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Matagorda

28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda

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Today

Tonight: Low 57° · 8% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: High 77°

Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:37 AM / 5:36 PM
Moonrise / moonset
1:16 AM / 2:20 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 26%
Minor period
12:46 AM–1:46 AM
Major period
6:50 AM–8:50 AM
Minor period
1:50 PM–2:50 PM
Major period
7:20 PM–9:20 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Nov 3Wed, Nov 46 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Nov 56 AM12 PM6 PMclouds62% cloud cover58% cloud cover53% cloud cover43% cloud cover32% cloud cover21% cloud cover10% cloud cover8% cloud cover6% cloud cover4% cloud cover2% cloud cover9% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover4% cloud cover6% cloud cover5% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover9% cloud cover15% cloud cover20% cloud cover24% cloud cover28% cloud cover29% cloud cover32% cloud cover35% cloud cover33% cloud cover35% cloud cover45% cloud cover51% cloud cover57% cloud cover64% cloud cover70% cloud cover72% cloud cover72% cloud cover71% cloud cover70% cloud cover⚡⚡50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°73676158617275746765626267778077rain8% chance, 0.01 in3% chance, 0.01 in1% chance, 0.01 in5% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance31% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in51% chance, 0.02 in51% chance, 0.02 inwind01020mphN 17 mph, gusts 18N 17 mph, gusts 20N 17 mph, gusts 20N 17 mph, gusts 20N 17 mph, gusts 18N 17 mph, gusts 18N 14 mph, gusts 15N 12 mph, gusts 14N 12 mph, gusts 13N 8 mph, gusts 8NNW 7 mph, gusts 7ENE 5 mph, gusts 6E 3 mph, gusts 8E 3 mph, gusts 7ESE 3 mph, gusts 6ESE 3 mph, gusts 6E 3 mph, gusts 7ENE 5 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 12SE 8 mph, gusts 10SE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 6 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 8 PM73°73°67°82%62%8%0.01"N 171810+ mi
Tue 9 PM71°71°65°82%58%3%0.01"N 171810+ mi
Tue 10 PM69°69°63°82%53%1%0.01"N 172010+ mi
Tue 11 PM67°67°61°83%43%0%0.01"N 172010+ mi
Wed 12 AM65°65°60°84%32%0%–N 172010+ mi
Wed 1 AM63°63°59°86%21%0%–N 172010+ mi
Wed 2 AM61°61°58°89%10%0%–N 172010+ mi
Wed 3 AM59°59°57°93%8%0%–N 171810+ mi
Wed 4 AM58°58°56°95%6%0%–N 171810+ mi
Wed 5 AM58°58°56°94%4%0%–N 171810+ mi
Wed 6 AM57°57°56°96%2%0%–N 171810+ mi
Wed 7 AM57°57°56°97%9%0%–N 151710+ mi
Wed 8 AM61°61°57°86%2%0%–N 141510+ mi
Wed 9 AM66°66°57°73%1%0%–N 121410+ mi
Wed 10 AM70°70°57°63%4%0%–N 121410+ mi
Wed 11 AM72°72°57°58%6%0%–N 121410+ mi
Wed 12 PM74°74°56°53%5%0%–N 121310+ mi
Wed 1 PM75°75°55°50%2%0%–N 101210+ mi
Wed 2 PM75°75°55°50%2%0%–N 8810+ mi
Wed 3 PM77°77°55°47%2%0%–N 5610+ mi
Wed 4 PM75°75°56°51%3%0%–NNW 7710+ mi
Wed 5 PM74°74°57°55%4%0%–N 5610+ mi
Wed 6 PM71°71°58°63%4%0%–ENE 5610+ mi
Wed 7 PM69°69°59°70%5%0%–NE 3810+ mi
Wed 8 PM67°67°60°78%4%0%–E 3810+ mi
Wed 9 PM66°66°60°81%5%0%–ESE 3810+ mi
Wed 10 PM66°66°60°81%6%0%–E 3710+ mi
Wed 11 PM65°65°60°84%6%0%–ESE 3710+ mi
Thu 12 AM64°64°60°87%7%0%–ESE 3610+ mi
Thu 1 AM62°62°60°93%9%0%–ESE 2610+ mi
Thu 2 AM62°62°60°93%15%0%–ESE 3610+ mi
Thu 3 AM62°62°61°97%20%0%–E 3710+ mi
Thu 4 AM61°61°61°100%24%0%–E 37–
Thu 5 AM62°62°61°97%28%5%–E 58–
Thu 6 AM62°62°62°100%29%9%–ENE 59–
Thu 7 AM62°62°62°100%32%9%–E 59–
Thu 8 AM67°67°64°90%35%9%–E 59–
Thu 9 AM72°72°67°84%33%9%–E 69–
Thu 10 AM75°75°68°79%35%9%–E 710–
Thu 11 AM77°77°69°76%45%9%–ESE 710–
Thu 12 PM78°78°70°76%51%31%0.01"ESE 812–
Thu 1 PM79°79°70°74%57%31%0.01"ESE 812–
Thu 2 PM80°83°71°74%64%31%0.01"SE 810–
Thu 3 PM79°79°71°77%70%31%0.01"SE 810–
Thu 4 PM79°79°72°79%72%31%0.01"SE 710–
Thu 5 PM77°77°72°85%72%31%0.01"ESE 79–
Thu 6 PM76°76°72°87%71%51%0.02"ESE 69–⚡
Thu 7 PM75°75°72°90%70%51%0.02"ESE 69–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Cloudy

73° / 57°

8% rain · 0.04"

N 17–17 mph · gusts 20

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

77° / 60°

5% rain

N 3–17 mph · gusts 20

Thu, Nov 5

Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers

80° / 62°

58% rain · 0.18"

E 2–8 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny

78° / 57°

58% rain · 0.24"

N 3–14 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Mostly Sunny

75° / 55°

32% rain · 0.06"

N 8–13 mph · gusts 17

Sun, Nov 8

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

72° / 53°

16% rain

N 7–13 mph · gusts 17

Mon, Nov 9

Sunny

72° / 54°

7% rain

NE 5–9 mph · gusts 13

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and midnight, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
  • Monday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
  • Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 546 PM CST Tue Nov 3 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.


GMZ330-041230-
Matagorda Bay-
546 PM CST Tue Nov 3 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...North winds increasing to 15 knots with gusts to 20
knots. Bay waters slightly choppy to choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay
waters slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance
of showers in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming north
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
slightly choppy after midnight. A chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A chance of showers in the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ350 · 546 PM CST Tue Nov 3 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.


GMZ350-355-041230-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
546 PM CST Tue Nov 3 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Winds becoming north 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 
seconds. A chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms early 
this evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast
2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot
at 6 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds. A
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming north
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds.
A chance of showers in the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet. 
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 1998

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
62% lit
↑ 2:47 PM
↓ 1:21 AM
★☆☆☆c64
2
71% lit
↑ 3:40 PM
↓ 2:00 AM
★☆☆☆c74
3
79% lit
↑ 4:34 PM
↓ 2:42 AM
★☆☆☆c83
4
87% lit
↑ 5:28 PM
↓ 3:29 AM
★★☆☆c90
5
93% lit
↑ 6:21 PM
↓ 4:20 AM
★★☆☆c94
Moon farthest south (-19.4°)
6
98% lit
↑ 7:12 PM
↓ 5:16 AM
★★☆☆c97
best
7
100% lit
↑ 8:01 PM
↓ 6:15 AM
★☆☆☆c97
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
8
99% lit
↑ 8:48 PM
↓ 7:17 AM
★★☆☆c95
best
9
97% lit
↑ 9:32 PM
↓ 8:21 AM
★★☆☆c87
best
10
91% lit
↑ 10:14 PM
↓ 9:25 AM
★★☆☆c72
11
83% lit
↑ 10:56 PM
↓ 10:29 AM
★☆☆☆c56
Perigee · 366,447 km
Moon crosses the equator
12
74% lit
↑ 11:38 PM
↓ 11:33 AM
★☆☆☆c36
13
63% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:36 PM
★☆☆☆c54
14
51% lit
↑ 12:21 AM
↓ 1:39 PM
★☆☆☆c66
Last Quarter
15
40% lit
↑ 1:07 AM
↓ 2:41 PM
★☆☆☆c78
16
29% lit
↑ 1:56 AM
↓ 3:41 PM
★☆☆☆c86
17
20% lit
↑ 2:47 AM
↓ 4:39 PM
★☆☆☆c89
Moon farthest north (18.8°)
18
12% lit
↑ 3:41 AM
↓ 5:33 PM
★★☆☆c90
19
6% lit
↑ 4:37 AM
↓ 6:22 PM
★★☆☆c87
20
2% lit
↑ 5:34 AM
↓ 7:07 PM
★★☆☆c84
best
21
0% lit
↑ 6:30 AM
↓ 7:48 PM
★☆☆☆c77
New Moon
22
0% lit
↑ 7:26 AM
↓ 8:26 PM
★★☆☆c77
best
23
3% lit
↑ 8:20 AM
↓ 9:02 PM
★★☆☆c67
24
7% lit
↑ 9:12 AM
↓ 9:36 PM
★☆☆☆c54
Moon crosses the equator
25
12% lit
↑ 10:04 AM
↓ 10:10 PM
★☆☆☆c40
26
19% lit
↑ 10:55 AM
↓ 10:44 PM
★☆☆☆c33
27
27% lit
↑ 11:47 AM
↓ 11:19 PM
★☆☆☆c40
Apogee · 405,147 km
28
36% lit
↑ 12:38 PM
↓ 11:56 PM
★☆☆☆c53
29
45% lit
↑ 1:30 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c61
30
55% lit
↑ 2:23 PM
↓ 12:36 AM
★☆☆☆c69
First Quarter
31
65% lit
↑ 3:16 PM
↓ 1:20 AM
★☆☆☆c76

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Aug 5 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Aug 7 · 9:09 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Aug 11 · 7:00 AM — Perigee · 366,447 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Aug 11 · 2:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Aug 14 · 2:48 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Aug 17 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Aug 21 · 9:02 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Aug 24 · 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.
  • Thu, Aug 27 · 1:00 AM — Apogee · 405,147 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Aug 30 · 12:06 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Thu, Aug 6 · Sat, Aug 8 · Sun, Aug 9 · Thu, Aug 20 · Sat, Aug 22

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

Moon distance

366,472 km closest · 405,036 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 Tue 6:20 PM.