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Matagorda

28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda

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Today

Overnight: Low 68° · 23% rain

A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: High 82° · 22% rain

A slight chance of rain showers before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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 = clouds
Wed, Oct 2112 PM6 PMThu, Oct 226 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 23clouds68% cloud cover66% cloud cover70% cloud cover57% cloud cover49% cloud cover43% cloud cover51% cloud cover41% cloud cover43% cloud cover40% cloud cover39% cloud cover34% cloud cover30% cloud cover28% cloud cover26% cloud cover31% cloud cover19% cloud cover14% cloud cover10% cloud cover8% cloud cover10% cloud cover8% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover6% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover0% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover8% cloud cover15% cloud cover14% cloud cover13% cloud cover11% cloud cover9% cloud cover7% cloud cover8% cloud cover9% cloud cover10% cloud cover9% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°68738182797371676269798177716866rain22% chance, 0.01 in19% chance18% chance20% chance18% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chancewind01020mphNNE 9 mph, gusts 15NE 10 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 14E 7 mph, gusts 13ENE 6 mph, gusts 10NE 5 mph, gusts 9NNE 5 mph, gusts 9NNE 6 mph, gusts 10NNE 7 mph, gusts 12NE 8 mph, gusts 12ENE 9 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 14E 8 mph, gusts 13E 7 mph, gusts 13E 5 mph, gusts 9E 3 mph, gusts 7E 3 mph, gusts 7
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 6 AM68°68°66°92%68%22%0.01"NNE 9159.5 mi
Wed 7 AM68°68°65°90%66%19%–NE 10168.1 mi
Wed 8 AM68°68°65°90%70%18%–NE 101610+ mi
Wed 9 AM73°73°65°76%57%20%–NE 10159.8 mi
Wed 10 AM76°76°66°71%49%18%–NE 12169.9 mi
Wed 11 AM79°79°66°64%43%2%–ENE 13169.8 mi
Wed 12 PM81°83°67°63%51%3%–ENE 131610+ mi
Wed 1 PM82°85°67°61%41%3%–ENE 131610.0 mi
Wed 2 PM82°85°67°61%43%3%–E 131510+ mi
Wed 3 PM82°84°66°58%40%2%–E 121510+ mi
Wed 4 PM82°84°66°58%39%2%–E 121510+ mi
Wed 5 PM81°83°65°58%34%2%–E 121510+ mi
Wed 6 PM79°79°65°62%30%3%–E 121510+ mi
Wed 7 PM76°76°65°69%28%0%–E 101510+ mi
Wed 8 PM74°74°65°74%26%0%–E 91410+ mi
Wed 9 PM73°73°64°73%31%0%–E 81410+ mi
Wed 10 PM73°73°64°73%19%0%–E 71310+ mi
Wed 11 PM72°72°64°76%14%0%–E 71210+ mi
Thu 12 AM71°71°63°76%10%0%–ENE 61010+ mi
Thu 1 AM70°70°63°78%8%0%–ENE 598.8 mi
Thu 2 AM68°68°62°81%10%0%–NE 598.5 mi
Thu 3 AM67°67°61°81%8%0%–NNE 599.3 mi
Thu 4 AM64°64°61°90%6%0%–NNE 599.3 mi
Thu 5 AM63°63°60°90%6%0%–NNE 6109.1 mi
Thu 6 AM62°62°60°93%7%0%–NNE 6109.0 mi
Thu 7 AM61°61°60°97%6%0%–NNE 7128.6 mi
Thu 8 AM62°62°61°97%3%0%–NNE 7127.9 mi
Thu 9 AM69°69°61°76%2%0%–NE 71210+ mi
Thu 10 AM74°74°61°64%1%0%–NE 81210+ mi
Thu 11 AM77°77°59°54%2%0%–NE 913–
Thu 12 PM79°79°57°47%2%0%–ENE 913–
Thu 1 PM81°81°56°42%2%0%–E 913–
Thu 2 PM81°81°56°42%2%0%–E 1013–
Thu 3 PM81°81°56°42%2%0%–E 1013–
Thu 4 PM81°81°57°44%0%0%–E 1013–
Thu 5 PM79°79°57°47%2%0%–E 1214–
Thu 6 PM77°77°58°52%3%0%–E 1014–
Thu 7 PM73°73°58°59%8%0%–E 913–
Thu 8 PM72°72°58°61%15%0%–E 813–
Thu 9 PM71°71°58°64%14%0%–E 713–
Thu 10 PM69°69°58°68%13%0%–E 713–
Thu 11 PM68°68°57°68%11%0%–E 612–
Fri 12 AM68°68°57°68%9%0%–E 59–
Fri 1 AM67°67°58°73%7%0%–E 38–
Fri 2 AM67°67°58°73%8%0%–E 37–
Fri 3 AM66°66°58°75%9%0%–E 37–
Fri 4 AM64°64°58°81%10%0%–E 37–
Fri 5 AM62°62°57°84%9%0%–E 37–

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny

82° / 68°

23% rain · 0.01"

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° / 63°

20% rain

E 6–12 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday Night: 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, with a high near 82.
  • 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.

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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 · November 2020

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
99% lit
↑ 6:35 PM
↓ 7:23 AM
★★☆☆c71
2
96% lit
↑ 7:12 PM
↓ 8:18 AM
★☆☆☆c73
3
91% lit
↑ 7:53 PM
↓ 9:13 AM
★★☆☆c78
4
85% lit
↑ 8:40 PM
↓ 10:08 AM
★★☆☆c81
5
78% lit
↑ 9:32 PM
↓ 11:02 AM
★☆☆☆c81
Moon farthest north (25.2°)
6
69% lit
↑ 10:29 PM
↓ 11:54 AM
★☆☆☆c81
7
59% lit
↑ 11:29 PM
↓ 12:42 PM
★☆☆☆c79
8
48% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:26 PM
★☆☆☆c74
Last Quarter
9
37% lit
↑ 12:31 AM
↓ 2:07 PM
★☆☆☆c66
10
27% lit
↑ 1:35 AM
↓ 2:46 PM
★☆☆☆c55
11
17% lit
↑ 2:40 AM
↓ 3:23 PM
★☆☆☆c42
12
9% lit
↑ 3:45 AM
↓ 4:00 PM
★☆☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
13
3% lit
↑ 4:53 AM
↓ 4:39 PM
★★☆☆c60
14
0% lit
↑ 6:02 AM
↓ 5:21 PM
★★☆☆c77
Perigee · 357,842 km
New Moon (supermoon)
best
15
0% lit
↑ 7:13 AM
↓ 6:08 PM
★★☆☆c99
best
16
3% lit
↑ 8:24 AM
↓ 7:00 PM
★★☆☆c103
best
17
9% lit
↑ 9:32 AM
↓ 7:57 PM
★☆☆☆c103
18
17% lit
↑ 10:35 AM
↓ 8:58 PM
★★☆☆c101
Moon farthest south (-24.2°)
19
26% lit
↑ 11:30 AM
↓ 10:00 PM
★★☆☆c96
20
36% lit
↑ 12:17 PM
↓ 11:00 PM
★☆☆☆c86
21
46% lit
↑ 12:58 PM
↓ 11:59 PM
★☆☆☆c75
First Quarter
22
56% lit
↑ 1:33 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c62
23
65% lit
↑ 2:05 PM
↓ 12:55 AM
★☆☆☆c49
24
74% lit
↑ 2:35 PM
↓ 1:48 AM
★☆☆☆c37
25
82% lit
↑ 3:04 PM
↓ 2:40 AM
★☆☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
26
88% lit
↑ 3:33 PM
↓ 3:32 AM
★☆☆☆c49
Apogee · 405,892 km
27
94% lit
↑ 4:03 PM
↓ 4:24 AM
★★☆☆c58
28
97% lit
↑ 4:35 PM
↓ 5:17 AM
★★☆☆c75
29
100% lit
↑ 5:11 PM
↓ 6:12 AM
★★☆☆c81
best
30
100% lit
↑ 5:52 PM
↓ 7:07 AM
★★☆☆c85
Full Moon · Beaver Moon
best

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Nov 5 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest north (25.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Nov 8 · 7:46 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Nov 12 · 1:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Nov 14 · 6:00 AM — Perigee · 357,842 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Nov 14 · 11:07 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.
  • Wed, Nov 18 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-24.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Nov 21 · 10:45 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Nov 25 · 9:00 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, Nov 26 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 405,892 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Nov 30 · 3:30 AM — Full Moon · Beaver MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Nov 14 · Sun, Nov 15 · Mon, Nov 16 · Sun, Nov 29 · Mon, Nov 30

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

Moon distance

357,888 km closest · 405,849 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 Wed 4:26 AM.