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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

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Today

This Afternoon: High 81° · 9% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 83. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tonight: Low 72° · 7% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:34 AM / 6:49 PM
Moonrise / moonset
6:24 PM / 6:57 AM
Moon
Full Moon, 100%
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 25Mon, Oct 266 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 276 AM12 PMclouds77% cloud cover86% cloud cover91% cloud cover89% cloud cover73% cloud cover66% cloud cover86% cloud cover89% cloud cover81% cloud cover63% cloud cover65% cloud cover59% cloud cover74% cloud cover58% cloud cover57% cloud cover71% cloud cover45% cloud cover62% cloud cover62% cloud cover50% cloud cover46% cloud cover44% cloud cover50% cloud cover52% cloud cover42% cloud cover36% cloud cover58% cloud cover65% cloud cover66% cloud cover68% cloud cover69% cloud cover74% cloud cover58% cloud cover48% cloud cover50% cloud cover56% cloud cover61% cloud cover79% cloud cover42% cloud cover50% cloud cover57% cloud cover58% cloud cover60% cloud cover61% cloud cover58% cloud cover56% cloud cover53% cloud cover49% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°79767574737478797876757574757980rain5% chance3% chance1% chance2% chance3% chance7% chance4% chance5% chance4% chance4% chance8% chance21% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in28% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in47% chance, 0.01 in51% chance, 0.01 in50% chance, 0.01 in46% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in23% chance, 0.02 in26% chance, 0.02 in46% chance, 0.02 in41% chance, 0.02 in42% chance, 0.02 in43% chance, 0.02 in59% chance, 0.04 in58% chance, 0.04 in47% chance, 0.04 in50% chance, 0.04 in55% chance, 0.04 in60% chance, 0.04 in66% chance, 0.02 in66% chance, 0.02 in66% chance, 0.02 in66% chance, 0.02 in66% chance, 0.02 in66% chance, 0.02 in51% chance, 0.01 in51% chance, 0.01 in51% chance, 0.01 in51% chance, 0.01 in51% chance, 0.01 inwind01020mphE 13 mph, gusts 18E 12 mph, gusts 17E 10 mph, gusts 16E 8 mph, gusts 13E 6 mph, gusts 10E 5 mph, gusts 9ENE 6 mph, gusts 9ENE 7 mph, gusts 12ENE 9 mph, gusts 14ENE 10 mph, gusts 15ENE 12 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 18E 10 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 16ESE 9 mph, gusts 15ESE 7 mph, gusts 13ESE 7 mph, gusts 13ESE 7 mph, gusts 13ESE 8 mph, gusts 13ESE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 6 PM79°79°65°62%77%5%–E 131810+ mi
Sun 7 PM76°76°65°69%86%3%–E 131710+ mi
Sun 8 PM76°76°65°69%91%0%–E 121710+ mi
Sun 9 PM76°76°64°66%89%0%–E 121710+ mi
Sun 10 PM76°76°64°66%73%1%–E 101610+ mi
Sun 11 PM76°76°64°66%66%2%–E 91510+ mi
Mon 12 AM75°75°65°71%86%3%–E 81310+ mi
Mon 1 AM75°75°66°74%89%7%–E 71210+ mi
Mon 2 AM75°75°66°74%81%4%–E 61010+ mi
Mon 3 AM74°74°67°79%63%5%–E 6910+ mi
Mon 4 AM74°74°68°82%65%4%–E 5910+ mi
Mon 5 AM74°74°68°82%59%4%–E 5910+ mi
Mon 6 AM73°73°68°84%74%8%–ENE 6910+ mi
Mon 7 AM73°73°69°87%58%21%0.01"ENE 71210+ mi
Mon 8 AM72°72°70°93%57%22%0.01"ENE 71210+ mi
Mon 9 AM74°74°70°87%71%28%0.01"NE 81310+ mi
Mon 10 AM76°76°70°82%45%30%0.01"ENE 91410+ mi
Mon 11 AM77°77°70°79%62%37%0.01"ENE 101510+ mi
Mon 12 PM78°78°71°79%62%31%0.01"ENE 101510+ mi
Mon 1 PM79°79°71°77%50%47%0.01"ENE 121610+ mi
Mon 2 PM79°79°71°77%46%51%0.01"ENE 121610+ mi
Mon 3 PM79°79°71°77%44%50%0.01"E 131710+ mi
Mon 4 PM80°83°71°74%50%46%0.01"E 131710+ mi
Mon 5 PM78°78°71°79%52%40%0.01"E 131710+ mi
Mon 6 PM78°78°71°79%42%40%0.01"E 131810+ mi
Mon 7 PM77°77°71°82%36%23%0.02"E 121710+ mi⚡
Mon 8 PM76°76°71°85%58%26%0.02"E 101610+ mi⚡
Mon 9 PM76°76°71°85%65%46%0.02"E 101610+ mi⚡
Mon 10 PM76°76°71°85%66%41%0.02"E 101610+ mi⚡
Mon 11 PM76°76°71°85%68%42%0.02"ESE 9159.9 mi⚡
Tue 12 AM75°75°72°90%69%43%0.02"ESE 9159.8 mi⚡
Tue 1 AM75°75°72°90%74%59%0.04"ESE 8149.6 mi⚡
Tue 2 AM75°75°72°90%58%58%0.04"ESE 713–⚡
Tue 3 AM75°75°72°90%48%47%0.04"ESE 713–⚡
Tue 4 AM74°74°72°93%50%50%0.04"ESE 713–⚡
Tue 5 AM74°74°72°93%56%55%0.04"ESE 712–⚡
Tue 6 AM74°74°72°93%61%60%0.04"ESE 713–⚡
Tue 7 AM74°74°72°93%79%66%0.02"ESE 813–⚡
Tue 8 AM73°73°72°97%42%66%0.02"ESE 813–⚡
Tue 9 AM75°75°72°90%50%66%0.02"ESE 813–⚡
Tue 10 AM77°77°72°85%57%66%0.02"ESE 913–⚡
Tue 11 AM78°78°72°82%58%66%0.02"ESE 913–⚡
Tue 12 PM79°79°72°79%60%66%0.02"ESE 913–⚡
Tue 1 PM79°79°72°79%61%51%0.01"ESE 913–⚡
Tue 2 PM80°84°72°77%58%51%0.01"ESE 1014–⚡
Tue 3 PM80°84°72°77%56%51%0.01"ESE 1014–⚡
Tue 4 PM80°84°72°77%53%51%0.01"ESE 1215–⚡
Tue 5 PM80°84°72°77%49%51%0.01"ESE 1216–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy

81° / 72°

9% rain

E 9–13 mph · gusts 18

Mon, Oct 26

Chance Rain Showers

80° / 73°

59% rain · 0.22"

ENE 5–13 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Tue, Oct 27

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

81° / 74°

66% rain · 0.44"

ESE 7–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 74°

47% rain · 0.18"

ESE 5–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 74°

36% rain · 0.12"

ESE 9–15 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Fri, Oct 30

Slight Chance Rain Showers

80° / 74°

20% rain

ESE 10–14 mph · gusts 17

Sat, Oct 31

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Sunny

81° / 75°

18% rain

SSE 7–10 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 83. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 83. East northeast wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Monday Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 8pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 8pm and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4am and 5am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. 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 82. East southeast wind 5 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 75.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 144 PM 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-260715-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
144 PM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 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 morning, then 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. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in
the morning. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A chance of showers after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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. A chance of showers. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
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 · 144 PM 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. 
 


GMZ250-260715-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
144 PM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. A
slight chance of showers early. 
.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. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight. 
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the
morning. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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. 
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · March 2039

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
38% lit
↑ 10:54 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c52
Apogee · 404,390 km
2
47% lit
↑ 11:31 AM
↓ 12:32 AM
★★☆☆c62
First Quarter
3
56% lit
↑ 12:12 PM
↓ 1:25 AM
★★☆☆c69
4
66% lit
↑ 12:58 PM
↓ 2:19 AM
★★☆☆c74
5
75% lit
↑ 1:49 PM
↓ 3:12 AM
★★★☆c77
Moon farthest north (24.6°)
6
83% lit
↑ 2:45 PM
↓ 4:03 AM
★★★☆c78
7
90% lit
↑ 3:44 PM
↓ 4:51 AM
★★★☆c78
best
8
95% lit
↑ 4:46 PM
↓ 5:36 AM
★★★☆c74
best
9
99% lit
↑ 5:48 PM
↓ 6:18 AM
★★★☆c70
10
100% lit
↑ 6:51 PM
↓ 6:57 AM
★★★☆c64
Full Moon · Worm Moon
best
11
98% lit
↑ 7:55 PM
↓ 7:34 AM
★★★☆c54
12
94% lit
↑ 8:59 PM
↓ 8:11 AM
★★☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
13
88% lit
↑ 11:05 PM
↓ 9:50 AM
★★☆☆c48
Perigee · 366,004 km
14
79% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:30 AM
★★☆☆c63
15
69% lit
↑ 12:11 AM
↓ 11:14 AM
★★☆☆c76
16
58% lit
↑ 1:18 AM
↓ 12:03 PM
★★★☆c87
17
47% lit
↑ 2:23 AM
↓ 12:56 PM
★★★☆c94
Last Quarter
18
36% lit
↑ 3:25 AM
↓ 1:55 PM
★★★☆c95
Moon farthest south (-23.9°)
best
19
26% lit
↑ 4:21 AM
↓ 2:56 PM
★★★☆c92
best
20
17% lit
↑ 5:12 AM
↓ 3:57 PM
★★★☆c87
21
10% lit
↑ 5:56 AM
↓ 4:58 PM
★★★☆c76
22
5% lit
↑ 6:36 AM
↓ 5:57 PM
★★★☆c63
23
1% lit
↑ 7:11 AM
↓ 6:54 PM
★★★☆c54
24
0% lit
↑ 7:44 AM
↓ 7:49 PM
★★★☆c44
New Moon
25
1% lit
↑ 8:15 AM
↓ 8:43 PM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
26
4% lit
↑ 8:46 AM
↓ 9:36 PM
★★☆☆c47
27
8% lit
↑ 9:18 AM
↓ 10:29 PM
★★☆☆c53
28
14% lit
↑ 9:51 AM
↓ 11:23 PM
★☆☆☆c53
29
22% lit
↑ 10:27 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c62
Apogee · 405,125 km
30
30% lit
↑ 11:07 AM
↓ 12:17 AM
★★☆☆c67
31
39% lit
↑ 11:50 AM
↓ 1:10 AM
★★☆☆c70

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Mar 1 · 5:00 PM — Apogee · 404,390 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Mar 2 · 8:15 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Mar 5 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest north (24.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Mar 10 · 10:35 AM — Full Moon · Worm MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Mar 12 · 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.
  • Sun, Mar 13 · 2:00 PM — Perigee · 366,004 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Mar 17 · 5:08 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Mar 18 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-23.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Mar 24 · 12:59 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Mar 25 · 1:00 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, Mar 29 · 12:00 PM — Apogee · 405,125 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Mon, Mar 7 · Tue, Mar 8 · Thu, Mar 10 · Fri, Mar 18 · Sat, Mar 19

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

Moon distance

366,007 km closest · 405,125 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 PM.