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Matagorda

28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda

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Today

Overnight: Low 61°

Clear, with a low around 61. East wind around 5 mph.

Saturday: High 72° · 23% rain

A slight chance of rain showers after 9am. Mostly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. East wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:45 AM / 5:30 PM
Moonrise / moonset
11:26 AM / 9:50 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 22%
Major period
3:10 AM–5:10 AM
Minor period
10:56 AM–11:56 AM
Major period
3:40 PM–5:40 PM
Minor period
9:20 PM–10:20 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 PMMon, Nov 16clouds5% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover5% cloud cover17% cloud cover25% cloud cover29% cloud cover23% cloud cover23% cloud cover33% cloud cover40% cloud cover42% cloud cover41% cloud cover39% cloud cover42% cloud cover52% cloud cover63% cloud cover53% cloud cover66% cloud cover78% cloud cover69% cloud cover72% cloud cover75% cloud cover69% cloud cover71% cloud cover77% cloud cover77% cloud cover77% cloud cover72% cloud cover84% cloud cover68% cloud cover58% cloud cover64% cloud cover65% cloud cover74% cloud cover87% cloud cover88% cloud cover78% cloud cover80% cloud cover80% cloud cover84% cloud cover68% cloud cover75% cloud cover82% cloud cover81% cloud cover79% cloud cover78% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡50°55°60°65°70°75°62606372716966676665667270696461rain13% chance13% chance15% chance15% chance17% chance20% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in23% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in34% chance, 0.01 in32% chance, 0.01 in33% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in41% chance, 0.01 in48% chance, 0.01 in51% chance, 0.01 in57% chance, 0.01 in58% chance, 0.01 in60% chance, 0.01 in57% chance, 0.01 in60% chance, 0.05 in61% chance, 0.05 in67% chance, 0.05 in72% chance, 0.05 in69% chance, 0.05 in62% chance, 0.05 in89% chance, 0.18 in90% chance, 0.18 in85% chance, 0.18 in93% chance, 0.18 in94% chance, 0.18 in94% chance, 0.18 in61% chance, 0.12 in61% chance, 0.12 in61% chance, 0.12 in61% chance, 0.12 in61% chance, 0.12 in61% chance, 0.12 in36% chance, 0.01 in0.050.050.050.180.180.180.120.120.12wind01020mphESE 3 mph, gusts 7E 6 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 16E 17 mph, gusts 21E 21 mph, gusts 24E 21 mph, gusts 26E 20 mph, gusts 25E 20 mph, gusts 25ESE 18 mph, gusts 26ESE 17 mph, gusts 25ESE 15 mph, gusts 24SE 14 mph, gusts 22SE 14 mph, gusts 21SE 15 mph, gusts 21SE 17 mph, gusts 21SE 17 mph, gusts 22SSE 17 mph, gusts 21SSE 14 mph, gusts 17NNE 14 mph, gusts 18NE 15 mph, gusts 23NE 17 mph, gusts 25NNE 17 mph, gusts 28
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 1 AM62°62°56°81%5%0%–ESE 3710+ mi
Sat 2 AM61°61°56°84%2%0%–E 5810+ mi
Sat 3 AM60°60°56°87%2%0%–E 6910+ mi
Sat 4 AM60°60°56°87%3%0%–ENE 61010+ mi
Sat 5 AM60°60°56°87%5%0%–E 71210+ mi
Sat 6 AM61°61°56°84%17%0%–E 81310+ mi
Sat 7 AM63°63°57°81%25%13%–E 91310+ mi
Sat 8 AM66°66°59°78%29%13%–E 101410+ mi
Sat 9 AM70°70°61°73%23%15%–E 121610+ mi
Sat 10 AM72°72°61°68%23%15%–E 151810+ mi
Sat 11 AM72°72°62°71%33%17%–E 172110+ mi
Sat 12 PM72°72°62°71%40%20%0.01"E 182210+ mi
Sat 1 PM71°71°63°76%42%21%0.01"E 212410+ mi
Sat 2 PM71°71°63°76%41%22%0.01"E 212510+ mi
Sat 3 PM69°69°64°84%39%23%0.01"E 212610+ mi
Sat 4 PM69°69°64°84%42%22%0.01"E 212610+ mi
Sat 5 PM68°68°64°87%52%22%0.01"E 202510+ mi
Sat 6 PM66°66°64°93%63%34%0.01"E 182510+ mi
Sat 7 PM66°66°64°93%53%32%0.01"E 202510+ mi
Sat 8 PM66°66°64°93%66%33%0.01"ESE 202610+ mi
Sat 9 PM66°66°63°90%78%31%0.01"ESE 182610+ mi
Sat 10 PM67°67°64°90%69%37%0.01"ESE 182610+ mi
Sat 11 PM67°67°63°87%72%41%0.01"ESE 172510+ mi
Sun 12 AM66°66°64°93%75%48%0.01"ESE 162410+ mi⚡
Sun 1 AM66°66°64°93%69%51%0.01"ESE 152410+ mi⚡
Sun 2 AM66°66°64°93%71%57%0.01"ESE 15236.0 mi⚡
Sun 3 AM66°66°64°93%77%58%0.01"SE 14226.0 mi⚡
Sun 4 AM65°65°64°97%77%60%0.01"SE 14226.0 mi⚡
Sun 5 AM66°66°65°97%77%57%0.01"SE 14216.0 mi⚡
Sun 6 AM66°66°65°97%72%60%0.05"SE 14216.0 mi⚡
Sun 7 AM66°66°66°100%84%61%0.05"SE 15216.0 mi⚡
Sun 8 AM69°69°67°93%68%67%0.05"SE 16206.0 mi⚡
Sun 9 AM71°71°69°93%58%72%0.05"SE 17216.0 mi⚡
Sun 10 AM72°72°69°90%64%69%0.05"SE 1722–⚡
Sun 11 AM72°72°69°90%65%62%0.05"SE 1722–⚡
Sun 12 PM71°71°70°97%74%89%0.18"SSE 1722–⚡
Sun 1 PM70°70°70°100%87%90%0.18"SSE 1721–⚡
Sun 2 PM71°71°70°97%88%85%0.18"S 1620–⚡
Sun 3 PM70°70°69°97%78%93%0.18"SSE 1417–⚡
Sun 4 PM69°69°69°100%80%94%0.18"SSW 1417–⚡
Sun 5 PM68°68°68°100%80%94%0.18"NNE 1418–⚡
Sun 6 PM66°66°66°100%84%61%0.12"NNE 1521–
Sun 7 PM64°64°64°100%68%61%0.12"NE 1523–
Sun 8 PM63°63°63°100%75%61%0.12"NE 1624–
Sun 9 PM62°62°62°100%82%61%0.12"NE 1725–
Sun 10 PM61°61°61°100%81%61%0.12"NE 1826–
Sun 11 PM60°60°60°100%79%61%0.12"NNE 1728–
Mon 12 AM59°59°59°100%78%36%0.01"NNE 1728–

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Rain Showers

72° / 61°

41% rain · 0.12"

E 3–21 mph · gusts 26

Sun, Nov 15

Showers And Thunderstorms

72° / 51°

94% rain · 2.16"

SE 14–18 mph · gusts 28

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Mostly Cloudy

62° / 51°

36% rain · 0.06"

NE 15–22 mph · gusts 29

Tue, Nov 17

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

67° / 59°

15% rain

NE 12–16 mph · gusts 22

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny

72° / 64°

16% rain

NE 10–17 mph · gusts 21

Thu, Nov 19

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

74° / 66°

21% rain

E 9–15 mph · gusts 18

Fri, Nov 20

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

75° / 66°

23% rain · 0.06"

E 8–16 mph · gusts 20

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Clear, with a low around 61. East wind around 5 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after 9am. Mostly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. East wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. 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 64. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
  • Sunday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 1227 AM CST Sat Nov 14 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.


GMZ330-141915-
Matagorda Bay-
1227 AM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

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

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

GMZ350 · 1227 AM CST Sat Nov 14 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.


GMZ350-141915-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
1227 AM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...East winds around 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East
4 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail:
East 7 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening,
then showers likely after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 8 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 30 knots gusting 40 knots.
Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet, building to 7 to 10 
feet, occasionally to 13 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: 
Southeast 7 feet at 7 seconds, becoming southeast 4 feet at 7 
seconds. Showers, mainly in the evening. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots gusting 40 knots. Seas 
7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming east
around 20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to
10 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet.

Moon calendar · March 2102

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
90% lit
↑ 3:36 PM
↓ 4:45 AM
★☆☆☆
2
95% lit
↑ 4:33 PM
↓ 5:20 AM
★☆☆☆
3
98% lit
↑ 5:29 PM
↓ 5:52 AM
★☆☆☆
best
4
100% lit
↑ 6:25 PM
↓ 6:22 AM
★☆☆☆
Full Moon · Worm Moon
best
5
99% lit
↑ 7:22 PM
↓ 6:52 AM
★☆☆☆
Moon crosses the equator
best
6
97% lit
↑ 8:20 PM
↓ 7:22 AM
★☆☆☆
7
92% lit
↑ 9:20 PM
↓ 7:53 AM
★☆☆☆
8
85% lit
↑ 10:23 PM
↓ 8:28 AM
★☆☆☆
9
77% lit
↑ 11:29 PM
↓ 9:08 AM
★☆☆☆
10
67% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:54 AM
★☆☆☆
11
56% lit
↑ 12:35 AM
↓ 10:48 AM
★☆☆☆
Last Quarter
12
44% lit
↑ 1:39 AM
↓ 12:49 PM
★☆☆☆
Moon farthest south (-26.8°)
13
34% lit
↑ 3:38 AM
↓ 1:56 PM
★☆☆☆
14
23% lit
↑ 4:30 AM
↓ 3:05 PM
★☆☆☆
15
14% lit
↑ 5:15 AM
↓ 4:14 PM
★☆☆☆
Perigee · 367,628 km
16
7% lit
↑ 5:55 AM
↓ 5:20 PM
★☆☆☆
17
2% lit
↑ 6:31 AM
↓ 6:25 PM
★☆☆☆
18
0% lit
↑ 7:05 AM
↓ 7:28 PM
★☆☆☆
Moon crosses the equator
New Moon
best
19
1% lit
↑ 7:37 AM
↓ 8:29 PM
★☆☆☆
best
20
4% lit
↑ 8:11 AM
↓ 9:31 PM
★☆☆☆
21
8% lit
↑ 8:46 AM
↓ 10:31 PM
★☆☆☆
22
15% lit
↑ 9:24 AM
↓ 11:31 PM
★☆☆☆
23
23% lit
↑ 10:05 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆
24
31% lit
↑ 10:52 AM
↓ 12:30 AM
★☆☆☆
25
41% lit
↑ 11:42 AM
↓ 1:24 AM
★☆☆☆
Moon farthest north (27.0°)
26
50% lit
↑ 12:35 PM
↓ 2:15 AM
★☆☆☆
First Quarter
27
59% lit
↑ 1:30 PM
↓ 3:01 AM
★☆☆☆
Apogee · 404,242 km
28
68% lit
↑ 2:26 PM
↓ 3:41 AM
★☆☆☆
29
77% lit
↑ 3:22 PM
↓ 4:17 AM
★☆☆☆
30
85% lit
↑ 4:17 PM
↓ 4:51 AM
★☆☆☆
31
91% lit
↑ 5:13 PM
↓ 5:21 AM
★☆☆☆

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Mar 4 · 6:36 PM — Full Moon · Worm MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Mar 5 · 9:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Mar 11 · 11:47 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Mar 12 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-26.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Mar 15 · 2:00 AM — Perigee · 367,628 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Mar 18 · 7:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Mar 18 · 8:10 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Mar 25 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Mar 26 · 12:15 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Mar 27 · 2:00 AM — Apogee · 404,242 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Fri, Mar 3 · Sat, Mar 4 · Sun, Mar 5 · Sat, Mar 18 · Sun, Mar 19

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

Moon distance

367,708 km closest · 404,137 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 Sat 12:20 AM.