Saturday, October 17, 2026 · updates through the day
Right now in Matagorda: 56°F, clear, wind N 14 knots gusting 18 (observed at Matagorda City (4 mi) · sky & visibility from PALACIOS MUNICIPAL (17 mi)). The barometer is rising at 30.42 inHg. The tide at East Matagorda is falling, with a low of 0.5 ft at 5:42 PM. Offshore buoy 42092 reports 7.5 ft seas and 82°F water. Moon: first quarter (40% lit); moon and tide activity rated low. Major solunar feeding periods: 5:30 AM–7:30 AM and 5:55 PM–7:55 PM. Sea state: extremely rough. Stay in: seas are over 4 feet. Recently reported biting nearby: redfish, tripletail, speckled trout, flounder.
Matagorda · Thursday, December 3 · NOAA 8773146 · Station page
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NOAA marine forecast
Bays
Matagorda Bay
Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship
Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda
Bays.
Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the
average highest 10 percent of the waves.
GMZ330-172215-
Matagorda Bay-
457 AM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM
CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots,
diminishing to around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay
waters rough, diminishing to slightly choppy.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Bay waters slightly choppy.
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM
Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship
Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda
Bays.
Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the
average highest 10 percent of the waves.
GMZ350-172215-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
457 AM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.TODAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots, becoming north around
20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 8 feet at
8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
East 5 feet at 8 seconds.
Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM
Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship
Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda
Bays.
Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the
average highest 10 percent of the waves.
GMZ370-172215-
Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to
60 NM-
457 AM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.TODAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots with gusts up to
40 knots, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots
this afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 feet, occasionally to 17 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 11 feet at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, subsiding to
5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight. Wave Detail:
Northeast 7 feet at 8 seconds, becoming northeast 6 feet at
7 seconds.
At East Matagorda the tide is falling. Today's tides: high 0.9 ft at 5:23 AM, low 0.5 ft at 5:42 PM.
Is it a good day to fish Matagorda?
Extremely Rough seas: Over 4 feet. Not a day to run offshore. Moon and tide activity: Low. Stay in: seas are over 4 feet.
What are the best fishing times in Matagorda today?
Solunar periods: major 5:30 AM–7:30 AM, minor 1:19 PM–2:19 PM, major 5:55 PM–7:55 PM. Sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 6:51 PM.
What's biting in Matagorda right now?
Oct 11: Reds and tripletail out in big water. Oct 7: Trout and flounder on the deeper reefs. Sep 23: Fly fishing for tailing and schooling reds along the deeper bars.
Data: NOAA CO-OPS tides, National Weather Service observations and marine forecasts, NOAA NDBC buoys; moon and solunar times computed for Matagorda. Not for navigation. Machine-readable: JSON.