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Port O'Connor

28.450°, -96.400° · tides: PORT O'CONNOR, MATAGORDA BAY

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Today

This Afternoon: High 81°

Sunny, with a high near 81. East northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Low 73° · 25% rain

A chance of rain showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Northeast wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:29 AM / 6:50 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:41 PM / 1:59 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 71%
Minor period
1:29 AM–2:29 AM
Major period
7:55 AM–9:55 AM
Minor period
3:11 PM–4:11 PM
Major period
8:20 PM–10:20 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Oct 206 PMWed, Oct 216 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 226 AM12 PMclouds17% cloud cover32% cloud cover40% cloud cover39% cloud cover49% cloud cover38% cloud cover40% cloud cover44% cloud cover32% cloud cover33% cloud cover55% cloud cover51% cloud cover70% cloud cover64% cloud cover63% cloud cover62% cloud cover61% cloud cover54% cloud cover70% cloud cover61% cloud cover67% cloud cover58% cloud cover47% cloud cover53% cloud cover31% cloud cover31% cloud cover38% cloud cover32% cloud cover49% cloud cover51% cloud cover42% cloud cover31% cloud cover11% cloud cover16% cloud cover22% cloud cover16% cloud cover13% cloud cover12% cloud cover10% cloud cover4% cloud cover0% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover60°65°70°75°80°85°78757473737374798079787674727378rain1% chance1% chance2% chance6% chance11% chance, 0.01 in17% chance, 0.01 in19% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in25% chance, 0.01 in26% chance, 0.01 in24% chance16% chance14% chance14% chance13% chance13% chance17% chance18% chance14% chance7% chance5% chance4% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 15 mph, gusts 21ENE 15 mph, gusts 21ENE 14 mph, gusts 21ENE 12 mph, gusts 18NE 12 mph, gusts 17NE 12 mph, gusts 17NE 13 mph, gusts 18NE 13 mph, gusts 18NE 14 mph, gusts 18NE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 14 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 16E 9 mph, gusts 14E 7 mph, gusts 12ENE 7 mph, gusts 10NE 8 mph, gusts 13NE 9 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 4 PM78°78°63°60%17%0%–ENE 131710+ mi
Tue 5 PM78°78°64°62%32%0%–ENE 142010+ mi
Tue 6 PM77°77°65°67%40%0%–ENE 152110+ mi
Tue 7 PM75°75°67°76%39%0%–ENE 152110+ mi
Tue 8 PM75°75°68°79%49%0%–ENE 152110+ mi
Tue 9 PM74°74°68°82%38%1%–ENE 152110+ mi
Tue 10 PM74°74°69°84%40%1%–ENE 142110+ mi
Tue 11 PM74°74°69°84%44%2%–ENE 132010+ mi
Wed 12 AM74°74°70°87%32%6%–ENE 121810+ mi
Wed 1 AM73°73°70°90%33%11%0.01"NE 121710+ mi
Wed 2 AM73°73°70°90%55%17%0.01"NE 121710+ mi
Wed 3 AM73°73°70°90%51%19%0.01"NE 121710+ mi
Wed 4 AM73°73°70°90%70%21%0.01"NE 121710+ mi
Wed 5 AM73°73°70°90%64%25%0.01"NE 131810+ mi
Wed 6 AM73°73°69°87%63%26%0.01"NE 131810+ mi
Wed 7 AM73°73°71°93%62%24%–NE 131810+ mi
Wed 8 AM73°73°71°93%61%16%–NE 131810+ mi
Wed 9 AM73°73°72°97%54%14%–NE 141810+ mi
Wed 10 AM74°74°72°93%70%14%–NE 141810+ mi
Wed 11 AM76°76°67°74%61%13%–NE 141710+ mi
Wed 12 PM77°77°67°71%67%13%–NE 141710+ mi
Wed 1 PM79°79°67°67%58%17%–ENE 131710+ mi
Wed 2 PM79°79°67°67%47%18%–ENE 141710+ mi
Wed 3 PM80°82°67°65%53%14%–E 141710+ mi
Wed 4 PM80°82°67°65%31%7%–E 141710+ mi
Wed 5 PM80°82°67°65%31%5%–E 141810+ mi
Wed 6 PM79°79°67°67%38%4%–E 141810+ mi
Wed 7 PM79°79°67°67%32%1%–E 131810+ mi
Wed 8 PM78°78°67°69%49%1%–E 131710+ mi
Wed 9 PM78°78°66°67%51%1%–E 121710+ mi
Wed 10 PM78°78°66°67%42%0%–E 121610+ mi
Wed 11 PM77°77°66°69%31%0%–E 1015–
Thu 12 AM76°76°65°69%11%0%–E 914–
Thu 1 AM76°76°65°69%16%0%–E 712–
Thu 2 AM75°75°64°69%22%0%–E 712–
Thu 3 AM75°75°63°66%16%0%–ENE 710–
Thu 4 AM74°74°63°69%13%0%–ENE 710–
Thu 5 AM73°73°63°71%12%0%–ENE 712–
Thu 6 AM72°72°63°73%10%0%–NE 813–
Thu 7 AM72°72°65°79%4%0%–NE 813–
Thu 8 AM72°72°66°81%0%0%–NE 913–
Thu 9 AM73°73°66°79%1%0%–NE 1013–
Thu 10 AM73°73°66°79%1%0%–ENE 1014–
Thu 11 AM75°75°65°71%1%0%–ENE 1014–
Thu 12 PM76°76°64°66%1%0%–E 1014–
Thu 1 PM78°78°63°60%1%0%–E 1014–
Thu 2 PM78°78°62°58%2%0%–E 1014–
Thu 3 PM78°78°63°60%2%0%–E 1215–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

81° / 73°

25% rain

ENE 13–15 mph · gusts 21

Wed, Oct 21

Chance Rain Showers

80° / 72°

26% rain · 0.06"

ENE 10–14 mph · gusts 18

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

78° / 73°

Dry

ENE 7–12 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

77° / 75°

Dry

E 6–12 mph · gusts 17

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

77° / 73°

Dry

ESE 10–16 mph · gusts 22

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

76° / 71°

21% rain

E 14–17 mph · gusts 23

Mon, Oct 26

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

76° / 70°

21% rain · 0.18"

E 12–15 mph · gusts 21

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 81. East northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tonight: A chance of rain showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Northeast wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday: A chance of rain showers before 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 82. East northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 78. East northeast wind 8 to 12 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. 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 75. East southeast wind around 12 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
  • Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 1229 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.


GMZ330-210615-
Matagorda Bay-
1229 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.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 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.

Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM

GMZ350 · 1229 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.


GMZ350-355-210615-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1229 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at
8 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. 
.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. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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.

Moon calendar · July 2021

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
52% lit
↑ 1:14 AM
↓ 1:21 PM
★☆☆☆c40
Last Quarter
Moon crosses the equator
2
42% lit
↑ 1:43 AM
↓ 2:15 PM
★☆☆☆c42
3
33% lit
↑ 2:13 AM
↓ 3:07 PM
★☆☆☆c55
4
24% lit
↑ 2:43 AM
↓ 4:01 PM
★★☆☆c67
5
17% lit
↑ 3:15 AM
↓ 4:55 PM
★★☆☆c75
Apogee · 405,340 km
6
10% lit
↑ 3:50 AM
↓ 5:49 PM
★★★☆c80
7
5% lit
↑ 4:30 AM
↓ 6:45 PM
★★★☆c82
8
2% lit
↑ 5:15 AM
↓ 7:39 PM
★★★★c84
9
0% lit
↑ 6:05 AM
↓ 8:31 PM
★☆☆☆c85
Moon farthest north (26.0°)
New Moon
10
1% lit
↑ 7:00 AM
↓ 9:19 PM
★★★★c85
best
11
3% lit
↑ 7:57 AM
↓ 10:03 PM
★★★★c85
12
7% lit
↑ 8:57 AM
↓ 10:42 PM
★★★☆c82
13
14% lit
↑ 9:57 AM
↓ 11:19 PM
★★☆☆c77
14
22% lit
↑ 10:57 AM
↓ 11:53 PM
★★☆☆c67
15
31% lit
↑ 11:57 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c53
16
42% lit
↑ 12:58 PM
↓ 12:26 AM
★☆☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
17
53% lit
↑ 2:00 PM
↓ 1:00 AM
★☆☆☆c51
First Quarter
18
65% lit
↑ 3:05 PM
↓ 1:36 AM
★★☆☆c68
19
75% lit
↑ 4:13 PM
↓ 2:15 AM
★★☆☆c82
20
85% lit
↑ 5:22 PM
↓ 3:00 AM
★★★☆c91
21
92% lit
↑ 6:30 PM
↓ 3:52 AM
★★★★c96
Perigee · 364,518 km
best
22
97% lit
↑ 7:34 PM
↓ 4:52 AM
★★★★c98
Moon farthest south (-25.5°)
best
23
100% lit
↑ 8:32 PM
↓ 5:56 AM
★☆☆☆c97
Full Moon · Buck Moon
24
99% lit
↑ 9:21 PM
↓ 7:03 AM
★★★★c96
best
25
97% lit
↑ 10:03 PM
↓ 8:10 AM
★★★★c92
best
26
91% lit
↑ 10:40 PM
↓ 9:13 AM
★★★☆c83
27
85% lit
↑ 11:12 PM
↓ 10:13 AM
★★☆☆c69
28
77% lit
↑ 11:43 PM
↓ 11:10 AM
★☆☆☆c52
29
68% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:05 PM
★☆☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
30
58% lit
↑ 12:12 AM
↓ 12:59 PM
★☆☆☆c42
31
49% lit
↑ 12:42 AM
↓ 1:52 PM
★☆☆☆c54
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 · Wed, Jul 21 · 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.
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 Tue 1:21 PM.