Matagorda
28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda
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Today
Today: High 82° · 20% rain
A slight chance of rain showers before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Low 61° · 3% rain
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:28 AM / 6:47 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 4:10 PM / 2:54 AM
- Moon
- Waxing Gibbous, 77%
- 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 9 AM | 73° | 73° | 65° | 76% | 57% | 20% | – | NE 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 10 AM | 76° | 76° | 66° | 71% | 49% | 18% | – | NE 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 11 AM | 79° | 79° | 66° | 64% | 43% | 2% | – | ENE 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 12 PM | 81° | 83° | 67° | 63% | 51% | 3% | – | ENE 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 1 PM | 82° | 85° | 67° | 61% | 41% | 3% | – | ENE 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 2 PM | 82° | 85° | 67° | 61% | 43% | 3% | – | E 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 3 PM | 82° | 84° | 66° | 58% | 40% | 2% | – | E 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 4 PM | 82° | 84° | 66° | 58% | 39% | 2% | – | E 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 5 PM | 81° | 83° | 65° | 58% | 34% | 2% | – | E 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 6 PM | 79° | 79° | 65° | 62% | 30% | 3% | – | E 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 7 PM | 76° | 76° | 65° | 69% | 28% | 0% | – | E 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 8 PM | 74° | 74° | 65° | 74% | 26% | 0% | – | E 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 9 PM | 73° | 73° | 64° | 73% | 31% | 0% | – | E 8 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 10 PM | 73° | 73° | 64° | 73% | 19% | 0% | – | E 7 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 11 PM | 72° | 72° | 64° | 76% | 14% | 0% | – | E 7 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 12 AM | 71° | 71° | 63° | 76% | 10% | 0% | – | ENE 6 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 1 AM | 70° | 70° | 63° | 78% | 8% | 0% | – | ENE 5 | 9 | 9.0 mi | |
| Thu 2 AM | 68° | 68° | 62° | 81% | 10% | 0% | – | NE 5 | 9 | 7.9 mi | |
| Thu 3 AM | 67° | 67° | 61° | 81% | 8% | 0% | – | NNE 5 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 4 AM | 64° | 64° | 61° | 90% | 6% | 0% | – | NNE 5 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 5 AM | 63° | 63° | 60° | 90% | 6% | 0% | – | NNE 6 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 6 AM | 62° | 62° | 60° | 93% | 7% | 0% | – | NNE 6 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 7 AM | 61° | 61° | 60° | 97% | 6% | 0% | – | NNE 7 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 8 AM | 62° | 62° | 61° | 97% | 3% | 0% | – | NNE 7 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 9 AM | 69° | 69° | 61° | 76% | 2% | 0% | – | NE 7 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 10 AM | 74° | 74° | 61° | 64% | 1% | 0% | – | NE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 11 AM | 77° | 77° | 59° | 54% | 2% | 0% | – | NE 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 12 PM | 79° | 79° | 57° | 47% | 2% | 0% | – | ENE 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 1 PM | 81° | 81° | 56° | 42% | 2% | 0% | – | E 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 2 PM | 81° | 81° | 56° | 42% | 2% | 0% | – | E 10 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 3 PM | 81° | 81° | 56° | 42% | 2% | 0% | – | E 10 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 4 PM | 81° | 81° | 57° | 44% | 0% | 0% | – | E 10 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 5 PM | 79° | 79° | 57° | 47% | 2% | 0% | – | E 12 | 14 | – | |
| Thu 6 PM | 77° | 77° | 58° | 52% | 3% | 0% | – | E 10 | 14 | – | |
| Thu 7 PM | 73° | 73° | 58° | 59% | 8% | 0% | – | E 9 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 8 PM | 72° | 72° | 58° | 61% | 15% | 0% | – | E 8 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 9 PM | 71° | 71° | 58° | 64% | 14% | 0% | – | E 7 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 10 PM | 69° | 69° | 58° | 68% | 13% | 0% | – | E 7 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 11 PM | 68° | 68° | 57° | 68% | 11% | 0% | – | E 6 | 12 | – | |
| Fri 12 AM | 68° | 68° | 57° | 68% | 9% | 0% | – | E 5 | 9 | – | |
| Fri 1 AM | 67° | 67° | 58° | 73% | 7% | 0% | – | E 3 | 8 | – | |
| Fri 2 AM | 67° | 67° | 58° | 73% | 8% | 0% | – | E 3 | 7 | – | |
| Fri 3 AM | 66° | 66° | 58° | 75% | 9% | 0% | – | E 3 | 7 | – | |
| Fri 4 AM | 64° | 64° | 58° | 81% | 10% | 0% | – | E 3 | 7 | – | |
| Fri 5 AM | 62° | 62° | 57° | 84% | 9% | 0% | – | E 3 | 7 | – | |
| Fri 6 AM | 61° | 61° | 57° | 87% | 8% | 0% | – | ENE 5 | 8 | – | |
| Fri 7 AM | 61° | 61° | 57° | 87% | 7% | 0% | – | NE 5 | 9 | – | |
| Fri 8 AM | 65° | 65° | 57° | 75% | 7% | 0% | – | NE 6 | 10 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny
82° / 61°
20% rain
NE 7–13 mph · gusts 16
Thu, Oct 22
Sunny
81° / 61°
Dry
NE 5–12 mph · gusts 14
Fri, Oct 23
Sunny
82° / 67°
Dry
E 3–12 mph · gusts 14
Sat, Oct 24
Sunny
82° / 67°
Dry
E 7–16 mph · gusts 20
Sun, Oct 25
Mostly Sunny
79° / 63°
7% rain
E 10–16 mph · gusts 21
Mon, Oct 26
Mostly Sunny
81° / 63°
10% rain
E 8–14 mph · gusts 17
Tue, Oct 27
Slight Chance Rain Showers
79° / 61°
20% rain
E 6–12 mph · gusts 15
Detailed NWS forecast
- Today: A slight chance of rain showers before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Friday: Sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
- Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
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 · August 2020
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
96% lit
↑ 7:06 PM
↓ 4:36 AM
↓ 4:36 AM
★★☆☆c98
Moon farthest south (-23.7°)
best2
99% lit
↑ 7:57 PM
↓ 5:34 AM
↓ 5:34 AM
★☆☆☆c95
3
100% lit
↑ 8:41 PM
↓ 6:34 AM
↓ 6:34 AM
★★☆☆c95
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best4
99% lit
↑ 9:20 PM
↓ 7:33 AM
↓ 7:33 AM
★★☆☆c90
best5
96% lit
↑ 9:54 PM
↓ 8:30 AM
↓ 8:30 AM
★★☆☆c82
6
91% lit
↑ 10:26 PM
↓ 9:25 AM
↓ 9:25 AM
★☆☆☆c70
7
84% lit
↑ 10:56 PM
↓ 10:18 AM
↓ 10:18 AM
★☆☆☆c55
8
77% lit
↑ 11:26 PM
↓ 11:11 AM
↓ 11:11 AM
★☆☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
9
69% lit
↑ 11:56 PM
↓ 12:02 PM
↓ 12:02 PM
★☆☆☆c31
Apogee · 404,660 km
10
60% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:55 PM
↓ 12:55 PM
★☆☆☆c45
11
50% lit
↑ 12:27 AM
↓ 1:48 PM
↓ 1:48 PM
★☆☆☆c57
Last Quarter
12
40% lit
↑ 1:01 AM
↓ 2:43 PM
↓ 2:43 PM
★☆☆☆c67
13
31% lit
↑ 1:40 AM
↓ 3:40 PM
↓ 3:40 PM
★☆☆☆c76
14
22% lit
↑ 2:24 AM
↓ 4:37 PM
↓ 4:37 PM
★☆☆☆c83
15
14% lit
↑ 3:13 AM
↓ 5:34 PM
↓ 5:34 PM
★★☆☆c88
Moon farthest north (24.8°)
16
7% lit
↑ 4:10 AM
↓ 6:29 PM
↓ 6:29 PM
★★☆☆c92
17
3% lit
↑ 5:12 AM
↓ 7:20 PM
↓ 7:20 PM
★★☆☆c94
best18
0% lit
↑ 6:17 AM
↓ 8:06 PM
↓ 8:06 PM
★☆☆☆c94
New Moon
19
1% lit
↑ 7:24 AM
↓ 8:49 PM
↓ 8:49 PM
★★☆☆c90
best20
4% lit
↑ 8:31 AM
↓ 9:28 PM
↓ 9:28 PM
★★☆☆c79
21
10% lit
↑ 9:38 AM
↓ 10:06 PM
↓ 10:06 PM
★☆☆☆c65
Perigee · 363,511 km
22
18% lit
↑ 10:43 AM
↓ 10:44 PM
↓ 10:44 PM
★☆☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
23
27% lit
↑ 11:49 AM
↓ 11:22 PM
↓ 11:22 PM
★☆☆☆c42
24
38% lit
↑ 12:54 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★☆☆☆c63
25
50% lit
↑ 1:59 PM
↓ 12:03 AM
↓ 12:03 AM
★☆☆☆c76
First Quarter
26
61% lit
↑ 3:03 PM
↓ 12:48 AM
↓ 12:48 AM
★☆☆☆c84
27
71% lit
↑ 4:05 PM
↓ 1:37 AM
↓ 1:37 AM
★☆☆☆c87
28
80% lit
↑ 5:02 PM
↓ 2:30 AM
↓ 2:30 AM
★★☆☆c89
Moon farthest south (-23.8°)
29
88% lit
↑ 5:53 PM
↓ 3:27 AM
↓ 3:27 AM
★★☆☆c87
30
94% lit
↑ 6:38 PM
↓ 4:25 AM
↓ 4:25 AM
★★☆☆c83
31
98% lit
↑ 7:18 PM
↓ 5:24 AM
↓ 5:24 AM
★★☆☆c79
Lunar events this month
- Sat, Aug 1 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-23.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Mon, Aug 3 · 10:58 AM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Sat, Aug 8 · 6:00 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, Aug 9 · 9:00 AM — Apogee · 404,660 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Tue, Aug 11 · 11:45 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Sat, Aug 15 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest north (24.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Tue, Aug 18 · 9:41 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Fri, Aug 21 · 6:00 AM — Perigee · 363,511 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Sat, Aug 22 · 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.
- Tue, Aug 25 · 12:57 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Fri, Aug 28 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-23.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Best fishing days
Sat, Aug 1 · Mon, Aug 3 · Tue, Aug 4 · Mon, Aug 17 · Wed, Aug 19
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
363,554 km closest · 404,649 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 7:20 AM.