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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

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Today

This Afternoon: High 83° · 58% rain

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 5pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 89. West southwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 66° · 18% rain

A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:41 AM / 5:41 PM
Moonrise / moonset
2:22 AM / 2:55 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 20%
Minor period
1:52 AM–2:52 AM
Major period
7:40 AM–9:40 AM
Minor period
2:25 PM–3:25 PM
Major period
8:05 PM–10:05 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Nov 46 PMThu, Nov 56 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 66 AM12 PMclouds2% cloud cover1% cloud cover0% cloud cover0% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover7% cloud cover12% cloud cover8% cloud cover9% cloud cover14% cloud cover17% cloud cover21% cloud cover31% cloud cover32% cloud cover40% cloud cover38% cloud cover36% cloud cover47% cloud cover57% cloud cover54% cloud cover48% cloud cover59% cloud cover57% cloud cover59% cloud cover65% cloud cover81% cloud cover79% cloud cover69% cloud cover77% cloud cover72% cloud cover77% cloud cover82% cloud cover76% cloud cover70% cloud cover76% cloud cover66% cloud cover62% cloud cover57% cloud cover49% cloud cover40% cloud cover32% cloud cover27% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°85°75747273727275787979767573706973rain1% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance5% chance7% chance8% chance9% chance9% chance11% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance8% chance16% chance27% chance34% chance42% chance64% chance, 0.03 in56% chance, 0.03 in51% chance, 0.03 in57% chance, 0.03 in42% chance, 0.03 in32% chance, 0.03 in22% chance22% chance22% chance22% chance22% chance22% chance8% chance8% chancewind01020mphNE 9 mph, gusts 12NE 9 mph, gusts 12ENE 7 mph, gusts 10E 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 5 mph, gusts 8ESE 3 mph, gusts 7ESE 5 mph, gusts 8ESE 5 mph, gusts 9ESE 6 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 15E 8 mph, gusts 13E 6 mph, gusts 10E 5 mph, gusts 8NE 3 mph, gusts 6NNE 3 mph, gusts 7NNE 6 mph, gusts 10N 10 mph, gusts 15N 14 mph, gusts 21N 15 mph, gusts 22N 14 mph, gusts 20
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 2 PM75°75°59°58%2%0%–NE 91210+ mi
Wed 3 PM75°75°59°58%1%0%–NE 91210+ mi
Wed 4 PM74°74°59°59%0%0%–NE 91210+ mi
Wed 5 PM74°74°59°59%0%0%–ENE 81210+ mi
Wed 6 PM73°73°59°62%2%0%–ENE 71010+ mi
Wed 7 PM72°72°60°66%3%0%–E 6910+ mi
Wed 8 PM72°72°60°66%3%0%–E 6910+ mi
Wed 9 PM72°72°60°66%2%0%–E 5910+ mi
Wed 10 PM73°73°61°66%4%0%–ESE 5810+ mi
Wed 11 PM73°73°62°68%2%0%–ESE 5710+ mi
Thu 12 AM73°73°63°71%4%0%–ESE 3710+ mi
Thu 1 AM72°72°63°73%7%0%–ESE 3710+ mi
Thu 2 AM72°72°64°76%12%0%–ESE 5810+ mi
Thu 3 AM72°72°65°79%8%0%–ESE 5810+ mi
Thu 4 AM71°71°66°84%9%0%–ESE 5910+ mi
Thu 5 AM72°72°67°84%14%0%–ESE 5910+ mi
Thu 6 AM72°72°68°87%17%1%–ESE 6910+ mi
Thu 7 AM73°73°69°87%21%2%–ESE 6910+ mi
Thu 8 AM75°75°70°84%31%2%–E 61010+ mi
Thu 9 AM76°76°70°82%32%3%–ESE 71010+ mi
Thu 10 AM77°77°71°82%40%5%–ESE 81210+ mi
Thu 11 AM78°78°71°79%38%7%–ESE 91310+ mi
Thu 12 PM79°79°72°79%36%8%–ESE 101410+ mi
Thu 1 PM79°79°73°82%47%9%–ESE 101410+ mi
Thu 2 PM79°79°73°82%57%9%–ESE 101510+ mi
Thu 3 PM79°79°73°82%54%11%–E 12159.5 mi
Thu 4 PM80°85°74°82%48%7%–E 101510+ mi
Thu 5 PM79°79°74°85%59%7%–E 91410+ mi
Thu 6 PM78°78°75°91%57%7%–E 8138.8 mi
Thu 7 PM77°77°75°94%59%8%–E 71210+ mi
Thu 8 PM76°76°75°97%65%16%–E 61010+ mi⚡
Thu 9 PM76°76°75°97%81%27%–E 5910+ mi⚡
Thu 10 PM75°75°75°100%79%34%–E 5810+ mi⚡
Thu 11 PM75°75°75°100%69%42%–ENE 3710+ mi⚡
Fri 12 AM74°74°74°100%77%64%0.03"NE 3610+ mi⚡
Fri 1 AM74°74°73°97%72%56%0.03"NNE 37–⚡
Fri 2 AM73°73°73°100%77%51%0.03"NNE 37–⚡
Fri 3 AM72°72°72°100%82%57%0.03"N 58–⚡
Fri 4 AM71°71°71°100%76%42%0.03"NNE 610–⚡
Fri 5 AM70°70°70°100%70%32%0.03"N 813–⚡
Fri 6 AM70°70°70°100%76%22%–N 1015–
Fri 7 AM69°69°68°97%66%22%–N 1218–
Fri 8 AM69°69°67°93%62%22%–N 1421–
Fri 9 AM70°70°66°87%57%22%–N 1522–
Fri 10 AM71°71°65°81%49%22%–N 1522–
Fri 11 AM73°73°65°76%40%22%–N 1521–
Fri 12 PM74°74°64°71%32%8%–N 1420–
Fri 1 PM76°76°64°66%27%8%–N 1418–

7-day forecast

Tue, Nov 3

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

83° / 66°

58% rain

9 mph

Today

Sunny

77° / 70°

11% rain

NE 5–9 mph · gusts 12

Thu, Nov 5

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 68°

77% rain

ESE 3–12 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny

77° / 65°

64% rain · 0.18"

N 3–15 mph · gusts 22

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Chance Rain Showers

74° / 64°

40% rain · 0.12"

NNE 10–20 mph · gusts 23

Sun, Nov 8

Slight Chance Rain Showers

73° / 63°

65% rain · 0.96"

N 13–25 mph · gusts 32

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 9

Mostly Sunny

73° / 64°

24% rain · 0.12"

NNE 7–14 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 5pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 89. West southwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers before 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. North northeast wind 2 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind 10 to 14 mph.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. North northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 1245 PM CST Wed Nov 4 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-050715-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1245 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

.TONIGHT...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 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of
showers in the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to
rough. A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters
choppy to occasionally rough. Showers likely, mainly in the
morning. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to
occasionally choppy. A chance of showers in the evening. 
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth
to slightly choppy. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North 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 · 1245 PM CST Wed Nov 4 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. 
 


GMZ250-050715-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1245 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
7 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Showers likely with
a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers
with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 20 knots, increasing to
25 to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet, building to 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet after
midnight. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely
after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet,
occasionally to 13 feet. Showers likely. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming north
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · July 2056

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
79% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:48 AM
★★★☆c77
2
70% lit
↑ 12:09 AM
↓ 11:44 AM
★★☆☆c62
3
61% lit
↑ 12:44 AM
↓ 12:38 PM
★☆☆☆c48
4
51% lit
↑ 1:17 AM
↓ 1:30 PM
★☆☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
Last Quarter
5
41% lit
↑ 1:48 AM
↓ 2:22 PM
★☆☆☆c42
6
32% lit
↑ 2:20 AM
↓ 3:13 PM
★★☆☆c49
Apogee · 404,769 km
7
24% lit
↑ 2:53 AM
↓ 4:06 PM
★★☆☆c61
8
16% lit
↑ 3:29 AM
↓ 4:58 PM
★★★☆c71
9
10% lit
↑ 4:07 AM
↓ 5:52 PM
★★★☆c78
10
5% lit
↑ 4:50 AM
↓ 6:46 PM
★★★★c83
11
1% lit
↑ 5:37 AM
↓ 7:40 PM
★★★★c85
12
0% lit
↑ 6:28 AM
↓ 8:31 PM
★★★★c86
Moon farthest north (22.5°)
New Moon
best
13
1% lit
↑ 7:24 AM
↓ 9:20 PM
★★★★c86
best
14
4% lit
↑ 8:23 AM
↓ 10:05 PM
★★★★c84
15
9% lit
↑ 9:23 AM
↓ 10:47 PM
★★★☆c78
16
16% lit
↑ 10:23 AM
↓ 11:27 PM
★☆☆☆c69
17
25% lit
↑ 11:24 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c62
18
36% lit
↑ 12:26 PM
↓ 12:05 AM
★★☆☆c48
Moon crosses the equator
19
47% lit
↑ 1:28 PM
↓ 12:43 AM
★☆☆☆c41
First Quarter
20
58% lit
↑ 2:31 PM
↓ 1:22 AM
★★☆☆c57
21
70% lit
↑ 3:35 PM
↓ 2:03 AM
★★☆☆c72
22
80% lit
↑ 4:40 PM
↓ 2:47 AM
★★★☆c87
Perigee · 368,059 km
23
88% lit
↑ 5:45 PM
↓ 3:37 AM
★★★★c96
24
95% lit
↑ 6:47 PM
↓ 4:31 AM
★★★★c99
Moon farthest south (-21.7°)
best
25
99% lit
↑ 7:45 PM
↓ 5:29 AM
★★★★c99
best
26
100% lit
↑ 8:37 PM
↓ 6:30 AM
★★★★c96
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
27
99% lit
↑ 9:23 PM
↓ 7:32 AM
★★★★c89
28
96% lit
↑ 10:04 PM
↓ 8:33 AM
★★★☆c78
29
90% lit
↑ 10:41 PM
↓ 9:31 AM
★☆☆☆c65
30
84% lit
↑ 11:15 PM
↓ 10:27 AM
★★☆☆c58
31
76% lit
↑ 11:47 PM
↓ 11:21 AM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Jul 4 · 10:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Jul 4 · 1:55 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Jul 6 · 8:00 PM — Apogee · 404,769 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Jul 12 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest north (22.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jul 12 · 3:20 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Jul 18 · 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, Jul 19 · 6:44 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Jul 22 · 7:00 AM — Perigee · 368,059 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Jul 24 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-21.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jul 26 · 1:54 PM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Jul 31 · 6:00 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

Wed, Jul 12 · Thu, Jul 13 · Mon, Jul 24 · Tue, Jul 25 · Wed, 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

368,078 km closest · 404,704 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 Wed 1:36 PM.