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Matagorda

28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda

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Today

This Afternoon: High 83°

Mostly sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Low 68° · 16% rain

A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunrise / sunset
7:27 AM / 6:48 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:39 PM / 1:57 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 72%
Minor period
1:27 AM–2:27 AM
Major period
7:50 AM–9:50 AM
Minor period
3:09 PM–4:09 PM
Major period
8:15 PM–10:15 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Oct 20Wed, Oct 216 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 226 AM12 PMclouds48% cloud cover44% cloud cover41% cloud cover40% cloud cover51% cloud cover31% cloud cover39% cloud cover42% cloud cover53% cloud cover64% cloud cover43% cloud cover61% cloud cover60% cloud cover58% cloud cover65% cloud cover67% cloud cover49% cloud cover46% cloud cover59% cloud cover50% cloud cover46% cloud cover43% cloud cover30% cloud cover27% cloud cover35% cloud cover19% cloud cover16% cloud cover11% cloud cover7% cloud cover8% cloud cover9% cloud cover4% cloud cover12% cloud cover15% cloud cover13% cloud cover14% cloud cover8% cloud cover3% cloud cover0% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover4% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°77727170687180827973706663688083rain1% chance1% chance3% chance4% chance8% chance11% chance12% chance14% chance14% chance16% chance13% chance10% chance5% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance5% chance2% chancewind01020mphENE 14 mph, gusts 18ENE 12 mph, gusts 18NE 10 mph, gusts 17NE 9 mph, gusts 16NE 8 mph, gusts 14NE 8 mph, gusts 15NNE 9 mph, gusts 16NE 10 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 15ENE 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 15E 8 mph, gusts 14E 6 mph, gusts 12ENE 5 mph, gusts 9NE 5 mph, gusts 9NNE 6 mph, gusts 12NNE 7 mph, gusts 12NE 8 mph, gusts 12ENE 9 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 6 PM77°77°62°60%48%0%–ENE 141810+ mi
Tue 7 PM74°74°65°74%44%0%–ENE 131810+ mi
Tue 8 PM73°73°66°79%41%1%–ENE 121810+ mi
Tue 9 PM72°72°66°81%40%1%–ENE 121810+ mi
Tue 10 PM71°71°67°87%51%3%–NE 101710+ mi
Tue 11 PM71°71°67°87%31%4%–NE 101710+ mi
Wed 12 AM71°71°67°87%39%8%–NE 91610+ mi
Wed 1 AM71°71°68°90%42%11%–NE 81510+ mi
Wed 2 AM70°70°67°90%53%12%–NE 81410+ mi
Wed 3 AM70°70°67°90%64%14%–NE 81510+ mi
Wed 4 AM69°69°67°93%43%14%–NE 81510+ mi
Wed 5 AM69°69°66°90%61%16%–NNE 91610+ mi
Wed 6 AM68°68°66°93%60%13%–NNE 91610+ mi
Wed 7 AM68°68°68°100%58%10%–NE 101610+ mi
Wed 8 AM68°68°68°100%65%5%–NE 101610+ mi
Wed 9 AM71°71°69°93%67%4%–NE 101510+ mi
Wed 10 AM76°76°69°79%49%3%–NE 121510+ mi
Wed 11 AM78°78°64°62%46%3%–NE 121510+ mi
Wed 12 PM80°82°65°60%59%3%–ENE 121510+ mi
Wed 1 PM82°84°65°56%50%5%–E 131510+ mi
Wed 2 PM82°84°65°56%46%2%–E 131510+ mi
Wed 3 PM82°83°64°55%43%0%–E 131510+ mi
Wed 4 PM82°83°64°55%30%0%–E 131510+ mi
Wed 5 PM81°83°64°56%27%0%–E 131610+ mi
Wed 6 PM79°79°63°58%35%0%–E 131610+ mi
Wed 7 PM77°77°63°62%19%0%–E 121510+ mi
Wed 8 PM74°74°63°69%16%0%–E 101510+ mi
Wed 9 PM73°73°63°71%11%0%–E 91410+ mi
Wed 10 PM73°73°63°71%7%0%–E 81410+ mi
Wed 11 PM72°72°63°73%8%0%–E 713–
Thu 12 AM70°70°62°76%9%0%–E 612–
Thu 1 AM69°69°62°78%4%0%–ENE 510–
Thu 2 AM67°67°62°84%12%0%–ENE 59–
Thu 3 AM66°66°61°84%15%0%–NE 59–
Thu 4 AM65°65°61°87%13%0%–NE 59–
Thu 5 AM63°63°61°93%14%0%–NE 610–
Thu 6 AM63°63°60°90%8%0%–NNE 612–
Thu 7 AM62°62°61°97%3%0%–NNE 712–
Thu 8 AM63°63°61°93%0%0%–NNE 712–
Thu 9 AM68°68°62°81%1%0%–NE 712–
Thu 10 AM74°74°62°66%1%0%–NE 812–
Thu 11 AM78°78°60°54%2%0%–ENE 812–
Thu 12 PM80°81°59°49%2%0%–ENE 913–
Thu 1 PM82°82°57°43%3%0%–E 913–
Thu 2 PM83°82°57°41%2%0%–E 1013–
Thu 3 PM83°82°57°41%2%0%–E 1213–
Thu 4 PM82°82°58°44%1%0%–E 1213–
Thu 5 PM80°81°59°49%4%0%–E 1213–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

83° / 68°

16% rain

E 10–14 mph · gusts 18

Wed, Oct 21

Mostly Sunny

83° / 62°

16% rain

NE 7–13 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

83° / 62°

Dry

NE 5–12 mph · gusts 13

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

81° / 66°

Dry

E 3–12 mph · gusts 14

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

82° / 66°

Dry

E 7–16 mph · gusts 20

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Sunny

79° / 64°

7% rain

E 10–17 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny

80° / 63°

8% rain

E 8–15 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Mostly sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 1229 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 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.


GMZ330-210615-
Matagorda Bay-
1229 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.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...East winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy. 
.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, increasing to 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. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.

Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM

GMZ350 · 1229 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 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.


GMZ350-355-210615-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1229 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at
8 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 5 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 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.

Moon calendar · June 2032

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
41% lit
↑ 1:53 AM
↓ 2:13 PM
★☆☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
2
30% lit
↑ 2:33 AM
↓ 3:14 PM
★☆☆☆c49
3
20% lit
↑ 3:13 AM
↓ 4:15 PM
★☆☆☆c63
4
12% lit
↑ 3:54 AM
↓ 5:15 PM
★★☆☆c76
5
6% lit
↑ 4:37 AM
↓ 6:14 PM
★★☆☆c85
6
2% lit
↑ 5:23 AM
↓ 7:12 PM
★★☆☆c92
best
7
0% lit
↑ 6:12 AM
↓ 8:06 PM
★☆☆☆c94
New Moon
Moon farthest north (20.0°)
8
1% lit
↑ 7:03 AM
↓ 8:57 PM
★★☆☆c94
best
9
3% lit
↑ 7:56 AM
↓ 9:44 PM
★★☆☆c91
best
10
7% lit
↑ 8:49 AM
↓ 10:26 PM
★★☆☆c86
11
13% lit
↑ 9:42 AM
↓ 11:05 PM
★☆☆☆c79
12
20% lit
↑ 10:34 AM
↓ 11:41 PM
★☆☆☆c71
13
28% lit
↑ 11:26 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c61
Apogee · 404,844 km
14
37% lit
↑ 12:17 PM
↓ 12:15 AM
★☆☆☆c48
15
46% lit
↑ 1:09 PM
↓ 12:48 AM
★☆☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter
16
56% lit
↑ 2:01 PM
↓ 1:22 AM
★☆☆☆c40
17
65% lit
↑ 2:55 PM
↓ 1:56 AM
★☆☆☆c54
18
75% lit
↑ 3:50 PM
↓ 2:32 AM
★☆☆☆c67
19
83% lit
↑ 4:48 PM
↓ 3:11 AM
★☆☆☆c79
20
90% lit
↑ 5:48 PM
↓ 3:55 AM
★★☆☆c88
21
96% lit
↑ 6:48 PM
↓ 4:44 AM
★★☆☆c96
22
99% lit
↑ 7:48 PM
↓ 5:39 AM
★☆☆☆c96
Moon farthest south (-19.3°)
23
100% lit
↑ 8:45 PM
↓ 6:40 AM
★★☆☆c101
Full Moon · Strawberry Moon
best
24
98% lit
↑ 9:38 PM
↓ 7:44 AM
★★☆☆c101
best
25
93% lit
↑ 10:26 PM
↓ 8:50 AM
★★☆☆c96
Perigee · 362,651 km
26
85% lit
↑ 11:11 PM
↓ 9:57 AM
★★☆☆c87
27
76% lit
↑ 11:53 PM
↓ 11:02 AM
★☆☆☆c72
28
66% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:06 PM
★☆☆☆c52
Moon crosses the equator
29
54% lit
↑ 12:34 AM
↓ 1:08 PM
★☆☆☆c35
Last Quarter
30
43% lit
↑ 1:14 AM
↓ 2:09 PM
★☆☆☆c51

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Jun 1 · 9:00 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, Jun 7 · 8:32 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Jun 7 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest north (20.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Jun 13 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 404,844 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Jun 15 · 2:00 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, Jun 15 · 9:59 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Jun 22 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-19.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jun 23 · 6:32 AM — Full Moon · Strawberry MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Jun 25 · 10:00 AM — Perigee · 362,651 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Jun 28 · 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.
  • Tue, Jun 29 · 9:12 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sun, Jun 6 · Tue, Jun 8 · Wed, Jun 9 · Wed, Jun 23 · Thu, Jun 24

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

Moon distance

362,657 km closest · 404,844 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 East MatagordaSurf report: Matagorda Beach (Jetty Park)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 Tue 1:21 PM.