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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 106 AMclouds92% 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 cover74% cloud cover72% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°69737370666461596269706866646260rain16% 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% chance8% chance8% chancewind01020mphENE 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 9NNE 8 mph, gusts 10
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
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 121610+ mi
Mon 8 AM62°62°57°84%84%31%0.01"NE 121610+ mi
Mon 9 AM66°66°57°73%81%31%0.01"NE 121510+ mi
Mon 10 AM68°68°57°68%80%31%0.01"NE 131610+ mi
Mon 11 AM69°69°57°66%80%31%0.01"NE 131610+ mi
Mon 12 PM69°69°57°66%81%34%–ENE 13169.0 mi
Mon 1 PM69°69°57°66%78%34%–ENE 13168.0 mi
Mon 2 PM70°70°57°63%77%34%–ENE 131610+ mi
Mon 3 PM69°69°58°68%76%34%–ENE 131610+ mi
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–
Tue 6 AM61°61°56°84%74%8%–NNE 810–
Tue 7 AM63°63°57°81%72%8%–NE 810–

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

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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 · August 2069

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
98% lit
↑ 7:12 PM
↓ 5:23 AM
★★★☆c94
best
2
100% lit
↑ 7:56 PM
↓ 6:23 AM
★★★☆c90
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
3
99% lit
↑ 8:38 PM
↓ 7:24 AM
★★☆☆c82
4
96% lit
↑ 9:18 PM
↓ 8:26 AM
★☆☆☆c71
5
91% lit
↑ 9:58 PM
↓ 9:28 AM
★★☆☆c58
Moon crosses the equator
6
83% lit
↑ 10:39 PM
↓ 10:31 AM
★☆☆☆c44
7
73% lit
↑ 11:21 PM
↓ 11:34 AM
★☆☆☆c47
Perigee · 368,719 km
8
63% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:38 PM
★☆☆☆c62
9
51% lit
↑ 12:07 AM
↓ 1:41 PM
★☆☆☆c79
Last Quarter
10
40% lit
↑ 12:55 AM
↓ 2:44 PM
★★☆☆c93
11
29% lit
↑ 1:48 AM
↓ 3:44 PM
★★☆☆c101
Moon farthest north (20.0°)
12
20% lit
↑ 2:44 AM
↓ 4:40 PM
★★☆☆c104
13
12% lit
↑ 3:42 AM
↓ 5:32 PM
★★★☆c104
best
14
6% lit
↑ 4:42 AM
↓ 6:19 PM
★★★☆c100
best
15
2% lit
↑ 5:41 AM
↓ 7:02 PM
★★★☆c90
best
16
0% lit
↑ 6:39 AM
↓ 7:42 PM
★★☆☆c76
New Moon
17
1% lit
↑ 7:36 AM
↓ 8:18 PM
★★☆☆c62
18
3% lit
↑ 8:31 AM
↓ 8:53 PM
★☆☆☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
19
8% lit
↑ 9:25 AM
↓ 9:27 PM
★★☆☆c41
20
14% lit
↑ 10:17 AM
↓ 10:02 PM
★☆☆☆c35
21
21% lit
↑ 11:10 AM
↓ 10:37 PM
★☆☆☆c40
22
29% lit
↑ 12:02 PM
↓ 11:14 PM
★☆☆☆c49
Apogee · 404,551 km
23
38% lit
↑ 12:54 PM
↓ 11:54 PM
★☆☆☆c56
24
48% lit
↑ 1:45 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c64
First Quarter
25
57% lit
↑ 2:37 PM
↓ 12:37 AM
★☆☆☆c71
26
67% lit
↑ 3:27 PM
↓ 1:24 AM
★★☆☆c77
Moon farthest south (-19.3°)
27
76% lit
↑ 4:15 PM
↓ 2:15 AM
★★☆☆c81
28
84% lit
↑ 5:02 PM
↓ 3:09 AM
★★☆☆c81
29
91% lit
↑ 5:47 PM
↓ 4:07 AM
★★☆☆c80
30
96% lit
↑ 6:30 PM
↓ 5:07 AM
★★☆☆c75
31
99% lit
↑ 7:12 PM
↓ 6:09 AM
★★☆☆c67

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Aug 2 · 6:44 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Aug 5 · 7:00 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, Aug 7 · 12:00 PM — Perigee · 368,719 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Aug 9 · 2:41 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Aug 11 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest north (20.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Aug 16 · 5:03 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Aug 18 · 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, Aug 22 · 7:00 PM — Apogee · 404,551 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Aug 24 · 6:16 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Aug 26 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Thu, Aug 1 · Fri, Aug 2 · Tue, Aug 13 · Wed, Aug 14 · Thu, Aug 15

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

Moon distance

368,719 km closest · 404,507 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 6:20 AM.