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 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday: High 83° · 13% rain
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. 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, 72%
- 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 7 PM | 74° | 74° | 65° | 74% | 44% | 0% | – | ENE 13 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 8 PM | 73° | 73° | 66° | 79% | 41% | 1% | – | ENE 12 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 9 PM | 72° | 72° | 66° | 81% | 40% | 1% | – | ENE 12 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 10 PM | 71° | 71° | 67° | 87% | 51% | 3% | – | NE 10 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 11 PM | 71° | 71° | 67° | 87% | 31% | 4% | – | NE 10 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 12 AM | 71° | 71° | 67° | 87% | 39% | 8% | – | NE 9 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 1 AM | 71° | 71° | 68° | 90% | 42% | 11% | – | NE 8 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 2 AM | 70° | 70° | 67° | 90% | 53% | 12% | – | NE 8 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 3 AM | 70° | 70° | 67° | 90% | 64% | 14% | – | NE 8 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 4 AM | 69° | 69° | 67° | 93% | 43% | 14% | – | NE 8 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 5 AM | 69° | 69° | 66° | 90% | 61% | 16% | – | NNE 9 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 6 AM | 68° | 68° | 66° | 93% | 60% | 13% | – | NNE 9 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 7 AM | 68° | 68° | 68° | 100% | 58% | 10% | – | NE 10 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 8 AM | 68° | 68° | 68° | 100% | 65% | 5% | – | NE 10 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 9 AM | 71° | 71° | 69° | 93% | 67% | 4% | – | NE 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 10 AM | 76° | 76° | 69° | 79% | 49% | 3% | – | NE 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 11 AM | 78° | 78° | 64° | 62% | 46% | 3% | – | NE 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 12 PM | 80° | 82° | 65° | 60% | 59% | 3% | – | ENE 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 1 PM | 82° | 84° | 65° | 56% | 50% | 5% | – | E 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 2 PM | 82° | 84° | 65° | 56% | 46% | 2% | – | E 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 3 PM | 82° | 83° | 64° | 55% | 43% | 0% | – | E 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 4 PM | 82° | 83° | 64° | 55% | 30% | 0% | – | E 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 5 PM | 81° | 83° | 64° | 56% | 27% | 0% | – | E 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 6 PM | 79° | 79° | 63° | 58% | 35% | 0% | – | E 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 7 PM | 77° | 77° | 63° | 62% | 19% | 0% | – | E 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 8 PM | 74° | 74° | 63° | 69% | 16% | 0% | – | E 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 9 PM | 73° | 73° | 63° | 71% | 11% | 0% | – | E 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 10 PM | 73° | 73° | 63° | 71% | 7% | 0% | – | E 8 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 11 PM | 72° | 72° | 63° | 73% | 8% | 0% | – | E 7 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 12 AM | 70° | 70° | 62° | 76% | 9% | 0% | – | E 6 | 12 | – | |
| Thu 1 AM | 69° | 69° | 62° | 78% | 4% | 0% | – | ENE 5 | 10 | – | |
| Thu 2 AM | 67° | 67° | 62° | 84% | 12% | 0% | – | ENE 5 | 9 | – | |
| Thu 3 AM | 66° | 66° | 61° | 84% | 15% | 0% | – | NE 5 | 9 | – | |
| Thu 4 AM | 65° | 65° | 61° | 87% | 13% | 0% | – | NE 5 | 9 | – | |
| 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 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
74° / 68°
16% rain
ENE 10–13 mph · gusts 18
Wed, Oct 21
Mostly Sunny
83° / 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 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. 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 · 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 · September 2021
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
28% lit
↑ 1:46 AM
↓ 4:13 PM
↓ 4:13 PM
★☆☆☆c76
Moon farthest north (26.2°)
2
20% lit
↑ 2:37 AM
↓ 5:04 PM
↓ 5:04 PM
★☆☆☆c80
3
12% lit
↑ 3:33 AM
↓ 5:52 PM
↓ 5:52 PM
★★☆☆c82
4
6% lit
↑ 4:32 AM
↓ 6:35 PM
↓ 6:35 PM
★★☆☆c84
best5
2% lit
↑ 5:33 AM
↓ 7:14 PM
↓ 7:14 PM
★★☆☆c84
best6
0% lit
↑ 6:35 AM
↓ 7:51 PM
↓ 7:51 PM
★☆☆☆c80
New Moon
7
1% lit
↑ 7:38 AM
↓ 8:26 PM
↓ 8:26 PM
★★☆☆c67
best8
4% lit
↑ 8:41 AM
↓ 9:00 PM
↓ 9:00 PM
★★☆☆c52
Moon crosses the equator
9
9% lit
↑ 9:44 AM
↓ 9:35 PM
↓ 9:35 PM
★☆☆☆c38
10
17% lit
↑ 10:49 AM
↓ 10:12 PM
↓ 10:12 PM
★☆☆☆c51
11
26% lit
↑ 11:55 AM
↓ 10:53 PM
↓ 10:53 PM
★☆☆☆c74
Perigee · 368,465 km
12
37% lit
↑ 1:03 PM
↓ 11:39 PM
↓ 11:39 PM
★☆☆☆c84
13
48% lit
↑ 2:10 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★☆☆☆c91
First Quarter
14
60% lit
↑ 3:15 PM
↓ 12:32 AM
↓ 12:32 AM
★☆☆☆c93
Moon farthest south (-25.7°)
15
70% lit
↑ 4:14 PM
↓ 1:31 AM
↓ 1:31 AM
★☆☆☆c93
16
80% lit
↑ 5:06 PM
↓ 2:34 AM
↓ 2:34 AM
★★☆☆c92
17
88% lit
↑ 5:52 PM
↓ 3:38 AM
↓ 3:38 AM
★★☆☆c88
18
94% lit
↑ 6:31 PM
↓ 4:42 AM
↓ 4:42 AM
★★☆☆c82
best19
98% lit
↑ 7:06 PM
↓ 5:44 AM
↓ 5:44 AM
★★☆☆c74
best20
100% lit
↑ 7:38 PM
↓ 6:43 AM
↓ 6:43 AM
★☆☆☆c61
Full Moon · Corn Moon
21
99% lit
↑ 8:08 PM
↓ 7:40 AM
↓ 7:40 AM
★★☆☆c52
Moon crosses the equator
22
97% lit
↑ 8:38 PM
↓ 8:36 AM
↓ 8:36 AM
★☆☆☆c35
23
93% lit
↑ 9:09 PM
↓ 9:31 AM
↓ 9:31 AM
★☆☆☆c44
24
87% lit
↑ 9:41 PM
↓ 10:26 AM
↓ 10:26 AM
★☆☆☆c57
25
80% lit
↑ 10:16 PM
↓ 11:20 AM
↓ 11:20 AM
★☆☆☆c65
26
72% lit
↑ 10:54 PM
↓ 12:16 PM
↓ 12:16 PM
★☆☆☆c68
Apogee · 404,640 km
27
63% lit
↑ 11:38 PM
↓ 1:11 PM
↓ 1:11 PM
★☆☆☆c69
28
54% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:04 PM
↓ 2:04 PM
★☆☆☆c69
Last Quarter
29
44% lit
↑ 12:26 AM
↓ 2:56 PM
↓ 2:56 PM
★☆☆☆c71
Moon farthest north (26.3°)
30
35% lit
↑ 1:19 AM
↓ 3:44 PM
↓ 3:44 PM
★☆☆☆c72
Lunar events this month
- Wed, Sep 1 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest north (26.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Mon, Sep 6 · 7:52 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Wed, Sep 8 · 5:00 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, Sep 11 · 5:00 AM — Perigee · 368,465 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Mon, Sep 13 · 3:39 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Tue, Sep 14 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-25.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Mon, Sep 20 · 6:55 PM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Tue, Sep 21 · 3:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Sun, Sep 26 · 5:00 PM — Apogee · 404,640 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Tue, Sep 28 · 8:57 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Wed, Sep 29 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest north (26.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Best fishing days
Sat, Sep 4 · Sun, Sep 5 · Tue, Sep 7 · Sat, Sep 18 · Sun, Sep 19
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
368,497 km closest · 404,617 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 1:21 PM.