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Matagorda

28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda

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Today

Tonight: Low 68° · 16% rain

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

Wednesday: High 82° · 13% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:27 AM / 6:48 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:39 PM / 1:57 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 73%
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 PM6 PMclouds40% 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 cover6% cloud cover9% cloud cover9% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°73717068738182787371666368808378rain1% chance3% chance4% chance8% chance11% chance12% chance14% chance14% chance16% chance13% chance10% chance5% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance5% chance2% chancewind01020mphENE 12 mph, gusts 18NE 10 mph, gusts 17NE 8 mph, gusts 15NE 8 mph, gusts 15NNE 9 mph, gusts 16NE 10 mph, gusts 16NE 10 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 14E 7 mph, gusts 13ENE 5 mph, gusts 10NE 5 mph, gusts 9NE 6 mph, gusts 10NNE 7 mph, gusts 12NE 7 mph, gusts 12ENE 8 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 9 PM73°73°64°73%40%1%–ENE 121810+ mi
Tue 10 PM73°73°65°76%51%3%–NE 101710+ mi
Tue 11 PM71°71°65°81%31%4%–NE 101710+ mi
Wed 12 AM71°71°65°81%39%8%–NE 91610+ mi
Wed 1 AM71°71°66°84%42%11%–NE 81510+ mi
Wed 2 AM70°70°65°84%53%12%–NE 81410+ mi
Wed 3 AM70°70°65°84%64%14%–NE 81510+ mi
Wed 4 AM69°69°65°87%43%14%–NE 81510+ mi
Wed 5 AM69°69°64°84%61%16%–NNE 91610+ mi
Wed 6 AM68°68°64°87%60%13%–NNE 91610+ mi
Wed 7 AM68°68°64°87%58%10%–NE 101610+ mi
Wed 8 AM68°68°64°87%65%5%–NE 101610+ mi
Wed 9 AM73°73°64°73%67%4%–NE 101510+ mi
Wed 10 AM76°76°65°69%49%3%–NE 121510+ mi
Wed 11 AM78°78°65°64%46%3%–NE 121510+ mi
Wed 12 PM81°83°66°60%59%3%–ENE 121510+ mi
Wed 1 PM82°84°66°58%50%5%–E 131510+ mi
Wed 2 PM82°84°66°58%46%2%–E 131510+ mi
Wed 3 PM82°84°66°58%43%0%–E 131510+ mi
Wed 4 PM81°83°66°60%30%0%–E 131510+ mi
Wed 5 PM80°82°65°60%27%0%–E 131610+ mi
Wed 6 PM78°78°65°64%35%0%–E 131610+ mi
Wed 7 PM76°77°65°62%19%0%–E 121510+ mi
Wed 8 PM74°74°64°69%16%0%–E 101510+ mi
Wed 9 PM73°73°64°71%11%0%–E 91410+ mi
Wed 10 PM72°73°64°71%7%0%–E 81410+ mi
Wed 11 PM71°72°63°73%8%0%–E 71310+ mi
Thu 12 AM71°70°62°76%9%0%–E 61210+ mi
Thu 1 AM69°69°62°78%4%0%–ENE 51010+ mi
Thu 2 AM67°67°62°84%12%0%–ENE 5910+ mi
Thu 3 AM66°66°61°84%15%0%–NE 5910+ mi
Thu 4 AM65°65°61°87%13%0%–NE 5910+ mi
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–
Thu 6 PM78°78°60°54%6%0%–E 1013–
Thu 7 PM75°75°61°62%9%0%–E 913–
Thu 8 PM73°73°61°66%9%0%–E 813–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

73° / 68°

16% rain

NE 10–12 mph · gusts 18

Wed, Oct 21

Mostly Sunny

82° / 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
  • Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. 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. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • 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.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 803 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.


GMZ330-211415-
Matagorda Bay-
803 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers late. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A slight chance of showers in the morning. 
.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 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.

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

GMZ350 · 803 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.


GMZ350-355-211415-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
803 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
around 15 knots late. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.
Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms late this evening. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers
in the morning. 
.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. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East 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. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · September 2032

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
9% lit
↑ 4:18 AM
↓ 5:42 PM
★☆☆☆c70
2
4% lit
↑ 5:10 AM
↓ 6:18 PM
★★☆☆c63
3
1% lit
↑ 6:02 AM
↓ 6:53 PM
★☆☆☆c55
Apogee · 406,563 km
4
0% lit
↑ 6:53 AM
↓ 7:27 PM
★★☆☆c55
New Moon
best
5
1% lit
↑ 7:44 AM
↓ 8:00 PM
★★☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
best
6
3% lit
↑ 8:36 AM
↓ 8:33 PM
★☆☆☆c36
7
7% lit
↑ 9:28 AM
↓ 9:08 PM
★☆☆☆c43
8
13% lit
↑ 10:21 AM
↓ 9:45 PM
★☆☆☆c51
9
20% lit
↑ 11:15 AM
↓ 10:26 PM
★☆☆☆c73
10
29% lit
↑ 12:10 PM
↓ 11:10 PM
★☆☆☆c82
11
39% lit
↑ 1:06 PM
↓ 11:59 PM
★☆☆☆c89
12
49% lit
↑ 2:01 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c94
First Quarter
Moon farthest south (-19.0°)
13
60% lit
↑ 2:56 PM
↓ 12:53 AM
★☆☆☆c96
14
71% lit
↑ 3:48 PM
↓ 1:52 AM
★☆☆☆c96
15
81% lit
↑ 4:38 PM
↓ 2:54 AM
★☆☆☆c94
16
89% lit
↑ 5:26 PM
↓ 4:00 AM
★☆☆☆c88
17
96% lit
↑ 6:11 PM
↓ 5:06 AM
★★☆☆c80
18
99% lit
↑ 6:55 PM
↓ 6:14 AM
★★☆☆c51
Perigee · 358,036 km
Moon crosses the equator
best
19
100% lit
↑ 7:39 PM
↓ 7:21 AM
★★☆☆c51
Full Moon · Corn Moon (supermoon)
best
20
97% lit
↑ 8:23 PM
↓ 8:28 AM
★★☆☆c62
best
21
92% lit
↑ 9:09 PM
↓ 9:34 AM
★★☆☆c75
22
85% lit
↑ 9:56 PM
↓ 10:37 AM
★☆☆☆c84
23
77% lit
↑ 10:46 PM
↓ 11:38 AM
★☆☆☆c89
24
67% lit
↑ 11:37 PM
↓ 12:35 PM
★☆☆☆c89
25
57% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:28 PM
★☆☆☆c88
Moon farthest north (19.7°)
26
47% lit
↑ 12:29 AM
↓ 2:17 PM
★☆☆☆c83
Last Quarter
27
37% lit
↑ 1:21 AM
↓ 3:01 PM
★☆☆☆c76
28
28% lit
↑ 2:14 AM
↓ 3:41 PM
★☆☆☆c66
29
20% lit
↑ 3:06 AM
↓ 4:19 PM
★☆☆☆c54
30
13% lit
↑ 3:57 AM
↓ 4:54 PM
★☆☆☆c42
Apogee · 405,953 km

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Sep 3 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 406,563 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Sep 4 · 3:57 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Sep 5 · 12:00 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, Sep 12 · 1:49 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Sep 12 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-19.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Sep 18 · 9:00 AM — Perigee · 358,036 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Sep 18 · 8:00 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, Sep 19 · 4:31 AM — Full Moon · Corn 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.
  • Sat, Sep 25 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (19.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Sep 26 · 4:13 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Sep 30 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 405,953 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Sat, Sep 4 · Sun, Sep 5 · Sat, Sep 18 · Sun, Sep 19 · Mon, Sep 20

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

Moon distance

358,049 km closest · 406,558 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 7:51 PM.