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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° · 18% rain

A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: High 76° · 50% rain

A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:36 AM / 6:42 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:59 PM / 12:32 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 76%
Major period
4:15 AM–6:15 AM
Minor period
12:02 PM–1:02 PM
Major period
4:45 PM–6:45 PM
Minor period
10:29 PM–11:29 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Oct 306 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 316 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 1clouds70% cloud cover65% cloud cover76% cloud cover75% cloud cover75% cloud cover74% cloud cover71% cloud cover58% cloud cover57% cloud cover75% cloud cover65% cloud cover53% cloud cover53% cloud cover49% cloud cover39% cloud cover51% cloud cover48% cloud cover52% cloud cover78% cloud cover43% cloud cover35% cloud cover31% cloud cover54% cloud cover59% cloud cover58% cloud cover49% cloud cover42% cloud cover38% cloud cover49% cloud cover46% cloud cover33% cloud cover32% cloud cover28% cloud cover29% cloud cover7% cloud cover3% cloud cover5% cloud cover8% cloud cover23% cloud cover30% cloud cover28% cloud cover25% cloud cover27% cloud cover29% cloud cover31% cloud cover37% cloud cover43% cloud cover49% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°74737475757474737272747777767574rain16% chance24% chance32% chance, 0.02 in37% chance, 0.02 in42% chance, 0.02 in48% chance, 0.02 in49% chance, 0.02 in50% chance, 0.02 in50% chance, 0.12 in50% chance, 0.12 in49% chance, 0.12 in49% chance, 0.12 in41% chance, 0.12 in33% chance, 0.12 in25% chance, 0.06 in27% chance, 0.06 in29% chance, 0.06 in32% chance, 0.06 in29% chance, 0.06 in27% chance, 0.06 in24% chance, 0.05 in28% chance, 0.05 in31% chance, 0.05 in35% chance, 0.05 in27% chance, 0.05 in20% chance, 0.05 in12% chance10% chance9% chance7% chance6% chance6% chance5% chance5% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance0.120.120.120.060.060.060.050.050.05wind01020mphE 10 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 14E 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 17E 9 mph, gusts 15ESE 8 mph, gusts 13ESE 7 mph, gusts 10E 6 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 10NE 7 mph, gusts 10NE 8 mph, gusts 10ENE 8 mph, gusts 10E 6 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 8ENE 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 5 mph, gusts 7
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 5 AM74°74°67°79%70%16%–E 101510+ mi
Fri 6 AM73°73°68°84%65%24%–E 101510+ mi
Fri 7 AM73°73°68°84%76%32%0.02"E 101410+ mi
Fri 8 AM73°73°69°87%75%37%0.02"E 101410+ mi
Fri 9 AM74°74°70°87%75%42%0.02"E 101410+ mi
Fri 10 AM74°74°70°87%74%48%0.02"E 121510+ mi
Fri 11 AM74°74°71°90%71%49%0.02"E 131610.0 mi
Fri 12 PM75°75°71°87%58%50%0.02"E 131610.0 mi
Fri 1 PM75°75°72°90%57%50%0.12"E 131610.0 mi⚡
Fri 2 PM75°75°72°90%75%50%0.12"E 13169.8 mi⚡
Fri 3 PM75°75°72°90%65%49%0.12"E 131610.0 mi⚡
Fri 4 PM76°76°73°90%53%49%0.12"E 12169.9 mi⚡
Fri 5 PM75°75°73°94%53%41%0.12"E 13179.7 mi⚡
Fri 6 PM75°75°72°90%49%33%0.12"E 13179.4 mi⚡
Fri 7 PM74°74°72°93%39%25%0.06"E 13179.6 mi⚡
Fri 8 PM74°74°72°93%51%27%0.06"E 12179.9 mi⚡
Fri 9 PM74°74°72°93%48%29%0.06"E 12179.9 mi⚡
Fri 10 PM74°74°73°97%52%32%0.06"E 10169.9 mi⚡
Fri 11 PM74°74°73°97%78%29%0.06"E 9159.8 mi⚡
Sat 12 AM74°74°72°93%43%27%0.06"E 8139.6 mi⚡
Sat 1 AM74°74°73°97%35%24%0.05"ESE 8139.5 mi⚡
Sat 2 AM73°73°73°100%31%28%0.05"E 7129.4 mi⚡
Sat 3 AM73°73°73°100%54%31%0.05"ESE 7109.4 mi⚡
Sat 4 AM72°72°72°100%59%35%0.05"E 6109.3 mi⚡
Sat 5 AM72°72°72°100%58%27%0.05"E 698.8 mi⚡
Sat 6 AM72°72°72°100%49%20%0.05"ENE 7108.2 mi⚡
Sat 7 AM72°72°72°100%42%12%–E 7107.6 mi
Sat 8 AM72°72°72°100%38%10%–NE 7108.1 mi
Sat 9 AM73°73°73°100%49%9%–NE 7108.6 mi
Sat 10 AM73°73°73°100%46%7%–NE 8109.1 mi
Sat 11 AM74°74°74°100%33%6%–NE 810–
Sat 12 PM75°75°74°97%32%6%–ENE 810–
Sat 1 PM76°76°74°94%28%5%–ENE 810–
Sat 2 PM77°77°74°90%29%5%–E 79–
Sat 3 PM77°77°73°88%7%4%–E 68–
Sat 4 PM77°77°73°88%3%3%–E 79–
Sat 5 PM77°77°73°88%5%3%–E 78–
Sat 6 PM78°78°73°85%8%2%–E 79–
Sat 7 PM76°76°74°94%23%2%–E 79–
Sat 8 PM76°76°74°94%30%2%–E 69–
Sat 9 PM76°76°74°94%28%2%–E 69–
Sat 10 PM75°75°74°97%25%2%–E 69–
Sat 11 PM75°75°73°94%27%2%–E 68–
Sun 12 AM74°74°73°97%29%2%–ENE 58–
Sun 1 AM74°74°73°97%31%2%–ENE 57–
Sun 1 AM74°74°73°97%37%2%–ENE 57–
Sun 2 AM73°73°73°100%43%2%–ENE 57–
Sun 3 AM73°73°73°100%49%2%–NE 57–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 73°

50% rain · 1.14"

E 9–13 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny

78° / 72°

35% rain · 0.36"

ENE 6–8 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Partly Sunny

78° / 74°

6% rain

ENE 5–8 mph · gusts 12

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

78° / 74°

9% rain

ESE 6–12 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 65°

54% rain · 0.18"

SW 8–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

73° / 66°

6% rain

NNW 8–13 mph · gusts 20

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

74° / 66°

5% rain

NNE 7–12 mph · gusts 21

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
  • Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East northeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East northeast wind around 8 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind around 8 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind 7 to 12 mph.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South southeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 1156 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 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.


GMZ330-301715-
Matagorda Bay-
1156 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with
a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing
to smooth after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
slightly choppy in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. 
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ350 · 1156 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 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.


GMZ350-355-301715-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1156 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance
of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · September 2000

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
14% lit
↑ 10:20 AM
↓ 10:17 PM
★☆☆☆c42
2
22% lit
↑ 11:19 AM
↓ 10:54 PM
★☆☆☆c50
3
31% lit
↑ 12:16 PM
↓ 11:31 PM
★☆☆☆c64
4
41% lit
↑ 1:12 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c73
5
50% lit
↑ 2:06 PM
↓ 12:11 AM
★☆☆☆c79
First Quarter
6
60% lit
↑ 2:59 PM
↓ 12:53 AM
★★☆☆c82
7
69% lit
↑ 3:49 PM
↓ 1:38 AM
★★☆☆c83
8
77% lit
↑ 4:37 PM
↓ 2:26 AM
★★☆☆c83
Moon farthest south (-21.9°)
Apogee · 404,762 km
9
85% lit
↑ 5:22 PM
↓ 3:16 AM
★★☆☆c82
10
91% lit
↑ 6:03 PM
↓ 4:09 AM
★★☆☆c79
best
11
96% lit
↑ 6:42 PM
↓ 5:03 AM
★★☆☆c74
best
12
99% lit
↑ 7:19 PM
↓ 5:57 AM
★☆☆☆c66
13
100% lit
↑ 7:54 PM
↓ 6:53 AM
★★☆☆c61
Full Moon · Corn Moon
14
99% lit
↑ 8:28 PM
↓ 7:48 AM
★★☆☆c48
15
96% lit
↑ 9:03 PM
↓ 8:45 AM
★☆☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
16
91% lit
↑ 9:39 PM
↓ 9:43 AM
★☆☆☆c45
17
84% lit
↑ 10:18 PM
↓ 10:42 AM
★★☆☆c61
18
75% lit
↑ 11:00 PM
↓ 11:43 AM
★★☆☆c75
19
65% lit
↑ 11:48 PM
↓ 12:45 PM
★★☆☆c85
20
54% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:47 PM
★★☆☆c92
Last Quarter
21
43% lit
↑ 12:41 AM
↓ 2:49 PM
★★☆☆c96
Moon farthest north (22.2°)
22
32% lit
↑ 1:39 AM
↓ 3:47 PM
★★☆☆c96
best
23
21% lit
↑ 2:42 AM
↓ 4:42 PM
★★☆☆c95
best
24
13% lit
↑ 3:47 AM
↓ 5:31 PM
★★☆☆c90
Perigee · 366,963 km
best
25
6% lit
↑ 4:53 AM
↓ 6:15 PM
★★☆☆c80
26
2% lit
↑ 5:58 AM
↓ 6:56 PM
★★☆☆c66
27
0% lit
↑ 7:01 AM
↓ 7:34 PM
★★☆☆c49
New Moon
28
1% lit
↑ 8:03 AM
↓ 8:11 PM
★★☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
29
5% lit
↑ 9:03 AM
↓ 8:48 PM
★★☆☆c53
30
10% lit
↑ 10:02 AM
↓ 9:25 PM
★★☆☆c64

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Sep 5 · 11:27 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Sep 8 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-21.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Sep 8 · 8:00 AM — Apogee · 404,762 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Sep 13 · 2:37 PM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Sep 15 · 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.
  • Wed, Sep 20 · 8:29 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Sep 21 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest north (22.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Sep 24 · 3:00 AM — Perigee · 366,963 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Sep 27 · 2:53 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Sep 28 · 12:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Sun, Sep 10 · Mon, Sep 11 · Fri, Sep 22 · Sat, Sep 23 · Sun, Sep 24

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

Moon distance

367,028 km closest · 404,744 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 Fri 1:21 AM.