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Port O'Connor

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

⚠ Small Craft Advisory · until Mon 12:00 AM

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 kt and rough bay waters expected. * WHERE...Matagorda Bay. * WHEN...Until midnight CST tonight. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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Today

Today: High 74° · 51% rain

A chance of rain showers. Cloudy. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. East northeast wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 65° · 49% rain

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:42 AM / 5:35 PM
Moonrise / moonset
6:11 AM / 4:59 PM
Moon
New Moon, 1%
Minor period
5:41 AM–6:41 AM
Major period
10:35 AM–12:35 PM
Minor period
4:29 PM–5:29 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Nov 812 PM6 PMMon, Nov 96 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 106 AMclouds94% cloud cover94% cloud cover91% cloud cover91% cloud cover83% cloud cover85% cloud cover86% cloud cover89% cloud cover93% cloud cover95% cloud cover92% cloud cover91% cloud cover84% cloud cover82% cloud cover82% cloud cover85% cloud cover86% cloud cover86% cloud cover85% cloud cover83% cloud cover81% cloud cover84% cloud cover83% cloud cover82% cloud cover80% cloud cover79% cloud cover79% cloud cover84% cloud cover83% cloud cover85% cloud cover85% cloud cover83% cloud cover82% cloud cover75% cloud cover72% cloud cover70% cloud cover76% cloud cover85% cloud cover84% cloud cover79% cloud cover74% cloud cover72% cloud cover73% cloud cover75% cloud cover77% cloud cover78% cloud cover78% cloud cover77% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°74727270686867656568687168676665rain40% chance50% chance50% chance50% chance51% chance51% chance51% chance24% chance24% chance24% chance30% chance30% chance30% chance32% chance32% chance32% chance28% chance, 0.01 in28% chance, 0.01 in28% chance, 0.01 in49% chance, 0.01 in49% chance, 0.01 in49% chance, 0.01 in62% chance, 0.01 in62% chance, 0.01 in62% chance, 0.01 in62% chance, 0.01 in62% chance, 0.01 in62% chance, 0.01 in49% chance, 0.01 in49% chance, 0.01 in49% chance, 0.01 in49% chance, 0.01 in49% chance, 0.01 in49% chance, 0.01 in16% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance13% chance13% chance13% chance13% chance13% chance13% chance11% chance11% chancewind01020mphENE 20 mph, gusts 23NE 21 mph, gusts 24ENE 20 mph, gusts 24ENE 21 mph, gusts 25ENE 21 mph, gusts 26ENE 20 mph, gusts 25ENE 18 mph, gusts 24ENE 17 mph, gusts 22ENE 15 mph, gusts 20ENE 15 mph, gusts 18NE 15 mph, gusts 18NE 15 mph, gusts 18NE 16 mph, gusts 20NE 16 mph, gusts 20NE 15 mph, gusts 18ENE 15 mph, gusts 18ENE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 10 mph, gusts 14ENE 9 mph, gusts 10NE 9 mph, gusts 10NE 9 mph, gusts 13NE 9 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 8 AM74°74°67°79%94%40%–ENE 202310+ mi
Sun 9 AM74°74°67°79%94%50%–ENE 212410+ mi
Sun 10 AM72°72°66°81%91%50%–NE 212410+ mi
Sun 11 AM72°72°66°81%91%50%–ENE 202410+ mi
Sun 12 PM72°72°66°81%83%51%–ENE 20248.0 mi
Sun 1 PM72°72°65°79%85%51%–ENE 21258.0 mi
Sun 2 PM72°72°65°79%86%51%–ENE 212510+ mi
Sun 3 PM72°72°65°79%89%24%–ENE 212610+ mi
Sun 4 PM72°72°64°76%93%24%–ENE 212610+ mi
Sun 5 PM70°70°63°78%95%24%–ENE 212510+ mi
Sun 6 PM68°68°63°84%92%30%–ENE 202510+ mi
Sun 7 PM68°68°62°81%91%30%–ENE 202510+ mi
Sun 8 PM68°68°62°81%84%30%–ENE 182410+ mi
Sun 9 PM68°68°61°78%82%32%–ENE 172310+ mi
Sun 10 PM68°68°61°78%82%32%–ENE 172210+ mi
Sun 11 PM68°68°61°78%85%32%–ENE 162010+ mi
Mon 12 AM67°67°61°81%86%28%0.01"ENE 152010+ mi
Mon 1 AM67°67°61°81%86%28%0.01"ENE 151810+ mi
Mon 2 AM67°67°60°78%85%28%0.01"ENE 151810+ mi
Mon 3 AM65°65°60°84%83%49%0.01"NE 141810+ mi
Mon 4 AM65°65°60°84%81%49%0.01"NE 151810+ mi
Mon 5 AM65°65°60°84%84%49%0.01"NE 151810+ mi
Mon 6 AM65°65°60°84%83%62%0.01"NE 15186.0 mi
Mon 7 AM65°65°60°84%82%62%0.01"NE 16206.0 mi
Mon 8 AM65°65°60°84%80%62%0.01"NE 16206.0 mi
Mon 9 AM65°65°60°84%79%62%0.01"NE 16206.0 mi
Mon 10 AM65°65°61°87%79%62%0.01"NE 16206.0 mi
Mon 11 AM68°68°60°76%84%62%0.01"NE 15186.0 mi
Mon 12 PM68°68°61°78%83%49%0.01"NE 15188.0 mi
Mon 1 PM68°68°61°78%85%49%0.01"NE 15187.9 mi
Mon 2 PM68°68°62°81%85%49%0.01"ENE 15187.0 mi
Mon 3 PM71°71°62°73%83%49%0.01"ENE 15188.0 mi
Mon 4 PM71°71°62°73%82%49%0.01"ENE 1417–
Mon 5 PM71°71°61°71%75%49%0.01"ENE 1417–
Mon 6 PM69°69°61°76%72%16%–ENE 1417–
Mon 7 PM69°69°61°76%70%16%–ENE 1316–
Mon 8 PM68°68°61°78%76%16%–ENE 1316–
Mon 9 PM67°67°60°78%85%16%–ENE 1215–
Mon 10 PM67°67°60°78%84%16%–ENE 1014–
Mon 11 PM67°67°60°78%79%16%–ENE 912–
Tue 12 AM67°67°60°78%74%13%–ENE 910–
Tue 1 AM67°67°60°78%72%13%–ENE 810–
Tue 2 AM66°66°60°81%73%13%–NE 910–
Tue 3 AM65°65°60°84%75%13%–NE 912–
Tue 4 AM65°65°60°84%77%13%–NE 913–
Tue 5 AM65°65°60°84%78%13%–NE 913–
Tue 6 AM65°65°60°84%78%11%–NE 913–
Tue 7 AM65°65°60°84%77%11%–NE 913–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Rain Showers

74° / 65°

51% rain

ENE 16–21 mph · gusts 26

Mon, Nov 9

Rain Showers Likely

71° / 65°

62% rain · 0.18"

NE 9–16 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Nov 10

Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

72° / 68°

43% rain

ENE 6–10 mph · gusts 13

Wed, Nov 11

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

73° / 66°

43% rain · 0.06"

ENE 2–8 mph · gusts 10

⚡ Storms

Thu, Nov 12

Partly Sunny

73° / 62°

15% rain · 0.06"

NNW 5–14 mph · gusts 17

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

70° / 63°

Dry

N 6–12 mph · gusts 15

Sat, Nov 14

Sunny

71° / 67°

9% rain

ENE 6–13 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. East northeast wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Monday: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Veterans Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind 2 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70.
  • Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 63.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 71.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 538 AM CST Sun Nov 8 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.


GMZ330-090015-
Matagorda Bay-
538 AM CST Sun Nov 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

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

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

GMZ350 · 538 AM CST Sun Nov 8 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.


GMZ350-090015-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
538 AM CST Sun Nov 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, 
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds. A 
chance of showers. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
East 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East
2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.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. A
chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · September 1981

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
10% lit
↑ 9:48 AM
↓ 9:56 PM
★☆☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
2
17% lit
↑ 10:42 AM
↓ 10:29 PM
★☆☆☆c35
3
24% lit
↑ 11:34 AM
↓ 11:03 PM
★☆☆☆c52
4
33% lit
↑ 12:27 PM
↓ 11:39 PM
★☆☆☆c63
5
42% lit
↑ 1:19 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c71
Apogee · 404,445 km
6
52% lit
↑ 2:12 PM
↓ 12:17 AM
★☆☆☆c77
First Quarter
7
61% lit
↑ 3:04 PM
↓ 12:59 AM
★★☆☆c82
8
70% lit
↑ 3:55 PM
↓ 1:46 AM
★★☆☆c85
Moon farthest south (-21.8°)
9
79% lit
↑ 4:45 PM
↓ 2:36 AM
★★☆☆c86
10
87% lit
↑ 5:33 PM
↓ 3:30 AM
★★☆☆c86
best
11
93% lit
↑ 6:18 PM
↓ 4:28 AM
★★☆☆c84
best
12
97% lit
↑ 7:01 PM
↓ 5:29 AM
★★☆☆c77
best
13
100% lit
↑ 7:41 PM
↓ 6:31 AM
★☆☆☆c66
Full Moon · Corn Moon
14
99% lit
↑ 8:21 PM
↓ 7:33 AM
★★☆☆c59
15
96% lit
↑ 9:01 PM
↓ 8:37 AM
★★☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
16
91% lit
↑ 9:42 PM
↓ 9:42 AM
★★☆☆c47
Perigee · 365,639 km
17
83% lit
↑ 10:25 PM
↓ 10:47 AM
★★☆☆c64
18
74% lit
↑ 11:11 PM
↓ 11:52 AM
★★☆☆c80
19
63% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:57 PM
★★☆☆c91
20
51% lit
↑ 12:01 AM
↓ 2:00 PM
★★☆☆c96
Last Quarter
21
40% lit
↑ 12:55 AM
↓ 3:00 PM
★★☆☆c97
Moon farthest north (21.1°)
22
30% lit
↑ 1:53 AM
↓ 3:55 PM
★★☆☆c97
23
20% lit
↑ 2:52 AM
↓ 4:45 PM
★★☆☆c94
best
24
12% lit
↑ 3:52 AM
↓ 5:29 PM
★★☆☆c86
best
25
6% lit
↑ 4:51 AM
↓ 6:10 PM
★★☆☆c76
26
2% lit
↑ 5:49 AM
↓ 6:47 PM
★★☆☆c62
27
0% lit
↑ 6:45 AM
↓ 7:21 PM
★☆☆☆c48
New Moon
28
0% lit
↑ 7:39 AM
↓ 7:55 PM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
29
3% lit
↑ 8:33 AM
↓ 8:28 PM
★★☆☆c43
30
6% lit
↑ 9:26 AM
↓ 9:01 PM
★★☆☆c54

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Sep 1 · 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.
  • Sat, Sep 5 · 2:00 AM — Apogee · 404,445 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Sep 6 · 8:26 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Sep 8 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-21.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Sep 13 · 10:09 PM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Sep 15 · 11:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Sep 16 · 11:00 PM — Perigee · 365,639 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Sep 20 · 2:48 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Sep 21 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (21.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Sep 27 · 11:07 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Sep 28 · 8:00 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

Thu, Sep 10 · Fri, Sep 11 · Sat, Sep 12 · Wed, Sep 23 · Thu, Sep 24

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

Moon distance

365,759 km closest · 404,325 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 Sun 6:20 AM.