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Matagorda

28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda

⚠ Wind Advisory · until Mon 3:00 PM

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...Coastal Jackson, Inland Jackson, Chambers, Coastal Brazoria, Coastal Galveston, Coastal Harris, Coastal Matagorda, Inland Brazoria, Inland Galveston, and Inland Matagorda Counties. * WHEN...From 9 AM Sunday to 3 PM CST Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...East winds will become northeast behind a cold front late Sunday.

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

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Today

This Afternoon: High 73° · 28% rain

A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. East wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight: Low 66° · 66% rain

Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:45 AM / 5:30 PM
Moonrise / moonset
11:26 AM / 9:50 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 27%
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 PMSun, Nov 156 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 166 AM12 PMclouds61% cloud cover62% cloud cover56% cloud cover63% cloud cover59% cloud cover76% cloud cover75% cloud cover78% cloud cover80% cloud cover72% cloud cover79% cloud cover80% cloud cover86% cloud cover86% cloud cover81% cloud cover78% cloud cover69% cloud cover60% cloud cover58% cloud cover63% cloud cover65% cloud cover80% cloud cover70% cloud cover75% cloud cover77% cloud cover82% cloud cover91% cloud cover90% cloud cover90% cloud cover86% cloud cover83% cloud cover61% cloud cover58% cloud cover59% cloud cover73% cloud cover74% cloud cover80% cloud cover83% cloud cover80% cloud cover91% cloud cover86% cloud cover80% cloud cover78% cloud cover77% cloud cover75% cloud cover74% cloud cover72% cloud cover71% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡50°55°60°65°70°75°69666868686772726965646157545861rain28% chance28% chance35% chance, 0.03 in35% chance, 0.03 in35% chance, 0.03 in41% chance, 0.03 in41% chance, 0.03 in41% chance, 0.03 in52% chance, 0.04 in52% chance, 0.04 in52% chance, 0.04 in66% chance, 0.04 in66% chance, 0.04 in66% chance, 0.04 in67% chance, 0.07 in67% chance, 0.07 in67% chance, 0.07 in74% chance, 0.07 in74% chance, 0.07 in74% chance, 0.07 in94% chance, 0.14 in94% chance, 0.14 in94% chance, 0.14 in89% chance, 0.14 in89% chance, 0.14 in89% chance, 0.14 in84% chance, 0.17 in84% chance, 0.17 in84% chance, 0.17 in33% chance, 0.17 in33% chance, 0.17 in33% chance, 0.17 in21% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 in24% chance24% chance24% chance24% chance24% chance24% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance0.070.070.070.140.140.140.170.170.17wind01020mphE 22 mph, gusts 28E 20 mph, gusts 25E 21 mph, gusts 28ESE 20 mph, gusts 28ESE 17 mph, gusts 25ESE 15 mph, gusts 24ESE 15 mph, gusts 23ESE 15 mph, gusts 21SE 17 mph, gusts 21SSE 21 mph, gusts 22SSE 21 mph, gusts 23S 17 mph, gusts 22ESE 15 mph, gusts 18NNE 14 mph, gusts 18NNE 20 mph, gusts 22NNE 18 mph, gusts 24NNE 17 mph, gusts 26NNE 18 mph, gusts 26NNE 20 mph, gusts 29NNE 21 mph, gusts 29NNE 22 mph, gusts 28NNE 23 mph, gusts 25NNE 22 mph, gusts 26NNE 22 mph, gusts 26
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 4 PM69°69°62°78%61%28%–E 222810+ mi
Sat 5 PM68°68°62°81%62%28%–E 212610+ mi
Sat 6 PM67°67°62°84%56%35%0.03"E 202510+ mi
Sat 7 PM66°66°62°87%63%35%0.03"E 202610+ mi
Sat 8 PM67°67°62°84%59%35%0.03"E 212810+ mi
Sat 9 PM68°68°62°81%76%41%0.03"E 202610+ mi
Sat 10 PM68°68°63°84%75%41%0.03"ESE 202810+ mi
Sat 11 PM68°68°63°84%78%41%0.03"ESE 182610+ mi
Sun 12 AM68°68°64°87%80%52%0.04"ESE 172510+ mi
Sun 1 AM68°68°64°87%72%52%0.04"SE 162410+ mi
Sun 2 AM68°68°65°90%79%52%0.04"ESE 152410+ mi
Sun 3 AM68°68°65°90%80%66%0.04"ESE 15236.0 mi
Sun 4 AM68°68°65°90%86%66%0.04"ESE 15236.0 mi
Sun 5 AM68°68°66°93%86%66%0.04"SE 15236.0 mi
Sun 6 AM67°67°65°93%81%67%0.07"ESE 15216.0 mi⚡
Sun 7 AM67°67°66°97%78%67%0.07"ESE 16216.0 mi⚡
Sun 8 AM69°69°67°93%69%67%0.07"SE 17216.0 mi⚡
Sun 9 AM71°71°68°90%60%74%0.07"SE 18216.0 mi⚡
Sun 10 AM72°72°68°87%58%74%0.07"SSE 21226.0 mi⚡
Sun 11 AM72°72°69°90%63%74%0.07"SE 21234.0 mi⚡
Sun 12 PM72°72°69°90%65%94%0.14"SSE 21232.9 mi⚡
Sun 1 PM72°72°69°90%80%94%0.14"SSE 20242.9 mi⚡
Sun 2 PM71°71°69°93%70%94%0.14"S 17222.9 mi⚡
Sun 3 PM70°70°69°97%75%89%0.14"SSE 16183.9 mi⚡
Sun 4 PM69°69°69°100%77%89%0.14"ESE 15183.9 mi⚡
Sun 5 PM68°68°68°100%82%89%0.14"ENE 14184.0 mi⚡
Sun 6 PM66°66°66°100%91%84%0.17"NNE 14184.9 mi⚡
Sun 7 PM65°65°65°100%90%84%0.17"NNE 18214.9 mi⚡
Sun 8 PM66°66°64°93%90%84%0.17"NNE 20224.9 mi⚡
Sun 9 PM65°65°63°93%86%33%0.17"NNE 20237.0 mi
Sun 10 PM64°64°62°93%83%33%0.17"NNE 1824–
Sun 11 PM63°63°61°93%61%33%0.17"NNE 1725–
Mon 12 AM62°62°60°93%58%21%0.01"NNE 1726–
Mon 1 AM61°61°59°93%59%21%0.01"NNE 1828–
Mon 2 AM59°59°58°96%73%21%0.01"NNE 1826–
Mon 3 AM58°58°57°96%74%44%0.01"NNE 1828–
Mon 4 AM57°57°56°96%80%44%0.01"NNE 2029–
Mon 5 AM56°56°54°93%83%44%0.01"NNE 2129–
Mon 6 AM55°55°54°96%80%24%–NNE 2129–
Mon 7 AM54°54°53°96%91%24%–NNE 2129–
Mon 8 AM55°55°54°96%86%24%–NNE 2228–
Mon 9 AM57°57°55°93%80%24%–NNE 2326–
Mon 10 AM58°58°56°93%78%24%–NNE 2325–
Mon 11 AM60°60°56°87%77%24%–NNE 2225–
Mon 12 PM60°60°56°87%75%18%–NNE 2226–
Mon 1 PM61°61°56°84%74%18%–NNE 2226–
Mon 2 PM61°61°57°87%72%18%–NNE 2226–
Mon 3 PM60°60°57°90%71%18%–NNE 2126–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Rain Showers

73° / 66°

66% rain · 0.18"

E 18–22 mph · gusts 28

Sun, Nov 15

Showers And Thunderstorms

73° / 54°

94% rain · 2.52"

SE 14–21 mph · gusts 25

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Slight Chance Rain Showers

62° / 52°

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

75° / 66°

12% rain

E 10–17 mph · gusts 21

Thu, Nov 19

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

76° / 65°

15% rain

E 8–15 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 20

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

76° / 67°

23% rain

E 8–15 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. East wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tonight: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  • Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 73, 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: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 62, with temperatures falling to around 59 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms 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 · 118 PM 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.


GMZ330-150815-
Matagorda Bay-
118 PM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Bay waters rough. A slight chance of showers early,
then a chance of showers late. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Bay waters rough. Showers likely. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to
around 30 knots after midnight. Bay waters rough, increasing to
very rough after midnight. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
35 knots. Bay waters rough. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to
around 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters rough, diminishing to
choppy after midnight. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. 
.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 · 118 PM 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.


GMZ350-150815-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
118 PM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
East 6 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers early, then
a chance of showers late. 
.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 8 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to
11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 9 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of
thunderstorms. Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 30 knots with gusts up to
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 8 feet at 7 seconds. Showers, mainly in the
evening. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots with gusts up to
40 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave
Detail: East 10 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 30 knots, diminishing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to
13 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 9 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. 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 · April 2108

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
66% lit
↑ 12:35 AM
↓ 11:31 AM
★☆☆☆
Moon farthest south (-18.6°)
2
56% lit
↑ 1:29 AM
↓ 12:24 PM
★☆☆☆
3
46% lit
↑ 2:17 AM
↓ 1:17 PM
★☆☆☆
Last Quarter
4
36% lit
↑ 3:02 AM
↓ 2:10 PM
★☆☆☆
5
27% lit
↑ 3:43 AM
↓ 3:02 PM
★☆☆☆
6
19% lit
↑ 4:20 AM
↓ 3:54 PM
★☆☆☆
7
12% lit
↑ 4:56 AM
↓ 4:45 PM
★☆☆☆
8
7% lit
↑ 5:30 AM
↓ 5:36 PM
★☆☆☆
Apogee · 406,097 km
9
3% lit
↑ 6:04 AM
↓ 6:27 PM
★☆☆☆
Moon crosses the equator
10
1% lit
↑ 6:38 AM
↓ 7:18 PM
★☆☆☆
best
11
0% lit
↑ 7:13 AM
↓ 8:11 PM
★☆☆☆
New Moon
best
12
2% lit
↑ 7:50 AM
↓ 9:04 PM
★☆☆☆
best
13
5% lit
↑ 8:30 AM
↓ 9:58 PM
★☆☆☆
14
10% lit
↑ 9:13 AM
↓ 10:52 PM
★☆☆☆
15
17% lit
↑ 10:00 AM
↓ 11:46 PM
★☆☆☆
16
26% lit
↑ 10:51 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆
Moon farthest north (18.3°)
17
35% lit
↑ 11:45 AM
↓ 12:38 AM
★☆☆☆
18
46% lit
↑ 12:43 PM
↓ 1:29 AM
★☆☆☆
First Quarter
19
57% lit
↑ 1:44 PM
↓ 2:18 AM
★☆☆☆
20
68% lit
↑ 2:47 PM
↓ 3:05 AM
★☆☆☆
21
78% lit
↑ 3:51 PM
↓ 3:50 AM
★☆☆☆
22
87% lit
↑ 4:56 PM
↓ 4:33 AM
★☆☆☆
Moon crosses the equator
23
94% lit
↑ 6:02 PM
↓ 5:17 AM
★☆☆☆
Perigee · 361,258 km
24
99% lit
↑ 7:08 PM
↓ 6:01 AM
★☆☆☆
25
100% lit
↑ 8:13 PM
↓ 6:47 AM
★☆☆☆
Full Moon · Pink Moon
best
26
99% lit
↑ 9:18 PM
↓ 7:35 AM
★☆☆☆
best
27
95% lit
↑ 10:19 PM
↓ 8:25 AM
★☆☆☆
28
88% lit
↑ 11:17 PM
↓ 9:18 AM
★☆☆☆
29
81% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:12 AM
★☆☆☆
Moon farthest south (-18.6°)
30
72% lit
↑ 12:09 AM
↓ 11:07 AM
★☆☆☆

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Apr 1 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Apr 3 · 1:25 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Apr 8 · 3:00 AM — Apogee · 406,097 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Apr 9 · 6:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Apr 11 · 6:04 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Apr 16 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Apr 18 · 8:59 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Apr 22 · 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.
  • Mon, Apr 23 · 7:00 PM — Perigee · 361,258 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Apr 25 · 12:12 PM — Full Moon · Pink MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Apr 29 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Tue, Apr 10 · Wed, Apr 11 · Thu, Apr 12 · Wed, Apr 25 · Thu, Apr 26

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

Moon distance

361,320 km closest · 406,034 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 1:36 PM.