Matagorda Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.59° N 95.98° W

Matagorda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matagorda sea temperature is
29.5° C
0.7° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 9PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (16 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
5
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
53
63
72
77
77
68
59
59
53
51
64
60
58
77
67
71
52
49
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:54PM0.47m
9:44AM0.43m
5:19PM0.42m
9:30AM0.38m
7:45PM0.38m
Low Tide
1:27PM0.47m
00:55AM0.07m
1:41PM0.40m
1:48AM0.16m
2:34PM0.33m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
Temp °C
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
Feels °C
30
29
29
29
30
30
30
30
31
30
31
30
29
31
31
30
31
30
29
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