Matagorda surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 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
24.4° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matagorda today?

The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 5PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (28 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (28 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
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)
1.3
SE
6
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
144
154
168
189
192
170
170
158
138
120
116
85
69
58
67
56
49
58
59
64
71
65
54
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:57PM0.33m
4:52AM0.43m
6:08AM0.45m
Low Tide
10:00AM0.31m
8:48PM0.20m
9:16PM0.16m
9:46PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:46
6:45
6:43
6:43
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7:57
7:57
7:58
7:59
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
23
25
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
26
25
26
26
26
25
26
26
25
26
26
26
28
27
27
26
27
27
26
25
25
24
25
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.1
E
6
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
Energy kJ
170
170
158
138
120
116
85
69
58
67
56
49
1
59
71
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
6
0.2
E
6
Energy kJ
6
14
15
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.2
E
6
Energy kJ
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
6
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.5
SSE
7
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
Energy kJ
136
144
154
168
189
192
58
64
65
54
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1188
1294
1294
1222
1222
1188
1188
1188
1188
1293
1297
1293
1222
819
905
1188
1193
1296
1296
1294
1188
1188
1188
1188
Best forecast wave conditions in Texas
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
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