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Port O'Connor

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

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Today

Today: High 78° · 6% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East northeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tonight: Low 69° · 11% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East northeast wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:41 AM / 5:36 PM
Moonrise / moonset
5:13 AM / 4:25 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 2%
Minor period
4:43 AM–5:43 AM
Major period
9:50 AM–11:50 AM
Minor period
3:55 PM–4:55 PM
Major period
10:15 PM–12:00 AM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sat, Nov 76 PMSun, Nov 86 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 96 AM12 PMclouds53% cloud cover51% cloud cover33% cloud cover36% cloud cover49% cloud cover61% cloud cover69% cloud cover65% cloud cover68% cloud cover61% cloud cover49% cloud cover58% cloud cover62% cloud cover54% cloud cover64% cloud cover78% cloud cover85% cloud cover83% cloud cover81% cloud cover84% cloud cover82% cloud cover79% cloud cover83% cloud cover81% cloud cover78% cloud cover78% cloud cover79% cloud cover80% cloud cover77% cloud cover77% cloud cover79% cloud cover74% cloud cover73% cloud cover71% cloud cover71% cloud cover80% cloud cover76% cloud cover77% cloud cover75% cloud cover83% cloud cover89% cloud cover85% cloud cover84% cloud cover81% cloud cover76% cloud cover71% cloud cover67% cloud cover65% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°76767373737169717271696867666667rain1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance5% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance8% chance13% chance18% chance18% chance19% chance19% chance22% chance25% chance28% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in33% chance, 0.01 in36% chance, 0.01 in33% chance, 0.01 in26% chance, 0.01 in23% chance23% chance23% chance22% chance22% chance22% chance29% chance, 0.01 in29% chance, 0.01 in29% chance, 0.01 in45% chance, 0.01 in45% chance, 0.01 in45% chance, 0.01 in59% chance, 0.02 in59% chance, 0.02 in59% chance, 0.02 in59% chance, 0.02 in59% chance, 0.02 in59% chance, 0.02 in49% chance, 0.01 inwind01020mphE 14 mph, gusts 17E 15 mph, gusts 18E 15 mph, gusts 21E 15 mph, gusts 21E 15 mph, gusts 21E 14 mph, gusts 20E 17 mph, gusts 20E 17 mph, gusts 20ENE 16 mph, gusts 21ENE 17 mph, gusts 22NE 20 mph, gusts 23ENE 21 mph, gusts 25ENE 21 mph, gusts 26ENE 21 mph, gusts 26ENE 20 mph, gusts 26NE 18 mph, gusts 25ENE 16 mph, gusts 23ENE 14 mph, gusts 21NE 13 mph, gusts 20ENE 14 mph, gusts 20NE 14 mph, gusts 20NE 14 mph, gusts 20NE 16 mph, gusts 20ENE 16 mph, gusts 20
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 1 PM76°76°69°79%53%1%–E 141710+ mi
Sat 2 PM76°76°69°79%51%1%–E 151810+ mi
Sat 3 PM77°77°69°76%33%1%–E 151810+ mi
Sat 4 PM76°76°69°79%36%2%–E 152010+ mi
Sat 5 PM75°75°69°82%49%2%–E 152110+ mi
Sat 6 PM75°75°68°79%61%1%–E 152110+ mi
Sat 7 PM73°73°68°84%69%1%–E 152110+ mi
Sat 8 PM73°73°68°84%65%1%–E 152110+ mi
Sat 9 PM73°73°68°84%68%1%–E 152110+ mi
Sat 10 PM73°73°68°84%61%1%–E 152110+ mi
Sat 11 PM73°73°67°81%49%1%–E 142010+ mi
Sun 12 AM73°73°67°81%58%5%–E 171810+ mi
Sun 1 AM73°73°67°81%62%4%–E 172010+ mi
Sun 2 AM72°72°67°84%54%4%–E 172010+ mi
Sun 3 AM71°71°66°84%64%3%–E 172010+ mi
Sun 4 AM71°71°66°84%78%8%–E 172110+ mi
Sun 5 AM70°70°66°87%85%13%–ENE 162110+ mi
Sun 6 AM70°70°66°87%83%18%–ENE 162110+ mi
Sun 7 AM69°69°66°90%81%18%–ENE 172210+ mi
Sun 8 AM70°70°66°87%84%19%–NE 182310+ mi
Sun 9 AM71°71°66°84%82%19%–NE 202310+ mi
Sun 10 AM71°71°66°84%79%22%–NE 202410+ mi
Sun 11 AM71°71°66°84%83%25%–ENE 212510+ mi
Sun 12 PM72°72°65°79%81%28%0.01"ENE 212610+ mi
Sun 1 PM72°72°65°79%78%31%0.01"ENE 212610+ mi
Sun 2 PM72°72°64°76%78%33%0.01"ENE 212610+ mi
Sun 3 PM71°71°64°79%79%36%0.01"ENE 212610+ mi
Sun 4 PM71°71°63°76%80%33%0.01"ENE 212810+ mi
Sun 5 PM70°70°63°78%77%26%0.01"ENE 202610+ mi
Sun 6 PM69°69°63°81%77%23%–ENE 202510+ mi
Sun 7 PM69°69°62°78%79%23%–NE 182510+ mi
Sun 8 PM69°69°62°78%74%23%–ENE 172410+ mi
Sun 9 PM69°69°62°78%73%22%–ENE 162310+ mi
Sun 10 PM68°68°62°81%71%22%–ENE 1522–
Sun 11 PM68°68°61°78%71%22%–ENE 1421–
Mon 12 AM67°67°61°81%80%29%0.01"ENE 1420–⚡
Mon 1 AM67°67°61°81%76%29%0.01"NE 1320–⚡
Mon 2 AM67°67°61°81%77%29%0.01"ENE 1318–⚡
Mon 3 AM66°66°61°84%75%45%0.01"ENE 1420–
Mon 4 AM66°66°61°84%83%45%0.01"NE 1420–
Mon 5 AM66°66°60°81%89%45%0.01"NE 1420–
Mon 6 AM65°65°60°84%85%59%0.02"NE 1420–
Mon 7 AM66°66°60°81%84%59%0.02"NE 1420–
Mon 8 AM66°66°60°81%81%59%0.02"NE 1520–
Mon 9 AM66°66°61°84%76%59%0.02"NE 1620–⚡
Mon 10 AM67°67°60°78%71%59%0.02"NE 1620–⚡
Mon 11 AM67°67°60°78%67%59%0.02"ENE 1620–⚡
Mon 12 PM68°68°60°76%65%49%0.01"ENE 1520–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy

78° / 69°

11% rain

ENE 14–15 mph · gusts 21

Sun, Nov 8

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

73° / 65°

44% rain · 0.06"

ENE 14–21 mph · gusts 28

Mon, Nov 9

Chance Rain Showers

70° / 65°

59% rain · 0.24"

NE 9–16 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 10

Slight Chance Rain Showers

73° / 68°

29% rain · 0.06"

ENE 6–12 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 11

Chance Rain Showers

74° / 65°

45% rain · 0.06"

NE 3–8 mph · gusts 10

⚡ Storms

Thu, Nov 12

Partly Sunny

74° / 62°

11% rain

NNW 5–15 mph · gusts 18

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

71° / 64°

2% rain

NNE 7–10 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East northeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East northeast wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
  • Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East northeast wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Northeast wind around 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East northeast wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Veterans Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 71.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 948 AM CST Sat Nov 7 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.


GMZ330-080430-
Matagorda Bay-
948 AM CST Sat Nov 7 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east
15 to 20 knots this afternoon. Bay waters smooth to slightly
choppy, increasing to choppy this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Bay waters choppy. 
.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, diminishing to
around 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy, diminishing to
slightly choppy after midnight. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers after midnight. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

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

GMZ350 · 948 AM CST Sat Nov 7 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.


GMZ350-080430-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
948 AM CST Sat Nov 7 2026

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

Moon calendar · June 2063

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
26% lit
↑ 11:06 AM
↓ 12:09 AM
★★★☆c88
2
37% lit
↑ 12:13 PM
↓ 12:50 AM
★★☆☆c77
3
48% lit
↑ 1:18 PM
↓ 1:26 AM
★☆☆☆c59
First Quarter
4
60% lit
↑ 2:20 PM
↓ 1:59 AM
★☆☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
5
70% lit
↑ 3:22 PM
↓ 2:31 AM
★☆☆☆c46
6
80% lit
↑ 4:25 PM
↓ 3:03 AM
★★☆☆c66
7
88% lit
↑ 5:28 PM
↓ 3:37 AM
★★★☆c81
8
94% lit
↑ 6:32 PM
↓ 4:15 AM
★★★★c89
9
98% lit
↑ 7:35 PM
↓ 4:57 AM
★★★★c91
best
10
100% lit
↑ 8:35 PM
↓ 5:45 AM
★☆☆☆c91
Full Moon · Strawberry Moon
11
99% lit
↑ 9:30 PM
↓ 6:38 AM
★★★★c91
Moon farthest south (-28.4°)
best
12
97% lit
↑ 10:18 PM
↓ 7:35 AM
★★★★c89
13
93% lit
↑ 11:00 PM
↓ 8:34 AM
★★★☆c85
14
87% lit
↑ 11:36 PM
↓ 9:32 AM
★★★☆c80
15
80% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:28 AM
★★☆☆c73
16
72% lit
↑ 12:07 AM
↓ 11:22 AM
★★☆☆c63
Apogee · 404,596 km
17
63% lit
↑ 12:36 AM
↓ 12:15 PM
★☆☆☆c50
18
54% lit
↑ 1:03 AM
↓ 1:07 PM
★☆☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
Last Quarter
19
44% lit
↑ 1:30 AM
↓ 2:00 PM
★☆☆☆c39
20
35% lit
↑ 1:57 AM
↓ 2:55 PM
★☆☆☆c55
21
26% lit
↑ 2:27 AM
↓ 3:52 PM
★★☆☆c69
22
17% lit
↑ 3:01 AM
↓ 4:54 PM
★★★☆c81
23
10% lit
↑ 3:40 AM
↓ 5:58 PM
★★★☆c89
24
4% lit
↑ 4:27 AM
↓ 7:05 PM
★★★★c96
best
25
1% lit
↑ 5:24 AM
↓ 8:10 PM
★★★★c99
Moon farthest north (28.1°)
best
26
0% lit
↑ 6:29 AM
↓ 9:10 PM
★☆☆☆c101
New Moon
27
2% lit
↑ 7:39 AM
↓ 10:02 PM
★★★★c101
best
28
7% lit
↑ 8:51 AM
↓ 10:47 PM
★★★★c98
Perigee · 362,845 km
29
15% lit
↑ 10:02 AM
↓ 11:25 PM
★★★☆c90
30
24% lit
↑ 11:09 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c75

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Jun 3 · 3:28 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Jun 4 · 2:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Jun 10 · 7:43 PM — Full Moon · Strawberry MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Jun 11 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jun 16 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 404,596 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Jun 18 · 4:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Jun 18 · 9:43 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Jun 25 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jun 26 · 5:25 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Jun 28 · 9:00 AM — Perigee · 362,845 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Sat, Jun 9 · Mon, Jun 11 · Sun, Jun 24 · Mon, Jun 25 · Wed, Jun 27

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

Moon distance

362,859 km closest · 404,594 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 Sat 12:51 PM.