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Port O'Connor

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

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Today

Today: High 79° · 4% rain

Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind around 12 mph.

Tonight: Low 75° · 4% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. South southeast wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:38 AM / 5:39 PM
Moonrise / moonset
12:14 AM / 1:48 PM
Moon
Last Quarter, 40%
Minor period
12:00 AM–12:44 AM
Major period
6:05 AM–8:05 AM
Minor period
1:18 PM–2:18 PM
Major period
6:35 PM–8:35 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Mon, Nov 26 PMTue, Nov 36 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Nov 46 AMclouds47% cloud cover45% cloud cover60% cloud cover58% cloud cover51% cloud cover47% cloud cover59% cloud cover68% cloud cover59% cloud cover64% cloud cover78% cloud cover80% cloud cover77% cloud cover69% cloud cover67% cloud cover50% cloud cover31% cloud cover36% cloud cover34% cloud cover48% cloud cover48% cloud cover61% cloud cover55% cloud cover50% cloud cover34% cloud cover54% cloud cover64% cloud cover61% cloud cover66% cloud cover80% cloud cover76% cloud cover62% cloud cover59% cloud cover56% cloud cover48% cloud cover39% cloud cover31% cloud cover27% cloud cover23% cloud cover19% cloud cover17% cloud cover15% cloud cover13% cloud cover11% cloud cover10% cloud cover8% cloud cover7% cloud cover6% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°85°78787777777776787877747270686667rain4% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance2% chance4% chance9% chance11% chance11% chance7% chance17% chance14% chance35% chance, 0.02 in48% chance, 0.02 in54% chance, 0.02 in29% chance, 0.02 in27% chance, 0.02 in24% chance, 0.02 in19% chance19% chance19% chance19% chance19% chance19% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chancewind01020mphSSE 10 mph, gusts 14SSE 10 mph, gusts 15SE 12 mph, gusts 15SE 10 mph, gusts 16SSE 12 mph, gusts 17SSE 12 mph, gusts 17SSE 12 mph, gusts 17S 12 mph, gusts 17S 9 mph, gusts 15S 8 mph, gusts 13S 8 mph, gusts 12SSW 9 mph, gusts 13SW 10 mph, gusts 14WSW 10 mph, gusts 14NW 9 mph, gusts 14NNW 10 mph, gusts 15N 10 mph, gusts 15N 9 mph, gusts 14N 12 mph, gusts 17N 12 mph, gusts 17N 13 mph, gusts 18N 12 mph, gusts 16N 10 mph, gusts 15N 10 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 12 PM78°78°74°88%47%4%–SSE 101410+ mi
Mon 1 PM78°78°74°88%45%3%–SSE 101410+ mi
Mon 2 PM78°78°74°88%60%4%–SSE 101510+ mi
Mon 3 PM78°78°74°88%58%4%–SSE 121510+ mi
Mon 4 PM78°78°74°88%51%4%–SE 121510+ mi
Mon 5 PM79°79°74°85%47%3%–SE 121510+ mi
Mon 6 PM77°77°74°90%59%2%–SE 101610+ mi
Mon 7 PM77°77°74°90%68%2%–SSE 121710+ mi
Mon 8 PM77°77°74°90%59%2%–SSE 121710+ mi
Mon 9 PM77°77°74°90%64%2%–SSE 121810+ mi
Mon 10 PM77°77°74°90%78%2%–SSE 121710+ mi
Mon 11 PM77°77°74°90%80%2%–SSE 121710+ mi
Tue 12 AM77°77°74°90%77%3%–SSE 121710+ mi
Tue 1 AM77°77°74°90%69%2%–SSE 121710+ mi
Tue 2 AM77°77°74°90%67%2%–S 121710+ mi
Tue 3 AM77°77°74°90%50%3%–S 101610+ mi
Tue 4 AM77°77°73°88%31%2%–S 91510+ mi
Tue 5 AM77°77°74°90%36%4%–S 8139.0 mi
Tue 6 AM76°76°74°94%34%9%–S 8139.0 mi
Tue 7 AM77°77°74°90%48%11%–S 8137.9 mi
Tue 8 AM77°77°74°90%48%11%–S 8129.0 mi
Tue 9 AM78°78°74°88%61%7%–SSW 81210+ mi
Tue 10 AM78°78°74°88%55%17%–SSW 91310+ mi⚡
Tue 11 AM78°78°74°88%50%14%–SSW 101410+ mi
Tue 12 PM78°78°74°88%34%35%0.02"SW 101410+ mi⚡
Tue 1 PM79°79°74°85%54%48%0.02"SW 101510+ mi⚡
Tue 2 PM77°77°73°88%64%54%0.02"WSW 101410+ mi⚡
Tue 3 PM77°77°72°85%61%29%0.02"WNW 101410+ mi⚡
Tue 4 PM76°76°71°85%66%27%0.02"NW 914–⚡
Tue 5 PM75°75°70°84%80%24%0.02"NNW 1014–⚡
Tue 6 PM74°74°69°84%76%19%–NNW 1015–⚡
Tue 7 PM73°73°68°84%62%19%–NNW 1015–⚡
Tue 8 PM72°72°68°87%59%19%–N 1015–⚡
Tue 9 PM72°72°67°84%56%19%–N 914–
Tue 10 PM71°71°66°84%48%19%–N 914–
Tue 11 PM71°71°65°81%39%19%–N 1015–
Wed 12 AM70°70°65°84%31%3%–N 1217–
Wed 1 AM69°69°64°84%27%3%–N 1217–
Wed 2 AM68°68°63°84%23%3%–N 1217–
Wed 3 AM68°68°62°81%19%3%–N 1318–
Wed 4 AM67°67°61°81%17%3%–N 1318–
Wed 5 AM66°66°61°84%15%3%–N 1217–
Wed 6 AM66°66°60°81%13%0%–N 1216–
Wed 7 AM66°66°59°78%11%0%–N 1215–
Wed 8 AM67°67°59°75%10%0%–N 1015–
Wed 9 AM67°67°59°75%8%0%–N 1014–
Wed 10 AM68°68°58°70%7%0%–N 1013–
Wed 11 AM70°70°58°66%6%0%–NNE 913–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

79° / 75°

4% rain

SSE 10–12 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 66°

54% rain · 0.12"

SW 8–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

75° / 69°

3% rain

NNE 3–13 mph · gusts 18

Thu, Nov 5

Mostly Sunny

76° / 67°

37% rain

E 3–9 mph · gusts 12

Fri, Nov 6

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

74° / 66°

37% rain · 0.06"

NE 3–12 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Chance Rain Showers

73° / 64°

27% rain · 0.24"

NE 7–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 8

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

71° / 61°

21% rain · 0.12"

NNW 9–16 mph · gusts 24

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind around 12 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. South southeast wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Partly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 75. North northeast wind 7 to 12 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. East wind 3 to 7 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East northeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 506 AM CST Mon Nov 2 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.


GMZ330-030015-
Matagorda Bay-
506 AM CST Mon Nov 2 2026

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy
fog early this morning. 
.TONIGHT...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. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters 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. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ350 · 506 AM CST Mon Nov 2 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.


GMZ350-355-030015-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
506 AM CST Mon Nov 2 2026

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at
6 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at
6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds and east 2 feet at
6 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: North 2 feet at 3 seconds and southwest
2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · July 2055

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
48% lit
↑ 1:24 PM
↓ 1:03 AM
★☆☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter
2
59% lit
↑ 2:27 PM
↓ 1:43 AM
★☆☆☆c46
3
70% lit
↑ 3:29 PM
↓ 2:23 AM
★☆☆☆c63
4
80% lit
↑ 4:31 PM
↓ 3:04 AM
★★☆☆c78
5
88% lit
↑ 5:33 PM
↓ 3:47 AM
★★★☆c89
6
94% lit
↑ 6:33 PM
↓ 4:34 AM
★★★☆c95
7
98% lit
↑ 7:31 PM
↓ 5:24 AM
★★★★c96
best
8
100% lit
↑ 8:25 PM
↓ 6:17 AM
★☆☆☆c96
Moon farthest south (-19.9°)
Full Moon · Buck Moon
9
99% lit
↑ 9:14 PM
↓ 7:12 AM
★★★★c96
best
10
97% lit
↑ 9:59 PM
↓ 8:08 AM
★★★☆c91
11
92% lit
↑ 10:39 PM
↓ 9:03 AM
★★★☆c84
12
86% lit
↑ 11:15 PM
↓ 9:58 AM
★★☆☆c75
13
79% lit
↑ 11:49 PM
↓ 10:50 AM
★★☆☆c64
14
71% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:42 AM
★☆☆☆c51
15
62% lit
↑ 12:22 AM
↓ 12:33 PM
★☆☆☆c40
Apogee · 404,414 km
Moon crosses the equator
16
52% lit
↑ 12:54 AM
↓ 1:25 PM
★☆☆☆c41
Last Quarter
17
43% lit
↑ 1:27 AM
↓ 2:17 PM
★☆☆☆c53
18
33% lit
↑ 2:02 AM
↓ 3:10 PM
★★☆☆c65
19
24% lit
↑ 2:39 AM
↓ 4:05 PM
★★☆☆c75
20
16% lit
↑ 3:20 AM
↓ 5:02 PM
★★☆☆c84
21
9% lit
↑ 4:06 AM
↓ 6:00 PM
★★★☆c91
22
4% lit
↑ 4:58 AM
↓ 6:57 PM
★★★☆c94
Moon farthest north (21.0°)
best
23
1% lit
↑ 5:55 AM
↓ 7:53 PM
★☆☆☆c96
24
0% lit
↑ 6:56 AM
↓ 8:45 PM
★★★★c96
New Moon
best
25
2% lit
↑ 8:01 AM
↓ 9:34 PM
★★★☆c94
best
26
7% lit
↑ 9:06 AM
↓ 10:20 PM
★★★☆c86
27
15% lit
↑ 10:12 AM
↓ 11:02 PM
★★☆☆c74
Perigee · 364,935 km
28
24% lit
↑ 11:16 AM
↓ 11:43 PM
★☆☆☆c58
29
34% lit
↑ 12:20 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
30
46% lit
↑ 1:23 PM
↓ 12:23 AM
★☆☆☆c48
First Quarter
31
57% lit
↑ 2:25 PM
↓ 1:04 AM
★☆☆☆c65

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Jul 1 · 4:00 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, Jul 1 · 4:30 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Jul 8 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jul 8 · 5:11 PM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Jul 15 · 3:00 AM — Apogee · 404,414 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Jul 15 · 12:00 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, Jul 16 · 5:14 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Jul 22 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest north (21.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jul 24 · 4:47 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Jul 27 · 12:00 AM — Perigee · 364,935 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Jul 29 · 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.
  • Fri, Jul 30 · 9:10 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Wed, Jul 7 · Fri, Jul 9 · Thu, Jul 22 · Sat, Jul 24 · Sun, Jul 25

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

Moon distance

365,083 km closest · 404,323 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 Mon 6:20 AM.