Matagorda
28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda
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Today
This Afternoon: High 79° · 87% rain
Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight: Low 68° · 79% rain
Showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:34 AM / 6:40 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 10:57 PM / 12:31 PM
- Moon
- Waning Gibbous, 71%
- Major period
- 4:10 AM–6:10 AM
- Minor period
- 12:01 PM–1:01 PM
- Major period
- 4:45 PM–6:45 PM
- Minor period
- 10:27 PM–11:27 PM
- Solunar rating
- Low
Next 48 hours
TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 6 PM | 74° | 74° | 72° | 92% | 76% | 79% | 0.06" | E 13 | 18 | 6.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Fri 7 PM | 74° | 74° | 72° | 93% | 79% | 60% | 0.02" | E 12 | 17 | 6.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Fri 8 PM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 98% | 77% | 41% | 0.02" | E 10 | 16 | 8.5 mi | ⚡ |
| Fri 9 PM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 98% | 68% | 22% | 0.02" | E 9 | 16 | 8.7 mi | ⚡ |
| Fri 10 PM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 98% | 71% | 23% | 0.02" | E 9 | 15 | 9.1 mi | ⚡ |
| Fri 11 PM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 97% | 69% | 20% | 0.02" | E 8 | 14 | 9.4 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 12 AM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 97% | 66% | 17% | 0.02" | E 7 | 12 | 9.4 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 1 AM | 71° | 71° | 71° | 99% | 56% | 13% | – | ENE 6 | 12 | 9.3 mi | |
| Sat 2 AM | 69° | 69° | 69° | 100% | 61% | 12% | – | ENE 5 | 10 | 9.1 mi | |
| Sat 3 AM | 69° | 69° | 69° | 100% | 57% | 11% | – | NE 5 | 9 | 8.5 mi | |
| Sat 4 AM | 69° | 69° | 69° | 100% | 54% | 11% | – | NE 5 | 9 | 8.1 mi | |
| Sat 5 AM | 69° | 69° | 69° | 100% | 63% | 12% | – | NE 5 | 9 | 7.0 mi | |
| Sat 6 AM | 69° | 69° | 69° | 100% | 62% | 11% | – | NNE 5 | 9 | 7.0 mi | |
| Sat 7 AM | 68° | 68° | 68° | 100% | 61% | 15% | 0.01" | NNE 5 | 9 | 7.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 8 AM | 69° | 69° | 69° | 100% | 59% | 15% | 0.01" | NE 5 | 8 | 7.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 9 AM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 99% | 48% | 15% | 0.01" | NNE 5 | 8 | 7.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 10 AM | 75° | 75° | 72° | 90% | 48% | 15% | 0.01" | NE 6 | 9 | 9.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 11 AM | 77° | 77° | 72° | 83% | 49% | 18% | 0.01" | ENE 6 | 9 | 9.3 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 12 PM | 80° | 84° | 72° | 77% | 47% | 20% | 0.01" | E 6 | 8 | 9.6 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 1 PM | 81° | 85° | 72° | 74% | 37% | 26% | 0.01" | E 6 | 8 | 9.8 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 2 PM | 81° | 85° | 72° | 74% | 28% | 24% | 0.01" | ESE 6 | 8 | 9.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 3 PM | 81° | 85° | 72° | 74% | 30% | 23% | 0.01" | ESE 6 | 8 | 9.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 4 PM | 81° | 85° | 72° | 74% | 26% | 20% | 0.01" | ESE 2 | 8 | 10.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 5 PM | 80° | 83° | 72° | 78% | 26% | 16% | 0.01" | E 6 | 8 | 9.7 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 6 PM | 78° | 78° | 72° | 82% | 27% | 11% | 0.01" | E 6 | 8 | 9.4 mi | |
| Sat 7 PM | 76° | 76° | 73° | 90% | 31% | 4% | – | E 6 | 8 | 9.1 mi | |
| Sat 8 PM | 75° | 75° | 73° | 94% | 37% | 4% | – | ENE 3 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 9 PM | 73° | 73° | 73° | 99% | 43% | 4% | – | E 5 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 10 PM | 73° | 73° | 73° | 99% | 41% | 4% | – | E 5 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 11 PM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 100% | 44% | 3% | – | E 3 | 8 | – | |
| Sun 12 AM | 71° | 71° | 71° | 100% | 46% | 3% | – | E 3 | 7 | – | |
| Sun 1 AM | 71° | 71° | 71° | 100% | 36% | 1% | – | E 3 | 7 | – | |
| Sun 1 AM | 69° | 69° | 69° | 100% | 36% | 2% | – | E 2 | 6 | – | |
| Sun 2 AM | 68° | 68° | 68° | 100% | 55% | 2% | – | ENE 2 | 6 | – | |
| Sun 3 AM | 68° | 68° | 68° | 100% | 53% | 2% | – | ENE 3 | 7 | – | |
| Sun 4 AM | 68° | 68° | 68° | 100% | 76% | 2% | – | NE 3 | 7 | – | |
| Sun 5 AM | 68° | 68° | 68° | 100% | 77% | 1% | – | NE 3 | 8 | – | |
| Sun 6 AM | 68° | 68° | 68° | 100% | 82% | 3% | – | NE 5 | 9 | – | |
| Sun 7 AM | 68° | 68° | 68° | 100% | 72% | 3% | – | NE 5 | 8 | – | |
| Sun 8 AM | 71° | 71° | 71° | 100% | 63% | 3% | – | NE 5 | 8 | – | |
| Sun 9 AM | 75° | 75° | 72° | 90% | 53% | 3% | – | NE 6 | 9 | – | |
| Sun 10 AM | 78° | 78° | 72° | 82% | 51% | 3% | – | ENE 6 | 9 | – | |
| Sun 11 AM | 80° | 84° | 72° | 77% | 49% | 3% | – | ENE 7 | 9 | – | |
| Sun 12 PM | 81° | 86° | 72° | 74% | 47% | 2% | – | E 7 | 9 | – | |
| Sun 1 PM | 82° | 86° | 72° | 71% | 47% | 2% | – | E 7 | 9 | – | |
| Sun 2 PM | 82° | 87° | 71° | 70% | 47% | 2% | – | E 8 | 9 | – | |
| Sun 3 PM | 81° | 86° | 72° | 72% | 48% | 2% | – | ESE 8 | 9 | – | |
| Sun 4 PM | 80° | 83° | 72° | 77% | 54% | 2% | – | ESE 8 | 10 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Showers And Thunderstorms
79° / 68°
87% rain · 0.16"
E 8–13 mph · gusts 18
⚡ Storms
Sat, Oct 31
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
81° / 68°
26% rain · 0.14"
NE 2–7 mph · gusts 12
⚡ Storms
Sun, Nov 1
Partly Sunny
82° / 70°
3% rain
E 2–8 mph · gusts 12
Mon, Nov 2
Mostly Sunny
82° / 71°
4% rain
SE 3–12 mph · gusts 16
Tue, Nov 3
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
81° / 59°
62% rain · 0.24"
SW 7–13 mph · gusts 16
⚡ Storms
Wed, Nov 4
Sunny
77° / 60°
15% rain
NW 5–13 mph · gusts 17
Thu, Nov 5
Sunny
77° / 59°
15% rain
NW 5–10 mph · gusts 14
Detailed NWS forecast
- This Afternoon: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
- Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
- Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
- Sunday: Partly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
- Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
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Marine forecast
Matagorda Bay
GMZ330 · 1233 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 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. GMZ330-310630- Matagorda Bay- 1233 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Gusts over 30 knots possible in heavier showers and thunderstorms. Bay waters slightly choppy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth after midnight. A chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. 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 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM
GMZ350 · 1233 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 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. GMZ350-355-310630- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 1233 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 15 to 20 knots gusting 25 knots. Gusts over 30 knots in heavier showers and thunderstorms. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms likely. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. Showers likely with isolated thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 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 in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 15 knots, becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
Moon calendar · August 2046
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
1% lit
↑ 5:48 AM
↓ 7:49 PM
↓ 7:49 PM
★☆☆☆c103
2
0% lit
↑ 6:58 AM
↓ 8:31 PM
↓ 8:31 PM
★★☆☆c99
New Moon
best3
2% lit
↑ 8:06 AM
↓ 9:09 PM
↓ 9:09 PM
★★☆☆c89
best4
7% lit
↑ 9:13 AM
↓ 9:44 PM
↓ 9:44 PM
★★☆☆c73
Perigee · 362,170 km
5
15% lit
↑ 10:20 AM
↓ 10:19 PM
↓ 10:19 PM
★☆☆☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
6
24% lit
↑ 11:26 AM
↓ 10:56 PM
↓ 10:56 PM
★☆☆☆c37
7
35% lit
↑ 12:32 PM
↓ 11:35 PM
↓ 11:35 PM
★☆☆☆c63
8
46% lit
↑ 1:39 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★☆☆☆c78
First Quarter
9
57% lit
↑ 2:45 PM
↓ 12:18 AM
↓ 12:18 AM
★☆☆☆c88
10
68% lit
↑ 3:48 PM
↓ 1:06 AM
↓ 1:06 AM
★☆☆☆c92
11
77% lit
↑ 4:46 PM
↓ 1:59 AM
↓ 1:59 AM
★★☆☆c95
Moon farthest south (-27.0°)
12
86% lit
↑ 5:38 PM
↓ 2:57 AM
↓ 2:57 AM
★★☆☆c94
13
92% lit
↑ 6:23 PM
↓ 3:57 AM
↓ 3:57 AM
★★☆☆c91
14
97% lit
↑ 7:02 PM
↓ 4:56 AM
↓ 4:56 AM
★★☆☆c85
best15
99% lit
↑ 7:36 PM
↓ 5:55 AM
↓ 5:55 AM
★☆☆☆c80
16
100% lit
↑ 8:07 PM
↓ 6:51 AM
↓ 6:51 AM
★★☆☆c76
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best17
99% lit
↑ 8:35 PM
↓ 7:45 AM
↓ 7:45 AM
★★☆☆c64
18
96% lit
↑ 9:03 PM
↓ 8:38 AM
↓ 8:38 AM
★☆☆☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
19
91% lit
↑ 9:30 PM
↓ 9:30 AM
↓ 9:30 AM
★☆☆☆c34
Apogee · 405,826 km
20
85% lit
↑ 9:59 PM
↓ 10:22 AM
↓ 10:22 AM
★☆☆☆c35
21
78% lit
↑ 10:30 PM
↓ 11:15 AM
↓ 11:15 AM
★☆☆☆c51
22
70% lit
↑ 11:04 PM
↓ 12:09 PM
↓ 12:09 PM
★☆☆☆c61
23
61% lit
↑ 11:44 PM
↓ 1:06 PM
↓ 1:06 PM
★☆☆☆c69
24
51% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:04 PM
↓ 2:04 PM
★☆☆☆c76
Last Quarter
25
41% lit
↑ 12:30 AM
↓ 3:02 PM
↓ 3:02 PM
★☆☆☆c83
Moon farthest north (26.1°)
26
31% lit
↑ 1:22 AM
↓ 3:58 PM
↓ 3:58 PM
★☆☆☆c89
27
21% lit
↑ 2:22 AM
↓ 4:50 PM
↓ 4:50 PM
★★☆☆c92
28
13% lit
↑ 3:26 AM
↓ 5:38 PM
↓ 5:38 PM
★★☆☆c92
29
6% lit
↑ 4:34 AM
↓ 6:22 PM
↓ 6:22 PM
★★☆☆c90
30
2% lit
↑ 5:43 AM
↓ 7:02 PM
↓ 7:02 PM
★★☆☆c85
best31
0% lit
↑ 6:52 AM
↓ 7:39 PM
↓ 7:39 PM
★☆☆☆c74
New Moon (supermoon)
Lunar events this month
- Thu, Aug 2 · 5:25 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Sat, Aug 4 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 362,170 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Sun, Aug 5 · 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.
- Wed, Aug 8 · 8:15 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Sat, Aug 11 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Thu, Aug 16 · 9:49 AM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Sat, Aug 18 · 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.
- Sun, Aug 19 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 405,826 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Fri, Aug 24 · 1:36 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Sat, Aug 25 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest north (26.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Fri, Aug 31 · 1:25 PM — 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.
Best fishing days
Thu, Aug 2 · Fri, Aug 3 · Tue, Aug 14 · Thu, Aug 16 · Thu, Aug 30
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
359,081 km closest · 405,764 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.
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 Fri 4:21 PM.