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Port O'Connor

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 73° · 43% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday: High 78° · 65% rain

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.

Sunrise / sunset
7:34 AM / 6:43 PM
Moonrise / moonset
8:47 PM / 10:23 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 94%
Major period
2:05 AM–4:05 AM
Minor period
9:53 AM–10:53 AM
Major period
2:35 PM–4:35 PM
Minor period
8:17 PM–9:17 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Oct 286 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 296 AM12 PM6 PMclouds82% cloud cover85% cloud cover85% cloud cover87% cloud cover81% cloud cover88% cloud cover82% cloud cover85% cloud cover88% cloud cover85% cloud cover90% cloud cover84% cloud cover85% cloud cover87% cloud cover82% cloud cover78% cloud cover74% cloud cover79% cloud cover81% cloud cover87% cloud cover85% cloud cover76% cloud cover67% cloud cover61% cloud cover53% cloud cover47% cloud cover52% cloud cover59% cloud cover69% cloud cover65% cloud cover55% cloud cover47% cloud cover43% cloud cover50% cloud cover54% cloud cover51% cloud cover49% cloud cover42% cloud cover41% cloud cover43% cloud cover51% cloud cover50% cloud cover53% cloud cover57% cloud cover65% cloud cover69% cloud cover67% cloud cover65% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°75757475767676767675747577777575rain25% chance31% chance, 0.02 in33% chance, 0.02 in35% chance, 0.02 in37% chance, 0.02 in43% chance, 0.02 in54% chance, 0.02 in53% chance, 0.05 in53% chance, 0.05 in53% chance, 0.05 in35% chance, 0.05 in35% chance, 0.05 in35% chance, 0.05 in40% chance40% chance40% chance28% chance28% chance28% chance13% chance13% chance13% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance0.050.050.05wind01020mphE 8 mph, gusts 13E 7 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 13 mph, gusts 17ESE 13 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 8 mph, gusts 13ESE 7 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 12E 10 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 17
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 12 AM75°75°72°89%82%25%–E 81310+ mi⚡
Wed 1 AM75°75°72°89%85%31%0.02"E 71210+ mi⚡
Wed 2 AM75°75°72°89%85%33%0.02"E 71210+ mi⚡
Wed 3 AM75°75°72°90%87%35%0.02"E 71010+ mi⚡
Wed 4 AM75°75°72°91%81%37%0.02"E 71010+ mi⚡
Wed 5 AM74°74°72°94%88%43%0.02"ESE 71210+ mi⚡
Wed 6 AM74°74°71°91%82%54%0.02"ESE 7106.0 mi⚡
Wed 7 AM73°73°71°92%85%53%0.05"ESE 7126.0 mi⚡
Wed 8 AM74°74°71°91%88%53%0.05"ESE 8126.0 mi⚡
Wed 9 AM75°75°72°92%85%53%0.05"SE 8126.0 mi⚡
Wed 10 AM75°75°72°90%90%35%0.05"ESE 9136.0 mi⚡
Wed 11 AM76°76°71°85%84%35%0.05"ESE 10146.0 mi⚡
Wed 12 PM76°76°71°85%85%35%0.05"ESE 12156.0 mi⚡
Wed 1 PM76°76°71°84%87%40%–ESE 131610+ mi⚡
Wed 2 PM76°76°71°83%82%40%–ESE 131610+ mi⚡
Wed 3 PM76°76°71°83%78%40%–ESE 131610+ mi⚡
Wed 4 PM77°77°71°81%74%28%–ESE 131710+ mi⚡
Wed 5 PM76°76°70°80%79%28%–ESE 131710+ mi⚡
Wed 6 PM76°76°70°81%81%28%–ESE 131710+ mi⚡
Wed 7 PM76°76°70°81%87%13%–ESE 121710+ mi
Wed 8 PM76°76°69°79%85%13%–E 121610+ mi
Wed 9 PM76°76°69°79%76%13%–E 121610+ mi
Wed 10 PM76°76°69°79%67%8%–ESE 121610+ mi
Wed 11 PM76°76°69°79%61%8%–ESE 101510+ mi
Thu 12 AM76°76°68°76%53%8%–ESE 91410+ mi
Thu 1 AM75°75°68°79%47%8%–ESE 91410+ mi
Thu 2 AM75°75°68°79%52%8%–ESE 81310+ mi
Thu 3 AM75°75°67°76%59%8%–ESE 81210+ mi
Thu 4 AM75°75°67°77%69%8%–ESE 71210+ mi
Thu 5 AM75°75°67°77%65%8%–ESE 712–
Thu 6 AM74°74°67°78%55%8%–E 712–
Thu 7 AM74°74°67°78%47%5%–E 712–
Thu 8 AM75°75°68°79%43%5%–E 812–
Thu 9 AM75°75°68°79%50%5%–E 913–
Thu 10 AM76°76°68°76%54%7%–E 1013–
Thu 11 AM77°77°67°72%51%7%–E 1214–
Thu 12 PM77°77°67°72%49%7%–E 1215–
Thu 1 PM77°77°67°72%42%4%–E 1316–
Thu 2 PM77°77°67°72%41%4%–E 1316–
Thu 3 PM77°77°67°72%43%4%–E 1316–
Thu 4 PM77°77°67°72%51%4%–E 1417–
Thu 5 PM76°76°67°73%50%4%–E 1417–
Thu 6 PM75°75°66°73%53%4%–E 1418–
Thu 7 PM75°75°66°73%57%0%–E 1418–
Thu 8 PM75°75°66°74%65%0%–E 1318–
Thu 9 PM75°75°65°71%69%0%–E 1318–
Thu 10 PM75°75°65°71%67%0%–E 1317–
Thu 11 PM75°75°65°72%65%0%–E 1216–

7-day forecast

Tue, Oct 27

Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

–° / 73°

43% rain

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

78° / 74°

65% rain · 0.42"

ESE 7–13 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

79° / 73°

19% rain

E 7–14 mph · gusts 18

Fri, Oct 30

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 73°

22% rain

ESE 8–12 mph · gusts 16

Sat, Oct 31

Mostly Sunny

78° / 73°

15% rain

ESE 5–8 mph · gusts 12

Sun, Nov 1

Sunny

78° / 74°

1% rain

E 3–9 mph · gusts 13

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

78° / 72°

13% rain

SSE 8–15 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. 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%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • 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 before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 5 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
  • 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.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 1138 PM 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.


GMZ330-281715-
Matagorda Bay-
1138 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.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 with a
slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy,
diminishing to smooth after midnight. 
.THURSDAY...East winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
slightly choppy in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.FRIDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.SUNDAY 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 · 1138 PM 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.


GMZ350-355-281715-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1138 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 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 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.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 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance
of showers. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · January 2045

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
96% lit
↑ 3:50 PM
↓ 5:29 AM
★★★★c100
best
2
99% lit
↑ 4:59 PM
↓ 6:38 AM
★★★★c103
Moon farthest north (28.1°)
best
3
100% lit
↑ 6:13 PM
↓ 7:40 AM
★☆☆☆c103
Full Moon · Wolf Moon (supermoon)
Perigee · 356,774 km
4
97% lit
↑ 7:27 PM
↓ 8:33 AM
★★★★c102
best
5
92% lit
↑ 8:38 PM
↓ 9:18 AM
★★★★c97
6
84% lit
↑ 9:46 PM
↓ 9:57 AM
★★★☆c86
7
75% lit
↑ 10:49 PM
↓ 10:31 AM
★★☆☆c67
8
65% lit
↑ 11:50 PM
↓ 11:03 AM
★☆☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
9
54% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:34 AM
★☆☆☆c43
Last Quarter
10
44% lit
↑ 12:50 AM
↓ 12:06 PM
★☆☆☆c58
11
34% lit
↑ 1:49 AM
↓ 12:41 PM
★★☆☆c69
12
25% lit
↑ 2:48 AM
↓ 1:18 PM
★★☆☆c76
13
17% lit
↑ 3:47 AM
↓ 2:01 PM
★★★☆c80
14
10% lit
↑ 4:44 AM
↓ 2:48 PM
★★★☆c81
15
5% lit
↑ 5:38 AM
↓ 3:40 PM
★★★☆c81
Moon farthest south (-28.2°)
16
2% lit
↑ 6:27 AM
↓ 4:35 PM
★★★★c81
17
0% lit
↑ 7:10 AM
↓ 5:31 PM
★★★★c80
Apogee · 406,603 km
New Moon
18
0% lit
↑ 7:49 AM
↓ 6:28 PM
★☆☆☆c78
19
2% lit
↑ 8:22 AM
↓ 7:23 PM
★★★☆c75
20
6% lit
↑ 8:53 AM
↓ 8:17 PM
★★☆☆c68
21
11% lit
↑ 9:21 AM
↓ 9:10 PM
★★☆☆c52
22
18% lit
↑ 9:48 AM
↓ 10:04 PM
★☆☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
23
26% lit
↑ 10:16 AM
↓ 10:58 PM
★☆☆☆c32
24
35% lit
↑ 10:45 AM
↓ 11:55 PM
★☆☆☆c44
25
45% lit
↑ 11:17 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c57
First Quarter
26
56% lit
↑ 11:54 AM
↓ 12:56 AM
★★☆☆c69
27
67% lit
↑ 12:38 PM
↓ 2:00 AM
★★☆☆c79
28
77% lit
↑ 1:30 PM
↓ 3:07 AM
★★★☆c88
29
86% lit
↑ 2:33 PM
↓ 4:15 AM
★★★★c94
Moon farthest north (28.0°)
30
93% lit
↑ 3:43 PM
↓ 5:19 AM
★★★★c97
best
31
98% lit
↑ 4:57 PM
↓ 6:16 AM
★★★★c97
best

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Jan 2 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jan 3 · 4:20 AM — Full Moon · Wolf 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, Jan 3 · 1:00 PM — Perigee · 356,774 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Jan 8 · 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, Jan 9 · 9:32 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jan 15 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jan 17 · 5:00 PM — Apogee · 406,603 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Jan 17 · 10:25 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Jan 22 · 2:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Jan 25 · 11:08 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jan 29 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Sun, Jan 1 · Mon, Jan 2 · Wed, Jan 4 · Mon, Jan 30 · Tue, Jan 31

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

Moon distance

356,785 km closest · 406,586 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 11:16 PM.