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Port O'Connor Tide Chart

Port O’Connor — the Matagorda Bay fishing town on the Texas mid-coast, gateway to the bay’s flats and the Gulf — runs on small diurnal tides of around a foot.

The pattern

Small, often diurnal tides of around a foot — some days bring just one high and one low. On Matagorda Bay the wind moves as much water as the moon, so a hard south wind can push the bay well off the prediction — plan around the weather as much as the table.

Flats and the fleet

Port O’Connor is redfish and trout water — waders and kayaks work the bay’s grass flats and the Pass Cavallo jetties, and the town’s shrimp and oyster boats unload at the docks; see our best time to fish tides guide.

Boating

Matagorda Bay is shallow with shifting shoals — run the marked channels and watch your depth. Pass Cavallo to the Gulf is narrow and current-swept; favor daylight and a rising tide. For the region, see our Texas tides guide.