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Matagorda

28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda

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Today

This Afternoon: High 80°

Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Low 64° · 1% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:31 AM / 6:44 PM
Moonrise / moonset
6:18 PM / 6:54 AM
Moon
Full Moon, 100%
Major period
12:00 AM–1:15 AM
Minor period
6:24 AM–7:24 AM
Major period
11:35 AM–1:35 PM
Minor period
5:48 PM–6:48 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Oct 256 PMMon, Oct 266 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 276 AM12 PMclouds60% cloud cover71% cloud cover81% cloud cover78% cloud cover81% cloud cover84% cloud cover81% cloud cover83% cloud cover86% cloud cover78% cloud cover84% cloud cover75% cloud cover67% cloud cover59% cloud cover69% cloud cover60% cloud cover64% cloud cover67% cloud cover54% cloud cover43% cloud cover35% cloud cover45% cloud cover53% cloud cover42% cloud cover48% cloud cover46% cloud cover54% cloud cover58% cloud cover63% cloud cover78% cloud cover76% cloud cover74% cloud cover81% cloud cover75% cloud cover79% cloud cover80% cloud cover78% cloud cover69% cloud cover59% cloud cover60% cloud cover41% cloud cover55% cloud cover68% cloud cover65% cloud cover61% cloud cover58% cloud cover56% cloud cover53% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°79736966646475807974727068687781rain1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance14% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance14% chance17% chance19% chance19% chance19% chance19% chance19% chance19% chance28% chance, 0.01 in28% chance, 0.01 in28% chance, 0.01 inwind01020mphE 14 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 13ENE 9 mph, gusts 9ENE 7 mph, gusts 7ENE 6 mph, gusts 6NE 6 mph, gusts 6NE 8 mph, gusts 8NE 9 mph, gusts 9ENE 12 mph, gusts 14E 14 mph, gusts 16E 15 mph, gusts 18E 16 mph, gusts 20E 15 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 7E 8 mph, gusts 8E 8 mph, gusts 8E 8 mph, gusts 8E 9 mph, gusts 9E 10 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 4 PM79°79°57°47%60%0%–E 141710+ mi
Sun 5 PM78°78°57°48%71%0%–E 141710+ mi
Sun 6 PM76°76°56°50%81%0%–E 131610+ mi
Sun 7 PM73°73°56°55%78%0%–E 121410+ mi
Sun 8 PM72°72°57°59%81%0%–E 101310+ mi
Sun 9 PM70°70°58°66%84%0%–ENE 101310+ mi
Sun 10 PM69°69°59°70%81%0%–ENE 9910+ mi
Sun 11 PM68°68°60°76%83%0%–ENE 8810+ mi
Mon 12 AM68°68°61°78%86%0%–ENE 7710+ mi
Mon 1 AM66°66°61°84%78%0%–ENE 6610+ mi
Mon 2 AM66°66°61°84%84%0%–ENE 6610+ mi
Mon 3 AM65°65°61°87%75%1%–NE 6610+ mi
Mon 4 AM64°64°61°90%67%1%–NE 6610+ mi
Mon 5 AM64°64°62°93%59%0%–NE 7710+ mi
Mon 6 AM64°64°63°97%69%1%–NE 8810+ mi
Mon 7 AM64°64°64°100%60%2%–NE 8810+ mi
Mon 8 AM65°65°64°97%64%1%–NE 9910+ mi
Mon 9 AM69°69°65°87%67%1%–NE 9910+ mi
Mon 10 AM75°75°65°71%54%1%–ENE 121410+ mi
Mon 11 AM78°78°65°64%43%0%–E 131510+ mi
Mon 12 PM80°82°66°62%35%0%–E 141610+ mi
Mon 1 PM80°82°66°62%45%0%–E 151810+ mi
Mon 2 PM80°82°65°60%53%0%–E 151810+ mi
Mon 3 PM81°83°64°56%42%0%–E 151810+ mi
Mon 4 PM79°79°64°60%48%1%–E 162010+ mi
Mon 5 PM79°79°65°62%46%2%–E 162010+ mi
Mon 6 PM77°77°66°69%54%4%–E 151810+ mi
Mon 7 PM74°74°67°79%58%3%–E 131510+ mi
Mon 8 PM73°73°67°81%63%3%–E 131510+ mi
Mon 9 PM72°72°67°84%78%3%–E 121410+ mi
Mon 10 PM72°72°67°84%76%8%–E 121410+ mi
Mon 11 PM71°71°67°87%74%8%–E 1013–
Tue 12 AM71°71°66°84%81%8%–E 99–
Tue 1 AM70°70°66°87%75%14%–E 88–
Tue 2 AM69°69°66°90%79%18%–E 77–
Tue 3 AM68°68°66°93%80%18%–E 77–
Tue 4 AM68°68°66°93%78%18%–E 88–
Tue 5 AM68°68°66°93%69%14%–E 88–
Tue 6 AM68°68°67°97%59%17%–E 88–
Tue 7 AM68°68°67°97%60%19%–E 88–
Tue 8 AM69°69°68°97%41%19%–E 88–
Tue 9 AM73°73°68°84%55%19%–E 88–
Tue 10 AM77°77°69°76%68%19%–E 99–
Tue 11 AM79°79°69°72%65%19%–E 1010–
Tue 12 PM81°84°69°67%61%19%–E 1013–
Tue 1 PM81°84°69°67%58%28%0.01"E 1214–
Tue 2 PM81°84°69°67%56%28%0.01"E 1215–
Tue 3 PM80°83°70°72%53%28%0.01"ESE 1315–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

80° / 64°

1% rain

E 8–14 mph · gusts 17

Mon, Oct 26

Partly Sunny

81° / 68°

18% rain

NE 6–16 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Oct 27

Chance Rain Showers

81° / 69°

34% rain · 0.06"

E 7–13 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 70°

52% rain · 0.18"

E 6–14 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Mostly Sunny

81° / 67°

10% rain

E 7–15 mph · gusts 18

Fri, Oct 30

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 70°

26% rain

E 7–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

83° / 71°

23% rain

SE 6–10 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 2am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of rain showers before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 71.

Weather map

Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.

Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 139 PM CDT Sun Oct 25 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.


GMZ330-260715-
Matagorda Bay-
139 PM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. 
.TONIGHT...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. 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, becoming southeast
around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy,
diminishing to smooth after midnight. A chance of showers 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. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.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 · 139 PM CDT Sun Oct 25 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.


GMZ350-355-260715-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
139 PM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. 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 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.

Moon calendar · July 2040

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
47% lit
↑ 1:24 AM
↓ 1:46 PM
★☆☆☆c38
Last Quarter
Moon crosses the equator
2
37% lit
↑ 1:56 AM
↓ 2:43 PM
★☆☆☆c47
3
27% lit
↑ 2:27 AM
↓ 3:40 PM
★☆☆☆c63
4
19% lit
↑ 3:00 AM
↓ 4:37 PM
★☆☆☆c73
5
12% lit
↑ 3:35 AM
↓ 5:34 PM
★★☆☆c79
6
6% lit
↑ 4:15 AM
↓ 6:30 PM
★★☆☆c81
7
3% lit
↑ 4:58 AM
↓ 7:24 PM
★★☆☆c81
best
8
0% lit
↑ 5:46 AM
↓ 8:15 PM
★☆☆☆c79
Moon farthest north (26.2°)
9
0% lit
↑ 6:37 AM
↓ 9:02 PM
★★☆☆c79
New Moon
Apogee · 406,576 km
best
10
2% lit
↑ 7:31 AM
↓ 9:44 PM
★★☆☆c78
11
5% lit
↑ 8:26 AM
↓ 10:22 PM
★★☆☆c77
12
10% lit
↑ 9:22 AM
↓ 10:56 PM
★★☆☆c76
13
16% lit
↑ 10:16 AM
↓ 11:28 PM
★☆☆☆c71
14
24% lit
↑ 11:11 AM
↓ 11:57 PM
★☆☆☆c60
15
33% lit
↑ 12:06 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
16
43% lit
↑ 1:02 PM
↓ 12:27 AM
★☆☆☆c35
17
54% lit
↑ 2:00 PM
↓ 12:58 AM
★☆☆☆c55
First Quarter
18
64% lit
↑ 3:01 PM
↓ 1:31 AM
★☆☆☆c69
19
74% lit
↑ 4:07 PM
↓ 2:08 AM
★☆☆☆c81
20
84% lit
↑ 5:16 PM
↓ 2:51 AM
★★☆☆c89
21
92% lit
↑ 6:26 PM
↓ 3:43 AM
★★☆☆c94
22
97% lit
↑ 7:32 PM
↓ 4:43 AM
★★☆☆c97
Moon farthest south (-26.4°)
best
23
100% lit
↑ 8:33 PM
↓ 5:52 AM
★☆☆☆c97
Perigee · 357,112 km
Full Moon · Buck Moon (supermoon)
24
99% lit
↑ 9:25 PM
↓ 7:04 AM
★★☆☆c98
best
25
96% lit
↑ 10:09 PM
↓ 8:17 AM
★★☆☆c95
best
26
90% lit
↑ 10:48 PM
↓ 9:27 AM
★★☆☆c88
27
82% lit
↑ 11:23 PM
↓ 10:33 AM
★☆☆☆c73
28
72% lit
↑ 11:55 PM
↓ 11:35 AM
★☆☆☆c53
Moon crosses the equator
29
62% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:35 PM
★☆☆☆c33
30
52% lit
↑ 12:28 AM
↓ 1:33 PM
★☆☆☆c50
Last Quarter
31
42% lit
↑ 1:00 AM
↓ 2:31 PM
★☆☆☆c64

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Jul 1 · 5:18 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jul 1 · 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.
  • Sun, Jul 8 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest north (26.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Jul 9 · 4:15 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Jul 9 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 406,576 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Jul 15 · 7:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Jul 17 · 4:16 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jul 22 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-26.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Jul 23 · 2:00 PM — Perigee · 357,112 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Jul 23 · 9:06 PM — Full Moon · Buck Moon (supermoon)Moon is near perigee at the same time: perigean spring tides. Expect extra-high highs, extra-low lows, and strong current at the passes.
  • Sat, Jul 28 · 3:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Jul 30 · 4:06 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Jul 7 · Mon, Jul 9 · Sun, Jul 22 · Tue, Jul 24 · Wed, Jul 25

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

Moon distance

357,120 km closest · 406,570 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 Sun 1:21 PM.