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Matagorda

28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda

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Today

This Afternoon: High 82° · 2% rain

Mostly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. East wind around 5 mph.

Tonight: Low 69° · 1% rain

Patchy fog after 5am. Mostly 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, 49%
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 PMMon, Nov 26 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 36 AM12 PMclouds42% cloud cover46% cloud cover45% cloud cover45% cloud cover48% cloud cover61% cloud cover66% cloud cover66% cloud cover70% cloud cover73% cloud cover73% cloud cover69% cloud cover73% cloud cover72% cloud cover76% cloud cover70% cloud cover62% cloud cover57% cloud cover57% cloud cover53% cloud cover54% cloud cover54% cloud cover49% cloud cover49% cloud cover55% cloud cover49% cloud cover68% cloud cover62% cloud cover68% cloud cover77% cloud cover77% cloud cover74% cloud cover73% cloud cover74% cloud cover73% cloud cover67% cloud cover57% cloud cover60% cloud cover69% cloud cover58% cloud cover46% cloud cover47% cloud cover49% cloud cover50% cloud cover52% cloud cover55% cloud cover57% cloud cover61% cloud cover🌫🌫🌫⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°77737270697482827976767474768380rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance4% chance4% chance5% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance6% chance5% chance4% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance37% chance37% chance37% chance37% chance37% chance37% chance64% chance, 0.03 in64% chance, 0.03 in64% chance, 0.03 in64% chance, 0.03 in64% chance, 0.03 inwind01020mphSE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 6 mph, gusts 10ESE 5 mph, gusts 9ESE 3 mph, gusts 8SE 3 mph, gusts 7ESE 3 mph, gusts 7ESE 3 mph, gusts 8ESE 5 mph, gusts 9SE 8 mph, gusts 12SSE 10 mph, gusts 13SSE 10 mph, gusts 14SSE 10 mph, gusts 14SSE 9 mph, gusts 13SE 8 mph, gusts 14SSE 9 mph, gusts 16SSE 8 mph, gusts 16SSE 8 mph, gusts 16SSE 8 mph, gusts 15S 7 mph, gusts 13S 7 mph, gusts 12S 9 mph, gusts 13SSW 12 mph, gusts 15SW 12 mph, gusts 15WSW 12 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 5 PM77°77°73°88%42%1%–SE 71010+ mi
Sun 6 PM76°76°73°90%46%0%–SE 71010+ mi
Sun 7 PM74°74°72°93%45%0%–ESE 61010+ mi
Sun 8 PM73°73°72°97%45%0%–ESE 51010+ mi
Sun 9 PM72°72°72°100%48%0%–ESE 5910+ mi
Sun 10 PM72°72°72°100%61%0%–ESE 589.8 mi
Sun 11 PM72°72°72°100%66%0%–ESE 389.3 mi
Mon 12 AM70°70°70°100%66%0%–SE 378.1 mi
Mon 1 AM70°70°70°100%70%1%–SE 377.0 mi
Mon 2 AM70°70°70°100%73%1%–ESE 377.0 mi
Mon 3 AM69°69°69°100%73%1%–ESE 377.0 mi
Mon 4 AM69°69°69°100%69%1%–ESE 377.0 mi
Mon 5 AM69°69°69°100%73%1%–ESE 383.9 mi🌫
Mon 6 AM69°69°69°100%72%4%–ESE 584.0 mi🌫
Mon 7 AM70°70°70°100%76%4%–ESE 594.4 mi🌫
Mon 8 AM74°74°73°97%70%5%–SE 7108.0 mi
Mon 9 AM78°78°74°88%62%4%–SE 81210+ mi
Mon 10 AM81°86°73°77%57%4%–SSE 91310+ mi
Mon 11 AM82°87°73°74%57%4%–SSE 101310+ mi
Mon 12 PM82°87°73°74%53%5%–SSE 101410+ mi
Mon 1 PM82°87°73°74%54%5%–SSE 101410+ mi
Mon 2 PM82°87°73°74%54%5%–SSE 101410+ mi
Mon 3 PM81°86°73°77%49%6%–SSE 101410+ mi
Mon 4 PM81°86°74°79%49%5%–SSE 101410+ mi
Mon 5 PM79°79°74°85%55%4%–SSE 91310+ mi
Mon 6 PM77°77°74°90%49%1%–SE 81310+ mi
Mon 7 PM77°77°74°90%68%1%–SE 81410+ mi
Mon 8 PM76°76°74°94%62%0%–SSE 91510+ mi
Mon 9 PM76°76°74°94%68%0%–SSE 9169.0 mi
Mon 10 PM76°76°74°94%77%0%–SSE 916–
Mon 11 PM76°76°74°94%77%0%–SSE 816–
Tue 12 AM76°76°74°94%74%1%–SSE 816–
Tue 1 AM76°76°73°90%73%1%–SSE 816–
Tue 2 AM74°74°73°97%74%1%–SSE 816–
Tue 3 AM74°74°74°100%73%1%–SSE 815–
Tue 4 AM74°74°74°100%67%1%–S 814–
Tue 5 AM74°74°74°100%57%1%–S 713–
Tue 6 AM73°73°73°100%60%37%–S 713–⚡
Tue 7 AM73°73°73°100%69%37%–S 712–⚡
Tue 8 AM76°76°74°94%58%37%–S 812–⚡
Tue 9 AM81°87°75°82%46%37%–S 913–⚡
Tue 10 AM83°90°75°77%47%37%–SSW 1014–⚡
Tue 11 AM83°90°74°74%49%37%–SSW 1215–⚡
Tue 12 PM82°88°74°77%50%64%0.03"SW 1215–⚡
Tue 1 PM81°86°73°77%52%64%0.03"SW 1215–⚡
Tue 2 PM80°84°73°79%55%64%0.03"WSW 1215–⚡
Tue 3 PM79°79°72°79%57%64%0.03"WSW 1214–⚡
Tue 4 PM78°78°72°82%61%64%0.03"W 1013–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

82° / 69°

2% rain

E 3–7 mph · gusts 10

Mon, Nov 2

Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny

82° / 73°

6% rain

SE 3–10 mph · gusts 16

🌫 Fog

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

83° / 58°

64% rain · 0.24"

SW 7–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

77° / 60°

5% rain

N 3–8 mph · gusts 14

Thu, Nov 5

Slight Chance Rain Showers

78° / 60°

16% rain

E 2–7 mph · gusts 10

Fri, Nov 6

Mostly Sunny

77° / 58°

15% rain

NE 2–10 mph · gusts 14

Sat, Nov 7

Slight Chance Rain Showers

75° / 58°

30% rain · 0.12"

NE 5–10 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Mostly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. East wind around 5 mph.
  • Tonight: Patchy fog after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
  • Monday: Patchy fog before 8am. Partly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers. Sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 504 PM 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.


GMZ330-021130-
Matagorda Bay-
504 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog late. 
.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 to 15 knots knots. Bay 
waters smooth to slightly choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
slightly choppy after midnight. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ350 · 504 PM 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.


GMZ350-355-021130-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
504 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026

.TONIGHT...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: 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. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest 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 with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds and east
2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 2051

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
26% lit
↑ 2:11 AM
↓ 4:00 PM
★☆☆☆c92
2
17% lit
↑ 3:04 AM
↓ 4:57 PM
★★☆☆c96
Moon farthest north (19.3°)
3
10% lit
↑ 4:00 AM
↓ 5:51 PM
★★☆☆c97
4
4% lit
↑ 4:57 AM
↓ 6:40 PM
★★☆☆c96
best
5
1% lit
↑ 5:55 AM
↓ 7:24 PM
★☆☆☆c93
6
0% lit
↑ 6:52 AM
↓ 8:05 PM
★★☆☆c91
New Moon
best
7
1% lit
↑ 7:48 AM
↓ 8:42 PM
★★☆☆c82
best
8
5% lit
↑ 8:43 AM
↓ 9:18 PM
★★☆☆c69
9
9% lit
↑ 9:36 AM
↓ 9:52 PM
★☆☆☆c53
Moon crosses the equator
10
16% lit
↑ 10:28 AM
↓ 10:26 PM
★☆☆☆c37
11
23% lit
↑ 11:19 AM
↓ 11:01 PM
★☆☆☆c34
12
32% lit
↑ 12:11 PM
↓ 11:36 PM
★☆☆☆c42
Apogee · 404,639 km
13
41% lit
↑ 1:03 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c55
14
50% lit
↑ 1:55 PM
↓ 12:15 AM
★☆☆☆c65
First Quarter
15
60% lit
↑ 2:47 PM
↓ 12:56 AM
★☆☆☆c74
16
69% lit
↑ 3:39 PM
↓ 1:41 AM
★☆☆☆c82
17
78% lit
↑ 4:30 PM
↓ 2:30 AM
★☆☆☆c88
Moon farthest south (-18.7°)
18
86% lit
↑ 5:20 PM
↓ 3:24 AM
★☆☆☆c90
19
93% lit
↑ 6:09 PM
↓ 4:22 AM
★★☆☆c90
20
97% lit
↑ 6:55 PM
↓ 5:22 AM
★★☆☆c90
best
21
100% lit
↑ 7:39 PM
↓ 6:25 AM
★☆☆☆c86
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
22
99% lit
↑ 8:22 PM
↓ 7:29 AM
★★☆☆c73
best
23
96% lit
↑ 9:05 PM
↓ 8:34 AM
★★☆☆c61
Moon crosses the equator
24
90% lit
↑ 9:48 PM
↓ 9:39 AM
★☆☆☆c45
Perigee · 363,297 km
25
82% lit
↑ 10:33 PM
↓ 10:45 AM
★☆☆☆c47
26
72% lit
↑ 11:19 PM
↓ 11:49 AM
★☆☆☆c67
27
62% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:53 PM
★☆☆☆c75
28
50% lit
↑ 12:09 AM
↓ 1:54 PM
★☆☆☆c81
Last Quarter
29
39% lit
↑ 1:01 AM
↓ 2:53 PM
★☆☆☆c85
Moon farthest north (19.2°)
30
29% lit
↑ 1:56 AM
↓ 3:47 PM
★☆☆☆c86
31
20% lit
↑ 2:52 AM
↓ 4:36 PM
★☆☆☆c84

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Aug 2 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest north (19.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Aug 6 · 10:05 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Aug 9 · 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.
  • Sat, Aug 12 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 404,639 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Aug 14 · 11:49 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Aug 17 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Aug 21 · 8:35 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Aug 23 · 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.
  • Thu, Aug 24 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 363,297 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Aug 28 · 12:29 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Aug 29 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest north (19.2°)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

Fri, Aug 4 · Sun, Aug 6 · Mon, Aug 7 · Sun, Aug 20 · Tue, Aug 22

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

Moon distance

363,380 km closest · 404,606 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 12:21 PM.