Texas BiteCast

Port O'Connor

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

Loading current weather…

Today

Tonight: Low 72° · 15% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East northeast wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday: High 77° · 15% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:36 AM / 6:41 PM
Moonrise / moonset
– / 1:25 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 68%
Major period
5:15 AM–7:15 AM
Minor period
12:55 PM–1:55 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 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 16 AM12 PM6 PMclouds41% cloud cover18% cloud cover31% cloud cover41% cloud cover46% cloud cover41% cloud cover42% cloud cover39% cloud cover49% cloud cover45% cloud cover40% cloud cover35% cloud cover39% cloud cover39% cloud cover25% cloud cover16% cloud cover12% cloud cover9% cloud cover9% cloud cover10% cloud cover13% cloud cover18% cloud cover24% cloud cover16% cloud cover28% cloud cover26% cloud cover20% cloud cover20% cloud cover31% cloud cover39% cloud cover43% cloud cover59% cloud cover51% cloud cover62% cloud cover65% cloud cover65% cloud cover59% cloud cover39% cloud cover25% cloud cover30% cloud cover35% cloud cover43% cloud cover40% cloud cover51% cloud cover66% cloud cover63% cloud cover59% cloud cover57% cloud cover65°70°75°80°73737273757777757574727375787876rain3% chance, 0.01 in2% chance3% chance4% chance6% chance6% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance3% chance2% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance1% chancewind01020mphE 7 mph, gusts 10E 5 mph, gusts 8E 5 mph, gusts 8NE 5 mph, gusts 8NNE 5 mph, gusts 8NNE 7 mph, gusts 9NNE 7 mph, gusts 8NE 6 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 7E 6 mph, gusts 8ENE 6 mph, gusts 8NE 5 mph, gusts 7NE 3 mph, gusts 6NNE 3 mph, gusts 5N 3 mph, gusts 7NNE 5 mph, gusts 8NNE 6 mph, gusts 9NE 7 mph, gusts 10NE 8 mph, gusts 10ENE 8 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 12 AM73°73°72°97%41%3%0.01"E 7109.0 mi
Sat 1 AM73°73°72°97%18%2%–E 699.0 mi
Sat 2 AM73°73°72°97%31%3%–E 5810+ mi
Sat 3 AM73°73°72°97%41%4%–E 5710+ mi
Sat 4 AM72°72°72°99%46%6%–E 589.0 mi
Sat 5 AM72°72°72°99%41%6%–ENE 577.0 mi
Sat 6 AM72°72°72°99%42%7%–NE 587.0 mi
Sat 7 AM72°72°72°99%39%7%–NNE 587.0 mi
Sat 8 AM72°72°72°99%49%7%–NNE 587.0 mi
Sat 9 AM73°73°72°97%45%7%–N 687.0 mi
Sat 10 AM73°73°73°100%40%5%–NNE 797.0 mi
Sat 11 AM74°74°73°97%35%5%–NNE 799.0 mi
Sat 12 PM75°75°73°94%39%5%–NNE 7810+ mi
Sat 1 PM76°76°73°90%39%7%–NE 7810+ mi
Sat 2 PM77°77°73°88%25%7%–NE 6810+ mi
Sat 3 PM77°77°73°88%16%7%–ENE 5710+ mi
Sat 4 PM77°77°73°88%12%7%–E 6710+ mi
Sat 5 PM77°77°72°85%9%7%–E 6810+ mi
Sat 6 PM77°77°72°85%9%7%–E 6810+ mi
Sat 7 PM76°76°73°90%10%3%–E 6810+ mi
Sat 8 PM76°76°73°90%13%2%–ENE 6810+ mi
Sat 9 PM75°75°73°94%18%1%–ENE 5810+ mi
Sat 10 PM75°75°73°94%24%2%–NE 579.0 mi
Sat 11 PM75°75°73°94%16%2%–NE 567.0 mi
Sun 12 AM75°75°73°94%28%2%–NE 367.0 mi
Sun 1 AM74°74°73°97%26%2%–NNE 367.0 mi
Sun 1 AM74°74°72°93%20%2%–NNE 357.0 mi
Sun 2 AM74°74°72°93%20%2%–NNE 367.0 mi
Sun 3 AM73°73°72°97%31%2%–N 377.0 mi
Sun 4 AM73°73°71°94%39%2%–NNE 57–
Sun 5 AM72°72°71°96%43%2%–NNE 58–
Sun 6 AM72°72°72°99%59%3%–N 69–
Sun 7 AM72°72°72°99%51%3%–NNE 69–
Sun 8 AM73°73°72°97%62%0%–NNE 69–
Sun 9 AM74°74°73°96%65%0%–NE 710–
Sun 10 AM74°74°73°96%65%0%–NE 810–
Sun 11 AM75°75°73°92%59%0%–NE 810–
Sun 12 PM76°76°73°89%39%0%–ENE 810–
Sun 1 PM78°78°73°86%25%0%–ENE 810–
Sun 2 PM78°78°73°86%30%1%–E 79–
Sun 3 PM78°78°73°86%35%0%–E 810–
Sun 4 PM78°78°73°86%43%0%–E 810–
Sun 5 PM78°78°72°83%40%0%–E 812–
Sun 6 PM77°77°73°87%51%0%–E 812–
Sun 7 PM76°76°73°90%66%0%–E 812–
Sun 8 PM76°76°73°91%63%0%–E 812–
Sun 9 PM76°76°73°91%59%0%–E 812–
Sun 10 PM76°76°73°92%57%0%–ESE 710–

7-day forecast

Fri, Oct 30

Mostly Cloudy

–° / 72°

15% rain

Today

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 72°

15% rain · 0.01"

NE 5–7 mph · gusts 10

Sun, Nov 1

Partly Sunny

78° / 74°

3% rain

ENE 3–8 mph · gusts 12

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

78° / 75°

4% rain

SE 6–12 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Nov 3

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

78° / 67°

68% rain · 0.18"

WSW 9–12 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
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East northeast wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. 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. North northwest wind around 12 mph. 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.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

Weather map

Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.

Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 1137 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.


GMZ330-311715-
Matagorda Bay-
1137 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. 
Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...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...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest 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 · 1137 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.


GMZ350-355-311715-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1137 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots late. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...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.
.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. Seas 2 to
3 feet. A chance of showers in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · June 2049

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
1% lit
↑ 7:20 AM
↓ 9:24 PM
★★★★c86
best
2
4% lit
↑ 8:12 AM
↓ 10:09 PM
★★★☆c84
3
9% lit
↑ 9:05 AM
↓ 10:50 PM
★★★☆c79
4
15% lit
↑ 9:58 AM
↓ 11:27 PM
★★☆☆c74
Apogee · 405,617 km
5
22% lit
↑ 10:50 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c66
6
31% lit
↑ 11:43 AM
↓ 12:02 AM
★☆☆☆c57
7
40% lit
↑ 12:35 PM
↓ 12:34 AM
★☆☆☆c46
8
50% lit
↑ 1:28 PM
↓ 1:07 AM
★☆☆☆c34
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter
9
60% lit
↑ 2:23 PM
↓ 1:39 AM
★☆☆☆c43
10
70% lit
↑ 3:20 PM
↓ 2:13 AM
★★☆☆c58
11
79% lit
↑ 4:20 PM
↓ 2:50 AM
★★☆☆c72
12
87% lit
↑ 5:22 PM
↓ 3:31 AM
★★★☆c85
13
94% lit
↑ 6:27 PM
↓ 4:18 AM
★★★☆c94
14
98% lit
↑ 7:32 PM
↓ 5:12 AM
★★★★c99
best
15
100% lit
↑ 8:34 PM
↓ 6:12 AM
★☆☆☆c102
Moon farthest south (-21.8°)
Full Moon · Strawberry Moon (supermoon)
16
99% lit
↑ 9:32 PM
↓ 7:18 AM
★★★★c102
Perigee · 359,141 km
best
17
95% lit
↑ 10:23 PM
↓ 8:27 AM
★★★★c100
best
18
88% lit
↑ 11:08 PM
↓ 9:36 AM
★★★☆c93
19
79% lit
↑ 11:50 PM
↓ 10:43 AM
★★☆☆c79
20
69% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:48 AM
★☆☆☆c60
21
58% lit
↑ 12:28 AM
↓ 12:49 PM
★☆☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
22
47% lit
↑ 1:05 AM
↓ 1:50 PM
★☆☆☆c42
Last Quarter
23
36% lit
↑ 1:42 AM
↓ 2:48 PM
★☆☆☆c58
24
27% lit
↑ 2:19 AM
↓ 3:46 PM
★★☆☆c72
25
18% lit
↑ 2:59 AM
↓ 4:43 PM
★★☆☆c81
26
11% lit
↑ 3:42 AM
↓ 5:38 PM
★★★☆c85
27
6% lit
↑ 4:27 AM
↓ 6:31 PM
★★★☆c86
28
2% lit
↑ 5:16 AM
↓ 7:21 PM
★★★★c86
Moon farthest north (22.4°)
29
0% lit
↑ 6:07 AM
↓ 8:07 PM
★☆☆☆c85
New Moon
30
0% lit
↑ 6:59 AM
↓ 8:49 PM
★★★★c84
best

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Jun 4 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 405,617 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Jun 8 · 11:00 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, Jun 8 · 12:56 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Jun 15 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-21.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jun 15 · 2:27 PM — Full Moon · Strawberry 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, Jun 16 · 6:00 PM — Perigee · 359,141 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Jun 21 · 8:00 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, Jun 22 · 4:41 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Jun 28 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest north (22.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jun 29 · 11:50 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Tue, Jun 1 · Mon, Jun 14 · Wed, Jun 16 · Thu, Jun 17 · Wed, Jun 30

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

Moon distance

359,191 km closest · 405,765 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 11:26 PM.