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Port O'Connor

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

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Today

Today: High 80° · 54% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 83. East wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 73° · 49% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:34 AM / 6:44 PM
Moonrise / moonset
7:50 PM / 9:12 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 97%
Major period
1:05 AM–3:05 AM
Minor period
8:42 AM–9:42 AM
Major period
1:30 PM–3:30 PM
Minor period
7:20 PM–8:20 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Oct 2712 PM6 PMWed, Oct 286 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 296 AMclouds73% cloud cover77% cloud cover73% cloud cover72% cloud cover71% cloud cover66% cloud cover63% cloud cover61% cloud cover60% cloud cover58% cloud cover54% cloud cover66% cloud cover71% cloud cover67% cloud cover70% cloud cover70% cloud cover73% cloud cover62% cloud cover76% cloud cover66% cloud cover73% cloud cover81% cloud cover74% cloud cover83% cloud cover71% cloud cover71% cloud cover74% cloud cover68% cloud cover65% cloud cover60% cloud cover68% cloud cover67% cloud cover76% cloud cover76% cloud cover66% cloud cover59% cloud cover58% cloud cover51% cloud cover41% cloud cover46% cloud cover47% cloud cover57% cloud cover48% cloud cover46% cloud cover43% cloud cover32% cloud cover38% cloud cover52% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°75808077777773737878787878767675rain54% chance, 0.01 in54% chance, 0.01 in29% chance, 0.02 in29% chance, 0.02 in29% chance, 0.02 in49% chance, 0.02 in49% chance, 0.02 in49% chance, 0.02 in33% chance27% chance19% chance7% chance10% chance14% chance22% chance, 0.02 in12% chance, 0.02 in12% chance, 0.02 in21% chance, 0.02 in43% chance, 0.02 in59% chance, 0.02 in65% chance, 0.01 in65% chance, 0.01 in65% chance, 0.01 in63% chance, 0.01 in63% chance, 0.01 in63% chance, 0.01 in28% chance28% chance28% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance13% chance13% chance13% chance13% chance13% chance13% chance19% chance19% chance19% chance19% chance19% chance19% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chancewind01020mphE 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 12ESE 12 mph, gusts 12ESE 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 13 mph, gusts 14ESE 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 13 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 13 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 11 AM75°75°69°82%73%54%0.01"E 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 12 PM78°78°70°76%77%54%0.01"E 131510+ mi⚡
Tue 1 PM80°83°70°72%73%29%0.02"E 131610+ mi⚡
Tue 2 PM80°83°70°72%72%29%0.02"E 131610+ mi⚡
Tue 3 PM80°83°70°72%71%29%0.02"E 131610+ mi⚡
Tue 4 PM80°83°70°72%66%49%0.02"E 131510+ mi⚡
Tue 5 PM80°83°70°72%63%49%0.02"E 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 6 PM77°77°71°82%61%49%0.02"E 121610+ mi⚡
Tue 7 PM77°77°71°82%60%33%–E 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 8 PM77°77°71°82%58%27%–E 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 9 PM77°77°71°82%54%19%–E 121510+ mi⚡
Tue 10 PM77°77°71°82%66%7%–E 121510+ mi
Tue 11 PM77°77°71°82%71%10%–E 121410+ mi
Wed 12 AM77°77°71°82%67%14%–E 121310+ mi
Wed 1 AM77°77°71°82%70%22%0.02"E 121310+ mi⚡
Wed 2 AM77°77°71°82%70%12%0.02"E 121210+ mi
Wed 3 AM77°77°71°82%73%12%0.02"E 121210+ mi
Wed 4 AM77°77°71°82%62%21%0.02"ESE 121210+ mi⚡
Wed 5 AM73°73°71°93%76%43%0.02"ESE 121210+ mi⚡
Wed 6 AM73°73°71°93%66%59%0.02"ESE 121210+ mi⚡
Wed 7 AM73°73°71°93%73%65%0.01"ESE 121310+ mi⚡
Wed 8 AM73°73°71°93%81%65%0.01"ESE 121310+ mi⚡
Wed 9 AM76°76°72°87%74%65%0.01"ESE 121310+ mi⚡
Wed 10 AM76°76°72°87%83%63%0.01"ESE 121410+ mi⚡
Wed 11 AM78°78°71°79%71%63%0.01"ESE 131410+ mi⚡
Wed 12 PM78°78°71°79%71%63%0.01"ESE 131510+ mi⚡
Wed 1 PM78°78°71°79%74%28%–ESE 131610+ mi⚡
Wed 2 PM78°78°71°79%68%28%–ESE 131610+ mi⚡
Wed 3 PM78°78°71°79%65%28%–ESE 131610+ mi⚡
Wed 4 PM78°78°71°79%60%20%–ESE 131610+ mi⚡
Wed 5 PM78°78°70°76%68%20%–ESE 1316–⚡
Wed 6 PM78°78°70°76%67%20%–E 1316–⚡
Wed 7 PM78°78°70°76%76%13%–E 1316–
Wed 8 PM78°78°69°74%76%13%–E 1316–
Wed 9 PM78°78°69°74%66%13%–ESE 1315–
Wed 10 PM78°78°69°74%59%13%–ESE 1315–
Wed 11 PM78°78°69°74%58%13%–ESE 1215–
Thu 12 AM78°78°68°71%51%13%–ESE 1214–
Thu 1 AM76°76°68°76%41%19%–ESE 1214–
Thu 2 AM76°76°68°76%46%19%–ESE 1213–
Thu 3 AM76°76°67°74%47%19%–ESE 1213–
Thu 4 AM76°76°67°74%57%19%–ESE 1213–
Thu 5 AM76°76°67°74%48%19%–ESE 1213–
Thu 6 AM74°74°67°79%46%19%–ESE 1213–
Thu 7 AM74°74°67°79%43%6%–ESE 1213–
Thu 8 AM75°75°68°79%32%6%–ESE 1213–
Thu 9 AM77°77°68°74%38%6%–ESE 1314–
Thu 10 AM77°77°68°74%52%6%–E 1314–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 73°

54% rain · 0.14"

E 12–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

78° / 74°

65% rain · 0.18"

ESE 12–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

79° / 73°

19% rain

E 12–14 mph · gusts 17

Fri, Oct 30

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 73°

20% rain

ESE 8–12 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny

78° / 72°

20% rain

ESE 5–7 mph · gusts 10

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Sunny

78° / 74°

1% rain

E 3–8 mph · gusts 13

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

78° / 72°

13% rain

SSE 7–13 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 83. East wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East southeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind around 14 mph.
  • Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 5 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
  • Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 642 AM CDT Tue Oct 27 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.


GMZ330-280015-
Matagorda Bay-
642 AM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers early this
morning, then a slight chance of showers late this morning and
afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing
to smooth after midnight. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
slightly choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
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. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ350 · 642 AM CDT Tue Oct 27 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.


GMZ350-355-280015-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
642 AM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A
slight chance of thunderstorms late. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. 
.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 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance
of showers in the afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
around 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of
showers in the evening. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · November 2043

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
0% lit
↑ 6:30 AM
↓ 5:27 PM
★★★☆c70
New Moon
2
1% lit
↑ 7:26 AM
↓ 6:02 PM
★★★☆c75
3
3% lit
↑ 8:23 AM
↓ 6:40 PM
★★★☆c77
4
8% lit
↑ 9:20 AM
↓ 7:24 PM
★☆☆☆c77
Apogee · 406,390 km
5
13% lit
↑ 10:14 AM
↓ 8:13 PM
★★★☆c77
Moon farthest south (-28.5°)
6
20% lit
↑ 11:05 AM
↓ 9:07 PM
★★★☆c77
7
29% lit
↑ 11:52 AM
↓ 10:04 PM
★★☆☆c77
8
38% lit
↑ 12:34 PM
↓ 11:03 PM
★★☆☆c75
9
48% lit
↑ 1:11 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c72
First Quarter
10
58% lit
↑ 1:45 PM
↓ 12:03 AM
★★☆☆c64
11
68% lit
↑ 2:17 PM
↓ 1:02 AM
★☆☆☆c52
12
77% lit
↑ 2:48 PM
↓ 2:02 AM
★☆☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
13
86% lit
↑ 3:19 PM
↓ 3:04 AM
★☆☆☆c43
14
93% lit
↑ 3:54 PM
↓ 4:08 AM
★★☆☆c64
15
98% lit
↑ 4:33 PM
↓ 5:16 AM
★★★☆c83
16
100% lit
↑ 5:18 PM
↓ 6:28 AM
★★★★c96
Full Moon · Beaver Moon (supermoon)
best
17
99% lit
↑ 6:12 PM
↓ 7:43 AM
★★★★c102
Perigee · 356,948 km
best
18
95% lit
↑ 7:15 PM
↓ 8:57 AM
★☆☆☆c103
19
88% lit
↑ 8:24 PM
↓ 10:05 AM
★★★★c104
Moon farthest north (28.6°)
best
20
79% lit
↑ 9:34 PM
↓ 11:03 AM
★★★★c103
best
21
69% lit
↑ 10:42 PM
↓ 11:52 AM
★★★☆c98
22
59% lit
↑ 11:46 PM
↓ 12:32 PM
★★☆☆c88
23
48% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:06 PM
★★☆☆c74
Last Quarter
24
38% lit
↑ 12:45 AM
↓ 1:36 PM
★☆☆☆c56
25
29% lit
↑ 1:42 AM
↓ 2:04 PM
★☆☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
26
20% lit
↑ 2:36 AM
↓ 2:31 PM
★☆☆☆c43
27
13% lit
↑ 3:30 AM
↓ 2:59 PM
★★☆☆c58
28
7% lit
↑ 4:25 AM
↓ 3:29 PM
★★☆☆c71
29
3% lit
↑ 5:20 AM
↓ 4:02 PM
★★★☆c78
30
1% lit
↑ 6:17 AM
↓ 4:39 PM
★★★★c82
best

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Nov 1 · 1:58 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Nov 4 · 7:00 AM — Apogee · 406,390 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Nov 5 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Nov 9 · 6:13 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Nov 12 · 6:00 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, Nov 16 · 3:53 PM — Full Moon · Beaver 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.
  • Tue, Nov 17 · 3:00 AM — Perigee · 356,948 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Nov 19 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Nov 23 · 7:46 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Nov 25 · 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.

Best fishing days

Mon, Nov 16 · Tue, Nov 17 · Thu, Nov 19 · Fri, Nov 20 · Mon, Nov 30

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

Moon distance

357,054 km closest · 406,379 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 Tue 10:51 AM.