Matagorda fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Matagorda, using NOAA tide station East Matagorda.

Middle Texas Coast Updated 10:08 AM CST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8773146

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Bite outlook today Estimate

Fair

Weak tidal movement (0.2 ft range)
Light wind (up to 10 mph)

Next best time

Today 6:08 AM

Prime: Dawn + Tide change + Major moon period

Next tide

High 3:19 PM

0.8 ft

Weather

75°F, Sunny

Wind 5 mph E - pressure falling

Water temp

73°F

NOAA Matagorda City, 8 min ago

Best times to fish

6:08 AM - 10:08 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the low tide at 8:34 AM; Major solunar period (moon overhead)

2:19 PM - 3:59 PMMoving water into the high tide at 3:19 PM; Minor solunar period (moonset)

7:52 PM - 10:52 PMPrimeMoving water into the low tide at 8:52 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

All 6 times today

12:22 AM - 1:52 AMMoving water into the high tide at 1:22 AM

2:45 AM - 3:45 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)

6:08 AM - 10:08 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the low tide at 8:34 AM; Major solunar period (moon overhead)

2:19 PM - 3:59 PMMoving water into the high tide at 3:19 PM; Minor solunar period (moonset)

4:20 PM - 6:05 PMDusk - the evening feed

7:52 PM - 10:52 PMPrimeMoving water into the low tide at 8:52 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 5:35 PM 71-79°Fwind to 10 mph SE

Tide chart and times4 tides today

Prime - best times todayGood - worth fishingNight

Tide times for the next 4 days

Day	Tides (feet, MLLW)
Today	High 1:22 AM (0.7 ft) Low 8:34 AM (0.6 ft) High 3:19 PM (0.8 ft) Low 8:52 PM (0.7 ft)
Fri Nov 6	High 12:53 AM (0.7 ft) Low 9:09 AM (0.5 ft) High 5:28 PM (0.8 ft) Low 10:11 PM (0.7 ft)
Sat Nov 7	High 12:43 AM (0.7 ft) Low 9:46 AM (0.4 ft) High 8:05 PM (0.8 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 10:22 AM (0.3 ft) High 9:24 PM (0.8 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8773146 (East Matagorda). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Satellite view of Matagorda from above — Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = NOAA tide station East Matagorda; the fishing area extends around it.

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Water is 73°F - who's feedingLive reading matched to each local fish's preferred temperature. A rough guide - season and size rules still apply.

Right temperature

Spotted seatrout 58-80°F
Redfish 60-85°F
Black drum 55-80°F
Flounder 58-80°F

Hourly weatherNWS

10 AM75°5 mphESunny

11 AM77°10 mphESunny

12 PM78°10 mphSEMostly Sunny

1 PM79°10 mphSEMostly Sunny

2 PM78°10 mphSEMostly Sunny

3 PM78°10 mphSEMostly Sunny

4 PM77°10 mphSEMostly Sunny

5 PM76°10 mphSEMostly Sunny

6 PM74°5 mphSEPartly Cloudy

7 PM73°5 mphEPartly Cloudy

8 PM72°5 mphSEPartly Cloudy

9 PM71°5 mphSEMostly Cloudy

10 PM71°5 mphEPartly Cloudy

11 PM71°5 mphEPartly Cloudy

12 AM69°5 mphEMostly Cloudy

1 AM68°5 mphEMostly Cloudy

2 AM67°5 mphEMostly Cloudy

3 AM67°5 mphEMostly Cloudy

4 AM66°5 mphEMostly Cloudy

5 AM65°10 mphNEMostly Cloudy

6 AM64°10 mphNMostly Sunny

7 AM64°15 mphNMostly Sunny

8 AM66°15 mphNPartly Sunny

9 AM70°15 mphNMostly Sunny

Mostly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:38 AM 5:35 PM	Rise 3:15 AM Set 3:29 PM	Minor 2:45 AM Major 8:24 AM Minor 2:59 PM Major 8:52 PM
Fri 6	6:39 AM 5:35 PM	Rise 4:14 AM Set 3:59 PM	Minor 3:44 AM Major 9:08 AM Minor 3:29 PM Major 9:36 PM
Sat 7	6:40 AM 5:34 PM	Rise 5:13 AM Set 4:31 PM	Minor 4:43 AM Major 9:52 AM Minor 4:01 PM Major 10:20 PM
Sun 8	6:41 AM 5:34 PM	Rise 6:12 AM Set 5:06 PM	Minor 5:42 AM Major 10:40 AM Minor 4:36 PM
Mon 9	6:41 AM 5:33 PM	Rise 7:11 AM Set 5:44 PM	Major 11:08 PM Minor 6:41 AM Major 11:28 AM Minor 5:14 PM
Tue 10	6:42 AM 5:32 PM	Rise 8:09 AM Set 6:27 PM	Major 11:56 PM Minor 7:39 AM Major 12:20 PM Minor 5:57 PM
Wed 11	6:43 AM 5:32 PM	Rise 9:04 AM Set 7:15 PM	Major 12:44 AM Minor 8:34 AM Major 1:08 PM Minor 6:45 PM

Calculated for this location. Moon times are accurate to within a few minutes. Major periods are the 2 hours around the moon passing overhead or underfoot; minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.

Fishing Matagorda

Matagorda, Port O'Connor and Seadrift: quiet back bays, shell reefs and marsh. A classic wade-fishing coast.

What's biting now (Fall): Bull redfish run through the passes and jetties, and flounder migrate to the Gulf. Speckled trout feed hard on the bays.

Commonly caught in this area: Speckled trout, redfish, black drum and flounder.

Also caught here: croaker, hardhead catfish, jack crevalle, sheepshead.

Shallow flats fish best on a rising tide that pushes fish up to feed. Move slowly, wear polarized glasses and look for tailing fish or nervous water. Cast ahead of fish, not on top of them.

Best baits here6 fish

Spotted seatrout (speckled trout)

Redfish (red drum)

Black drum

Flounder

Spot and croaker

Hardhead catfish

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How the bite outlook works

The rating is our estimate, not a guarantee. It combines tide range, wind, rain and storms, temperature swings, the moon phase and how well the solunar periods line up with dawn and dusk. Fish do not read forecasts - local knowledge always wins. Read more

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