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Matagorda Beach (Jetty Park)

Matagorda · beach faces SE · pin approximate

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Drive-on beach at the end of FM 2031 by the Colorado River jetties. Beach permit required.

Surf fishing now

Fair40
  • Waves 3.5 ft at 4 s
  • Surf conditions alone: 50/100
  • Water about 83 °F (satellite)
  • Water color: Off-color · Stained or sandy near the beach
  • Seaweed: unknown (clouds)

Prime times today

  • 6:00 PM–7:15 PMmajor solunar · sunset

Tomorrow: 6:30 AM–7:45 AM, 6:00 PM–8:00 PM

Tide

East Matagorda · coefficient 72 (high)

↘ Falling · next low 4:18 PM in 19m

  • ▲ 4:41 AM 0.9 ft
  • ▼ 4:18 PM 0.5 ft

Strong onshore or north winds can push Gulf water levels well above or below these predictions.

Next 3 days, hour by hour

Waves (ft)Wind (kt)TideTop strip: fishing score
Fri, Oct 16Sat, Oct 17Sun, Oct 18Mon, Oct 1901234ft01020kt3.5 ft @ 4 s3.6 ft @ 4 s3.7 ft @ 4 s3.7 ft @ 4 s3.8 ft @ 4 s3.9 ft @ 4 s3.9 ft @ 4 s3.9 ft @ 4 s4.0 ft @ 4 s4.0 ft @ 4 s4.1 ft @ 4 s4.0 ft @ 4 s4.0 ft @ 4 s3.9 ft @ 4 s3.9 ft @ 4 s3.9 ft @ 4 s3.9 ft @ 4 s3.9 ft @ 4 s3.8 ft @ 4 s3.7 ft @ 4 s3.5 ft @ 4 s3.2 ft @ 4 s3.0 ft @ 4 s2.8 ft @ 4 s2.7 ft @ 4 s2.6 ft @ 4 s2.5 ft @ 4 s2.4 ft @ 4 s2.4 ft @ 4 s2.4 ft @ 4 s2.4 ft @ 4 s2.5 ft @ 4 s2.6 ft @ 4 s2.6 ft @ 4 s2.6 ft @ 4 s2.8 ft @ 4 s2.8 ft @ 4 s3.0 ft @ 4 s3.0 ft @ 4 s3.0 ft @ 5 s3.1 ft @ 5 s3.1 ft @ 5 s3.0 ft @ 5 s3.0 ft @ 5 s2.9 ft @ 5 s2.8 ft @ 5 s2.7 ft @ 5 s2.6 ft @ 5 s2.5 ft @ 5 s2.4 ft @ 6 s2.4 ft @ 6 s2.4 ft @ 5 s2.5 ft @ 5 s2.5 ft @ 5 s2.6 ft @ 5 s2.6 ft @ 5 s2.5 ft @ 5 s2.4 ft @ 5 s2.3 ft @ 5 s2.2 ft @ 5 s2.2 ft @ 5 s2.2 ft @ 5 s2.3 ft @ 5 s2.4 ft @ 5 s2.6 ft @ 5 s2.7 ft @ 5 s2.8 ft @ 5 s2.9 ft @ 5 s3.1 ft @ 5 s3.3 ft @ 5 s3.5 ft @ 5 s3.5 ft @ 5 stidenow

7-day outlook

DayFishingWavesWindWeatherTidesPrime timesSunMoon
TodayFair55Solunar: Low3.5–3.8 ft4 s––▲ 4:41 AM 0.9▼ 4:18 PM 0.5coef 726:00 PM–7:15 PM☀ 7:25 AM☾ 6:52 PM🌒 32%↑ 1:03 PM ↓ 11:08 PM
Sat, Oct 17Good66Solunar: Low2.4–3.9 ft4 s––▲ 5:23 AM 0.9▼ 5:42 PM 0.5coef 706:30 AM–7:45 AM6:00 PM–8:00 PM☀ 7:26 AM☾ 6:51 PM🌓 41%↑ 1:49 PM ↓ –
Sun, Oct 18Good74Solunar: Low2.4–3.1 ft5 s––▲ 6:03 AM 0.9▼ 6:47 PM 0.5coef 696:30 AM–8:30 AM6:45 PM–8:00 PM☀ 7:26 AM☾ 6:50 PM🌓 50%↑ 2:29 PM ↓ 12:03 AM
Mon, Oct 19Good62Solunar: Low2.6–3.5 ft5 s––▲ 6:40 AM 0.9▼ 7:37 PM 0.5coef 657:15 AM–9:15 AM☀ 7:27 AM☾ 6:49 PM🌓 60%↑ 3:06 PM ↓ 1:00 AM
Tue, Oct 20Good66Solunar: Low2.4–3.2 ft5 s––▲ 6:54 AM 0.8▼ 8:19 PM 0.5coef 598:00 AM–9:30 AM☀ 7:27 AM☾ 6:49 PM🌔 69%↑ 3:39 PM ↓ 1:57 AM
Wed, Oct 21Good73Solunar: Low2.4–2.6 ft5 s––▲ 4:57 AM 0.8▼ 8:57 AM 0.8▲ 11:38 AM 0.8▼ 9:01 PM 0.6coef 5010:00 PM–11:15 PM☀ 7:28 AM☾ 6:48 PM🌔 78%↑ 4:10 PM ↓ 2:54 AM
Thu, Oct 22Excellent85Solunar: Low1.4–1.8 ft5 s––▲ 3:56 AM 0.8▼ 9:15 AM 0.7▲ 3:11 PM 0.8▼ 9:46 PM 0.7coef 4010:45 PM–12:00 AM☀ 7:29 AM☾ 6:47 PM🌔 86%↑ 4:40 PM ↓ 3:52 AM

Sun & moon today

Sunrise
7:25 AM
Sunset
6:52 PM
Moonrise
1:03 PM
Moonset
11:08 PM
Moon
🌒 Waxing Crescent, 32%
Major
4:40 AM–6:40 AM
Minor
12:33 PM–1:33 PM
Major
5:05 PM–7:05 PM
Minor
10:38 PM–11:38 PM

Water

Water temp
79.9 °F at EMAT2 (9 mi)83.3 °F nearshore by satellite
Water color
Off-color (chlorophyll 4.0 mg/m³)
Salinity
36.8 PSU · NASA SMAP satellite (25 km)
Current
0.7 kt toward SW (Open-Meteo ocean model)

Seaweed (Sargassum)

Not enough clear satellite views this week (clouds) to tell.

From the satellite floating algae index. Clouds, sun glint, and muddy water can cause false hits, and it can't see weed already on the sand.

Latest satellite imagery

Daily true-color passes (about 250–375 m detail) show clouds, mud lines, and green water reaching the beach. Brown-orange pixels are the seaweed index. Today's pass appears after mid-afternoon.

NWS surf zone forecast

The surf zone forecast for this beach isn't available right now.

Clear and Breezy

Cloud cover 0%

Observed 3:15 PM · Matagorda City (1 mi) · sky & visibility from Bay City Regional (18 mi)

Wind

28mph

From NNW (331°)

Gusts 40 mph

Measured at the tide station

Temperature

76°F

High 79° · Low 68° so far today

Humidity

—%

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.12 in1020.1 mb▼ Falling

−0.02 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

29.9330.0530.16−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Barometer at the tide station, 6-minute readings

Fishing by pressure trend

  • risingVery good. Bite may slow as pressure levels off.
  • stableNormal activity.
  • fallingGood at first, then turning poor.

Fishing conditions now

very goodgoodpoor

Pressure just started dropping. Fish often feed ahead of a front.

Cams nearby

No public cams within about 15 miles yet.

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Sources: waves from Open-Meteo Marine (NOAA GFS-Wave / ECMWF models); wind, weather and surf zone forecast from the National Weather Service; tides from NOAA CO-OPS; currents and salinity from NOAA NGOFS2 or NASA SMAP; water temperature from NOAA NDBC and the NOAA Geo-Polar SST blend; water color from NOAA VIIRS chlorophyll; seaweed from the USF / NOAA AOML floating algae index; imagery from NASA GIBS. Sun, moon and solunar times are calculated for this beach.