Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matagorda today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 10AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Matagorda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 33 | 58 | 56 | 58 | 49 | 47 | 41 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 14 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:30AM0.38m | 7:45PM0.38m | 9:01AM0.36m | 11:09PM0.36m | 8:03AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48AM0.16m | 2:34PM0.33m | 2:37AM0.26m | 3:39PM0.26m | 3:07AM0.35m | 4:45PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 33 | 58 | 56 | 58 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | — | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 21 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | SSE 5 | — | SSW 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 46 | 11 | 53 | — | 12 | 49 | 47 | 41 | 14 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1222 | 1222 | 1188 | 1188 | 1202 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1296 | 1284 | 819 | 880 | 905 | 905 | 708 | 905 | 905 | 883 | 819 |
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