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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

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Today

This Afternoon: High 80° · 15% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 83. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Low 69° · 46% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:42 AM / 5:41 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:20 AM / 3:25 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 13%
Minor period
2:50 AM–3:50 AM
Major period
8:25 AM–10:25 AM
Minor period
2:55 PM–3:55 PM
Major period
8:50 PM–10:50 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Nov 56 PMFri, Nov 66 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 76 AMclouds28% cloud cover33% cloud cover40% cloud cover42% cloud cover28% cloud cover25% cloud cover56% cloud cover54% cloud cover47% cloud cover56% cloud cover74% cloud cover72% cloud cover66% cloud cover62% cloud cover56% cloud cover62% cloud cover65% cloud cover59% cloud cover65% cloud cover57% cloud cover59% cloud cover50% cloud cover46% cloud cover47% cloud cover17% cloud cover14% cloud cover17% cloud cover17% cloud cover23% cloud cover26% cloud cover36% cloud cover27% cloud cover38% cloud cover49% cloud cover55% cloud cover60% cloud cover66% cloud cover68% cloud cover71% cloud cover73% cloud cover77% cloud cover82% cloud cover86% cloud cover84% cloud cover83% cloud cover81% cloud cover80% cloud cover80% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°80797776747371727577767472706871rain8% chance9% chance11% chance12% chance14% chance15% chance15% chance, 0.01 in15% chance, 0.01 in15% chance, 0.01 in26% chance, 0.01 in38% chance, 0.01 in39% chance, 0.01 in46% chance, 0.03 in45% chance, 0.03 in36% chance, 0.03 in31% chance, 0.03 in27% chance, 0.03 in22% chance, 0.03 in18% chance11% chance5% chance1% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chancewind01020mphE 9 mph, gusts 12E 10 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 14E 8 mph, gusts 13E 6 mph, gusts 10E 5 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 5 mph, gusts 8NE 7 mph, gusts 12NNE 10 mph, gusts 16NNE 13 mph, gusts 20NNE 13 mph, gusts 17NNE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 8 mph, gusts 13NE 8 mph, gusts 13NE 8 mph, gusts 13NE 8 mph, gusts 14NE 9 mph, gusts 15NE 9 mph, gusts 16NE 10 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 17NE 13 mph, gusts 20
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 12 PM80°83°71°75%28%8%–E 91210+ mi
Thu 1 PM80°83°71°75%33%9%–E 91310.0 mi
Thu 2 PM80°83°71°75%40%11%–E 101410+ mi
Thu 3 PM79°82°71°76%42%12%–E 101410+ mi
Thu 4 PM79°83°72°79%28%14%–E 101410+ mi
Thu 5 PM78°78°72°81%25%15%–E 91410+ mi⚡
Thu 6 PM77°77°72°85%56%15%0.01"E 81310+ mi⚡
Thu 7 PM77°77°73°88%54%15%0.01"E 71210+ mi⚡
Thu 8 PM76°76°73°90%47%15%0.01"E 61010+ mi⚡
Thu 9 PM76°76°73°90%56%26%0.01"E 6109.9 mi⚡
Thu 10 PM75°75°73°94%74%38%0.01"E 599.6 mi⚡
Thu 11 PM75°75°74°97%72%39%0.01"E 589.6 mi⚡
Fri 12 AM74°74°73°97%66%46%0.03"E 579.9 mi⚡
Fri 1 AM74°74°73°97%62%45%0.03"E 579.6 mi⚡
Fri 2 AM73°73°73°100%56%36%0.03"ENE 579.0 mi⚡
Fri 3 AM73°73°73°100%62%31%0.03"ENE 578.9 mi
Fri 4 AM72°72°72°100%65%27%0.03"ENE 589.5 mi
Fri 5 AM71°71°71°100%59%22%0.03"ENE 699.9 mi
Fri 6 AM71°71°71°100%65%18%–NE 71210+ mi
Fri 7 AM71°71°70°97%57%11%–NNE 91410+ mi
Fri 8 AM70°70°69°97%59%5%–NNE 101610+ mi
Fri 9 AM72°72°68°87%50%1%–N 131810+ mi
Fri 10 AM73°73°67°81%46%0%–NNE 132010+ mi
Fri 11 AM74°74°67°79%47%0%–NNE 131810+ mi
Fri 12 PM75°75°66°74%17%0%–NNE 131710+ mi
Fri 1 PM76°76°66°71%14%0%–NNE 121610+ mi
Fri 2 PM77°77°66°69%17%0%–NNE 121510+ mi
Fri 3 PM77°77°66°69%17%0%–NE 101410+ mi
Fri 4 PM78°78°65°64%23%0%–NE 101410+ mi
Fri 5 PM77°77°66°69%26%0%–NE 91410+ mi
Fri 6 PM76°76°66°71%36%3%–NE 81310+ mi
Fri 7 PM75°75°66°74%27%3%–NE 81310+ mi
Fri 8 PM74°74°66°76%38%3%–NE 81310+ mi
Fri 9 PM74°74°66°76%49%3%–NE 81310+ mi
Fri 10 PM73°73°66°79%55%3%–NE 81310+ mi
Fri 11 PM73°73°66°79%60%3%–NE 81410+ mi
Sat 12 AM72°72°66°81%66%6%–NE 81410+ mi
Sat 1 AM71°71°66°84%68%6%–NE 815–
Sat 2 AM70°70°66°87%71%6%–NE 915–
Sat 3 AM70°70°66°87%73%6%–NE 916–
Sat 4 AM69°69°66°90%77%6%–NE 916–
Sat 5 AM68°68°65°90%82%6%–NE 1016–
Sat 6 AM68°68°65°90%86%8%–NE 1016–
Sat 7 AM69°69°65°87%84%8%–NE 1217–
Sat 8 AM70°70°66°87%83%8%–NE 1217–
Sat 9 AM71°71°66°84%81%8%–NE 1318–
Sat 10 AM72°72°66°81%80%8%–NE 1320–
Sat 11 AM74°74°67°79%80%8%–ENE 1420–

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 69°

46% rain · 0.06"

E 5–10 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

79° / 68°

46% rain · 0.18"

NNE 5–13 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

77° / 65°

70% rain · 0.12"

ENE 8–15 mph · gusts 22

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 8

Showers And Thunderstorms

73° / 62°

77% rain · 1.38"

NE 14–22 mph · gusts 31

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 9

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

71° / 63°

51% rain · 0.36"

NNE 6–14 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 10

Slight Chance Rain Showers

73° / 66°

20% rain

NNE 5–9 mph · gusts 12

Wed, Nov 11

Partly Sunny

75° / 66°

9% rain

NE 5–9 mph · gusts 12

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 83. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. North northeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 65. East northeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. North northeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. North northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Veterans Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 1235 AM CST Thu Nov 5 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-051915-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1235 AM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast 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. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy
to occasionally choppy. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly
choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots
after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally
rough. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters
choppy to occasionally rough. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy
to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of showers in the evening. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

GMZ250 · 1235 AM CST Thu Nov 5 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. 
 


GMZ250-051915-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1235 AM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · June 2058

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
71% lit
↑ 3:22 PM
↓ 3:08 AM
★☆☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
2
80% lit
↑ 4:19 PM
↓ 3:39 AM
★★☆☆c45
3
88% lit
↑ 5:19 PM
↓ 4:12 AM
★★☆☆c61
4
94% lit
↑ 6:23 PM
↓ 4:48 AM
★★★★c76
5
98% lit
↑ 7:30 PM
↓ 5:29 AM
★★★★c88
best
6
100% lit
↑ 8:39 PM
↓ 6:16 AM
★★★★c96
Full Moon · Strawberry Moon
best
7
99% lit
↑ 9:47 PM
↓ 7:11 AM
★★★★c100
best
8
95% lit
↑ 10:51 PM
↓ 8:13 AM
★★★★c100
Moon farthest south (-25.4°)
Perigee · 361,346 km
9
88% lit
↑ 11:47 PM
↓ 9:21 AM
★☆☆☆c98
10
79% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:30 AM
★★★★c95
11
69% lit
↑ 12:36 AM
↓ 11:38 AM
★★★☆c85
12
58% lit
↑ 1:19 AM
↓ 12:43 PM
★★☆☆c71
13
47% lit
↑ 1:56 AM
↓ 1:45 PM
★★☆☆c54
Last Quarter
14
36% lit
↑ 2:31 AM
↓ 2:44 PM
★☆☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
15
26% lit
↑ 3:04 AM
↓ 3:42 PM
★★☆☆c48
16
18% lit
↑ 3:37 AM
↓ 4:40 PM
★★☆☆c63
17
10% lit
↑ 4:11 AM
↓ 5:37 PM
★★★☆c75
18
5% lit
↑ 4:47 AM
↓ 6:35 PM
★★★★c81
19
2% lit
↑ 5:27 AM
↓ 7:31 PM
★★★★c84
20
0% lit
↑ 6:11 AM
↓ 8:26 PM
★★★★c84
New Moon
best
21
0% lit
↑ 6:58 AM
↓ 9:18 PM
★★★★c84
Moon farthest north (25.1°)
best
22
3% lit
↑ 7:49 AM
↓ 10:06 PM
★★★★c82
23
7% lit
↑ 8:42 AM
↓ 10:50 PM
★★★★c78
Apogee · 406,031 km
24
12% lit
↑ 9:36 AM
↓ 11:29 PM
★☆☆☆c73
25
19% lit
↑ 10:30 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c70
26
27% lit
↑ 11:24 AM
↓ 12:04 AM
★★☆☆c63
27
36% lit
↑ 12:18 PM
↓ 12:37 AM
★★☆☆c54
28
45% lit
↑ 1:12 PM
↓ 1:08 AM
★☆☆☆c44
First Quarter
29
56% lit
↑ 2:06 PM
↓ 1:38 AM
★☆☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
30
66% lit
↑ 3:03 PM
↓ 2:09 AM
★★☆☆c48

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Jun 1 · 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.
  • Thu, Jun 6 · 2:15 PM — Full Moon · Strawberry MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Jun 8 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-25.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jun 8 · 8:00 AM — Perigee · 361,346 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Jun 13 · 4:50 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Jun 14 · 2:00 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, Jun 20 · 7:34 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Jun 21 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest north (25.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Jun 23 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 406,031 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Jun 28 · 11:12 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Jun 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.

Best fishing days

Wed, Jun 5 · Thu, Jun 6 · Fri, Jun 7 · Thu, Jun 20 · Fri, Jun 21

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

Moon distance

361,363 km closest · 405,952 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 Thu 11:06 AM.