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Port O'Connor

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

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Today

Today: High 72°

Sunny, with a high near 72. East northeast wind around 7 mph.

Tonight: Low 69°

Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:46 AM / 5:33 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:44 AM / 8:57 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 16%
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 1312 PM6 PMSat, Nov 146 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 15clouds3% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover0% cloud cover0% cloud cover0% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover5% cloud cover12% cloud cover32% cloud cover28% cloud cover18% cloud cover10% cloud cover11% cloud cover7% cloud cover15% cloud cover24% cloud cover34% cloud cover41% cloud cover49% cloud cover54% cloud cover57% cloud cover60% cloud cover62% cloud cover63% cloud cover66% cloud cover65% cloud cover64% cloud cover62% cloud cover69% cloud cover66% cloud cover67% cloud cover62% cloud cover59% cloud cover69% cloud cover68% cloud cover74% cloud cover83% cloud cover86% cloud cover84% cloud cover80% cloud cover78% cloud cover78% cloud cover79% cloud cover79% cloud cover78% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°63646971696970706972717068697070rain1% chance1% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance22% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in45% chance, 0.02 in45% chance, 0.02 in45% chance, 0.02 in45% chance, 0.02 in45% chance, 0.02 in45% chance, 0.02 in63% chance, 0.02 in63% chance, 0.02 in63% chance, 0.02 in63% chance, 0.02 in63% chance, 0.02 in63% chance, 0.02 inwind01020mphN 6 mph, gusts 9N 6 mph, gusts 9N 7 mph, gusts 9NE 6 mph, gusts 8E 5 mph, gusts 6SE 5 mph, gusts 7SE 6 mph, gusts 8SE 6 mph, gusts 8SE 6 mph, gusts 8SE 6 mph, gusts 8ESE 6 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 15 mph, gusts 20ESE 17 mph, gusts 22ESE 20 mph, gusts 24ESE 21 mph, gusts 28ESE 21 mph, gusts 28ESE 22 mph, gusts 30ESE 22 mph, gusts 30ESE 21 mph, gusts 28SE 20 mph, gusts 26SE 17 mph, gusts 24
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 6 AM63°63°55°75%3%0%–N 6910+ mi
Fri 7 AM63°63°56°78%2%0%–N 6910+ mi
Fri 8 AM64°64°56°75%1%0%–N 6910+ mi
Fri 9 AM64°64°56°75%1%0%–N 6910+ mi
Fri 10 AM65°65°56°73%0%0%–N 7910+ mi
Fri 11 AM66°66°56°70%0%0%–NNE 7810+ mi
Fri 12 PM69°69°56°63%0%0%–NE 6810+ mi
Fri 1 PM70°70°56°61%2%0%–ENE 5710+ mi
Fri 2 PM70°70°56°61%1%0%–E 5610+ mi
Fri 3 PM71°71°56°59%5%0%–ESE 5610+ mi
Fri 4 PM70°70°56°61%12%0%–SE 5710+ mi
Fri 5 PM70°70°57°63%32%0%–SE 6810+ mi
Fri 6 PM69°69°58°68%28%0%–SE 6810+ mi
Fri 7 PM69°69°58°68%18%0%–SE 6810+ mi
Fri 8 PM69°69°59°70%10%0%–SE 6810+ mi
Fri 9 PM69°69°59°70%11%0%–SE 5810+ mi
Fri 10 PM69°69°59°70%7%0%–SE 6810+ mi
Fri 11 PM69°69°59°70%15%0%–SE 6910+ mi
Sat 12 AM70°70°60°71%24%0%–SE 6810+ mi
Sat 1 AM70°70°60°71%34%0%–ESE 6810+ mi
Sat 2 AM70°70°60°71%41%0%–ESE 61010+ mi
Sat 3 AM70°70°61°73%49%0%–ESE 71210+ mi
Sat 4 AM70°70°61°73%54%0%–ESE 81310+ mi
Sat 5 AM70°70°61°73%57%0%–E 91410+ mi
Sat 6 AM69°69°61°76%60%0%–E 101410+ mi
Sat 7 AM70°70°61°73%62%1%–E 121610+ mi
Sat 8 AM71°71°62°73%63%1%–ESE 131610+ mi
Sat 9 AM72°72°62°71%66%4%–ESE 141710+ mi
Sat 10 AM71°71°63°76%65%4%–ESE 1520–
Sat 11 AM71°71°63°76%64%4%–ESE 1622–
Sat 12 PM71°71°63°76%62%22%0.01"ESE 1722–
Sat 1 PM71°71°64°79%69%22%0.01"ESE 1823–
Sat 2 PM72°72°64°76%66%22%0.01"ESE 2024–
Sat 3 PM70°70°64°81%67%22%0.01"E 2025–
Sat 4 PM70°70°65°84%62%22%0.01"ESE 2128–
Sat 5 PM69°69°65°87%59%22%0.01"ESE 2128–
Sat 6 PM68°68°64°87%69%45%0.02"ESE 2128–
Sat 7 PM68°68°65°90%68%45%0.02"ESE 2229–
Sat 8 PM68°68°65°90%74%45%0.02"ESE 2230–
Sat 9 PM69°69°65°87%83%45%0.02"ESE 2230–
Sat 10 PM69°69°64°84%86%45%0.02"ESE 2230–
Sat 11 PM69°69°65°87%84%45%0.02"ESE 2129–
Sun 12 AM70°70°65°84%80%63%0.02"ESE 2128–
Sun 1 AM70°70°65°84%78%63%0.02"ESE 2026–
Sun 2 AM70°70°65°84%78%63%0.02"SE 2026–
Sun 3 AM70°70°66°87%79%63%0.02"SE 1825–
Sun 4 AM71°71°66°84%79%63%0.02"SE 1724–
Sun 5 AM71°71°66°84%78%63%0.02"SE 1724–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

72° / 69°

Dry

ENE 5–7 mph · gusts 9

Sat, Nov 14

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

73° / 68°

63% rain · 0.18"

ESE 6–22 mph · gusts 30

Sun, Nov 15

Rain Showers

73° / 61°

91% rain · 1.14"

SE 15–21 mph · gusts 28

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Mostly Cloudy

65° / 60°

45% rain · 0.12"

NNE 17–23 mph · gusts 30

Tue, Nov 17

Partly Sunny

66° / 65°

5% rain

NE 14–20 mph · gusts 24

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny

71° / 69°

13% rain

NE 13–15 mph · gusts 20

Thu, Nov 19

Chance Rain Showers

73° / 70°

27% rain · 0.12"

E 13–14 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Sunny, with a high near 72. East northeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. East southeast wind 10 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Saturday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East southeast wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Sunday: Rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Southeast wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East northeast wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. North northeast wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. North northeast wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 524 AM 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.


GMZ330-140030-
Matagorda Bay-
524 AM CST Fri Nov 13 2026

.TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast this 
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.SATURDAY...East winds increasing to 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters 
choppy to rough. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...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 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay waters choppy. Showers in the morning, then showers
with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 20 knots, becoming northeast
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy, increasing to
rough after midnight. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. 
.MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to
around 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters rough, diminishing to
choppy after midnight. 
.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. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ350 · 524 AM 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.


GMZ350-355-140030-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
524 AM CST Fri Nov 13 2026

.TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east this afternoon.
Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots toward morning. Seas 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
4 seconds, becoming east 2 feet 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 4 feet at 4 seconds, becoming
east 6 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
East 7 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 8 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 30 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to
10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. Showers.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 30 knots, diminishing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to
11 feet, subsiding to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after
midnight. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · January 1951

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
44% lit
↑ 12:37 AM
↓ 12:23 PM
★☆☆☆c52
2
33% lit
↑ 1:40 AM
↓ 12:57 PM
★★☆☆c68
3
23% lit
↑ 2:46 AM
↓ 1:36 PM
★★☆☆c82
4
14% lit
↑ 3:57 AM
↓ 2:24 PM
★★★☆c93
5
7% lit
↑ 5:10 AM
↓ 3:20 PM
★★★★c100
best
6
2% lit
↑ 6:21 AM
↓ 4:26 PM
★★★★c103
Perigee · 359,654 km
Moon farthest south (-28.5°)
best
7
0% lit
↑ 7:25 AM
↓ 5:38 PM
★☆☆☆c103
New Moon (supermoon)
8
1% lit
↑ 8:20 AM
↓ 6:50 PM
★★★★c102
best
9
5% lit
↑ 9:06 AM
↓ 8:00 PM
★★★★c99
best
10
11% lit
↑ 9:44 AM
↓ 9:05 PM
★★★☆c90
11
19% lit
↑ 10:17 AM
↓ 10:06 PM
★★☆☆c75
12
28% lit
↑ 10:47 AM
↓ 11:04 PM
★☆☆☆c55
Moon crosses the equator
13
38% lit
↑ 11:15 AM
↓ 11:59 PM
★☆☆☆c34
14
48% lit
↑ 11:44 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c46
First Quarter
15
57% lit
↑ 12:13 PM
↓ 12:54 AM
★☆☆☆c58
16
66% lit
↑ 12:46 PM
↓ 1:50 AM
★★☆☆c67
17
75% lit
↑ 1:22 PM
↓ 2:46 AM
★★☆☆c72
18
83% lit
↑ 2:03 PM
↓ 3:42 AM
★★★☆c76
Apogee · 405,517 km
19
89% lit
↑ 2:50 PM
↓ 4:38 AM
★★★☆c79
20
94% lit
↑ 3:42 PM
↓ 5:32 AM
★★★☆c81
Moon farthest north (28.5°)
21
98% lit
↑ 4:38 PM
↓ 6:22 AM
★★★★c82
22
100% lit
↑ 5:37 PM
↓ 7:07 AM
★★★★c82
Full Moon · Wolf Moon
best
23
100% lit
↑ 6:37 PM
↓ 7:47 AM
★☆☆☆c81
24
98% lit
↑ 7:36 PM
↓ 8:22 AM
★★★☆c78
25
93% lit
↑ 8:34 PM
↓ 8:55 AM
★★★☆c71
26
87% lit
↑ 9:32 PM
↓ 9:25 AM
★★☆☆c51
27
80% lit
↑ 10:31 PM
↓ 9:54 AM
★☆☆☆c33
Moon crosses the equator
28
70% lit
↑ 11:32 PM
↓ 10:25 AM
★☆☆☆c38
29
60% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:57 AM
★☆☆☆c53
30
49% lit
↑ 12:36 AM
↓ 11:33 AM
★★☆☆c67
Last Quarter
31
38% lit
↑ 1:43 AM
↓ 12:16 PM
★★☆☆c79

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Jan 6 · 7:00 AM — Perigee · 359,654 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Jan 6 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Jan 7 · 2:10 PM — New Moon (supermoon)Moon is near perigee at the same time: perigean spring tides. Expect extra-high highs, extra-low lows, and strong current at the passes.
  • Fri, Jan 12 · 9:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Jan 14 · 6:23 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Jan 18 · 8:00 AM — Apogee · 405,517 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Jan 20 · 5:00 AM — 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, Jan 22 · 10:47 PM — Full Moon · Wolf MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Jan 27 · 6:00 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, Jan 30 · 9:14 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Fri, Jan 5 · Sat, Jan 6 · Mon, Jan 8 · Tue, Jan 9 · Mon, Jan 22

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

Moon distance

359,681 km closest · 405,510 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 2:21 AM.