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 = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 3 PM | 76° | 76° | 73° | 91% | 78% | 41% | 0.12" | E 15 | 20 | 7.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Fri 4 PM | 76° | 76° | 73° | 90% | 70% | 41% | 0.12" | E 15 | 20 | 7.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Fri 5 PM | 76° | 76° | 72° | 89% | 69% | 33% | 0.12" | E 14 | 21 | 7.4 mi | ⚡ |
| Fri 6 PM | 75° | 75° | 72° | 90% | 69% | 39% | 0.12" | E 13 | 18 | 7.5 mi | ⚡ |
| Fri 7 PM | 74° | 74° | 72° | 92% | 73% | 36% | 0.02" | E 13 | 18 | 8.1 mi | ⚡ |
| Fri 8 PM | 74° | 74° | 72° | 93% | 68% | 33% | 0.02" | E 12 | 17 | 8.6 mi | ⚡ |
| Fri 9 PM | 73° | 73° | 72° | 95% | 62% | 32% | 0.02" | E 10 | 16 | 8.7 mi | ⚡ |
| Fri 10 PM | 73° | 73° | 72° | 96% | 65% | 37% | 0.02" | E 10 | 15 | 9.5 mi | ⚡ |
| Fri 11 PM | 73° | 73° | 72° | 96% | 60% | 42% | 0.02" | E 9 | 14 | 9.5 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 12 AM | 73° | 73° | 72° | 96% | 53% | 44% | 0.02" | E 8 | 13 | 9.8 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 1 AM | 73° | 73° | 72° | 96% | 49% | 30% | 0.01" | E 7 | 12 | 9.8 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 2 AM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 97% | 42% | 23% | 0.01" | E 6 | 10 | 9.7 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 3 AM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 98% | 41% | 22% | 0.01" | E 6 | 9 | 8.7 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 4 AM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 99% | 49% | 18% | 0.01" | ENE 6 | 9 | 8.2 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 5 AM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 99% | 50% | 12% | 0.01" | NE 6 | 9 | 7.3 mi | |
| Sat 6 AM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 99% | 53% | 10% | 0.01" | NE 6 | 9 | 7.1 mi | |
| Sat 7 AM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 98% | 44% | 12% | – | NNE 7 | 10 | 7.0 mi | |
| Sat 8 AM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 98% | 48% | 10% | – | NE 7 | 9 | 7.0 mi | |
| Sat 9 AM | 73° | 73° | 72° | 98% | 46% | 8% | – | NNE 7 | 9 | 7.1 mi | |
| Sat 10 AM | 74° | 74° | 73° | 95% | 40% | 8% | – | NNE 7 | 10 | 8.9 mi | |
| Sat 11 AM | 75° | 75° | 73° | 93% | 37% | 9% | – | NNE 8 | 10 | 9.0 mi | |
| Sat 12 PM | 76° | 76° | 73° | 91% | 30% | 9% | – | NE 7 | 9 | 9.1 mi | |
| Sat 1 PM | 76° | 76° | 73° | 90% | 25% | 11% | – | ENE 7 | 9 | 9.2 mi | |
| Sat 2 PM | 76° | 76° | 73° | 89% | 22% | 10% | – | E 7 | 9 | 9.4 mi | |
| Sat 3 PM | 77° | 77° | 73° | 87% | 21% | 9% | – | E 7 | 9 | 9.7 mi | |
| Sat 4 PM | 77° | 77° | 73° | 86% | 16% | 9% | – | E 7 | 9 | 10.0 mi | |
| Sat 5 PM | 77° | 77° | 72° | 86% | 15% | 7% | – | E 7 | 9 | 9.8 mi | |
| Sat 6 PM | 76° | 76° | 72° | 89% | 11% | 6% | – | E 7 | 9 | 9.6 mi | |
| Sat 7 PM | 75° | 75° | 73° | 92% | 27% | 2% | – | E 7 | 10 | 9.4 mi | |
| Sat 8 PM | 74° | 74° | 73° | 95% | 42% | 2% | – | ENE 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 9 PM | 74° | 74° | 73° | 96% | 39% | 2% | – | ENE 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 10 PM | 73° | 73° | 73° | 97% | 36% | 2% | – | E 6 | 9 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 11 PM | 73° | 73° | 73° | 98% | 28% | 1% | – | E 6 | 8 | – | |
| Sun 12 AM | 73° | 73° | 73° | 99% | 32% | 2% | – | ESE 5 | 8 | – | |
| Sun 1 AM | 73° | 73° | 73° | 99% | 30% | 1% | – | E 3 | 7 | – | |
| Sun 1 AM | 73° | 73° | 72° | 97% | 40% | 1% | – | E 3 | 6 | – | |
| Sun 2 AM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 97% | 46% | 1% | – | E 3 | 6 | – | |
| Sun 3 AM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 97% | 59% | 1% | – | ENE 3 | 6 | – | |
| Sun 4 AM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 97% | 66% | 1% | – | ENE 3 | 7 | – | |
| Sun 5 AM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 98% | 67% | 1% | – | NE 5 | 8 | – | |
| Sun 6 AM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 98% | 73% | 2% | – | NE 6 | 8 | – | |
| Sun 7 AM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 98% | 69% | 2% | – | NE 6 | 9 | – | |
| Sun 8 AM | 73° | 73° | 72° | 97% | 65% | 2% | – | NE 6 | 10 | – | |
| Sun 9 AM | 74° | 74° | 73° | 94% | 59% | 2% | – | NE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Sun 10 AM | 75° | 75° | 73° | 91% | 56% | 2% | – | ENE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Sun 11 AM | 77° | 77° | 73° | 89% | 52% | 2% | – | ENE 8 | 10 | – | |
| Sun 12 PM | 77° | 77° | 73° | 87% | 48% | 2% | – | E 8 | 10 | – | |
| Sun 1 PM | 78° | 78° | 73° | 85% | 47% | 2% | – | E 8 | 10 | – |
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 · August 2048
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
49% lit
↑ 12:14 AM
↓ 1:57 PM
↓ 1:57 PM
★☆☆☆c70
Last Quarter
2
40% lit
↑ 12:53 AM
↓ 2:51 PM
↓ 2:51 PM
★★☆☆c76
3
31% lit
↑ 1:35 AM
↓ 3:44 PM
↓ 3:44 PM
★★☆☆c79
4
22% lit
↑ 2:21 AM
↓ 4:35 PM
↓ 4:35 PM
★★☆☆c81
Apogee · 405,004 km
Moon farthest north (23.6°)
5
15% lit
↑ 3:10 AM
↓ 5:22 PM
↓ 5:22 PM
★★★☆c82
6
9% lit
↑ 4:03 AM
↓ 6:06 PM
↓ 6:06 PM
★★★☆c82
7
4% lit
↑ 4:57 AM
↓ 6:47 PM
↓ 6:47 PM
★★★☆c81
best8
1% lit
↑ 5:53 AM
↓ 7:24 PM
↓ 7:24 PM
★☆☆☆c77
9
0% lit
↑ 6:49 AM
↓ 8:00 PM
↓ 8:00 PM
★★★☆c74
New Moon
best10
1% lit
↑ 7:45 AM
↓ 8:33 PM
↓ 8:33 PM
★★☆☆c65
11
4% lit
↑ 8:41 AM
↓ 9:06 PM
↓ 9:06 PM
★★☆☆c53
Moon crosses the equator
12
9% lit
↑ 9:39 AM
↓ 9:40 PM
↓ 9:40 PM
★☆☆☆c37
13
17% lit
↑ 10:38 AM
↓ 10:16 PM
↓ 10:16 PM
★☆☆☆c36
14
25% lit
↑ 11:38 AM
↓ 10:54 PM
↓ 10:54 PM
★☆☆☆c57
15
36% lit
↑ 12:41 PM
↓ 11:38 PM
↓ 11:38 PM
★★☆☆c70
16
47% lit
↑ 1:45 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★★☆☆c81
First Quarter
17
58% lit
↑ 2:50 PM
↓ 12:27 AM
↓ 12:27 AM
★★☆☆c89
18
69% lit
↑ 3:52 PM
↓ 1:22 AM
↓ 1:22 AM
★★☆☆c94
Moon farthest south (-23.4°)
19
79% lit
↑ 4:50 PM
↓ 2:24 AM
↓ 2:24 AM
★★★☆c95
best20
88% lit
↑ 5:42 PM
↓ 3:30 AM
↓ 3:30 AM
★★★☆c95
Perigee · 366,144 km
best21
94% lit
↑ 6:29 PM
↓ 4:37 AM
↓ 4:37 AM
★★★☆c91
best22
98% lit
↑ 7:10 PM
↓ 5:44 AM
↓ 5:44 AM
★★★☆c82
23
100% lit
↑ 7:48 PM
↓ 6:49 AM
↓ 6:49 AM
★☆☆☆c69
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
24
99% lit
↑ 8:24 PM
↓ 7:51 AM
↓ 7:51 AM
★★☆☆c59
Moon crosses the equator
25
95% lit
↑ 8:59 PM
↓ 8:52 AM
↓ 8:52 AM
★★☆☆c43
26
90% lit
↑ 9:34 PM
↓ 9:51 AM
↓ 9:51 AM
★☆☆☆c40
27
83% lit
↑ 10:11 PM
↓ 10:49 AM
↓ 10:49 AM
★★☆☆c54
28
74% lit
↑ 10:49 PM
↓ 11:45 AM
↓ 11:45 AM
★★☆☆c63
29
65% lit
↑ 11:31 PM
↓ 12:41 PM
↓ 12:41 PM
★★☆☆c69
30
56% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:35 PM
↓ 1:35 PM
★★☆☆c72
31
46% lit
↑ 12:16 AM
↓ 2:27 PM
↓ 2:27 PM
★★☆☆c74
Last Quarter
Moon farthest north (23.5°)
Lunar events this month
- Sat, Aug 1 · 9:31 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Tue, Aug 4 · 12:00 PM — Apogee · 405,004 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Tue, Aug 4 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest north (23.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sun, Aug 9 · 12:59 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Tue, Aug 11 · 11:00 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 16 · 7:31 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Tue, Aug 18 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-23.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Thu, Aug 20 · 8:00 AM — Perigee · 366,144 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Sun, Aug 23 · 1:07 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Mon, Aug 24 · 5:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Mon, Aug 31 · 2:42 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Mon, Aug 31 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest north (23.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Best fishing days
Fri, Aug 7 · Sun, Aug 9 · Wed, Aug 19 · Thu, Aug 20 · Fri, Aug 21
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
366,163 km closest · 405,004 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 1:20 PM.