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Matagorda surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 CSTForecast 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
16.5° C
(Which is 4.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Matagorda today?
The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 10PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Matagorda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 23 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 17 | 85 | 167 | 223 | 262 | 284 | 245 | 166 | 130 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:54PM 0.36 | 9:53PM 0.37 | 3:35PM 0.40 | 4:56PM 0.45 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:09PM 0.34 | 6:04AM 0.21 | 6:33AM 0.16 | 7:01AM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - |
| Sunset | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 4 |
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