Moon & Weather
Port O'Connor
28.450°, -96.400° · tides: PORT O'CONNOR, MATAGORDA BAY
Clear and Windy
Cloud cover 0%
Observed 3:05 PM · NDBC PCNT2 (1 mi) · sky & visibility from PALACIOS MUNICIPAL (21 mi)
Wind
20mph
From N (360°)
Temperature
64°F
High 72° · Low 61° so far today
Humidity
35%
Dew point 41°F
Visibility
10+mi
▼ Falling
−0.11 in over 3 hours · changing fast
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 71°
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. North northeast wind around 17 mph.
Tonight: Low 63°
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. North northeast wind 12 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:27 AM / 6:53 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 1:50 PM / –
- Moon
- First Quarter, 41%
- Major period
- 5:30 AM–7:30 AM
- Minor period
- 1:20 PM–2:20 PM
- Major period
- 6:00 PM–8:00 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3 PM | 70° | 70° | 46° | 42% | 27% | 0% | – | NNE 17 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 4 PM | 71° | 71° | 46° | 41% | 29% | 0% | – | N 17 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 5 PM | 70° | 70° | 46° | 42% | 36% | 0% | – | N 17 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 6 PM | 69° | 69° | 46° | 44% | 40% | 0% | – | N 16 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 7 PM | 67° | 67° | 46° | 47% | 36% | 0% | – | N 13 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 8 PM | 66° | 66° | 47° | 50% | 32% | 0% | – | N 13 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 9 PM | 65° | 65° | 48° | 54% | 29% | 0% | – | NNE 13 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 10 PM | 65° | 65° | 49° | 56% | 36% | 0% | – | NNE 13 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 11 PM | 65° | 65° | 49° | 56% | 42% | 0% | – | NNE 12 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 12 AM | 65° | 65° | 50° | 58% | 31% | 0% | – | NNE 12 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 1 AM | 64° | 64° | 50° | 60% | 35% | 0% | – | NNE 12 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 2 AM | 64° | 64° | 51° | 63% | 39% | 0% | – | NNE 12 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 3 AM | 63° | 63° | 51° | 65% | 36% | 0% | – | NNE 12 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 4 AM | 63° | 63° | 51° | 65% | 21% | 0% | – | NNE 13 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 5 AM | 63° | 63° | 51° | 65% | 29% | 0% | – | NNE 14 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 6 AM | 63° | 63° | 51° | 65% | 20% | 0% | – | NNE 15 | 21 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 7 AM | 63° | 63° | 51° | 65% | 18% | 0% | – | NNE 15 | 21 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 8 AM | 63° | 63° | 53° | 70% | 19% | 0% | – | NNE 15 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 9 AM | 64° | 64° | 54° | 70% | 10% | 0% | – | NNE 15 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 10 AM | 67° | 67° | 55° | 65% | 8% | 0% | – | NNE 15 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 11 AM | 69° | 69° | 55° | 61% | 5% | 0% | – | NNE 14 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 12 PM | 70° | 70° | 54° | 57% | 3% | 0% | – | NNE 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 1 PM | 72° | 72° | 53° | 51% | 1% | 0% | – | NNE 12 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 2 PM | 72° | 72° | 52° | 49% | 3% | 0% | – | NNE 10 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 3 PM | 73° | 73° | 51° | 46% | 12% | 0% | – | NE 9 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 4 PM | 74° | 74° | 52° | 46% | 13% | 0% | – | NE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 5 PM | 73° | 73° | 52° | 48% | 14% | 0% | – | NE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 6 PM | 72° | 72° | 54° | 53% | 17% | 0% | – | NE 9 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 7 PM | 71° | 71° | 54° | 55% | 22% | 0% | – | ENE 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 8 PM | 70° | 70° | 55° | 59% | 39% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 9 PM | 70° | 70° | 55° | 59% | 47% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 10 PM | 69° | 69° | 55° | 61% | 56% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 11 PM | 69° | 69° | 56° | 63% | 62% | 0% | – | ENE 9 | 14 | – | |
| Mon 12 AM | 69° | 69° | 56° | 63% | 63% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Mon 1 AM | 68° | 68° | 56° | 65% | 59% | 0% | – | ENE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Mon 2 AM | 68° | 68° | 57° | 68% | 55% | 0% | – | NE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Mon 3 AM | 68° | 68° | 57° | 68% | 59% | 0% | – | NE 7 | 12 | – | |
| Mon 4 AM | 68° | 68° | 58° | 70% | 60% | 1% | – | NE 9 | 14 | – | |
| Mon 5 AM | 68° | 68° | 58° | 70% | 57% | 0% | – | NE 10 | 15 | – | |
| Mon 6 AM | 67° | 67° | 58° | 73% | 47% | 1% | – | NNE 12 | 16 | – | |
| Mon 7 AM | 67° | 67° | 59° | 75% | 48% | 2% | – | NE 13 | 17 | – | |
| Mon 8 AM | 68° | 68° | 59° | 73% | 41% | 2% | – | NNE 13 | 18 | – | |
| Mon 9 AM | 69° | 69° | 60° | 73% | 47% | 2% | – | NE 13 | 18 | – | |
| Mon 10 AM | 71° | 71° | 61° | 71% | 53% | 2% | – | NE 14 | 17 | – | |
| Mon 11 AM | 73° | 73° | 62° | 68% | 53% | 2% | – | ENE 14 | 17 | – | |
| Mon 12 PM | 74° | 74° | 62° | 66% | 54% | 2% | – | ENE 14 | 17 | – | |
| Mon 1 PM | 75° | 75° | 63° | 66% | 54% | 4% | – | ENE 14 | 17 | – | |
| Mon 2 PM | 76° | 76° | 63° | 64% | 50% | 4% | – | ENE 14 | 17 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Mostly Sunny
71° / 63°
Dry
NNE 12–17 mph · gusts 18
Sun, Oct 18
Sunny
74° / 67°
1% rain
NE 8–15 mph · gusts 21
Mon, Oct 19
Mostly Sunny
77° / 71°
4% rain
NE 7–15 mph · gusts 20
Tue, Oct 20
Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
79° / 73°
28% rain · 0.06"
ENE 9–17 mph · gusts 22
Wed, Oct 21
Sunny
79° / 73°
6% rain
ENE 10–14 mph · gusts 18
Thu, Oct 22
Sunny
79° / 75°
Dry
E 6–10 mph · gusts 14
Fri, Oct 23
Sunny
80° / 77°
1% rain
ESE 5–12 mph · gusts 15
Detailed NWS forecast
- This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. North northeast wind around 17 mph.
- Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. North northeast wind 12 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 74. 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: Mostly 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 71. East northeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Tuesday: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East northeast wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79. East northeast wind around 14 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 73.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
- Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 75.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Weather map
Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.
Marine forecast
Matagorda Bay
GMZ330 · 154 PM CDT Sat Oct 17 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. GMZ330-180715- Matagorda Bay- 154 PM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... .THIS AFTERNOON...North winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .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. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .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.
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM
GMZ350 · 154 PM CDT Sat Oct 17 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. GMZ350-180715- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM- 154 PM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... .THIS AFTERNOON...North winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 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 5 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, subsiding to 3 to 4 feet after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...East 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.
Moon calendar · October 2027
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4% lit
↑ 8:58 AM
↓ 8:02 PM
↓ 8:02 PM
★★★☆c77
2
9% lit
↑ 10:03 AM
↓ 8:43 PM
↓ 8:43 PM
★☆☆☆c82
3
16% lit
↑ 11:06 AM
↓ 9:29 PM
↓ 9:29 PM
★★☆☆c88
4
24% lit
↑ 12:07 PM
↓ 10:19 PM
↓ 10:19 PM
★★☆☆c89
5
33% lit
↑ 1:03 PM
↓ 11:13 PM
↓ 11:13 PM
★★☆☆c89
Moon farthest south (-27.2°)
6
43% lit
↑ 1:53 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★☆☆☆c86
7
52% lit
↑ 2:38 PM
↓ 12:08 AM
↓ 12:08 AM
★☆☆☆c82
First Quarter
8
62% lit
↑ 3:16 PM
↓ 1:05 AM
↓ 1:05 AM
★☆☆☆c77
9
70% lit
↑ 3:51 PM
↓ 2:00 AM
↓ 2:00 AM
★☆☆☆c70
Apogee · 404,533 km
10
79% lit
↑ 4:22 PM
↓ 2:55 AM
↓ 2:55 AM
★★☆☆c60
11
86% lit
↑ 4:51 PM
↓ 3:49 AM
↓ 3:49 AM
★★☆☆c47
12
92% lit
↑ 5:19 PM
↓ 4:42 AM
↓ 4:42 AM
★★☆☆c33
13
96% lit
↑ 5:48 PM
↓ 5:36 AM
↓ 5:36 AM
★★☆☆c31
Moon crosses the equator
14
99% lit
↑ 6:18 PM
↓ 6:31 AM
↓ 6:31 AM
★★★☆c57
15
100% lit
↑ 6:51 PM
↓ 7:28 AM
↓ 7:28 AM
★★★☆c72
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
best16
98% lit
↑ 7:29 PM
↓ 8:27 AM
↓ 8:27 AM
★★★☆c82
best17
95% lit
↑ 8:12 PM
↓ 9:29 AM
↓ 9:29 AM
★★☆☆c86
18
89% lit
↑ 9:02 PM
↓ 10:33 AM
↓ 10:33 AM
★★★☆c93
19
81% lit
↑ 9:59 PM
↓ 11:36 AM
↓ 11:36 AM
★★☆☆c97
Moon farthest north (26.5°)
20
72% lit
↑ 11:02 PM
↓ 12:35 PM
↓ 12:35 PM
★★☆☆c98
21
62% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:29 PM
↓ 1:29 PM
★★☆☆c98
22
50% lit
↑ 12:09 AM
↓ 2:16 PM
↓ 2:16 PM
★☆☆☆c95
Last Quarter
23
39% lit
↑ 1:16 AM
↓ 2:58 PM
↓ 2:58 PM
★☆☆☆c86
24
28% lit
↑ 2:22 AM
↓ 3:36 PM
↓ 3:36 PM
★☆☆☆c72
25
18% lit
↑ 3:27 AM
↓ 4:11 PM
↓ 4:11 PM
★☆☆☆c52
Perigee · 368,654 km
26
10% lit
↑ 4:31 AM
↓ 4:45 PM
↓ 4:45 PM
★★☆☆c31
Moon crosses the equator
27
5% lit
↑ 5:35 AM
↓ 5:19 PM
↓ 5:19 PM
★★☆☆c61
28
1% lit
↑ 6:39 AM
↓ 5:56 PM
↓ 5:56 PM
★★★☆c79
best29
0% lit
↑ 7:44 AM
↓ 6:35 PM
↓ 6:35 PM
★★★★c91
New Moon
best30
2% lit
↑ 8:48 AM
↓ 7:20 PM
↓ 7:20 PM
★★★★c96
best31
5% lit
↑ 9:51 AM
↓ 8:08 PM
↓ 8:08 PM
★★☆☆c96
Lunar events this month
- Tue, Oct 5 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Thu, Oct 7 · 6:47 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Sat, Oct 9 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 404,533 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Wed, Oct 13 · 12:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Fri, Oct 15 · 8:47 AM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Tue, Oct 19 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest north (26.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Fri, Oct 22 · 12:29 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Mon, Oct 25 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 368,654 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Tue, Oct 26 · 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.
- Fri, Oct 29 · 8:36 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
Best fishing days
Fri, Oct 15 · Sat, Oct 16 · Thu, Oct 28 · Fri, Oct 29 · Sat, Oct 30
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
368,743 km closest · 404,532 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 Sat 1:56 PM.