Matagorda
28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda
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Today
This Afternoon: High 74°
Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Low 61°
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:45 AM / 5:30 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 10:43 AM / 8:54 PM
- Moon
- Waxing Crescent, 18%
- Major period
- 2:20 AM–4:20 AM
- Minor period
- 10:13 AM–11:13 AM
- Major period
- 2:50 PM–4:50 PM
- Minor period
- 8:24 PM–9:24 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 PM | 74° | 74° | 53° | 48% | 2% | 0% | – | N 1 | 5 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 3 PM | 74° | 74° | 53° | 48% | 6% | 0% | – | N 1 | 6 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 4 PM | 73° | 73° | 54° | 51% | 17% | 0% | – | S 2 | 6 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 5 PM | 70° | 70° | 55° | 59% | 24% | 0% | – | S 5 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 6 PM | 66° | 66° | 56° | 70% | 8% | 0% | – | S 5 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 7 PM | 65° | 65° | 56° | 73% | 17% | 0% | – | SSE 5 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 8 PM | 66° | 66° | 57° | 73% | 20% | 0% | – | SSE 5 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 9 PM | 65° | 65° | 57° | 75% | 27% | 0% | – | SSE 3 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 10 PM | 64° | 64° | 57° | 78% | 13% | 0% | – | SSE 3 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 11 PM | 64° | 64° | 57° | 78% | 5% | 0% | – | SE 5 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 12 AM | 63° | 63° | 56° | 78% | 3% | 0% | – | SE 3 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 1 AM | 63° | 63° | 57° | 81% | 3% | 0% | – | ESE 3 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 2 AM | 62° | 62° | 56° | 81% | 2% | 0% | – | E 5 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 3 AM | 62° | 62° | 56° | 81% | 2% | 0% | – | E 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 4 AM | 62° | 62° | 56° | 81% | 9% | 0% | – | ENE 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 5 AM | 61° | 61° | 57° | 87% | 26% | 0% | – | ENE 7 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 6 AM | 61° | 61° | 57° | 87% | 15% | 1% | – | ENE 8 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 7 AM | 63° | 63° | 58° | 84% | 27% | 1% | – | ENE 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 8 AM | 67° | 67° | 59° | 75% | 23% | 2% | – | ENE 12 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 9 AM | 71° | 71° | 61° | 71% | 20% | 5% | – | ENE 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 10 AM | 72° | 72° | 60° | 66% | 29% | 7% | – | E 15 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 11 AM | 72° | 72° | 61° | 68% | 33% | 10% | – | E 17 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 12 PM | 72° | 72° | 61° | 68% | 44% | 14% | 0.01" | E 20 | 22 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 1 PM | 71° | 71° | 61° | 71% | 40% | 19% | 0.01" | E 21 | 23 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 2 PM | 70° | 70° | 61° | 73% | 47% | 19% | 0.01" | E 22 | 25 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 3 PM | 69° | 69° | 62° | 78% | 43% | 21% | 0.01" | E 21 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 4 PM | 68° | 68° | 62° | 81% | 62% | 21% | 0.01" | E 21 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 5 PM | 67° | 67° | 63° | 87% | 66% | 21% | 0.01" | E 20 | 25 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 6 PM | 66° | 66° | 63° | 90% | 58% | 26% | – | E 20 | 24 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 7 PM | 67° | 67° | 63° | 87% | 44% | 22% | – | E 20 | 25 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 8 PM | 67° | 67° | 63° | 87% | 62% | 18% | – | ESE 20 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 9 PM | 67° | 67° | 63° | 87% | 48% | 15% | – | ESE 20 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 10 PM | 68° | 68° | 63° | 84% | 68% | 22% | – | ESE 18 | 26 | – | |
| Sat 11 PM | 68° | 68° | 63° | 84% | 63% | 33% | – | ESE 17 | 26 | – | |
| Sun 12 AM | 68° | 68° | 64° | 87% | 71% | 27% | 0.01" | ESE 16 | 24 | – | |
| Sun 1 AM | 67° | 67° | 64° | 90% | 63% | 29% | 0.01" | ESE 16 | 24 | – | |
| Sun 2 AM | 67° | 67° | 64° | 90% | 68% | 38% | 0.01" | SE 15 | 24 | – | |
| Sun 3 AM | 67° | 67° | 64° | 90% | 67% | 40% | 0.01" | SE 15 | 23 | – | |
| Sun 4 AM | 67° | 67° | 64° | 90% | 76% | 48% | 0.01" | SE 16 | 24 | – | |
| Sun 5 AM | 67° | 67° | 65° | 93% | 73% | 51% | 0.01" | SE 16 | 23 | – | |
| Sun 6 AM | 68° | 68° | 65° | 90% | 62% | 53% | 0.02" | SE 16 | 22 | – | |
| Sun 7 AM | 68° | 68° | 66° | 93% | 46% | 53% | 0.02" | SE 17 | 22 | – | |
| Sun 8 AM | 70° | 70° | 67° | 90% | 56% | 53% | 0.02" | SE 17 | 22 | – | |
| Sun 9 AM | 72° | 72° | 68° | 87% | 66% | 53% | 0.02" | SE 18 | 21 | – | ⚡ |
| Sun 10 AM | 73° | 73° | 68° | 84% | 66% | 53% | 0.02" | SE 20 | 21 | – | ⚡ |
| Sun 11 AM | 73° | 73° | 68° | 84% | 66% | 53% | 0.02" | SE 20 | 22 | – | ⚡ |
| Sun 12 PM | 72° | 72° | 69° | 90% | 66% | 87% | 0.12" | SE 20 | 22 | – | ⚡ |
| Sun 1 PM | 72° | 72° | 69° | 90% | 69% | 87% | 0.12" | SE 20 | 22 | – | ⚡ |
7-day forecast
Today
Sunny
74° / 61°
Dry
W 1–5 mph · gusts 8
Sat, Nov 14
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
73° / 66°
51% rain · 0.06"
E 3–22 mph · gusts 26
Sun, Nov 15
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms
73° / 56°
87% rain · 1.32"
SE 14–20 mph · gusts 24
⚡ Storms
Mon, Nov 16
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
64° / 54°
50% rain · 0.30"
N 14–22 mph · gusts 25
Tue, Nov 17
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
67° / 59°
15% rain
NE 10–15 mph · gusts 22
Wed, Nov 18
Partly Sunny
72° / 64°
9% rain
NE 9–16 mph · gusts 20
Thu, Nov 19
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
74° / 66°
19% rain
E 8–14 mph · gusts 17
⚡ Storms
Detailed NWS forecast
- This Afternoon: Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
- Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. East wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- Sunday: A chance of rain showers before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon, then showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
- Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
- Monday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
- Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
- Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
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Marine forecast
Matagorda Bay
GMZ330 · 1141 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. GMZ330-140615- Matagorda Bay- 1141 AM CST Fri Nov 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast around 5 knots late. Bay waters smooth. .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 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. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 20 knots, becoming northeast 20 to 25 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. Bay waters rough. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 20 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. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM
GMZ350 · 1141 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. GMZ350-140615- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM- 1141 AM CST Fri Nov 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast late. Seas around 2 feet early, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. 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. .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 30 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 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. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. 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. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
Moon calendar · August 1959
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
9% lit
↑ 4:11 AM
↓ 5:57 PM
↓ 5:57 PM
★★☆☆c84
Moon farthest north (18.3°)
2
4% lit
↑ 5:02 AM
↓ 6:44 PM
↓ 6:44 PM
★★☆☆c89
3
1% lit
↑ 5:56 AM
↓ 7:28 PM
↓ 7:28 PM
★★☆☆c90
best4
0% lit
↑ 6:51 AM
↓ 8:11 PM
↓ 8:11 PM
★★☆☆c90
New Moon
best5
1% lit
↑ 7:49 AM
↓ 8:52 PM
↓ 8:52 PM
★☆☆☆c85
6
5% lit
↑ 8:47 AM
↓ 9:32 PM
↓ 9:32 PM
★★☆☆c74
7
11% lit
↑ 9:46 AM
↓ 10:12 PM
↓ 10:12 PM
★☆☆☆c61
8
19% lit
↑ 10:46 AM
↓ 10:52 PM
↓ 10:52 PM
★☆☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
9
28% lit
↑ 11:47 AM
↓ 11:33 PM
↓ 11:33 PM
★☆☆☆c39
10
39% lit
↑ 12:49 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★☆☆☆c64
11
50% lit
↑ 1:51 PM
↓ 12:18 AM
↓ 12:18 AM
★☆☆☆c77
First Quarter
12
61% lit
↑ 2:54 PM
↓ 1:05 AM
↓ 1:05 AM
★☆☆☆c87
13
72% lit
↑ 3:55 PM
↓ 1:57 AM
↓ 1:57 AM
★☆☆☆c94
Perigee · 368,830 km
14
82% lit
↑ 4:54 PM
↓ 2:53 AM
↓ 2:53 AM
★★☆☆c97
Moon farthest south (-18.4°)
15
90% lit
↑ 5:49 PM
↓ 3:52 AM
↓ 3:52 AM
★★☆☆c97
16
96% lit
↑ 6:40 PM
↓ 4:54 AM
↓ 4:54 AM
★★☆☆c96
best17
99% lit
↑ 7:26 PM
↓ 5:55 AM
↓ 5:55 AM
★★☆☆c93
best18
100% lit
↑ 8:09 PM
↓ 6:56 AM
↓ 6:56 AM
★★☆☆c86
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best19
98% lit
↑ 8:48 PM
↓ 7:56 AM
↓ 7:56 AM
★☆☆☆c73
20
95% lit
↑ 9:26 PM
↓ 8:53 AM
↓ 8:53 AM
★☆☆☆c65
Moon crosses the equator
21
89% lit
↑ 10:02 PM
↓ 9:49 AM
↓ 9:49 AM
★☆☆☆c47
22
82% lit
↑ 10:39 PM
↓ 10:43 AM
↓ 10:43 AM
★☆☆☆c37
23
74% lit
↑ 11:16 PM
↓ 11:36 AM
↓ 11:36 AM
★☆☆☆c45
24
65% lit
↑ 11:54 PM
↓ 12:28 PM
↓ 12:28 PM
★☆☆☆c51
25
56% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:20 PM
↓ 1:20 PM
★☆☆☆c57
26
47% lit
↑ 12:34 AM
↓ 2:11 PM
↓ 2:11 PM
★☆☆☆c63
Apogee · 404,207 km
Last Quarter
27
37% lit
↑ 1:17 AM
↓ 3:00 PM
↓ 3:00 PM
★☆☆☆c68
28
28% lit
↑ 2:03 AM
↓ 3:49 PM
↓ 3:49 PM
★☆☆☆c72
Moon farthest north (18.3°)
29
20% lit
↑ 2:53 AM
↓ 4:36 PM
↓ 4:36 PM
★☆☆☆c74
30
13% lit
↑ 3:45 AM
↓ 5:22 PM
↓ 5:22 PM
★☆☆☆c77
31
7% lit
↑ 4:40 AM
↓ 6:05 PM
↓ 6:05 PM
★★☆☆c78
Lunar events this month
- Sat, Aug 1 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Tue, Aug 4 · 9:33 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Sat, Aug 8 · 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.
- Tue, Aug 11 · 12:09 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Thu, Aug 13 · 11:00 AM — Perigee · 368,830 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Fri, Aug 14 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Tue, Aug 18 · 7:50 AM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Thu, Aug 20 · 5:00 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, Aug 26 · 1:00 AM — Apogee · 404,207 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Wed, Aug 26 · 3:03 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Fri, Aug 28 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Best fishing days
Mon, Aug 3 · Tue, Aug 4 · Sun, Aug 16 · Mon, Aug 17 · Tue, Aug 18
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
368,831 km closest · 404,078 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 Fri 12:21 PM.