Matagorda Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.59° N 95.98° W

Matagorda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matagorda sea temperature is
30.1° C
1.3° 

Matagorda surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Matagorda today (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 3PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
25
24
24
30
37
40
45
37
39
31
30
30
46
40
43
34
26
19
20
25
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:32AM0.50m
8:53AM0.48m
9:04AM0.45m
Low Tide
10:25PM0.09m
10:55PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
Feels °C
31
31
30
31
30
29
30
30
32
32
31
31
30
29
30
31
32
32
31
31
30
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