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Port O'Connor

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 70° · 18% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: High 76° · 7% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North northeast wind 12 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:40 AM / 5:37 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:17 AM / 3:22 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 10%
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 5Fri, Nov 66 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 76 AM12 PM6 PMclouds36% 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 cover58% cloud cover64% cloud cover69% cloud cover75% cloud cover79% cloud cover82% cloud cover86% cloud cover⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°75747270717575747271696971747372rain8% 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% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance15% chancewind01020mphESE 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 5 mph, gusts 6NE 6 mph, gusts 7ENE 7 mph, gusts 9N 12 mph, gusts 16N 15 mph, gusts 18N 14 mph, gusts 18NNE 13 mph, gusts 17NNE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 12 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 12 mph, gusts 17ENE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 10 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 17NE 13 mph, gusts 18NE 14 mph, gusts 18NE 15 mph, gusts 18NE 16 mph, gusts 20ENE 16 mph, gusts 22E 17 mph, gusts 23E 17 mph, gusts 23E 17 mph, gusts 24ENE 16 mph, gusts 23
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
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 5610+ mi⚡
Fri 1 AM74°74°69°84%35%6%–ENE 5610+ mi
Fri 2 AM74°74°70°87%37%9%–NE 6710+ mi
Fri 3 AM73°73°70°90%25%9%–ENE 7810+ mi
Fri 4 AM72°72°69°90%22%9%–ENE 7910+ mi
Fri 5 AM71°71°69°93%29%8%–NNE 81010+ mi
Fri 6 AM70°70°69°97%46%6%–N 121610+ mi
Fri 7 AM70°70°68°93%49%7%–N 131710+ mi
Fri 8 AM70°70°67°90%52%6%–N 151810+ 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 121610+ mi
Fri 11 PM72°72°64°76%46%0%–ENE 121610+ mi
Sat 12 AM71°71°63°76%56%0%–NE 101610+ mi
Sat 1 AM71°71°63°76%65%0%–NE 121710+ mi
Sat 2 AM70°70°63°78%49%0%–NE 121710+ mi
Sat 3 AM70°70°63°78%69%0%–NE 121710+ mi
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–
Sat 3 PM73°73°67°81%58%8%–E 1823–
Sat 4 PM73°73°67°81%64%8%–E 1723–
Sat 5 PM72°72°66°81%69%8%–E 1723–
Sat 6 PM72°72°65°79%75%15%–E 1724–
Sat 7 PM72°72°65°79%79%15%–E 1622–
Sat 8 PM71°71°64°79%82%15%–ENE 1623–
Sat 9 PM71°71°64°79%86%15%–ENE 1623–

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

75° / 70°

18% rain

E 5–5 mph · gusts 7

⚡ 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
  • Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East northeast wind 5 to 8 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. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph. 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.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 654 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.


GMZ330-061330-
Matagorda Bay-
654 PM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northeast. 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.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 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 · 654 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.


GMZ350-061330-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
654 PM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
late. Seas around 2 feet this evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at 6 seconds. A
slight chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms. 
.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 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at
6 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
East 6 feet at 6 seconds. 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 with gusts up to
25 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. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 2060

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25% lit
↑ 11:28 AM
↓ 11:28 PM
★☆☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
2
34% lit
↑ 12:20 PM
↓ 11:55 PM
★☆☆☆c40
3
43% lit
↑ 1:13 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c54
Apogee · 404,229 km
4
52% lit
↑ 2:07 PM
↓ 12:24 AM
★☆☆☆c65
First Quarter
5
62% lit
↑ 3:04 PM
↓ 12:57 AM
★★☆☆c74
6
71% lit
↑ 4:02 PM
↓ 1:34 AM
★★☆☆c80
7
80% lit
↑ 5:01 PM
↓ 2:17 AM
★★★☆c86
8
87% lit
↑ 5:58 PM
↓ 3:07 AM
★★★☆c90
Moon farthest south (-28.1°)
9
93% lit
↑ 6:52 PM
↓ 4:05 AM
★★★★c93
best
10
98% lit
↑ 7:41 PM
↓ 5:08 AM
★★★★c93
best
11
100% lit
↑ 8:24 PM
↓ 6:14 AM
★☆☆☆c92
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
12
99% lit
↑ 9:03 PM
↓ 7:22 AM
★★★★c89
best
13
96% lit
↑ 9:38 PM
↓ 8:28 AM
★★★☆c79
14
91% lit
↑ 10:12 PM
↓ 9:33 AM
★★☆☆c62
15
83% lit
↑ 10:46 PM
↓ 10:38 AM
★☆☆☆c41
Perigee · 366,170 km
Moon crosses the equator
16
73% lit
↑ 11:21 PM
↓ 11:44 AM
★☆☆☆c46
17
62% lit
↑ 11:59 PM
↓ 12:50 PM
★☆☆☆c66
18
51% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:57 PM
★★☆☆c80
Last Quarter
19
40% lit
↑ 12:43 AM
↓ 3:05 PM
★★☆☆c89
20
29% lit
↑ 1:32 AM
↓ 4:10 PM
★★★☆c92
21
20% lit
↑ 2:28 AM
↓ 5:10 PM
★★★☆c93
Moon farthest north (27.7°)
22
12% lit
↑ 3:28 AM
↓ 6:04 PM
★★★☆c93
23
6% lit
↑ 4:31 AM
↓ 6:50 PM
★★★☆c91
best
24
2% lit
↑ 5:33 AM
↓ 7:29 PM
★☆☆☆c86
25
0% lit
↑ 6:33 AM
↓ 8:03 PM
★★★☆c82
New Moon
best
26
1% lit
↑ 7:31 AM
↓ 8:34 PM
★★★☆c70
27
3% lit
↑ 8:26 AM
↓ 9:02 PM
★★☆☆c56
28
7% lit
↑ 9:19 AM
↓ 9:29 PM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
29
12% lit
↑ 10:12 AM
↓ 9:56 PM
★☆☆☆c29
30
19% lit
↑ 11:04 AM
↓ 10:24 PM
★☆☆☆c46
Apogee · 405,088 km
31
27% lit
↑ 11:58 AM
↓ 10:55 PM
★★☆☆c57

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Aug 1 · 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.
  • Tue, Aug 3 · 3:00 AM — Apogee · 404,229 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Aug 4 · 6:15 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Aug 8 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Aug 11 · 7:51 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Aug 15 · 2:00 AM — Perigee · 366,170 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Aug 15 · 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.
  • Wed, Aug 18 · 1:23 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Aug 21 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Aug 25 · 7:56 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Aug 28 · 9:00 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, Aug 30 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 405,088 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Mon, Aug 9 · Tue, Aug 10 · Thu, Aug 12 · Mon, Aug 23 · Wed, Aug 25

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

Moon distance

366,263 km closest · 405,003 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 6:20 PM.