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Matagorda

28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda

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Today

Today: High 74° · 34% rain

A chance of rain showers. Cloudy. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight: Low 57° · 26% rain

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northeast wind 10 to 15 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
6:41 AM / 5:33 PM
Moonrise / moonset
6:09 AM / 4:57 PM
Moon
New Moon, 1%
Minor period
5:39 AM–6:39 AM
Major period
10:35 AM–12:35 PM
Minor period
4:27 PM–5:27 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 cover92% cloud cover88% cloud cover91% cloud cover90% cloud cover89% cloud cover87% cloud cover84% cloud cover86% cloud cover89% cloud cover92% cloud cover89% cloud cover89% cloud cover86% cloud cover82% cloud cover79% cloud cover75% cloud cover78% cloud cover80% cloud cover84% cloud cover87% cloud cover86% cloud cover86% cloud cover87% cloud cover87% cloud cover85% cloud cover83% cloud cover81% cloud cover85% cloud cover84% cloud cover85% cloud cover82% cloud cover82% cloud cover83% cloud cover77% cloud cover77% cloud cover71% cloud cover75% cloud cover82% cloud cover83% cloud cover79% cloud cover76% cloud cover75% cloud cover76% cloud cover77% cloud cover77% cloud cover76% cloud cover75% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°65737471656358575768717066646159rain23% chance23% chance27% chance27% chance27% chance34% chance34% chance34% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance23% chance23% chance23% chance26% chance26% chance26% chance26% chance26% chance26% chance25% chance25% chance25% chance40% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in38% chance, 0.01 in38% chance, 0.01 in38% chance, 0.01 in38% chance, 0.01 in38% chance, 0.01 in38% chance, 0.01 in16% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance8% chancewind01020mphNE 17 mph, gusts 21NE 17 mph, gusts 21ENE 17 mph, gusts 22ENE 18 mph, gusts 22ENE 17 mph, gusts 22ENE 16 mph, gusts 20ENE 14 mph, gusts 17NE 14 mph, gusts 17NE 15 mph, gusts 17NE 15 mph, gusts 17NE 14 mph, gusts 16NNE 12 mph, gusts 16NNE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 13 mph, gusts 16NE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 12 mph, gusts 14ENE 10 mph, gusts 13NE 8 mph, gusts 10NE 6 mph, gusts 8NE 5 mph, gusts 7NE 6 mph, gusts 8NE 7 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 7 AM65°65°62°90%94%23%–NE 172110+ mi
Sun 8 AM67°67°62°84%92%23%–NE 172110+ mi
Sun 9 AM71°71°62°73%88%27%–NE 172110+ mi
Sun 10 AM73°73°61°66%91%27%–NE 172110+ mi
Sun 11 AM73°73°60°64%90%27%–ENE 172210+ mi
Sun 12 PM74°74°60°62%89%34%–ENE 172110+ mi
Sun 1 PM74°74°60°62%87%34%–ENE 182210+ mi
Sun 2 PM73°73°59°62%84%34%–ENE 182310+ mi
Sun 3 PM73°73°60°64%86%20%–ENE 172210+ mi
Sun 4 PM71°71°60°68%89%20%–ENE 172110+ mi
Sun 5 PM70°70°59°68%92%20%–ENE 162010+ mi
Sun 6 PM68°68°59°73%89%23%–ENE 141810+ mi
Sun 7 PM65°65°58°78%89%23%–ENE 141710+ mi
Sun 8 PM64°64°58°81%86%23%–ENE 141710+ mi
Sun 9 PM64°64°57°78%82%26%–NE 141710+ mi
Sun 10 PM63°63°57°81%79%26%–ENE 151710+ mi
Sun 11 PM62°62°56°81%75%26%–NE 151710+ mi
Mon 12 AM59°59°56°90%78%26%–NE 151710+ mi
Mon 1 AM58°58°56°93%80%26%–NE 151710+ mi
Mon 2 AM58°58°55°90%84%26%–NE 141610+ mi
Mon 3 AM57°57°56°96%87%25%–NE 141610+ mi
Mon 4 AM57°57°56°96%86%25%–NNE 131610+ mi
Mon 5 AM57°57°56°96%86%25%–NNE 121610+ mi
Mon 6 AM57°57°56°96%87%40%0.01"NNE 121610+ mi
Mon 7 AM57°57°55°93%87%40%0.01"NNE 121510+ mi
Mon 8 AM61°61°56°84%85%40%0.01"NE 121510+ mi
Mon 9 AM66°66°57°73%83%40%0.01"NE 131610+ mi
Mon 10 AM68°68°56°65%81%40%0.01"NE 131610+ mi
Mon 11 AM70°70°56°61%85%40%0.01"NE 131610+ mi
Mon 12 PM70°70°57°63%84%38%0.01"NE 13168.0 mi
Mon 1 PM71°71°57°61%85%38%0.01"ENE 13168.0 mi
Mon 2 PM71°71°57°61%82%38%0.01"ENE 13168.0 mi
Mon 3 PM71°71°58°64%82%38%0.01"ENE 131610+ mi
Mon 4 PM70°70°58°66%83%38%0.01"ENE 1215–
Mon 5 PM69°69°57°66%77%38%0.01"ENE 1214–
Mon 6 PM67°67°58°73%77%16%–ENE 1214–
Mon 7 PM66°66°58°75%71%16%–ENE 1013–
Mon 8 PM66°66°58°75%75%16%–ENE 912–
Mon 9 PM65°65°57°75%82%16%–NE 810–
Mon 10 PM64°64°57°78%83%16%–NE 79–
Mon 11 PM63°63°57°81%79%16%–NE 68–
Tue 12 AM62°62°56°81%76%11%–NE 67–
Tue 1 AM61°61°56°84%75%11%–NE 57–
Tue 2 AM60°60°56°87%76%11%–NE 68–
Tue 3 AM59°59°56°90%77%11%–NE 68–
Tue 4 AM59°59°56°90%77%11%–NE 68–
Tue 5 AM58°58°56°93%76%11%–NE 79–
Tue 6 AM59°59°56°90%75%8%–NE 79–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Rain Showers

74° / 57°

34% rain

NE 14–18 mph · gusts 23

Mon, Nov 9

Chance Rain Showers

71° / 58°

40% rain · 0.12"

NE 6–15 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Nov 10

Mostly Cloudy

76° / 61°

28% rain

NE 3–8 mph · gusts 10

Wed, Nov 11

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 59°

36% rain · 0.06"

NE 0–6 mph · gusts 9

⚡ Storms

Thu, Nov 12

Partly Sunny

76° / 53°

15% rain

N 3–13 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

73° / 53°

Dry

N 3–9 mph · gusts 13

Sat, Nov 14

Sunny

74° / 58°

7% rain

E 3–10 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tonight: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Veterans Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.

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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 · May 1991

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
92% lit
↑ 10:56 PM
↓ 8:21 AM
★★☆☆c78
2
87% lit
↑ 11:45 PM
↓ 9:11 AM
★★☆☆c77
Moon farthest south (-25.9°)
3
80% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:03 AM
★☆☆☆c75
Apogee · 405,037 km
4
72% lit
↑ 12:30 AM
↓ 10:58 AM
★☆☆☆c72
5
63% lit
↑ 1:10 AM
↓ 11:53 AM
★☆☆☆c69
6
53% lit
↑ 1:46 AM
↓ 12:49 PM
★☆☆☆c63
Last Quarter
7
44% lit
↑ 2:20 AM
↓ 1:44 PM
★☆☆☆c52
8
34% lit
↑ 2:51 AM
↓ 2:40 PM
★☆☆☆c38
9
24% lit
↑ 3:22 AM
↓ 3:37 PM
★☆☆☆c33
Moon crosses the equator
10
16% lit
↑ 3:54 AM
↓ 4:37 PM
★☆☆☆c53
11
9% lit
↑ 4:28 AM
↓ 5:40 PM
★★☆☆c69
12
3% lit
↑ 5:06 AM
↓ 6:46 PM
★★☆☆c83
13
1% lit
↑ 5:50 AM
↓ 7:55 PM
★★☆☆c92
New Moon
best
14
1% lit
↑ 6:41 AM
↓ 9:06 PM
★☆☆☆c93
15
3% lit
↑ 7:39 AM
↓ 10:13 PM
★★☆☆c98
Perigee · 360,625 km
Moon farthest north (25.7°)
best
16
9% lit
↑ 8:45 AM
↓ 11:14 PM
★★☆☆c100
best
17
17% lit
↑ 9:54 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c97
18
27% lit
↑ 11:03 AM
↓ 12:06 AM
★★☆☆c92
19
38% lit
↑ 12:09 PM
↓ 12:52 AM
★☆☆☆c82
20
49% lit
↑ 1:12 PM
↓ 1:31 AM
★☆☆☆c67
First Quarter
21
60% lit
↑ 2:13 PM
↓ 2:06 AM
★☆☆☆c49
22
70% lit
↑ 3:11 PM
↓ 2:38 AM
★☆☆☆c34
Moon crosses the equator
23
79% lit
↑ 4:08 PM
↓ 3:10 AM
★☆☆☆c51
24
87% lit
↑ 5:05 PM
↓ 3:42 AM
★☆☆☆c66
25
93% lit
↑ 6:03 PM
↓ 4:16 AM
★★☆☆c76
26
97% lit
↑ 7:00 PM
↓ 4:52 AM
★★☆☆c83
27
99% lit
↑ 7:56 PM
↓ 5:32 AM
★☆☆☆c84
28
100% lit
↑ 8:50 PM
↓ 6:17 AM
★★☆☆c84
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
29
99% lit
↑ 9:41 PM
↓ 7:05 AM
★★☆☆c82
Moon farthest south (-25.8°)
best
30
96% lit
↑ 10:27 PM
↓ 7:57 AM
★★☆☆c81
Apogee · 405,870 km
31
91% lit
↑ 11:08 PM
↓ 8:51 AM
★★☆☆c81

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, May 2 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-25.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, May 3 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 405,037 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, May 6 · 7:46 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, May 9 · 9:00 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, May 13 · 11:36 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, May 15 · 12:00 PM — Perigee · 360,625 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, May 15 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest north (25.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, May 20 · 2:46 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, May 22 · 5:00 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, May 28 · 6:36 AM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, May 29 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-25.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, May 30 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 405,870 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Mon, May 13 · Wed, May 15 · Thu, May 16 · Tue, May 28 · Wed, May 29

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

Moon distance

360,625 km closest · 405,802 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 East MatagordaSurf report: Matagorda Beach (Jetty Park)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.