
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matagorda today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 6AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Matagorda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue night, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 34 | 53 | 78 | 69 | 52 | 42 | 37 | 44 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:09AM0.42m | 7:40AM0.44m | 6:42AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20PM0.19m | 6:01PM0.12m | 6:54PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SW 4 | — | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
7 | 15 | 14 | — | — | 8 | 20 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 3 | — | 17 | 24 | 34 | 53 | 78 | 69 | 52 | 42 | 37 | 44 | 53 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1222 | 1296 | 1293 | 1193 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1284 | 1296 | 1309 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1284 | 1294 | 1294 | 1222 |
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