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Rockport, TX Daily Water Report — August 23, 2026

Boating owns Rockport today. At 8.6 out of 10 it is the clear lead, with diving at 7.8 and kayaking at 7.5 close behind; sailing is a modest 6.1, fishing and wildlife sit at 6, and surfing is a 4.5 leftover. Those are suitability scores, not permission slips. They describe a light, short-period coastal day that rewards a hull more than a board. Open-Meteo’s current conditions and forecast put the representative wind near 4 knots from the west-southwest, working a 3-to-11-knot range and saving the sharpest gust, nearly 15 knots, for 10 p.m. The marine forecast keeps waves between 0.2 and 0.5 meters, with the calmest water near 1 p.m. at 0.22 meters. Periods are brief—about 3.6 seconds on the combined sea, swell from the south-southeast even shorter—so there is little ride in the lineup. A 0.6 meter-per-second current sets toward the north-northeast, enough to matter to a paddle even when the surface looks polite. NOAA tides barely flex: 0.15 meters at 10:53 a.m. and a 0.03-meter low at 10:57 p.m. The morning solunar major from 8:35 to 10:35 a.m. stacks against that high; the evening major, 8:35 to 10:35 p.m., meets the late low just as the breeze may freshen. Pressure holds near 1017 hPa and no rain is indicated. Air temperature runs about 27 to 32 C and will feel closer to 33 C in 87 percent humidity under a partly open sky. Thirteen kilometers of atmospheric visibility is not a window into the water. Marine sea-surface temperature is 30.2 C, a few tenths below average. The waxing gibbous moon rises at 5:14 p.m., so the late window is not a dark one. Yesterday’s reconstructed day was windier and warmer: fishing, sailing, and wildlife scored higher, while boating and kayaking sat lower. Today’s lighter air flipped that trade. Through the week the marine forecast holds waves in the same 0.3-to-0.5-meter band while peak winds climb into the mid-teens and stay there, still with almost no rain. Best bet: put a boat or kayak on the midday slick and let the evening tide wait if you do not need the gust.