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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. Northeast wind around 9 mph.

Tonight: Low 70° · 1% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 7 to 12 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:41 AM / 5:37 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:15 AM / 3:53 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 6%
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 AM12 PMclouds21% 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% cloud cover62% cloud cover64% cloud cover60°65°70°75°80°77767573727072757574737371696869rain1% 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 in50% chance, 0.01 in50% chance, 0.01 in50% chance, 0.01 inwind0102030mphNE 9 mph, gusts 12NE 9 mph, gusts 13NE 9 mph, gusts 14NE 8 mph, gusts 14NE 7 mph, gusts 12NE 7 mph, gusts 13NE 8 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 17NE 13 mph, gusts 18ENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 15 mph, gusts 18E 16 mph, gusts 21E 18 mph, gusts 22E 17 mph, gusts 23ENE 17 mph, gusts 23E 16 mph, gusts 23E 16 mph, gusts 23ENE 17 mph, gusts 23ENE 18 mph, gusts 24ENE 20 mph, gusts 25ENE 20 mph, gusts 25ENE 21 mph, gusts 26ENE 21 mph, gusts 29ENE 21 mph, gusts 31
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
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 71310+ mi
Sat 1 AM73°73°65°76%72%1%–NE 71310+ mi
Sat 2 AM72°72°66°81%71%1%–NE 71310+ mi
Sat 3 AM72°72°65°79%63%1%–NE 81510+ mi
Sat 4 AM71°71°65°81%65%1%–NE 101610+ mi
Sat 5 AM70°70°65°84%74%1%–NE 121710+ mi
Sat 6 AM70°70°65°84%76%2%–NE 121710+ mi
Sat 7 AM70°70°65°84%76%2%–NE 131810+ mi
Sat 8 AM71°71°66°84%78%2%–NE 131810+ 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 172310+ mi
Sat 8 PM73°73°65°76%85%4%–E 172310+ mi
Sat 9 PM73°73°65°76%82%8%–E 162310+ mi
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°84%73%40%0.01"ENE 2025–
Sun 9 AM68°68°64°87%69%40%0.01"ENE 2126–
Sun 10 AM68°68°64°87%66%40%0.01"ENE 2128–
Sun 11 AM69°69°63°81%63%40%0.01"ENE 2129–
Sun 12 PM69°69°63°81%60%50%0.01"ENE 2130–
Sun 1 PM69°69°63°81%62%50%0.01"ENE 2131–
Sun 2 PM69°69°62°78%64%50%0.01"ENE 2231–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

77° / 70°

1% rain

NE 7–9 mph · gusts 14

Sat, Nov 7

Partly Sunny

76° / 68°

28% rain

ENE 7–18 mph · gusts 23

Sun, Nov 8

Chance Rain Showers

71° / 64°

50% rain · 0.18"

ENE 16–22 mph · gusts 31

Mon, Nov 9

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

71° / 66°

67% rain · 0.66"

NE 8–17 mph · gusts 22

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 10

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

73° / 67°

21% rain · 0.06"

ENE 3–9 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 11

Slight Chance Rain Showers

74° / 66°

24% rain

NE 3–8 mph · gusts 10

Thu, Nov 12

Partly Sunny

73° / 63°

17% rain

N 3–9 mph · gusts 13

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 9 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 7 to 12 mph.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. East northeast wind 12 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East northeast wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. East northeast wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers before 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northeast wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. East northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Veterans Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 139 PM 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.


GMZ330-070815-
Matagorda Bay-
139 PM CST Fri Nov 6 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. 
.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 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
A chance of showers in the evening. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East 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 · 139 PM 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.


GMZ350-070815-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
139 PM CST Fri Nov 6 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 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...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · March 2062

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
63% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:17 AM
★★☆☆c69
2
54% lit
↑ 12:42 AM
↓ 10:57 AM
★★☆☆c73
Last Quarter
3
45% lit
↑ 1:39 AM
↓ 11:42 AM
★★☆☆c74
4
35% lit
↑ 2:34 AM
↓ 12:32 PM
★★☆☆c76
Moon farthest south (-28.6°)
Apogee · 404,684 km
5
27% lit
↑ 3:25 AM
↓ 1:27 PM
★★☆☆c78
6
19% lit
↑ 4:10 AM
↓ 2:24 PM
★★☆☆c78
7
12% lit
↑ 4:51 AM
↓ 3:22 PM
★★☆☆c77
best
8
6% lit
↑ 5:27 AM
↓ 4:20 PM
★★☆☆c73
best
9
2% lit
↑ 6:00 AM
↓ 5:18 PM
★☆☆☆c64
10
0% lit
↑ 6:30 AM
↓ 6:16 PM
★★☆☆c58
New Moon
11
0% lit
↑ 6:59 AM
↓ 7:14 PM
★★☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
12
3% lit
↑ 8:29 AM
↓ 9:14 PM
★☆☆☆c34
13
7% lit
↑ 9:00 AM
↓ 10:16 PM
★★☆☆c50
14
14% lit
↑ 9:35 AM
↓ 11:21 PM
★★☆☆c67
15
23% lit
↑ 10:14 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c78
16
33% lit
↑ 11:00 AM
↓ 12:28 AM
★★☆☆c85
17
44% lit
↑ 11:54 AM
↓ 1:36 AM
★★☆☆c90
18
55% lit
↑ 12:56 PM
↓ 2:43 AM
★★☆☆c92
First Quarter
Moon farthest north (28.6°)
19
67% lit
↑ 2:03 PM
↓ 3:43 AM
★★☆☆c93
Perigee · 369,627 km
best
20
77% lit
↑ 3:13 PM
↓ 4:36 AM
★★★☆c92
best
21
86% lit
↑ 4:21 PM
↓ 5:21 AM
★★★☆c87
best
22
93% lit
↑ 5:27 PM
↓ 5:59 AM
★☆☆☆c75
23
97% lit
↑ 6:30 PM
↓ 6:34 AM
★★☆☆c67
24
100% lit
↑ 7:31 PM
↓ 7:05 AM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
Full Moon · Worm Moon
25
100% lit
↑ 8:30 PM
↓ 7:35 AM
★★☆☆c36
26
97% lit
↑ 9:30 PM
↓ 8:06 AM
★★☆☆c59
27
93% lit
↑ 10:29 PM
↓ 8:38 AM
★★☆☆c68
28
87% lit
↑ 11:29 PM
↓ 9:12 AM
★★☆☆c73
29
79% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:51 AM
★★☆☆c77
30
71% lit
↑ 12:27 AM
↓ 10:35 AM
★★☆☆c77
31
62% lit
↑ 1:24 AM
↓ 11:23 AM
★★☆☆c75
Moon farthest south (-28.6°)

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Mar 2 · 9:49 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Mar 4 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Mar 4 · 12:00 PM — Apogee · 404,684 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Mar 10 · 10:13 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Mar 11 · 3:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Mar 18 · 12:57 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Mar 18 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Mar 19 · 11:00 AM — Perigee · 369,627 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Mar 24 · 1:00 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, Mar 24 · 10:35 PM — Full Moon · Worm MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Mar 31 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Tue, Mar 7 · Wed, Mar 8 · Sun, Mar 19 · Mon, Mar 20 · Tue, Mar 21

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

Moon distance

369,627 km closest · 404,684 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 1:21 PM.