Sargent
28.770°, -95.620° · tides: Sargent, ICWW
⚠ Small Craft Advisory · until Sun 6:00 PM
* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, east winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 6 to 8 ft. For the Gale Warning, northeast winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and seas 8 to 13 ft expected. * WHERE...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, until 6 PM CST this evening. For the Gale Warning, from 6 PM this evening to 3 PM CST Monday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Heavy showers and thunderstorms likely today. Cannot rule out locally higher winds and waterspouts.
Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions.
⚠ Gale Warning · until Mon 3:00 PM
* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, east winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 6 to 8 ft. For the Gale Warning, northeast winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and seas 8 to 13 ft expected. * WHERE...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, until 6 PM CST this evening. For the Gale Warning, from 6 PM this evening to 3 PM CST Monday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Heavy showers and thunderstorms likely today. Cannot rule out locally higher winds and waterspouts.
Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions.
⚠ Gale Watch · until Mon 6:00 PM
The Gale Watch has been replaced. Please see the latest information from NWS Houston/Galveston TX on this developing situation.
Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions.
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Today
This Afternoon: High 70° · 81% rain
Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight: Low 54° · 68% rain
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:45 AM / 5:28 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 12:02 PM / 10:45 PM
- Moon
- Waxing Crescent, 35%
- Major period
- 4:00 AM–6:00 AM
- Minor period
- 11:32 AM–12:32 PM
- Major period
- 4:25 PM–6:25 PM
- Minor period
- 10:15 PM–11:15 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 2 PM | 69° | 69° | 67° | 93% | 75% | 76% | 0.12" | ESE 20 | 23 | 3.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 3 PM | 68° | 68° | 67° | 97% | 73% | 81% | 0.12" | ESE 20 | 22 | 3.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 4 PM | 68° | 68° | 67° | 97% | 72% | 81% | 0.12" | E 17 | 23 | 3.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 5 PM | 66° | 66° | 66° | 100% | 74% | 81% | 0.12" | E 20 | 24 | 3.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 6 PM | 65° | 65° | 65° | 100% | 81% | 68% | 0.07" | ENE 21 | 26 | 4.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 7 PM | 63° | 63° | 63° | 100% | 81% | 68% | 0.07" | NE 23 | 30 | 4.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 8 PM | 63° | 63° | 61° | 93% | 81% | 68% | 0.07" | NE 24 | 32 | 6.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 9 PM | 62° | 62° | 59° | 90% | 76% | 27% | 0.07" | NE 25 | 33 | 9.0 mi | |
| Sun 10 PM | 62° | 62° | 58° | 87% | 80% | 27% | 0.07" | NE 25 | 33 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 11 PM | 61° | 61° | 58° | 90% | 81% | 27% | 0.07" | NE 24 | 33 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 12 AM | 60° | 60° | 57° | 90% | 89% | 22% | 0.01" | NE 24 | 32 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 1 AM | 60° | 60° | 57° | 90% | 88% | 22% | 0.01" | NE 25 | 33 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 2 AM | 59° | 59° | 56° | 90% | 88% | 22% | 0.01" | NE 25 | 33 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 3 AM | 58° | 58° | 55° | 90% | 93% | 21% | 0.01" | NE 24 | 33 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 4 AM | 57° | 57° | 55° | 93% | 91% | 21% | 0.01" | NNE 25 | 33 | 9.0 mi | |
| Mon 5 AM | 56° | 56° | 55° | 96% | 92% | 21% | 0.01" | NNE 24 | 33 | 8.0 mi | |
| Mon 6 AM | 55° | 55° | 54° | 96% | 89% | 17% | – | NNE 23 | 32 | 9.0 mi | |
| Mon 7 AM | 57° | 57° | 54° | 90% | 84% | 17% | – | NNE 22 | 31 | 9.0 mi | |
| Mon 8 AM | 57° | 57° | 54° | 90% | 73% | 17% | – | NNE 22 | 29 | 9.0 mi | |
| Mon 9 AM | 58° | 58° | 54° | 87% | 69% | 21% | – | NNE 21 | 28 | 7.9 mi | |
| Mon 10 AM | 59° | 59° | 55° | 87% | 65% | 21% | – | NNE 22 | 28 | 9.0 mi | |
| Mon 11 AM | 60° | 60° | 55° | 84% | 66% | 21% | – | NNE 22 | 29 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 12 PM | 60° | 60° | 55° | 84% | 67% | 14% | – | NNE 20 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 1 PM | 61° | 61° | 55° | 81% | 66% | 14% | – | NNE 21 | 28 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 2 PM | 61° | 61° | 54° | 78% | 55% | 14% | – | NNE 20 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 3 PM | 62° | 62° | 53° | 72% | 51% | 3% | – | NNE 20 | 25 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 4 PM | 62° | 62° | 53° | 72% | 55% | 3% | – | NNE 20 | 25 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 5 PM | 61° | 61° | 53° | 75% | 54% | 3% | – | NNE 18 | 24 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 6 PM | 61° | 61° | 53° | 75% | 58% | 1% | – | NNE 17 | 23 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 7 PM | 60° | 60° | 53° | 78% | 49% | 1% | – | NNE 17 | 24 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 8 PM | 57° | 57° | 53° | 86% | 48% | 1% | – | NNE 16 | 24 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 9 PM | 56° | 56° | 52° | 86% | 42% | 0% | – | NNE 16 | 24 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 10 PM | 55° | 55° | 52° | 90% | 43% | 0% | – | NNE 15 | 23 | – | |
| Mon 11 PM | 55° | 55° | 52° | 90% | 32% | 0% | – | NNE 15 | 23 | – | |
| Tue 12 AM | 55° | 55° | 51° | 86% | 31% | 0% | – | NNE 14 | 22 | – | |
| Tue 1 AM | 54° | 54° | 51° | 90% | 22% | 0% | – | NNE 14 | 22 | – | |
| Tue 2 AM | 54° | 54° | 51° | 90% | 16% | 0% | – | NNE 14 | 21 | – | |
| Tue 3 AM | 53° | 53° | 50° | 89% | 22% | 0% | – | NNE 14 | 21 | – | |
| Tue 4 AM | 51° | 51° | 51° | 100% | 20% | 0% | – | NNE 15 | 22 | – | |
| Tue 5 AM | 51° | 51° | 51° | 100% | 16% | 0% | – | NNE 15 | 22 | – | |
| Tue 6 AM | 52° | 52° | 51° | 96% | 18% | 0% | – | NNE 14 | 22 | – | |
| Tue 7 AM | 52° | 52° | 52° | 100% | 5% | 0% | – | NNE 14 | 22 | – | |
| Tue 8 AM | 56° | 56° | 53° | 90% | 2% | 0% | – | NE 14 | 21 | – | |
| Tue 9 AM | 60° | 60° | 54° | 81% | 6% | 0% | – | NE 14 | 21 | – | |
| Tue 10 AM | 63° | 63° | 55° | 75% | 10% | 0% | – | NE 14 | 20 | – | |
| Tue 11 AM | 65° | 65° | 55° | 70% | 12% | 0% | – | ENE 15 | 21 | – | |
| Tue 12 PM | 66° | 66° | 56° | 70% | 12% | 0% | – | ENE 15 | 21 | – | |
| Tue 1 PM | 66° | 66° | 56° | 70% | 11% | 0% | – | ENE 15 | 21 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Showers And Thunderstorms
70° / 54°
81% rain · 0.90"
E 17–25 mph · gusts 33
⚡ Storms
Mon, Nov 16
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
62° / 51°
22% rain · 0.06"
NE 15–25 mph · gusts 33
Tue, Nov 17
Sunny
68° / 57°
Dry
NE 13–15 mph · gusts 22
Wed, Nov 18
Partly Sunny
74° / 67°
11% rain
NE 12–17 mph · gusts 23
Thu, Nov 19
Partly Sunny
75° / 67°
13% rain
E 14–17 mph · gusts 21
Fri, Nov 20
Mostly Sunny
75° / 69°
11% rain
E 12–15 mph · gusts 18
Sat, Nov 21
Mostly Sunny
76° / 67°
27% rain
E 7–12 mph · gusts 15
Detailed NWS forecast
- This Afternoon: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
- Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
- Monday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Northeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
- Tuesday: Sunny. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 63 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
- Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
- Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Weather map
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Marine forecast
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM
GMZ350 · 1257 PM CST Sun Nov 15 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. GMZ350-160715- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM- 1257 PM CST Sun Nov 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 30 knots with gusts to 40 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 25 to 35 knots, becoming around 30 knots after midnight with gusts to 40 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet. Wave Detail: East 11 feet at 9 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 9 seconds. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. .THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
Moon calendar · July 2122
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Lunar events this month
- Thu, Jul 2 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest north (24.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Fri, Jul 3 · 8:27 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Wed, Jul 8 · 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.
- Sat, Jul 11 · 11:51 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Sun, Jul 12 · 5:00 AM — Apogee · 404,233 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Thu, Jul 16 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-24.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sun, Jul 19 · 9:03 AM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Thu, Jul 23 · 4:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Sat, Jul 25 · 3:00 PM — Perigee · 369,597 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Sun, Jul 26 · 6:40 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Wed, Jul 29 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest north (24.7°)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
Fri, Jul 3 · Sat, Jul 4 · Sat, Jul 18 · Sun, Jul 19 · Mon, Jul 20
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
368,169 km closest · 404,173 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 Sun 12:21 PM.