Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matagorda today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 8PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Matagorda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 42 | 48 | 54 | 49 | 37 | 33 | 23 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:26AM0.47m | 5:54AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47PM0.16m | 6:41PM0.13m | 7:27PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 12 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 42 | 48 | 54 | 49 | 37 | 33 | 23 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1188 | 708 | 1297 | 1293 | 1222 | 1209 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1293 | 1297 | 1204 | 1199 | 78 | 142 | 42 | 42 | 1296 | 1309 | 1296 | 1188 |
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