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Port O'Connor

28.450°, -96.400° · tides: PORT O'CONNOR, MATAGORDA BAY

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Today

Overnight: Low 74° · 1% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Sunday: High 77° · 4% rain

Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 12 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:32 AM / 6:46 PM
Moonrise / moonset
6:20 PM / 6:55 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 99%
Major period
12:00 AM–1:15 AM
Minor period
6:25 AM–7:25 AM
Major period
11:40 AM–1:40 PM
Minor period
5:50 PM–6:50 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Oct 256 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Oct 266 AM12 PM6 PMclouds29% cloud cover35% cloud cover58% cloud cover61% cloud cover66% cloud cover66% cloud cover72% cloud cover72% cloud cover66% cloud cover61% cloud cover61% cloud cover55% cloud cover69% cloud cover71% cloud cover67% cloud cover69% cloud cover68% cloud cover77% cloud cover70% cloud cover84% cloud cover83% cloud cover81% cloud cover71% cloud cover77% cloud cover81% cloud cover85% cloud cover88% cloud cover77% cloud cover79% cloud cover71% cloud cover69% cloud cover70% cloud cover65% cloud cover48% cloud cover49% cloud cover40% cloud cover40% cloud cover49% cloud cover35% cloud cover33% cloud cover47% cloud cover36% cloud cover49% cloud cover54% cloud cover47% cloud cover62% cloud cover75% cloud cover77% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°75757474767776737272717275777674rain1% chance1% chance4% chance3% chance2% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance2% chance6% chance5% chance5% chance2% chance3% chance5% chance4% chance5% chance6% chance18% chance16% chance14% chance12% chance9% chance21% chance31% chance31% chance31% chance31% chance31% chancewind01020mphESE 13 mph, gusts 18ESE 12 mph, gusts 17ESE 12 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 17E 16 mph, gusts 18E 16 mph, gusts 20E 15 mph, gusts 20E 15 mph, gusts 18E 15 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 20E 13 mph, gusts 20E 12 mph, gusts 16E 9 mph, gusts 14ENE 9 mph, gusts 14NE 10 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 13 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 18E 15 mph, gusts 20E 16 mph, gusts 21E 16 mph, gusts 22E 16 mph, gusts 22E 15 mph, gusts 21
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 12 AM75°75°66°74%29%0%–ESE 131810+ mi
Sun 1 AM75°75°66°73%35%0%–ESE 131810+ mi
Sun 2 AM75°75°66°73%58%0%–ESE 121710+ mi
Sun 3 AM75°75°65°73%61%0%–ESE 121710+ mi
Sun 4 AM74°74°65°73%66%0%–ESE 121610+ mi
Sun 5 AM74°74°65°73%66%1%–E 121610+ mi
Sun 6 AM74°74°65°73%72%1%–E 121610+ mi
Sun 7 AM74°74°65°74%72%4%–E 121610+ mi
Sun 8 AM74°74°66°74%66%3%–E 131710+ mi
Sun 9 AM74°74°66°75%61%2%–E 151810+ mi
Sun 10 AM75°75°66°73%61%1%–E 161810+ mi
Sun 11 AM76°76°63°65%55%0%–E 162010+ mi
Sun 12 PM76°76°63°63%69%0%–E 162010+ mi
Sun 1 PM76°76°62°60%71%0%–E 152010+ mi
Sun 2 PM77°77°62°60%67%0%–E 152010+ mi
Sun 3 PM77°77°61°57%69%0%–E 151810+ mi
Sun 4 PM77°77°62°60%68%0%–E 151810+ mi
Sun 5 PM77°77°62°60%77%0%–E 152010+ mi
Sun 6 PM76°76°62°62%70%0%–E 152010+ mi
Sun 7 PM75°75°62°64%84%0%–E 142010+ mi
Sun 8 PM74°74°62°67%83%0%–E 142010+ mi
Sun 9 PM73°73°63°70%81%0%–E 142010+ mi
Sun 10 PM73°73°65°76%71%0%–E 132010+ mi
Sun 11 PM73°73°65°77%77%2%–E 131810+ mi
Mon 12 AM72°72°65°79%81%2%–E 121610+ mi
Mon 1 AM72°72°66°81%85%0%–E 91410+ mi
Mon 2 AM72°72°65°80%88%1%–E 91410+ mi
Mon 3 AM72°72°66°84%77%2%–ENE 91410+ mi
Mon 4 AM71°71°67°86%79%6%–ENE 91410+ mi
Mon 5 AM71°71°67°88%71%5%–ENE 914–
Mon 6 AM71°71°67°87%69%5%–NE 1015–
Mon 7 AM71°71°67°87%70%2%–NE 1216–
Mon 8 AM71°71°67°87%65%3%–NE 1216–
Mon 9 AM72°72°67°85%48%5%–ENE 1216–
Mon 10 AM73°73°68°84%49%4%–ENE 1316–
Mon 11 AM74°74°68°79%40%5%–ENE 1417–
Mon 12 PM75°75°68°77%40%6%–E 1418–
Mon 1 PM76°76°68°76%49%18%–E 1518–
Mon 2 PM76°76°67°74%35%16%–E 1520–
Mon 3 PM77°77°68°75%33%14%–E 1620–
Mon 4 PM77°77°68°73%47%12%–E 1621–
Mon 5 PM77°77°68°74%36%9%–E 1722–
Mon 6 PM76°76°67°74%49%21%–E 1622–
Mon 7 PM75°75°68°77%54%31%–E 1622–
Mon 8 PM75°75°69°83%47%31%–E 1622–
Mon 9 PM74°74°70°85%62%31%–E 1622–
Mon 10 PM74°74°70°87%75%31%–E 1521–
Mon 11 PM74°74°70°87%77%31%–E 1420–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

77° / 74°

4% rain

E 12–16 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

77° / 73°

31% rain

ENE 9–17 mph · gusts 22

Tue, Oct 27

Chance Rain Showers

77° / 73°

36% rain · 0.23"

E 10–13 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 74°

33% rain · 0.25"

E 7–14 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 73°

33% rain · 0.18"

ESE 8–16 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Fri, Oct 30

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 74°

32% rain · 0.06"

ESE 10–14 mph · gusts 18

Sat, Oct 31

Chance Rain Showers

77° / 74°

26% rain · 0.06"

SE 9–13 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 12 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East northeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers between 1pm and 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East northeast wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 7 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 754 PM CDT Sat Oct 24 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.


GMZ330-251315-
Matagorda Bay-
754 PM CDT Sat Oct 24 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 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.
A chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing
to smooth after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.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 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers in the morning. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ350 · 754 PM CDT Sat Oct 24 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.


GMZ350-355-251315-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
754 PM CDT Sat Oct 24 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance
of showers in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East
4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 2038

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
1% lit
↑ 7:20 AM
↓ 9:07 PM
★★★★c97
best
2
4% lit
↑ 8:24 AM
↓ 9:49 PM
★★★☆c91
3
9% lit
↑ 9:28 AM
↓ 10:29 PM
★★☆☆c81
4
17% lit
↑ 10:31 AM
↓ 11:07 PM
★★☆☆c64
5
26% lit
↑ 11:35 AM
↓ 11:44 PM
★☆☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
Perigee · 368,825 km
6
37% lit
↑ 12:38 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c42
7
49% lit
↑ 1:42 PM
↓ 12:23 AM
★☆☆☆c62
First Quarter
8
60% lit
↑ 2:47 PM
↓ 1:03 AM
★★☆☆c79
9
71% lit
↑ 3:51 PM
↓ 1:47 AM
★★☆☆c91
10
80% lit
↑ 4:54 PM
↓ 2:36 AM
★★★☆c97
11
88% lit
↑ 5:54 PM
↓ 3:29 AM
★★★☆c99
Moon farthest south (-22.7°)
best
12
94% lit
↑ 6:48 PM
↓ 4:27 AM
★★★☆c99
best
13
98% lit
↑ 7:37 PM
↓ 5:26 AM
★☆☆☆c97
14
100% lit
↑ 8:20 PM
↓ 6:26 AM
★★★★c95
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
15
99% lit
↑ 8:59 PM
↓ 7:25 AM
★★★☆c86
best
16
97% lit
↑ 9:33 PM
↓ 8:22 AM
★★☆☆c75
17
92% lit
↑ 10:05 PM
↓ 9:17 AM
★★☆☆c61
18
86% lit
↑ 10:36 PM
↓ 10:11 AM
★☆☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
19
79% lit
↑ 11:07 PM
↓ 11:03 AM
★☆☆☆c29
20
71% lit
↑ 11:38 PM
↓ 11:55 AM
★☆☆☆c40
Apogee · 404,584 km
21
62% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:47 PM
★☆☆☆c53
22
53% lit
↑ 12:12 AM
↓ 1:40 PM
★☆☆☆c64
Last Quarter
23
43% lit
↑ 12:48 AM
↓ 2:35 PM
★★☆☆c72
24
34% lit
↑ 1:29 AM
↓ 3:30 PM
★★☆☆c79
25
24% lit
↑ 2:14 AM
↓ 4:25 PM
★★☆☆c84
26
16% lit
↑ 3:05 AM
↓ 5:18 PM
★★☆☆c88
Moon farthest north (23.8°)
27
9% lit
↑ 4:02 AM
↓ 6:10 PM
★★★☆c89
28
4% lit
↑ 5:03 AM
↓ 6:58 PM
★★★☆c88
29
1% lit
↑ 6:07 AM
↓ 7:43 PM
★☆☆☆c84
30
0% lit
↑ 7:12 AM
↓ 8:24 PM
★★★☆c80
New Moon
31
2% lit
↑ 8:18 AM
↓ 9:04 PM
★★☆☆c67

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Aug 5 · 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.
  • Thu, Aug 5 · 5:00 PM — Perigee · 368,825 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Aug 7 · 3:21 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Aug 11 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-22.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Aug 14 · 5:56 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 18 · 4:00 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, Aug 20 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 404,584 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Aug 22 · 6:11 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Aug 26 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest north (23.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Aug 30 · 5:12 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Sun, Aug 1 · Wed, Aug 11 · Thu, Aug 12 · Sat, Aug 14 · Sun, Aug 15

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

Moon distance

365,134 km closest · 404,499 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 PORT O'CONNOR, MATAGORDA BAYSurf report: Matagorda Island (boat access)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 Sat 11:01 PM.