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Port O'Connor

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

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Today

Today: High 77° · 2% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East northeast wind around 8 mph.

Tonight: Low 73° · 2% rain

Patchy fog after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:37 AM / 5:40 PM
Moonrise / moonset
12:08 AM / 1:09 PM
Moon
Last Quarter, 52%
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 112 PM6 PMMon, Nov 26 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 36 AMclouds36% cloud cover36% cloud cover38% cloud cover33% cloud cover29% cloud cover27% cloud cover28% cloud cover31% cloud cover38% cloud cover38% cloud cover43% cloud cover54% cloud cover42% cloud cover37% cloud cover39% cloud cover57% cloud cover58% cloud cover53% cloud cover55% cloud cover65% cloud cover65% cloud cover76% cloud cover83% cloud cover56% cloud cover52% cloud cover57% cloud cover52% cloud cover51% cloud cover38% cloud cover33% cloud cover52% cloud cover75% cloud cover89% cloud cover81% cloud cover69% cloud cover57% cloud cover57% cloud cover58% cloud cover58% cloud cover59% cloud cover59% cloud cover60% cloud cover57% cloud cover55% cloud cover52% cloud cover49% cloud cover47% cloud cover44% cloud cover🌫🌫🌫⚡⚡⚡⚡70°75°80°85°75767675757575757879787777777576rain2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance25% chance25% chance25% chance25% chancewind01020mphNE 7 mph, gusts 9ENE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 6 mph, gusts 9SSE 7 mph, gusts 12SSE 9 mph, gusts 12SSE 10 mph, gusts 13SSE 10 mph, gusts 14SSE 10 mph, gusts 15SSE 10 mph, gusts 15SSE 10 mph, gusts 17SSE 12 mph, gusts 17SSE 10 mph, gusts 16SSE 9 mph, gusts 15SSE 9 mph, gusts 14S 8 mph, gusts 12S 8 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 10 AM75°75°73°94%36%2%–NE 7910+ mi
Sun 11 AM76°76°73°90%36%2%–ENE 7910+ mi
Sun 12 PM77°77°74°90%38%2%–ENE 7910+ mi
Sun 1 PM76°76°74°94%33%2%–E 7910+ mi
Sun 2 PM77°77°74°90%29%2%–ESE 7910+ mi
Sun 3 PM77°77°74°90%27%2%–ESE 7910+ mi
Sun 4 PM76°76°74°94%28%2%–ESE 71010+ mi
Sun 5 PM76°76°73°90%31%2%–ESE 81010+ mi
Sun 6 PM75°75°73°94%38%1%–ESE 81210+ mi
Sun 7 PM75°75°73°94%38%1%–ESE 81210+ mi
Sun 8 PM75°75°74°97%43%1%–ESE 81210+ mi
Sun 9 PM75°75°73°94%54%1%–ESE 81210+ mi
Sun 10 PM75°75°73°94%42%2%–ESE 71010+ mi
Sun 11 PM75°75°73°94%37%2%–ESE 61010+ mi
Mon 12 AM75°75°73°94%39%2%–ESE 699.0 mi
Mon 1 AM75°75°73°94%57%2%–SE 589.0 mi
Mon 2 AM75°75°73°94%58%2%–SE 5810+ mi
Mon 3 AM75°75°73°94%53%2%–ESE 5810+ mi
Mon 4 AM75°75°73°94%55%2%–SE 6910+ mi
Mon 5 AM75°75°73°94%65%2%–SE 696.0 mi🌫
Mon 6 AM74°74°74°100%65%5%–SE 696.0 mi🌫
Mon 7 AM75°75°74°97%76%5%–SE 7106.0 mi🌫
Mon 8 AM75°75°75°100%83%5%–SSE 7129.0 mi
Mon 9 AM77°77°75°94%56%5%–SSE 81210+ mi
Mon 10 AM78°78°75°91%52%5%–SSE 91210+ mi
Mon 11 AM78°78°75°91%57%5%–SSE 91310+ mi
Mon 12 PM78°78°75°91%52%6%–SSE 101310+ mi
Mon 1 PM79°79°75°88%51%6%–SSE 101410+ mi
Mon 2 PM78°78°75°91%38%6%–SSE 101410+ mi
Mon 3 PM78°78°75°91%33%9%–SSE 101410+ mi
Mon 4 PM78°78°75°91%52%9%–SSE 1015–
Mon 5 PM77°77°75°94%75%9%–SSE 1015–
Mon 6 PM77°77°75°94%89%0%–SSE 1015–
Mon 7 PM77°77°75°94%81%0%–SE 1016–
Mon 8 PM77°77°75°94%69%0%–SSE 1017–
Mon 9 PM77°77°75°94%57%0%–SSE 1217–
Mon 10 PM77°77°75°94%57%0%–SSE 1217–
Mon 11 PM77°77°75°94%58%0%–SSE 1016–
Tue 12 AM77°77°75°94%58%1%–SSE 1016–
Tue 1 AM77°77°75°94%59%1%–SSE 1016–
Tue 2 AM76°76°75°97%59%1%–SSE 915–
Tue 3 AM76°76°75°97%60%1%–SSE 915–
Tue 4 AM75°75°75°100%57%1%–SSE 914–
Tue 5 AM75°75°75°100%55%1%–S 813–
Tue 6 AM75°75°75°100%52%25%–S 812–⚡
Tue 7 AM76°76°75°97%49%25%–S 812–⚡
Tue 8 AM76°76°75°97%47%25%–S 812–⚡
Tue 9 AM77°77°76°97%44%25%–S 813–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

77° / 73°

2% rain

ENE 6–8 mph · gusts 12

Mon, Nov 2

Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny

79° / 75°

9% rain

SSE 5–12 mph · gusts 17

🌫 Fog

Tue, Nov 3

Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 65°

78% rain · 0.30"

SW 8–10 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

73° / 67°

3% rain

NNW 6–12 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

74° / 67°

15% rain

ENE 5–8 mph · gusts 12

Fri, Nov 6

Sunny

73° / 66°

15% rain

NNE 5–10 mph · gusts 14

Sat, Nov 7

Chance Rain Showers

73° / 66°

32% rain · 0.18"

ENE 8–10 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East northeast wind around 8 mph.
  • Tonight: Patchy fog after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
  • Monday: Patchy fog before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South 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 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. North northwest wind around 12 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74. East northeast wind around 8 mph.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 502 AM 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.


GMZ330-012330-
Matagorda Bay-
502 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast late.
Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog early this morning. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy 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 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to smooth to slightly
choppy in the afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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 · 502 AM 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.


GMZ350-355-012330-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
502 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late. Seas
around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. Areas of
dense fog early this morning. Patchy dense fog late this morning.
.TONIGHT...East 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. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North 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. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · February 1995

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4% lit
↑ 8:10 AM
↓ 8:09 PM
★★☆☆c84
2
9% lit
↑ 8:48 AM
↓ 9:07 PM
★★☆☆c58
Moon crosses the equator
3
16% lit
↑ 9:25 AM
↓ 10:03 PM
★☆☆☆c40
4
24% lit
↑ 10:01 AM
↓ 10:57 PM
★☆☆☆c40
5
33% lit
↑ 10:37 AM
↓ 11:51 PM
★☆☆☆c50
6
43% lit
↑ 11:15 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c59
7
52% lit
↑ 11:54 AM
↓ 12:43 AM
★☆☆☆c67
First Quarter
8
61% lit
↑ 12:37 PM
↓ 1:35 AM
★★☆☆c73
Apogee · 404,422 km
9
70% lit
↑ 1:22 PM
↓ 2:25 AM
★★☆☆c78
10
79% lit
↑ 2:11 PM
↓ 3:14 AM
★★☆☆c82
Moon farthest north (19.6°)
11
86% lit
↑ 3:02 PM
↓ 4:02 AM
★★☆☆c83
12
92% lit
↑ 3:56 PM
↓ 4:47 AM
★★☆☆c83
best
13
96% lit
↑ 4:51 PM
↓ 5:30 AM
★★☆☆c81
best
14
99% lit
↑ 5:49 PM
↓ 6:11 AM
★☆☆☆c76
15
100% lit
↑ 6:47 PM
↓ 6:50 AM
★★☆☆c73
Full Moon · Snow Moon
best
16
98% lit
↑ 7:46 PM
↓ 7:28 AM
★★☆☆c58
17
94% lit
↑ 8:46 PM
↓ 8:07 AM
★★☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
18
88% lit
↑ 9:47 PM
↓ 8:46 AM
★☆☆☆c37
19
80% lit
↑ 10:49 PM
↓ 9:27 AM
★☆☆☆c50
20
70% lit
↑ 11:52 PM
↓ 10:11 AM
★☆☆☆c63
21
59% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:59 AM
★☆☆☆c75
22
48% lit
↑ 12:55 AM
↓ 11:51 AM
★★☆☆c84
Last Quarter
Perigee · 370,180 km
23
37% lit
↑ 1:56 AM
↓ 12:47 PM
★★☆☆c90
Moon farthest south (-19.8°)
24
26% lit
↑ 2:54 AM
↓ 1:47 PM
★★☆☆c92
25
17% lit
↑ 3:48 AM
↓ 2:49 PM
★★☆☆c92
26
9% lit
↑ 4:38 AM
↓ 3:51 PM
★★☆☆c89
best
27
4% lit
↑ 5:23 AM
↓ 4:53 PM
★☆☆☆c81
28
1% lit
↑ 6:04 AM
↓ 5:53 PM
★★☆☆c77
best

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Feb 2 · 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.
  • Tue, Feb 7 · 6:53 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Feb 8 · 12:00 PM — Apogee · 404,422 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Feb 10 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest north (19.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Feb 15 · 6:15 AM — Full Moon · Snow MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Feb 17 · 6:00 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, Feb 22 · 7:03 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Feb 22 · 8:00 PM — Perigee · 370,180 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Feb 23 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-19.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Sun, Feb 12 · Mon, Feb 13 · Wed, Feb 15 · Sun, Feb 26 · Tue, Feb 28

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

Moon distance

370,215 km closest · 404,421 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 6:20 AM.