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Port O'Connor

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

Clear

Cloud cover 0%

Observed 3:20 AM · Port O'Connor (1 mi) · sky & visibility from PALACIOS MUNICIPAL (21 mi)

Wind

7mph

From NE (40°)

Temperature

69°F

High 61° · Low 57° so far today

Humidity

82%

Dew point 52°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.19 in1022.4 mb▼ Falling

−0.04 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.1930.2630.34−24h−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 67° · 7% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northeast wind 6 to 15 mph.

Monday: High 77° · 6% rain

Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 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 = clouds
Mon, Oct 196 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 206 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 21clouds74% cloud cover68% cloud cover74% cloud cover74% cloud cover70% cloud cover66% cloud cover62% cloud cover52% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover30% cloud cover45% cloud cover54% cloud cover51% cloud cover53% cloud cover42% cloud cover40% cloud cover39% cloud cover45% cloud cover50% cloud cover47% cloud cover50% cloud cover47% cloud cover50% cloud cover17% cloud cover14% cloud cover28% cloud cover23% cloud cover16% cloud cover12% cloud cover12% cloud cover6% cloud cover0% cloud cover1% cloud cover13% cloud cover1% cloud cover3% cloud cover18% cloud cover43% cloud cover40% cloud cover34% cloud cover11% cloud cover24% cloud cover36% cloud cover34% cloud cover33% cloud cover31% cloud cover35% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°68676974777676757473717580787776rain4% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance29% chance29% chancewind01020mphNE 7 mph, gusts 14NNE 9 mph, gusts 14NNE 12 mph, gusts 16NNE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 13 mph, gusts 16NE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 14 mph, gusts 17E 15 mph, gusts 20ENE 15 mph, gusts 21ENE 15 mph, gusts 21ENE 14 mph, gusts 20ENE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 13 mph, gusts 18NE 14 mph, gusts 17NE 14 mph, gusts 17NE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 13 mph, gusts 15E 14 mph, gusts 18ENE 16 mph, gusts 21E 14 mph, gusts 21ENE 13 mph, gusts 18ENE 10 mph, gusts 16
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 3 AM68°68°56°65%74%4%–NE 71410+ mi
Mon 4 AM68°68°57°68%68%5%–NNE 151610+ mi
Mon 5 AM68°68°58°70%74%5%–NNE 91410+ mi
Mon 6 AM67°67°59°75%74%5%–NNE 151510+ mi
Mon 7 AM67°67°60°78%70%6%–NNE 121610+ mi
Mon 8 AM68°68°61°78%66%6%–NNE 121610+ mi
Mon 9 AM69°69°62°78%62%6%–NNE 121610+ mi
Mon 10 AM70°70°63°78%52%6%–NE 131610+ mi
Mon 11 AM72°72°64°76%37%6%–NE 131610+ mi
Mon 12 PM74°74°64°71%37%6%–NE 131610+ mi
Mon 1 PM75°75°65°71%30%6%–NE 131610+ mi
Mon 2 PM76°76°65°69%45%6%–ENE 141710+ mi
Mon 3 PM77°77°65°67%54%6%–ENE 141710+ mi
Mon 4 PM77°77°65°67%51%6%–E 151810+ mi
Mon 5 PM77°77°64°64%53%6%–E 152010+ mi
Mon 6 PM76°76°64°66%42%6%–E 152010+ mi
Mon 7 PM76°76°65°69%40%2%–ENE 152110+ mi
Mon 8 PM76°76°65°69%39%2%–ENE 152110+ mi
Mon 9 PM76°76°64°66%45%2%–ENE 152110+ mi
Mon 10 PM75°75°63°66%50%2%–ENE 152110+ mi
Mon 11 PM75°75°64°69%47%2%–ENE 142010+ mi
Tue 12 AM75°75°63°66%50%2%–ENE 131710+ mi
Tue 1 AM75°75°63°66%47%1%–ENE 121610+ mi
Tue 2 AM74°74°64°71%50%1%–ENE 101510+ mi
Tue 3 AM74°74°64°71%17%1%–ENE 101410+ mi
Tue 4 AM74°74°64°71%14%0%–NE 101510+ mi
Tue 5 AM73°73°64°73%28%0%–NE 121610+ mi
Tue 6 AM73°73°63°71%23%0%–NE 131710+ mi
Tue 7 AM73°73°64°73%16%1%–NE 131810+ mi
Tue 8 AM74°74°64°71%12%0%–NE 141810+ mi
Tue 9 AM71°71°64°79%12%1%–NE 141710+ mi
Tue 10 AM75°75°63°66%6%1%–NE 141810+ mi
Tue 11 AM74°74°64°71%0%1%–NE 1417–
Tue 12 PM75°75°64°69%1%1%–NE 1417–
Tue 1 PM79°79°64°60%13%2%–NE 1316–
Tue 2 PM80°81°63°56%1%3%–ENE 1316–
Tue 3 PM80°81°63°56%3%3%–ENE 1315–
Tue 4 PM78°78°63°60%18%3%–ENE 1316–
Tue 5 PM78°78°63°60%43%3%–E 1418–
Tue 6 PM78°78°64°62%40%3%–E 1520–
Tue 7 PM77°77°65°67%34%16%–ENE 1621–
Tue 8 PM77°77°65°67%11%16%–E 1521–
Tue 9 PM77°77°65°67%24%16%–E 1421–
Tue 10 PM76°76°69°79%36%16%–ENE 1420–
Tue 11 PM76°76°70°82%34%16%–ENE 1318–
Wed 12 AM76°76°70°82%33%16%–ENE 1217–
Wed 1 AM75°75°70°84%31%29%–ENE 1016–
Wed 2 AM75°75°70°84%35%29%–ENE 1016–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

77° / 67°

7% rain

NE 7–15 mph · gusts 21

Tue, Oct 20

Sunny

80° / 73°

29% rain

ENE 10–16 mph · gusts 21

Wed, Oct 21

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Sunny

79° / 73°

29% rain

ENE 10–14 mph · gusts 18

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

79° / 76°

Dry

ENE 6–13 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

80° / 78°

Dry

ESE 6–14 mph · gusts 18

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

80° / 77°

2% rain

ESE 12–16 mph · gusts 21

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Sunny

79° / 77°

11% rain

E 14–18 mph · gusts 22

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northeast wind 6 to 15 mph.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 81. East northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East northeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 79. East northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 73. East wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79. East northeast wind 7 to 12 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 76. East southeast wind 6 to 13 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 77.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.

Weather map

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

Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 1237 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.


GMZ330-191815-
Matagorda Bay-
1237 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.REST OF 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...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.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 · 1237 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.


GMZ350-355-191815-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1237 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at
6 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 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 5 feet at 8 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY...East 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. 
.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 · August 2029

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
57% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:11 PM
★☆☆☆c61
Apogee · 404,310 km
2
48% lit
↑ 12:17 AM
↓ 2:05 PM
★☆☆☆c70
Last Quarter
3
38% lit
↑ 12:56 AM
↓ 2:59 PM
★☆☆☆c77
4
29% lit
↑ 1:39 AM
↓ 3:54 PM
★★☆☆c83
5
21% lit
↑ 2:28 AM
↓ 4:47 PM
★★☆☆c87
Moon farthest north (23.7°)
6
13% lit
↑ 3:22 AM
↓ 5:38 PM
★★★☆c90
7
7% lit
↑ 4:20 AM
↓ 6:25 PM
★★★☆c90
best
8
2% lit
↑ 5:22 AM
↓ 7:09 PM
★★★☆c89
best
9
0% lit
↑ 6:25 AM
↓ 7:49 PM
★★☆☆c82
New Moon
10
1% lit
↑ 7:29 AM
↓ 8:27 PM
★★★☆c77
best
11
4% lit
↑ 8:33 AM
↓ 9:04 PM
★★★☆c62
12
9% lit
↑ 9:38 AM
↓ 9:41 PM
★★☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
13
17% lit
↑ 10:43 AM
↓ 10:20 PM
★☆☆☆c37
Perigee · 366,369 km
14
27% lit
↑ 11:48 AM
↓ 11:01 PM
★☆☆☆c60
15
38% lit
↑ 12:55 PM
↓ 11:47 PM
★☆☆☆c75
16
49% lit
↑ 2:01 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c85
First Quarter
17
60% lit
↑ 3:05 PM
↓ 12:37 AM
★★☆☆c92
18
71% lit
↑ 4:04 PM
↓ 1:32 AM
★★☆☆c94
Moon farthest south (-24.5°)
19
80% lit
↑ 4:58 PM
↓ 2:32 AM
★★☆☆c94
20
88% lit
↑ 5:45 PM
↓ 3:33 AM
★★★☆c93
21
94% lit
↑ 6:27 PM
↓ 4:34 AM
★★★☆c88
best
22
98% lit
↑ 7:04 PM
↓ 5:34 AM
★★★☆c78
best
23
100% lit
↑ 7:38 PM
↓ 6:32 AM
★★☆☆c65
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
24
99% lit
↑ 8:09 PM
↓ 7:28 AM
★★★☆c57
25
97% lit
↑ 8:40 PM
↓ 8:22 AM
★★☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
26
93% lit
↑ 9:10 PM
↓ 9:16 AM
★★☆☆c30
27
88% lit
↑ 9:42 PM
↓ 10:09 AM
★★☆☆c44
28
81% lit
↑ 10:16 PM
↓ 11:02 AM
★★☆☆c54
29
73% lit
↑ 10:53 PM
↓ 11:55 AM
★☆☆☆c62
Apogee · 405,068 km
30
64% lit
↑ 11:34 PM
↓ 12:49 PM
★☆☆☆c68
31
55% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:43 PM
★☆☆☆c73
Last Quarter

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Aug 1 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 404,310 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Aug 2 · 6:16 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Aug 5 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest north (23.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Aug 9 · 8:56 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Aug 12 · 2:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Aug 13 · 5:00 AM — Perigee · 366,369 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Aug 16 · 1:55 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Aug 18 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-24.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Aug 23 · 8:52 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Aug 25 · 4:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Aug 29 · 12:00 AM — Apogee · 405,068 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Aug 31 · 11:34 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Tue, Aug 7 · Wed, Aug 8 · Fri, Aug 10 · Tue, Aug 21 · Wed, Aug 22

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

Moon distance

366,412 km closest · 404,936 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 Mon 1:21 AM.