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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

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Today

Overnight: Low 75° · 1% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind around 9 mph.

Sunday: High 81° · 8% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 82. East wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:34 AM / 6:49 PM
Moonrise / moonset
6:24 PM / 6:57 AM
Moon
Full Moon, 99%
Major period
12:00 AM–1:20 AM
Minor period
6:27 AM–7:27 AM
Major period
11:40 AM–1:40 PM
Minor period
5:54 PM–6:54 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Oct 256 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Oct 266 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 27clouds66% cloud cover68% cloud cover76% cloud cover68% cloud cover66% cloud cover66% cloud cover76% cloud cover68% cloud cover81% cloud cover83% cloud cover80% cloud cover80% cloud cover74% cloud cover75% cloud cover87% cloud cover89% cloud cover88% cloud cover83% cloud cover86% cloud cover87% cloud cover83% cloud cover75% cloud cover71% cloud cover68% cloud cover62% cloud cover56% cloud cover75% cloud cover63% cloud cover62% cloud cover59% cloud cover58% cloud cover54% cloud cover47% cloud cover58% cloud cover52% cloud cover58% cloud cover47% cloud cover48% cloud cover46% cloud cover15% cloud cover45% cloud cover74% cloud cover76% cloud cover79% cloud cover81% cloud cover80% cloud cover78% cloud cover77% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°76767979797676757473777978767675rain1% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance5% chance8% chance5% chance4% chance2% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance3% chance2% chance4% chance5% chance7% chance5% chance6% chance14% chance10% chance13% chance24% chance27% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in33% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in65% chance, 0.06 in65% chance, 0.06 in65% chance, 0.06 in65% chance, 0.06 in65% chance, 0.06 in65% chance, 0.06 in68% chance, 0.04 in68% chance, 0.04 in68% chance, 0.04 in68% chance, 0.04 in0.060.060.06wind01020mphESE 9 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 20E 13 mph, gusts 18E 10 mph, gusts 16E 9 mph, gusts 15E 7 mph, gusts 13ENE 6 mph, gusts 10ENE 6 mph, gusts 10NE 7 mph, gusts 12ENE 9 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 15ENE 12 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 18E 10 mph, gusts 18E 10 mph, gusts 16ESE 9 mph, gusts 15ESE 8 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 5 AM76°76°67°74%66%1%–ESE 91510+ mi
Sun 6 AM76°76°67°74%68%2%–ESE 91510+ mi
Sun 7 AM75°75°67°76%76%2%–E 101510+ mi
Sun 8 AM76°76°67°74%68%1%–E 101610+ mi
Sun 9 AM77°77°67°71%66%5%–E 121610+ mi
Sun 10 AM78°78°67°69%66%8%–E 121710+ mi
Sun 11 AM79°79°67°67%76%5%–E 131810+ mi
Sun 12 PM79°79°68°69%68%4%–E 142010+ mi
Sun 1 PM79°79°68°69%81%2%–E 142010+ mi
Sun 2 PM79°79°67°67%83%3%–E 142010+ mi
Sun 3 PM79°79°67°67%80%1%–E 142010+ mi
Sun 4 PM80°82°66°62%80%1%–E 142010+ mi
Sun 5 PM79°79°66°64%74%1%–E 142010+ mi
Sun 6 PM79°79°65°62%75%0%–E 142010+ mi
Sun 7 PM77°77°65°67%87%0%–E 131810+ mi
Sun 8 PM76°76°64°66%89%0%–E 121710+ mi
Sun 9 PM76°76°64°66%88%2%–E 101610+ mi
Sun 10 PM76°76°64°66%83%3%–E 101610+ mi
Sun 11 PM76°76°64°66%86%1%–E 91510+ mi
Mon 12 AM75°75°65°71%87%1%–E 81410+ mi
Mon 1 AM75°75°66°74%83%2%–E 71310+ mi
Mon 2 AM75°75°66°74%75%3%–E 61210+ mi
Mon 3 AM75°75°67°76%71%2%–ENE 61010+ mi
Mon 4 AM74°74°68°82%68%4%–ENE 61010+ mi
Mon 5 AM74°74°68°82%62%5%–ENE 61010+ mi
Mon 6 AM74°74°68°82%56%7%–ENE 61010+ mi
Mon 7 AM72°72°69°90%75%5%–NE 71210.0 mi
Mon 8 AM73°73°70°90%63%6%–ENE 81310+ mi
Mon 9 AM74°74°70°87%62%14%–ENE 91310+ mi
Mon 10 AM76°76°70°82%59%10%–ENE 10159.4 mi
Mon 11 AM77°77°70°79%58%13%–ENE 10159.3 mi
Mon 12 PM78°78°71°79%54%24%–ENE 12169.5 mi
Mon 1 PM79°79°70°74%47%27%0.01"ENE 121610.0 mi
Mon 2 PM79°79°70°74%58%27%0.01"E 1216–
Mon 3 PM79°79°70°74%52%27%0.01"E 1317–
Mon 4 PM80°83°70°72%58%33%0.01"E 1318–⚡
Mon 5 PM78°78°70°76%47%27%0.01"E 1418–⚡
Mon 6 PM78°78°70°76%48%21%0.01"E 1318–⚡
Mon 7 PM77°77°71°82%46%65%0.06"E 1318–⚡
Mon 8 PM76°76°71°85%15%65%0.06"E 1218–⚡
Mon 9 PM76°76°71°85%45%65%0.06"E 1018–⚡
Mon 10 PM76°76°71°85%74%65%0.06"E 1017–⚡
Mon 11 PM76°76°71°85%76%65%0.06"E 1016–⚡
Tue 12 AM75°75°71°87%79%65%0.06"ESE 916–⚡
Tue 1 AM75°75°71°87%81%68%0.04"ESE 915–⚡
Tue 2 AM75°75°71°87%80%68%0.04"ESE 915–⚡
Tue 3 AM75°75°72°90%78%68%0.04"ESE 814–⚡
Tue 4 AM75°75°72°90%77%68%0.04"ESE 814–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy

81° / 75°

8% rain

E 9–14 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 26

Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 73°

68% rain · 0.36"

ENE 6–14 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Tue, Oct 27

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

80° / 73°

68% rain · 0.71"

ESE 7–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 73°

39% rain · 0.25"

ESE 5–14 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny

79° / 72°

24% rain

E 8–15 mph · gusts 18

Fri, Oct 30

Slight Chance Rain Showers

79° / 73°

24% rain

ESE 9–13 mph · gusts 17

Sat, Oct 31

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Sunny

80° / 75°

24% rain

SE 7–12 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind around 9 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 82. East wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East northeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers between noon and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 83. East northeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 5 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 5 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 80.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 146 AM CDT Sun Oct 25 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-251915-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
146 AM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to
occasionally choppy. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and
inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight
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 slight
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers
likely, mainly in the morning. 
.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 and thunderstorms in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy
to occasionally choppy. 
.THURSDAY 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 · 146 AM CDT Sun Oct 25 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. 
 


GMZ250-251915-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
146 AM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...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. A
slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the
morning. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A
chance of showers after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. A chance of showers after midnight. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · January 2038

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
17% lit
↑ 3:20 AM
↓ 2:41 PM
★★★☆c82
2
9% lit
↑ 4:24 AM
↓ 3:26 PM
★★★★c96
3
4% lit
↑ 5:27 AM
↓ 4:16 PM
★★★★c100
best
4
1% lit
↑ 6:28 AM
↓ 5:09 PM
★★★★c100
Moon farthest south (-21.7°)
best
5
0% lit
↑ 7:25 AM
↓ 6:05 PM
★★★★c99
New Moon
best
6
2% lit
↑ 8:17 AM
↓ 7:03 PM
★★★★c94
7
5% lit
↑ 9:04 AM
↓ 8:00 PM
★★★★c87
8
10% lit
↑ 9:45 AM
↓ 8:56 PM
★★★☆c77
9
17% lit
↑ 10:23 AM
↓ 9:50 PM
★★☆☆c65
10
25% lit
↑ 10:57 AM
↓ 10:42 PM
★★☆☆c52
11
34% lit
↑ 11:29 AM
↓ 11:34 PM
★☆☆☆c41
12
43% lit
↑ 12:00 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c34
Moon crosses the equator
Apogee · 404,527 km
13
52% lit
↑ 12:31 PM
↓ 12:25 AM
★☆☆☆c43
First Quarter
14
62% lit
↑ 1:04 PM
↓ 1:16 AM
★☆☆☆c53
15
71% lit
↑ 1:39 PM
↓ 2:09 AM
★★☆☆c65
16
79% lit
↑ 2:18 PM
↓ 3:03 AM
★★★☆c77
17
87% lit
↑ 3:01 PM
↓ 4:00 AM
★★★☆c86
18
93% lit
↑ 3:50 PM
↓ 4:57 AM
★★★★c92
19
98% lit
↑ 4:45 PM
↓ 5:55 AM
★★★★c95
Moon farthest north (22.8°)
20
100% lit
↑ 5:46 PM
↓ 6:52 AM
★★★★c95
Full Moon · Wolf Moon
best
21
100% lit
↑ 6:50 PM
↓ 7:45 AM
★★★★c94
best
22
97% lit
↑ 7:55 PM
↓ 8:35 AM
★☆☆☆c90
23
91% lit
↑ 9:00 PM
↓ 9:20 AM
★★★★c87
24
84% lit
↑ 10:05 PM
↓ 10:02 AM
★★★☆c68
Perigee · 366,508 km
25
74% lit
↑ 11:08 PM
↓ 10:42 AM
★★☆☆c52
Moon crosses the equator
26
63% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:20 AM
★☆☆☆c42
27
52% lit
↑ 12:11 AM
↓ 11:59 AM
★☆☆☆c55
Last Quarter
28
41% lit
↑ 1:14 AM
↓ 12:40 PM
★★☆☆c67
29
30% lit
↑ 2:17 AM
↓ 1:24 PM
★★☆☆c81
30
21% lit
↑ 3:19 AM
↓ 2:11 PM
★★★★c91
31
13% lit
↑ 4:19 AM
↓ 3:01 PM
★★★★c94

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Jan 4 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-21.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jan 5 · 7:41 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Jan 12 · 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.
  • Tue, Jan 12 · 8:00 AM — Apogee · 404,527 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Jan 13 · 6:33 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Jan 19 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (22.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jan 20 · 10:00 PM — Full Moon · Wolf MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Jan 24 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 366,508 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Jan 25 · 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.
  • Wed, Jan 27 · 4:01 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sun, Jan 3 · Mon, Jan 4 · Tue, Jan 5 · Wed, Jan 20 · Thu, Jan 21

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

Moon distance

366,554 km closest · 404,517 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 Sun 1:46 AM.