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Sargent

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

⚠ Special Marine Warning · until Fri 5:15 PM

SMWHGX The National Weather Service in League City has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM... Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM... Galveston Bay... Matagorda Bay... Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 515 PM CDT. * At 415 PM CDT, radar data indicated that clusters of thunderstorms offshore Matagorda and Brazoria counties continue to produce locally strong wind gusts and brief waterspouts. Though primarily offshore, we cannot rule out a brief waterspout or two making it to the immediate coast within the warned area. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Brazos 400, Brazos A4, Matagorda Island 607, Brazos 469, Brazos 548, Brazos A70, Brazos 439, Galveston 344, Galveston 424, Tabs Buoy W, Brazos A26, Surfside Jetty, Brazos B133, Brazos 490, and eastern East Matagorda Bay.

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor immediately.

⚠ Marine Weather Statement · until Fri 8:30 PM

A system will bring periods of gusty winds along with a good chance of showers and a few thunderstorms over the Upper Texas Coastal waters between Matagorda Bay and Galveston this afternoon. Winds of 15-20 knots, with gusts up to 25 knots are expected. Near or within any heavy shower or thunderstorm, winds could gust over 30 knots. A waterspout cannot be ruled out over the Gulf. For the Gulf waters near Galveston, the bulk of the showers and isolated thunderstorms may not arrive until this evening.

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Today

This Afternoon: High 79° · 86% rain

Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 68° · 85% rain

Showers and thunderstorms before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:33 AM / 6:38 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:55 PM / 12:30 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 71%
Major period
4:10 AM–6:10 AM
Minor period
12:00 PM–1:00 PM
Major period
4:45 PM–6:45 PM
Minor period
10:25 PM–11:25 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 PMclouds80% cloud cover80% cloud cover84% cloud cover80% cloud cover73% cloud cover72% cloud cover76% cloud cover76% cloud cover73% cloud cover73% cloud cover70% cloud cover67% cloud cover70% cloud cover66% cloud cover61% cloud cover54% cloud cover44% cloud cover38% cloud cover47% cloud cover43% cloud cover33% cloud cover30% cloud cover36% cloud cover34% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover36% cloud cover43% cloud cover43% cloud cover42% cloud cover45% cloud cover55% cloud cover52% cloud cover49% cloud cover67% cloud cover63% cloud cover80% cloud cover76% cloud cover71% cloud cover67% cloud cover62% cloud cover57% cloud cover54% cloud cover51% cloud cover48% cloud cover49% cloud cover50% cloud cover52% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°75717171696875797873727170707679rain75% chance, 0.06 in70% chance, 0.06 in73% chance, 0.02 in56% chance, 0.02 in52% chance, 0.02 in46% chance, 0.02 in39% chance, 0.02 in35% chance, 0.02 in40% chance, 0.04 in46% chance, 0.04 in42% chance, 0.04 in32% chance, 0.04 in22% chance, 0.04 in19% chance, 0.04 in28% chance25% chance23% chance23% chance24% chance26% chance34% chance, 0.03 in32% chance, 0.03 in31% chance, 0.03 in29% chance, 0.03 in21% chance, 0.03 in12% chance, 0.03 in5% chance5% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance0.06wind01020mphE 14 mph, gusts 20E 12 mph, gusts 18E 12 mph, gusts 17E 9 mph, gusts 15E 7 mph, gusts 12E 6 mph, gusts 10NE 6 mph, gusts 9NE 6 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 8E 3 mph, gusts 7ENE 3 mph, gusts 6NE 3 mph, gusts 7NE 6 mph, gusts 9NE 6 mph, gusts 9ENE 7 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 10E 9 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 5 PM75°75°72°89%80%75%0.06"E 14203.7 mi⚡
Fri 6 PM74°74°71°92%80%70%0.06"E 14203.5 mi⚡
Fri 7 PM72°72°72°97%84%73%0.02"E 12185.9 mi⚡
Fri 8 PM71°71°71°100%80%56%0.02"E 12176.0 mi⚡
Fri 9 PM71°71°71°100%73%52%0.02"E 12178.3 mi⚡
Fri 10 PM71°71°71°100%72%46%0.02"E 10169.4 mi⚡
Fri 11 PM71°71°71°100%76%39%0.02"E 9159.6 mi⚡
Sat 12 AM71°71°71°100%76%35%0.02"E 8139.5 mi⚡
Sat 1 AM71°71°71°100%73%40%0.04"E 7129.7 mi⚡
Sat 2 AM71°71°71°100%73%46%0.04"ENE 6129.9 mi⚡
Sat 3 AM69°69°69°100%70%42%0.04"E 6109.3 mi⚡
Sat 4 AM69°69°69°100%67%32%0.04"ENE 698.5 mi⚡
Sat 5 AM69°69°69°100%70%22%0.04"NE 697.8 mi⚡
Sat 6 AM68°68°68°100%66%19%0.04"ENE 697.8 mi⚡
Sat 7 AM68°68°68°100%61%28%–NE 697.4 mi⚡
Sat 8 AM68°68°68°100%54%25%–ENE 697.0 mi⚡
Sat 9 AM70°70°70°100%44%23%–E 697.2 mi⚡
Sat 10 AM73°73°73°99%38%23%–ENE 699.2 mi⚡
Sat 11 AM75°75°73°91%47%24%–E 699.4 mi⚡
Sat 12 PM77°77°72°87%43%26%–E 699.6 mi⚡
Sat 1 PM78°78°73°84%33%34%0.03"E 799.8 mi⚡
Sat 2 PM79°79°73°81%30%32%0.03"E 789.7 mi⚡
Sat 3 PM78°78°73°84%36%31%0.03"E 789.5 mi⚡
Sat 4 PM78°78°73°85%34%29%0.03"E 789.3 mi⚡
Sat 5 PM78°78°73°85%37%21%0.03"E 789.3 mi⚡
Sat 6 PM77°77°73°87%37%12%0.03"E 689.4 mi
Sat 7 PM75°75°73°93%36%5%–E 699.4 mi
Sat 8 PM73°73°72°95%43%5%–E 5910+ mi
Sat 9 PM73°73°72°95%43%4%–E 5910+ mi
Sat 10 PM72°72°72°99%42%4%–E 6910+ mi
Sat 11 PM72°72°72°99%45%4%–E 58–
Sun 12 AM72°72°72°99%55%4%–E 58–
Sun 1 AM72°72°72°99%52%2%–E 37–
Sun 1 AM71°71°71°100%49%3%–E 37–
Sun 2 AM71°71°71°100%67%3%–ENE 36–
Sun 3 AM70°70°70°100%63%3%–NE 37–
Sun 4 AM70°70°70°100%80%2%–NE 37–
Sun 5 AM70°70°70°100%76%2%–NE 58–
Sun 6 AM69°69°69°100%71%5%–NE 69–
Sun 7 AM70°70°70°100%67%5%–NE 69–
Sun 8 AM72°72°72°100%62%5%–NE 69–
Sun 9 AM74°74°73°95%57%5%–NE 710–
Sun 10 AM76°76°73°90%54%5%–ENE 710–
Sun 11 AM78°78°73°86%51%5%–ENE 810–
Sun 12 PM79°79°73°82%48%2%–E 810–
Sun 1 PM79°79°73°81%49%2%–E 810–
Sun 2 PM79°79°73°82%50%2%–E 912–
Sun 3 PM77°77°73°85%52%2%–E 912–

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 68°

86% rain · 0.22"

E 9–14 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 69°

46% rain · 0.44"

E 5–8 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Partly Sunny

79° / 69°

5% rain

E 3–9 mph · gusts 12

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

80° / 72°

5% rain

SE 5–12 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Nov 3

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

79° / 62°

66% rain · 0.30"

SW 8–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

74° / 61°

15% rain

NW 8–13 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

75° / 61°

14% rain

NW 8–10 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind around 5 mph.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 75.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.

Weather map

Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.

Marine forecast

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

GMZ350 · 1233 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 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.


GMZ350-355-310630-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1233 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 15 to 20 knots gusting 25 knots.
Gusts over 30 knots in heavier showers and thunderstorms. Seas 3 
to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. Showers and 
thunderstorms likely. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. Showers likely with
isolated thunderstorms. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance
of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 15 knots, becoming northwest
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of
showers in the evening. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · December 2052

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
73% lit
↑ 2:06 PM
↓ 1:45 AM
★☆☆☆c52
2
82% lit
↑ 2:48 PM
↓ 2:46 AM
★★☆☆c63
3
90% lit
↑ 3:34 PM
↓ 3:49 AM
★★☆☆c74
4
96% lit
↑ 4:24 PM
↓ 4:55 AM
★★★☆c91
5
99% lit
↑ 5:19 PM
↓ 6:03 AM
★★★★c100
best
6
100% lit
↑ 6:19 PM
↓ 7:09 AM
★★★★c103
Full Moon · Cold Moon (supermoon)
Perigee · 356,425 km
best
7
97% lit
↑ 7:23 PM
↓ 8:13 AM
★★★★c103
Moon farthest north (18.3°)
best
8
91% lit
↑ 8:28 PM
↓ 9:12 AM
★★★☆c100
best
9
83% lit
↑ 9:32 PM
↓ 10:05 AM
★★☆☆c92
10
74% lit
↑ 10:34 PM
↓ 10:52 AM
★★☆☆c78
11
64% lit
↑ 11:33 PM
↓ 11:35 AM
★☆☆☆c61
12
53% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:14 PM
★☆☆☆c38
Last Quarter
13
43% lit
↑ 12:30 AM
↓ 12:51 PM
★☆☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
14
33% lit
↑ 1:25 AM
↓ 1:27 PM
★☆☆☆c49
15
24% lit
↑ 2:18 AM
↓ 2:03 PM
★☆☆☆c56
16
17% lit
↑ 3:11 AM
↓ 2:39 PM
★★☆☆c67
17
10% lit
↑ 4:03 AM
↓ 3:18 PM
★★☆☆c73
18
5% lit
↑ 4:54 AM
↓ 3:58 PM
★★☆☆c77
19
2% lit
↑ 5:45 AM
↓ 4:41 PM
★★★☆c78
Apogee · 406,644 km
20
0% lit
↑ 6:35 AM
↓ 5:27 PM
★★★☆c78
New Moon
best
21
0% lit
↑ 7:22 AM
↓ 6:16 PM
★★★☆c78
Moon farthest south (-18.3°)
22
2% lit
↑ 8:08 AM
↓ 7:06 PM
★★★☆c77
23
6% lit
↑ 8:51 AM
↓ 7:58 PM
★★☆☆c74
24
11% lit
↑ 9:32 AM
↓ 8:51 PM
★★☆☆c70
25
18% lit
↑ 10:11 AM
↓ 9:45 PM
★★☆☆c63
26
27% lit
↑ 10:49 AM
↓ 10:40 PM
★☆☆☆c54
27
36% lit
↑ 11:26 AM
↓ 11:36 PM
★☆☆☆c44
28
46% lit
↑ 12:04 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter
29
57% lit
↑ 12:43 PM
↓ 12:33 AM
★☆☆☆c53
30
68% lit
↑ 1:25 PM
↓ 1:33 AM
★☆☆☆c64
31
78% lit
↑ 2:11 PM
↓ 2:35 AM
★★☆☆c73

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Dec 6 · 1:17 AM — Full Moon · Cold 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, Dec 6 · 3:00 AM — Perigee · 356,425 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Dec 7 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Dec 12 · 7:06 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Dec 13 · 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.
  • Thu, Dec 19 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 406,644 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Dec 20 · 10:14 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Dec 21 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Dec 28 · 6:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Dec 28 · 8:27 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Thu, Dec 5 · Fri, Dec 6 · Sat, Dec 7 · Sun, Dec 8 · Fri, Dec 20

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

Moon distance

356,541 km closest · 406,615 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 Fri 1:20 PM.