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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

Sunny, with a high near 77. East wind around 12 mph.

Tonight: Low 70° · 18% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunrise / sunset
6:40 AM / 5:37 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:17 AM / 3:22 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 12%
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 PMFri, Nov 66 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 76 AM12 PMclouds10% cloud cover12% cloud cover19% cloud cover23% cloud cover31% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover36% cloud cover39% cloud cover40% cloud cover35% cloud cover37% cloud cover25% cloud cover22% cloud cover29% cloud cover46% cloud cover49% cloud cover52% cloud cover58% cloud cover48% cloud cover32% cloud cover17% cloud cover10% cloud cover4% cloud cover1% cloud cover6% cloud cover13% cloud cover14% cloud cover12% cloud cover33% cloud cover36% cloud cover50% cloud cover46% cloud cover56% cloud cover65% cloud cover49% cloud cover69% cloud cover78% cloud cover81% cloud cover75% cloud cover80% cloud cover72% cloud cover63% cloud cover65% cloud cover67% cloud cover69% cloud cover65% cloud cover62% cloud cover⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°76767574737071747675737170697073rain1% chance1% chance1% chance4% chance2% chance4% chance6% chance8% chance15% chance18% chance6% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance8% chance6% chance7% chance6% chance5% chance5% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance8% chance8% chance8% chancewind01020mphE 12 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 13ESE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 6 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 6ENE 5 mph, gusts 6ENE 7 mph, gusts 8NNE 8 mph, gusts 10N 13 mph, gusts 17N 16 mph, gusts 20N 14 mph, gusts 17NNE 13 mph, gusts 16NE 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 17ENE 12 mph, gusts 17ENE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 17NE 12 mph, gusts 17NE 13 mph, gusts 18NE 15 mph, gusts 18NE 15 mph, gusts 20ENE 16 mph, gusts 21E 17 mph, gusts 22
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 3 PM76°76°69°79%10%1%–E 121410+ mi
Thu 4 PM76°76°69°79%12%1%–E 101410+ mi
Thu 5 PM76°76°69°79%19%1%–E 101310+ mi
Thu 6 PM76°76°68°76%23%4%–ESE 91310+ mi
Thu 7 PM75°75°68°79%31%2%–ESE 91310+ mi
Thu 8 PM75°75°68°79%37%4%–ESE 71010+ mi
Thu 9 PM75°75°69°82%37%6%–ESE 6910+ mi
Thu 10 PM75°75°69°82%36%8%–ESE 5710+ mi
Thu 11 PM75°75°69°82%39%15%–E 5610+ mi⚡
Fri 12 AM74°74°69°84%40%18%–ENE 569.3 mi⚡
Fri 1 AM74°74°69°84%35%6%–ENE 568.5 mi
Fri 2 AM74°74°70°87%37%9%–NE 677.6 mi
Fri 3 AM73°73°70°90%25%9%–ENE 787.7 mi
Fri 4 AM72°72°69°90%22%9%–ENE 797.4 mi
Fri 5 AM71°71°69°93%29%8%–NNE 8107.4 mi
Fri 6 AM70°70°69°97%46%6%–N 12168.4 mi
Fri 7 AM70°70°68°93%49%7%–N 13179.5 mi
Fri 8 AM70°70°67°90%52%6%–N 15189.8 mi
Fri 9 AM71°71°66°84%58%5%–N 162010+ mi
Fri 10 AM71°71°66°84%48%5%–N 141810+ mi
Fri 11 AM73°73°66°79%32%4%–N 141710+ mi
Fri 12 PM74°74°66°76%17%3%–NNE 131710+ mi
Fri 1 PM75°75°66°74%10%3%–NNE 131610+ mi
Fri 2 PM75°75°66°74%4%3%–NNE 121610+ mi
Fri 3 PM76°76°66°71%1%2%–NE 131610+ mi
Fri 4 PM75°75°66°74%6%2%–ENE 121610+ mi
Fri 5 PM75°75°65°71%13%1%–E 121610+ mi
Fri 6 PM75°75°64°69%14%2%–E 121610+ mi
Fri 7 PM74°74°65°74%12%2%–E 121710+ mi
Fri 8 PM73°73°64°73%33%0%–ENE 121710+ mi
Fri 9 PM73°73°64°73%36%0%–ENE 121710+ mi
Fri 10 PM72°72°64°76%50%0%–ENE 1216–
Fri 11 PM72°72°64°76%46%0%–ENE 1216–
Sat 12 AM71°71°63°76%56%0%–NE 1016–
Sat 1 AM71°71°63°76%65%0%–NE 1217–
Sat 2 AM70°70°63°78%49%0%–NE 1217–
Sat 3 AM70°70°63°78%69%0%–NE 1217–
Sat 4 AM69°69°63°81%78%0%–NE 1318–
Sat 5 AM69°69°64°84%81%2%–NE 1318–
Sat 6 AM69°69°64°84%75%3%–NE 1418–
Sat 7 AM69°69°64°84%80%3%–NE 1518–
Sat 8 AM69°69°64°84%72%3%–NE 1518–
Sat 9 AM70°70°65°84%63%3%–NE 1520–
Sat 10 AM71°71°65°81%65%3%–NE 1620–
Sat 11 AM73°73°66°79%67%3%–ENE 1621–
Sat 12 PM73°73°66°79%69%8%–ENE 1622–
Sat 1 PM74°74°66°76%65%8%–E 1722–
Sat 2 PM74°74°67°79%62%8%–E 1723–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

77° / 70°

18% rain

E 5–12 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Mostly Sunny

76° / 69°

18% rain

NNE 5–16 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Partly Sunny

74° / 64°

29% rain

ENE 10–18 mph · gusts 24

Sun, Nov 8

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

68° / 60°

69% rain · 0.90"

NE 13–22 mph · gusts 26

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 9

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

67° / 62°

42% rain · 0.18"

NNE 5–13 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 10

Mostly Sunny

71° / 64°

14% rain

NE 2–9 mph · gusts 12

Wed, Nov 11

Partly Sunny

72° / 66°

12% rain

NE 2–7 mph · gusts 9

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 77. East wind around 12 mph.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North northeast wind 12 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Northeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. East northeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East northeast wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Northeast wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 12 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. North northeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
  • Veterans Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly 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 · 202 PM CST Thu Nov 5 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.


GMZ330-060830-
Matagorda Bay-
202 PM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth
to slightly choppy. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 20 knots, becoming northeast
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy, increasing to
rough after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters rough, diminishing to
choppy in the afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy,
diminishing to smooth in the afternoon. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY 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 · 202 PM CST Thu Nov 5 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.


GMZ350-060830-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
202 PM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at
7 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
3 seconds and east 1 foot at 6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at
6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots, becoming northeast
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
East 3 feet at 4 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at
5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 20 knots, becoming northeast
20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots after midnight. Seas
4 to 5 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet
after midnight. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds, becoming
east 6 feet at 6 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · January 2060

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4% lit
↑ 5:29 AM
↓ 3:48 PM
★★★★c91
2
1% lit
↑ 6:31 AM
↓ 4:42 PM
★★★★c96
best
3
0% lit
↑ 7:31 AM
↓ 5:43 PM
★☆☆☆c96
Moon farthest south (-27.6°)
New Moon
4
2% lit
↑ 8:27 AM
↓ 6:49 PM
★★★★c98
best
5
6% lit
↑ 9:17 AM
↓ 7:57 PM
★★★★c98
best
6
12% lit
↑ 10:00 AM
↓ 9:04 PM
★★★☆c94
7
20% lit
↑ 10:39 AM
↓ 10:10 PM
★★☆☆c84
Perigee · 368,879 km
8
30% lit
↑ 11:14 AM
↓ 11:14 PM
★★☆☆c66
9
41% lit
↑ 11:47 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
10
53% lit
↑ 12:21 PM
↓ 12:17 AM
★☆☆☆c43
First Quarter
11
64% lit
↑ 12:56 PM
↓ 1:21 AM
★☆☆☆c61
12
74% lit
↑ 1:34 PM
↓ 2:25 AM
★★☆☆c76
13
83% lit
↑ 2:17 PM
↓ 3:30 AM
★★★☆c86
14
90% lit
↑ 3:05 PM
↓ 4:36 AM
★★★☆c92
15
96% lit
↑ 4:00 PM
↓ 5:39 AM
★★★★c93
Moon farthest north (27.0°)
16
99% lit
↑ 4:58 PM
↓ 6:38 AM
★★★★c93
best
17
100% lit
↑ 5:59 PM
↓ 7:30 AM
★☆☆☆c92
Full Moon · Wolf Moon
18
99% lit
↑ 6:59 PM
↓ 8:15 AM
★★★★c90
19
96% lit
↑ 7:57 PM
↓ 8:54 AM
★★★☆c85
20
91% lit
↑ 8:53 PM
↓ 9:27 AM
★★★☆c76
21
85% lit
↑ 9:46 PM
↓ 9:58 AM
★★☆☆c64
22
77% lit
↑ 10:38 PM
↓ 10:26 AM
★☆☆☆c42
23
69% lit
↑ 11:30 PM
↓ 10:52 AM
★☆☆☆c29
Moon crosses the equator
Apogee · 404,708 km
24
60% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:20 AM
★☆☆☆c38
25
51% lit
↑ 12:23 AM
↓ 11:48 AM
★☆☆☆c50
Last Quarter
26
41% lit
↑ 1:17 AM
↓ 12:20 PM
★★☆☆c61
27
32% lit
↑ 2:13 AM
↓ 12:56 PM
★★☆☆c71
28
23% lit
↑ 3:12 AM
↓ 1:37 PM
★★☆☆c79
29
15% lit
↑ 4:14 AM
↓ 2:27 PM
★★★☆c86
30
8% lit
↑ 5:15 AM
↓ 3:24 PM
★★★★c92
Moon farthest south (-27.7°)
31
3% lit
↑ 6:13 AM
↓ 4:28 PM
★★★★c95
best

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Jan 3 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jan 3 · 10:40 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Jan 7 · 8:00 PM — Perigee · 368,879 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Jan 9 · 10:00 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, Jan 10 · 6:52 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Jan 15 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jan 17 · 11:14 AM — Full Moon · Wolf MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Jan 23 · 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.
  • Fri, Jan 23 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 404,708 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Jan 25 · 1:14 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Jan 30 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Fri, Jan 2 · Sun, Jan 4 · Mon, Jan 5 · Fri, Jan 16 · Sat, Jan 31

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

Moon distance

368,930 km closest · 404,708 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 Thu 12:21 PM.