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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

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Today

This Afternoon: High 81° · 1% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 86. East wind around 8 mph.

Tonight: Low 74° · 1% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 7 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:39 AM / 5:44 PM
Moonrise / moonset
12:12 AM / 1:11 PM
Moon
Last Quarter, 50%
Minor period
12:00 AM–12:42 AM
Major period
5:15 AM–7:15 AM
Minor period
12:41 PM–1:41 PM
Major period
5:45 PM–7:45 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Nov 16 PMMon, Nov 26 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 36 AM12 PMclouds42% cloud cover49% cloud cover39% cloud cover49% cloud cover55% cloud cover63% cloud cover47% cloud cover51% cloud cover55% cloud cover59% cloud cover72% cloud cover64% cloud cover62% cloud cover70% cloud cover67% cloud cover69% cloud cover69% cloud cover71% cloud cover48% cloud cover57% cloud cover65% cloud cover60% cloud cover63% cloud cover68% cloud cover44% cloud cover48% cloud cover60% cloud cover57% cloud cover56% cloud cover62% cloud cover56% cloud cover70% cloud cover82% cloud cover70% cloud cover76% cloud cover54% cloud cover54% cloud cover55% cloud cover62% cloud cover40% cloud cover47% cloud cover63% cloud cover52% cloud cover40% cloud cover42% cloud cover44% cloud cover46% cloud cover51% cloud cover⚡⚡70°75°80°85°81797777767677818180787877777882rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance4% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance55% chance55% chancewind01020mphE 7 mph, gusts 9E 8 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 6 mph, gusts 10ESE 5 mph, gusts 9SE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 5 mph, gusts 8SSE 5 mph, gusts 9SSE 6 mph, gusts 10SSE 7 mph, gusts 12S 8 mph, gusts 13S 9 mph, gusts 14SSE 12 mph, gusts 15SE 12 mph, gusts 17SE 12 mph, gusts 17SSE 12 mph, gusts 18SSE 10 mph, gusts 18SSE 9 mph, gusts 17SSE 10 mph, gusts 17S 9 mph, gusts 16S 8 mph, gusts 14S 7 mph, gusts 13S 7 mph, gusts 13SSW 8 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 2 PM81°86°74°79%42%1%–E 7910+ mi
Sun 3 PM79°79°74°85%49%1%–E 81010+ mi
Sun 4 PM79°79°74°85%39%1%–E 8129.9 mi
Sun 5 PM79°79°74°85%49%1%–E 8129.9 mi
Sun 6 PM77°77°75°94%55%0%–E 7109.8 mi
Sun 7 PM77°77°75°94%63%0%–E 6109.6 mi
Sun 8 PM77°77°75°94%47%0%–ESE 6109.8 mi
Sun 9 PM77°77°75°94%51%0%–ESE 599.8 mi
Sun 10 PM77°77°75°94%55%0%–ESE 599.8 mi
Sun 11 PM77°77°75°94%59%0%–SE 589.7 mi
Mon 12 AM76°76°75°97%72%1%–SE 589.6 mi
Mon 1 AM77°77°75°94%64%1%–SE 589.6 mi
Mon 2 AM76°76°75°97%62%1%–SE 589.6 mi
Mon 3 AM76°76°75°97%70%1%–SE 599.8 mi
Mon 4 AM76°76°75°97%67%1%–SSE 599.9 mi
Mon 5 AM76°76°75°97%69%1%–SSE 599.9 mi
Mon 6 AM76°76°75°97%69%3%–SSE 6109.8 mi
Mon 7 AM75°75°75°100%71%3%–SE 6109.7 mi
Mon 8 AM77°77°75°94%48%3%–SSE 7129.9 mi
Mon 9 AM79°79°75°88%57%3%–S 81310+ mi
Mon 10 AM80°85°75°85%65%4%–S 81310+ mi
Mon 11 AM81°87°75°82%60%3%–S 91310+ mi
Mon 12 PM81°87°75°82%63%3%–S 91410+ mi
Mon 1 PM81°87°75°82%68%3%–SSE 101510+ mi
Mon 2 PM81°87°75°82%44%3%–SSE 121510+ mi
Mon 3 PM82°89°75°79%48%3%–SE 121610+ mi
Mon 4 PM80°85°75°85%60%2%–SE 121710+ mi
Mon 5 PM80°85°75°85%57%2%–SE 121710+ mi
Mon 6 PM80°86°76°88%56%0%–SE 12179.7 mi
Mon 7 PM78°78°77°97%62%0%–SSE 121810+ mi
Mon 8 PM78°78°77°97%56%0%–SSE 121810+ mi
Mon 9 PM78°78°77°97%70%0%–SSE 12189.9 mi
Mon 10 PM78°78°77°97%82%0%–SSE 10189.9 mi
Mon 11 PM78°78°77°97%70%0%–SSE 10179.9 mi
Tue 12 AM78°78°77°97%76%0%–SSE 9179.9 mi
Tue 1 AM78°78°77°97%54%0%–SSE 1017–
Tue 2 AM77°77°77°100%54%0%–SSE 1017–
Tue 3 AM77°77°77°100%55%0%–S 1017–
Tue 4 AM77°77°77°100%62%0%–S 916–
Tue 5 AM77°77°77°100%40%4%–S 815–
Tue 6 AM76°76°76°100%47%7%–S 814–
Tue 7 AM77°77°77°100%63%7%–S 713–
Tue 8 AM78°78°77°97%52%7%–S 713–
Tue 9 AM80°87°77°91%40%7%–S 713–
Tue 10 AM81°88°77°88%42%7%–S 713–
Tue 11 AM82°89°76°82%44%7%–SSW 813–
Tue 12 PM82°89°76°82%46%55%–SSW 813–⚡
Tue 1 PM82°89°76°82%51%55%–S 813–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

81° / 74°

1% rain

E 5–8 mph · gusts 12

Mon, Nov 2

Partly Sunny

82° / 75°

4% rain

SSE 5–12 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Nov 3

Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

83° / 67°

55% rain

SE 7–10 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

77° / 69°

6% rain

NE 3–9 mph · gusts 15

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

79° / 68°

29% rain

ESE 3–9 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

77° / 67°

29% rain · 0.06"

NE 5–13 mph · gusts 16

Sat, Nov 7

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 65°

39% rain · 0.30"

NE 9–13 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 86. East wind around 8 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Heat index values as high as 89. South southeast wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Heat index values as high as 86. South southeast wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. North wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 9 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. East wind 3 to 8 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 130 PM CST Sun Nov 1 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-020830-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
130 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
late this evening and overnight. 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, 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 slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth to slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth to slightly choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth to slightly choppy. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast 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 · 130 PM CST Sun Nov 1 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. 
 


GMZ250-020830-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
130 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
late this evening and overnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
East 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and east
2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
4 seconds and east 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at
4 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at
7 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers after
midnight. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · July 2052

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
29% lit
↑ 11:43 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c54
2
39% lit
↑ 12:38 PM
↓ 12:14 AM
★☆☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
3
49% lit
↑ 1:32 PM
↓ 12:51 AM
★☆☆☆c38
First Quarter
4
58% lit
↑ 2:24 PM
↓ 1:27 AM
★☆☆☆c48
5
67% lit
↑ 3:16 PM
↓ 2:03 AM
★★☆☆c57
6
76% lit
↑ 4:07 PM
↓ 2:40 AM
★★☆☆c65
7
83% lit
↑ 4:58 PM
↓ 3:19 AM
★★★☆c72
Apogee · 405,235 km
8
90% lit
↑ 5:48 PM
↓ 4:01 AM
★★★☆c77
9
95% lit
↑ 6:38 PM
↓ 4:46 AM
★★★★c79
10
98% lit
↑ 7:26 PM
↓ 5:34 AM
★★★★c80
Moon farthest south (-18.3°)
11
100% lit
↑ 8:12 PM
↓ 6:24 AM
★★★★c80
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
12
99% lit
↑ 8:56 PM
↓ 7:17 AM
★★★★c78
13
97% lit
↑ 9:38 PM
↓ 8:12 AM
★★★☆c74
14
93% lit
↑ 10:18 PM
↓ 9:08 AM
★★★☆c69
15
86% lit
↑ 10:57 PM
↓ 10:04 AM
★☆☆☆c62
16
78% lit
↑ 11:36 PM
↓ 11:02 AM
★★☆☆c53
17
69% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:00 PM
★☆☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
18
58% lit
↑ 12:16 AM
↓ 1:00 PM
★☆☆☆c44
19
47% lit
↑ 12:58 AM
↓ 2:01 PM
★★☆☆c60
Last Quarter
20
35% lit
↑ 1:42 AM
↓ 3:04 PM
★★☆☆c73
21
25% lit
↑ 2:31 AM
↓ 4:07 PM
★★★☆c87
22
15% lit
↑ 3:24 AM
↓ 5:10 PM
★★★★c96
23
8% lit
↑ 4:21 AM
↓ 6:10 PM
★★★★c99
Perigee · 364,746 km
Moon farthest north (18.4°)
best
24
3% lit
↑ 5:22 AM
↓ 7:07 PM
★★★★c99
best
25
0% lit
↑ 6:25 AM
↓ 7:59 PM
★★★★c95
New Moon
best
26
1% lit
↑ 7:28 AM
↓ 8:47 PM
★★★★c87
best
27
4% lit
↑ 8:30 AM
↓ 9:30 PM
★★★☆c74
28
9% lit
↑ 9:29 AM
↓ 10:10 PM
★☆☆☆c62
29
16% lit
↑ 10:26 AM
↓ 10:48 PM
★★☆☆c55
Moon crosses the equator
30
24% lit
↑ 11:21 AM
↓ 11:25 PM
★★☆☆c39
31
33% lit
↑ 12:15 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c36

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Jul 2 · 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.
  • Wed, Jul 3 · 3:59 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jul 7 · 8:00 AM — Apogee · 405,235 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Jul 10 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jul 11 · 7:23 PM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Jul 17 · 3:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Jul 19 · 4:38 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Jul 23 · 3:00 AM — Perigee · 364,746 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Jul 23 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jul 25 · 8:31 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Jul 29 · 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.

Best fishing days

Thu, Jul 11 · Tue, Jul 23 · Wed, Jul 24 · Thu, Jul 25 · Fri, Jul 26

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

Moon distance

364,832 km closest · 405,218 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 12:46 PM.