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Matagorda

28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda

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Today

Tonight: Low 68° · 1% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind around 10 mph.

Friday: High 80° · 50% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:33 AM / 6:40 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:48 PM / 11:30 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 80%
Major period
3:05 AM–5:05 AM
Minor period
11:00 AM–12:00 PM
Major period
3:40 PM–5:40 PM
Minor period
9:18 PM–10:18 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Oct 29Fri, Oct 306 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 316 AM12 PM6 PMclouds81% cloud cover81% cloud cover86% cloud cover87% cloud cover80% cloud cover83% cloud cover79% cloud cover78% cloud cover79% cloud cover70% cloud cover65% cloud cover67% cloud cover59% cloud cover69% cloud cover65% cloud cover63% cloud cover67% cloud cover66% cloud cover71% cloud cover69% cloud cover65% cloud cover65% cloud cover60% cloud cover54% cloud cover53% cloud cover49% cloud cover56% cloud cover56% cloud cover62% cloud cover69% cloud cover72% cloud cover63% cloud cover69% cloud cover68% cloud cover72% cloud cover55% cloud cover47% cloud cover39% cloud cover35% cloud cover32% cloud cover28% cloud cover26% cloud cover25% cloud cover23% cloud cover23% cloud cover22% cloud cover22% cloud cover22% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°73706968737980767271696872828278rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance4% chance7% chance6% chance8% chance7% chance11% chance29% chance, 0.02 in31% chance, 0.02 in44% chance, 0.02 in46% chance, 0.02 in50% chance, 0.02 in33% chance, 0.02 in27% chance, 0.01 in24% chance, 0.01 in36% chance, 0.01 in25% chance, 0.01 in28% chance, 0.01 in46% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.02 in41% chance, 0.02 in44% chance, 0.02 in43% chance, 0.02 in42% chance, 0.02 in35% chance, 0.02 in28% chance28% chance28% chance28% chance28% chance28% chance21% chance21% chance21% chance21% chance21% chance21% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphE 10 mph, gusts 16E 9 mph, gusts 15E 8 mph, gusts 14E 8 mph, gusts 14E 8 mph, gusts 14E 8 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 14E 13 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 16E 9 mph, gusts 15E 7 mph, gusts 13E 6 mph, gusts 12E 5 mph, gusts 10E 5 mph, gusts 9ENE 5 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 8ESE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 8SE 7 mph, gusts 8ESE 6 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 9 PM73°73°63°73%81%0%–E 101610+ mi
Thu 10 PM71°71°64°79%81%0%–E 91610+ mi
Thu 11 PM70°70°64°81%86%1%–E 91510+ mi
Fri 12 AM70°70°63°78%87%0%–E 91510+ mi
Fri 1 AM69°69°63°81%80%0%–E 81410+ mi
Fri 2 AM69°69°63°81%83%1%–E 81410+ mi
Fri 3 AM69°69°63°81%79%1%–E 81410+ mi
Fri 4 AM69°69°64°84%78%1%–E 81410+ mi
Fri 5 AM69°69°64°84%79%1%–E 81410+ mi
Fri 6 AM68°68°64°87%70%1%–E 81410+ mi
Fri 7 AM69°69°65°87%65%4%–E 81410+ mi
Fri 8 AM69°69°66°90%67%7%–E 81410+ mi
Fri 9 AM73°73°68°84%59%6%–E 91410+ mi
Fri 10 AM76°76°69°79%69%8%–E 101410+ mi
Fri 11 AM79°79°69°72%65%7%–E 131610+ mi
Fri 12 PM79°79°69°72%63%11%–E 141710+ mi
Fri 1 PM80°83°70°72%67%29%0.02"E 141710+ mi⚡
Fri 2 PM80°83°71°74%66%31%0.02"E 141710+ mi⚡
Fri 3 PM80°83°71°74%71%44%0.02"E 141710+ mi⚡
Fri 4 PM79°79°71°77%69%46%0.02"E 131710+ mi⚡
Fri 5 PM79°79°71°77%65%50%0.02"E 131610+ mi⚡
Fri 6 PM76°76°71°85%65%33%0.02"E 121610+ mi⚡
Fri 7 PM75°75°71°87%60%27%0.01"E 101610+ mi⚡
Fri 8 PM73°73°71°93%54%24%0.01"E 91510+ mi⚡
Fri 9 PM72°72°71°97%53%36%0.01"E 91510+ mi⚡
Fri 10 PM72°72°72°100%49%25%0.01"E 81410+ mi⚡
Fri 11 PM71°71°71°100%56%28%0.01"E 71310+ mi⚡
Sat 12 AM71°71°71°100%56%46%0.01"E 7129.0 mi⚡
Sat 1 AM71°71°71°100%62%44%0.02"E 6127.0 mi⚡
Sat 2 AM69°69°69°100%69%41%0.02"E 5107.0 mi⚡
Sat 3 AM69°69°69°100%72%44%0.02"E 5107.9 mi⚡
Sat 4 AM68°68°68°100%63%43%0.02"E 597.9 mi
Sat 5 AM68°68°68°100%69%42%0.02"E 59–
Sat 6 AM68°68°68°100%68%35%0.02"E 59–
Sat 7 AM68°68°68°100%72%28%–ENE 59–⚡
Sat 8 AM68°68°68°100%55%28%–E 58–⚡
Sat 9 AM72°72°71°97%47%28%–E 58–⚡
Sat 10 AM77°77°73°88%39%28%–E 69–⚡
Sat 11 AM80°84°73°79%35%28%–ESE 69–⚡
Sat 12 PM82°87°73°74%32%28%–ESE 79–⚡
Sat 1 PM82°87°73°74%28%21%–SE 79–⚡
Sat 2 PM82°87°72°72%26%21%–SE 79–⚡
Sat 3 PM82°87°72°72%25%21%–SE 78–⚡
Sat 4 PM81°85°72°74%23%21%–SE 78–⚡
Sat 5 PM79°79°72°79%23%21%–SE 78–⚡
Sat 6 PM78°78°73°85%22%21%–ESE 69–⚡
Sat 7 PM76°76°74°94%22%1%–ESE 69–
Sat 8 PM75°75°74°97%22%1%–ESE 69–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy

73° / 68°

1% rain

E 9–10 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Oct 30

Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 68°

50% rain · 0.17"

E 7–14 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 69°

46% rain · 0.13"

E 5–7 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

83° / 70°

4% rain

E 3–9 mph · gusts 12

Mon, Nov 2

Partly Sunny

83° / 72°

16% rain

SE 5–14 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 60°

51% rain · 0.36"

SW 8–16 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

77° / 58°

12% rain

NW 6–14 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind around 10 mph.
  • Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 8pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 735 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 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.


GMZ330-301315-
Matagorda Bay-
735 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing
to smooth after midnight. A chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
slightly choppy in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. 
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ350 · 735 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 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.


GMZ350-355-301315-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
735 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 3 feet at
7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance
of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 2044

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
60% lit
↑ 2:51 PM
↓ 12:37 AM
★☆☆☆c70
2
69% lit
↑ 3:49 PM
↓ 1:15 AM
★☆☆☆c73
3
77% lit
↑ 4:45 PM
↓ 1:57 AM
★☆☆☆c74
4
85% lit
↑ 5:38 PM
↓ 2:45 AM
★★☆☆c73
Moon farthest south (-28.4°)
5
91% lit
↑ 6:26 PM
↓ 3:37 AM
★★☆☆c74
Apogee · 405,647 km
6
96% lit
↑ 7:08 PM
↓ 4:32 AM
★★☆☆c76
7
99% lit
↑ 7:46 PM
↓ 5:30 AM
★☆☆☆c76
8
100% lit
↑ 8:20 PM
↓ 6:27 AM
★★☆☆c77
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
9
99% lit
↑ 8:51 PM
↓ 7:24 AM
★★☆☆c73
best
10
97% lit
↑ 9:20 PM
↓ 8:20 AM
★★☆☆c65
11
92% lit
↑ 9:48 PM
↓ 9:16 AM
★☆☆☆c51
Moon crosses the equator
12
86% lit
↑ 10:17 PM
↓ 10:12 AM
★☆☆☆c33
13
78% lit
↑ 10:47 PM
↓ 11:10 AM
★☆☆☆c44
14
69% lit
↑ 11:22 PM
↓ 12:11 PM
★☆☆☆c59
15
58% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:15 PM
★☆☆☆c71
16
47% lit
↑ 12:02 AM
↓ 2:22 PM
★☆☆☆c80
Last Quarter
17
36% lit
↑ 12:50 AM
↓ 3:30 PM
★☆☆☆c87
18
25% lit
↑ 1:47 AM
↓ 4:37 PM
★★☆☆c92
Moon farthest north (28.3°)
19
15% lit
↑ 2:52 AM
↓ 5:37 PM
★★☆☆c94
20
8% lit
↑ 4:03 AM
↓ 6:29 PM
★★☆☆c94
Perigee · 362,696 km
best
21
3% lit
↑ 5:15 AM
↓ 7:14 PM
★★☆☆c93
best
22
0% lit
↑ 6:26 AM
↓ 7:52 PM
★☆☆☆c88
New Moon
23
1% lit
↑ 7:34 AM
↓ 8:26 PM
★★☆☆c80
best
24
4% lit
↑ 8:38 AM
↓ 8:58 PM
★★☆☆c63
Moon crosses the equator
25
9% lit
↑ 9:40 AM
↓ 9:29 PM
★☆☆☆c41
26
16% lit
↑ 10:40 AM
↓ 10:01 PM
★☆☆☆c40
27
25% lit
↑ 11:40 AM
↓ 10:34 PM
★☆☆☆c57
28
34% lit
↑ 12:40 PM
↓ 11:11 PM
★☆☆☆c65
29
44% lit
↑ 1:39 PM
↓ 11:52 PM
★☆☆☆c67
30
53% lit
↑ 2:37 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c67
First Quarter
31
63% lit
↑ 3:31 PM
↓ 12:38 AM
★☆☆☆c66
Moon farthest south (-28.4°)

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Aug 4 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Aug 5 · 12:00 AM — Apogee · 405,647 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Aug 8 · 4:14 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Aug 11 · 8:00 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, Aug 16 · 5:03 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Aug 18 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Aug 20 · 6:00 PM — Perigee · 362,696 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Aug 22 · 8:06 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Aug 24 · 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.
  • Tue, Aug 30 · 4:18 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Aug 31 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Mon, Aug 8 · Tue, Aug 9 · Sat, Aug 20 · Sun, Aug 21 · Tue, Aug 23

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

Moon distance

362,741 km closest · 405,538 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 Thu 7:36 PM.