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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

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Today

Overnight: Low 76° · 2% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. South wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday: High 81° · 64% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 88. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:40 AM / 5:42 PM
Moonrise / moonset
1:21 AM / 2:24 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 34%
Minor period
12:51 AM–1:51 AM
Major period
6:55 AM–8:55 AM
Minor period
1:54 PM–2:54 PM
Major period
7:20 PM–9:20 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Nov 36 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Nov 46 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Nov 5clouds73% cloud cover55% cloud cover39% cloud cover36% cloud cover32% cloud cover37% cloud cover30% cloud cover33% cloud cover33% cloud cover46% cloud cover44% cloud cover46% cloud cover44% cloud cover60% cloud cover49% cloud cover62% cloud cover66% cloud cover69% cloud cover54% cloud cover53% cloud cover51% cloud cover38% cloud cover40% cloud cover47% cloud cover20% cloud cover9% cloud cover11% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover6% cloud cover9% cloud cover13% cloud cover9% cloud cover12% cloud cover22% cloud cover14% cloud cover25% cloud cover22% cloud cover18% cloud cover25% cloud cover33% cloud cover40% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°85°78777780807873727168677074747373rain1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance4% chance22% chance16% chance17% chance15% chance, 0.02 in26% chance, 0.02 in40% chance, 0.02 in51% chance, 0.02 in64% chance, 0.02 in53% chance, 0.02 in33% chance17% chance19% chance5% chance4% chance2% chance4% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance3% chancewind01020mphS 10 mph, gusts 18S 9 mph, gusts 15S 9 mph, gusts 16S 8 mph, gusts 14SSW 7 mph, gusts 12SSW 7 mph, gusts 12S 8 mph, gusts 10SW 7 mph, gusts 10N 10 mph, gusts 13N 8 mph, gusts 10N 8 mph, gusts 10N 8 mph, gusts 10N 9 mph, gusts 13N 10 mph, gusts 14N 10 mph, gusts 14NNE 12 mph, gusts 15NNE 10 mph, gusts 15NE 9 mph, gusts 13NE 9 mph, gusts 12ENE 9 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 13E 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 5 mph, gusts 8
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 1 AM78°78°77°97%73%1%–S 10189.6 mi
Tue 2 AM77°77°77°100%55%2%–S 9169.9 mi
Tue 3 AM77°77°77°100%39%2%–S 91510.0 mi
Tue 4 AM77°77°77°100%36%2%–S 9169.9 mi
Tue 5 AM77°77°77°100%32%2%–S 91610.0 mi
Tue 6 AM76°76°76°100%37%2%–S 91610.0 mi
Tue 7 AM77°77°77°100%30%3%–S 81410.0 mi
Tue 8 AM78°78°77°97%33%4%–S 71310.0 mi
Tue 9 AM79°79°77°94%33%22%–SSW 71210+ mi⚡
Tue 10 AM80°87°77°91%46%16%–S 71210+ mi⚡
Tue 11 AM80°87°77°91%44%17%–SSW 71210+ mi⚡
Tue 12 PM81°88°77°88%46%15%0.02"S 71010+ mi⚡
Tue 1 PM80°87°77°91%44%26%0.02"S 81010.0 mi⚡
Tue 2 PM80°87°77°91%60%40%0.02"SSW 81010.0 mi⚡
Tue 3 PM79°79°76°91%49%51%0.02"SW 7109.9 mi⚡
Tue 4 PM78°78°75°91%62%64%0.02"NW 8139.7 mi⚡
Tue 5 PM77°77°73°88%66%53%0.02"N 101310.0 mi⚡
Tue 6 PM74°74°72°93%69%33%–N 91310+ mi⚡
Tue 7 PM73°73°71°93%54%17%–N 8109.4 mi⚡
Tue 8 PM73°73°70°90%53%19%–N 8109.5 mi⚡
Tue 9 PM73°73°68°84%51%5%–N 8109.7 mi
Tue 10 PM72°72°68°87%38%4%–N 8109.5 mi
Tue 11 PM73°73°67°81%40%2%–N 81010+ mi
Wed 12 AM72°72°66°81%47%4%–N 91310+ mi
Wed 1 AM71°71°65°81%20%3%–N 91310+ mi
Wed 2 AM70°70°64°81%9%2%–N 101410+ mi
Wed 3 AM69°69°63°81%11%2%–N 101410+ mi
Wed 4 AM68°68°63°84%5%0%–N 101410+ mi
Wed 5 AM67°67°62°84%5%0%–N 101410+ mi
Wed 6 AM67°67°61°81%6%0%–N 121510+ mi
Wed 7 AM67°67°62°84%2%0%–NNE 121510+ mi
Wed 8 AM66°66°62°87%1%0%–NNE 121510+ mi
Wed 9 AM68°68°62°81%2%0%–NNE 101510+ mi
Wed 10 AM70°70°61°73%3%0%–NNE 101410+ mi
Wed 11 AM71°71°62°73%4%0%–NE 91310+ mi
Wed 12 PM73°73°61°66%6%0%–NE 91210+ mi
Wed 1 PM74°74°61°64%9%0%–NE 912–
Wed 2 PM74°74°61°64%13%0%–ENE 912–
Wed 3 PM75°75°61°62%9%0%–ENE 912–
Wed 4 PM74°74°61°64%12%0%–ENE 913–
Wed 5 PM74°74°61°64%22%0%–E 813–
Wed 6 PM72°72°62°71%14%0%–E 712–
Wed 7 PM73°73°63°71%25%0%–E 710–
Wed 8 PM73°73°64°73%22%0%–E 79–
Wed 9 PM73°73°64°73%18%0%–ESE 69–
Wed 10 PM73°73°65°76%25%0%–ESE 69–
Wed 11 PM73°73°66°79%33%0%–SE 58–
Thu 12 AM73°73°67°81%40%3%–SE 58–

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 76°

64% rain · 0.12"

SSW 7–10 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

76° / 71°

4% rain

NE 5–12 mph · gusts 15

Thu, Nov 5

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 68°

85% rain · 0.24"

SE 2–9 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny

77° / 66°

85% rain · 0.72"

NNE 2–14 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

74° / 64°

47% rain · 0.66"

NNE 10–16 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 8

Chance Rain Showers

72° / 62°

30% rain · 0.06"

N 9–18 mph · gusts 23

Mon, Nov 9

Mostly Sunny

72° / 62°

9% rain

NNE 5–12 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. South wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 88. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 8 to 12 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. East southeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers before 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northwest wind 2 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
  • Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. North northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 131 AM CST Tue Nov 3 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-032015-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
131 AM CST Tue Nov 3 2026

.TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest late. Bay
and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. Showers likely with
a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...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...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A chance of showers in the morning, then a slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming
northwest 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after
midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers in
the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to
occasionally choppy. 
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of thunderstorms
in the morning. A chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of
showers. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

GMZ250 · 124 PM CST Mon Nov 2 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. 
 


GMZ250-030815-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
124 PM CST Mon Nov 2 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast 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 5 to 10 knots. 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 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at
4 seconds and north 2 feet at 3 seconds. A chance of showers with
a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds and
north 2 feet at 3 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance
of showers in the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · July 2055

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
48% lit
↑ 1:27 PM
↓ 1:06 AM
★☆☆☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter
2
59% lit
↑ 2:29 PM
↓ 1:46 AM
★☆☆☆c48
3
70% lit
↑ 3:31 PM
↓ 2:26 AM
★★☆☆c64
4
80% lit
↑ 4:33 PM
↓ 3:07 AM
★★★☆c78
5
88% lit
↑ 5:35 PM
↓ 3:51 AM
★★★★c91
6
94% lit
↑ 6:35 PM
↓ 4:38 AM
★★★★c97
7
98% lit
↑ 7:33 PM
↓ 5:28 AM
★★★★c98
best
8
100% lit
↑ 8:27 PM
↓ 6:21 AM
★★★★c98
Moon farthest south (-19.9°)
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
9
99% lit
↑ 9:16 PM
↓ 7:16 AM
★★★★c94
best
10
97% lit
↑ 10:00 PM
↓ 8:12 AM
★★★★c88
11
92% lit
↑ 10:41 PM
↓ 9:07 AM
★★★☆c78
12
86% lit
↑ 11:17 PM
↓ 10:01 AM
★☆☆☆c68
13
79% lit
↑ 11:52 PM
↓ 10:54 AM
★★☆☆c61
14
71% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:45 AM
★★☆☆c50
15
62% lit
↑ 12:25 AM
↓ 12:36 PM
★☆☆☆c40
Apogee · 404,414 km
Moon crosses the equator
16
52% lit
↑ 12:57 AM
↓ 1:27 PM
★☆☆☆c37
Last Quarter
17
43% lit
↑ 1:30 AM
↓ 2:19 PM
★☆☆☆c48
18
33% lit
↑ 2:05 AM
↓ 3:12 PM
★★☆☆c58
19
24% lit
↑ 2:42 AM
↓ 4:07 PM
★★☆☆c71
20
16% lit
↑ 3:24 AM
↓ 5:04 PM
★★★☆c81
21
9% lit
↑ 4:10 AM
↓ 6:01 PM
★★★★c89
22
4% lit
↑ 5:02 AM
↓ 6:59 PM
★★★★c94
Moon farthest north (21.0°)
23
1% lit
↑ 5:59 AM
↓ 7:54 PM
★★★★c95
best
24
0% lit
↑ 7:00 AM
↓ 8:47 PM
★★★★c95
New Moon
best
25
2% lit
↑ 8:05 AM
↓ 9:36 PM
★★★★c91
26
7% lit
↑ 9:10 AM
↓ 10:22 PM
★★★☆c81
27
15% lit
↑ 10:15 AM
↓ 11:05 PM
★☆☆☆c70
Perigee · 364,935 km
28
24% lit
↑ 11:19 AM
↓ 11:46 PM
★★☆☆c61
29
34% lit
↑ 12:23 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
30
46% lit
↑ 1:25 PM
↓ 12:26 AM
★☆☆☆c49
First Quarter
31
57% lit
↑ 2:27 PM
↓ 1:07 AM
★★☆☆c64

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Jul 1 · 4:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Jul 1 · 4:30 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Jul 8 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jul 8 · 5:11 PM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Jul 15 · 3:00 AM — Apogee · 404,414 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Jul 15 · 12:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Jul 16 · 5:14 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Jul 22 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest north (21.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jul 24 · 4:47 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Jul 27 · 12:00 AM — Perigee · 364,935 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Jul 29 · 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.
  • Fri, Jul 30 · 9:10 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Wed, Jul 7 · Thu, Jul 8 · Fri, Jul 9 · Fri, Jul 23 · Sat, Jul 24

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

Moon distance

365,083 km closest · 404,323 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 Tue 12:46 AM.