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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°

Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

Thursday: High 74°

Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 9 to 13 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:45 AM / 5:33 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:57 AM / 8:02 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 9%
Major period
1:35 AM–3:35 AM
Minor period
9:27 AM–10:27 AM
Major period
2:00 PM–4:00 PM
Minor period
7:32 PM–8:32 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Nov 126 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 136 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 14clouds52% cloud cover43% cloud cover41% cloud cover37% cloud cover24% cloud cover34% cloud cover21% cloud cover13% cloud cover16% cloud cover18% cloud cover19% cloud cover13% cloud cover9% cloud cover9% cloud cover17% cloud cover14% cloud cover17% cloud cover16% cloud cover19% cloud cover13% cloud cover12% cloud cover10% cloud cover10% cloud cover9% cloud cover6% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover12% cloud cover21% cloud cover18% cloud cover15% cloud cover12% cloud cover13% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°66656672747267656463657173727171rainwind01020mphNNW 7 mph, gusts 10NNW 9 mph, gusts 14N 10 mph, gusts 15N 12 mph, gusts 16N 13 mph, gusts 17NNE 13 mph, gusts 16NNE 12 mph, gusts 15NNE 10 mph, gusts 14N 9 mph, gusts 13N 7 mph, gusts 10NNW 6 mph, gusts 8NNW 5 mph, gusts 8NNW 6 mph, gusts 8NNW 6 mph, gusts 9N 7 mph, gusts 9N 6 mph, gusts 9NNE 7 mph, gusts 9NE 6 mph, gusts 8E 5 mph, gusts 7ESE 5 mph, gusts 6SE 6 mph, gusts 8SE 6 mph, gusts 8SE 6 mph, gusts 8SE 6 mph, gusts 8
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 2 AM66°66°66°100%52%0%–NNW 7109.1 mi
Thu 3 AM65°65°65°100%43%0%–NNW 8128.8 mi
Thu 4 AM65°65°65°100%41%0%–NNW 9149.4 mi
Thu 5 AM65°65°64°97%37%0%–NNW 10149.5 mi
Thu 6 AM65°65°64°97%24%0%–N 101510+ mi
Thu 7 AM65°65°63°93%34%0%–N 121610.0 mi
Thu 8 AM66°66°63°90%21%0%–N 121610+ mi
Thu 9 AM68°68°63°84%13%0%–N 131710+ mi
Thu 10 AM70°70°62°76%16%0%–N 131710+ mi
Thu 11 AM72°72°62°71%18%0%–N 131710+ mi
Thu 12 PM73°73°61°66%19%0%–NNE 131610+ mi
Thu 1 PM74°74°60°62%13%0%–NNE 121610+ mi
Thu 2 PM74°74°59°59%9%0%–NNE 121510+ mi
Thu 3 PM74°74°58°57%9%0%–NNE 101510+ mi
Thu 4 PM73°73°58°59%17%0%–NNE 101410+ mi
Thu 5 PM72°72°57°59%14%0%–N 91410+ mi
Thu 6 PM69°69°58°68%17%0%–N 91310+ mi
Thu 7 PM68°68°58°70%16%0%–N 81210+ mi
Thu 8 PM67°67°57°70%19%0%–N 71010+ mi
Thu 9 PM66°66°57°73%13%0%–N 6910+ mi
Thu 10 PM66°66°57°73%12%0%–NNW 6810+ mi
Thu 11 PM65°65°56°73%10%0%–NNW 6810+ mi
Fri 12 AM65°65°56°73%10%0%–NNW 5810+ mi
Fri 1 AM64°64°56°75%9%0%–NNW 5810+ mi
Fri 2 AM64°64°56°75%6%0%–NNW 6810+ mi
Fri 3 AM64°64°55°73%4%0%–NNW 6910+ mi
Fri 4 AM63°63°55°75%5%0%–NNW 6910.0 mi
Fri 5 AM63°63°55°75%6%0%–N 6910+ mi
Fri 6 AM63°63°54°72%4%0%–N 7910+ mi
Fri 7 AM63°63°54°72%4%0%–N 7910.0 mi
Fri 8 AM65°65°55°70%2%0%–N 6910+ mi
Fri 9 AM67°67°55°65%2%0%–NNE 7910+ mi
Fri 10 AM69°69°55°61%1%0%–NNE 79–
Fri 11 AM71°71°55°57%1%0%–NNE 78–
Fri 12 PM72°72°55°55%1%0%–NE 68–
Fri 1 PM73°73°55°53%2%0%–NE 67–
Fri 2 PM73°73°55°53%1%0%–E 57–
Fri 3 PM73°73°55°53%1%0%–E 56–
Fri 4 PM73°73°56°55%1%0%–ESE 56–
Fri 5 PM72°72°56°57%1%0%–SE 57–
Fri 6 PM72°72°58°61%2%0%–SE 68–
Fri 7 PM71°71°58°64%2%0%–SE 68–
Fri 8 PM71°71°59°66%12%0%–SE 68–
Fri 9 PM71°71°59°66%21%0%–SE 68–
Fri 10 PM71°71°59°66%18%0%–SE 68–
Fri 11 PM71°71°59°66%15%0%–SE 68–
Sat 12 AM70°70°60°71%12%0%–SE 68–
Sat 1 AM70°70°60°71%13%0%–SE 69–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

74° / 65°

Dry

N 6–13 mph · gusts 17

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

73° / 70°

Dry

ENE 5–7 mph · gusts 9

Sat, Nov 14

Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers

74° / 70°

61% rain · 0.30"

ESE 6–22 mph · gusts 30

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 15

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

74° / 64°

69% rain · 0.84"

ESE 16–21 mph · gusts 28

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny

68° / 60°

54% rain · 0.18"

NNE 16–22 mph · gusts 26

Tue, Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

67° / 64°

6% rain

NE 15–20 mph · gusts 23

Wed, Nov 18

Mostly Sunny

71° / 65°

9% rain

ENE 13–15 mph · gusts 20

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 9 to 13 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 73. East northeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. East southeast wind 10 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East southeast wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. East southeast wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East northeast wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 1241 AM CST Thu Nov 12 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.


GMZ330-121915-
Matagorda Bay-
1241 AM CST Thu Nov 12 2026

.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. 
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY...North 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 around 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy, increasing to rough
in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay waters choppy. Showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. 
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters
choppy. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ350 · 1241 AM CST Thu Nov 12 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.


GMZ350-355-121915-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1241 AM CST Thu Nov 12 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CST
EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...North winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. 
Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...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 in the morning, then 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail:
East 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming east 1 foot at 3 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...East winds around 20 knots, increasing to 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. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 4 seconds, becoming east 6 feet at 5 seconds. A
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, building to
6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet after midnight. Wave Detail:
East 7 feet at 6 seconds, becoming east 8 feet at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
Showers likely. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · July 2083

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
94% lit
↑ 10:27 PM
↓ 8:31 AM
★★★★c97
best
2
88% lit
↑ 11:03 PM
↓ 9:38 AM
★★★☆c87
3
80% lit
↑ 11:35 PM
↓ 10:40 AM
★★☆☆c71
4
71% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:38 AM
★☆☆☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
5
61% lit
↑ 12:05 AM
↓ 12:34 PM
★☆☆☆c32
6
52% lit
↑ 12:34 AM
↓ 1:29 PM
★☆☆☆c45
Last Quarter
7
42% lit
↑ 1:04 AM
↓ 2:24 PM
★☆☆☆c58
8
33% lit
↑ 1:36 AM
↓ 3:19 PM
★★☆☆c68
9
24% lit
↑ 2:11 AM
↓ 4:15 PM
★★☆☆c75
10
16% lit
↑ 2:50 AM
↓ 5:10 PM
★★★☆c78
Apogee · 405,423 km
11
10% lit
↑ 3:33 AM
↓ 6:04 PM
★★★☆c80
12
5% lit
↑ 4:22 AM
↓ 6:55 PM
★★★☆c82
Moon farthest north (26.8°)
13
2% lit
↑ 5:16 AM
↓ 7:43 PM
★☆☆☆c83
14
0% lit
↑ 6:12 AM
↓ 8:26 PM
★★★★c83
New Moon
best
15
1% lit
↑ 7:11 AM
↓ 9:05 PM
★★★★c82
16
3% lit
↑ 8:10 AM
↓ 9:40 PM
★★★☆c78
17
7% lit
↑ 9:09 AM
↓ 10:12 PM
★★☆☆c70
18
14% lit
↑ 10:07 AM
↓ 10:44 PM
★★☆☆c58
19
22% lit
↑ 11:06 AM
↓ 11:15 PM
★☆☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
20
32% lit
↑ 12:06 PM
↓ 11:47 PM
★☆☆☆c36
21
43% lit
↑ 1:08 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c54
22
54% lit
↑ 2:14 PM
↓ 12:23 AM
★★☆☆c69
First Quarter
23
65% lit
↑ 3:22 PM
↓ 1:04 AM
★★☆☆c82
24
76% lit
↑ 4:31 PM
↓ 1:52 AM
★★★☆c90
25
85% lit
↑ 5:38 PM
↓ 2:47 AM
★★★★c95
Moon farthest south (-27.0°)
26
93% lit
↑ 6:39 PM
↓ 3:51 AM
★★★★c97
Perigee · 364,758 km
best
27
98% lit
↑ 7:33 PM
↓ 4:59 AM
★★★★c97
best
28
100% lit
↑ 8:18 PM
↓ 6:09 AM
★☆☆☆c94
Full Moon · Buck Moon
29
99% lit
↑ 8:57 PM
↓ 7:17 AM
★★★★c90
best
30
96% lit
↑ 9:32 PM
↓ 8:22 AM
★★★☆c79
31
91% lit
↑ 10:03 PM
↓ 9:23 AM
★★☆☆c63

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Jul 4 · 10:00 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, Jul 6 · 3:33 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Jul 10 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 405,423 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Jul 12 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (26.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jul 14 · 6:54 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Jul 19 · 8:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Jul 22 · 3:55 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jul 25 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Jul 26 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 364,758 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Jul 28 · 8:00 PM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Thu, Jul 1 · Wed, Jul 14 · Mon, Jul 26 · Tue, Jul 27 · Thu, Jul 29

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

Moon distance

364,879 km closest · 405,388 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 Thu 1:16 AM.