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Port O'Connor

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

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Today

Today: High 77° · 1% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind around 7 mph.

Tonight: Low 73° · 2% rain

Patchy fog after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 7 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:37 AM / 5:40 PM
Moonrise / moonset
12:08 AM / 1:09 PM
Moon
Last Quarter, 51%
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 PMMon, Nov 26 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 36 AMclouds20% cloud cover21% cloud cover32% cloud cover32% cloud cover33% cloud cover43% cloud cover51% cloud cover53% cloud cover52% cloud cover52% cloud cover57% cloud cover59% cloud cover67% cloud cover75% cloud cover72% cloud cover72% cloud cover69% cloud cover71% cloud cover67% cloud cover68% cloud cover58% cloud cover52% cloud cover49% cloud cover55% cloud cover57% cloud cover60% cloud cover61% cloud cover52% cloud cover47% cloud cover49% cloud cover51% cloud cover61% cloud cover61% cloud cover61% cloud cover70% cloud cover69% cloud cover67% cloud cover72% cloud cover68% cloud cover58% cloud cover51% cloud cover48% cloud cover47% cloud cover66% cloud cover54% cloud cover43% cloud cover42% cloud cover42% cloud cover🌫🌫🌫⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡70°75°80°85°77777574747373757879777676757576rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance4% chance5% chance5% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance5% chance4% chance4% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance27% chance27% chance27% chance27% chance27% chance27% chancewind01020mphENE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 7 mph, gusts 10SE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 12SE 9 mph, gusts 13SSE 10 mph, gusts 14SSE 10 mph, gusts 14SSE 10 mph, gusts 15SSE 10 mph, gusts 15SSE 12 mph, gusts 17SSE 12 mph, gusts 17SSE 10 mph, gusts 17SSE 10 mph, gusts 17S 9 mph, gusts 15S 8 mph, gusts 13S 8 mph, gusts 12SSW 9 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 12 PM77°77°73°87%20%1%–ENE 7910+ mi
Sun 1 PM77°77°73°87%21%1%–E 7910+ mi
Sun 2 PM77°77°73°87%32%1%–ESE 6910+ mi
Sun 3 PM77°77°73°87%32%1%–SE 7910+ mi
Sun 4 PM77°77°73°87%33%1%–SE 7910+ mi
Sun 5 PM76°76°73°90%43%1%–SE 71010+ mi
Sun 6 PM75°75°73°94%51%1%–ESE 71010+ mi
Sun 7 PM75°75°72°90%53%1%–ESE 71010+ mi
Sun 8 PM74°74°72°93%52%1%–ESE 71210+ mi
Sun 9 PM74°74°73°97%52%1%–ESE 71010+ mi
Sun 10 PM74°74°73°97%57%1%–ESE 71010+ mi
Sun 11 PM74°74°72°93%59%1%–SE 6910+ mi
Mon 12 AM74°74°73°97%67%1%–SE 589.6 mi
Mon 1 AM74°74°73°97%75%1%–SE 589.0 mi
Mon 2 AM73°73°73°100%72%1%–SE 588.5 mi
Mon 3 AM73°73°73°100%72%2%–SE 588.2 mi
Mon 4 AM73°73°72°97%69%2%–SE 588.0 mi
Mon 5 AM73°73°72°97%71%2%–SE 586.0 mi🌫
Mon 6 AM73°73°73°100%67%4%–SE 696.0 mi🌫
Mon 7 AM73°73°73°100%68%5%–SE 7106.0 mi🌫
Mon 8 AM74°74°73°97%58%5%–SE 7129.0 mi
Mon 9 AM75°75°74°97%52%6%–SE 81310+ mi
Mon 10 AM76°76°74°94%49%6%–SE 91310+ mi
Mon 11 AM78°78°73°85%55%6%–SSE 101310+ mi
Mon 12 PM78°78°74°88%57%4%–SSE 101410+ mi
Mon 1 PM79°79°74°85%60%4%–SSE 101410+ mi
Mon 2 PM79°79°74°85%61%4%–SSE 101410+ mi
Mon 3 PM79°79°75°88%52%5%–SSE 101410+ mi
Mon 4 PM79°79°75°88%47%4%–SSE 101510+ mi
Mon 5 PM78°78°74°88%49%4%–SSE 101510+ mi
Mon 6 PM77°77°75°94%51%1%–SSE 101510+ mi
Mon 7 PM77°77°74°90%61%1%–SSE 121610+ mi
Mon 8 PM76°76°74°94%61%0%–SSE 121710+ mi
Mon 9 PM76°76°75°97%61%0%–SSE 121710+ mi
Mon 10 PM76°76°74°94%70%0%–SSE 1217–
Mon 11 PM76°76°74°94%69%0%–SSE 1017–
Tue 12 AM76°76°75°97%67%1%–SSE 1017–
Tue 1 AM76°76°75°97%72%1%–SSE 1017–
Tue 2 AM75°75°75°100%68%1%–SSE 1017–
Tue 3 AM75°75°75°100%58%1%–S 1016–
Tue 4 AM75°75°74°97%51%1%–S 915–
Tue 5 AM75°75°74°97%48%1%–S 813–
Tue 6 AM75°75°74°97%47%27%–S 813–⚡
Tue 7 AM75°75°74°97%66%27%–S 812–⚡
Tue 8 AM76°76°75°97%54%27%–S 812–⚡
Tue 9 AM76°76°75°97%43%27%–SSW 812–⚡
Tue 10 AM77°77°75°94%42%27%–SSW 913–⚡
Tue 11 AM78°78°75°91%42%27%–SW 1014–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

77° / 73°

2% rain

E 6–7 mph · gusts 12

Mon, Nov 2

Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny

79° / 75°

6% rain

SE 5–12 mph · gusts 17

🌫 Fog

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

79° / 66°

59% rain · 0.18"

SW 8–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

74° / 68°

5% rain

NNE 3–12 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

74° / 67°

15% rain

ENE 3–8 mph · gusts 12

Fri, Nov 6

Sunny

73° / 66°

15% rain

NNE 5–10 mph · gusts 14

Sat, Nov 7

Chance Rain Showers

73° / 66°

32% rain · 0.18"

ENE 8–10 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind around 7 mph.
  • Tonight: Patchy fog after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Monday: Patchy fog before 8am. 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 8 to 12 mph.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 74. North northeast wind 7 to 12 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. East northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74. East northeast wind around 8 mph.
  • 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. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Weather map

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

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 · April 2053

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
97% lit
↑ 6:31 PM
↓ 6:13 AM
★★☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
2
100% lit
↑ 7:29 PM
↓ 6:52 AM
★★☆☆c39
3
100% lit
↑ 8:25 PM
↓ 7:30 AM
★★☆☆c50
Full Moon · Pink Moon
4
98% lit
↑ 9:21 PM
↓ 8:09 AM
★★☆☆c62
5
94% lit
↑ 10:15 PM
↓ 8:48 AM
★★☆☆c73
6
88% lit
↑ 11:08 PM
↓ 9:29 AM
★★☆☆c75
7
81% lit
↑ 11:59 PM
↓ 10:11 AM
★★☆☆c78
8
73% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:56 AM
★★☆☆c79
9
65% lit
↑ 12:48 AM
↓ 11:43 AM
★★☆☆c78
Moon farthest south (-18.3°)
Apogee · 404,472 km
10
55% lit
↑ 1:35 AM
↓ 12:32 PM
★☆☆☆c75
11
46% lit
↑ 2:20 AM
↓ 1:22 PM
★☆☆☆c72
Last Quarter
12
36% lit
↑ 3:02 AM
↓ 2:14 PM
★☆☆☆c67
13
27% lit
↑ 3:42 AM
↓ 3:08 PM
★☆☆☆c60
14
19% lit
↑ 4:22 AM
↓ 4:03 PM
★☆☆☆c50
15
11% lit
↑ 5:00 AM
↓ 4:59 PM
★☆☆☆c34
16
5% lit
↑ 5:39 AM
↓ 5:58 PM
★☆☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
17
2% lit
↑ 6:19 AM
↓ 6:58 PM
★★☆☆c64
18
0% lit
↑ 7:01 AM
↓ 8:01 PM
★☆☆☆c74
New Moon
19
1% lit
↑ 7:45 AM
↓ 9:05 PM
★★☆☆c88
best
20
5% lit
↑ 8:34 AM
↓ 10:09 PM
★★☆☆c98
best
21
12% lit
↑ 9:26 AM
↓ 11:12 PM
★★☆☆c102
Perigee · 365,051 km
best
22
20% lit
↑ 10:23 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c104
Moon farthest north (18.3°)
best
23
30% lit
↑ 11:22 AM
↓ 12:13 AM
★★☆☆c103
best
24
42% lit
↑ 12:24 PM
↓ 1:09 AM
★★☆☆c99
25
53% lit
↑ 1:25 PM
↓ 2:01 AM
★★☆☆c90
First Quarter
26
64% lit
↑ 2:26 PM
↓ 2:48 AM
★☆☆☆c78
27
74% lit
↑ 3:26 PM
↓ 3:32 AM
★☆☆☆c62
28
83% lit
↑ 4:24 PM
↓ 4:12 AM
★☆☆☆c45
29
90% lit
↑ 5:21 PM
↓ 4:51 AM
★☆☆☆c48
Moon crosses the equator
30
95% lit
↑ 6:17 PM
↓ 5:29 AM
★★☆☆c65

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Apr 1 · 8:00 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, Apr 3 · 1:22 AM — Full Moon · Pink MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Apr 9 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Apr 9 · 1:00 PM — Apogee · 404,472 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Apr 11 · 1:04 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Apr 16 · 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.
  • Fri, Apr 18 · 1:48 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Apr 21 · 9:00 AM — Perigee · 365,051 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Apr 22 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Apr 25 · 6:02 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Apr 29 · 4:00 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

Sat, Apr 19 · Sun, Apr 20 · Mon, Apr 21 · Tue, Apr 22 · Wed, Apr 23

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

Moon distance

365,062 km closest · 404,472 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 11:31 AM.