Moon & Weather
Port O'Connor
28.450°, -96.400° · tides: PORT O'CONNOR, MATAGORDA BAY
Clear
Cloud cover 0% · Feels like 79°F
Observed 12:20 PM · Port O'Connor (1 mi) · sky & visibility from PALACIOS MUNICIPAL (21 mi)
Wind
—mph
Temperature
71°F
High 79° · Low 62° so far today
Humidity
54%
Dew point 61°F
Visibility
10+mi
● Steady
−0.02 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
Steady pressure. Expect normal activity.
Today
This Afternoon: High 78° · 2% rain
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight: Low 70° · 1% rain
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 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 = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12 PM | 71° | 71° | 61° | 70% | 52% | 2% | – | NE 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 1 PM | 73° | 73° | 62° | 69% | 52% | 2% | – | NE 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 2 PM | 76° | 76° | 63° | 63% | 42% | 2% | – | ENE 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 3 PM | 76° | 76° | 64° | 67% | 46% | 2% | – | E 14 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 4 PM | 76° | 76° | 65° | 69% | 37% | 2% | – | E 14 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 5 PM | 76° | 76° | 65° | 69% | 33% | 2% | – | E 14 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 6 PM | 74° | 74° | 65° | 72% | 42% | 1% | – | E 14 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 7 PM | 76° | 76° | 65° | 70% | 30% | 1% | – | E 14 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 8 PM | 76° | 76° | 65° | 70% | 20% | 0% | – | E 14 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 9 PM | 75° | 75° | 64° | 69% | 19% | 0% | – | E 14 | 21 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 10 PM | 75° | 75° | 64° | 69% | 18% | 0% | – | E 14 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 11 PM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 71% | 12% | 1% | – | E 13 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 12 AM | 74° | 74° | 63° | 68% | 11% | 1% | – | E 12 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 1 AM | 73° | 73° | 63° | 70% | 7% | 1% | – | ENE 10 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 2 AM | 72° | 72° | 65° | 78% | 6% | 1% | – | ENE 9 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 3 AM | 72° | 72° | 66° | 80% | 6% | 1% | – | ENE 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 4 AM | 72° | 72° | 67° | 86% | 8% | 1% | – | NE 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 5 AM | 70° | 70° | 66° | 86% | 7% | 1% | – | NE 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 6 AM | 71° | 71° | 65° | 83% | 9% | 1% | – | NE 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 7 AM | 70° | 70° | 64° | 80% | 4% | 1% | – | NE 12 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 8 AM | 70° | 70° | 64° | 80% | 3% | 1% | – | NE 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 9 AM | 71° | 71° | 64° | 80% | 2% | 0% | – | NE 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 10 AM | 71° | 71° | 64° | 80% | 3% | 0% | – | NNE 14 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 11 AM | 72° | 72° | 64° | 75% | 0% | 0% | – | NNE 13 | 17 | 10.0 mi | |
| Tue 12 PM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 71% | 2% | 0% | – | NNE 13 | 16 | 10.0 mi | |
| Tue 1 PM | 76° | 76° | 64° | 67% | 3% | 0% | – | NNE 13 | 15 | 9.9 mi | |
| Tue 2 PM | 77° | 77° | 64° | 64% | 5% | 0% | – | NE 12 | 15 | 9.9 mi | |
| Tue 3 PM | 78° | 78° | 63° | 60% | 12% | 1% | – | NE 12 | 15 | 10.0 mi | |
| Tue 4 PM | 78° | 78° | 63° | 60% | 9% | 0% | – | NE 12 | 15 | 10.0 mi | |
| Tue 5 PM | 78° | 78° | 63° | 59% | 5% | 1% | – | ENE 13 | 17 | 9.9 mi | |
| Tue 6 PM | 76° | 76° | 64° | 66% | 20% | 0% | – | ENE 14 | 20 | 9.9 mi | |
| Tue 7 PM | 77° | 77° | 65° | 67% | 30% | 1% | – | ENE 14 | 20 | 9.9 mi | |
| Tue 8 PM | 77° | 77° | 66° | 69% | 14% | 1% | – | ENE 14 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 9 PM | 75° | 75° | 68° | 79% | 45% | 3% | – | ENE 14 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 10 PM | 75° | 75° | 69° | 82% | 62% | 4% | – | ENE 13 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 11 PM | 74° | 74° | 71° | 90% | 44% | 8% | – | ENE 12 | 18 | – | |
| Wed 12 AM | 74° | 74° | 72° | 93% | 47% | 5% | – | ENE 12 | 16 | – | |
| Wed 1 AM | 73° | 73° | 73° | 100% | 58% | 12% | – | ENE 9 | 15 | – | |
| Wed 2 AM | 73° | 73° | 73° | 100% | 32% | 13% | – | NE 9 | 15 | – | |
| Wed 3 AM | 73° | 73° | 73° | 100% | 55% | 16% | – | NE 10 | 15 | – | |
| Wed 4 AM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 100% | 41% | 15% | – | NE 10 | 16 | – | |
| Wed 5 AM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 100% | 47% | 14% | – | NE 12 | 17 | – | |
| Wed 6 AM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 100% | 43% | 10% | – | NE 13 | 18 | – | |
| Wed 7 AM | 71° | 71° | 71° | 99% | 39% | 6% | – | NE 13 | 18 | – | |
| Wed 8 AM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 100% | 5% | 6% | – | NE 13 | 18 | – | |
| Wed 9 AM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 100% | 18% | 6% | – | NE 14 | 18 | – | |
| Wed 10 AM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 98% | 31% | 6% | – | NE 14 | 17 | – | |
| Wed 11 AM | 73° | 73° | 71° | 94% | 28% | 6% | – | ENE 14 | 16 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Mostly Sunny
78° / 70°
2% rain
ENE 12–14 mph · gusts 21
Tue, Oct 20
Sunny
80° / 71°
16% rain
NE 9–14 mph · gusts 20
Wed, Oct 21
Sunny
79° / 70°
16% rain
ENE 9–14 mph · gusts 18
Thu, Oct 22
Sunny
79° / 76°
Dry
ENE 7–13 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° / 76°
19% rain
E 14–18 mph · gusts 22
Detailed NWS forecast
- This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind around 14 mph.
- Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 3am and 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79. East northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79. East northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 76. East southeast wind 6 to 13 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 6 to 13 mph.
- 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.
- Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76.
Weather map
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Marine forecast
Matagorda Bay
GMZ330 · 525 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. GMZ330-192315- Matagorda Bay- 525 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east late. Bay waters slightly choppy. .TONIGHT...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...Northeast 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 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth after midnight. .FRIDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy in the afternoon. .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 · 525 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. GMZ350-355-192315- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 525 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast 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. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. .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 · December 2029
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
21% lit
↑ 2:35 AM
↓ 2:10 PM
↓ 2:10 PM
★★☆☆c65
2
12% lit
↑ 3:41 AM
↓ 2:54 PM
↓ 2:54 PM
★★☆☆c80
3
5% lit
↑ 4:50 AM
↓ 3:43 PM
↓ 3:43 PM
★★★☆c93
4
1% lit
↑ 6:01 AM
↓ 4:39 PM
↓ 4:39 PM
★★★★c100
Perigee · 359,276 km
best5
0% lit
↑ 7:09 AM
↓ 5:41 PM
↓ 5:41 PM
★★★★c102
New Moon (supermoon)
Moon farthest south (-23.9°)
best6
2% lit
↑ 8:11 AM
↓ 6:47 PM
↓ 6:47 PM
★★☆☆c102
7
6% lit
↑ 9:07 AM
↓ 7:53 PM
↓ 7:53 PM
★★★☆c101
best8
13% lit
↑ 9:55 AM
↓ 8:58 PM
↓ 8:58 PM
★★★☆c97
9
21% lit
↑ 10:36 AM
↓ 9:59 PM
↓ 9:59 PM
★★☆☆c88
10
31% lit
↑ 11:12 AM
↓ 10:57 PM
↓ 10:57 PM
★★☆☆c74
11
40% lit
↑ 11:46 AM
↓ 11:52 PM
↓ 11:52 PM
★☆☆☆c57
12
50% lit
↑ 12:17 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★☆☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter
13
60% lit
↑ 12:48 PM
↓ 12:46 AM
↓ 12:46 AM
★☆☆☆c42
14
69% lit
↑ 1:20 PM
↓ 1:39 AM
↓ 1:39 AM
★☆☆☆c53
15
77% lit
↑ 1:53 PM
↓ 2:31 AM
↓ 2:31 AM
★★☆☆c64
16
85% lit
↑ 2:29 PM
↓ 3:24 AM
↓ 3:24 AM
★★☆☆c72
Apogee · 405,521 km
17
91% lit
↑ 3:09 PM
↓ 4:18 AM
↓ 4:18 AM
★★★☆c78
18
96% lit
↑ 3:53 PM
↓ 5:12 AM
↓ 5:12 AM
★★★☆c82
19
99% lit
↑ 4:41 PM
↓ 6:04 AM
↓ 6:04 AM
★★★★c84
Moon farthest north (23.2°)
best20
100% lit
↑ 5:34 PM
↓ 6:55 AM
↓ 6:55 AM
★★★★c86
Full Moon · Cold Moon
best21
99% lit
↑ 6:30 PM
↓ 7:43 AM
↓ 7:43 AM
★★☆☆c86
22
97% lit
↑ 7:28 PM
↓ 8:27 AM
↓ 8:27 AM
★★★☆c85
23
92% lit
↑ 8:26 PM
↓ 9:08 AM
↓ 9:08 AM
★★★☆c82
24
86% lit
↑ 9:25 PM
↓ 9:46 AM
↓ 9:46 AM
★★☆☆c76
25
78% lit
↑ 10:24 PM
↓ 10:22 AM
↓ 10:22 AM
★★☆☆c66
26
68% lit
↑ 11:23 PM
↓ 10:57 AM
↓ 10:57 AM
★☆☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
27
57% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:32 AM
↓ 11:32 AM
★☆☆☆c35
28
46% lit
↑ 12:24 AM
↓ 12:08 PM
↓ 12:08 PM
★☆☆☆c51
Last Quarter
29
35% lit
↑ 1:28 AM
↓ 12:48 PM
↓ 12:48 PM
★☆☆☆c67
30
24% lit
↑ 2:33 AM
↓ 1:33 PM
↓ 1:33 PM
★★☆☆c81
31
15% lit
↑ 3:40 AM
↓ 2:24 PM
↓ 2:24 PM
★★★☆c88
Lunar events this month
- Tue, Dec 4 · 5:00 AM — Perigee · 359,276 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Wed, Dec 5 · 8:52 AM — 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.
- Wed, Dec 5 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-23.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Wed, Dec 12 · 8:00 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, Dec 12 · 11:49 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Sun, Dec 16 · 8:00 AM — Apogee · 405,521 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Wed, Dec 19 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest north (23.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Thu, Dec 20 · 4:46 PM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Wed, Dec 26 · 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.
- Fri, Dec 28 · 3:49 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Best fishing days
Tue, Dec 4 · Wed, Dec 5 · Fri, Dec 7 · Wed, Dec 19 · Thu, Dec 20
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
359,339 km closest · 405,513 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 12:21 PM.