Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matagorda today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 10AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Matagorda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 207 | 175 | 108 | 106 | 145 | 130 | 113 | 113 | 97 | 94 | 77 | 62 | 64 | 53 | 53 | 43 | 44 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:54AM0.49m | 6:26AM0.51m | 6:57AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27PM0.11m | 8:07PM0.09m | 8:44PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 64 | 53 | 3 | 43 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 8 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 19 | 207 | 175 | 108 | 106 | 145 | 130 | 113 | 113 | 97 | 94 | 77 | 62 | 42 | — | 53 | — | 44 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1188 | 1188 | 1199 | 1296 | 1285 | 1285 | 1188 | 1188 | 930 | 1188 | 1188 | 1296 | 1296 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1296 | 1296 | 1296 | 1222 |
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