Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matagorda today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 2PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Matagorda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:53AM0.39m | 2:51PM0.40m | 6:19AM0.37m | 4:10PM0.39m | 5:49AM0.36m | 5:33PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27AM0.37m | 10:54PM0.19m | 10:48AM0.33m | 11:20PM0.24m | 11:22AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | |
mm | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 3 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SSW 4 | — | SE 10 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SSE 3 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 |
— | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | S 4 | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 |
4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1293 | 1294 | 1292 | 1287 | 1202 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1206 | 1287 | 1287 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1287 | 1293 | 1287 | 1222 |
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