Matagorda Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.59° N 95.98° W

Matagorda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matagorda sea temperature is
29.5° C
0.6° 

Matagorda surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Matagorda today (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 6PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s

Table - waves today at Matagorda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 28°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
16
14
18
22
23
24
27
29
25
36
38
42
35
34
32
24
17
19
21
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
6:14AM0.56m
6:51AM0.56m
Low Tide
6:57PM0.02m
8:01PM-0.01m
9:03PM-0.03m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:07
8:07
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
29
30
30
29
28
28
28
28
29
30
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
30
30
29
28
Feels °C
33
31
31
30
31
31
31
31
32
32
30
30
30
30
30
31
31
32
31
32
30
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