64% lit
↑ 12:42 AM
↓ 11:36 AM
★☆☆☆c76
23
54% lit
↑ 1:35 AM
↓ 12:28 PM
★☆☆☆c81
Moon farthest south (-18.6°)
Last Quarter
24
43% lit
↑ 2:27 AM
↓ 1:24 PM
★☆☆☆c84
25
33% lit
↑ 3:17 AM
↓ 2:24 PM
★★☆☆c84
26
22% lit
↑ 4:05 AM
↓ 3:27 PM
★★☆☆c82
27
13% lit
↑ 4:52 AM
↓ 4:31 PM
★★☆☆c72
28
6% lit
↑ 5:37 AM
↓ 5:38 PM
★★☆☆c67
29
2% lit
↑ 6:22 AM
↓ 6:45 PM
★★☆☆c60
Moon crosses the equator
best
30
0% lit
↑ 7:06 AM
↓ 7:53 PM
★★☆☆c73
Perigee · 357,444 km
New Moon (supermoon)
best
31
1% lit
↑ 7:52 AM
↓ 9:00 PM
★★☆☆c85
best

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Mar 1 · 2:23 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.
  • Tue, Mar 1 · 12:00 PM — Perigee · 357,179 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Mar 2 · 12:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Mar 7 · 7:26 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Mar 8 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest north (19.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Mar 15 · 5:00 PM — Apogee · 406,367 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Mar 15 · 5:00 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, Mar 15 · 8:37 PM — Full Moon · Worm MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Mar 23 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Mar 23 · 8:50 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Mar 29 · 10:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Mar 30 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 357,444 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Mar 30 · 12:51 PM — 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.

Best fishing days

Tue, Mar 1 · Wed, Mar 2 · Tue, Mar 29 · Wed, Mar 30 · Thu, Mar 31

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

Moon distance

357,182 km closest · 406,354 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 11:35 PM.