Matagorda
28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda
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Today
Today: High 72° · 23% rain
A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. East wind 15 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.
Tonight: Low 64° · 60% rain
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.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:45 AM / 5:30 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 11:26 AM / 9:50 PM
- Moon
- Waxing Crescent, 25%
- 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 = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11 AM | 73° | 73° | 62° | 70% | 56% | 20% | – | E 18 | 22 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 12 PM | 72° | 72° | 62° | 71% | 57% | 19% | – | E 21 | 23 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 1 PM | 71° | 71° | 62° | 74% | 63% | 19% | – | E 22 | 25 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 2 PM | 71° | 71° | 62° | 73% | 52% | 19% | – | E 22 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 3 PM | 70° | 70° | 62° | 76% | 49% | 28% | – | E 22 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 4 PM | 69° | 69° | 62° | 78% | 61% | 28% | – | E 22 | 28 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 5 PM | 68° | 68° | 62° | 81% | 62% | 28% | – | E 21 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 6 PM | 67° | 67° | 62° | 84% | 56% | 35% | 0.03" | E 20 | 25 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 7 PM | 66° | 66° | 62° | 86% | 63% | 35% | 0.03" | E 20 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 8 PM | 67° | 67° | 62° | 84% | 59% | 35% | 0.03" | E 21 | 28 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 9 PM | 68° | 68° | 62° | 83% | 76% | 41% | 0.03" | E 20 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 10 PM | 68° | 68° | 63° | 84% | 75% | 41% | 0.03" | ESE 20 | 28 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 11 PM | 68° | 68° | 63° | 85% | 78% | 41% | 0.03" | ESE 18 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 12 AM | 68° | 68° | 64° | 86% | 80% | 52% | 0.04" | ESE 17 | 25 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 1 AM | 68° | 68° | 64° | 88% | 72% | 52% | 0.04" | SE 16 | 24 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 2 AM | 68° | 68° | 65° | 90% | 79% | 52% | 0.04" | ESE 15 | 24 | 6.0 mi | |
| Sun 3 AM | 68° | 68° | 65° | 92% | 80% | 66% | 0.04" | ESE 15 | 23 | 6.0 mi | |
| Sun 4 AM | 68° | 68° | 65° | 93% | 86% | 66% | 0.04" | ESE 15 | 23 | 6.0 mi | |
| Sun 5 AM | 68° | 68° | 66° | 94% | 86% | 66% | 0.04" | SE 15 | 23 | 6.0 mi | |
| Sun 6 AM | 67° | 67° | 65° | 92% | 81% | 67% | 0.07" | ESE 15 | 21 | 6.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 7 AM | 67° | 67° | 66° | 95% | 78% | 67% | 0.07" | ESE 16 | 21 | 6.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 8 AM | 69° | 69° | 67° | 94% | 69% | 67% | 0.07" | SE 17 | 21 | 6.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 9 AM | 71° | 71° | 68° | 90% | 60% | 74% | 0.07" | SE 18 | 21 | 6.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 10 AM | 72° | 72° | 68° | 88% | 58% | 74% | 0.07" | SSE 21 | 22 | 4.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 11 AM | 72° | 72° | 69° | 90% | 63% | 74% | 0.07" | SE 21 | 23 | 2.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 12 PM | 72° | 72° | 69° | 92% | 65% | 94% | 0.14" | SSE 21 | 23 | 2.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 1 PM | 72° | 72° | 69° | 92% | 80% | 94% | 0.14" | SSE 20 | 24 | 2.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 2 PM | 71° | 71° | 69° | 94% | 70% | 94% | 0.14" | S 17 | 22 | 2.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 3 PM | 70° | 70° | 69° | 97% | 75% | 89% | 0.14" | SSE 16 | 18 | 3.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sun 4 PM | 69° | 69° | 69° | 99% | 77% | 89% | 0.14" | ESE 15 | 18 | – | ⚡ |
| Sun 5 PM | 68° | 68° | 68° | 100% | 82% | 89% | 0.14" | ENE 14 | 18 | – | ⚡ |
| Sun 6 PM | 66° | 66° | 66° | 100% | 91% | 84% | 0.17" | NNE 14 | 18 | – | ⚡ |
| Sun 7 PM | 65° | 65° | 65° | 100% | 90% | 84% | 0.17" | NNE 18 | 21 | – | ⚡ |
| Sun 8 PM | 66° | 66° | 64° | 94% | 90% | 84% | 0.17" | NNE 20 | 22 | – | ⚡ |
| Sun 9 PM | 65° | 65° | 63° | 94% | 86% | 33% | 0.17" | NNE 20 | 23 | – | |
| Sun 10 PM | 64° | 64° | 62° | 94% | 83% | 33% | 0.17" | NNE 18 | 24 | – | |
| Sun 11 PM | 63° | 63° | 61° | 94% | 61% | 33% | 0.17" | NNE 17 | 25 | – | |
| Mon 12 AM | 62° | 62° | 60° | 95% | 58% | 21% | 0.01" | NNE 17 | 26 | – | |
| Mon 1 AM | 61° | 61° | 59° | 95% | 59% | 21% | 0.01" | NNE 18 | 28 | – | |
| Mon 2 AM | 59° | 59° | 58° | 96% | 73% | 21% | 0.01" | NNE 18 | 26 | – | |
| Mon 3 AM | 58° | 58° | 57° | 96% | 74% | 44% | 0.01" | NNE 18 | 28 | – | |
| Mon 4 AM | 57° | 57° | 56° | 96% | 80% | 44% | 0.01" | NNE 20 | 29 | – | |
| Mon 5 AM | 56° | 56° | 54° | 96% | 83% | 44% | 0.01" | NNE 21 | 29 | – | |
| Mon 6 AM | 55° | 55° | 54° | 96% | 80% | 24% | – | NNE 21 | 29 | – | |
| Mon 7 AM | 54° | 54° | 53° | 98% | 91% | 24% | – | NNE 21 | 29 | – | |
| Mon 8 AM | 55° | 55° | 54° | 97% | 86% | 24% | – | NNE 22 | 28 | – | |
| Mon 9 AM | 57° | 57° | 55° | 94% | 80% | 24% | – | NNE 23 | 26 | – | |
| Mon 10 AM | 58° | 58° | 56° | 91% | 78% | 24% | – | NNE 23 | 25 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Slight Chance Rain Showers
72° / 64°
60% rain · 0.18"
E 18–22 mph · gusts 28
Sun, Nov 15
Showers And Thunderstorms
72° / 51°
94% rain · 2.52"
SE 14–21 mph · gusts 25
⚡ Storms
Mon, Nov 16
Mostly Cloudy
61° / 51°
44% rain · 0.06"
NE 15–23 mph · gusts 29
Tue, Nov 17
Mostly Sunny
67° / 59°
3% rain
NE 12–16 mph · gusts 23
Wed, Nov 18
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
73° / 64°
16% rain
E 10–17 mph · gusts 21
Thu, Nov 19
Slight Chance Rain Showers
74° / 65°
21% rain
E 8–15 mph · gusts 18
⚡ Storms
Fri, Nov 20
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
76° / 67°
23% rain
E 8–14 mph · gusts 17
⚡ Storms
Detailed NWS forecast
- Today: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. East wind 15 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.
- Tonight: 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 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
- 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 61. Northeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
- Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
- Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
- Friday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
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Marine forecast
Matagorda Bay
GMZ330 · 527 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. GMZ330-150015- Matagorda Bay- 527 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... .TODAY...East winds around 15 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy, increasing to rough. A slight chance of showers late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...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. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM
GMZ350 · 527 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. GMZ350-150015- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM- 527 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... .TODAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots and gusty. Seas building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds, becoming east 4 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...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. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
Moon calendar · August 2106
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6% lit
↑ 8:59 AM
↓ 9:37 PM
↓ 9:37 PM
★☆☆☆
2
13% lit
↑ 10:02 AM
↓ 10:17 PM
↓ 10:17 PM
★☆☆☆
Moon crosses the equator
3
21% lit
↑ 11:03 AM
↓ 10:55 PM
↓ 10:55 PM
★☆☆☆
4
30% lit
↑ 12:01 PM
↓ 11:34 PM
↓ 11:34 PM
★☆☆☆
5
40% lit
↑ 12:58 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★☆☆☆
6
50% lit
↑ 1:54 PM
↓ 12:14 AM
↓ 12:14 AM
★☆☆☆
First Quarter
7
60% lit
↑ 2:47 PM
↓ 12:55 AM
↓ 12:55 AM
★☆☆☆
8
69% lit
↑ 3:39 PM
↓ 1:38 AM
↓ 1:38 AM
★☆☆☆
9
78% lit
↑ 4:28 PM
↓ 2:24 AM
↓ 2:24 AM
★☆☆☆
Moon farthest south (-20.2°)
10
85% lit
↑ 5:14 PM
↓ 3:13 AM
↓ 3:13 AM
★☆☆☆
Apogee · 405,566 km
11
91% lit
↑ 5:57 PM
↓ 4:03 AM
↓ 4:03 AM
★☆☆☆
12
96% lit
↑ 6:38 PM
↓ 4:55 AM
↓ 4:55 AM
★☆☆☆
13
99% lit
↑ 7:16 PM
↓ 5:47 AM
↓ 5:47 AM
★☆☆☆
best14
100% lit
↑ 7:52 PM
↓ 6:40 AM
↓ 6:40 AM
★☆☆☆
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best15
99% lit
↑ 8:27 PM
↓ 7:34 AM
↓ 7:34 AM
★☆☆☆
best16
96% lit
↑ 9:02 PM
↓ 8:28 AM
↓ 8:28 AM
★☆☆☆
17
92% lit
↑ 9:37 PM
↓ 9:23 AM
↓ 9:23 AM
★☆☆☆
Moon crosses the equator
18
86% lit
↑ 10:14 PM
↓ 10:19 AM
↓ 10:19 AM
★☆☆☆
19
77% lit
↑ 10:53 PM
↓ 11:16 AM
↓ 11:16 AM
★☆☆☆
20
68% lit
↑ 11:37 PM
↓ 12:15 PM
↓ 12:15 PM
★☆☆☆
21
57% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:16 PM
↓ 1:16 PM
★☆☆☆
22
46% lit
↑ 12:25 AM
↓ 2:16 PM
↓ 2:16 PM
★☆☆☆
Last Quarter
23
35% lit
↑ 1:18 AM
↓ 3:17 PM
↓ 3:17 PM
★☆☆☆
Moon farthest north (19.8°)
24
24% lit
↑ 2:17 AM
↓ 4:15 PM
↓ 4:15 PM
★☆☆☆
25
15% lit
↑ 3:20 AM
↓ 5:09 PM
↓ 5:09 PM
★☆☆☆
26
8% lit
↑ 4:25 AM
↓ 5:59 PM
↓ 5:59 PM
★☆☆☆
Perigee · 362,913 km
27
3% lit
↑ 5:32 AM
↓ 6:46 PM
↓ 6:46 PM
★☆☆☆
28
0% lit
↑ 6:38 AM
↓ 7:29 PM
↓ 7:29 PM
★☆☆☆
New Moon
best29
1% lit
↑ 7:42 AM
↓ 8:10 PM
↓ 8:10 PM
★☆☆☆
Moon crosses the equator
best30
4% lit
↑ 8:45 AM
↓ 8:49 PM
↓ 8:49 PM
★☆☆☆
31
9% lit
↑ 9:46 AM
↓ 9:29 PM
↓ 9:29 PM
★☆☆☆
Lunar events this month
- Mon, Aug 2 · 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.
- Fri, Aug 6 · 11:28 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Mon, Aug 9 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-20.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Tue, Aug 10 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 405,566 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Sat, Aug 14 · 3:21 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Tue, Aug 17 · 2:00 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, Aug 22 · 3:41 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Mon, Aug 23 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest north (19.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Thu, Aug 26 · 3:00 PM — Perigee · 362,913 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Sat, Aug 28 · 6:46 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Sun, Aug 29 · 6:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
Best fishing days
Fri, Aug 13 · Sat, Aug 14 · Sun, Aug 15 · Sat, Aug 28 · Sun, Aug 29
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
362,926 km closest · 405,494 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.
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 11:01 AM.