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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

⚠ Coastal Flood Advisory · until Fri 8:00 AM

* WHAT...Minor coastal flooding. * WHERE...Aransas Islands, Kleberg Islands, Nueces Islands and Calhoun Islands Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 AM CDT Friday, mainly around high tide. * IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only isolated road closures expected.

If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.

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Today

Overnight: Low 75° · 5% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind around 8 mph.

Thursday: High 80° · 11% rain

Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 83. East southeast wind 7 to 13 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:37 AM / 6:46 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:55 PM / 11:32 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 85%
Major period
3:10 AM–5:10 AM
Minor period
11:02 AM–12:02 PM
Major period
3:45 PM–5:45 PM
Minor period
9:25 PM–10:25 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Oct 2912 PM6 PMFri, Oct 306 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 31clouds72% cloud cover74% cloud cover69% cloud cover64% cloud cover58% cloud cover52% cloud cover48% cloud cover56% cloud cover55% cloud cover53% cloud cover38% cloud cover55% cloud cover55% cloud cover66% cloud cover69% cloud cover71% cloud cover57% cloud cover65% cloud cover57% cloud cover51% cloud cover33% cloud cover35% cloud cover58% cloud cover50% cloud cover58% cloud cover69% cloud cover77% cloud cover68% cloud cover61% cloud cover63% cloud cover48% cloud cover38% cloud cover35% cloud cover53% cloud cover65% cloud cover35% cloud cover37% cloud cover38% cloud cover41% cloud cover39% cloud cover35% cloud cover33% cloud cover34% cloud cover34% cloud cover33% cloud cover32% cloud cover32% cloud cover34% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°76778079787676757576808079777676rain4% chance3% chance6% chance8% chance11% chance10% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance10% chance11% chance8% chance5% chance2% chance4% chance5% chance7% chance8% chance10% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance15% chance19% chance22% chance23% chance24% chance25% chance27% chance30% chance32% chance29% chance25% chance23% chance21% chance18% chance19% chance19% chance19% chance19% chance19% chance19% chance13% chance13% chance13% chance13% chance13% chancewind01020mphESE 7 mph, gusts 13ESE 8 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 18ESE 12 mph, gusts 17ESE 10 mph, gusts 15ESE 9 mph, gusts 15ESE 8 mph, gusts 14ESE 8 mph, gusts 14ESE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 8 mph, gusts 14ESE 7 mph, gusts 12SE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 6 mph, gusts 8
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 6 AM76°76°72°87%72%4%–ESE 71310+ mi
Thu 7 AM76°76°71°85%74%3%–ESE 71310+ mi
Thu 8 AM75°75°71°87%69%6%–ESE 81310+ mi
Thu 9 AM77°77°71°82%64%8%–E 91310+ mi
Thu 10 AM79°79°71°77%58%11%–E 101410+ mi
Thu 11 AM79°79°70°74%52%10%–E 101510+ mi
Thu 12 PM80°83°70°72%48%9%–E 121510+ mi
Thu 1 PM80°83°69°69%56%9%–E 121610+ mi
Thu 2 PM80°83°69°69%55%9%–E 131610+ mi
Thu 3 PM79°79°68°69%53%10%–E 131610+ mi
Thu 4 PM80°83°68°67%38%11%–E 131710+ mi
Thu 5 PM79°79°67°67%55%8%–E 131710+ mi
Thu 6 PM78°78°67°69%55%5%–E 131710+ mi
Thu 7 PM77°77°67°71%66%2%–E 131810+ mi
Thu 8 PM76°76°67°74%69%4%–E 131810+ mi
Thu 9 PM76°76°67°74%71%5%–E 131810+ mi
Thu 10 PM75°75°67°76%57%7%–E 131810+ mi
Thu 11 PM75°75°67°76%65%8%–E 121710+ mi
Fri 12 AM76°76°67°74%57%10%–ESE 121710+ mi
Fri 1 AM76°76°68°76%51%11%–ESE 101610+ mi
Fri 2 AM76°76°68°76%33%11%–ESE 10159.9 mi
Fri 3 AM75°75°68°79%35%11%–ESE 9159.8 mi
Fri 4 AM75°75°69°82%58%11%–ESE 9159.2 mi
Fri 5 AM75°75°69°82%50%15%–ESE 9149.7 mi
Fri 6 AM75°75°69°82%58%19%–ESE 8149.3 mi
Fri 7 AM74°74°70°87%69%22%–ESE 8149.1 mi
Fri 8 AM75°75°70°84%77%23%–ESE 81410+ mi
Fri 9 AM76°76°70°82%68%24%–ESE 81310+ mi
Fri 10 AM78°78°71°79%61%25%–ESE 9138.8 mi
Fri 11 AM79°79°71°77%63%27%–ESE 10148.3 mi
Fri 12 PM80°83°71°74%48%30%–ESE 10148.5 mi
Fri 1 PM79°79°71°77%38%32%–ESE 12159.1 mi
Fri 2 PM80°83°71°74%35%29%–ESE 1014–
Fri 3 PM80°83°71°74%53%25%–ESE 1014–
Fri 4 PM80°84°72°77%65%23%–ESE 1014–
Fri 5 PM80°83°71°74%35%21%–ESE 1014–
Fri 6 PM79°79°72°79%37%18%–E 1015–
Fri 7 PM77°77°72°85%38%19%–E 1015–
Fri 8 PM77°77°72°85%41%19%–E 1014–
Fri 9 PM77°77°73°88%39%19%–ESE 914–
Fri 10 PM77°77°73°88%35%19%–ESE 814–⚡
Fri 11 PM76°76°73°90%33%19%–ESE 813–⚡
Sat 12 AM76°76°73°90%34%19%–ESE 712–⚡
Sat 1 AM76°76°74°94%34%13%–SE 610–
Sat 2 AM76°76°74°94%33%13%–SE 69–
Sat 3 AM76°76°74°94%32%13%–SE 69–
Sat 4 AM76°76°74°94%32%13%–SE 68–
Sat 5 AM76°76°74°94%34%13%–SE 57–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

80° / 75°

11% rain

ESE 7–13 mph · gusts 18

Fri, Oct 30

Chance Rain Showers

81° / 75°

32% rain

ESE 8–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Sunny

81° / 74°

19% rain

ESE 3–9 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

81° / 75°

3% rain

E 5–10 mph · gusts 13

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

82° / 74°

9% rain

SSE 7–14 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 68°

43% rain · 0.36"

SSW 10–14 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Sunny

77° / 69°

15% rain

NW 8–13 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind around 8 mph.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 83. East southeast wind 7 to 13 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Friday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 84. East southeast wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East wind 5 to 9 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Sunny, with a high near 77.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 149 AM CDT Thu Oct 29 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-291915-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
149 AM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
late. 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. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers,
mainly in the evening. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. 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 · 149 AM CDT Thu Oct 29 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. 
 


GMZ250-291915-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
149 AM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers
after midnight. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
7 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · May 2044

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
21% lit
↑ 10:05 AM
↓ –
★★★★c96
Moon farthest north (28.5°)
2
31% lit
↑ 11:14 AM
↓ 12:47 AM
★★★★c94
3
42% lit
↑ 12:23 PM
↓ 1:39 AM
★★★☆c86
4
53% lit
↑ 1:29 PM
↓ 2:23 AM
★★☆☆c74
First Quarter
5
64% lit
↑ 2:32 PM
↓ 3:01 AM
★★☆☆c59
6
74% lit
↑ 3:31 PM
↓ 3:34 AM
★☆☆☆c39
7
82% lit
↑ 4:28 PM
↓ 4:04 AM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
8
90% lit
↑ 5:24 PM
↓ 4:33 AM
★★☆☆c53
9
95% lit
↑ 6:20 PM
↓ 5:02 AM
★★★☆c65
10
98% lit
↑ 7:17 PM
↓ 5:33 AM
★★★★c72
11
100% lit
↑ 8:15 PM
↓ 6:07 AM
★★★★c76
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
12
99% lit
↑ 9:13 PM
↓ 6:45 AM
★★★★c78
13
97% lit
↑ 10:09 PM
↓ 7:27 AM
★★★★c78
14
93% lit
↑ 11:02 PM
↓ 8:14 AM
★★★★c78
Moon farthest south (-28.5°)
15
88% lit
↑ 11:51 PM
↓ 9:06 AM
★☆☆☆c76
Apogee · 405,737 km
16
81% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:01 AM
★★★☆c74
17
73% lit
↑ 12:34 AM
↓ 10:58 AM
★★★☆c70
18
64% lit
↑ 1:12 AM
↓ 11:55 AM
★★☆☆c65
19
55% lit
↑ 1:47 AM
↓ 12:51 PM
★★☆☆c57
Last Quarter
20
45% lit
↑ 2:18 AM
↓ 1:48 PM
★☆☆☆c48
21
35% lit
↑ 2:48 AM
↓ 2:44 PM
★☆☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
22
25% lit
↑ 3:18 AM
↓ 3:43 PM
★★☆☆c40
23
16% lit
↑ 3:49 AM
↓ 4:44 PM
★★☆☆c59
24
9% lit
↑ 4:23 AM
↓ 5:49 PM
★★★★c77
25
3% lit
↑ 5:02 AM
↓ 6:59 PM
★★★★c91
best
26
0% lit
↑ 5:48 AM
↓ 8:12 PM
★★★★c100
New Moon (supermoon)
best
27
1% lit
↑ 6:43 AM
↓ 9:25 PM
★★★★c105
Perigee · 358,410 km
best
28
4% lit
↑ 7:47 AM
↓ 10:32 PM
★★★★c105
Moon farthest north (28.4°)
best
29
10% lit
↑ 8:57 AM
↓ 11:30 PM
★★★★c103
30
18% lit
↑ 10:09 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c96
31
28% lit
↑ 11:19 AM
↓ 12:19 AM
★★★★c90

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, May 1 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, May 4 · 5:27 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, May 7 · 12:00 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, May 11 · 7:16 PM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, May 14 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, May 15 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 405,737 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, May 19 · 11:02 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, May 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.
  • Thu, May 26 · 10:39 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.
  • Fri, May 27 · 7:00 PM — Perigee · 358,410 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, May 28 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Wed, May 11 · Wed, May 25 · Thu, May 26 · Fri, May 27 · Sat, May 28

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

Moon distance

358,494 km closest · 405,712 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 Thu 1:46 AM.