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Port O'Connor

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 73° · 43% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday: High 78° · 54% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East southeast wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:34 AM / 6:43 PM
Moonrise / moonset
8:47 PM / 10:23 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 93%
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 PMFri, Oct 30clouds88% 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 cover62% cloud cover62% cloud cover63% cloud cover65% cloud cover67% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°74747676767676757575777776757574rain43% 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% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance0.050.050.05wind01020mphESE 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 7 mph, gusts 12SE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 13 mph, gusts 17ESE 12 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 10 mph, gusts 15ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 7 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 14E 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 18E 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 9 mph, gusts 15ESE 9 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 5 AM74°74°72°93%88%43%0.02"ESE 7129.5 mi⚡
Wed 6 AM74°74°71°90%82%54%0.02"ESE 7109.1 mi⚡
Wed 7 AM73°73°71°93%85%53%0.05"ESE 7129.1 mi⚡
Wed 8 AM74°74°71°90%88%53%0.05"ESE 8129.0 mi⚡
Wed 9 AM75°75°72°90%85%53%0.05"SE 8129.7 mi⚡
Wed 10 AM75°75°72°90%90%35%0.05"ESE 9139.9 mi⚡
Wed 11 AM76°76°71°85%84%35%0.05"ESE 10149.9 mi⚡
Wed 12 PM76°76°71°85%85%35%0.05"ESE 12159.9 mi⚡
Wed 1 PM76°76°71°85%87%40%–ESE 131610+ mi⚡
Wed 2 PM76°76°71°85%82%40%–ESE 131610+ mi⚡
Wed 3 PM76°76°71°85%78%40%–ESE 131610.0 mi⚡
Wed 4 PM77°77°71°82%74%28%–ESE 131710+ mi⚡
Wed 5 PM76°76°70°82%79%28%–ESE 131710+ mi⚡
Wed 6 PM76°76°70°82%81%28%–ESE 131710+ mi⚡
Wed 7 PM76°76°70°82%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°76%69%8%–ESE 71210+ mi
Thu 5 AM75°75°67°76%65%8%–ESE 71210+ mi
Thu 6 AM74°74°67°79%55%8%–E 71210+ mi
Thu 7 AM74°74°67°79%47%5%–E 71210+ mi
Thu 8 AM75°75°68°79%43%5%–E 81210+ mi
Thu 9 AM75°75°68°79%50%5%–E 91310+ mi
Thu 10 AM76°76°68°76%54%7%–E 101310+ mi
Thu 11 AM77°77°67°71%51%7%–E 1214–
Thu 12 PM77°77°67°71%49%7%–E 1215–
Thu 1 PM77°77°67°71%42%4%–E 1316–
Thu 2 PM77°77°67°71%41%4%–E 1316–
Thu 3 PM77°77°67°71%43%4%–E 1316–
Thu 4 PM77°77°67°71%51%4%–E 1417–
Thu 5 PM76°76°67°74%50%4%–E 1417–
Thu 6 PM75°75°66°74%53%4%–E 1418–
Thu 7 PM75°75°66°74%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°71%65%0%–E 1216–
Fri 12 AM74°74°65°74%62%0%–ESE 1016–
Fri 1 AM74°74°64°71%62%1%–ESE 915–
Fri 2 AM74°74°66°76%63%1%–ESE 915–
Fri 3 AM74°74°66°76%65%1%–ESE 914–
Fri 4 AM74°74°67°79%67%1%–ESE 914–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 73°

54% rain · 0.34"

ESE 7–13 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Mostly Sunny

77° / 73°

8% rain

E 7–14 mph · gusts 18

Fri, Oct 30

Slight Chance Rain Showers

77° / 73°

22% rain

ESE 8–12 mph · gusts 16

Sat, Oct 31

Slight Chance Rain Showers

77° / 72°

15% rain

E 5–8 mph · gusts 12

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

77° / 74°

3% rain

E 3–9 mph · gusts 13

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

78° / 73°

25% rain

S 8–14 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

76° / 71°

37% rain · 0.54"

WNW 10–15 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East southeast wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 7 to 14 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 3 to 8 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Monday Night: A chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • 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 · July 2045

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
95% lit
↑ 10:25 PM
↓ 8:28 AM
★★★☆c80
2
90% lit
↑ 10:56 PM
↓ 9:23 AM
★★★☆c74
Apogee · 405,606 km
3
83% lit
↑ 11:25 PM
↓ 10:17 AM
★★☆☆c64
4
76% lit
↑ 11:52 PM
↓ 11:09 AM
★★☆☆c52
5
67% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:02 PM
★☆☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
6
58% lit
↑ 12:19 AM
↓ 12:55 PM
★☆☆☆c37
7
48% lit
↑ 12:47 AM
↓ 1:50 PM
★☆☆☆c52
Last Quarter
8
38% lit
↑ 1:18 AM
↓ 2:49 PM
★★☆☆c67
9
28% lit
↑ 1:53 AM
↓ 3:51 PM
★★☆☆c79
10
19% lit
↑ 2:35 AM
↓ 4:56 PM
★★★☆c89
11
11% lit
↑ 3:24 AM
↓ 6:03 PM
★★★★c96
best
12
5% lit
↑ 4:23 AM
↓ 7:08 PM
★★★★c101
Moon farthest north (27.5°)
best
13
1% lit
↑ 5:31 AM
↓ 8:07 PM
★☆☆☆c102
14
0% lit
↑ 6:44 AM
↓ 8:58 PM
★★★★c102
New Moon (supermoon)
best
15
2% lit
↑ 7:57 AM
↓ 9:42 PM
★★★★c100
Perigee · 358,580 km
best
16
8% lit
↑ 9:08 AM
↓ 10:21 PM
★★★☆c90
17
15% lit
↑ 10:16 AM
↓ 10:56 PM
★★☆☆c73
18
25% lit
↑ 11:21 AM
↓ 11:29 PM
★☆☆☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
19
35% lit
↑ 12:24 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c35
20
46% lit
↑ 1:27 PM
↓ 12:02 AM
★☆☆☆c54
First Quarter
21
57% lit
↑ 2:29 PM
↓ 12:37 AM
★★☆☆c70
22
67% lit
↑ 3:31 PM
↓ 1:14 AM
★★☆☆c80
23
76% lit
↑ 4:31 PM
↓ 1:56 AM
★★★☆c84
24
84% lit
↑ 5:29 PM
↓ 2:42 AM
★★★☆c85
25
91% lit
↑ 6:22 PM
↓ 3:33 AM
★★★☆c85
Moon farthest south (-28.0°)
26
96% lit
↑ 7:09 PM
↓ 4:28 AM
★★★★c84
27
99% lit
↑ 7:50 PM
↓ 5:25 AM
★☆☆☆c82
28
100% lit
↑ 8:26 PM
↓ 6:21 AM
★★★★c81
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
29
99% lit
↑ 8:58 PM
↓ 7:17 AM
★★★☆c76
Apogee · 406,191 km
30
97% lit
↑ 9:27 PM
↓ 8:11 AM
★★★☆c67
31
93% lit
↑ 9:55 PM
↓ 9:04 AM
★★☆☆c57

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Jul 2 · 1:00 PM — Apogee · 405,606 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Jul 5 · 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.
  • Fri, Jul 7 · 6:31 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Jul 12 · 7:00 AM — 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.
  • Fri, Jul 14 · 5:28 AM — New 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.
  • Sat, Jul 15 · 2:00 AM — Perigee · 358,580 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Jul 18 · 1:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Jul 20 · 8:52 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Jul 25 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Jul 28 · 5:11 PM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Jul 29 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 406,191 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Tue, Jul 11 · Wed, Jul 12 · Fri, Jul 14 · Sat, Jul 15 · Fri, Jul 28

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

Moon distance

358,731 km closest · 406,142 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 Wed 1:21 AM.