
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matagorda today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 11PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Matagorda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 35 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 47 | 46 | 40 | 36 | 63 | 63 | 67 | 52 | 47 | 49 | 41 | 44 | 52 | 58 | 45 | 49 | 53 | 53 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:43AM0.59m | 8:33AM0.58m | 9:18AM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54PM-0.05m | 9:56PM-0.07m | 10:58PM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SSW 4 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | — | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
23 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 47 | 46 | 11 | 36 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 44 | — | 13 | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 |
4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 8 | — | 18 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
7 | 35 | 43 | 52 | 61 | — | — | 40 | — | 63 | 63 | 67 | 52 | 47 | 49 | 41 | 32 | 52 | 58 | 45 | 49 | 53 | 53 | 57 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1294 | 1294 | 1222 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1296 | 1309 | 1232 | 1188 | 905 | 0 | 1193 | 78 | 1188 | 1296 | 1202 | 905 | 1188 | 930 | 1007 | 1188 | 0 |
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