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Matagorda

28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda

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Today

Tonight: Low 70° · 15% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday: High 81° · 16% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:31 AM / 6:43 PM
Moonrise / moonset
6:59 PM / 8:01 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 98%
Major period
12:05 AM–2:05 AM
Minor period
7:31 AM–8:31 AM
Major period
12:30 PM–2:30 PM
Minor period
6:29 PM–7:29 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Mon, Oct 26Tue, Oct 276 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 286 AM12 PM6 PMclouds62% cloud cover65% cloud cover65% cloud cover68% cloud cover67% cloud cover64% cloud cover67% cloud cover77% cloud cover78% cloud cover81% cloud cover75% cloud cover73% cloud cover67% cloud cover58% cloud cover60% cloud cover68% cloud cover73% cloud cover70% cloud cover65% cloud cover67% cloud cover66% cloud cover58% cloud cover61% cloud cover58% cloud cover59% cloud cover72% cloud cover67% cloud cover61% cloud cover64% cloud cover65% cloud cover65% cloud cover65% cloud cover66% cloud cover67% cloud cover66% cloud cover64% cloud cover63% cloud cover62% cloud cover62% cloud cover60% cloud cover54% cloud cover49% cloud cover46% cloud cover47% cloud cover50% cloud cover51% cloud cover49% cloud cover45% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°73727070788180757170696978828176rain14% chance15% chance15% chance14% chance9% chance9% chance5% chance8% chance7% chance6% chance6% chance9% chance10% chance11% chance13% chance13% chance, 0.01 in15% chance, 0.01 in16% chance, 0.01 in10% chance, 0.01 in14% chance, 0.01 in8% chance, 0.01 in8% chance8% chance3% chance3% chance7% chance7% chance21% chance, 0.01 in17% chance, 0.01 in17% chance, 0.01 in29% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in24% chance, 0.01 in42% chance, 0.03 in42% chance, 0.03 in42% chance, 0.03 in42% chance, 0.03 in42% chance, 0.03 in42% chance, 0.03 in28% chance28% chance28% chance28% chance28% chance28% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphE 15 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 14ENE 12 mph, gusts 14ENE 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 13 mph, gusts 14ESE 13 mph, gusts 15ESE 13 mph, gusts 15ESE 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 10 PM73°73°68°84%62%14%–E 151710+ mi
Mon 11 PM73°73°68°84%65%15%–E 141710+ mi⚡
Tue 12 AM72°72°68°86%65%15%–E 131610+ mi
Tue 1 AM72°72°68°86%68%14%–E 121510+ mi
Tue 2 AM71°71°67°87%67%9%–E 121410+ mi
Tue 3 AM71°71°67°87%64%9%–E 101410+ mi
Tue 4 AM70°70°67°90%67%5%–E 101410+ mi
Tue 5 AM70°70°66°88%77%8%–E 121410+ mi
Tue 6 AM70°70°66°88%78%7%–ENE 121410+ mi
Tue 7 AM70°70°66°88%81%6%–ENE 121410+ mi
Tue 8 AM70°70°66°89%75%6%–ENE 121410+ mi
Tue 9 AM74°74°67°80%73%9%–E 121410+ mi
Tue 10 AM78°78°68°70%67%10%–E 121410+ mi
Tue 11 AM80°83°68°66%58%11%–E 121410+ mi
Tue 12 PM81°84°67°63%60%13%–E 121510+ mi
Tue 1 PM81°84°68°65%68%13%0.01"E 121510+ mi
Tue 2 PM81°84°68°65%73%15%0.01"E 121510+ mi
Tue 3 PM80°82°68°67%70%16%0.01"E 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 4 PM80°82°68°68%65%10%0.01"E 121510+ mi
Tue 5 PM79°79°69°72%67%14%0.01"E 121510+ mi
Tue 6 PM77°77°70°77%66%8%0.01"E 121510+ mi
Tue 7 PM75°75°70°84%58%8%–E 121510+ mi
Tue 8 PM73°73°70°91%61%8%–E 121510+ mi
Tue 9 PM73°73°70°92%58%3%–E 121510+ mi
Tue 10 PM71°71°70°96%59%3%–E 121510+ mi
Tue 11 PM71°71°70°96%72%7%–E 121510+ mi
Wed 12 AM71°71°70°97%67%7%–E 121410+ mi
Wed 1 AM70°70°70°100%61%21%0.01"E 12149.0 mi⚡
Wed 2 AM70°70°70°99%64%17%0.01"E 1213–⚡
Wed 3 AM69°69°69°100%65%17%0.01"E 1213–⚡
Wed 4 AM69°69°69°100%65%29%0.01"E 1213–⚡
Wed 5 AM69°69°69°100%65%22%0.01"ESE 1213–⚡
Wed 6 AM69°69°69°100%66%24%0.01"ESE 1213–⚡
Wed 7 AM69°69°69°100%67%42%0.03"ESE 1213–⚡
Wed 8 AM69°69°69°100%66%42%0.03"ESE 1213–⚡
Wed 9 AM73°73°70°92%64%42%0.03"ESE 1214–⚡
Wed 10 AM78°78°71°78%63%42%0.03"ESE 1314–⚡
Wed 11 AM81°85°71°72%62%42%0.03"ESE 1315–⚡
Wed 12 PM82°87°72°71%62%42%0.03"ESE 1315–⚡
Wed 1 PM82°86°72°71%60%28%–ESE 1315–⚡
Wed 2 PM82°86°71°71%54%28%–ESE 1315–⚡
Wed 3 PM81°85°71°70%49%28%–ESE 1316–⚡
Wed 4 PM81°84°70°70%46%28%–ESE 1316–⚡
Wed 5 PM79°82°70°73%47%28%–ESE 1215–⚡
Wed 6 PM78°78°70°76%50%28%–ESE 1215–⚡
Wed 7 PM76°76°70°79%51%1%–ESE 1215–
Wed 8 PM75°75°69°81%49%1%–ESE 1214–
Wed 9 PM75°75°69°82%45%1%–ESE 1214–

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

73° / 70°

15% rain

E 14–15 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Tue, Oct 27

Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 69°

29% rain · 0.06"

E 10–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 69°

42% rain · 0.24"

E 12–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Partly Sunny

80° / 69°

2% rain

E 12–14 mph · gusts 17

Fri, Oct 30

Partly Sunny

81° / 69°

12% rain

E 7–13 mph · gusts 16

Sat, Oct 31

Mostly Sunny

83° / 70°

11% rain

E 5–8 mph · gusts 13

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

83° / 71°

2% rain

SE 3–10 mph · gusts 13

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 753 PM 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.


GMZ330-271315-
Matagorda Bay-
753 PM CDT Mon Oct 26 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Bay waters slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers with
isolated thunderstorms late this evening and early morning. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
Isolated thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the
morning. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers. 
.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...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing
to smooth after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East 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 · 753 PM 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.


GMZ350-355-271315-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
753 PM CDT Mon Oct 26 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
increasing to 15 to 20 knots late this evening, then diminishing
to around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight
chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms until early
morning. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers with
isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · September 2013

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
14% lit
↑ 3:38 AM
↓ 5:12 PM
★☆☆☆c68
2
8% lit
↑ 4:31 AM
↓ 5:51 PM
★☆☆☆c68
3
3% lit
↑ 5:24 AM
↓ 6:28 PM
★★☆☆c68
best
4
1% lit
↑ 6:19 AM
↓ 7:03 PM
★☆☆☆c51
5
0% lit
↑ 7:13 AM
↓ 7:39 PM
★★☆☆c51
New Moon
best
6
2% lit
↑ 8:09 AM
↓ 8:15 PM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
7
5% lit
↑ 9:07 AM
↓ 8:53 PM
★☆☆☆c43
8
11% lit
↑ 10:05 AM
↓ 9:33 PM
★☆☆☆c52
9
19% lit
↑ 11:05 AM
↓ 10:17 PM
★☆☆☆c77
10
28% lit
↑ 12:06 PM
↓ 11:06 PM
★☆☆☆c86
11
39% lit
↑ 1:07 PM
↓ 11:59 PM
★☆☆☆c91
12
50% lit
↑ 2:07 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c94
First Quarter
Moon farthest south (-19.7°)
13
61% lit
↑ 3:03 PM
↓ 12:57 AM
★☆☆☆c95
14
72% lit
↑ 3:56 PM
↓ 1:59 AM
★☆☆☆c95
15
82% lit
↑ 4:45 PM
↓ 3:03 AM
★☆☆☆c90
Perigee · 367,395 km
16
90% lit
↑ 5:30 PM
↓ 4:07 AM
★☆☆☆c82
17
96% lit
↑ 6:12 PM
↓ 5:11 AM
★★☆☆c73
best
18
99% lit
↑ 6:52 PM
↓ 6:15 AM
★☆☆☆c48
Moon crosses the equator
19
100% lit
↑ 7:32 PM
↓ 7:17 AM
★★☆☆c48
Full Moon · Corn Moon
best
20
98% lit
↑ 8:11 PM
↓ 8:17 AM
★★☆☆c51
best
21
94% lit
↑ 8:51 PM
↓ 9:16 AM
★☆☆☆c62
22
88% lit
↑ 9:33 PM
↓ 10:14 AM
★☆☆☆c70
23
81% lit
↑ 10:16 PM
↓ 11:10 AM
★☆☆☆c73
24
73% lit
↑ 11:02 PM
↓ 12:03 PM
★☆☆☆c74
25
64% lit
↑ 11:50 PM
↓ 12:54 PM
★☆☆☆c72
Moon farthest north (19.9°)
26
54% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:42 PM
★☆☆☆c68
Last Quarter
27
45% lit
↑ 12:39 AM
↓ 2:26 PM
★☆☆☆c65
Apogee · 404,309 km
28
36% lit
↑ 1:30 AM
↓ 3:08 PM
★☆☆☆c61
29
27% lit
↑ 2:22 AM
↓ 3:47 PM
★☆☆☆c56
30
19% lit
↑ 3:15 AM
↓ 4:24 PM
★☆☆☆c49

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Sep 5 · 6:36 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Sep 6 · 2:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Sep 12 · 12:08 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Sep 12 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-19.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Sep 15 · 12:00 PM — Perigee · 367,395 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Sep 18 · 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, Sep 19 · 6:13 AM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Sep 25 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest north (19.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Sep 26 · 10:56 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Sep 27 · 1:00 PM — Apogee · 404,309 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Tue, Sep 3 · Thu, Sep 5 · Tue, Sep 17 · Thu, Sep 19 · Fri, Sep 20

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

Moon distance

367,395 km closest · 404,307 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 Mon 7:56 PM.