Matagorda
28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda
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Today
Tonight: Low 68° · 16% rain
A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday: High 82° · 13% rain
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:27 AM / 6:48 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 3:39 PM / 1:57 AM
- Moon
- Waxing Gibbous, 73%
- Minor period
- 1:27 AM–2:27 AM
- Major period
- 7:50 AM–9:50 AM
- Minor period
- 3:09 PM–4:09 PM
- Major period
- 8:15 PM–10:15 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 9 PM | 73° | 73° | 64° | 73% | 40% | 1% | – | ENE 12 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 10 PM | 73° | 73° | 65° | 76% | 51% | 3% | – | NE 10 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 11 PM | 71° | 71° | 65° | 81% | 31% | 4% | – | NE 10 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 12 AM | 71° | 71° | 65° | 81% | 39% | 8% | – | NE 9 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 1 AM | 71° | 71° | 66° | 84% | 42% | 11% | – | NE 8 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 2 AM | 70° | 70° | 65° | 84% | 53% | 12% | – | NE 8 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 3 AM | 70° | 70° | 65° | 84% | 64% | 14% | – | NE 8 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 4 AM | 69° | 69° | 65° | 87% | 43% | 14% | – | NE 8 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 5 AM | 69° | 69° | 64° | 84% | 61% | 16% | – | NNE 9 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 6 AM | 68° | 68° | 64° | 87% | 60% | 13% | – | NNE 9 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 7 AM | 68° | 68° | 64° | 87% | 58% | 10% | – | NE 10 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 8 AM | 68° | 68° | 64° | 87% | 65% | 5% | – | NE 10 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 9 AM | 73° | 73° | 64° | 73% | 67% | 4% | – | NE 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 10 AM | 76° | 76° | 65° | 69% | 49% | 3% | – | NE 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 11 AM | 78° | 78° | 65° | 64% | 46% | 3% | – | NE 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 12 PM | 81° | 83° | 66° | 60% | 59% | 3% | – | ENE 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 1 PM | 82° | 84° | 66° | 58% | 50% | 5% | – | E 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 2 PM | 82° | 84° | 66° | 58% | 46% | 2% | – | E 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 3 PM | 82° | 84° | 66° | 58% | 43% | 0% | – | E 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 4 PM | 81° | 83° | 66° | 60% | 30% | 0% | – | E 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 5 PM | 80° | 82° | 65° | 60% | 27% | 0% | – | E 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 6 PM | 78° | 78° | 65° | 64% | 35% | 0% | – | E 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 7 PM | 76° | 77° | 65° | 62% | 19% | 0% | – | E 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 8 PM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 69% | 16% | 0% | – | E 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 9 PM | 73° | 73° | 64° | 71% | 11% | 0% | – | E 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 10 PM | 72° | 73° | 64° | 71% | 7% | 0% | – | E 8 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 11 PM | 71° | 72° | 63° | 73% | 8% | 0% | – | E 7 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 12 AM | 71° | 70° | 62° | 76% | 9% | 0% | – | E 6 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 1 AM | 69° | 69° | 62° | 78% | 4% | 0% | – | ENE 5 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 2 AM | 67° | 67° | 62° | 84% | 12% | 0% | – | ENE 5 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 3 AM | 66° | 66° | 61° | 84% | 15% | 0% | – | NE 5 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 4 AM | 65° | 65° | 61° | 87% | 13% | 0% | – | NE 5 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 5 AM | 63° | 63° | 61° | 93% | 14% | 0% | – | NE 6 | 10 | – | |
| Thu 6 AM | 63° | 63° | 60° | 90% | 8% | 0% | – | NNE 6 | 12 | – | |
| Thu 7 AM | 62° | 62° | 61° | 97% | 3% | 0% | – | NNE 7 | 12 | – | |
| Thu 8 AM | 63° | 63° | 61° | 93% | 0% | 0% | – | NNE 7 | 12 | – | |
| Thu 9 AM | 68° | 68° | 62° | 81% | 1% | 0% | – | NE 7 | 12 | – | |
| Thu 10 AM | 74° | 74° | 62° | 66% | 1% | 0% | – | NE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Thu 11 AM | 78° | 78° | 60° | 54% | 2% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Thu 12 PM | 80° | 81° | 59° | 49% | 2% | 0% | – | ENE 9 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 1 PM | 82° | 82° | 57° | 43% | 3% | 0% | – | E 9 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 2 PM | 83° | 82° | 57° | 41% | 2% | 0% | – | E 10 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 3 PM | 83° | 82° | 57° | 41% | 2% | 0% | – | E 12 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 4 PM | 82° | 82° | 58° | 44% | 1% | 0% | – | E 12 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 5 PM | 80° | 81° | 59° | 49% | 4% | 0% | – | E 12 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 6 PM | 78° | 78° | 60° | 54% | 6% | 0% | – | E 10 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 7 PM | 75° | 75° | 61° | 62% | 9% | 0% | – | E 9 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 8 PM | 73° | 73° | 61° | 66% | 9% | 0% | – | E 8 | 13 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
73° / 68°
16% rain
NE 10–12 mph · gusts 18
Wed, Oct 21
Mostly Sunny
82° / 62°
16% rain
NE 7–13 mph · gusts 16
Thu, Oct 22
Sunny
83° / 62°
Dry
NE 5–12 mph · gusts 13
Fri, Oct 23
Sunny
81° / 66°
Dry
E 3–12 mph · gusts 14
Sat, Oct 24
Sunny
82° / 66°
Dry
E 7–16 mph · gusts 20
Sun, Oct 25
Mostly Sunny
79° / 64°
7% rain
E 10–17 mph · gusts 20
Mon, Oct 26
Mostly Sunny
80° / 63°
8% rain
E 8–15 mph · gusts 18
Detailed NWS forecast
- Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
- Thursday: Sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
- Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Weather map
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Marine forecast
Matagorda Bay
GMZ330 · 803 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 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. GMZ330-211415- Matagorda Bay- 803 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers late. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth after midnight. .THURSDAY...East winds around 10 knots. 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 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters 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 · 803 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 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. GMZ350-355-211415- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 803 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots late. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 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 3 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...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 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 3 to 5 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
Moon calendar · July 2021
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
52% lit
↑ 1:12 AM
↓ 1:20 PM
↓ 1:20 PM
★☆☆☆c40
Last Quarter
Moon crosses the equator
2
42% lit
↑ 1:42 AM
↓ 2:13 PM
↓ 2:13 PM
★☆☆☆c41
3
33% lit
↑ 2:11 AM
↓ 3:06 PM
↓ 3:06 PM
★☆☆☆c51
4
24% lit
↑ 2:41 AM
↓ 3:59 PM
↓ 3:59 PM
★☆☆☆c62
5
17% lit
↑ 3:13 AM
↓ 4:53 PM
↓ 4:53 PM
★☆☆☆c69
Apogee · 405,340 km
6
10% lit
↑ 3:48 AM
↓ 5:48 PM
↓ 5:48 PM
★★☆☆c74
7
5% lit
↑ 4:28 AM
↓ 6:43 PM
↓ 6:43 PM
★★☆☆c78
8
2% lit
↑ 5:13 AM
↓ 7:38 PM
↓ 7:38 PM
★★☆☆c81
9
0% lit
↑ 6:02 AM
↓ 8:29 PM
↓ 8:29 PM
★☆☆☆c82
Moon farthest north (26.0°)
New Moon
10
1% lit
↑ 6:57 AM
↓ 9:17 PM
↓ 9:17 PM
★★☆☆c84
best11
3% lit
↑ 7:55 AM
↓ 10:01 PM
↓ 10:01 PM
★★☆☆c86
best12
7% lit
↑ 8:55 AM
↓ 10:41 PM
↓ 10:41 PM
★★☆☆c84
13
14% lit
↑ 9:55 AM
↓ 11:17 PM
↓ 11:17 PM
★★☆☆c78
14
22% lit
↑ 10:55 AM
↓ 11:51 PM
↓ 11:51 PM
★☆☆☆c68
15
31% lit
↑ 11:55 AM
↓ –
↓ –
★☆☆☆c51
16
42% lit
↑ 12:56 PM
↓ 12:25 AM
↓ 12:25 AM
★☆☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
17
53% lit
↑ 1:59 PM
↓ 12:58 AM
↓ 12:58 AM
★☆☆☆c55
First Quarter
18
65% lit
↑ 3:04 PM
↓ 1:34 AM
↓ 1:34 AM
★☆☆☆c70
19
75% lit
↑ 4:11 PM
↓ 2:13 AM
↓ 2:13 AM
★☆☆☆c82
20
85% lit
↑ 5:21 PM
↓ 2:58 AM
↓ 2:58 AM
★★☆☆c90
21
92% lit
↑ 6:29 PM
↓ 3:50 AM
↓ 3:50 AM
★★☆☆c94
Perigee · 364,518 km
22
97% lit
↑ 7:33 PM
↓ 4:49 AM
↓ 4:49 AM
★★☆☆c96
Moon farthest south (-25.5°)
best23
100% lit
↑ 8:30 PM
↓ 5:54 AM
↓ 5:54 AM
★☆☆☆c96
Full Moon · Buck Moon
24
99% lit
↑ 9:19 PM
↓ 7:01 AM
↓ 7:01 AM
★★☆☆c96
best25
97% lit
↑ 10:02 PM
↓ 8:08 AM
↓ 8:08 AM
★★☆☆c94
best26
91% lit
↑ 10:38 PM
↓ 9:11 AM
↓ 9:11 AM
★★☆☆c86
27
85% lit
↑ 11:11 PM
↓ 10:11 AM
↓ 10:11 AM
★☆☆☆c72
28
77% lit
↑ 11:41 PM
↓ 11:09 AM
↓ 11:09 AM
★☆☆☆c54
29
68% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:03 PM
↓ 12:03 PM
★☆☆☆c34
Moon crosses the equator
30
58% lit
↑ 12:11 AM
↓ 12:57 PM
↓ 12:57 PM
★☆☆☆c40
31
49% lit
↑ 12:40 AM
↓ 1:51 PM
↓ 1:51 PM
★☆☆☆c51
Last Quarter
Lunar events this month
- Thu, Jul 1 · 4:11 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Thu, Jul 1 · 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.
- Mon, Jul 5 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 405,340 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Fri, Jul 9 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest north (26.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Fri, Jul 9 · 8:16 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Fri, Jul 16 · 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, Jul 17 · 5:10 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Wed, Jul 21 · 5:00 AM — Perigee · 364,518 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Thu, Jul 22 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-25.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Fri, Jul 23 · 9:37 PM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Thu, Jul 29 · 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, Jul 31 · 8:16 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Best fishing days
Sat, Jul 10 · Sun, Jul 11 · Thu, Jul 22 · Sat, Jul 24 · Sun, Jul 25
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
364,565 km closest · 405,336 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 Tue 7:51 PM.