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Sargent

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

⚠ Small Craft Advisory · until Sun 6:00 PM

* WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 kt, choppy bay waters, and Gulf seas 6 to 9 ft expected. * WHERE...Matagorda Bay, Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM and Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM. * WHEN...From 9 AM Saturday to 6 PM CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds and seas may increase further as we head into Sunday evening into Monday. A Gale Watch may be warranted for that time frame.

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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Today

Tonight: Low 62°

Mostly clear, with a low around 62. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: High 72° · 21% rain

A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. East wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunrise / sunset
6:43 AM / 5:29 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:42 AM / 8:52 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 20%
Major period
2:20 AM–4:20 AM
Minor period
10:12 AM–11:12 AM
Major period
2:45 PM–4:45 PM
Minor period
8:22 PM–9:22 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Nov 13Sat, Nov 146 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 156 AM12 PM6 PMclouds24% cloud cover21% cloud cover8% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover6% cloud cover28% cloud cover22% cloud cover30% cloud cover19% cloud cover25% cloud cover24% cloud cover40% cloud cover47% cloud cover57% cloud cover39% cloud cover35% cloud cover36% cloud cover43% cloud cover50% cloud cover43% cloud cover61% cloud cover51% cloud cover49% cloud cover54% cloud cover68% cloud cover73% cloud cover61% cloud cover75% cloud cover69% cloud cover70% cloud cover74% cloud cover59% cloud cover62% cloud cover65% cloud cover67% cloud cover68% cloud cover70% cloud cover71% cloud cover72% cloud cover73% cloud cover77% cloud cover80% cloud cover84% cloud cover85% cloud cover85% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°65646362717169666768676872727269rain1% chance1% chance2% chance6% chance5% chance6% chance9% chance11% chance16% chance21% chance18% chance19% chance16% chance19% chance21% chance15% chance15% chance22% chance34% chance, 0.01 in32% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 in42% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 in46% chance, 0.03 in46% chance, 0.03 in46% chance, 0.03 in46% chance, 0.03 in46% chance, 0.03 in46% chance, 0.03 in84% chance, 0.13 in84% chance, 0.13 in84% chance, 0.13 in84% chance, 0.13 in84% chance, 0.13 in84% chance, 0.13 in89% chance, 0.11 in89% chance, 0.11 in89% chance, 0.11 in0.130.130.130.11wind01020mphSE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 5 mph, gusts 8ESE 5 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 9ENE 9 mph, gusts 12ENE 12 mph, gusts 15E 14 mph, gusts 17E 20 mph, gusts 23E 21 mph, gusts 25E 21 mph, gusts 28E 21 mph, gusts 26E 21 mph, gusts 28ESE 22 mph, gusts 29ESE 21 mph, gusts 29ESE 20 mph, gusts 28SE 20 mph, gusts 26SE 20 mph, gusts 28SE 20 mph, gusts 26SE 21 mph, gusts 25SE 21 mph, gusts 25SE 21 mph, gusts 25SE 20 mph, gusts 23SE 17 mph, gusts 22SE 18 mph, gusts 22
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 9 PM65°65°57°75%24%0%–SE 5810+ mi
Fri 10 PM65°65°57°75%21%0%–SE 5810+ mi
Fri 11 PM64°64°57°78%8%0%–SE 5810+ mi
Sat 12 AM64°64°57°78%3%0%–ESE 5810+ mi
Sat 1 AM63°63°57°81%3%0%–ESE 5810+ mi
Sat 2 AM63°63°57°81%3%0%–ESE 6910+ mi
Sat 3 AM63°63°57°81%4%0%–E 7910+ mi
Sat 4 AM62°62°57°84%6%0%–E 81010+ mi
Sat 5 AM62°62°57°84%28%0%–ENE 91210+ mi
Sat 6 AM62°62°58°87%22%1%–E 101410+ mi
Sat 7 AM64°64°58°81%30%1%–ENE 121510+ mi
Sat 8 AM68°68°59°73%19%2%–E 131510+ mi
Sat 9 AM71°71°60°68%25%6%–E 141710+ mi
Sat 10 AM72°72°60°66%24%5%–E 172110+ mi
Sat 11 AM72°72°61°68%40%6%–E 202310+ mi
Sat 12 PM71°71°61°71%47%9%–E 202310+ mi
Sat 1 PM70°70°62°76%57%11%–E 212510+ mi
Sat 2 PM70°70°62°76%39%16%–E 212610+ mi
Sat 3 PM69°69°62°78%35%21%–E 212810+ mi
Sat 4 PM68°68°62°81%36%18%–E 212810+ mi
Sat 5 PM67°67°62°84%43%19%–E 212610+ mi
Sat 6 PM66°66°61°84%50%16%–E 202610+ mi
Sat 7 PM67°67°61°81%43%19%–E 212810+ mi
Sat 8 PM67°67°61°81%61%21%–ESE 222910+ mi
Sat 9 PM67°67°62°84%51%15%–ESE 222910+ mi
Sat 10 PM68°68°62°81%49%15%–ESE 222910+ mi
Sat 11 PM68°68°62°81%54%22%–ESE 212910+ mi
Sun 12 AM68°68°63°84%68%34%0.01"ESE 202810+ mi
Sun 1 AM68°68°63°84%73%32%0.01"ESE 202810+ mi
Sun 2 AM68°68°63°84%61%37%0.01"SE 202810+ mi
Sun 3 AM67°67°64°90%75%44%0.01"SE 202610+ mi
Sun 4 AM68°68°64°87%69%42%0.01"SE 2128–
Sun 5 AM68°68°65°90%70%44%0.01"SE 2028–
Sun 6 AM68°68°65°90%74%46%0.03"SE 2026–
Sun 7 AM69°69°66°90%59%46%0.03"SE 2026–
Sun 8 AM70°70°67°90%62%46%0.03"SE 2126–
Sun 9 AM72°72°67°84%65%46%0.03"SE 2125–⚡
Sun 10 AM73°73°68°84%67%46%0.03"SE 2125–⚡
Sun 11 AM73°73°68°84%68%46%0.03"SE 2125–⚡
Sun 12 PM72°72°69°90%70%84%0.13"SE 2125–⚡
Sun 1 PM72°72°69°90%71%84%0.13"SE 2125–⚡
Sun 2 PM73°73°69°87%72%84%0.13"SE 2024–⚡
Sun 3 PM72°72°69°90%73%84%0.13"SE 2023–⚡
Sun 4 PM71°71°69°93%77%84%0.13"SE 1822–⚡
Sun 5 PM70°70°68°93%80%84%0.13"SE 1722–⚡
Sun 6 PM69°69°68°97%84%89%0.11"SE 1722–⚡
Sun 7 PM68°68°68°100%85%89%0.11"SE 1822–⚡
Sun 8 PM67°67°67°100%85%89%0.11"ESE 1822–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Clear

65° / 62°

Dry

SE 5–5 mph · gusts 8

Sat, Nov 14

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

72° / 66°

44% rain

E 5–22 mph · gusts 29

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms

74° / 57°

89% rain · 1.68"

SE 16–21 mph · gusts 28

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Rain Showers

64° / 56°

62% rain · 0.24"

NE 18–23 mph · gusts 28

Tue, Nov 17

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

67° / 62°

15% rain · 0.06"

NE 15–20 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny

71° / 67°

8% rain

NE 14–16 mph · gusts 20

Thu, Nov 19

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

73° / 68°

19% rain

E 12–15 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. East wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 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 a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ350 · 723 PM CST Fri Nov 13 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.


GMZ350-141430-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
723 PM CST Fri Nov 13 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots late. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds, becoming
east 6 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, building to
7 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet after midnight. Wave Detail:
East 7 feet at 6 seconds, becoming southeast 7 feet at 7 seconds.
A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
35 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 8 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming
northeast around 30 knots gusting 40 knots after midnight. Seas 6
to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet
at 7 seconds. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the 
evening, then showers likely after midnight. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots with gusts up to
40 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 30 knots, diminishing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to
11 feet. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to
7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · December 2106

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
31% lit
↑ 11:17 AM
↓ 10:48 PM
★☆☆☆
2
40% lit
↑ 11:52 AM
↓ 11:40 PM
★☆☆☆
3
50% lit
↑ 12:26 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆
First Quarter
4
60% lit
↑ 1:00 PM
↓ 12:33 AM
★☆☆☆
Moon crosses the equator
5
69% lit
↑ 1:36 PM
↓ 1:27 AM
★☆☆☆
6
78% lit
↑ 2:14 PM
↓ 2:24 AM
★☆☆☆
7
87% lit
↑ 2:56 PM
↓ 3:23 AM
★☆☆☆
8
93% lit
↑ 3:43 PM
↓ 4:24 AM
★☆☆☆
9
98% lit
↑ 4:36 PM
↓ 5:28 AM
★☆☆☆
10
100% lit
↑ 5:35 PM
↓ 6:32 AM
★☆☆☆
Full Moon · Cold Moon (supermoon)
best
11
99% lit
↑ 6:39 PM
↓ 7:35 AM
★☆☆☆
Moon farthest north (19.4°)
best
12
95% lit
↑ 7:46 PM
↓ 8:33 AM
★☆☆☆
Perigee · 359,458 km
13
89% lit
↑ 8:53 PM
↓ 9:27 AM
★☆☆☆
14
80% lit
↑ 9:58 PM
↓ 10:15 AM
★☆☆☆
15
70% lit
↑ 11:02 PM
↓ 10:59 AM
★☆☆☆
16
59% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:39 AM
★☆☆☆
17
48% lit
↑ 12:03 AM
↓ 12:18 PM
★☆☆☆
Moon crosses the equator
Last Quarter
18
38% lit
↑ 1:02 AM
↓ 12:56 PM
★☆☆☆
19
28% lit
↑ 2:00 AM
↓ 1:35 PM
★☆☆☆
20
19% lit
↑ 2:57 AM
↓ 2:14 PM
★☆☆☆
21
12% lit
↑ 3:52 AM
↓ 2:56 PM
★☆☆☆
22
6% lit
↑ 4:47 AM
↓ 3:40 PM
★☆☆☆
23
2% lit
↑ 5:39 AM
↓ 4:27 PM
★☆☆☆
Moon farthest south (-19.8°)
24
0% lit
↑ 6:29 AM
↓ 5:16 PM
★☆☆☆
best
25
0% lit
↑ 7:16 AM
↓ 6:07 PM
★☆☆☆
New Moon
best
26
2% lit
↑ 7:59 AM
↓ 6:58 PM
★☆☆☆
best
27
5% lit
↑ 8:40 AM
↓ 7:50 PM
★☆☆☆
Apogee · 406,486 km
28
10% lit
↑ 9:17 AM
↓ 8:42 PM
★☆☆☆
29
16% lit
↑ 9:52 AM
↓ 9:33 PM
★☆☆☆
30
24% lit
↑ 10:27 AM
↓ 10:25 PM
★☆☆☆
31
33% lit
↑ 11:00 AM
↓ 11:18 PM
★☆☆☆
Moon crosses the equator

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Dec 3 · 12:59 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Dec 4 · 9:00 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, Dec 10 · 4:59 PM — Full Moon · Cold 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.
  • Sat, Dec 11 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest north (19.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Dec 12 · 12:00 AM — Perigee · 359,458 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Dec 17 · 3:00 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, Dec 17 · 7:41 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Dec 23 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-19.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Dec 25 · 2:53 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Dec 27 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 406,486 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Dec 31 · 5:00 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, Dec 10 · Sat, Dec 11 · Fri, Dec 24 · Sat, Dec 25 · Sun, Dec 26

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

Moon distance

359,644 km closest · 406,486 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 Fri 7:11 PM.