Moon & Weather
Matagorda
28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda
Clear
Cloud cover 0%
Observed 3:40 AM · Matagorda City (4 mi) · sky & visibility from PALACIOS MUNICIPAL (17 mi)
Wind
7mph
From N (358°)
Gusts 9 mph
Measured at the tide station
Temperature
58°F
High 61° · Low 57° so far today
Humidity
82%
Dew point 52°F
Visibility
10+mi
▼ Falling
−0.04 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 has been falling for hours. The bite usually slows.
Today
Overnight: Low 62° · 4% rain
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. North wind 5 to 15 mph.
Monday: High 79° · 3% rain
Partly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:27 AM / 6:49 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 3:06 PM / 1:00 AM
- Moon
- First Quarter, 60%
- Minor period
- 12:30 AM–1:30 AM
- Major period
- 7:05 AM–9:05 AM
- Minor period
- 2:36 PM–3:36 PM
- Major period
- 7:30 PM–9:30 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 4 AM | 62° | 62° | 53° | 72% | 69% | 4% | – | NNE 15 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 5 AM | 62° | 62° | 54° | 75% | 67% | 4% | – | N 8 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 6 AM | 62° | 62° | 54° | 75% | 57% | 3% | – | NNE 15 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 7 AM | 62° | 62° | 54° | 75% | 57% | 3% | – | NNE 9 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 8 AM | 63° | 63° | 55° | 75% | 63% | 3% | – | NNE 9 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 9 AM | 67° | 67° | 58° | 73% | 75% | 3% | – | NNE 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 10 AM | 71° | 71° | 59° | 66% | 65% | 3% | – | NE 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 11 AM | 73° | 73° | 61° | 66% | 49% | 3% | – | NE 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 12 PM | 76° | 76° | 62° | 62% | 42% | 3% | – | ENE 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 1 PM | 78° | 78° | 62° | 58% | 43% | 3% | – | E 14 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 2 PM | 79° | 79° | 62° | 56% | 52% | 3% | – | E 14 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 3 PM | 79° | 79° | 62° | 56% | 53% | 3% | – | E 14 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 4 PM | 78° | 78° | 61° | 56% | 48% | 3% | – | E 14 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 5 PM | 76° | 76° | 60° | 58% | 68% | 3% | – | E 14 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 6 PM | 74° | 74° | 60° | 62% | 52% | 3% | – | E 13 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 7 PM | 73° | 73° | 62° | 68% | 54% | 0% | – | ENE 12 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 8 PM | 71° | 71° | 62° | 73% | 47% | 0% | – | ENE 12 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 9 PM | 70° | 70° | 61° | 73% | 43% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 10 PM | 70° | 70° | 61° | 73% | 59% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 11 PM | 69° | 69° | 60° | 73% | 52% | 0% | – | ENE 9 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 12 AM | 68° | 68° | 60° | 76% | 40% | 0% | – | NE 8 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 1 AM | 67° | 67° | 60° | 78% | 24% | 0% | – | NE 7 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 2 AM | 66° | 66° | 59° | 78% | 59% | 0% | – | NE 7 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 3 AM | 65° | 65° | 59° | 81% | 41% | 0% | – | NNE 7 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 4 AM | 65° | 65° | 58° | 78% | 38% | 0% | – | NNE 8 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 5 AM | 64° | 64° | 57° | 78% | 32% | 0% | – | NNE 8 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 6 AM | 63° | 63° | 56° | 78% | 25% | 0% | – | NNE 10 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 7 AM | 63° | 63° | 55° | 75% | 13% | 1% | – | NNE 10 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 8 AM | 64° | 64° | 56° | 75% | 17% | 0% | – | NNE 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 9 AM | 64° | 64° | 57° | 78% | 22% | 1% | – | NNE 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 10 AM | 73° | 73° | 59° | 62% | 23% | 1% | – | NNE 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 11 AM | 70° | 70° | 60° | 71% | 22% | 1% | – | NE 13 | 16 | – | |
| Tue 12 PM | 72° | 72° | 60° | 66% | 15% | 1% | – | NE 13 | 16 | – | |
| Tue 1 PM | 79° | 79° | 61° | 54% | 4% | 3% | – | NE 12 | 15 | – | |
| Tue 2 PM | 82° | 83° | 61° | 49% | 6% | 2% | – | NE 12 | 15 | – | |
| Tue 3 PM | 81° | 82° | 60° | 49% | 12% | 3% | – | ENE 13 | 15 | – | |
| Tue 4 PM | 79° | 79° | 60° | 52% | 35% | 3% | – | ENE 13 | 16 | – | |
| Tue 5 PM | 77° | 77° | 60° | 56% | 23% | 3% | – | ENE 14 | 17 | – | |
| Tue 6 PM | 75° | 75° | 61° | 62% | 27% | 3% | – | ENE 14 | 17 | – | |
| Tue 7 PM | 74° | 74° | 62° | 66% | 39% | 15% | – | ENE 13 | 17 | – | |
| Tue 8 PM | 73° | 73° | 62° | 68% | 2% | 15% | – | ENE 13 | 17 | – | |
| Tue 9 PM | 73° | 73° | 63° | 71% | 15% | 15% | – | ENE 12 | 17 | – | |
| Tue 10 PM | 72° | 72° | 67° | 84% | 27% | 15% | – | ENE 10 | 16 | – | |
| Tue 11 PM | 72° | 72° | 67° | 84% | 26% | 15% | – | ENE 9 | 15 | – | |
| Wed 12 AM | 71° | 71° | 67° | 87% | 26% | 15% | – | ENE 8 | 15 | – | |
| Wed 1 AM | 70° | 70° | 67° | 90% | 25% | 18% | – | ENE 7 | 14 | – | |
| Wed 2 AM | 69° | 69° | 66° | 90% | 26% | 18% | – | NE 7 | 14 | – | |
| Wed 3 AM | 69° | 69° | 66° | 90% | 26% | 18% | – | NE 7 | 14 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Partly Sunny
79° / 62°
4% rain
NE 8–15 mph · gusts 18
Tue, Oct 20
Sunny
82° / 67°
18% rain
NE 7–14 mph · gusts 17
Wed, Oct 21
Sunny
83° / 65°
18% rain
NE 7–13 mph · gusts 16
Thu, Oct 22
Sunny
83° / 66°
Dry
E 5–10 mph · gusts 14
Fri, Oct 23
Sunny
84° / 70°
Dry
E 3–12 mph · gusts 15
Sat, Oct 24
Sunny
85° / 69°
2% rain
E 7–15 mph · gusts 18
Sun, Oct 25
Mostly Sunny
84° / 69°
9% rain
E 9–16 mph · gusts 21
Detailed NWS forecast
- Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. North wind 5 to 15 mph.
- Monday: Partly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Tuesday: Sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 85.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
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 · October 2029
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
42% lit
↑ 12:49 AM
↓ 2:50 PM
↓ 2:50 PM
★☆☆☆c75
2
32% lit
↑ 1:48 AM
↓ 3:32 PM
↓ 3:32 PM
★☆☆☆c73
3
22% lit
↑ 2:49 AM
↓ 4:12 PM
↓ 4:12 PM
★☆☆☆c66
4
13% lit
↑ 3:52 AM
↓ 4:49 PM
↓ 4:49 PM
★★☆☆c51
5
7% lit
↑ 4:56 AM
↓ 5:27 PM
↓ 5:27 PM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
6
2% lit
↑ 6:02 AM
↓ 6:06 PM
↓ 6:06 PM
★★☆☆c50
7
0% lit
↑ 7:10 AM
↓ 6:46 PM
↓ 6:46 PM
★★★☆c64
New Moon (supermoon)
best8
1% lit
↑ 8:20 AM
↓ 7:31 PM
↓ 7:31 PM
★★★☆c78
Perigee · 357,741 km
best9
6% lit
↑ 9:30 AM
↓ 8:21 PM
↓ 8:21 PM
★★☆☆c91
10
12% lit
↑ 10:40 AM
↓ 9:16 PM
↓ 9:16 PM
★★☆☆c97
11
21% lit
↑ 11:46 AM
↓ 10:15 PM
↓ 10:15 PM
★★☆☆c97
12
31% lit
↑ 12:46 PM
↓ 11:18 PM
↓ 11:18 PM
★☆☆☆c96
Moon farthest south (-24.2°)
13
42% lit
↑ 1:39 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★☆☆☆c91
14
53% lit
↑ 2:24 PM
↓ 12:20 AM
↓ 12:20 AM
★☆☆☆c84
First Quarter
15
63% lit
↑ 3:04 PM
↓ 1:21 AM
↓ 1:21 AM
★☆☆☆c74
16
73% lit
↑ 3:39 PM
↓ 2:19 AM
↓ 2:19 AM
★☆☆☆c62
17
81% lit
↑ 4:11 PM
↓ 3:15 AM
↓ 3:15 AM
★☆☆☆c47
18
88% lit
↑ 4:42 PM
↓ 4:10 AM
↓ 4:10 AM
★☆☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
19
93% lit
↑ 5:12 PM
↓ 5:03 AM
↓ 5:03 AM
★★☆☆c42
20
97% lit
↑ 5:43 PM
↓ 5:55 AM
↓ 5:55 AM
★★☆☆c52
21
99% lit
↑ 6:16 PM
↓ 6:48 AM
↓ 6:48 AM
★★★☆c62
best22
100% lit
↑ 6:51 PM
↓ 7:41 AM
↓ 7:41 AM
★★★☆c74
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
Apogee · 406,433 km
best23
98% lit
↑ 7:29 PM
↓ 8:35 AM
↓ 8:35 AM
★★★☆c76
best24
95% lit
↑ 8:11 PM
↓ 9:29 AM
↓ 9:29 AM
★★☆☆c77
25
91% lit
↑ 8:57 PM
↓ 10:21 AM
↓ 10:21 AM
★★☆☆c80
26
84% lit
↑ 9:48 PM
↓ 11:13 AM
↓ 11:13 AM
★★☆☆c82
Moon farthest north (23.4°)
27
77% lit
↑ 10:42 PM
↓ 12:01 PM
↓ 12:01 PM
★☆☆☆c82
28
68% lit
↑ 11:39 PM
↓ 12:46 PM
↓ 12:46 PM
★☆☆☆c81
29
58% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:28 PM
↓ 1:28 PM
★☆☆☆c77
30
48% lit
↑ 12:37 AM
↓ 2:07 PM
↓ 2:07 PM
★☆☆☆c69
Last Quarter
31
37% lit
↑ 1:37 AM
↓ 2:44 PM
↓ 2:44 PM
★☆☆☆c57
Lunar events this month
- Fri, Oct 5 · 7:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Sun, Oct 7 · 2:15 PM — New 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.
- Mon, Oct 8 · 7:00 AM — Perigee · 357,741 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Fri, Oct 12 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-24.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sun, Oct 14 · 6:09 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Thu, Oct 18 · 6:00 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, Oct 22 · 4:27 AM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Mon, Oct 22 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 406,433 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Fri, Oct 26 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest north (23.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Tue, Oct 30 · 6:32 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Best fishing days
Sun, Oct 7 · Mon, Oct 8 · Sun, Oct 21 · Mon, Oct 22 · Tue, Oct 23
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
357,790 km closest · 406,387 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 1:21 AM.