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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. East 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, 49%
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 PMclouds43% 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 cover56% cloud cover59% cloud cover🌫🌫🌫⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡70°75°80°85°76747473737478797876767575767879rain1% 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 in59% chance, 0.02 in59% chance, 0.02 inwind01020mphSE 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 15W 10 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
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–⚡
Tue 3 PM79°79°73°82%56%59%0.02"W 1014–⚡
Tue 4 PM78°78°72°82%59%59%0.02"WNW 1014–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

77° / 73°

2% rain

ESE 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. East 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 · 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 · October 2053

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
84% lit
↑ 10:13 PM
↓ 10:51 AM
★★☆☆c81
2
75% lit
↑ 11:04 PM
↓ 11:51 AM
★★☆☆c89
3
64% lit
↑ 12:00 AM
↓ 12:51 PM
★★☆☆c92
4
53% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:49 PM
★★☆☆c92
Moon farthest north (18.6°)
Last Quarter
5
42% lit
↑ 12:59 AM
↓ 2:44 PM
★★☆☆c92
6
31% lit
↑ 2:00 AM
↓ 3:35 PM
★★☆☆c87
Perigee · 369,577 km
7
21% lit
↑ 3:03 AM
↓ 4:23 PM
★★☆☆c79
8
12% lit
↑ 4:05 AM
↓ 5:07 PM
★★☆☆c66
9
6% lit
↑ 5:07 AM
↓ 5:49 PM
★☆☆☆c51
10
2% lit
↑ 6:08 AM
↓ 6:29 PM
★★☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
11
0% lit
↑ 7:08 AM
↓ 7:09 PM
★★☆☆c49
New Moon
12
1% lit
↑ 8:07 AM
↓ 7:49 PM
★★☆☆c63
13
4% lit
↑ 9:05 AM
↓ 8:30 PM
★★☆☆c77
best
14
9% lit
↑ 10:01 AM
↓ 9:12 PM
★☆☆☆c80
15
15% lit
↑ 10:55 AM
↓ 9:57 PM
★★☆☆c84
16
23% lit
↑ 11:47 AM
↓ 10:43 PM
★★☆☆c84
17
32% lit
↑ 12:37 PM
↓ 11:30 PM
★★☆☆c84
Moon farthest south (-18.5°)
18
41% lit
↑ 1:23 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c82
19
50% lit
↑ 2:07 PM
↓ 12:20 AM
★☆☆☆c78
Apogee · 404,291 km
First Quarter
20
60% lit
↑ 2:48 PM
↓ 1:10 AM
★☆☆☆c72
21
69% lit
↑ 3:27 PM
↓ 2:02 AM
★☆☆☆c64
22
77% lit
↑ 4:05 PM
↓ 2:54 AM
★☆☆☆c55
23
85% lit
↑ 4:42 PM
↓ 3:48 AM
★☆☆☆c45
24
92% lit
↑ 5:19 PM
↓ 4:43 AM
★☆☆☆c35
25
96% lit
↑ 5:58 PM
↓ 5:39 AM
★★☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
26
99% lit
↑ 6:38 PM
↓ 6:38 AM
★★☆☆c68
27
100% lit
↑ 7:21 PM
↓ 7:38 AM
★★★☆c83
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
best
28
98% lit
↑ 8:07 PM
↓ 8:40 AM
★★★☆c93
best
29
93% lit
↑ 8:58 PM
↓ 9:42 AM
★☆☆☆c96
30
86% lit
↑ 9:54 PM
↓ 10:44 AM
★★★☆c102
best
31
78% lit
↑ 10:53 PM
↓ 11:45 AM
★★☆☆c102
Perigee · 368,009 km
Moon farthest north (18.6°)
best

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Oct 4 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Oct 4 · 6:01 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Oct 6 · 5:00 AM — Perigee · 369,577 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Oct 10 · 8:00 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, Oct 11 · 3:53 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Oct 17 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Oct 19 · 2:00 AM — Apogee · 404,291 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Oct 19 · 11:53 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Oct 25 · 3:00 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, Oct 27 · 5:38 AM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Oct 31 · 5:00 AM — Perigee · 368,009 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Oct 31 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.6°)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

Mon, Oct 13 · Mon, Oct 27 · Tue, Oct 28 · Thu, Oct 30 · Fri, Oct 31

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

Moon distance

368,045 km closest · 404,184 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.