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Matagorda

28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda

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Today

Overnight: Low 68°

Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: High 83°

Sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:30 AM / 6:45 PM
Moonrise / moonset
5:43 PM / 5:50 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 95%
Minor period
5:20 AM–6:20 AM
Major period
10:45 AM–12:45 PM
Minor period
5:13 PM–6:13 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sat, Oct 246 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Oct 256 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Oct 26clouds19% cloud cover16% cloud cover15% cloud cover15% cloud cover21% cloud cover25% cloud cover22% cloud cover17% cloud cover13% cloud cover10% cloud cover9% cloud cover10% cloud cover11% cloud cover12% cloud cover9% cloud cover15% cloud cover20% cloud cover20% cloud cover20% cloud cover21% cloud cover22% cloud cover26% cloud cover33% cloud cover32% cloud cover27% cloud cover34% cloud cover51% cloud cover53% cloud cover52% cloud cover59% cloud cover59% cloud cover71% cloud cover66% cloud cover60% cloud cover62% cloud cover62% cloud cover72% cloud cover57% cloud cover72% cloud cover63% cloud cover73% cloud cover74% cloud cover79% cloud cover58% cloud cover67% cloud cover75% cloud cover73% cloud cover72% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°69686981838277737069687881807469rain1% chance1% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chancewind01020mphSE 7 mph, gusts 14SE 7 mph, gusts 13SE 7 mph, gusts 14ESE 8 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 15 mph, gusts 17ESE 15 mph, gusts 18ESE 15 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 18E 12 mph, gusts 18E 10 mph, gusts 17E 9 mph, gusts 16E 9 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 15 mph, gusts 18E 15 mph, gusts 18E 15 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 10 mph, gusts 17E 9 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 1 AM69°69°64°84%19%0%–SE 71410+ mi
Sat 2 AM68°68°64°87%16%0%–SE 71310+ mi
Sat 3 AM68°68°64°87%15%0%–SE 71310+ mi
Sat 4 AM68°68°64°87%15%0%–SE 81410+ mi
Sat 5 AM68°68°64°87%21%0%–SE 71410+ mi
Sat 6 AM68°68°65°90%25%0%–ESE 81310+ mi
Sat 7 AM69°69°65°87%22%0%–ESE 81310+ mi
Sat 8 AM71°71°65°81%17%0%–ESE 81310+ mi
Sat 9 AM76°76°66°71%13%0%–E 91410+ mi
Sat 10 AM81°83°66°60%10%0%–ESE 121510+ mi
Sat 11 AM82°84°66°58%9%0%–ESE 131610+ mi
Sat 12 PM83°85°66°57%10%0%–ESE 141710+ mi
Sat 1 PM83°85°66°57%11%0%–ESE 151710+ mi
Sat 2 PM83°85°66°57%12%0%–ESE 151810+ mi
Sat 3 PM83°85°65°55%9%0%–ESE 151810+ mi
Sat 4 PM82°84°65°56%15%0%–ESE 151810+ mi
Sat 5 PM80°82°65°60%20%0%–ESE 151810+ mi
Sat 6 PM79°79°66°64%20%0%–E 141810+ mi
Sat 7 PM77°77°66°69%20%0%–E 131710+ mi
Sat 8 PM74°74°66°76%21%0%–E 121710+ mi
Sat 9 PM73°73°66°79%22%0%–E 121810+ mi
Sat 10 PM73°73°65°76%26%0%–E 121810+ mi
Sat 11 PM71°71°65°81%33%0%–E 121810+ mi
Sun 12 AM71°71°64°79%32%0%–E 101710+ mi
Sun 1 AM70°70°64°81%27%0%–E 101710+ mi
Sun 2 AM70°70°64°81%34%0%–ESE 91710+ mi
Sun 3 AM69°69°64°84%51%0%–E 91610+ mi
Sun 4 AM69°69°64°84%53%0%–E 91610+ mi
Sun 5 AM68°68°63°84%52%0%–E 91610+ mi
Sun 6 AM68°68°63°84%59%1%–E 101610+ mi
Sun 7 AM68°68°62°81%59%1%–E 121710+ mi
Sun 8 AM69°69°62°78%71%0%–E 121710+ mi
Sun 9 AM73°73°61°66%66%0%–E 131710+ mi
Sun 10 AM78°78°60°54%60%0%–E 151810+ mi
Sun 11 AM80°81°59°49%62%0%–E 1518–
Sun 12 PM81°81°59°47%62%0%–E 1518–
Sun 1 PM81°81°58°46%72%0%–E 1518–
Sun 2 PM81°81°58°46%57%0%–E 1518–
Sun 3 PM80°81°58°47%72%0%–E 1517–
Sun 4 PM80°81°58°47%63%0%–E 1417–
Sun 5 PM79°79°59°50%73%0%–E 1417–
Sun 6 PM76°76°59°56%74%0%–E 1417–
Sun 7 PM74°74°60°62%79%4%–E 1317–
Sun 8 PM71°71°60°68%58%4%–E 1217–
Sun 9 PM70°70°61°73%67%4%–E 1017–
Sun 10 PM69°69°61°76%75%4%–E 1016–
Sun 11 PM68°68°61°78%73%4%–E 915–
Mon 12 AM67°67°62°84%72%4%–ENE 815–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

83° / 68°

Dry

E 7–15 mph · gusts 18

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

81° / 64°

4% rain

E 9–15 mph · gusts 18

Mon, Oct 26

Partly Sunny

81° / 66°

20% rain

E 7–16 mph · gusts 21

Tue, Oct 27

Slight Chance Rain Showers

80° / 65°

20% rain

E 8–13 mph · gusts 16

Wed, Oct 28

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 66°

18% rain · 0.06"

E 6–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Slight Chance Rain Showers

81° / 66°

22% rain

E 5–13 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Oct 30

Chance Rain Showers

81° / 66°

30% rain · 0.19"

E 7–13 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 81.

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 1225 AM 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.


GMZ330-241815-
Matagorda Bay-
1225 AM CDT Sat Oct 24 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast 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 with gusts up to 20 knots.
Bay waters slightly choppy. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots, becoming east 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, increasing
to choppy in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers after midnight. 
.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. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy,
diminishing to smooth after midnight.

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

GMZ350 · 1225 AM 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.


GMZ350-355-241815-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1225 AM CDT Sat Oct 24 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast
2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...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 with gusts up to
20 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. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers
after midnight. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance
of showers in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Moon calendar · April 2039

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
48% lit
↑ 12:32 PM
↓ 2:01 AM
★☆☆☆c74
Moon farthest north (24.7°)
First Quarter
2
58% lit
↑ 1:25 PM
↓ 2:52 AM
★☆☆☆c75
3
68% lit
↑ 2:22 PM
↓ 3:40 AM
★☆☆☆c75
4
77% lit
↑ 3:21 PM
↓ 4:25 AM
★☆☆☆c70
5
85% lit
↑ 4:23 PM
↓ 5:07 AM
★☆☆☆c62
6
92% lit
↑ 5:26 PM
↓ 5:46 AM
★☆☆☆c53
7
97% lit
↑ 6:30 PM
↓ 6:24 AM
★☆☆☆c42
8
100% lit
↑ 7:36 PM
↓ 7:00 AM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
Full Moon · Pink Moon
9
99% lit
↑ 8:43 PM
↓ 7:38 AM
★★☆☆c57
best
10
96% lit
↑ 9:52 PM
↓ 8:18 AM
★★☆☆c72
Perigee · 360,827 km
best
11
90% lit
↑ 11:02 PM
↓ 9:01 AM
★★☆☆c84
best
12
82% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:49 AM
★★☆☆c92
13
73% lit
↑ 12:10 AM
↓ 10:43 AM
★★☆☆c96
14
62% lit
↑ 1:16 AM
↓ 11:41 AM
★☆☆☆c96
Moon farthest south (-24.1°)
15
51% lit
↑ 2:16 AM
↓ 12:42 PM
★☆☆☆c93
Last Quarter
16
40% lit
↑ 3:08 AM
↓ 1:45 PM
★☆☆☆c90
17
30% lit
↑ 3:54 AM
↓ 2:46 PM
★☆☆☆c82
18
21% lit
↑ 4:34 AM
↓ 3:46 PM
★☆☆☆c70
19
13% lit
↑ 5:09 AM
↓ 4:43 PM
★☆☆☆c49
20
7% lit
↑ 5:42 AM
↓ 5:38 PM
★☆☆☆c37
21
3% lit
↑ 6:13 AM
↓ 6:32 PM
★☆☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
22
1% lit
↑ 6:43 AM
↓ 7:26 PM
★☆☆☆c53
23
0% lit
↑ 7:13 AM
↓ 8:19 PM
★★☆☆c63
New Moon
best
24
2% lit
↑ 7:45 AM
↓ 9:13 PM
★★☆☆c70
best
25
5% lit
↑ 8:20 AM
↓ 10:07 PM
★★☆☆c75
26
10% lit
↑ 8:58 AM
↓ 11:01 PM
★★☆☆c78
Apogee · 406,023 km
27
16% lit
↑ 9:39 AM
↓ 11:54 PM
★★☆☆c80
28
23% lit
↑ 10:26 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c80
Moon farthest north (24.8°)
29
32% lit
↑ 11:16 AM
↓ 12:46 AM
★☆☆☆c80
30
41% lit
↑ 12:10 PM
↓ 1:35 AM
★☆☆☆c78

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Apr 1 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest north (24.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Apr 1 · 4:54 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Apr 8 · 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.
  • Fri, Apr 8 · 9:53 PM — Full Moon · Pink MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Apr 10 · 1:00 PM — Perigee · 360,827 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Apr 14 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-24.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Apr 15 · 1:07 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Apr 21 · 8:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Apr 23 · 4:35 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Apr 26 · 2:00 AM — Apogee · 406,023 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Apr 28 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest north (24.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Sat, Apr 9 · Sun, Apr 10 · Mon, Apr 11 · Sat, Apr 23 · Sun, Apr 24

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

Moon distance

360,827 km closest · 405,946 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 Sat 12:16 AM.