Matagorda Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.59° N 95.98° W

Matagorda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matagorda sea temperature is
27.2°C
1.7° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 7AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (21 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
257
287
237
226
186
181
153
148
108
81
79
68
66
64
45
47
44
33
32
31
29
29
37
24
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:03AM0.39m
2:36AM0.37m
1:28PM0.35m
2:06AM0.36m
2:47PM0.38m
Low Tide
7:03PM0.25m
8:32AM0.31m
7:50PM0.27m
8:12AM0.27m
8:44PM0.30m
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
21
20
22
22
21
21
22
23
23
22
23
23
24
22
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