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Matagorda

28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda

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Today

This Afternoon: High 81° · 12% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. North wind around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 68° · 11% rain

Patchy fog after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:35 AM / 6:39 PM
Moonrise / moonset
– / 1:24 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 62%
Major period
5:15 AM–7:15 AM
Minor period
12:54 PM–1:54 PM
Major period
5:45 PM–7:45 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sat, Oct 316 PMSun, Nov 16 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 26 AM12 PMclouds42% cloud cover44% cloud cover34% cloud cover47% cloud cover30% cloud cover45% cloud cover37% cloud cover17% cloud cover14% cloud cover18% cloud cover11% cloud cover11% cloud cover40% cloud cover27% cloud cover34% cloud cover56% cloud cover50% cloud cover42% cloud cover57% cloud cover58% cloud cover54% cloud cover41% cloud cover53% cloud cover49% cloud cover41% cloud cover49% cloud cover50% cloud cover52% cloud cover45% cloud cover50% cloud cover72% cloud cover60% cloud cover47% cloud cover49% cloud cover50% cloud cover52% cloud cover56% cloud cover60% cloud cover64% cloud cover68% cloud cover71% cloud cover75% cloud cover72% cloud cover68% cloud cover65% cloud cover62% cloud cover58% cloud cover55% cloud cover65°70°75°80°85°80797573717069788180767372707280rain14% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance5% chance4% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance5% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chancewind01020mphSE 1 mph, gusts 6N 0 mph, gusts 6SE 5 mph, gusts 7E 3 mph, gusts 7NE 3 mph, gusts 7NE 3 mph, gusts 6NNE 2 mph, gusts 6N 3 mph, gusts 6N 3 mph, gusts 7NNE 5 mph, gusts 8NNE 6 mph, gusts 9NE 7 mph, gusts 9ENE 8 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 10E 6 mph, gusts 10E 6 mph, gusts 10ESE 5 mph, gusts 9ESE 3 mph, gusts 8ESE 3 mph, gusts 8E 3 mph, gusts 9ESE 6 mph, gusts 10SE 8 mph, gusts 12SSE 10 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 2 PM80°84°73°79%42%14%–SE 1610+ mi
Sat 3 PM80°84°73°79%44%14%–N 0610+ mi
Sat 4 PM81°85°72°74%34%14%–N 0610+ mi
Sat 5 PM79°79°72°79%47%14%–SE 0610+ mi
Sat 6 PM79°79°73°82%30%14%–SE 5710+ mi
Sat 7 PM77°77°73°88%45%5%–ESE 5810+ mi
Sat 8 PM75°75°73°94%37%4%–E 3710+ mi
Sat 9 PM74°74°73°97%17%2%–ENE 3710+ mi
Sat 10 PM73°73°73°100%14%2%–NE 379.7 mi
Sat 11 PM73°73°72°97%18%2%–NE 369.3 mi
Sun 12 AM72°72°71°97%11%2%–NE 368.5 mi
Sun 1 AM72°72°71°97%11%2%–NNE 367.3 mi
Sun 1 AM71°71°70°97%40%2%–NNE 267.0 mi
Sun 2 AM71°71°69°93%27%2%–NNE 265.2 mi
Sun 3 AM70°70°69°97%34%3%–N 364.2 mi
Sun 4 AM70°70°69°97%56%3%–N 373.8 mi
Sun 5 AM70°70°69°97%50%3%–N 373.4 mi
Sun 6 AM70°70°69°97%42%2%–N 583.5 mi
Sun 7 AM69°69°69°100%57%2%–NNE 583.4 mi
Sun 8 AM71°71°71°100%58%0%–NNE 584.2 mi
Sun 9 AM75°75°72°90%54%0%–NNE 699.0 mi
Sun 10 AM78°78°72°82%41%0%–NE 7910.0 mi
Sun 11 AM79°79°72°79%53%0%–NE 7910.0 mi
Sun 12 PM81°85°72°74%49%0%–ENE 7109.9 mi
Sun 1 PM81°85°72°74%41%2%–ENE 8109.7 mi
Sun 2 PM81°85°72°74%49%5%–ENE 799.8 mi
Sun 3 PM82°87°72°72%50%4%–E 7910.0 mi
Sun 4 PM80°84°72°77%52%4%–E 7910+ mi
Sun 5 PM80°84°73°79%45%3%–E 71010+ mi
Sun 6 PM78°78°73°85%50%0%–E 71010+ mi
Sun 7 PM76°76°73°90%72%0%–E 61010+ mi
Sun 8 PM74°74°72°93%60%0%–E 61010+ mi
Sun 9 PM74°74°72°93%47%0%–E 61010+ mi
Sun 10 PM73°73°72°97%49%0%–E 59–
Sun 11 PM73°73°72°97%50%0%–ESE 59–
Mon 12 AM72°72°72°100%52%0%–ESE 38–
Mon 1 AM72°72°72°100%56%0%–ESE 38–
Mon 2 AM71°71°71°100%60%0%–ESE 38–
Mon 3 AM71°71°71°100%64%0%–ESE 38–
Mon 4 AM70°70°70°100%68%0%–ESE 38–
Mon 5 AM69°69°69°100%71%0%–E 39–
Mon 6 AM70°70°70°100%75%2%–E 59–
Mon 7 AM72°72°72°100%72%2%–ESE 610–
Mon 8 AM75°75°72°90%68%2%–ESE 710–
Mon 9 AM78°78°73°85%65%2%–SE 812–
Mon 10 AM80°84°73°79%62%2%–SE 913–
Mon 11 AM81°86°73°77%58%2%–SSE 1014–
Mon 12 PM81°86°73°77%55%2%–SSE 1215–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

81° / 68°

14% rain

N 0–5 mph · gusts 8

Sun, Nov 1

Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny

82° / 69°

5% rain

E 2–8 mph · gusts 10

Mon, Nov 2

Partly Sunny

82° / 72°

2% rain

SE 3–12 mph · gusts 16

Tue, Nov 3

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

82° / 59°

74% rain · 0.24"

SW 7–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

76° / 59°

7% rain

NW 5–12 mph · gusts 15

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

77° / 58°

16% rain

NW 5–10 mph · gusts 14

Fri, Nov 6

Sunny

76° / 58°

7% rain

NE 5–9 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. North wind around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: Patchy fog after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Sunday: Patchy fog before 9am. Partly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. East wind around 5 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
  • Monday: Partly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 1219 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 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.


GMZ330-010615-
Matagorda Bay-
1219 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East 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 west in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots gusting 20 knots. Bay
waters slightly choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots gusting 20 knots. Bay 
waters slightly choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast 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 · 1219 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 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.


GMZ350-355-010615-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1219 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms early. A slight chance of showers. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 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. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A 
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a 
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots gusting 25 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots gusting 20 knots. 
Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · July 2048

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
63% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:21 PM
★☆☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
2
53% lit
↑ 12:29 AM
↓ 1:18 PM
★☆☆☆c42
Last Quarter
3
43% lit
↑ 1:02 AM
↓ 2:14 PM
★☆☆☆c54
4
34% lit
↑ 1:36 AM
↓ 3:09 PM
★☆☆☆c64
5
25% lit
↑ 2:13 AM
↓ 4:03 PM
★☆☆☆c71
6
17% lit
↑ 2:53 AM
↓ 4:57 PM
★★☆☆c74
7
11% lit
↑ 3:36 AM
↓ 5:49 PM
★★☆☆c76
Apogee · 405,964 km
8
5% lit
↑ 4:23 AM
↓ 6:39 PM
★★☆☆c77
Moon farthest north (23.7°)
9
2% lit
↑ 5:14 AM
↓ 7:25 PM
★★☆☆c78
best
10
0% lit
↑ 6:07 AM
↓ 8:08 PM
★☆☆☆c78
New Moon
11
0% lit
↑ 7:02 AM
↓ 8:47 PM
★★☆☆c79
best
12
2% lit
↑ 7:57 AM
↓ 9:23 PM
★★☆☆c78
13
6% lit
↑ 8:53 AM
↓ 9:57 PM
★★☆☆c73
14
12% lit
↑ 9:49 AM
↓ 10:29 PM
★☆☆☆c63
15
19% lit
↑ 10:45 AM
↓ 11:02 PM
★☆☆☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
16
28% lit
↑ 11:42 AM
↓ 11:35 PM
★☆☆☆c37
17
39% lit
↑ 12:41 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c52
18
49% lit
↑ 1:43 PM
↓ 12:11 AM
★☆☆☆c66
First Quarter
19
61% lit
↑ 2:48 PM
↓ 12:52 AM
★☆☆☆c77
20
72% lit
↑ 3:54 PM
↓ 1:37 AM
★☆☆☆c86
21
81% lit
↑ 5:00 PM
↓ 2:30 AM
★★☆☆c92
22
90% lit
↑ 6:03 PM
↓ 3:30 AM
★★☆☆c95
Moon farthest south (-23.6°)
23
96% lit
↑ 7:00 PM
↓ 4:36 AM
★★☆☆c96
Perigee · 361,237 km
best
24
99% lit
↑ 7:51 PM
↓ 5:45 AM
★☆☆☆c96
25
100% lit
↑ 8:36 PM
↓ 6:54 AM
★★☆☆c94
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
26
97% lit
↑ 9:16 PM
↓ 8:01 AM
★★☆☆c88
best
27
93% lit
↑ 9:52 PM
↓ 9:05 AM
★★☆☆c75
28
86% lit
↑ 10:27 PM
↓ 10:07 AM
★☆☆☆c57
Moon crosses the equator
29
78% lit
↑ 11:01 PM
↓ 11:06 AM
★☆☆☆c37
30
69% lit
↑ 11:35 PM
↓ 12:03 PM
★☆☆☆c44
31
59% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:00 PM
★☆☆☆c53

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Jul 1 · 1:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Jul 2 · 6:58 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Jul 7 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 405,964 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Jul 8 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (23.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Jul 10 · 11:04 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Jul 15 · 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.
  • Sat, Jul 18 · 1:31 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Jul 22 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-23.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jul 23 · 11:00 AM — Perigee · 361,237 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Jul 25 · 4:34 AM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Jul 28 · 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.

Best fishing days

Thu, Jul 9 · Sat, Jul 11 · Thu, Jul 23 · Sat, Jul 25 · Sun, Jul 26

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

Moon distance

361,238 km closest · 405,884 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 Sat 12:11 PM.