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Port O'Connor

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 77° · 1% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind around 7 mph.

Tonight: Low 73° · 2% rain

Patchy fog after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 7 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:37 AM / 5:40 PM
Moonrise / moonset
12:08 AM / 1:09 PM
Moon
Last Quarter, 50%
Minor period
12:00 AM–12:38 AM
Major period
5:10 AM–7:10 AM
Minor period
12:39 PM–1:39 PM
Major period
5:40 PM–7:40 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Nov 16 PMMon, Nov 26 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 36 AM12 PMclouds32% cloud cover32% cloud cover33% cloud cover43% cloud cover51% cloud cover53% cloud cover52% cloud cover52% cloud cover57% cloud cover59% cloud cover67% cloud cover75% cloud cover72% cloud cover72% cloud cover69% cloud cover71% cloud cover67% cloud cover68% cloud cover58% cloud cover52% cloud cover49% cloud cover55% cloud cover57% cloud cover60% cloud cover61% cloud cover52% cloud cover47% cloud cover49% cloud cover51% cloud cover61% cloud cover61% cloud cover61% cloud cover70% cloud cover69% cloud cover67% cloud cover72% cloud cover68% cloud cover58% cloud cover51% cloud cover48% cloud cover47% cloud cover66% cloud cover54% cloud cover43% cloud cover42% cloud cover42% cloud cover41% cloud cover46% cloud cover🌫🌫🌫⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡70°75°80°85°77767474737374787978767675757678rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance4% chance5% chance5% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance5% chance4% chance4% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance27% chance27% chance27% chance27% chance27% chance27% chance59% chance, 0.02 in59% chance, 0.02 inwind01020mphESE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 7 mph, gusts 10SE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 12SE 9 mph, gusts 13SSE 10 mph, gusts 14SSE 10 mph, gusts 14SSE 10 mph, gusts 15SSE 10 mph, gusts 15SSE 12 mph, gusts 17SSE 12 mph, gusts 17SSE 10 mph, gusts 17SSE 10 mph, gusts 17S 9 mph, gusts 15S 8 mph, gusts 13S 8 mph, gusts 12SSW 9 mph, gusts 13SW 12 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 2 PM77°77°73°88%32%1%–ESE 6910+ mi
Sun 3 PM77°77°73°88%32%1%–SE 7910+ mi
Sun 4 PM77°77°73°88%33%1%–SE 7910+ mi
Sun 5 PM76°76°73°90%43%1%–SE 71010+ mi
Sun 6 PM75°75°73°94%51%1%–ESE 71010+ mi
Sun 7 PM75°75°72°90%53%1%–ESE 71010+ mi
Sun 8 PM74°74°72°93%52%1%–ESE 71210+ mi
Sun 9 PM74°74°73°97%52%1%–ESE 71010+ mi
Sun 10 PM74°74°73°97%57%1%–ESE 71010+ mi
Sun 11 PM74°74°72°93%59%1%–SE 6910+ mi
Mon 12 AM74°74°73°97%67%1%–SE 589.6 mi
Mon 1 AM74°74°73°97%75%1%–SE 589.0 mi
Mon 2 AM73°73°73°100%72%1%–SE 588.5 mi
Mon 3 AM73°73°73°100%72%2%–SE 588.2 mi
Mon 4 AM73°73°72°97%69%2%–SE 588.0 mi
Mon 5 AM73°73°72°97%71%2%–SE 586.0 mi🌫
Mon 6 AM73°73°73°100%67%4%–SE 696.0 mi🌫
Mon 7 AM73°73°73°100%68%5%–SE 7106.0 mi🌫
Mon 8 AM74°74°73°97%58%5%–SE 7129.0 mi
Mon 9 AM75°75°74°97%52%6%–SE 81310+ mi
Mon 10 AM76°76°74°94%49%6%–SE 91310+ mi
Mon 11 AM78°78°73°85%55%6%–SSE 101310+ mi
Mon 12 PM78°78°74°88%57%4%–SSE 101410+ mi
Mon 1 PM79°79°74°85%60%4%–SSE 101410+ mi
Mon 2 PM79°79°74°85%61%4%–SSE 101410+ mi
Mon 3 PM79°79°75°88%52%5%–SSE 101410+ mi
Mon 4 PM79°79°75°88%47%4%–SSE 101510+ mi
Mon 5 PM78°78°74°88%49%4%–SSE 101510+ mi
Mon 6 PM77°77°75°94%51%1%–SSE 101510+ mi
Mon 7 PM77°77°74°90%61%1%–SSE 121610+ mi
Mon 8 PM76°76°74°94%61%0%–SSE 121710+ mi
Mon 9 PM76°76°75°97%61%0%–SSE 121710+ mi
Mon 10 PM76°76°74°94%70%0%–SSE 1217–
Mon 11 PM76°76°74°94%69%0%–SSE 1017–
Tue 12 AM76°76°75°97%67%1%–SSE 1017–
Tue 1 AM76°76°75°97%72%1%–SSE 1017–
Tue 2 AM75°75°75°100%68%1%–SSE 1017–
Tue 3 AM75°75°75°100%58%1%–S 1016–
Tue 4 AM75°75°74°97%51%1%–S 915–
Tue 5 AM75°75°74°97%48%1%–S 813–
Tue 6 AM75°75°74°97%47%27%–S 813–⚡
Tue 7 AM75°75°74°97%66%27%–S 812–⚡
Tue 8 AM76°76°75°97%54%27%–S 812–⚡
Tue 9 AM76°76°75°97%43%27%–SSW 812–⚡
Tue 10 AM77°77°75°94%42%27%–SSW 913–⚡
Tue 11 AM78°78°75°91%42%27%–SW 1014–⚡
Tue 12 PM79°79°75°88%41%59%0.02"SW 1215–⚡
Tue 1 PM79°79°74°85%46%59%0.02"SW 1215–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

77° / 73°

2% rain

ESE 6–7 mph · gusts 12

Mon, Nov 2

Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny

79° / 75°

6% rain

SE 5–12 mph · gusts 17

🌫 Fog

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

79° / 66°

59% rain · 0.18"

SW 8–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

74° / 68°

5% rain

NNE 6–12 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

75° / 67°

18% rain

E 5–8 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Mostly Sunny

74° / 66°

18% rain · 0.06"

NNE 5–13 mph · gusts 16

Sat, Nov 7

Chance Rain Showers

72° / 64°

33% rain · 0.18"

NE 9–13 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Tonight: Patchy fog after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Monday: Patchy fog before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. South southeast wind 8 to 12 mph.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 74. North northeast wind 7 to 12 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 75. East wind around 8 mph.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 1232 PM CST Sun Nov 1 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.


GMZ330-020730-
Matagorda Bay-
1232 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy dense fog after midnight. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog in the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. 
.TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth
to slightly choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.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 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay waters smooth. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ350 · 1232 PM CST Sun Nov 1 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.


GMZ350-355-020730-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1232 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at
5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds and east
2 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · September 1994

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
19% lit
↑ 2:59 AM
↓ 4:44 PM
★★☆☆c84
best
2
11% lit
↑ 3:56 AM
↓ 5:28 PM
★★☆☆c82
best
3
6% lit
↑ 4:55 AM
↓ 6:10 PM
★★☆☆c75
best
4
2% lit
↑ 5:56 AM
↓ 6:50 PM
★★☆☆c64
5
0% lit
↑ 6:58 AM
↓ 7:30 PM
★☆☆☆c50
New Moon
6
1% lit
↑ 8:01 AM
↓ 8:11 PM
★★☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
7
5% lit
↑ 9:05 AM
↓ 8:53 PM
★★☆☆c46
8
12% lit
↑ 10:10 AM
↓ 9:37 PM
★★☆☆c60
Perigee · 365,147 km
9
20% lit
↑ 11:16 AM
↓ 10:25 PM
★★☆☆c79
10
30% lit
↑ 12:21 PM
↓ 11:17 PM
★★☆☆c90
11
41% lit
↑ 1:23 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c95
12
53% lit
↑ 2:22 PM
↓ 12:13 AM
★★☆☆c97
First Quarter
Moon farthest south (-20.6°)
13
64% lit
↑ 3:16 PM
↓ 1:11 AM
★★☆☆c97
best
14
74% lit
↑ 4:05 PM
↓ 2:11 AM
★★☆☆c94
best
15
83% lit
↑ 4:49 PM
↓ 3:11 AM
★★☆☆c86
16
90% lit
↑ 5:29 PM
↓ 4:10 AM
★★☆☆c74
17
95% lit
↑ 6:07 PM
↓ 5:08 AM
★★☆☆c60
18
99% lit
↑ 6:42 PM
↓ 6:04 AM
★☆☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
19
100% lit
↑ 7:16 PM
↓ 6:58 AM
★★☆☆c37
Full Moon · Corn Moon
20
99% lit
↑ 7:51 PM
↓ 7:52 AM
★★☆☆c43
21
97% lit
↑ 8:26 PM
↓ 8:46 AM
★★☆☆c53
22
92% lit
↑ 9:03 PM
↓ 9:38 AM
★★☆☆c62
23
87% lit
↑ 9:42 PM
↓ 10:31 AM
★★☆☆c70
24
80% lit
↑ 10:24 PM
↓ 11:23 AM
★★☆☆c75
Apogee · 405,247 km
25
72% lit
↑ 11:09 PM
↓ 12:14 PM
★★☆☆c78
26
63% lit
↑ 11:57 PM
↓ 1:03 PM
★★☆☆c79
Moon farthest north (20.0°)
27
53% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:51 PM
★★☆☆c79
Last Quarter
28
43% lit
↑ 12:49 AM
↓ 2:36 PM
★★☆☆c79
29
34% lit
↑ 1:43 AM
↓ 3:20 PM
★★☆☆c77
30
24% lit
↑ 2:39 AM
↓ 4:01 PM
★★☆☆c71

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Sep 5 · 1:33 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Sep 6 · 4:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Sep 8 · 9:00 AM — Perigee · 365,147 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Sep 12 · 6:34 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Sep 12 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-20.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Sep 18 · 11:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Sep 19 · 3:00 PM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Sep 24 · 7:00 AM — Apogee · 405,247 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Sep 26 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest north (20.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Sep 27 · 7:23 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Thu, Sep 1 · Fri, Sep 2 · Sat, Sep 3 · Tue, Sep 13 · Wed, Sep 14

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

Moon distance

365,154 km closest · 405,224 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 12:21 PM.