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Port O'Connor

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

⚠ Gale Watch · until Mon 6:00 PM

* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, southeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and Gulf seas 6 to 9 ft expected. For the Gale Watch, northeast winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and Gulf seas 8 to 13 ft possible. * WHERE...Matagorda Bay, Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM and Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM. * WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, from 9 AM this morning to 6 PM CST Sunday. For the Gale Watch, from Sunday evening through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong winds can cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Thunderstorms are likely on Sunday. Some thunderstorms will be capable of much stronger winds, hail, and waterspouts.

Mariners should consider altering plans to avoid possible hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for severe wind and seas.

⚠ Small Craft Advisory · until Sun 6:00 PM

* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, southeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and Gulf seas 6 to 9 ft expected. For the Gale Watch, northeast winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and Gulf seas 8 to 13 ft possible. * WHERE...Matagorda Bay, Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM and Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM. * WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, from 9 AM this morning to 6 PM CST Sunday. For the Gale Watch, from Sunday evening through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong winds can cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Thunderstorms are likely on Sunday. Some thunderstorms will be capable of much stronger winds, hail, and waterspouts.

Mariners should consider altering plans to avoid possible hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for severe wind and seas.

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Today

Tonight: Low 69°

Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

Saturday: High 74° · 26% rain

A chance of rain showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. East southeast wind 9 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:47 AM / 5:32 PM
Moonrise / moonset
11:27 AM / 9:53 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 21%
Major period
3:15 AM–5:15 AM
Minor period
10:57 AM–11:57 AM
Major period
3:40 PM–5:40 PM
Minor period
9:23 PM–10:23 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sat, Nov 146 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 156 AM12 PM6 PMclouds2% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover6% cloud cover21% cloud cover21% cloud cover27% cloud cover24% cloud cover25% cloud cover35% cloud cover33% cloud cover32% cloud cover39% cloud cover40% cloud cover32% cloud cover60% cloud cover52% cloud cover49% cloud cover51% cloud cover56% cloud cover61% cloud cover62% cloud cover73% cloud cover75% cloud cover78% cloud cover64% cloud cover71% cloud cover67% cloud cover71% cloud cover52% cloud cover61% cloud cover49% cloud cover47% cloud cover46% cloud cover64% cloud cover80% cloud cover66% cloud cover69% cloud cover61% cloud cover60% cloud cover61% cloud cover59% cloud cover69% cloud cover78% cloud cover79% cloud cover80% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°70707073727170707070717271706765rain1% chance12% chance12% chance14% chance14% chance17% chance21% chance24% chance24% chance25% chance24% chance26% chance44% chance, 0.02 in48% chance, 0.02 in53% chance, 0.02 in52% chance, 0.02 in49% chance, 0.02 in51% chance, 0.02 in58% chance, 0.03 in55% chance, 0.03 in64% chance, 0.03 in65% chance, 0.03 in60% chance, 0.03 in65% chance, 0.03 in68% chance, 0.04 in66% chance, 0.04 in65% chance, 0.04 in74% chance, 0.04 in67% chance, 0.04 in70% chance, 0.04 in87% chance, 0.06 in84% chance, 0.06 in90% chance, 0.06 in87% chance, 0.06 in90% chance, 0.06 in89% chance, 0.06 in63% chance, 0.08 in63% chance, 0.08 in63% chance, 0.08 in63% chance, 0.08 in63% chance, 0.08 in63% chance, 0.08 in0.060.060.060.080.080.08wind01020mphSSE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 15ESE 14 mph, gusts 17ESE 16 mph, gusts 20E 18 mph, gusts 23E 20 mph, gusts 26E 20 mph, gusts 28E 21 mph, gusts 28ESE 21 mph, gusts 28SE 18 mph, gusts 25SE 17 mph, gusts 23SE 16 mph, gusts 22SE 16 mph, gusts 21SSE 17 mph, gusts 21SSE 16 mph, gusts 21SSE 16 mph, gusts 21S 14 mph, gusts 20S 14 mph, gusts 20NNE 16 mph, gusts 23NE 18 mph, gusts 26NE 21 mph, gusts 29
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 12 AM70°70°58°66%2%0%–SSE 5810+ mi
Sat 1 AM70°70°58°66%4%0%–SSE 6810+ mi
Sat 2 AM70°70°59°68%3%0%–SE 6910+ mi
Sat 3 AM70°70°59°69%3%0%–SE 71010+ mi
Sat 4 AM70°70°59°69%4%0%–SE 71210+ mi
Sat 5 AM71°71°60°69%6%0%–ESE 81310+ mi
Sat 6 AM70°70°60°71%21%1%–ESE 91410+ mi
Sat 7 AM71°71°61°72%21%12%–ESE 101410+ mi
Sat 8 AM72°72°61°69%27%12%–ESE 101510+ mi
Sat 9 AM73°73°61°66%24%14%–ESE 121610+ mi
Sat 10 AM73°73°62°68%25%14%–ESE 141710+ mi
Sat 11 AM73°73°63°71%35%17%–ESE 152010+ mi
Sat 12 PM72°72°63°72%33%21%–ESE 162010+ mi
Sat 1 PM72°72°64°75%32%24%–E 172210+ mi
Sat 2 PM73°73°65°76%39%24%–E 182310+ mi
Sat 3 PM71°71°65°82%40%25%–E 202510+ mi
Sat 4 PM71°71°66°85%32%24%–E 202610+ mi
Sat 5 PM71°71°66°85%60%26%–E 21269.2 mi
Sat 6 PM70°70°65°84%52%44%0.02"E 20289.2 mi
Sat 7 PM70°70°65°84%49%48%0.02"E 212810+ mi
Sat 8 PM70°70°65°84%51%53%0.02"E 212810+ mi
Sat 9 PM70°70°66°87%56%52%0.02"ESE 212810+ mi
Sat 10 PM70°70°65°84%61%49%0.02"ESE 212810+ mi
Sat 11 PM70°70°65°84%62%51%0.02"SE 20269.2 mi
Sun 12 AM70°70°66°87%73%58%0.03"SE 18259.2 mi⚡
Sun 1 AM70°70°66°88%75%55%0.03"SE 182510+ mi⚡
Sun 2 AM70°70°66°88%78%64%0.03"SE 172310+ mi⚡
Sun 3 AM70°70°67°91%64%65%0.03"SE 16236.0 mi⚡
Sun 4 AM70°70°67°91%71%60%0.03"SE 1622–⚡
Sun 5 AM71°71°67°88%67%65%0.03"ESE 1622–⚡
Sun 6 AM71°71°68°91%71%68%0.04"SE 1621–⚡
Sun 7 AM71°71°68°91%52%66%0.04"ESE 1722–⚡
Sun 8 AM71°71°69°93%61%65%0.04"SSE 1721–⚡
Sun 9 AM72°72°69°90%49%74%0.04"SSE 1621–⚡
Sun 10 AM71°71°70°97%47%67%0.04"SSE 1621–⚡
Sun 11 AM71°71°70°96%46%70%0.04"SSE 1622–⚡
Sun 12 PM71°71°71°99%64%87%0.06"SSE 1621–⚡
Sun 1 PM70°70°70°98%80%84%0.06"S 1520–⚡
Sun 2 PM71°71°70°96%66%90%0.06"S 1420–⚡
Sun 3 PM70°70°70°99%69%87%0.06"S 1418–⚡
Sun 4 PM69°69°69°99%61%90%0.06"S 1420–⚡
Sun 5 PM69°69°69°99%60%89%0.06"NNE 1521–⚡
Sun 6 PM67°67°67°100%61%63%0.08"NNE 1623–
Sun 7 PM66°66°66°100%59%63%0.08"NNE 1725–
Sun 8 PM66°66°66°100%69%63%0.08"NE 1826–
Sun 9 PM65°65°65°100%78%63%0.08"NE 1828–
Sun 10 PM64°64°64°100%79%63%0.08"NE 2129–
Sun 11 PM63°63°63°100%80%63%0.08"NNE 2129–

7-day forecast

Fri, Nov 13

Mostly Clear

–° / 69°

Dry

Today

Chance Rain Showers

74° / 69°

65% rain · 0.12"

ESE 5–21 mph · gusts 28

Sun, Nov 15

Showers And Thunderstorms

72° / 57°

90% rain · 1.26"

SE 14–21 mph · gusts 29

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Mostly Cloudy

61° / 58°

36% rain · 0.06"

NNE 18–24 mph · gusts 32

Tue, Nov 17

Partly Sunny

67° / 65°

4% rain

NNE 15–20 mph · gusts 25

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny

71° / 69°

11% rain

NE 14–16 mph · gusts 21

Thu, Nov 19

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

73° / 70°

20% rain

E 12–15 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. East southeast wind 9 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers before midnight, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East southeast wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  • Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
  • Sunday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. North northeast wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. North northeast wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. North northeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. North northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 723 PM CST Fri Nov 13 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.


GMZ330-141430-
Matagorda Bay-
723 PM CST Fri Nov 13 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. 
.SATURDAY...East winds around 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters
choppy, increasing to rough in the afternoon. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Bay waters rough. A chance of showers in the evening,
then showers likely after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay waters choppy. Thunderstorms likely.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 20 knots, becoming northeast
20 to 25 knots gusting 35 knots after midnight. Bay waters 
choppy, increasing to rough after midnight. Showers with a chance 
of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after 
midnight. 
.MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. 
Bay waters rough. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay waters choppy. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy, diminishing to
slightly choppy in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ350 · 723 PM CST Fri Nov 13 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.


GMZ350-141430-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
723 PM CST Fri Nov 13 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots late. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds, becoming
east 6 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, building to
7 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet after midnight. Wave Detail:
East 7 feet at 6 seconds, becoming southeast 7 feet at 7 seconds.
A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
35 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 8 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming
northeast around 30 knots gusting 40 knots after midnight. Seas 6
to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet
at 7 seconds. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the 
evening, then showers likely after midnight. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots with gusts up to
40 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 30 knots, diminishing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to
11 feet. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to
7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · March 2093

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
19% lit
↑ 9:39 AM
↓ 10:36 PM
★☆☆☆c41
2
28% lit
↑ 10:15 AM
↓ 11:31 PM
★☆☆☆c52
3
37% lit
↑ 10:52 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c62
4
46% lit
↑ 11:32 AM
↓ 12:25 AM
★☆☆☆c70
First Quarter
5
56% lit
↑ 12:14 PM
↓ 1:17 AM
★☆☆☆c74
6
65% lit
↑ 1:00 PM
↓ 2:09 AM
★★☆☆c77
Apogee · 404,489 km
7
74% lit
↑ 1:48 PM
↓ 2:58 AM
★★☆☆c79
Moon farthest north (21.2°)
8
82% lit
↑ 3:39 PM
↓ 4:45 AM
★★☆☆c79
9
88% lit
↑ 4:32 PM
↓ 5:30 AM
★★☆☆c79
10
94% lit
↑ 5:28 PM
↓ 6:12 AM
★★☆☆c76
best
11
98% lit
↑ 6:24 PM
↓ 6:51 AM
★★☆☆c70
12
100% lit
↑ 7:21 PM
↓ 7:29 AM
★★☆☆c60
Full Moon · Worm Moon
best
13
100% lit
↑ 8:19 PM
↓ 8:06 AM
★★☆☆c50
14
97% lit
↑ 9:18 PM
↓ 8:42 AM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
15
92% lit
↑ 10:18 PM
↓ 9:20 AM
★☆☆☆c41
16
86% lit
↑ 11:20 PM
↓ 9:59 AM
★★☆☆c56
17
77% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:41 AM
★★☆☆c70
18
67% lit
↑ 12:23 AM
↓ 11:27 AM
★★☆☆c81
19
56% lit
↑ 1:27 AM
↓ 12:18 PM
★★☆☆c88
Last Quarter
20
44% lit
↑ 2:29 AM
↓ 1:14 PM
★★☆☆c93
Moon farthest south (-21.1°)
21
33% lit
↑ 3:28 AM
↓ 2:14 PM
★★☆☆c94
Perigee · 369,828 km
22
23% lit
↑ 4:24 AM
↓ 3:17 PM
★★☆☆c93
best
23
14% lit
↑ 5:14 AM
↓ 4:21 PM
★★☆☆c89
best
24
7% lit
↑ 6:00 AM
↓ 5:24 PM
★☆☆☆c79
25
3% lit
↑ 6:42 AM
↓ 6:26 PM
★★☆☆c74
best
26
0% lit
↑ 7:20 AM
↓ 7:26 PM
★★☆☆c54
New Moon
27
1% lit
↑ 7:57 AM
↓ 8:25 PM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
28
3% lit
↑ 8:33 AM
↓ 9:22 PM
★★☆☆c46
29
7% lit
↑ 9:10 AM
↓ 10:18 PM
★★☆☆c57
30
14% lit
↑ 9:47 AM
↓ 11:14 PM
★★☆☆c68
31
21% lit
↑ 10:26 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c72

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Mar 4 · 9:27 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Mar 6 · 9:00 AM — Apogee · 404,489 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Mar 7 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (21.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Mar 12 · 11:06 PM — Full Moon · Worm MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Mar 14 · 10:00 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, Mar 19 · 11:56 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Mar 20 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-21.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Mar 21 · 5:00 AM — Perigee · 369,828 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Mar 26 · 10:18 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Mar 27 · 1:00 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

Tue, Mar 10 · Thu, Mar 12 · Sun, Mar 22 · Mon, Mar 23 · Wed, Mar 25

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

Moon distance

369,852 km closest · 404,484 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 Fri 10:31 PM.