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Port O'Connor

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 77° · 1% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast 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, 50%
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 AM12 PMclouds32% 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 cover41% cloud cover46% cloud cover51% cloud cover🌫🌫🌫⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡70°75°80°85°77757474737375787977767675757679rain1% 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% chance59% chance, 0.02 in59% chance, 0.02 in59% chance, 0.02 inwind01020mphSE 7 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 7 mph, gusts 10SE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 7 mph, gusts 10SE 8 mph, gusts 13SSE 10 mph, gusts 13SSE 10 mph, gusts 14SSE 10 mph, gusts 14SSE 10 mph, gusts 15SSE 12 mph, gusts 16SSE 12 mph, gusts 17SSE 10 mph, gusts 17SSE 10 mph, gusts 17S 10 mph, gusts 16S 8 mph, gusts 13S 8 mph, gusts 12SSW 8 mph, gusts 12SW 10 mph, gusts 14SW 12 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 3 PM77°77°73°88%32%1%–SE 7910+ mi
Sun 4 PM77°77°73°88%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–⚡
Tue 12 PM79°79°75°88%41%59%0.02"SW 1215–⚡
Tue 1 PM79°79°74°85%46%59%0.02"SW 1215–⚡
Tue 2 PM79°79°73°82%51%59%0.02"W 1214–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

77° / 73°

2% rain

SE 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 6–12 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

75° / 67°

18% rain

E 5–8 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Mostly Sunny

74° / 66°

18% rain · 0.06"

NNE 5–13 mph · gusts 16

Sat, Nov 7

Chance Rain Showers

72° / 64°

33% rain · 0.18"

NE 9–13 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast 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 5 to 8 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 75. East wind around 8 mph.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.

Weather map

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

Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 1232 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.


GMZ330-020730-
Matagorda Bay-
1232 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy dense 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 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. Bay waters smooth
to slightly choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 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. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ350 · 1232 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.


GMZ350-355-020730-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1232 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.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, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.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. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 2053

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
96% lit
↑ 9:34 PM
↓ 8:27 AM
★★☆☆c75
2
92% lit
↑ 10:10 PM
↓ 9:20 AM
★★☆☆c64
3
85% lit
↑ 10:47 PM
↓ 10:14 AM
★★☆☆c53
4
78% lit
↑ 11:24 PM
↓ 11:09 AM
★☆☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
5
68% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:05 PM
★☆☆☆c43
6
58% lit
↑ 12:02 AM
↓ 1:03 PM
★☆☆☆c59
7
47% lit
↑ 12:44 AM
↓ 2:02 PM
★☆☆☆c75
Last Quarter
8
36% lit
↑ 1:30 AM
↓ 3:04 PM
★★☆☆c89
9
25% lit
↑ 2:20 AM
↓ 4:06 PM
★★☆☆c99
10
16% lit
↑ 3:16 AM
↓ 5:07 PM
★★★☆c104
Moon farthest north (18.5°)
best
11
8% lit
↑ 4:17 AM
↓ 6:06 PM
★★★☆c105
best
12
3% lit
↑ 5:22 AM
↓ 7:01 PM
★★★☆c104
Perigee · 360,227 km
best
13
0% lit
↑ 6:28 AM
↓ 7:52 PM
★☆☆☆c98
New Moon (supermoon)
14
1% lit
↑ 7:34 AM
↓ 8:39 PM
★★★☆c92
best
15
4% lit
↑ 8:39 AM
↓ 9:22 PM
★★☆☆c78
best
16
10% lit
↑ 9:41 AM
↓ 10:03 PM
★★☆☆c60
Moon crosses the equator
17
17% lit
↑ 10:41 AM
↓ 10:43 PM
★☆☆☆c39
18
26% lit
↑ 11:39 AM
↓ 11:22 PM
★☆☆☆c43
19
36% lit
↑ 12:35 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c57
20
45% lit
↑ 1:30 PM
↓ 12:02 AM
★☆☆☆c68
First Quarter
21
55% lit
↑ 2:23 PM
↓ 12:43 AM
★☆☆☆c76
22
65% lit
↑ 3:14 PM
↓ 1:25 AM
★★☆☆c80
23
73% lit
↑ 4:03 PM
↓ 2:10 AM
★★☆☆c82
Moon farthest south (-18.4°)
24
81% lit
↑ 4:49 PM
↓ 2:57 AM
★★☆☆c82
Apogee · 405,239 km
25
88% lit
↑ 5:34 PM
↓ 3:45 AM
★★☆☆c81
26
94% lit
↑ 6:16 PM
↓ 4:36 AM
★★☆☆c78
27
97% lit
↑ 6:56 PM
↓ 5:28 AM
★★☆☆c73
28
100% lit
↑ 7:34 PM
↓ 6:21 AM
★☆☆☆c66
29
100% lit
↑ 8:11 PM
↓ 7:14 AM
★★☆☆c60
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
30
98% lit
↑ 8:48 PM
↓ 8:09 AM
★★☆☆c47
31
94% lit
↑ 9:25 PM
↓ 9:04 AM
★☆☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Aug 4 · 2:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Aug 7 · 5:25 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Aug 10 · 11:00 AM — 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.
  • Tue, Aug 12 · 10:00 AM — Perigee · 360,227 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Aug 13 · 7:41 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.
  • Sat, Aug 16 · 3:00 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, Aug 20 · 11:27 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Aug 23 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Aug 24 · 1:00 PM — Apogee · 405,239 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Aug 29 · 2:53 AM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Aug 31 · 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.

Best fishing days

Sun, Aug 10 · Mon, Aug 11 · Tue, Aug 12 · Thu, Aug 14 · Fri, Aug 15

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

Moon distance

360,233 km closest · 405,237 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 12:21 PM.