Matagorda surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
25.5° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matagorda today?

The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 1PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu morning, strong winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
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)
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
67
56
56
51
51
47
45
47
52
57
53
31
31
26
11
200
215
198
186
173
113
90
55
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
0
ESE
10
NE
10
SE
10
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
NNW
50
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
on
glassy
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:08AM0.45m
7:25AM0.47m
8:47AM0.48m
Low Tide
9:46PM0.13m
10:18PM0.11m
10:55PM0.10m
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
6:43
6:41
6:41
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7:58
7:59
7:59
8:00
1
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
24
23
25
26
26
25
24
24
23
23
25
25
25
22
15
13
13
13
14
19
22
23
23
21
27
27
28
29
28
26
26
26
23
24
27
26
27
23
6
6
7
6
7
13
17
18
19
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.2
E
6
0.3
SSW
5
0.1
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
E
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
ENE
6
Energy kJ
67
67
56
56
51
2
5
1
2
7
16
31
26
11
16
17
18
18
20
14
72
55
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
1
2
2
1
1
1
7
6
13
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
6
Energy kJ
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
1.4
NNE
4
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
1
ENE
6
Energy kJ
51
47
45
47
52
57
53
31
73
157
200
215
198
186
173
113
90
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1188
0
1188
1425
1425
1309
1193
1188
1188
1188
1188
1525
1521
1311
1188
1188
1188
1188
1188
1294
1294
1293
1209
1188
Best forecast wave conditions in Texas
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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