Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matagorda today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 4PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Matagorda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 4 | ESE 7 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:46AM0.50m | 6:15AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04PM0.12m | 7:48PM0.12m | 8:25PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 7 | S 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | — | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 13 | — | — | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1188 | 1293 | 1284 | 1294 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1296 | 1296 | 1232 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1296 | 1296 | 1296 | 1188 |
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