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Port O'Connor

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

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Today

Today: High 80° · 7% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 82. East wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tonight: Low 73° · 7% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:35 AM / 6:42 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:51 PM / 11:31 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 84%
Major period
3:10 AM–5:10 AM
Minor period
11:01 AM–12:01 PM
Major period
3:40 PM–5:40 PM
Minor period
9:21 PM–10:21 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Oct 2912 PM6 PMFri, Oct 306 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 316 AMclouds38% cloud cover42% cloud cover32% cloud cover31% cloud cover44% cloud cover42% cloud cover37% cloud cover65% cloud cover65% cloud cover85% cloud cover89% cloud cover68% cloud cover67% cloud cover60% cloud cover70% cloud cover55% cloud cover70% cloud cover64% cloud cover72% cloud cover61% cloud cover57% cloud cover63% cloud cover65% cloud cover67% cloud cover63% cloud cover66% cloud cover58% cloud cover58% cloud cover19% cloud cover27% cloud cover27% cloud cover35% cloud cover53% cloud cover52% cloud cover53% cloud cover54% cloud cover52% cloud cover48% cloud cover46% cloud cover46% cloud cover48% cloud cover49% cloud cover48% cloud cover46% cloud cover41% cloud cover40% cloud cover39% cloud cover38% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°77797977767674747577777676757474rain6% chance5% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance5% chance7% chance4% chance4% chance6% chance4% chance19% chance19% chance19% chance32% chance32% chance32% chance36% chance36% chance36% chance36% chance36% chance36% chance29% chance, 0.01 in29% chance, 0.01 in29% chance, 0.01 in29% chance, 0.01 in29% chance, 0.01 in29% chance, 0.01 in19% chance19% chance19% chance19% chance19% chance19% chance23% chance23% chance23% chance23% chancewind01020mphE 12 mph, gusts 14E 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 20E 13 mph, gusts 18E 12 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 6 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 10
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 11 AM77°77°67°71%38%6%–E 121410+ mi
Thu 12 PM79°79°67°67%42%5%–E 121510+ mi
Thu 1 PM79°79°68°69%32%4%–E 131610+ mi
Thu 2 PM79°79°67°67%31%3%–E 131610+ mi
Thu 3 PM80°82°67°65%44%3%–E 131710+ mi
Thu 4 PM80°82°67°65%42%3%–E 141710+ mi
Thu 5 PM79°79°67°67%37%2%–E 141810+ mi
Thu 6 PM79°79°66°64%65%2%–E 141810+ mi
Thu 7 PM78°78°67°69%65%1%–E 141810+ mi
Thu 8 PM77°77°66°69%85%1%–E 142010+ mi
Thu 9 PM77°77°65°67%89%1%–E 142010+ mi
Thu 10 PM77°77°65°67%68%1%–E 142010+ mi
Thu 11 PM76°76°65°69%67%1%–E 131810+ mi
Fri 12 AM76°76°65°69%60%1%–E 131710+ mi
Fri 1 AM76°76°65°69%70%5%–E 121610+ mi
Fri 2 AM76°76°65°69%55%7%–E 101610+ mi
Fri 3 AM75°75°65°71%70%4%–E 101510+ mi
Fri 4 AM74°74°65°74%64%4%–ESE 101510+ mi
Fri 5 AM74°74°65°74%72%6%–E 101510+ mi
Fri 6 AM73°73°65°76%61%4%–E 101510+ mi
Fri 7 AM74°74°66°76%57%19%–E 101410+ mi
Fri 8 AM74°74°67°79%63%19%–ESE 101510+ mi
Fri 9 AM75°75°68°79%65%19%–E 101510+ mi
Fri 10 AM75°75°69°82%67%32%–E 121510+ mi
Fri 11 AM75°75°69°82%63%32%–E 121610+ mi
Fri 12 PM77°77°69°76%66%32%–E 131610+ mi
Fri 1 PM77°77°69°76%58%36%–E 131610+ mi⚡
Fri 2 PM77°77°70°79%58%36%–ESE 131610+ mi⚡
Fri 3 PM77°77°71°82%19%36%–E 131610+ mi⚡
Fri 4 PM78°78°71°79%27%36%–E 131610+ mi⚡
Fri 5 PM77°77°71°82%27%36%–E 1316–⚡
Fri 6 PM77°77°71°82%35%36%–E 1316–⚡
Fri 7 PM76°76°71°85%53%29%0.01"E 1217–⚡
Fri 8 PM76°76°71°85%52%29%0.01"E 1216–⚡
Fri 9 PM76°76°71°85%53%29%0.01"E 1215–⚡
Fri 10 PM76°76°71°85%54%29%0.01"E 1015–⚡
Fri 11 PM76°76°71°85%52%29%0.01"E 914–⚡
Sat 12 AM76°76°72°87%48%29%0.01"ESE 813–⚡
Sat 1 AM75°75°72°90%46%19%–ESE 712–⚡
Sat 2 AM75°75°71°87%46%19%–ESE 610–⚡
Sat 3 AM74°74°71°90%48%19%–ESE 69–⚡
Sat 4 AM74°74°71°90%49%19%–ESE 69–⚡
Sat 5 AM74°74°71°90%48%19%–ESE 69–⚡
Sat 6 AM73°73°71°93%46%19%–E 69–⚡
Sat 7 AM73°73°71°93%41%23%–E 69–⚡
Sat 8 AM74°74°72°93%40%23%–E 69–⚡
Sat 9 AM74°74°73°97%39%23%–E 710–⚡
Sat 10 AM75°75°73°94%38%23%–E 710–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

80° / 73°

7% rain

E 12–14 mph · gusts 20

Fri, Oct 30

Chance Rain Showers

78° / 73°

36% rain · 0.05"

ESE 9–13 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 73°

29% rain · 0.01"

E 6–8 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

78° / 74°

1% rain

E 3–9 mph · gusts 13

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

78° / 74°

18% rain

SE 7–15 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 67°

53% rain · 0.60"

SW 12–15 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Sunny

74° / 66°

15% rain

NW 10–13 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 82. East wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Friday: A chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 9 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 646 AM 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.


GMZ330-300015-
Matagorda Bay-
646 AM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.TODAY...East winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
with gusts up to 20 knots this afternoon. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.TONIGHT...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. 
.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 in the evening. 
.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, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 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.

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

GMZ350 · 646 AM 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.


GMZ350-355-300015-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
646 AM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.

Moon calendar · May 2002

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
75% lit
↑ 12:10 AM
↓ 10:32 AM
★★★☆c89
Moon farthest south (-24.3°)
2
66% lit
↑ 1:06 AM
↓ 11:29 AM
★★☆☆c84
3
56% lit
↑ 1:55 AM
↓ 12:26 PM
★★☆☆c77
4
46% lit
↑ 2:38 AM
↓ 1:23 PM
★★☆☆c69
Last Quarter
5
37% lit
↑ 3:15 AM
↓ 2:17 PM
★☆☆☆c60
6
28% lit
↑ 3:49 AM
↓ 3:11 PM
★☆☆☆c48
7
20% lit
↑ 4:20 AM
↓ 4:03 PM
★☆☆☆c35
Apogee · 405,480 km
8
13% lit
↑ 4:49 AM
↓ 4:55 PM
★☆☆☆c34
Moon crosses the equator
9
7% lit
↑ 5:18 AM
↓ 5:47 PM
★★☆☆c49
10
3% lit
↑ 5:47 AM
↓ 6:40 PM
★★☆☆c63
11
1% lit
↑ 6:18 AM
↓ 7:35 PM
★★★☆c74
12
0% lit
↑ 6:53 AM
↓ 8:32 PM
★☆☆☆c79
New Moon
13
2% lit
↑ 7:31 AM
↓ 9:30 PM
★★★☆c85
best
14
5% lit
↑ 8:14 AM
↓ 10:29 PM
★★★☆c88
15
11% lit
↑ 9:04 AM
↓ 11:28 PM
★★★☆c89
16
18% lit
↑ 9:59 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c90
Moon farthest north (25.4°)
17
27% lit
↑ 11:00 AM
↓ 12:23 AM
★★☆☆c89
18
38% lit
↑ 12:03 PM
↓ 1:13 AM
★★☆☆c86
19
49% lit
↑ 1:08 PM
↓ 2:00 AM
★★☆☆c78
First Quarter
20
60% lit
↑ 2:13 PM
↓ 2:41 AM
★☆☆☆c66
21
71% lit
↑ 3:18 PM
↓ 3:20 AM
★☆☆☆c48
22
81% lit
↑ 4:23 PM
↓ 3:57 AM
★☆☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
23
90% lit
↑ 5:28 PM
↓ 4:33 AM
★★☆☆c59
Perigee · 364,986 km
24
96% lit
↑ 6:34 PM
↓ 5:11 AM
★★★☆c79
25
99% lit
↑ 7:42 PM
↓ 5:51 AM
★★★★c93
best
26
100% lit
↑ 8:48 PM
↓ 6:35 AM
★☆☆☆c98
Full Moon · Flower Moon
27
98% lit
↑ 9:53 PM
↓ 7:24 AM
★★★★c100
best
28
94% lit
↑ 10:53 PM
↓ 8:17 AM
★★★★c100
Moon farthest south (-24.4°)
best
29
88% lit
↑ 11:46 PM
↓ 9:14 AM
★★★☆c98
best
30
80% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:13 AM
★★★☆c92
31
72% lit
↑ 12:32 AM
↓ 11:11 AM
★★☆☆c84

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, May 1 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-24.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, May 4 · 2:17 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, May 7 · 2:00 PM — Apogee · 405,480 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, May 8 · 11:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, May 12 · 5:45 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, May 16 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (25.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, May 19 · 2:42 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, May 22 · 10:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, May 23 · 11:00 AM — Perigee · 364,986 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, May 26 · 6:52 AM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, May 28 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-24.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Mon, May 13 · Sat, May 25 · Mon, May 27 · Tue, May 28 · Wed, May 29

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

Moon distance

364,988 km closest · 405,475 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 Thu 7:20 AM.