Rockport fishing forecast today

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

Coastal Bend Updated 10:08 AM CST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8774770

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Bite outlook today Estimate

Poor

Thunderstorms possible - get off the water if you hear thunder
Weak tidal movement (0.1 ft range)
Light wind (up to 12 mph)

Next best time

Today 8:28 AM

Prime: Major moon period + Tide change

Next tide

High 7:03 PM

0.6 ft

Weather

76°F, Sunny

Wind 8 mph ESE - pressure falling

Water temp

78°F

NOAA Rockport, 8 min ago

Best times to fish

8:28 AM - 10:28 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 9:43 AM

4:26 PM - 7:33 PMPrimeDusk - the evening feed; Moving water into the high tide at 7:03 PM

8:09 PM - 10:56 PMPrimeMoving water into the low tide at 9:09 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

All 7 times today

12:29 AM - 1:59 AMMoving water into the high tide at 1:29 AM

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

5:57 AM - 7:57 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

8:28 AM - 10:28 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 9:43 AM

3:03 PM - 4:03 PMMinor solunar period (moonset)

4:26 PM - 7:33 PMPrimeDusk - the evening feed; Moving water into the high tide at 7:03 PM

8:09 PM - 10:56 PMPrimeMoving water into the low tide at 9:09 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 5:41 PM 76-78°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	High 1:29 AM (0.6 ft) Low 9:43 AM (0.5 ft) High 7:03 PM (0.6 ft) Low 9:09 PM (0.6 ft)
Fri Nov 6	High 1:23 AM (0.6 ft) Low 10:35 AM (0.4 ft)
Sat Nov 7	High 1:31 AM (0.7 ft) Low 11:20 AM (0.3 ft)
Sun Nov 8	High 1:41 AM (0.7 ft) Low 12:03 PM (0.3 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8774770 (Rockport). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Rockport: Rockport Beach in the morning — Photo: dwh1974@hotmail.com, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0, cropped

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

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Water is 78°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 AM76°8 mphESESunny

11 AM77°9 mphESESunny

12 PM77°9 mphESunny

1 PM77°9 mphEMostly Sunny

2 PM77°10 mphEMostly Sunny

3 PM77°10 mphEMostly Sunny

4 PM77°12 mphEMostly Sunny

5 PM77°10 mphESlight Chance Show

6 PM78°9 mphESlight Chance Show

7 PM77°9 mphESlight Chance Show

8 PM76°8 mphESlight Chance Show

9 PM77°8 mphESlight Chance Show

10 PM76°7 mphE26% rain

11 PM76°7 mphE26% rain

12 AM76°6 mphE33% rain

1 AM75°6 mphE31% rain

2 AM74°6 mphENE24% rain

3 AM74°6 mphENE20% rain

4 AM73°6 mphENE21% rain

5 AM72°8 mphNESlight Chance Rain

6 AM71°10 mphNEPartly Sunny

7 AM71°13 mphNEMostly Sunny

8 AM69°14 mphNMostly Sunny

9 AM70°15 mphNMostly Sunny

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 8 to 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 3:33 PM	Minor 2:49 AM Major 8:28 AM Minor 3:03 PM Major 8:56 PM
Fri 6	6:43 AM 5:40 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 6:16 AM Set 5:12 PM	Minor 5:46 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	6:46 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 5:37 PM	Rise 9:07 AM Set 7:22 PM	Major 12:48 AM Minor 8:37 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 Rockport

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.

Shallow flats fish best on a rising tide that pushes fish up to feed. Move slowly, wear polarized glasses and look for tailing fish or nervous water. Cast ahead of fish, not on top of them.

Best baits here6 fish

Redfish (red drum)

Spotted seatrout (speckled trout)

Black drum

Tarpon

King mackerel (kingfish)

Spot and croaker

Full bait guide

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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