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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

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Today

This Afternoon: High 76°

Sunny, with a high near 76. East 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, 19%
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 AM12 PMclouds20% cloud cover1% cloud cover19% cloud cover18% cloud cover18% cloud cover13% cloud cover4% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover19% cloud cover25% cloud cover24% cloud cover49% cloud cover32% cloud cover28% cloud cover27% cloud cover27% cloud cover27% cloud cover26% cloud cover22% cloud cover25% cloud cover37% cloud cover23% cloud cover38% cloud cover38% cloud cover55% cloud cover38% cloud cover51% cloud cover64% cloud cover62% cloud cover68% cloud cover63% cloud cover55% cloud cover36% cloud cover36% cloud cover33% cloud cover29% cloud cover34% cloud cover16% cloud cover32% cloud cover48% cloud cover47% cloud cover45% cloud cover44% cloud cover48% cloud cover52% cloud cover56% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°76737071717275757471707171727476rain1% chance3% chance4% chance6% chance9% chance15% chance20% chance32% chance31% chance35% chance26% chance30% chance32% chance, 0.03 in28% chance, 0.03 in63% chance, 0.03 in69% chance, 0.03 in75% chance, 0.03 in68% chance, 0.03 in50% chance, 0.02 in36% chance, 0.02 in28% chance, 0.02 in20% chance, 0.02 in27% chance, 0.02 in38% chance, 0.02 in48% chance48% chance48% chance48% chance48% chance48% chance77% chance, 0.04 in77% chance, 0.04 in77% chance, 0.04 in77% chance, 0.04 inwind01020mphE 7 mph, gusts 8ESE 6 mph, gusts 10ESE 6 mph, gusts 10ESE 6 mph, gusts 10SE 6 mph, gusts 10SE 8 mph, gusts 13SE 9 mph, gusts 15SE 10 mph, gusts 16SE 10 mph, gusts 16SE 13 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 20SE 15 mph, gusts 21SE 15 mph, gusts 22ESE 14 mph, gusts 22SE 14 mph, gusts 22SE 14 mph, gusts 22SE 14 mph, gusts 21SSE 13 mph, gusts 21SSE 14 mph, gusts 22SSE 13 mph, gusts 21SSE 13 mph, gusts 21SSE 14 mph, gusts 21SSE 14 mph, gusts 21SSE 14 mph, gusts 18
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 4 PM76°72°57°61%20%0%–E 7810+ mi
Fri 5 PM74°72°58°61%1%0%–E 7910+ mi
Fri 6 PM72°71°58°64%19%0%–ESE 61010+ mi
Fri 7 PM73°70°58°66%18%0%–ESE 6910+ mi
Fri 8 PM70°70°58°66%18%0%–ESE 61010+ mi
Fri 9 PM70°70°58°66%13%0%–ESE 61010+ mi
Fri 10 PM70°70°59°68%4%0%–ESE 61010+ mi
Fri 11 PM70°70°59°68%2%0%–SE 61010+ mi
Sat 12 AM70°70°60°71%4%0%–SE 61010+ mi
Sat 1 AM71°71°61°71%4%0%–SE 71210+ mi
Sat 2 AM71°71°61°71%19%0%–SE 81310+ mi
Sat 3 AM71°71°62°73%25%0%–SE 81410+ mi
Sat 4 AM71°71°62°73%24%0%–SE 91510+ mi
Sat 5 AM70°70°62°76%49%0%–SE 91510+ mi
Sat 6 AM71°71°62°73%32%1%–SE 101610+ mi
Sat 7 AM72°72°63°73%28%3%–SE 101610+ mi
Sat 8 AM73°73°63°71%27%4%–SE 101610+ mi
Sat 9 AM74°74°64°71%27%6%–SE 121710+ mi
Sat 10 AM75°75°64°69%27%9%–SE 131810+ mi
Sat 11 AM75°75°64°69%26%15%–ESE 132010+ mi
Sat 12 PM75°75°65°71%22%20%–E 14209.6 mi
Sat 1 PM75°75°66°74%25%32%–ESE 142110+ mi
Sat 2 PM75°75°66°74%37%31%–SE 152110+ mi
Sat 3 PM74°74°67°79%23%35%–SE 152110.0 mi
Sat 4 PM74°74°67°79%38%26%–SE 152210+ mi
Sat 5 PM73°73°67°81%38%30%–ESE 152210+ mi
Sat 6 PM72°72°66°81%55%32%0.03"ESE 142210+ mi
Sat 7 PM71°71°67°87%38%28%0.03"ESE 142210+ mi
Sat 8 PM71°71°67°87%51%63%0.03"SE 142210+ mi
Sat 9 PM70°70°67°90%64%69%0.03"SE 142310+ mi
Sat 10 PM70°70°68°93%62%75%0.03"SE 142210+ mi
Sat 11 PM70°70°68°93%68%68%0.03"SE 142210+ mi
Sun 12 AM71°71°69°93%63%50%0.02"SE 142110+ mi
Sun 1 AM71°71°69°93%55%36%0.02"SE 1321–
Sun 2 AM71°71°70°97%36%28%0.02"SSE 1321–
Sun 3 AM71°71°70°97%36%20%0.02"SE 1321–
Sun 4 AM71°71°70°97%33%27%0.02"SSE 1422–
Sun 5 AM70°70°70°100%29%38%0.02"SSE 1422–
Sun 6 AM71°71°71°100%34%48%–SSE 1321–
Sun 7 AM72°72°71°97%16%48%–SSE 1321–
Sun 8 AM72°72°72°100%32%48%–SSE 1321–
Sun 9 AM73°73°73°100%48%48%–SSE 1421–⚡
Sun 10 AM74°74°73°97%47%48%–SSE 1421–⚡
Sun 11 AM75°75°73°94%45%48%–SSE 1421–⚡
Sun 12 PM75°75°73°94%44%77%0.04"SSE 1421–
Sun 1 PM76°76°73°90%48%77%0.04"SSE 1420–
Sun 2 PM75°75°73°94%52%77%0.04"SSE 1418–
Sun 3 PM75°75°73°94%56%77%0.04"SSE 1317–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

76° / 70°

Dry

E 6–7 mph · gusts 10

Sat, Nov 14

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 70°

75% rain · 0.18"

ESE 6–15 mph · gusts 23

Sun, Nov 15

Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 63°

78% rain · 0.54"

SE 9–14 mph · gusts 22

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Mostly Cloudy

68° / 60°

43% rain · 0.06"

N 12–20 mph · gusts 29

Tue, Nov 17

Partly Sunny

70° / 66°

9% rain

NNE 10–18 mph · gusts 22

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny

74° / 70°

17% rain

NE 10–14 mph · gusts 18

Thu, Nov 19

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 72°

25% rain

E 9–14 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 76. East 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 · 159 PM 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-140815-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
159 PM CST Fri Nov 13 2026

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

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

GMZ250 · 159 PM 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. 
 


GMZ250-140815-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
159 PM CST Fri Nov 13 2026

.TONIGHT...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 around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers 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. Wave Detail:
Southeast 7 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 7 seconds. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north
20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots after midnight. Seas
4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
6 feet at 7 seconds. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in
the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.MONDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 9 feet at
8 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. 
.TUESDAY...North 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. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · September 2086

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
35% lit
↑ 1:19 AM
↓ 3:23 PM
★★★☆c98
2
26% lit
↑ 2:15 AM
↓ 4:12 PM
★★★☆c95
best
3
17% lit
↑ 3:12 AM
↓ 4:56 PM
★★★☆c88
4
11% lit
↑ 4:09 AM
↓ 5:36 PM
★★★☆c77
5
5% lit
↑ 5:04 AM
↓ 6:12 PM
★★★☆c64
6
2% lit
↑ 5:58 AM
↓ 6:45 PM
★★☆☆c53
7
0% lit
↑ 6:50 AM
↓ 7:17 PM
★★☆☆c44
New Moon
Moon crosses the equator
8
1% lit
↑ 7:42 AM
↓ 7:49 PM
★★☆☆c34
9
3% lit
↑ 8:33 AM
↓ 8:21 PM
★★☆☆c38
10
6% lit
↑ 9:25 AM
↓ 8:54 PM
★★☆☆c45
Apogee · 406,374 km
11
12% lit
↑ 10:17 AM
↓ 9:29 PM
★★☆☆c50
12
18% lit
↑ 11:10 AM
↓ 10:08 PM
★★☆☆c55
13
26% lit
↑ 12:03 PM
↓ 10:50 PM
★★☆☆c66
14
35% lit
↑ 12:56 PM
↓ 11:37 PM
★★☆☆c73
15
45% lit
↑ 1:49 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c78
Moon farthest south (-21.5°)
16
55% lit
↑ 2:40 PM
↓ 12:29 AM
★★☆☆c80
First Quarter
17
65% lit
↑ 3:29 PM
↓ 1:24 AM
★★☆☆c80
18
75% lit
↑ 4:15 PM
↓ 2:24 AM
★★☆☆c77
19
84% lit
↑ 4:59 PM
↓ 3:27 AM
★★☆☆c70
20
92% lit
↑ 5:41 PM
↓ 4:31 AM
★★☆☆c63
21
97% lit
↑ 6:23 PM
↓ 5:37 AM
★★☆☆c55
22
100% lit
↑ 7:04 PM
↓ 6:44 AM
★★☆☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
Full Moon · Corn Moon (supermoon)
23
99% lit
↑ 7:48 PM
↓ 7:52 AM
★★★☆c68
Perigee · 357,041 km
best
24
96% lit
↑ 8:34 PM
↓ 9:00 AM
★★★☆c82
best
25
90% lit
↑ 9:23 PM
↓ 10:09 AM
★★★☆c90
best
26
81% lit
↑ 10:16 PM
↓ 11:16 AM
★★★☆c99
best
27
72% lit
↑ 11:12 PM
↓ 12:19 PM
★☆☆☆c102
28
61% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:17 PM
★★★☆c102
Moon farthest north (22.4°)
29
51% lit
↑ 12:10 AM
↓ 2:09 PM
★★☆☆c98
Last Quarter
30
40% lit
↑ 1:08 AM
↓ 2:55 PM
★★☆☆c89

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Sep 7 · 8:17 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Sep 7 · 11:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Sep 10 · 5:00 AM — Apogee · 406,374 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Sep 15 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-21.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Sep 16 · 12:16 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Sep 22 · 1:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Sep 22 · 8:14 PM — Full Moon · Corn 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, Sep 23 · 6:00 AM — Perigee · 357,041 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Sep 28 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest north (22.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Sep 29 · 12:52 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Mon, Sep 2 · Mon, Sep 23 · Tue, Sep 24 · Wed, Sep 25 · Thu, Sep 26

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

Moon distance

357,110 km closest · 406,341 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 2:21 PM.