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Port O'Connor

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

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Today

Today: High 67° · 84% rain

Rain showers. 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.

Tonight: Low 66° · 32% rain

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.

Sunrise / sunset
6:44 AM / 5:34 PM
Moonrise / moonset
8:08 AM / 6:21 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 3%
Major period
12:00 AM–1:50 AM
Minor period
7:38 AM–8:38 AM
Major period
12:15 PM–2:15 PM
Minor period
5:51 PM–6:51 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 116 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Nov 126 AM12 PM6 PMclouds81% cloud cover86% cloud cover84% cloud cover85% cloud cover79% cloud cover77% cloud cover81% cloud cover82% cloud cover79% cloud cover82% cloud cover87% cloud cover86% cloud cover84% cloud cover80% cloud cover81% cloud cover80% cloud cover82% cloud cover83% cloud cover88% cloud cover87% cloud cover86% cloud cover84% cloud cover84% cloud cover88% cloud cover86% cloud cover84% cloud cover81% cloud cover80% cloud cover79% cloud cover78% cloud cover75% cloud cover72% cloud cover70% cloud cover67% cloud cover64% cloud cover61% cloud cover59% cloud cover56% cloud cover53% cloud cover51% cloud cover49% cloud cover47% cloud cover46% cloud cover44% cloud cover42% cloud cover45% cloud cover47% cloud cover49% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°70696968687173737068686767727574rain26% chance34% chance37% chance33% chance36% chance36% chance33% chance30% chance28% chance24% chance24% chance20% chance17% chance20% chance8% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance5% chance5% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphNE 8 mph, gusts 12NE 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 6 mph, gusts 9NE 5 mph, gusts 8NNE 6 mph, gusts 9NNE 7 mph, gusts 10NNE 8 mph, gusts 12NNE 9 mph, gusts 12NNE 9 mph, gusts 12NNE 8 mph, gusts 10NNE 7 mph, gusts 9N 6 mph, gusts 8N 5 mph, gusts 7N 3 mph, gusts 6NNW 3 mph, gusts 6NNW 5 mph, gusts 7NNW 7 mph, gusts 10N 9 mph, gusts 14N 12 mph, gusts 16N 13 mph, gusts 17N 13 mph, gusts 16N 10 mph, gusts 14N 9 mph, gusts 13N 8 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 7 PM70°70°66°87%81%26%–NE 81210+ mi⚡
Tue 8 PM69°69°66°90%86%34%–ENE 7109.1 mi⚡
Tue 9 PM69°69°67°93%84%37%–NE 7107.2 mi⚡
Tue 10 PM69°69°67°93%85%33%–NE 797.2 mi⚡
Tue 11 PM69°69°67°93%79%36%–ENE 697.1 mi⚡
Wed 12 AM69°69°67°93%77%36%–NE 687.2 mi⚡
Wed 1 AM69°69°67°93%81%33%–NE 587.0 mi⚡
Wed 2 AM68°68°67°97%82%30%–NNE 687.0 mi⚡
Wed 3 AM68°68°68°100%79%28%–NNE 697.0 mi⚡
Wed 4 AM68°68°67°97%82%24%–NNE 7107.0 mi
Wed 5 AM68°68°67°97%87%24%–NNE 7107.0 mi
Wed 6 AM68°68°67°97%86%20%–NNE 7127.0 mi⚡
Wed 7 AM68°68°67°97%84%17%–NNE 8127.0 mi⚡
Wed 8 AM69°69°67°93%80%20%–NNE 8127.0 mi⚡
Wed 9 AM70°70°67°90%81%8%–NNE 9127.0 mi
Wed 10 AM71°71°67°87%80%3%–NNE 9127.0 mi
Wed 11 AM72°72°68°87%82%3%–NNE 9128.1 mi
Wed 12 PM72°72°68°87%83%0%–NNE 91210+ mi
Wed 1 PM73°73°68°84%88%0%–NNE 81010+ mi
Wed 2 PM73°73°68°84%87%0%–NNE 7910+ mi
Wed 3 PM73°73°68°84%86%1%–NNE 7910+ mi
Wed 4 PM73°73°68°84%84%5%–NNE 68–
Wed 5 PM72°72°67°84%84%5%–N 68–
Wed 6 PM70°70°67°90%88%3%–N 68–
Wed 7 PM70°70°67°90%86%3%–N 57–
Wed 8 PM69°69°67°93%84%3%–N 36–
Wed 9 PM69°69°67°93%81%3%–N 36–
Wed 10 PM68°68°67°97%80%3%–N 36–
Wed 11 PM68°68°66°93%79%3%–NNW 36–
Thu 12 AM68°68°66°93%78%1%–NNW 36–
Thu 1 AM68°68°66°93%75%1%–NNW 57–
Thu 2 AM68°68°66°93%72%1%–NNW 68–
Thu 3 AM67°67°66°97%70%1%–NNW 710–
Thu 4 AM67°67°65°93%67%1%–NNW 812–
Thu 5 AM67°67°64°90%64%1%–N 914–
Thu 6 AM67°67°64°90%61%0%–N 1015–
Thu 7 AM67°67°63°87%59%0%–N 1216–
Thu 8 AM68°68°63°84%56%0%–N 1317–
Thu 9 AM70°70°63°78%53%0%–N 1317–
Thu 10 AM72°72°62°71%51%0%–N 1317–
Thu 11 AM73°73°61°66%49%0%–N 1316–
Thu 12 PM74°74°61°64%47%0%–N 1215–
Thu 1 PM75°75°61°62%46%0%–N 1014–
Thu 2 PM75°75°62°64%44%0%–N 1014–
Thu 3 PM75°75°62°64%42%0%–N 913–
Thu 4 PM74°74°61°64%45%0%–N 813–
Thu 5 PM73°73°59°62%47%0%–N 812–
Thu 6 PM71°71°58°64%49%0%–N 712–

7-day forecast

Mon, Nov 9

Rain Showers

67° / 66°

84% rain

16 mph

Today

Chance Rain Showers

73° / 69°

39% rain

ENE 6–8 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 11

Chance Rain Showers

73° / 67°

44% rain

NE 3–9 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms

Thu, Nov 12

Mostly Sunny

73° / 62°

1% rain

N 3–13 mph · gusts 17

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

69° / 63°

Dry

N 5–8 mph · gusts 10

Sat, Nov 14

Sunny

71° / 68°

51% rain · 0.36"

E 8–22 mph · gusts 28

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Rain Showers

73° / 70°

60% rain · 1.20"

ESE 18–22 mph · gusts 26

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Rain showers. 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.
  • Tonight: 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%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • 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. North wind 6 to 10 mph.
  • 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. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 639 PM CST Tue Nov 10 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.


GMZ330-111330-
Matagorda Bay-
639 PM CST Tue Nov 10 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. Isolated thunderstorms. Showers until early morning, then
a chance of showers late. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
chance of showers in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 15 knots, becoming southeast 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, increasing
to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming east
around 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters rough, diminishing to
choppy after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening, then showers likely after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. Showers
likely, mainly in the morning. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A
chance of showers. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ350 · 639 PM CST Tue Nov 10 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.


GMZ350-111330-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
639 PM CST Tue Nov 10 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
North 1 foot at 2 seconds and east 1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: North 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
5 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to
7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · October 2069

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
99% lit
↑ 7:59 PM
↓ 8:12 AM
★★☆☆c64
Perigee · 359,275 km
2
94% lit
↑ 8:48 PM
↓ 9:19 AM
★★☆☆c83
best
3
88% lit
↑ 9:41 PM
↓ 10:26 AM
★☆☆☆c88
4
79% lit
↑ 10:37 PM
↓ 11:31 AM
★★☆☆c94
5
69% lit
↑ 11:35 PM
↓ 12:32 PM
★★☆☆c94
Moon farthest north (19.7°)
6
58% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:28 PM
★★☆☆c94
7
47% lit
↑ 12:34 AM
↓ 2:18 PM
★★☆☆c90
Last Quarter
8
36% lit
↑ 1:33 AM
↓ 3:03 PM
★★☆☆c82
9
26% lit
↑ 2:31 AM
↓ 3:43 PM
★★☆☆c71
10
18% lit
↑ 3:27 AM
↓ 4:21 PM
★☆☆☆c58
11
11% lit
↑ 4:21 AM
↓ 4:57 PM
★☆☆☆c45
12
6% lit
↑ 5:15 AM
↓ 5:31 PM
★☆☆☆c32
Moon crosses the equator
13
2% lit
↑ 6:07 AM
↓ 6:05 PM
★★☆☆c44
14
0% lit
↑ 6:59 AM
↓ 6:40 PM
★★☆☆c61
New Moon
15
0% lit
↑ 7:51 AM
↓ 7:16 PM
★★☆☆c69
best
16
2% lit
↑ 8:43 AM
↓ 7:54 PM
★★☆☆c74
best
17
6% lit
↑ 9:35 AM
↓ 8:35 PM
★☆☆☆c76
Apogee · 406,376 km
18
11% lit
↑ 10:26 AM
↓ 9:18 PM
★★☆☆c79
19
17% lit
↑ 11:16 AM
↓ 10:05 PM
★★☆☆c81
Moon farthest south (-19.2°)
20
25% lit
↑ 12:04 PM
↓ 10:55 PM
★★☆☆c81
21
34% lit
↑ 12:50 PM
↓ 11:47 PM
★★☆☆c81
22
44% lit
↑ 1:34 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c79
23
54% lit
↑ 2:17 PM
↓ 12:42 AM
★☆☆☆c73
First Quarter
24
64% lit
↑ 2:58 PM
↓ 1:39 AM
★☆☆☆c64
25
74% lit
↑ 3:38 PM
↓ 2:38 AM
★☆☆☆c53
26
84% lit
↑ 4:19 PM
↓ 3:39 AM
★☆☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
27
91% lit
↑ 5:01 PM
↓ 4:42 AM
★☆☆☆c40
28
97% lit
↑ 5:46 PM
↓ 5:47 AM
★★☆☆c72
29
100% lit
↑ 6:34 PM
↓ 6:55 AM
★★★☆c88
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon (supermoon)
best
30
100% lit
↑ 7:26 PM
↓ 8:03 AM
★★★☆c99
Perigee · 356,830 km
best
31
96% lit
↑ 8:22 PM
↓ 9:11 AM
★☆☆☆c102

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Oct 1 · 6:00 PM — Perigee · 359,275 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Oct 5 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest north (19.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Oct 7 · 4:19 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Oct 12 · 7:00 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, Oct 14 · 11:03 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Oct 17 · 12:00 AM — Apogee · 406,376 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Oct 19 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-19.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Oct 23 · 2:57 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Oct 26 · 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.
  • Tue, Oct 29 · 10:35 PM — Full Moon · Hunter's 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.
  • Wed, Oct 30 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 356,830 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Wed, Oct 2 · Tue, Oct 15 · Wed, Oct 16 · Tue, Oct 29 · Wed, Oct 30

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

Moon distance

356,933 km closest · 406,287 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 Tue 10:31 AM.