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Matagorda surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 22 May 2026 CDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
27.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Matagorda today?
The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 12AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Matagorda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | |
18 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 22 | 26 | 37 | 38 | 34 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 51 | 53 | 35 | 33 | 20 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:05PM0.46m | 1:08PM0.40m | 11:02PM0.36m | 12:54PM0.37m | 1:48AM0.38m | 12:19PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50AM0.17m | 7:03PM0.34m | 6:09AM0.24m | 7:06PM0.27m | 7:36AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 10 | 5 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 |
29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | S 5 | — | ESE 8 | SE 5 | S 4 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
 kJ | 18 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | — | 7 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 38 | 34 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 51 | 53 | 35 | 33 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | S 4 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | — | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 17 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 18 | — | 22 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1296 | 1294 | 1209 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1293 | 1518 | 1293 | 1204 | 1209 | 257 | 301 | 90 | 1297 | 1297 | 1297 | 1222 | 1209 | 78 | 301 | 1188 | 1293 |
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