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Port O'Connor

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

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Today

Today: High 77° · 3% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph.

Tonight: Low 70° · 1% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East northeast wind 8 to 12 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:41 AM / 5:37 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:15 AM / 3:53 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 7%
Minor period
3:45 AM–4:45 AM
Major period
9:05 AM–11:05 AM
Minor period
3:23 PM–4:23 PM
Major period
9:30 PM–11:30 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Nov 66 PMSat, Nov 76 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 86 AMclouds17% cloud cover17% cloud cover18% cloud cover21% cloud cover27% cloud cover25% cloud cover38% cloud cover69% cloud cover68% cloud cover70% cloud cover70% cloud cover70% cloud cover71% cloud cover72% cloud cover71% cloud cover63% cloud cover65% cloud cover74% cloud cover76% cloud cover76% cloud cover78% cloud cover76% cloud cover73% cloud cover68% cloud cover63% cloud cover57% cloud cover54% cloud cover51% cloud cover57% cloud cover61% cloud cover70% cloud cover80% cloud cover85% cloud cover82% cloud cover74% cloud cover72% cloud cover72% cloud cover71% cloud cover69% cloud cover68% cloud cover69% cloud cover77% cloud cover81% cloud cover76% cloud cover73% cloud cover69% cloud cover66% cloud cover63% cloud cover60°65°70°75°80°74777675737270727575747373716968rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance12% chance12% chance13% chance13% chance15% chance28% chance40% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 inwind01020mphN 12 mph, gusts 15NNE 9 mph, gusts 12NE 9 mph, gusts 13NE 9 mph, gusts 14NE 8 mph, gusts 13NE 7 mph, gusts 13NE 7 mph, gusts 12NE 7 mph, gusts 12NE 9 mph, gusts 14NE 10 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 14 mph, gusts 17E 16 mph, gusts 20E 17 mph, gusts 22E 18 mph, gusts 23ENE 17 mph, gusts 23E 17 mph, gusts 23E 16 mph, gusts 22ENE 16 mph, gusts 22ENE 17 mph, gusts 23ENE 18 mph, gusts 25ENE 20 mph, gusts 25ENE 20 mph, gusts 25ENE 21 mph, gusts 28
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 12 PM74°74°66°76%17%0%–N 121510+ mi
Fri 1 PM76°76°66°71%17%1%–NNE 101310+ mi
Fri 2 PM76°76°66°71%18%1%–NNE 91210+ mi
Fri 3 PM77°77°66°69%21%1%–NE 91210+ mi
Fri 4 PM77°77°66°69%27%1%–NE 91310+ mi
Fri 5 PM77°77°66°69%25%1%–NE 91310+ mi
Fri 6 PM76°76°66°71%38%0%–NE 91410+ mi
Fri 7 PM76°76°66°71%69%0%–NE 91410+ mi
Fri 8 PM75°75°66°74%68%0%–NE 81310+ mi
Fri 9 PM75°75°66°74%70%0%–NE 81410+ mi
Fri 10 PM74°74°66°76%70%1%–NE 71310+ mi
Fri 11 PM74°74°66°76%70%1%–NE 71210+ mi
Sat 12 AM73°73°65°76%71%1%–NE 71210+ mi
Sat 1 AM73°73°65°76%72%1%–NE 71210+ mi
Sat 2 AM72°72°66°81%71%1%–NE 71210+ mi
Sat 3 AM72°72°65°79%63%1%–NE 81410+ mi
Sat 4 AM71°71°65°81%65%1%–NE 91410+ mi
Sat 5 AM70°70°65°84%74%1%–NE 101510+ mi
Sat 6 AM70°70°65°84%76%2%–NE 101510+ mi
Sat 7 AM70°70°65°84%76%2%–NE 121610+ mi
Sat 8 AM71°71°66°84%78%2%–NE 121610+ mi
Sat 9 AM72°72°67°84%76%2%–ENE 131710+ mi
Sat 10 AM73°73°67°81%73%2%–ENE 141710+ mi
Sat 11 AM74°74°67°79%68%2%–ENE 151810+ mi
Sat 12 PM75°75°67°76%63%2%–E 162010+ mi
Sat 1 PM75°75°67°76%57%3%–E 162110+ mi
Sat 2 PM75°75°67°76%54%3%–E 172210+ mi
Sat 3 PM75°75°67°76%51%3%–E 182210+ mi
Sat 4 PM75°75°67°76%57%3%–E 182310+ mi
Sat 5 PM74°74°67°79%61%4%–E 172310+ mi
Sat 6 PM74°74°66°76%70%4%–ENE 172310+ mi
Sat 7 PM74°74°66°76%80%4%–ENE 1723–
Sat 8 PM73°73°65°76%85%4%–E 1723–
Sat 9 PM73°73°65°76%82%8%–E 1623–
Sat 10 PM73°73°65°76%74%8%–E 1622–
Sat 11 PM73°73°64°73%72%8%–E 1623–
Sun 12 AM73°73°64°73%72%12%–ENE 1622–
Sun 1 AM73°73°63°71%71%12%–ENE 1723–
Sun 2 AM72°72°63°73%69%13%–ENE 1723–
Sun 3 AM71°71°63°76%68%13%–ENE 1824–
Sun 4 AM70°70°63°78%69%15%–ENE 1825–
Sun 5 AM69°69°63°81%77%28%–ENE 2025–
Sun 6 AM69°69°62°78%81%40%0.01"ENE 2025–
Sun 7 AM69°69°63°81%76%40%0.01"ENE 2025–
Sun 8 AM69°69°64°85%73%40%0.01"ENE 2025–
Sun 9 AM68°68°64°87%69%40%0.01"ENE 2126–
Sun 10 AM68°68°64°86%66%40%0.01"ENE 2128–
Sun 11 AM69°69°63°84%63%40%0.01"ENE 2129–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

77° / 70°

3% rain

NE 7–12 mph · gusts 15

Sat, Nov 7

Partly Sunny

75° / 67°

8% rain

ENE 7–18 mph · gusts 23

Sun, Nov 8

Chance Rain Showers

70° / 63°

50% rain · 0.18"

NE 16–22 mph · gusts 31

Mon, Nov 9

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

69° / 64°

67% rain · 0.54"

NE 12–17 mph · gusts 22

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 10

Slight Chance Rain Showers

72° / 67°

19% rain

NE 7–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 11

Chance Rain Showers

73° / 66°

26% rain

NE 6–10 mph · gusts 13

Thu, Nov 12

Mostly Sunny

74° / 65°

25% rain

N 8–14 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East northeast wind 8 to 12 mph.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East northeast wind 12 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East northeast wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
  • Veterans Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

Weather map

Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.

Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 1050 AM CST Fri Nov 6 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.


GMZ330-070515-
Matagorda Bay-
1050 AM CST Fri Nov 6 2026

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
around 10 knots this afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy,
diminishing to smooth this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots, becoming east 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, increasing
to choppy in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.TUESDAY 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 · 1050 AM CST Fri Nov 6 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.


GMZ350-070515-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
1050 AM CST Fri Nov 6 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east
late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at
3 seconds and east 1 foot at 6 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail:
East 6 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots, diminishing to around 20 knots after midnight. Seas
4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at
6 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · November 2061

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
80% lit
↑ 10:17 PM
↓ 12:01 PM
★★★★c95
Moon farthest north (28.5°)
2
69% lit
↑ 11:26 PM
↓ 1:01 PM
★★★☆c95
3
58% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:52 PM
★★★☆c91
4
47% lit
↑ 12:34 AM
↓ 2:34 PM
★★☆☆c84
Last Quarter
5
37% lit
↑ 1:39 AM
↓ 3:10 PM
★★☆☆c72
6
27% lit
↑ 1:40 AM
↓ 2:42 PM
★★☆☆c57
7
18% lit
↑ 2:38 AM
↓ 3:11 PM
★☆☆☆c41
8
11% lit
↑ 3:34 AM
↓ 3:39 PM
★☆☆☆c28
Moon crosses the equator
9
5% lit
↑ 4:29 AM
↓ 4:07 PM
★★☆☆c55
10
2% lit
↑ 5:25 AM
↓ 4:37 PM
★★★☆c68
11
0% lit
↑ 6:21 AM
↓ 5:09 PM
★★★☆c75
New Moon
12
0% lit
↑ 7:18 AM
↓ 5:46 PM
★★★★c79
best
13
2% lit
↑ 8:15 AM
↓ 6:27 PM
★★★☆c79
14
6% lit
↑ 9:12 AM
↓ 7:13 PM
★☆☆☆c79
Apogee · 406,327 km
15
11% lit
↑ 10:05 AM
↓ 8:05 PM
★★★☆c78
Moon farthest south (-28.5°)
16
18% lit
↑ 10:54 AM
↓ 9:00 PM
★★★☆c78
17
26% lit
↑ 11:38 AM
↓ 9:57 PM
★★☆☆c77
18
35% lit
↑ 12:17 PM
↓ 10:54 PM
★★☆☆c75
19
44% lit
↑ 12:52 PM
↓ 11:52 PM
★★☆☆c70
20
54% lit
↑ 1:24 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c62
First Quarter
21
64% lit
↑ 1:54 PM
↓ 12:50 AM
★☆☆☆c49
22
74% lit
↑ 2:24 PM
↓ 1:49 AM
★☆☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
23
83% lit
↑ 2:56 PM
↓ 2:49 AM
★☆☆☆c49
24
91% lit
↑ 3:30 PM
↓ 3:53 AM
★★☆☆c69
25
96% lit
↑ 4:10 PM
↓ 5:00 AM
★★★☆c85
26
99% lit
↑ 4:57 PM
↓ 6:13 AM
★★★★c96
best
27
99% lit
↑ 5:53 PM
↓ 7:27 AM
★★★★c102
Full Moon · Beaver Moon (supermoon)
Perigee · 357,100 km
best
28
96% lit
↑ 6:58 PM
↓ 8:40 AM
★☆☆☆c102
Moon farthest north (28.5°)
29
91% lit
↑ 8:09 PM
↓ 9:47 AM
★★★★c103
best
30
83% lit
↑ 9:20 PM
↓ 10:44 AM
★★★★c102
best

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Nov 1 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Nov 4 · 5:53 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Nov 8 · 12:00 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, Nov 11 · 9:40 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Nov 14 · 8:00 PM — Apogee · 406,327 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Nov 15 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Nov 20 · 2:11 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Nov 22 · 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.
  • Sun, Nov 27 · 12:32 AM — Full Moon · Beaver Moon (supermoon)Moon is near perigee at the same time: perigean spring tides. Expect extra-high highs, extra-low lows, and strong current at the passes.
  • Sun, Nov 27 · 2:00 PM — Perigee · 357,100 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Nov 28 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.5°)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

Sat, Nov 12 · Sat, Nov 26 · Sun, Nov 27 · Tue, Nov 29 · Wed, Nov 30

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

Moon distance

357,115 km closest · 406,262 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 Fri 10:41 AM.