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Port O'Connor

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 65°

Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

Thursday: High 74°

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

Sunrise / sunset
6:45 AM / 5:33 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:57 AM / 8:02 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 9%
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 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 136 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 14clouds41% cloud cover37% cloud cover24% cloud cover34% cloud cover21% cloud cover13% cloud cover16% 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 cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°65657074736866646363697373717170rainwind01020mphNNW 9 mph, gusts 14N 10 mph, gusts 15N 12 mph, gusts 16N 13 mph, gusts 17NNE 13 mph, gusts 16NNE 12 mph, gusts 15NNE 10 mph, gusts 14N 9 mph, gusts 13N 7 mph, gusts 10NNW 6 mph, gusts 8NNW 5 mph, gusts 8NNW 6 mph, gusts 8NNW 6 mph, gusts 9N 7 mph, gusts 9N 6 mph, gusts 9NNE 7 mph, gusts 9NE 6 mph, gusts 8E 5 mph, gusts 7ESE 5 mph, gusts 6SE 6 mph, gusts 8SE 6 mph, gusts 8SE 6 mph, gusts 8SE 6 mph, gusts 8SE 6 mph, gusts 10
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 4 AM65°65°65°100%41%0%–NNW 9149.4 mi
Thu 5 AM65°65°64°97%37%0%–NNW 10149.5 mi
Thu 6 AM65°65°64°97%24%0%–N 101510+ mi
Thu 7 AM65°65°63°93%34%0%–N 121610.0 mi
Thu 8 AM66°66°63°90%21%0%–N 121610+ mi
Thu 9 AM68°68°63°84%13%0%–N 131710+ mi
Thu 10 AM70°70°62°76%16%0%–N 131710+ mi
Thu 11 AM72°72°62°71%18%0%–N 131710+ mi
Thu 12 PM73°73°61°66%19%0%–NNE 131610+ mi
Thu 1 PM74°74°60°62%13%0%–NNE 121610+ mi
Thu 2 PM74°74°59°59%9%0%–NNE 121510+ mi
Thu 3 PM74°74°58°57%9%0%–NNE 101510+ mi
Thu 4 PM73°73°58°59%17%0%–NNE 101410+ mi
Thu 5 PM72°72°57°59%14%0%–N 91410+ mi
Thu 6 PM69°69°58°68%17%0%–N 91310+ mi
Thu 7 PM68°68°58°70%16%0%–N 81210+ mi
Thu 8 PM67°67°57°70%19%0%–N 71010+ mi
Thu 9 PM66°66°57°73%13%0%–N 6910+ mi
Thu 10 PM66°66°57°73%12%0%–NNW 6810+ mi
Thu 11 PM65°65°56°73%10%0%–NNW 6810+ mi
Fri 12 AM65°65°56°73%10%0%–NNW 5810+ mi
Fri 1 AM64°64°56°75%9%0%–NNW 5810+ mi
Fri 2 AM64°64°56°75%6%0%–NNW 6810+ mi
Fri 3 AM64°64°55°73%4%0%–NNW 6910+ mi
Fri 4 AM63°63°55°75%5%0%–NNW 6910.0 mi
Fri 5 AM63°63°55°75%6%0%–N 6910+ mi
Fri 6 AM63°63°54°72%4%0%–N 7910+ mi
Fri 7 AM63°63°54°72%4%0%–N 7910.0 mi
Fri 8 AM65°65°55°70%2%0%–N 6910+ mi
Fri 9 AM67°67°55°65%2%0%–NNE 7910+ mi
Fri 10 AM69°69°55°61%1%0%–NNE 79–
Fri 11 AM71°71°55°57%1%0%–NNE 78–
Fri 12 PM72°72°55°55%1%0%–NE 68–
Fri 1 PM73°73°55°53%2%0%–NE 67–
Fri 2 PM73°73°55°53%1%0%–E 57–
Fri 3 PM73°73°55°53%1%0%–E 56–
Fri 4 PM73°73°56°55%1%0%–ESE 56–
Fri 5 PM72°72°56°57%1%0%–SE 57–
Fri 6 PM72°72°58°61%2%0%–SE 68–
Fri 7 PM71°71°58°64%2%0%–SE 68–
Fri 8 PM71°71°59°66%12%0%–SE 68–
Fri 9 PM71°71°59°66%21%0%–SE 68–
Fri 10 PM71°71°59°66%18%0%–SE 68–
Fri 11 PM71°71°59°66%15%0%–SE 68–
Sat 12 AM70°70°60°71%12%0%–SE 68–
Sat 1 AM70°70°60°71%13%0%–SE 69–
Sat 2 AM70°70°60°71%13%0%–SE 610–
Sat 3 AM70°70°61°73%14%0%–ESE 712–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

74° / 65°

Dry

N 6–13 mph · gusts 17

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

73° / 70°

Dry

ENE 5–7 mph · gusts 9

Sat, Nov 14

Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers

74° / 70°

61% rain · 0.30"

ESE 6–22 mph · gusts 30

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 15

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

74° / 64°

69% rain · 0.84"

ESE 16–21 mph · gusts 28

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny

68° / 60°

54% rain · 0.18"

NNE 16–22 mph · gusts 26

Tue, Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

67° / 64°

6% rain

NE 15–20 mph · gusts 23

Wed, Nov 18

Mostly Sunny

71° / 65°

9% rain

ENE 13–15 mph · gusts 20

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 9 to 13 mph.
  • Thursday Night: 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. 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.

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 1241 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.


GMZ330-121915-
Matagorda Bay-
1241 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 · 1241 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.


GMZ350-355-121915-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1241 AM CST Thu Nov 12 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CST
EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...North winds around 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 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · May 1962

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
9% lit
↑ 5:13 AM
↓ 5:29 PM
★☆☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
Perigee · 362,751 km
2
3% lit
↑ 5:55 AM
↓ 6:35 PM
★★☆☆c59
3
1% lit
↑ 6:37 AM
↓ 7:41 PM
★★★☆c76
New Moon
4
1% lit
↑ 7:21 AM
↓ 8:46 PM
★★★☆c87
best
5
3% lit
↑ 8:07 AM
↓ 9:49 PM
★☆☆☆c91
6
8% lit
↑ 8:56 AM
↓ 10:49 PM
★★★☆c93
best
7
15% lit
↑ 9:48 AM
↓ 11:46 PM
★★★☆c93
8
24% lit
↑ 10:41 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c89
Moon farthest north (19.8°)
9
33% lit
↑ 11:35 AM
↓ 12:37 AM
★★☆☆c84
10
42% lit
↑ 12:29 PM
↓ 1:23 AM
★★☆☆c76
11
52% lit
↑ 1:22 PM
↓ 2:05 AM
★☆☆☆c66
First Quarter
12
61% lit
↑ 2:14 PM
↓ 2:43 AM
★☆☆☆c56
13
70% lit
↑ 3:06 PM
↓ 3:19 AM
★☆☆☆c44
Apogee · 404,743 km
14
78% lit
↑ 3:57 PM
↓ 3:52 AM
★☆☆☆c30
15
86% lit
↑ 4:49 PM
↓ 4:25 AM
★☆☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
16
92% lit
↑ 5:41 PM
↓ 4:58 AM
★★☆☆c56
17
96% lit
↑ 6:35 PM
↓ 5:31 AM
★★☆☆c68
18
99% lit
↑ 7:30 PM
↓ 6:07 AM
★★★☆c79
19
100% lit
↑ 8:27 PM
↓ 6:46 AM
★★★☆c86
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
20
99% lit
↑ 9:25 PM
↓ 7:29 AM
★☆☆☆c90
21
95% lit
↑ 10:22 PM
↓ 8:16 AM
★★★☆c93
best
22
90% lit
↑ 11:18 PM
↓ 9:09 AM
★★★☆c93
Moon farthest south (-20.8°)
best
23
82% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:05 AM
★★★☆c93
24
73% lit
↑ 12:11 AM
↓ 11:05 AM
★★☆☆c91
25
62% lit
↑ 1:01 AM
↓ 12:07 PM
★★☆☆c85
26
51% lit
↑ 1:47 AM
↓ 1:11 PM
★☆☆☆c74
Last Quarter
27
40% lit
↑ 2:30 AM
↓ 2:14 PM
★☆☆☆c58
28
29% lit
↑ 3:11 AM
↓ 3:17 PM
★☆☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
29
19% lit
↑ 3:51 AM
↓ 4:21 PM
★☆☆☆c47
Perigee · 367,756 km
30
11% lit
↑ 4:32 AM
↓ 5:24 PM
★★☆☆c69
31
5% lit
↑ 5:13 AM
↓ 6:28 PM
★★★☆c86

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, May 1 · 1:00 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, May 1 · 9:00 PM — Perigee · 362,751 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, May 3 · 11:24 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, May 8 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest north (19.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, May 11 · 7:43 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, May 13 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 404,743 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, May 15 · 1:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, May 19 · 9:31 AM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, May 22 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-20.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, May 26 · 2:05 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, May 28 · 10:00 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, May 29 · 8:00 AM — Perigee · 367,756 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Fri, May 4 · Sun, May 6 · Sat, May 19 · Mon, May 21 · Tue, May 22

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

Moon distance

362,846 km closest · 404,704 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 1:16 AM.