Matagorda surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 CDT
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Matagorda surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Matagorda sea temperature is
26.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Matagorda today?

The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 5PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (19 May)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (19 May)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.8
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
318
262
235
205
200
194
188
193
171
152
160
119
143
113
95
95
85
88
67
80
96
104
90
42
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
30
SW
25
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:45AM0.59m
11:52AM0.56m
12:40PM0.52m
Low Tide
1:02AM-0.02m
2:16AM0.03m
3:32AM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:09
8:10
8:10
1
1
2
1
6
4
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
24
26
27
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
26
27
26
27
27
27
29
28
29
25
27
29
27
26
26
26
27
24
24
27
28
27
27
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
0.1
S
8
0.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
6
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.8
SE
6
Energy kJ
318
188
193
171
160
1
3
88
9
7
42
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.8
S
5
Energy kJ
262
235
205
200
194
152
119
143
113
95
95
85
67
80
96
104
90
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
1
2
Distance (km)
1188
1293
1458
1293
1222
1188
1188
1188
65
1293
1294
1293
1222
1188
1188
152
1188
1294
1294
1294
1209
1188
301
1188
Best forecast wave conditions in Texas
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
2
2
4
5
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
1
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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