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Matagorda

28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda

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Today

Today: High 74°

Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. North 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 = clouds
Fri, Nov 136 PMSat, Nov 146 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 156 AMclouds2% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover6% cloud cover17% cloud cover24% cloud cover8% cloud cover17% cloud cover20% cloud cover27% cloud cover13% cloud cover5% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover9% cloud cover26% cloud cover15% cloud cover27% cloud cover23% cloud cover20% cloud cover29% cloud cover33% cloud cover44% cloud cover40% cloud cover47% cloud cover43% cloud cover62% cloud cover66% cloud cover58% cloud cover44% cloud cover62% cloud cover48% cloud cover68% cloud cover63% cloud cover71% cloud cover63% cloud cover68% cloud cover67% cloud cover76% cloud cover73% cloud cover62% cloud cover46% cloud cover56% cloud cover66% cloud cover66% cloud cover66% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡50°55°60°65°70°75°80°73746665636261717269666768676872rain1% chance1% chance2% chance5% chance7% chance10% chance14% chance, 0.01 in19% chance, 0.01 in19% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in26% chance22% chance18% chance15% chance22% chance33% chance27% chance, 0.01 in29% chance, 0.01 in38% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in48% chance, 0.01 in51% chance, 0.01 in53% chance, 0.02 in53% chance, 0.02 in53% chance, 0.02 in53% chance, 0.02 in53% chance, 0.02 in53% chance, 0.02 inwind01020mphN 5 mph, gusts 7N 1 mph, gusts 5S 2 mph, gusts 6S 5 mph, gusts 8SSE 5 mph, gusts 8SSE 3 mph, gusts 8SE 3 mph, gusts 7E 5 mph, gusts 8ENE 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 8 mph, gusts 13ENE 12 mph, gusts 14E 15 mph, gusts 18E 20 mph, gusts 22E 22 mph, gusts 25E 21 mph, gusts 26E 20 mph, gusts 24ESE 20 mph, gusts 26ESE 18 mph, gusts 26ESE 16 mph, gusts 24SE 15 mph, gusts 24SE 16 mph, gusts 24SE 16 mph, gusts 22SE 17 mph, gusts 22SE 20 mph, gusts 21
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 12 PM73°73°52°49%2%0%–N 5710+ mi
Fri 1 PM73°73°52°47%2%0%–N 1610+ mi
Fri 2 PM74°74°53°47%2%0%–N 1510+ mi
Fri 3 PM74°74°53°48%6%0%–N 1610+ mi
Fri 4 PM73°73°54°52%17%0%–S 2610+ mi
Fri 5 PM70°70°55°60%24%0%–S 5710+ mi
Fri 6 PM66°66°56°69%8%0%–S 5810+ mi
Fri 7 PM65°65°56°74%17%0%–SSE 5810+ mi
Fri 8 PM66°66°57°73%20%0%–SSE 5810+ mi
Fri 9 PM65°65°57°77%27%0%–SSE 3810+ mi
Fri 10 PM64°64°57°78%13%0%–SSE 3810+ mi
Fri 11 PM64°64°57°78%5%0%–SE 5810+ mi
Sat 12 AM63°63°56°79%3%0%–SE 3710+ mi
Sat 1 AM63°63°57°81%3%0%–ESE 3710+ mi
Sat 2 AM62°62°56°81%2%0%–E 5810+ mi
Sat 3 AM62°62°56°82%2%0%–E 6910+ mi
Sat 4 AM62°62°56°83%9%0%–ENE 71010+ mi
Sat 5 AM61°61°57°84%26%0%–ENE 71210+ mi
Sat 6 AM61°61°57°87%15%1%–ENE 81310+ mi
Sat 7 AM63°63°58°83%27%1%–ENE 91410+ mi
Sat 8 AM67°67°59°76%23%2%–ENE 121410+ mi
Sat 9 AM71°71°61°70%20%5%–ENE 131510+ mi
Sat 10 AM72°72°60°66%29%7%–E 151810+ mi
Sat 11 AM72°72°61°67%33%10%–E 172010+ mi
Sat 12 PM72°72°61°67%44%14%0.01"E 202210+ mi
Sat 1 PM71°71°61°71%40%19%0.01"E 212310+ mi
Sat 2 PM70°70°61°74%47%19%0.01"E 222510+ mi
Sat 3 PM69°69°62°79%43%21%0.01"E 21268.0 mi
Sat 4 PM68°68°62°82%62%21%0.01"E 2126–
Sat 5 PM67°67°63°86%66%21%0.01"E 2025–
Sat 6 PM66°66°63°89%58%26%–E 2024–
Sat 7 PM67°67°63°86%44%22%–E 2025–
Sat 8 PM67°67°63°87%62%18%–ESE 2026–
Sat 9 PM67°67°63°87%48%15%–ESE 2026–
Sat 10 PM68°68°63°86%68%22%–ESE 1826–
Sat 11 PM68°68°63°84%63%33%–ESE 1726–
Sun 12 AM68°68°64°86%71%27%0.01"ESE 1624–
Sun 1 AM67°67°64°88%63%29%0.01"ESE 1624–
Sun 2 AM67°67°64°89%68%38%0.01"SE 1524–
Sun 3 AM67°67°64°90%67%40%0.01"SE 1523–
Sun 4 AM67°67°64°91%76%48%0.01"SE 1624–
Sun 5 AM67°67°65°93%73%51%0.01"SE 1623–
Sun 6 AM68°68°65°91%62%53%0.02"SE 1622–
Sun 7 AM68°68°66°92%46%53%0.02"SE 1722–
Sun 8 AM70°70°67°90%56%53%0.02"SE 1722–
Sun 9 AM72°72°68°87%66%53%0.02"SE 1821–⚡
Sun 10 AM73°73°68°86%66%53%0.02"SE 2021–⚡
Sun 11 AM73°73°68°86%66%53%0.02"SE 2022–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

74° / 61°

Dry

N 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

Mostly Sunny

67° / 59°

6% rain

NE 9–15 mph · gusts 22

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny

72° / 64°

10% 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
  • Today: Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. North 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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
  • 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: 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 · October 1960

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
87% lit
↑ 5:13 PM
↓ 3:49 AM
★☆☆☆c77
2
94% lit
↑ 5:55 PM
↓ 4:52 AM
★☆☆☆c61
3
98% lit
↑ 6:36 PM
↓ 5:54 AM
★★☆☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
4
100% lit
↑ 7:16 PM
↓ 6:54 AM
★★☆☆c46
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
best
5
99% lit
↑ 7:55 PM
↓ 7:54 AM
★★☆☆c55
best
6
96% lit
↑ 8:35 PM
↓ 8:52 AM
★★☆☆c65
7
91% lit
↑ 9:16 PM
↓ 9:49 AM
★☆☆☆c73
8
85% lit
↑ 9:59 PM
↓ 10:44 AM
★☆☆☆c77
9
77% lit
↑ 10:43 PM
↓ 11:37 AM
★☆☆☆c78
10
69% lit
↑ 11:29 PM
↓ 12:28 PM
★☆☆☆c77
11
60% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:16 PM
★☆☆☆c73
Moon farthest north (18.5°)
12
50% lit
↑ 12:18 AM
↓ 2:01 PM
★☆☆☆c69
Apogee · 404,289 km
Last Quarter
13
41% lit
↑ 1:07 AM
↓ 2:44 PM
★☆☆☆c64
14
32% lit
↑ 1:58 AM
↓ 3:25 PM
★☆☆☆c58
15
23% lit
↑ 2:51 AM
↓ 4:04 PM
★☆☆☆c52
16
15% lit
↑ 3:44 AM
↓ 4:41 PM
★☆☆☆c45
17
9% lit
↑ 4:39 AM
↓ 5:19 PM
★☆☆☆c38
18
4% lit
↑ 5:35 AM
↓ 5:56 PM
★☆☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
19
1% lit
↑ 6:33 AM
↓ 6:35 PM
★★☆☆c55
best
20
0% lit
↑ 7:33 AM
↓ 7:16 PM
★★☆☆c67
New Moon
best
21
2% lit
↑ 8:34 AM
↓ 8:01 PM
★★☆☆c80
best
22
6% lit
↑ 9:37 AM
↓ 8:49 PM
★★☆☆c98
23
13% lit
↑ 10:40 AM
↓ 9:41 PM
★★☆☆c103
24
22% lit
↑ 11:41 AM
↓ 10:38 PM
★☆☆☆c103
Perigee · 368,535 km
25
32% lit
↑ 12:40 PM
↓ 11:38 PM
★☆☆☆c102
Moon farthest south (-18.6°)
26
43% lit
↑ 1:35 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c96
27
55% lit
↑ 2:25 PM
↓ 12:39 AM
★☆☆☆c87
First Quarter
28
66% lit
↑ 3:11 PM
↓ 1:42 AM
★☆☆☆c75
29
76% lit
↑ 3:54 PM
↓ 2:43 AM
★☆☆☆c59
30
85% lit
↑ 3:34 PM
↓ 2:44 AM
★☆☆☆c44
31
92% lit
↑ 4:13 PM
↓ 3:44 AM
★☆☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Oct 3 · 11:00 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, Oct 4 · 5:16 PM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Oct 11 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Oct 12 · 8:00 AM — Apogee · 404,289 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Oct 12 · 12:25 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Oct 18 · 6:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Oct 20 · 7:02 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Oct 24 · 3:00 PM — Perigee · 368,535 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Oct 25 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Oct 27 · 2:34 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Oct 31 · 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.

Best fishing days

Tue, Oct 4 · Wed, Oct 5 · Wed, Oct 19 · Thu, Oct 20 · Fri, Oct 21

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

Moon distance

368,539 km closest · 404,272 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 East MatagordaSurf report: Matagorda Beach (Jetty Park)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 10:46 AM.