
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matagorda today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 6PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Matagorda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 32 | 35 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 51 | 74 | 49 | 41 | 33 | 33 | 39 | 40 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:51AM0.42m | 8:21AM0.40m | 2:57PM0.37m | 7:45AM0.39m | 4:57PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39PM0.17m | 1:37PM0.37m | 11:52PM0.21m | 1:41PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 29 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
23 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 49 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | SE 10 |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 |
9 | — | 17 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 32 | 35 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 51 | 74 | 25 | 41 | 33 | 33 | 39 | 40 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1188 | 1293 | 1294 | 1296 | 819 | 905 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1293 | 1383 | 1293 | 1193 | 1188 | 1188 | 78 | 108 | 1193 | 1294 | 1292 | 1188 |
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