Matagorda
28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda
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Today
Tonight: Low 68° · 13% rain
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 10 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday: High 82° · 13% rain
Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:28 AM / 6:47 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 4:10 PM / 2:54 AM
- Moon
- Waxing Gibbous, 74%
- Minor period
- 2:24 AM–3:24 AM
- Major period
- 8:35 AM–10:35 AM
- Minor period
- 3:40 PM–4:40 PM
- Major period
- 9:00 PM–11:00 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12 AM | 71° | 71° | 66° | 84% | 58% | 6% | – | NE 9 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 1 AM | 71° | 71° | 66° | 84% | 57% | 7% | 0.01" | NE 9 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 2 AM | 70° | 70° | 66° | 87% | 63% | 7% | 0.01" | NE 8 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 3 AM | 70° | 70° | 66° | 87% | 62% | 5% | 0.01" | NE 8 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 4 AM | 70° | 70° | 65° | 84% | 62% | 12% | 0.01" | NE 9 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 5 AM | 69° | 69° | 65° | 87% | 66% | 13% | 0.01" | NE 9 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 6 AM | 68° | 68° | 65° | 90% | 69% | 13% | 0.01" | NE 9 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 7 AM | 68° | 68° | 65° | 90% | 66% | 7% | – | NE 10 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 8 AM | 68° | 68° | 65° | 90% | 70% | 5% | – | NE 10 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 9 AM | 73° | 73° | 65° | 76% | 57% | 4% | – | NE 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 10 AM | 76° | 76° | 66° | 71% | 49% | 4% | – | NE 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 11 AM | 79° | 79° | 66° | 64% | 43% | 2% | – | ENE 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 12 PM | 81° | 83° | 67° | 63% | 51% | 3% | – | ENE 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 1 PM | 82° | 85° | 67° | 61% | 41% | 3% | – | ENE 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 2 PM | 82° | 85° | 67° | 61% | 43% | 3% | – | E 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 3 PM | 82° | 84° | 66° | 58% | 40% | 2% | – | E 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 4 PM | 82° | 84° | 66° | 58% | 39% | 2% | – | E 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 5 PM | 81° | 83° | 65° | 58% | 34% | 2% | – | E 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 6 PM | 79° | 79° | 65° | 62% | 30% | 3% | – | E 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 7 PM | 76° | 76° | 65° | 69% | 28% | 0% | – | E 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 8 PM | 74° | 74° | 65° | 74% | 26% | 0% | – | E 9 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 9 PM | 73° | 73° | 64° | 73% | 31% | 0% | – | E 8 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 10 PM | 73° | 73° | 64° | 73% | 19% | 0% | – | E 7 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 11 PM | 72° | 72° | 64° | 76% | 14% | 0% | – | E 7 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 12 AM | 71° | 71° | 63° | 76% | 10% | 0% | – | ENE 6 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 1 AM | 70° | 70° | 63° | 78% | 8% | 0% | – | ENE 5 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 2 AM | 68° | 68° | 62° | 81% | 10% | 0% | – | NE 5 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 3 AM | 67° | 67° | 61° | 81% | 8% | 0% | – | NNE 5 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 4 AM | 64° | 64° | 61° | 90% | 6% | 0% | – | NNE 5 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 5 AM | 63° | 63° | 60° | 90% | 6% | 0% | – | NNE 6 | 10 | – | |
| Thu 6 AM | 62° | 62° | 60° | 93% | 7% | 0% | – | NNE 6 | 10 | – | |
| Thu 7 AM | 61° | 61° | 60° | 97% | 6% | 0% | – | NNE 7 | 12 | – | |
| Thu 8 AM | 62° | 62° | 61° | 97% | 3% | 0% | – | NNE 7 | 12 | – | |
| Thu 9 AM | 69° | 69° | 61° | 76% | 2% | 0% | – | NE 7 | 12 | – | |
| Thu 10 AM | 74° | 74° | 61° | 64% | 1% | 0% | – | NE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Thu 11 AM | 77° | 77° | 59° | 54% | 2% | 0% | – | NE 9 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 12 PM | 79° | 79° | 57° | 47% | 2% | 0% | – | ENE 9 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 1 PM | 81° | 81° | 56° | 42% | 2% | 0% | – | E 9 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 2 PM | 81° | 81° | 56° | 42% | 2% | 0% | – | E 10 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 3 PM | 81° | 81° | 56° | 42% | 2% | 0% | – | E 10 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 4 PM | 81° | 81° | 57° | 44% | 0% | 0% | – | E 10 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 5 PM | 79° | 79° | 57° | 47% | 2% | 0% | – | E 12 | 14 | – | |
| Thu 6 PM | 77° | 77° | 58° | 52% | 3% | 0% | – | E 10 | 14 | – | |
| Thu 7 PM | 73° | 73° | 58° | 59% | 8% | 0% | – | E 9 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 8 PM | 72° | 72° | 58° | 61% | 15% | 0% | – | E 8 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 9 PM | 71° | 71° | 58° | 63% | 14% | 0% | – | E 7 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 10 PM | 69° | 69° | 58° | 68% | 13% | 0% | – | E 7 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 11 PM | 68° | 68° | 57° | 68% | 11% | 0% | – | E 6 | 12 | – |
7-day forecast
Tue, Oct 20
Mostly Cloudy
–° / 68°
13% rain
Today
Partly Sunny
82° / 61°
13% rain · 0.06"
NE 7–13 mph · gusts 16
Thu, Oct 22
Sunny
81° / 61°
Dry
NE 5–12 mph · gusts 14
Fri, Oct 23
Sunny
82° / 67°
Dry
E 3–12 mph · gusts 14
Sat, Oct 24
Sunny
82° / 67°
Dry
E 7–16 mph · gusts 20
Sun, Oct 25
Mostly Sunny
79° / 63°
7% rain
E 10–16 mph · gusts 20
Mon, Oct 26
Mostly Sunny
80° / 63°
11% rain
E 8–14 mph · gusts 17
Detailed NWS forecast
- Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 10 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
- Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Weather map
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Marine forecast
Matagorda Bay
GMZ330 · 1201 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 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. GMZ330-211730- Matagorda Bay- 1201 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026 .OVERNIGHT...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. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth after midnight. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. 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 · 1201 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 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. GMZ350-355-211730- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 1201 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .OVERNIGHT...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 late this evening, then a chance of showers late. .WEDNESDAY...East 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 8 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 2 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...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds around 15 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 4 to 5 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Moon calendar · December 2032
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
1% lit
↑ 5:45 AM
↓ 4:46 PM
↓ 4:46 PM
★☆☆☆c84
2
0% lit
↑ 6:42 AM
↓ 5:36 PM
↓ 5:36 PM
★★☆☆c90
New Moon
best3
1% lit
↑ 7:39 AM
↓ 6:31 PM
↓ 6:31 PM
★★☆☆c94
Moon farthest south (-18.8°)
best4
4% lit
↑ 8:34 AM
↓ 7:30 PM
↓ 7:30 PM
★★☆☆c94
5
10% lit
↑ 9:26 AM
↓ 8:32 PM
↓ 8:32 PM
★★☆☆c93
6
18% lit
↑ 10:15 AM
↓ 9:34 PM
↓ 9:34 PM
★☆☆☆c86
7
28% lit
↑ 11:00 AM
↓ 10:37 PM
↓ 10:37 PM
★☆☆☆c74
8
38% lit
↑ 11:43 AM
↓ 11:40 PM
↓ 11:40 PM
★☆☆☆c58
Perigee · 370,105 km
9
50% lit
↑ 12:24 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★☆☆☆c37
First Quarter
Moon crosses the equator
10
61% lit
↑ 1:04 PM
↓ 12:42 AM
↓ 12:42 AM
★☆☆☆c54
11
72% lit
↑ 1:45 PM
↓ 1:44 AM
↓ 1:44 AM
★☆☆☆c69
12
81% lit
↑ 2:28 PM
↓ 2:46 AM
↓ 2:46 AM
★☆☆☆c82
13
89% lit
↑ 3:13 PM
↓ 3:48 AM
↓ 3:48 AM
★★☆☆c91
14
95% lit
↑ 4:01 PM
↓ 4:49 AM
↓ 4:49 AM
★★☆☆c98
15
98% lit
↑ 4:52 PM
↓ 5:48 AM
↓ 5:48 AM
★★☆☆c98
best16
100% lit
↑ 5:45 PM
↓ 6:45 AM
↓ 6:45 AM
★★☆☆c98
Moon farthest north (19.4°)
Full Moon · Cold Moon
best17
99% lit
↑ 6:40 PM
↓ 7:37 AM
↓ 7:37 AM
★☆☆☆c95
18
96% lit
↑ 7:35 PM
↓ 8:25 AM
↓ 8:25 AM
★★☆☆c87
19
91% lit
↑ 8:30 PM
↓ 9:08 AM
↓ 9:08 AM
★★☆☆c78
20
85% lit
↑ 9:23 PM
↓ 9:48 AM
↓ 9:48 AM
★☆☆☆c67
21
78% lit
↑ 10:15 PM
↓ 10:24 AM
↓ 10:24 AM
★☆☆☆c55
22
69% lit
↑ 11:06 PM
↓ 10:59 AM
↓ 10:59 AM
★☆☆☆c43
23
61% lit
↑ 11:57 PM
↓ 11:32 AM
↓ 11:32 AM
★☆☆☆c34
Apogee · 404,515 km
Moon crosses the equator
24
51% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:05 PM
↓ 12:05 PM
★☆☆☆c45
Last Quarter
25
42% lit
↑ 12:48 AM
↓ 12:39 PM
↓ 12:39 PM
★☆☆☆c55
26
32% lit
↑ 1:41 AM
↓ 1:15 PM
↓ 1:15 PM
★☆☆☆c65
27
24% lit
↑ 2:34 AM
↓ 1:54 PM
↓ 1:54 PM
★☆☆☆c75
28
16% lit
↑ 3:30 AM
↓ 2:36 PM
↓ 2:36 PM
★★☆☆c84
29
9% lit
↑ 4:27 AM
↓ 3:24 PM
↓ 3:24 PM
★★☆☆c90
30
4% lit
↑ 5:24 AM
↓ 4:17 PM
↓ 4:17 PM
★☆☆☆c94
31
1% lit
↑ 6:21 AM
↓ 5:15 PM
↓ 5:15 PM
★★☆☆c96
Moon farthest south (-18.7°)
bestLunar events this month
- Thu, Dec 2 · 2:53 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Fri, Dec 3 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Wed, Dec 8 · 1:00 PM — Perigee · 370,105 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Thu, Dec 9 · 1:08 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Thu, Dec 9 · 9:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Thu, Dec 16 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest north (19.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Thu, Dec 16 · 2:49 PM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Thu, Dec 23 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 404,515 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Thu, Dec 23 · 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 24 · 2:40 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Fri, Dec 31 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Best fishing days
Thu, Dec 2 · Fri, Dec 3 · Wed, Dec 15 · Thu, Dec 16 · Fri, Dec 31
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
370,107 km closest · 404,482 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 Tue 11:35 PM.