Matagorda
28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda
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Today
This Afternoon: High 80° · 13% rain
Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Low 64° · 1% rain
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:28 AM / 6:47 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 4:10 PM / 2:54 AM
- Moon
- Waxing Gibbous, 80%
- Minor period
- 2:24 AM–3:24 AM
- Major period
- 8:35 AM–10:35 AM
- Minor period
- 3:40 PM–4:40 PM
- Major period
- 9:00 PM–11:00 PM
- Solunar rating
- Low
Next 48 hours
TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 5 PM | 78° | 78° | 68° | 71% | 65% | 3% | – | E 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 6 PM | 77° | 77° | 67° | 71% | 50% | 1% | – | E 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 7 PM | 76° | 76° | 67° | 74% | 47% | 0% | – | E 9 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 8 PM | 75° | 75° | 67° | 76% | 38% | 0% | – | E 8 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 9 PM | 74° | 74° | 67° | 79% | 27% | 0% | – | E 8 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 10 PM | 73° | 73° | 67° | 81% | 23% | 0% | – | E 7 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 11 PM | 72° | 72° | 66° | 81% | 23% | 0% | – | E 7 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 12 AM | 71° | 71° | 65° | 81% | 11% | 0% | – | E 6 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 1 AM | 70° | 70° | 65° | 84% | 7% | 0% | – | E 5 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 2 AM | 69° | 69° | 64° | 84% | 12% | 0% | – | ENE 3 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 3 AM | 67° | 67° | 64° | 90% | 10% | 0% | – | NE 5 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 4 AM | 65° | 65° | 63° | 93% | 10% | 0% | – | NE 5 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 5 AM | 65° | 65° | 63° | 93% | 8% | 0% | – | NNE 5 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 6 AM | 65° | 65° | 62° | 90% | 10% | 0% | – | NNE 6 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 7 AM | 64° | 64° | 62° | 93% | 11% | 1% | – | NNE 6 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 8 AM | 65° | 65° | 62° | 90% | 7% | 1% | – | NNE 6 | 13 | 9.0 mi | |
| Thu 9 AM | 69° | 69° | 63° | 81% | 3% | 1% | – | NE 7 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 10 AM | 75° | 75° | 63° | 66% | 2% | 1% | – | NE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 11 AM | 78° | 78° | 60° | 54% | 3% | 1% | – | ENE 9 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 12 PM | 80° | 81° | 58° | 47% | 2% | 1% | – | E 9 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 1 PM | 80° | 81° | 58° | 47% | 2% | 1% | – | E 10 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 2 PM | 81° | 81° | 58° | 46% | 2% | 1% | – | E 10 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 3 PM | 81° | 81° | 58° | 46% | 2% | 1% | – | ESE 12 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 4 PM | 80° | 81° | 58° | 47% | 0% | 0% | – | ESE 12 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 5 PM | 80° | 81° | 58° | 47% | 9% | 0% | – | E 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 6 PM | 77° | 77° | 58° | 52% | 6% | 0% | – | E 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 7 PM | 74° | 74° | 59° | 59% | 7% | 0% | – | E 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 8 PM | 72° | 72° | 59° | 64% | 5% | 0% | – | E 8 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 9 PM | 70° | 70° | 59° | 68% | 13% | 0% | – | ESE 7 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 10 PM | 69° | 69° | 59° | 70% | 8% | 0% | – | ESE 7 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 11 PM | 69° | 69° | 59° | 70% | 5% | 0% | – | ESE 7 | 13 | – | |
| Fri 12 AM | 68° | 68° | 59° | 73% | 7% | 0% | – | ESE 6 | 12 | – | |
| Fri 1 AM | 68° | 68° | 59° | 73% | 2% | 0% | – | ESE 6 | 10 | – | |
| Fri 2 AM | 67° | 67° | 59° | 75% | 5% | 0% | – | ESE 5 | 9 | – | |
| Fri 3 AM | 65° | 65° | 59° | 81% | 5% | 0% | – | ESE 5 | 8 | – | |
| Fri 4 AM | 65° | 65° | 59° | 81% | 3% | 0% | – | E 5 | 8 | – | |
| Fri 5 AM | 64° | 64° | 58° | 81% | 4% | 0% | – | ENE 5 | 8 | – | |
| Fri 6 AM | 64° | 64° | 58° | 81% | 5% | 0% | – | NE 5 | 9 | – | |
| Fri 7 AM | 64° | 64° | 58° | 81% | 5% | 0% | – | NE 5 | 9 | – | |
| Fri 8 AM | 65° | 65° | 58° | 78% | 0% | 0% | – | NE 6 | 9 | – | |
| Fri 9 AM | 70° | 70° | 58° | 66% | 1% | 0% | – | ENE 6 | 10 | – | |
| Fri 10 AM | 76° | 76° | 59° | 56% | 2% | 0% | – | ENE 7 | 12 | – | |
| Fri 11 AM | 79° | 79° | 58° | 49% | 3% | 0% | – | E 8 | 12 | – | |
| Fri 12 PM | 81° | 81° | 58° | 46% | 4% | 0% | – | E 8 | 13 | – | |
| Fri 1 PM | 82° | 82° | 58° | 44% | 5% | 0% | – | ESE 10 | 13 | – | |
| Fri 2 PM | 83° | 83° | 58° | 43% | 5% | 0% | – | ESE 10 | 13 | – | |
| Fri 3 PM | 83° | 83° | 59° | 44% | 4% | 0% | – | ESE 12 | 14 | – | |
| Fri 4 PM | 83° | 83° | 60° | 46% | 4% | 0% | – | ESE 12 | 14 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Partly Sunny
80° / 64°
13% rain
E 7–12 mph · gusts 15
Thu, Oct 22
Sunny
81° / 64°
1% rain
E 3–12 mph · gusts 15
Fri, Oct 23
Sunny
83° / 67°
Dry
E 5–12 mph · gusts 14
Sat, Oct 24
Sunny
82° / 69°
Dry
E 7–16 mph · gusts 20
Sun, Oct 25
Partly Sunny
79° / 65°
4% rain
E 9–16 mph · gusts 20
Mon, Oct 26
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
79° / 64°
15% rain
E 8–14 mph · gusts 17
⚡ Storms
Tue, Oct 27
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
79° / 63°
18% rain
E 7–12 mph · gusts 15
⚡ Storms
Detailed NWS forecast
- This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
- Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
- Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
- Monday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Weather map
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Marine forecast
Matagorda Bay
GMZ330 · 130 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 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. GMZ330-220715- Matagorda Bay- 130 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth after midnight. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to smooth to slightly choppy in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY...East winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SUNDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM
GMZ350 · 130 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 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. GMZ350-355-220715- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 130 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers early, then a slight chance of showers late. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Moon calendar · December 2019
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27% lit
↑ 11:28 AM
↓ 10:15 PM
↓ 10:15 PM
★☆☆☆c75
2
36% lit
↑ 12:08 PM
↓ 11:10 PM
↓ 11:10 PM
★☆☆☆c66
3
45% lit
↑ 12:44 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★☆☆☆c55
4
54% lit
↑ 1:16 PM
↓ 12:03 AM
↓ 12:03 AM
★☆☆☆c44
First Quarter
Apogee · 404,445 km
5
64% lit
↑ 1:47 PM
↓ 12:56 AM
↓ 12:56 AM
★☆☆☆c38
6
73% lit
↑ 2:18 PM
↓ 1:48 AM
↓ 1:48 AM
★☆☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
7
81% lit
↑ 2:48 PM
↓ 2:40 AM
↓ 2:40 AM
★☆☆☆c45
8
88% lit
↑ 3:21 PM
↓ 3:33 AM
↓ 3:33 AM
★☆☆☆c54
9
93% lit
↑ 3:56 PM
↓ 4:28 AM
↓ 4:28 AM
★★☆☆c72
10
98% lit
↑ 4:35 PM
↓ 5:25 AM
↓ 5:25 AM
★★☆☆c80
11
100% lit
↑ 5:19 PM
↓ 6:24 AM
↓ 6:24 AM
★★☆☆c86
Full Moon · Cold Moon
best12
100% lit
↑ 6:10 PM
↓ 7:25 AM
↓ 7:25 AM
★☆☆☆c89
13
97% lit
↑ 7:06 PM
↓ 8:25 AM
↓ 8:25 AM
★★☆☆c91
Moon farthest north (23.7°)
best14
93% lit
↑ 8:07 PM
↓ 9:22 AM
↓ 9:22 AM
★★☆☆c91
15
86% lit
↑ 9:11 PM
↓ 10:15 AM
↓ 10:15 AM
★★☆☆c90
16
77% lit
↑ 10:16 PM
↓ 11:02 AM
↓ 11:02 AM
★☆☆☆c84
17
66% lit
↑ 11:20 PM
↓ 11:46 AM
↓ 11:46 AM
★☆☆☆c74
18
55% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:25 PM
↓ 12:25 PM
★☆☆☆c61
Perigee · 370,259 km
Last Quarter
19
44% lit
↑ 12:24 AM
↓ 1:03 PM
↓ 1:03 PM
★☆☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
20
33% lit
↑ 1:27 AM
↓ 1:40 PM
↓ 1:40 PM
★☆☆☆c53
21
23% lit
↑ 2:29 AM
↓ 2:17 PM
↓ 2:17 PM
★☆☆☆c69
22
14% lit
↑ 3:33 AM
↓ 2:56 PM
↓ 2:56 PM
★☆☆☆c82
23
7% lit
↑ 4:36 AM
↓ 3:39 PM
↓ 3:39 PM
★★☆☆c92
24
3% lit
↑ 5:39 AM
↓ 4:25 PM
↓ 4:25 PM
★★☆☆c97
best25
0% lit
↑ 6:41 AM
↓ 5:15 PM
↓ 5:15 PM
★★☆☆c97
New Moon
best26
0% lit
↑ 7:39 AM
↓ 6:09 PM
↓ 6:09 PM
★★☆☆c97
Moon farthest south (-22.7°)
best27
3% lit
↑ 8:33 AM
↓ 7:06 PM
↓ 7:06 PM
★☆☆☆c92
28
7% lit
↑ 9:21 AM
↓ 8:02 PM
↓ 8:02 PM
★★☆☆c85
29
13% lit
↑ 10:03 AM
↓ 8:58 PM
↓ 8:58 PM
★★☆☆c77
30
20% lit
↑ 10:41 AM
↓ 9:53 PM
↓ 9:53 PM
★☆☆☆c67
31
28% lit
↑ 11:15 AM
↓ 10:46 PM
↓ 10:46 PM
★☆☆☆c56
Lunar events this month
- Wed, Dec 4 · 12:58 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Wed, Dec 4 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 404,445 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Fri, Dec 6 · 2:00 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, Dec 11 · 11:12 PM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Fri, Dec 13 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest north (23.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Wed, Dec 18 · 3:00 PM — Perigee · 370,259 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Wed, Dec 18 · 10:57 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Thu, Dec 19 · 11:00 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, Dec 25 · 11:13 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Thu, Dec 26 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-22.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Best fishing days
Wed, Dec 11 · Fri, Dec 13 · Tue, Dec 24 · Wed, Dec 25 · Thu, Dec 26
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
370,264 km closest · 404,302 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.
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 1:22 PM.