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Matagorda

28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda

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Today

This Afternoon: High 79° · 74% rain

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 68° · 61% rain

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:34 AM / 6:40 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:57 PM / 12:31 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 72%
Major period
4:10 AM–6:10 AM
Minor period
12:01 PM–1:01 PM
Major period
4:45 PM–6:45 PM
Minor period
10:27 PM–11:27 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Oct 306 PMSat, Oct 316 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 16 AM12 PMclouds85% cloud cover80% cloud cover78% cloud cover76% cloud cover79% cloud cover77% cloud cover68% cloud cover71% cloud cover69% cloud cover66% cloud cover56% cloud cover61% cloud cover57% cloud cover54% cloud cover63% cloud cover62% cloud cover61% cloud cover59% cloud cover48% cloud cover48% cloud cover49% cloud cover47% cloud cover37% cloud cover28% cloud cover30% cloud cover26% cloud cover26% cloud cover27% cloud cover31% cloud cover37% cloud cover43% cloud cover41% cloud cover44% cloud cover46% cloud cover36% cloud cover36% cloud cover55% cloud cover53% cloud cover76% cloud cover77% cloud cover82% cloud cover72% cloud cover63% cloud cover53% cloud cover51% cloud cover49% cloud cover47% cloud cover47% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°78767272696972808178737168687180rain71% chance, 0.06 in67% chance, 0.06 in64% chance, 0.06 in59% chance, 0.06 in61% chance, 0.02 in46% chance, 0.02 in41% chance, 0.02 in41% chance, 0.02 in42% chance, 0.02 in45% chance, 0.02 in35% chance34% chance27% chance20% chance13% chance13% chance27% chance, 0.01 in23% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in18% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in26% chance, 0.01 in24% chance, 0.01 in23% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in16% chance, 0.01 in11% chance, 0.01 in4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance0.060.06wind01020mphE 15 mph, gusts 21E 14 mph, gusts 20E 12 mph, gusts 17E 9 mph, gusts 16E 8 mph, gusts 14ENE 6 mph, gusts 12NE 5 mph, gusts 9NE 5 mph, gusts 9NNE 5 mph, gusts 9NNE 5 mph, gusts 8ENE 6 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 8ESE 6 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 8E 5 mph, gusts 8E 3 mph, gusts 8E 3 mph, gusts 7ENE 2 mph, gusts 6NE 3 mph, gusts 7NE 5 mph, gusts 9NE 5 mph, gusts 8ENE 6 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 3 PM78°78°71°81%85%71%0.06"E 15212.8 mi⚡
Fri 4 PM76°76°72°87%80%67%0.06"E 14203.3 mi⚡
Fri 5 PM76°76°72°87%78%64%0.06"E 14203.0 mi⚡
Fri 6 PM76°76°72°87%76%59%0.06"E 13186.0 mi⚡
Fri 7 PM74°74°72°93%79%61%0.02"E 12176.0 mi⚡
Fri 8 PM72°72°72°98%77%46%0.02"E 10168.5 mi⚡
Fri 9 PM72°72°72°98%68%41%0.02"E 9168.7 mi⚡
Fri 10 PM72°72°72°98%71%41%0.02"E 9159.1 mi⚡
Fri 11 PM72°72°71°97%69%42%0.02"E 8149.4 mi⚡
Sat 12 AM72°72°71°97%66%45%0.02"E 7129.4 mi⚡
Sat 1 AM71°71°71°99%56%35%–ENE 6129.3 mi⚡
Sat 2 AM69°69°69°100%61%34%–ENE 5109.1 mi⚡
Sat 3 AM69°69°69°100%57%27%–NE 598.5 mi⚡
Sat 4 AM69°69°69°100%54%20%–NE 598.1 mi⚡
Sat 5 AM69°69°69°100%63%13%–NE 597.0 mi
Sat 6 AM69°69°69°100%62%13%–NNE 597.0 mi
Sat 7 AM68°68°68°100%61%27%0.01"NNE 597.0 mi⚡
Sat 8 AM69°69°69°100%59%23%0.01"NE 587.0 mi⚡
Sat 9 AM72°72°71°99%48%20%0.01"NNE 587.0 mi⚡
Sat 10 AM75°75°72°90%48%18%0.01"NE 699.0 mi⚡
Sat 11 AM77°77°72°83%49%20%0.01"ENE 699.3 mi⚡
Sat 12 PM80°84°72°77%47%22%0.01"E 689.6 mi⚡
Sat 1 PM81°85°72°74%37%26%0.01"E 689.8 mi⚡
Sat 2 PM81°85°72°74%28%24%0.01"ESE 689.9 mi⚡
Sat 3 PM81°85°72°74%30%23%0.01"ESE 689.9 mi⚡
Sat 4 PM81°85°72°74%26%20%0.01"ESE 2810.0 mi⚡
Sat 5 PM80°83°72°78%26%16%0.01"E 689.7 mi⚡
Sat 6 PM78°78°72°82%27%11%0.01"E 689.4 mi
Sat 7 PM76°76°73°90%31%4%–E 689.1 mi
Sat 8 PM75°75°73°94%37%4%–ENE 3810+ mi
Sat 9 PM73°73°73°99%43%4%–E 5810+ mi
Sat 10 PM73°73°73°99%41%4%–E 5810+ mi
Sat 11 PM72°72°72°100%44%3%–E 38–
Sun 12 AM71°71°71°100%46%3%–E 37–
Sun 1 AM71°71°71°100%36%1%–E 37–
Sun 1 AM69°69°69°100%36%2%–E 26–
Sun 2 AM68°68°68°100%55%2%–ENE 26–
Sun 3 AM68°68°68°100%53%2%–ENE 37–
Sun 4 AM68°68°68°100%76%2%–NE 37–
Sun 5 AM68°68°68°100%77%1%–NE 38–
Sun 6 AM68°68°68°100%82%3%–NE 59–
Sun 7 AM68°68°68°100%72%3%–NE 58–
Sun 8 AM71°71°71°100%63%3%–NE 58–
Sun 9 AM75°75°72°90%53%3%–NE 69–
Sun 10 AM78°78°72°82%51%3%–ENE 69–
Sun 11 AM80°84°72°77%49%3%–ENE 79–
Sun 12 PM81°86°72°74%47%2%–E 79–
Sun 1 PM82°86°72°71%47%2%–E 79–

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

79° / 68°

74% rain · 0.34"

E 8–15 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 68°

45% rain · 0.14"

NE 2–7 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Partly Sunny

82° / 70°

3% rain

E 2–8 mph · gusts 12

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

82° / 71°

4% rain

SE 3–12 mph · gusts 16

Tue, Nov 3

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

81° / 59°

62% rain · 0.24"

SW 7–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

77° / 60°

15% rain

NW 5–13 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

77° / 59°

15% rain

NW 5–10 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  • Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 1233 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 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.


GMZ330-310630-
Matagorda Bay-
1233 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Gusts over 30 knots possible in heavier showers and 
thunderstorms. Bay waters slightly choppy. Showers and
thunderstorms likely. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters
slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth after midnight. A chance
of showers with isolated thunderstorms. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. 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 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 southwest in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. Showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest 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 · 1233 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 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.


GMZ350-355-310630-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1233 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 15 to 20 knots gusting 25 knots.
Gusts over 30 knots in heavier showers and thunderstorms. Seas 3 
to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. Showers and 
thunderstorms likely. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. Showers likely with
isolated thunderstorms. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 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. 
.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 in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 15 knots, becoming northwest
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of
showers in the evening. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · September 2005

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4% lit
↑ 5:03 AM
↓ 6:55 PM
★★☆☆c71
best
2
1% lit
↑ 5:58 AM
↓ 7:26 PM
★☆☆☆c70
3
0% lit
↑ 6:53 AM
↓ 7:54 PM
★★☆☆c64
New Moon
best
4
1% lit
↑ 7:46 AM
↓ 8:21 PM
★★☆☆c54
best
5
3% lit
↑ 8:40 AM
↓ 8:48 PM
★☆☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
6
8% lit
↑ 9:34 AM
↓ 9:16 PM
★☆☆☆c33
7
14% lit
↑ 10:30 AM
↓ 9:46 PM
★☆☆☆c46
8
22% lit
↑ 11:29 AM
↓ 10:20 PM
★☆☆☆c70
9
31% lit
↑ 12:31 PM
↓ 11:00 PM
★☆☆☆c81
10
42% lit
↑ 1:36 PM
↓ 11:47 PM
★☆☆☆c87
11
53% lit
↑ 2:42 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c93
First Quarter
12
64% lit
↑ 3:44 PM
↓ 12:43 AM
★☆☆☆c98
Moon farthest south (-28.5°)
13
74% lit
↑ 4:42 PM
↓ 1:48 AM
★★☆☆c100
14
84% lit
↑ 5:32 PM
↓ 2:58 AM
★★☆☆c100
15
92% lit
↑ 6:16 PM
↓ 4:11 AM
★★☆☆c96
best
16
97% lit
↑ 6:54 PM
↓ 5:23 AM
★★☆☆c88
Perigee · 360,409 km
best
17
100% lit
↑ 7:29 PM
↓ 6:32 AM
★☆☆☆c74
Full Moon · Corn Moon
18
99% lit
↑ 8:02 PM
↓ 7:39 AM
★★☆☆c58
Moon crosses the equator
19
96% lit
↑ 8:35 PM
↓ 8:45 AM
★★☆☆c45
20
91% lit
↑ 9:10 PM
↓ 9:50 AM
★★☆☆c64
21
84% lit
↑ 9:48 PM
↓ 10:54 AM
★☆☆☆c80
22
75% lit
↑ 10:29 PM
↓ 11:58 AM
★☆☆☆c87
23
66% lit
↑ 11:16 PM
↓ 1:00 PM
★☆☆☆c87
24
56% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:59 PM
★☆☆☆c85
25
46% lit
↑ 12:07 AM
↓ 2:52 PM
★☆☆☆c78
Last Quarter
Moon farthest north (28.3°)
26
37% lit
↑ 1:02 AM
↓ 3:39 PM
★☆☆☆c73
27
28% lit
↑ 1:58 AM
↓ 4:20 PM
★☆☆☆c68
28
20% lit
↑ 2:55 AM
↓ 4:56 PM
★☆☆☆c63
Apogee · 405,308 km
29
13% lit
↑ 3:51 AM
↓ 5:28 PM
★☆☆☆c57
30
7% lit
↑ 4:46 AM
↓ 5:57 PM
★☆☆☆c48

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Sep 3 · 1:45 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Sep 5 · 8:00 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 11 · 6:36 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Sep 12 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Sep 16 · 9:00 AM — Perigee · 360,409 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Sep 17 · 9:01 PM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Sep 18 · 9:00 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 25 · 1:41 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Sep 25 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Sep 28 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 405,308 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Thu, Sep 1 · Sat, Sep 3 · Sun, Sep 4 · Thu, Sep 15 · Fri, Sep 16

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

Moon distance

360,423 km closest · 406,067 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 Fri 1:20 PM.