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Matagorda

28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda

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Today

Today: High 76°

Sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 53°

Clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:44 AM / 5:31 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:56 AM / 7:59 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 11%
Major period
1:30 AM–3:30 AM
Minor period
9:26 AM–10:26 AM
Major period
1:55 PM–3:55 PM
Minor period
7:29 PM–8:29 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Nov 126 PMFri, Nov 136 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 146 AMclouds2% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover0% cloud cover2% cloud cover6% cloud cover22% cloud cover25% cloud cover38% cloud cover47% cloud cover49% cloud cover44% cloud cover32% cloud cover28% cloud cover23% cloud cover9% cloud cover37% cloud cover30% cloud cover29% cloud cover23% cloud cover29% cloud cover35% cloud cover41% cloud cover47% cloud cover45°50°55°60°65°70°75°80°74766660565553617174676361605963rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphNNE 12 mph, gusts 15N 10 mph, gusts 13N 9 mph, gusts 12N 6 mph, gusts 9NW 5 mph, gusts 8NW 3 mph, gusts 7NW 3 mph, gusts 8NNW 3 mph, gusts 8NNW 5 mph, gusts 9NNW 5 mph, gusts 9N 6 mph, gusts 9N 7 mph, gusts 9N 6 mph, gusts 7N 1 mph, gusts 6NE 1 mph, gusts 6ESE 6 mph, gusts 8SE 5 mph, gusts 8ESE 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 6 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 9E 8 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 14E 13 mph, gusts 16E 16 mph, gusts 18
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 12 PM74°74°57°56%2%0%–NNE 121510+ mi
Thu 1 PM75°75°56°52%3%0%–N 101410+ mi
Thu 2 PM76°76°54°48%2%0%–N 101310+ mi
Thu 3 PM76°76°54°47%1%0%–N 91310+ mi
Thu 4 PM74°74°54°50%2%0%–N 91210+ mi
Thu 5 PM71°71°54°55%2%0%–N 71010+ mi
Thu 6 PM66°66°55°67%2%0%–N 6910+ mi
Thu 7 PM63°63°55°74%3%0%–NNW 5810+ mi
Thu 8 PM62°62°55°79%2%0%–NW 5810+ mi
Thu 9 PM60°60°54°83%2%0%–NW 3710+ mi
Thu 10 PM58°58°54°85%4%0%–NW 3710.0 mi
Thu 11 PM57°57°53°86%3%0%–NW 3810.0 mi
Fri 12 AM56°56°52°85%4%0%–NW 3810.0 mi
Fri 1 AM56°56°52°85%4%0%–NW 389.8 mi
Fri 2 AM55°55°51°86%3%0%–NNW 389.8 mi
Fri 3 AM55°55°50°85%3%0%–NNW 589.7 mi
Fri 4 AM54°54°50°87%4%0%–NNW 599.6 mi
Fri 5 AM54°54°50°88%2%0%–NNW 599.4 mi
Fri 6 AM53°53°49°87%2%0%–NNW 599.2 mi
Fri 7 AM54°54°50°88%2%0%–N 698.8 mi
Fri 8 AM56°56°51°82%3%0%–N 699.4 mi
Fri 9 AM61°61°53°75%1%0%–N 6910+ mi
Fri 10 AM65°65°53°65%1%0%–N 7910+ mi
Fri 11 AM69°69°54°59%1%0%–N 7810+ mi
Fri 12 PM71°71°54°54%1%0%–N 6710+ mi
Fri 1 PM73°73°53°50%2%0%–N 1610+ mi
Fri 2 PM74°74°53°49%2%0%–N 1610+ mi
Fri 3 PM74°74°54°49%0%0%–N 1610+ mi
Fri 4 PM73°73°55°53%2%0%–NE 1610+ mi
Fri 5 PM70°70°55°59%6%0%–SE 6710.0 mi
Fri 6 PM67°67°57°70%22%0%–ESE 6810.0 mi
Fri 7 PM65°65°58°78%25%0%–E 5810.0 mi
Fri 8 PM64°64°58°81%38%0%–SE 5810+ mi
Fri 9 PM63°63°58°85%47%0%–SE 5810+ mi
Fri 10 PM62°62°59°88%49%0%–ESE 69–
Fri 11 PM61°61°58°88%44%0%–ESE 69–
Sat 12 AM61°61°58°90%32%0%–ESE 68–
Sat 1 AM61°61°58°90%28%0%–E 69–
Sat 2 AM60°60°57°89%23%0%–E 79–
Sat 3 AM60°60°57°90%9%0%–E 712–
Sat 4 AM59°59°56°89%37%0%–E 813–
Sat 5 AM59°59°56°89%30%1%–E 914–
Sat 6 AM59°59°56°91%29%1%–ENE 1014–
Sat 7 AM59°59°57°93%23%1%–E 1215–
Sat 8 AM61°61°58°92%29%1%–E 1316–
Sat 9 AM63°63°60°88%35%1%–E 1417–
Sat 10 AM66°66°60°81%41%1%–E 1618–
Sat 11 AM68°68°60°75%47%1%–E 1821–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

76° / 53°

Dry

N 3–12 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

74° / 59°

1% rain

N 1–7 mph · gusts 9

Sat, Nov 14

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

71° / 64°

40% rain

E 6–22 mph · gusts 26

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

74° / 57°

73% rain · 1.02"

SE 14–20 mph · gusts 24

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Slight Chance Rain Showers

69° / 53°

55% rain · 0.24"

NE 14–21 mph · gusts 25

Tue, Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

68° / 57°

5% rain

NE 9–15 mph · gusts 21

Wed, Nov 18

Mostly Sunny

73° / 62°

5% rain

NE 9–15 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Tonight: Clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. East wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 1200 PM 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.


GMZ330-130615-
Matagorda Bay-
1200 PM CST Thu Nov 12 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth
to slightly choppy. 
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
slightly choppy after midnight. 
.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 with gusts up to
30 knots. Bay waters rough. A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 20 knots, becoming northeast
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy, increasing to
rough after midnight. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. 
.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 · 454 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.


GMZ350-355-122315-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
454 AM CST Thu Nov 12 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...North winds 10 to 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 5 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · November 2085

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
100% lit
↑ 6:32 PM
↓ 7:24 AM
★★☆☆c94
Full Moon · Beaver Moon
best
2
99% lit
↑ 7:21 PM
↓ 8:29 AM
★★☆☆c96
best
3
95% lit
↑ 8:14 PM
↓ 9:32 AM
★☆☆☆c96
4
90% lit
↑ 8:10 PM
↓ 9:31 AM
★★☆☆c93
Moon farthest north (24.0°)
5
83% lit
↑ 9:07 PM
↓ 10:23 AM
★★☆☆c87
6
74% lit
↑ 10:04 PM
↓ 11:09 AM
★☆☆☆c79
7
65% lit
↑ 10:59 PM
↓ 11:50 AM
★☆☆☆c70
8
56% lit
↑ 11:53 PM
↓ 12:26 PM
★☆☆☆c60
9
46% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:59 PM
★☆☆☆c49
Last Quarter
10
37% lit
↑ 12:45 AM
↓ 1:30 PM
★☆☆☆c39
Apogee · 404,585 km
11
28% lit
↑ 1:37 AM
↓ 2:00 PM
★☆☆☆c32
Moon crosses the equator
12
20% lit
↑ 2:29 AM
↓ 2:31 PM
★☆☆☆c40
13
13% lit
↑ 3:22 AM
↓ 3:02 PM
★☆☆☆c50
14
7% lit
↑ 4:16 AM
↓ 3:36 PM
★★☆☆c69
15
3% lit
↑ 5:12 AM
↓ 4:14 PM
★★☆☆c78
16
0% lit
↑ 6:11 AM
↓ 4:57 PM
★★☆☆c84
best
17
0% lit
↑ 7:10 AM
↓ 5:45 PM
★☆☆☆c88
New Moon
18
2% lit
↑ 8:09 AM
↓ 6:39 PM
★★☆☆c92
Moon farthest south (-22.9°)
best
19
7% lit
↑ 9:06 AM
↓ 7:39 PM
★★☆☆c93
20
13% lit
↑ 9:59 AM
↓ 8:42 PM
★★☆☆c93
21
22% lit
↑ 10:47 AM
↓ 9:46 PM
★★☆☆c89
22
32% lit
↑ 11:30 AM
↓ 10:50 PM
★☆☆☆c80
23
43% lit
↑ 12:10 PM
↓ 11:54 PM
★☆☆☆c66
24
54% lit
↑ 12:48 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c50
First Quarter
25
65% lit
↑ 1:25 PM
↓ 12:57 AM
★☆☆☆c48
Moon crosses the equator
Perigee · 369,937 km
26
76% lit
↑ 2:02 PM
↓ 2:00 AM
★☆☆☆c65
27
85% lit
↑ 2:41 PM
↓ 3:04 AM
★☆☆☆c79
28
92% lit
↑ 3:24 PM
↓ 4:08 AM
★★☆☆c93
29
97% lit
↑ 4:10 PM
↓ 5:12 AM
★★☆☆c100
30
100% lit
↑ 5:01 PM
↓ 6:16 AM
★★☆☆c101
best

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Nov 1 · 2:08 PM — Full Moon · Beaver MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Nov 4 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest north (24.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Nov 9 · 2:31 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Nov 10 · 1:00 PM — Apogee · 404,585 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Nov 11 · 5:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Nov 17 · 2:20 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Nov 18 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-22.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Nov 24 · 4:01 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Nov 25 · 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.
  • Sun, Nov 25 · 8:00 AM — Perigee · 369,937 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Thu, Nov 1 · Fri, Nov 2 · Fri, Nov 16 · Sun, Nov 18 · Fri, Nov 30

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

Moon distance

369,816 km closest · 404,581 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 Thu 11:01 AM.