
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matagorda today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 9PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Matagorda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 51 | 34 | 57 | 67 | 72 | 64 | 85 | 72 | 72 | 69 | 72 | 77 | 105 | 124 | 132 | 134 | 120 | 103 | 91 | 69 | 65 | 71 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:18AM0.54m | 9:43AM0.48m | 2:54PM0.47m | 9:44AM0.43m | 5:19PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57PM-0.01m | 1:27PM0.47m | 00:55AM0.07m | 1:41PM0.40m | 1:48AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | 8:22 | |
mm | 5 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — |
12 | 30 | 34 | 7 | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 120 | 103 | 91 | — | 4 | 4 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 12 | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
35 | 51 | — | 57 | 67 | 72 | 64 | 85 | 72 | 72 | 69 | 72 | 77 | 105 | 124 | 132 | 134 | — | — | — | 69 | 65 | 71 | 80 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1188 | 1293 | 1297 | 1292 | 1209 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1293 | 1294 | 1293 | 1204 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1294 | 1294 | 1293 | 1204 | 1193 | 1188 | 1188 |
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