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Port O'Connor

28.450°, -96.400° · tides: PORT O'CONNOR, MATAGORDA BAY

⚠ Small Craft Advisory · until Sun 6:00 PM

* WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 kt, choppy bay waters, and Gulf seas 6 to 9 ft expected. * WHERE...Matagorda Bay, Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM and Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM. * WHEN...From 9 AM Saturday to 6 PM CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds and seas may increase further as we head into Sunday evening into Monday. A Gale Watch may be warranted for that time frame.

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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Today

Tonight: Low 69°

Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

Saturday: High 73° · 35% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. East wind 10 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:46 AM / 5:33 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:44 AM / 8:57 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 20%
Major period
2:25 AM–4:25 AM
Minor period
10:14 AM–11:14 AM
Major period
2:50 PM–4:50 PM
Minor period
8:27 PM–9:27 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Nov 13Sat, Nov 146 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 156 AM12 PM6 PMclouds23% cloud cover26% cloud cover22% cloud cover13% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover18% cloud cover31% cloud cover22% cloud cover22% cloud cover25% cloud cover24% cloud cover31% cloud cover40% cloud cover33% cloud cover51% cloud cover60% cloud cover66% cloud cover62% cloud cover64% cloud cover47% cloud cover52% cloud cover66% cloud cover70% cloud cover60% cloud cover57% cloud cover60% cloud cover67% cloud cover65% cloud cover70% cloud cover77% cloud cover64% cloud cover62% cloud cover56% cloud cover60% cloud cover64% cloud cover62% cloud cover61% cloud cover59% cloud cover63% cloud cover68% cloud cover72% cloud cover74% cloud cover75% cloud cover77% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°69696969717372707070707071727271rain2% chance3% chance4% chance6% chance10% chance14% chance20% chance, 0.04 in34% chance, 0.04 in34% chance, 0.04 in35% chance, 0.04 in30% chance, 0.04 in31% chance, 0.04 in39% chance, 0.02 in45% chance, 0.02 in39% chance, 0.02 in49% chance, 0.02 in34% chance, 0.02 in38% chance, 0.02 in24% chance, 0.02 in26% chance, 0.02 in51% chance, 0.02 in61% chance, 0.02 in42% chance, 0.02 in57% chance, 0.02 in71% chance, 0.03 in71% chance, 0.03 in71% chance, 0.03 in71% chance, 0.03 in71% chance, 0.03 in71% chance, 0.03 in90% chance, 0.08 in90% chance, 0.08 in90% chance, 0.08 in90% chance, 0.08 in90% chance, 0.08 in90% chance, 0.08 in82% chance, 0.05 in0.080.080.08wind01020mphSSE 6 mph, gusts 6SSE 6 mph, gusts 6SE 6 mph, gusts 6SE 6 mph, gusts 6SE 7 mph, gusts 7ESE 9 mph, gusts 12E 12 mph, gusts 14E 14 mph, gusts 16E 16 mph, gusts 18ESE 18 mph, gusts 22E 20 mph, gusts 23E 21 mph, gusts 25E 22 mph, gusts 25ESE 22 mph, gusts 25SE 21 mph, gusts 24SE 20 mph, gusts 24SE 18 mph, gusts 22SE 18 mph, gusts 22SE 18 mph, gusts 22SE 18 mph, gusts 22SSE 18 mph, gusts 22SSE 17 mph, gusts 21SE 16 mph, gusts 20SE 14 mph, gusts 17
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 7 PM69°69°58°68%23%0%–SSE 6610+ mi
Fri 8 PM70°70°59°68%26%0%–SSE 6610+ mi
Fri 9 PM70°70°59°68%22%0%–SSE 6610+ mi
Fri 10 PM69°69°59°70%13%0%–SSE 6610+ mi
Fri 11 PM69°69°59°70%3%0%–SE 6610+ mi
Sat 12 AM69°69°59°70%2%0%–SE 6610+ mi
Sat 1 AM69°69°59°70%4%0%–SE 6610+ mi
Sat 2 AM69°69°60°73%3%0%–SE 7710+ mi
Sat 3 AM69°69°60°73%4%0%–SE 7710+ mi
Sat 4 AM69°69°60°73%18%0%–ESE 8810+ mi
Sat 5 AM69°69°61°76%31%0%–ESE 91210+ mi
Sat 6 AM69°69°61°76%22%2%–ESE 101210+ mi
Sat 7 AM71°71°61°71%22%3%–E 121410+ mi
Sat 8 AM72°72°62°71%25%4%–E 121410+ mi
Sat 9 AM73°73°63°71%24%6%–E 141610+ mi
Sat 10 AM73°73°63°71%31%10%–E 151710+ mi
Sat 11 AM72°72°63°73%40%14%–E 161810+ mi
Sat 12 PM72°72°63°73%33%20%0.04"ESE 172110+ mi⚡
Sat 1 PM72°72°64°76%51%34%0.04"ESE 182210+ mi⚡
Sat 2 PM71°71°64°79%60%34%0.04"ESE 202310+ mi
Sat 3 PM70°70°64°81%66%35%0.04"E 202310+ mi
Sat 4 PM70°70°65°84%62%30%0.04"E 212410+ mi
Sat 5 PM70°70°65°84%64%31%0.04"E 21259.2 mi
Sat 6 PM69°69°64°84%47%39%0.02"E 21249.2 mi
Sat 7 PM70°70°65°84%52%45%0.02"E 222510+ mi
Sat 8 PM70°70°65°84%66%39%0.02"ESE 222510+ mi
Sat 9 PM70°70°66°87%70%49%0.02"ESE 222510+ mi
Sat 10 PM70°70°66°87%60%34%0.02"ESE 222510+ mi
Sat 11 PM70°70°66°87%57%38%0.02"SE 21249.2 mi
Sun 12 AM70°70°66°87%60%24%0.02"SE 20239.2 mi
Sun 1 AM70°70°66°87%67%26%0.02"SE 202410+ mi
Sun 2 AM70°70°66°87%65%51%0.02"SE 202310+ mi
Sun 3 AM70°70°67°90%70%61%0.02"SE 18226.0 mi
Sun 4 AM70°70°67°90%77%42%0.02"SE 1822–
Sun 5 AM71°71°67°87%64%57%0.02"SE 1822–
Sun 6 AM71°71°68°90%62%71%0.03"SE 1721–⚡
Sun 7 AM71°71°68°90%56%71%0.03"SE 1822–⚡
Sun 8 AM71°71°69°93%60%71%0.03"SE 1822–⚡
Sun 9 AM72°72°69°90%64%71%0.03"SE 1822–⚡
Sun 10 AM72°72°70°93%62%71%0.03"SE 1822–⚡
Sun 11 AM72°72°70°93%61%71%0.03"SSE 1822–⚡
Sun 12 PM72°72°70°93%59%90%0.08"SSE 1822–⚡
Sun 1 PM72°72°70°93%63%90%0.08"SSE 1721–⚡
Sun 2 PM72°72°70°93%68%90%0.08"SE 1721–⚡
Sun 3 PM71°71°70°97%72%90%0.08"SE 1620–⚡
Sun 4 PM71°71°70°97%74%90%0.08"SE 1518–⚡
Sun 5 PM70°70°69°97%75%90%0.08"SE 1417–⚡
Sun 6 PM69°69°69°100%77%82%0.05"SE 1417–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Clear

70° / 69°

Dry

SSE 6–6 mph · gusts 6

Sat, Nov 14

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

73° / 70°

61% rain · 0.36"

E 6–22 mph · gusts 25

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 15

Showers And Thunderstorms

73° / 62°

90% rain · 1.08"

SE 10–20 mph · gusts 24

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Mostly Cloudy

64° / 59°

50% rain · 0.30"

NNE 17–23 mph · gusts 29

Tue, Nov 17

Partly Sunny

67° / 65°

4% rain

NNE 15–21 mph · gusts 25

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny

71° / 69°

11% rain

NE 14–16 mph · gusts 21

Thu, Nov 19

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

73° / 70°

20% rain

E 12–15 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. East wind 10 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Saturday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East southeast wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northeast wind 10 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. North northeast wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. North northeast wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. North northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 723 PM CST Fri Nov 13 2026

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.


GMZ330-141430-
Matagorda Bay-
723 PM CST Fri Nov 13 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. 
.SATURDAY...East winds around 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters
choppy, increasing to rough in the afternoon. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Bay waters rough. A chance of showers in the evening,
then showers likely after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay waters choppy. Thunderstorms likely.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 20 knots, becoming northeast
20 to 25 knots gusting 35 knots after midnight. Bay waters 
choppy, increasing to rough after midnight. Showers with a chance 
of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after 
midnight. 
.MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. 
Bay waters rough. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay waters choppy. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy, diminishing to
slightly choppy in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM

GMZ350 · 723 PM CST Fri Nov 13 2026

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.


GMZ350-141430-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
723 PM CST Fri Nov 13 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots late. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds, becoming
east 6 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, building to
7 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet after midnight. Wave Detail:
East 7 feet at 6 seconds, becoming southeast 7 feet at 7 seconds.
A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
35 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 8 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming
northeast around 30 knots gusting 40 knots after midnight. Seas 6
to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet
at 7 seconds. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the 
evening, then showers likely after midnight. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots with gusts up to
40 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 30 knots, diminishing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to
11 feet. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to
7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · July 1945

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
62% lit
↑ 12:39 AM
↓ 12:25 PM
★☆☆☆c61
2
51% lit
↑ 1:17 AM
↓ 1:27 PM
★☆☆☆c44
Last Quarter
Moon crosses the equator
3
39% lit
↑ 1:54 AM
↓ 2:31 PM
★☆☆☆c47
4
28% lit
↑ 2:32 AM
↓ 3:35 PM
★★☆☆c66
Perigee · 368,309 km
5
18% lit
↑ 3:12 AM
↓ 4:40 PM
★★☆☆c82
6
10% lit
↑ 3:56 AM
↓ 5:46 PM
★★★☆c93
7
4% lit
↑ 4:44 AM
↓ 6:51 PM
★★★★c99
best
8
1% lit
↑ 5:38 AM
↓ 7:52 PM
★★★★c101
Moon farthest north (22.7°)
best
9
0% lit
↑ 6:35 AM
↓ 8:49 PM
★☆☆☆c100
New Moon
10
2% lit
↑ 7:35 AM
↓ 9:39 PM
★★★★c99
best
11
5% lit
↑ 8:35 AM
↓ 10:24 PM
★★★☆c94
12
11% lit
↑ 9:34 AM
↓ 11:03 PM
★★★☆c86
13
18% lit
↑ 10:31 AM
↓ 11:38 PM
★★☆☆c75
14
26% lit
↑ 11:25 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c61
15
35% lit
↑ 12:18 PM
↓ 12:10 AM
★☆☆☆c47
16
45% lit
↑ 1:10 PM
↓ 12:41 AM
★☆☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
17
54% lit
↑ 2:01 PM
↓ 1:11 AM
★☆☆☆c48
First Quarter
Apogee · 404,201 km
18
63% lit
↑ 2:54 PM
↓ 1:42 AM
★☆☆☆c60
19
72% lit
↑ 3:48 PM
↓ 2:15 AM
★★☆☆c71
20
81% lit
↑ 4:43 PM
↓ 2:51 AM
★★☆☆c79
21
88% lit
↑ 5:39 PM
↓ 3:31 AM
★★★☆c85
22
94% lit
↑ 6:36 PM
↓ 4:17 AM
★★★☆c89
23
98% lit
↑ 7:31 PM
↓ 5:08 AM
★★★★c92
Moon farthest south (-23.8°)
best
24
100% lit
↑ 8:24 PM
↓ 6:04 AM
★☆☆☆c92
Full Moon · Buck Moon
25
99% lit
↑ 9:13 PM
↓ 7:06 AM
★★★★c92
best
26
97% lit
↑ 9:58 PM
↓ 8:09 AM
★★★☆c90
27
92% lit
↑ 10:39 PM
↓ 9:13 AM
★★★☆c83
28
84% lit
↑ 11:17 PM
↓ 10:17 AM
★★☆☆c71
29
75% lit
↑ 11:55 PM
↓ 11:21 AM
★☆☆☆c54
Moon crosses the equator
30
64% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:24 PM
★☆☆☆c34
Perigee · 369,018 km
31
53% lit
↑ 12:32 AM
↓ 1:28 PM
★☆☆☆c51
Last Quarter

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Jul 2 · 1:13 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Jul 2 · 2:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Jul 4 · 10:00 PM — Perigee · 368,309 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Jul 8 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest north (22.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Jul 9 · 8:35 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Jul 16 · 12:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Jul 17 · 2:00 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Jul 17 · 7:00 AM — Apogee · 404,201 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Jul 23 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-23.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jul 24 · 9:25 PM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Jul 29 · 11:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Jul 30 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 369,018 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Jul 31 · 5:30 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Jul 7 · Sun, Jul 8 · Tue, Jul 10 · Mon, Jul 23 · Wed, Jul 25

Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.

Moon distance

368,371 km closest · 404,170 km farthest

Reading the calendar: ↑ moonrise and ↓ moonset are local times. Stars are the solunar rating; “c” is the tide coefficient (20–120). Moon overhead and underfoot times are the major feeding periods, and moonrise and moonset are the minor ones; see each day on the tide pages.
Tide chart for PORT O'CONNOR, MATAGORDA BAYSurf report: Matagorda Island (boat access)Offshore conditionsLive cams

Forecasts, alerts and marine forecasts: National Weather Service. Current conditions: NWS observations and NOAA tide-station sensors. Map stations: Iowa Environmental Mesonet (airports), NOAA CO-OPS, NOAA NDBC. Radar: NEXRAD via IEM. Satellite: GOES-East via NASA GIBS. Tropical: National Hurricane Center. Moon and sun times are calculated for this location. Forecast grid updated Fri 6:20 PM.