Matagorda Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.59° N 95.98° W

Matagorda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matagorda sea temperature is
29.5° C
0.7° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 4AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (16 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 28°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
6
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
SE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
51
49
49
51
53
53
62
78
77
80
72
63
65
65
61
47
53
51
61
74
74
61
49
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:43AM0.48m
2:54PM0.47m
9:44AM0.43m
5:19PM0.42m
9:30AM0.38m
7:45PM0.38m
Low Tide
11:57PM-0.01m
1:27PM0.47m
00:55AM0.07m
1:41PM0.40m
1:48AM0.16m
2:34PM0.33m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
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Temp °C
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
28
30
30
30
31
30
29
29
29
30
30
30
31
31
31
30
30
31
31
31
30
30
30
30
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