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Port O'Connor

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

Clear

Cloud cover 0%

Observed 3:55 AM · NDBC PCNT2 (1 mi) · sky & visibility from PALACIOS MUNICIPAL (21 mi)

Wind

7mph

From NNE (30°)

6 kt on the water

Temperature

73°F

High 63° · Low 57° so far today

Humidity

88%

Dew point 54°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.11 in1019.8 mb▼ Falling

−0.02 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.1130.1730.23−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Barometer at the tide station, 6-minute readings

Fishing by pressure trend

  • risingVery good. Bite may slow as pressure levels off.
  • stableNormal activity.
  • fallingGood at first, then turning poor.

Fishing conditions now

very goodgoodpoor

Pressure just started dropping. Fish often feed ahead of a front.

Today

Overnight: Low 70° · 1% rain

Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday: High 80° · 1% rain

Sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind around 14 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:29 AM / 6:50 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:41 PM / 1:59 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 66%
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 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 216 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 22clouds8% cloud cover7% cloud cover9% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover0% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover5% cloud cover12% cloud cover9% cloud cover5% cloud cover20% cloud cover30% cloud cover14% cloud cover45% cloud cover62% cloud cover44% cloud cover47% cloud cover58% cloud cover32% cloud cover55% cloud cover41% cloud cover47% cloud cover43% cloud cover39% cloud cover5% cloud cover18% cloud cover31% cloud cover28% cloud cover26% cloud cover23% cloud cover19% cloud cover15% cloud cover11% cloud cover10% cloud cover10% cloud cover9% cloud cover8% cloud cover6% cloud cover5% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover60°65°70°75°80°72707176787775737271727678767474rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance3% chance4% chance8% chance5% chance12% chance13% chance16% chance15% chance14% chance10% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chancewind01020mphNE 9 mph, gusts 14NE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 13 mph, gusts 17NNE 14 mph, gusts 17NNE 13 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 15ENE 14 mph, gusts 20ENE 14 mph, gusts 20ENE 13 mph, gusts 20ENE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 9 mph, gusts 15NE 10 mph, gusts 16NE 13 mph, gusts 18NE 13 mph, gusts 18NE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 18E 12 mph, gusts 17E 9 mph, gusts 14E 7 mph, gusts 10
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 4 AM72°72°67°84%8%1%–NE 91410+ mi
Tue 5 AM70°70°66°87%7%1%–NE 101510+ mi
Tue 6 AM71°71°65°81%9%1%–NE 121610+ mi
Tue 7 AM70°70°64°81%4%1%–NE 121710+ mi
Tue 8 AM70°70°64°81%3%1%–NE 131710+ mi
Tue 9 AM71°71°64°79%2%0%–NE 131710+ mi
Tue 10 AM71°71°64°79%3%0%–NNE 141710+ mi
Tue 11 AM72°72°64°76%0%0%–NNE 131710.0 mi
Tue 12 PM74°74°64°71%2%0%–NNE 131610.0 mi
Tue 1 PM76°76°64°66%3%0%–NNE 13159.9 mi
Tue 2 PM77°77°64°64%5%0%–NE 12159.9 mi
Tue 3 PM78°78°63°60%12%1%–NE 121510.0 mi
Tue 4 PM78°78°63°60%9%0%–NE 121510.0 mi
Tue 5 PM78°78°63°60%5%1%–ENE 13179.9 mi
Tue 6 PM76°76°64°66%20%0%–ENE 14209.9 mi
Tue 7 PM77°77°65°67%30%1%–ENE 14209.9 mi
Tue 8 PM77°77°66°69%14%1%–ENE 142010+ mi
Tue 9 PM75°75°68°79%45%3%–ENE 142010+ mi
Tue 10 PM75°75°69°82%62%4%–ENE 132010+ mi
Tue 11 PM74°74°71°90%44%8%–ENE 1218–
Wed 12 AM74°74°72°93%47%5%–ENE 1216–
Wed 1 AM73°73°73°100%58%12%–ENE 915–
Wed 2 AM73°73°73°100%32%13%–NE 915–
Wed 3 AM73°73°73°100%55%16%–NE 1015–
Wed 4 AM72°72°72°100%41%15%–NE 1016–
Wed 5 AM72°72°72°100%47%14%–NE 1217–
Wed 6 AM72°72°72°100%43%10%–NE 1318–
Wed 7 AM71°71°71°100%39%6%–NE 1318–
Wed 8 AM72°72°72°100%5%6%–NE 1318–
Wed 9 AM72°72°72°100%18%6%–NE 1418–
Wed 10 AM72°72°71°97%31%6%–NE 1417–
Wed 11 AM73°73°71°93%28%6%–ENE 1416–
Wed 12 PM74°74°71°90%26%6%–ENE 1316–
Wed 1 PM76°76°72°87%23%4%–ENE 1316–
Wed 2 PM77°77°72°85%19%4%–E 1316–
Wed 3 PM78°78°71°79%15%4%–E 1417–
Wed 4 PM78°78°71°79%11%4%–E 1417–
Wed 5 PM78°78°71°79%10%4%–E 1417–
Wed 6 PM77°77°71°82%10%4%–E 1418–
Wed 7 PM76°76°71°85%9%0%–E 1418–
Wed 8 PM75°75°70°84%8%0%–E 1418–
Wed 9 PM75°75°70°84%6%0%–E 1318–
Wed 10 PM74°74°69°84%5%0%–E 1217–
Wed 11 PM74°74°68°82%4%0%–E 1015–
Thu 12 AM74°74°68°82%4%0%–E 914–
Thu 1 AM74°74°68°82%3%0%–E 812–
Thu 2 AM73°73°67°81%5%0%–E 710–
Thu 3 AM72°72°67°84%6%0%–E 710–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

80° / 70°

8% rain

NE 9–14 mph · gusts 20

Wed, Oct 21

Sunny

79° / 70°

16% rain

ENE 9–14 mph · gusts 18

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

79° / 71°

Dry

ENE 7–12 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

79° / 73°

Dry

E 6–14 mph · gusts 17

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

80° / 73°

2% rain

ESE 10–16 mph · gusts 21

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Sunny

79° / 71°

15% rain

E 14–18 mph · gusts 23

Mon, Oct 26

Slight Chance Rain Showers

78° / 71°

24% rain · 0.06"

E 13–15 mph · gusts 20

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind around 14 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 3am and 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79. East northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79. East northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. East southeast wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 10 to 14 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

Weather map

Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.

Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 1257 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.


GMZ330-201815-
Matagorda Bay-
1257 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. 
.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...Southeast 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 · 1257 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.


GMZ350-355-201815-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1257 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
around 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
East 5 feet at 7 seconds. 
.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. 
.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 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.

Moon calendar · June 2022

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
5% lit
↑ 8:00 AM
↓ 10:33 PM
★★★☆c80
Moon farthest north (26.9°)
Apogee · 406,191 km
2
9% lit
↑ 8:51 AM
↓ 11:21 PM
★★★☆c78
3
16% lit
↑ 9:45 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c75
4
23% lit
↑ 10:41 AM
↓ 12:04 AM
★★☆☆c73
5
32% lit
↑ 11:37 AM
↓ 12:42 AM
★★☆☆c68
6
41% lit
↑ 12:34 PM
↓ 1:17 AM
★☆☆☆c61
7
51% lit
↑ 1:30 PM
↓ 1:50 AM
★☆☆☆c49
First Quarter
8
61% lit
↑ 2:28 PM
↓ 2:20 AM
★☆☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
9
71% lit
↑ 3:27 PM
↓ 2:51 AM
★☆☆☆c42
10
81% lit
↑ 4:29 PM
↓ 3:23 AM
★★☆☆c60
11
89% lit
↑ 5:35 PM
↓ 3:58 AM
★★★☆c77
12
95% lit
↑ 6:45 PM
↓ 4:38 AM
★★★☆c90
13
99% lit
↑ 7:58 PM
↓ 5:24 AM
★★★★c97
best
14
100% lit
↑ 9:10 PM
↓ 6:20 AM
★★☆☆c100
Full Moon · Strawberry Moon (supermoon)
Perigee · 357,435 km
15
98% lit
↑ 10:16 PM
↓ 7:24 AM
★★★★c100
Moon farthest south (-27.0°)
best
16
93% lit
↑ 11:13 PM
↓ 8:34 AM
★★★☆c100
best
17
85% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:46 AM
★★★☆c97
18
76% lit
↑ 12:01 AM
↓ 10:55 AM
★★☆☆c89
19
65% lit
↑ 12:42 AM
↓ 12:00 PM
★☆☆☆c75
20
55% lit
↑ 1:17 AM
↓ 1:02 PM
★☆☆☆c56
Last Quarter
21
44% lit
↑ 1:49 AM
↓ 2:00 PM
★☆☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
22
34% lit
↑ 2:19 AM
↓ 2:57 PM
★☆☆☆c42
23
25% lit
↑ 2:49 AM
↓ 3:52 PM
★★☆☆c59
24
17% lit
↑ 3:20 AM
↓ 4:48 PM
★★☆☆c71
25
10% lit
↑ 3:54 AM
↓ 5:44 PM
★★★☆c78
26
5% lit
↑ 4:30 AM
↓ 6:41 PM
★★★☆c81
27
2% lit
↑ 5:11 AM
↓ 7:36 PM
★★★★c82
best
28
0% lit
↑ 5:57 AM
↓ 8:29 PM
★★☆☆c82
New Moon
29
0% lit
↑ 6:47 AM
↓ 9:18 PM
★★★★c82
Moon farthest north (27.0°)
Apogee · 406,576 km
best
30
2% lit
↑ 7:40 AM
↓ 10:02 PM
★★★☆c80

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Jun 1 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest north (26.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jun 1 · 8:00 PM — Apogee · 406,191 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Jun 7 · 9:47 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Jun 8 · 9:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Jun 14 · 6:51 AM — Full Moon · Strawberry 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.
  • Tue, Jun 14 · 6:00 PM — Perigee · 357,435 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Jun 15 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Jun 20 · 10:10 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Jun 21 · 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.
  • Tue, Jun 28 · 9:51 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Jun 29 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jun 29 · 1:00 AM — Apogee · 406,576 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Mon, Jun 13 · Wed, Jun 15 · Thu, Jun 16 · Mon, Jun 27 · Wed, Jun 29

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

Moon distance

357,503 km closest · 406,506 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 1:20 AM.