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Moon & Weather

Port O'Connor

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

Current conditions

Observed 5:25 AM · NDBC PCNT2 (1 mi) · sky & visibility from PALACIOS MUNICIPAL (21 mi)

Wind

7mph

From NNE (30°)

Temperature

70°F

High 61° · Low 57° so far today

Humidity

72%

Dew point 52°F

Visibility

9mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.18 in1022.0 mb▼ Falling

−0.03 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.1830.2630.34−24h−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 has been falling for hours. The bite usually slows.

Today

Overnight: Low 67° · 5% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. North northeast wind around 8 mph.

Monday: High 77° · 6% rain

Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 10 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 21clouds64% cloud cover67% 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 cover39% cloud cover43% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°67687376777675747374748078777675rain5% 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% chance29% chance29% chancewind01020mphNNE 8 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 16ENE 10 mph, gusts 16
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 5 AM67°67°58°72%64%5%–NNE 81410+ mi
Mon 6 AM67°67°59°75%67%5%–NNE 101510+ mi
Mon 7 AM67°67°60°78%70%6%–NNE 121610+ mi
Mon 8 AM68°68°61°80%66%6%–NNE 121610+ mi
Mon 9 AM69°69°62°80%62%6%–NNE 121610+ mi
Mon 10 AM71°71°63°76%52%6%–NE 131610+ mi
Mon 11 AM73°73°64°74%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°68%54%6%–ENE 141710+ mi
Mon 4 PM77°77°65°67%51%6%–E 151810+ mi
Mon 5 PM77°77°64°65%53%6%–E 152010+ mi
Mon 6 PM76°76°64°67%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–
Wed 3 AM74°74°70°87%39%29%–ENE 1016–
Wed 4 AM74°74°70°87%43%29%–ENE 1216–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

77° / 67°

6% rain

NE 8–15 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. North northeast wind around 8 mph.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 10 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 · October 2029

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
42% lit
↑ 12:52 AM
↓ 2:52 PM
★☆☆☆c77
2
32% lit
↑ 1:51 AM
↓ 3:33 PM
★☆☆☆c74
3
22% lit
↑ 2:51 AM
↓ 4:13 PM
★★☆☆c67
4
13% lit
↑ 3:54 AM
↓ 4:51 PM
★★☆☆c55
5
7% lit
↑ 4:58 AM
↓ 5:29 PM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
6
2% lit
↑ 6:04 AM
↓ 6:07 PM
★★☆☆c41
7
0% lit
↑ 7:11 AM
↓ 6:48 PM
★★★☆c68
New Moon (supermoon)
best
8
1% lit
↑ 8:21 AM
↓ 7:33 PM
★★★☆c81
Perigee · 357,741 km
best
9
6% lit
↑ 9:32 AM
↓ 8:23 PM
★★☆☆c86
10
12% lit
↑ 10:42 AM
↓ 9:18 PM
★★★☆c93
11
21% lit
↑ 11:48 AM
↓ 10:18 PM
★★☆☆c96
12
31% lit
↑ 12:47 PM
↓ 11:20 PM
★★☆☆c96
Moon farthest south (-24.2°)
13
42% lit
↑ 1:40 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c93
14
53% lit
↑ 2:25 PM
↓ 12:22 AM
★☆☆☆c87
First Quarter
15
63% lit
↑ 3:05 PM
↓ 1:23 AM
★☆☆☆c78
16
73% lit
↑ 3:40 PM
↓ 2:21 AM
★☆☆☆c66
17
81% lit
↑ 4:13 PM
↓ 3:17 AM
★☆☆☆c52
18
88% lit
↑ 4:44 PM
↓ 4:11 AM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
19
93% lit
↑ 5:14 PM
↓ 5:04 AM
★★☆☆c38
20
97% lit
↑ 5:45 PM
↓ 5:57 AM
★★★☆c58
21
99% lit
↑ 6:18 PM
↓ 6:50 AM
★★★☆c67
best
22
100% lit
↑ 6:53 PM
↓ 7:43 AM
★★★☆c74
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
Apogee · 406,433 km
best
23
98% lit
↑ 7:31 PM
↓ 8:36 AM
★★★☆c77
best
24
95% lit
↑ 8:13 PM
↓ 9:30 AM
★★☆☆c78
25
91% lit
↑ 9:00 PM
↓ 10:23 AM
★★★☆c80
26
84% lit
↑ 9:50 PM
↓ 11:14 AM
★★☆☆c82
Moon farthest north (23.4°)
27
77% lit
↑ 10:44 PM
↓ 12:02 PM
★★☆☆c82
28
68% lit
↑ 11:41 PM
↓ 12:47 PM
★★☆☆c82
29
58% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:29 PM
★☆☆☆c79
30
48% lit
↑ 12:39 AM
↓ 2:08 PM
★☆☆☆c73
Last Quarter
31
37% lit
↑ 1:39 AM
↓ 2:45 PM
★☆☆☆c63

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.
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 4:16 AM.