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Matagorda

28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda

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Today

Today: High 82° · 3% rain

Mostly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 69° · 2% rain

Patchy fog after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:36 AM / 5:38 PM
Moonrise / moonset
12:05 AM / 1:08 PM
Moon
Last Quarter, 52%
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 112 PM6 PMMon, Nov 26 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 36 AMclouds49% 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 cover62% cloud cover62% cloud cover63% cloud cover63% cloud cover61% cloud cover59% cloud cover57% cloud cover56% cloud cover54% cloud cover53% cloud cover🌫🌫🌫⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°79818075737271718182817776757375rain2% 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% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance35% chance35% chance35% chance35% chancewind01020mphNE 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 15SSE 8 mph, gusts 15SSE 7 mph, gusts 14SSE 7 mph, gusts 13S 7 mph, gusts 12S 7 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 10 AM79°79°73°82%49%2%–NE 6910+ mi
Sun 11 AM81°86°73°77%39%2%–ENE 6910+ mi
Sun 12 PM82°87°73°74%35%2%–ENE 7910+ mi
Sun 1 PM81°86°73°77%35%2%–ENE 7910+ mi
Sun 2 PM81°86°73°77%42%2%–ESE 7910+ mi
Sun 3 PM82°87°73°74%31%3%–ESE 7910+ mi
Sun 4 PM80°84°73°79%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 61210+ mi
Sun 10 PM73°73°73°100%42%2%–ESE 5109.0 mi
Sun 11 PM73°73°73°100%45%2%–ESE 599.0 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°100%70%2%–ESE 387.0 mi
Mon 4 AM71°71°71°100%81%2%–ESE 387.0 mi
Mon 5 AM71°71°71°100%81%2%–ESE 584.9 mi🌫
Mon 6 AM70°70°70°100%60%5%–ESE 594.9 mi🌫
Mon 7 AM71°71°71°100%65%5%–ESE 594.9 mi🌫
Mon 8 AM74°74°73°97%57%5%–SE 7107.0 mi
Mon 9 AM79°79°74°85%53%6%–SSE 81210+ mi
Mon 10 AM81°86°74°79%45%6%–SSE 91310+ mi
Mon 11 AM81°86°74°79%62%6%–SSE 101310+ mi
Mon 12 PM82°88°74°77%71%10%–SSE 101410+ mi
Mon 1 PM82°88°74°77%78%10%–SSE 121410+ mi
Mon 2 PM82°88°74°77%64%10%–SSE 101410+ mi
Mon 3 PM81°86°74°79%35%10%–SSE 121410+ mi
Mon 4 PM81°86°74°79%58%10%–SSE 1214–
Mon 5 PM80°85°74°82%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°97%70%1%–SSE 915–
Mon 9 PM76°76°75°97%58%1%–SSE 915–
Mon 10 PM76°76°75°97%59%1%–SSE 915–
Mon 11 PM75°75°75°100%61%1%–SSE 815–
Tue 12 AM75°75°75°100%62%1%–SSE 815–
Tue 1 AM75°75°75°100%62%1%–SSE 815–
Tue 2 AM74°74°74°100%63%1%–SSE 714–
Tue 3 AM74°74°74°100%63%1%–SSE 714–
Tue 4 AM73°73°73°100%61%1%–SSE 713–
Tue 5 AM72°72°72°100%59%1%–S 712–
Tue 6 AM73°73°73°100%57%35%–S 712–⚡
Tue 7 AM75°75°74°97%56%35%–S 712–⚡
Tue 8 AM77°77°75°94%54%35%–S 713–⚡
Tue 9 AM79°79°75°88%53%35%–S 813–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

82° / 69°

3% rain

E 5–8 mph · gusts 12

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 3–10 mph · gusts 14

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

78° / 59°

15% rain

SE 3–8 mph · gusts 10

Fri, Nov 6

Sunny

77° / 59°

15% rain

N 3–9 mph · gusts 12

Sat, Nov 7

Chance Rain Showers

77° / 59°

26% rain · 0.18"

NE 5–9 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Mostly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Tonight: 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. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. 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 78.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 502 AM CST 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.


GMZ330-012330-
Matagorda Bay-
502 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast late.
Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog early this morning. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog after midnight. 
.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 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to smooth to slightly
choppy in the afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 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...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northeast 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 · 502 AM CST 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.


GMZ350-355-012330-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
502 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late. Seas
around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. Areas of
dense fog early this morning. Patchy dense fog late this morning.
.TONIGHT...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...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at
5 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds and east 2 feet at
7 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · November 2050

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
91% lit
↑ 9:07 PM
↓ 10:08 AM
★☆☆☆c96
2
84% lit
↑ 10:03 PM
↓ 11:04 AM
★★☆☆c92
Moon farthest north (20.4°)
3
76% lit
↑ 10:59 PM
↓ 11:55 AM
★☆☆☆c86
4
67% lit
↑ 11:55 PM
↓ 12:40 PM
★☆☆☆c76
5
57% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:21 PM
★☆☆☆c65
6
47% lit
↑ 12:49 AM
↓ 12:58 PM
★☆☆☆c53
Last Quarter
7
37% lit
↑ 12:41 AM
↓ 1:32 PM
★☆☆☆c42
8
29% lit
↑ 1:33 AM
↓ 2:05 PM
★☆☆☆c33
9
20% lit
↑ 2:24 AM
↓ 2:38 PM
★☆☆☆c38
Apogee · 405,119 km
Moon crosses the equator
10
13% lit
↑ 3:15 AM
↓ 3:11 PM
★☆☆☆c47
11
8% lit
↑ 4:07 AM
↓ 3:45 PM
★☆☆☆c56
12
3% lit
↑ 5:00 AM
↓ 4:22 PM
★★☆☆c65
13
1% lit
↑ 5:54 AM
↓ 5:02 PM
★★☆☆c75
14
0% lit
↑ 6:49 AM
↓ 5:46 PM
★★☆☆c83
New Moon
best
15
1% lit
↑ 7:45 AM
↓ 6:34 PM
★★☆☆c88
best
16
5% lit
↑ 8:39 AM
↓ 7:27 PM
★★☆☆c91
Moon farthest south (-19.4°)
17
11% lit
↑ 9:32 AM
↓ 8:24 PM
★★☆☆c91
18
18% lit
↑ 10:22 AM
↓ 9:23 PM
★☆☆☆c90
19
27% lit
↑ 11:09 AM
↓ 10:24 PM
★☆☆☆c83
20
38% lit
↑ 11:53 AM
↓ 11:25 PM
★☆☆☆c71
21
49% lit
↑ 12:34 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c57
First Quarter
22
60% lit
↑ 1:15 PM
↓ 12:28 AM
★☆☆☆c39
23
71% lit
↑ 1:55 PM
↓ 1:30 AM
★☆☆☆c56
Moon crosses the equator
24
81% lit
↑ 2:37 PM
↓ 2:34 AM
★☆☆☆c72
25
89% lit
↑ 3:20 PM
↓ 3:38 AM
★☆☆☆c72
Perigee · 366,856 km
26
95% lit
↑ 4:07 PM
↓ 4:42 AM
★★☆☆c86
27
99% lit
↑ 4:57 PM
↓ 5:47 AM
★★☆☆c103
best
28
100% lit
↑ 5:51 PM
↓ 6:49 AM
★★☆☆c103
Full Moon · Beaver Moon
best
29
98% lit
↑ 6:47 PM
↓ 7:48 AM
★☆☆☆c103
Moon farthest north (20.2°)
30
95% lit
↑ 7:44 PM
↓ 8:43 AM
★★☆☆c98
best

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Nov 2 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest north (20.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Nov 6 · 3:57 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Nov 9 · 1:00 AM — Apogee · 405,119 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Nov 9 · 7:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Nov 14 · 7:41 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Nov 16 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-19.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Nov 21 · 2:24 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Nov 23 · 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, Nov 25 · 12:00 AM — Perigee · 366,856 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Nov 28 · 9:09 AM — Full Moon · Beaver MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Nov 29 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest north (20.2°)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

Mon, Nov 14 · Tue, Nov 15 · Sun, Nov 27 · Mon, Nov 28 · Wed, Nov 30

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

Moon distance

366,968 km closest · 405,015 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 Sun 6:20 AM.