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Port O'Connor

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

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Today

Today: High 74°

Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 9 to 13 mph.

Tonight: Low 63°

Mostly clear, with a low around 63. North northwest 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 1212 PM6 PMFri, Nov 136 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 146 AMclouds16% cloud cover18% cloud cover19% cloud cover13% cloud cover9% cloud cover9% cloud cover17% cloud cover14% cloud cover17% cloud cover16% cloud cover19% cloud cover13% cloud cover12% cloud cover10% cloud cover10% cloud cover9% cloud cover6% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover12% cloud cover21% cloud cover18% cloud cover15% cloud cover12% cloud cover13% cloud cover13% cloud cover14% cloud cover15% cloud cover17% cloud cover19% cloud cover23% cloud cover26% cloud cover30% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°70747368666463636973737171707070rain3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chancewind01020mphN 12 mph, gusts 14N 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 16
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 10 AM70°70°62°76%16%0%–N 121410+ mi
Thu 11 AM72°72°62°71%18%0%–N 121410+ mi
Thu 12 PM73°73°61°66%19%0%–N 121410+ mi
Thu 1 PM74°74°60°62%13%0%–N 121410+ mi
Thu 2 PM74°74°59°59%9%0%–N 101310+ mi
Thu 3 PM74°74°58°57%9%0%–NNE 101310+ mi
Thu 4 PM73°73°58°59%17%0%–NNE 91210+ mi
Thu 5 PM72°72°57°59%14%0%–NNE 91210+ mi
Thu 6 PM69°69°58°68%17%0%–NNE 91210+ mi
Thu 7 PM68°68°58°70%16%0%–NNE 8810+ mi
Thu 8 PM67°67°57°70%19%0%–N 7710+ mi
Thu 9 PM66°66°57°73%13%0%–N 6610+ mi
Thu 10 PM66°66°57°73%12%0%–NNW 5510+ mi
Thu 11 PM65°65°56°73%10%0%–NNW 5510+ mi
Fri 12 AM65°65°56°73%10%0%–NNW 5510+ mi
Fri 1 AM64°64°56°75%9%0%–NNW 5510+ mi
Fri 2 AM64°64°56°75%6%0%–NNW 5510+ mi
Fri 3 AM64°64°55°73%4%0%–NNW 6610+ mi
Fri 4 AM63°63°55°75%5%0%–NNW 6610+ mi
Fri 5 AM63°63°55°75%6%0%–NNW 6610+ mi
Fri 6 AM63°63°54°72%4%0%–N 7710+ mi
Fri 7 AM63°63°54°72%4%0%–N 7710+ mi
Fri 8 AM65°65°55°70%2%0%–N 7710+ mi
Fri 9 AM67°67°55°65%2%0%–N 7710+ mi
Fri 10 AM69°69°55°61%1%0%–N 7710+ mi
Fri 11 AM71°71°55°57%1%0%–N 7710+ mi
Fri 12 PM72°72°55°55%1%0%–N 7710+ mi
Fri 1 PM73°73°55°53%2%0%–NNE 6610+ mi
Fri 2 PM73°73°55°53%1%0%–NNE 5510+ mi
Fri 3 PM73°73°55°53%1%0%–NE 5510+ mi
Fri 4 PM73°73°56°55%1%0%–E 55–
Fri 5 PM72°72°56°57%1%0%–E 55–
Fri 6 PM72°72°58°61%2%0%–E 66–
Fri 7 PM71°71°58°64%2%0%–E 66–
Fri 8 PM71°71°59°66%12%0%–SE 66–
Fri 9 PM71°71°59°66%21%0%–SE 77–
Fri 10 PM71°71°59°66%18%0%–SE 77–
Fri 11 PM71°71°59°66%15%0%–SE 77–
Sat 12 AM70°70°60°71%12%0%–SE 77–
Sat 1 AM70°70°60°71%13%0%–SE 77–
Sat 2 AM70°70°60°71%13%0%–ESE 88–
Sat 3 AM70°70°61°73%14%0%–ESE 99–
Sat 4 AM70°70°60°71%15%0%–ESE 1012–
Sat 5 AM70°70°60°71%17%0%–ESE 1214–
Sat 6 AM70°70°61°73%19%3%–E 1214–
Sat 7 AM70°70°61°73%23%3%–E 1315–
Sat 8 AM71°71°62°73%26%3%–E 1416–
Sat 9 AM71°71°62°73%30%3%–E 1518–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

74° / 63°

Dry

N 5–12 mph · gusts 14

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

73° / 70°

Dry

ENE 5–7 mph · gusts 7

Sat, Nov 14

Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers

74° / 70°

61% rain · 0.30"

ESE 7–22 mph · gusts 26

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 15

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

74° / 64°

69% rain · 0.84"

ESE 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
  • Today: Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 9 to 13 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 73. East northeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. East southeast wind 10 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East southeast wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. East southeast wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East northeast wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 24 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 26 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 · 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.


GMZ330-122315-
Matagorda Bay-
454 AM CST Thu Nov 12 2026

.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. 
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.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. Bay waters rough. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay waters choppy. Showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. 
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. 
.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 · September 1959

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2% lit
↑ 5:39 AM
↓ 6:49 PM
★★☆☆c77
best
2
0% lit
↑ 6:37 AM
↓ 7:30 PM
★★☆☆c67
New Moon
best
3
1% lit
↑ 7:37 AM
↓ 8:11 PM
★★☆☆c53
4
3% lit
↑ 8:38 AM
↓ 8:52 PM
★☆☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
5
9% lit
↑ 9:40 AM
↓ 9:34 PM
★☆☆☆c42
6
16% lit
↑ 10:43 AM
↓ 10:19 PM
★☆☆☆c61
7
26% lit
↑ 11:46 AM
↓ 11:06 PM
★★☆☆c77
Perigee · 368,661 km
8
36% lit
↑ 12:49 PM
↓ 11:57 PM
★★☆☆c88
9
48% lit
↑ 1:51 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c96
First Quarter
10
59% lit
↑ 2:50 PM
↓ 12:51 AM
★★☆☆c99
Moon farthest south (-18.4°)
11
70% lit
↑ 3:45 PM
↓ 1:48 AM
★★☆☆c99
best
12
80% lit
↑ 4:36 PM
↓ 2:47 AM
★★☆☆c97
best
13
88% lit
↑ 5:23 PM
↓ 3:48 AM
★★☆☆c90
best
14
94% lit
↑ 6:06 PM
↓ 4:47 AM
★★☆☆c79
15
98% lit
↑ 6:46 PM
↓ 5:46 AM
★★☆☆c65
16
100% lit
↑ 7:24 PM
↓ 6:43 AM
★★☆☆c51
Full Moon · Corn Moon
17
100% lit
↑ 8:01 PM
↓ 7:39 AM
★★☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
18
97% lit
↑ 8:37 PM
↓ 8:34 AM
★★☆☆c43
19
93% lit
↑ 9:14 PM
↓ 9:28 AM
★★☆☆c53
20
87% lit
↑ 9:52 PM
↓ 10:21 AM
★★☆☆c63
21
80% lit
↑ 10:32 PM
↓ 11:13 AM
★★☆☆c71
22
72% lit
↑ 11:14 PM
↓ 12:04 PM
★★☆☆c76
Apogee · 404,715 km
23
63% lit
↑ 11:59 PM
↓ 12:54 PM
★★☆☆c79
24
54% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:42 PM
★☆☆☆c80
Moon farthest north (18.3°)
Last Quarter
25
44% lit
↑ 12:46 AM
↓ 2:30 PM
★☆☆☆c80
26
35% lit
↑ 1:36 AM
↓ 3:15 PM
★★☆☆c80
27
26% lit
↑ 2:29 AM
↓ 3:59 PM
★★☆☆c77
28
17% lit
↑ 3:24 AM
↓ 4:41 PM
★★☆☆c71
29
10% lit
↑ 4:22 AM
↓ 5:23 PM
★★☆☆c61
30
4% lit
↑ 5:21 AM
↓ 6:04 PM
★★☆☆c49

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Sep 2 · 8:55 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Sep 4 · 10:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Sep 7 · 12:00 PM — Perigee · 368,661 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Sep 9 · 5:07 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Sep 10 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Sep 16 · 7:51 PM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Sep 17 · 1:00 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, Sep 22 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 404,715 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Sep 24 · 6:00 PM — 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.
  • Thu, Sep 24 · 9:22 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Tue, Sep 1 · Wed, Sep 2 · Fri, Sep 11 · Sat, Sep 12 · Sun, Sep 13

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

Moon distance

368,661 km closest · 404,639 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 10:01 AM.