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Port O'Connor

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

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Today

Today: High 78° · 6% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East northeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tonight: Low 69° · 11% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East northeast wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:41 AM / 5:36 PM
Moonrise / moonset
5:13 AM / 4:25 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 3%
Minor period
4:43 AM–5:43 AM
Major period
9:50 AM–11:50 AM
Minor period
3:55 PM–4:55 PM
Major period
10:15 PM–12:00 AM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sat, Nov 712 PM6 PMSun, Nov 86 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 96 AMclouds72% cloud cover71% cloud cover68% cloud cover67% cloud cover69% cloud cover71% cloud cover79% cloud cover77% cloud cover81% cloud cover79% cloud cover81% cloud cover80% cloud cover65% cloud cover68% cloud cover64% cloud cover64% cloud cover69% cloud cover75% cloud cover80% cloud cover76% cloud cover79% cloud cover81% cloud cover80% cloud cover79% cloud cover83% cloud cover80% cloud cover80% cloud cover83% cloud cover81% cloud cover77% cloud cover86% cloud cover82% cloud cover80% cloud cover81% cloud cover81% cloud cover79% cloud cover78% cloud cover76% cloud cover75% cloud cover76% cloud cover78% cloud cover82% cloud cover86% cloud cover86% cloud cover82% cloud cover77% cloud cover73% cloud cover70% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°75767575737370737373737170696665rain3% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance6% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance10% chance10% chance10% chance10% chance10% chance10% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance43% chance, 0.01 in43% chance, 0.01 in43% chance, 0.01 in43% chance, 0.01 in43% chance, 0.01 in43% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 in43% chance43% chance43% chance43% chance43% chance43% chance44% chance, 0.02 in44% chance, 0.02 in44% chance, 0.02 in44% chance, 0.02 in44% chance, 0.02 in44% chance, 0.02 in52% chance, 0.04 in52% chance, 0.04 in52% chance, 0.04 in52% chance, 0.04 in52% chance, 0.04 inwind01020mphENE 13 mph, gusts 16E 15 mph, gusts 18E 16 mph, gusts 20E 17 mph, gusts 22E 16 mph, gusts 22E 16 mph, gusts 21E 16 mph, gusts 21E 16 mph, gusts 20ENE 17 mph, gusts 21ENE 20 mph, gusts 23ENE 18 mph, gusts 23ENE 20 mph, gusts 24ENE 22 mph, gusts 26ENE 20 mph, gusts 24ENE 20 mph, gusts 24ENE 20 mph, gusts 24ENE 20 mph, gusts 24ENE 17 mph, gusts 21ENE 16 mph, gusts 18ENE 15 mph, gusts 17ENE 14 mph, gusts 17NE 14 mph, gusts 18NE 15 mph, gusts 18NE 16 mph, gusts 18
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 11 AM75°75°67°76%72%3%–ENE 131610+ mi
Sat 12 PM78°78°67°69%71%5%–E 141710+ mi
Sat 1 PM78°78°66°67%68%5%–E 151810+ mi
Sat 2 PM76°76°67°74%67%5%–E 162010+ mi
Sat 3 PM76°76°67°74%69%5%–E 162010+ mi
Sat 4 PM76°76°67°74%71%5%–E 172210+ mi
Sat 5 PM75°75°67°76%79%6%–E 172210+ mi
Sat 6 PM75°75°67°76%77%5%–E 172210+ mi
Sat 7 PM75°75°67°76%81%5%–E 162210+ mi
Sat 8 PM75°75°67°76%79%5%–E 162110+ mi
Sat 9 PM73°73°67°81%81%10%–E 162110+ mi
Sat 10 PM73°73°67°81%80%10%–E 162010+ mi
Sat 11 PM73°73°66°79%65%10%–E 162110+ mi
Sun 12 AM73°73°66°79%68%10%–E 172110+ mi
Sun 1 AM73°73°65°76%64%10%–E 162010+ mi
Sun 2 AM73°73°65°76%64%10%–ENE 162110+ mi
Sun 3 AM72°72°65°79%69%11%–ENE 172110+ mi
Sun 4 AM70°70°65°84%75%11%–ENE 162110+ mi
Sun 5 AM70°70°65°84%80%11%–ENE 202310+ mi
Sun 6 AM69°69°65°87%76%43%0.01"ENE 202310+ mi⚡
Sun 7 AM73°73°65°76%79%43%0.01"ENE 182310+ mi⚡
Sun 8 AM73°73°64°73%81%43%0.01"ENE 202310+ mi⚡
Sun 9 AM68°68°64°87%80%43%0.01"ENE 202410+ mi⚡
Sun 10 AM68°68°64°87%79%43%0.01"ENE 182310+ mi⚡
Sun 11 AM73°73°64°73%83%43%0.01"ENE 222610+ mi⚡
Sun 12 PM73°73°63°71%80%44%0.01"ENE 212410+ mi
Sun 1 PM73°73°63°71%80%44%0.01"ENE 202410+ mi
Sun 2 PM73°73°62°68%83%44%0.01"ENE 202410+ mi
Sun 3 PM73°73°62°68%81%44%0.01"ENE 202410+ mi
Sun 4 PM73°73°61°66%77%44%0.01"ENE 2025–
Sun 5 PM73°73°61°66%86%44%0.01"ENE 2024–
Sun 6 PM71°71°61°71%82%43%–ENE 1723–
Sun 7 PM71°71°60°68%80%43%–ENE 2024–
Sun 8 PM71°71°60°68%81%43%–ENE 1823–
Sun 9 PM71°71°60°68%81%43%–ENE 1721–
Sun 10 PM71°71°60°68%79%43%–ENE 1620–
Sun 11 PM70°70°60°71%78%43%–ENE 1618–
Mon 12 AM70°70°60°71%76%44%0.02"ENE 1518–
Mon 1 AM69°69°60°73%75%44%0.02"ENE 1517–
Mon 2 AM69°69°60°73%76%44%0.02"ENE 1417–
Mon 3 AM68°68°60°76%78%44%0.02"ENE 1417–
Mon 4 AM67°67°60°78%82%44%0.02"NE 1417–
Mon 5 AM66°66°59°78%86%44%0.02"NE 1418–
Mon 6 AM65°65°59°81%86%52%0.04"NE 1518–
Mon 7 AM65°65°59°81%82%52%0.04"NE 1518–
Mon 8 AM65°65°59°81%77%52%0.04"NE 1618–
Mon 9 AM66°66°60°81%73%52%0.04"NE 1618–
Mon 10 AM67°67°59°75%70%52%0.04"NE 1518–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy

78° / 69°

11% rain

ENE 13–17 mph · gusts 22

Sun, Nov 8

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

73° / 65°

44% rain · 0.12"

ENE 16–22 mph · gusts 26

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 9

Chance Rain Showers

70° / 65°

52% rain · 0.54"

NE 10–16 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Nov 10

Slight Chance Rain Showers

73° / 68°

43% rain · 0.18"

ENE 7–10 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 11

Chance Rain Showers

74° / 65°

33% rain

NE 3–10 mph · gusts 12

Thu, Nov 12

Partly Sunny

74° / 62°

17% rain

NNW 5–12 mph · gusts 14

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

71° / 64°

2% rain

NNE 8–10 mph · gusts 13

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East northeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East northeast wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
  • Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East northeast wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Northeast wind around 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East northeast wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Veterans Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 71.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 528 AM CST Sat Nov 7 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.


GMZ330-080015-
Matagorda Bay-
528 AM CST Sat Nov 7 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming east 15 to 20 knots late. Bay waters slightly
choppy, increasing to choppy late. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Bay waters choppy. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
around 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy, diminishing to
slightly choppy after midnight. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers after midnight. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

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

GMZ350 · 528 AM CST Sat Nov 7 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.


GMZ350-080015-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
528 AM CST Sat Nov 7 2026

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

Moon calendar · July 1985

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
99% lit
↑ 8:11 PM
↓ 5:21 AM
★★★★c101
best
2
100% lit
↑ 9:11 PM
↓ 6:22 AM
★☆☆☆c101
Moon farthest south (-26.9°)
Full Moon · Buck Moon
3
98% lit
↑ 10:03 PM
↓ 7:27 AM
★★★★c100
best
4
94% lit
↑ 10:47 PM
↓ 8:32 AM
★★★★c96
5
88% lit
↑ 11:24 PM
↓ 9:35 AM
★★★☆c88
6
80% lit
↑ 11:57 PM
↓ 10:35 AM
★★☆☆c76
7
72% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:31 AM
★★☆☆c60
8
63% lit
↑ 12:26 AM
↓ 12:25 PM
★☆☆☆c43
9
53% lit
↑ 12:54 AM
↓ 1:18 PM
★☆☆☆c33
Moon crosses the equator
Last Quarter
10
44% lit
↑ 1:21 AM
↓ 2:10 PM
★☆☆☆c46
11
35% lit
↑ 1:49 AM
↓ 3:03 PM
★★☆☆c60
Apogee · 404,260 km
12
26% lit
↑ 2:20 AM
↓ 3:58 PM
★★☆☆c71
13
18% lit
↑ 2:54 AM
↓ 4:54 PM
★★☆☆c78
14
11% lit
↑ 3:32 AM
↓ 5:52 PM
★★★☆c83
15
6% lit
↑ 4:17 AM
↓ 6:49 PM
★★★★c86
16
2% lit
↑ 5:09 AM
↓ 7:45 PM
★★★★c89
Moon farthest north (27.6°)
17
0% lit
↑ 6:06 AM
↓ 8:37 PM
★☆☆☆c90
New Moon
18
1% lit
↑ 7:08 AM
↓ 9:24 PM
★★★★c90
best
19
4% lit
↑ 8:12 AM
↓ 10:05 PM
★★★★c89
20
9% lit
↑ 9:17 AM
↓ 10:43 PM
★★★☆c83
21
16% lit
↑ 10:20 AM
↓ 11:17 PM
★★☆☆c71
22
25% lit
↑ 11:23 AM
↓ 11:50 PM
★★☆☆c54
23
36% lit
↑ 12:26 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
24
47% lit
↑ 1:29 PM
↓ 12:23 AM
★☆☆☆c48
First Quarter
25
58% lit
↑ 2:35 PM
↓ 12:58 AM
★★☆☆c67
Perigee · 369,648 km
26
69% lit
↑ 3:42 PM
↓ 1:37 AM
★★☆☆c81
27
79% lit
↑ 4:50 PM
↓ 2:21 AM
★★★☆c90
28
88% lit
↑ 5:57 PM
↓ 3:11 AM
★★★★c95
29
94% lit
↑ 6:59 PM
↓ 4:08 AM
★★★★c96
Moon farthest south (-27.0°)
best
30
98% lit
↑ 7:53 PM
↓ 5:11 AM
★★★★c95
best
31
100% lit
↑ 8:40 PM
↓ 6:15 AM
★☆☆☆c93
Full Moon · Blue Moon

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Jul 2 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-26.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jul 2 · 7:08 AM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Jul 9 · 12:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Jul 9 · 7:49 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Jul 11 · 3:00 AM — Apogee · 404,260 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Jul 16 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jul 17 · 6:56 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Jul 23 · 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.
  • Wed, Jul 24 · 6:38 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Jul 25 · 12:00 PM — Perigee · 369,648 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Jul 29 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jul 31 · 4:41 PM — Full Moon · Blue MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Mon, Jul 1 · Wed, Jul 3 · Thu, Jul 18 · Mon, Jul 29 · Tue, Jul 30

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

Moon distance

368,961 km closest · 404,166 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 Sat 6:20 AM.