Texas BiteCast

Sargent

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

⚠ Small Craft Advisory · until Mon 12:00 AM

* WHAT...East winds 15 to 25 kt and seas 4 to 6 ft. * WHERE...Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM and Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM. * WHEN...Until midnight CST tonight. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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Today

Today: High 73° · 27% rain

A chance of rain showers. Cloudy. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight: Low 59° · 20% rain

A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunrise / sunset
6:40 AM / 5:32 PM
Moonrise / moonset
6:08 AM / 4:56 PM
Moon
New Moon, 1%
Minor period
5:38 AM–6:38 AM
Major period
10:30 AM–12:30 PM
Minor period
4:26 PM–5:26 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Nov 812 PM6 PMMon, Nov 96 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 10clouds91% cloud cover89% cloud cover92% cloud cover87% cloud cover90% cloud cover89% cloud cover90% cloud cover87% cloud cover83% cloud cover84% cloud cover88% cloud cover91% cloud cover90% cloud cover90% cloud cover87% cloud cover83% cloud cover83% cloud cover77% cloud cover82% cloud cover81% cloud cover81% cloud cover89% cloud cover91% cloud cover85% cloud cover88% cloud cover87% cloud cover84% cloud cover81% cloud cover80% cloud cover80% cloud cover81% cloud cover78% cloud cover77% cloud cover76% cloud cover79% cloud cover77% cloud cover85% cloud cover77% cloud cover77% cloud cover82% cloud cover83% cloud cover80% cloud cover76% cloud cover75% cloud cover76% cloud cover77% cloud cover76% cloud cover75% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°67717372686563606066696967656461rain16% chance16% chance16% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance27% chance27% chance27% chance23% chance23% chance23% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance31% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in34% chance34% chance34% chance34% chance34% chance34% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chancewind01020mphENE 17 mph, gusts 21ENE 17 mph, gusts 22ENE 17 mph, gusts 22ENE 17 mph, gusts 22ENE 17 mph, gusts 22ENE 16 mph, gusts 20NE 14 mph, gusts 17NE 14 mph, gusts 17NE 15 mph, gusts 17NE 15 mph, gusts 16NE 14 mph, gusts 16NNE 13 mph, gusts 16NNE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 12 mph, gusts 15ENE 12 mph, gusts 14ENE 9 mph, gusts 13NE 8 mph, gusts 9NE 6 mph, gusts 8NE 6 mph, gusts 8NE 7 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 6 AM67°67°63°87%91%16%–ENE 172110+ mi
Sun 7 AM66°66°63°90%89%16%–ENE 172210+ mi
Sun 8 AM69°69°62°78%92%16%–ENE 172210+ mi
Sun 9 AM71°71°63°76%87%20%–ENE 172210+ mi
Sun 10 AM72°72°61°68%90%20%–ENE 172210+ mi
Sun 11 AM73°73°61°66%89%20%–ENE 172210+ mi
Sun 12 PM73°73°60°64%90%27%–ENE 172210+ mi
Sun 1 PM73°73°60°64%87%27%–ENE 172210+ mi
Sun 2 PM73°73°59°62%83%27%–ENE 172210+ mi
Sun 3 PM72°72°60°66%84%23%–ENE 172210+ mi
Sun 4 PM71°71°60°68%88%23%–ENE 162010+ mi
Sun 5 PM70°70°59°68%91%23%–ENE 151810+ mi
Sun 6 PM68°68°58°70%90%18%–NE 141710+ mi
Sun 7 PM66°66°58°75%90%18%–NE 141710+ mi
Sun 8 PM66°66°57°73%87%18%–NE 141710+ mi
Sun 9 PM65°65°57°75%83%16%–NE 141710+ mi
Sun 10 PM65°65°57°75%83%16%–NE 151710+ mi
Sun 11 PM64°64°57°78%77%16%–NE 151710+ mi
Mon 12 AM63°63°57°81%82%18%–NE 151610+ mi
Mon 1 AM61°61°57°87%81%18%–NE 151710+ mi
Mon 2 AM61°61°57°87%81%18%–NE 141610+ mi
Mon 3 AM60°60°57°90%89%20%–NE 141610+ mi
Mon 4 AM59°59°57°93%91%20%–NNE 131610+ mi
Mon 5 AM59°59°56°90%85%20%–NNE 121610+ mi
Mon 6 AM60°60°57°90%88%31%0.01"NNE 121610+ mi
Mon 7 AM60°60°56°87%87%31%0.01"NNE 12168.0 mi
Mon 8 AM62°62°57°84%84%31%0.01"NE 12167.0 mi
Mon 9 AM66°66°57°73%81%31%0.01"NE 12157.0 mi
Mon 10 AM68°68°57°68%80%31%0.01"NE 1316–
Mon 11 AM69°69°57°66%80%31%0.01"NE 1316–
Mon 12 PM69°69°57°66%81%34%–ENE 1316–
Mon 1 PM69°69°57°66%78%34%–ENE 1316–
Mon 2 PM70°70°57°63%77%34%–ENE 1316–
Mon 3 PM69°69°58°68%76%34%–ENE 1316–
Mon 4 PM69°69°58°68%79%34%–ENE 1215–
Mon 5 PM68°68°58°70%77%34%–ENE 1215–
Mon 6 PM67°67°58°73%85%15%–ENE 1214–
Mon 7 PM66°66°58°75%77%15%–ENE 1014–
Mon 8 PM66°66°57°73%77%15%–ENE 913–
Mon 9 PM65°65°56°73%82%15%–NE 810–
Mon 10 PM65°65°56°73%83%15%–NE 89–
Mon 11 PM64°64°56°75%80%15%–NE 78–
Tue 12 AM64°64°56°75%76%11%–NE 68–
Tue 1 AM63°63°56°78%75%11%–NE 68–
Tue 2 AM62°62°56°81%76%11%–NE 68–
Tue 3 AM61°61°56°84%77%11%–NE 79–
Tue 4 AM60°60°56°87%76%11%–NE 79–
Tue 5 AM60°60°56°87%75%11%–NNE 89–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Rain Showers

73° / 59°

27% rain

NE 14–17 mph · gusts 22

Mon, Nov 9

Chance Rain Showers

70° / 60°

34% rain · 0.06"

NE 7–15 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Nov 10

Mostly Cloudy

75° / 63°

25% rain

NE 5–8 mph · gusts 10

Wed, Nov 11

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

76° / 62°

35% rain · 0.06"

NE 3–6 mph · gusts 9

⚡ Storms

Thu, Nov 12

Partly Sunny

75° / 56°

15% rain

N 5–13 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

70° / 57°

Dry

N 6–12 mph · gusts 14

Sat, Nov 14

Sunny

71° / 61°

7% rain

NE 6–13 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Veterans Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 71.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Weather map

Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.

Marine forecast

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

GMZ350 · 538 AM CST Sun Nov 8 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.


GMZ350-090015-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
538 AM CST Sun Nov 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, 
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds. A 
chance of showers. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
East 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East
2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers after
midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · December 2068

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
45% lit
↑ 12:08 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c53
First Quarter
2
56% lit
↑ 12:46 PM
↓ 12:10 AM
★☆☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
3
67% lit
↑ 1:26 PM
↓ 1:13 AM
★☆☆☆c56
4
78% lit
↑ 2:07 PM
↓ 2:16 AM
★★☆☆c68
5
87% lit
↑ 2:52 PM
↓ 3:21 AM
★★☆☆c85
Perigee · 366,316 km
6
93% lit
↑ 3:40 PM
↓ 4:26 AM
★★★☆c97
7
98% lit
↑ 4:33 PM
↓ 5:32 AM
★★★★c102
best
8
100% lit
↑ 5:30 PM
↓ 6:34 AM
★★★★c102
Full Moon · Cold Moon
Moon farthest north (21.1°)
best
9
99% lit
↑ 6:29 PM
↓ 7:33 AM
★★★★c102
best
10
96% lit
↑ 7:29 PM
↓ 8:26 AM
★★★☆c97
11
91% lit
↑ 8:28 PM
↓ 9:13 AM
★★★☆c89
12
84% lit
↑ 9:25 PM
↓ 9:55 AM
★★☆☆c78
13
76% lit
↑ 10:20 PM
↓ 10:33 AM
★★☆☆c65
14
67% lit
↑ 11:13 PM
↓ 11:08 AM
★☆☆☆c52
15
58% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:41 AM
★☆☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
16
49% lit
↑ 12:05 AM
↓ 12:13 PM
★☆☆☆c41
Last Quarter
17
39% lit
↑ 12:56 AM
↓ 12:45 PM
★☆☆☆c48
Apogee · 404,455 km
18
30% lit
↑ 1:48 AM
↓ 1:19 PM
★☆☆☆c56
19
22% lit
↑ 2:40 AM
↓ 1:55 PM
★★☆☆c68
20
15% lit
↑ 3:34 AM
↓ 2:35 PM
★★☆☆c77
21
8% lit
↑ 4:28 AM
↓ 3:18 PM
★★☆☆c85
22
4% lit
↑ 5:23 AM
↓ 4:07 PM
★★★☆c89
23
1% lit
↑ 6:17 AM
↓ 5:00 PM
★★★☆c91
Moon farthest south (-20.1°)
best
24
0% lit
↑ 7:09 AM
↓ 5:57 PM
★★★★c91
New Moon
best
25
2% lit
↑ 7:59 AM
↓ 6:58 PM
★★★☆c90
26
6% lit
↑ 8:45 AM
↓ 8:00 PM
★★★☆c85
27
12% lit
↑ 9:28 AM
↓ 9:02 PM
★★☆☆c77
28
20% lit
↑ 10:09 AM
↓ 10:04 PM
★★☆☆c64
29
30% lit
↑ 10:48 AM
↓ 11:06 PM
★☆☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
30
41% lit
↑ 11:27 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c45
31
52% lit
↑ 12:07 PM
↓ 12:09 AM
★☆☆☆c54
First Quarter
Perigee · 370,342 km

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Dec 1 · 11:20 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Dec 2 · 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.
  • Wed, Dec 5 · 2:00 PM — Perigee · 366,316 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Dec 8 · 5:42 PM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Dec 8 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest north (21.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Dec 15 · 8:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Dec 16 · 8:11 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Dec 17 · 9:00 AM — Apogee · 404,455 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Dec 23 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-20.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Dec 24 · 7:44 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Dec 29 · 9:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Dec 31 · 7:22 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Dec 31 · 9:00 AM — Perigee · 370,342 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Fri, Dec 7 · Sat, Dec 8 · Sun, Dec 9 · Sun, Dec 23 · Mon, Dec 24

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

Moon distance

366,323 km closest · 404,451 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 Sun 12:21 AM.