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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°

Clear, with a low around 65. North northeast wind around 13 mph.

Wednesday: High 75°

Sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 7 to 12 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:39 AM / 5:38 PM
Moonrise / moonset
2:18 AM / 2:52 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 23%
Minor period
1:48 AM–2:48 AM
Major period
7:35 AM–9:35 AM
Minor period
2:22 PM–3:22 PM
Major period
8:05 PM–10:05 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Nov 46 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Nov 56 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 6clouds4% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover5% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover0% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover7% cloud cover9% cloud cover12% cloud cover15% cloud cover18% cloud cover18% cloud cover23% cloud cover24% cloud cover29% cloud cover28% cloud cover30% cloud cover30% cloud cover36% cloud cover37% cloud cover44% cloud cover42% cloud cover38% cloud cover47% cloud cover58% cloud cover77% cloud cover55% cloud cover51% cloud cover64% cloud cover70% cloud cover69% cloud cover68% cloud cover70% cloud cover73% cloud cover74% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°66656771727171717070727475747472rain3% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance5% chance6% chance10% chance10% chance10% chance10% chance13% chance15% chance46% chance, 0.02 in46% chance, 0.02 in46% chance, 0.02 in46% chance, 0.02 in46% chance, 0.02 in46% chance, 0.02 in47% chance, 0.01 in47% chance, 0.01 in47% chance, 0.01 in47% chance, 0.01 inwind01020mphN 13 mph, gusts 17NNE 12 mph, gusts 16NNE 12 mph, gusts 16NNE 12 mph, gusts 15N 10 mph, gusts 13NNE 7 mph, gusts 9NE 8 mph, gusts 8SE 9 mph, gusts 9SE 9 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 9ESE 6 mph, gusts 6SE 5 mph, gusts 6ESE 6 mph, gusts 7ESE 7 mph, gusts 8E 8 mph, gusts 10E 10 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 7ENE 6 mph, gusts 6NE 5 mph, gusts 6
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 4 AM66°66°60°81%4%0%–N 131710+ mi
Wed 5 AM65°65°60°84%5%0%–NNE 121610+ mi
Wed 6 AM65°65°60°84%6%0%–NNE 121610+ mi
Wed 7 AM65°65°60°84%3%0%–NNE 121610+ mi
Wed 8 AM65°65°60°84%3%0%–NNE 121610+ mi
Wed 9 AM66°66°60°81%3%0%–NNE 121510+ mi
Wed 10 AM67°67°60°78%3%0%–NNE 121510+ mi
Wed 11 AM68°68°60°76%5%0%–NNE 101310+ mi
Wed 12 PM70°70°59°68%2%0%–N 101310+ mi
Wed 1 PM71°71°60°68%2%0%–NNE 91010+ mi
Wed 2 PM71°71°60°68%1%0%–NNE 7910+ mi
Wed 3 PM73°73°60°64%1%0%–NNE 7810+ mi
Wed 4 PM72°72°60°66%0%0%–NE 8810+ mi
Wed 5 PM72°72°59°64%3%0%–ESE 8810+ mi
Wed 6 PM72°72°60°66%4%0%–SE 9910+ mi
Wed 7 PM71°71°61°71%5%0%–SE 9910+ mi
Wed 8 PM71°71°60°68%6%0%–SE 91010+ mi
Wed 9 PM71°71°61°71%6%0%–SE 8810+ mi
Wed 10 PM71°71°61°71%7%0%–ESE 8910+ mi
Wed 11 PM70°70°61°73%7%0%–ESE 7710+ mi
Thu 12 AM70°70°62°76%9%0%–ESE 6610+ mi
Thu 1 AM71°71°62°73%12%0%–SE 5610+ mi
Thu 2 AM70°70°63°78%15%0%–SE 5610+ mi
Thu 3 AM70°70°63°78%18%0%–SE 6710+ mi
Thu 4 AM70°70°63°78%18%0%–ESE 6710+ mi
Thu 5 AM69°69°64°84%23%0%–ESE 6710+ mi
Thu 6 AM70°70°65°84%24%3%–ESE 7810+ mi
Thu 7 AM70°70°65°84%29%3%–E 899.3 mi
Thu 8 AM70°70°66°87%28%4%–E 81010+ mi
Thu 9 AM71°71°67°87%30%4%–E 91010+ mi
Thu 10 AM72°72°68°87%30%5%–E 1013–
Thu 11 AM73°73°69°87%36%6%–E 1013–
Thu 12 PM73°73°70°90%37%10%–E 1013–
Thu 1 PM74°74°70°87%44%10%–E 1013–
Thu 2 PM74°74°71°90%42%10%–E 913–
Thu 3 PM74°74°71°90%38%10%–E 1013–
Thu 4 PM75°75°71°87%47%13%–E 1013–
Thu 5 PM76°76°71°85%58%15%–E 912–
Thu 6 PM74°74°71°90%77%46%0.02"E 910–⚡
Thu 7 PM74°74°71°90%55%46%0.02"E 89–⚡
Thu 8 PM74°74°71°90%51%46%0.02"E 78–⚡
Thu 9 PM74°74°71°90%64%46%0.02"E 77–⚡
Thu 10 PM74°74°71°90%70%46%0.02"E 67–⚡
Thu 11 PM73°73°70°90%69%46%0.02"E 66–⚡
Fri 12 AM73°73°70°90%68%47%0.01"ENE 66–⚡
Fri 1 AM72°72°70°93%70%47%0.01"ENE 56–⚡
Fri 2 AM71°71°69°93%73%47%0.01"NE 56–⚡
Fri 3 AM70°70°69°97%74%47%0.01"N 88–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

75° / 65°

Dry

NE 7–13 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Nov 5

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

76° / 68°

47% rain · 0.12"

E 5–10 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Mostly Sunny

76° / 64°

47% rain · 0.06"

NNE 5–15 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Partly Sunny

73° / 62°

19% rain

NE 13–17 mph · gusts 21

Sun, Nov 8

Slight Chance Rain Showers

68° / 59°

22% rain

NNE 9–17 mph · gusts 23

Mon, Nov 9

Mostly Sunny

69° / 62°

10% rain

NE 5–10 mph · gusts 15

Tue, Nov 10

Mostly Sunny

71° / 62°

6% rain

ENE 5–8 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Clear, with a low around 65. North northeast wind around 13 mph.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 7 to 12 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North northeast wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. North northeast wind 12 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 13 to 17 mph.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 1203 AM CST Wed Nov 4 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.


GMZ330-041900-
Matagorda Bay-
1203 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 15 knots with gusts up to 20 
knots. Bay waters slightly choppy to choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
around 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy,
diminishing to smooth in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
slightly choppy after midnight. A chance of showers. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots, becoming north
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy,
increasing to choppy after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy, diminishing to
slightly choppy in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy.

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

GMZ350 · 1203 AM CST Wed Nov 4 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.


GMZ350-355-041900-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1203 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 
seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming northeast around 10 knots in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds and
southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot
at 6 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot
at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.

Moon calendar · August 1988

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
82% lit
↑ 10:54 PM
↓ 10:36 AM
★★☆☆c57
Moon crosses the equator
2
73% lit
↑ 11:28 PM
↓ 11:41 AM
★☆☆☆c39
3
62% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:45 PM
★☆☆☆c58
4
51% lit
↑ 12:03 AM
↓ 1:50 PM
★★☆☆c74
Last Quarter
5
40% lit
↑ 12:42 AM
↓ 2:54 PM
★★☆☆c84
6
30% lit
↑ 1:25 AM
↓ 3:57 PM
★★★☆c88
7
21% lit
↑ 2:14 AM
↓ 4:57 PM
★★★☆c89
8
13% lit
↑ 3:07 AM
↓ 5:50 PM
★★★☆c89
Moon farthest north (28.5°)
9
7% lit
↑ 4:04 AM
↓ 6:38 PM
★★★☆c88
best
10
3% lit
↑ 5:02 AM
↓ 7:18 PM
★★★☆c86
best
11
1% lit
↑ 6:00 AM
↓ 7:54 PM
★☆☆☆c82
12
0% lit
↑ 6:56 AM
↓ 8:25 PM
★★★☆c78
New Moon
best
13
1% lit
↑ 7:51 AM
↓ 8:53 PM
★★★☆c69
14
4% lit
↑ 8:43 AM
↓ 9:20 PM
★★☆☆c58
Apogee · 406,314 km
15
9% lit
↑ 9:35 AM
↓ 9:46 PM
★★☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
16
15% lit
↑ 10:27 AM
↓ 10:12 PM
★☆☆☆c32
17
22% lit
↑ 11:20 AM
↓ 10:40 PM
★☆☆☆c47
18
31% lit
↑ 12:15 PM
↓ 11:12 PM
★☆☆☆c59
19
41% lit
↑ 1:13 PM
↓ 11:48 PM
★★☆☆c69
20
51% lit
↑ 2:14 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c77
First Quarter
21
61% lit
↑ 3:17 PM
↓ 12:31 AM
★★☆☆c84
22
71% lit
↑ 4:20 PM
↓ 1:22 AM
★★★☆c91
Moon farthest south (-28.3°)
23
81% lit
↑ 5:18 PM
↓ 2:22 AM
★★★☆c95
24
89% lit
↑ 6:11 PM
↓ 3:30 AM
★★★★c96
best
25
95% lit
↑ 6:58 PM
↓ 4:41 AM
★★★★c95
best
26
99% lit
↑ 7:39 PM
↓ 5:54 AM
★☆☆☆c88
27
100% lit
↑ 8:16 PM
↓ 7:05 AM
★★★☆c81
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon (supermoon)
Perigee · 357,104 km
28
98% lit
↑ 8:50 PM
↓ 8:15 AM
★★☆☆c65
Moon crosses the equator
29
92% lit
↑ 9:25 PM
↓ 9:23 AM
★★☆☆c45
30
85% lit
↑ 10:00 PM
↓ 10:30 AM
★★☆☆c50
31
76% lit
↑ 10:39 PM
↓ 11:37 AM
★★☆☆c68

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Aug 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.
  • Thu, Aug 4 · 1:22 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Aug 8 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Aug 12 · 7:30 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Aug 14 · 7:00 AM — Apogee · 406,314 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Aug 15 · 10:00 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, Aug 20 · 10:51 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Aug 22 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Aug 27 · 5:56 AM — Full Moon · Sturgeon 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.
  • Sat, Aug 27 · 12:00 PM — Perigee · 357,104 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Aug 28 · 8:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Tue, Aug 9 · Wed, Aug 10 · Fri, Aug 12 · Wed, Aug 24 · Thu, Aug 25

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

Moon distance

357,104 km closest · 406,296 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 Wed 12:21 AM.