Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matagorda today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 12PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Matagorda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:03AM0.37m | 5:26AM0.42m | 5:26AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07AM0.35m | 4:45PM0.20m | 5:47PM0.16m | 6:41PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | E 7 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | — | — | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | — | 12 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 39 | 31 | — | 18 | 22 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1293 | 1297 | 708 | 1222 | 1209 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1293 | 1297 | 1293 | 1222 | 1209 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1293 | 1331 | 1292 | 1222 |
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