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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° · 8% rain

Sunny, with a high near 77. East northeast wind around 7 mph.

Tonight: Low 73° · 7% rain

Patchy fog after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East northeast wind around 7 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:36 AM / 6:41 PM
Moonrise / moonset
– / 1:25 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 61%
Major period
5:15 AM–7:15 AM
Minor period
12:55 PM–1:55 PM
Major period
5:45 PM–7:45 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sat, Oct 316 PMSun, Nov 16 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 26 AM12 PMclouds14% cloud cover6% cloud cover5% cloud cover8% cloud cover8% cloud cover9% cloud cover18% cloud cover34% cloud cover43% cloud cover37% cloud cover38% cloud cover45% cloud cover33% cloud cover21% cloud cover31% cloud cover61% cloud cover59% cloud cover56% cloud cover70% cloud cover73% cloud cover61% cloud cover53% cloud cover34% cloud cover30% cloud cover27% cloud cover27% cloud cover23% cloud cover30% cloud cover36% cloud cover51% cloud cover55% cloud cover56% cloud cover57% cloud cover54% cloud cover58% cloud cover54% cloud cover50% cloud cover60% cloud cover57% cloud cover59% cloud cover62% cloud cover72% cloud cover61% cloud cover50% cloud cover49% cloud cover47% cloud cover46% cloud cover47% cloud cover🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫65°70°75°80°77777675757373767777757575747578rain8% chance8% chance8% chance7% chance2% chance3% chance2% chance1% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphNE 6 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 9NE 6 mph, gusts 8NE 6 mph, gusts 10NE 6 mph, gusts 10NE 5 mph, gusts 8NE 6 mph, gusts 8NE 7 mph, gusts 9ENE 7 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 7 mph, gusts 12SE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 6 mph, gusts 9SSE 8 mph, gusts 12SSE 10 mph, gusts 12SSE 10 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 3 PM77°77°73°88%14%8%–NE 6810+ mi
Sat 4 PM77°77°73°88%6%8%–ENE 6710+ mi
Sat 5 PM77°77°73°88%5%8%–E 7810+ mi
Sat 6 PM77°77°73°88%8%7%–ENE 7810+ mi
Sat 7 PM76°76°72°87%8%2%–E 6810+ mi
Sat 8 PM76°76°73°90%9%3%–ENE 61010+ mi
Sat 9 PM76°76°73°90%18%2%–E 6910+ mi
Sat 10 PM75°75°73°94%34%1%–ENE 699.9 mi
Sat 11 PM75°75°73°94%43%3%–E 699.7 mi
Sun 12 AM75°75°72°90%37%3%–ENE 6109.2 mi
Sun 1 AM74°74°72°93%38%1%–NE 688.3 mi
Sun 1 AM74°74°72°93%45%1%–ENE 587.1 mi
Sun 2 AM75°75°72°90%33%1%–NE 6107.0 mi
Sun 3 AM73°73°72°97%21%1%–NE 6105.6 mi🌫
Sun 4 AM73°73°72°97%31%1%–NE 6104.9 mi🌫
Sun 5 AM73°73°71°93%61%2%–NE 694.2 mi🌫
Sun 6 AM73°73°71°93%59%4%–NE 584.2 mi🌫
Sun 7 AM73°73°72°97%56%3%–NE 684.2 mi🌫
Sun 8 AM73°73°72°97%70%3%–NE 685.7 mi🌫
Sun 9 AM74°74°72°93%73%4%–NE 699.8 mi
Sun 10 AM75°75°72°90%61%3%–NE 7910+ mi
Sun 11 AM76°76°72°87%53%3%–ENE 7910.0 mi
Sun 12 PM77°77°73°88%34%3%–ENE 799.9 mi
Sun 1 PM77°77°73°88%30%3%–E 799.8 mi
Sun 2 PM77°77°73°88%27%3%–E 799.8 mi
Sun 3 PM77°77°73°88%27%3%–E 7910.0 mi
Sun 4 PM77°77°73°88%23%3%–E 7910+ mi
Sun 5 PM77°77°73°88%30%3%–ESE 71010+ mi
Sun 6 PM77°77°73°88%36%0%–E 71010+ mi
Sun 7 PM76°76°73°90%51%0%–E 71210+ mi
Sun 8 PM75°75°73°94%55%0%–ESE 81210+ mi
Sun 9 PM75°75°73°94%56%0%–ESE 81210+ mi
Sun 10 PM75°75°73°94%57%0%–ESE 712–
Sun 11 PM75°75°72°90%54%0%–ESE 710–
Mon 12 AM75°75°72°90%58%0%–SE 69–
Mon 1 AM75°75°72°90%54%0%–SE 58–
Mon 2 AM75°75°72°90%50%0%–SE 58–
Mon 3 AM75°75°72°90%60%0%–SE 58–
Mon 4 AM74°74°72°93%57%0%–SE 58–
Mon 5 AM74°74°72°93%59%1%–SE 69–
Mon 6 AM74°74°72°93%62%2%–SE 69–
Mon 7 AM74°74°73°97%72%2%–SE 710–
Mon 8 AM75°75°74°97%61%2%–SSE 812–
Mon 9 AM77°77°74°90%50%2%–SSE 912–
Mon 10 AM77°77°74°90%49%2%–SSE 1012–
Mon 11 AM78°78°75°91%47%2%–SSE 1013–
Mon 12 PM78°78°75°91%46%1%–SSE 1013–
Mon 1 PM78°78°75°91%47%1%–SSE 1013–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

77° / 73°

8% rain

ENE 6–7 mph · gusts 10

Sun, Nov 1

Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny

78° / 74°

4% rain

ENE 5–8 mph · gusts 12

🌫 Fog

Mon, Nov 2

Partly Sunny

79° / 75°

2% rain

SE 5–12 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Nov 3

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

79° / 65°

73% rain · 0.54"

WSW 8–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

73° / 67°

4% rain

NNW 8–13 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

74° / 65°

12% rain

NNE 7–10 mph · gusts 13

Fri, Nov 6

Sunny

73° / 66°

12% rain

NE 7–12 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 77. East northeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Tonight: Patchy fog after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East northeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Sunday: Patchy fog before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East northeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
  • Monday: 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 around 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 likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. West southwest wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. North northwest wind around 13 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 1219 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 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.


GMZ330-010615-
Matagorda Bay-
1219 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.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 10 to 15 knots gusting 20 knots. Bay
waters slightly choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots gusting 20 knots. Bay 
waters slightly choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ350 · 1219 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 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.


GMZ350-355-010615-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1219 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms early. A slight chance of showers. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...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: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A 
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a 
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots gusting 25 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots gusting 20 knots. 
Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · April 1997

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
40% lit
↑ 1:44 AM
↓ 12:48 PM
★★☆☆c85
2
29% lit
↑ 2:35 AM
↓ 1:50 PM
★★☆☆c82
3
19% lit
↑ 3:24 AM
↓ 2:55 PM
★★☆☆c74
4
10% lit
↑ 4:11 AM
↓ 4:00 PM
★★☆☆c60
5
4% lit
↑ 4:56 AM
↓ 5:06 PM
★★☆☆c47
Perigee · 361,500 km
Moon crosses the equator
6
1% lit
↑ 6:40 AM
↓ 7:11 PM
★★☆☆c52
7
0% lit
↑ 7:24 AM
↓ 8:16 PM
★★☆☆c52
New Moon
8
2% lit
↑ 8:08 AM
↓ 9:20 PM
★★☆☆c77
9
7% lit
↑ 8:54 AM
↓ 10:22 PM
★★☆☆c85
best
10
14% lit
↑ 9:42 AM
↓ 11:21 PM
★★☆☆c87
11
22% lit
↑ 10:31 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c89
12
31% lit
↑ 11:22 AM
↓ 12:16 AM
★★☆☆c87
Moon farthest north (18.3°)
13
40% lit
↑ 12:13 PM
↓ 1:07 AM
★★☆☆c83
14
50% lit
↑ 1:05 PM
↓ 1:54 AM
★☆☆☆c77
First Quarter
15
60% lit
↑ 1:56 PM
↓ 2:37 AM
★☆☆☆c69
16
69% lit
↑ 2:48 PM
↓ 3:17 AM
★☆☆☆c60
17
77% lit
↑ 3:39 PM
↓ 3:55 AM
★☆☆☆c49
Apogee · 405,003 km
18
85% lit
↑ 4:30 PM
↓ 4:30 AM
★☆☆☆c38
19
91% lit
↑ 5:21 PM
↓ 5:05 AM
★☆☆☆c35
20
96% lit
↑ 6:13 PM
↓ 5:39 AM
★★☆☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
21
99% lit
↑ 7:07 PM
↓ 6:15 AM
★☆☆☆c57
22
100% lit
↑ 8:01 PM
↓ 6:51 AM
★★☆☆c69
Full Moon · Pink Moon
23
99% lit
↑ 8:57 PM
↓ 7:30 AM
★★☆☆c80
best
24
96% lit
↑ 9:54 PM
↓ 8:13 AM
★★☆☆c88
best
25
91% lit
↑ 10:51 PM
↓ 8:59 AM
★★☆☆c92
best
26
84% lit
↑ 11:47 PM
↓ 9:49 AM
★★☆☆c94
best
27
76% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:44 AM
★★☆☆c96
Moon farthest south (-18.4°)
28
66% lit
↑ 12:41 AM
↓ 11:42 AM
★★☆☆c93
29
55% lit
↑ 1:32 AM
↓ 12:42 PM
★★☆☆c88
Last Quarter
30
43% lit
↑ 2:21 AM
↓ 1:45 PM
★☆☆☆c79

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Apr 5 · 11:00 AM — Perigee · 361,500 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Apr 5 · 9:00 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, Apr 7 · 6:02 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Apr 12 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Apr 14 · 11:59 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Apr 17 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 405,003 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Apr 20 · 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.
  • Tue, Apr 22 · 3:33 PM — Full Moon · Pink MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Apr 27 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Apr 29 · 9:37 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Wed, Apr 9 · Wed, Apr 23 · Thu, Apr 24 · Fri, Apr 25 · Sat, Apr 26

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

Moon distance

361,500 km closest · 405,001 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 Sat 1:21 PM.