Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matagorda today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 1AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Matagorda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 29°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 22 | 27 | 45 | 66 | 74 | 64 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 61 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:33PM0.45m | 5:23AM0.33m | 6:03PM0.43m | 4:43AM0.34m | 7:52PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49PM0.23m | 10:48AM0.24m | 00:42AM0.30m | 11:37AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | S 5 |
| kJ | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 37 | 12 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | 22 | 27 | 45 | 66 | 74 | 64 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 61 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 37 | — | 28 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1293 | 1292 | 1209 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1293 | 1297 | 1293 | 1209 | 1188 | 1193 | 1188 | 1188 | 1206 | 1294 | 1287 | 1204 |
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