Matagorda
28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda
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Today
This Afternoon: High 73° · 28% rain
A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. East wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight: Low 66° · 66% rain
Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:45 AM / 5:30 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 11:26 AM / 9:50 PM
- Moon
- Waxing Crescent, 25%
- Major period
- 3:10 AM–5:10 AM
- Minor period
- 10:56 AM–11:56 AM
- Major period
- 3:40 PM–5:40 PM
- Minor period
- 9:20 PM–10:20 PM
- Solunar rating
- Low
Next 48 hours
TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12 PM | 72° | 72° | 62° | 71% | 57% | 19% | – | E 21 | 23 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 1 PM | 71° | 71° | 62° | 74% | 63% | 19% | – | E 22 | 25 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 2 PM | 71° | 71° | 62° | 73% | 52% | 19% | – | E 22 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 3 PM | 70° | 70° | 62° | 76% | 49% | 28% | – | E 22 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 4 PM | 69° | 69° | 62° | 78% | 61% | 28% | – | E 22 | 28 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 5 PM | 68° | 68° | 62° | 81% | 62% | 28% | – | E 21 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 6 PM | 67° | 67° | 62° | 84% | 56% | 35% | 0.03" | E 20 | 25 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 7 PM | 66° | 66° | 62° | 86% | 63% | 35% | 0.03" | E 20 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 8 PM | 67° | 67° | 62° | 84% | 59% | 35% | 0.03" | E 21 | 28 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 9 PM | 68° | 68° | 62° | 83% | 76% | 41% | 0.03" | E 20 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 10 PM | 68° | 68° | 63° | 84% | 75% | 41% | 0.03" | ESE 20 | 28 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 11 PM | 68° | 68° | 63° | 85% | 78% | 41% | 0.03" | ESE 18 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 12 AM | 68° | 68° | 64° | 86% | 80% | 52% | 0.04" | ESE 17 | 25 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 1 AM | 68° | 68° | 64° | 88% | 72% | 52% | 0.04" | SE 16 | 24 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 2 AM | 68° | 68° | 65° | 90% | 79% | 52% | 0.04" | ESE 15 | 24 | 6.0 mi | |
| Sun 3 AM | 68° | 68° | 65° | 92% | 80% | 66% | 0.04" | ESE 15 | 23 | 6.0 mi | |
| Sun 4 AM | 68° | 68° | 65° | 93% | 86% | 66% | 0.04" | ESE 15 | 23 | 6.0 mi | |
| Sun 5 AM | 68° | 68° | 66° | 94% | 86% | 66% | 0.04" | SE 15 | 23 | 6.0 mi | |
| Sun 6 AM | 67° | 67° | 65° | 92% | 81% | 67% | 0.07" | ESE 15 | 21 | 6.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 7 AM | 67° | 67° | 66° | 95% | 78% | 67% | 0.07" | ESE 16 | 21 | 6.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 8 AM | 69° | 69° | 67° | 94% | 69% | 67% | 0.07" | SE 17 | 21 | 6.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 9 AM | 71° | 71° | 68° | 90% | 60% | 74% | 0.07" | SE 18 | 21 | 6.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 10 AM | 72° | 72° | 68° | 88% | 58% | 74% | 0.07" | SSE 21 | 22 | 4.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 11 AM | 72° | 72° | 69° | 90% | 63% | 74% | 0.07" | SE 21 | 23 | 2.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 12 PM | 72° | 72° | 69° | 92% | 65% | 94% | 0.14" | SSE 21 | 23 | 2.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 1 PM | 72° | 72° | 69° | 92% | 80% | 94% | 0.14" | SSE 20 | 24 | 2.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 2 PM | 71° | 71° | 69° | 94% | 70% | 94% | 0.14" | S 17 | 22 | 2.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 3 PM | 70° | 70° | 69° | 97% | 75% | 89% | 0.14" | SSE 16 | 18 | 3.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 4 PM | 69° | 69° | 69° | 99% | 77% | 89% | 0.14" | ESE 15 | 18 | – | ⚡ |
| Sun 5 PM | 68° | 68° | 68° | 100% | 82% | 89% | 0.14" | ENE 14 | 18 | – | ⚡ |
| Sun 6 PM | 66° | 66° | 66° | 100% | 91% | 84% | 0.17" | NNE 14 | 18 | – | ⚡ |
| Sun 7 PM | 65° | 65° | 65° | 100% | 90% | 84% | 0.17" | NNE 18 | 21 | – | ⚡ |
| Sun 8 PM | 66° | 66° | 64° | 94% | 90% | 84% | 0.17" | NNE 20 | 22 | – | ⚡ |
| Sun 9 PM | 65° | 65° | 63° | 94% | 86% | 33% | 0.17" | NNE 20 | 23 | – | |
| Sun 10 PM | 64° | 64° | 62° | 94% | 83% | 33% | 0.17" | NNE 18 | 24 | – | |
| Sun 11 PM | 63° | 63° | 61° | 94% | 61% | 33% | 0.17" | NNE 17 | 25 | – | |
| Mon 12 AM | 62° | 62° | 60° | 95% | 58% | 21% | 0.01" | NNE 17 | 26 | – | |
| Mon 1 AM | 61° | 61° | 59° | 95% | 59% | 21% | 0.01" | NNE 18 | 28 | – | |
| Mon 2 AM | 59° | 59° | 58° | 96% | 73% | 21% | 0.01" | NNE 18 | 26 | – | |
| Mon 3 AM | 58° | 58° | 57° | 96% | 74% | 44% | 0.01" | NNE 18 | 28 | – | |
| Mon 4 AM | 57° | 57° | 56° | 96% | 80% | 44% | 0.01" | NNE 20 | 29 | – | |
| Mon 5 AM | 56° | 56° | 54° | 96% | 83% | 44% | 0.01" | NNE 21 | 29 | – | |
| Mon 6 AM | 55° | 55° | 54° | 96% | 80% | 24% | – | NNE 21 | 29 | – | |
| Mon 7 AM | 54° | 54° | 53° | 98% | 91% | 24% | – | NNE 21 | 29 | – | |
| Mon 8 AM | 55° | 55° | 54° | 97% | 86% | 24% | – | NNE 22 | 28 | – | |
| Mon 9 AM | 57° | 57° | 55° | 94% | 80% | 24% | – | NNE 23 | 26 | – | |
| Mon 10 AM | 58° | 58° | 56° | 91% | 78% | 24% | – | NNE 23 | 25 | – | |
| Mon 11 AM | 60° | 60° | 56° | 87% | 77% | 24% | – | NNE 22 | 25 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Chance Rain Showers
73° / 66°
66% rain · 0.18"
E 18–22 mph · gusts 28
Sun, Nov 15
Showers And Thunderstorms
73° / 54°
94% rain · 2.52"
SE 14–21 mph · gusts 25
⚡ Storms
Mon, Nov 16
Slight Chance Rain Showers
62° / 52°
44% rain · 0.06"
NE 15–23 mph · gusts 29
Tue, Nov 17
Mostly Sunny
67° / 59°
3% rain
NE 12–16 mph · gusts 23
Wed, Nov 18
Partly Sunny
74° / 66°
12% rain
E 10–17 mph · gusts 21
Thu, Nov 19
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
75° / 65°
15% rain
E 8–15 mph · gusts 18
⚡ Storms
Fri, Nov 20
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
75° / 67°
17% rain
E 8–14 mph · gusts 17
⚡ Storms
Detailed NWS forecast
- This Afternoon: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. East wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Tonight: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
- Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
- Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
- Monday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 62, with temperatures falling to around 59 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
- Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
- Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
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Marine forecast
Matagorda Bay
GMZ330 · 527 AM CST Sat Nov 14 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. GMZ330-150015- Matagorda Bay- 527 AM CST Sat Nov 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...East winds around 15 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy, increasing to rough. A slight chance of showers late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Locally much stronger winds near and within thunderstorms. Bay waters choppy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Bay waters rough. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots gusting 30 knots, becoming northeast around 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast 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 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy, diminishing to slightly choppy after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...East winds around 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 · 527 AM CST Sat Nov 14 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. GMZ350-150015- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM- 527 AM CST Sat Nov 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots and gusty. Seas building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds, becoming east 4 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 30 knots gusting 40 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet, building to 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 7 seconds, becoming southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Showers, mainly in the evening. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots gusting 40 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming east around 20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
Moon calendar · December 1949
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
87% lit
↑ 3:00 PM
↓ 3:24 AM
↓ 3:24 AM
★☆☆☆c59
2
92% lit
↑ 3:30 PM
↓ 4:17 AM
↓ 4:17 AM
★★☆☆c69
3
97% lit
↑ 4:03 PM
↓ 5:12 AM
↓ 5:12 AM
★★☆☆c75
4
99% lit
↑ 4:42 PM
↓ 6:10 AM
↓ 6:10 AM
★★☆☆c79
best5
100% lit
↑ 5:26 PM
↓ 7:09 AM
↓ 7:09 AM
★★☆☆c81
Full Moon · Cold Moon
best6
99% lit
↑ 6:18 PM
↓ 8:07 AM
↓ 8:07 AM
★☆☆☆c82
Moon farthest north (28.5°)
7
95% lit
↑ 7:15 PM
↓ 9:03 AM
↓ 9:03 AM
★★☆☆c84
8
90% lit
↑ 8:17 PM
↓ 9:54 AM
↓ 9:54 AM
★★☆☆c84
9
83% lit
↑ 9:20 PM
↓ 10:39 AM
↓ 10:39 AM
★★☆☆c83
10
75% lit
↑ 10:24 PM
↓ 11:19 AM
↓ 11:19 AM
★☆☆☆c79
11
65% lit
↑ 11:27 PM
↓ 11:55 AM
↓ 11:55 AM
★☆☆☆c69
12
54% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:28 PM
↓ 12:28 PM
★☆☆☆c55
Last Quarter
13
43% lit
↑ 12:29 AM
↓ 12:59 PM
↓ 12:59 PM
★☆☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
14
31% lit
↑ 1:32 AM
↓ 1:31 PM
↓ 1:31 PM
★☆☆☆c56
15
21% lit
↑ 2:37 AM
↓ 2:06 PM
↓ 2:06 PM
★☆☆☆c73
16
13% lit
↑ 3:45 AM
↓ 2:44 PM
↓ 2:44 PM
★★☆☆c87
17
6% lit
↑ 4:55 AM
↓ 3:29 PM
↓ 3:29 PM
★★☆☆c97
Perigee · 364,413 km
18
2% lit
↑ 6:07 AM
↓ 4:21 PM
↓ 4:21 PM
★★☆☆c101
best19
0% lit
↑ 7:17 AM
↓ 5:21 PM
↓ 5:21 PM
★★★☆c101
New Moon
Moon farthest south (-28.4°)
best20
1% lit
↑ 8:21 AM
↓ 6:26 PM
↓ 6:26 PM
★☆☆☆c100
21
5% lit
↑ 9:15 AM
↓ 7:32 PM
↓ 7:32 PM
★★☆☆c96
best22
11% lit
↑ 10:01 AM
↓ 8:37 PM
↓ 8:37 PM
★★☆☆c90
23
18% lit
↑ 10:39 AM
↓ 9:38 PM
↓ 9:38 PM
★★☆☆c80
24
27% lit
↑ 11:12 AM
↓ 10:36 PM
↓ 10:36 PM
★☆☆☆c66
25
36% lit
↑ 11:41 AM
↓ 11:30 PM
↓ 11:30 PM
★☆☆☆c50
26
45% lit
↑ 12:08 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★☆☆☆c34
Moon crosses the equator
27
55% lit
↑ 12:34 PM
↓ 12:23 AM
↓ 12:23 AM
★☆☆☆c43
First Quarter
28
64% lit
↑ 1:01 PM
↓ 1:16 AM
↓ 1:16 AM
★☆☆☆c53
Apogee · 404,551 km
29
73% lit
↑ 1:29 PM
↓ 2:08 AM
↓ 2:08 AM
★☆☆☆c62
30
81% lit
↑ 2:01 PM
↓ 3:03 AM
↓ 3:03 AM
★☆☆☆c71
31
88% lit
↑ 2:37 PM
↓ 3:59 AM
↓ 3:59 AM
★★☆☆c78
Lunar events this month
- Mon, Dec 5 · 9:14 AM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Tue, Dec 6 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Mon, Dec 12 · 7:48 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Tue, Dec 13 · 12:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Sat, Dec 17 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 364,413 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Mon, Dec 19 · 12:56 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Mon, Dec 19 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Mon, Dec 26 · 7:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Tue, Dec 27 · 12:31 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Wed, Dec 28 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 404,551 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
Best fishing days
Sun, Dec 4 · Mon, Dec 5 · Sun, Dec 18 · Mon, Dec 19 · Wed, Dec 21
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
364,532 km closest · 405,259 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.
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 Sat 11:01 AM.