Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matagorda today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 3AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Matagorda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 28°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 7 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:11AM0.42m | 4:12AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32PM0.20m | 3:46PM0.17m | 5:01PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | 14 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1309 | 1202 | 1193 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1204 | 1294 | 1296 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1294 | 1401 | 1293 | 1188 |
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