Moon & Weather
Port O'Connor
28.450°, -96.400° · tides: PORT O'CONNOR, MATAGORDA BAY
Clear
Cloud cover 0% · Feels like 81°F
Observed 1:15 PM · NDBC PCNT2 (1 mi) · sky & visibility from PALACIOS MUNICIPAL (21 mi)
Wind
10mph
From E (100°)
Temperature
72°F
High 81° · Low 64° so far today
Humidity
51%
Dew point 61°F
Visibility
10+mi
▼ Falling
−0.05 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago
Barometric pressure, last 24 hours
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
This Afternoon: High 78° · 2% rain
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight: Low 70° · 1% rain
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:28 AM / 6:51 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 3:07 PM / 1:02 AM
- Moon
- First Quarter, 60%
- Minor period
- 12:32 AM–1:32 AM
- Major period
- 7:10 AM–9:10 AM
- Minor period
- 2:37 PM–3:37 PM
- Major period
- 7:35 PM–9:35 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 PM | 73° | 73° | 62° | 68% | 52% | 2% | – | NE 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 2 PM | 76° | 76° | 63° | 64% | 42% | 2% | – | ENE 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 3 PM | 76° | 76° | 64° | 66% | 46% | 2% | – | E 14 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 4 PM | 76° | 76° | 65° | 69% | 37% | 2% | – | E 14 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 5 PM | 76° | 76° | 65° | 69% | 33% | 2% | – | E 14 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 6 PM | 74° | 74° | 65° | 74% | 42% | 1% | – | E 14 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 7 PM | 76° | 76° | 65° | 69% | 30% | 1% | – | E 14 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 8 PM | 76° | 76° | 65° | 69% | 20% | 0% | – | E 14 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 9 PM | 75° | 75° | 64° | 69% | 19% | 0% | – | E 14 | 21 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 10 PM | 75° | 75° | 64° | 69% | 18% | 0% | – | E 14 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 11 PM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 71% | 12% | 1% | – | E 13 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 12 AM | 74° | 74° | 63° | 69% | 11% | 1% | – | E 12 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 1 AM | 73° | 73° | 63° | 71% | 7% | 1% | – | ENE 10 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 2 AM | 72° | 72° | 65° | 79% | 6% | 1% | – | ENE 9 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 3 AM | 72° | 72° | 66° | 81% | 6% | 1% | – | ENE 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 4 AM | 72° | 72° | 67° | 84% | 8% | 1% | – | NE 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 5 AM | 70° | 70° | 66° | 87% | 7% | 1% | – | NE 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 6 AM | 71° | 71° | 65° | 81% | 9% | 1% | – | NE 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 7 AM | 70° | 70° | 64° | 81% | 4% | 1% | – | NE 12 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 8 AM | 70° | 70° | 64° | 81% | 3% | 1% | – | NE 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 9 AM | 71° | 71° | 64° | 79% | 2% | 0% | – | NE 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 10 AM | 71° | 71° | 64° | 79% | 3% | 0% | – | NNE 14 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 11 AM | 72° | 72° | 64° | 76% | 0% | 0% | – | NNE 13 | 17 | 10.0 mi | |
| Tue 12 PM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 71% | 2% | 0% | – | NNE 13 | 16 | 10.0 mi | |
| Tue 1 PM | 76° | 76° | 64° | 66% | 3% | 0% | – | NNE 13 | 15 | 9.9 mi | |
| Tue 2 PM | 77° | 77° | 64° | 64% | 5% | 0% | – | NE 12 | 15 | 9.9 mi | |
| Tue 3 PM | 78° | 78° | 63° | 60% | 12% | 1% | – | NE 12 | 15 | 10.0 mi | |
| Tue 4 PM | 78° | 78° | 63° | 60% | 9% | 0% | – | NE 12 | 15 | 10.0 mi | |
| Tue 5 PM | 78° | 78° | 63° | 60% | 5% | 1% | – | ENE 13 | 17 | 9.9 mi | |
| Tue 6 PM | 76° | 76° | 64° | 66% | 20% | 0% | – | ENE 14 | 20 | 9.9 mi | |
| Tue 7 PM | 77° | 77° | 65° | 67% | 30% | 1% | – | ENE 14 | 20 | 9.9 mi | |
| Tue 8 PM | 77° | 77° | 66° | 69% | 14% | 1% | – | ENE 14 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 9 PM | 75° | 75° | 68° | 79% | 45% | 3% | – | ENE 14 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 10 PM | 75° | 75° | 69° | 82% | 62% | 4% | – | ENE 13 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 11 PM | 74° | 74° | 71° | 90% | 44% | 8% | – | ENE 12 | 18 | – | |
| Wed 12 AM | 74° | 74° | 72° | 93% | 47% | 5% | – | ENE 12 | 16 | – | |
| Wed 1 AM | 73° | 73° | 73° | 100% | 58% | 12% | – | ENE 9 | 15 | – | |
| Wed 2 AM | 73° | 73° | 73° | 100% | 32% | 13% | – | NE 9 | 15 | – | |
| Wed 3 AM | 73° | 73° | 73° | 100% | 55% | 16% | – | NE 10 | 15 | – | |
| Wed 4 AM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 100% | 41% | 15% | – | NE 10 | 16 | – | |
| Wed 5 AM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 100% | 47% | 14% | – | NE 12 | 17 | – | |
| Wed 6 AM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 100% | 43% | 10% | – | NE 13 | 18 | – | |
| Wed 7 AM | 71° | 71° | 71° | 100% | 39% | 6% | – | NE 13 | 18 | – | |
| Wed 8 AM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 100% | 5% | 6% | – | NE 13 | 18 | – | |
| Wed 9 AM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 100% | 18% | 6% | – | NE 14 | 18 | – | |
| Wed 10 AM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 97% | 31% | 6% | – | NE 14 | 17 | – | |
| Wed 11 AM | 73° | 73° | 71° | 93% | 28% | 6% | – | ENE 14 | 16 | – | |
| Wed 12 PM | 74° | 74° | 71° | 90% | 26% | 6% | – | ENE 13 | 16 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Mostly Sunny
78° / 70°
2% rain
ENE 12–14 mph · gusts 21
Tue, Oct 20
Sunny
80° / 71°
16% 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
Detailed NWS forecast
- This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 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.
- 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.
Weather map
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Marine forecast
Matagorda Bay
GMZ330 · 525 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 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. GMZ330-192315- Matagorda Bay- 525 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east late. Bay waters slightly choppy. .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 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, becoming southeast 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.
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM
GMZ350 · 525 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 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. GMZ350-355-192315- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 525 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 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. .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.
Moon calendar · July 2023
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
95% lit
↑ 7:06 PM
↓ 4:22 AM
↓ 4:22 AM
★★☆☆
2
99% lit
↑ 8:14 PM
↓ 5:17 AM
↓ 5:17 AM
★★☆☆
Moon farthest south (-28.1°)
best3
100% lit
↑ 9:16 PM
↓ 6:22 AM
↓ 6:22 AM
★★☆☆
Full Moon · Buck Moon (supermoon)
best4
98% lit
↑ 10:11 PM
↓ 7:33 AM
↓ 7:33 AM
★★☆☆
Perigee · 360,148 km
5
93% lit
↑ 10:57 PM
↓ 8:47 AM
↓ 8:47 AM
★★☆☆
6
85% lit
↑ 11:37 PM
↓ 9:58 AM
↓ 9:58 AM
★☆☆☆
7
76% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:06 AM
↓ 11:06 AM
★☆☆☆
8
65% lit
↑ 12:12 AM
↓ 12:11 PM
↓ 12:11 PM
★☆☆☆
9
54% lit
↑ 12:45 AM
↓ 1:13 PM
↓ 1:13 PM
★☆☆☆
Moon crosses the equator
Last Quarter
10
43% lit
↑ 1:17 AM
↓ 2:14 PM
↓ 2:14 PM
★☆☆☆
11
33% lit
↑ 1:49 AM
↓ 3:15 PM
↓ 3:15 PM
★☆☆☆
12
23% lit
↑ 2:24 AM
↓ 4:16 PM
↓ 4:16 PM
★☆☆☆
13
15% lit
↑ 3:02 AM
↓ 5:17 PM
↓ 5:17 PM
★☆☆☆
14
9% lit
↑ 3:45 AM
↓ 6:16 PM
↓ 6:16 PM
★☆☆☆
15
4% lit
↑ 4:33 AM
↓ 7:12 PM
↓ 7:12 PM
★★☆☆
Moon farthest north (27.8°)
16
1% lit
↑ 5:25 AM
↓ 8:02 PM
↓ 8:02 PM
★★☆☆
best17
0% lit
↑ 6:20 AM
↓ 8:48 PM
↓ 8:48 PM
★★★☆
New Moon
best18
1% lit
↑ 7:17 AM
↓ 9:27 PM
↓ 9:27 PM
★★☆☆
best19
4% lit
↑ 8:13 AM
↓ 10:02 PM
↓ 10:02 PM
★★☆☆
20
8% lit
↑ 9:08 AM
↓ 10:33 PM
↓ 10:33 PM
★★☆☆
Apogee · 406,286 km
21
14% lit
↑ 10:02 AM
↓ 11:01 PM
↓ 11:01 PM
★☆☆☆
22
21% lit
↑ 10:54 AM
↓ 11:28 PM
↓ 11:28 PM
★☆☆☆
23
29% lit
↑ 11:47 AM
↓ 11:55 PM
↓ 11:55 PM
★☆☆☆
Moon crosses the equator
24
38% lit
↑ 12:40 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★☆☆☆
25
48% lit
↑ 1:36 PM
↓ 12:23 AM
↓ 12:23 AM
★☆☆☆
First Quarter
26
58% lit
↑ 2:35 PM
↓ 12:54 AM
↓ 12:54 AM
★☆☆☆
27
68% lit
↑ 3:38 PM
↓ 1:29 AM
↓ 1:29 AM
★☆☆☆
28
78% lit
↑ 4:44 PM
↓ 2:10 AM
↓ 2:10 AM
★☆☆☆
29
87% lit
↑ 5:52 PM
↓ 3:00 AM
↓ 3:00 AM
★☆☆☆
30
94% lit
↑ 6:57 PM
↓ 3:59 AM
↓ 3:59 AM
★★☆☆
Moon farthest south (-28.2°)
31
98% lit
↑ 7:56 PM
↓ 5:08 AM
↓ 5:08 AM
★★☆☆
Lunar events this month
- Sun, Jul 2 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Mon, Jul 3 · 6:38 AM — Full Moon · Buck 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, Jul 4 · 5:00 PM — Perigee · 360,148 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Sun, Jul 9 · 3:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Sun, Jul 9 · 8:47 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Sat, Jul 15 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Mon, Jul 17 · 1:31 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Thu, Jul 20 · 2:00 AM — Apogee · 406,286 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Sun, Jul 23 · 8:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Tue, Jul 25 · 5:06 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Sun, Jul 30 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Best fishing days
Sun, Jul 2 · Mon, Jul 3 · Sun, Jul 16 · Mon, Jul 17 · Tue, Jul 18
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
359,579 km closest · 406,213 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 Mon 1:22 PM.