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Matagorda

28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda

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Today

Today: High 81° · 6% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Low 68° · 3% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 5 to 15 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:33 AM / 6:40 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:48 PM / 11:30 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 84%
Major period
3:05 AM–5:05 AM
Minor period
11:00 AM–12:00 PM
Major period
3:40 PM–5:40 PM
Minor period
9:18 PM–10:18 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 AMclouds43% cloud cover43% cloud cover35% cloud cover32% cloud cover35% cloud cover41% cloud cover53% cloud cover72% cloud cover69% cloud cover71% cloud cover88% cloud cover72% cloud cover79% cloud cover78% cloud cover63% cloud cover78% cloud cover75% cloud cover49% cloud cover68% cloud cover69% cloud cover69% cloud cover80% cloud cover69% cloud cover71% cloud cover77% cloud cover66% cloud cover61% cloud cover79% cloud cover74% cloud cover45% cloud cover38% cloud cover52% cloud cover61% cloud cover64% cloud cover64% cloud cover61% cloud cover59% cloud cover58% cloud cover57% cloud cover57% cloud cover55% cloud cover55% cloud cover52% cloud cover50% cloud cover45% cloud cover44% cloud cover44% cloud cover44% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°79807973716969697880797471716971rain5% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance24% chance24% chance24% chance30% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in24% chance24% chance24% chance24% chance24% chance24% chance21% chance21% chance21% chance21% chance21% chance21% chance28% chance, 0.02 in28% chance, 0.02 in28% chance, 0.02 in28% chance, 0.02 inwind01020mphE 10 mph, gusts 14E 13 mph, gusts 15E 14 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 16E 9 mph, gusts 16E 8 mph, gusts 14E 7 mph, gusts 13E 7 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 15E 7 mph, gusts 13E 6 mph, gusts 10E 5 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 11 AM79°79°66°64%43%5%–E 101410+ mi
Thu 12 PM80°82°66°62%43%4%–E 121510+ mi
Thu 1 PM81°83°67°63%35%3%–E 131510+ mi
Thu 2 PM80°82°65°60%32%3%–E 131610+ mi
Thu 3 PM80°82°65°60%35%3%–E 141610+ mi
Thu 4 PM80°82°65°60%41%3%–E 141710+ mi
Thu 5 PM79°79°65°62%53%2%–E 141710+ mi
Thu 6 PM77°77°65°67%72%1%–E 131610+ mi
Thu 7 PM75°75°65°71%69%1%–E 121610+ mi
Thu 8 PM73°73°65°76%71%0%–E 101610+ mi
Thu 9 PM72°72°64°76%88%0%–E 101610+ mi
Thu 10 PM71°71°64°79%72%1%–E 101610+ mi
Thu 11 PM71°71°63°76%79%0%–E 91610+ mi
Fri 12 AM70°70°63°78%78%0%–E 91510+ mi
Fri 1 AM70°70°62°76%63%3%–E 81410+ mi
Fri 2 AM69°69°62°78%78%1%–E 71410+ mi
Fri 3 AM69°69°62°78%75%1%–E 71310+ mi
Fri 4 AM69°69°63°81%49%1%–E 71310+ mi
Fri 5 AM69°69°63°81%68%0%–E 71310+ mi
Fri 6 AM68°68°63°84%69%1%–E 81310+ mi
Fri 7 AM69°69°64°84%69%15%–E 81310+ mi
Fri 8 AM69°69°65°87%80%15%–E 81310+ mi
Fri 9 AM71°71°67°87%69%15%–E 91310+ mi
Fri 10 AM77°77°68°74%71%24%–E 101410+ mi
Fri 11 AM78°78°69°74%77%24%–E 121510+ mi
Fri 12 PM79°79°69°72%66%24%–E 131610+ mi
Fri 1 PM79°79°69°72%61%30%0.01"E 131610+ mi
Fri 2 PM80°83°69°69%79%30%0.01"E 141610+ mi
Fri 3 PM79°79°69°72%74%30%0.01"E 141710+ mi
Fri 4 PM80°83°70°72%45%31%0.01"E 141710+ mi⚡
Fri 5 PM79°79°70°74%38%31%0.01"E 1316–⚡
Fri 6 PM78°78°71°79%52%31%0.01"E 1316–⚡
Fri 7 PM76°76°71°85%61%24%–E 1215–⚡
Fri 8 PM74°74°71°90%64%24%–E 1015–⚡
Fri 9 PM73°73°71°93%64%24%–E 915–⚡
Fri 10 PM72°72°71°97%61%24%–E 814–
Fri 11 PM71°71°71°100%59%24%–E 713–
Sat 12 AM71°71°71°100%58%24%–E 712–
Sat 1 AM71°71°71°100%57%21%–E 610–
Sat 2 AM71°71°70°97%57%21%–E 69–
Sat 3 AM70°70°70°100%55%21%–E 59–
Sat 4 AM70°70°70°100%55%21%–E 59–⚡
Sat 5 AM69°69°69°100%52%21%–E 59–⚡
Sat 6 AM68°68°68°100%50%21%–E 59–⚡
Sat 7 AM69°69°69°100%45%28%0.02"E 59–⚡
Sat 8 AM71°71°70°97%44%28%0.02"E 59–⚡
Sat 9 AM74°74°72°93%44%28%0.02"E 69–⚡
Sat 10 AM77°77°73°88%44%28%0.02"E 69–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

81° / 68°

6% rain

E 9–14 mph · gusts 17

Fri, Oct 30

Chance Rain Showers

81° / 68°

31% rain · 0.06"

E 7–14 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 68°

29% rain · 0.12"

E 3–7 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

83° / 69°

6% rain

E 2–9 mph · gusts 10

Mon, Nov 2

Partly Sunny

82° / 70°

19% rain

SE 5–13 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 60°

52% rain · 0.60"

SW 8–15 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Sunny

77° / 57°

15% rain · 0.06"

NW 6–13 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Friday: A chance of rain showers between 7am and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.

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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 · December 2007

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
48% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:47 PM
★☆☆☆c48
Last Quarter
2
38% lit
↑ 12:50 AM
↓ 1:15 PM
★☆☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
3
29% lit
↑ 1:44 AM
↓ 1:42 PM
★☆☆☆c48
4
21% lit
↑ 2:37 AM
↓ 2:09 PM
★☆☆☆c58
5
14% lit
↑ 3:30 AM
↓ 2:38 PM
★☆☆☆c68
6
8% lit
↑ 4:24 AM
↓ 3:11 PM
★★☆☆c74
Apogee · 406,232 km
7
4% lit
↑ 5:20 AM
↓ 3:47 PM
★★☆☆c76
8
1% lit
↑ 6:17 AM
↓ 4:29 PM
★★☆☆c77
best
9
0% lit
↑ 7:13 AM
↓ 5:17 PM
★★☆☆c78
New Moon
best
10
1% lit
↑ 8:07 AM
↓ 6:10 PM
★☆☆☆c78
Moon farthest south (-27.9°)
11
4% lit
↑ 8:57 AM
↓ 7:07 PM
★★☆☆c81
12
9% lit
↑ 9:42 AM
↓ 8:07 PM
★★☆☆c81
13
15% lit
↑ 10:22 AM
↓ 9:07 PM
★★☆☆c80
14
23% lit
↑ 10:57 AM
↓ 10:07 PM
★☆☆☆c74
15
32% lit
↑ 11:30 AM
↓ 11:07 PM
★☆☆☆c61
16
43% lit
↑ 12:01 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c46
17
54% lit
↑ 12:32 PM
↓ 12:07 AM
★☆☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter
18
65% lit
↑ 1:05 PM
↓ 1:09 AM
★☆☆☆c60
19
75% lit
↑ 1:41 PM
↓ 2:13 AM
★☆☆☆c76
20
85% lit
↑ 2:22 PM
↓ 3:22 AM
★★☆☆c88
21
92% lit
↑ 3:11 PM
↓ 4:33 AM
★★☆☆c97
22
97% lit
↑ 4:09 PM
↓ 5:46 AM
★★☆☆c100
Perigee · 360,819 km
best
23
100% lit
↑ 5:14 PM
↓ 6:55 AM
★★★☆c100
Moon farthest north (28.1°)
Full Moon · Cold Moon
best
24
99% lit
↑ 6:23 PM
↓ 7:58 AM
★☆☆☆c100
25
96% lit
↑ 7:33 PM
↓ 8:51 AM
★★☆☆c96
best
26
90% lit
↑ 8:39 PM
↓ 9:36 AM
★★☆☆c90
27
83% lit
↑ 9:41 PM
↓ 10:13 AM
★★☆☆c79
28
75% lit
↑ 10:40 PM
↓ 10:45 AM
★☆☆☆c61
29
65% lit
↑ 11:35 PM
↓ 11:15 AM
★☆☆☆c43
30
56% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:42 AM
★☆☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
31
46% lit
↑ 12:29 AM
↓ 12:10 PM
★☆☆☆c51
Last Quarter

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Dec 1 · 6:44 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Dec 2 · 5:00 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, Dec 6 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 406,232 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Dec 9 · 11:40 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Dec 10 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Dec 17 · 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.
  • Mon, Dec 17 · 4:17 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Dec 22 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 360,819 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Dec 23 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Dec 23 · 7:15 PM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Dec 30 · 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.
  • Mon, Dec 31 · 1:51 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Dec 8 · Sun, Dec 9 · Sat, Dec 22 · Sun, Dec 23 · Tue, Dec 25

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

Moon distance

360,885 km closest · 406,232 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 Thu 7:20 AM.