Moon & Weather
Matagorda
28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda
Clear
Cloud cover 0% · Feels like 74°F
Observed 1:45 PM · Matagorda City (4 mi) · sky & visibility from PALACIOS MUNICIPAL (17 mi)
Wind
10mph
From E (101°)
Gusts 12 mph
Measured at the tide station
Temperature
71°F
High 75° · Low 61° so far today
Humidity
38%
Dew point 48°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 76°
Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Low 63° · 4% rain
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:26 AM / 6:50 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 2:30 PM / 12:03 AM
- Moon
- First Quarter, 50%
- Minor period
- 12:00 AM–12:33 AM
- Major period
- 6:20 AM–8:20 AM
- Minor period
- 2:00 PM–3:00 PM
- Major period
- 6:45 PM–8:45 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 2 PM | 72° | 72° | 52° | 49% | 6% | 0% | – | NE 9 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 3 PM | 74° | 74° | 52° | 46% | 7% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 4 PM | 75° | 75° | 52° | 45% | 13% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 5 PM | 74° | 74° | 52° | 46% | 9% | 0% | – | ENE 9 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 6 PM | 72° | 72° | 53° | 51% | 11% | 0% | – | ENE 9 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 7 PM | 69° | 69° | 53° | 57% | 19% | 0% | – | ENE 9 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 8 PM | 67° | 67° | 53° | 61% | 24% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 9 PM | 66° | 66° | 53° | 63% | 44% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 10 PM | 65° | 65° | 52° | 63% | 34% | 0% | – | ENE 7 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 11 PM | 63° | 63° | 53° | 70% | 43% | 0% | – | NE 6 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 12 AM | 62° | 62° | 54° | 75% | 27% | 0% | – | NE 6 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 1 AM | 62° | 62° | 54° | 75% | 16% | 0% | – | NNE 5 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 2 AM | 62° | 62° | 54° | 75% | 27% | 0% | – | NNE 6 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 3 AM | 61° | 61° | 54° | 78% | 37% | 0% | – | NNE 6 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 4 AM | 61° | 61° | 54° | 78% | 34% | 0% | – | NNE 8 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 5 AM | 60° | 60° | 54° | 81% | 43% | 0% | – | NNE 8 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 6 AM | 60° | 60° | 54° | 81% | 59% | 0% | – | NNE 9 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 7 AM | 61° | 61° | 54° | 78% | 49% | 0% | – | NNE 10 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 8 AM | 63° | 63° | 55° | 75% | 68% | 0% | – | NNE 10 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 9 AM | 66° | 66° | 57° | 73% | 65% | 1% | – | NNE 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 10 AM | 71° | 71° | 59° | 66% | 59% | 1% | – | NE 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 11 AM | 74° | 74° | 60° | 62% | 50% | 0% | – | ENE 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 12 PM | 77° | 77° | 61° | 58% | 58% | 0% | – | ENE 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 1 PM | 79° | 79° | 62° | 56% | 46% | 0% | – | ENE 14 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 2 PM | 79° | 79° | 63° | 58% | 53% | 0% | – | ENE 14 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 3 PM | 79° | 79° | 63° | 58% | 62% | 0% | – | E 14 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 4 PM | 78° | 78° | 63° | 60% | 36% | 0% | – | E 14 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 5 PM | 77° | 77° | 63° | 62% | 48% | 0% | – | E 14 | 16 | – | |
| Mon 6 PM | 75° | 75° | 62° | 64% | 42% | 0% | – | ENE 14 | 17 | – | |
| Mon 7 PM | 74° | 74° | 61° | 64% | 30% | 0% | – | ENE 13 | 17 | – | |
| Mon 8 PM | 72° | 72° | 61° | 68% | 46% | 0% | – | ENE 12 | 17 | – | |
| Mon 9 PM | 71° | 71° | 61° | 71% | 45% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 16 | – | |
| Mon 10 PM | 70° | 70° | 60° | 71% | 44% | 0% | – | ENE 9 | 15 | – | |
| Mon 11 PM | 69° | 69° | 60° | 73% | 41% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 14 | – | |
| Tue 12 AM | 68° | 68° | 60° | 76% | 37% | 0% | – | ENE 7 | 13 | – | |
| Tue 1 AM | 67° | 67° | 60° | 78% | 34% | 0% | – | ENE 7 | 12 | – | |
| Tue 2 AM | 67° | 67° | 60° | 78% | 32% | 0% | – | ENE 7 | 12 | – | |
| Tue 3 AM | 66° | 66° | 59° | 78% | 29% | 0% | – | NE 7 | 13 | – | |
| Tue 4 AM | 66° | 66° | 59° | 78% | 27% | 0% | – | NE 8 | 14 | – | |
| Tue 5 AM | 65° | 65° | 58° | 78% | 26% | 0% | – | NE 9 | 15 | – | |
| Tue 6 AM | 64° | 64° | 57° | 78% | 26% | 0% | – | NNE 9 | 16 | – | |
| Tue 7 AM | 65° | 65° | 57° | 75% | 25% | 1% | – | NNE 10 | 17 | – | |
| Tue 8 AM | 66° | 66° | 58° | 75% | 21% | 1% | – | NNE 12 | 17 | – | |
| Tue 9 AM | 69° | 69° | 59° | 70% | 18% | 1% | – | NE 12 | 16 | – | |
| Tue 10 AM | 73° | 73° | 61° | 66% | 14% | 1% | – | NE 13 | 16 | – | |
| Tue 11 AM | 75° | 75° | 62° | 64% | 14% | 1% | – | NE 13 | 16 | – | |
| Tue 12 PM | 78° | 78° | 63° | 60% | 15% | 1% | – | ENE 13 | 16 | – | |
| Tue 1 PM | 80° | 81° | 63° | 56% | 15% | 13% | – | ENE 13 | 16 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Sunny
76° / 63°
4% rain
NE 6–9 mph · gusts 14
Mon, Oct 19
Partly Sunny
81° / 65°
3% rain
NE 5–14 mph · gusts 17
Tue, Oct 20
Mostly Sunny
82° / 67°
13% rain
NE 7–15 mph · gusts 18
Wed, Oct 21
Mostly Sunny
83° / 65°
3% rain
E 6–12 mph · gusts 15
Thu, Oct 22
Sunny
83° / 66°
Dry
E 3–8 mph · gusts 12
Fri, Oct 23
Sunny
85° / 70°
Dry
E 2–9 mph · gusts 12
Sat, Oct 24
Sunny
86° / 71°
1% rain
SE 6–12 mph · gusts 15
Detailed NWS forecast
- This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
- Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
- Monday: Partly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 15 mph.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
- Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 65.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
- Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 66.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 85.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 86.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Weather map
Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.
Marine forecast
Matagorda Bay
GMZ330 · 1255 PM 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. GMZ330-190615- Matagorda Bay- 1255 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .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...Northeast 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 · 1255 PM 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. GMZ350-355-190615- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 1255 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 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 · November 2028
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
99% lit
↑ 6:04 PM
↓ 6:55 AM
↓ 6:55 AM
★★★☆c72
best2
100% lit
↑ 6:42 PM
↓ 7:52 AM
↓ 7:52 AM
★★★☆c77
Full Moon · Beaver Moon
best3
98% lit
↑ 7:26 PM
↓ 8:49 AM
↓ 8:49 AM
★★☆☆c79
4
95% lit
↑ 8:16 PM
↓ 9:47 AM
↓ 9:47 AM
★★☆☆c84
5
89% lit
↑ 9:11 PM
↓ 10:42 AM
↓ 10:42 AM
★★☆☆c85
Moon farthest north (24.9°)
6
82% lit
↑ 9:11 PM
↓ 10:35 AM
↓ 10:35 AM
★★☆☆c85
7
73% lit
↑ 10:13 PM
↓ 11:23 AM
↓ 11:23 AM
★☆☆☆c84
8
63% lit
↑ 11:17 PM
↓ 12:06 PM
↓ 12:06 PM
★☆☆☆c79
9
52% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:46 PM
↓ 12:46 PM
★☆☆☆c69
Last Quarter
10
40% lit
↑ 12:20 AM
↓ 1:23 PM
↓ 1:23 PM
★☆☆☆c55
11
30% lit
↑ 1:24 AM
↓ 1:59 PM
↓ 1:59 PM
★☆☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
12
19% lit
↑ 2:28 AM
↓ 2:35 PM
↓ 2:35 PM
★☆☆☆c56
13
11% lit
↑ 3:34 AM
↓ 3:12 PM
↓ 3:12 PM
★★☆☆c73
14
5% lit
↑ 4:42 AM
↓ 3:53 PM
↓ 3:53 PM
★★☆☆c87
Perigee · 363,617 km
15
1% lit
↑ 5:51 AM
↓ 4:39 PM
↓ 4:39 PM
★★★☆c98
best16
0% lit
↑ 7:00 AM
↓ 5:31 PM
↓ 5:31 PM
★★★☆c102
New Moon
best17
2% lit
↑ 8:06 AM
↓ 6:27 PM
↓ 6:27 PM
★★★☆c102
best18
6% lit
↑ 9:07 AM
↓ 7:28 PM
↓ 7:28 PM
★★☆☆c99
Moon farthest south (-25.8°)
19
12% lit
↑ 10:00 AM
↓ 8:29 PM
↓ 8:29 PM
★★☆☆c94
20
20% lit
↑ 10:46 AM
↓ 9:30 PM
↓ 9:30 PM
★★☆☆c87
21
29% lit
↑ 11:26 AM
↓ 10:28 PM
↓ 10:28 PM
★☆☆☆c76
22
38% lit
↑ 12:01 PM
↓ 11:23 PM
↓ 11:23 PM
★☆☆☆c63
23
48% lit
↑ 12:32 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★☆☆☆c49
First Quarter
24
57% lit
↑ 1:01 PM
↓ 12:16 AM
↓ 12:16 AM
★☆☆☆c35
25
66% lit
↑ 1:30 PM
↓ 1:08 AM
↓ 1:08 AM
★☆☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
Apogee · 404,732 km
26
75% lit
↑ 1:58 PM
↓ 2:00 AM
↓ 2:00 AM
★☆☆☆c53
27
83% lit
↑ 2:29 PM
↓ 2:53 AM
↓ 2:53 AM
★☆☆☆c62
28
89% lit
↑ 3:02 PM
↓ 3:46 AM
↓ 3:46 AM
★★☆☆c72
29
94% lit
↑ 3:39 PM
↓ 4:42 AM
↓ 4:42 AM
★★☆☆c80
30
98% lit
↑ 4:21 PM
↓ 5:39 AM
↓ 5:39 AM
★★★☆c85
Lunar events this month
- Thu, Nov 2 · 4:17 AM — Full Moon · Beaver MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Sun, Nov 5 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest north (24.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Thu, Nov 9 · 3:25 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Sat, Nov 11 · 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, Nov 14 · 12:00 AM — Perigee · 363,617 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Thu, Nov 16 · 7:17 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Sat, Nov 18 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-25.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Thu, Nov 23 · 6:14 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Sat, Nov 25 · 5:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Sat, Nov 25 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 404,732 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
Best fishing days
Wed, Nov 1 · Thu, Nov 2 · Wed, Nov 15 · Thu, Nov 16 · Fri, Nov 17
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
363,767 km closest · 404,676 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 Sun 7:20 AM.