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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

⚠ Coastal Flood Advisory · until Sat 8:00 AM

* WHAT...Minor coastal flooding. * WHERE...Aransas Islands, Kleberg Islands, Nueces Islands and Calhoun Islands Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 AM CDT Saturday, mainly during 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

This Afternoon: High 81° · 18% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 86. East southeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 74° · 22% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 3 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:38 AM / 6:45 PM
Moonrise / moonset
11:03 PM / 12:33 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 72%
Major period
4:15 AM–6:15 AM
Minor period
12:03 PM–1:03 PM
Major period
4:50 PM–6:50 PM
Minor period
10:33 PM–11:33 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Oct 306 PMSat, Oct 316 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 16 AM12 PMclouds51% cloud cover46% cloud cover28% cloud cover31% cloud cover34% cloud cover37% cloud cover30% cloud cover25% cloud cover36% cloud cover49% cloud cover46% cloud cover39% cloud cover44% cloud cover42% cloud cover52% cloud cover37% cloud cover55% cloud cover39% cloud cover22% cloud cover19% cloud cover16% cloud cover13% cloud cover13% cloud cover13% cloud cover13% cloud cover12% cloud cover12% cloud cover11% cloud cover13% cloud cover14% cloud cover16% cloud cover20% cloud cover25% cloud cover29% cloud cover34% cloud cover38% cloud cover43% cloud cover43% cloud cover44% cloud cover44% cloud cover45% cloud cover45% cloud cover46% cloud cover48% cloud cover50% cloud cover52% cloud cover53% cloud cover55% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡70°75°80°85°81787776757477808179777676757880rain17% chance, 0.01 in16% chance, 0.01 in12% chance, 0.01 in8% chance5% chance6% chance6% chance9% chance13% chance22% chance12% chance13% chance12% chance10% chance11% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chancewind01020mphESE 10 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 15E 8 mph, gusts 14E 7 mph, gusts 13ESE 6 mph, gusts 10ESE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 3 mph, gusts 7E 3 mph, gusts 7ENE 3 mph, gusts 7ENE 5 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 9E 8 mph, gusts 10E 9 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 12E 6 mph, gusts 10E 5 mph, gusts 8E 3 mph, gusts 6ENE 3 mph, gusts 6ENE 3 mph, gusts 6ENE 5 mph, gusts 8ENE 6 mph, gusts 9ENE 7 mph, gusts 10E 9 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 4 PM81°86°73°77%51%17%0.01"ESE 10159.9 mi⚡
Fri 5 PM79°79°73°82%46%16%0.01"ESE 10159.9 mi⚡
Fri 6 PM79°79°73°82%28%12%0.01"E 10159.8 mi
Fri 7 PM78°78°73°85%31%8%–E 9149.9 mi
Fri 8 PM77°77°74°90%34%5%–E 8149.8 mi
Fri 9 PM77°77°74°90%37%6%–E 8149.7 mi
Fri 10 PM77°77°74°90%30%6%–E 7139.6 mi
Fri 11 PM77°77°74°90%25%9%–E 6129.8 mi
Sat 12 AM76°76°74°94%36%13%–ESE 6109.8 mi
Sat 1 AM76°76°75°97%49%22%–ESE 599.7 mi⚡
Sat 2 AM76°76°75°97%46%12%–ESE 589.5 mi
Sat 3 AM75°75°75°100%39%13%–ESE 389.5 mi
Sat 4 AM75°75°75°100%44%12%–SE 379.1 mi
Sat 5 AM75°75°75°100%42%10%–ESE 378.4 mi
Sat 6 AM75°75°75°100%52%11%–E 378.1 mi
Sat 7 AM74°74°74°100%37%12%–ENE 378.1 mi
Sat 8 AM75°75°75°100%55%12%–ENE 376.5 mi
Sat 9 AM76°76°75°97%39%12%–ENE 377.6 mi
Sat 10 AM77°77°75°94%22%12%–ENE 589.5 mi
Sat 11 AM78°78°75°91%19%12%–E 689.7 mi
Sat 12 PM79°79°75°88%16%12%–E 699.8 mi
Sat 1 PM80°85°75°85%13%1%–E 7910+ mi
Sat 2 PM81°87°75°82%13%1%–E 81010+ mi
Sat 3 PM81°86°74°79%13%1%–E 91010+ mi
Sat 4 PM81°86°74°79%13%1%–E 91210+ mi
Sat 5 PM81°86°74°79%12%1%–E 9129.9 mi
Sat 6 PM80°85°75°85%12%1%–E 9129.9 mi
Sat 7 PM79°79°75°88%11%0%–E 8129.8 mi
Sat 8 PM78°78°75°91%13%0%–E 7129.7 mi
Sat 9 PM78°78°75°91%14%0%–E 7129.6 mi
Sat 10 PM77°77°75°94%16%0%–E 6109.6 mi
Sat 11 PM77°77°75°94%20%0%–E 599.5 mi
Sun 12 AM76°76°76°100%25%0%–E 589.4 mi
Sun 1 AM76°76°76°100%29%0%–E 379.3 mi
Sun 1 AM76°76°76°100%34%0%–E 36–
Sun 2 AM76°76°76°100%38%0%–E 36–
Sun 3 AM76°76°76°100%43%0%–ENE 36–
Sun 4 AM75°75°75°100%43%0%–ENE 36–
Sun 5 AM75°75°75°100%44%0%–ENE 36–
Sun 6 AM75°75°75°100%44%3%–ENE 37–
Sun 7 AM76°76°76°100%45%3%–ENE 58–
Sun 8 AM77°77°76°97%45%3%–ENE 58–
Sun 9 AM78°78°77°97%46%3%–ENE 69–
Sun 10 AM79°79°77°94%48%3%–ENE 710–
Sun 11 AM80°86°76°88%50%3%–ENE 710–
Sun 12 PM80°86°76°88%52%2%–ENE 812–
Sun 1 PM81°87°76°85%53%2%–E 913–
Sun 2 PM82°89°75°79%55%2%–E 1013–

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 74°

22% rain · 0.03"

ESE 6–10 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Mostly Sunny

82° / 75°

22% rain

E 3–9 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Partly Sunny

82° / 75°

3% rain

E 3–10 mph · gusts 14

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

82° / 74°

2% rain

SE 6–13 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 67°

51% rain · 0.12"

WSW 9–12 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

77° / 66°

15% rain

NNW 7–13 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

77° / 67°

9% rain

NNE 7–10 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 86. East southeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 3 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Heat index values as high as 87. East wind 3 to 9 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Heat index values as high as 85. East wind 3 to 9 mph.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 3 to 10 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South southeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 156 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-310715-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
156 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...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, becoming south
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly
choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. 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 · 156 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 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. 
 


GMZ250-310715-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
156 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 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 around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East
2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
3 feet. 
.TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 2047

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
80% lit
↑ 4:59 PM
↓ 2:23 AM
★★★★c105
Moon farthest south (-25.5°)
best
2
88% lit
↑ 5:57 PM
↓ 3:24 AM
★★★★c105
best
3
95% lit
↑ 6:48 PM
↓ 4:28 AM
★★★★c103
best
4
98% lit
↑ 7:33 PM
↓ 5:32 AM
★★★★c97
best
5
100% lit
↑ 8:12 PM
↓ 6:36 AM
★★★★c89
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
6
99% lit
↑ 8:47 PM
↓ 7:36 AM
★★★☆c77
7
96% lit
↑ 9:19 PM
↓ 8:34 AM
★★☆☆c56
8
91% lit
↑ 9:50 PM
↓ 9:30 AM
★☆☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
9
85% lit
↑ 10:20 PM
↓ 10:24 AM
★★☆☆c39
10
77% lit
↑ 10:52 PM
↓ 11:18 AM
★☆☆☆c38
11
69% lit
↑ 11:25 PM
↓ 12:11 PM
★★☆☆c49
12
60% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:05 PM
★★☆☆c58
Apogee · 404,274 km
13
50% lit
↑ 12:02 AM
↓ 2:00 PM
★★☆☆c67
Last Quarter
14
41% lit
↑ 12:42 AM
↓ 2:54 PM
★★☆☆c73
15
32% lit
↑ 1:28 AM
↓ 3:47 PM
★★★☆c78
Moon farthest north (24.8°)
16
23% lit
↑ 2:18 AM
↓ 4:38 PM
★★★☆c80
17
15% lit
↑ 3:13 AM
↓ 5:26 PM
★★★☆c82
18
8% lit
↑ 4:12 AM
↓ 6:11 PM
★★★★c81
19
3% lit
↑ 5:13 AM
↓ 6:52 PM
★★★★c80
20
1% lit
↑ 6:15 AM
↓ 7:30 PM
★★★★c76
21
0% lit
↑ 7:18 AM
↓ 8:06 PM
★★★☆c62
New Moon
22
2% lit
↑ 8:21 AM
↓ 8:42 PM
★★☆☆c52
Moon crosses the equator
23
7% lit
↑ 9:24 AM
↓ 9:18 PM
★★☆☆c42
24
14% lit
↑ 10:29 AM
↓ 9:57 PM
★★☆☆c50
Perigee · 366,969 km
25
24% lit
↑ 11:35 AM
↓ 10:39 PM
★★☆☆c60
26
34% lit
↑ 12:42 PM
↓ 11:27 PM
★★☆☆c79
27
45% lit
↑ 1:49 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c90
First Quarter
28
57% lit
↑ 2:53 PM
↓ 12:20 AM
★★★☆c95
29
68% lit
↑ 3:52 PM
↓ 1:18 AM
★★★★c95
Moon farthest south (-25.4°)
30
78% lit
↑ 4:44 PM
↓ 2:20 AM
★★★★c94
31
86% lit
↑ 5:30 PM
↓ 3:23 AM
★★★★c89

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Aug 1 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-25.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Aug 5 · 3:38 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Aug 8 · 9:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Aug 12 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 404,274 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Aug 13 · 12:34 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Aug 15 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest north (24.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Aug 21 · 4:16 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Aug 22 · 5:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Aug 24 · 7:00 PM — Perigee · 366,969 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Aug 27 · 9:49 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Aug 29 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-25.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Thu, Aug 1 · Fri, Aug 2 · Sat, Aug 3 · Sun, Aug 4 · Mon, Aug 5

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

Moon distance

367,005 km closest · 404,239 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 Fri 1:46 PM.