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Sargent

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

⚠ 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

Tonight: Low 68° · 57% rain

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: High 79° · 34% rain

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.

Sunrise / sunset
7:33 AM / 6:38 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:55 PM / 12:30 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 70%
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 30Sat, Oct 316 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 16 AM12 PM6 PMclouds73% 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 cover56% cloud cover61% cloud cover65% cloud cover60% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°71716968707778777372717072787975rain43% chance, 0.02 in44% chance, 0.02 in33% chance, 0.02 in20% chance, 0.02 in19% chance, 0.04 in18% chance, 0.04 in15% chance, 0.04 in14% chance, 0.04 in13% chance, 0.04 in12% chance, 0.04 in15% chance16% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance15% 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% chance2% chance2% chancewind01020mphE 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 12E 9 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 9 PM71°71°71°100%73%43%0.02"E 121710+ mi⚡
Fri 10 PM71°71°71°100%72%44%0.02"E 101610+ mi⚡
Fri 11 PM71°71°71°100%76%33%0.02"E 9159.0 mi⚡
Sat 12 AM71°71°71°100%76%20%0.02"E 81310+ mi⚡
Sat 1 AM71°71°71°100%73%19%0.04"E 71210+ mi⚡
Sat 2 AM71°71°71°100%73%18%0.04"ENE 61210+ mi⚡
Sat 3 AM69°69°69°100%70%15%0.04"E 6109.0 mi⚡
Sat 4 AM69°69°69°100%67%14%0.04"ENE 697.0 mi
Sat 5 AM69°69°69°100%70%13%0.04"NE 697.0 mi
Sat 6 AM68°68°68°100%66%12%0.04"ENE 697.0 mi
Sat 7 AM68°68°68°100%61%15%–NE 697.0 mi⚡
Sat 8 AM68°68°68°100%54%16%–ENE 697.0 mi⚡
Sat 9 AM70°70°70°100%44%15%–E 697.0 mi⚡
Sat 10 AM73°73°73°99%38%15%–ENE 697.9 mi⚡
Sat 11 AM75°75°73°91%47%15%–E 6910+ mi⚡
Sat 12 PM77°77°72°87%43%15%–E 6910+ mi⚡
Sat 1 PM78°78°73°84%33%34%0.03"E 7910+ mi⚡
Sat 2 PM79°79°73°81%30%32%0.03"E 7810+ mi⚡
Sat 3 PM78°78°73°84%36%31%0.03"E 7810+ mi⚡
Sat 4 PM78°78°73°85%34%29%0.03"E 7810+ mi⚡
Sat 5 PM78°78°73°85%37%21%0.03"E 7810+ mi⚡
Sat 6 PM77°77°73°87%37%12%0.03"E 689.0 mi
Sat 7 PM75°75°73°93%36%5%–E 697.9 mi
Sat 8 PM73°73°72°95%43%5%–E 597.0 mi
Sat 9 PM73°73°72°95%43%4%–E 597.0 mi
Sat 10 PM72°72°72°99%42%4%–E 697.0 mi
Sat 11 PM72°72°72°99%45%4%–E 587.0 mi
Sun 12 AM72°72°72°99%55%4%–E 587.0 mi
Sun 1 AM72°72°72°99%52%2%–E 377.0 mi
Sun 1 AM71°71°71°100%49%3%–E 377.0 mi
Sun 2 AM71°71°71°100%67%3%–ENE 367.0 mi
Sun 3 AM70°70°70°100%63%3%–NE 377.0 mi
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–
Sun 4 PM76°76°73°89%56%2%–E 912–
Sun 5 PM75°75°73°93%61%2%–E 812–
Sun 6 PM74°74°73°96%65%0%–E 712–
Sun 7 PM73°73°72°98%60%0%–E 712–

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

71° / 68°

57% rain · 0.06"

E 9–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 69°

34% 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
  • Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half 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. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • 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. East wind around 5 mph.
  • 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.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ350 · 811 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.


GMZ350-355-311415-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
811 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots,
diminishing to around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms. Showers likely,
mainly this evening. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers with
isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers
and 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. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers in the morning,
then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. A chance of showers in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · May 2053

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
99% lit
↑ 7:09 PM
↓ 6:03 AM
★★☆☆c67
2
100% lit
↑ 8:03 PM
↓ 6:41 AM
★★★☆c72
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
3
99% lit
↑ 8:57 PM
↓ 7:21 AM
★★★☆c75
4
97% lit
↑ 9:49 PM
↓ 8:03 AM
★☆☆☆c76
5
92% lit
↑ 10:39 PM
↓ 8:46 AM
★★☆☆c76
6
86% lit
↑ 11:27 PM
↓ 9:32 AM
★★☆☆c75
Moon farthest south (-18.4°)
7
79% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:20 AM
★★☆☆c74
Apogee · 405,237 km
8
71% lit
↑ 12:13 AM
↓ 11:10 AM
★★☆☆c71
9
62% lit
↑ 12:55 AM
↓ 12:01 PM
★☆☆☆c66
10
53% lit
↑ 1:36 AM
↓ 12:54 PM
★☆☆☆c60
Last Quarter
11
43% lit
↑ 2:15 AM
↓ 1:47 PM
★☆☆☆c51
12
33% lit
↑ 2:53 AM
↓ 2:42 PM
★☆☆☆c37
13
24% lit
↑ 3:30 AM
↓ 3:39 PM
★☆☆☆c35
14
15% lit
↑ 4:09 AM
↓ 4:37 PM
★☆☆☆c48
Moon crosses the equator
15
8% lit
↑ 4:49 AM
↓ 5:38 PM
★★☆☆c66
16
3% lit
↑ 5:31 AM
↓ 6:42 PM
★★☆☆c83
17
0% lit
↑ 6:18 AM
↓ 7:47 PM
★★★☆c96
New Moon
best
18
1% lit
↑ 7:09 AM
↓ 8:53 PM
★★★☆c104
best
19
4% lit
↑ 8:06 AM
↓ 9:57 PM
★☆☆☆c107
Perigee · 360,275 km
20
10% lit
↑ 9:06 AM
↓ 10:58 PM
★★★☆c107
Moon farthest north (18.4°)
best
21
18% lit
↑ 10:09 AM
↓ 11:54 PM
★★★☆c107
22
28% lit
↑ 11:13 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c100
23
39% lit
↑ 12:16 PM
↓ 12:44 AM
★★☆☆c88
24
50% lit
↑ 1:17 PM
↓ 1:29 AM
★☆☆☆c70
First Quarter
25
60% lit
↑ 2:16 PM
↓ 2:11 AM
★☆☆☆c44
26
71% lit
↑ 3:13 PM
↓ 2:50 AM
★☆☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
27
79% lit
↑ 4:09 PM
↓ 3:27 AM
★☆☆☆c52
28
87% lit
↑ 5:03 PM
↓ 4:04 AM
★★☆☆c68
29
93% lit
↑ 5:58 PM
↓ 4:41 AM
★★☆☆c78
30
97% lit
↑ 6:51 PM
↓ 5:20 AM
★★★☆c83
31
99% lit
↑ 7:43 PM
↓ 6:00 AM
★★★☆c86
best

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, May 2 · 3:25 PM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, May 6 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, May 7 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 405,237 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, May 10 · 6:40 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, May 14 · 1:00 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, May 17 · 10:43 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, May 19 · 9:00 AM — Perigee · 360,275 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, May 20 · 8:00 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.
  • Sat, May 24 · 1:04 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, May 26 · 1:00 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

Fri, May 2 · Sat, May 17 · Sun, May 18 · Tue, May 20 · Sat, May 31

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

Moon distance

360,288 km closest · 405,202 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 7:20 PM.