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Port O'Connor

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 74°

Sunny, with a high near 74. North northeast wind around 12 mph.

Tonight: Low 63°

Clear, with a low around 63. North wind 5 to 9 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:45 AM / 5:33 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:57 AM / 8:02 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 11%
Major period
1:35 AM–3:35 AM
Minor period
9:27 AM–10:27 AM
Major period
2:00 PM–4:00 PM
Minor period
7:32 PM–8:32 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Nov 126 PMFri, Nov 136 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 146 AMclouds1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover5% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover5% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover3% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover0% cloud cover1% cloud cover0% cloud cover0% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover1% cloud cover6% cloud cover19% cloud cover35% cloud cover38% cloud cover47% cloud cover46% cloud cover34% cloud cover25% cloud cover28% cloud cover32% cloud cover32% cloud cover42% cloud cover51% cloud cover52% cloud cover41% cloud cover42% cloud cover43% cloud cover48% cloud cover52% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°73746966646363667172706969686870rain2% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chancewind01020mphN 12 mph, gusts 14N 10 mph, gusts 13NNE 9 mph, gusts 12NNE 9 mph, gusts 12N 7 mph, gusts 7NNW 5 mph, gusts 5NNW 5 mph, gusts 5NNW 5 mph, gusts 5NNW 6 mph, gusts 6N 7 mph, gusts 7N 7 mph, gusts 7N 7 mph, gusts 7N 7 mph, gusts 7NNE 5 mph, gusts 5E 5 mph, gusts 5E 6 mph, gusts 6SE 6 mph, gusts 6SE 7 mph, gusts 7SE 7 mph, gusts 7ESE 8 mph, gusts 8ESE 10 mph, gusts 12E 12 mph, gusts 14E 14 mph, gusts 16E 16 mph, gusts 20
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 12 PM73°73°61°66%1%0%–N 121410+ mi
Thu 1 PM74°74°60°62%1%0%–N 121410+ mi
Thu 2 PM74°74°58°57%1%0%–N 101310+ mi
Thu 3 PM74°74°57°55%5%0%–NNE 101310+ mi
Thu 4 PM73°73°57°56%1%0%–NNE 91210+ mi
Thu 5 PM72°72°56°58%1%0%–NNE 91210+ mi
Thu 6 PM69°69°57°66%2%0%–NNE 91210+ mi
Thu 7 PM68°68°58°70%3%0%–NNE 8810+ mi
Thu 8 PM67°67°58°72%3%0%–N 7710+ mi
Thu 9 PM66°66°58°75%4%0%–N 6610+ mi
Thu 10 PM65°65°57°74%2%0%–NNW 5510+ mi
Thu 11 PM65°65°57°75%3%0%–NNW 5510+ mi
Fri 12 AM64°64°57°78%2%0%–NNW 5510+ mi
Fri 1 AM64°64°57°78%5%0%–NNW 5510+ mi
Fri 2 AM64°64°57°79%3%0%–NNW 5510.0 mi
Fri 3 AM63°63°56°77%3%0%–NNW 6610.0 mi
Fri 4 AM63°63°56°78%4%0%–NNW 6610+ mi
Fri 5 AM63°63°56°79%5%0%–NNW 6610+ mi
Fri 6 AM63°63°55°77%3%0%–N 779.0 mi
Fri 7 AM63°63°56°79%1%0%–N 779.5 mi
Fri 8 AM64°64°56°75%2%0%–N 779.0 mi
Fri 9 AM66°66°56°70%0%0%–N 7710+ mi
Fri 10 AM68°68°56°66%1%0%–N 7710+ mi
Fri 11 AM70°70°56°62%0%0%–N 7710+ mi
Fri 12 PM71°71°56°60%0%0%–N 7710+ mi
Fri 1 PM71°71°56°59%1%0%–NNE 6610+ mi
Fri 2 PM72°72°56°58%2%0%–NNE 5510+ mi
Fri 3 PM72°72°56°58%4%0%–NE 5510+ mi
Fri 4 PM71°71°56°59%1%0%–E 5510.0 mi
Fri 5 PM71°71°57°61%6%0%–E 5510.0 mi
Fri 6 PM70°70°58°66%19%0%–E 669.9 mi
Fri 7 PM70°70°59°70%35%0%–E 6610.0 mi
Fri 8 PM69°69°60°71%38%0%–SE 6610.0 mi
Fri 9 PM69°69°60°72%47%0%–SE 7710+ mi
Fri 10 PM69°69°60°73%46%0%–SE 77–
Fri 11 PM69°69°60°75%34%0%–SE 77–
Sat 12 AM69°69°60°75%25%0%–SE 77–
Sat 1 AM68°68°61°76%28%0%–SE 77–
Sat 2 AM68°68°61°76%32%0%–ESE 88–
Sat 3 AM68°68°61°77%32%0%–ESE 99–
Sat 4 AM68°68°61°77%42%0%–ESE 1012–
Sat 5 AM68°68°61°79%51%2%–ESE 1214–
Sat 6 AM68°68°61°79%52%4%–E 1214–
Sat 7 AM68°68°61°79%41%4%–E 1315–
Sat 8 AM69°69°62°78%42%4%–E 1416–
Sat 9 AM70°70°62°77%43%4%–E 1518–
Sat 10 AM70°70°63°76%48%4%–E 1620–
Sat 11 AM71°71°63°75%52%4%–ESE 1721–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

74° / 63°

Dry

NNE 5–12 mph · gusts 14

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

72° / 68°

2% rain

NNE 5–7 mph · gusts 7

Sat, Nov 14

Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers

72° / 69°

50% rain · 0.12"

ESE 7–22 mph · gusts 26

Sun, Nov 15

Showers And Thunderstorms

73° / 62°

77% rain · 0.90"

SE 16–20 mph · gusts 25

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny

68° / 60°

54% rain · 0.18"

NNE 17–22 mph · gusts 29

Tue, Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

67° / 64°

6% rain

NE 12–16 mph · gusts 23

Wed, Nov 18

Mostly Sunny

71° / 69°

9% rain

ENE 12–15 mph · gusts 21

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 74. North northeast wind around 12 mph.
  • Tonight: Clear, with a low around 63. North wind 5 to 9 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 72. North northeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. East southeast wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. East southeast wind 12 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East southeast wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday: Rain showers likely before 9am, then showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East northeast wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. North northeast wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 1200 PM CST Thu Nov 12 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.


GMZ330-130615-
Matagorda Bay-
1200 PM CST Thu Nov 12 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth
to slightly choppy. 
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
slightly choppy after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...East winds around 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy, increasing to rough
in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Bay waters rough. A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers 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...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters
choppy. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ350 · 454 AM CST Thu Nov 12 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.


GMZ350-355-122315-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
454 AM CST Thu Nov 12 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · January 1959

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
58% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:39 AM
★☆☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
2
47% lit
↑ 12:23 AM
↓ 12:20 PM
★☆☆☆c51
Last Quarter
3
36% lit
↑ 1:25 AM
↓ 1:03 PM
★☆☆☆c66
4
25% lit
↑ 2:29 AM
↓ 1:50 PM
★★☆☆c81
5
16% lit
↑ 3:32 AM
↓ 2:40 PM
★★☆☆c92
Perigee · 367,003 km
6
8% lit
↑ 4:36 AM
↓ 3:35 PM
★★★☆c99
best
7
3% lit
↑ 5:37 AM
↓ 4:33 PM
★★★★c102
Moon farthest south (-18.8°)
best
8
0% lit
↑ 6:34 AM
↓ 5:34 PM
★☆☆☆c102
New Moon
9
1% lit
↑ 7:27 AM
↓ 6:35 PM
★★★★c101
best
10
3% lit
↑ 8:14 AM
↓ 7:35 PM
★★★☆c97
best
11
8% lit
↑ 8:57 AM
↓ 8:33 PM
★★★☆c89
12
14% lit
↑ 9:37 AM
↓ 9:29 PM
★★☆☆c77
13
22% lit
↑ 10:13 AM
↓ 10:23 PM
★☆☆☆c55
14
30% lit
↑ 10:48 AM
↓ 11:16 PM
★☆☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
15
39% lit
↑ 11:23 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c40
16
49% lit
↑ 11:58 AM
↓ 12:08 AM
★☆☆☆c50
First Quarter
17
58% lit
↑ 12:34 PM
↓ 12:59 AM
★☆☆☆c59
Apogee · 404,333 km
18
67% lit
↑ 1:12 PM
↓ 1:51 AM
★☆☆☆c68
19
76% lit
↑ 1:54 PM
↓ 2:42 AM
★★☆☆c75
20
83% lit
↑ 2:39 PM
↓ 3:34 AM
★★☆☆c82
21
90% lit
↑ 3:27 PM
↓ 4:25 AM
★★☆☆c86
Moon farthest north (18.4°)
22
95% lit
↑ 4:20 PM
↓ 5:15 AM
★★★☆c89
23
99% lit
↑ 5:16 PM
↓ 6:04 AM
★★★☆c89
best
24
100% lit
↑ 6:14 PM
↓ 6:51 AM
★☆☆☆c88
Full Moon · Wolf Moon
25
99% lit
↑ 7:14 PM
↓ 7:36 AM
★★★☆c85
26
95% lit
↑ 8:14 PM
↓ 8:18 AM
★★☆☆c80
27
90% lit
↑ 9:16 PM
↓ 9:00 AM
★★☆☆c63
28
82% lit
↑ 10:17 PM
↓ 9:40 AM
★☆☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
29
73% lit
↑ 11:19 PM
↓ 10:21 AM
★☆☆☆c36
30
62% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:04 AM
★☆☆☆c50
31
51% lit
↑ 12:22 AM
↓ 11:49 AM
★☆☆☆c64
Perigee · 370,267 km
Last Quarter

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Jan 1 · 2:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Jan 2 · 4:50 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Jan 5 · 3:00 PM — Perigee · 367,003 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Jan 7 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jan 8 · 11:33 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Jan 14 · 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.
  • Fri, Jan 16 · 3:26 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Jan 17 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 404,333 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Jan 21 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jan 24 · 1:32 PM — Full Moon · Wolf MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Jan 28 · 11:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Jan 31 · 12:00 AM — Perigee · 370,267 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Jan 31 · 1:06 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Tue, Jan 6 · Wed, Jan 7 · Fri, Jan 9 · Sat, Jan 10 · Fri, Jan 23

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

Moon distance

367,014 km closest · 404,333 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 Thu 11:01 AM.