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Rockport Beach Park
Beach · Rockport, Texas
Comfortable for a swim today
Good to swimComfortable for a swim today: water temperature is 78°F, within the comfortable 70–86°F range.
- Water temp 78°F (26°C)
Live data from NOAA buoy RCPT2 (0.6 mi away), as of Oct 29, 8:30 AM UTC.
Why, sources & official advisories
- Water temperature is 78°F, within the comfortable 70–86°F range. — NOAA buoy RCPT2, as of Oct 29, 8:30 AM UTC
- Low bacteria level at Rockport Beach Park (0.2 mi away). — Texas Beach Watch (Texas GLO), as of October 19, 2026
Official advisories
Low bacteria level at Rockport Beach Park, 0.2 mi — sampled October 19, 2026 (Texas Beach Watch (Texas GLO))
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It’s 78°F at Rockport Beach Park now. We check the water daily and email you once when it reaches your temperature.
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What’s swimming here?
Fish recorded within 2 km: Pinfish, Spot, Hardhead Sea Catfish and 40 more species.
43 fish species in 609 public records within 2 km of Rockport Beach Park since 2000.
- Pinfish Lagodon rhomboides59 records · 2008
- Spot Leiostomus xanthurus57 records · 2008
- Hardhead Sea Catfish Ariopsis felis43 records · 2019
- Striped Mullet Mugil cephalus39 records · 2008
- Red Drum Sciaenops ocellatus36 records · 2008
- Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatus32 records · 2008
- Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus29 records · 2008
- Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilli27 records · 2008
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- Gulf Menhaden Brevoortia patronus27 records · 2008
- Black Drum Pogonias cromis25 records · 2008
- Inland Silverside Menidia beryllina21 records · 2008
- White Mullet Mugil curema20 records · 2008
- Silver Croaker Bairdiella chrysoura18 records · 2008
- Longnose Killifish Fundulus similis17 records · 2025
- Gafftopsail Sea Catfish Bagre marinus14 records · 2008
- Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalus13 records · 2008
- Spotfin Mojarra Eucinostomus argenteus13 records · 2008
- Northern Ladyfish Elops saurus12 records · 2016
- Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum11 records · 2008
- Southern Flounder Paralichthys lethostigma10 records · 2008
- Sand Seatrout Cynoscion arenarius10 records · 2007
- Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatus10 records · 2007
- Pigfish Orthopristis chrysoptera9 records · 2008
- Gulf Killifish Fundulus grandis8 records · 2007
- Atlantic Bumper Chloroscombrus chrysurus5 records · 2006
- Alligator Gar Atractosteus spatula4 records · 2008
- Largehead Hairtail Trichiurus lepturus4 records · 2008
- Silver Jenny Eucinostomus gula4 records · 2007
- Least Puffer Sphoeroides parvus4 records · 2007
- Diamond Killifish Fundulus xenicus3 records · 2007
- Gulf Butterfish Peprilus burti3 records · 2007
- Threadfin Shad Dorosoma petenense3 records · 2005
- Finescale Menhaden Brevoortia gunteri3 records · 2004
- Bighead Searobin Prionotus tribulus2 records · 2008
- American Gulf Pipefish Syngnathus scovelli2 records · 2008
- Bay Whiff Citharichthys spilopterus2 records · 2007
- Atlantic Threadfin Polydactylus octonemus2 records · 2006
- Tarpon Megalops atlanticus2 records · 2004
- Rainwater Killifish Lucania parva2 records · 2002
- Striped Burrfish Chilomycterus schoepfii1 record · 2014
+ 3 more with fewer records.
Data: GBIF.org occurrence records, CC0 and CC BY only (iNaturalist research-grade observations, GBIF dataset, GBIF dataset, GBIF dataset, Fishes of Texas Project). Common names: USGS NAS; GBIF.org (The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species). Non-native flags: USGS NAS. These are sightings and specimens people reported, not a survey: a fish missing from the list may still live here.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rockport Beach Park?
- Rockport Beach Park is a beach in Rockport, Texas.
- What is the water temperature at Rockport Beach Park?
- As of October 29, 2026, the water temperature at Rockport Beach Park in Rockport, Texas is 78°F (26°C), measured by NOAA buoy RCPT2, 0.6 miles away.
- Can you swim at Rockport Beach Park?
- Comfortable for a swim today: water temperature is 78°F, within the comfortable 70 –86°F range. Checked October 29, 2026.
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Location & Contact
Rockport, Texas
🏖️ Best times & visiting tips
- ›Arrive early for best parking and beach spot selection
- ›Check for lifeguard schedules and swim only in designated areas
- ›Bring reef-safe sunscreen to protect marine life
- ›Watch for beach flags indicating water conditions
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