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Port O'Connor

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 65° · 12% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: High 73°

Sunny, with a high near 73. North northeast wind 7 to 17 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:38 AM / 5:39 PM
Moonrise / moonset
1:18 AM / 2:21 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 27%
Minor period
12:48 AM–1:48 AM
Major period
6:50 AM–8:50 AM
Minor period
1:51 PM–2:51 PM
Major period
7:20 PM–9:20 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Nov 3Wed, Nov 46 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Nov 56 AM12 PM6 PMclouds76% cloud cover69% cloud cover61% cloud cover54% cloud cover44% cloud cover34% cloud cover24% cloud cover14% cloud cover12% cloud cover10% cloud cover8% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover5% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover8% cloud cover9% cloud cover12% cloud cover16% cloud cover19% cloud cover21% cloud cover27% cloud cover31% cloud cover37% cloud cover41% cloud cover42% cloud cover42% cloud cover53% cloud cover55% cloud cover49% cloud cover53% cloud cover61% cloud cover66% cloud cover68% cloud cover69% cloud cover⚡50°55°60°65°70°75°80°75726966656771727271717071747777rain9% chance, 0.01 in5% chance, 0.01 in3% chance, 0.01 in1% chance, 0.01 in1% chance, 0.01 in7% chance13% chance13% chance13% chance13% chance13% chance13% chance30% chance30% chance30% chance30% chance30% chance30% chance48% chance, 0.04 inwind01020mphN 16 mph, gusts 17N 17 mph, gusts 20N 17 mph, gusts 20N 17 mph, gusts 20N 17 mph, gusts 21NNE 17 mph, gusts 20NNE 17 mph, gusts 20NNE 16 mph, gusts 17N 13 mph, gusts 15NNE 10 mph, gusts 12NNE 8 mph, gusts 8NNE 8 mph, gusts 8ENE 6 mph, gusts 8ESE 6 mph, gusts 8ESE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 3 mph, gusts 7SE 5 mph, gusts 8ESE 6 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 10 mph, gusts 13ESE 10 mph, gusts 13ESE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 8 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 7 PM75°75°69°82%76%9%0.01"N 161710+ mi
Tue 8 PM74°74°68°81%69%5%0.01"N 171810+ mi
Tue 9 PM73°73°66°79%61%3%0.01"N 172010+ mi
Tue 10 PM72°72°65°78%54%1%0.01"N 172010+ mi
Tue 11 PM71°71°63°77%44%1%0.01"N 172010+ mi
Wed 12 AM70°70°62°76%34%0%–N 172010+ mi
Wed 1 AM69°69°61°75%24%0%–N 172010+ mi
Wed 2 AM68°68°60°75%14%0%–N 172110+ mi
Wed 3 AM67°67°59°75%12%0%–N 172110+ mi
Wed 4 AM66°66°58°77%10%0%–N 172110+ mi
Wed 5 AM65°65°58°79%8%0%–NNE 172010+ mi
Wed 6 AM65°65°58°78%6%0%–NNE 172010+ mi
Wed 7 AM65°65°58°78%6%0%–NNE 172010+ mi
Wed 8 AM65°65°58°78%2%0%–NNE 161810+ mi
Wed 9 AM66°66°58°75%1%0%–NNE 161710+ mi
Wed 10 AM67°67°58°72%2%0%–NNE 151610+ mi
Wed 11 AM69°69°57°67%5%0%–N 131510+ mi
Wed 12 PM70°70°57°63%3%0%–N 121410+ mi
Wed 1 PM71°71°56°60%3%0%–NNE 101210+ mi
Wed 2 PM72°72°56°57%2%0%–NNE 91010+ mi
Wed 3 PM73°73°56°55%2%0%–NNE 8810+ mi
Wed 4 PM72°72°57°59%1%0%–NNE 7810+ mi
Wed 5 PM72°72°58°61%4%0%–NNE 8810+ mi
Wed 6 PM72°72°59°64%4%0%–ENE 6710+ mi
Wed 7 PM72°72°61°68%5%0%–ENE 6810+ mi
Wed 8 PM71°71°61°71%6%0%–ESE 6810+ mi
Wed 9 PM71°71°62°73%6%0%–ESE 6810+ mi
Wed 10 PM71°71°62°73%7%0%–ESE 5810+ mi
Wed 11 PM71°71°62°73%8%0%–ESE 5810+ mi
Thu 12 AM71°71°63°76%9%0%–SE 5710+ mi
Thu 1 AM71°71°64°79%12%0%–SE 3710+ mi
Thu 2 AM71°71°64°79%16%0%–SE 5710+ mi
Thu 3 AM71°71°65°81%19%0%–SE 5810+ mi
Thu 4 AM70°70°65°84%21%0%–ESE 58–
Thu 5 AM71°71°66°84%27%7%–ESE 69–
Thu 6 AM71°71°67°87%31%13%–ESE 69–
Thu 7 AM71°71°68°90%37%13%–E 710–
Thu 8 AM71°71°69°93%41%13%–E 812–
Thu 9 AM72°72°69°90%42%13%–E 812–
Thu 10 AM74°74°70°87%42%13%–E 912–
Thu 11 AM75°75°71°87%53%13%–ESE 1013–
Thu 12 PM76°76°71°85%55%30%–ESE 1013–
Thu 1 PM77°77°72°85%49%30%–ESE 1013–
Thu 2 PM77°77°72°85%53%30%–ESE 913–
Thu 3 PM78°78°72°82%61%30%–ESE 913–
Thu 4 PM77°77°73°88%66%30%–ESE 913–
Thu 5 PM77°77°72°85%68%30%–ESE 812–
Thu 6 PM76°76°73°90%69%48%0.04"ESE 812–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Cloudy

75° / 65°

12% rain · 0.05"

N 16–17 mph · gusts 20

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

73° / 69°

7% rain

NNE 5–17 mph · gusts 21

Thu, Nov 5

Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers

78° / 67°

62% rain · 0.24"

ESE 3–10 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny

75° / 64°

62% rain · 0.24"

N 5–16 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Mostly Sunny

72° / 62°

31% rain · 0.06"

NNE 13–15 mph · gusts 20

Sun, Nov 8

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

70° / 61°

17% rain

NNE 10–17 mph · gusts 21

Mon, Nov 9

Sunny

70° / 64°

8% rain

NNE 8–12 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. North northeast wind 7 to 17 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. East southeast wind around 6 mph.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and midnight, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northeast wind 5 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 12 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. North wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. North northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. North northeast wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
  • Monday: Sunny, with a high near 70.
  • Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 546 PM CST Tue Nov 3 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.


GMZ330-041230-
Matagorda Bay-
546 PM CST Tue Nov 3 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...North winds increasing to 15 knots with gusts to 20
knots. Bay waters slightly choppy to choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 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. A chance
of showers in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming north
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
slightly choppy after midnight. A chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A chance of showers in the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ350 · 546 PM CST Tue Nov 3 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.


GMZ350-355-041230-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
546 PM CST Tue Nov 3 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Winds becoming north 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 
seconds. A chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms early 
this evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 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. A
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming north
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds.
A chance of showers in the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet. 
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 1989

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
0% lit
↑ 6:41 AM
↓ 8:29 PM
★★★★c94
New Moon
best
2
1% lit
↑ 7:41 AM
↓ 9:02 PM
★★★☆c85
best
3
4% lit
↑ 8:38 AM
↓ 9:31 PM
★★☆☆c72
4
9% lit
↑ 9:32 AM
↓ 9:59 PM
★★☆☆c56
5
15% lit
↑ 10:25 AM
↓ 10:26 PM
★☆☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
6
23% lit
↑ 11:18 AM
↓ 10:53 PM
★☆☆☆c36
7
31% lit
↑ 12:11 PM
↓ 11:22 PM
★☆☆☆c49
Apogee · 404,696 km
8
40% lit
↑ 1:05 PM
↓ 11:54 PM
★☆☆☆c61
9
50% lit
↑ 2:01 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c70
First Quarter
10
60% lit
↑ 2:59 PM
↓ 12:31 AM
★★☆☆c77
11
69% lit
↑ 3:57 PM
↓ 1:13 AM
★★☆☆c83
12
78% lit
↑ 4:54 PM
↓ 2:03 AM
★★★☆c88
Moon farthest south (-27.6°)
13
86% lit
↑ 5:48 PM
↓ 2:59 AM
★★★☆c92
best
14
93% lit
↑ 6:37 PM
↓ 4:01 AM
★★★★c93
best
15
97% lit
↑ 7:20 PM
↓ 5:08 AM
★★★★c92
best
16
100% lit
↑ 7:59 PM
↓ 6:15 AM
★☆☆☆c86
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
17
100% lit
↑ 8:35 PM
↓ 7:22 AM
★★★☆c80
18
97% lit
↑ 9:09 PM
↓ 8:28 AM
★★☆☆c64
19
91% lit
↑ 9:44 PM
↓ 9:34 AM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
Perigee · 363,571 km
20
83% lit
↑ 10:19 PM
↓ 10:41 AM
★☆☆☆c41
21
73% lit
↑ 10:58 PM
↓ 11:48 AM
★★☆☆c64
22
62% lit
↑ 11:42 PM
↓ 12:56 PM
★★☆☆c79
23
51% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:05 PM
★★☆☆c87
Last Quarter
24
40% lit
↑ 12:32 AM
↓ 3:10 PM
★★☆☆c92
25
29% lit
↑ 1:27 AM
↓ 4:11 PM
★★★☆c92
Moon farthest north (28.0°)
26
20% lit
↑ 2:28 AM
↓ 5:04 PM
★★★☆c92
27
12% lit
↑ 3:30 AM
↓ 5:49 PM
★★★☆c91
28
6% lit
↑ 4:32 AM
↓ 6:29 PM
★★★☆c86
29
2% lit
↑ 5:32 AM
↓ 7:03 PM
★★★☆c77
30
0% lit
↑ 6:29 AM
↓ 7:33 PM
★☆☆☆c65
31
0% lit
↑ 7:24 AM
↓ 8:01 PM
★★☆☆c56
New Moon

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Aug 1 · 11:05 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Aug 5 · 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.
  • Mon, Aug 7 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 404,696 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Aug 9 · 12:28 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Aug 12 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Aug 16 · 10:06 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Aug 19 · 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, Aug 19 · 8:00 AM — Perigee · 363,571 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Aug 23 · 1:40 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Aug 25 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Aug 31 · 12:44 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Tue, Aug 1 · Wed, Aug 2 · Sun, Aug 13 · Mon, Aug 14 · Tue, Aug 15

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

Moon distance

363,594 km closest · 404,693 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 Tue 5:26 PM.