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Port O'Connor

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 70° · 4% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.

Monday: High 76° · 10% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. East northeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:33 AM / 6:45 PM
Moonrise / moonset
7:02 PM / 8:02 AM
Moon
Full Moon, 100%
Major period
12:10 AM–2:10 AM
Minor period
7:32 AM–8:32 AM
Major period
12:30 PM–2:30 PM
Minor period
6:32 PM–7:32 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Mon, Oct 266 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 276 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 28clouds88% cloud cover82% cloud cover78% cloud cover67% cloud cover49% cloud cover54% cloud cover47% cloud cover51% cloud cover43% cloud cover44% cloud cover34% cloud cover39% cloud cover37% cloud cover38% cloud cover42% cloud cover45% cloud cover51% cloud cover64% cloud cover74% cloud cover69% cloud cover75% cloud cover82% cloud cover85% cloud cover85% cloud cover82% cloud cover77% cloud cover71% cloud cover65% cloud cover68% cloud cover68% cloud cover64% cloud cover67% cloud cover58% cloud cover61% cloud cover59% cloud cover63% cloud cover64% cloud cover61% cloud cover61% cloud cover56% cloud cover69% cloud cover82% cloud cover80% cloud cover74% cloud cover60% cloud cover47% cloud cover46% cloud cover46% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°71707072757675747473737576777574rain3% chance4% chance4% chance5% chance6% chance5% chance5% chance4% chance1% chance2% chance3% chance5% chance5% chance10% chance15% chance18% chance16% chance23% chance30% chance24% chance16% chance17% chance, 0.01 in28% chance, 0.01 in34% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in35% chance, 0.01 in43% chance, 0.01 in28% chance, 0.01 in29% chance, 0.01 in4% chance, 0.01 in4% chance, 0.01 in4% chance, 0.01 in8% chance, 0.01 in15% chance, 0.02 in43% chance, 0.02 in26% chance, 0.02 in25% chance, 0.02 in25% chance, 0.02 in16% chance, 0.02 in14% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance14% chancewind01020mphE 9 mph, gusts 14E 7 mph, gusts 12ENE 9 mph, gusts 14NE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 13 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 18E 15 mph, gusts 20E 16 mph, gusts 21E 15 mph, gusts 21E 15 mph, gusts 21E 13 mph, gusts 20E 12 mph, gusts 17E 10 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 15ESE 10 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 17E 10 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 1 AM71°71°65°79%88%0%–E 91410+ mi
Mon 2 AM71°71°65°80%82%0%–E 81210+ mi
Mon 3 AM71°71°65°82%78%3%–E 71210+ mi
Mon 4 AM70°70°65°83%67%4%–ENE 71210+ mi
Mon 5 AM70°70°65°84%49%4%–ENE 91410+ mi
Mon 6 AM70°70°66°86%54%5%–ENE 101510+ mi
Mon 7 AM70°70°66°87%47%6%–NE 121610+ mi
Mon 8 AM70°70°67°88%51%5%–NE 121610+ mi
Mon 9 AM71°71°67°87%43%5%–NE 121610+ mi
Mon 10 AM72°72°68°85%44%4%–ENE 131610+ mi
Mon 11 AM73°73°68°82%34%1%–ENE 131710+ mi
Mon 12 PM74°74°68°81%39%0%–ENE 141710+ mi
Mon 1 PM75°75°68°79%37%2%–E 141810+ mi
Mon 2 PM75°75°68°78%38%3%–E 151810+ mi
Mon 3 PM76°76°68°77%42%5%–E 152010+ mi
Mon 4 PM76°76°68°76%45%5%–E 152010+ mi
Mon 5 PM76°76°68°77%51%10%–E 162110+ mi
Mon 6 PM75°75°68°79%64%15%–E 162110+ mi
Mon 7 PM75°75°69°81%74%18%–E 152110+ mi
Mon 8 PM74°74°69°83%69%16%–E 152110+ mi
Mon 9 PM74°74°69°85%75%23%–E 152110+ mi
Mon 10 PM74°74°69°85%82%30%–E 142010+ mi
Mon 11 PM74°74°69°86%85%24%–E 132010+ mi
Tue 12 AM74°74°69°86%85%16%–E 131810+ mi
Tue 1 AM74°74°69°86%82%17%0.01"E 121710+ mi
Tue 2 AM73°73°68°84%77%28%0.01"E 101610+ mi
Tue 3 AM73°73°68°83%71%34%0.01"E 101510+ mi
Tue 4 AM73°73°68°82%65%30%0.01"ESE 101510+ mi
Tue 5 AM73°73°68°83%68%35%0.01"E 1015–
Tue 6 AM73°73°68°85%68%43%0.01"E 1015–
Tue 7 AM73°73°69°86%64%28%0.01"ESE 1015–⚡
Tue 8 AM73°73°69°87%67%29%0.01"ESE 1015–⚡
Tue 9 AM74°74°69°87%58%4%0.01"E 1015–
Tue 10 AM75°75°70°84%61%4%0.01"E 1215–
Tue 11 AM75°75°70°82%59%4%0.01"E 1215–
Tue 12 PM76°76°70°82%63%8%0.01"E 1215–
Tue 1 PM76°76°70°81%64%15%0.02"E 1215–⚡
Tue 2 PM76°76°70°82%61%43%0.02"E 1215–⚡
Tue 3 PM77°77°70°81%61%26%0.02"E 1215–⚡
Tue 4 PM77°77°71°80%56%25%0.02"E 1215–⚡
Tue 5 PM77°77°71°81%69%25%0.02"E 1316–⚡
Tue 6 PM76°76°70°82%82%16%0.02"E 1317–⚡
Tue 7 PM75°75°71°85%80%14%–E 1217–
Tue 8 PM75°75°71°87%74%14%–E 1217–
Tue 9 PM74°74°71°89%60%14%–E 1217–
Tue 10 PM74°74°71°90%47%14%–E 1216–
Tue 11 PM74°74°71°90%46%14%–E 1015–
Wed 12 AM74°74°71°90%46%14%–ESE 914–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

76° / 70°

30% rain

ENE 7–16 mph · gusts 21

Tue, Oct 27

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 73°

43% rain · 0.24"

ESE 10–13 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 74°

45% rain · 0.24"

ESE 7–13 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Slight Chance Rain Showers

77° / 74°

18% rain

E 8–16 mph · gusts 21

Fri, Oct 30

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 74°

23% rain

ESE 10–14 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 75°

20% rain

SE 8–10 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 75°

23% rain

SE 6–10 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. East northeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tuesday: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 9am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 78.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 1208 AM CDT Mon Oct 26 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.


GMZ330-261815-
Matagorda Bay-
1208 AM CDT Mon Oct 26 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth
to slightly choppy. 
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY 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 after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
slightly choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the
morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.

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

GMZ350 · 1208 AM CDT Mon Oct 26 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.


GMZ350-355-261815-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1208 AM CDT Mon Oct 26 2026

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY...East winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East
4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East
4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers after
midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance
of showers in the afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
A chance of showers.

Moon calendar · November 2009

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
98% lit
↑ 4:47 PM
↓ 5:25 AM
★★★☆c72
2
100% lit
↑ 5:28 PM
↓ 6:27 AM
★★★★c83
Full Moon · Beaver Moon
best
3
99% lit
↑ 6:16 PM
↓ 7:32 AM
★★★★c90
best
4
95% lit
↑ 7:10 PM
↓ 8:38 AM
★☆☆☆c91
5
89% lit
↑ 8:12 PM
↓ 9:42 AM
★★★★c95
Moon farthest north (25.7°)
best
6
81% lit
↑ 9:17 PM
↓ 10:41 AM
★★★☆c95
7
71% lit
↑ 10:25 PM
↓ 11:33 AM
★★★☆c94
Perigee · 368,912 km
8
60% lit
↑ 11:32 PM
↓ 12:19 PM
★★☆☆c89
9
49% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:59 PM
★★☆☆c78
Last Quarter
10
38% lit
↑ 12:36 AM
↓ 1:36 PM
★☆☆☆c62
11
27% lit
↑ 1:39 AM
↓ 2:10 PM
★☆☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
12
18% lit
↑ 2:41 AM
↓ 2:43 PM
★☆☆☆c42
13
11% lit
↑ 3:42 AM
↓ 3:18 PM
★★☆☆c59
14
5% lit
↑ 4:43 AM
↓ 3:54 PM
★★★☆c75
15
1% lit
↑ 5:45 AM
↓ 4:34 PM
★★★☆c84
16
0% lit
↑ 6:46 AM
↓ 5:18 PM
★★★★c88
New Moon
best
17
1% lit
↑ 7:46 AM
↓ 6:06 PM
★★★★c88
best
18
4% lit
↑ 8:42 AM
↓ 6:58 PM
★☆☆☆c88
Moon farthest south (-26.3°)
19
9% lit
↑ 9:33 AM
↓ 7:53 PM
★★★☆c87
20
15% lit
↑ 10:19 AM
↓ 8:48 PM
★★★☆c84
21
22% lit
↑ 11:00 AM
↓ 9:44 PM
★★☆☆c80
22
30% lit
↑ 11:36 AM
↓ 10:38 PM
★★☆☆c75
Apogee · 404,734 km
23
39% lit
↑ 12:08 PM
↓ 11:31 PM
★★☆☆c66
24
49% lit
↑ 12:38 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c54
First Quarter
25
58% lit
↑ 1:07 PM
↓ 12:24 AM
★☆☆☆c41
26
68% lit
↑ 1:37 PM
↓ 1:17 AM
★☆☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
27
77% lit
↑ 2:07 PM
↓ 2:12 AM
★☆☆☆c50
28
85% lit
↑ 2:41 PM
↓ 3:09 AM
★★☆☆c66
29
92% lit
↑ 3:19 PM
↓ 4:09 AM
★★★☆c80
30
97% lit
↑ 4:04 PM
↓ 5:13 AM
★★★★c90

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Nov 2 · 1:13 PM — Full Moon · Beaver MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Nov 5 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest north (25.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Nov 7 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 368,912 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Nov 9 · 9:56 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Nov 11 · 6:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Nov 16 · 1:14 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Nov 18 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-26.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Nov 22 · 2:00 PM — Apogee · 404,734 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Nov 24 · 3:39 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Nov 26 · 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

Mon, Nov 2 · Tue, Nov 3 · Thu, Nov 5 · Mon, Nov 16 · Tue, Nov 17

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

Moon distance

368,968 km closest · 404,723 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 Sun 11:51 PM.