Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matagorda today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 2AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Matagorda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 156 | 171 | 165 | 149 | 110 | 104 | 123 | 104 | 104 | 93 | 103 | 111 | 75 | 60 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:38AM0.48m | 4:11AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54PM0.15m | 5:14PM0.16m | 6:20PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 111 | 75 | 60 | 48 | 48 | 7 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 78 | 156 | 171 | 165 | 149 | 110 | 104 | 123 | 104 | 104 | 93 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 68 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1294 | 1293 | 1188 | 1188 | 1193 | 1188 | 1188 | 1296 | 1309 | 1232 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 301 | 108 | 1204 | 1383 | 1287 | 1188 |
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