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Port O'Connor

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 65° · 55% rain

Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday: High 67° · 84% rain

Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:43 AM / 5:35 PM
Moonrise / moonset
7:10 AM / 5:38 PM
Moon
New Moon, 0%
Minor period
6:40 AM–7:40 AM
Major period
11:25 AM–1:25 PM
Minor period
5:08 PM–6:08 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Mon, Nov 96 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 106 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Nov 11clouds73% cloud cover74% cloud cover82% cloud cover84% cloud cover87% cloud cover82% cloud cover85% cloud cover78% cloud cover85% cloud cover87% cloud cover87% cloud cover89% cloud cover87% cloud cover87% cloud cover89% cloud cover85% cloud cover84% cloud cover81% cloud cover71% cloud cover71% cloud cover71% cloud cover73% cloud cover69% cloud cover60% cloud cover56% cloud cover65% cloud cover67% cloud cover65% cloud cover66% cloud cover72% cloud cover65% cloud cover71% cloud cover70% cloud cover73% cloud cover76% cloud cover72% cloud cover69% cloud cover72% cloud cover72% cloud cover72% cloud cover72% cloud cover77% cloud cover82% cloud cover83% cloud cover81% cloud cover81% cloud cover81% cloud cover87% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°68676666676767676766677173727373rain55% chance, 0.01 in55% chance, 0.01 in55% chance, 0.01 in67% chance, 0.05 in67% chance, 0.05 in67% chance, 0.05 in67% chance, 0.05 in67% chance, 0.05 in67% chance, 0.05 in84% chance, 0.04 in84% chance, 0.04 in84% chance, 0.04 in81% chance, 0.04 in81% chance, 0.04 in81% chance, 0.04 in32% chance, 0.01 in32% chance, 0.01 in32% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in9% chance9% chance9% chance21% chance21% chance21% chance23% chance23% chance23% chance23% chance23% chance23% chance32% chance32% chance32% chance32% chance32% chance32% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance39% chance39% chance39% chance0.050.050.05wind01020mphENE 14 mph, gusts 20NE 15 mph, gusts 21NE 16 mph, gusts 21NE 16 mph, gusts 21NE 16 mph, gusts 21NE 15 mph, gusts 21ENE 15 mph, gusts 20ENE 15 mph, gusts 20ENE 14 mph, gusts 20NE 13 mph, gusts 17NE 10 mph, gusts 15NE 9 mph, gusts 13NE 9 mph, gusts 14NE 10 mph, gusts 15NE 10 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 15ENE 10 mph, gusts 14ENE 10 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 10E 6 mph, gusts 9E 3 mph, gusts 8E 3 mph, gusts 7
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 3 AM68°68°62°81%73%55%0.01"ENE 142010+ mi
Mon 4 AM67°67°62°84%74%55%0.01"NE 152010+ mi
Mon 5 AM67°67°62°84%82%55%0.01"NE 152110+ mi
Mon 6 AM67°67°62°84%84%67%0.05"NE 15216.0 mi
Mon 7 AM65°65°62°90%87%67%0.05"NE 16216.0 mi
Mon 8 AM65°65°62°90%82%67%0.05"NE 16216.0 mi
Mon 9 AM66°66°61°84%85%67%0.05"NE 16216.0 mi
Mon 10 AM65°65°61°87%78%67%0.05"NE 16216.0 mi
Mon 11 AM66°66°61°84%85%67%0.05"NE 16216.0 mi
Mon 12 PM66°66°61°84%87%84%0.04"NE 15216.0 mi
Mon 1 PM67°67°61°81%87%84%0.04"NE 15216.0 mi
Mon 2 PM67°67°61°81%89%84%0.04"NE 15206.0 mi
Mon 3 PM67°67°62°84%87%81%0.04"ENE 15206.0 mi
Mon 4 PM67°67°62°84%87%81%0.04"ENE 15216.0 mi
Mon 5 PM67°67°61°81%89%81%0.04"ENE 15206.0 mi
Mon 6 PM67°67°61°81%85%32%0.01"ENE 142010+ mi
Mon 7 PM67°67°61°81%84%32%0.01"ENE 142010+ mi
Mon 8 PM67°67°61°81%81%32%0.01"NE 13189.1 mi
Mon 9 PM67°67°61°81%71%20%0.01"NE 13178.2 mi
Mon 10 PM67°67°60°78%71%20%0.01"NE 12169.1 mi
Mon 11 PM67°67°60°78%71%20%0.01"NE 101510+ mi
Tue 12 AM67°67°61°81%73%9%–NE 91410+ mi
Tue 1 AM67°67°61°81%69%9%–NE 91310+ mi
Tue 2 AM67°67°61°81%60%9%–NE 91310+ mi
Tue 3 AM67°67°62°84%56%21%–NE 91410+ mi
Tue 4 AM66°66°62°87%65%21%–NE 91410+ mi
Tue 5 AM66°66°62°87%67%21%–NE 101510+ mi
Tue 6 AM66°66°62°87%65%23%–NE 101510+ mi
Tue 7 AM66°66°62°87%66%23%–NE 101510+ mi
Tue 8 AM67°67°63°87%72%23%–NE 101510+ mi
Tue 9 AM67°67°63°87%65%23%–NE 121510+ mi
Tue 10 AM68°68°63°84%71%23%–ENE 1215–
Tue 11 AM70°70°64°81%70%23%–ENE 1014–
Tue 12 PM71°71°64°79%73%32%–ENE 1014–
Tue 1 PM71°71°65°81%76%32%–ENE 1013–
Tue 2 PM72°72°66°81%72%32%–ENE 913–
Tue 3 PM73°73°66°79%69%32%–E 912–
Tue 4 PM73°73°66°79%72%32%–ENE 812–
Tue 5 PM73°73°66°79%72%32%–E 812–
Tue 6 PM72°72°66°81%72%20%–E 812–
Tue 7 PM72°72°67°84%72%20%–E 710–
Tue 8 PM72°72°67°84%77%20%–E 69–
Tue 9 PM73°73°67°81%82%20%–E 69–
Tue 10 PM73°73°67°81%83%20%–E 58–
Tue 11 PM73°73°67°81%81%20%–E 38–
Wed 12 AM73°73°67°81%81%39%–E 37–
Wed 1 AM73°73°67°81%81%39%–E 37–
Wed 2 AM72°72°68°87%87%39%–E 37–

7-day forecast

Today

Rain Showers

67° / 65°

84% rain · 0.63"

NE 10–16 mph · gusts 21

Tue, Nov 10

Chance Rain Showers

73° / 69°

39% rain

ENE 3–12 mph · gusts 15

Wed, Nov 11

Chance Rain Showers

73° / 67°

44% rain

NE 3–8 mph · gusts 12

Thu, Nov 12

Mostly Sunny

73° / 62°

1% rain

N 7–23 mph · gusts 25

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

69° / 63°

Dry

N 6–10 mph · gusts 14

Sat, Nov 14

Sunny

71° / 68°

15% rain

E 7–15 mph · gusts 20

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Rain Showers

73° / 70°

34% rain · 0.30"

ESE 15–20 mph · gusts 25

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Monday: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
  • Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tuesday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East northeast wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East northeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Veterans Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. North wind 3 to 22 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 13 to 23 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. North wind 9 to 13 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 69.
  • Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 63.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 71.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 1135 PM CST Sun Nov 8 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.


GMZ330-091815-
Matagorda Bay-
1135 PM CST Sun Nov 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
MONDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 knots with gusts up to 20 
knots. Bay waters slightly choppy to choppy. A chance of showers.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. Showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers in the evening. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
chance of showers after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
choppy after midnight. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy, diminishing to
slightly choppy in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

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

GMZ350 · 1135 PM CST Sun Nov 8 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.


GMZ350-091815-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
1135 PM CST Sun Nov 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
MONDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of 
showers.  
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the
evening. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers after
midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 feet or less, then around 2
feet after midnight. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Moon calendar · December 2068

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
45% lit
↑ 12:11 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c61
First Quarter
2
56% lit
↑ 12:50 PM
↓ 12:13 AM
★☆☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
3
67% lit
↑ 1:29 PM
↓ 1:16 AM
★☆☆☆c49
4
78% lit
↑ 2:11 PM
↓ 2:19 AM
★★☆☆c66
5
87% lit
↑ 2:56 PM
↓ 3:24 AM
★★☆☆c81
Perigee · 366,316 km
6
93% lit
↑ 3:44 PM
↓ 4:29 AM
★★★☆c93
7
98% lit
↑ 4:37 PM
↓ 5:34 AM
★★★★c99
best
8
100% lit
↑ 5:34 PM
↓ 6:37 AM
★★★★c101
Full Moon · Cold Moon
Moon farthest north (21.1°)
best
9
99% lit
↑ 6:33 PM
↓ 7:36 AM
★☆☆☆c101
10
96% lit
↑ 7:33 PM
↓ 8:29 AM
★★★★c99
best
11
91% lit
↑ 8:32 PM
↓ 9:16 AM
★★★☆c95
12
84% lit
↑ 9:28 PM
↓ 9:58 AM
★★☆☆c87
13
76% lit
↑ 10:23 PM
↓ 10:36 AM
★★☆☆c76
14
67% lit
↑ 11:16 PM
↓ 11:11 AM
★☆☆☆c63
15
58% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:44 AM
★☆☆☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
16
49% lit
↑ 12:08 AM
↓ 12:16 PM
★☆☆☆c39
Last Quarter
17
39% lit
↑ 12:59 AM
↓ 12:49 PM
★☆☆☆c49
Apogee · 404,455 km
18
30% lit
↑ 1:51 AM
↓ 1:23 PM
★☆☆☆c60
19
22% lit
↑ 2:43 AM
↓ 1:59 PM
★★☆☆c70
20
15% lit
↑ 3:36 AM
↓ 2:38 PM
★★☆☆c78
21
8% lit
↑ 4:31 AM
↓ 3:22 PM
★★★☆c85
22
4% lit
↑ 5:25 AM
↓ 4:11 PM
★★★☆c91
23
1% lit
↑ 6:19 AM
↓ 5:04 PM
★★★★c93
Moon farthest south (-20.1°)
best
24
0% lit
↑ 7:12 AM
↓ 6:01 PM
★☆☆☆c93
New Moon
25
2% lit
↑ 8:01 AM
↓ 7:02 PM
★★★★c93
best
26
6% lit
↑ 8:48 AM
↓ 8:03 PM
★★★☆c91
27
12% lit
↑ 9:31 AM
↓ 9:05 PM
★★★☆c84
28
20% lit
↑ 10:12 AM
↓ 10:08 PM
★★☆☆c72
29
30% lit
↑ 10:51 AM
↓ 11:10 PM
★☆☆☆c48
Moon crosses the equator
30
41% lit
↑ 11:30 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c36
31
52% lit
↑ 12:11 PM
↓ 12:12 AM
★☆☆☆c48
First Quarter
Perigee · 370,342 km

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Dec 1 · 11:20 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Dec 2 · 12:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Dec 5 · 2:00 PM — Perigee · 366,316 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Dec 8 · 5:42 PM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Dec 8 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest north (21.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Dec 15 · 8:00 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, Dec 16 · 8:11 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Dec 17 · 9:00 AM — Apogee · 404,455 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Dec 23 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-20.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Dec 24 · 7:44 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Dec 29 · 9:00 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, Dec 31 · 7:22 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Dec 31 · 9:00 AM — Perigee · 370,342 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Fri, Dec 7 · Sat, Dec 8 · Mon, Dec 10 · Sun, Dec 23 · Tue, Dec 25

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

Moon distance

366,323 km closest · 404,451 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 Mon 12:26 AM.