PORT ARANSAS · FISHING FORECAST

Port Aransas Fishing Forecast

Port Aransas is a HOLD today — bite score 55/100. It is fishable but marginal — pick your window. Best day this week: Sat, 19 Sept at 58/100.

Updated Tuesday, September 15, 2026 · Port Aransas, Texas
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7-DAY BITE OUTLOOK

7-day bite outlook for Port Aransas: Tue 55 out of 100, Wed 55 out of 100, Thu 53 out of 100, Fri 55 out of 100, Sat 58 out of 100, Sun 58 out of 100, Mon 55 out of 100 55TueHOLD55WedHOLD53ThuHOLD55FriHOLD58SatHOLD58SunHOLD55MonHOLD

Daily bite score (0–100) and GO / HOLD / WAIT verdict for Port Aransas, built from wind, swell, water temperature and rain. Higher is better. Swell shown for this open-coast location.

DayVerdictScoreWindSwellRainTemp
Tue, 15 Sept today HOLD 55/100 16 mph SSE 3.0ft 1% 91.2°F
Wed, 16 Sept HOLD 55/100 16 mph SE 2.7ft 12% 90.7°F
Thu, 17 Sept HOLD 53/100 13 mph E 2.4ft 57% 88.0°F
Fri, 18 Sept HOLD 55/100 15 mph ESE 3.0ft 33% 87.1°F
Sat, 19 Sept HOLD 58/100 15 mph SE 2.9ft 16% 85.3°F
Sun, 20 Sept HOLD 58/100 15 mph SE 2.2ft 15% 84.7°F
Mon, 21 Sept HOLD 55/100 15 mph SE 1.9ft 26% 85.8°F

BEST DAY THIS WEEK

Sat, 19 Sept
58/100 · HOLD

The best window this week for Port Aransas looks like Sat, 19 Sept — wind around 15 mph, 2.9ft swell, 16% rain. If you can only get out once, this is the day to aim for.

Port Aransas FISHING CONDITIONS TODAY

Current fishing conditions for Port Aransas (Tuesday, September 15, 2026). These inputs drive the bite score above — wind, swell, water temperature, rain probability and solunar timing all feed the forecast model.

Wind
16 mph
from SSE
Swell
3.0ft
5 s period
Water temp
86.5°F
sea surface
Air temp
91.2°F
low <span data-u="temp" data-v="28.2">82.8°F</span>
Rain chance
1 %
0.0 mm

WHAT'S IN SEASON

Species typically active around Port Aransas, Texas in September. Always check current Texas regulations and bag and size limits before you keep anything.

RedfishSpeckled troutKing mackerelMahiSpanish mackerel

Port Aransas target species

The fish Port Aransas anglers chase year-round, inshore and off:

RedfishSpeckled troutBlack drumKing mackerelTarpon

FISHING PORT ARANSAS

Port Aransas — "Port A" — sits on Mustang Island with the Aransas Pass connecting the rich Coastal Bend bays to the Gulf, so anglers work redfish and speckled trout on the grass flats of the Lighthouse Lakes and the Lydia Ann Channel, then run the jetties for big black drum and bull reds. The pass is a historic tarpon fishery that gave the town its old nickname, "Tarpon," and silver kings still show in late summer. Offshore, king mackerel, ling and the deep snapper grounds are a short run out.

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