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Port O'Connor

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

Clear

Cloud cover 0%

Observed 3:40 AM · Port O'Connor (1 mi) · sky & visibility from PALACIOS MUNICIPAL (21 mi)

Wind

8mph

From N (360°)

Temperature

64°F

High 54° · Low 52° so far today

Humidity

82%

Dew point 46°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.31 in1026.5 mb

3-hour trend unavailable

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

Not enough readings yet.

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.

Today

Overnight: Low 63°

Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. North northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday: High 73°

Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:28 AM / 6:52 PM
Moonrise / moonset
2:31 PM / 12:05 AM
Moon
First Quarter, 50%
Minor period
12:00 AM–12:35 AM
Major period
6:20 AM–8:20 AM
Minor period
2:01 PM–3:01 PM
Major period
6:45 PM–8:45 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Oct 186 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Oct 196 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 20clouds29% cloud cover21% cloud cover21% cloud cover18% cloud cover19% cloud cover16% cloud cover13% cloud cover5% cloud cover1% cloud cover10% cloud cover9% cloud cover22% cloud cover16% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover24% cloud cover22% cloud cover37% cloud cover44% cloud cover50% cloud cover46% cloud cover52% cloud cover39% cloud cover34% cloud cover62% cloud cover53% cloud cover58% cloud cover72% cloud cover68% cloud cover53% cloud cover51% cloud cover41% cloud cover48% cloud cover54% cloud cover41% cloud cover46% cloud cover31% cloud cover43% cloud cover62% cloud cover52% cloud cover51% cloud cover49% cloud cover47% cloud cover45% cloud cover44% cloud cover42% cloud cover37% cloud cover31% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°64636772737170686867707577747372rain3% chance4% chance1% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphNNE 13 mph, gusts 20NNE 15 mph, gusts 21NNE 15 mph, gusts 20NNE 15 mph, gusts 18NNE 13 mph, gusts 16NNE 10 mph, gusts 13NE 8 mph, gusts 12NE 9 mph, gusts 12ENE 10 mph, gusts 14ENE 10 mph, gusts 16ENE 8 mph, gusts 12NE 7 mph, gusts 10NE 9 mph, gusts 14NNE 12 mph, gusts 16NNE 13 mph, gusts 18NE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 15 mph, gusts 18E 15 mph, gusts 20E 15 mph, gusts 20ENE 13 mph, gusts 18ENE 10 mph, gusts 15ENE 9 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 4 AM64°64°52°65%29%0%–NNE 132010+ mi
Sun 5 AM64°64°52°65%21%0%–NNE 142010+ mi
Sun 6 AM63°63°52°67%21%0%–NNE 152110+ mi
Sun 7 AM63°63°53°70%18%0%–NNE 152110+ mi
Sun 8 AM63°63°54°72%19%0%–NNE 152010+ mi
Sun 9 AM64°64°55°73%16%0%–NNE 152010+ mi
Sun 10 AM67°67°55°65%13%0%–NNE 151810+ mi
Sun 11 AM68°68°55°63%5%0%–NNE 141710+ mi
Sun 12 PM70°70°55°59%1%0%–NNE 131610+ mi
Sun 1 PM72°72°55°55%10%0%–NNE 121410+ mi
Sun 2 PM72°72°55°55%9%0%–NNE 101310+ mi
Sun 3 PM73°73°54°51%22%0%–NE 91210+ mi
Sun 4 PM73°73°54°51%16%0%–NE 81210+ mi
Sun 5 PM72°72°54°53%2%0%–NE 81210+ mi
Sun 6 PM72°72°54°53%1%0%–NE 91210+ mi
Sun 7 PM71°71°54°55%24%0%–ENE 91410+ mi
Sun 8 PM70°70°54°57%22%0%–ENE 101410+ mi
Sun 9 PM70°70°55°59%37%0%–ENE 101510+ mi
Sun 10 PM70°70°55°59%44%0%–ENE 101610+ mi
Sun 11 PM69°69°55°61%50%0%–ENE 91410+ mi
Mon 12 AM69°69°55°61%46%0%–ENE 81210+ mi
Mon 1 AM68°68°55°63%52%0%–ENE 71010+ mi
Mon 2 AM68°68°56°65%39%0%–NE 71010+ mi
Mon 3 AM68°68°57°68%34%0%–NE 71210+ mi
Mon 4 AM68°68°58°70%62%0%–NE 91410+ mi
Mon 5 AM68°68°58°70%53%0%–NE 101510+ mi
Mon 6 AM67°67°58°73%58%0%–NNE 121610+ mi
Mon 7 AM67°67°59°75%72%3%–NE 131710+ mi
Mon 8 AM68°68°60°76%68%4%–NNE 131810+ mi
Mon 9 AM68°68°61°78%53%0%–NNE 131810+ mi
Mon 10 AM70°70°62°76%51%1%–NE 141710+ mi
Mon 11 AM72°72°63°73%41%4%–ENE 1417–
Mon 12 PM74°74°64°71%48%3%–ENE 1417–
Mon 1 PM75°75°65°71%54%3%–ENE 1417–
Mon 2 PM76°76°66°71%41%2%–ENE 1417–
Mon 3 PM77°77°66°69%46%0%–ENE 1518–
Mon 4 PM77°77°66°69%31%0%–ENE 1518–
Mon 5 PM76°76°66°71%43%0%–ENE 1518–
Mon 6 PM75°75°66°74%62%0%–E 1520–
Mon 7 PM74°74°64°71%52%1%–E 1520–
Mon 8 PM73°73°64°73%51%1%–E 1520–
Mon 9 PM73°73°64°73%49%1%–ENE 1420–
Mon 10 PM73°73°63°71%47%1%–ENE 1318–
Mon 11 PM72°72°63°73%45%1%–ENE 1217–
Tue 12 AM72°72°63°73%44%1%–ENE 1015–
Tue 1 AM72°72°63°73%42%0%–ENE 914–
Tue 2 AM71°71°63°76%37%0%–ENE 913–
Tue 3 AM71°71°63°76%31%0%–ENE 913–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

73° / 63°

Dry

NE 8–15 mph · gusts 21

Mon, Oct 19

Partly Sunny

77° / 70°

4% rain

NE 7–15 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Oct 20

Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain

78° / 72°

17% rain

ENE 9–17 mph · gusts 22

Wed, Oct 21

Sunny

80° / 73°

2% rain

ENE 10–14 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

79° / 74°

Dry

ENE 5–10 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

80° / 77°

Dry

E 3–12 mph · gusts 15

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

82° / 77°

Dry

ESE 9–14 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. North northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East northeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 78. East northeast wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 72. East wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind around 13 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 73. East wind 5 to 14 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 74.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

Weather map

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

Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 140 AM CDT Sun Oct 18 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.


GMZ330-181915-
Matagorda Bay-
140 AM CDT Sun Oct 18 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay
waters slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY...East 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...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth.

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

GMZ350 · 140 AM CDT Sun Oct 18 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.


GMZ350-355-181915-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
140 AM CDT Sun Oct 18 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.REST OF 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. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East
5 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East 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. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
around 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.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.

Moon calendar · January 2025

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4% lit
↑ 9:00 AM
↓ 7:32 PM
★★★★c96
best
2
9% lit
↑ 9:41 AM
↓ 8:38 PM
★★★☆c94
3
17% lit
↑ 10:18 AM
↓ 9:42 PM
★★☆☆c85
4
26% lit
↑ 10:52 AM
↓ 10:45 PM
★★☆☆c69
5
36% lit
↑ 11:23 AM
↓ 11:48 PM
★☆☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
6
47% lit
↑ 11:55 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c41
First Quarter
7
59% lit
↑ 12:29 PM
↓ 12:51 AM
★☆☆☆c59
Perigee · 370,174 km
8
70% lit
↑ 1:07 PM
↓ 1:57 AM
★★☆☆c76
9
79% lit
↑ 1:49 PM
↓ 3:04 AM
★★☆☆c88
10
88% lit
↑ 2:39 PM
↓ 4:13 AM
★★★☆c96
11
94% lit
↑ 3:36 PM
↓ 5:20 AM
★★★☆c99
Moon farthest north (28.5°)
12
98% lit
↑ 4:38 PM
↓ 6:23 AM
★★★★c99
best
13
100% lit
↑ 5:43 PM
↓ 7:18 AM
★★☆☆c99
Full Moon · Wolf Moon
14
99% lit
↑ 6:47 PM
↓ 8:05 AM
★★★★c97
best
15
96% lit
↑ 7:49 PM
↓ 8:45 AM
★★★☆c91
16
92% lit
↑ 8:47 PM
↓ 9:19 AM
★★★☆c82
17
85% lit
↑ 9:42 PM
↓ 9:48 AM
★★☆☆c67
18
78% lit
↑ 10:35 PM
↓ 10:16 AM
★☆☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
19
69% lit
↑ 11:27 PM
↓ 10:42 AM
★☆☆☆c29
20
60% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:09 AM
★☆☆☆c40
Apogee · 404,298 km
21
51% lit
↑ 12:20 AM
↓ 11:37 AM
★☆☆☆c52
Last Quarter
22
42% lit
↑ 1:14 AM
↓ 12:08 PM
★☆☆☆c63
23
32% lit
↑ 2:10 AM
↓ 12:43 PM
★★☆☆c71
24
24% lit
↑ 3:08 AM
↓ 1:24 PM
★★☆☆c78
25
16% lit
↑ 4:08 AM
↓ 2:12 PM
★★★☆c84
26
9% lit
↑ 5:06 AM
↓ 3:07 PM
★★★☆c90
Moon farthest south (-28.5°)
27
4% lit
↑ 6:02 AM
↓ 4:09 PM
★★★☆c93
best
28
1% lit
↑ 6:52 AM
↓ 5:16 PM
★★★★c93
best
29
0% lit
↑ 7:37 AM
↓ 6:23 PM
★★☆☆c92
New Moon
30
2% lit
↑ 8:16 AM
↓ 7:30 PM
★★★☆c88
31
6% lit
↑ 8:51 AM
↓ 8:35 PM
★★★☆c77

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Jan 5 · 1:00 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, Jan 6 · 5:56 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Jan 7 · 6:00 PM — Perigee · 370,174 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Jan 11 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Jan 13 · 4:27 PM — Full Moon · Wolf MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Jan 18 · 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.
  • Mon, Jan 20 · 11:00 PM — Apogee · 404,298 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Jan 21 · 2:31 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jan 26 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jan 29 · 6:36 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Wed, Jan 1 · Sun, Jan 12 · Tue, Jan 14 · Mon, Jan 27 · Tue, Jan 28

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

Moon distance

368,469 km closest · 404,138 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 Sun 1:41 AM.