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Matagorda

28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda

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Today

Today: High 80° · 40% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 68° · 18% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunrise / sunset
7:33 AM / 6:41 PM
Moonrise / moonset
8:44 PM / 10:22 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 91%
Major period
2:00 AM–4:00 AM
Minor period
9:52 AM–10:52 AM
Major period
2:35 PM–4:35 PM
Minor period
8:14 PM–9:14 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Oct 286 PMThu, Oct 296 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 306 AMclouds77% cloud cover76% cloud cover75% cloud cover73% cloud cover75% cloud cover75% cloud cover75% cloud cover74% cloud cover71% cloud cover65% cloud cover60% cloud cover56% cloud cover47% cloud cover43% cloud cover47% cloud cover53% cloud cover59% cloud cover62% cloud cover58% cloud cover36% cloud cover42% cloud cover51% cloud cover48% cloud cover48% cloud cover45% cloud cover38% cloud cover38% cloud cover38% cloud cover42% cloud cover45% cloud cover45% cloud cover48% cloud cover46% cloud cover54% cloud cover64% cloud cover67% cloud cover64% cloud cover60% cloud cover59% cloud cover62% cloud cover65% cloud cover67% cloud cover69% cloud cover69% cloud cover70% cloud cover70% cloud cover68% cloud cover63% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°80807874727068728080777271686773rain29% chance, 0.01 in35% chance, 0.01 in35% chance, 0.01 in35% chance, 0.01 in32% chance, 0.01 in32% chance, 0.01 in32% chance, 0.01 in8% chance8% chance8% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance16% chancewind01020mphESE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 14 mph, gusts 16ESE 12 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 15E 8 mph, gusts 14ESE 7 mph, gusts 13ESE 6 mph, gusts 10E 5 mph, gusts 9ENE 6 mph, gusts 10ENE 6 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 12E 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 15ESE 8 mph, gusts 13ESE 6 mph, gusts 12E 6 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 12 PM80°83°70°72%77%29%0.01"ESE 121410+ mi⚡
Wed 1 PM81°84°69°67%76%35%0.01"ESE 131610+ mi⚡
Wed 2 PM80°83°69°69%75%35%0.01"ESE 131610+ mi⚡
Wed 3 PM80°83°69°69%73%35%0.01"ESE 131610+ mi⚡
Wed 4 PM80°83°69°69%75%32%0.01"ESE 141610+ mi⚡
Wed 5 PM79°79°69°72%75%32%0.01"ESE 131610+ mi⚡
Wed 6 PM78°78°69°74%75%32%0.01"ESE 121510+ mi⚡
Wed 7 PM77°77°69°76%74%8%–E 101510+ mi
Wed 8 PM75°75°69°82%71%8%–E 91510+ mi
Wed 9 PM74°74°68°82%65%8%–E 91410+ mi
Wed 10 PM73°73°68°84%60%6%–E 81410+ mi
Wed 11 PM73°73°68°84%56%6%–E 81310+ mi
Thu 12 AM72°72°67°84%47%6%–ESE 71310+ mi
Thu 1 AM71°71°66°84%43%4%–E 61210+ mi
Thu 2 AM70°70°66°87%47%4%–ESE 61010+ mi
Thu 3 AM70°70°66°87%53%4%–E 51010+ mi
Thu 4 AM69°69°66°90%59%4%–E 5910+ mi
Thu 5 AM68°68°66°93%62%4%–E 5910+ mi
Thu 6 AM68°68°66°93%58%4%–ENE 6107.0 mi
Thu 7 AM67°67°66°97%36%3%–ENE 6107.0 mi
Thu 8 AM69°69°66°90%42%3%–ENE 6107.0 mi
Thu 9 AM72°72°67°84%51%3%–E 7107.0 mi
Thu 10 AM77°77°67°71%48%3%–E 8127.0 mi
Thu 11 AM79°79°67°67%48%3%–E 10147.0 mi
Thu 12 PM80°82°66°62%45%3%–E 12157.0 mi
Thu 1 PM81°83°66°60%38%2%–E 13157.0 mi
Thu 2 PM80°82°65°60%38%2%–E 13167.0 mi
Thu 3 PM80°82°65°60%38%2%–E 13167.0 mi
Thu 4 PM80°82°65°60%42%2%–E 13167.0 mi
Thu 5 PM79°79°65°62%45%2%–E 1316–
Thu 6 PM77°77°65°67%45%2%–E 1215–
Thu 7 PM76°76°65°69%48%0%–E 1015–
Thu 8 PM73°73°64°73%46%0%–E 1015–
Thu 9 PM72°72°64°76%54%0%–E 1015–
Thu 10 PM72°72°64°76%64%0%–E 915–
Thu 11 PM71°71°63°76%67%0%–E 814–
Fri 12 AM71°71°63°76%64%0%–ESE 813–
Fri 1 AM70°70°63°78%60%0%–ESE 712–
Fri 2 AM69°69°64°84%59%0%–ESE 612–
Fri 3 AM68°68°64°87%62%0%–E 612–
Fri 4 AM68°68°65°90%65%0%–E 612–
Fri 5 AM67°67°66°97%67%0%–E 612–
Fri 6 AM67°67°67°100%69%0%–E 712–
Fri 7 AM68°68°68°100%69%16%–E 712–
Fri 8 AM70°70°65°84%70%16%–E 712–
Fri 9 AM73°73°67°81%70%16%–E 812–
Fri 10 AM76°76°68°76%68%16%–E 812–
Fri 11 AM78°78°68°71%63%16%–ESE 913–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 68°

40% rain · 0.07"

SE 8–14 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Mostly Sunny

81° / 67°

6% rain

E 5–13 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Oct 30

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 68°

30% rain

E 6–12 mph · gusts 14

Sat, Oct 31

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 68°

45% rain

E 5–7 mph · gusts 10

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

82° / 69°

3% rain

E 3–8 mph · gusts 12

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

82° / 70°

20% rain

SE 5–14 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 61°

42% rain · 0.54"

S 8–15 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
  • Monday: Mostly 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 40%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 1154 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 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.


GMZ330-290530-
Matagorda Bay-
1154 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. 
Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers with isolated 
thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A slight chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms in the
evening. 
.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.
A chance of showers 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 in the evening. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance
of showers. 
.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.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ350 · 1154 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 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.


GMZ350-355-290530-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1154 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated
thunderstorms. A chance of showers early, then a slight chance of
showers. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 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 3 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. A chance
of showers. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · March 2010

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
98% lit
↑ 7:53 PM
↓ 7:08 AM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
2
94% lit
↑ 9:00 PM
↓ 7:45 AM
★☆☆☆c55
3
87% lit
↑ 10:05 PM
↓ 8:23 AM
★☆☆☆c70
4
79% lit
↑ 11:09 PM
↓ 9:04 AM
★☆☆☆c81
5
69% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:47 AM
★☆☆☆c88
6
59% lit
↑ 12:11 AM
↓ 10:35 AM
★☆☆☆c90
7
49% lit
↑ 1:09 AM
↓ 11:26 AM
★☆☆☆c90
Last Quarter
Moon farthest south (-25.9°)
8
39% lit
↑ 2:02 AM
↓ 12:19 PM
★☆☆☆c88
9
30% lit
↑ 2:50 AM
↓ 1:14 PM
★☆☆☆c84
10
22% lit
↑ 3:32 AM
↓ 2:10 PM
★☆☆☆c77
11
15% lit
↑ 4:09 AM
↓ 3:04 PM
★☆☆☆c70
12
9% lit
↑ 4:43 AM
↓ 3:58 PM
★☆☆☆c60
Apogee · 406,007 km
13
4% lit
↑ 5:14 AM
↓ 4:51 PM
★☆☆☆c50
14
1% lit
↑ 6:43 AM
↓ 6:43 PM
★★☆☆c41
15
0% lit
↑ 7:12 AM
↓ 7:36 PM
★★☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
New Moon
best
16
1% lit
↑ 7:41 AM
↓ 8:30 PM
★★☆☆c47
best
17
3% lit
↑ 8:12 AM
↓ 9:26 PM
★★☆☆c58
best
18
8% lit
↑ 8:46 AM
↓ 10:23 PM
★★☆☆c69
19
14% lit
↑ 9:23 AM
↓ 11:23 PM
★★☆☆c80
20
22% lit
↑ 10:07 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c88
21
31% lit
↑ 10:56 AM
↓ 12:23 AM
★☆☆☆c93
22
42% lit
↑ 11:52 AM
↓ 1:23 AM
★☆☆☆c95
Moon farthest north (25.0°)
23
53% lit
↑ 12:54 PM
↓ 2:20 AM
★☆☆☆c95
First Quarter
24
64% lit
↑ 2:00 PM
↓ 3:13 AM
★☆☆☆c91
25
75% lit
↑ 3:08 PM
↓ 4:01 AM
★☆☆☆c84
26
84% lit
↑ 4:16 PM
↓ 4:44 AM
★☆☆☆c74
27
92% lit
↑ 5:23 PM
↓ 5:23 AM
★☆☆☆c60
28
97% lit
↑ 6:30 PM
↓ 6:01 AM
★☆☆☆c46
Perigee · 361,877 km
Moon crosses the equator
29
100% lit
↑ 7:36 PM
↓ 6:38 AM
★★☆☆c59
Full Moon · Worm Moon
best
30
99% lit
↑ 8:43 PM
↓ 7:15 AM
★☆☆☆c73
31
96% lit
↑ 9:49 PM
↓ 7:55 AM
★★☆☆c86
best

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Mar 1 · 1:00 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, Mar 7 · 9:42 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Mar 7 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-25.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Mar 12 · 4:00 AM — Apogee · 406,007 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Mar 15 · 5:00 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, Mar 15 · 4:01 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Mar 22 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest north (25.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Mar 23 · 6:00 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Mar 28 · 12:00 AM — Perigee · 361,877 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Mar 28 · 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.
  • Mon, Mar 29 · 9:25 PM — Full Moon · Worm MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Mon, Mar 15 · Tue, Mar 16 · Wed, Mar 17 · Mon, Mar 29 · Wed, Mar 31

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

Moon distance

360,933 km closest · 405,970 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 Wed 8:01 AM.