Matagorda Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.59° N 95.98° W

Matagorda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matagorda sea temperature is
30.9°C
1.8° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 2PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (28 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (28 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.1
SE
8
0.3
S
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
3
4
4
7
7
7
8
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
Wind (km/h)
5
S
15
ESE
15
SSE
5
ESE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
S
10
ENE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:53AM0.39m
2:51PM0.40m
6:19AM0.37m
4:10PM0.39m
5:49AM0.36m
5:33PM0.38m
Low Tide
10:27AM0.37m
10:54PM0.19m
10:48AM0.33m
11:20PM0.24m
11:22AM0.28m
mod rain
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
7:00
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:49
7:47
 mm
8
6
1
1
Temp °C
28
26
26
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
30
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
30
30
29
28
Feels °C
33
28
28
32
31
29
29
31
31
33
32
33
31
31
30
30
30
31
33
33
32
31
30
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