Matagorda Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.59° N 95.98° W

Matagorda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matagorda sea temperature is
30.5° C
1.5° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 1AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 28°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.3
SE
8
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
12
10
20
22
19
19
13
9
12
21
22
33
28
22
16
15
19
22
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
Wind State
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-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:42AM0.49m
5:14AM0.50m
Low Tide
5:01PM0.15m
6:08PM0.13m
7:04PM0.12m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
7:58
7:57
 mm
Temp °C
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
30
29
28
Feels °C
31
31
29
29
30
31
32
31
31
31
29
30
30
31
33
32
32
30
30
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