Matagorda Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.59° N 95.98° W

Matagorda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matagorda sea temperature is
30.8°C
2.4° 

Matagorda surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Matagorda today (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 2AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s

Table - waves today at Matagorda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
111
90
87
73
80
62
51
63
82
85
76
63
51
39
33
23
29
28
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:11AM0.48m
4:40AM0.47m
Low Tide
5:14PM0.16m
6:20PM0.16m
7:08PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:23
7:22
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
31
29
29
30
29
28
29
30
30
29
29
29
29
29
29
30
30
29
29
Feels °C
30
28
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
29
30
31
32
32
31
32
32
31
30
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