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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

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Today

Today: High 82° · 7% rain

Sunny, with a high near 82. Heat index values as high as 86. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tonight: Low 74° · 3% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Heat index values as high as 83. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:34 AM / 6:50 PM
Moonrise / moonset
5:48 PM / 5:54 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 97%
Minor period
5:24 AM–6:24 AM
Major period
10:50 AM–12:50 PM
Minor period
5:18 PM–6:18 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sat, Oct 2412 PM6 PMSun, Oct 256 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Oct 266 AMclouds22% cloud cover18% cloud cover15% cloud cover27% cloud cover14% cloud cover22% cloud cover22% cloud cover20% cloud cover15% cloud cover37% cloud cover24% cloud cover35% cloud cover23% cloud cover27% cloud cover39% cloud cover31% cloud cover51% cloud cover33% cloud cover44% cloud cover58% cloud cover51% cloud cover47% cloud cover60% cloud cover61% cloud cover74% cloud cover73% cloud cover67% cloud cover63% cloud cover64% cloud cover72% cloud cover70% cloud cover81% cloud cover68% cloud cover72% cloud cover87% cloud cover87% cloud cover82% cloud cover77% cloud cover75% cloud cover73% cloud cover71% cloud cover68% cloud cover64% cloud cover61% cloud cover62% cloud cover62% cloud cover63% cloud cover61% cloud cover60°65°70°75°80°85°78818280777776757679797876757472rain5% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance6% chance6% chance5% chance4% chance4% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance6% chance6% chance8% chance10% chance10% chance7% chance3% chance4% chance12% chance12% chance16% chance15% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance11% chance11% chancewind01020mphESE 10 mph, gusts 16ESE 13 mph, gusts 18ESE 13 mph, gusts 18ESE 14 mph, gusts 20E 15 mph, gusts 21E 14 mph, gusts 21E 14 mph, gusts 21ESE 13 mph, gusts 20ESE 12 mph, gusts 17ESE 10 mph, gusts 16ESE 10 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 20E 13 mph, gusts 18E 10 mph, gusts 16E 9 mph, gusts 15E 7 mph, gusts 12E 6 mph, gusts 10E 6 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 9 AM78°78°69°74%22%5%–ESE 101610+ mi
Sat 10 AM79°79°69°72%18%4%–ESE 121710+ mi
Sat 11 AM80°83°69°69%15%3%–ESE 131810+ mi
Sat 12 PM81°84°69°67%27%3%–ESE 131810+ mi
Sat 1 PM82°85°69°65%14%6%–ESE 131810+ mi
Sat 2 PM82°86°70°67%22%6%–ESE 142010+ mi
Sat 3 PM82°86°70°67%22%5%–ESE 142010+ mi
Sat 4 PM81°85°70°69%20%4%–ESE 152110+ mi
Sat 5 PM80°83°70°72%15%4%–E 152110+ mi
Sat 6 PM80°83°69°69%37%2%–E 152110+ mi
Sat 7 PM78°78°68°71%24%1%–E 142110+ mi
Sat 8 PM78°78°68°71%35%1%–E 142110+ mi
Sat 9 PM77°77°68°74%23%2%–E 142110+ mi
Sat 10 PM77°77°67°71%27%1%–ESE 132010+ mi
Sat 11 PM77°77°67°71%39%3%–ESE 132010+ mi
Sun 12 AM77°77°67°71%31%3%–ESE 121810+ mi
Sun 1 AM76°76°67°74%51%1%–ESE 121710+ mi
Sun 2 AM77°77°66°69%33%1%–ESE 101710+ mi
Sun 3 AM76°76°66°71%44%3%–ESE 101610+ mi
Sun 4 AM76°76°67°74%58%3%–ESE 101610+ mi
Sun 5 AM76°76°67°74%51%3%–ESE 101610+ mi
Sun 6 AM75°75°66°74%47%4%–E 101710+ mi
Sun 7 AM74°74°67°79%60%6%–E 121710+ mi
Sun 8 AM76°76°67°74%61%6%–E 121710+ mi
Sun 9 AM76°76°67°74%74%8%–E 121710+ mi
Sun 10 AM79°79°66°64%73%10%–E 131810+ mi
Sun 11 AM79°79°67°67%67%10%–E 132010+ mi
Sun 12 PM79°79°67°67%63%7%–E 142010+ mi
Sun 1 PM80°82°67°65%64%3%–E 142010+ mi
Sun 2 PM80°82°67°65%72%4%–E 1418–
Sun 3 PM79°79°67°67%70%12%–E 1418–
Sun 4 PM80°82°67°65%81%12%–E 1420–
Sun 5 PM78°78°66°67%68%16%–E 1420–
Sun 6 PM78°78°66°67%72%15%–E 1420–
Sun 7 PM77°77°64°64%87%1%–E 1318–
Sun 8 PM76°76°64°66%87%1%–E 1217–
Sun 9 PM76°76°64°66%82%1%–E 1016–
Sun 10 PM76°76°64°66%77%1%–E 1016–
Sun 11 PM76°76°64°66%75%1%–E 915–
Mon 12 AM75°75°64°69%73%1%–E 813–
Mon 1 AM75°75°65°71%71%5%–E 712–
Mon 2 AM75°75°66°74%68%5%–E 610–
Mon 3 AM74°74°67°79%64%5%–E 610–
Mon 4 AM74°74°68°82%61%5%–E 610–
Mon 5 AM73°73°68°84%62%5%–E 610–
Mon 6 AM72°72°68°87%62%5%–E 610–
Mon 7 AM72°72°68°87%63%11%–E 712–
Mon 8 AM73°73°69°87%61%11%–E 813–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

82° / 74°

7% rain

ESE 10–15 mph · gusts 21

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

81° / 72°

16% rain

E 9–14 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 26

Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers

80° / 72°

64% rain · 0.16"

E 6–14 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Tue, Oct 27

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

79° / 72°

64% rain · 0.56"

E 7–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 72°

30% rain · 0.23"

E 6–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 72°

40% rain · 0.25"

E 8–14 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Fri, Oct 30

Chance Rain Showers

78° / 72°

37% rain · 0.18"

ESE 10–14 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Sunny, with a high near 82. Heat index values as high as 86. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Heat index values as high as 83. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 82. East wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Monday Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Wednesday: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Friday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Friday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 153 AM CDT Sat Oct 24 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-241915-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
153 AM CDT Sat Oct 24 2026

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A
slight chance of showers in the morning. 
.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. 
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers in
the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and
inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of
showers. 
.TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A chance of showers after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A chance of showers in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

GMZ250 · 153 AM CDT Sat Oct 24 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. 
 


GMZ250-241915-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
153 AM CDT Sat Oct 24 2026

.TODAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
6 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this morning. 
.TONIGHT...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East
4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...East 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 6 seconds. 
.SUNDAY 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
7 seconds. 
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers
in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A
chance of showers in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers after midnight. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · December 2035

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4% lit
↑ 8:27 AM
↓ 7:19 PM
★★★★c78
2
8% lit
↑ 9:15 AM
↓ 8:07 PM
★★★☆c75
Moon farthest south (-19.1°)
3
14% lit
↑ 10:01 AM
↓ 8:57 PM
★★★☆c72
Apogee · 406,037 km
4
21% lit
↑ 10:43 AM
↓ 9:48 PM
★★☆☆c67
5
29% lit
↑ 11:24 AM
↓ 10:40 PM
★★☆☆c61
6
38% lit
↑ 12:02 PM
↓ 11:33 PM
★★☆☆c54
7
47% lit
↑ 12:39 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c46
First Quarter
8
57% lit
↑ 1:15 PM
↓ 12:26 AM
★☆☆☆c37
9
67% lit
↑ 1:52 PM
↓ 1:21 AM
★☆☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
10
77% lit
↑ 2:31 PM
↓ 2:18 AM
★★☆☆c57
11
85% lit
↑ 3:12 PM
↓ 3:17 AM
★★☆☆c70
12
92% lit
↑ 3:57 PM
↓ 4:20 AM
★★★☆c83
13
97% lit
↑ 4:48 PM
↓ 5:24 AM
★★★★c93
best
14
100% lit
↑ 5:44 PM
↓ 6:31 AM
★★★★c100
Full Moon · Cold Moon (supermoon)
best
15
99% lit
↑ 6:45 PM
↓ 7:37 AM
★★★★c101
Perigee · 357,744 km
Moon farthest north (19.2°)
best
16
95% lit
↑ 7:50 PM
↓ 8:39 AM
★★★★c101
best
17
89% lit
↑ 8:56 PM
↓ 9:37 AM
★★★★c96
18
81% lit
↑ 10:00 PM
↓ 10:29 AM
★★★☆c86
19
71% lit
↑ 11:03 PM
↓ 11:16 AM
★★☆☆c71
20
60% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:58 AM
★★☆☆c51
21
49% lit
↑ 12:03 AM
↓ 12:38 PM
★☆☆☆c38
Last Quarter
22
39% lit
↑ 1:01 AM
↓ 1:15 PM
★☆☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
23
29% lit
↑ 1:57 AM
↓ 1:52 PM
★★☆☆c56
24
21% lit
↑ 2:52 AM
↓ 2:29 PM
★★☆☆c65
25
13% lit
↑ 3:46 AM
↓ 3:07 PM
★★★☆c71
26
7% lit
↑ 4:39 AM
↓ 3:48 PM
★★★☆c75
27
3% lit
↑ 5:31 AM
↓ 4:30 PM
★★★★c80
28
1% lit
↑ 6:22 AM
↓ 5:16 PM
★★★★c80
29
0% lit
↑ 7:12 AM
↓ 6:03 PM
★★★★c79
New Moon
Moon farthest south (-19.2°)
best
30
1% lit
↑ 7:58 AM
↓ 6:53 PM
★★★★c77
Apogee · 406,569 km
31
4% lit
↑ 8:42 AM
↓ 7:43 PM
★★★☆c73

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Dec 2 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Dec 3 · 2:00 AM — Apogee · 406,037 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Dec 7 · 7:05 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Dec 9 · 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.
  • Fri, Dec 14 · 6:33 PM — Full Moon · Cold 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.
  • Sat, Dec 15 · 2:00 PM — Perigee · 357,744 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Dec 15 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest north (19.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Dec 21 · 10:29 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Dec 22 · 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.
  • Sat, Dec 29 · 8:31 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Dec 29 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Dec 30 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 406,569 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Thu, Dec 13 · Fri, Dec 14 · Sat, Dec 15 · Sun, Dec 16 · Sat, Dec 29

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

Moon distance

357,757 km closest · 406,568 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 Sat 1:46 AM.