Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matagorda today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 7PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Matagorda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 40 | 39 | 42 | 56 | 61 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 122 | 113 | 106 | 94 | 80 | 67 | 69 | 74 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:54AM0.49m | 6:26AM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41PM0.13m | 7:27PM0.11m | 8:07PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  | | | |  | |  | |  |  | | | | | | | |
 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 17 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 25 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 40 | 39 | 42 | 56 | 61 | 53 | 310 | 226 | 122 | 113 | 106 | 94 | 80 | 67 | 69 | 74 | 77 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1188 | 1293 | 1293 | 1285 | 1222 | 102 | 155 | 102 | 0 | 65 | 1296 | 1296 | 1188 | 905 | 905 | 1188 | 1188 | 1296 | 1296 | 1309 | 1188 |
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