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Matagorda

28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda

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Today

Overnight: Low 68° · 1% rain

Patchy fog. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Sunday: High 82° · 3% rain

Patchy fog before 9am. Mostly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:36 AM / 5:38 PM
Moonrise / moonset
12:05 AM / 1:08 PM
Moon
Last Quarter, 57%
Minor period
12:00 AM–12:35 AM
Major period
5:10 AM–7:10 AM
Minor period
12:38 PM–1:38 PM
Major period
5:40 PM–7:40 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Nov 16 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 26 AM12 PM6 PMclouds28% cloud cover31% cloud cover39% cloud cover38% cloud cover32% cloud cover39% cloud cover47% cloud cover68% cloud cover72% cloud cover65% cloud cover49% cloud cover39% cloud cover35% cloud cover35% cloud cover42% cloud cover31% cloud cover31% cloud cover33% cloud cover32% cloud cover39% cloud cover47% cloud cover36% cloud cover42% cloud cover45% cloud cover59% cloud cover51% cloud cover44% cloud cover70% cloud cover81% cloud cover81% cloud cover60% cloud cover65% cloud cover57% cloud cover53% cloud cover45% cloud cover62% cloud cover71% cloud cover78% cloud cover64% cloud cover35% cloud cover58% cloud cover74% cloud cover72% cloud cover81% cloud cover70% cloud cover58% cloud cover59% cloud cover61% cloud cover🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫65°70°75°80°85°73717076828277737371707982817876rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance10% chance10% chance10% chance10% chance10% chance10% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphNNE 2 mph, gusts 5NNE 2 mph, gusts 5N 3 mph, gusts 6NNE 5 mph, gusts 8NNE 5 mph, gusts 8NE 6 mph, gusts 9ENE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 8 mph, gusts 10ESE 7 mph, gusts 12E 6 mph, gusts 12ESE 5 mph, gusts 10ESE 3 mph, gusts 8ESE 3 mph, gusts 8ESE 3 mph, gusts 8ESE 5 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 10SSE 9 mph, gusts 13SSE 10 mph, gusts 14SSE 10 mph, gusts 14SSE 12 mph, gusts 14SSE 9 mph, gusts 13SSE 9 mph, gusts 15SSE 9 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 1 AM73°73°72°97%28%1%–NNE 257.0 mi🌫
Sun 1 AM72°72°71°97%31%1%–NE 257.0 mi🌫
Sun 2 AM71°71°70°97%39%1%–NNE 255.9 mi🌫
Sun 3 AM71°71°70°97%38%1%–N 265.9 mi🌫
Sun 4 AM70°70°70°99%32%1%–N 364.9 mi🌫
Sun 5 AM70°70°69°98%39%1%–NNE 370.8 mi🌫
Sun 6 AM70°70°69°98%47%1%–NNE 580.8 mi🌫
Sun 7 AM69°69°69°100%68%2%–NNE 581.1 mi🌫
Sun 8 AM72°72°72°100%72%2%–NNE 582.5 mi🌫
Sun 9 AM76°76°73°91%65%2%–NE 587.0 mi
Sun 10 AM79°79°73°83%49%2%–NE 6910+ mi
Sun 11 AM81°85°73°78%39%2%–ENE 6910+ mi
Sun 12 PM82°87°73°75%35%2%–ENE 7910+ mi
Sun 1 PM81°87°73°76%35%2%–ENE 7910+ mi
Sun 2 PM81°86°73°76%42%2%–ESE 7910+ mi
Sun 3 PM82°87°73°75%31%3%–ESE 7910+ mi
Sun 4 PM80°84°73°80%31%2%–ESE 81010+ mi
Sun 5 PM79°79°73°82%33%2%–ESE 81010+ mi
Sun 6 PM77°77°74°90%32%2%–ESE 71210+ mi
Sun 7 PM75°75°74°97%39%2%–ESE 71210+ mi
Sun 8 PM74°74°74°100%47%1%–E 61210+ mi
Sun 9 PM73°73°73°100%36%1%–E 6129.0 mi
Sun 10 PM73°73°73°100%42%2%–ESE 5107.9 mi
Sun 11 PM73°73°73°100%45%2%–ESE 597.0 mi
Mon 12 AM73°73°73°100%59%1%–ESE 387.0 mi
Mon 1 AM72°72°72°100%51%2%–ESE 387.0 mi
Mon 2 AM72°72°72°100%44%2%–ESE 387.0 mi
Mon 3 AM71°71°71°99%70%2%–ESE 387.0 mi
Mon 4 AM71°71°71°99%81%2%–ESE 38–
Mon 5 AM71°71°71°99%81%2%–ESE 58–🌫
Mon 6 AM70°70°70°100%60%5%–ESE 59–🌫
Mon 7 AM71°71°71°99%65%5%–ESE 59–🌫
Mon 8 AM74°74°73°97%57%5%–SE 710–
Mon 9 AM79°83°74°85%53%6%–SSE 812–
Mon 10 AM81°86°74°79%45%6%–SSE 913–
Mon 11 AM81°87°74°79%62%6%–SSE 1013–
Mon 12 PM82°88°74°78%71%10%–SSE 1014–
Mon 1 PM82°88°74°78%78%10%–SSE 1214–
Mon 2 PM82°88°74°78%64%10%–SSE 1014–
Mon 3 PM81°87°74°79%35%10%–SSE 1214–
Mon 4 PM81°87°74°79%58%10%–SSE 1214–
Mon 5 PM80°84°74°83%74%10%–SSE 1014–
Mon 6 PM78°78°75°91%72%1%–SSE 913–
Mon 7 PM77°77°75°94%81%1%–SE 914–
Mon 8 PM76°76°75°96%70%1%–SSE 915–
Mon 9 PM76°76°75°97%58%1%–SSE 915–
Mon 10 PM76°76°75°98%59%1%–SSE 915–
Mon 11 PM75°75°75°99%61%1%–SSE 815–

7-day forecast

Today

Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny

82° / 68°

3% rain

NE 2–8 mph · gusts 12

🌫 Fog

Mon, Nov 2

Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny

82° / 72°

10% rain

SE 3–12 mph · gusts 15

🌫 Fog

Tue, Nov 3

Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 58°

79% rain · 0.36"

SW 6–12 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

76° / 59°

5% rain

N 5–10 mph · gusts 14

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

77° / 58°

11% rain

NW 5–9 mph · gusts 13

Fri, Nov 6

Sunny

76° / 58°

11% rain

NE 5–10 mph · gusts 13

Sat, Nov 7

Slight Chance Rain Showers

76° / 58°

27% rain · 0.06"

E 5–10 mph · gusts 13

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Patchy fog. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Sunday: Patchy fog before 9am. Mostly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Patchy fog after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
  • Monday: Patchy fog before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. 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.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 1200 AM CDT Sun Nov 1 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.


GMZ330-011715-
Matagorda Bay-
1200 AM CDT Sun Nov 1 2026

.OVERNIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy
fog late. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog
in the morning. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog in the morning. 
.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 around 10 knots, becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
slightly choppy after midnight. A chance of showers in the
evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Bay waters smooth. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM

GMZ350 · 1200 AM CDT Sun Nov 1 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.


GMZ350-355-011715-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1200 AM CDT Sun Nov 1 2026

.OVERNIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Areas of fog late. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning.
.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: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 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. Seas 2 to
3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming north
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 2049

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8% lit
↑ 9:15 AM
↓ 9:41 PM
★☆☆☆c58
2
13% lit
↑ 10:08 AM
↓ 10:13 PM
★☆☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
3
21% lit
↑ 11:02 AM
↓ 10:46 PM
★☆☆☆c30
4
30% lit
↑ 11:57 AM
↓ 11:22 PM
★☆☆☆c53
5
39% lit
↑ 12:54 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c68
6
50% lit
↑ 1:54 PM
↓ 12:02 AM
★☆☆☆c81
First Quarter
7
61% lit
↑ 2:55 PM
↓ 12:46 AM
★☆☆☆c92
8
71% lit
↑ 3:56 PM
↓ 1:37 AM
★☆☆☆c100
Moon farthest south (-21.5°)
9
81% lit
↑ 4:56 PM
↓ 2:35 AM
★★☆☆c105
10
89% lit
↑ 5:52 PM
↓ 3:39 AM
★★☆☆c105
best
11
96% lit
↑ 6:44 PM
↓ 4:47 AM
★★☆☆c105
best
12
99% lit
↑ 7:31 PM
↓ 5:56 AM
★☆☆☆c102
Perigee · 357,749 km
13
100% lit
↑ 8:14 PM
↓ 7:06 AM
★★☆☆c93
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon (supermoon)
best
14
97% lit
↑ 8:55 PM
↓ 8:14 AM
★★☆☆c80
best
15
92% lit
↑ 9:35 PM
↓ 9:19 AM
★☆☆☆c60
Moon crosses the equator
16
85% lit
↑ 10:14 PM
↓ 10:23 AM
★☆☆☆c39
17
76% lit
↑ 10:54 PM
↓ 11:26 AM
★☆☆☆c54
18
66% lit
↑ 11:36 PM
↓ 12:26 PM
★☆☆☆c65
19
56% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:25 PM
★☆☆☆c73
20
46% lit
↑ 12:21 AM
↓ 2:20 PM
★☆☆☆c77
Last Quarter
21
36% lit
↑ 1:08 AM
↓ 3:12 PM
★☆☆☆c79
Moon farthest north (22.2°)
22
27% lit
↑ 1:57 AM
↓ 4:01 PM
★☆☆☆c77
23
19% lit
↑ 2:48 AM
↓ 4:45 PM
★☆☆☆c74
24
13% lit
↑ 3:40 AM
↓ 5:26 PM
★☆☆☆c70
25
7% lit
↑ 4:33 AM
↓ 6:03 PM
★★☆☆c66
Apogee · 406,055 km
26
3% lit
↑ 5:26 AM
↓ 6:38 PM
★★☆☆c61
27
1% lit
↑ 6:18 AM
↓ 7:12 PM
★☆☆☆c55
28
0% lit
↑ 7:11 AM
↓ 7:44 PM
★★☆☆c55
New Moon
best
29
2% lit
↑ 8:04 AM
↓ 8:16 PM
★★☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
30
5% lit
↑ 8:58 AM
↓ 8:49 PM
★☆☆☆c37
31
10% lit
↑ 9:52 AM
↓ 9:24 PM
★☆☆☆c44

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Aug 2 · 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.
  • Fri, Aug 6 · 12:51 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Aug 8 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-21.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Aug 12 · 12:00 PM — Perigee · 357,749 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Aug 13 · 4:19 AM — Full Moon · Sturgeon 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.
  • Sun, Aug 15 · 12:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Aug 20 · 2:10 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Aug 21 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest north (22.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Aug 25 · 5:00 AM — Apogee · 406,055 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Aug 28 · 6:18 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Aug 29 · 10:00 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

Tue, Aug 10 · Wed, Aug 11 · Fri, Aug 13 · Sat, Aug 14 · Sat, Aug 28

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

Moon distance

357,749 km closest · 406,023 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 11:46 PM.