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Port O'Connor

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

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Today

Today: High 67° · 84% rain

Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 66° · 32% rain

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:43 AM / 5:35 PM
Moonrise / moonset
7:10 AM / 5:38 PM
Moon
New Moon, 0%
Minor period
6:40 AM–7:40 AM
Major period
11:25 AM–1:25 PM
Minor period
5:08 PM–6:08 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Mon, Nov 912 PM6 PMTue, Nov 106 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Nov 116 AMclouds78% cloud cover85% cloud cover87% cloud cover87% cloud cover89% cloud cover87% cloud cover87% cloud cover89% cloud cover85% cloud cover84% cloud cover81% cloud cover71% cloud cover71% cloud cover71% cloud cover73% cloud cover69% cloud cover60% cloud cover56% cloud cover65% cloud cover67% cloud cover65% cloud cover66% cloud cover72% cloud cover65% cloud cover71% cloud cover70% cloud cover73% cloud cover76% cloud cover72% cloud cover69% cloud cover72% cloud cover72% cloud cover72% cloud cover72% cloud cover77% cloud cover82% cloud cover83% cloud cover81% cloud cover81% cloud cover81% cloud cover87% cloud cover90% cloud cover89% cloud cover87% cloud cover86% cloud cover86% cloud cover86% cloud cover86% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°65676767676766666871737273737169rain67% chance, 0.05 in67% chance, 0.05 in84% chance, 0.04 in84% chance, 0.04 in84% chance, 0.04 in81% chance, 0.04 in81% chance, 0.04 in81% chance, 0.04 in32% chance, 0.01 in32% chance, 0.01 in32% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in9% chance9% chance9% chance21% chance21% chance21% chance23% chance23% chance23% chance23% chance23% chance23% chance32% chance32% chance32% chance32% chance32% chance32% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance39% chance39% chance39% chance39% chance39% chance39% chance44% chance44% chance44% chance44% chance0.05wind01020mphNE 16 mph, gusts 21NE 15 mph, gusts 21NE 15 mph, gusts 20ENE 15 mph, gusts 21ENE 14 mph, gusts 20NE 13 mph, gusts 18NE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 9 mph, gusts 14NE 9 mph, gusts 13NE 9 mph, gusts 14NE 10 mph, gusts 15NE 10 mph, gusts 15ENE 12 mph, gusts 15ENE 10 mph, gusts 14ENE 9 mph, gusts 13ENE 8 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 12E 6 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 8E 3 mph, gusts 7E 3 mph, gusts 7ENE 6 mph, gusts 8NE 7 mph, gusts 10NNE 8 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 10 AM65°65°61°87%78%67%0.05"NE 16216.0 mi
Mon 11 AM66°66°61°84%85%67%0.05"NE 16216.0 mi
Mon 12 PM66°66°61°84%87%84%0.04"NE 15216.0 mi
Mon 1 PM67°67°61°81%87%84%0.04"NE 15216.0 mi
Mon 2 PM67°67°61°81%89%84%0.04"NE 15206.0 mi
Mon 3 PM67°67°62°84%87%81%0.04"ENE 15206.0 mi
Mon 4 PM67°67°62°84%87%81%0.04"ENE 15215.9 mi
Mon 5 PM67°67°61°81%89%81%0.04"ENE 15206.0 mi
Mon 6 PM67°67°61°81%85%32%0.01"ENE 14207.0 mi
Mon 7 PM67°67°61°81%84%32%0.01"ENE 14207.0 mi
Mon 8 PM67°67°61°81%81%32%0.01"NE 13187.0 mi
Mon 9 PM67°67°61°81%71%20%0.01"NE 13177.0 mi
Mon 10 PM67°67°60°78%71%20%0.01"NE 12167.9 mi
Mon 11 PM67°67°60°78%71%20%0.01"NE 10158.0 mi
Tue 12 AM67°67°61°81%73%9%–NE 9149.0 mi
Tue 1 AM67°67°61°81%69%9%–NE 9139.0 mi
Tue 2 AM67°67°61°81%60%9%–NE 91310+ mi
Tue 3 AM67°67°62°84%56%21%–NE 91410+ mi
Tue 4 AM66°66°62°87%65%21%–NE 91410+ mi
Tue 5 AM66°66°62°87%67%21%–NE 101510+ mi
Tue 6 AM66°66°62°87%65%23%–NE 101510+ mi
Tue 7 AM66°66°62°87%66%23%–NE 101510+ mi
Tue 8 AM67°67°63°87%72%23%–NE 101510+ mi
Tue 9 AM67°67°63°87%65%23%–NE 121510+ mi
Tue 10 AM68°68°63°84%71%23%–ENE 121510+ mi
Tue 11 AM70°70°64°81%70%23%–ENE 101410+ mi
Tue 12 PM71°71°64°79%73%32%–ENE 101410+ mi
Tue 1 PM71°71°65°81%76%32%–ENE 101310+ mi
Tue 2 PM72°72°66°81%72%32%–ENE 91310+ mi
Tue 3 PM73°73°66°79%69%32%–E 91210+ mi
Tue 4 PM73°73°66°79%72%32%–ENE 812–
Tue 5 PM73°73°66°79%72%32%–E 812–
Tue 6 PM72°72°66°81%72%20%–E 812–
Tue 7 PM72°72°67°84%72%20%–E 710–
Tue 8 PM72°72°67°84%77%20%–E 69–
Tue 9 PM73°73°67°81%82%20%–E 69–
Tue 10 PM73°73°67°81%83%20%–E 58–
Tue 11 PM73°73°67°81%81%20%–E 38–
Wed 12 AM73°73°67°81%81%39%–E 37–
Wed 1 AM73°73°67°81%81%39%–E 37–
Wed 2 AM72°72°68°87%87%39%–E 37–
Wed 3 AM72°72°68°87%90%39%–ENE 57–
Wed 4 AM71°71°68°90%89%39%–ENE 68–
Wed 5 AM70°70°67°90%87%39%–NE 69–
Wed 6 AM69°69°67°93%86%44%–NE 710–
Wed 7 AM69°69°67°93%86%44%–NE 712–
Wed 8 AM70°70°68°93%86%44%–NNE 812–
Wed 9 AM70°70°68°93%86%44%–NNE 812–

7-day forecast

Today

Rain Showers

67° / 66°

84% rain · 0.40"

NE 10–16 mph · gusts 21

Tue, Nov 10

Chance Rain Showers

73° / 69°

39% rain

ENE 3–12 mph · gusts 15

Wed, Nov 11

Chance Rain Showers

73° / 67°

44% rain

NE 3–8 mph · gusts 12

Thu, Nov 12

Mostly Sunny

73° / 62°

1% rain

N 7–23 mph · gusts 25

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

69° / 63°

Dry

N 6–10 mph · gusts 14

Sat, Nov 14

Sunny

71° / 68°

15% rain

E 7–15 mph · gusts 20

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Rain Showers

73° / 70°

34% rain · 0.30"

ESE 15–20 mph · gusts 25

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tuesday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East northeast wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East northeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Veterans Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. North wind 3 to 22 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 13 to 23 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. North wind 9 to 13 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 69. North wind 6 to 10 mph.
  • Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 63.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 71.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 538 AM CST Mon Nov 9 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.


GMZ330-100015-
Matagorda Bay-
538 AM CST Mon Nov 9 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 
knots with gusts up to 20 knots this afternoon. Bay waters 
slightly choppy. Showers.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
chance of showers after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
choppy after midnight. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy, diminishing to
slightly choppy in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM

GMZ350 · 538 AM CST Mon Nov 9 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.


GMZ350-100015-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
538 AM CST Mon Nov 9 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers this
morning, then showers likely this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in
the evening. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers after
midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds, becoming northwest 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Moon calendar · September 1975

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23% lit
↑ 2:32 AM
↓ 4:26 PM
★★☆☆c95
best
2
14% lit
↑ 3:34 AM
↓ 5:15 PM
★★☆☆c94
best
3
7% lit
↑ 4:40 AM
↓ 6:02 PM
★★☆☆c87
best
4
2% lit
↑ 5:47 AM
↓ 6:46 PM
★★☆☆c75
best
5
0% lit
↑ 6:54 AM
↓ 7:29 PM
★★☆☆c55
New Moon (supermoon)
Perigee · 357,294 km
6
1% lit
↑ 8:02 AM
↓ 8:11 PM
★★☆☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
7
6% lit
↑ 9:10 AM
↓ 8:55 PM
★★☆☆c49
8
12% lit
↑ 10:17 AM
↓ 9:40 PM
★★☆☆c64
9
21% lit
↑ 11:23 AM
↓ 10:28 PM
★★☆☆c82
10
31% lit
↑ 12:26 PM
↓ 11:18 PM
★★☆☆c91
11
42% lit
↑ 1:26 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c94
12
52% lit
↑ 2:21 PM
↓ 12:11 AM
★★☆☆c94
First Quarter
Moon farthest south (-21.4°)
13
63% lit
↑ 3:11 PM
↓ 1:05 AM
★★☆☆c93
14
72% lit
↑ 3:56 PM
↓ 2:00 AM
★★☆☆c90
best
15
80% lit
↑ 4:37 PM
↓ 2:55 AM
★★☆☆c83
16
87% lit
↑ 5:14 PM
↓ 3:49 AM
★★☆☆c73
17
93% lit
↑ 5:48 PM
↓ 4:43 AM
★★☆☆c61
18
97% lit
↑ 6:21 PM
↓ 5:35 AM
★★☆☆c48
19
99% lit
↑ 6:53 PM
↓ 6:26 AM
★☆☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
20
100% lit
↑ 7:25 PM
↓ 7:17 AM
★★☆☆c34
Apogee · 406,414 km
Full Moon · Corn Moon
21
99% lit
↑ 7:58 PM
↓ 8:09 AM
★★☆☆c45
22
96% lit
↑ 8:33 PM
↓ 9:01 AM
★★☆☆c56
23
91% lit
↑ 9:11 PM
↓ 9:53 AM
★★☆☆c67
24
85% lit
↑ 9:52 PM
↓ 10:47 AM
★★☆☆c75
25
77% lit
↑ 10:37 PM
↓ 11:41 AM
★★☆☆c82
26
68% lit
↑ 11:27 PM
↓ 12:34 PM
★★☆☆c87
27
58% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:27 PM
★★☆☆c89
Moon farthest north (20.4°)
28
48% lit
↑ 12:22 AM
↓ 2:17 PM
★★☆☆c89
Last Quarter
29
37% lit
↑ 1:20 AM
↓ 3:06 PM
★★☆☆c88
30
27% lit
↑ 2:22 AM
↓ 3:51 PM
★★☆☆c82

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Sep 5 · 2:18 PM — New Moon (supermoon)Moon is near perigee at the same time: perigean spring tides. Expect extra-high highs, extra-low lows, and strong current at the passes.
  • Fri, Sep 5 · 11:00 PM — Perigee · 357,294 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Sep 6 · 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.
  • Fri, Sep 12 · 6:58 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Sep 12 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-21.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Sep 19 · 3:00 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, Sep 20 · 2:00 AM — Apogee · 406,414 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Sep 20 · 6:50 AM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Sep 27 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest north (20.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Sep 28 · 6:46 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Mon, Sep 1 · Tue, Sep 2 · Wed, Sep 3 · Thu, Sep 4 · Sun, Sep 14

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

Moon distance

357,514 km closest · 406,358 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 Mon 6:20 AM.