Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matagorda today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 12PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Matagorda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 28°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | ESE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 44 | 33 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 32 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:40AM0.47m | 5:03AM0.45m | 5:17AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08PM0.16m | 7:46PM0.17m | 8:18PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 44 | 33 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 52 | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | 22 | 32 | 30 | 18 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 301 | 250 | 257 | 1284 | 1292 | 1287 | 1222 | 1199 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1294 | 1297 | 1287 | 1209 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1193 | 1296 | 1232 | 1188 |
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