Port Aransas fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Port Aransas, using NOAA tide station Port Aransas.

Coastal Bend Updated 10:08 AM CST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8775237

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Bite outlook today Estimate

Poor

Thunderstorms possible - get off the water if you hear thunder
Weak tidal movement (0.5 ft range)
Light wind (up to 12 mph)

Next best time

Today 8:28 AM

Major moon period

Next tide

High 12:42 PM

1.3 ft

Weather

77°F, Sunny

Wind 9 mph ESE - pressure falling

Water temp

77°F

NOAA Port Aransas, 8 min ago

Best times to fish

5:48 AM - 7:57 AMPrimeMoving water into the low tide at 6:48 AM; Dawn - low light, fish move shallow

8:28 AM - 10:28 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

8:56 PM - 11:59 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the high tide at 11:30 PM

All 8 times today

2:49 AM - 3:49 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)

5:48 AM - 7:57 AMPrimeMoving water into the low tide at 6:48 AM; Dawn - low light, fish move shallow

8:28 AM - 10:28 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

11:42 AM - 1:12 PMMoving water into the high tide at 12:42 PM

3:04 PM - 4:04 PMMinor solunar period (moonset)

4:26 PM - 6:11 PMDusk - the evening feed

6:18 PM - 7:48 PMMoving water into the low tide at 7:18 PM

8:56 PM - 11:59 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the high tide at 11:30 PM

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 5:41 PM 75-79°Fwind to 12 mph E

Tide chart and times4 tides today

Prime - best times todayGood - worth fishingNight

Tide times for the next 4 days

Day	Tides (feet, MLLW)
Today	Low 6:48 AM (0.8 ft) High 12:42 PM (1.3 ft) Low 7:18 PM (1.0 ft) High 11:30 PM (1.2 ft)
Fri Nov 6	Low 7:12 AM (0.6 ft) High 2:18 PM (1.4 ft) Low 8:18 PM (1.1 ft) High 11:36 PM (1.2 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 7:36 AM (0.4 ft) High 3:36 PM (1.4 ft) Low 9:30 PM (1.3 ft) High 11:36 PM (1.3 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 8:06 AM (0.3 ft) High 4:36 PM (1.5 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8775237 (Port Aransas). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Port Aransas: The William G. Burnett, a vehicle and passenger ferry, making its way across the Corpus Christi Ship Channel from Aransa — Photo: Larry D. Moore, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0, cropped

Satellite view of Port Aransas from above — Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = NOAA tide station Port Aransas; the fishing area extends around it.

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Water is 77°F - who's feedingLive reading matched to each local fish's preferred temperature. A rough guide - season and size rules still apply.

Right temperature

Redfish 60-85°F
Spotted seatrout 58-80°F
Black drum 55-80°F
Tarpon 74-88°F
King mackerel 70-84°F

Hourly weatherNWS

10 AM77°9 mphESESunny

11 AM77°9 mphEMostly Sunny

12 PM77°10 mphEMostly Sunny

1 PM78°10 mphEMostly Sunny

2 PM79°10 mphEMostly Sunny

3 PM77°12 mphEMostly Sunny

4 PM77°12 mphESlight Chance Show

5 PM77°10 mphESlight Chance Show

6 PM76°10 mphESlight Chance Show

7 PM76°9 mphESlight Chance Show

8 PM76°9 mphESlight Chance Show

9 PM76°8 mphE26% rain

10 PM76°7 mphE38% rain

11 PM75°7 mphE39% rain

12 AM75°6 mphE46% rain

1 AM74°6 mphE45% rain

2 AM74°6 mphENE36% rain

3 AM74°6 mphENE32% rain

4 AM73°7 mphENE28% rain

5 AM72°8 mphENE22% rain

6 AM72°9 mphNESlight Chance Rain

7 AM72°12 mphNEPartly Sunny

8 AM70°13 mphNNEPartly Sunny

9 AM71°15 mphNPartly Sunny

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:42 AM 5:41 PM	Rise 3:19 AM Set 3:34 PM	Minor 2:49 AM Major 8:28 AM Minor 3:04 PM Major 8:56 PM
Fri 6	6:42 AM 5:41 PM	Rise 4:19 AM Set 4:05 PM	Minor 3:49 AM Major 9:12 AM Minor 3:35 PM Major 9:40 PM
Sat 7	6:43 AM 5:40 PM	Rise 5:17 AM Set 4:37 PM	Minor 4:47 AM Major 9:56 AM Minor 4:07 PM Major 10:24 PM
Sun 8	6:44 AM 5:39 PM	Rise 6:15 AM Set 5:12 PM	Minor 5:45 AM Major 10:44 AM Minor 4:42 PM
Mon 9	6:45 AM 5:39 PM	Rise 7:14 AM Set 5:51 PM	Major 11:12 PM Minor 6:44 AM Major 11:32 AM Minor 5:21 PM
Tue 10	6:45 AM 5:38 PM	Rise 8:11 AM Set 6:34 PM	Major 12:00 AM Minor 7:41 AM Major 12:24 PM Minor 6:04 PM
Wed 11	6:46 AM 5:38 PM	Rise 9:06 AM Set 7:22 PM	Major 12:48 AM Minor 8:36 AM Major 1:16 PM Minor 6:52 PM

Calculated for this location. Moon times are accurate to within a few minutes. Major periods are the 2 hours around the moon passing overhead or underfoot; minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.

Fishing Port Aransas

Rockport, Port Aransas and Corpus Christi: grass flats, the Aransas Pass jetties and Bob Hall Pier on the open Gulf.

What's biting now (Fall): Bull redfish run through the passes and jetties, and flounder migrate to the Gulf. Speckled trout feed hard on the bays.

Commonly caught in this area: Redfish, speckled trout, black drum, tarpon in summer and king mackerel from the pier.

Also caught here: croaker, jack crevalle, hardhead catfish, tarpon, blacktip shark, sheepshead.

Inlets funnel bait in and out with every tide, and predators wait at the edges. Fish the last part of the incoming and first part of the outgoing tide, and watch the current - inlets can be dangerous for small boats.

Best baits here6 fish

Redfish (red drum)

Spotted seatrout (speckled trout)

Black drum

Tarpon

King mackerel (kingfish)

Spot and croaker

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How the bite outlook works

The rating is our estimate, not a guarantee. It combines tide range, wind, rain and storms, temperature swings, the moon phase and how well the solunar periods line up with dawn and dusk. Fish do not read forecasts - local knowledge always wins. Read more

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