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Port O'Connor

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 73° · 1% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. North wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: High 77° · 2% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:37 AM / 5:40 PM
Moonrise / moonset
12:08 AM / 1:09 PM
Moon
Last Quarter, 54%
Minor period
12:00 AM–12:38 AM
Major period
5:10 AM–7:10 AM
Minor period
12:39 PM–1:39 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 PMTue, Nov 3clouds49% cloud cover47% cloud cover49% cloud cover51% cloud cover44% cloud cover36% cloud cover36% cloud cover38% cloud cover33% cloud cover29% cloud cover27% cloud cover28% cloud cover31% cloud cover38% cloud cover38% cloud cover43% cloud cover54% cloud cover42% cloud cover37% cloud cover39% cloud cover57% cloud cover58% cloud cover53% cloud cover55% cloud cover65% cloud cover65% cloud cover76% cloud cover83% cloud cover56% cloud cover52% cloud cover57% cloud cover52% cloud cover51% cloud cover38% cloud cover33% cloud cover52% cloud cover75% cloud cover89% cloud cover81% cloud cover69% cloud cover57% cloud cover57% cloud cover58% cloud cover58% cloud cover59% cloud cover59% cloud cover60% cloud cover57% cloud cover🌫🌫🌫70°75°80°85°73747677767575757575787877777776rain1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphNNE 5 mph, gusts 8NNE 6 mph, gusts 8NE 7 mph, gusts 9ENE 7 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 8 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 6 mph, gusts 10SE 5 mph, gusts 8ESE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 10SSE 8 mph, gusts 12SSE 9 mph, gusts 13SSE 10 mph, gusts 14SSE 10 mph, gusts 14SSE 10 mph, gusts 15SE 10 mph, gusts 16SSE 12 mph, gusts 17SSE 10 mph, gusts 16SSE 10 mph, gusts 16SSE 9 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 5 AM73°73°72°95%49%1%–NNE 588.0 mi
Sun 6 AM73°73°72°97%47%2%–NNE 588.0 mi
Sun 7 AM73°73°72°97%49%2%–NNE 687.0 mi
Sun 8 AM74°74°73°97%51%2%–NNE 697.9 mi
Sun 9 AM74°74°73°97%44%2%–NE 7910+ mi
Sun 10 AM75°75°73°94%36%2%–NE 799.4 mi
Sun 11 AM76°76°73°90%36%2%–ENE 7910+ mi
Sun 12 PM77°77°74°90%38%2%–ENE 7910+ mi
Sun 1 PM76°76°74°94%33%2%–E 7910+ mi
Sun 2 PM77°77°74°90%29%2%–ESE 7910+ mi
Sun 3 PM77°77°74°90%27%2%–ESE 7910+ mi
Sun 4 PM76°76°74°94%28%2%–ESE 71010+ mi
Sun 5 PM76°76°73°90%31%2%–ESE 81010+ mi
Sun 6 PM75°75°73°94%38%1%–ESE 81210+ mi
Sun 7 PM75°75°73°94%38%1%–ESE 81210+ mi
Sun 8 PM75°75°74°97%43%1%–ESE 81210+ mi
Sun 9 PM75°75°73°94%54%1%–ESE 81210+ mi
Sun 10 PM75°75°73°94%42%2%–ESE 71010+ mi
Sun 11 PM75°75°73°94%37%2%–ESE 61010+ mi
Mon 12 AM75°75°73°94%39%2%–ESE 699.3 mi
Mon 1 AM75°75°73°94%57%2%–SE 589.2 mi
Mon 2 AM75°75°73°94%58%2%–SE 589.1 mi
Mon 3 AM75°75°73°94%53%2%–ESE 589.0 mi
Mon 4 AM75°75°73°94%55%2%–SE 697.7 mi
Mon 5 AM75°75°73°94%65%2%–SE 696.0 mi🌫
Mon 6 AM74°74°74°100%65%5%–SE 694.9 mi🌫
Mon 7 AM75°75°74°97%76%5%–SE 7106.0 mi🌫
Mon 8 AM75°75°75°100%83%5%–SSE 7127.0 mi
Mon 9 AM77°77°75°94%56%5%–SSE 81210+ mi
Mon 10 AM78°78°75°91%52%5%–SSE 912–
Mon 11 AM78°78°75°91%57%5%–SSE 913–
Mon 12 PM78°78°75°91%52%6%–SSE 1013–
Mon 1 PM79°79°75°88%51%6%–SSE 1014–
Mon 2 PM78°78°75°91%38%6%–SSE 1014–
Mon 3 PM78°78°75°91%33%9%–SSE 1014–
Mon 4 PM78°78°75°91%52%9%–SSE 1015–
Mon 5 PM77°77°75°94%75%9%–SSE 1015–
Mon 6 PM77°77°75°94%89%0%–SSE 1015–
Mon 7 PM77°77°75°94%81%0%–SE 1016–
Mon 8 PM77°77°75°94%69%0%–SSE 1017–
Mon 9 PM77°77°75°94%57%0%–SSE 1217–
Mon 10 PM77°77°75°94%57%0%–SSE 1217–
Mon 11 PM77°77°75°94%58%0%–SSE 1016–
Tue 12 AM77°77°75°94%58%1%–SSE 1016–
Tue 1 AM77°77°75°94%59%1%–SSE 1016–
Tue 2 AM76°76°75°97%59%1%–SSE 915–
Tue 3 AM76°76°75°97%60%1%–SSE 915–
Tue 4 AM75°75°75°100%57%1%–SSE 914–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

77° / 73°

2% rain

ENE 5–8 mph · gusts 12

Mon, Nov 2

Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny

79° / 75°

9% rain

SSE 5–12 mph · gusts 17

🌫 Fog

Tue, Nov 3

Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 65°

78% rain · 0.30"

SW 8–10 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

73° / 67°

3% rain

NNW 6–12 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

74° / 67°

15% rain

ENE 5–8 mph · gusts 12

Fri, Nov 6

Sunny

73° / 66°

15% rain

NNE 5–10 mph · gusts 14

Sat, Nov 7

Chance Rain Showers

73° / 68°

32% rain · 0.18"

ENE 8–10 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. North wind around 5 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Patchy fog after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
  • Monday: Patchy fog before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. South southeast wind 8 to 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. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. North northwest wind around 12 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

Weather map

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

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 · 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 · June 2052

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24% lit
↑ 10:59 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c85
2
34% lit
↑ 11:58 AM
↓ 12:18 AM
★★☆☆c72
3
44% lit
↑ 12:56 PM
↓ 12:59 AM
★☆☆☆c56
4
54% lit
↑ 1:50 PM
↓ 1:37 AM
★☆☆☆c40
First Quarter
5
64% lit
↑ 2:44 PM
↓ 2:13 AM
★☆☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
6
73% lit
↑ 3:36 PM
↓ 2:48 AM
★☆☆☆c50
7
81% lit
↑ 4:28 PM
↓ 3:23 AM
★★☆☆c62
8
88% lit
↑ 5:19 PM
↓ 3:59 AM
★★☆☆c72
9
93% lit
↑ 6:11 PM
↓ 4:37 AM
★★☆☆c78
Apogee · 406,061 km
10
97% lit
↑ 7:01 PM
↓ 5:17 AM
★★★☆c82
11
99% lit
↑ 7:52 PM
↓ 6:00 AM
★☆☆☆c83
12
100% lit
↑ 8:40 PM
↓ 6:46 AM
★★★☆c84
Full Moon · Strawberry Moon
Moon farthest south (-18.4°)
best
13
98% lit
↑ 9:27 PM
↓ 7:34 AM
★★★☆c84
14
95% lit
↑ 10:12 PM
↓ 8:26 AM
★★★☆c83
15
90% lit
↑ 10:54 PM
↓ 9:19 AM
★★☆☆c80
16
83% lit
↑ 11:35 PM
↓ 10:13 AM
★★☆☆c74
17
75% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:09 AM
★★☆☆c66
18
65% lit
↑ 12:14 AM
↓ 12:06 PM
★☆☆☆c55
19
55% lit
↑ 12:53 AM
↓ 1:04 PM
★☆☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
Last Quarter
20
44% lit
↑ 1:32 AM
↓ 2:04 PM
★☆☆☆c41
21
33% lit
↑ 2:13 AM
↓ 3:05 PM
★☆☆☆c58
22
22% lit
↑ 2:56 AM
↓ 4:09 PM
★★☆☆c74
23
13% lit
↑ 3:43 AM
↓ 5:14 PM
★★☆☆c88
24
6% lit
↑ 4:35 AM
↓ 6:20 PM
★★★☆c97
best
25
2% lit
↑ 5:32 AM
↓ 7:24 PM
★★★★c101
Perigee · 360,163 km
Moon farthest north (18.5°)
best
26
0% lit
↑ 6:33 AM
↓ 8:24 PM
★☆☆☆c101
New Moon (supermoon)
27
2% lit
↑ 7:37 AM
↓ 9:19 PM
★★★★c101
best
28
6% lit
↑ 8:41 AM
↓ 10:09 PM
★★★☆c97
best
29
12% lit
↑ 9:43 AM
↓ 10:53 PM
★★☆☆c87
30
20% lit
↑ 10:43 AM
↓ 11:34 PM
★★☆☆c73

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Jun 4 · 1:49 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Jun 5 · 1:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Jun 9 · 8:00 PM — Apogee · 406,061 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Jun 12 · 5:27 AM — Full Moon · Strawberry MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Jun 12 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jun 19 · 6:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Jun 19 · 10:10 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Jun 25 · 3:00 AM — Perigee · 360,163 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Jun 25 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jun 26 · 12:50 PM — 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.

Best fishing days

Wed, Jun 12 · Mon, Jun 24 · Tue, Jun 25 · Thu, Jun 27 · Fri, Jun 28

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

Moon distance

360,273 km closest · 406,019 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 Sun 4:41 AM.