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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 70° · 42% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East northeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:42 AM / 5:41 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:20 AM / 3:25 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 12%
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 AM12 PMclouds33% 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 cover79% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°80797775747271737678757371696972rain9% 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% chance23% chance, 0.01 inwind01020mphE 9 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 14E 7 mph, gusts 12E 6 mph, gusts 10E 5 mph, gusts 8E 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 6 mph, gusts 9NNE 9 mph, gusts 14N 13 mph, gusts 18NNE 13 mph, gusts 18NNE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 9 mph, gusts 14NE 8 mph, gusts 13NE 8 mph, gusts 13NE 8 mph, gusts 14NE 8 mph, gusts 15NE 9 mph, gusts 16NE 10 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 17NE 13 mph, gusts 18ENE 14 mph, gusts 20
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
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–
Sat 12 PM75°75°67°76%79%23%0.01"ENE 1421–

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 70°

42% 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° / 66°

53% rain · 0.12"

ENE 8–15 mph · gusts 22

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 8

Showers And Thunderstorms

73° / 61°

82% rain · 1.38"

NE 14–22 mph · gusts 31

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 9

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

70° / 63°

56% rain · 0.36"

NNE 6–14 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 10

Partly Sunny

73° / 65°

20% rain

NNE 5–9 mph · gusts 12

Wed, Nov 11

Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

75° / 66°

15% 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 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East northeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. North northeast wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. East northeast wind 12 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East northeast wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 9am and noon, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 61. North northeast wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. North northeast wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Veterans Day: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 1253 PM 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-060715-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1253 PM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots after midnight, then becoming northeast late. Bay and
inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and
inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to
rough. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms
after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough.
Showers and thunderstorms likely in the morning, then showers
with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to
occasionally rough. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. 
.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. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth to slightly choppy. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

GMZ250 · 1253 PM 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. 
 


GMZ250-060715-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1253 PM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers this evening. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers likely after midnight. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 4 seconds. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at
5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 30 knots in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots after midnight. Gusts up to 35 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 6 seconds. A
slight 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. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 7 seconds.
Thunderstorms likely. Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet, subsiding to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally
to 8 feet after midnight. A chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. Showers likely. 
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to
around 5 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · July 2058

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
75% lit
↑ 4:04 PM
↓ 2:43 AM
★★☆☆c63
2
84% lit
↑ 5:08 PM
↓ 3:20 AM
★★★☆c79
3
92% lit
↑ 6:15 PM
↓ 4:03 AM
★★★★c92
4
97% lit
↑ 7:24 PM
↓ 4:54 AM
★★★★c100
best
5
100% lit
↑ 8:32 PM
↓ 5:53 AM
★★★★c104
Moon farthest south (-25.5°)
Full Moon · Buck Moon (supermoon)
best
6
99% lit
↑ 9:33 PM
↓ 6:59 AM
★★★★c104
Perigee · 357,904 km
best
7
96% lit
↑ 10:27 PM
↓ 8:10 AM
★★★★c101
best
8
90% lit
↑ 11:14 PM
↓ 9:21 AM
★☆☆☆c92
9
82% lit
↑ 11:55 PM
↓ 10:30 AM
★★★★c85
10
72% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:35 AM
★★☆☆c68
11
61% lit
↑ 12:31 AM
↓ 12:37 PM
★★☆☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
12
50% lit
↑ 1:05 AM
↓ 1:37 PM
★☆☆☆c38
Last Quarter
13
40% lit
↑ 1:39 AM
↓ 2:35 PM
★★☆☆c49
14
30% lit
↑ 2:13 AM
↓ 3:32 PM
★★☆☆c65
15
21% lit
↑ 2:48 AM
↓ 4:30 PM
★★★☆c76
16
14% lit
↑ 3:27 AM
↓ 5:26 PM
★★★★c81
17
8% lit
↑ 4:09 AM
↓ 6:22 PM
★★★★c83
18
3% lit
↑ 4:55 AM
↓ 7:14 PM
★★★★c83
19
1% lit
↑ 5:45 AM
↓ 8:03 PM
★★★★c81
Moon farthest north (25.2°)
best
20
0% lit
↑ 6:37 AM
↓ 8:48 PM
★★★★c79
New Moon
21
1% lit
↑ 7:31 AM
↓ 9:28 PM
★★★★c76
Apogee · 406,570 km
22
4% lit
↑ 8:25 AM
↓ 10:05 PM
★★★☆c71
23
8% lit
↑ 9:19 AM
↓ 10:38 PM
★★★☆c64
24
14% lit
↑ 10:12 AM
↓ 11:09 PM
★☆☆☆c56
25
22% lit
↑ 11:06 AM
↓ 11:39 PM
★★☆☆c50
26
31% lit
↑ 11:59 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
27
40% lit
↑ 12:54 PM
↓ 12:10 AM
★☆☆☆c34
28
50% lit
↑ 1:51 PM
↓ 12:41 AM
★☆☆☆c48
First Quarter
29
61% lit
↑ 2:51 PM
↓ 1:16 AM
★★☆☆c63
30
71% lit
↑ 3:55 PM
↓ 1:55 AM
★★★☆c78
31
81% lit
↑ 5:02 PM
↓ 2:40 AM
★★★★c89

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Jul 5 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-25.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Jul 5 · 9:46 PM — Full Moon · Buck 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.
  • Sat, Jul 6 · 3:00 PM — Perigee · 357,904 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Jul 11 · 10:00 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 12 · 12:27 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Jul 19 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest north (25.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jul 20 · 10:39 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Jul 21 · 5:00 AM — Apogee · 406,570 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Jul 26 · 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.
  • Sun, Jul 28 · 11:18 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Thu, Jul 4 · Fri, Jul 5 · Sat, Jul 6 · Sun, Jul 7 · Fri, Jul 19

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

Moon distance

357,917 km closest · 406,543 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.