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Port O'Connor

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

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Today

Today: High 78° · 48% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East southeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 74° · 16% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. 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, 91%
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 PMThu, Oct 296 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 306 AMclouds85% 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 cover68% cloud cover68% cloud cover69% cloud cover71% cloud cover74% cloud cover74% cloud cover71% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°76767676767574757777757574747475rain35% 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% chance1% chance1% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance0.05wind01020mphESE 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 17ESE 10 mph, gusts 16ESE 9 mph, gusts 15ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 12 PM76°76°71°85%85%35%0.05"ESE 121510+ 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+ 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 121410+ mi
Thu 12 PM77°77°67°71%49%7%–E 121510+ mi
Thu 1 PM77°77°67°71%42%4%–E 131610+ mi
Thu 2 PM77°77°67°71%41%4%–E 131610+ mi
Thu 3 PM77°77°67°71%43%4%–E 131610+ mi
Thu 4 PM77°77°67°71%51%4%–E 141710+ mi
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–
Fri 5 AM74°74°68°82%68%1%–ESE 914–
Fri 6 AM74°74°68°82%68%1%–ESE 914–
Fri 7 AM74°74°69°84%69%18%–ESE 914–
Fri 8 AM74°74°67°79%71%18%–ESE 914–
Fri 9 AM75°75°68°79%74%18%–ESE 1014–
Fri 10 AM75°75°69°82%74%18%–ESE 1014–
Fri 11 AM75°75°70°84%71%18%–ESE 1014–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 74°

48% rain · 0.05"

ESE 10–13 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Partly Sunny

80° / 73°

10% rain

E 7–14 mph · gusts 18

Fri, Oct 30

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 73°

36% rain

E 8–12 mph · gusts 16

Sat, Oct 31

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 72°

39% rain

ESE 5–8 mph · gusts 12

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

78° / 73°

3% rain

E 3–9 mph · gusts 13

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

78° / 74°

21% rain

SE 8–14 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 67°

41% rain · 0.54"

S 10–15 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East southeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 82. East wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. East wind 12 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 5 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 5 to 9 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 643 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 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.


GMZ330-290015-
Matagorda Bay-
643 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026

.TODAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots this afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...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...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. 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 · 643 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 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.


GMZ350-355-290015-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
643 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...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: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 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. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 7 seconds. 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...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. 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 · February 2046

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
16% lit
↑ 4:10 AM
↓ 2:17 PM
★★★☆c89
Moon farthest south (-27.5°)
2
9% lit
↑ 5:02 AM
↓ 3:14 PM
★★★☆c89
3
5% lit
↑ 5:47 AM
↓ 4:12 PM
★★★☆c89
best
4
1% lit
↑ 6:27 AM
↓ 5:09 PM
★★★☆c85
best
5
0% lit
↑ 7:02 AM
↓ 6:05 PM
★☆☆☆c78
New Moon
6
1% lit
↑ 7:33 AM
↓ 6:59 PM
★★★☆c74
7
3% lit
↑ 8:02 AM
↓ 7:51 PM
★★☆☆c57
Apogee · 406,330 km
8
7% lit
↑ 8:29 AM
↓ 8:43 PM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
9
12% lit
↑ 8:56 AM
↓ 9:35 PM
★☆☆☆c35
10
19% lit
↑ 9:23 AM
↓ 10:28 PM
★☆☆☆c44
11
27% lit
↑ 9:53 AM
↓ 11:23 PM
★☆☆☆c54
12
36% lit
↑ 10:26 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c63
13
46% lit
↑ 11:04 AM
↓ 12:20 AM
★★☆☆c71
First Quarter
14
56% lit
↑ 11:49 AM
↓ 1:20 AM
★★☆☆c79
15
67% lit
↑ 12:41 PM
↓ 2:20 AM
★★☆☆c87
Moon farthest north (26.8°)
16
77% lit
↑ 1:42 PM
↓ 3:21 AM
★★★☆c93
17
85% lit
↑ 2:49 PM
↓ 4:17 AM
★★★☆c94
best
18
93% lit
↑ 3:59 PM
↓ 5:09 AM
★★★☆c94
best
19
98% lit
↑ 5:11 PM
↓ 5:55 AM
★☆☆☆c90
20
100% lit
↑ 6:21 PM
↓ 6:36 AM
★★★☆c86
Full Moon · Snow Moon (supermoon)
best
21
99% lit
↑ 7:30 PM
↓ 7:14 AM
★★☆☆c75
Perigee · 356,806 km
22
95% lit
↑ 8:39 PM
↓ 7:50 AM
★★☆☆c48
Moon crosses the equator
23
89% lit
↑ 9:46 PM
↓ 8:26 AM
★☆☆☆c45
24
80% lit
↑ 10:53 PM
↓ 9:04 AM
★★☆☆c60
25
71% lit
↑ 12:00 AM
↓ 9:45 AM
★★☆☆c71
26
60% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:29 AM
★★☆☆c78
27
49% lit
↑ 1:04 AM
↓ 11:19 AM
★★☆☆c81
Last Quarter
28
39% lit
↑ 2:04 AM
↓ 12:12 PM
★★☆☆c82
Moon farthest south (-27.5°)

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Feb 1 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Feb 5 · 5:10 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Feb 7 · 11:00 PM — Apogee · 406,330 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Feb 8 · 3:00 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, Feb 13 · 9:20 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Feb 15 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest north (26.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Feb 20 · 5:44 PM — Full Moon · Snow 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.
  • Wed, Feb 21 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 356,806 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Feb 22 · 2:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Feb 27 · 10:23 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Feb 28 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Sat, Feb 3 · Sun, Feb 4 · Sat, Feb 17 · Sun, Feb 18 · Tue, Feb 20

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

Moon distance

356,991 km closest · 406,236 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 8:01 AM.