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Matagorda surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
25.5° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Matagorda today?
The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 1PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Matagorda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu morning, strong winds from the NNE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | |
67 | 67 | 56 | 56 | 51 | 51 | 47 | 45 | 47 | 52 | 57 | 53 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 11 | 200 | 215 | 198 | 186 | 173 | 113 | 90 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:08AM0.45m | 7:25AM0.47m | 8:47AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46PM0.13m | 10:18PM0.11m | 10:55PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | |  | | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | |  | | |
 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | 8:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | E 6 | SSW 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | ENE 4 | E 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 |
 kJ | 67 | 67 | 56 | 56 | 51 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 16 | 31 | 26 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 72 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | NNE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 47 | 45 | 47 | 52 | 57 | 53 | 31 | — | 73 | 157 | 200 | 215 | 198 | 186 | 173 | 113 | 90 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1188 | 0 | 1188 | 1425 | 1425 | 1309 | 1193 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1525 | 1521 | 1311 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1294 | 1294 | 1293 | 1209 | 1188 |
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