Matagorda Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.59° N 95.98° W

Matagorda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matagorda sea temperature is
30.6°C
2.0° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
156
171
165
149
110
104
123
104
104
93
103
111
75
60
48
48
50
68
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
Wind State
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
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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