Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matagorda today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 3AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Matagorda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 28°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:14AM0.50m | 5:46AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08PM0.13m | 7:04PM0.12m | 7:48PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 20 | — | — | 15 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 22 | — | 11 | 10 | 16 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1293 | 1296 | 1222 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1284 | 1375 | 1296 | 1202 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1284 | 1296 | 1309 | 1188 |
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