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Port O'Connor

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 80° · 12% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 83. East wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Low 72° · 31% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 12 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:33 AM / 6:45 PM
Moonrise / moonset
7:02 PM / 8:02 AM
Moon
Full Moon, 99%
Major period
12:10 AM–2:10 AM
Minor period
7:32 AM–8:32 AM
Major period
12:30 PM–2:30 PM
Minor period
6:32 PM–7:32 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Mon, Oct 266 PMTue, Oct 276 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 286 AM12 PMclouds44% cloud cover34% cloud cover35% cloud cover34% cloud cover36% cloud cover47% cloud cover45% cloud cover65% cloud cover71% cloud cover74% cloud cover77% cloud cover81% cloud cover79% cloud cover75% cloud cover80% cloud cover75% cloud cover75% cloud cover81% cloud cover82% cloud cover78% cloud cover66% cloud cover62% cloud cover53% cloud cover68% cloud cover72% cloud cover65% cloud cover72% cloud cover74% cloud cover69% cloud cover66% cloud cover58% cloud cover58% cloud cover61% cloud cover61% cloud cover61% cloud cover71% cloud cover66% cloud cover71% cloud cover75% cloud cover73% cloud cover71% cloud cover69% cloud cover68% cloud cover66% cloud cover65% cloud cover65% cloud cover65% cloud cover65% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°80787474747472788181767876767377rain12% chance9% chance6% chance8% chance8% chance9% chance6% chance10% chance15% chance27% chance28% chance30% chance22% chance28% chance30% chance31% chance26% chance42% chance41% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in28% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in24% chance, 0.01 in17% chance, 0.01 in14% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in11% chance, 0.01 in10% chance, 0.01 in13% chance, 0.01 in1% chance1% chance2% chance5% chance6% chance6% chance20% chance, 0.06 in18% chance, 0.06 in19% chance, 0.06 in29% chance, 0.06 in27% chance, 0.06 in28% chance, 0.06 in49% chance, 0.01 in49% chance, 0.01 in49% chance, 0.01 in49% chance, 0.01 in49% chance, 0.01 in49% chance, 0.01 in0.060.060.06wind01020mphE 15 mph, gusts 17E 16 mph, gusts 20E 16 mph, gusts 20E 16 mph, gusts 21E 15 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 1 PM80°83°68°68%44%12%–E 151710+ mi
Mon 2 PM80°83°69°68%34%9%–E 162010+ mi
Mon 3 PM80°83°69°70%35%6%–E 162010+ mi
Mon 4 PM78°78°69°75%34%8%–E 162010+ mi
Mon 5 PM78°78°69°75%36%8%–E 162010+ mi
Mon 6 PM76°76°69°80%47%9%–E 162110+ mi
Mon 7 PM74°74°70°87%45%6%–E 162110+ mi
Mon 8 PM74°74°70°87%65%10%–E 152110+ mi
Mon 9 PM74°74°70°87%71%15%–E 152010+ mi⚡
Mon 10 PM74°74°70°87%74%27%–E 151810+ mi⚡
Mon 11 PM74°74°70°87%77%28%–E 141810+ mi⚡
Tue 12 AM74°74°70°86%81%30%–E 141710+ mi⚡
Tue 1 AM74°74°70°86%79%22%–E 131610+ mi⚡
Tue 2 AM74°74°69°84%75%28%–E 131510+ mi⚡
Tue 3 AM74°74°69°83%80%30%–E 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 4 AM74°74°69°83%75%31%–E 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 5 AM72°72°69°89%75%26%–E 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 6 AM72°72°68°87%81%42%–E 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 7 AM72°72°69°89%82%41%0.01"E 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 8 AM75°75°68°80%78%40%0.01"E 121410+ mi⚡
Tue 9 AM78°78°69°74%66%28%0.01"E 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 10 AM78°78°69°75%62%21%0.01"E 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 11 AM78°78°69°75%53%24%0.01"E 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 12 PM81°84°69°68%68%17%0.01"E 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 1 PM81°84°69°68%72%14%0.01"E 131510+ mi
Tue 2 PM81°84°69°67%65%22%0.01"E 131510+ mi⚡
Tue 3 PM81°84°70°68%72%22%0.01"E 131510+ mi⚡
Tue 4 PM81°84°70°69%74%11%0.01"E 131610+ mi
Tue 5 PM81°84°70°69%69%10%0.01"E 1316–
Tue 6 PM78°78°71°77%66%13%0.01"E 1416–
Tue 7 PM76°76°71°85%58%1%–E 1416–
Tue 8 PM76°76°71°86%58%1%–E 1316–
Tue 9 PM76°76°71°87%61%2%–E 1316–
Tue 10 PM78°78°71°79%61%5%–E 1316–
Tue 11 PM76°76°71°86%61%6%–E 1315–
Wed 12 AM78°78°71°79%71%6%–E 1214–
Wed 1 AM76°76°71°85%66%20%0.06"E 1214–⚡
Wed 2 AM76°76°71°86%71%18%0.06"E 1213–⚡
Wed 3 AM76°76°71°86%75%19%0.06"ESE 1213–⚡
Wed 4 AM76°76°71°86%73%29%0.06"ESE 1213–⚡
Wed 5 AM76°76°71°86%71%27%0.06"ESE 1213–⚡
Wed 6 AM73°73°71°94%69%28%0.06"ESE 1213–⚡
Wed 7 AM73°73°71°93%68%49%0.01"ESE 1213–⚡
Wed 8 AM75°75°71°89%66%49%0.01"ESE 1213–⚡
Wed 9 AM76°76°71°84%65%49%0.01"ESE 1214–⚡
Wed 10 AM77°77°71°83%65%49%0.01"ESE 1214–⚡
Wed 11 AM78°78°72°82%65%49%0.01"ESE 1214–⚡
Wed 12 PM78°78°72°81%65%49%0.01"ESE 1214–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

80° / 72°

31% rain

E 14–16 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Tue, Oct 27

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 73°

42% rain · 0.12"

E 12–14 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 74°

49% rain · 0.42"

ESE 12–13 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Partly Sunny

79° / 73°

7% rain

E 12–15 mph · gusts 18

Fri, Oct 30

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 73°

18% rain

ESE 9–14 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Mostly Sunny

78° / 74°

9% rain

ESE 6–9 mph · gusts 13

Sun, Nov 1

Sunny

78° / 74°

3% rain

ESE 5–10 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 83. East wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 12 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 84. East wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
  • Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 1155 AM CDT Mon Oct 26 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.


GMZ330-270600-
Matagorda Bay-
1155 AM CDT Mon Oct 26 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 15 knots with gusts to 20
knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
Isolated thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A chance of showers in the morning. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers. 
.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. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing
to smooth after midnight. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ350 · 1155 AM CDT Mon Oct 26 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.


GMZ350-355-270600-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1155 AM CDT Mon Oct 26 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3
to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave 
Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers with 
isolated thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.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. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · December 2041

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
61% lit
↑ 1:37 PM
↓ 12:33 AM
★☆☆☆c59
2
71% lit
↑ 2:10 PM
↓ 1:36 AM
★☆☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
Perigee · 369,536 km
3
81% lit
↑ 2:43 PM
↓ 2:40 AM
★☆☆☆c51
4
89% lit
↑ 3:18 PM
↓ 3:44 AM
★★☆☆c70
5
95% lit
↑ 3:56 PM
↓ 4:49 AM
★★★☆c85
6
99% lit
↑ 4:40 PM
↓ 5:56 AM
★★★★c93
7
100% lit
↑ 5:29 PM
↓ 7:02 AM
★★★★c96
Full Moon · Cold Moon
best
8
99% lit
↑ 6:23 PM
↓ 8:06 AM
★★★★c96
Moon farthest north (27.5°)
best
9
95% lit
↑ 7:22 PM
↓ 9:04 AM
★☆☆☆c95
10
90% lit
↑ 8:22 PM
↓ 9:56 AM
★★★★c92
11
83% lit
↑ 9:21 PM
↓ 10:39 AM
★★★☆c88
12
76% lit
↑ 10:17 PM
↓ 11:17 AM
★★☆☆c82
13
67% lit
↑ 11:12 PM
↓ 11:50 AM
★★☆☆c73
14
58% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:19 PM
★☆☆☆c62
15
48% lit
↑ 12:05 AM
↓ 12:46 PM
★☆☆☆c48
Apogee · 404,330 km
Last Quarter
16
39% lit
↑ 12:57 AM
↓ 1:13 PM
★☆☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
17
30% lit
↑ 1:49 AM
↓ 1:40 PM
★☆☆☆c47
18
21% lit
↑ 2:43 AM
↓ 2:09 PM
★★☆☆c60
19
14% lit
↑ 3:39 AM
↓ 2:41 PM
★★☆☆c72
20
8% lit
↑ 4:38 AM
↓ 3:19 PM
★★★☆c82
21
3% lit
↑ 5:41 AM
↓ 4:03 PM
★★★★c90
22
1% lit
↑ 6:45 AM
↓ 4:55 PM
★★★★c95
best
23
0% lit
↑ 7:48 AM
↓ 5:55 PM
★☆☆☆c96
New Moon
Moon farthest south (-28.1°)
24
3% lit
↑ 8:47 AM
↓ 7:02 PM
★★★★c98
best
25
8% lit
↑ 9:39 AM
↓ 8:11 PM
★★★★c98
best
26
15% lit
↑ 10:24 AM
↓ 9:19 PM
★★★★c96
27
24% lit
↑ 11:03 AM
↓ 10:26 PM
★★★☆c88
Perigee · 368,409 km
28
34% lit
↑ 11:39 AM
↓ 11:30 PM
★★☆☆c73
29
46% lit
↑ 12:12 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c54
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter
30
57% lit
↑ 12:44 PM
↓ 12:33 AM
★☆☆☆c39
31
68% lit
↑ 1:18 PM
↓ 1:36 AM
★☆☆☆c60

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Dec 2 · 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.
  • Mon, Dec 2 · 10:00 AM — Perigee · 369,536 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Dec 7 · 11:41 AM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Dec 8 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Dec 15 · 1:00 AM — Apogee · 404,330 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Dec 15 · 7:32 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Dec 16 · 6:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Dec 23 · 2:05 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Dec 23 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Dec 27 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 368,409 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Dec 29 · 5:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Dec 29 · 9:45 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Dec 7 · Sun, Dec 8 · Sun, Dec 22 · Tue, Dec 24 · Wed, Dec 25

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

Moon distance

368,443 km closest · 404,218 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 Mon 11:06 AM.