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Port O'Connor

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 73° · 3% rain

Patchy fog after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East northeast wind around 6 mph.

Sunday: High 78° · 4% rain

Patchy fog before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East northeast wind around 7 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:36 AM / 6:41 PM
Moonrise / moonset
– / 1:25 PM
Moon
Last Quarter, 59%
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 31Sun, Nov 16 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 26 AM12 PM6 PMclouds9% cloud cover18% cloud cover34% cloud cover43% cloud cover37% cloud cover38% cloud cover45% cloud cover33% cloud cover21% cloud cover31% cloud cover61% cloud cover59% cloud cover56% cloud cover70% cloud cover73% cloud cover61% cloud cover53% cloud cover34% cloud cover30% cloud cover27% cloud cover27% cloud cover23% cloud cover30% cloud cover36% cloud cover51% cloud cover55% cloud cover56% cloud cover57% cloud cover54% cloud cover58% cloud cover54% cloud cover50% cloud cover60% cloud cover57% cloud cover59% cloud cover62% cloud cover72% cloud cover61% cloud cover50% cloud cover49% cloud cover47% cloud cover46% cloud cover47% cloud cover48% cloud cover49% cloud cover54% cloud cover59% cloud cover64% cloud cover🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫65°70°75°80°85°76757473737577777675757474777878rain3% chance2% chance1% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphENE 6 mph, gusts 10ENE 6 mph, gusts 9ENE 6 mph, gusts 10ENE 5 mph, gusts 8NE 6 mph, gusts 10NE 6 mph, gusts 9NE 6 mph, gusts 8NE 6 mph, gusts 9ENE 7 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 7 mph, gusts 10SE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 10SSE 9 mph, gusts 12SSE 10 mph, gusts 13SSE 10 mph, gusts 13SSE 10 mph, gusts 14SE 10 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 8 PM76°76°73°90%9%3%–ENE 61010+ mi
Sat 9 PM76°76°73°90%18%2%–E 6910+ mi
Sat 10 PM75°75°73°94%34%1%–ENE 699.9 mi
Sat 11 PM75°75°73°94%43%3%–E 699.7 mi
Sun 12 AM75°75°72°90%37%3%–ENE 6109.2 mi
Sun 1 AM74°74°72°93%38%1%–NE 688.3 mi
Sun 1 AM74°74°72°93%45%1%–ENE 587.1 mi
Sun 2 AM75°75°72°90%33%1%–NE 6107.0 mi
Sun 3 AM73°73°72°97%21%1%–NE 6105.6 mi🌫
Sun 4 AM73°73°72°97%31%1%–NE 6104.9 mi🌫
Sun 5 AM73°73°71°93%61%2%–NE 694.2 mi🌫
Sun 6 AM73°73°71°93%59%4%–NE 584.2 mi🌫
Sun 7 AM73°73°72°97%56%3%–NE 684.2 mi🌫
Sun 8 AM73°73°72°97%70%3%–NE 685.7 mi🌫
Sun 9 AM74°74°72°93%73%4%–NE 699.8 mi
Sun 10 AM75°75°72°90%61%3%–NE 7910+ mi
Sun 11 AM76°76°72°87%53%3%–ENE 7910.0 mi
Sun 12 PM77°77°73°88%34%3%–ENE 799.9 mi
Sun 1 PM77°77°73°88%30%3%–E 799.8 mi
Sun 2 PM77°77°73°88%27%3%–E 799.8 mi
Sun 3 PM77°77°73°88%27%3%–E 7910.0 mi
Sun 4 PM77°77°73°88%23%3%–E 7910+ mi
Sun 5 PM77°77°73°88%30%3%–ESE 71010+ mi
Sun 6 PM77°77°73°88%36%0%–E 71010+ mi
Sun 7 PM76°76°73°90%51%0%–E 71210+ mi
Sun 8 PM75°75°73°94%55%0%–ESE 81210+ mi
Sun 9 PM75°75°73°94%56%0%–ESE 81210+ mi
Sun 10 PM75°75°73°94%57%0%–ESE 712–
Sun 11 PM75°75°72°90%54%0%–ESE 710–
Mon 12 AM75°75°72°90%58%0%–SE 69–
Mon 1 AM75°75°72°90%54%0%–SE 58–
Mon 2 AM75°75°72°90%50%0%–SE 58–
Mon 3 AM75°75°72°90%60%0%–SE 58–
Mon 4 AM74°74°72°93%57%0%–SE 58–
Mon 5 AM74°74°72°93%59%1%–SE 69–
Mon 6 AM74°74°72°93%62%2%–SE 69–
Mon 7 AM74°74°73°97%72%2%–SE 710–
Mon 8 AM75°75°74°97%61%2%–SSE 812–
Mon 9 AM77°77°74°90%50%2%–SSE 912–
Mon 10 AM77°77°74°90%49%2%–SSE 1012–
Mon 11 AM78°78°75°91%47%2%–SSE 1013–
Mon 12 PM78°78°75°91%46%1%–SSE 1013–
Mon 1 PM78°78°75°91%47%1%–SSE 1013–
Mon 2 PM79°79°75°88%48%1%–SSE 1014–
Mon 3 PM79°79°75°88%49%1%–SSE 1014–
Mon 4 PM78°78°74°88%54%1%–SSE 1014–
Mon 5 PM78°78°74°88%59%1%–SE 1015–
Mon 6 PM77°77°75°94%64%0%–SE 1015–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Cloudy then Patchy Fog

76° / 73°

3% rain

ENE 6–6 mph · gusts 10

Sun, Nov 1

Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny

78° / 74°

4% rain

ENE 5–8 mph · gusts 12

🌫 Fog

Mon, Nov 2

Partly Sunny

79° / 75°

2% rain

SE 5–12 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Nov 3

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

79° / 65°

73% rain · 0.54"

WSW 8–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

73° / 67°

4% rain

NNW 8–13 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

74° / 65°

12% rain

NNE 7–10 mph · gusts 13

Fri, Nov 6

Sunny

73° / 66°

12% rain

NE 7–12 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Patchy fog after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East northeast wind around 6 mph.
  • Sunday: Patchy fog before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East northeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. South southeast wind around 12 mph.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. West southwest wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. North northwest wind around 13 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. North wind 7 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 808 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 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.


GMZ330-011415-
Matagorda Bay-
808 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast around 5
knots after midnight. 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. 
.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...Northwest 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 · 808 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 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.


GMZ350-355-011415-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
808 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast around
5 knots late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
7 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this evening. Patchy
fog late. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 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...Northwest 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 · May 2051

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
72% lit
↑ 12:10 AM
↓ 11:08 AM
★★☆☆c77
2
62% lit
↑ 12:57 AM
↓ 12:05 PM
★★☆☆c73
3
51% lit
↑ 1:42 AM
↓ 1:04 PM
★☆☆☆c66
Last Quarter
4
40% lit
↑ 2:25 AM
↓ 2:05 PM
★☆☆☆c55
5
29% lit
↑ 3:07 AM
↓ 3:08 PM
★☆☆☆c41
6
19% lit
↑ 3:48 AM
↓ 4:12 PM
★☆☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
7
11% lit
↑ 4:31 AM
↓ 5:17 PM
★★☆☆c60
8
4% lit
↑ 5:15 AM
↓ 6:24 PM
★★☆☆c77
Perigee · 360,138 km
9
1% lit
↑ 6:02 AM
↓ 7:31 PM
★★★☆c89
best
10
0% lit
↑ 6:53 AM
↓ 8:37 PM
★☆☆☆c94
New Moon (supermoon)
11
2% lit
↑ 7:48 AM
↓ 9:40 PM
★★★☆c97
best
12
7% lit
↑ 8:45 AM
↓ 10:39 PM
★★★☆c97
Moon farthest north (19.6°)
best
13
14% lit
↑ 9:44 AM
↓ 11:32 PM
★★★☆c94
14
23% lit
↑ 10:42 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c88
15
32% lit
↑ 11:39 AM
↓ 12:19 AM
★★☆☆c79
16
42% lit
↑ 12:35 PM
↓ 1:01 AM
★☆☆☆c67
17
52% lit
↑ 1:28 PM
↓ 1:39 AM
★☆☆☆c54
First Quarter
18
61% lit
↑ 2:21 PM
↓ 2:15 AM
★☆☆☆c40
19
70% lit
↑ 3:12 PM
↓ 2:49 AM
★☆☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
20
78% lit
↑ 4:03 PM
↓ 3:22 AM
★☆☆☆c50
21
86% lit
↑ 4:54 PM
↓ 3:55 AM
★★☆☆c62
Apogee · 405,249 km
22
92% lit
↑ 5:46 PM
↓ 4:30 AM
★★☆☆c72
23
96% lit
↑ 6:39 PM
↓ 5:07 AM
★★★☆c79
24
99% lit
↑ 7:32 PM
↓ 5:47 AM
★☆☆☆c82
25
100% lit
↑ 8:25 PM
↓ 6:30 AM
★★★☆c86
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
26
99% lit
↑ 9:17 PM
↓ 7:17 AM
★★★☆c88
best
27
96% lit
↑ 10:08 PM
↓ 8:08 AM
★★★☆c88
Moon farthest south (-18.9°)
28
91% lit
↑ 10:56 PM
↓ 9:03 AM
★★★☆c88
29
84% lit
↑ 11:42 PM
↓ 10:00 AM
★★☆☆c86
30
75% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:59 AM
★★☆☆c80
31
65% lit
↑ 12:25 AM
↓ 11:58 AM
★★☆☆c70

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, May 3 · 2:30 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, May 6 · 6:00 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, May 8 · 8:00 PM — Perigee · 360,138 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, May 10 · 5:28 AM — New 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.
  • Fri, May 12 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest north (19.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, May 17 · 8:29 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, May 19 · 12:00 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, May 21 · 12:00 AM — Apogee · 405,249 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, May 25 · 12:34 PM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, May 27 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Tue, May 9 · Thu, May 11 · Fri, May 12 · Thu, May 25 · Fri, May 26

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

Moon distance

360,239 km closest · 405,120 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 Sat 1:21 PM.