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Matagorda

28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda

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Today

Veterans Day: High 76° · 53% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 59° · 3% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind around 5 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:43 AM / 5:31 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:03 AM / 7:07 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 5%
Major period
12:40 AM–2:40 AM
Minor period
8:33 AM–9:33 AM
Major period
1:05 PM–3:05 PM
Minor period
6:37 PM–7:37 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Nov 1112 PM6 PMThu, Nov 126 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 136 AMclouds84% cloud cover82% cloud cover78% cloud cover81% cloud cover81% cloud cover84% cloud cover82% cloud cover81% cloud cover79% cloud cover85% cloud cover86% cloud cover90% cloud cover89% cloud cover81% cloud cover79% cloud cover78% cloud cover80% cloud cover77% cloud cover78% cloud cover79% cloud cover74% cloud cover82% cloud cover82% cloud cover77% cloud cover79% cloud cover68% cloud cover72% cloud cover68% cloud cover66% cloud cover72% cloud cover67% cloud cover72% cloud cover64% cloud cover61% cloud cover58% cloud cover59% cloud cover48% cloud cover39% cloud cover29% cloud cover22% cloud cover15% cloud cover8% cloud cover7% cloud cover5% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡50°55°60°65°70°75°80°62747675726863605973777570655954rain46% chance, 0.02 in46% chance, 0.02 in42% chance, 0.02 in38% chance, 0.02 in35% chance, 0.02 in32% chance31% chance26% chance26% chance20% chance19% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphNE 8 mph, gusts 8NE 8 mph, gusts 8NE 8 mph, gusts 8NE 8 mph, gusts 8NNE 7 mph, gusts 7NNE 7 mph, gusts 7N 6 mph, gusts 6NNE 5 mph, gusts 5N 5 mph, gusts 5NNW 5 mph, gusts 5NNW 6 mph, gusts 6NNW 7 mph, gusts 7N 9 mph, gusts 9N 12 mph, gusts 14NNE 12 mph, gusts 14NNE 10 mph, gusts 13N 10 mph, gusts 13NNE 7 mph, gusts 7N 5 mph, gusts 9N 5 mph, gusts 9N 5 mph, gusts 8N 5 mph, gusts 8N 5 mph, gusts 9NNE 6 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 7 AM62°62°62°100%84%46%0.02"NE 886.0 mi⚡
Wed 8 AM67°67°66°97%82%46%0.02"NNE 775.5 mi⚡
Wed 9 AM71°71°67°87%78%42%0.02"NE 885.5 mi⚡
Wed 10 AM74°74°67°79%81%38%0.02"NE 997.0 mi⚡
Wed 11 AM74°74°67°79%81%35%0.02"NE 887.0 mi⚡
Wed 12 PM76°76°68°76%84%32%–NE 887.6 mi⚡
Wed 1 PM76°76°68°76%82%31%–NE 887.6 mi⚡
Wed 2 PM75°75°68°79%81%26%–NNE 778.0 mi⚡
Wed 3 PM75°75°68°79%79%26%–NNE 779.1 mi⚡
Wed 4 PM75°75°68°79%85%20%–NNE 778.8 mi⚡
Wed 5 PM73°73°68°84%86%19%–NNE 778.8 mi⚡
Wed 6 PM73°73°68°84%90%3%–N 779.0 mi
Wed 7 PM72°72°68°87%89%0%–N 669.0 mi
Wed 8 PM70°70°67°90%81%0%–N 558.7 mi
Wed 9 PM69°69°67°93%79%0%–NNE 558.7 mi
Wed 10 PM68°68°66°93%78%1%–N 338.3 mi
Wed 11 PM66°66°66°100%80%1%–N 558.3 mi
Thu 12 AM65°65°65°100%77%2%–N 558.0 mi
Thu 1 AM63°63°63°100%78%1%–NNW 557.6 mi
Thu 2 AM62°62°62°100%79%1%–NNW 557.0 mi
Thu 3 AM62°62°62°100%74%1%–NNW 667.0 mi
Thu 4 AM60°60°60°100%82%1%–NNW 777.0 mi
Thu 5 AM60°60°60°100%82%1%–NNW 777.2 mi
Thu 6 AM59°59°59°100%77%0%–N 888.0 mi
Thu 7 AM59°59°59°100%79%0%–N 998.6 mi
Thu 8 AM63°63°62°97%68%0%–N 10139.2 mi
Thu 9 AM69°69°62°78%72%0%–N 12149.8 mi
Thu 10 AM73°73°61°66%68%0%–N 12149.8 mi
Thu 11 AM74°74°60°62%66%0%–NNE 12149.9 mi
Thu 12 PM76°76°60°58%72%0%–NNE 121410+ mi
Thu 1 PM77°77°59°54%67%0%–NNE 101310+ mi
Thu 2 PM76°76°58°54%72%0%–NNE 101310+ mi
Thu 3 PM76°76°58°54%64%0%–N 101310+ mi
Thu 4 PM75°75°58°56%61%0%–N 99–
Thu 5 PM72°72°58°61%58%0%–NNE 77–
Thu 6 PM72°72°59°64%59%0%–NNE 69–
Thu 7 PM70°70°58°66%48%0%–N 59–
Thu 8 PM68°68°58°70%39%0%–N 59–
Thu 9 PM66°66°58°75%29%0%–N 59–
Thu 10 PM65°65°57°75%22%0%–N 59–
Thu 11 PM63°63°56°78%15%0%–N 58–
Fri 12 AM61°61°55°81%8%0%–N 58–
Fri 1 AM59°59°54°83%7%0%–N 58–
Fri 2 AM57°57°54°90%5%0%–N 59–
Fri 3 AM56°56°54°93%4%0%–N 59–
Fri 4 AM54°54°54°100%4%0%–N 59–
Fri 5 AM54°54°54°100%4%0%–NNE 69–
Fri 6 AM55°55°54°96%4%0%–NNE 69–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

76° / 59°

53% rain · 0.10"

NE 3–9 mph · gusts 9

⚡ Storms

Thu, Nov 12

Partly Sunny

77° / 54°

2% rain

N 5–12 mph · gusts 14

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

77° / 60°

Dry

E 0–7 mph · gusts 9

Sat, Nov 14

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 63°

35% rain · 0.06"

E 5–20 mph · gusts 24

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 60°

60% rain · 0.84"

SE 12–21 mph · gusts 24

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Slight Chance Rain Showers

73° / 55°

52% rain · 0.36"

N 10–17 mph · gusts 21

Tue, Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

70° / 57°

4% rain

NE 8–14 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Veterans Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind around 5 mph.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North wind around 5 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 554 AM CST Wed Nov 11 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.


GMZ330-120015-
Matagorda Bay-
554 AM CST Wed Nov 11 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...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 east in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. A
chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A
chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay waters choppy, diminishing to slightly choppy
after midnight. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ350 · 554 AM CST Wed Nov 11 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.


GMZ350-120015-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
554 AM CST Wed Nov 11 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 5 seconds. a chance of showers this 
morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. 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 with gusts up to 20 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 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot
at 4 seconds, becoming east 1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...East winds around 20 knots, becoming southeast 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, building to 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming east
around 20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. Showers likely. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · May 2073

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
26% lit
↑ 3:44 AM
↓ 3:22 PM
★☆☆☆c51
2
18% lit
↑ 4:19 AM
↓ 4:13 PM
★☆☆☆c36
3
11% lit
↑ 4:52 AM
↓ 5:04 PM
★☆☆☆c41
Apogee · 405,874 km
Moon crosses the equator
4
6% lit
↑ 5:25 AM
↓ 5:55 PM
★☆☆☆c50
5
2% lit
↑ 5:58 AM
↓ 6:47 PM
★★☆☆c58
6
0% lit
↑ 6:33 AM
↓ 7:39 PM
★☆☆☆c65
7
0% lit
↑ 7:10 AM
↓ 8:33 PM
★★☆☆c72
New Moon
best
8
2% lit
↑ 7:50 AM
↓ 9:27 PM
★★☆☆c79
best
9
6% lit
↑ 8:34 AM
↓ 10:22 PM
★★☆☆c85
10
12% lit
↑ 9:22 AM
↓ 11:15 PM
★★☆☆c90
11
19% lit
↑ 10:14 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c90
Moon farthest north (19.8°)
12
28% lit
↑ 11:10 AM
↓ 12:07 AM
★☆☆☆c87
13
38% lit
↑ 12:09 PM
↓ 12:57 AM
★☆☆☆c80
14
49% lit
↑ 1:10 PM
↓ 1:44 AM
★☆☆☆c72
First Quarter
15
60% lit
↑ 2:12 PM
↓ 2:28 AM
★☆☆☆c61
16
71% lit
↑ 3:15 PM
↓ 3:11 AM
★☆☆☆c45
17
81% lit
↑ 4:20 PM
↓ 3:53 AM
★☆☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
18
90% lit
↑ 5:25 PM
↓ 4:34 AM
★☆☆☆c58
19
96% lit
↑ 6:31 PM
↓ 5:18 AM
★★☆☆c78
Perigee · 362,428 km
20
99% lit
↑ 7:38 PM
↓ 6:03 AM
★★☆☆c90
best
21
100% lit
↑ 8:43 PM
↓ 6:51 AM
★☆☆☆c98
Full Moon · Flower Moon
22
98% lit
↑ 9:45 PM
↓ 7:43 AM
★★☆☆c102
best
23
93% lit
↑ 10:43 PM
↓ 8:37 AM
★★☆☆c102
Moon farthest south (-19.1°)
best
24
87% lit
↑ 11:36 PM
↓ 9:33 AM
★★☆☆c101
25
79% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:30 AM
★☆☆☆c95
26
70% lit
↑ 12:23 AM
↓ 11:26 AM
★☆☆☆c85
27
60% lit
↑ 1:05 AM
↓ 12:21 PM
★☆☆☆c73
28
51% lit
↑ 1:44 AM
↓ 1:14 PM
★☆☆☆c60
Last Quarter
29
41% lit
↑ 2:19 AM
↓ 2:06 PM
★☆☆☆c47
30
32% lit
↑ 2:53 AM
↓ 2:57 PM
★☆☆☆c35
31
23% lit
↑ 3:26 AM
↓ 3:48 PM
★☆☆☆c45
Apogee · 404,860 km
Moon crosses the equator

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, May 3 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 405,874 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, May 3 · 7:00 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, May 7 · 1:15 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, May 11 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest north (19.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, May 14 · 1:59 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, May 17 · 11:00 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, May 19 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 362,428 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, May 21 · 5:03 AM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, May 23 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-19.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, May 28 · 12:57 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, May 31 · 2:00 AM — Apogee · 404,860 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, May 31 · 2:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Sun, May 7 · Mon, May 8 · Sat, May 20 · Mon, May 22 · Tue, May 23

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

Moon distance

362,520 km closest · 405,870 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 East MatagordaSurf report: Matagorda Beach (Jetty Park)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 Wed 6:20 AM.