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Port O'Connor

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 68°

Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Southeast wind around 7 mph.

Thursday: High 76° · 20% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 76. East southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:40 AM / 5:37 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:17 AM / 3:22 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 16%
Minor period
2:47 AM–3:47 AM
Major period
8:20 AM–10:20 AM
Minor period
2:52 PM–3:52 PM
Major period
8:45 PM–10:45 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Nov 56 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 66 AM12 PM6 PMclouds3% cloud cover4% cloud cover7% cloud cover5% cloud cover12% cloud cover15% cloud cover7% cloud cover15% cloud cover13% cloud cover12% cloud cover10% cloud cover11% cloud cover5% cloud cover15% cloud cover26% cloud cover43% cloud cover47% cloud cover51% cloud cover46% cloud cover54% cloud cover73% cloud cover80% cloud cover78% cloud cover83% cloud cover78% cloud cover82% cloud cover71% cloud cover79% cloud cover56% cloud cover63% cloud cover71% cloud cover66% cloud cover58% cloud cover50% cloud cover39% cloud cover27% cloud cover16% cloud cover15% cloud cover15% cloud cover14% cloud cover16% cloud cover19% cloud cover21% cloud cover22% cloud cover22% cloud cover23% cloud cover25% cloud cover26% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°71707072747574747371696873757471rain1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance10% chance8% chance9% chance10% chance15% chance20% chance25% chance, 0.01 in24% chance, 0.01 in24% chance, 0.01 in24% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in19% chance, 0.01 in23% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in25% chance, 0.01 in13% chance, 0.01 in7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphSE 6 mph, gusts 6SE 6 mph, gusts 6ESE 6 mph, gusts 7E 7 mph, gusts 8E 8 mph, gusts 10ESE 9 mph, gusts 10ESE 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 9 mph, gusts 10ESE 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 9 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 7E 5 mph, gusts 6E 5 mph, gusts 6ENE 6 mph, gusts 7NNE 14 mph, gusts 15N 17 mph, gusts 18N 17 mph, gusts 20N 15 mph, gusts 17NNE 13 mph, gusts 15NNE 12 mph, gusts 14NE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 12 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 12 AM71°71°62°73%3%0%–SE 6610+ mi
Thu 1 AM71°71°62°73%4%0%–SE 6610+ mi
Thu 2 AM71°71°63°76%7%0%–SE 6610+ mi
Thu 3 AM70°70°63°78%5%0%–ESE 6610+ mi
Thu 4 AM70°70°63°78%12%0%–ESE 6710+ mi
Thu 5 AM69°69°64°84%15%0%–ESE 7710+ mi
Thu 6 AM70°70°65°84%7%1%–E 7810+ mi
Thu 7 AM70°70°65°84%15%1%–E 8910+ mi
Thu 8 AM70°70°66°87%13%1%–E 81010+ mi
Thu 9 AM72°72°67°84%12%2%–E 81010+ mi
Thu 10 AM73°73°67°81%10%2%–ESE 91010+ mi
Thu 11 AM74°74°68°82%11%3%–ESE 91010+ mi
Thu 12 PM74°74°69°84%5%10%–ESE 91210+ mi
Thu 1 PM75°75°70°84%15%8%–ESE 91210+ mi
Thu 2 PM75°75°70°84%26%9%–ESE 91010+ mi
Thu 3 PM75°75°70°84%43%10%–ESE 91010+ mi
Thu 4 PM75°75°71°87%47%15%–ESE 91210+ mi⚡
Thu 5 PM76°76°71°85%51%20%–ESE 91010+ mi⚡
Thu 6 PM74°74°71°90%46%25%0.01"ESE 91010+ mi⚡
Thu 7 PM74°74°71°90%54%24%0.01"ESE 81010+ mi⚡
Thu 8 PM74°74°71°90%73%24%0.01"ESE 8910+ mi⚡
Thu 9 PM74°74°71°90%80%24%0.01"ESE 7810+ mi⚡
Thu 10 PM74°74°71°90%78%22%0.01"ESE 779.2 mi⚡
Thu 11 PM73°73°71°93%83%21%0.01"ESE 777.3 mi⚡
Fri 12 AM73°73°70°90%78%19%0.01"E 567.2 mi⚡
Fri 1 AM72°72°70°93%82%23%0.01"E 567.2 mi⚡
Fri 2 AM72°72°70°93%71%27%0.01"E 567.2 mi⚡
Fri 3 AM71°71°69°93%79%31%0.01"ENE 567.2 mi
Fri 4 AM70°70°68°93%56%25%0.01"ENE 67–
Fri 5 AM70°70°68°93%63%13%0.01"NNE 1012–
Fri 6 AM69°69°67°93%71%7%–NNE 1415–
Fri 7 AM68°68°67°97%66%7%–NNE 1617–
Fri 8 AM68°68°65°90%58%7%–N 1718–
Fri 9 AM68°68°65°90%50%7%–N 1721–
Fri 10 AM69°69°65°87%39%7%–N 1720–
Fri 11 AM71°71°64°79%27%7%–N 1618–
Fri 12 PM73°73°65°76%16%1%–N 1517–
Fri 1 PM74°74°65°74%15%1%–NNE 1416–
Fri 2 PM74°74°65°74%15%1%–NNE 1315–
Fri 3 PM75°75°65°71%14%1%–NNE 1314–
Fri 4 PM75°75°64°69%16%1%–NNE 1214–
Fri 5 PM75°75°64°69%19%1%–NE 1213–
Fri 6 PM74°74°64°71%21%0%–NE 1014–
Fri 7 PM73°73°64°73%22%0%–NE 1013–
Fri 8 PM72°72°63°73%22%0%–NE 1014–
Fri 9 PM71°71°63°76%23%0%–NE 1214–
Fri 10 PM70°70°62°76%25%0%–NE 1214–
Fri 11 PM69°69°62°78%26%0%–NE 1214–

7-day forecast

Wed, Nov 4

Mostly Clear

–° / 68°

Dry

Today

Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

76° / 68°

31% rain · 0.06"

ESE 6–9 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Mostly Sunny

75° / 65°

31% rain · 0.06"

NNE 5–17 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Partly Sunny

73° / 62°

40% rain

ENE 12–17 mph · gusts 23

Sun, Nov 8

Chance Rain Showers

67° / 59°

52% rain · 0.54"

NE 12–22 mph · gusts 26

Mon, Nov 9

Slight Chance Rain Showers

68° / 61°

21% rain · 0.06"

NNE 8–13 mph · gusts 16

Tue, Nov 10

Mostly Sunny

70° / 64°

11% rain

NE 6–10 mph · gusts 12

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 76. East southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. North northeast wind 12 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind around 12 mph.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. East northeast wind 12 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East northeast wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Northeast wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. North northeast wind 12 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
  • Veterans Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 613 PM CST Wed Nov 4 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.


GMZ330-051315-
Matagorda Bay-
613 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
slightly choppy after midnight. A chance of showers. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots, becoming north
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy,
increasing to choppy after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy, diminishing to
slightly choppy in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ350 · 613 PM CST Wed Nov 4 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.


GMZ350-355-051315-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
613 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
6 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot
at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at
5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.

Moon calendar · October 2058

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
100% lit
↑ 7:23 PM
↓ 6:43 AM
★☆☆☆c49
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
Moon crosses the equator
2
99% lit
↑ 7:58 PM
↓ 7:47 AM
★★☆☆c43
3
96% lit
↑ 8:34 PM
↓ 8:51 AM
★★☆☆c58
4
91% lit
↑ 9:12 PM
↓ 9:54 AM
★★☆☆c78
5
84% lit
↑ 9:52 PM
↓ 10:56 AM
★☆☆☆c82
6
76% lit
↑ 10:35 PM
↓ 11:56 AM
★★☆☆c87
7
67% lit
↑ 11:23 PM
↓ 12:55 PM
★★☆☆c87
8
58% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:49 PM
★★☆☆c87
Moon farthest north (25.4°)
9
48% lit
↑ 12:14 AM
↓ 2:39 PM
★★☆☆c85
Last Quarter
10
39% lit
↑ 1:07 AM
↓ 3:23 PM
★★☆☆c81
11
30% lit
↑ 2:01 AM
↓ 4:04 PM
★★☆☆c76
Apogee · 404,767 km
12
21% lit
↑ 2:56 AM
↓ 4:40 PM
★★☆☆c70
13
14% lit
↑ 3:51 AM
↓ 5:12 PM
★★☆☆c62
14
8% lit
↑ 4:45 AM
↓ 5:43 PM
★★☆☆c51
15
4% lit
↑ 5:39 AM
↓ 6:13 PM
★☆☆☆c40
16
1% lit
↑ 6:34 AM
↓ 6:43 PM
★★☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
17
0% lit
↑ 7:30 AM
↓ 7:15 PM
★★☆☆c53
New Moon
18
2% lit
↑ 8:29 AM
↓ 7:49 PM
★★☆☆c75
best
19
5% lit
↑ 9:29 AM
↓ 8:27 PM
★☆☆☆c80
20
11% lit
↑ 10:32 AM
↓ 9:11 PM
★★★☆c89
best
21
19% lit
↑ 11:37 AM
↓ 10:01 PM
★★★☆c96
best
22
28% lit
↑ 12:40 PM
↓ 10:58 PM
★★★☆c98
Moon farthest south (-26.1°)
best
23
39% lit
↑ 1:40 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c98
24
50% lit
↑ 2:35 PM
↓ 12:01 AM
★★☆☆c98
First Quarter
25
61% lit
↑ 3:23 PM
↓ 1:07 AM
★★☆☆c93
26
72% lit
↑ 4:06 PM
↓ 2:15 AM
★★☆☆c84
Perigee · 368,576 km
27
82% lit
↑ 4:44 PM
↓ 3:21 AM
★★☆☆c70
28
90% lit
↑ 5:20 PM
↓ 4:26 AM
★☆☆☆c53
29
96% lit
↑ 5:54 PM
↓ 5:30 AM
★☆☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
30
99% lit
↑ 6:29 PM
↓ 6:33 AM
★★☆☆c67
31
100% lit
↑ 7:05 PM
↓ 7:36 AM
★★★☆c82
Full Moon · Blue Moon
best

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Oct 1 · 8:36 PM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Oct 1 · 10:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Oct 8 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest north (25.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Oct 9 · 6:41 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Oct 11 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 404,767 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Oct 16 · 6:00 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, Oct 17 · 8:04 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Oct 22 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-26.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Oct 24 · 12:15 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Oct 26 · 11:00 PM — Perigee · 368,576 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Oct 29 · 5:00 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, Oct 31 · 7:54 AM — Full Moon · Blue MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Fri, Oct 18 · Sun, Oct 20 · Mon, Oct 21 · Tue, Oct 22 · Thu, 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

365,932 km closest · 404,762 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 Wed 9:46 PM.