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Port O'Connor

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

⚠ Marine Weather Statement · until Fri 8:30 PM

A system will bring periods of gusty winds along with a good chance of showers and a few thunderstorms over the Upper Texas Coastal waters between Matagorda Bay and Galveston this afternoon. Winds of 15-20 knots, with gusts up to 25 knots are expected. Near or within any heavy shower or thunderstorm, winds could gust over 30 knots. A waterspout cannot be ruled out over the Gulf. For the Gulf waters near Galveston, the bulk of the showers and isolated thunderstorms may not arrive until this evening.

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Today

This Afternoon: High 76° · 41% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 72° · 44% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East northeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:36 AM / 6:42 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:59 PM / 12:32 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 72%
Major period
4:15 AM–6:15 AM
Minor period
12:02 PM–1:02 PM
Major period
4:45 PM–6:45 PM
Minor period
10:29 PM–11:29 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Oct 306 PMSat, Oct 316 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 16 AM12 PMclouds78% cloud cover70% cloud cover69% cloud cover69% cloud cover73% cloud cover68% cloud cover62% cloud cover65% cloud cover60% cloud cover53% cloud cover49% cloud cover42% cloud cover41% cloud cover49% cloud cover50% cloud cover53% cloud cover44% cloud cover48% cloud cover46% cloud cover40% cloud cover37% cloud cover30% cloud cover25% cloud cover22% cloud cover21% cloud cover16% cloud cover15% cloud cover11% cloud cover27% cloud cover42% cloud cover39% cloud cover36% cloud cover28% cloud cover32% cloud cover30% cloud cover40% cloud cover46% cloud cover59% cloud cover66% cloud cover67% cloud cover73% cloud cover69% cloud cover65% cloud cover59% cloud cover56% cloud cover52% cloud cover48% cloud cover47% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°76757373727273767776747372727377rain41% chance, 0.12 in41% chance, 0.12 in33% chance, 0.12 in39% chance, 0.12 in36% chance, 0.02 in33% chance, 0.02 in32% chance, 0.02 in37% chance, 0.02 in42% chance, 0.02 in44% chance, 0.02 in30% chance, 0.01 in23% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in18% chance, 0.01 in12% chance, 0.01 in10% chance, 0.01 in12% chance10% chance8% chance8% chance9% chance9% chance11% chance10% chance9% chance9% chance7% chance6% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance0.120.12wind01020mphE 15 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 21E 13 mph, gusts 18E 10 mph, gusts 16E 9 mph, gusts 14E 7 mph, gusts 12E 6 mph, gusts 9NE 6 mph, gusts 9NNE 7 mph, gusts 10NNE 7 mph, gusts 9NNE 8 mph, gusts 10ENE 7 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 6 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 8E 3 mph, gusts 7E 3 mph, gusts 6ENE 3 mph, gusts 7NE 6 mph, gusts 8NE 6 mph, gusts 10ENE 7 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 10
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 3 PM76°76°73°91%78%41%0.12"E 15207.0 mi⚡
Fri 4 PM76°76°73°90%70%41%0.12"E 15207.0 mi⚡
Fri 5 PM76°76°72°89%69%33%0.12"E 14217.4 mi⚡
Fri 6 PM75°75°72°90%69%39%0.12"E 13187.5 mi⚡
Fri 7 PM74°74°72°92%73%36%0.02"E 13188.1 mi⚡
Fri 8 PM74°74°72°93%68%33%0.02"E 12178.6 mi⚡
Fri 9 PM73°73°72°95%62%32%0.02"E 10168.7 mi⚡
Fri 10 PM73°73°72°96%65%37%0.02"E 10159.5 mi⚡
Fri 11 PM73°73°72°96%60%42%0.02"E 9149.5 mi⚡
Sat 12 AM73°73°72°96%53%44%0.02"E 8139.8 mi⚡
Sat 1 AM73°73°72°96%49%30%0.01"E 7129.8 mi⚡
Sat 2 AM72°72°72°97%42%23%0.01"E 6109.7 mi⚡
Sat 3 AM72°72°72°98%41%22%0.01"E 698.7 mi⚡
Sat 4 AM72°72°72°99%49%18%0.01"ENE 698.2 mi⚡
Sat 5 AM72°72°72°99%50%12%0.01"NE 697.3 mi
Sat 6 AM72°72°72°99%53%10%0.01"NE 697.1 mi
Sat 7 AM72°72°72°98%44%12%–NNE 7107.0 mi
Sat 8 AM72°72°72°98%48%10%–NE 797.0 mi
Sat 9 AM73°73°72°98%46%8%–NNE 797.1 mi
Sat 10 AM74°74°73°95%40%8%–NNE 7108.9 mi
Sat 11 AM75°75°73°93%37%9%–NNE 8109.0 mi
Sat 12 PM76°76°73°91%30%9%–NE 799.1 mi
Sat 1 PM76°76°73°90%25%11%–ENE 799.2 mi
Sat 2 PM76°76°73°89%22%10%–E 799.4 mi
Sat 3 PM77°77°73°87%21%9%–E 799.7 mi
Sat 4 PM77°77°73°86%16%9%–E 7910.0 mi
Sat 5 PM77°77°72°86%15%7%–E 799.8 mi
Sat 6 PM76°76°72°89%11%6%–E 799.6 mi
Sat 7 PM75°75°73°92%27%2%–E 7109.4 mi
Sat 8 PM74°74°73°95%42%2%–ENE 6910+ mi
Sat 9 PM74°74°73°96%39%2%–ENE 6910+ mi
Sat 10 PM73°73°73°97%36%2%–E 6910+ mi
Sat 11 PM73°73°73°98%28%1%–E 68–
Sun 12 AM73°73°73°99%32%2%–ESE 58–
Sun 1 AM73°73°73°99%30%1%–E 37–
Sun 1 AM73°73°72°97%40%1%–E 36–
Sun 2 AM72°72°72°97%46%1%–E 36–
Sun 3 AM72°72°72°97%59%1%–ENE 36–
Sun 4 AM72°72°71°97%66%1%–ENE 37–
Sun 5 AM72°72°71°98%67%1%–NE 58–
Sun 6 AM72°72°72°98%73%2%–NE 68–
Sun 7 AM72°72°72°98%69%2%–NE 69–
Sun 8 AM73°73°72°97%65%2%–NE 610–
Sun 9 AM74°74°73°94%59%2%–NE 710–
Sun 10 AM75°75°73°91%56%2%–ENE 710–
Sun 11 AM77°77°73°89%52%2%–ENE 810–
Sun 12 PM77°77°73°87%48%2%–E 810–
Sun 1 PM78°78°73°85%47%2%–E 810–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

76° / 72°

44% rain · 0.58"

E 9–15 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Mostly Sunny

77° / 72°

44% rain · 0.08"

NE 6–8 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Partly Sunny

78° / 74°

2% rain

ENE 3–8 mph · gusts 12

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

78° / 75°

4% rain

SE 5–14 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Nov 3

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

78° / 67°

60% rain · 0.18"

WSW 9–13 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

74° / 67°

15% rain

NNW 9–12 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

74° / 67°

8% rain

N 7–10 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East northeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 8 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 3 to 7 mph.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East northeast wind around 8 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. West southwest wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.

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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 · July 2048

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
63% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:23 PM
★☆☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
2
53% lit
↑ 12:31 AM
↓ 1:20 PM
★☆☆☆c46
Last Quarter
3
43% lit
↑ 1:04 AM
↓ 2:15 PM
★☆☆☆c59
4
34% lit
↑ 1:38 AM
↓ 3:10 PM
★★☆☆c69
5
25% lit
↑ 2:15 AM
↓ 4:05 PM
★★☆☆c76
6
17% lit
↑ 2:55 AM
↓ 4:58 PM
★★★☆c80
7
11% lit
↑ 3:38 AM
↓ 5:50 PM
★★★☆c82
Apogee · 405,964 km
8
5% lit
↑ 4:26 AM
↓ 6:40 PM
★★★☆c83
Moon farthest north (23.7°)
9
2% lit
↑ 5:16 AM
↓ 7:26 PM
★☆☆☆c82
10
0% lit
↑ 6:09 AM
↓ 8:09 PM
★★★★c82
New Moon
best
11
0% lit
↑ 7:04 AM
↓ 8:48 PM
★★★★c81
best
12
2% lit
↑ 8:00 AM
↓ 9:24 PM
★★★☆c77
13
6% lit
↑ 8:55 AM
↓ 9:58 PM
★★☆☆c71
14
12% lit
↑ 9:51 AM
↓ 10:31 PM
★★☆☆c62
15
19% lit
↑ 10:47 AM
↓ 11:03 PM
★☆☆☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
16
28% lit
↑ 11:44 AM
↓ 11:37 PM
★☆☆☆c38
17
39% lit
↑ 12:43 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c50
18
49% lit
↑ 1:45 PM
↓ 12:13 AM
★☆☆☆c64
First Quarter
19
61% lit
↑ 2:49 PM
↓ 12:54 AM
★★☆☆c77
20
72% lit
↑ 3:55 PM
↓ 1:40 AM
★★☆☆c87
21
81% lit
↑ 5:01 PM
↓ 2:32 AM
★★★☆c94
22
90% lit
↑ 6:04 PM
↓ 3:32 AM
★★★★c97
Moon farthest south (-23.6°)
best
23
96% lit
↑ 7:01 PM
↓ 4:38 AM
★★★★c98
Perigee · 361,237 km
best
24
99% lit
↑ 7:52 PM
↓ 5:47 AM
★☆☆☆c96
25
100% lit
↑ 8:37 PM
↓ 6:56 AM
★★★★c94
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
26
97% lit
↑ 9:17 PM
↓ 8:03 AM
★★★☆c84
27
93% lit
↑ 9:54 PM
↓ 9:07 AM
★★☆☆c70
28
86% lit
↑ 10:28 PM
↓ 10:09 AM
★★☆☆c53
Moon crosses the equator
29
78% lit
↑ 11:03 PM
↓ 11:08 AM
★☆☆☆c34
30
69% lit
↑ 11:37 PM
↓ 12:05 PM
★☆☆☆c47
31
59% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:01 PM
★☆☆☆c58

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

Fri, Jul 10 · Sat, Jul 11 · Wed, Jul 22 · Thu, Jul 23 · Sat, Jul 25

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 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 Fri 1:20 PM.