Matagorda Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.59° N 95.98° W

Matagorda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matagorda sea temperature is
30.4°C
1.4° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 12PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
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
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
35
40
33
25
18
12
24
21
17
16
17
17
12
12
11
11
7
6
6
4
3
3
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ESE
20
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:04AM0.46m
4:04AM0.50m
4:28AM0.53m
Low Tide
3:09PM0.12m
4:31PM0.09m
5:52PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:42
7:40
 mm
8
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
1
Temp °C
29
29
29
30
30
29
29
29
29
25
26
26
26
28
28
29
28
28
28
29
30
29
29
Feels °C
31
31
31
33
32
30
31
31
31
28
30
29
29
31
29
32
32
32
31
32
32
31
31
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