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Sargent

28.770°, -95.620° · tides: Sargent, ICWW

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Today

This Afternoon: High 81° · 17% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5pm. Partly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Low 69° · 14% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:31 AM / 6:40 PM
Moonrise / moonset
8:43 PM / 10:21 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 89%
Major period
2:00 AM–4:00 AM
Minor period
9:51 AM–10:51 AM
Major period
2:30 PM–4:30 PM
Minor period
8:13 PM–9:13 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Oct 286 PMThu, Oct 296 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 306 AM12 PMclouds56% cloud cover60% cloud cover52% cloud cover58% cloud cover49% cloud cover48% cloud cover48% cloud cover56% cloud cover49% cloud cover48% cloud cover47% cloud cover55% cloud cover62% cloud cover50% cloud cover49% cloud cover60% cloud cover53% cloud cover56% cloud cover36% cloud cover31% cloud cover35% cloud cover28% cloud cover35% cloud cover31% cloud cover30% cloud cover39% cloud cover68% cloud cover78% cloud cover63% cloud cover74% cloud cover78% cloud cover66% cloud cover57% cloud cover62% cloud cover67% cloud cover60% cloud cover55% cloud cover55% cloud cover59% cloud cover55% cloud cover59% cloud cover68% cloud cover69% cloud cover65% cloud cover61% cloud cover58% cloud cover59% cloud cover62% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°78767472707079807971717168687779rain12% chance14% chance12% chance10% chance7% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance29% chance29% chance29% chance29% chancewind01020mphESE 12 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 9 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 9E 10 mph, gusts 12E 13 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 16E 15 mph, gusts 17E 15 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 16E 15 mph, gusts 17
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 5 PM78°78°70°76%56%12%–ESE 121610+ mi
Wed 6 PM78°78°69°74%60%14%–E 121510+ mi
Wed 7 PM76°76°69°79%52%12%–E 121510+ mi
Wed 8 PM76°76°69°79%58%10%–E 121510+ mi
Wed 9 PM75°75°69°82%49%7%–E 121510+ mi
Wed 10 PM74°74°69°84%48%3%–E 121510+ mi
Wed 11 PM74°74°68°82%48%2%–E 101410+ mi
Thu 12 AM72°72°68°87%56%2%–ESE 91310+ mi
Thu 1 AM72°72°68°87%49%2%–ESE 91010+ mi
Thu 2 AM72°72°67°84%48%2%–ESE 8910+ mi
Thu 3 AM71°71°67°87%47%1%–E 7910+ mi
Thu 4 AM71°71°66°84%55%1%–E 7810+ mi
Thu 5 AM70°70°66°87%62%1%–E 6810+ mi
Thu 6 AM70°70°66°87%50%1%–E 6810.0 mi
Thu 7 AM69°69°66°90%49%2%–E 7910.0 mi
Thu 8 AM70°70°66°87%60%2%–E 8910.0 mi
Thu 9 AM74°74°67°79%53%2%–E 101210.0 mi
Thu 10 AM78°78°68°71%56%2%–E 121410+ mi
Thu 11 AM79°79°67°67%36%2%–E 131510+ mi
Thu 12 PM80°82°67°65%31%2%–E 131510+ mi
Thu 1 PM80°82°66°62%35%1%–E 131610+ mi
Thu 2 PM80°82°65°60%28%1%–E 141610+ mi
Thu 3 PM80°82°65°60%35%1%–E 151710+ mi
Thu 4 PM79°79°66°64%31%1%–E 151710+ mi
Thu 5 PM79°79°65°62%30%1%–E 151710+ mi
Thu 6 PM76°76°65°69%39%1%–E 141610+ mi
Thu 7 PM73°73°65°76%68%0%–E 121510+ mi
Thu 8 PM71°71°65°81%78%0%–E 101510+ mi
Thu 9 PM71°71°65°81%63%0%–E 101410+ mi
Thu 10 PM71°71°64°79%74%0%–E 101510+ mi
Thu 11 PM71°71°63°76%78%0%–E 1015–
Fri 12 AM71°71°63°76%66%0%–E 1215–
Fri 1 AM71°71°63°76%57%4%–E 1215–
Fri 2 AM71°71°62°73%62%4%–E 1214–
Fri 3 AM70°70°63°78%67%4%–E 1214–
Fri 4 AM68°68°63°84%60%4%–E 1214–
Fri 5 AM68°68°63°84%55%4%–E 1214–
Fri 6 AM68°68°64°87%55%4%–E 1214–
Fri 7 AM68°68°65°90%59%16%–E 1214–
Fri 8 AM68°68°66°93%55%16%–E 1213–
Fri 9 AM71°71°68°90%59%16%–E 1213–
Fri 10 AM75°75°69°82%68%16%–E 1214–
Fri 11 AM77°77°70°79%69%16%–E 1215–
Fri 12 PM78°78°70°76%65%16%–E 1215–
Fri 1 PM78°78°70°76%61%29%–E 1316–⚡
Fri 2 PM79°79°70°74%58%29%–E 1416–⚡
Fri 3 PM79°79°70°74%59%29%–E 1517–⚡
Fri 4 PM78°78°71°79%62%29%–E 1517–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 69°

17% rain

E 10–12 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Oct 29

Mostly Sunny

80° / 68°

4% rain

E 6–15 mph · gusts 17

Fri, Oct 30

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 68°

34% rain

E 12–15 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 69°

52% rain · 0.06"

E 5–12 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

80° / 70°

9% rain

NE 3–9 mph · gusts 12

Mon, Nov 2

Partly Sunny

80° / 71°

20% rain

SE 7–15 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Rain Showers

78° / 64°

41% rain · 0.72"

S 12–17 mph · gusts 22

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5pm. Partly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM

GMZ350 · 1154 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026

Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship
Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda
Bays.

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the
average highest 10 percent of the waves.


GMZ350-355-290530-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1154 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated
thunderstorms. A chance of showers early, then a slight chance of
showers. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance
of showers. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · October 2048

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
35% lit
↑ 1:28 AM
↓ 3:14 PM
★★☆☆c64
2
26% lit
↑ 2:23 AM
↓ 3:51 PM
★★☆☆c60
3
18% lit
↑ 3:19 AM
↓ 4:26 PM
★★☆☆c53
4
11% lit
↑ 4:15 AM
↓ 5:00 PM
★☆☆☆c44
5
5% lit
↑ 5:13 AM
↓ 5:34 PM
★★☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
6
2% lit
↑ 6:12 AM
↓ 6:09 PM
★★☆☆c46
7
0% lit
↑ 7:14 AM
↓ 6:47 PM
★★☆☆c59
New Moon
8
1% lit
↑ 8:18 AM
↓ 7:29 PM
★★★☆c77
9
5% lit
↑ 9:24 AM
↓ 8:16 PM
★★★☆c85
best
10
11% lit
↑ 10:31 AM
↓ 9:09 PM
★★★☆c91
best
11
20% lit
↑ 11:35 AM
↓ 10:08 PM
★☆☆☆c94
Perigee · 366,942 km
12
30% lit
↑ 12:36 PM
↓ 11:11 PM
★★☆☆c94
Moon farthest south (-23.1°)
13
41% lit
↑ 1:31 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c94
14
52% lit
↑ 2:19 PM
↓ 12:16 AM
★★☆☆c89
First Quarter
15
63% lit
↑ 3:02 PM
↓ 1:20 AM
★★☆☆c79
16
74% lit
↑ 3:41 PM
↓ 2:24 AM
★★☆☆c65
17
83% lit
↑ 4:17 PM
↓ 3:25 AM
★☆☆☆c50
18
90% lit
↑ 4:52 PM
↓ 4:25 AM
★☆☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
19
95% lit
↑ 5:26 PM
↓ 5:23 AM
★★☆☆c49
20
99% lit
↑ 6:01 PM
↓ 6:21 AM
★★☆☆c61
21
100% lit
↑ 6:38 PM
↓ 7:18 AM
★★★☆c74
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
best
22
99% lit
↑ 7:17 PM
↓ 8:15 AM
★★★☆c77
best
23
96% lit
↑ 8:00 PM
↓ 9:12 AM
★★★☆c78
best
24
92% lit
↑ 8:46 PM
↓ 10:06 AM
★★☆☆c78
25
86% lit
↑ 9:35 PM
↓ 10:57 AM
★★☆☆c77
Moon farthest north (23.3°)
26
79% lit
↑ 10:26 PM
↓ 11:45 AM
★☆☆☆c76
Apogee · 404,996 km
27
71% lit
↑ 11:19 PM
↓ 12:29 PM
★★☆☆c74
28
62% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:10 PM
★★☆☆c71
29
52% lit
↑ 12:13 AM
↓ 1:47 PM
★☆☆☆c66
Last Quarter
30
43% lit
↑ 1:07 AM
↓ 2:22 PM
★☆☆☆c58
31
33% lit
↑ 2:02 AM
↓ 2:56 PM
★☆☆☆c48

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Oct 5 · 3:00 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, Oct 7 · 12:45 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Oct 11 · 12:00 AM — Perigee · 366,942 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Oct 12 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-23.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Oct 14 · 7:20 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Oct 18 · 8:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Oct 21 · 1:25 PM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Oct 25 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest north (23.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Oct 26 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 404,996 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Oct 29 · 5:15 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Fri, Oct 9 · Sat, Oct 10 · Wed, Oct 21 · Thu, Oct 22 · Fri, Oct 23

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

Moon distance

367,066 km closest · 404,916 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 Sargent, ICWWSurf report: Sargent BeachOffshore 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 Wed 3:36 PM.