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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° · 20% rain

A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 72° · 4% rain

Mostly clear, with a low around 72. East northeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:30 AM / 6:49 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:12 PM / 2:56 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 78%
Minor period
2:26 AM–3:26 AM
Major period
8:35 AM–10:35 AM
Minor period
3:42 PM–4:42 PM
Major period
9:00 PM–11:00 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Oct 2112 PM6 PMThu, Oct 226 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 236 AMclouds47% cloud cover38% cloud cover44% cloud cover34% cloud cover33% cloud cover30% cloud cover24% cloud cover25% cloud cover25% cloud cover21% cloud cover20% cloud cover15% cloud cover8% cloud cover10% cloud cover7% cloud cover8% cloud cover9% cloud cover13% cloud cover14% cloud cover10% cloud cover9% cloud cover7% cloud cover3% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover0% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover0% cloud cover0% cloud cover0% cloud cover1% cloud cover3% cloud cover5% cloud cover2% cloud cover8% cloud cover13% cloud cover13% cloud cover13% cloud cover13% cloud cover13% cloud cover13% cloud cover13% cloud cover13% cloud cover13% cloud cover13% cloud cover12% cloud cover11% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°74767775747372727476777574737272rain18% chance16% chance16% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphNE 14 mph, gusts 18NE 14 mph, gusts 18ENE 14 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 18E 12 mph, gusts 17E 10 mph, gusts 16E 8 mph, gusts 13E 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 7 mph, gusts 10NE 8 mph, gusts 13NE 9 mph, gusts 14NE 10 mph, gusts 14ENE 10 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 16ESE 8 mph, gusts 13ESE 6 mph, gusts 10ESE 6 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 10 AM74°74°68°82%47%18%–NE 141810.0 mi
Wed 11 AM75°75°69°82%38%16%–NE 14189.9 mi
Wed 12 PM76°76°69°79%44%16%–NE 14189.8 mi
Wed 1 PM76°76°70°82%34%8%–ENE 141810.0 mi
Wed 2 PM76°76°69°79%33%8%–ENE 14189.8 mi
Wed 3 PM77°77°69°76%30%8%–E 141810+ mi
Wed 4 PM77°77°69°76%24%3%–E 141810+ mi
Wed 5 PM77°77°69°76%25%3%–E 141810+ mi
Wed 6 PM76°76°69°79%25%4%–E 131810+ mi
Wed 7 PM75°75°68°79%21%1%–E 131710+ mi
Wed 8 PM74°74°68°82%20%1%–E 121710+ mi
Wed 9 PM74°74°67°79%15%0%–E 121610+ mi
Wed 10 PM74°74°67°79%8%0%–E 101610+ mi
Wed 11 PM73°73°66°79%10%1%–E 91410+ mi
Thu 12 AM73°73°66°79%7%1%–E 81310+ mi
Thu 1 AM73°73°66°79%8%0%–E 71210+ mi
Thu 2 AM73°73°65°76%9%0%–E 71010+ mi
Thu 3 AM72°72°64°76%13%0%–ENE 71010+ mi
Thu 4 AM72°72°64°76%14%0%–ENE 71010+ mi
Thu 5 AM72°72°63°73%10%0%–NE 71210+ mi
Thu 6 AM72°72°64°76%9%0%–NE 81310+ mi
Thu 7 AM72°72°64°76%7%0%–NE 91310+ mi
Thu 8 AM72°72°65°79%3%0%–NE 91410+ mi
Thu 9 AM73°73°65°76%1%0%–NE 91410+ mi
Thu 10 AM74°74°65°74%2%0%–NE 101410+ mi
Thu 11 AM75°75°64°69%0%0%–ENE 121410+ mi
Thu 12 PM76°76°63°64%1%0%–ENE 101410+ mi
Thu 1 PM76°76°61°60%1%0%–ENE 101410+ mi
Thu 2 PM76°76°61°60%0%0%–E 101410+ mi
Thu 3 PM77°77°61°58%0%0%–E 101410+ mi
Thu 4 PM77°77°61°58%0%0%–E 121510+ mi
Thu 5 PM77°77°61°58%1%0%–E 1215–
Thu 6 PM76°76°61°60%3%0%–E 1216–
Thu 7 PM75°75°61°62%5%0%–E 1216–
Thu 8 PM74°74°61°64%2%0%–E 1216–
Thu 9 PM74°74°61°64%8%0%–E 1216–
Thu 10 PM74°74°61°64%13%0%–E 1016–
Thu 11 PM73°73°61°66%13%0%–E 915–
Fri 12 AM73°73°61°66%13%0%–ESE 813–
Fri 1 AM73°73°60°64%13%0%–ESE 712–
Fri 2 AM73°73°60°64%13%0%–ESE 610–
Fri 3 AM72°72°60°66%13%0%–ESE 69–
Fri 4 AM72°72°61°68%13%0%–ESE 69–
Fri 5 AM72°72°61°68%13%0%–ESE 69–
Fri 6 AM72°72°61°68%13%0%–E 69–
Fri 7 AM72°72°62°71%13%0%–E 610–
Fri 8 AM72°72°62°71%12%0%–E 712–
Fri 9 AM73°73°63°71%11%0%–E 812–

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Rain Showers

77° / 72°

20% rain

ENE 9–14 mph · gusts 18

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

77° / 72°

1% rain

ENE 7–12 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

77° / 74°

Dry

E 6–13 mph · gusts 17

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

78° / 73°

1% rain

ESE 10–17 mph · gusts 22

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Sunny

75° / 70°

8% rain

E 15–17 mph · gusts 22

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny

75° / 70°

14% rain

E 12–16 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Oct 27

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 69°

27% rain · 0.06"

ENE 10–14 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. East northeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 77. East northeast wind 8 to 12 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 13 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind 12 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
  • Tuesday: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 505 AM 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.


GMZ330-212315-
Matagorda Bay-
505 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A slight chance of showers this morning. 
.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 around 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy,
diminishing to smooth after midnight. 
.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...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters 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 · 505 AM 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.


GMZ350-355-212315-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
505 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave 
Detail:East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers this 
morning.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East
4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 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: East 2 feet at 7 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 around 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. Seas 3 to 5 feet.

Moon calendar · February 2020

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
47% lit
↑ 11:51 AM
↓ 12:06 AM
★☆☆☆c53
First Quarter
2
57% lit
↑ 12:25 PM
↓ 1:00 AM
★☆☆☆c65
3
66% lit
↑ 1:03 PM
↓ 1:55 AM
★★☆☆c75
4
76% lit
↑ 1:47 PM
↓ 2:53 AM
★★☆☆c85
5
84% lit
↑ 2:37 PM
↓ 3:52 AM
★★★☆c92
6
91% lit
↑ 3:34 PM
↓ 4:52 AM
★★★☆c98
Moon farthest north (23.9°)
best
7
97% lit
↑ 4:38 PM
↓ 5:50 AM
★★★★c99
best
8
99% lit
↑ 5:45 PM
↓ 6:44 AM
★☆☆☆c99
9
100% lit
↑ 6:54 PM
↓ 7:34 AM
★★★★c98
Full Moon · Snow Moon
best
10
97% lit
↑ 8:02 PM
↓ 8:20 AM
★★★☆c93
Perigee · 360,467 km
best
11
91% lit
↑ 9:09 PM
↓ 9:02 AM
★★☆☆c81
12
83% lit
↑ 10:15 PM
↓ 9:41 AM
★★☆☆c65
Moon crosses the equator
13
74% lit
↑ 11:20 PM
↓ 10:19 AM
★☆☆☆c36
14
63% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:58 AM
★☆☆☆c52
15
52% lit
↑ 12:23 AM
↓ 11:38 AM
★☆☆☆c67
Last Quarter
16
41% lit
↑ 1:26 AM
↓ 12:22 PM
★★☆☆c78
17
31% lit
↑ 2:28 AM
↓ 1:08 PM
★★☆☆c84
18
22% lit
↑ 3:26 AM
↓ 1:58 PM
★★☆☆c87
19
14% lit
↑ 4:22 AM
↓ 2:52 PM
★★★☆c87
Moon farthest south (-22.9°)
20
8% lit
↑ 5:12 AM
↓ 3:47 PM
★★★☆c87
21
3% lit
↑ 5:58 AM
↓ 4:43 PM
★★★☆c84
best
22
1% lit
↑ 6:38 AM
↓ 5:38 PM
★☆☆☆c79
23
0% lit
↑ 7:15 AM
↓ 6:32 PM
★★★☆c77
New Moon
24
1% lit
↑ 7:48 AM
↓ 7:25 PM
★★☆☆c69
25
4% lit
↑ 8:20 AM
↓ 8:17 PM
★★☆☆c51
26
9% lit
↑ 8:50 AM
↓ 9:08 PM
★☆☆☆c39
Apogee · 406,277 km
Moon crosses the equator
27
15% lit
↑ 9:20 AM
↓ 10:00 PM
★☆☆☆c35
28
22% lit
↑ 9:50 AM
↓ 10:52 PM
★☆☆☆c44
29
30% lit
↑ 10:23 AM
↓ 11:46 PM
★☆☆☆c54

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Feb 1 · 7:41 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Feb 6 · 8:00 AM — 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.
  • Sun, Feb 9 · 1:33 AM — Full Moon · Snow MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Feb 10 · 2:00 PM — Perigee · 360,467 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Feb 12 · 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.
  • Sat, Feb 15 · 4:17 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Feb 19 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-22.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Feb 23 · 9:31 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Feb 26 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 406,277 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Feb 26 · 11:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Thu, Feb 6 · Fri, Feb 7 · Sun, Feb 9 · Mon, Feb 10 · Fri, Feb 21

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

Moon distance

360,484 km closest · 406,255 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 Wed 7:20 AM.