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Matagorda surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 22 May 2026 CDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 1.3°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: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Matagorda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSW 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | |
16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 41 | 40 | 52 | 59 | 71 | 63 | 65 | 57 | 51 | 52 | 43 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 1:05PM0.46m | 1:08PM0.40m | 11:02PM0.36m | 12:54PM0.37m | 1:48AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50AM0.17m | 7:03PM0.34m | 6:09AM0.24m | 7:06PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | 8:13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 5 | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
 kJ | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 63 | 65 | 57 | 51 | 52 | 43 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 5 | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SSW 4 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSW 4 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | SSW 4 | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 7 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 19 | — | 41 | 40 | 52 | 59 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 2 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1188 | 1293 | 1294 | 1294 | 1209 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1293 | 1518 | 1293 | 1222 | 1209 | 257 | 108 | 257 | 66 | 99 | 65 | 1222 | 1222 | 78 | 78 |
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