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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

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Today

This Afternoon: High 75°

Sunny, with a high near 75. East northeast wind around 7 mph.

Tonight: Low 70°

Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:48 AM / 5:36 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:46 AM / 9:01 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 18%
Major period
2:25 AM–4:25 AM
Minor period
10:16 AM–11:16 AM
Major period
2:55 PM–4:55 PM
Minor period
8:31 PM–9:31 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Nov 136 PMSat, Nov 146 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 156 AMclouds1% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover12% cloud cover3% cloud cover21% cloud cover13% cloud cover5% cloud cover11% cloud cover11% cloud cover6% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover9% cloud cover23% cloud cover31% cloud cover23% cloud cover22% cloud cover37% cloud cover20% cloud cover17% cloud cover21% cloud cover28% cloud cover33% cloud cover40% cloud cover31% cloud cover42% cloud cover40% cloud cover21% cloud cover28% cloud cover50% cloud cover70% cloud cover69% cloud cover67% cloud cover66% cloud cover66% cloud cover65% cloud cover61% cloud cover58% cloud cover54% cloud cover54% cloud cover54% cloud cover54% cloud cover51% cloud cover49% cloud cover46% cloud cover46% cloud cover45% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°70737069707171737474717071707173rain1% chance5% chance3% chance4% chance13% chance18% chance26% chance, 0.03 in26% chance, 0.03 in30% chance, 0.03 in27% chance, 0.03 in33% chance, 0.03 in30% chance, 0.03 in43% chance43% chance43% chance43% chance43% chance43% chance69% chance, 0.03 in69% chance, 0.03 in69% chance, 0.03 in69% chance, 0.03 in69% chance, 0.03 in69% chance, 0.03 in69% chance, 0.01 in69% chance, 0.01 in69% chance, 0.01 in69% chance, 0.01 in69% chance, 0.01 in69% chance, 0.01 inwind01020mphNE 5 mph, gusts 6ENE 6 mph, gusts 7E 7 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 9ESE 6 mph, gusts 10SE 5 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 16SE 12 mph, gusts 17SE 13 mph, gusts 20ESE 14 mph, gusts 21SE 16 mph, gusts 22ESE 16 mph, gusts 23ESE 16 mph, gusts 23ESE 16 mph, gusts 24ESE 16 mph, gusts 23SE 15 mph, gusts 22SE 14 mph, gusts 23SE 14 mph, gusts 23SE 14 mph, gusts 22SE 15 mph, gusts 23SE 15 mph, gusts 23
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 12 PM70°70°57°63%1%0%–NE 5610+ mi
Fri 1 PM72°72°57°59%2%0%–ENE 5610+ mi
Fri 2 PM72°72°57°59%3%0%–ENE 6710+ mi
Fri 3 PM73°73°57°57%12%0%–E 7810+ mi
Fri 4 PM72°72°58°61%3%0%–E 7910+ mi
Fri 5 PM72°72°58°61%21%0%–E 71010+ mi
Fri 6 PM70°70°57°63%13%0%–E 6910+ mi
Fri 7 PM70°70°57°63%5%0%–E 5910+ mi
Fri 8 PM69°69°57°66%11%0%–E 5910+ mi
Fri 9 PM69°69°58°68%11%0%–ESE 5910+ mi
Fri 10 PM70°70°58°66%6%0%–ESE 61010+ mi
Fri 11 PM70°70°59°68%5%0%–ESE 6910+ mi
Sat 12 AM70°70°59°68%6%0%–SE 5910+ mi
Sat 1 AM71°71°60°68%9%0%–SE 61010+ mi
Sat 2 AM70°70°60°71%23%0%–SE 71210+ mi
Sat 3 AM71°71°61°71%31%0%–ESE 81310+ mi
Sat 4 AM71°71°61°71%23%0%–ESE 81410+ mi
Sat 5 AM70°70°61°73%22%0%–ESE 91510+ mi
Sat 6 AM71°71°61°71%37%1%–ESE 101610+ mi
Sat 7 AM72°72°62°71%20%5%–ESE 101610+ mi
Sat 8 AM73°73°63°71%17%3%–SE 121710+ mi
Sat 9 AM73°73°63°71%21%4%–SE 121710+ mi
Sat 10 AM74°74°63°69%28%13%–SE 13208.1 mi
Sat 11 AM73°73°64°73%33%18%–SE 14206.3 mi
Sat 12 PM74°74°64°71%40%26%0.03"ESE 14214.4 mi
Sat 1 PM74°74°65°74%31%26%0.03"SE 1522–
Sat 2 PM75°75°66°74%42%30%0.03"SE 1622–
Sat 3 PM74°74°66°76%40%27%0.03"ESE 1623–
Sat 4 PM74°74°66°76%21%33%0.03"ESE 1623–
Sat 5 PM73°73°66°79%28%30%0.03"ESE 1624–
Sat 6 PM71°71°66°84%50%43%–ESE 1623–
Sat 7 PM70°70°66°87%70%43%–ESE 1624–
Sat 8 PM70°70°66°87%69%43%–ESE 1624–
Sat 9 PM70°70°66°87%67%43%–ESE 1624–
Sat 10 PM71°71°67°87%66%43%–ESE 1623–
Sat 11 PM71°71°67°87%66%43%–SE 1523–
Sun 12 AM71°71°68°90%65%69%0.03"SE 1522–
Sun 1 AM71°71°68°90%61%69%0.03"SE 1522–
Sun 2 AM71°71°69°93%58%69%0.03"SE 1423–
Sun 3 AM70°70°69°97%54%69%0.03"SE 1423–
Sun 4 AM70°70°69°97%54%69%0.03"SE 1423–
Sun 5 AM70°70°70°100%54%69%0.03"SE 1422–
Sun 6 AM71°71°70°97%54%69%0.01"SE 1422–
Sun 7 AM71°71°71°100%51%69%0.01"SE 1422–
Sun 8 AM72°72°71°97%49%69%0.01"SE 1523–
Sun 9 AM73°73°72°97%46%69%0.01"SE 1523–
Sun 10 AM74°74°72°93%46%69%0.01"SE 1523–
Sun 11 AM75°75°72°90%45%69%0.01"SSE 1523–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

75° / 70°

Dry

ENE 5–7 mph · gusts 10

Sat, Nov 14

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 70°

75% rain · 0.18"

ESE 5–16 mph · gusts 24

Sun, Nov 15

Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 63°

85% rain · 0.66"

SE 9–15 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Mostly Cloudy

68° / 60°

49% rain · 0.06"

N 13–20 mph · gusts 29

Tue, Nov 17

Partly Sunny

70° / 66°

9% rain

NNE 10–17 mph · gusts 22

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny

74° / 70°

17% rain

NE 9–13 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Nov 19

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 72°

35% rain · 0.18"

E 9–13 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 75. East northeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Saturday Night: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers before 9am, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. North wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. North northeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 1247 AM CST Fri Nov 13 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-131930-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1247 AM CST Fri Nov 13 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...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...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. A chance of showers in
the evening, then showers likely after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy. Showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming north 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots
after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough. Showers
likely, mainly in the evening. 
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters
choppy to occasionally rough. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to
occasionally rough. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth to slightly choppy. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

GMZ250 · 1247 AM CST Fri Nov 13 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. 
 


GMZ250-131930-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1247 AM CST Fri Nov 13 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet
or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds, becoming
east 1 foot at 5 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less, then
around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
4 seconds, becoming southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally
to 6 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
5 seconds, becoming southeast 5 feet at 5 seconds. A slight
chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up
to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 7 feet at 7 seconds. Showers likely in the morning,
then showers in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming north 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots
after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight. 
.MONDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · May 2085

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
49% lit
↑ 1:07 PM
↓ 1:50 AM
★★☆☆c57
First Quarter
Apogee · 404,190 km
2
58% lit
↑ 2:00 PM
↓ 2:24 AM
★☆☆☆c46
3
67% lit
↑ 2:52 PM
↓ 2:55 AM
★☆☆☆c35
4
76% lit
↑ 3:44 PM
↓ 3:26 AM
★☆☆☆c34
Moon crosses the equator
5
84% lit
↑ 4:38 PM
↓ 3:56 AM
★★☆☆c46
6
90% lit
↑ 5:33 PM
↓ 4:28 AM
★★☆☆c60
7
95% lit
↑ 6:31 PM
↓ 5:02 AM
★★★☆c72
8
99% lit
↑ 7:31 PM
↓ 5:40 AM
★★★★c82
9
100% lit
↑ 8:34 PM
↓ 6:23 AM
★★★★c88
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
10
99% lit
↑ 9:36 PM
↓ 7:12 AM
★★★★c93
best
11
95% lit
↑ 10:37 PM
↓ 8:08 AM
★★★★c94
Moon farthest south (-23.9°)
12
89% lit
↑ 11:33 PM
↓ 9:09 AM
★☆☆☆c94
13
81% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:14 AM
★★★★c93
14
71% lit
↑ 12:23 AM
↓ 11:20 AM
★★★☆c87
Perigee · 369,236 km
15
60% lit
↑ 1:08 AM
↓ 12:25 PM
★★☆☆c76
16
48% lit
↑ 1:48 AM
↓ 1:29 PM
★★☆☆c61
Last Quarter
17
37% lit
↑ 2:26 AM
↓ 2:32 PM
★☆☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
18
26% lit
↑ 3:02 AM
↓ 3:34 PM
★★☆☆c46
19
17% lit
↑ 3:38 AM
↓ 4:36 PM
★★☆☆c63
20
10% lit
↑ 4:16 AM
↓ 5:38 PM
★★★☆c80
21
4% lit
↑ 4:56 AM
↓ 6:40 PM
★★★★c90
22
1% lit
↑ 5:39 AM
↓ 7:41 PM
★★★★c94
best
23
0% lit
↑ 6:27 AM
↓ 8:39 PM
★★★★c95
New Moon
best
24
1% lit
↑ 7:19 AM
↓ 9:34 PM
★★★★c94
Moon farthest north (24.7°)
best
25
5% lit
↑ 8:13 AM
↓ 10:23 PM
★★★★c90
26
10% lit
↑ 9:08 AM
↓ 11:08 PM
★★★★c84
27
16% lit
↑ 10:03 AM
↓ 11:47 PM
★☆☆☆c76
28
24% lit
↑ 10:58 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c72
29
32% lit
↑ 11:51 AM
↓ 12:22 AM
★★☆☆c62
Apogee · 404,478 km
30
41% lit
↑ 12:43 PM
↓ 12:54 AM
★☆☆☆c51
31
51% lit
↑ 1:35 PM
↓ 1:25 AM
★☆☆☆c40
First Quarter

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, May 1 · 3:52 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, May 1 · 11:00 PM — Apogee · 404,190 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, May 4 · 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.
  • Wed, May 9 · 11:04 AM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, May 11 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-23.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, May 14 · 6:00 PM — Perigee · 369,236 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, May 16 · 8:19 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, May 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.
  • Wed, May 23 · 9:23 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, May 24 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest north (24.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, May 29 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 404,478 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, May 31 · 9:51 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Wed, May 9 · Thu, May 10 · Tue, May 22 · Wed, May 23 · Thu, May 24

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

Moon distance

369,254 km closest · 404,445 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 Fri 4:36 AM.