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Port O'Connor

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

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Today

Today: High 77° · 3% rain

Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Low 71° · 6% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East northeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:32 AM / 6:46 PM
Moonrise / moonset
6:20 PM / 6:55 AM
Moon
Full Moon, 100%
Major period
12:00 AM–1:15 AM
Minor period
6:25 AM–7:25 AM
Major period
11:40 AM–1:40 PM
Minor period
5:50 PM–6:50 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Oct 256 PMMon, Oct 266 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 276 AM12 PMclouds48% cloud cover75% cloud cover69% cloud cover62% cloud cover76% cloud cover84% cloud cover86% cloud cover86% cloud cover89% cloud cover83% cloud cover83% cloud cover75% cloud cover74% cloud cover68% cloud cover50% cloud cover64% cloud cover65% cloud cover56% cloud cover57% cloud cover65% cloud cover41% cloud cover41% cloud cover14% cloud cover11% cloud cover31% cloud cover19% cloud cover25% cloud cover53% cloud cover56% cloud cover71% cloud cover84% cloud cover70% cloud cover84% cloud cover81% cloud cover73% cloud cover85% cloud cover85% cloud cover78% cloud cover68% cloud cover62% cloud cover63% cloud cover35% cloud cover54% cloud cover72% cloud cover65% cloud cover57% cloud cover50% cloud cover49% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°77757373727072757675747474737576rain1% chance2% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance4% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance5% chance10% chance14% chance18% chance9% chance10% chance7% chance12% chance11% chance10% chance35% chance, 0.01 in33% chance, 0.01 in32% chance, 0.01 in32% chance, 0.01 in33% chance, 0.01 in32% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in32% chance, 0.01 in32% chance, 0.01 inwind01020mphE 15 mph, gusts 18E 15 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 9ENE 8 mph, gusts 8ENE 9 mph, gusts 9ENE 10 mph, gusts 13ENE 12 mph, gusts 14E 13 mph, gusts 15E 15 mph, gusts 18E 15 mph, gusts 18E 16 mph, gusts 20E 15 mph, gusts 18E 15 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 13ESE 10 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 3 PM77°77°62°60%48%0%–E 151810+ mi
Sun 4 PM76°76°63°64%75%0%–E 151810+ mi
Sun 5 PM75°75°63°66%69%0%–E 151810+ mi
Sun 6 PM75°75°63°66%62%0%–E 141810+ mi
Sun 7 PM74°74°62°66%76%0%–E 141610+ mi
Sun 8 PM74°74°62°66%84%0%–E 141610+ mi
Sun 9 PM73°73°62°68%86%0%–E 141610+ mi
Sun 10 PM73°73°63°71%86%0%–E 131510+ mi
Sun 11 PM73°73°64°73%89%0%–E 121410+ mi
Mon 12 AM73°73°64°73%83%1%–E 101310+ mi
Mon 1 AM72°72°65°79%83%2%–E 9910+ mi
Mon 2 AM72°72°65°79%75%5%–E 8810+ mi
Mon 3 AM72°72°66°81%74%5%–ENE 8810+ mi
Mon 4 AM72°72°66°81%68%5%–ENE 8810+ mi
Mon 5 AM71°71°66°84%50%5%–ENE 9910+ mi
Mon 6 AM70°70°67°90%64%5%–ENE 101310+ mi
Mon 7 AM70°70°67°90%65%4%–ENE 101310+ mi
Mon 8 AM71°71°68°90%56%3%–ENE 121410+ mi
Mon 9 AM72°72°69°90%57%2%–ENE 121410+ mi
Mon 10 AM73°73°69°87%65%2%–ENE 131510+ mi
Mon 11 AM74°74°69°84%41%2%–E 131510+ mi
Mon 12 PM75°75°68°79%41%3%–E 141610+ mi
Mon 1 PM76°76°68°76%14%3%–E 151810+ mi
Mon 2 PM76°76°68°76%11%2%–E 151810+ mi
Mon 3 PM76°76°67°74%31%5%–E 151810+ mi
Mon 4 PM76°76°67°74%19%10%–E 151810+ mi
Mon 5 PM75°75°67°76%25%14%–E 162010+ mi
Mon 6 PM75°75°68°79%53%18%–E 151810+ mi
Mon 7 PM74°74°68°82%56%9%–E 151810+ mi
Mon 8 PM74°74°68°82%71%10%–E 151810+ mi
Mon 9 PM74°74°69°84%84%7%–E 151810+ mi
Mon 10 PM74°74°69°84%70%12%–E 141610+ mi
Mon 11 PM74°74°69°84%84%11%–E 1315–
Tue 12 AM74°74°70°87%81%10%–E 1315–
Tue 1 AM74°74°70°87%73%35%0.01"E 1013–⚡
Tue 2 AM74°74°70°87%85%33%0.01"E 1013–⚡
Tue 3 AM74°74°69°84%85%32%0.01"E 1013–⚡
Tue 4 AM74°74°69°84%78%32%0.01"E 1013–⚡
Tue 5 AM73°73°69°87%68%33%0.01"E 1013–⚡
Tue 6 AM73°73°69°87%62%32%0.01"ESE 1013–⚡
Tue 7 AM73°73°69°87%63%30%0.01"ESE 1013–
Tue 8 AM74°74°70°87%35%30%0.01"ESE 1013–
Tue 9 AM75°75°70°84%54%30%0.01"ESE 1213–
Tue 10 AM75°75°71°87%72%30%0.01"ESE 1214–⚡
Tue 11 AM75°75°71°87%65%30%0.01"ESE 1214–⚡
Tue 12 PM76°76°72°87%57%30%0.01"E 1214–⚡
Tue 1 PM76°76°72°87%50%32%0.01"E 1214–⚡
Tue 2 PM76°76°72°87%49%32%0.01"E 1214–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

77° / 71°

6% rain

E 12–15 mph · gusts 18

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

77° / 73°

31% rain

ENE 8–16 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Oct 27

Chance Rain Showers

77° / 73°

36% rain · 0.18"

E 10–13 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 73°

49% rain · 0.24"

ESE 7–14 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Mostly Sunny

76° / 72°

18% rain

E 9–16 mph · gusts 21

Fri, Oct 30

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

76° / 73°

27% rain

ESE 10–14 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Sunny

77° / 74°

27% rain

SE 8–10 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East northeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers between 1pm and 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East northeast wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • 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 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
  • 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 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 139 PM CDT Sun Oct 25 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.


GMZ330-260715-
Matagorda Bay-
139 PM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters 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. A chance of showers after midnight. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy,
diminishing to smooth after midnight. A chance of showers after
midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.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. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ350 · 139 PM CDT Sun Oct 25 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.


GMZ350-355-260715-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
139 PM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. 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. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers. 
.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.

Moon calendar · October 2010

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
44% lit
↑ 12:34 AM
↓ 2:43 PM
★★☆☆c87
2
33% lit
↑ 1:38 AM
↓ 3:30 PM
★★☆☆c85
3
23% lit
↑ 2:44 AM
↓ 4:12 PM
★★☆☆c77
4
14% lit
↑ 3:51 AM
↓ 4:52 PM
★★☆☆c63
5
7% lit
↑ 4:58 AM
↓ 5:31 PM
★☆☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
6
2% lit
↑ 6:05 AM
↓ 6:09 PM
★★☆☆c40
Perigee · 359,456 km
7
0% lit
↑ 7:13 AM
↓ 6:49 PM
★★☆☆c69
New Moon (supermoon)
8
1% lit
↑ 8:21 AM
↓ 7:32 PM
★★★☆c82
best
9
5% lit
↑ 9:29 AM
↓ 8:18 PM
★☆☆☆c86
10
12% lit
↑ 10:36 AM
↓ 9:09 PM
★★★☆c93
best
11
20% lit
↑ 11:38 AM
↓ 10:04 PM
★★★☆c94
12
29% lit
↑ 12:35 PM
↓ 11:00 PM
★★☆☆c94
Moon farthest south (-25.1°)
13
38% lit
↑ 1:25 PM
↓ 11:58 PM
★★☆☆c91
14
48% lit
↑ 2:09 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c85
First Quarter
15
58% lit
↑ 2:47 PM
↓ 12:54 AM
★★☆☆c78
16
67% lit
↑ 3:22 PM
↓ 1:50 AM
★★☆☆c68
17
76% lit
↑ 3:53 PM
↓ 2:43 AM
★☆☆☆c57
18
83% lit
↑ 4:23 PM
↓ 3:36 AM
★☆☆☆c44
Apogee · 405,432 km
19
90% lit
↑ 4:53 PM
↓ 4:27 AM
★☆☆☆c32
Moon crosses the equator
20
95% lit
↑ 5:22 PM
↓ 5:19 AM
★★☆☆c42
21
98% lit
↑ 5:54 PM
↓ 6:12 AM
★★☆☆c62
22
100% lit
↑ 6:27 PM
↓ 7:06 AM
★★★☆c73
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
23
99% lit
↑ 7:05 PM
↓ 8:02 AM
★★★☆c80
best
24
97% lit
↑ 7:48 PM
↓ 8:59 AM
★☆☆☆c83
25
93% lit
↑ 8:36 PM
↓ 9:57 AM
★★★☆c88
best
26
87% lit
↑ 9:30 PM
↓ 10:55 AM
★★★☆c91
Moon farthest north (23.9°)
best
27
79% lit
↑ 10:28 PM
↓ 11:49 AM
★★★☆c93
28
70% lit
↑ 11:30 PM
↓ 12:40 PM
★★☆☆c93
29
59% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:27 PM
★★☆☆c90
30
48% lit
↑ 12:34 AM
↓ 2:09 PM
★★☆☆c83
Last Quarter
31
37% lit
↑ 1:38 AM
↓ 2:48 PM
★★☆☆c71

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Oct 5 · 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.
  • Wed, Oct 6 · 9:00 AM — Perigee · 359,456 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Oct 7 · 1:44 PM — New Moon (supermoon)Moon is near perigee at the same time: perigean spring tides. Expect extra-high highs, extra-low lows, and strong current at the passes.
  • Tue, Oct 12 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-25.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Oct 14 · 4:27 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Oct 18 · 1:00 PM — Apogee · 405,432 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Oct 19 · 12:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Oct 22 · 8:36 PM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Oct 26 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest north (23.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Oct 30 · 7:46 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Fri, Oct 8 · Sun, Oct 10 · Sat, Oct 23 · Mon, Oct 25 · Tue, Oct 26

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

Moon distance

359,473 km closest · 405,431 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 1:21 PM.