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Sargent

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

⚠ Marine Weather Statement · until Wed 6:00 AM

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are currently moving over the Bays and Gulf waters. Some storms will be capable of producing gusty winds, locally higher seas, lightning strikes, and hail. Boaters should seek safe harbor immediately until these storms pass.

⚠ Marine Weather Statement · until Wed 3:15 AM

Scattered thunderstorms continue to impact the Upper Texas Coast waters and bays, with the risk of locally heavy thunderstorms now including Galveston Bay. Some storms will be capable of producing gusty winds, locally higher seas, lightning strikes, and hail.

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Today

Overnight: Low 63° · 77% rain

Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Veterans Day: High 75° · 61% rain

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:42 AM / 5:30 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:02 AM / 7:05 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 4%
Major period
12:40 AM–2:40 AM
Minor period
8:32 AM–9:32 AM
Major period
1:05 PM–3:05 PM
Minor period
6:35 PM–7:35 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Nov 116 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Nov 126 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 13clouds77% cloud cover82% cloud cover83% cloud cover86% cloud cover86% cloud cover83% cloud cover82% cloud cover79% cloud cover75% cloud cover80% cloud cover83% cloud cover84% cloud cover82% cloud cover81% cloud cover79% cloud cover82% cloud cover85% cloud cover89% cloud cover85% cloud cover84% cloud cover75% cloud cover80% cloud cover75% cloud cover77% cloud cover76% cloud cover80% cloud cover79% cloud cover79% cloud cover76% cloud cover74% cloud cover80% cloud cover71% cloud cover70% cloud cover68% cloud cover65% cloud cover70% cloud cover71% cloud cover70% cloud cover64% cloud cover56% cloud cover59% cloud cover59% cloud cover49% cloud cover39% cloud cover28% cloud cover22% cloud cover16% cloud cover10% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡50°55°60°65°70°75°80°65646374757271686461607176746965rain77% chance, 0.07 in77% chance, 0.07 in70% chance, 0.07 in62% chance, 0.07 in61% chance, 0.07 in61% chance, 0.02 in52% chance, 0.02 in52% chance, 0.02 in55% chance, 0.02 in50% chance, 0.02 in43% chance, 0.02 in39% chance40% chance36% chance36% chance25% chance24% chance8% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance4% chance4% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance0.070.070.07wind01020mphNE 7 mph, gusts 7NE 8 mph, gusts 8NE 8 mph, gusts 8NNE 8 mph, gusts 8NE 9 mph, gusts 12NE 10 mph, gusts 12NE 9 mph, gusts 9ENE 8 mph, gusts 8NNE 8 mph, gusts 8NNE 8 mph, gusts 8N 6 mph, gusts 6N 6 mph, gusts 6N 6 mph, gusts 6NNW 7 mph, gusts 7NNW 8 mph, gusts 8N 10 mph, gusts 13N 12 mph, gusts 14NNE 12 mph, gusts 14NNE 10 mph, gusts 13NNE 10 mph, gusts 13N 8 mph, gusts 8N 6 mph, gusts 9N 6 mph, gusts 9N 6 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 1 AM65°65°65°100%77%77%0.07"NE 776.0 mi⚡
Wed 2 AM64°64°64°100%82%77%0.07"NE 774.9 mi⚡
Wed 3 AM64°64°64°100%83%70%0.07"NE 883.9 mi⚡
Wed 4 AM64°64°64°100%86%62%0.07"NNE 884.0 mi⚡
Wed 5 AM64°64°64°100%86%61%0.07"NE 882.5 mi⚡
Wed 6 AM63°63°63°100%83%61%0.02"NNE 773.9 mi⚡
Wed 7 AM63°63°63°100%82%52%0.02"NNE 884.9 mi⚡
Wed 8 AM66°66°66°100%79%52%0.02"NE 994.9 mi⚡
Wed 9 AM71°71°67°87%75%55%0.02"NE 9127.0 mi⚡
Wed 10 AM74°74°68°82%80%50%0.02"ENE 10137.0 mi⚡
Wed 11 AM74°74°68°82%83%43%0.02"NE 10127.0 mi⚡
Wed 12 PM75°75°68°79%84%39%–NE 999.0 mi⚡
Wed 1 PM75°75°68°79%82%40%–NE 9910+ mi⚡
Wed 2 PM75°75°68°79%81%36%–ENE 9910+ mi⚡
Wed 3 PM74°74°69°84%79%36%–ENE 8810+ mi⚡
Wed 4 PM72°72°68°87%82%25%–NE 889.0 mi⚡
Wed 5 PM71°71°68°90%85%24%–NNE 887.9 mi⚡
Wed 6 PM72°72°68°87%89%8%–NNE 889.0 mi
Wed 7 PM71°71°67°87%85%2%–NNE 889.0 mi
Wed 8 PM71°71°67°87%84%2%–NNE 779.0 mi
Wed 9 PM68°68°67°97%75%1%–N 667.0 mi
Wed 10 PM68°68°66°93%80%4%–NNE 667.0 mi
Wed 11 PM67°67°66°97%75%4%–N 667.0 mi
Thu 12 AM65°65°65°100%77%2%–N 667.0 mi
Thu 1 AM64°64°64°100%76%2%–N 667.0 mi
Thu 2 AM63°63°63°100%80%2%–NNW 667.0 mi
Thu 3 AM63°63°63°100%79%2%–NNW 777.0 mi
Thu 4 AM61°61°61°100%79%2%–NNW 887.0 mi
Thu 5 AM61°61°61°100%76%1%–NNW 887.0 mi
Thu 6 AM60°60°60°100%74%0%–N 997.0 mi
Thu 7 AM60°60°60°100%80%0%–N 10137.0 mi
Thu 8 AM63°63°63°100%71%0%–N 10137.0 mi
Thu 9 AM68°68°62°81%70%0%–N 121410+ mi
Thu 10 AM71°71°61°71%68%0%–N 1214–
Thu 11 AM73°73°60°64%65%0%–NNE 1214–
Thu 12 PM75°75°59°58%70%0%–NNE 1214–
Thu 1 PM76°76°59°56%71%0%–NNE 1013–
Thu 2 PM76°76°58°54%70%0%–NNE 1013–
Thu 3 PM75°75°58°56%64%0%–NNE 1013–
Thu 4 PM74°74°57°55%56%0%–NNE 99–
Thu 5 PM70°70°57°63%59%0%–N 88–
Thu 6 PM72°72°58°61%59%0%–NNE 69–
Thu 7 PM69°69°58°68%49%0%–N 69–
Thu 8 PM67°67°57°70%39%0%–N 69–
Thu 9 PM66°66°57°73%28%0%–N 69–
Thu 10 PM65°65°56°73%22%0%–N 69–
Thu 11 PM64°64°55°73%16%0%–N 69–
Fri 12 AM63°63°55°75%10%0%–N 69–

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

75° / 63°

77% rain · 0.47"

NE 6–10 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Thu, Nov 12

Partly Sunny

76° / 55°

2% rain

N 6–12 mph · gusts 14

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

76° / 61°

Dry

E 5–7 mph · gusts 12

Sat, Nov 14

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

76° / 66°

35% rain · 0.12"

E 5–24 mph · gusts 26

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Rain Showers

75° / 63°

59% rain · 0.66"

E 20–23 mph · gusts 26

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Rain Showers

71° / 57°

57% rain · 0.48"

NE 16–18 mph · gusts 22

Tue, Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

68° / 59°

4% rain

NE 13–17 mph · gusts 21

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  • Veterans Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. North wind around 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. North wind around 5 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ350 · 1223 AM CST Wed Nov 11 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.


GMZ350-111915-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
1223 AM CST Wed Nov 11 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated
thunderstorms. Showers.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 5 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms.
Showers likely, mainly in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 2 seconds and east 1 foot at
4 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 3 seconds and
southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot
at 4 seconds, becoming east 1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. 
.SATURDAY...East winds around 20 knots, becoming southeast 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, building to 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming east
around 20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. Showers likely. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 2079

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23% lit
↑ 11:08 AM
↓ 11:15 PM
★☆☆☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
2
32% lit
↑ 12:06 PM
↓ 11:44 PM
★☆☆☆c37
3
41% lit
↑ 1:02 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c49
4
51% lit
↑ 1:58 PM
↓ 12:14 AM
★☆☆☆c60
First Quarter
5
61% lit
↑ 2:55 PM
↓ 12:47 AM
★★☆☆c69
6
70% lit
↑ 3:51 PM
↓ 1:23 AM
★★☆☆c74
7
78% lit
↑ 4:47 PM
↓ 2:04 AM
★★☆☆c78
Apogee · 404,939 km
8
85% lit
↑ 5:41 PM
↓ 2:50 AM
★★★☆c80
Moon farthest south (-28.2°)
9
91% lit
↑ 6:31 PM
↓ 3:41 AM
★★★☆c81
10
96% lit
↑ 7:16 PM
↓ 4:37 AM
★★★☆c81
11
99% lit
↑ 7:56 PM
↓ 5:35 AM
★★★☆c80
best
12
100% lit
↑ 8:32 PM
↓ 6:35 AM
★★★☆c76
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
13
99% lit
↑ 9:04 PM
↓ 7:34 AM
★★★☆c70
14
96% lit
↑ 9:35 PM
↓ 8:33 AM
★☆☆☆c61
15
91% lit
↑ 10:04 PM
↓ 9:31 AM
★★☆☆c51
Moon crosses the equator
16
83% lit
↑ 10:35 PM
↓ 10:30 AM
★☆☆☆c41
17
75% lit
↑ 11:07 PM
↓ 11:31 AM
★☆☆☆c43
18
64% lit
↑ 11:43 PM
↓ 12:34 PM
★☆☆☆c58
19
53% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:40 PM
★★☆☆c72
Last Quarter
20
42% lit
↑ 12:26 AM
↓ 2:49 PM
★★☆☆c84
21
31% lit
↑ 1:16 AM
↓ 3:58 PM
★★☆☆c92
22
21% lit
↑ 2:14 AM
↓ 5:03 PM
★★★☆c96
Moon farthest north (28.1°)
23
12% lit
↑ 3:20 AM
↓ 6:01 PM
★★★☆c97
Perigee · 366,368 km
best
24
6% lit
↑ 4:30 AM
↓ 6:51 PM
★★★★c95
best
25
1% lit
↑ 5:40 AM
↓ 7:34 PM
★★★☆c89
best
26
0% lit
↑ 6:48 AM
↓ 8:10 PM
★★★☆c78
New Moon
27
1% lit
↑ 7:52 AM
↓ 8:43 PM
★★☆☆c64
28
5% lit
↑ 8:53 AM
↓ 9:13 PM
★☆☆☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
29
10% lit
↑ 9:52 AM
↓ 9:43 PM
★★☆☆c45
30
18% lit
↑ 10:49 AM
↓ 10:13 PM
★☆☆☆c43
31
26% lit
↑ 11:47 AM
↓ 10:45 PM
★☆☆☆c52

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Aug 1 · 11:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Aug 4 · 9:27 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Aug 7 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 404,939 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Aug 8 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Aug 12 · 12:00 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Aug 15 · 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.
  • Sat, Aug 19 · 7:00 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Aug 22 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Aug 23 · 5:00 AM — Perigee · 366,368 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Aug 26 · 12:02 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Aug 28 · 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.

Best fishing days

Fri, Aug 11 · Sat, Aug 12 · Wed, Aug 23 · Thu, Aug 24 · Fri, Aug 25

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

Moon distance

366,418 km closest · 404,935 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 Wed 12:21 AM.