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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

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Today

Veterans Day: High 71° · 4% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. North wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 65° · 1% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind 5 to 8 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:46 AM / 5:37 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:05 AM / 7:14 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 7%
Major period
12:45 AM–2:45 AM
Minor period
8:35 AM–9:35 AM
Major period
1:10 PM–3:10 PM
Minor period
6:44 PM–7:44 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Nov 116 PMThu, Nov 126 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 136 AM12 PMclouds86% cloud cover73% cloud cover81% cloud cover82% cloud cover84% cloud cover90% cloud cover85% cloud cover72% cloud cover75% cloud cover70% cloud cover79% cloud cover86% cloud cover87% cloud cover85% cloud cover92% cloud cover91% cloud cover81% cloud cover87% cloud cover78% cloud cover56% cloud cover55% cloud cover61% cloud cover66% cloud cover78% cloud cover71% cloud cover54% cloud cover73% cloud cover70% cloud cover63% cloud cover42% cloud cover41% cloud cover35% cloud cover10% cloud cover6% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover5% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover3% cloud cover5% cloud cover7% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°70716868676569727372696865636770rain4% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphN 10 mph, gusts 14N 8 mph, gusts 12N 7 mph, gusts 12N 5 mph, gusts 9N 5 mph, gusts 8NNW 6 mph, gusts 10NNW 7 mph, gusts 12N 8 mph, gusts 13NNW 9 mph, gusts 14N 10 mph, gusts 16N 10 mph, gusts 14N 10 mph, gusts 14NNE 9 mph, gusts 14N 7 mph, gusts 12N 6 mph, gusts 10N 5 mph, gusts 8N 3 mph, gusts 7N 3 mph, gusts 7N 5 mph, gusts 8N 5 mph, gusts 8N 6 mph, gusts 9NNE 6 mph, gusts 9NE 6 mph, gusts 8ENE 7 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 4 PM70°70°68°93%86%4%–N 10149.4 mi
Wed 5 PM69°69°68°97%73%1%–N 9138.9 mi
Wed 6 PM71°71°68°90%81%0%–N 8129.2 mi
Wed 7 PM71°71°68°90%82%0%–N 7129.1 mi
Wed 8 PM70°70°68°93%84%0%–N 7129.2 mi
Wed 9 PM69°69°68°97%90%0%–N 6109.4 mi
Wed 10 PM68°68°68°100%85%0%–N 599.4 mi
Wed 11 PM68°68°68°100%72%0%–N 589.4 mi
Thu 12 AM68°68°68°100%75%1%–N 589.4 mi
Thu 1 AM68°68°68°100%70%1%–N 589.2 mi
Thu 2 AM67°67°67°100%79%1%–NNW 6109.0 mi
Thu 3 AM67°67°67°100%86%1%–NNW 6108.9 mi
Thu 4 AM67°67°67°100%87%1%–NNW 7129.0 mi
Thu 5 AM66°66°66°100%85%1%–NNW 7139.3 mi
Thu 6 AM65°65°65°100%92%1%–N 8139.4 mi
Thu 7 AM65°65°65°100%91%1%–N 8149.4 mi
Thu 8 AM66°66°66°100%81%1%–NNW 9149.6 mi
Thu 9 AM66°66°66°100%87%1%–N 10159.9 mi
Thu 10 AM69°69°65°87%78%1%–N 101610.0 mi
Thu 11 AM68°68°65°90%56%1%–N 101510+ mi
Thu 12 PM71°71°64°79%55%1%–N 101410+ mi
Thu 1 PM72°72°63°73%61%1%–N 101410+ mi
Thu 2 PM73°73°63°71%66%0%–N 101410+ mi
Thu 3 PM74°74°62°66%78%0%–NNE 101410+ mi
Thu 4 PM73°73°61°66%71%0%–NNE 91410+ mi
Thu 5 PM73°73°60°64%54%0%–NNE 81310+ mi
Thu 6 PM73°73°60°64%73%0%–N 71210+ mi
Thu 7 PM72°72°60°66%70%0%–NNE 61010+ mi
Thu 8 PM70°70°60°71%63%0%–N 61010+ mi
Thu 9 PM69°69°61°76%42%0%–N 5910+ mi
Thu 10 PM69°69°60°73%41%0%–N 5810+ mi
Thu 11 PM68°68°60°76%35%0%–N 5710+ mi
Fri 12 AM68°68°60°76%10%0%–N 3710+ mi
Fri 1 AM68°68°60°76%6%0%–N 36–
Fri 2 AM67°67°60°78%2%0%–N 37–
Fri 3 AM66°66°60°81%3%0%–N 58–
Fri 4 AM65°65°60°84%3%0%–N 58–
Fri 5 AM64°64°59°84%3%0%–N 58–
Fri 6 AM63°63°59°87%5%0%–N 58–
Fri 7 AM63°63°60°90%4%0%–N 69–
Fri 8 AM64°64°60°87%3%0%–N 69–
Fri 9 AM66°66°60°81%2%0%–N 69–
Fri 10 AM67°67°60°78%2%0%–NNE 69–
Fri 11 AM68°68°59°73%1%0%–NNE 68–
Fri 12 PM69°69°59°70%1%0%–NE 68–
Fri 1 PM70°70°59°68%3%0%–NE 68–
Fri 2 PM72°72°58°61%5%0%–ENE 79–
Fri 3 PM73°73°58°59%7%0%–E 79–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy

71° / 65°

4% rain

N 5–10 mph · gusts 14

Thu, Nov 12

Mostly Cloudy

75° / 63°

1% rain

N 5–10 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

76° / 70°

1% rain

NE 3–7 mph · gusts 10

Sat, Nov 14

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

78° / 72°

58% rain · 0.30"

ESE 6–17 mph · gusts 22

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Rain Showers

79° / 68°

47% rain · 0.24"

ESE 10–17 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

74° / 62°

47% rain · 0.12"

NNE 10–20 mph · gusts 24

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 17

Partly Sunny

72° / 67°

5% rain

NE 10–16 mph · gusts 21

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Veterans Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. North wind around 10 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind 5 to 8 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. North wind around 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers before 9am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 137 PM CST Wed Nov 11 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-120815-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
137 PM CST Wed Nov 11 2026

.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth to slightly choppy. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth to slightly choppy. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to
occasionally choppy. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A
chance of showers. 
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

GMZ250 · 137 PM CST Wed Nov 11 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. 
 


GMZ250-120815-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
137 PM CST Wed Nov 11 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 2076

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3% lit
↑ 8:17 AM
↓ 9:44 PM
★★★☆c72
2
7% lit
↑ 9:10 AM
↓ 10:16 PM
★★☆☆c64
3
13% lit
↑ 10:03 AM
↓ 10:47 PM
★☆☆☆c54
4
20% lit
↑ 10:55 AM
↓ 11:17 PM
★★☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
5
28% lit
↑ 11:48 AM
↓ 11:48 PM
★☆☆☆c37
6
37% lit
↑ 12:42 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c37
7
47% lit
↑ 1:39 PM
↓ 12:21 AM
★☆☆☆c53
First Quarter
8
58% lit
↑ 2:38 PM
↓ 12:56 AM
★★☆☆c69
9
68% lit
↑ 3:41 PM
↓ 1:37 AM
★★★☆c84
10
78% lit
↑ 4:46 PM
↓ 2:24 AM
★★★★c96
11
87% lit
↑ 5:50 PM
↓ 3:18 AM
★★★★c103
Moon farthest south (-24.9°)
best
12
94% lit
↑ 6:52 PM
↓ 4:21 AM
★★★★c105
best
13
98% lit
↑ 7:47 PM
↓ 5:30 AM
★★★★c104
best
14
100% lit
↑ 8:37 PM
↓ 6:41 AM
★★★★c102
Perigee · 356,914 km
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon (supermoon)
best
15
98% lit
↑ 9:21 PM
↓ 7:52 AM
★★★★c94
best
16
94% lit
↑ 10:01 PM
↓ 9:01 AM
★★★☆c69
17
87% lit
↑ 10:39 PM
↓ 10:07 AM
★☆☆☆c55
Moon crosses the equator
18
78% lit
↑ 11:15 PM
↓ 11:11 AM
★★☆☆c51
19
68% lit
↑ 11:52 PM
↓ 12:13 PM
★★☆☆c47
20
58% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:13 PM
★★☆☆c61
21
48% lit
↑ 12:30 AM
↓ 2:12 PM
★★☆☆c73
Last Quarter
22
38% lit
↑ 1:11 AM
↓ 3:10 PM
★★☆☆c80
23
28% lit
↑ 1:55 AM
↓ 4:06 PM
★★★☆c83
24
20% lit
↑ 2:42 AM
↓ 4:58 PM
★★★☆c83
Moon farthest north (24.2°)
25
13% lit
↑ 3:33 AM
↓ 5:46 PM
★★★☆c81
26
7% lit
↑ 4:25 AM
↓ 6:30 PM
★★★☆c78
27
3% lit
↑ 5:19 AM
↓ 7:09 PM
★★★☆c72
Apogee · 406,487 km
28
1% lit
↑ 6:13 AM
↓ 7:45 PM
★★★☆c68
29
0% lit
↑ 7:06 AM
↓ 8:18 PM
★★★☆c64
New Moon
30
1% lit
↑ 7:59 AM
↓ 8:50 PM
★★☆☆c52
31
4% lit
↑ 8:51 AM
↓ 9:20 PM
★★☆☆c45

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Aug 4 · 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, Aug 7 · 6:21 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Aug 11 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-24.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Aug 14 · 10:00 AM — Perigee · 356,914 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Aug 14 · 12:12 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon 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.
  • Mon, Aug 17 · 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.
  • Fri, Aug 21 · 6:00 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Aug 24 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest north (24.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Aug 27 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 406,487 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Aug 29 · 8:43 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Tue, Aug 11 · Wed, Aug 12 · Thu, Aug 13 · Fri, Aug 14 · Sat, 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

356,918 km closest · 406,426 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 12:46 PM.