Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

⚠ Rip Current Statement · until Mon 6:00 PM

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Aransas Islands, Kleberg Islands, Nueces Islands and Calhoun Islands Counties. * WHEN...From Sunday evening through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the most experienced swimmers away from shore into deeper water. These rip currents can become life-threatening to anyone entering the surf. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Minor coastal flooding is also possible, especially late tonight into early Monday morning.

Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

Cloudy

Cloud cover 100% · Feels like 76°F

Observed 12:35 AM · Harbor Island Visibility (1 mi) · sky & visibility from PORT ARANSAS/MUSTANG BEACH ARPT (3 mi)

Wind

6mph

From SE (141°)

6 kt on the water

Gusts 13 mph (11 kt)

Measured at the tide station

Temperature

76°F

High 75° · Low 75° so far today

Humidity

78%

Dew point 68°F

Visibility

—mi

● Steady

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Today

Overnight: Low 71° · 37% rain

A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: High 75° · 66% rain

A chance of rain showers before 9am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 9am and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South southeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset: 6:49 AM / 5:35 PM
Moonrise / moonset: 12:06 PM / 10:53 PM
Moon: Waxing Crescent, 30%
Major period: 4:05 AM–6:05 AM
Minor period: 11:36 AM–12:36 PM
Major period: 4:30 PM–6:30 PM
Minor period: 10:23 PM–11:23 PM
Solunar rating: Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds

Hour-by-hour table

Time	Temp	Feels	Dew pt	Humidity	Clouds	Rain	Amount	Wind	Gusts	Visibility
Sun 1 AM	72°	72°	68°	87%	55%	32%	–	SSE 12	22	10+ mi
Sun 2 AM	71°	71°	69°	93%	42%	35%	–	SSE 12	22	10+ mi
Sun 3 AM	71°	71°	69°	93%	54%	37%	–	SSE 12	22	10+ mi
Sun 4 AM	71°	71°	70°	97%	41%	36%	–	SSE 12	22	10+ mi
Sun 5 AM	71°	71°	70°	97%	44%	35%	–	SSE 12	22	10+ mi
Sun 6 AM	71°	71°	70°	97%	54%	34%	0.01"	SSE 10	21	10+ mi
Sun 7 AM	72°	72°	71°	97%	52%	35%	0.01"	SSE 12	21	10+ mi
Sun 8 AM	72°	72°	71°	97%	58%	35%	0.01"	SSE 12	21	10+ mi
Sun 9 AM	73°	73°	72°	97%	44%	36%	0.01"	SSE 12	21	10+ mi	⚡
Sun 10 AM	73°	73°	72°	97%	35%	39%	0.01"	S 12	22	10+ mi	⚡
Sun 11 AM	75°	75°	72°	90%	26%	41%	0.01"	S 10	21	10+ mi	⚡
Sun 12 PM	74°	74°	73°	97%	28%	43%	0.04"	S 13	20	9.0 mi	⚡
Sun 1 PM	74°	74°	73°	97%	32%	51%	0.04"	S 13	20	9.0 mi	⚡
Sun 2 PM	75°	75°	72°	90%	28%	58%	0.04"	S 13	18	10+ mi	⚡
Sun 3 PM	74°	74°	72°	93%	37%	66%	0.04"	S 13	18	10+ mi	⚡
Sun 4 PM	73°	73°	72°	97%	53%	60%	0.04"	N 13	17	9.0 mi	⚡
Sun 5 PM	72°	72°	71°	97%	82%	54%	0.04"	NNE 13	17	6.9 mi	⚡
Sun 6 PM	69°	69°	69°	100%	73%	49%	0.04"	NNE 13	18	6.9 mi	⚡
Sun 7 PM	69°	69°	69°	100%	49%	41%	0.04"	NNE 13	20	6.9 mi	⚡
Sun 8 PM	68°	68°	68°	100%	64%	33%	0.04"	NNE 13	20	5.9 mi	⚡
Sun 9 PM	67°	67°	67°	100%	73%	25%	0.04"	NNE 14	21	5.9 mi
Sun 10 PM	66°	66°	66°	100%	85%	22%	0.04"	NNE 16	23	5.9 mi
Sun 11 PM	65°	65°	65°	100%	88%	20%	0.04"	NNE 16	24	6.9 mi
Mon 12 AM	64°	64°	64°	100%	90%	17%	–	NNE 15	24	6.9 mi
Mon 1 AM	63°	63°	63°	100%	90%	16%	–	NNE 16	26	6.9 mi
Mon 2 AM	62°	62°	62°	100%	85%	14%	–	N 17	28	9.0 mi
Mon 3 AM	62°	62°	62°	100%	89%	12%	–	N 17	29	10+ mi
Mon 4 AM	60°	60°	60°	100%	88%	11%	–	N 18	30	10+ mi
Mon 5 AM	60°	60°	60°	100%	86%	11%	–	N 20	31	9.0 mi
Mon 6 AM	59°	59°	59°	100%	85%	10%	–	N 20	30	7.9 mi
Mon 7 AM	58°	58°	58°	100%	88%	10%	–	N 20	31	6.9 mi
Mon 8 AM	58°	58°	58°	100%	87%	10%	–	NNE 21	31	5.9 mi
Mon 9 AM	59°	59°	59°	100%	89%	9%	–	NNE 20	31	4.9 mi
Mon 10 AM	59°	59°	59°	100%	89%	6%	–	NNE 21	33	–
Mon 11 AM	60°	60°	60°	100%	87%	4%	–	NNE 21	32	–
Mon 12 PM	60°	60°	60°	100%	87%	1%	–	NNE 20	31	9.3 mi
Mon 1 PM	60°	60°	60°	100%	81%	1%	–	NNE 20	31	–
Mon 2 PM	59°	59°	59°	100%	83%	0%	–	NNE 20	31	–
Mon 3 PM	59°	59°	59°	100%	84%	0%	–	NNE 20	30	–
Mon 4 PM	59°	59°	58°	96%	82%	2%	–	NNE 18	30	–
Mon 5 PM	58°	58°	58°	100%	80%	5%	–	NNE 18	29	–
Mon 6 PM	59°	59°	59°	100%	71%	6%	–	NNE 17	25	–
Mon 7 PM	59°	59°	59°	100%	52%	6%	–	NNE 17	25	–
Mon 8 PM	59°	59°	59°	100%	61%	6%	–	NNE 17	25	–
Mon 9 PM	59°	59°	58°	96%	70%	6%	–	NNE 16	24	–
Mon 10 PM	59°	59°	58°	96%	71%	6%	–	NNE 15	23	–
Mon 11 PM	59°	59°	58°	96%	72%	6%	–	NNE 14	23	–
Tue 12 AM	59°	59°	58°	96%	73%	2%	–	NNE 14	22	–

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

75° / 71°

66% rain · 0.54"

SSE 10–16 mph · gusts 24

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Mostly Cloudy

60° / 59°

17% rain

NNE 14–21 mph · gusts 33

Tue, Nov 17

Partly Sunny

70° / 66°

22% rain

NE 13–17 mph · gusts 24

Wed, Nov 18

Slight Chance Rain Showers

75° / 71°

23% rain

ENE 10–14 mph · gusts 18

Thu, Nov 19

Slight Chance Rain Showers

76° / 71°

22% rain · 0.12"

E 9–15 mph · gusts 20

Fri, Nov 20

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

76° / 72°

15% rain

ESE 9–14 mph · gusts 17

Sat, Nov 21

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

77° / 73°

16% rain

SE 9–13 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast

Overnight: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday: A chance of rain showers before 9am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 9am and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South southeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. North northeast wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. North northeast wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. North northeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East northeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East northeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 136 PM CST Sat Nov 14 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. 
 


GMZ236-237-150815-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
136 PM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy. Showers
likely early this evening, then a slight chance of thunderstorms
late this evening. A chance of showers late this evening and
overnight. 
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to
rough. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms
in the evening. 
.MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to 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 with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY...East 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. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy
to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers. 
.THURSDAY 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 · 136 PM CST Sat Nov 14 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. 
 


GMZ250-150815-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
136 PM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at
6 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this evening, then a
chance of showers late this evening. A slight chance of showers
after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of
showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast 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 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet,
building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight.
Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds, becoming east 7 feet
at 6 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in
the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.MONDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet,
occasionally to 14 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 10 feet at
8 seconds and north 5 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 9 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of
showers. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers in the evening. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 2090

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

39% lit

↑ 12:52 PM
↓ –

★☆☆☆c52

50% lit

↑ 1:53 PM
↓ 12:34 AM

★★☆☆c68

First Quarter

61% lit

↑ 2:52 PM
↓ 1:18 AM

★★☆☆c78

71% lit

↑ 3:49 PM
↓ 2:04 AM

★★☆☆c89

80% lit

↑ 4:44 PM
↓ 2:52 AM

★★★☆c93

88% lit

↑ 5:36 PM
↓ 3:43 AM

★★★☆c93

Moon farthest south (-18.3°)

94% lit

↑ 6:24 PM
↓ 4:34 AM

★★★★c92

best

98% lit

↑ 7:09 PM
↓ 5:27 AM

★★★☆c87

best

100% lit

↑ 7:50 PM
↓ 6:20 AM

★★★☆c82

100% lit

↑ 8:28 PM
↓ 7:12 AM

★★★☆c74

Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon

98% lit

↑ 9:04 PM
↓ 8:04 AM

★★☆☆c62

95% lit

↑ 9:39 PM
↓ 8:55 AM

★★☆☆c55

90% lit

↑ 10:13 PM
↓ 9:46 AM

★☆☆☆c47

Apogee · 405,817 km

Moon crosses the equator

83% lit

↑ 10:47 PM
↓ 10:36 AM

★★☆☆c39

76% lit

↑ 11:22 PM
↓ 11:27 AM

★☆☆☆c35

67% lit

↑ 12:00 AM
↓ 12:19 PM

★☆☆☆c43

58% lit

↑ –
↓ 1:12 PM

★☆☆☆c55

48% lit

↑ 12:40 AM
↓ 2:06 PM

★★☆☆c66

Last Quarter

37% lit

↑ 1:24 AM
↓ 3:01 PM

★★☆☆c77

27% lit

↑ 2:12 AM
↓ 3:57 PM

★★☆☆c86

18% lit

↑ 3:06 AM
↓ 4:52 PM

★★★☆c90

Moon farthest north (18.5°)

10% lit

↑ 4:05 AM
↓ 5:46 PM

★★★☆c94

4% lit

↑ 5:08 AM
↓ 6:39 PM

★★★★c94

best

1% lit

↑ 6:13 AM
↓ 7:28 PM

★★★★c88

best

0% lit

↑ 7:20 AM
↓ 8:15 PM

★★★★c79

New Moon (supermoon)

Perigee · 358,034 km

best

3% lit

↑ 8:27 AM
↓ 9:01 PM

★★★☆c66

8% lit

↑ 9:34 AM
↓ 9:46 PM

★★☆☆c53

Moon crosses the equator

16% lit

↑ 10:39 AM
↓ 10:30 PM

★★☆☆c52

25% lit

↑ 11:42 AM
↓ 11:15 PM

★★☆☆c58

36% lit

↑ 12:44 PM
↓ –

★★☆☆c68

47% lit

↑ 1:43 PM
↓ 12:02 AM

★★☆☆c77

First Quarter

Lunar events this month

Wed, Aug 2 · 11:31 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Sun, Aug 6 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Thu, Aug 10 · 1:51 AM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
Sun, Aug 13 · 3:00 AM — Apogee · 405,817 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
Sun, Aug 13 · 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.
Fri, Aug 18 · 6:05 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Mon, Aug 21 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Fri, Aug 25 · 3:58 AM — New 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.
Fri, Aug 25 · 8:00 PM — Perigee · 358,034 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
Sun, Aug 27 · 5:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
Thu, Aug 31 · 7:43 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Mon, Aug 7 · Tue, Aug 8 · 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

358,145 km closest · 405,761 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 Aransas Surf report: Port Aransas Beach & Horace Caldwell Pier Offshore conditions Live 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 12:46 AM.

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Moon calendar · August 2090

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