Moon & Weather
Rockport
28.030°, -97.050° · tides: Rockport
⚠ Wind Advisory · until Sat 1:00 AM
* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * WHERE...Bee, Coastal Aransas, Coastal Calhoun, Coastal Kleberg, Coastal Nueces, Coastal Refugio, Coastal San Patricio, Goliad, Inland Calhoun, Inland Kleberg, Inland Nueces, Inland Refugio, Inland San Patricio, Jim Wells, and Victoria Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
Mostly Cloudy and Windy
Cloud cover 75%
Observed 6:50 PM · Rockport (1 mi) · sky & visibility from ROCKPORT/ARANSAS CO (4 mi)
Wind
19mph
From N (357°)
Gusts 28 mph
Measured at the tide station
Temperature
73°F
High 81° · Low 72° so far today
Humidity
—%
Visibility
9mi
▲ Rising
+0.06 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago
Barometric pressure, last 24 hours
Barometer at the tide station, 6-minute readings
Fishing by pressure trend
- risingVery good. Bite may slow as pressure levels off.
- stableNormal activity.
- fallingGood at first, then turning poor.
Fishing conditions now
very goodgoodpoor
Rising pressure. Bite may slow as it levels off.
Today
Today: High 81° · 18% rain
A slight chance of rain showers before 11am. Mostly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 82. North wind 24 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Low 61° · 1% rain
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind 23 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:29 AM / 6:57 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 1:06 PM / 11:14 PM
- Moon
- Waxing Crescent, 32%
- Major period
- 4:45 AM–6:45 AM
- Minor period
- 12:36 PM–1:36 PM
- Major period
- 5:10 PM–7:10 PM
- Minor period
- 10:44 PM–11:44 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 7 PM | 73° | 73° | 52° | 48% | 18% | 0% | – | N 29 | 38 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 8 PM | 72° | 72° | 51° | 48% | 21% | 0% | – | N 29 | 38 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 9 PM | 71° | 71° | 50° | 47% | 22% | 0% | – | N 30 | 38 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 10 PM | 70° | 70° | 49° | 47% | 32% | 0% | – | N 29 | 38 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 11 PM | 68° | 68° | 49° | 51% | 37% | 0% | – | N 29 | 38 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 12 AM | 68° | 68° | 49° | 51% | 23% | 0% | – | N 29 | 38 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 1 AM | 66° | 66° | 49° | 54% | 18% | 1% | – | N 29 | 37 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 2 AM | 65° | 65° | 50° | 58% | 17% | 1% | – | N 29 | 37 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 3 AM | 65° | 65° | 50° | 58% | 24% | 1% | – | N 29 | 36 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 4 AM | 64° | 64° | 50° | 60% | 27% | 1% | – | N 28 | 36 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 5 AM | 63° | 63° | 49° | 60% | 24% | 1% | – | N 28 | 36 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 6 AM | 62° | 62° | 49° | 62% | 27% | 1% | – | N 26 | 35 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 7 AM | 62° | 62° | 49° | 62% | 36% | 0% | – | N 25 | 32 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 8 AM | 61° | 61° | 49° | 65% | 29% | 0% | – | N 24 | 31 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 9 AM | 61° | 61° | 50° | 67% | 49% | 0% | – | N 23 | 29 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 10 AM | 62° | 62° | 50° | 65% | 21% | 0% | – | N 22 | 28 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 11 AM | 63° | 63° | 50° | 62% | 16% | 0% | – | N 21 | 28 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 12 PM | 65° | 65° | 50° | 58% | 19% | 0% | – | N 17 | 23 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 1 PM | 67° | 67° | 49° | 52% | 9% | 0% | – | N 15 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 2 PM | 69° | 69° | 49° | 49% | 28% | 0% | – | N 14 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 3 PM | 70° | 70° | 48° | 46% | 38% | 0% | – | N 14 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 4 PM | 71° | 71° | 48° | 44% | 26% | 0% | – | N 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 5 PM | 70° | 70° | 48° | 46% | 31% | 0% | – | N 14 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 6 PM | 70° | 70° | 49° | 47% | 24% | 0% | – | N 14 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 7 PM | 70° | 70° | 49° | 47% | 31% | 0% | – | N 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 8 PM | 69° | 69° | 50° | 51% | 29% | 0% | – | N 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 9 PM | 69° | 69° | 50° | 51% | 45% | 0% | – | NNE 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 10 PM | 68° | 68° | 50° | 53% | 59% | 0% | – | NNE 14 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 11 PM | 68° | 68° | 51° | 55% | 63% | 0% | – | NNE 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 12 AM | 67° | 67° | 51° | 56% | 54% | 0% | – | NNE 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 1 AM | 66° | 66° | 52° | 61% | 56% | 0% | – | NNE 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 2 AM | 66° | 66° | 52° | 61% | 40% | 0% | – | NNE 13 | 16 | – | |
| Sun 3 AM | 64° | 64° | 52° | 65% | 18% | 0% | – | N 13 | 17 | – | |
| Sun 4 AM | 64° | 64° | 53° | 67% | 12% | 0% | – | N 14 | 18 | – | |
| Sun 5 AM | 64° | 64° | 52° | 65% | 8% | 0% | – | N 15 | 20 | – | |
| Sun 6 AM | 62° | 62° | 52° | 70% | 9% | 0% | – | N 15 | 20 | – | |
| Sun 7 AM | 63° | 63° | 53° | 70% | 5% | 0% | – | N 15 | 20 | – | |
| Sun 8 AM | 63° | 63° | 53° | 70% | 0% | 0% | – | N 14 | 18 | – | |
| Sun 9 AM | 64° | 64° | 53° | 67% | 7% | 0% | – | NNE 13 | 17 | – | |
| Sun 10 AM | 65° | 65° | 54° | 68% | 13% | 0% | – | NNE 13 | 16 | – | |
| Sun 11 AM | 67° | 67° | 54° | 63% | 13% | 0% | – | NNE 12 | 15 | – | |
| Sun 12 PM | 70° | 70° | 54° | 57% | 14% | 0% | – | NE 10 | 13 | – | |
| Sun 1 PM | 72° | 72° | 54° | 53% | 14% | 0% | – | NE 9 | 12 | – | |
| Sun 2 PM | 73° | 73° | 54° | 51% | 18% | 0% | – | NE 9 | 12 | – | |
| Sun 3 PM | 74° | 74° | 55° | 51% | 23% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 12 | – | |
| Sun 4 PM | 74° | 74° | 55° | 51% | 27% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 12 | – | |
| Sun 5 PM | 74° | 74° | 55° | 51% | 30% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 12 | – | |
| Sun 6 PM | 73° | 73° | 55° | 53% | 33% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 13 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny
81° / 61°
18% rain
N 29–30 mph · gusts 38
Sat, Oct 17
Mostly Sunny
72° / 62°
1% rain
NNE 13–29 mph · gusts 38
Sun, Oct 18
Sunny
74° / 67°
1% rain
NE 9–15 mph · gusts 20
Mon, Oct 19
Mostly Sunny
78° / 71°
15% rain
NE 8–14 mph · gusts 17
Tue, Oct 20
Chance Rain Showers
82° / 73°
31% rain
ENE 8–14 mph · gusts 18
Wed, Oct 21
Sunny
83° / 74°
10% rain
E 7–13 mph · gusts 16
Thu, Oct 22
Sunny
84° / 75°
7% rain
E 5–10 mph · gusts 15
Detailed NWS forecast
- Today: A slight chance of rain showers before 11am. Mostly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 82. North wind 24 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind 23 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. North northeast wind 14 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. North northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
- Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East northeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Tuesday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Weather map
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Marine forecast
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays
GMZ236 · 231 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 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. GMZ236-237-170815- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays- 231 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...North winds around 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough. .TONIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough. .SATURDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM
GMZ255 · 231 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 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. GMZ255-170815- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM- 231 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: North 7 feet at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...North winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: North 8 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, subsiding to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 8 feet at 8 seconds and north 4 feet at 5 seconds, becoming east 6 feet at 8 seconds and north 3 feet at 4 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds and north 2 feet at 4 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
Moon calendar · October 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
71% lit
↑ 10:59 PM
↓ 12:38 PM
↓ 12:38 PM
★☆☆☆c96
Perigee · 369,337 km
2
60% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:42 PM
↓ 1:42 PM
★☆☆☆c96
Moon farthest north (27.9°)
3
48% lit
↑ 12:03 AM
↓ 2:39 PM
↓ 2:39 PM
★☆☆☆c94
Last Quarter
4
37% lit
↑ 1:11 AM
↓ 3:29 PM
↓ 3:29 PM
★☆☆☆c90
5
27% lit
↑ 2:18 AM
↓ 4:12 PM
↓ 4:12 PM
★☆☆☆c82
6
17% lit
↑ 3:24 AM
↓ 4:49 PM
↓ 4:49 PM
★☆☆☆c72
7
10% lit
↑ 4:27 AM
↓ 5:22 PM
↓ 5:22 PM
★★☆☆c59
8
4% lit
↑ 5:28 AM
↓ 5:53 PM
↓ 5:53 PM
★★☆☆c31
Moon crosses the equator
9
1% lit
↑ 6:27 AM
↓ 6:24 PM
↓ 6:24 PM
★★☆☆c44
10
0% lit
↑ 7:26 AM
↓ 6:55 PM
↓ 6:55 PM
★★★☆c61
New Moon
best11
1% lit
↑ 8:24 AM
↓ 7:29 PM
↓ 7:29 PM
★★★☆c75
best12
5% lit
↑ 9:23 AM
↓ 8:05 PM
↓ 8:05 PM
★★☆☆c83
13
10% lit
↑ 10:22 AM
↓ 8:46 PM
↓ 8:46 PM
★★☆☆c86
14
16% lit
↑ 11:20 AM
↓ 9:31 PM
↓ 9:31 PM
★★☆☆c86
15
24% lit
↑ 12:15 PM
↓ 10:20 PM
↓ 10:20 PM
★☆☆☆c86
Moon farthest south (-27.9°)
16
32% lit
↑ 1:06 PM
↓ 11:14 PM
↓ 11:14 PM
★☆☆☆c83
Apogee · 404,642 km
17
41% lit
↑ 1:52 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★☆☆☆c80
18
50% lit
↑ 2:33 PM
↓ 12:09 AM
↓ 12:09 AM
★☆☆☆c77
First Quarter
19
60% lit
↑ 3:09 PM
↓ 1:06 AM
↓ 1:06 AM
★☆☆☆c72
20
69% lit
↑ 3:43 PM
↓ 2:03 AM
↓ 2:03 AM
★☆☆☆c65
21
78% lit
↑ 4:14 PM
↓ 2:59 AM
↓ 2:59 AM
★☆☆☆c54
22
86% lit
↑ 4:44 PM
↓ 3:56 AM
↓ 3:56 AM
★☆☆☆c40
23
92% lit
↑ 5:15 PM
↓ 4:54 AM
↓ 4:54 AM
★★☆☆c34
Moon crosses the equator
24
97% lit
↑ 5:48 PM
↓ 5:54 AM
↓ 5:54 AM
★★☆☆c55
25
100% lit
↑ 6:24 PM
↓ 6:57 AM
↓ 6:57 AM
★★★☆c72
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
best26
99% lit
↑ 7:05 PM
↓ 8:04 AM
↓ 8:04 AM
★★★☆c87
best27
97% lit
↑ 7:54 PM
↓ 9:14 AM
↓ 9:14 AM
★★★☆c97
best28
91% lit
↑ 8:51 PM
↓ 10:24 AM
↓ 10:24 AM
★★☆☆c102
Perigee · 364,409 km
29
83% lit
↑ 9:55 PM
↓ 11:32 AM
↓ 11:32 AM
★★☆☆c103
Moon farthest north (27.8°)
30
74% lit
↑ 11:03 PM
↓ 12:34 PM
↓ 12:34 PM
★☆☆☆c101
31
63% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:27 PM
↓ 1:27 PM
★☆☆☆c97
Lunar events this month
- Thu, Oct 1 · 4:00 PM — Perigee · 369,337 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Fri, Oct 2 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sat, Oct 3 · 8:25 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Thu, Oct 8 · 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.
- Sat, Oct 10 · 10:49 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Thu, Oct 15 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Fri, Oct 16 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 404,642 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Sun, Oct 18 · 11:12 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Fri, Oct 23 · 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.
- Sun, Oct 25 · 11:11 PM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Wed, Oct 28 · 1:00 PM — Perigee · 364,409 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Thu, Oct 29 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.8°)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
Sat, Oct 10 · Sun, Oct 11 · Sun, Oct 25 · Mon, Oct 26 · Tue, Oct 27
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
364,410 km closest · 404,603 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.
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 1:46 PM.