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Sargent

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

⚠ Small Craft Advisory · until Sun 6:00 PM

* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, southeast winds 20 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...Portions of Gulf of America. * WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, until 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.

⚠ Gale Watch · until Mon 6:00 PM

* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, southeast winds 20 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...Portions of Gulf of America. * WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, until 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

Tonight: Low 66° · 54% rain

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 66, with temperatures rising to around 69 overnight. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: High 73° · 97% rain

Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 2 and 3 inches possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:44 AM / 5:28 PM
Moonrise / moonset
11:24 AM / 9:49 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 29%
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 = clouds
Sat, Nov 14Sun, Nov 156 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 166 AM12 PM6 PMclouds72% cloud cover74% cloud cover76% cloud cover81% cloud cover87% cloud cover88% cloud cover89% cloud cover83% cloud cover84% cloud cover70% cloud cover74% cloud cover64% cloud cover58% cloud cover67% cloud cover83% cloud cover74% cloud cover74% cloud cover77% cloud cover87% cloud cover90% cloud cover90% cloud cover90% cloud cover86% cloud cover85% cloud cover80% cloud cover76% cloud cover65% cloud cover68% cloud cover72% cloud cover80% cloud cover82% cloud cover84% cloud cover91% cloud cover84% cloud cover77% cloud cover77% cloud cover76% cloud cover76% cloud cover76% cloud cover76% cloud cover76% cloud cover78% cloud cover81% cloud cover83% cloud cover80% cloud cover78% cloud cover75% cloud cover70% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡50°55°60°65°70°75°68696969727268666461585761615957rain25% chance41% chance, 0.02 in41% chance, 0.02 in41% chance, 0.02 in54% chance, 0.02 in54% chance, 0.02 in54% chance, 0.02 in70% chance, 0.08 in70% chance, 0.08 in70% chance, 0.08 in76% chance, 0.08 in76% chance, 0.08 in76% chance, 0.08 in97% chance, 0.26 in97% chance, 0.26 in97% chance, 0.26 in86% chance, 0.26 in86% chance, 0.26 in86% chance, 0.26 in87% chance, 0.19 in87% chance, 0.19 in87% chance, 0.19 in63% chance, 0.19 in63% chance, 0.19 in63% chance, 0.19 in35% chance, 0.02 in35% chance, 0.02 in35% chance, 0.02 in56% chance, 0.02 in56% chance, 0.02 in56% chance, 0.02 in25% chance25% chance25% chance25% chance25% chance25% chance30% chance30% chance30% chance30% chance30% chance30% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance0.080.080.080.260.260.260.190.190.19wind0102030mphESE 21 mph, gusts 30ESE 20 mph, gusts 29ESE 16 mph, gusts 24ESE 21 mph, gusts 24SE 20 mph, gusts 26SE 20 mph, gusts 24SE 22 mph, gusts 26SSE 21 mph, gusts 26SSE 18 mph, gusts 24E 17 mph, gusts 21NNE 20 mph, gusts 22NNE 21 mph, gusts 25NE 22 mph, gusts 29NE 23 mph, gusts 31NE 23 mph, gusts 31NNE 24 mph, gusts 33NNE 23 mph, gusts 32NNE 23 mph, gusts 30NNE 22 mph, gusts 29NNE 22 mph, gusts 29NNE 21 mph, gusts 28NNE 20 mph, gusts 25NNE 20 mph, gusts 25NNE 21 mph, gusts 28
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 11 PM68°68°62°81%72%25%–ESE 213010+ mi
Sun 12 AM69°69°62°78%74%41%0.02"ESE 202910+ mi
Sun 1 AM69°69°62°78%76%41%0.02"ESE 202910+ mi
Sun 2 AM69°69°63°81%81%41%0.02"ESE 202810+ mi
Sun 3 AM69°69°65°87%87%54%0.02"ESE 162410+ mi
Sun 4 AM69°69°65°87%88%54%0.02"ESE 162410+ mi
Sun 5 AM69°69°65°87%89%54%0.02"ESE 212410+ mi
Sun 6 AM68°68°65°90%83%70%0.08"ESE 20266.0 mi⚡
Sun 7 AM68°68°66°93%84%70%0.08"SE 20266.0 mi⚡
Sun 8 AM69°69°67°93%70%70%0.08"ESE 20256.0 mi⚡
Sun 9 AM71°71°68°90%74%76%0.08"SE 20246.0 mi⚡
Sun 10 AM72°72°68°87%64%76%0.08"SE 21256.0 mi⚡
Sun 11 AM72°72°69°90%58%76%0.08"SE 22264.9 mi⚡
Sun 12 PM72°72°69°90%67%97%0.26"SSE 21262.9 mi⚡
Sun 1 PM72°72°70°93%83%97%0.26"SSE 21262.9 mi⚡
Sun 2 PM72°72°70°93%74%97%0.26"SSE 21252.5 mi⚡
Sun 3 PM71°71°70°97%74%86%0.26"SSE 18242.9 mi⚡
Sun 4 PM70°70°69°97%77%86%0.26"SE 17232.9 mi⚡
Sun 5 PM68°68°68°100%87%86%0.26"E 17213.9 mi⚡
Sun 6 PM67°67°67°100%90%87%0.19"ENE 16213.9 mi⚡
Sun 7 PM66°66°66°100%90%87%0.19"NNE 20224.9 mi⚡
Sun 8 PM66°66°65°97%90%87%0.19"NNE 21244.9 mi⚡
Sun 9 PM65°65°64°97%86%63%0.19"NNE 21254.9 mi
Sun 10 PM64°64°63°97%85%63%0.19"NE 22264.9 mi
Sun 11 PM64°64°62°93%80%63%0.19"NE 22294.9 mi
Mon 12 AM63°63°62°97%76%35%0.02"NE 22307.0 mi
Mon 1 AM62°62°61°97%65%35%0.02"NE 23317.0 mi
Mon 2 AM61°61°60°97%68%35%0.02"NE 24317.9 mi
Mon 3 AM60°60°59°96%72%56%0.02"NE 23316.0 mi
Mon 4 AM59°59°58°96%80%56%0.02"NNE 2433–
Mon 5 AM58°58°57°96%82%56%0.02"NNE 2433–
Mon 6 AM57°57°57°100%84%25%–NNE 2332–
Mon 7 AM56°56°56°100%91%25%–NNE 2332–
Mon 8 AM57°57°56°96%84%25%–NNE 2331–
Mon 9 AM58°58°57°96%77%25%–NNE 2330–
Mon 10 AM60°60°58°93%77%25%–NNE 2329–
Mon 11 AM61°61°58°90%76%25%–NNE 2229–
Mon 12 PM61°61°58°90%76%30%–NNE 2229–
Mon 1 PM62°62°58°87%76%30%–NNE 2229–
Mon 2 PM61°61°58°90%76%30%–NNE 2128–
Mon 3 PM61°61°58°90%76%30%–NNE 2128–
Mon 4 PM60°60°57°90%78%30%–NNE 2026–
Mon 5 PM59°59°56°90%81%30%–NNE 2025–
Mon 6 PM58°58°56°93%83%6%–NNE 2025–
Mon 7 PM58°58°55°90%80%6%–NNE 2025–
Mon 8 PM57°57°55°93%78%6%–NNE 2126–
Mon 9 PM56°56°55°96%75%6%–NNE 2128–
Mon 10 PM56°56°54°93%70%6%–NNE 2026–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Rain Showers

68° / 66°

54% rain

ESE 21–21 mph · gusts 30

Sun, Nov 15

Showers And Thunderstorms

73° / 55°

97% rain · 3.30"

SE 16–22 mph · gusts 29

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Rain Showers

63° / 53°

56% rain · 0.12"

NE 18–24 mph · gusts 33

Tue, Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

68° / 62°

3% rain

NE 16–18 mph · gusts 24

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny

73° / 68°

13% rain

E 15–18 mph · gusts 22

Thu, Nov 19

Partly Sunny

74° / 68°

12% rain

E 13–16 mph · gusts 20

Fri, Nov 20

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

74° / 69°

23% rain

E 13–16 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 66, with temperatures rising to around 69 overnight. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 2 and 3 inches possible.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy. Low around 55, with temperatures rising to around 58 overnight. Northeast wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 63, with temperatures falling to around 59 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
  • Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ350 · 650 PM 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.


GMZ350-151315-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
650 PM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

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

.REST OF 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 8 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms until early morning, then showers and thunderstorms
likely late. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to
11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 9 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of
thunderstorms. Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 30 knots with gusts up to
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 8 feet at 7 seconds. Showers, mainly in the
evening. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots with gusts up to
40 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave
Detail: East 10 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 30 knots, diminishing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to
13 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 9 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail:
East 8 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. 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. 
.THURSDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · June 2116

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
68% lit
↑ 12:52 AM
↓ 11:34 AM
★☆☆☆
Apogee · 404,467 km
2
58% lit
↑ 1:25 AM
↓ 12:29 PM
★☆☆☆
3
49% lit
↑ 1:55 AM
↓ 1:22 PM
★☆☆☆
Last Quarter
4
39% lit
↑ 2:23 AM
↓ 2:16 PM
★☆☆☆
5
30% lit
↑ 2:50 AM
↓ 3:10 PM
★☆☆☆
Moon crosses the equator
6
21% lit
↑ 3:18 AM
↓ 4:06 PM
★☆☆☆
7
13% lit
↑ 3:48 AM
↓ 5:05 PM
★☆☆☆
8
7% lit
↑ 4:22 AM
↓ 6:07 PM
★☆☆☆
9
2% lit
↑ 5:01 AM
↓ 7:13 PM
★☆☆☆
10
0% lit
↑ 5:47 AM
↓ 8:22 PM
★☆☆☆
New Moon
best
11
1% lit
↑ 6:43 AM
↓ 9:28 PM
★☆☆☆
Moon farthest north (28.0°)
best
12
4% lit
↑ 7:46 AM
↓ 10:30 PM
★☆☆☆
13
10% lit
↑ 8:56 AM
↓ 11:23 PM
★☆☆☆
Perigee · 364,601 km
14
18% lit
↑ 10:07 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆
15
28% lit
↑ 11:16 AM
↓ 12:09 AM
★☆☆☆
16
39% lit
↑ 12:23 PM
↓ 12:48 AM
★☆☆☆
17
50% lit
↑ 1:27 PM
↓ 1:23 AM
★☆☆☆
First Quarter
18
61% lit
↑ 2:28 PM
↓ 1:55 AM
★☆☆☆
Moon crosses the equator
19
71% lit
↑ 3:30 PM
↓ 2:27 AM
★☆☆☆
20
81% lit
↑ 4:31 PM
↓ 2:59 AM
★☆☆☆
21
88% lit
↑ 5:33 PM
↓ 3:33 AM
★☆☆☆
22
94% lit
↑ 6:35 PM
↓ 4:11 AM
★☆☆☆
23
98% lit
↑ 7:35 PM
↓ 4:54 AM
★☆☆☆
best
24
100% lit
↑ 8:32 PM
↓ 5:42 AM
★☆☆☆
Full Moon · Strawberry Moon
best
25
100% lit
↑ 9:24 PM
↓ 6:35 AM
★☆☆☆
Moon farthest south (-27.7°)
best
26
97% lit
↑ 10:10 PM
↓ 7:31 AM
★☆☆☆
27
94% lit
↑ 10:50 PM
↓ 8:28 AM
★☆☆☆
28
88% lit
↑ 11:24 PM
↓ 9:25 AM
★☆☆☆
29
81% lit
↑ 11:55 PM
↓ 10:20 AM
★☆☆☆
Apogee · 405,302 km
30
74% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:14 AM
★☆☆☆

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Jun 1 · 4:00 PM — Apogee · 404,467 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Jun 3 · 9:02 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Jun 5 · 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.
  • Wed, Jun 10 · 8:44 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Jun 11 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jun 13 · 1:00 PM — Perigee · 364,601 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Jun 17 · 12:25 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Jun 18 · 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.
  • Wed, Jun 24 · 10:03 PM — Full Moon · Strawberry MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Jun 25 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Jun 29 · 9:00 AM — Apogee · 405,302 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Wed, Jun 10 · Thu, Jun 11 · Tue, Jun 23 · Wed, Jun 24 · Thu, Jun 25

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

Moon distance

364,603 km closest · 405,291 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 Sat 6:36 PM.