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Matagorda

28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda

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Today

Today: High 81° · 35% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 67° · 32% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:33 AM / 6:41 PM
Moonrise / moonset
8:44 PM / 10:22 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 92%
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 2812 PM6 PMThu, Oct 296 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 306 AMclouds78% cloud cover77% cloud cover75% cloud cover78% cloud cover77% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°71808079757370686979807973716967rain30% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in29% chance, 0.01 in29% chance, 0.01 in29% 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% chancewind01020mphESE 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 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 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 8 AM71°71°70°97%78%30%0.01"ESE 71210+ mi⚡
Wed 9 AM74°74°71°90%77%30%0.01"ESE 71210+ mi⚡
Wed 10 AM78°78°70°76%75%29%0.01"ESE 81210+ mi⚡
Wed 11 AM80°83°70°72%78%29%0.01"ESE 101410+ mi⚡
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 67°

35% rain · 0.11"

SE 7–14 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Mostly Sunny

81° / 66°

6% rain

E 5–13 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Oct 30

Slight Chance Rain Showers

81° / 68°

20% rain

E 6–12 mph · gusts 14

Sat, Oct 31

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 67°

23% rain

E 5–7 mph · gusts 10

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Partly Sunny

82° / 68°

3% rain

E 3–8 mph · gusts 12

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

82° / 68°

25% rain

S 5–14 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 60°

40% rain · 0.54"

W 8–15 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Monday Night: A chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 643 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.


GMZ330-290015-
Matagorda Bay-
643 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026

.TODAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots this afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing
to smooth after midnight. 
.THURSDAY...East winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
slightly choppy in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.FRIDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast 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 · 643 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.


GMZ350-355-290015-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
643 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.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. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.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, becoming east in the
afternoon. 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 · July 2010

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
76% lit
↑ 11:42 PM
↓ 11:03 AM
★☆☆☆c56
Apogee · 405,036 km
2
68% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:55 AM
★☆☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
3
59% lit
↑ 12:11 AM
↓ 12:47 PM
★☆☆☆c36
4
49% lit
↑ 12:41 AM
↓ 1:40 PM
★☆☆☆c49
Last Quarter
5
39% lit
↑ 1:12 AM
↓ 2:36 PM
★☆☆☆c63
6
30% lit
↑ 1:48 AM
↓ 3:34 PM
★☆☆☆c75
7
21% lit
↑ 2:28 AM
↓ 4:35 PM
★☆☆☆c85
8
13% lit
↑ 3:15 AM
↓ 5:37 PM
★★☆☆c92
9
6% lit
↑ 4:10 AM
↓ 6:38 PM
★★☆☆c97
Moon farthest north (24.5°)
best
10
2% lit
↑ 5:12 AM
↓ 7:35 PM
★★☆☆c100
best
11
0% lit
↑ 6:19 AM
↓ 8:27 PM
★☆☆☆c100
New Moon
12
1% lit
↑ 7:29 AM
↓ 9:14 PM
★★☆☆c99
best
13
5% lit
↑ 8:39 AM
↓ 9:56 PM
★★☆☆c92
Perigee · 361,116 km
14
12% lit
↑ 9:47 AM
↓ 10:34 PM
★★☆☆c80
15
21% lit
↑ 10:53 AM
↓ 11:11 PM
★☆☆☆c61
Moon crosses the equator
16
31% lit
↑ 11:58 AM
↓ 11:47 PM
★☆☆☆c39
17
42% lit
↑ 1:02 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c50
18
53% lit
↑ 2:05 PM
↓ 12:24 AM
★☆☆☆c65
First Quarter
19
64% lit
↑ 3:08 PM
↓ 1:04 AM
★☆☆☆c78
20
74% lit
↑ 4:09 PM
↓ 1:47 AM
★☆☆☆c85
21
82% lit
↑ 5:07 PM
↓ 2:35 AM
★★☆☆c89
22
89% lit
↑ 6:01 PM
↓ 3:27 AM
★★☆☆c89
Moon farthest south (-25.4°)
23
95% lit
↑ 6:49 PM
↓ 4:21 AM
★★☆☆c87
24
98% lit
↑ 7:32 PM
↓ 5:18 AM
★☆☆☆c83
25
100% lit
↑ 8:10 PM
↓ 6:14 AM
★★☆☆c83
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
26
100% lit
↑ 8:44 PM
↓ 7:10 AM
★★☆☆c79
best
27
97% lit
↑ 9:15 PM
↓ 8:04 AM
★★☆☆c72
28
94% lit
↑ 9:45 PM
↓ 8:57 AM
★★☆☆c62
Apogee · 405,953 km
29
88% lit
↑ 10:13 PM
↓ 9:48 AM
★☆☆☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
30
82% lit
↑ 10:42 PM
↓ 10:40 AM
★☆☆☆c37
31
74% lit
↑ 11:13 PM
↓ 11:32 AM
★☆☆☆c36

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Jul 1 · 5:00 AM — Apogee · 405,036 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Jul 2 · 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, Jul 4 · 9:35 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Jul 9 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest north (24.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Jul 11 · 2:40 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Jul 13 · 6:00 AM — Perigee · 361,116 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Jul 15 · 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.
  • Sun, Jul 18 · 5:10 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Jul 22 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-25.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Jul 25 · 8:36 PM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Jul 28 · 7:00 PM — Apogee · 405,953 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Jul 29 · 4:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Fri, Jul 9 · Sat, Jul 10 · Mon, Jul 12 · Sun, Jul 25 · Mon, Jul 26

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

Moon distance

361,160 km closest · 405,918 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 7:20 AM.