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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.

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 66° · 77% rain

Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday: High 71° · 99% rain

Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:46 AM / 5:29 PM
Moonrise / moonset
12:03 PM / 10:46 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 30%
Major period
4:00 AM–6:00 AM
Minor period
11:33 AM–12:33 PM
Major period
4:25 PM–6:25 PM
Minor period
10:16 PM–11:16 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Nov 156 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 166 AM12 PM6 PMclouds87% cloud cover87% cloud cover77% cloud cover81% cloud cover83% cloud cover79% cloud cover70% cloud cover70% cloud cover74% cloud cover56% cloud cover66% cloud cover69% cloud cover77% cloud cover71% cloud cover78% cloud cover79% cloud cover80% cloud cover86% cloud cover75% cloud cover73% cloud cover76% cloud cover79% cloud cover78% cloud cover83% cloud cover84% cloud cover85% cloud cover84% cloud cover82% cloud cover90% cloud cover82% cloud cover87% cloud cover88% cloud cover84% cloud cover75% cloud cover61% cloud cover61% cloud cover71% cloud cover83% cloud cover82% cloud cover79% cloud cover76% cloud cover71% cloud cover59% cloud cover44% cloud cover52% cloud cover60% cloud cover54% cloud cover48% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡45°50°55°60°65°70°75°68676770717066636057545861625956rain53% chance, 0.07 in54% chance, 0.07 in63% chance, 0.07 in71% chance, 0.07 in77% chance, 0.07 in73% chance, 0.07 in63% chance, 0.06 in68% chance, 0.06 in57% chance, 0.06 in61% chance, 0.06 in73% chance, 0.06 in72% chance, 0.06 in92% chance, 0.13 in87% chance, 0.13 in99% chance, 0.13 in91% chance, 0.13 in80% chance, 0.13 in56% chance, 0.13 in56% chance, 0.07 in44% chance, 0.07 in36% chance, 0.07 in26% chance, 0.07 in18% chance, 0.07 in21% chance, 0.07 in15% chance, 0.01 in15% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in19% chance, 0.01 in23% chance, 0.01 in18% chance, 0.01 in9% chance14% chance14% chance5% chance4% chance1% chance8% chance4% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance0.070.070.070.060.060.060.130.130.130.070.070.07wind0102030mphESE 16 mph, gusts 26ESE 15 mph, gusts 25ESE 12 mph, gusts 18ESE 12 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17SE 15 mph, gusts 18SE 15 mph, gusts 18SSE 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 10 mph, gusts 14NNE 16 mph, gusts 22NE 18 mph, gusts 26NE 20 mph, gusts 29NNE 20 mph, gusts 30NNE 20 mph, gusts 31NNE 21 mph, gusts 31NNE 20 mph, gusts 28NNE 20 mph, gusts 25NNE 21 mph, gusts 25NNE 20 mph, gusts 24NNE 20 mph, gusts 24NNE 18 mph, gusts 23NNE 16 mph, gusts 22NNE 16 mph, gusts 23NNE 15 mph, gusts 23
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 12 AM68°68°64°88%87%53%0.07"ESE 162610+ mi⚡
Sun 1 AM68°68°65°89%87%54%0.07"ESE 162610+ mi⚡
Sun 2 AM68°68°65°91%77%63%0.07"ESE 152510+ mi⚡
Sun 3 AM67°67°65°93%81%71%0.07"ESE 15246.0 mi⚡
Sun 4 AM67°67°65°93%83%77%0.07"ESE 12186.0 mi⚡
Sun 5 AM67°67°65°93%79%73%0.07"SE 14176.0 mi⚡
Sun 6 AM67°67°66°94%70%63%0.06"ESE 12176.0 mi⚡
Sun 7 AM68°68°66°94%70%68%0.06"ESE 12176.0 mi⚡
Sun 8 AM69°69°68°97%74%57%0.06"E 13176.0 mi⚡
Sun 9 AM70°70°68°92%56%61%0.06"ESE 14176.0 mi⚡
Sun 10 AM71°71°68°89%66%73%0.06"SE 15186.0 mi⚡
Sun 11 AM71°71°68°89%69%72%0.06"SE 15204.0 mi⚡
Sun 12 PM71°71°69°92%77%92%0.13"SE 15182.9 mi⚡
Sun 1 PM70°70°68°93%71%87%0.13"SE 14182.9 mi⚡
Sun 2 PM70°70°69°97%78%99%0.13"SSE 13162.9 mi⚡
Sun 3 PM70°70°68°96%79%91%0.13"ESE 10144.0 mi⚡
Sun 4 PM69°69°67°94%80%80%0.13"ESE 10144.0 mi⚡
Sun 5 PM67°67°66°96%86%56%0.13"ENE 12143.9 mi⚡
Sun 6 PM66°66°65°96%75%56%0.07"NNE 16223.9 mi⚡
Sun 7 PM65°65°64°98%73%44%0.07"NNE 16243.9 mi⚡
Sun 8 PM64°64°62°93%76%36%0.07"NE 18264.9 mi⚡
Sun 9 PM63°63°61°93%79%26%0.07"NE 20287.0 mi
Sun 10 PM63°63°62°95%78%18%0.07"NE 20297.0 mi
Sun 11 PM61°61°59°93%83%21%0.07"NE 20307.0 mi
Mon 12 AM60°60°57°92%84%15%0.01"NNE 20307.0 mi
Mon 1 AM59°59°57°94%85%15%0.01"NNE 18307.0 mi
Mon 2 AM58°58°56°94%84%20%0.01"NNE 20317.0 mi
Mon 3 AM57°57°55°96%82%19%0.01"NNE 20307.0 mi
Mon 4 AM56°56°54°94%90%23%0.01"NNE 2131–
Mon 5 AM55°55°53°94%82%18%0.01"NNE 2131–
Mon 6 AM54°54°53°95%87%9%–NNE 2028–
Mon 7 AM54°54°53°95%88%14%–NNE 2026–
Mon 8 AM55°55°55°100%84%14%–NNE 2025–
Mon 9 AM58°58°56°93%75%5%–NNE 2124–
Mon 10 AM60°60°55°84%61%4%–NNE 2125–
Mon 11 AM60°60°55°84%61%1%–NNE 2025–
Mon 12 PM61°61°53°75%71%0%–NNE 2024–
Mon 1 PM61°61°53°75%83%8%–NNE 2025–
Mon 2 PM61°61°52°72%82%4%–NNE 2024–
Mon 3 PM62°62°52°70%79%1%–NNE 1823–
Mon 4 PM61°61°51°70%76%0%–NNE 1823–
Mon 5 PM60°60°53°78%71%1%–NNE 1722–
Mon 6 PM59°59°56°90%59%2%–NNE 1622–
Mon 7 PM57°57°55°93%44%2%–NNE 1622–
Mon 8 PM56°56°54°93%52%2%–NNE 1623–
Mon 9 PM56°56°53°90%60%2%–NNE 1623–
Mon 10 PM55°55°52°90%54%2%–NNE 1523–
Mon 11 PM55°55°52°90%48%2%–NNE 1422–

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms

71° / 66°

99% rain · 1.98"

SE 10–20 mph · gusts 30

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Mostly Cloudy

62° / 52°

23% rain · 0.06"

NE 14–21 mph · gusts 31

Tue, Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

67° / 59°

3% rain

NE 12–16 mph · gusts 21

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

Sat, Nov 21

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

78° / 67°

31% rain

SE 7–12 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  • Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  • Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • 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. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 78.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Matagorda Bay

GMZ330 · 650 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.


GMZ330-151315-
Matagorda Bay-
650 PM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming southeast
around 20 knots. Bay waters rough, diminishing to choppy. Showers
and thunderstorms likely. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Much stronger gusts in thunderstorms. Bay waters 
choppy. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
.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. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.THURSDAY 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 · 650 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.


GMZ350-151315-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
650 PM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

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

.REST OF 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 until early morning, then showers and thunderstorms
likely late. 
.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 with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail:
East 8 feet at 8 seconds. 
.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. 
.THURSDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · March 2110

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
77% lit
↑ 2:07 PM
↓ 3:06 AM
★☆☆☆
Moon farthest north (19.1°)
2
85% lit
↑ 2:59 PM
↓ 3:54 AM
★☆☆☆
3
91% lit
↑ 3:54 PM
↓ 4:40 AM
★☆☆☆
4
96% lit
↑ 4:52 PM
↓ 5:24 AM
★☆☆☆
5
99% lit
↑ 5:51 PM
↓ 6:06 AM
★☆☆☆
best
6
100% lit
↑ 6:51 PM
↓ 6:47 AM
★☆☆☆
Full Moon · Worm Moon
best
7
98% lit
↑ 7:53 PM
↓ 7:28 AM
★☆☆☆
Moon crosses the equator
8
94% lit
↑ 8:55 PM
↓ 8:08 AM
★☆☆☆
9
87% lit
↑ 10:59 PM
↓ 9:50 AM
★☆☆☆
10
79% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:34 AM
★☆☆☆
Perigee · 368,510 km
11
69% lit
↑ 12:02 AM
↓ 11:20 AM
★☆☆☆
12
58% lit
↑ 1:06 AM
↓ 12:11 PM
★☆☆☆
13
47% lit
↑ 2:08 AM
↓ 1:04 PM
★☆☆☆
Last Quarter
14
35% lit
↑ 3:07 AM
↓ 2:01 PM
★☆☆☆
Moon farthest south (-18.8°)
15
25% lit
↑ 4:02 AM
↓ 3:01 PM
★☆☆☆
16
16% lit
↑ 4:54 AM
↓ 4:01 PM
★☆☆☆
17
9% lit
↑ 5:40 AM
↓ 5:01 PM
★☆☆☆
18
4% lit
↑ 6:23 AM
↓ 5:59 PM
★☆☆☆
19
1% lit
↑ 7:03 AM
↓ 6:57 PM
★☆☆☆
best
20
0% lit
↑ 7:40 AM
↓ 7:53 PM
★☆☆☆
New Moon
Moon crosses the equator
best
21
1% lit
↑ 8:16 AM
↓ 8:48 PM
★☆☆☆
best
22
5% lit
↑ 8:52 AM
↓ 9:41 PM
★☆☆☆
23
10% lit
↑ 9:28 AM
↓ 10:34 PM
★☆☆☆
24
16% lit
↑ 10:05 AM
↓ 11:27 PM
★☆☆☆
25
24% lit
↑ 10:44 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆
26
32% lit
↑ 11:26 AM
↓ 12:18 AM
★☆☆☆
Apogee · 404,819 km
27
41% lit
↑ 12:10 PM
↓ 1:08 AM
★☆☆☆
28
51% lit
↑ 12:57 PM
↓ 1:58 AM
★☆☆☆
First Quarter
Moon farthest north (19.2°)
29
60% lit
↑ 1:47 PM
↓ 2:46 AM
★☆☆☆
30
70% lit
↑ 2:41 PM
↓ 3:32 AM
★☆☆☆
31
79% lit
↑ 3:36 PM
↓ 4:16 AM
★☆☆☆

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Mar 1 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest north (19.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Mar 6 · 7:44 AM — Full Moon · Worm MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Mar 7 · 11:00 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, Mar 10 · 5:00 PM — Perigee · 368,510 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Mar 13 · 4:30 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Mar 14 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Mar 20 · 8:44 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Mar 20 · 4:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Mar 26 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 404,819 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Mar 28 · 10:19 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Mar 28 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest north (19.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Wed, Mar 5 · Thu, Mar 6 · Wed, Mar 19 · Thu, Mar 20 · Fri, Mar 21

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

Moon distance

368,524 km closest · 404,785 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 10:56 PM.