Moon & Weather
Port O'Connor
28.450°, -96.400° · tides: PORT O'CONNOR, MATAGORDA BAY
⚠ Tsunami Warning · until Tue 12:31 PM
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Today
Today: High 81°
Sunny, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 80. 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, 70%
- 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 = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 PM | 77° | 77° | 61° | 58% | 3% | 0% | – | NE 13 | 16 | 9.9 mi | |
| Tue 2 PM | 78° | 78° | 60° | 54% | 7% | 0% | – | NE 13 | 16 | 9.9 mi | |
| Tue 3 PM | 79° | 80° | 60° | 51% | 10% | 0% | – | NE 13 | 16 | 10.0 mi | |
| Tue 4 PM | 78° | 78° | 63° | 59% | 17% | 0% | – | ENE 13 | 17 | 10.0 mi | |
| Tue 5 PM | 78° | 78° | 64° | 61% | 32% | 0% | – | ENE 14 | 20 | 9.9 mi | |
| Tue 6 PM | 77° | 77° | 65° | 65% | 40% | 0% | – | ENE 15 | 21 | 9.9 mi | |
| Tue 7 PM | 75° | 75° | 67° | 76% | 39% | 0% | – | ENE 15 | 21 | 9.9 mi | |
| Tue 8 PM | 75° | 75° | 68° | 78% | 49% | 0% | – | ENE 15 | 21 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 9 PM | 74° | 74° | 68° | 82% | 38% | 1% | – | ENE 15 | 21 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 10 PM | 74° | 74° | 69° | 83% | 40% | 1% | – | ENE 14 | 21 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 11 PM | 74° | 74° | 69° | 84% | 44% | 2% | – | ENE 13 | 20 | – | |
| Wed 12 AM | 74° | 74° | 70° | 86% | 32% | 6% | – | ENE 12 | 18 | – | |
| Wed 1 AM | 73° | 73° | 70° | 89% | 33% | 11% | 0.01" | NE 12 | 17 | – | |
| Wed 2 AM | 73° | 73° | 70° | 89% | 55% | 17% | 0.01" | NE 12 | 17 | – | |
| Wed 3 AM | 73° | 73° | 70° | 89% | 51% | 19% | 0.01" | NE 12 | 17 | – | |
| Wed 4 AM | 73° | 73° | 70° | 89% | 70% | 21% | 0.01" | NE 12 | 17 | – | |
| Wed 5 AM | 73° | 73° | 70° | 88% | 64% | 25% | 0.01" | NE 13 | 18 | – | |
| Wed 6 AM | 73° | 73° | 69° | 86% | 63% | 26% | 0.01" | NE 13 | 18 | – | |
| Wed 7 AM | 73° | 73° | 71° | 93% | 62% | 24% | – | NE 13 | 18 | – | |
| Wed 8 AM | 73° | 73° | 71° | 93% | 61% | 16% | – | NE 13 | 18 | – | |
| Wed 9 AM | 73° | 73° | 72° | 96% | 54% | 14% | – | NE 14 | 18 | – | |
| Wed 10 AM | 74° | 74° | 72° | 92% | 70% | 14% | – | NE 14 | 18 | – | |
| Wed 11 AM | 76° | 76° | 72° | 88% | 61% | 13% | – | NE 14 | 17 | – | |
| Wed 12 PM | 77° | 77° | 72° | 84% | 67% | 13% | – | NE 14 | 17 | – | |
| Wed 1 PM | 79° | 79° | 73° | 83% | 58% | 17% | – | ENE 13 | 17 | – | |
| Wed 2 PM | 79° | 83° | 73° | 82% | 47% | 18% | – | ENE 14 | 17 | – | |
| Wed 3 PM | 80° | 83° | 73° | 80% | 53% | 14% | – | E 14 | 17 | – | |
| Wed 4 PM | 80° | 84° | 73° | 80% | 31% | 7% | – | E 14 | 17 | – | |
| Wed 5 PM | 80° | 83° | 72° | 77% | 31% | 5% | – | E 14 | 18 | – | |
| Wed 6 PM | 79° | 79° | 72° | 80% | 38% | 4% | – | E 14 | 18 | – | |
| Wed 7 PM | 79° | 79° | 73° | 83% | 32% | 1% | – | E 13 | 18 | – | |
| Wed 8 PM | 78° | 78° | 72° | 81% | 49% | 1% | – | E 13 | 17 | – | |
| Wed 9 PM | 78° | 78° | 71° | 79% | 51% | 1% | – | E 12 | 17 | – | |
| Wed 10 PM | 78° | 78° | 71° | 80% | 42% | 0% | – | E 12 | 16 | – | |
| Wed 11 PM | 77° | 77° | 70° | 80% | 31% | 0% | – | E 10 | 15 | – | |
| Thu 12 AM | 76° | 76° | 69° | 78% | 11% | 0% | – | E 9 | 14 | – | |
| Thu 1 AM | 76° | 76° | 69° | 78% | 16% | 0% | – | E 7 | 12 | – | |
| Thu 2 AM | 75° | 75° | 68° | 79% | 22% | 0% | – | E 7 | 12 | – | |
| Thu 3 AM | 75° | 75° | 68° | 79% | 16% | 0% | – | ENE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Thu 4 AM | 74° | 74° | 67° | 78% | 13% | 0% | – | ENE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Thu 5 AM | 73° | 73° | 66° | 78% | 12% | 0% | – | ENE 7 | 12 | – | |
| Thu 6 AM | 72° | 72° | 67° | 83% | 10% | 0% | – | NE 8 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 7 AM | 72° | 72° | 67° | 83% | 4% | 0% | – | NE 8 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 8 AM | 72° | 72° | 67° | 83% | 0% | 0% | – | NE 9 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 9 AM | 73° | 73° | 68° | 85% | 1% | 0% | – | NE 10 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 10 AM | 73° | 73° | 68° | 83% | 1% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 14 | – | |
| Thu 11 AM | 75° | 75° | 68° | 80% | 1% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 14 | – | |
| Thu 12 PM | 76° | 76° | 67° | 73% | 1% | 0% | – | E 10 | 14 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Sunny
81° / 73°
25% rain
NE 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
79° / 74°
Dry
E 6–14 mph · gusts 18
Sat, Oct 24
Sunny
80° / 74°
2% rain
ESE 12–17 mph · gusts 22
Sun, Oct 25
Partly Sunny
79° / 71°
17% rain
E 14–18 mph · gusts 23
Mon, Oct 26
Slight Chance Rain Showers
79° / 70°
22% rain
E 14–16 mph · gusts 21
Detailed NWS forecast
- Today: Sunny, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 80. 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 84. 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 79. East wind 6 to 13 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 12 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
- Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
- 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. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Weather map
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Marine forecast
Matagorda Bay
GMZ330 · 504 AM 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. GMZ330-202315- Matagorda Bay- 504 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026 .TODAY...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...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .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 · 504 AM 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. GMZ350-355-202315- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 504 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...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...Northeast 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 slight chance of showers 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 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 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 · October 2021
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Lunar events this month
- Wed, Oct 6 · 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.
- Wed, Oct 6 · 6:05 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Fri, Oct 8 · 12:00 PM — Perigee · 363,389 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Tue, Oct 12 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-25.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Tue, Oct 12 · 10:25 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Mon, Oct 18 · 11:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Wed, Oct 20 · 9:57 AM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Sun, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 405,615 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Tue, Oct 26 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest north (26.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Thu, Oct 28 · 3:05 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Best fishing days
Fri, Oct 8 · Sun, Oct 10 · Mon, Oct 11 · Thu, Oct 21 · Sat, Oct 23
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
363,389 km closest · 405,613 km farthest
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 11:01 AM.