Matagorda
28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda
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Today
Today: High 82° · 13% rain
Partly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. East wind 10 to 15 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Low 64° · 1% rain
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:28 AM / 6:47 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 4:10 PM / 2:54 AM
- Moon
- Waxing Gibbous, 79%
- 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 1 PM | 80° | 82° | 68° | 68% | 69% | 13% | – | ENE 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 2 PM | 80° | 83° | 69° | 69% | 68% | 12% | – | E 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 3 PM | 81° | 84° | 68° | 66% | 57% | 10% | – | E 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 4 PM | 80° | 83° | 68° | 67% | 60% | 7% | – | E 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 5 PM | 79° | 82° | 68° | 68% | 65% | 3% | – | E 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 6 PM | 78° | 78° | 67° | 69% | 50% | 1% | – | E 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 7 PM | 76° | 76° | 67° | 76% | 47% | 0% | – | E 9 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 8 PM | 75° | 75° | 67° | 78% | 38% | 0% | – | E 8 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 9 PM | 74° | 74° | 67° | 79% | 27% | 0% | – | E 8 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 10 PM | 73° | 73° | 67° | 81% | 23% | 0% | – | E 7 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 11 PM | 72° | 72° | 66° | 82% | 23% | 0% | – | E 7 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 12 AM | 71° | 71° | 65° | 83% | 11% | 0% | – | E 6 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 1 AM | 70° | 70° | 65° | 85% | 7% | 0% | – | E 5 | 9 | 9.0 mi | |
| Thu 2 AM | 69° | 69° | 64° | 86% | 12% | 0% | – | ENE 3 | 9 | 7.9 mi | |
| Thu 3 AM | 67° | 67° | 64° | 89% | 10% | 0% | – | NE 5 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 4 AM | 65° | 65° | 63° | 93% | 10% | 0% | – | NE 5 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 5 AM | 65° | 65° | 63° | 94% | 8% | 0% | – | NNE 5 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 6 AM | 65° | 65° | 62° | 92% | 10% | 0% | – | NNE 6 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 7 AM | 64° | 64° | 62° | 92% | 11% | 1% | – | NNE 6 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 8 AM | 65° | 65° | 62° | 92% | 7% | 1% | – | NNE 6 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 9 AM | 69° | 69° | 63° | 82% | 3% | 1% | – | NE 7 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 10 AM | 75° | 75° | 63° | 66% | 2% | 1% | – | NE 8 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 11 AM | 78° | 78° | 60° | 54% | 3% | 1% | – | ENE 9 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 12 PM | 80° | 80° | 58° | 48% | 2% | 1% | – | E 9 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 1 PM | 80° | 81° | 58° | 46% | 2% | 1% | – | E 10 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 2 PM | 81° | 81° | 58° | 46% | 2% | 1% | – | E 10 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 3 PM | 81° | 81° | 58° | 45% | 2% | 1% | – | ESE 12 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 4 PM | 80° | 81° | 58° | 47% | 0% | 0% | – | ESE 12 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Thu 5 PM | 80° | 80° | 58° | 48% | 9% | 0% | – | E 12 | 15 | – | |
| Thu 6 PM | 77° | 77° | 58° | 52% | 6% | 0% | – | E 10 | 14 | – | |
| Thu 7 PM | 74° | 74° | 59° | 60% | 7% | 0% | – | E 9 | 14 | – | |
| Thu 8 PM | 72° | 72° | 59° | 64% | 5% | 0% | – | E 8 | 14 | – | |
| Thu 9 PM | 70° | 70° | 59° | 67% | 13% | 0% | – | ESE 7 | 14 | – | |
| Thu 10 PM | 69° | 69° | 59° | 69% | 8% | 0% | – | ESE 7 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 11 PM | 69° | 69° | 59° | 72% | 5% | 0% | – | ESE 7 | 13 | – | |
| Fri 12 AM | 68° | 68° | 59° | 73% | 7% | 0% | – | ESE 6 | 12 | – | |
| Fri 1 AM | 68° | 68° | 59° | 74% | 2% | 0% | – | ESE 6 | 10 | – | |
| Fri 2 AM | 67° | 67° | 59° | 76% | 5% | 0% | – | ESE 5 | 9 | – | |
| Fri 3 AM | 65° | 65° | 59° | 80% | 5% | 0% | – | ESE 5 | 8 | – | |
| Fri 4 AM | 65° | 65° | 59° | 81% | 3% | 0% | – | E 5 | 8 | – | |
| Fri 5 AM | 64° | 64° | 58° | 80% | 4% | 0% | – | ENE 5 | 8 | – | |
| Fri 6 AM | 64° | 64° | 58° | 80% | 5% | 0% | – | NE 5 | 9 | – | |
| Fri 7 AM | 64° | 64° | 58° | 79% | 5% | 0% | – | NE 5 | 9 | – | |
| Fri 8 AM | 65° | 65° | 58° | 79% | 0% | 0% | – | NE 6 | 9 | – | |
| Fri 9 AM | 70° | 70° | 58° | 67% | 1% | 0% | – | ENE 6 | 10 | – | |
| Fri 10 AM | 76° | 76° | 59° | 55% | 2% | 0% | – | ENE 7 | 12 | – | |
| Fri 11 AM | 79° | 80° | 58° | 49% | 3% | 0% | – | E 8 | 12 | – | |
| Fri 12 PM | 81° | 81° | 58° | 45% | 4% | 0% | – | E 8 | 13 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Partly Sunny
82° / 64°
13% rain
E 7–13 mph · gusts 17
Thu, Oct 22
Sunny
81° / 64°
1% rain
E 3–12 mph · gusts 15
Fri, Oct 23
Sunny
83° / 67°
Dry
E 5–12 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 21
Mon, Oct 26
Mostly Sunny
81° / 63°
10% rain
E 8–14 mph · gusts 17
Tue, Oct 27
Slight Chance Rain Showers
79° / 61°
20% rain
E 6–12 mph · gusts 15
Detailed NWS forecast
- Today: Partly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. East wind 10 to 15 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, 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 81.
- 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. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
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Marine forecast
Matagorda Bay
GMZ330 · 505 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. GMZ330-212315- Matagorda Bay- 505 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers this morning. .TONIGHT...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 around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly 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 · 505 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. GMZ350-355-212315- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 505 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail:East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers this morning. .TONIGHT...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. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. .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 2033
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
73% lit
↑ 2:06 PM
↓ 1:46 AM
↓ 1:46 AM
★☆☆☆c61
2
83% lit
↑ 2:50 PM
↓ 2:50 AM
↓ 2:50 AM
★☆☆☆c77
3
91% lit
↑ 3:36 PM
↓ 3:55 AM
↓ 3:55 AM
★☆☆☆c79
4
96% lit
↑ 4:27 PM
↓ 5:01 AM
↓ 5:01 AM
★★☆☆c90
Perigee · 362,273 km
5
99% lit
↑ 5:21 PM
↓ 6:06 AM
↓ 6:06 AM
★★☆☆c98
best6
100% lit
↑ 6:18 PM
↓ 7:10 AM
↓ 7:10 AM
★★☆☆c103
Full Moon · Cold Moon
Moon farthest north (18.5°)
best7
97% lit
↑ 7:17 PM
↓ 8:09 AM
↓ 8:09 AM
★★☆☆c102
best8
92% lit
↑ 8:17 PM
↓ 9:04 AM
↓ 9:04 AM
★★☆☆c96
9
85% lit
↑ 9:15 PM
↓ 9:53 AM
↓ 9:53 AM
★★☆☆c86
10
77% lit
↑ 10:12 PM
↓ 10:36 AM
↓ 10:36 AM
★☆☆☆c74
11
68% lit
↑ 11:07 PM
↓ 11:16 AM
↓ 11:16 AM
★☆☆☆c58
12
59% lit
↑ 12:00 AM
↓ 11:53 AM
↓ 11:53 AM
★☆☆☆c43
13
49% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:27 PM
↓ 12:27 PM
★☆☆☆c39
Last Quarter
Moon crosses the equator
14
40% lit
↑ 12:51 AM
↓ 1:01 PM
↓ 1:01 PM
★☆☆☆c49
15
31% lit
↑ 1:42 AM
↓ 1:35 PM
↓ 1:35 PM
★☆☆☆c58
Apogee · 404,906 km
16
22% lit
↑ 2:33 AM
↓ 2:10 PM
↓ 2:10 PM
★☆☆☆c65
17
15% lit
↑ 3:25 AM
↓ 2:47 PM
↓ 2:47 PM
★☆☆☆c72
18
9% lit
↑ 4:17 AM
↓ 3:27 PM
↓ 3:27 PM
★★☆☆c78
19
4% lit
↑ 5:10 AM
↓ 4:10 PM
↓ 4:10 PM
★★☆☆c83
20
1% lit
↑ 6:02 AM
↓ 4:57 PM
↓ 4:57 PM
★☆☆☆c85
21
0% lit
↑ 6:54 AM
↓ 5:48 PM
↓ 5:48 PM
★★☆☆c89
New Moon
Moon farthest south (-18.3°)
best22
1% lit
↑ 7:45 AM
↓ 6:43 PM
↓ 6:43 PM
★★☆☆c90
best23
4% lit
↑ 8:34 AM
↓ 7:40 PM
↓ 7:40 PM
★★☆☆c90
24
10% lit
↑ 9:20 AM
↓ 8:38 PM
↓ 8:38 PM
★★☆☆c85
25
17% lit
↑ 10:03 AM
↓ 9:38 PM
↓ 9:38 PM
★☆☆☆c76
26
26% lit
↑ 10:45 AM
↓ 10:38 PM
↓ 10:38 PM
★☆☆☆c48
27
36% lit
↑ 11:25 AM
↓ 11:39 PM
↓ 11:39 PM
★☆☆☆c36
28
47% lit
↑ 12:06 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★☆☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter
29
58% lit
↑ 12:47 PM
↓ 12:41 AM
↓ 12:41 AM
★☆☆☆c64
30
69% lit
↑ 1:31 PM
↓ 1:43 AM
↓ 1:43 AM
★☆☆☆c79
31
79% lit
↑ 2:18 PM
↓ 2:46 AM
↓ 2:46 AM
★☆☆☆c87
Perigee · 367,928 km
Lunar events this month
- Sun, Dec 4 · 2:00 AM — Perigee · 362,273 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Tue, Dec 6 · 1:22 AM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Tue, Dec 6 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Tue, Dec 13 · 9:28 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Tue, Dec 13 · 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.
- Thu, Dec 15 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 404,906 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Wed, Dec 21 · 12:47 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Wed, Dec 21 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Wed, Dec 28 · 2:00 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 28 · 6:20 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Sat, Dec 31 · 6:00 PM — Perigee · 367,928 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
Best fishing days
Mon, Dec 5 · Tue, Dec 6 · Wed, Dec 7 · Wed, Dec 21 · Thu, Dec 22
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
362,376 km closest · 404,792 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 Wed 11:16 AM.