Matagorda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

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Matagorda surfForecast / Texas / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 15 Dec 2025 CST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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

Today's Matagorda sea temperature is 17.8° C
(Which is 2.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matagorda today?

The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 5AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Dec)	2ft (0.6m)	6s
Afternoon (16 Dec)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s
Evening (16 Dec)	2.5ft (0.7m)	4s

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

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		Tuesday 16								Wednesday 17								Thursday 18
	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSW	ESE
Period(s) (?)	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	8	5	8
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	66	47	31	27	26	32	28	11	17	16	22	30	31	37	42	38	35	24	17	31	43	44	49	45
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	ESE	E	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	SSW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)									6:18PM 0.50								6:53PM 0.52
Low Tide / height (m)					7:28AM 0.10								7:56AM 0.08								8:28AM 0.07

		Tuesday 16								Wednesday 17								Thursday 18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:30	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	1	-	1	4	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	10	12	13	14	16	18	19	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	20	20	19	20	20	20	22	22	22	22
Feels °C (?)	6	10	12	13	14	15	17	18	18	19	19	20	18	19	20	18	18	18	18	19	21	21	21	22

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