Sargent
28.770°, -95.620° · tides: Sargent, ICWW
⚠ Gale Watch · until Mon 6:00 PM
* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, southeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and Gulf seas 6 to 9 ft expected. For the Gale Watch, northeast winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and Gulf seas 8 to 13 ft possible. * 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...For the Small Craft Advisory, from 9 AM this morning to 6 PM CST Sunday. For the Gale Watch, from Sunday evening through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong winds can cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Mariners should consider altering plans to avoid possible hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for severe wind and seas.
⚠ Small Craft Advisory · until Sun 6:00 PM
* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, southeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and Gulf seas 6 to 9 ft expected. For the Gale Watch, northeast winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and Gulf seas 8 to 13 ft possible. * 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...For the Small Craft Advisory, from 9 AM this morning to 6 PM CST Sunday. For the Gale Watch, from Sunday evening through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong winds can cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Mariners should consider altering plans to avoid possible hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for severe wind and seas.
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Today
Today: High 72° · 21% rain
A slight chance of rain showers after 9am. Mostly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Low 64° · 56% rain
A chance of rain showers before 3am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:44 AM / 5:28 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 11:24 AM / 9:49 PM
- Moon
- Waxing Crescent, 24%
- Major period
- 3:10 AM–5:10 AM
- Minor period
- 10:54 AM–11:54 AM
- Major period
- 3:35 PM–5:35 PM
- Minor period
- 9:19 PM–10:19 PM
- Solunar rating
- Low
Next 48 hours
TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9 AM | 70° | 70° | 61° | 73% | 21% | 15% | – | E 18 | 22 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 10 AM | 71° | 71° | 62° | 73% | 27% | 15% | – | E 18 | 23 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 11 AM | 71° | 71° | 63° | 76% | 40% | 15% | – | E 20 | 25 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 12 PM | 70° | 70° | 63° | 78% | 49% | 18% | – | E 21 | 25 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 1 PM | 70° | 70° | 63° | 78% | 48% | 18% | – | E 21 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 2 PM | 71° | 71° | 63° | 76% | 58% | 20% | – | E 21 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 3 PM | 69° | 69° | 64° | 84% | 53% | 21% | – | E 21 | 28 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 4 PM | 69° | 69° | 64° | 84% | 61% | 21% | – | E 21 | 28 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 5 PM | 68° | 68° | 63° | 84% | 77% | 21% | – | E 21 | 28 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 6 PM | 66° | 66° | 62° | 87% | 72% | 27% | – | E 20 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 7 PM | 66° | 66° | 62° | 87% | 65% | 26% | – | E 21 | 28 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 8 PM | 66° | 66° | 62° | 87% | 58% | 26% | – | ESE 22 | 29 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 9 PM | 66° | 66° | 62° | 87% | 74% | 24% | – | ESE 22 | 29 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 10 PM | 67° | 67° | 62° | 84% | 71% | 26% | – | ESE 22 | 29 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 11 PM | 67° | 67° | 62° | 84% | 73% | 33% | – | ESE 21 | 28 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 12 AM | 67° | 67° | 63° | 87% | 85% | 47% | 0.02" | ESE 20 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 1 AM | 66° | 66° | 63° | 90% | 64% | 47% | 0.02" | ESE 20 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 2 AM | 66° | 66° | 63° | 90% | 70% | 50% | 0.02" | ESE 20 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 3 AM | 66° | 66° | 64° | 93% | 84% | 56% | 0.02" | ESE 20 | 25 | 6.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 4 AM | 65° | 65° | 64° | 97% | 87% | 52% | 0.02" | ESE 20 | 26 | 10+ mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 5 AM | 66° | 66° | 65° | 97% | 83% | 54% | 0.02" | SE 20 | 26 | 10+ mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 6 AM | 66° | 66° | 65° | 97% | 85% | 57% | 0.03" | SE 20 | 25 | 6.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 7 AM | 67° | 67° | 66° | 97% | 89% | 59% | 0.03" | SE 20 | 25 | 6.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 8 AM | 69° | 69° | 67° | 93% | 74% | 64% | 0.03" | SE 20 | 25 | 6.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 9 AM | 71° | 71° | 69° | 93% | 62% | 68% | 0.03" | SE 20 | 24 | 6.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 10 AM | 72° | 72° | 70° | 93% | 56% | 66% | 0.03" | SE 20 | 25 | 4.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 11 AM | 72° | 72° | 70° | 93% | 60% | 61% | 0.03" | SSE 20 | 26 | 4.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 12 PM | 72° | 72° | 70° | 93% | 67% | 87% | 0.17" | SSE 20 | 25 | 2.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 1 PM | 71° | 71° | 70° | 97% | 83% | 92% | 0.17" | SSE 20 | 25 | 2.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 2 PM | 72° | 72° | 70° | 93% | 79% | 86% | 0.17" | SSE 17 | 22 | 2.5 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 3 PM | 71° | 71° | 70° | 97% | 79% | 93% | 0.17" | SSE 16 | 21 | 2.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 4 PM | 70° | 70° | 69° | 97% | 81% | 92% | 0.17" | S 16 | 21 | – | ⚡ |
| Sun 5 PM | 69° | 69° | 68° | 97% | 84% | 93% | 0.17" | NE 16 | 22 | – | ⚡ |
| Sun 6 PM | 65° | 65° | 65° | 100% | 80% | 72% | 0.11" | NE 18 | 24 | – | |
| Sun 7 PM | 65° | 65° | 65° | 100% | 82% | 72% | 0.11" | NE 20 | 26 | – | |
| Sun 8 PM | 64° | 64° | 64° | 100% | 83% | 72% | 0.11" | NE 21 | 28 | – | |
| Sun 9 PM | 63° | 63° | 63° | 100% | 84% | 72% | 0.11" | NE 21 | 28 | – | |
| Sun 10 PM | 62° | 62° | 62° | 100% | 85% | 72% | 0.11" | NE 22 | 30 | – | |
| Sun 11 PM | 61° | 61° | 61° | 100% | 85% | 72% | 0.11" | NE 22 | 30 | – | |
| Mon 12 AM | 60° | 60° | 60° | 100% | 86% | 49% | 0.01" | NE 23 | 30 | – | |
| Mon 1 AM | 58° | 58° | 58° | 100% | 87% | 49% | 0.01" | NE 23 | 30 | – | |
| Mon 2 AM | 57° | 57° | 57° | 100% | 87% | 49% | 0.01" | NNE 23 | 31 | – | |
| Mon 3 AM | 56° | 56° | 56° | 100% | 88% | 49% | 0.01" | NNE 23 | 31 | – | |
| Mon 4 AM | 54° | 54° | 54° | 100% | 88% | 49% | 0.01" | NNE 23 | 32 | – | |
| Mon 5 AM | 53° | 53° | 53° | 100% | 87% | 49% | 0.01" | NNE 23 | 32 | – | |
| Mon 6 AM | 53° | 53° | 53° | 100% | 87% | 16% | – | NNE 23 | 32 | – | |
| Mon 7 AM | 54° | 54° | 54° | 100% | 83% | 16% | – | NNE 23 | 31 | – | |
| Mon 8 AM | 55° | 55° | 55° | 100% | 79% | 16% | – | NNE 22 | 30 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Slight Chance Rain Showers
72° / 64°
56% rain
E 18–22 mph · gusts 29
Sun, Nov 15
Showers And Thunderstorms
73° / 52°
93% rain · 1.98"
SE 16–22 mph · gusts 30
⚡ Storms
Mon, Nov 16
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
61° / 53°
49% rain · 0.06"
NE 18–23 mph · gusts 32
Tue, Nov 17
Mostly Sunny
68° / 62°
2% rain
NE 15–18 mph · gusts 24
Wed, Nov 18
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
72° / 67°
18% rain
E 15–18 mph · gusts 22
⚡ Storms
Thu, Nov 19
Slight Chance Rain Showers
73° / 67°
24% rain
E 13–16 mph · gusts 20
Fri, Nov 20
Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
74° / 69°
26% rain · 0.06"
E 13–16 mph · gusts 20
Detailed NWS forecast
- Today: A slight chance of rain showers after 9am. Mostly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- Tonight: A chance of rain showers before 3am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
- Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
- Sunday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
- Monday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly cloudy. High near 61, with temperatures falling to around 58 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
- Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
- Friday: A chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Weather map
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Marine forecast
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM
GMZ350 · 527 AM CST Sat Nov 14 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. GMZ350-150015- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM- 527 AM CST Sat Nov 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots and gusty. Seas building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds, becoming east 4 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 30 knots gusting 40 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet, building to 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 7 seconds, becoming southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Showers, mainly in the evening. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots gusting 40 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming east around 20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
Moon calendar · May 2112
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Lunar events this month
- Sun, May 1 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest north (21.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Tue, May 3 · 4:27 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Thu, May 5 · 7:00 AM — Apogee · 404,459 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Sun, May 8 · 2:00 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 11 · 4:09 PM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Sun, May 15 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-22.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Wed, May 18 · 5:47 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Fri, May 20 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 369,337 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Sat, May 21 · 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 25 · 2:22 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Sat, May 28 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest north (21.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Best fishing days
Tue, May 10 · Wed, May 11 · Thu, May 12 · Wed, May 25 · Thu, May 26
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
369,368 km closest · 404,433 km farthest
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 Sat 6:20 AM.