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Port O'Connor

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 73° · 1% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. North northeast wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: High 77° · 2% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:37 AM / 5:40 PM
Moonrise / moonset
12:08 AM / 1:09 PM
Moon
Last Quarter, 54%
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 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 26 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 3clouds49% cloud cover47% cloud cover49% cloud cover51% cloud cover44% cloud cover36% 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 cover🌫🌫🌫70°75°80°85°73747677767575757575787877777776rain1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% 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% chancewind01020mphNNE 5 mph, gusts 8NNE 6 mph, gusts 8NE 7 mph, gusts 9ENE 7 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 8 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 6 mph, gusts 10SE 5 mph, gusts 8ESE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 10SSE 8 mph, gusts 12SSE 9 mph, gusts 13SSE 10 mph, gusts 14SSE 10 mph, gusts 14SSE 10 mph, gusts 15SE 10 mph, gusts 16SSE 12 mph, gusts 17SSE 10 mph, gusts 16SSE 10 mph, gusts 16SSE 9 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 5 AM73°73°72°95%49%1%–NNE 588.0 mi
Sun 6 AM73°73°72°97%47%2%–NNE 588.0 mi
Sun 7 AM73°73°72°97%49%2%–NNE 687.0 mi
Sun 8 AM74°74°73°97%51%2%–NNE 697.9 mi
Sun 9 AM74°74°73°97%44%2%–NE 7910+ mi
Sun 10 AM75°75°73°94%36%2%–NE 799.4 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 699.3 mi
Mon 1 AM75°75°73°94%57%2%–SE 589.2 mi
Mon 2 AM75°75°73°94%58%2%–SE 589.1 mi
Mon 3 AM75°75°73°94%53%2%–ESE 589.0 mi
Mon 4 AM75°75°73°94%55%2%–SE 697.7 mi
Mon 5 AM75°75°73°94%65%2%–SE 696.0 mi🌫
Mon 6 AM74°74°74°100%65%5%–SE 694.9 mi🌫
Mon 7 AM75°75°74°97%76%5%–SE 7106.0 mi🌫
Mon 8 AM75°75°75°100%83%5%–SSE 7127.0 mi
Mon 9 AM77°77°75°94%56%5%–SSE 81210+ mi
Mon 10 AM78°78°75°91%52%5%–SSE 912–
Mon 11 AM78°78°75°91%57%5%–SSE 913–
Mon 12 PM78°78°75°91%52%6%–SSE 1013–
Mon 1 PM79°79°75°88%51%6%–SSE 1014–
Mon 2 PM78°78°75°91%38%6%–SSE 1014–
Mon 3 PM78°78°75°91%33%9%–SSE 1014–
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

77° / 73°

2% rain

ENE 5–8 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° / 68°

32% rain · 0.18"

ENE 8–10 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
  • Sunday Night: 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.
  • 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.

Weather map

Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.

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 · September 1995

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
43% lit
↑ 1:23 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c91
2
54% lit
↑ 2:24 PM
↓ 12:22 AM
★★☆☆c98
First Quarter
3
65% lit
↑ 3:22 PM
↓ 1:19 AM
★★☆☆c102
Moon farthest south (-19.1°)
best
4
76% lit
↑ 4:17 PM
↓ 2:19 AM
★★☆☆c102
Perigee · 367,915 km
best
5
85% lit
↑ 5:09 PM
↓ 3:21 AM
★★☆☆c99
best
6
92% lit
↑ 5:56 PM
↓ 4:25 AM
★★☆☆c91
best
7
97% lit
↑ 6:39 PM
↓ 5:29 AM
★★☆☆c78
best
8
100% lit
↑ 7:20 PM
↓ 6:31 AM
★☆☆☆c60
Full Moon · Corn Moon
9
100% lit
↑ 7:59 PM
↓ 7:32 AM
★★☆☆c53
Moon crosses the equator
10
97% lit
↑ 8:38 PM
↓ 8:31 AM
★★☆☆c38
11
93% lit
↑ 9:17 PM
↓ 9:29 AM
★★☆☆c50
12
86% lit
↑ 9:56 PM
↓ 10:25 AM
★★☆☆c63
13
79% lit
↑ 10:37 PM
↓ 11:20 AM
★★☆☆c72
14
70% lit
↑ 11:20 PM
↓ 12:13 PM
★★☆☆c77
15
61% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:04 PM
★★☆☆c80
16
52% lit
↑ 12:06 AM
↓ 1:53 PM
★☆☆☆c80
Moon farthest north (19.1°)
Last Quarter
17
42% lit
↑ 12:53 AM
↓ 2:40 PM
★★☆☆c80
Apogee · 404,263 km
18
33% lit
↑ 1:43 AM
↓ 3:24 PM
★★☆☆c79
19
24% lit
↑ 2:34 AM
↓ 4:06 PM
★★☆☆c76
20
17% lit
↑ 3:27 AM
↓ 4:46 PM
★★☆☆c70
21
10% lit
↑ 4:21 AM
↓ 5:24 PM
★★☆☆c61
22
5% lit
↑ 5:16 AM
↓ 6:02 PM
★★☆☆c50
23
1% lit
↑ 6:13 AM
↓ 6:40 PM
★★☆☆c37
24
0% lit
↑ 7:11 AM
↓ 7:18 PM
★★☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
New Moon
25
1% lit
↑ 8:10 AM
↓ 7:59 PM
★★☆☆c51
26
5% lit
↑ 9:11 AM
↓ 8:42 PM
★★☆☆c66
27
11% lit
↑ 10:14 AM
↓ 9:28 PM
★★☆☆c82
28
19% lit
↑ 11:16 AM
↓ 10:19 PM
★★☆☆c93
29
29% lit
↑ 12:18 PM
↓ 11:15 PM
★★☆☆c99
Perigee · 369,505 km
30
40% lit
↑ 1:17 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c99
Moon farthest south (-19.0°)

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Sep 2 · 4:03 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Sep 3 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Sep 4 · 8:00 PM — Perigee · 367,915 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Sep 8 · 10:37 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 9 · 7:00 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, Sep 16 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest north (19.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Sep 16 · 4:10 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Sep 17 · 1:00 AM — Apogee · 404,263 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Sep 24 · 3:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Sep 24 · 11:55 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Sep 29 · 11:00 PM — Perigee · 369,505 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Sep 30 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Sun, Sep 3 · Mon, Sep 4 · Tue, Sep 5 · Wed, Sep 6 · Thu, Sep 7

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

Moon distance

367,964 km closest · 404,133 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 4:41 AM.