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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. * 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

This Afternoon: High 80° · 11% rain

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

Tonight: Low 74° · 15% rain

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.

Sunrise / sunset
7:37 AM / 6:46 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:55 PM / 11:32 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 81%
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 296 PMFri, Oct 306 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 316 AM12 PMclouds55% 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 cover37% cloud cover38% cloud cover35% cloud cover31% cloud cover26% cloud cover23% cloud cover20% cloud cover18% cloud cover15% cloud cover13% cloud cover11% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°79767576757579808077767676767981rain8% 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% chance13% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance13% chance13% chance13% chance13% chancewind01020mphE 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 18E 12 mph, gusts 17ESE 10 mph, gusts 16ESE 9 mph, gusts 15ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 8 mph, gusts 14ESE 8 mph, gusts 13ESE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 15ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 8 mph, gusts 13SE 6 mph, gusts 10SE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 5 mph, gusts 7ESE 3 mph, gusts 7ESE 5 mph, gusts 6ESE 5 mph, gusts 7E 6 mph, gusts 8E 8 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
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 101510+ mi
Fri 3 AM75°75°68°79%35%11%–ESE 91510+ mi
Fri 4 AM75°75°69°82%58%11%–ESE 91510+ mi
Fri 5 AM75°75°69°82%50%15%–ESE 91410+ mi
Fri 6 AM75°75°69°82%58%19%–ESE 81410+ mi
Fri 7 AM74°74°70°87%69%22%–ESE 81410+ 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 91310+ mi
Fri 11 AM79°79°71°77%63%27%–ESE 101410+ mi
Fri 12 PM80°83°71°74%48%30%–ESE 101410+ mi
Fri 1 PM79°79°71°77%38%32%–ESE 121510+ mi
Fri 2 PM80°83°71°74%35%29%–ESE 101410+ mi
Fri 3 PM80°83°71°74%53%25%–ESE 101410+ mi
Fri 4 PM80°84°72°77%65%23%–ESE 10149.8 mi
Fri 5 PM80°83°71°74%35%21%–ESE 101410+ mi
Fri 6 PM79°79°72°79%37%18%–E 101510+ mi
Fri 7 PM77°77°72°85%38%19%–E 10159.8 mi
Fri 8 PM77°77°72°85%41%19%–E 101410+ mi
Fri 9 PM77°77°73°88%39%19%–ESE 91410+ mi
Fri 10 PM77°77°73°88%35%19%–ESE 8149.6 mi⚡
Fri 11 PM76°76°73°90%33%19%–ESE 8139.4 mi⚡
Sat 12 AM76°76°73°90%34%19%–ESE 7129.4 mi⚡
Sat 1 AM76°76°74°94%34%13%–SE 6109.6 mi
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–
Sat 6 AM75°75°74°97%37%13%–SE 57–
Sat 7 AM75°75°74°97%38%12%–ESE 37–
Sat 8 AM76°76°74°94%35%12%–ESE 36–
Sat 9 AM77°77°74°90%31%12%–ESE 56–
Sat 10 AM78°78°74°88%26%12%–ESE 57–
Sat 11 AM79°79°74°85%23%12%–ESE 57–
Sat 12 PM80°85°74°82%20%12%–E 67–
Sat 1 PM81°86°74°79%18%13%–E 68–
Sat 2 PM81°86°73°77%15%13%–E 78–
Sat 3 PM81°86°73°77%13%13%–E 89–
Sat 4 PM81°86°74°79%11%13%–E 810–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

80° / 74°

15% rain

E 12–13 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° / 67°

15% rain

NW 8–13 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 83. East wind around 13 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: 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%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • 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. South southeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • 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. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 123 PM 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-300715-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
123 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.FRIDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy. 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 showers and thunderstorms. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots after midnight. 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, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy
to occasionally choppy. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

GMZ250 · 123 PM 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. 
 


GMZ250-300715-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
123 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · May 2045

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
100% lit
↑ 8:56 PM
↓ 6:42 AM
★★★★c87
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
2
97% lit
↑ 9:58 PM
↓ 7:25 AM
★★★★c88
3
93% lit
↑ 10:57 PM
↓ 8:13 AM
★★★★c88
4
87% lit
↑ 11:50 PM
↓ 9:05 AM
★☆☆☆c85
Moon farthest south (-28.1°)
5
80% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:00 AM
★★★★c82
6
72% lit
↑ 12:38 AM
↓ 10:57 AM
★★★☆c76
7
63% lit
↑ 1:19 AM
↓ 11:54 AM
★★☆☆c68
8
54% lit
↑ 1:56 AM
↓ 12:49 PM
★★☆☆c60
Apogee · 404,124 km
Last Quarter
9
45% lit
↑ 2:28 AM
↓ 1:43 PM
★☆☆☆c50
10
35% lit
↑ 2:58 AM
↓ 2:36 PM
★☆☆☆c39
11
26% lit
↑ 3:26 AM
↓ 3:30 PM
★☆☆☆c31
Moon crosses the equator
12
18% lit
↑ 3:54 AM
↓ 4:24 PM
★★☆☆c44
13
11% lit
↑ 4:23 AM
↓ 5:21 PM
★★☆☆c60
14
5% lit
↑ 4:55 AM
↓ 6:21 PM
★★★☆c74
15
2% lit
↑ 5:31 AM
↓ 7:24 PM
★★★★c86
16
0% lit
↑ 6:14 AM
↓ 8:31 PM
★★★★c94
New Moon
best
17
1% lit
↑ 7:03 AM
↓ 9:38 PM
★★★★c100
best
18
5% lit
↑ 8:02 AM
↓ 10:42 PM
★★★★c101
Moon farthest north (27.7°)
19
11% lit
↑ 9:07 AM
↓ 11:40 PM
★☆☆☆c101
20
20% lit
↑ 10:16 AM
↓ –
★★★★c99
Perigee · 367,202 km
21
30% lit
↑ 11:25 AM
↓ 12:30 AM
★★★★c92
22
41% lit
↑ 12:32 PM
↓ 1:13 AM
★★★☆c80
23
52% lit
↑ 1:37 PM
↓ 1:51 AM
★★☆☆c63
First Quarter
24
63% lit
↑ 2:39 PM
↓ 2:25 AM
★☆☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
25
74% lit
↑ 3:40 PM
↓ 2:58 AM
★★☆☆c44
26
83% lit
↑ 4:40 PM
↓ 3:30 AM
★★☆☆c64
27
90% lit
↑ 5:42 PM
↓ 4:03 AM
★★★★c79
28
95% lit
↑ 6:44 PM
↓ 4:40 AM
★★★★c89
29
99% lit
↑ 7:46 PM
↓ 5:20 AM
★★★★c93
best
30
100% lit
↑ 8:45 PM
↓ 6:05 AM
★★★★c93
Full Moon · Blue Moon
best
31
99% lit
↑ 9:41 PM
↓ 6:56 AM
★★★★c92
Moon farthest south (-28.0°)

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, May 1 · 12:52 AM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, May 4 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, May 8 · 4:00 AM — Apogee · 404,124 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, May 8 · 9:51 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, May 11 · 7:00 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, May 16 · 1:26 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, May 18 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, May 20 · 5:00 AM — Perigee · 367,202 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, May 23 · 7:38 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, May 24 · 9:00 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, May 30 · 12:52 PM — Full Moon · Blue MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, May 31 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Mon, May 1 · Tue, May 16 · Wed, May 17 · Mon, May 29 · Tue, May 30

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

Moon distance

367,238 km closest · 404,059 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 1:11 PM.