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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° · 8% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. 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 26Tue, Oct 276 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 286 AM12 PMclouds47% 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 cover64% cloud cover62% cloud cover59% cloud cover58% cloud cover59% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°76747474727881817876787673767881rain9% 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 in32% chance32% chance32% chance32% chance32% chance0.060.060.06wind01020mphE 16 mph, gusts 21E 15 mph, gusts 21E 15 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 13 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
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–⚡
Wed 1 PM79°79°72°79%64%32%–ESE 1215–⚡
Wed 2 PM80°84°72°76%62%32%–ESE 1215–⚡
Wed 3 PM81°85°72°73%59%32%–ESE 1215–⚡
Wed 4 PM81°85°71°73%58%32%–ESE 1315–⚡
Wed 5 PM79°82°71°77%59%32%–ESE 1316–⚡

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. 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 · May 2042

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
89% lit
↑ 5:09 PM
↓ 4:51 AM
★☆☆☆c35
Apogee · 405,694 km
Moon crosses the equator
2
94% lit
↑ 6:01 PM
↓ 5:17 AM
★★☆☆c51
3
98% lit
↑ 6:54 PM
↓ 5:44 AM
★★☆☆c64
4
100% lit
↑ 7:49 PM
↓ 6:13 AM
★☆☆☆c69
5
100% lit
↑ 8:47 PM
↓ 6:45 AM
★★★☆c77
Full Moon · Flower Moon
6
98% lit
↑ 9:46 PM
↓ 7:21 AM
★★★☆c82
best
7
94% lit
↑ 10:46 PM
↓ 8:03 AM
★★★☆c84
8
89% lit
↑ 11:45 PM
↓ 8:52 AM
★★★☆c85
Moon farthest south (-28.3°)
9
81% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:48 AM
★★★☆c86
10
72% lit
↑ 12:39 AM
↓ 10:49 AM
★★★☆c85
11
62% lit
↑ 1:29 AM
↓ 11:54 AM
★★☆☆c84
12
51% lit
↑ 2:12 AM
↓ 1:00 PM
★★☆☆c78
Last Quarter
13
40% lit
↑ 2:51 AM
↓ 2:05 PM
★★☆☆c66
14
29% lit
↑ 3:27 AM
↓ 3:10 PM
★☆☆☆c48
15
19% lit
↑ 4:00 AM
↓ 4:15 PM
★☆☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
16
11% lit
↑ 4:34 AM
↓ 5:22 PM
★★☆☆c60
17
4% lit
↑ 5:09 AM
↓ 6:30 PM
★★★☆c81
Perigee · 362,605 km
18
1% lit
↑ 5:48 AM
↓ 7:40 PM
★★★★c95
best
19
0% lit
↑ 6:31 AM
↓ 8:51 PM
★☆☆☆c100
New Moon
20
2% lit
↑ 7:21 AM
↓ 9:59 PM
★★★★c102
best
21
7% lit
↑ 8:17 AM
↓ 11:02 PM
★★★★c102
Moon farthest north (27.9°)
best
22
13% lit
↑ 9:18 AM
↓ 11:57 PM
★★★★c98
best
23
21% lit
↑ 10:20 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c93
24
30% lit
↑ 11:22 AM
↓ 12:44 AM
★★☆☆c85
25
40% lit
↑ 12:21 PM
↓ 1:23 AM
★★☆☆c74
26
50% lit
↑ 1:16 PM
↓ 1:57 AM
★☆☆☆c61
First Quarter
27
59% lit
↑ 2:10 PM
↓ 2:26 AM
★☆☆☆c46
28
68% lit
↑ 3:02 PM
↓ 2:54 AM
★☆☆☆c30
29
77% lit
↑ 3:54 PM
↓ 3:20 AM
★☆☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
Apogee · 404,715 km
30
84% lit
↑ 4:46 PM
↓ 3:46 AM
★★☆☆c61
31
90% lit
↑ 5:41 PM
↓ 4:14 AM
★★☆☆c73

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, May 1 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 405,694 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, May 1 · 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.
  • Mon, May 5 · 1:49 AM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, May 8 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, May 12 · 2:18 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, May 15 · 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.
  • Sat, May 17 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 362,605 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, May 19 · 5:55 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, May 21 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, May 26 · 1:18 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, May 29 · 12:00 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, May 29 · 2:00 AM — Apogee · 404,715 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Tue, May 6 · Sun, May 18 · Tue, May 20 · Wed, May 21 · Thu, May 22

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

Moon distance

362,679 km closest · 405,691 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.