Moon & Weather

Sargent

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

⚠ Gale Warning · until Sat 1:00 PM

* WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and seas 7 to 12 ft expected. * WHERE...Portions of Gulf of America. * WHEN...From 10 AM Friday to 1 PM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Front will push into the waters this morning with steadily increasing north winds in its wake. Gale conditions are anticipated in the waters generally west of Freeport beginning in the mid to late morning hours. Further east, winds will increase closer to gale conditions in the afternoon...especially the evening and overnight hours across the Upper Texas coast as cooler air moves over the warm shelf waters.

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.

Cloudy

Cloud cover 100% · Feels like 79°F

Observed 12:35 PM · Brazos 451 (20 mi)

Wind

16mph

From N (360°)

Gusts 30 mph

Temperature

77°F

High 82° · Low 77° so far today

Humidity

89%

Dew point 73°F

Visibility

10+mi

▲ Rising

+0.02 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

Nearest NWS weather station, hourly 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

This Afternoon: High 79° · 7% rain

Sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. North wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tonight: Low 55° · 1% rain

Mostly clear. Low around 55, with temperatures rising to around 58 overnight. North wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Sunrise / sunset: 7:24 AM / 6:51 PM
Moonrise / moonset: 1:02 PM / 11:06 PM
Moon: Waxing Crescent, 32%
Major period: 4:35 AM–6:35 AM
Minor period: 12:32 PM–1:32 PM
Major period: 5:05 PM–7:05 PM
Minor period: 10:36 PM–11:36 PM
Solunar rating: Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds

Hour-by-hour table

Time	Temp	Feels	Dew pt	Humidity	Clouds	Rain	Amount	Wind	Gusts	Visibility
Fri 1 PM	78°	78°	66°	67%	52%	12%	–	N 23	29	10+ mi
Fri 2 PM	78°	78°	63°	60%	49%	3%	–	N 24	31	10+ mi
Fri 3 PM	78°	78°	60°	54%	39%	2%	–	N 25	32	10+ mi
Fri 4 PM	77°	77°	58°	52%	41%	1%	–	N 26	33	10+ mi
Fri 5 PM	75°	75°	55°	50%	29%	0%	–	N 28	39	10+ mi
Fri 6 PM	72°	72°	52°	49%	31%	0%	–	N 29	40	10+ mi
Fri 7 PM	70°	70°	49°	47%	29%	0%	–	N 29	40	10+ mi
Fri 8 PM	69°	69°	48°	47%	32%	0%	–	N 29	40	10+ mi
Fri 9 PM	67°	67°	46°	47%	36%	0%	–	N 29	40	10+ mi
Fri 10 PM	66°	66°	45°	47%	41%	0%	–	N 29	40	10+ mi
Fri 11 PM	64°	64°	44°	48%	36%	0%	–	N 29	40	10+ mi
Sat 12 AM	63°	63°	44°	50%	32%	0%	–	N 29	40	10+ mi
Sat 1 AM	61°	61°	44°	53%	28%	0%	–	N 29	40	10+ mi
Sat 2 AM	61°	61°	44°	53%	18%	0%	–	N 28	39	10+ mi
Sat 3 AM	60°	60°	44°	55%	16%	0%	–	N 28	39	10+ mi
Sat 4 AM	59°	59°	44°	57%	19%	0%	–	N 26	38	10+ mi
Sat 5 AM	58°	58°	44°	60%	20%	0%	–	N 26	38	10+ mi
Sat 6 AM	57°	57°	44°	62%	12%	0%	–	N 26	38	10+ mi
Sat 7 AM	56°	56°	44°	64%	16%	0%	–	N 26	38	10+ mi
Sat 8 AM	56°	56°	44°	64%	18%	0%	–	N 25	36	10+ mi
Sat 9 AM	59°	59°	45°	60%	4%	0%	–	N 24	35	10+ mi
Sat 10 AM	60°	60°	46°	60%	12%	0%	–	NNE 23	29	10+ mi
Sat 11 AM	63°	63°	46°	54%	15%	0%	–	NNE 22	26	10+ mi
Sat 12 PM	64°	64°	45°	50%	14%	0%	–	NNE 21	25	10+ mi
Sat 1 PM	65°	65°	45°	48%	16%	0%	–	NNE 20	24	10+ mi
Sat 2 PM	68°	68°	45°	44%	20%	0%	–	NNE 18	22	10+ mi
Sat 3 PM	69°	69°	44°	40%	12%	0%	–	NNE 17	21	10+ mi
Sat 4 PM	70°	70°	44°	39%	17%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	10+ mi
Sat 5 PM	70°	70°	44°	39%	8%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	–
Sat 6 PM	67°	67°	44°	43%	10%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	–
Sat 7 PM	66°	66°	45°	47%	10%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	–
Sat 8 PM	64°	64°	46°	52%	13%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	–
Sat 9 PM	62°	62°	48°	60%	17%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	–
Sat 10 PM	62°	62°	48°	60%	20%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	–
Sat 11 PM	61°	61°	48°	62%	22%	0%	–	NNE 17	20	–
Sun 12 AM	60°	60°	49°	67%	24%	0%	–	N 17	20	–
Sun 1 AM	59°	59°	49°	69%	25%	0%	–	N 17	20	–
Sun 2 AM	59°	59°	49°	69%	26%	0%	–	N 17	20	–
Sun 3 AM	58°	58°	49°	72%	27%	0%	–	N 17	21	–
Sun 4 AM	57°	57°	50°	77%	29%	0%	–	N 17	21	–
Sun 5 AM	56°	56°	50°	80%	31%	0%	–	NNE 17	21	–
Sun 6 AM	56°	56°	50°	80%	33%	0%	–	NNE 17	21	–
Sun 7 AM	56°	56°	50°	80%	31%	0%	–	NNE 17	21	–
Sun 8 AM	57°	57°	51°	80%	26%	0%	–	NNE 16	21	–
Sun 9 AM	60°	60°	51°	72%	20%	0%	–	NNE 15	18	–
Sun 10 AM	63°	63°	52°	67%	16%	0%	–	NNE 15	17	–
Sun 11 AM	66°	66°	52°	61%	15%	0%	–	NE 14	16	–
Sun 12 PM	68°	68°	52°	57%	17%	0%	–	NE 13	15	–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

79° / 55°

12% rain

N 23–29 mph · gusts 40

Sat, Oct 17

Sunny

71° / 54°

Dry

N 17–29 mph · gusts 40

Sun, Oct 18

Sunny

73° / 60°

Dry

NE 12–17 mph · gusts 21

Mon, Oct 19

Mostly Sunny

77° / 68°

6% rain

NE 12–15 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Oct 20

Mostly Sunny

79° / 70°

13% rain

NE 10–16 mph · gusts 18

Wed, Oct 21

Sunny

81° / 70°

5% rain

E 9–15 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

82° / 72°

2% rain

E 8–13 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast

This Afternoon: Sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. North wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 55, with temperatures rising to around 58 overnight. North wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ350 · 604 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 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.


GMZ350-170015-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
604 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...North winds around 20 knots, increasing to around
30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, building to
5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet this afternoon. Wave Detail:
East 3 feet at 5 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming
northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers early
this morning. Isolated thunderstorms this morning. A chance of
showers late this morning and early afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...North winds around 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots.
Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast
8 feet at 6 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...North winds around 30 knots with gusts up to
45 knots, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 8 feet at 8 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast 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 9 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East
5 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. 
.TUESDAY 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 · October 2026

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

71% lit

↑ 10:51 PM
↓ 12:34 PM

★★☆☆c93

Perigee · 369,337 km

60% lit

↑ 11:55 PM
↓ 1:38 PM

★★☆☆c95

Moon farthest north (27.9°)

48% lit

↑ –
↓ 2:35 PM

★☆☆☆c95

Last Quarter

37% lit

↑ 1:03 AM
↓ 3:25 PM

★★☆☆c92

27% lit

↑ 2:11 AM
↓ 4:07 PM

★★☆☆c85

17% lit

↑ 3:17 AM
↓ 4:44 PM

★★☆☆c73

10% lit

↑ 4:21 AM
↓ 5:17 PM

★★☆☆c56

4% lit

↑ 5:22 AM
↓ 5:47 PM

★★☆☆c39

Moon crosses the equator

1% lit

↑ 6:22 AM
↓ 6:18 PM

★★★☆c43

0% lit

↑ 7:20 AM
↓ 6:48 PM

★★★☆c55

New Moon

best

1% lit

↑ 8:19 AM
↓ 7:21 PM

★★★☆c68

best

5% lit

↑ 9:19 AM
↓ 7:58 PM

★★★☆c72

10% lit

↑ 10:18 AM
↓ 8:38 PM

★★★☆c74

16% lit

↑ 11:16 AM
↓ 9:23 PM

★★☆☆c74

24% lit

↑ 12:11 PM
↓ 10:12 PM

★☆☆☆c73

Moon farthest south (-27.9°)

32% lit

↑ 1:02 PM
↓ 11:06 PM

★☆☆☆c73

Apogee · 404,642 km

41% lit

↑ 1:48 PM
↓ –

★☆☆☆c71

50% lit

↑ 2:28 PM
↓ 12:01 AM

★☆☆☆c68

First Quarter

60% lit

↑ 3:05 PM
↓ 12:58 AM

★☆☆☆c65

69% lit

↑ 3:38 PM
↓ 1:55 AM

★☆☆☆c58

78% lit

↑ 4:09 PM
↓ 2:53 AM

★☆☆☆c50

86% lit

↑ 4:39 PM
↓ 3:50 AM

★★☆☆c39

92% lit

↑ 5:09 PM
↓ 4:48 AM

★★☆☆c33

Moon crosses the equator

97% lit

↑ 5:41 PM
↓ 5:49 AM

★★★☆c50

100% lit

↑ 6:17 PM
↓ 6:52 AM

★★★☆c77

Full Moon · Hunter's Moon

best

99% lit

↑ 6:58 PM
↓ 7:59 AM

★★★★c89

best

97% lit

↑ 7:46 PM
↓ 9:10 AM

★★★☆c99

best

91% lit

↑ 8:43 PM
↓ 10:21 AM

★★★☆c104

Perigee · 364,409 km

83% lit

↑ 9:47 PM
↓ 11:29 AM

★☆☆☆c105

Moon farthest north (27.8°)

74% lit

↑ 10:55 PM
↓ 12:30 PM

★★☆☆c105

63% lit

↑ –
↓ 1:22 PM

★★☆☆c103

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.

Tide chart for Sargent, ICWW Surf report: Sargent Beach Offshore conditions Live 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 7:20 AM.