Matagorda surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 CDT
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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
27.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matagorda today?

The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 11PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)--
Afternoon (23 May)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (23 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
10 AM
1 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
27
60
59
55
31
29
23
33
36
43
44
35
34
32
32
20
29
33
27
28
17
16
16
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
15
NE
25
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
E
20
NNE
15
NE
15
E
20
E
20
E
10
ESE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
1:08PM0.40m
11:02PM0.36m
12:54PM0.37m
1:48AM0.38m
12:19PM0.35m
3:48AM0.41m
Low Tide
7:03PM0.34m
6:09AM0.24m
7:06PM0.27m
7:36AM0.31m
7:32PM0.21m
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:12
8:13
8:13
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
23
22
23
22
22
24
27
28
27
25
26
25
24
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
22
23
21
24
22
23
25
28
29
27
25
28
27
26
27
27
27
28
27
28
29
29
30
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.3
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
Energy kJ
20
27
3
3
3
31
29
23
24
4
28
35
35
34
32
32
20
8
27
28
17
16
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.3
WNW
3
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
NE
3
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.4
E
5
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
8
8
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.4
E
5
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
Energy kJ
14
60
59
55
2
4
33
36
43
44
8
29
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
1294
1293
1222
1209
1209
1188
1188
1293
1297
1293
1222
1222
78
78
1188
1297
1297
1293
1222
1188
1188
1188
1188
1296
Best forecast wave conditions in Texas
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
9
9
9
9
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