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Matagorda

28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda

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Today

Today: High 81° · 1% rain

Sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 62°

Mostly clear, with a low around 62. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:29 AM / 6:47 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:40 PM / 3:51 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 85%
Minor period
3:21 AM–4:21 AM
Major period
9:15 AM–11:15 AM
Minor period
4:10 PM–5:10 PM
Major period
9:45 PM–11:45 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Oct 2212 PM6 PMFri, Oct 236 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 246 AMclouds14% cloud cover8% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover5% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover5% cloud cover11% cloud cover9% cloud cover7% cloud cover7% cloud cover9% cloud cover9% cloud cover7% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover9% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover0% cloud cover3% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover9% cloud cover13% cloud cover16% cloud cover17% cloud cover17% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°66768180746866636274828276717069rain1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphNE 7 mph, gusts 12NE 8 mph, gusts 12ENE 10 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 14E 8 mph, gusts 13E 7 mph, gusts 12E 5 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 8NE 5 mph, gusts 9NNE 6 mph, gusts 10NE 6 mph, gusts 10ENE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 10 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 8 mph, gusts 14ESE 8 mph, gusts 14ESE 7 mph, gusts 13ESE 7 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 7 AM66°66°62°87%14%0%–NE 71210+ mi
Thu 8 AM67°67°62°84%8%0%–NE 71210+ mi
Thu 9 AM71°71°62°73%2%0%–NE 81210+ mi
Thu 10 AM76°76°62°62%1%0%–ENE 91310+ mi
Thu 11 AM78°78°61°56%1%0%–ENE 101310+ mi
Thu 12 PM80°81°60°51%1%0%–E 101310+ mi
Thu 1 PM81°81°59°47%1%1%–E 101310+ mi
Thu 2 PM81°81°59°47%2%1%–E 101310+ mi
Thu 3 PM81°81°59°47%5%1%–E 101310+ mi
Thu 4 PM80°81°59°49%1%0%–ESE 121410+ mi
Thu 5 PM79°79°59°50%2%0%–ESE 121410+ mi
Thu 6 PM77°77°59°54%3%0%–E 121410+ mi
Thu 7 PM74°74°59°59%5%0%–E 91410+ mi
Thu 8 PM72°72°59°64%11%0%–E 81410+ mi
Thu 9 PM69°69°59°70%9%0%–E 81310+ mi
Thu 10 PM68°68°59°73%7%0%–E 71310+ mi
Thu 11 PM67°67°59°75%7%0%–E 71210+ mi
Fri 12 AM66°66°58°75%9%0%–E 61010+ mi
Fri 1 AM66°66°58°75%9%0%–E 5910+ mi
Fri 2 AM65°65°58°78%7%0%–E 5910+ mi
Fri 3 AM64°64°58°81%6%0%–E 5810+ mi
Fri 4 AM63°63°58°84%6%0%–ENE 5810+ mi
Fri 5 AM63°63°57°81%6%0%–NE 5910+ mi
Fri 6 AM63°63°57°81%6%0%–NNE 5910+ mi
Fri 7 AM62°62°58°87%6%0%–NNE 61010+ mi
Fri 8 AM63°63°58°84%3%0%–NE 61010+ mi
Fri 9 AM69°69°59°70%2%0%–NE 61010+ mi
Fri 10 AM74°74°60°62%1%0%–ENE 71210+ mi
Fri 11 AM79°79°60°52%2%0%–ENE 913–
Fri 12 PM81°82°60°49%2%0%–E 1013–
Fri 1 PM82°82°60°47%3%0%–ESE 1013–
Fri 2 PM82°82°60°47%2%0%–ESE 1014–
Fri 3 PM82°83°61°49%3%0%–ESE 1214–
Fri 4 PM82°83°61°49%2%0%–ESE 1214–
Fri 5 PM80°81°62°54%9%0%–ESE 1215–
Fri 6 PM78°78°62°58%6%0%–ESE 1214–
Fri 7 PM76°76°63°64%6%0%–E 914–
Fri 8 PM73°73°63°71%0%0%–E 914–
Fri 9 PM72°72°63°73%3%0%–E 914–
Fri 10 PM71°71°63°76%5%0%–E 814–
Fri 11 PM71°71°63°76%5%0%–ESE 814–
Sat 12 AM70°70°63°78%6%0%–ESE 814–
Sat 1 AM70°70°64°81%6%0%–ESE 814–
Sat 2 AM70°70°64°81%9%0%–ESE 814–
Sat 3 AM70°70°64°81%13%0%–ESE 713–
Sat 4 AM69°69°64°84%16%0%–ESE 713–
Sat 5 AM68°68°64°87%17%0%–ESE 713–
Sat 6 AM68°68°63°84%17%0%–ESE 714–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

81° / 62°

1% rain

E 7–12 mph · gusts 14

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

82° / 68°

Dry

NE 5–12 mph · gusts 15

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

82° / 67°

Dry

E 7–15 mph · gusts 20

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

80° / 66°

5% rain

E 9–15 mph · gusts 18

Mon, Oct 26

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

80° / 65°

18% rain

E 7–16 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Oct 27

Chance Rain Showers

79° / 62°

28% rain · 0.06"

E 7–12 mph · gusts 15

Wed, Oct 28

Sunny

79° / 63°

14% rain

NE 6–12 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 450 AM CDT Thu Oct 22 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.


GMZ330-222215-
Matagorda Bay-
450 AM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east late. Bay
waters smooth to slightly choppy, increasing to slightly choppy
late. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing
to smooth after midnight. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east 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 with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.

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

GMZ350 · 450 AM CDT Thu Oct 22 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.


GMZ350-355-222215-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
450 AM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 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: East 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 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.MONDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A chance
of showers in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.

Moon calendar · August 2035

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6% lit
↑ 4:32 AM
↓ 6:26 PM
★★☆☆c106
Moon farthest north (18.8°)
Perigee · 360,722 km
best
2
2% lit
↑ 5:36 AM
↓ 7:24 PM
★★☆☆c106
best
3
0% lit
↑ 6:41 AM
↓ 8:16 PM
★☆☆☆c105
New Moon
4
1% lit
↑ 7:47 AM
↓ 9:04 PM
★★☆☆c101
best
5
5% lit
↑ 8:51 AM
↓ 9:47 PM
★★☆☆c92
6
12% lit
↑ 9:53 AM
↓ 10:27 PM
★☆☆☆c75
7
20% lit
↑ 10:52 AM
↓ 11:05 PM
★☆☆☆c53
Moon crosses the equator
8
29% lit
↑ 11:49 AM
↓ 11:43 PM
★☆☆☆c30
9
38% lit
↑ 12:44 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c41
10
48% lit
↑ 1:38 PM
↓ 12:20 AM
★☆☆☆c53
First Quarter
11
58% lit
↑ 2:31 PM
↓ 12:58 AM
★☆☆☆c62
12
67% lit
↑ 3:22 PM
↓ 1:38 AM
★☆☆☆c68
13
76% lit
↑ 4:13 PM
↓ 2:21 AM
★☆☆☆c71
14
83% lit
↑ 5:02 PM
↓ 3:05 AM
★☆☆☆c73
Apogee · 405,131 km
Moon farthest south (-18.9°)
15
90% lit
↑ 5:48 PM
↓ 3:53 AM
★★☆☆c75
16
95% lit
↑ 6:33 PM
↓ 4:43 AM
★★☆☆c78
17
98% lit
↑ 7:15 PM
↓ 5:34 AM
★☆☆☆c78
18
100% lit
↑ 7:55 PM
↓ 6:28 AM
★★☆☆c79
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
19
100% lit
↑ 8:34 PM
↓ 7:23 AM
★★☆☆c77
best
20
97% lit
↑ 9:11 PM
↓ 8:18 AM
★★☆☆c66
21
93% lit
↑ 9:49 PM
↓ 9:14 AM
★☆☆☆c55
22
86% lit
↑ 10:27 PM
↓ 10:11 AM
★☆☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
23
78% lit
↑ 11:06 PM
↓ 11:09 AM
★☆☆☆c35
24
68% lit
↑ 11:48 PM
↓ 12:09 PM
★☆☆☆c58
25
58% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:10 PM
★☆☆☆c70
26
46% lit
↑ 12:34 AM
↓ 2:12 PM
★☆☆☆c79
Last Quarter
27
35% lit
↑ 1:25 AM
↓ 3:13 PM
★☆☆☆c86
28
24% lit
↑ 2:20 AM
↓ 4:14 PM
★☆☆☆c90
Moon farthest north (18.9°)
29
15% lit
↑ 3:20 AM
↓ 5:11 PM
★★☆☆c91
Perigee · 365,531 km
30
8% lit
↑ 4:23 AM
↓ 6:04 PM
★★☆☆c91
31
3% lit
↑ 5:28 AM
↓ 6:53 PM
★★☆☆c90

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Aug 1 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Aug 1 · 11:00 PM — Perigee · 360,722 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Aug 3 · 12:11 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Aug 7 · 7:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Aug 10 · 4:51 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Aug 14 · 1:00 AM — Apogee · 405,131 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Aug 14 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Aug 18 · 8:00 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Aug 22 · 3:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Aug 26 · 4:08 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Aug 28 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Aug 29 · 10:00 PM — Perigee · 365,531 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Wed, Aug 1 · Thu, Aug 2 · Sat, Aug 4 · Sat, Aug 18 · Sun, Aug 19

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

Moon distance

360,897 km closest · 405,023 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 Thu 4:16 AM.