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Port O'Connor

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

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Today

Veterans Day: High 73° · 31% rain

A slight chance of rain showers before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. North northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 67° · 1% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. North northwest wind around 9 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:44 AM / 5:34 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:04 AM / 7:10 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 5%
Major period
12:40 AM–2:40 AM
Minor period
8:34 AM–9:34 AM
Major period
1:05 PM–3:05 PM
Minor period
6:40 PM–7:40 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 AMclouds79% cloud cover80% cloud cover78% cloud cover79% cloud cover82% cloud cover83% cloud cover83% cloud cover82% cloud cover85% cloud cover86% cloud cover87% cloud cover87% cloud cover89% cloud cover89% cloud cover82% cloud cover82% cloud cover79% cloud cover79% cloud cover75% cloud cover70% cloud cover76% cloud cover79% cloud cover81% cloud cover75% cloud cover73% cloud cover66% cloud cover67% cloud cover71% cloud cover77% cloud cover78% cloud cover78% cloud cover66% cloud cover67% cloud cover59% cloud cover65% cloud cover54% cloud cover45% cloud cover35% cloud cover27% cloud cover20% cloud cover12% cloud cover10% cloud cover7% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover4% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°69727372696868676872747268666565rain21% chance31% chance29% chance27% chance26% chance24% chance14% chance14% chance13% chance13% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphNNE 10 mph, gusts 13NNE 10 mph, gusts 13NNE 10 mph, gusts 13N 10 mph, gusts 13NNE 10 mph, gusts 12N 9 mph, gusts 12N 9 mph, gusts 9N 7 mph, gusts 7N 7 mph, gusts 7NNW 7 mph, gusts 7NNW 8 mph, gusts 8N 10 mph, gusts 13N 13 mph, gusts 15N 14 mph, gusts 16NNE 13 mph, gusts 15NNE 10 mph, gusts 13N 10 mph, gusts 13N 9 mph, gusts 13N 7 mph, gusts 10N 7 mph, gusts 9N 6 mph, gusts 8N 6 mph, gusts 9N 6 mph, gusts 9NNE 7 mph, gusts 10
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 8 AM69°69°67°93%79%21%–NNE 10135.6 mi
Wed 9 AM70°70°67°90%80%31%–NNE 10137.0 mi⚡
Wed 10 AM71°71°67°87%78%29%–NNE 10137.0 mi⚡
Wed 11 AM72°72°68°87%79%27%–N 10137.0 mi⚡
Wed 12 PM72°72°69°90%82%26%–NNE 10137.8 mi⚡
Wed 1 PM73°73°68°84%83%24%–NNE 997.6 mi
Wed 2 PM73°73°68°84%83%14%–N 10138.0 mi
Wed 3 PM73°73°68°84%82%14%–N 10139.0 mi
Wed 4 PM73°73°67°81%85%13%–NNE 10128.3 mi
Wed 5 PM72°72°67°84%86%13%–N 10138.0 mi
Wed 6 PM70°70°68°93%87%0%–N 9128.3 mi
Wed 7 PM70°70°68°93%87%0%–N 998.3 mi
Wed 8 PM69°69°68°97%89%0%–N 998.7 mi
Wed 9 PM69°69°67°93%89%0%–N 889.1 mi
Wed 10 PM68°68°67°97%82%0%–N 778.8 mi
Wed 11 PM68°68°67°97%82%0%–N 778.4 mi
Thu 12 AM68°68°67°97%79%1%–N 778.1 mi
Thu 1 AM68°68°67°97%79%1%–NNW 887.3 mi
Thu 2 AM68°68°67°97%75%1%–NNW 777.0 mi
Thu 3 AM67°67°66°97%70%1%–NNW 887.0 mi
Thu 4 AM67°67°66°97%76%1%–NNW 887.0 mi
Thu 5 AM67°67°65°93%79%1%–NNW 997.4 mi
Thu 6 AM67°67°65°93%81%0%–N 10138.6 mi
Thu 7 AM67°67°64°90%75%0%–N 12148.9 mi
Thu 8 AM68°68°64°87%73%0%–N 13159.3 mi
Thu 9 AM70°70°64°81%66%0%–N 14169.7 mi
Thu 10 AM71°71°63°76%67%0%–N 14169.8 mi
Thu 11 AM72°72°62°71%71%0%–N 13159.9 mi
Thu 12 PM73°73°61°66%77%0%–NNE 131510+ mi
Thu 1 PM74°74°61°64%78%0%–NNE 121410+ mi
Thu 2 PM74°74°60°62%78%0%–NNE 101310+ mi
Thu 3 PM74°74°60°62%66%0%–NNE 101310+ mi
Thu 4 PM73°73°60°64%67%0%–N 1013–
Thu 5 PM72°72°59°64%59%0%–N 1013–
Thu 6 PM70°70°61°73%65%0%–N 913–
Thu 7 PM69°69°61°76%54%0%–N 812–
Thu 8 PM68°68°61°78%45%0%–N 710–
Thu 9 PM67°67°61°81%35%0%–N 710–
Thu 10 PM67°67°60°78%27%0%–N 79–
Thu 11 PM66°66°59°78%20%0%–N 68–
Fri 12 AM66°66°59°78%12%0%–N 68–
Fri 1 AM66°66°59°78%10%0%–N 68–
Fri 2 AM65°65°59°81%7%0%–N 69–
Fri 3 AM65°65°60°84%5%0%–N 69–
Fri 4 AM65°65°59°81%5%0%–N 69–
Fri 5 AM65°65°59°81%5%0%–NNE 710–
Fri 6 AM64°64°58°81%5%0%–NNE 710–
Fri 7 AM65°65°58°78%4%0%–NNE 710–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

73° / 67°

31% rain

NNE 7–10 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Thu, Nov 12

Mostly Cloudy

74° / 64°

1% rain

N 6–14 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

73° / 70°

Dry

ENE 6–8 mph · gusts 12

Sat, Nov 14

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

75° / 70°

49% rain · 0.06"

ESE 6–23 mph · gusts 29

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

75° / 67°

60% rain · 0.78"

ESE 16–22 mph · gusts 26

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny

70° / 62°

50% rain · 0.30"

NNE 14–18 mph · gusts 24

Tue, Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

68° / 65°

4% rain

NNE 13–18 mph · gusts 22

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Veterans Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. North northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. North northwest wind around 9 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. North wind 10 to 14 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. North wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 73. East northeast wind around 8 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. East southeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East southeast wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East southeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

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 · October 2075

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
54% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:55 PM
★★☆☆c77
Last Quarter
2
45% lit
↑ 12:35 AM
↓ 2:45 PM
★★☆☆c77
Moon farthest north (23.1°)
Apogee · 404,169 km
3
35% lit
↑ 1:25 AM
↓ 3:31 PM
★★☆☆c75
4
27% lit
↑ 2:17 AM
↓ 4:13 PM
★★☆☆c72
5
19% lit
↑ 3:12 AM
↓ 4:53 PM
★★☆☆c68
6
12% lit
↑ 4:07 AM
↓ 5:30 PM
★★☆☆c61
7
6% lit
↑ 5:04 AM
↓ 6:05 PM
★★☆☆c52
8
2% lit
↑ 6:01 AM
↓ 6:40 PM
★★☆☆c41
9
0% lit
↑ 6:59 AM
↓ 7:14 PM
★★☆☆c33
Moon crosses the equator
New Moon
10
1% lit
↑ 7:59 AM
↓ 7:50 PM
★★☆☆c48
11
4% lit
↑ 9:00 AM
↓ 8:29 PM
★★☆☆c70
12
9% lit
↑ 10:04 AM
↓ 9:11 PM
★☆☆☆c76
13
17% lit
↑ 11:09 AM
↓ 9:58 PM
★★☆☆c87
best
14
26% lit
↑ 12:14 PM
↓ 10:52 PM
★★☆☆c93
best
15
37% lit
↑ 1:17 PM
↓ 11:50 PM
★★☆☆c94
Perigee · 369,762 km
Moon farthest south (-23.2°)
16
48% lit
↑ 2:16 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c94
First Quarter
17
59% lit
↑ 3:09 PM
↓ 12:52 AM
★★☆☆c92
18
70% lit
↑ 3:57 PM
↓ 1:57 AM
★★☆☆c86
19
80% lit
↑ 4:40 PM
↓ 3:01 AM
★★☆☆c76
20
88% lit
↑ 5:19 PM
↓ 4:05 AM
★★☆☆c62
21
94% lit
↑ 5:55 PM
↓ 5:06 AM
★☆☆☆c46
22
98% lit
↑ 6:30 PM
↓ 6:06 AM
★★☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
23
100% lit
↑ 7:04 PM
↓ 7:05 AM
★★☆☆c51
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
24
99% lit
↑ 7:40 PM
↓ 8:03 AM
★★☆☆c72
best
25
97% lit
↑ 8:17 PM
↓ 9:01 AM
★★★☆c80
best
26
92% lit
↑ 8:57 PM
↓ 9:58 AM
★☆☆☆c82
27
86% lit
↑ 9:40 PM
↓ 10:53 AM
★★☆☆c84
best
28
79% lit
↑ 10:26 PM
↓ 11:47 AM
★★☆☆c84
29
71% lit
↑ 11:16 PM
↓ 12:38 PM
★★☆☆c84
Moon farthest north (23.1°)
30
62% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:25 PM
★★☆☆c82
Apogee · 404,461 km
31
53% lit
↑ 12:07 AM
↓ 2:09 PM
★★☆☆c78
Last Quarter

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Oct 1 · 10:13 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Oct 2 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest north (23.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Oct 2 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 404,169 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Oct 9 · 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, Oct 9 · 6:43 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Oct 15 · 10:00 AM — Perigee · 369,762 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Oct 15 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-23.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Oct 16 · 4:41 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Oct 22 · 5:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Oct 23 · 5:49 PM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Oct 29 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (23.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Oct 30 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 404,461 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Oct 31 · 6:26 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sun, Oct 13 · Mon, Oct 14 · Thu, Oct 24 · Fri, Oct 25 · Sun, Oct 27

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

Moon distance

369,765 km closest · 404,420 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 Wed 6:20 AM.