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, 76%
- 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 7 AM | 68° | 68° | 65° | 90% | 66% | 19% | – | NE 10 | 16 | 8.1 mi | |
| Wed 8 AM | 68° | 68° | 65° | 90% | 70% | 18% | – | NE 10 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 9 AM | 73° | 73° | 65° | 76% | 57% | 20% | – | NE 10 | 15 | 9.8 mi | |
| Wed 10 AM | 76° | 76° | 66° | 71% | 49% | 18% | – | NE 12 | 16 | 9.9 mi | |
| Wed 11 AM | 79° | 79° | 66° | 64% | 43% | 2% | – | ENE 13 | 16 | 9.8 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 | 10.0 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 | 8.8 mi | |
| Thu 2 AM | 68° | 68° | 62° | 81% | 10% | 0% | – | NE 5 | 9 | 8.5 mi | |
| Thu 3 AM | 67° | 67° | 61° | 81% | 8% | 0% | – | NNE 5 | 9 | 9.3 mi | |
| Thu 4 AM | 64° | 64° | 61° | 90% | 6% | 0% | – | NNE 5 | 9 | 9.3 mi | |
| Thu 5 AM | 63° | 63° | 60° | 90% | 6% | 0% | – | NNE 6 | 10 | 9.1 mi | |
| Thu 6 AM | 62° | 62° | 60° | 93% | 7% | 0% | – | NNE 6 | 10 | 9.0 mi | |
| Thu 7 AM | 61° | 61° | 60° | 97% | 6% | 0% | – | NNE 7 | 12 | 8.6 mi | |
| Thu 8 AM | 62° | 62° | 61° | 97% | 3% | 0% | – | NNE 7 | 12 | 7.9 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 | – | |
| Thu 12 PM | 79° | 79° | 57° | 47% | 2% | 0% | – | ENE 9 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 1 PM | 81° | 81° | 56° | 42% | 2% | 0% | – | E 9 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 2 PM | 81° | 81° | 56° | 42% | 2% | 0% | – | E 10 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 3 PM | 81° | 81° | 56° | 42% | 2% | 0% | – | E 10 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 4 PM | 81° | 81° | 57° | 44% | 0% | 0% | – | E 10 | 13 | – | |
| 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 | – |
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.
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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 · October 2020
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
100% lit
↑ 7:29 PM
↓ 6:58 AM
↓ 6:58 AM
★★☆☆c45
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
Moon crosses the equator
2
99% lit
↑ 7:58 PM
↓ 7:50 AM
↓ 7:50 AM
★★☆☆c37
3
97% lit
↑ 8:28 PM
↓ 8:42 AM
↓ 8:42 AM
★☆☆☆c46
Apogee · 406,321 km
4
93% lit
↑ 8:59 PM
↓ 9:34 AM
↓ 9:34 AM
★☆☆☆c55
5
87% lit
↑ 9:34 PM
↓ 10:28 AM
↓ 10:28 AM
★☆☆☆c69
6
80% lit
↑ 10:12 PM
↓ 11:22 AM
↓ 11:22 AM
★☆☆☆c77
7
72% lit
↑ 10:56 PM
↓ 12:18 PM
↓ 12:18 PM
★☆☆☆c81
8
63% lit
↑ 11:45 PM
↓ 1:13 PM
↓ 1:13 PM
★☆☆☆c83
9
53% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:07 PM
↓ 2:07 PM
★☆☆☆c84
Moon farthest north (25.1°)
Last Quarter
10
43% lit
↑ 12:39 AM
↓ 2:58 PM
↓ 2:58 PM
★☆☆☆c84
11
33% lit
↑ 1:39 AM
↓ 3:46 PM
↓ 3:46 PM
★☆☆☆c83
12
23% lit
↑ 2:42 AM
↓ 4:31 PM
↓ 4:31 PM
★☆☆☆c79
13
14% lit
↑ 3:47 AM
↓ 5:12 PM
↓ 5:12 PM
★☆☆☆c72
14
7% lit
↑ 4:54 AM
↓ 5:52 PM
↓ 5:52 PM
★☆☆☆c51
15
2% lit
↑ 6:01 AM
↓ 6:30 PM
↓ 6:30 PM
★☆☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
16
0% lit
↑ 7:09 AM
↓ 7:09 PM
↓ 7:09 PM
★★☆☆c56
New Moon (supermoon)
Perigee · 356,916 km
best17
1% lit
↑ 8:19 AM
↓ 7:50 PM
↓ 7:50 PM
★★☆☆c71
best18
5% lit
↑ 9:29 AM
↓ 8:34 PM
↓ 8:34 PM
★★☆☆c88
best19
12% lit
↑ 10:39 AM
↓ 9:23 PM
↓ 9:23 PM
★★☆☆c100
best20
21% lit
↑ 11:47 AM
↓ 10:16 PM
↓ 10:16 PM
★★☆☆c104
21
31% lit
↑ 12:50 PM
↓ 11:13 PM
↓ 11:13 PM
★☆☆☆c104
22
41% lit
↑ 1:47 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★☆☆☆c101
Moon farthest south (-24.1°)
23
52% lit
↑ 2:37 PM
↓ 12:12 AM
↓ 12:12 AM
★☆☆☆c94
First Quarter
24
62% lit
↑ 3:20 PM
↓ 1:12 AM
↓ 1:12 AM
★☆☆☆c85
25
71% lit
↑ 3:58 PM
↓ 2:10 AM
↓ 2:10 AM
★☆☆☆c72
26
80% lit
↑ 4:32 PM
↓ 3:06 AM
↓ 3:06 AM
★☆☆☆c58
27
87% lit
↑ 5:03 PM
↓ 4:01 AM
↓ 4:01 AM
★☆☆☆c43
28
92% lit
↑ 5:32 PM
↓ 4:54 AM
↓ 4:54 AM
★☆☆☆c34
29
97% lit
↑ 6:01 PM
↓ 5:46 AM
↓ 5:46 AM
★☆☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
30
99% lit
↑ 6:30 PM
↓ 6:37 AM
↓ 6:37 AM
★★☆☆c52
Apogee · 406,393 km
31
100% lit
↑ 7:01 PM
↓ 7:30 AM
↓ 7:30 AM
★★☆☆c61
Full Moon · Blue Moon
bestLunar events this month
- Thu, Oct 1 · 4:05 PM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Thu, Oct 1 · 8:00 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, Oct 3 · 12:00 PM — Apogee · 406,321 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Fri, Oct 9 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (25.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Fri, Oct 9 · 7:40 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Thu, Oct 15 · 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.
- Fri, Oct 16 · 2:31 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.
- Fri, Oct 16 · 7:00 PM — Perigee · 356,916 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Thu, Oct 22 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-24.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Fri, Oct 23 · 8:23 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Thu, Oct 29 · 3:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Fri, Oct 30 · 2:00 PM — Apogee · 406,393 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Sat, Oct 31 · 9:49 AM — Full Moon · Blue MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
Best fishing days
Fri, Oct 16 · Sat, Oct 17 · Sun, Oct 18 · Mon, Oct 19 · Sat, Oct 31
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
356,997 km closest · 406,391 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 4:26 AM.