Matagorda
28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda
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Today
Today: High 76°
Sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Low 53°
Clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:44 AM / 5:31 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 9:56 AM / 7:59 PM
- Moon
- Waxing Crescent, 11%
- Major period
- 1:30 AM–3:30 AM
- Minor period
- 9:26 AM–10:26 AM
- Major period
- 1:55 PM–3:55 PM
- Minor period
- 7:29 PM–8:29 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12 PM | 74° | 74° | 57° | 56% | 2% | 0% | – | NNE 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 1 PM | 75° | 75° | 56° | 52% | 3% | 0% | – | N 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 2 PM | 76° | 76° | 54° | 48% | 2% | 0% | – | N 10 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 3 PM | 76° | 76° | 54° | 47% | 1% | 0% | – | N 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 4 PM | 74° | 74° | 54° | 50% | 2% | 0% | – | N 9 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 5 PM | 71° | 71° | 54° | 55% | 2% | 0% | – | N 7 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 6 PM | 66° | 66° | 55° | 67% | 2% | 0% | – | N 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 7 PM | 63° | 63° | 55° | 74% | 3% | 0% | – | NNW 5 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 8 PM | 62° | 62° | 55° | 79% | 2% | 0% | – | NW 5 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 9 PM | 60° | 60° | 54° | 83% | 2% | 0% | – | NW 3 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 10 PM | 58° | 58° | 54° | 85% | 4% | 0% | – | NW 3 | 7 | 10.0 mi | |
| Thu 11 PM | 57° | 57° | 53° | 86% | 3% | 0% | – | NW 3 | 8 | 10.0 mi | |
| Fri 12 AM | 56° | 56° | 52° | 85% | 4% | 0% | – | NW 3 | 8 | 10.0 mi | |
| Fri 1 AM | 56° | 56° | 52° | 85% | 4% | 0% | – | NW 3 | 8 | 9.8 mi | |
| Fri 2 AM | 55° | 55° | 51° | 86% | 3% | 0% | – | NNW 3 | 8 | 9.8 mi | |
| Fri 3 AM | 55° | 55° | 50° | 85% | 3% | 0% | – | NNW 5 | 8 | 9.7 mi | |
| Fri 4 AM | 54° | 54° | 50° | 87% | 4% | 0% | – | NNW 5 | 9 | 9.6 mi | |
| Fri 5 AM | 54° | 54° | 50° | 88% | 2% | 0% | – | NNW 5 | 9 | 9.4 mi | |
| Fri 6 AM | 53° | 53° | 49° | 87% | 2% | 0% | – | NNW 5 | 9 | 9.2 mi | |
| Fri 7 AM | 54° | 54° | 50° | 88% | 2% | 0% | – | N 6 | 9 | 8.8 mi | |
| Fri 8 AM | 56° | 56° | 51° | 82% | 3% | 0% | – | N 6 | 9 | 9.4 mi | |
| Fri 9 AM | 61° | 61° | 53° | 75% | 1% | 0% | – | N 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 10 AM | 65° | 65° | 53° | 65% | 1% | 0% | – | N 7 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 11 AM | 69° | 69° | 54° | 59% | 1% | 0% | – | N 7 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 12 PM | 71° | 71° | 54° | 54% | 1% | 0% | – | N 6 | 7 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 1 PM | 73° | 73° | 53° | 50% | 2% | 0% | – | N 1 | 6 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 2 PM | 74° | 74° | 53° | 49% | 2% | 0% | – | N 1 | 6 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 3 PM | 74° | 74° | 54° | 49% | 0% | 0% | – | N 1 | 6 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 4 PM | 73° | 73° | 55° | 53% | 2% | 0% | – | NE 1 | 6 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 5 PM | 70° | 70° | 55° | 59% | 6% | 0% | – | SE 6 | 7 | 10.0 mi | |
| Fri 6 PM | 67° | 67° | 57° | 70% | 22% | 0% | – | ESE 6 | 8 | 10.0 mi | |
| Fri 7 PM | 65° | 65° | 58° | 78% | 25% | 0% | – | E 5 | 8 | 10.0 mi | |
| Fri 8 PM | 64° | 64° | 58° | 81% | 38% | 0% | – | SE 5 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 9 PM | 63° | 63° | 58° | 85% | 47% | 0% | – | SE 5 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Fri 10 PM | 62° | 62° | 59° | 88% | 49% | 0% | – | ESE 6 | 9 | – | |
| Fri 11 PM | 61° | 61° | 58° | 88% | 44% | 0% | – | ESE 6 | 9 | – | |
| Sat 12 AM | 61° | 61° | 58° | 90% | 32% | 0% | – | ESE 6 | 8 | – | |
| Sat 1 AM | 61° | 61° | 58° | 90% | 28% | 0% | – | E 6 | 9 | – | |
| Sat 2 AM | 60° | 60° | 57° | 89% | 23% | 0% | – | E 7 | 9 | – | |
| Sat 3 AM | 60° | 60° | 57° | 90% | 9% | 0% | – | E 7 | 12 | – | |
| Sat 4 AM | 59° | 59° | 56° | 89% | 37% | 0% | – | E 8 | 13 | – | |
| Sat 5 AM | 59° | 59° | 56° | 89% | 30% | 1% | – | E 9 | 14 | – | |
| Sat 6 AM | 59° | 59° | 56° | 91% | 29% | 1% | – | ENE 10 | 14 | – | |
| Sat 7 AM | 59° | 59° | 57° | 93% | 23% | 1% | – | E 12 | 15 | – | |
| Sat 8 AM | 61° | 61° | 58° | 92% | 29% | 1% | – | E 13 | 16 | – | |
| Sat 9 AM | 63° | 63° | 60° | 88% | 35% | 1% | – | E 14 | 17 | – | |
| Sat 10 AM | 66° | 66° | 60° | 81% | 41% | 1% | – | E 16 | 18 | – | |
| Sat 11 AM | 68° | 68° | 60° | 75% | 47% | 1% | – | E 18 | 21 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Sunny
76° / 53°
Dry
N 3–12 mph · gusts 15
Fri, Nov 13
Sunny
74° / 59°
1% rain
N 1–7 mph · gusts 9
Sat, Nov 14
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
71° / 64°
40% rain
E 6–22 mph · gusts 26
Sun, Nov 15
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
74° / 57°
73% rain · 1.02"
SE 14–20 mph · gusts 24
⚡ Storms
Mon, Nov 16
Slight Chance Rain Showers
69° / 53°
55% rain · 0.24"
NE 14–21 mph · gusts 25
Tue, Nov 17
Mostly Sunny
68° / 57°
5% rain
NE 9–15 mph · gusts 21
Wed, Nov 18
Mostly Sunny
73° / 62°
5% rain
NE 9–15 mph · gusts 18
Detailed NWS forecast
- Today: Sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Tonight: Clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
- Friday: Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
- Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. East wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
- Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
- Monday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Weather map
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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 · December 1970
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
10% lit
↑ 9:52 AM
↓ 8:10 PM
↓ 8:10 PM
★★☆☆c92
2
18% lit
↑ 10:41 AM
↓ 9:18 PM
↓ 9:18 PM
★★☆☆c91
3
27% lit
↑ 11:23 AM
↓ 10:26 PM
↓ 10:26 PM
★☆☆☆c84
4
38% lit
↑ 12:00 PM
↓ 11:31 PM
↓ 11:31 PM
★☆☆☆c72
Perigee · 370,263 km
5
49% lit
↑ 12:34 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★☆☆☆c55
First Quarter
6
60% lit
↑ 1:07 PM
↓ 12:35 AM
↓ 12:35 AM
★☆☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
7
71% lit
↑ 1:39 PM
↓ 1:38 AM
↓ 1:38 AM
★☆☆☆c58
8
81% lit
↑ 2:14 PM
↓ 2:41 AM
↓ 2:41 AM
★☆☆☆c74
9
89% lit
↑ 2:52 PM
↓ 3:46 AM
↓ 3:46 AM
★★☆☆c90
10
95% lit
↑ 3:34 PM
↓ 4:52 AM
↓ 4:52 AM
★★☆☆c98
11
98% lit
↑ 4:23 PM
↓ 5:58 AM
↓ 5:58 AM
★★☆☆c99
best12
100% lit
↑ 5:17 PM
↓ 7:01 AM
↓ 7:01 AM
★★☆☆c99
Full Moon · Cold Moon
Moon farthest north (28.1°)
best13
99% lit
↑ 6:15 PM
↓ 7:59 AM
↓ 7:59 AM
★★☆☆c95
best14
96% lit
↑ 7:16 PM
↓ 8:51 AM
↓ 8:51 AM
★☆☆☆c89
15
92% lit
↑ 8:15 PM
↓ 9:35 AM
↓ 9:35 AM
★★☆☆c82
16
85% lit
↑ 9:12 PM
↓ 10:13 AM
↓ 10:13 AM
★★☆☆c75
17
78% lit
↑ 10:07 PM
↓ 10:46 AM
↓ 10:46 AM
★☆☆☆c65
18
70% lit
↑ 11:01 PM
↓ 11:15 AM
↓ 11:15 AM
★☆☆☆c54
19
61% lit
↑ 11:53 PM
↓ 11:42 AM
↓ 11:42 AM
★☆☆☆c41
Apogee · 404,421 km
20
51% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:08 PM
↓ 12:08 PM
★☆☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
Last Quarter
21
42% lit
↑ 12:45 AM
↓ 12:35 PM
↓ 12:35 PM
★☆☆☆c48
22
33% lit
↑ 1:38 AM
↓ 1:04 PM
↓ 1:04 PM
★☆☆☆c60
23
24% lit
↑ 2:34 AM
↓ 1:36 PM
↓ 1:36 PM
★☆☆☆c72
24
16% lit
↑ 3:32 AM
↓ 2:12 PM
↓ 2:12 PM
★★☆☆c81
25
9% lit
↑ 4:34 AM
↓ 2:56 PM
↓ 2:56 PM
★★☆☆c87
26
4% lit
↑ 5:38 AM
↓ 3:47 PM
↓ 3:47 PM
★★☆☆c91
27
1% lit
↑ 6:41 AM
↓ 4:47 PM
↓ 4:47 PM
★☆☆☆c94
Moon farthest south (-27.6°)
28
0% lit
↑ 7:41 AM
↓ 5:54 PM
↓ 5:54 PM
★★☆☆c97
New Moon
best29
2% lit
↑ 8:34 AM
↓ 7:04 PM
↓ 7:04 PM
★★☆☆c97
best30
7% lit
↑ 9:20 AM
↓ 8:14 PM
↓ 8:14 PM
★★☆☆c95
31
14% lit
↑ 10:00 AM
↓ 9:22 PM
↓ 9:22 PM
★★☆☆c86
Perigee · 365,833 km
Lunar events this month
- Fri, Dec 4 · 11:00 PM — Perigee · 370,263 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Sat, Dec 5 · 2:35 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Sun, Dec 6 · 9:00 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, Dec 12 · 3:03 PM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Sat, Dec 12 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sat, Dec 19 · 9:00 AM — Apogee · 404,421 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Sun, Dec 20 · 5:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Sun, Dec 20 · 3:08 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Sun, Dec 27 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Mon, Dec 28 · 4:42 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Thu, Dec 31 · 3:00 AM — Perigee · 365,833 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
Best fishing days
Fri, Dec 11 · Sat, Dec 12 · Sun, Dec 13 · Mon, Dec 28 · Tue, Dec 29
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
365,889 km closest · 404,418 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 Thu 11:01 AM.